Grimlock Melee: RV 100 Coordination: RV 6 Brawn: RV 50 Fortitude: RV 100 Intellect: RV 40 Awareness: RV 50 Willpower: RV 100 Health: 256 Fortune: 190 Lifestyle: RV 30 Repute: RV +10 * * Amongst humans, at least. RV +75 to fellow Autobots, RV -75 regarding Decepticons. Origin: Grimlock is one of the Transformers, shape-changing electromechanical life forms hailing from the planet Cybertron. This strange world, a variable and unknown distance from our own, is the harsh crucible that birthed Grimlock, and is responsible for his amazing abilities. Known Powers: Cybertronian Physique: unlike most things scurrying under his feet, Grimlock is an inorganic being. A silicon-based entity, Grimlock is seemingly robotic in nature, and his various life functions combine to provide him these super-human capabilities: * Body Armor: formed or forged from primarily metallic materials, Grimlock is considerably durable. His sturdy, inorganic composition affords Grimlock rank value 20 protection from attack, enough to help him ignore most human assaults. Grimlock's armor breaks down like so: RV 20 / RV 6 / RV 2 / RV 0 / RV 0 * Growth and Shrinking: size is something of a quandary where Transformers are concerned, seemingly changing on the fly as is needed. These abilities assist in showcasing this tendency, and in his basic, humanoid state, Grimlock stands at around thirty foot tall. He thus possesses semi-permanent growth at rank value 10. This gives Grimlock a +2 size factor, which inflicts a -2 RS penalty when trying to hit human-sized targets, but bolsters any damage he inflicts against them by +2 RS. Humans assaulting him reverse these combat modifiers. When he transforms into his Tyrannosaurus rex form, Grimlock doesn't seem to appreciably change volume any. However, like all Transformers, Grimlock's size does occasionally seem to slide up and down depending on whether or not he's riding within someone like Jetfire or Sky Lynx. * Microscopic / Telescopic Vision: like all Transformers, Grimlock can adjust his visual sensitivity to account for extreme scales of distance. He has these abilities at rank value 2, letting him either spy objects miles away, or read microscopic print or etching, with ease. * Radio Transceiver: helping him communicate with his fellows easily, Grimlock has an inherent radio transceiver. This technology lets him send and receive radio signals with rank value 20 ability, maintaining contact within one hundred miles of his location. * Resistance / Invulnerability to Disease and Poison: Grimlock is an inorganic entity, being a silicon-based life form. Immunizing him from carbon-based disease and poison, this trait only gives him rank value 100 resliiance against other varieties of these threats. Fangs: in his Tyrannosaurus rex mode, Grimlock's dread fangs inspire fear in his enemies. This is because he can use them to inflict his Brawn +1 RS in Slashing damage with each deadly bite, enough to sever limbs (or even decapitate!) the mightest of opponents. Shape Change: like all of his fellow Transformers, Grimlock has the ability to Transform! Thanks to this ability, Grimlock can shift between a humanoid and a Tyrannosaurus rex mode at will. He does this often in battle, to maximize the use of his various weaponry. Limitations / Enhancements: (none) Equipment: Energo-Sword: his favorite weapon in his humanoid configuration, Grimlock's blade can wreathe itself in a mighty power field. This allows him to inflict his Brawn +1 RS in Energy damage when wielding it in melee combat, making it staggeringly dangerous in his hands. Galaxial Missile Launcher: Grimlock's powerful, hand-held rocket launcher can only dispense one projectile at a time, but it has the ability to automatically reload itself from an extradimensional storage bin after firing. Its projectiles have these characteristics: Handling RV 50 Velocity RV 50 Durability RV 20 Damage RV 30 Slashing (fragmentary) Stunner Lasers: the twin beam emitters on this weapon allow Grimlock to inflict serious damage on his foes, if he bothers to utilize it. Its dual lasers combine to inflict rank value 40 Armor Piercing Energy damage with each lethal blast. Quirks: Stubborn: to call Grimlock 'bull-headed' would be a staggering understatement. Once he's made his mind up about anything, he must pass a Willpower ACTION roll at a -2 RS penalty to change it, even if given overwhelming proof of the fact that he's wrong. Skills: Tactics: Grimlock isn't a natural leader so much as he is a planner. He excels in making up battle plans, often on the fly, and should people follow his plan of action during an encounter, they should receive a +1 RS on applicable ACTION rolls until they stop doing so. Contacts: Grimlock is an Autobot! Though he intimidates more than he leads, per se, Grimlock is a highly placed member of this Transformer faction - and the leader of the Dinobots, as well. Though he grates on their nerves, his fellow Autobots would definitely assist him when necessary. Likeness: Grimlock is a giant robot comprised of primarily gray alien metal. He can transform his impressive bulk between two different forms, however: a humanoid and a Tyrannosaurus rex. In both of his forms, he adds a bit of chrome, gold, and red here and there for fun. Personality: Grimlock is an arrogant braggart, though others generally admit that this attitude is well-earned. As tough as he thinks he is, Grimlock regularly comes into conflict with Optimus Prime, believing that his ostensible leader coddles the weak, such as humans, far too much. However, despite his general disdain for authority (save for his own, obviously), Grimlock nonetheless does what Prime tells him to... most of the time. He may disagree with Optimus frequently, but the boss has earned Grimlock's respect on more than one occasion. Though he can be calculating enough to give the emotionless Shockwave a run for his money, Grimlock despises those who abuse their might. This is ultimately what keeps him in the Autobots' ranks, and is probably why he hasn't flat-out eaten some of his fellow Dinbots, such as Slag. Real Name: Grimlock Occupation: Dinobot commander Legal Status: citizen of Cybertron with no known criminal record Marital Status: inapplicable Alias(es), if any: none Group Affiliation: the Autobots, the Dinobots Height: 30' Hair: inapplicable Eyes: blue (though sometimes red as well) Weight: several tons Other Distinguishing Characteristics: whether he's in his humanoid or Tyrannosaurus rex configurations, he's an imposing collection of gray alien metal, with a golden humanoid torso and rex feet, chromed rex arms, and a black humanoid cranium, hands, and upper legs.