[[Heath]] has been aware of the Mictlan through reports sent by various fighters working for [[The Council]]. From his observations it would appear the Mictlan, while very dangerous and hostile, are also fleeing inwards, away from the devastation and darkness of [[The Crushing Fist]]. [[Alek]] and a number of volunteers have attempted to make contact with the Mictlan, although they expect such an effort to result in their own deaths.
The Mictlan controller joined [[The Battle of the Capital Temple]], gaining an additional horde of at least half a million corpses. It then directly engaged the [[Shadow Entities]] and [[Animal Shadow]]s. It has since become After becoming partially infected by [[GLORWOC]], the Mictlan controller had one of its eight limbs amputated to prevent further infection. During the amputation it was discovered by [[Jay]] than the Mictlan controller is at least a partially organic entity.
Traits:
Invisible Corpse-things invisible unless under bright direct light from a flashlight or lightning. Displays hostile intentions and attacks living creatures when alerted to their presence. Remotely controlled from a massive metallic construct of unknown origin and incapable of independent operation.
The Mictlan controller is metallic comprised of a large organic entity covered in constructionmetallic armor, and has eight mobile legs on which it is able to move. It is enormous in size, with the mobile metal covered legs stretching up above cloud height. In addition to its physical size and strength, the controller also appears to be armed with controlled beam weaponry, which can operate as a powerful searchlight, or in a fashion similar to a laser, which can cut enormous objects with ease. The beam weapon used is typically cyan in color.
Note:
Mictlantecuhtli is also a deity from Aztec mythology, which translates to 'Lord of Mictlan'. Mictlan is the Aztec concept of the underworld, or land of the dead. In Aztec mythology Mictlantecuhtli is also associated with spiders, bats and owls.