Strength 19c

Agility 12c

Intellect 19d

Willpower 15c

Hand Size: Edge:

5 (30) 3

Known Powers:

Cybertronian Physique: like his fellow Autobots, Landfill is a robotic entity of Cybertronian design and origin. As such, the result of the Build Team's fusion has, by his very nature, the use of a large variety of abilities that reflect this. His very body gives Landfill these super human powers:

* Body Armor: like most Cybertronians, Landfill was built (or formed) with a reinforced steel frame, one that offers him +2 resistance to injury. This makes him immune to many 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, and allow them to read items on microfiche.

* Invulnerability to Disease and Toxins: like all robots, Landfill 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.

* Radio Transceiver: as are most all Transformers on earth, Landfill is equipped with an audio / video transmission system. This communications rig allows him instant contact with any other Autobot on earth, having intensity 10 power (25,000 mile range).

* Size Alteration: most Cybertronians have some degree of control over their size, no matter what form they take. Due to his significant height, Landfill has this power via technicality; after all, though they fold up funny to generate his form, Landfill's component Autobots are all pretty darn tall.

This power is bound in Landfill's case by the Growth Only and Permanent limitations, meaning that he is always about 30 foot tall regardless of his configuration. Due to his size, Landfill possesses this power at intensity 12, and while it's permanent, the requisite Strength and Agility changes are not applied.

This since his foes often vary in size considerably; Predacons and Decepticons aren't all die-cast from the same mold. For simplicity's sake, one could just apply those alterations and call it a day, or he may go for accuracy and vary them based on the size of his current opponent; whichever works for your game.

Chomper Bucket: Landfill can use this devastating weapon to either grapple or inflict slashing damage as per a +4 weapon - making it highly effective against even the largest of foes. Of course, Landfill can also use it as a shield (while Heavy Load cannot), also functioning at +4 effectiveness.

Crane Cannon: while this weapon is rather large in Hightower's hands, it fits Landfill's massive manipulators just fine. When he makes use of it, Landfill can fire this horrifying weapon to inflict intensity 20 fiery (energy) damage with each and every terrible blast - even more than Hightower can cause!

Digging: a power each member of the Build Team possesses, Landfill can naturally make use of this ability as well. He has the power to tunnel through the earth with intensity 8 skill; he can move at intensity 4 speeds to produce a reliable passage, or just burrow at top speed when in a hurry.

Pincer Shovel: Grimlock's signature weapon, this item is also wielded by Landfill on occasion when he's crushing Megatron's minions. It can inflict his Strength +4 in slashing damage as a shovel, but this device's pincer mode works at +5, and can be used to grapple, too.

Tornado Fusion System: the result of a merger between the four Build Team Autobots, Landfill is always formed with Wedge serving as his head and torso unit. However, Landfill's other three components can hold variable positions, two serving as Landfill's legs, and the third as his arms.

When they combine, they can determine exactly who is going to serve where on the fly, and in the midst of battle, Landfill can even re-configure himself by rotating Grimlock, Heavy Load, and Hightower around as is necessary (hence the name 'tornado fusion'). Landfill's three modes are as follows:

* Cyclone Mode: when Hightower acts as Landfill's arms, this gestalt relies on up-close and personal combat to save the day. In Cyclone Mode, Landfill primarily relies on Grimlock's pincer shovel to grapple and slice at his foes, and may wield Heavy Load's chomper bucket as a shield.

* Hurricane Mode: when Grimlock serves as Landfill's arms, the Build Team's fusion wields a balance of offensive and defensive power. He can use Heavy Load's chomper bucket to attack or defend, as well as Hightower's Crane Cannon to crisp foes at his leisure.

* Typhoon Mode: when Heavy Load assumes the role of Landfill's arms, this mighty warrior is at maximum combat power. In this mode, Landfill usually wields Hightower's crane cannon in one hand and Grimlock's pincer shovel in another, allowing him to strike foes at any range.

Equipment:

(none)

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Architecture: a skill every member of the Build Team has, this talent is augmented by Wedge's genius in this area to Landfill's benefit. As such, Landfill should be considered a master level Architect, and can trump with both Intellect and Willpower cards when building something.

