Talcum

Talcum are Ground / Techno-type monsters.

Physiology
Talcum are animated anthropomorphic beings, created entirely of antimatter material by scientists to act as heavily armored mech constructs. Their brownish-colored bodies resemble a man created out of craggy, spherical boulders, with their head below their shoulders. Their flourescent blue tattoos are only for decoration, but some trainers change them to make their individual Talcum more personal.

Special Abilities
Talcum are able to disengage parts of their bodies and reconstruct themselves, allowing them to launch bits and pieces of themselves as projectiles or spin around to become a massive tornado. Trainers will sometimes teach them to be more like fighting-types since their stats are great for close combat.

Behavior
Talcum are preset with behaviors, but most people use them as defenders and believe that presetting their thoughts is inhumane; others just see them as another robot. Talcum have been programmed so they can listen to vocal orders, but because they weren't equipped with a sort of human-level understanding, they take most orders at a literal level.

Habitat
Talum are mass produced in labs for various activities, such as using them as soldiers or using them to explore dangerous areas.

Origin
Talcum are based on golems from Jewish folklore.

Name Origin
Talcum is an amalgram of "Talos", the bronze man from Greek mythology, the mineral "talc", and "golem".