Help me create a sentient, shape-shifting parasite race! (ala Prototype)

[hollybargle]

So, I'm reworking this build to more directly model Alex Mercer from Prototype. However, certain abilities of his are giving me pause. How would I model these?

Mercer can't fly, but can glide. However, he can also dash twice in the air while gliding, increasing his acceleration. So, Flight (Gliding -50%), and what else?

Still a bit confused on his morph. He can take forms which he has consumed, but only the last form. So, if he ate a scientist, he can only turn into that. However, he can change back and forth between his 'normal' body and the disguise at will.
Also, he is able to morph his body, turning his hands into claws or a giant whip-like appendage for different strikes. These abilities were absorbed from other mutants he fought. Im thinking Morph with a large pool, but what limitations/enhancements would I place on it?

Mercer can eat enemies, super quick. Probably about a second or less. How would I model such an attack? (causes whole body destruction of most humans in one second, eats the body whole in that one second, gains health from eating it, requires touch, can eat through clothes and modern battle armor)

EDIT: Also, mercer can power-up by absorbing people, eventually being able to launch 'Devastators', basically huge-area highly damaging innate attacks centered around Mercer. Energy Reserve + Huge Effort attacks?

[The Benj]

Originally Posted by Genesis

Yeah, but he doesn't really gain altitude much (except for a limited number of speed dashes). If he can grow all the other stuff he shows in-game, wings should be pretty trivial - of course, that's not a lore issue so much as a game-balance issue, so you've got to forgive it as being an artifact of the source material.

I wasn't imagining he'd get total flight from them, just a different special effect for his gliding.