Post by Bowhead on Jan 31, 2015 16:19:43 GMT -5
Name: Dedicatus
Allegiance: Neutral -- Mercenary
Function: Artillery Support
Alternate Mode: Unknown Tracked Vehicle of Cybertronic Origin (Closest Earth Equivalent; Landkreuzer 1500 Monster)
Weapons:
Electron Wave Accelerator Cannon; A massive weapon capable of launching high-explosive shells the size of smaller cybertronians (Or unlucky fellow cybertronians) over a theoretical maximum range of thirty kilometers, effective accurate range being fifteen. Bore diameter of eighty centimeters, overall barrel length of forty meters. Fixed forward-facing, cannot be used in Robot mode.
Chaos Rift Combustor; An intimidatingly large and destructive weapon capable of covering a one-hundred eighty degree arc in front of Dedicatus out to ten meters (thirty feet) with high-explosive bomblets. Cannot be used in Robot mode.
EDK Techvolt Emitters; An array of four auto-seeking electrical weapons, two along each side to cover one-hundred eighty degrees out to five meters (fifteen feet), Dedicatus' emitters may not hurt much, but are capable of intercepting incoming projectiles aimed at the machine's sides. Cannot be used in Robot mode.
Physical Body; Due to the sheer mass of Dedicatus' body, one will find it makes an effective weapon in and of itself, the cybertronian having been witnessed throwing and stomping those who get to close to his Robot mode. That's not to say getting run over by his altmode is any less painful an experience.
Special Ability:
Rolling Fortress; Dedicatus, while not nearly as impressive as one such as Metroplex or Trypticon, still is both visually and physically imposing. Much of his altmode's bulk is spread out across four, tread-covered legs when in Robot mode, rendering him roughly sixteen meters (just under fifty feet) at his shoulder, with the circumference of this mode being roughly twenty meters (roughly sixty feet). This overall size, and the resultant capability to mount the heaviest of weapons in multitude renders, for balance and sanity reasons, this character logically unable to have any other ability. If size is not a concern, consider this "Excessive Firepower".
Dimensions:
Robot mode; 20m(60ft) Wide by 25m(75ft) Tall
Altmode; 42m(126ft) Long by 18m(54ft) Wide by 7m(21ft) Tall
Overall Weight; 1,500 Tonnes(1200 Tons)
Quote:
"I don't care who dies or lives, who wins or loses, I just want my home left to be. If you want my aid, you're going to need to give me a very good to assist you rather than just ignore your squabbles... and this better not spill over onto my land like last time.".
Statistics:
Strength; 10
Intelligence; 4
Dexterity; 1
Speed; 1
Endurance; 10
Courage; 10
Firepower; 10
Accuracy; 10
Melee; 6
Technician; 1
Charisma; 7
Rank; (70 Points) Neutral Requested
Profile:
Physical Description;
Normally found comfortably at rest in his vehicle mode, which Dedicatus finds more his "true" form than his robot mode, the hulking monster of a cybertronian has never really cared for paint; the majority of his body's black colouration being due to oil stains, scorch marks, and oxidation of his armour. As he has neither allegiance to Decepticon not Autobot forces, his lights are a soft, off-white in colour.
His altmode is an immense, self-propelled gun with a dorsal-mounted cannon that runs nearly the entire length of the vehicle. To the front of his rather blocky and artificial form rests a pair of ports, with similar, smaller ones running along the sides. These conceal, when not in use, his defensive armaments. Locomotion is achieved via four groups containing two seperate tread units capable of reaching a top speed of 15km/h(10mph). While by no means fast, this dispersal of weight onto four sites, and the turning precision granted by such a method and setup allows Dedicatus' main cannon to be adjusted with centimeter precision and prevents him from sinking into soft ground. This altmode is incapable of defending itself from rear or high-altitude attack due to it's armament and positioning of said armaments. It's immense weight also renders uneven terrain and water a massive hazard.
