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Meet the Meat!

Iron Meat · published 1 Nov 2024, 17:25 UTC

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Today, we're taking a look at the all-consuming, interdimensional collective that is the MEAT! Let's take a look at where this entity came from and how it unleashed itself upon humanity...

Its Origin


Established as a hyper-intelligent, universe-sized entity of pure flesh existing in a dimension separate from our own, the Meat desires nothing more than to consume the energy of other universes, as well as sentient life, to prolong its own, collective existence.

It is this desire--this hunger--that causes the Meat to release one cell, just one of its spores, to infiltrate our dimension through an accidental breakthrough from one of Yuri Markov's portal experiments. The Meat spore allowed itself to be collected by Markov, being brought to his lab and feigning rudimentary sentience.

Study and Breakout


Intrigued, Markov studied how the Meat could be used to not only enhance his research with new ways to generate portals, but the Meat could also hold the secret to an infinite supply of raw energy! But as Markov corresponded more with the Meat spore he collected, he began to learn of the entity's true nature--its ability to consume anything from Iron-rich metals, to lab rats, and even human cadavers.

The larger the Meat grew, the smarter it became, until the spore began to crave brain tissue. And the perfect meal was already in front of it: Markov himself. Seizing on the right opportunity, the Meat breaks out of its containment and assimilates Markov.

Rise of the Monster Hordes


As the Meat-controlled Markov flew off to infect more humans, Sasha, a veteran soldier stationed on the lunar base, attempted to warn Earth of the impending invasion, only to be driven away by a horde of Meatified humans!

With its assimilation capabilities, the Meat quickly adapted to human technologies and flesh, rapidly evolving into new, grotesque forms more terrifying than the last!

The Iron Meat


As hordes upon hordes of Meat monsters spread across a region of Earth, the original Meat spore pulls in parts and components of the surrounding lunar research facility to construct a colossal body for itself. Though visibly incomplete, the spore becomes nothing more than a figurehead for the true Meat hivemind in its own dimension--limited in ours with its giant, grotesque form.

As the Iron Meat colossus focused its influence on the Moon and Earth, it would be Vadim, a supersoldier part of the hastily formed Earth Counter Invasion Force, that would be the one to confront this boss monster--hoping to end the Meat's invasion once and for all...

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