(or, Dromo Rustlers 2.0) Shortly after Cycle 136 AE, the Galactic Mud Wrestling Management Association began a selective breeding program for its Lyconian Dromo Rustler Wrestlers, in an attempt to breed a Rustler whose “love life” was somewhat less extreme, and certainly less disgusting and deadly for the “beloved” du jour. This decision was in response to the banning of Rustler Wrestlers from the 483 (at this printing) Rec Stations in the civilized galaxy. It didn’t take the GMWMA long to realize that there weren’t enough individuals in their Rustler-Wrestler population who were “tame” enough to produce less aggressive offspring, even when the other “parent” was completely inert. Back to the drawing board! (see: Drawing Board, the) For their next attempt at creating a pliable Wrestler, circa 139 AE, the Association went the route of cybertronic modification. Using cybertronic implants, similar, but not identical to the Axon Block Need Inhibitors that kept some android lines from taking action detrimental to humans, GMWMA scientists attempted to block participating Dromo Rustlers from acting on their worst instincts. (And when we say worst, we mean worst!) For a time, this solution seemed to be successful, at least as far as the GMWMA was concerned. For the Rustlers themselves, it was a mixed bag. On the one-hand, it made Rustler life easier and run-ins with local law enforcement less frequent. On the other hand, having evolved over countless generations to have nonexistent impulse control, the program’s Rustlers could be heard to exclaim, “Dang! Dang! Dang! Whu thu… DANG!” each time the ABNI-like system kicked-in to block a destructive impulse. In other words, it hurt, both physically and psychologically. And unfortunately, at least for the GMWMA, the Rustler’s combined immune and endocrine systems quickly—and we do mean quickly—evolved to counter-block the ABNI-like system, given sufficient provocation. This resulted in Berserker-like rages that made the Rustlers previous propensity for violence look mild. Back to square one! (see: Square One) Sometime around Cycle 143 AE, the Association decided to try a proprietary recipe that included both biological and cybertronic modifications. Eureka! The result was a Rustler Wrestler that was calmer and less trigger-happy than the original, and dare we say, smarter? At least it would seem so, though we’re speaking relatively, as exceeding the IQ of an Omegan Dromo Rustler is a very low bar to clear. Thanks to stage three of their Wrestler intervention, the Galactic Mud Wrestling Management Association was back in business, providing the galaxy’s many Rec Stations with insanely popular mud-wrestling bouts.
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Note: For those who’d be inclined to class the Dromo Wrestler as a cyborg, allow me to remind you that, rather than enhancing any of the Wrestler’s native abilities, or delivering new ones, the cybertronic implants serve merely to inhibit bad behavior. (Very bad behavior.)
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Note Again: To those who worry that the original Rustler Wrestlers were taken advantage of by the Galactic Mud Wrestling Management Association, let us assure you that, according to the Mermydion Victim’s Attorneys’ Guild, all applicable participation agreements were signed by all parties. Though considering the intelligence of the average Dromo Rustler? Grain. Salt.