Dedicatus, when faced with a situation in which he absolutely must change to survive... or just generally accomplish, will reluctantly transform into his robot mode. A large, four-legged platform with slightly increased agility and turning speed, albeit, no ability to utilize standard cybertronic weapons or his own installed weapons. His hands in this form are clumsy, barely-articulated clamps, and his head, if one could call it such, more closely resembles a cluster of four fixed-position cameras within his chest. Due to his treads being angled vertically, rather than horizontally, in this form as 'feet', Dedicatus will often crack hard ground when walking upon it, and sink into softer ground. His body arrangement and fixed forward optics means he only sees in a narrow forty-five degree cone in whichever direction his torso is facing, rendering his robot mode even more vulnerable to flanking and bombardment than his altmode.
Personality;
Surprising, given his visual appearance and overall lack of intelligence, Dedicatus is not an inherently malevolent, or indeed, intentionally rude entity; calling to mind an old man or young child in terms of behaviour and terminology. While capable of being fully articulate with his words, he much prefers abbreviations... even those that are not proper, as well as speaking the absolute minimum of what is required to convey a point. This often leads to him being mistaken for being far less intelligent than he truly is, much to his incredible and continued... apathy. The way he sees it, so long as they do not harm him or one of his numerous pets, the opinions of others are little more than pointless blathering and lack of comprehension.
When interacting with others of either faction, Dedicatus remains completely silent on talk of political or logistic matters. After all; he isn't paid to care about who he's dismantling... just that they're dismantled. From outward observations, he seems more inclined to respond to attempts at banter by those of a similar or lesser intellectual level as himself and those who demonstrate kindness towards himself or non-sentient entities.
History;
Ancient, without loyalty, and without mention of origin in most records, Dedicatus is an example of a naturally-formed spark. His was discovered in an energon vein on a long-since destroyed asteroid, and when given form immediately began absorbing nearby materials into his form. It is likely this consumption of those who installed him into a protoform that resulted in a lack of information surrounding the event, beyond his fleeing of the structure soon thereafter.
The next time he would be witnessed, this time bearing the name Dedicatus, would be many hundreds of megacycles later, during the initial skirmishes of the Autobot-Decepticon war. He quickly became infamous among both sides for his scavenging of battlefields for energon, often forcefully removed from dead or dying soldiers of both sides. Roughly following the fall of Sentinel Prime, however, the being once again vanished to the depths of the planet, only to rise once more, seeking more energon, in the final days of the war on Cybertron; pledging a temporary allegiance to the Decepticon forces under the promise of nourishment for his massive body. Little is known of what role he served in the space battle, if any, but judging from his discovery on Earth in a stasis lock long after the awakening of the others, it would seem he was thrown out of the Decepticon vessel either by the forces within, or by damage to the hull. After his awakening, he has taken residence in the snowfields of northern asia, not having bothered to assume a new form, given his lack of care for the opinions of either faction, nor the natives of the planet. He has, however, seemed to have taken quite fondly to the wildlife around the tundra he calls home.
Weaknesses;
Due to his extreme dimensions, both size and mass, Dedicatus faces the relevant issues such as mobility and terrain, in addition to the lack of concealment provided by being so large. Beyond this, in either form he is rendered all but helpless without allied support to attacks by aircraft or scount vehicles from above or behind. His attitude, lesser intellectual prowess, and appearance also render him alien, even to his own cybertronians, leading to many misunderstandings and issues therein. He, as well, given his reduced mental status and strength, is well-known for 'playing' with humans and small cybertronians too roughly, and fears touching the local wildlife for fear of breaking them... much to the chagrin of himself, given how much he'd love to reach out and pet the stags and does and little birdies that find shelter from the environment using his bulk and thermal emissions. Attacking such creatures, as well, is a sure-fire way to drive the hulk into a blind, thoughtless rage and render him incapable of tactics beyond 'crush kill smash destroy'. The same goes for harming any fellow neutral cybertronians or humans who have found refuge within or around him, and he will act to prevent innocent casualties, to the point of self-destruction, when on the battlefield.
In addition, due to his nonstandard construction, scale, manipulators, and ports, Dedicatus is unable to utilize or interface with monst cybertronian equipment and technology, the two heavy weapon ports on his altmode's front and six light weapon ports along his sides being the only locations it is possible to attach cybertronian armaments to.
