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Chitter, or Scurry, is the name given to multiple clones of Taylor Hebert created by Echidna. They shared her memories, but, like all Echidna clones, felt a driving desire to destroy everything their original cared about.

Personality[]

The rat-controlling Skitter clone, also known as Chitter,[1] was obedient, averting her gaze from Echidna when told to. She expressed concern for Echidna, and even when spoken roughly to, she smiled at Echidna, indicating some level of affection for her creator.[2]

One of the bug-controlling Skitters, described by Taylor as Skitter One, was talkative and frequently monologued.[3] The other, described as Skitter Two, was taciturn and didn't talk much.[4]

Skitter One was extremely paranoid of Tattletale, cautioning allies against her and seemingly carrying a personal grudge toward her.[3] She felt irrationally betrayed by how Tattletale kept secrets, resenting her for not revealing her own trigger event and expressing doubts as to their past friendship because of it.[5] Potentially, Skitter One is an exaggerated example of Taylor's own insecurities and neuroticism, representing her doubts as to the integrity of her friendship with Lisa.

Skitter Two was mostly silent, only talking twice throughout her appearance and emitting a growling sound that might've scared a small dog.[4] Potentially, Skitter Two is an exaggerated example of Taylor's limited social skills, representing the brusque way Taylor talks and her aversion to speaking with others.

Appearance[]

The rat-controlling Chitter had half of her face paralyzed, with spaces between her teeth along with a gnarled twist of a nose.[2] She covered herself with a carpeting of rodents.[5]

Abilities and Powers[]

One Chitter had the ability to control "rodents," in this case rats, which was a variant on Taylor's ability to control bugs. It is unknown if she could control other species of rodents or was limited to only rats.[5]

Several other clones of Taylor Hebert were created that shared her ability to control bugs. Similar to the effects of the Famine Engine, the clones' use of their abilities interfered with Taylor's ability to direct her bugs, overriding Taylor's commands and taking total control of her swarm.[6] Additionally, they could control Echidna produced insects,[7] something Taylor couldn't do.[8]

History[]

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine[]

After her initial capture of Skitter, Echidna created a clone of Skitter with the ability to control rodents. She came out slightly malformed, with half of her face paralyzed, spaces between her teeth and a deformed and gnarled nose.[2]

When Echidna attacked Coil's base, one clone of Skitter attacked Bitch with bugs, rendering her unconscious. Soon afterward, two of Skitter's clones confronted Tattletale along with a Grue clone. One of the Skitters, described by Taylor as Skitter One, was talkative and frequently monologued, while the other, described as Skitter Two, was taciturn and didn't talk much.[4] After a quick conversation between the two of them, Skitter One agreed to control flying bugs while Skitter Two controlled bugs on the ground.[9] When the heroes arrived, Skitter One revealed to Weld that Skitter had killed Director Thomas Calvert and detailed many of Skitter's other atrocities. This forced Skitter to confront Weld and Miss Militia about her actions.[10]

Both Skitter One and Skitter Two were killed by Imp.[10]

Chapter Appearances[]

Worm Chapter Appearances
Queen
1. Queen 18.1 Absent
2. Queen 18.2 Absent
x. Interlude 18.x Absent
3. Queen 18.3 Absent
4. Queen 18.4 Absent
y. Interlude 18.y Absent
5. Queen 18.5 Absent
6. Queen 18.6 Absent
z. Interlude 18.z Absent
7. Queen 18.7 Absent
8. Queen 18.8 Absent
f. Interlude 18.f Absent
i. Interlude 18 Debut
Scourge
1. Scourge 19.1 Appears
2. Scourge 19.2 Mentioned
3. Scourge 19.3 Absent
x. Interlude 19.x Absent
4. Scourge 19.4 Absent
5. Scourge 19.5 Absent
6. Scourge 19.6 Absent
7. Scourge 19.7 Absent
y. Interlude 19.y Absent
z. Interlude 19.z Absent

Trivia[]

  • Both Chitter and Scurry are only named in the tags of the chapters they appear in.
  • The names Chitter and Scurry are puns off of Skitter, Chitter directly rhyming with Skitter, and Scurry being a reference to the motion of an animal. Both words can relate to rats, with Scurry describing the movement of rats and Chitter being a vocalization typically attributed to rodents.
  • Clones of Taylor made by Echidna are variously called Chitter or Scurry in the chapter tags. Interlude 18's chapter tags refer to her as Scurry while Scourge 19.1's chapter tags refer to her as Chitter.

