Sage Centipede

Sage Centipede (ムカデ仙人, Mukade Sen'nin; Viz: Centisennin) is an immensely large centipede-like Mysterious Being. It claims to have emerged to destroy the "abominable fist" that opposes "God".

Appearance
Sage Centipede is a massive centipede-like monster, surpassing even Elder Centipede who was already one of the largest monsters seen. While it does bear some resemblance to Elder Centipede, it is notably more monstrous to a degree, having a sharper and spiky armor that sticks out. Its humanoid head resembles a skull and has 5 glowing eyes while the centipede face holds 8. Its mandibles are also more massive while its antennas are wider and thicker. Sage Centipede's limbs, while as numerous as a normal centipede, look like twisted humanoid arms with claws and armor on them.

Personality
Sage Centipede portrays itself as a single-minded being, bent on achieving the singular goal of destroying the "abominable fist" that opposes "God". As such, it boasts of its superiority in the face of humanity, thinking of humans as "insolent and tiny". Extremely aggressive and powerful, Sage Centipede threatened to execute "divine retribution and destruction" for the sake of the Earth, whom it acknowledges as "father", as well as proclaiming the planet's oceans as "mother".

Monster Association Arc
Sage Centipede is first seen deep beneath the Earth where the Mysterious Shrine was located, only with its shadow rising. Later on, after Garou defeats Platinum Sperm, Sage Centipede bursts out from the massive hole where Tatsumaki has attacked Orochi. After making its appearance, Sage Centipede loudly claims that it has been sent to destroy the "abominable fist" that opposes "God" and declares itself the "Incarnation of Father Earth". As Sage Centipede directs its eyes towards the sea, Evil Natural Water, now known as Evil Ocean Water, begins rising. Sage Centipede refers to Evil Ocean Water as the "Incarnation of Mother Ocean", stating that along with the latter, it will bring total destruction. In an instant, Garou jumps up towards Sage Centipede and pummels it in the head. Sage Centipede takes damage from Garou's attack. However it quickly regenerates, and despite Garou's attempts to grab its attention, Sage Centipede realizes Garou seemed concerned about the rescue helicopter (which Tareo is inside) behind it. It tells Garou if he moves an inch, Evil Ocean Water will shoot down the helicopter instantly. While Garou is surprised, Sage Centipede attacks the Hero Hunter with its Centipede Grand March, with Evil Ocean Water aiding it by shooting a devastating water cannon at him, severely injuring the Human Monster. Despite the successful attack though, Sage Centipede notices unknown movement from Saitama who dashes towards and punches Evil Ocean Water, shocking Sage Centipede at the immense damage done and pondering if Evil Ocean Water's supposed death was caused by a tectonic shift. As the rescue helicopter in the sky seems to bother Sage Centipede, it targets and attempts to strike down the flying object. At this moment, Metal Bat from nearby, jumps towards its humanoid face and strikes it with many direct swings, although Sage Centipede remains practically unharmed and simply tosses the S-Class hero away. Sage Centipede continues its attempts to strike down the rescue helicopter, but a reporter helicopter pops up right above it, much to its annoyance. Sage Centipede then strikes the reporter helicopter with one of its antennas. However, Metal Bat manages to appear in front of the helicopter and blocks the strike. Shortly after Garou, already recovered from the damage he sustained earlier, lands a barrage of attacks on Sage Centipede, which momentarily knock back the giant monster but do not cause any serious damage to it.

After an argument between Garou and Metal Bat, they soon team up to defeat Sage Centipede.

Abilities and Powers
Sage Centipede is a gargantually huge Mysterious Being, being superior in size and strength to its underling Elder Centipede, who was himself an extremely large and powerful Dragon-level threat.

Physical Abilities
Immense Strength: Sage Centipede was able to push its way through the remnants of the Monster Association Headquarters that Tatsumaki had reshaped into a city-sized spear, and with its mandibles, it could shear its way straight through the gigantic weapon after lifting it out of the crater that Tatsumaki had made with it.

Immense Durability: Sage Centipede possesses incredible toughness. Its humanoid face alone was capable of withstanding blows from an evolved Garou albeit with damage, and even handling many of Metal Bat's swings which caused visible damage to Elder Centipede's humanoid face, yet Sage Centipede, on the other hand, did not show any visible signs of pain at all.


 * Carapace Defense: Similarly to Elder Centipede, Sage Centipede possesses an amazing toughness carapace, which protects its body. Both Garou and Metal Bat were focusing on attacking its humanoid face rather than aiming its durable shell.

Regeneration: Sage Centipede possesses fast regeneration ability. Despite Garou's attacks causing damage to Sage Centipede's human face, it quickly regenerated with ease.

Fighting Style
Mass Destruction: Similarly to Elder Centipede, Sage Centipede takes advantage of its size to cause catastrophic destruction.


 * Centipede Grand March (ムカデ大行軍, Mukade-dai Kōgun): Sage Centipede surrounds a target and deals damage from all angles, attacking them with its twisted human arms. This attack bears a resemblance to Senior Centipede's Centipede March. It uses this attack against Garou.

Quotes

 * "Insolent, tiny humans! Hear me! We have been sent here to destroy the abominable fist that has turned against God! By the incarnation of our father, the Earth! And the incarnation of our mother, the Ocean! Suffer divine retribution and destruction!"

Trivia



 * Murata once joked on a stream about there being a centipede of a higher tier than Elder Centipede, giving it potential names such as "Ancient Centipede" or "Master Centipede".
 * The sacrificial altar under the mural of the Mysterious Shrine is adorned with a coiled centipede, possibly hinting at the rise of Sage Centipede.
 * In the original release of Chapter 102, a relief of the Subterranean King is seen along with two centipedes (or two extremities of one centipede) encircling him and the Earth, possibly prophesizing Sage Centipede.

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