Name: Blunderbore
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Security / Team Leader
Alt-mode: Missile Truck (Orange, brown and grey
Energon Barricade)
Primary Weapons: Rocket launchers, shotguns
Motto: "Never give in."
Strength: 9
Intelligence: 5
Speed: 2
Endurance: 10
Rank: 8
Courage: 9
Firepower: 9
Skill: 6
Profile: Blunderbore is big, stubborn and loyal. Those traits serve him well as a front-line soldier or bodyguard, but they also place him squarely in the 'disposable' category. He's not quite as dumb as he looks, but he's so profoundly apathetic about what's going on around him when he's not fighting someone that most people dismiss him out of hand. He inherited command of Kaon's pro-Gigatron insurgency after Frostburn and Arachnid were killed in the destruction of Kolkular. Alarmingly, he actually cared enough about that to swear revenge on Megatron and his men.
Abilities: Blunderbore is extremely strong and durable. In robot mode, he carries twin shotguns that can fire either tungsten shot or explosive sabot rounds. In vehicle mode, his rocket launchers can target air- or ground-based targets with equal ease. He has a fairly good grasp of small-unit tactics.
Weaknesses: Blunderbore is extremely slow and vulnerable in vehicle mode, and must rely on his thick armour to protect him from enemy fire. His extreme apathy for so many aspects of life means that he misses threats that would be obvious to anyone else.
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Name: Snowclash
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Coordinator
Alt-mode: Jeep (Light blue, silver and black
Universe Hound)
Primary Weapons: Shoulder-mounted cryo-cannon
Motto: "Don't play if you're not willing to lose."
Strength: 4
Intelligence: 6
Speed: 5
Endurance: 7
Rank: 4
Courage: 3
Firepower: 3
Skill: 9
Profile: Snowclash is a pragmatist. He knows that he won't always win, and he makes sure that he never takes a risk if he's not willing to see it through. Some Decepticons see that as cowardice, but to Snowclash it's just common sense. If he's got bad odds in a game of cards he'll fold, and if he's got bad odds in a fight he won't risk his life. He joined up with Gigatron's troops because he's pretty sure they're going to win, not because of any loyalty to his leader.
Abilities: Snowclash is equipped with an advanced sensor array that lets him detect, identify and track thousands of distinct individuals at a time. This ability lets him track the progress of entire battles, feeding real-time tactical information to his commanders. In vehicle mode, he is designed to operate in extremely cold temperatures. His cryo-cannon will freeze the servos of anyone it hits, paralysing their joints for minutes or hours at a time.
Weaknesses: Snowclash's lack of courage and loyalty makes him unpopular among his comrades, and they aren't likely to risk much to help him. He has below-average physical attributes, so that he has to be very careful who he picks a fight with.
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Name: Razortail
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Warrior
Alt-mode: Mechanized scorpion / jet (
Energon Scorponok in
Beast Wars Scorponok's colours)
Primary Weapons: Plasma cannons, missile launchers, photon blasters
Motto: "Strength is only one kind of power."
Strength: 10
Intelligence: 8
Speed: 7
Endurance: 9
Rank: 7
Courage: 7
Firepower: 9
Skill: 9
Profile: Strong, smart and deadly, Razortail could easily rise to a very high position in the Decepticon army if he wanted to. He just enjoys fighting too much to accept the promotions he's been offered, though. A front-line soldier to the core, Razortail has an anti-intellectual bent that belies his great intelligence. He's very street-smart and reasonably book-smart as well. He sees knowledge as just another weapon, though, and scorns the idea of learning just for the sake of learning.
Abilities: Razortail is massively strong and durable, with unimaginable firepower and the knowledge to use it effectively. As a triple changer, he can transform between robot, scorpion and jet modes.
Weaknesses: Razortail has no physical weaknesses, but his indifference toward learning keeps him from realizing his true potential.
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Name: Infernostrike
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Shock Trooper / Demolitions
Alt-mode: Armoured transport (Red, black and orange
Cybertron Defense Hot Shot)
Primary Weapons: Flamethrowers, incendiary rockets, energo-knife
Motto: "Burn them all!"
Strength: 4
Intelligence: 3
Speed: 3
Endurance: 8
Rank: 3
Courage: 8
Firepower: 8
Skill: 4
Profile: Infernostrike is a pyromaniac thug who spent most of his life as a petty criminal and common street tough. He joined the anti-Megatron resistance for one reason and one reason only: they were willing to give him weapons. He quickly discovered that the only thing he enjoys more than torching a building is turning his arsenal on another Transformer. He's not particularly smart, strong or talented, but with a steady supply of resistance-supplied ammo he's finally got a chance to be somebody.
Abilities: Infernostrike is quickly becoming an expert with any weapon that can be used to start a fire. His expertise with accellerants and explosives, built up over a career of arson-for-hire and general criminality, makes him an adequate demolitions officer.
Weaknesses: Infernostrike is slow-footed, slow-witted and not especially good at his job. He'll often wander off from his assigned post because he's spotted something that would look
really awesome if it was on fire.
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Name: Steelclash
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Ground Troop Support
Alt-mode: Assault helicopter (Black and gold
Energon Bulkhead, sans the mech armour)
Primary Weapons: Air-to-ground missile launchers, machine gun
Motto: "Stand your ground."