Fanart Gallery[]

References[]

  1. The QA shard specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms. We see it in Skitter (bugs), we see it in Aiden (birds) and we see it in Chitter (rats). - Wildbow on Reddit
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 “Don’t fucking look at me,” Noelle spat the words at her minion.

    Her Skitter turned her eyes to the ground.

    “Trickster said you thrived on this kind of impossible fight. Prove it. Or die horribly. I don’t care.”

    Her Skitter looked up and smiled, lopsided. Half the girl’s face was paralyzed, Noelle realized. She wondered if the real Skitter had spaces between each of her teeth like that, or the gnarled twist of a nose. - Excerpt from Interlude 18
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Have to share, be smart about this one. Grue, hang back. She might try pulling something,” Skitter One ordered. “Harder to make a counter-plan against bugs.”

    “Me? Pull something?” Tattletale asked. She was cradling one arm, and covered in vomit. Judging by the body parts that surrounded her, Bentley had taken apart the clones that Noelle had vomited at her.

    “Yeah, you,” Skitter One said. “You’re the type, aren’t you? Awfully fond of keeping secrets for someone who calls themselves Tattletale. Keeping secrets from me, even at the best of times. Even though you knew what I’d gone through.” - Excerpt from Scourge 19.1
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 “Maybe. I think you’re exaggerating. Does the other Skitter have any input? Awfully quiet.”

    Skitter Two made a growling sound that might have sent a small dog running for cover. “I’m the quiet type.” - Excerpt from Scourge 19.1
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Her minions surrounded her: two copies of Trickster; a skinny girl with long dark hair, covering herself with her arms and a carpeting of rodents, Skitter; a Grue; a Regent; two blondes who would be copies of the girl in white; four of the civilians, and one she didn’t recognize as any of the civilians she’d absorbed. The tinker. Eight of them in all. - Excerpt from Interlude 18
  6. Instinctively, I tried to move my bugs to get a better sense of the current situation. They didn’t budge.

    Instead, I felt the pull of the other two Skitters, wresting control of my bugs from me as though they were taking a toy from a baby, ordering those bugs to hurt my teammates and allies.

    [...]

    I exerted a greater effort, trying to reduce the impact the swarm was having on everyone present, but there was nothing. My doppelgangers had a complete and total override, and the pair definitely noticed my attempts. They turned my way. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.1
  7. The perspective of the scene shifted abruptly as the Skitter bid every bug in the area, Noelle’s included, to turn toward Rachel. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.1
  8. “I fucked up,” I said.

    “What?”  Grue asked.  “How?”

    “She’s been absorbing my bugs.  She’s spitting out some, and I can’t control them.  They’re methodically destroying my swarm, and they’re hunting down people and attacking them.” - Excerpt from Queen 18.8
  9. “You take fliers, I take ground?” one Skitter asked the other.

    “Mm-hmm,” the other Skitter grunted her reply.

    [...]

    The dog hesitated, hearing the command from an unfamiliar person, but he did obey. Skitter Two ran towards him, surrounding herself with crawling bugs. At the last second, she took a sharp left, sending a mass of bugs flowing to the right.

    Bentley managed to follow her, struck her with his front paws, and shattered her legs. Skitter One’s flying swarm flew over him, and began binding him with threads of silk. It was too little, a distraction at best. - Excerpt from Scourge 19.1
  10. 10.0 10.1 Scourge 19.1

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