Boxing: though he looks rather large and unwieldy, Landfill is actually quite graceful, and has considerable talent in unarmed combat thanks to Heavy Load's training. He can divide his pre-cardplay action score between two unarmed melee strikes, the last occurring as a contingent action.

Leadership: in addition to his genius in engineering matters, Wedge contributes his uncanny charisma to Landfill's psyche. Tempered by the skills the rest of the Build Team possesses, Landfill is a truly effective leader, and his leadership adds 1 to actions attempted under his direction.

Marksmanship: a talent that both Hightower and Wedge possess, this skill is a natural fit for Landfill. It allows him to wield any advanced, energy-casting weapon, whether it be Hightower's own crane cannon or any other such device, with the benefit of an auto-trump (Hightower's a world class marksman).

Martial Arts: Heavy Load's contribution to Landfill's skill set includes these three martial arts styles. He can resolve unarmed attacks with either his Strength or Agility (even when trumping), and can lower the difficulty of actions meant to dodge attacks or catch weapons thrown at his person.

Military: Grimlock brings his uncountable years of military experience to Landfill's creation. As such, this gestalt knows what works - and what doesn't - in the middle of a fight, and can lend this expertise to his allies in battle... to startling effect. His martial prowess knows no bounds.

Natural Weapons: a curious use of this skill, Landfill has demonstrated exceptional ability in the use of the inherent weaponry he inherits from his various component Autobots, and can use them all (chomper bucket, pincer shovel, shoulder blades) at a reduced difficulty level.

Calling:

Guardian, with a secondary calling of Youthful Exuberance: most of the members of the Build Team are rather protective of those who cannot defend themselves, and this carries over into Landfill's personality matrix. But then, so does Wedge's indefatigable enthusiasm and spirit, too...

Likeness:

Landfill has a curious appearance, in that he appears to be an incredibly large robot built from not one, not two, but four different construction vehicles - a dump truck, a backhoe, a crane, and a bulldozer. Of course, other than the bulldozer, the other vehicles can serve variable anatomical duties as is needed.

Personality:

Though his component Autobots are all possessed of differing personalities, they all lend their best qualities to their fusion. As such, Landfill is a good-hearted, enthusiastic warrior, and is more than happy to lend a hand to his fellows - or even risk his own doom to protect innocents from harm.

Real Name: Landfill
Occupation: Autobot warrior
Legal Status: inapplicable (he's only in existence occasionally)
Marital Status: inapplicable
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the Autobots

Height: 30' (approximately)
Hair: inapplicable
Eyes: glowing pink
Weight: many many tons
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Landfill is an immense robot built from four separate construction vehicles. As such, he possesses four main colors: orange (from Wedge), green (from Grimlock), yellow (from Heavy Load), and red (from Hightower).

Story:

Just like the other Cybertronian gestalts, Landfill leads something of an intermittent life, coming into existence only when the four members of the Build Team (Grimlock, Heavy Load, Hightower, and Wedge) combine their minds, bodies, and sparks to form him - which they admittedly do often.

Since all four members of the Build Team are enthusiastic, helpful Autobots, they have no problem merging their forms to become Landfill when necessary, even though Wedge's consciousness seems to be the dominant one in their fusion. They all lend something important to his psyche, however.

Heavy Load lends his martial arts ability, Hightower his uncanny skill with firearms, and Grimlock his years of military experience. These qualities, combined with Wedge's unbridled enthusiasm and charisma, make for a truly formidable Autobot, both on and off the battlefield.

Landfill was first seen during a scheme Scourge and his Decepticons cooked up to cripple the Autobots on earth, mainly by disabling their space bridge network. Having built it to perfection, this naturally irked the entire Build Team, who merged into Landfill to pummel Scourge and Megatron senseless.

Subsequent battles involving Landfill have pitted him against Ruination on several occasions; as Ruination is the Decepticons' only gestalt warrior, such conflicts are inevitable. Of course, Landfill's greatest accomplishment involved inspiring Fortress Maximus himself to act out against Megatron's evil.

A feat that may very well have saved the earth, if not the universe itself, from domination at his hands. Now that this heinous villain and his many cronies have been defeated, though, there's not much cause for the Build Team to bring Landfill into being on earth - though he may be needed elsewhere in the cosmos.

Earth isn't the only planet touched by the evil of powerful Cybertronian villains, after all...!