Strength 15x

Agility 15c

Intellect 13x

Willpower 13d

Hand Size: Edge:

4 (25) 2

Known Powers:

Cybertronian Physique: like his fellow Decepticons, Mega-Octane is a robotic entity of Cybertronian design and origin. As such, this incredibly powerful combatant has, by his very nature, the use of a large variety of abilities that reflect this. His very body gives Mega-Octane these super human powers:

* Body Armor: like most Cybertronians, Mega-Octane 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, Mega-Octane 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, Mega-Octane is equipped with an audio / video transmission system. This communications rig allows him instant contact with any other Decepticon or Predacon 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 in his humanoid mode, Mega-Octane has this power via technicality; he may very well grow somewhat while transforming, but doesn't appear to do so.

This power is bound in Mega-Octane's case by the Growth Only and Permanent limitations, meaning that Mega-Octane is always 18 foot tall in his humanoid mode. Due to his size, Mega-Octane possesses this power at intensity 6, and while it's permanent, the requisite Strength and Agility changes are not applied.

This since his foes often vary in size considerably; the Autobots are not all die-cast from the same mold. For the sake of simplicity, 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.

Camouflage System: as do his fellow Combatrons, Mega-Octane seems to have a specialized camouflage system that he can use to blend into various environments (such as Arctic tundra). This system works at intensity 1, giving him a camo pattern appropriate to the background at hand.

Gestalt: using this special power, Mega-Octane can combine his physical form with that of his fellow Combatrons. Working at intensity 15, this ability can be used to create the ultra-powerful Ruination, one of the Decepticons' most powerful operatives!

Sensor Suite: in addition to his built-in macro- and micro-vision, Mega-Octane is equipped with a bevy of additional sensors and display devices. Working at intensity 15, this suite includes penetration vision, penetration hearing (a sort of sonar dingus) and a small hologram projector.

Shapeshifting: Mega-Octane has the ability to shift his form between several modes as he sees fit. His vehicle mode is that of a flatbed truck, and is quite massive when you get down to it (especially when the rear is carrying a huge twin laser gun). It effectively has intensity 6 'lightning speed'.

Of course, Mega-Octane is also technically a triple-changer, in that he can transform into a combat / repair station as well, one which can perform maintenance and such on his subordinate Combatrons. This gives him the use of the Repair skill naturally (it's built in, after all).

Twin Laser Gun: mounted on Mega-Octane's back is a massive weapon - a twin laser cannon. He can wield this inherent device in either of his modes, using it to inflict intensity 16 energy damage per blast - a single laser blast does only intensity 14 damage.

Also, Mega-Octane can use this weapon to simultaneously fire two missiles at an opponent. Now, if both of these projectiles manage to strike their target, Mega-Octane can inflict intensity 16 fragmentary (physical) damage all at once. Otherwise, each individual missile inflicts 'but' intensity 14 damage.

Equipment:

Dol-Laser Rifle: a powerful weapon that only he has the ability and skill to use, this massive, ten foot long firearm is Mega-Octane's favorite. He can use this devastating device to inflict intensity 16 energy damage with each deadly blast - and he does so rather often.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Demolitions: though anybody can simply blast away at a structure until it comes down, Mega-Octane is skilled in the efficient destruction of most any edifice. He can attempt an Intellect action at a reduced difficulty level in order to determine the fastest way to destroy any building before him.

Marksmanship: though it may go without saying, Mega-Octane is very well-versed in the use of most standard and energy-based weapons. He may use shotguns, laser guns, and even particle cannons at one difficulty level lower than would normally be required.

Military: Mega-Octane was apparently a potent military leader even before he was corrupted by exposure to Megatron's spark energies. As such, he knows military protocols and procedures like the back of his hand, and can reflexively lead combat troops into battle at his leisure.

Calling:

Soldier, with a secondary calling of World Domination: primarily speaking, Mega-Octane is a true soldier at heart, wishing nothing more than to work for the greater glory of Megatron and the Decepticons. However, Megatron did his brainwashing too well, and enhanced Mega-Octane's ambition considerably...

Likeness:

In his vehicle mode, Mega-Octane appears to be a truck covered with a green and black camo pattern, with a large orange gun mounted on the back. His maintenance bay mode is similarly hued. In his robot form, Mega-Octane appears to be a machine built from green and orange truck parts.

Personality:

Mega-Octane is a cold, cruel general in the Decepticon army. He rules his subordinates with an iron fist, almost as though they were extensions of his own form - which literally becomes the case when he merges with them to form Ruination. He feels he should lead the Decepticons, but fears Scourge's power.

Real Name: unrevealed
Occupation: Decepticon warrior
Legal Status: citizen of Cybertron wanted on earth for various crimes against humanity
Marital Status: inapplicable
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the Decepticons, the Combatrons

Height: 18' (approximately)
Hair: inapplicable
Eyes: orange
Weight: several tons
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Mega-Octane is composed of a strong alien metal that is primarily green and orange in hue, with a nifty green and black camo pattern in places, regardless of his form.

Story:

Mega-Octane's story is a tragic one. You see, he used to be an Autobot who, along with at least five of his fellows, had come to earth a good sixty years before the current force active on earth arrived. The nature of his mission has been lost, for his ship crash-landed for some unknown reason.

Though he and his fellows lay dormant in stasis pods after the crash, they were eventually uncovered by the Autobots who arrived after them, but were quickly seized by Megatron. This villain, who was on earth to acquire the similarly dormant Fortress Maximus, needed additional minions to help him in this.

As such, he activated the stasis pods containing Mega-Octane and his fellows, forcing them to scan in various military vehicles to disguise their robotic forms. As they were formatting themselves, though, Megatron exposed the Autobots in stasis to his own, diabolical spark energies, turning them evil.

First to emerge from stasis, Mega-Octane proclaimed himself Megatron's servant, and assumed command of that villain's new Decepticons - all of which were his fellow, former Autobots. However, the most powerful of these new villains, Scourge, cowed Mega-Octane into becoming his subordinate instead.

While Scourge may have taken charge of the Decepticons overall, Mega-Octane nonetheless commanded his fellow Combatrons, a sub-group of the Decepticons who have the power to combine their forms into one singular, massive robot - the highly dangerous Ruination.

In this capacity, Mega-Octane and the other Decepticons served Megatron for a time, though their programming wore off somewhat; while they were still evil, per se, their independence began to reassert itself, and these Decepticons began to plot the demise of Megatron as well as the Autobots on earth.

This plot reached its climax when Scourge took command of Fortress Maximus itself at one point, and attempted to use it to crush Galvatron (a super-charged version of Megatron). When this plan failed, Galvatron reprogrammed the Decepticons anew, making them totally beholden to his will.

Naturally, this was a disappointment to Optimus Prime, who had repeatedly appealed to the Autobots within Mega-Octane and his fellows - but saw that 'rehabilitating' his former fellows was now a pipe dream. This because, though his free will was neutered, Mega-Octane was still a brilliant martial commander.

He continued to lead his Combatrons in Galvatron's service until the villain sought to dispose of the traitors under his command in his final bid to annihilate the Autobots. This he did thanks to power he had absorbed from Fortress Maximus, but this plan ultimately failed in the end.

Defeated by his own master, Mega-Octane was then reeled in when Galvatron himself was beaten, and the Autobots transferred him and all of Galvatron's other minions on earth (save for Sky-bite) to a penal asteroid near Cybertron proper. Mega-Octane may be there to this very day...!