Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 21:06:34 GMT
Player Alias: Thundercat
Character Name: Slice
Allegiance: Decepticons
Appearance Description:
Personality: Slice is best described as having a taciturn personality. She rarely says more than a few words and tends to show a rather neutral expression. In fact, she can come off as quite cold and showing little emotion. Instead, she prefers to keep her emotions in check and expresses things through subtle body language such as a slight frown, a shrug, a raised optic ridge, or low growl. In so doing, slice ensures she keeps a level head and stops herself from becoming overwhelmed by emotions as most others might.
However, she is not emotionless. Slice is quite focused and determined when it comes to her tasks at hand, preferring to keep her optic on what needs to be done. In some ways, her cold demeanor comes from intolerance of strangers and those who slack off, which she will gladly show a biting harshness and blunt attitude when speaking beyond a few words. She can be cynical and judgemental, if even not so quick to trust and is quite suspicious of outsiders. It is quite rare for her to express any surprise or joy beyond this, but when she does it tends to be gruff and only comes with the faintest of smiles or grins.
Well, except for those she does build a bond with, then she does show a bit more of a relaxed side. But, this is few and far between.
Strengths:
Smaller Size: Since taking on a raptor form, Slice's frame has become smaller and more slender than some Cybertronians, leaving her roughly the same size as Arcee. This allows her to be more agile, quick on her feet, acrobatic and get into places larger Cybertronians cannot.
Stealth: In raptor mode, Slice can mask her energy signature due to experimental technology from Chicxulania in which her organic half creates a natural shielding. In bot mode, she makes use of an electromagnetic cloak to mask her presence from technological means and has learned over the years to move as quietly as possible.
Long-Range Proficiency: Years of military training and war have allowed Slice to hone her skills with various long-range weaponry, from large rifles to small hand-guns, she is quite the accurate shot from several yards away. This is further aided by the scope over her left optic.
Calm, collected mind: Despite the feralness of her form, Slice is surprisingly calm and is able to keep her head in rough or stressful situations. She rarely, if ever, allows her emotions to get the best of her or is capable of hiding her emotion, keeping herself focused on tasks at hand.
Adaptive: With being the long-range support for her crew or others, Slice has learned to adapt to her environment, using whatever methods she can to get a vantage point or use the area to her advantage. This is especially so when using her raptor form which she will rely on instinct and observation to figure out her next move.
Weaknesses:
Small Frame: Unfortunately, with a smaller, partly organic frame leaves Slice somewhat more vulnerable to heavy artillery or stronger foes to deal greater damage.
Feral Nature: Having long retained the integration of her raptor mode, Slice has come to accept the primal side of her organic half. Sometimes, to the point she will fall into an animalistic state where she is more raptor than bot and takes time to come out of this feral state.
Long-Range Preference: Slice's expertise lies in long-range combat more than close quarters. However, this preference can leave her open to be attacked by other distance fighters or someone to get in close if she isn't careful.
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: Slice also has a habit of attacking individuals first before taking the obvious choice of speaking. This sort of habit more than earns Slice a fair share of problems and isn't helped by her habit of being a femme of few words.
Loyalties: Slice's loyalties are much to be desired. Aside from her fellow Raptoricons, these loyalties can be fickle based on where her skills will serve her best, even to the point she is willing to work with Autobots or neutrals making her rather flexible in who she is loyal to.
Abilities:
Heightened Smell: With her raptor form, Slice has a heightened sense of smell allowing her to track and hunt down items or individuals. This smell is good enough to rival most Cybertronian or Earth animals, allowing her to track a scent a day or two old or distinguish one from several.
Electromagnetic Cloak: During the war, Slice had a few miniature generators installed within her frame that generated a electromagnetic field around herself, masking her presence from technologies and sensors as long as she has it activated.
Weaponry:
Dromaeo Rifle: A weapon that usually makes up her tail, this is Slice's main weapon that is a light weight rifle nearly as long as her body. It is modified to the point of firing standard military rounds and photon bursts, three in quick succession with bullets ranging from Cryo rounds, Incendiary rounds, and EMP bullets. It is equipped with a Quantum Stabilizer to reduce recoil, a Photon Accelerator to increase the photon bursts to six shots per minute at the cost of overheating, and a Silencer when Slice is going for full stealth.
