The Devil / Specter Project
Two parallel dark-genetics branches — built, selected, and eventually recombined.
Build parallel Devil and Specter branches, select the strongest animals from each, then recombine the branches.
This project begins with the goal of producing striking dark boas — but expands into a much larger multi-generation genetic program.
The first branch explores BEA-based dark animals while incorporating IMG, Hypo and potentially Jungle. Important named directions include Black Devil (BEA + IMG) and Ghost Devil (BEA + IMG + Hypo) — but neither is the endpoint.
The second branch is the Specter architecture: Specter = VPI + BEA.
The long-term project is about eventually bringing these branches together. The Devil branch can develop BEA, IMG, Hypo and Jungle; the Specter branch develops BEA and VPI. Future generations can combine those genetic systems — progressing beyond ordinary Specter toward Specter-based animals incorporating genetics selected from the Devil branch.
The animals behind the project
Big Mom
Foundation FemaleFemale · 2021
Hypo het BEA. Devil branch foundation.
Guts
Foundation MaleMale · 2023
Hypo IMG Jungle het BEA. Devil branch foundation — brings IMG and Jungle to the dark architecture.
Hinata
Foundation FemaleFemale · 2026
100% het VPI, 100% het BEA. Specter branch foundation.
Naruto
Foundation MaleMale · 2025
100% het VPI, 100% het BEA. Specter branch foundation.
Big Mom (Hypo het BEA) and Guts (Hypo IMG Jungle het BEA) form the Devil branch — BEA-based dark animals with IMG, Hypo and potentially Jungle in the mix.
Hinata and Naruto (both 100% het VPI, 100% het BEA) form the Specter branch — the parallel line that develops VPI alongside BEA.
Devil branch: BEA, IMG, Hypo, Jungle.
Specter branch: BEA, VPI.
Black Devil = BEA + IMG. Ghost Devil = BEA + IMG + Hypo. Specter = VPI + BEA.
The branches are built in parallel, selected independently, and only then recombined — so each system is proven on its own before it is stacked.
What we're selecting for
How far can BEA-based dark animals be pushed with IMG, Hypo and Jungle — and what happens when that branch meets VPI in the Specter architecture?
Possible directions include Black Devil (BEA + IMG), Ghost Devil (BEA + IMG + Hypo), and Specter (VPI + BEA) — with the long-term possibility of Specter-based animals carrying Devil-branch selections.
None of these are presented as endpoints or guarantees.
Possibilities, not guarantees — outcomes are documented as they actually happen in the timeline below.
The journal so far
Foundation branches defined
Devil branch: Big Mom × Guts. Specter branch: Hinata × Naruto. Two parallel lines, built to be recombined in a future generation.
Where this project goes next
Combine the branches: Specter-based animals incorporating genetics selected from the Devil branch. Additional genetics may continue to be introduced even after the branches converge — Specter is not the final destination.
“Genetics tell us what is possible. Selection determines where we take it.”