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 5
Speed: 7
Endurance: 6
Rank: 4
Courage: 10
Firepower: 6
Skill: 8
Profile: Steelclash is a simple-minded Transformer who sees everything in black and white, with no shades of grey. Gigatron is his leader, and by default that makes Megatron and all of his followers enemies. He is very decisive, but doesn't always make good decisions because he makes no effort to understand the nuances of a situation. Among friends, though, he is gregarious and well-liked.
Abilities: Steelclash is a talented pilot and gunner, able to carry out guided missile strikes on four separate targets at once. He is a terror against ground-based enemies, able to launch full-speed attacks on his much-slower targets. He's an imposing hand-to-hand fighter as well.
Weaknesses: Steelclash is vulnerable to attack from anti-air batteries, and even more so to fighter aircraft.
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Name: Iceblink
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Guided missile destroyer
Alt-mode: Silver and blue hovercraft (
Energon Dreadwing, pretty much identical to the toy)
Primary Weapons: Ballistic missile launchers, laser pistol
Motto: "Don't take aim unless you're willing to pull the trigger."
Strength: 3
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 8
Endurance: 6
Rank: 7
Courage: 9
Firepower: 10+
Skill: 8
Profile: Iceblink is an unflappable soldier and one of the Decepticons' most-trusted naval officers. He was assigned to a seaport on the Mithril Sea in Valvolux, but he applied for a transfer to land-locked Kaon because he thought he had something to offer to the city's anti-Megatron resistance. As their liaison to the formal chain of command he often butts heads with Blunderbore, whom he has little respect for compared to his predecessor Frostburn. Because of his role, Iceblink tries to keep a certain distance between himself and his charges. He is incredibly blasé about the damage he and his comrades can cause in the pursuit of their goals.
Abilities: Iceblink is incredibly intelligent and a talented tactical thinker. He can carry upwards of two dozen ballistic missiles, each one of which can be equipped with EMP, conventional explosive or nuclear warheads. With a full compliment of missiles he can devastate a small city on his own. He is extremely fast and agile on the sea, and he can aim his missiles accurately even when he's evading enemy fire. He's also equipped as an icebreaker, which lets him operate even in extreme cold.
Weaknesses: Iceblink is a weapon of mass destruction. He's a valuable deterrent and can cause serious damage to enemy infrastructure, but he's out of his element in situations that require more finesse. He's much less of a threat on land than he is on the water.
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Name: Shadowdancer
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Espionage
Alt-mode: Stealth jet (Black and grey Generations Scourge)
Primary Weapons: Laser sniper rifle, assassin's knife
Motto: "A good spy is invisible, but a great spy is invincible."
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 8
Speed: 9
Endurance: 4
Rank: 6
Courage: 9
Firepower: 5
Skill: 10
Profile: Shadowdancer is a highly-trained secret agent chagrined to find himself working alongside rank amateurs. Because he isn't the senior officer in the Kaon resistance cell, he is constantly forced to defer to the much-less-competent Blunderbore. Shadowdancer bristles under the simplistic Decepticon's command, but he's too loyal to the cause to do anything about it.
Abilities: Shadowdancer is equipped with an active camouflage field that hides him from most types of sensors. He has built-in recording systems that let him show his comrades exactly what he sees when he infiltrates an enemy base. He is a crack shot with a sniper rifle, and a skilled knife-fighter.
Weaknesses: Shadowdancer is designed for stealth, not direct combat.
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Name: Headstriker
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Warrior
Alt-mode: Sportscar (Purple and black
Generations Drift)
Primary Weapons: Swords
Motto: "Cut them to the quick."
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 6
Speed: 7
Endurance: 5
Rank: 3
Courage: 7
Firepower: 0
Skill: 8
Profile: Headstriker is violent and dangerous. He is quick to anger and quick to lash out at friend and foe alike. Only the presence of more powerful mechs like Blunderbore and Razortail keeps him from snapping entirely and murdering anyone on the team who looks at him the wrong way. Despite this horrible attitude, or maybe because of it, Headstriker is a talented soldier who is extremely formidable in close-quarters combat.
Abilities: Headstriker is a skilled swordsman and brawler. He's also a skilled driver and is very a dangerous vehicle mode combatant.
Weaknesses: None of Headstriker's comrades would be all that bothered if he died in battle, and some of them have been known to actively encourage it.
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Name: Dragonscale
Allegiance: Gigatron's Decepticons
Function: Assault Warrior
Alt-mode: Bipedal saurian (Blue, white and silver
Energon Cruellock)
Primary Weapons: Particle beam blaster, energo-sword, flamethrower
Motto: "Red in tooth and claw."
Strength: 9
Intelligence: 2
Speed: 4
Endurance: 8
Rank: 2
Courage: 8
Firepower: 4
Skill: 4
Profile: Dragonscale is a feral brute with primitive desires. All he wants to do is fight, kill and eat, preferably the people he's just killed. Most other Decepticons find him very distasteful, but useful. He doesn't have much of a personality, and the other members of the Kaon resistance tend to consider him more of a pet than an equal person.
Abilities: In beast mode, Dragonscale can breathe 2000-degree Celsius gouts of flame from his mouth. He is covered with razor-sharp claws and fangs, and he can use them to good effect by gutting a slower Transformer in under five seconds. In robot mode, he is equipped with a particle beam blaster and an energo-sword.
Weaknesses: Dragonscale isn't very smart. He can get distracted from the task at hand very easily. He tends to get tunnel vision when he's in battle, concentrating on a single enemy and ignoring everything else around him.