Summary[]
Known by his human name Gus Fox, Genetic Unit Series 1 is the protagonist of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth. 10-year-old (12 years old in Season 3) child with the genes of a deer and human, Gus was born near the beginning of a terrifying pandemic and raised in total isolation all his life. A year after his guardian's death, Gus yearned to find his mother and traveled with the mysterious Thomas Jepperd to search for answers.
While the series takes place in DC it's unknown which DC Universe it's apart of unless it takes place in it's own universe which is implied.
Powers & Abilities[]
Tier: 10-B, 10-A via Antlers. Varies; 10-C to 10-A with Weapons
Name: Genetic Unit Series 1
Nicknames: Gus Fox (Human Name), Sweet Tooth (Tommy Jepperd)
Origin: Sweet Tooth (Netflix)
Gender/Sex: Male (He/Him/His)
Age: 10 during Season 1 & 2 (Takes place in an Unknown Year), 12 during Season 3, Possibly 70's to 80's (Currently[Notes 1])
Height: 159 cm (As a kid)
Weight: 39 kg (As a kid)
Classification: Hybrid (Human & Deer)
- Status: Alive (Active)
Powers and Abilities:
- Average Human to Athletic Human Physical Characteristics with Peak Human Durability
- Enhanced Senses (Can smell and hear better than humans.)
- Weapon Mastery and Armor Mastery (Uses a sling but can use his antlers.)
- Stealth Mastery (Snuck on the roof[3]. Can blend in with trees and bushes like most deer.)
- Social Influence (Most people judge him for being a hybrid.)
- Minor Disease Manipulation (Tommy stated that Hybrids can be sick from the virus or spread it, they can carry it however[3].)
- Limited Purification (Type 1; The cure for the H5G9 virus can be made by using Hybrid body parts, the only known part is bone marrow[4].)
- Natural Weaponry (Fist, Feet, Teeth, Antlers, and Nails)
- Animal Communication (Implied to be able to talk to a deer he was convinced was his mom. Calmed down Daisy, a tiger, and asked her to not hurt Tommy[4].)
- Preparation (Put a bunch of survival items on a sled before trying to leave his house. Learned from his father how to make fire, how to cook, how to farm, ect. Uses his environment like picking up rocks from the ground to use as ammo.)
- Limited Minor Surface Scaling (Can climb a tree.)
Resistance to;
- Hybrids can not get the H5G9 Virus[3]
- The virus can cause; Balding, High Fever, and without a cure is certain Death
- Poison Manipulation (White-tailed deer have special stomachs that allow them to eat mushrooms and poison ivy.)
With Equipment;
- Burrowing via Shovel
- Superhuman Speed via Slingshot
Attack Potency: Average Human Level (Is a pre teen boy who is somewhat athletic. Broke a stick (At most 57.617 J)[3].), Athletic Human Level via Antlers (Harmed a hunter with his antlers, hunters are usually athletic). Varies; Below Average Human Level (Assuming the rock weight ranges from 15 to 75 grams and using 30 to 35 m/s we get a kinetic energy of 6.75 to 45.9375 Joules using a sling.) to Athletic Human Level with Weapons (With enough force a shovel could knock out someone (113.2533 J).)
Destructive Capacity: Street Level (Can fight with other humans.)
Physical Strength: Street Level (1156.155 Joules)
Striking Strength: Average Human Level (Broke a stick (40.613 J).), Athletic Human Level via Antlers
Travel Speed: Athletic Human (Can keep up with Jepperd's who used to be a Football Player. Can keep up with full grown adults. Shown to be agile and Fast.)
Combat/Reaction/Perception Speed: Athletic Human (Humans can attack at 6.7056 m/s with hooks at 7.7 m/s, a kick is around 8 m/s.), Superhuman to Subsonic with Sling (30 to 35 m/s)
Lifting Strength: At Most Average Human+ (Can lift his own weight along with a backpack with supplies (Roughly 40-45 kg). Pushed a raft/sled with survival supplies that likely weighed more than him.)
Durability: Street Level (Higher than AP. Survived a fall from a bridge about 10 meters (3628.4605 J)[4]. Survived being attacked by adults multiple times.), Higher for Antlers (Antlers need a tool like a saw to cut through[Notes 2].)
Stamina: Above Average Human (Can keep up with other humans like hunters. Look at dura.)
Endurance: Above Average Human to Athletic Human (Higher than stamina.)
Range: Standard Melee Range to Standard Melee Range+ Physically (Arm is 38.65% of height; 0.6145 Meters. Leg is 52.15% of height; 0.8292 Meters), Tens of Meters with Sling
Standard Equipment: Standard Human Weapons, Sling
- Optional Equipment; Shovel, Survival Kits
Intelligence: Average in General (Knows how to speak which is shocking to most[Notes 3] but it’s likely he was the only one taught.), Above Average in Survival (Learn to take care of himself for 9-ish months before joining "Big Man". Should have the same survival skills as his father (cooking, farming, making a fire) altho he is inexperienced.)
Weakness; Human Weaknesses. Loud noises hurt his ears. Acts without thinking and gets scared easily. Has trouble smelling in the rain.
Notes/Explanations[]
- Credits to the following for the page; Sweet Tooth (Netflix), My Calculations, Digitalcommons.ula.edu
- We are only scaling kid version as we never see his adult self
References/Statistics Notes[]
- ↑ The Show is told by an Older Gus who is unseen. Voice Actor is James Brolin who was in his 80's.
- ↑ Assuming the antlers are 2 to 3 cm in diameter; ((1 to 1.5^2 * Pi) * 0.5) * 178 = 279.601746 to 629.103929 Joules
- ↑ It's said he was the only speaking hybrid for most of the show implying it's harder to teach them.