Allegiance: Neutral -- Mercenary
Function: Artillery Support
Alternate Mode: Unknown Tracked Vehicle of Cybertronic Origin (Closest Earth Equivalent; Landkreuzer 1500 Monster)
Weapons:
Electron Wave Accelerator Cannon; A massive weapon capable of launching high-explosive shells the size of smaller cybertronians (Or unlucky fellow cybertronians) over a theoretical maximum range of thirty kilometers, effective accurate range being fifteen. Bore diameter of eighty centimeters, overall barrel length of forty meters. Fixed forward-facing, cannot be used in Robot mode.
Chaos Rift Combustor; An intimidatingly large and destructive weapon capable of covering a one-hundred eighty degree arc in front of Dedicatus out to ten meters (thirty feet) with high-explosive bomblets. Cannot be used in Robot mode.
EDK Techvolt Emitters; An array of four auto-seeking electrical weapons, two along each side to cover one-hundred eighty degrees out to five meters (fifteen feet), Dedicatus' emitters may not hurt much, but are capable of intercepting incoming projectiles aimed at the machine's sides. Cannot be used in Robot mode.
Physical Body; Due to the sheer mass of Dedicatus' body, one will find it makes an effective weapon in and of itself, the cybertronian having been witnessed throwing and stomping those who get to close to his Robot mode. That's not to say getting run over by his altmode is any less painful an experience.
Special Ability:
Rolling Fortress; Dedicatus, while not nearly as impressive as one such as Metroplex or Trypticon, still is both visually and physically imposing. Much of his altmode's bulk is spread out across four, tread-covered legs when in Robot mode, rendering him roughly sixteen meters (just under fifty feet) at his shoulder, with the circumference of this mode being roughly twenty meters (roughly sixty feet). This overall size, and the resultant capability to mount the heaviest of weapons in multitude renders, for balance and sanity reasons, this character logically unable to have any other ability. If size is not a concern, consider this "Excessive Firepower".
Dimensions:
Robot mode; 20m(60ft) Wide by 25m(75ft) Tall
Altmode; 42m(126ft) Long by 18m(54ft) Wide by 7m(21ft) Tall
Overall Weight; 1,500 Tonnes(1200 Tons)
Quote:
"I don't care who dies or lives, who wins or loses, I just want my home left to be. If you want my aid, you're going to need to give me a very good to assist you rather than just ignore your squabbles... and this better not spill over onto my land like last time.".
Statistics:
Strength; 10
Intelligence; 4
Dexterity; 1
Speed; 1
Endurance; 10
Courage; 10
Firepower; 10
Accuracy; 10
Melee; 6
Technician; 1
Charisma; 7
Rank; (70 Points) Neutral Requested
Profile:
Physical Description;
Normally found comfortably at rest in his vehicle mode, which Dedicatus finds more his "true" form than his robot mode, the hulking monster of a cybertronian has never really cared for paint; the majority of his body's black colouration being due to oil stains, scorch marks, and oxidation of his armour. As he has neither allegiance to Decepticon not Autobot forces, his lights are a soft, off-white in colour.
His altmode is an immense, self-propelled gun with a dorsal-mounted cannon that runs nearly the entire length of the vehicle. To the front of his rather blocky and artificial form rests a pair of ports, with similar, smaller ones running along the sides. These conceal, when not in use, his defensive armaments. Locomotion is achieved via four groups containing two seperate tread units capable of reaching a top speed of 15km/h(10mph). While by no means fast, this dispersal of weight onto four sites, and the turning precision granted by such a method and setup allows Dedicatus' main cannon to be adjusted with centimeter precision and prevents him from sinking into soft ground. This altmode is incapable of defending itself from rear or high-altitude attack due to it's armament and positioning of said armaments. It's immense weight also renders uneven terrain and water a massive hazard.
