Bombshell

Melee RV 75

Coordination RV 16

Brawn RV 10

Fortitude RV 23

Intellect RV 45

Awareness RV 33

Willpower RV 23

Lifestyle RV 6

Repute RV -10 *

Health: Fortune:

124 101

* Amongst humans, at least. RV +30 to fellow Decepticons, RV -30 where Autobots are concerned.

Origin:

Like all life forms hailing from the planet Cybertron, Bombshell is an inorganic electromechanical entity. A fully sentient robotic being, Bombshell possesses a plethora of special powers related to his composition and form, as well as several unique to his particular function.

Known Powers:

Cybertronian Physique: having his origins on the planet Cybertron, a metal-heavy rogue world careening through the cosmos in our general galactic neighborhood, Bombshell benefits from a plethora of powers common to almost all Tranformers. These powers include:

* Body Armor: whether he was formed or forged from assorted inorganic substances, Bombshell is kind of durable. His bulk and dense, primarily metallic composition grants Bombshell rank value 10 protection against assault, a defense which affects incoming damage as follows:

RV 10 / RV 4 / RV 0 / RV 0 / RV 0

* Growth / Shrinking: in his humanoid configuration, Bombshell stands at around twelve foot tall, giving him a size factor of +1. When he transforms, Bombshell has the option of remaining at the same approximate volume, which is handy when wielding his various powers in combat.

However, Bombshell can also shrink to the size of an actual kabutomushi, or Japanese rhinoceros beetle. When at such a small size, Bombshell is but two and a half inches long, not including the considerable length of his horn, which gives him an effective size factor of -5.

* Microscopic / Telescopic Vision: Bombshell's optics are enhanced by these powers, each of which functions with rank value 2 effectiveness. The former of these is especially useful when Bombshell is at his minimum volume, as its ultimate magnification is bolstered considerably.

* Radio Transceiver: Transformers are often active in areas that lack a conventional atmosphere, such as the depths of space. As such, they all utilize an inherent radiowave transceiver that functions with rank value 20 ability, having a maximum radio range of 100 miles.

* Resistance / Invulnerability to Disease and Poison: despite his alternate mode, Bombshell has no organic components to speak of. He benefits from complete immunity to carbon-based disease and toxins, reduced to rank value 100 against other forms of plague and poison.

Additional Limbs: in his Japanese rhinocerous beetle configuration, Bombshell possesses six legs. While he cannot utilize them to manipulate objects, Bombshell can use them to run fast, raising the speed and duration when doing so as if his Fortitude was +1 RS in value.

Body Doubles (cartoon variant): when three Insecticons pool their abilities, they can each create perfect duplicates of themselves. Given enough matter and energy of the appropriate type, Insecticons can use this rank value 20 power to make up to twenty more of themselves.

Cerebro Shells: on contact with his horn/mortar, Bombshell can inject a cerebro shell into his quarry, as long as his opponent lacks protection against Energy attack of greater than rank value 30. Upon delivery, these devices rapidly infest and coopt their target's brain.

Once so implanted, Bombshell's cerebro shells provide him the rank value 75 ability to utilize either mind control or puppetry against them, as he sees fit. His cerebro shells are a vulnerability, however, as an extracted shell can be used to inflict -2 RS Karmic damage to Bombshell.

Horns: one of the signature traits of the rhinocerous beetle is of course it's immense horns. Bombshell may wield these in his insectoid configuration to inflict his Brawn +1 RS in Slashing damage with every deadly headbutt he dishes out.

Mortar: in his humanoid configuration, Bombshell's massive horn transforms into a powerful, head-mounted mortar! It can fire heavy-duty shells that each inflict rank value 30 Slashing damage in a fragmentary form within eleven sectors of where they detonate.

Shape Change: Bombshell's most infamous ability is his power to transform between his humanoid and insectoid configurations at will. When he assumes the form of a Japanese rhinoceros beetle, or kabutomushi, he has access to numerous special abilities unique to that shape.

Wings: in either of his modes, Bombshell can deploy large wings from his back, enabling him to defy gravity! Due to his particular Brawn to weight ratio, Bombshell can only achieve rank value 2 flight, moving through the air at up to fifteen miles per hour regardless of volume.

Limitations / Enhancements:

(none)

Equipment:

Twin Ion Impulse Blaster: supplementing his inherent hardware, Bombshell carries this weapon wherever he goes. The dual bursts of charged ions it discharges reacts with the atmosphere to fire charged particle clouds that inflict rank value 23 Slashing Attack damage.

Quirks:

Bully: Bombshell loves nothing more than to make others quake at the mere thought of him. He must pass a Willpower ACTION at -2 RS to resist the urge to terrorize others when a choice opportunity arises, should circumstances otherwise prevent this indulgence.

Skills:

Manipulation: while his abilities allow him to alter others' actions, Bombshell's most dangerous ability lies in his skill to warp minds. He should receive a +1 RS to ACTIONs called for when bending others to his will, whether he uses the stick or he uses the carrot.

Contacts:

Bombshell is an Insecticon in good standing with that group, and is a favorite servant of Megatron's, meaning he can consider his fellow Decepticons reliable contacts as well. Assuming Bombshell hasn't wielded his abilities against them in the past, that is.

Likeness:

Bombshell can take two forms. The first is a robotic kabutomushi that is primarily black in hue, with a purple thorax and yellow shoulders. The other is a primarily purple humanoid with a black head, arms, and back of his legs, one seemingly formed out of giant metallic insect parts.

Personality:

Bombshell perceives himself as a sinister schemer, a master of puppets with grandiose ambitions. This smug superiority prompts him to look down on other beings, all of whom he merely views as raw material for his machinations. And his machinations are diabolical in aspect.

Once he's achieved control over his victims with either his cerebro shells or the power of malignant persuasion, Bombshells delights in humiliating the target of his ministrations. He will force them into acts both debased and bizarre, all for his and his fellows' amusement.

Real Name: Bombshell
Occupation: psychological warrior
Legal Status: citizen of Cybertron wanted both there and on earth for any number of heinous crimes
Marital Status: inapplicable
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the Insecticons, the Decepticons

Height: 12'
Hair: inapplicable
Eyes: blue or red, depending on continuity
Weight: one ton
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Bombshell is comprised of metallic materials that are primarily black and purple in coloration. His rhinoceros beetle configuration mostly leans on the former, while his humanoid mode is focused on the latter.

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