Sludge

Strength        Agility         Intellect       Willpower
11x             3d              4x              15x

Hand Size:      4 (25)
Edge:           2

Origin:

Sludge is one of the Transformers, shape-changing electromechanical life forms hailing from the planet Cybertron. This strange world, a variable and unknown distance from our own, is the harsh crucible that birthed Sludge, and is responsible for his amazing abilities.

Powers:

Cybertronian Physique: unlike most creatures walking the face of the world, Sludge is an inorganic being. A silicon-based entity, Sludge is seemingly robotic in nature, and his various life functions combine to provide him these super-human capabilities:

* Body Armor (s): formed or forged from primarily metallic materials, Sludge is considerably durable. His sturdy, inorganic composition affords Sludge intensity 8, or +2, protection from attack, enough to help him ignore most human assaults. Sludge's armor breaks down like so:

* Growth and Shrinking (a): size is something of a quandary where Transformers are concerned, seemingly changing on the fly as is needed. These abilities assist in showcasing this tendency, and in his basic, humanoid state, Sludge stands at around twenty-four foot tall.

He thus possesses semi-permanent growth at intensity 6. This gives Sludge a +6 size factor, which inflicts a -6 penalty when trying to hit human-sized targets, but bolsters any damage he inflicts against them by +6. Humans assaulting him reverse these combat modifiers.

When he transforms into his brontosaurus form, Sludge doesn't seem to appreciably change volume any. However, like all Transformers, Sludge's size does occasionally seem to slide up and down depending on whether or not he's riding within someone like Jetfire or Omega Supreme.

* Microscopic / Telescopic Vision (w): like all Transformers, Sludge can adjust his visual sensitivity to account for extreme scales of distance. He has these abilities at intensity 2, letting him either spy objects miles away, or read microscopic print or etching, with ease.

* Radio Transceiver (i): helping him communicate with his fellows easily, Sludge has an inherent radio transceiver. This technology lets him send and receive radio signals with intensity 7 ability, maintaining contact within one hundred miles of his location.

* Resistance / Invulnerability to Disease and Poison (s): Sludge is an inorganic entity, being a silicon-based life form. Immunizing him from carbon-based disease and poison, this trait only gives him intensity 30, or +7, resliiance against other varieties of these threats.

Kinetic Focus (s): already incredibly strong, Sludge can focus his might and his ire into a singularly powerful stomp, one which can split the earth and shatter structures. When he invokes this ability, Sludge can strike downward to inflict intensity 16 force damage.

Shape Change (a): like all of his fellow Transformers, Sludge has the ability to Transform! Thanks to this ability, Sludge can shift between a humanoid and a brontosaurus mode at will. He does this often in battle, to maximize the use of his various offensive powers.

Hindrances / Augmentations:

(none)

Equipment:

Electron Cannon (a): Sludge's primary ranged weapon is his electron cannon, a directed energy rifle that can cast electrons at his foes! He can fire this weapon to inflict intensity 6 energy damage per deadly burst, which occasionally stuns his foes.

Energo-Sword (s): his principal weapon in his humanoid configuration, Sludge's blade can wreathe itself in a mighty power field. This allows him to inflict his Strength +5 in energy damage when wielding it in melee combat, making it especially dangerous in his hands.

Missile Launcher (i): though primarily optimized for melee combat, Sludge does carry a hand-held missile launcher. Sludge can only load one projectile into his launcher at a time, and the missiles Sludge can fire from this weapon inflict intensity 10 damage each.

Skills:

Demolitions: by no means an engineer, Sludge is nonetheless keen on this specialized form of structural science. That's because despite his lack of brain power, Sludge is supremely adept in dismantling things, and may reduce the difficulty of card play required when doing so.

Contacts:

Sludge is an Autobot! Generally amiable in nature, Sludge reasonably gets along with his fellows, and can consider them reliable contacts as a result. Furthermore, Sludge and his fellow Dinobots are a very tight-knit group, and they would literally die for each other if needed.

Calling:

Demolisher: Sludge is no villain, and he's definitely a nice 'bot when he isn't on the job. But make no mistake, he loves breaking things. Lots of things. In a wide radius around his person. So much so, in fact, that the Autobots often have to dig him out of his own rubble piles.

Likeness:

Sludge is a giant robotic life form comprised primarily of a strong alien metal. He's mainly chrome and gray in coloration regardless of his current configuration, although his various modes add splashes of red, gold, and black scattered across his frame.

Personality:

Among the dumbest of the dumb, Sludge is neither all that bright nor aware of his surroundings. However, he's smart enough to know that he's dumb, so Sludge uses his considerable physical might to make the kind of impression that others normally need their words to.

That's probably one reason that Sludge believes the strongest should lead. It's also why he's so vexed by Optimus Prime, who is one of the strongest Autobots yet constantly humors the weaklings - and even humans - in his midst. Mind you, Sludge is no Decepticon in waiting.

He genuinely believes in the Autobot cause, and stands by his allies even if he's not happy about how they do things. At the same time, when he isn't actively smashing things at the direction of his fellows, Sludge is a surprisingly shy, kind, and gentle.

Real Name: Sludge
Occupation: jungle combatant, demolitionist
Legal Status: citizen of Cybertron with no known criminal record
Marital Status: inapplicable
Alias(es), if any: Slog
Group Affiliation: the Autobots, the Dinobots

Height: 24'
Hair: inapplicable
Eyes: blue
Weight: several tons
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Sludge is comprised of a strong alien metal that, regardless of his configuration, is primarily gray in hue. Of course, Sludge isn't monochromatic in nature, adding a bit of flair here and there in both modes.

As a brontosaurus, Sludge sports a chromed torso and tail, a golden head, neck, and back ridge, and red striping here and there. As a humanoid, Sludge sports a bright red torso, golden feet, and a black waist, upper legs, lower arms, hands, and cranium.