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330:, but his infection only progressed very slowly and he was unaware he had been infected. This may have been caused by either his own mutant facility with computer code preventing the virus from infecting him at the usual rate, or a side-effect of the fact he was not infected in the usual manner; rather, he picked it up after repeatedly fusing his body and genetic code with that of the Technarch 66: 168: 25: 796:, and his friend Warlock was endeavoring to help him. In trying to heal Doug, Warlock infected him with the T-O virus, but the two viruses combined and formed a new and deadly disease. This version is capable of infecting mutants and the world's hero population was quickly subsumed by the new race of Vi-locks, led by 306:
to turn other beings into techno-organic beings. The Technarchy can then feed upon the infected beings and drain their energy (visible as lights flowing through the infected creature). Once the energy has been drained, all that remains of their prey are brittle statues. If an infected creature is not
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into techno-organic material, which resembles both machinery and living tissue. All techno-organic cells function like independent machines, and carry both the virus and all information on their carriers. This includes memories and appearance, allowing a damaged techno-organic being to rebuild itself
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as a means of killing Apocalypse. This attempt failed due to Apocalypse's immense powers, and the virus fell into Apocalypse's hands. Apocalypse later used the virus to infect the infant Cable. The virus has many similarities to the Transmode Virus and the two may be closely related. Techno-organic
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This strain of virus is less virulent than its counterpart, needing blood contact to transmit, and usually taking a longer time to infect a person, although it can have sudden short bursts of activity, during which spikes of techno-organic matter form from the diseased body and the body's parts
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Humans infected with this virus receive increased strength and the ability to directly interface with machinery. While infected material can change its shape, it is unknown whether a fully infected person is capable of shapeshifting (Apocalypse can, but he already had this power before being
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Metus, a childhood friend of Cable, who is accidentally infected by Cable. He was later purged of the virus and taken to be raised at the X-Mansion by Cable, with Metus revealed to not have aged since he was
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Gaunt, a warlord from the future. He carried a less virulent version of the techno-organic virus, but Cable infected him with the more powerful strain, paralyzing him with pain. Gaunt was killed shortly
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Red Hulk, who was infected by Cable during the X-Sanction Saga. He managed to "burn out" the virus by generating a massive amount of radioactive heat during the early stages of infection.
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was briefly infected with the virus by Cable, but was able to cure himself by superheating his body and burning it out of his system.
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change their forms. Another difference with the Transmode Virus is that infection is very painful and can incapacitate a person.
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Paradigm, a mutant with techno kinesis, who was infected by the Phalanx. He is a member of the third group of
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Many mutants are soon apparently revived by a modified version of the virus in the Necrosha crossover by
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rescued Nathan, but were unable save the baby from the virus, so they sent Nathan with
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resurrected and infected by Selene in her attempt to become a god during the storyline
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It was believed that this strain of techno-organic virus was either created by
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The fictional Transmode virus is used by members of the Technarchy in
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to the future in the hopes that a cure would have been invented.
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and the Aesir saved the day. Some of the top scientists derive a
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under the belief that it will make the child invincible. The
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next used it on a grander scale to turn humans into the
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matter of this kind usually appears as blue/grey metal.
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