Reptilioid Serum

Reptilioid Serum is a formula originally created and perfected by Genetyx scientist Dr. Curt Connors with the intent of saving his daughter Amanda from a terminal illness, the serum initially fails and leads to the creation of an improved variant.

Since then, the Reptilioid Serum was studied and replicated by Martha Crawford during her time at Genetyx in a bid to restore her missing arm and it worked but also created Liza in the process.

History
Seeing no progress in his research to create a cure for his dying daughter Amanda, Dr. Curt Connors travels to what would become Isla de Reptilia and meets with a mysterious fisherman who hands him a special type of herb that he takes back home and mixes it with his daughter's blood to create a cure.

The serum proves fruitless and Amanda dies almost immediately after she is injected, causing him to have a meltdown and he throws the syringe into the wall which causes it to burst on the wall. The serum then leaks into the cage of the Connors' pet lizard Gila who sips it and dies shortly after.

Characteristics
The first variation of the serum contained Amanda's blood and herbs from Isla de Reptilia, it had mutated Gila into a large humanoid creature and also gave her enhanced intelligence among other physical abilities.

A minor side effect of the Reptilioid Serum is the stunting of physical ageing in the receiver, delaying it by a medium rate which explains why Martha Crawford hasn't aged as much as she usually would have had she not given herself a dose.