The name osmium is derived from the ancient Greek word osme meaning "smell". Apparently one of its oxides smells like radish. It is the element with the highest density. Belonging to the noble metals it is very unreactive. Because of its high melting point it was used in alloys with tungsten for light bulbs.

This element was named after Tantalos, a character out of Greek mythology. Tantalos was a powerful king, who was punished by the gods for commiting several crimes. He was forced to stand in a lake up to his chin. But whenever he tried to drink from the water, it disappeared. Delicious fruits were hanging above him, but whenever he tried to reach for them to eat, they rose beyond his reach. This became the source of the English word tantalise.

This nobel metal is one of the most expensive elements. Its name comes from the reddish compounds. It is mostly used as a catalyst and for alloys.

The name ruthenium is derived from the Latin word Ruthenia for Russia, because it was first discovered there. As a noble metal it doesn't like to react with other elements and can rarely be found on earth.

Technetium is the smallest radioactive element and thus a great exception among its neighbouring elements. It was the first artificially made element leading to its name: the Greek word technētós means "artificial".

Technicus the monster looks like put together from various spare parts. It wants to belong to the "good guys". But because of its radioactivity the other monsters avoid it.