Scourge (post-series)

Powers:

Cybertronian Physique: like his fellow Decepticons, Scourge 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 Scourge these super human powers:

* Body Armor (s): like most Cybertronians, Scourge 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).

* Growth (a): most Cybertronians have a degree of control over their size, no matter their form. Due to his significant height in his humanoid mode, Scourge 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 Scourge's case by the Permanent limitation, meaning that Scourge is always 16 foot tall in his humanoid mode. Due to his size, Scourge possesses this power at intensity 4, 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.

* Invulnerability to Disease and Toxins (s): like all robots, Scourge 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.

* Microscopic + Telescopic Vision (w): all Transformers can alter their visual sensitivity 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.

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

Barrage Attacks (i): though he has been reformatted into a somewhat different configuration, Scourge retains his devastating barrage attacks. He can fire missiles in either mode, his truck form holding the launcher on its back and his robot form having it attached to his lower right arm.

Scourge's barrage attacks typically inflict intensity 16 damage upon whatever they hit - as well as anything within near missile range of their detonation point.

Headlights (i): to better emulate earthen vehicles (and since they come in handy in the dark), most automotive Transformers on earth are equipped with a set of convenient headlights. These twin lamps can be used to generate intensity 8 intensity illumination, making driving at night no problem.

Plasma Blaster (i): Scourge can mount this weapon on either his missile launcher (truck mode) or carry it in hand. It can be fired to inflict intensity 20 energy damage. Being plasma, this blast is primarily fire and heat, though it also has a secondary dose of light as well.

Shapechange (a): Scourge has the ability to shift his form between two different modes as he sees fit. His new vehicle mode is that of a heavily armed Kenworth truck, thought it is somewhat smaller than his previous, gas tanker configuration. He is most powerful when transformed, however.

When he changes shape, Scourge's entire body transforms into a singular unit, a humanoid robot (as opposed to the 'split form' he used previously). This power is voice-activated, however ('Scourge, Transform!'). When he adopts his automotive form, Scourge moves at intensity 5 ground speed.

Equipment:

(none)

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Leadership (w): directing others comes naturally to Scourge, both because of his force of personality and his exceptional combat skill. As such, any group of fighters he leads into battle should receive a +1 bonus to actions undertaken under his direction - though this changes to a penalty if this leadership vanishes.

Manipulation (w): on the other hand, Scourge is exceptionally cunning, and as a result, manipulating others is second nature to him. He can easily get others to say/do/believe what he wants them to, often at the expense of those he considers his foes (of which there are many).

Marksmanship (a): while he is possessed of incredible natural ability, Scourge has also augmented his aim with lots of combat training, both in the field and otherwise. As such, he can use most advanced projectile weapons (such as those inherent to his form) at a reduced difficulty level.

Swords (s): naturally, Scourge has considerable skill in the use of his Sword of Fury - and as a result, other long, sharp blades as well. He can strike with this sword at one difficulty level lower than is usually required, making it an exceedingly deadly weapon in his hands.

Calling:

World Domination: there's no two ways about it, Scourge is all about exerting his will onto others. He wants nothing more than to conquer the universe for his own twisted reasons, and when he's at a disadvantage, has no qualms about pushing, prodding, and manipulating others into doing his dirty work.

Likeness:

In his vehicle mode, Scourge resembles a black Kenworth truck with teal trim and, of course, a big missile launcher on the back. In his humanoid mode, though, Scourge appears to be a particularly menacing robot built from spare black tractor trailer parts, one with teal trim in places.

Personality:

Cunning, dangerous and cruel, Scourge is also exceedingly ambitious. With the utter defeat of Megatron / Galvatron, Scourge has set out on his own, and is building an army of like-minded stooges that will tow the line in order to place his unique stamp on the universe.

Real Name: Scourge
Occupation: Destructicon leader, former Decepticon warrior
Legal Status: citizen of Cybertron wanted on earth for various crimes against humanity
Marital Status: inapplicable
Alias(es), if any: none known
Group Affiliation: the Destructicons (Decepticon offshoot), former Decepticon, former Autobot

Height: 16' (approximately)
Hair: inapplicable
Eyes: red
Weight: several tons
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Scourge is composed of a strong alien metal that is primarily black and teal in hue, regardless of his form.

Story:

Like many of Megatron's minions, Scourge has a rather... interesting background. Originally an Autobot, he was sent to earth around sixty years ago along with an indeterminate number of his fellows, directed to retrieve the most powerful of Autobots, Fortress Maximus, who had been stashed there.

Something went wrong, though, and Scourge's craft crashed in the American west. Undisturbed for over sixty years, the ship was ultimately uncovered during a scrap between later Autobot arrivals and their Predacon foes. Before Scourge and company could be revived, though, they were abducted.

Seized by Megatron, the stasis pods containing Scourge and his fellow Autobots was programmed to scan various military vehicles, and then flooded with the energies of Megatron's own Spark. However, Scourge was a bit different, and Megatron scanned a tanker truck filled with rocket fuel for him.

When the scanning beam was activated, it also took in details from Optimus Prime and a human female who was driving the truck at the time, so he wound up being a bit... special. In fact, Scourge had become pretty much unique amongst the Transformers for that very reason.

Of course, now evil to the core, Scourge also had these extras to draw upon when his own, revamped personality came online. This caused him to become amazingly ambitious, and over time, he grew to chafe under the direction of Megatron's rule. He thus began to plan Megatron's demise.

This was easier than one could imagine, though, thanks to the unwitting jealousy of Megatron's second in command, Sky-Bite. Whenever things would go wrong with Scourge's plans, he could blame Sky-Bite for the problem (and half the time, he didn't have to stretch things very far to pull this off).

Eventually, Scourge began to remember just why he'd been sent to earth, especially after an encounter with Fortress Maximus, and really started putting his plans into motion. He even gained control of Maximus on several occasions, though this control wound up being fleeting for various reasons.

The last time Scourge managed this, he tried to use Maximus to destroy both Sky-Bite and Galvatron (an upgraded Megatron), but Maximus shrugged off his control at the last minute, and as a result, Galvatron... dealt with Scourge. Draining his energy, Galvatron then set about reprogramming Scourge.

Reducing him to a veritable drone (like unto a Vehicon), Galvatron had once again reigned Scourge (and his fellow Decepticons) in, though the villain wasn't sure if his reprogramming was successful. As such, he arranged for Scourge and company to be destroyed in his final battle with the Autobots.

Luckily for Scourge, he managed to survive a fiery, lava-filled doom arranged for him and the Autobots by Galvatron, and lived on to fight to the finish with the earth-bound Autobots over the fate of Fortress Maximus. Scourge and his compatriots were ultimately defeated, however.

Once they were beaten, the Autobots loaded up Scourge, his fellow Decepticons, and all of Galvatron's other minions on earth (sans Sky-Bite, who slipped away in the confusion), and shipped them off within Fortress Maximus to a penal colony on an asteroid somewhere by the planet Cybertron.

This was not the end of Scourge's tale, however. Refusing to accept defeat or anything other than his own, complete domination of the universe, Scourge has managed to break free of the Autobots' penal colony, and has started to form his very own, offshoot Decepticon army in the process.

This group consists of Bludgeon, a powerhouse that facilitated his escape, as well as Dreadwind and Smokejumper, a sort of vehicular gestalt deadly duo. Upon his release, Scourge had his body reformatted, and now works to forge his own place in the universe, as leader of the Destructicons!

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