Vivo Morphs
“Pack before power.”
The Vivo Morphs are the living pulse of the rebellion — the heartbeat that refuses to fade. They are the Morphs reborn through unity, balance, and loyalty. Where the original Morphs under General Thermidor embraced transformation and infiltration, the Vivo Morphs embraced connection — the evolution of the human spirit itself.
After Thermidor’s capture during the Plaza Assault of 2085, the Morph faction fractured. Some descended into secrecy, following his ghost in the network. But others — the survivors who fought beside him — realized that what kept them alive was not their technology, but each other. They broke away, re-forging their ideology into something living, collective, and compassionate. They became the Vivo Morphs — from the Old Earth word “Vivo,” meaning alive.
Though they still carry the Morph name, they do so to honor their origin and to redefine it. To them, the term “Morph” no longer means shapeshifter — it means one who adapts through unity. If the Morphs are the mind of the rebellion, the Vivo Morphs are its soul.
Their Emblem
The Vivo Morphs’ insignia — a red wolf on a grey shield — embodies their guiding creed: Pack before power. The wolf, unlike the serpent of Thermidor’s Morphs, does not act alone. It thrives in cooperation, loyalty, and instinct. To the Vivos, it represents a new form of strength — not born from dominance, but from devotion.
The red hue of the wolf is not the color of war — it is the color of life. It symbolizes shared blood, courage, and the living bond between comrades. The grey shield beneath it represents restraint, discipline, and the wisdom to move as one rather than many.
The story behind the wolf dates back to the aftermath of Thermidor’s fall. In the chaos that followed, a small Morph squad — cut off from command — survived in the Outlands for fifty nights. They lived by hunting rogue drones and scavenging Beamer cores to generate warmth. When sensors picked up their vital signs, their heartbeats were found to be in perfect sync. They returned to Rebels HQ calling themselves “the pack,” and from that day on, they painted the wolf on their armor in Thermidor’s honor — not as his followers, but as his legacy, evolved.
Every Vivo Morph whispers a vow before battle:
“We are not his soldiers. We are his continuation — together, alive.”
For the Vivos, the wolf is not just a symbol. It is a promise that the rebellion will never fall to isolation again.
The Blocks of the Vivo Morphs in Rebels HQ
Each block within the Vivo Morphs serves a purpose — a vital organ in the living body of their faction. Together they form the network, the heartbeat, and the breath of their pack.
Rebel Alliance
The unifying voice of the rebellion and the diplomatic nerve center of Rebels HQ. The Rebel Alliance carries out the Vivo philosophy across factions — ensuring that the Morphs, Terrans, and civilians act as one body instead of rival limbs. Their negotiators use empathy as strategy, believing that cooperation is the highest form of intelligence.
When factions clash, the Alliance steps in — not to command, but to connect. To them, leadership is not control; it is harmony.
Non-Conformists
The Non-Conformists are the spirit and conscience of the Vivo Morphs — idealists, philosophers, and creative rebels. These hackers, poets, and rogue AIs fight not with weapons but with words, art, and code that awaken emotion and hope. Their goal is not destruction, but renewal: to remind the rebellion why it fights.
They share a deep kinship with the Radical Artists neighborhood in Cyberhood — a haven for visionary creators, anarchic thinkers, and digital dreamers who paint the rebellion into being. Many Non-Conformists live among them, transforming abandoned holo-galleries into living murals of protest and unity. Together, they blur the line between code and canvas, turning inspiration itself into a weapon.
They uphold the belief that freedom is a song only sung together. In their communal archives, data and dreams intertwine — forming living art installations that broadcast through Cyberhood’s night skies.
Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard are the claws of the wolf — defensive elites who stand between their people and annihilation. Their crimson armor is dyed with pigment laced with the ashes of fallen Vivos, linking every warrior to those who came before. Their combat formation mirrors the pack’s hunt: fluid, synchronized, and unspoken.
When the Guard moves, they do so as one — their neural links connected through the Howl Grid, a living network that transmits instinct and emotion faster than thought. To the Crimson Guard, there is no “I” in battle — only “we.”
Legacy of the Living Code
The Vivo Morphs believe that Thermidor’s greatest legacy was not his tactics, but his vision: a world where humanity and technology move as one organism, not master and servant. Where the original Morphs sought control through evolution, the Vivos seek evolution through empathy.
Within the Howl Grid, their emotional network, each Vivo’s heartbeat feeds into the next, forming a living circuit of unity. When one is injured, the others feel it. When one falls, their pulse becomes a signal — a guiding rhythm that carries the rest to victory.
“The serpent taught us to change. The wolf taught us to stay together.”
For this reason, the Vivo Morphs still call themselves “Morphs.” They are the evolution of evolution — the transformation of the transformer. From Thermidor’s shadow, they became his light.