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Hot Rod
* See Skills, below.
Known Powers: * Body Armor: like most Cybertronians, Hot Rod was built (or formed) with a reinforced steel frame, one that offers him +2 resistance to injury. This makes him immune to most basic human attack forms, and moderately resistant to his fellow robots (taking his Strength into consideration). * Enhanced Senses / Microscopic + Telescopic Vision: all Transformers can alter their visual sensitivity as is necessary, where distance is concerned. Functioning at intensity 2, these powers let them see objects up to a mile distant with ease, as well as allowing them to read items on microfiche. * Invulnerability to Disease and Toxins: like all robots, Hot Rod is highly resistant to diseases and poisons that would kill organic beings. He possesses complete immunity to organic pathogens, and a 'mere' +10 resistance to other, more chemically creative substances. * Size Alteration: most Cybertronians have some degree of control over their size, no matter what form they take. Standing at around eighteen feet tall in his humanoid mode, Hot Rod has this power by default, though it is limited by the Growth Only and Permanent limitations (intensity 6). Binary Bonding / Gestalt: during his time on the planet Nebulos, Hot Rod developed a 'binary bond' with one of the native sentient humanoids by allowing him to be implanted into one of his weapons. By using this native, Firebolt, as his primary weapon, Hot Rod is apparently enhanced considerably. Most of this power, of course, comes from the simple fact that Firebolt's energy discharges are much more powerful than Hot Rod's laser guns. However, it seems that binary bonding with organic beings causes a change, a transformation among Cybertronians, as happened with Optimus Prime. Whether this evolution, wherein the Nebulan and the Cybertronian combine into a singular being, occurs with 'Targetmasters' as it does with 'Powermasters', though, has yet to be revealed. However, since Firebolt was gone by the time Hot Rod changed into Rodimus Prime, it may have occurred. Unless Firebolt left Hot Rod's side - or was destroyed. Either way, while using Firebolt as his primary weapon, Hot Rod receives a +4 to hit foes - in addition to the bonus his Marksmanship skill gives him. This alone is encouragement enough to do so, even before Firebolt's impressive firepower. Circular Saw: when in need for some sort of cutting implement, Hot Rod can retract his left hand, and replace it with a spinning saw-blade. This blade is of material strength 20, and can be used to cut through items of like m.s., or to inflict his Strength +3 in cutting damage. Light Control: Hot Rod has the ability to fire powerful laser beams from his chromed exhaust pipes in his humanoid mode, pipes which rest on the outside of his wrists (it is unknown if he can do this in his vehicle mode). These beams inflict intensity 13 energy damage with each deadly blast. Shapeshifting: Hot Rod's most infamous power, this ability allows him to switch between two forms - either his normal, humanoid shape, or that of a sleek, futuristic 'hot rod', at will. When in his vehicular form, Hot Rod can move as though he possessed intensity 8 lightning speed. Now, Hot Rod can achieve speeds of up to 330 miles per hour if necessary, though this is severely draining on his energy reserves (limiting his maximum range to a 'mere' 150 miles). Optimally, he settles on speeds ranging around 120 miles per hour (giving him a total range of 400 miles).
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Skills: Physics / Nuclear Physics: assuming that some sort of merger between Hot Rod and Firebolt indeed took place, it is likely that the young Autobot absorbed Firebolt's considerable talents in this area. If so, he should receive an autotrump regarding actions in this area of science. Piloting: on several occasions, Hot Rod has shown that he is a competent pilot of various spacecraft - even surviving the various wrecks and crashes that he has been a party to. As such, when flying such a vehicle, he can make any necessary flight actions at a reduced difficulty level.
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Real Name: Hot Rod
Height: 18' (approximately)
Story: As such, he made clear his intentions to leave Cybertron once and for all, for a peaceful world he'd discovered called 'Nebulos'. This world, earth-like in nature, had been at peace for thousands of years, and Maximus felt that this would be the ideal place for him to spend the rest of his days. He was joined by those under his command, including Hot Rod, though the arrival of the Autobots on Nebulos was not a peaceful one. Thanks to the scheming of various politicians on the planet, the Decepticons soon learned of the Autobots' presence on Nebulos, and they came looking for trouble. Naturally, having surrendered their weapons to the Nebulans in a show of peace, the Autobots were somewhat outgunned. This caused the Nebulans to team up with several Autobots, combining their forms to become the so-called 'Headmasters' - Autobot bodies married to Nebulan-occupied heads. The Autobots used the advantages of this binary bonding to great effect, only meeting their match when the Decepticons also merged with the evil Nebulans who made them aware of this world. With their Headmaster fellows in peril, the remaining Autobots needed assistance - fast. As such, Hot Rod, along with several other Autobots, agreed to a binary bonding of a different sort; this form of bonding consisted of several Nebulans being bio-engineered into becoming the very weapons the Autobots would use to combat their Decepticon foes - and thus, the Targetmasters were born! Possessing considerable power, these living weapons were more than a match for the Decepticons, who raced to duplicate the procedure themselves. However, by the time they had done so, the Autobots had come to the conclusion that the only way to spare Nebulos from their war was to leave - at once. Their hopes for peace dashed, the Autobots returned to their spacecraft, leaving Nebulos forever - but instead of heading for home, they answered a call for help from Autobots on another world: Earth. Once they arrived, these Autobots eventually found their Earth-bound fellows, becoming a larger force for good. Now based primarily on earth, Hot Rod and his binary-bonded partner, Firebolt, continued to assist in the war against the Decepticons, both on Earth and throughout the galaxy - when not on some sort of misadventure of their own devising, that is. Of course, this was not to last forever. You see, it was revealed that the binary bonding that various Autobots and Nebulans underwent was a sort of continuing process, one that would ultimately end with the complete merger of both entities into a singular being; this occurred with Optimus Prime, a so-called 'Powermaster' himself. Whether this also applies to Targetmasters has yet to be revealed. Either way, Firebolt eventually faded from view altogether, so perhaps this merger actually did occur, or Firebolt was slain somehow - or maybe he finally quit the eternal Autobot / Decepticon war. This left Hot Rod to his own devices, it would seem. Regardless, Hot Rod's future seems to be bent on a path to greatness. You see, in various future timelines, he evolved (with the help of the Matrix) to become the one and only Rodimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. Of course, this path is not yet set in stone, but Hot Rod is a great hero nonetheless... Firebolt
Known Powers: * Body Armor: the main visual change in Firebolt's body is that he is now covered in armor of Cybertronian make. He can remove this armor to feel somewhat human in nature, but requires it to use his powers. This is +4 armor, providing him rather significant protection from injury. * Enhanced Skeletal Structure: this modification to Firebolt's body reflects the intense bionic modifications made upon his body in order to help him survive conditions that most Cybertronians merely shrug off. His bones should be considered to be of material strength 16 for all purposes. * Life Support: functioning on worlds with various (or no) atmospheres, Cybertronians rarely worry about the need to breathe - and thanks to his armor, Firebolt need not do so either. While he must still eat and drink (a lot) to survive, he need not worry about air while his armor is fully assembled. * Shapechange: his most useful ability, this power allows Firebolt to transform his ordinarily humanoid body into a rather large firearm. In this form, he can (or Hot Rod can use him to) fire a burst of intensity 15 electricity, which inflicts like energy damage with each blast.
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