Dedicatus, when faced with a situation in which he absolutely must change to survive... or just generally accomplish, will reluctantly transform into his robot mode. A large, four-legged platform with slightly increased agility and turning speed, albeit, no ability to utilize standard cybertronic weapons or his own installed weapons. His hands in this form are clumsy, barely-articulated clamps, and his head, if one could call it such, more closely resembles a cluster of four fixed-position cameras within his chest. Due to his treads being angled vertically, rather than horizontally, in this form as 'feet', Dedicatus will often crack hard ground when walking upon it, and sink into softer ground. His body arrangement and fixed forward optics means he only sees in a narrow forty-five degree cone in whichever direction his torso is facing, rendering his robot mode even more vulnerable to flanking and bombardment than his altmode.
Personality;
Surprising, given his visual appearance and overall lack of intelligence, Dedicatus is not an inherently malevolent, or indeed, intentionally rude entity; calling to mind an old man or young child in terms of behaviour and terminology. While capable of being fully articulate with his words, he much prefers abbreviations... even those that are not proper, as well as speaking the absolute minimum of what is required to convey a point. This often leads to him being mistaken for being far less intelligent than he truly is, much to his incredible and continued... apathy. The way he sees it, so long as they do not harm him or one of his numerous pets, the opinions of others are little more than pointless blathering and lack of comprehension.
When interacting with others of either faction, Dedicatus remains completely silent on talk of political or logistic matters. After all; he isn't paid to care about who he's dismantling... just that they're dismantled. From outward observations, he seems more inclined to respond to attempts at banter by those of a similar or lesser intellectual level as himself and those who demonstrate kindness towards himself or non-sentient entities.
History;
Ancient, without loyalty, and without mention of origin in most records, Dedicatus is an example of a naturally-formed spark. His was discovered in an energon vein on a long-since destroyed asteroid, and when given form immediately began absorbing nearby materials into his form. It is likely this consumption of those who installed him into a protoform that resulted in a lack of information surrounding the event, beyond his fleeing of the structure soon thereafter.
The next time he would be witnessed, this time bearing the name Dedicatus, would be many hundreds of megacycles later, during the initial skirmishes of the Autobot-Decepticon war. He quickly became infamous among both sides for his scavenging of battlefields for energon, often forcefully removed from dead or dying soldiers of both sides. Roughly following the fall of Sentinel Prime, however, the being once again vanished to the depths of the planet, only to rise once more, seeking more energon, in the final days of the war on Cybertron; pledging a temporary allegiance to the Decepticon forces under the promise of nourishment for his massive body. Little is known of what role he served in the space battle, if any, but judging from his discovery on Earth in a stasis lock long after the awakening of the others, it would seem he was thrown out of the Decepticon vessel either by the forces within, or by damage to the hull. After his awakening, he has taken residence in the snowfields of northern asia, not having bothered to assume a new form, given his lack of care for the opinions of either faction, nor the natives of the planet. He has, however, seemed to have taken quite fondly to the wildlife around the tundra he calls home.
Weaknesses;
Due to his extreme dimensions, both size and mass, Dedicatus faces the relevant issues such as mobility and terrain, in addition to the lack of concealment provided by being so large. Beyond this, in either form he is rendered all but helpless without allied support to attacks by aircraft or scount vehicles from above or behind. His attitude, lesser intellectual prowess, and appearance also render him alien, even to his own cybertronians, leading to many misunderstandings and issues therein. He, as well, given his reduced mental status and strength, is well-known for 'playing' with humans and small cybertronians too roughly, and fears touching the local wildlife for fear of breaking them... much to the chagrin of himself, given how much he'd love to reach out and pet the stags and does and little birdies that find shelter from the environment using his bulk and thermal emissions. Attacking such creatures, as well, is a sure-fire way to drive the hulk into a blind, thoughtless rage and render him incapable of tactics beyond 'crush kill smash destroy'. The same goes for harming any fellow neutral cybertronians or humans who have found refuge within or around him, and he will act to prevent innocent casualties, to the point of self-destruction, when on the battlefield.
In addition, due to his nonstandard construction, scale, manipulators, and ports, Dedicatus is unable to utilize or interface with monst cybertronian equipment and technology, the two heavy weapon ports on his altmode's front and six light weapon ports along his sides being the only locations it is possible to attach cybertronian armaments to.
