Mainliners

Representation
Baltimore Mainliners are an embodiment of Baltimore's history of drug scandals, such as the numerous junkies found in its poorest neighborhoods, though the Mainliner is believed to represent an agressive drug dealer rather than a junky.

Appearance
Baltimore Mainliners are noticeably more human-like in appearance and having greenish skin, although they still retain their withered limbs. Another obvious difference is that the needles are now orange, containing a purified heroine-derived narcotic. They have buzzcuts, and only one of their eyes is replaced by a needle, the other being sewn shut. Their right arm has a leather band tied extremely tightly around it, and a needle jammed just below it. They also now wear green shorts. Their blood is still toxic, but is now orange.

Telltale Sign
Large blood stains or shallow pools of liquid on the ground tend to hint that Mainliners will appear, as they are able to spawn from, and travel between, these pools. They will also let out a guttural squawk when they see Torque, signalling their appearance. Although it is much less prevelant, corpses covered in syringes may also signal that they will appear.

Attacks
The Mainliner's primary attack is to pull a syringe from their back and to throw it at Torque or others. They can be thrown from a decent distance. The screen turning a sickly green indicates that Torque is hit. They will also attempt to jump on Torque and inject a syringe directly into his neck.

Strategy
Mainliners have relatively low health. It is important to look around to see where they can spawn. The Mainliners' needles will immediately cancel out  Torque's monster form, so use normal weapons to dispose of them.

Dr. Killjoy's Entry
"Surely the most pathetic of all the creatures, this vile thing slides along the floor, preferring to stay out of sight until presented with a chance to pounce. The glowing needles on its back work against its stealthy nature, however, with the light dashing its best attempts to stay concealed. This is the most modern of the creatures, using a means of execution far too scientific to have ever taken place during my time: the people of modern times call it "lethal injection." Even I find this perversion of medical science upsetting, because it is so extremely cold and calculated. My own patients may not have had a terribly high survival rate, but my experimental and risky work was done in the name of science. My patients' deaths were not because I perverted medicine with the express intent of snuffing out their lives."

Jordan's Entry
"An offshoot of the mainliner seen on Carnate, this malefactor's appearence is evocative of the numerous junkies that one finds in Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods. Its innate behavior is to assault enemies with its syringes, suggesting that it is more an aggressive drug dealer than a drug abuser. The syringes that we have analyzed contain a unique heroin-derived concoction that is capable of insantly killing almost any human immediately upon injection."