| Murga-muggai | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Aliases | Murga-muggai |
| Gender | Female |
| Class | Joker-ace |
| Wild Card Traits | Spider form, superhuman strength, high durability, dimensional travel |
| Social Information | |
| Place of Birth | Australian outback |
| Citizenship | Australian citizen, deceased |
| Base of Operations | The Dreamtime |
| Origin | |
| First Appearance | Aces Abroad |
| Final Appearance | Aces Abroad |
| Creator | Edward Bryant |
The Murga-muggai is a fictional character in the Wild Cards series of books, and a mortal enemy of Wyungare.
History[]
Little is known of the origins of the Murga-muggai, although when she was stricken with the wild card virus she gained the appearance of a giant trapdoor spider and the ability to enter the Dreamtime.
The Murga-muggai carried a pronounced hatred of foreigners and sought to destroy American efforts to buy into a satellite ground station that might give them broadcasting access in Australia. To this end she sent two waves of assassins against Cordelia Chaisson, who had been sent as part of a two-person team to secure the broadcasting rights. Both groups were beaten back and the attack also drew the attention of the Murga-muggai's nemesis, Wyungare, who then brought Cordelia with him to confront the Murga-muggai. She beat Wyungare soundly, but was lured to the edge of a high drop and tripped by the girl. Unable to stop herself, the Murga-muggai plunged to her death on the ground below.
Wild Card Traits[]
The Murga-muggai has the form of a huge trapdoor spider with a body the size of a volkswagon beetle. She is immensely strong, to the point where she is able to carve out a tunnel for herself from sandstone and block the entrance with a suitably large slab of rock.
The Murga-muggai is also able to enter the Dreamtime, a realm outside of normal space and time believed to be the source of all things in Australian aboriginal folklore.
Appearance[]
The Murga-muggai on the cover of Aces Abroad
The Murga-muggai has the form of a huge trapdoor spider with a body the size of a volkswagon beetle. As with more conventionally sized spiders she propels herself on eight long legs, yet unlike them she is somehow capable of human speech.
Personality[]
The Murga-muggai is a psychopath intent on the eradication of all foreigners on Australian soil.
Trivia[]
- The Murga-muggai was listed in the Aces Abroad game supplement as a shape shifter and could take the form of a beautiful maiden, or an old crone.
Selected Reading[]
- Wild Cards Volume IV: Aces Abroad - "Down in the Dreamtime"