Trench Knife: A standard military design knife with a straight edge on one side and serrated edge on the opposite blade with a brass knuckle-like hilt.
Claws/Fangs (Beast Mode): Her beast mode is equipped with razor sharp claws and fangs that are capable of tearing through Cybertronian metal.
Roleplay/Writing Sample:
Slice crept along the jungle undergrowth, bypassing her Vespoid foes who were trespassing where they were no longer welcome. The cover of the night hid her darker form well enough than her fellow Raptoricons. Their presence has triggered the motion sensors in the area where they kept their energy stored away, no doubt their sentient insect foes seeking to hijack what they could.
The few day lull had been broken at last, and Slice found herself assigned to handle the situation as quietly and swiftly as possible while the other three ensured no further Vespoids could follow.
Once Slice was sure she had made it past without incident, she carefully peer through some leaves, her yellow eyes giving an ominous glow in the darkness. A quick head count of the Vespoids present revealed three, possibly drones to scout out the area. "They'll never learn" Slice muttered to herself as she crept a bit faster on her targets before growling, lunging forward to tear the wings of one Vespoid, knocking it into its nearest companion. An angered hiss came from the third that knocked her back, forcing Slice to transform, kicking it away with all the force she could muster.
She had to be swift now if she was going to avoid one of these insects calling for back up.
Character Name: Slice
Allegiance: Decepticons
Appearance Description:
Personality: Slice is best described as having a taciturn personality. She rarely says more than a few words and tends to show a rather neutral expression. In fact, she can come off as quite cold and showing little emotion. Instead, she prefers to keep her emotions in check and expresses things through subtle body language such as a slight frown, a shrug, a raised optic ridge, or low growl. In so doing, slice ensures she keeps a level head and stops herself from becoming overwhelmed by emotions as most others might.
However, she is not emotionless. Slice is quite focused and determined when it comes to her tasks at hand, preferring to keep her optic on what needs to be done. In some ways, her cold demeanor comes from intolerance of strangers and those who slack off, which she will gladly show a biting harshness and blunt attitude when speaking beyond a few words. She can be cynical and judgemental, if even not so quick to trust and is quite suspicious of outsiders. It is quite rare for her to express any surprise or joy beyond this, but when she does it tends to be gruff and only comes with the faintest of smiles or grins.
Well, except for those she does build a bond with, then she does show a bit more of a relaxed side. But, this is few and far between.
Strengths:
Smaller Size: Since taking on a raptor form, Slice's frame has become smaller and more slender than some Cybertronians, leaving her roughly the same size as Arcee. This allows her to be more agile, quick on her feet, acrobatic and get into places larger Cybertronians cannot.
Stealth: In raptor mode, Slice can mask her energy signature due to experimental technology from Chicxulania in which her organic half creates a natural shielding. In bot mode, she makes use of an electromagnetic cloak to mask her presence from technological means and has learned over the years to move as quietly as possible.
Long-Range Proficiency: Years of military training and war have allowed Slice to hone her skills with various long-range weaponry, from large rifles to small hand-guns, she is quite the accurate shot from several yards away. This is further aided by the scope over her left optic.
Calm, collected mind: Despite the feralness of her form, Slice is surprisingly calm and is able to keep her head in rough or stressful situations. She rarely, if ever, allows her emotions to get the best of her or is capable of hiding her emotion, keeping herself focused on tasks at hand.
Adaptive: With being the long-range support for her crew or others, Slice has learned to adapt to her environment, using whatever methods she can to get a vantage point or use the area to her advantage. This is especially so when using her raptor form which she will rely on instinct and observation to figure out her next move.
Weaknesses:
Small Frame: Unfortunately, with a smaller, partly organic frame leaves Slice somewhat more vulnerable to heavy artillery or stronger foes to deal greater damage.
Feral Nature: Having long retained the integration of her raptor mode, Slice has come to accept the primal side of her organic half. Sometimes, to the point she will fall into an animalistic state where she is more raptor than bot and takes time to come out of this feral state.
Long-Range Preference: Slice's expertise lies in long-range combat more than close quarters. However, this preference can leave her open to be attacked by other distance fighters or someone to get in close if she isn't careful.
Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: Slice also has a habit of attacking individuals first before taking the obvious choice of speaking. This sort of habit more than earns Slice a fair share of problems and isn't helped by her habit of being a femme of few words.
Loyalties: Slice's loyalties are much to be desired. Aside from her fellow Raptoricons, these loyalties can be fickle based on where her skills will serve her best, even to the point she is willing to work with Autobots or neutrals making her rather flexible in who she is loyal to.
Abilities:
Heightened Smell: With her raptor form, Slice has a heightened sense of smell allowing her to track and hunt down items or individuals. This smell is good enough to rival most Cybertronian or Earth animals, allowing her to track a scent a day or two old or distinguish one from several.
Electromagnetic Cloak: During the war, Slice had a few miniature generators installed within her frame that generated a electromagnetic field around herself, masking her presence from technologies and sensors as long as she has it activated.
Weaponry:
Dromaeo Rifle: A weapon that usually makes up her tail, this is Slice's main weapon that is a light weight rifle nearly as long as her body. It is modified to the point of firing standard military rounds and photon bursts, three in quick succession with bullets ranging from Cryo rounds, Incendiary rounds, and EMP bullets. It is equipped with a Quantum Stabilizer to reduce recoil, a Photon Accelerator to increase the photon bursts to six shots per minute at the cost of overheating, and a Silencer when Slice is going for full stealth.
Trench Knife: A standard military design knife with a straight edge on one side and serrated edge on the opposite blade with a brass knuckle-like hilt.
Claws/Fangs (Beast Mode): Her beast mode is equipped with razor sharp claws and fangs that are capable of tearing through Cybertronian metal.
History: Slice was forged, coming online sometime during after the Age of Wrath. Once online, she was assigned to the Cybertronian Military where she would go through rigorous basic training and eventually went on to train as a sniper, finding she felt most at home in long-range settings. After her several months of training, Slice found herself transferred to different bases, even those on the off world colonies, only rarely finding herself in action.
Quickly becoming bored with her military career and mostly resigned to a peace keeper role, Slice began taking side jobs as a mercenary for higher, using her military training and sniper skills to her advantage. Advertising her skills to the criminal underworld, she became well acquainted with several crime lords and syndicate leaders over this time. Much of her shanix and work became focused towards taking out rival gangs, groups, and operations, usually handling her jobs without much of a word or additional requirements. Through this work, she would eventually meet her partner-in-crime Thrashclaw, a femme who worked more as a hired assassin in close quarters.
Despite their different habits, the two formed a close partnership up until the war began, forcing them to have to change the course of their work, signing up with the Decepticons. By then however, the two had become well known on Decepticon sub-frequencies and forums, both making a name for themselves as assassins and getting the job done. Quiet, swift, and standards clean cut, they continued their work while also handling Autobots on Cybertron. However, the two would eventually leave their posts in favor of taking their skills elsewhere, following a lead off world to the Kolkular Powerbase from a neutral party seeking their services. However, the two were approached by a young energetic Autobot by the name of Shred, an avid fan of theirs from listening in on the secret frequencies who came begging to join their adventures.
Surprised, the two older femmes talked over the decision before deciding to allow Shred to join their crew. Soon enough, the ragtag team found themselves working for a splinter group of Decepticons as assassins and body guards to carry out their own illegal activities. However, their services were eventually called upon to search an organic planet close by for unusually high readings of energon deposits and other energy sources. The three took the job, one that would forever change the course of their function.
While on the planet of Chicxulania, an organic planet full of non-native flora and fauna, Slice and her fellow femmes would find themselves drawn into an unexpected conflict against a sentient insect species known as the Vespoids. Having wiped out other life and experimented with its survivors, the three were forced to adapt to the wild, uncharted world, taking on techno-organic raptor forms to protect themselves from the harsh radiation levels, thwart the Vespoid plans, and rescuing a heavily experimented upon Cybertronian by the name of Gnash. Having cut ties since then, the four femmes formed the sub-group known as the Raptoricons based on their dromaeosaur forms for many years to come.
But with the centuries passed and their conflict at a stand still, Slice wound up taking a small ship repaired by Shred for a test drive in the hopes it might prove an advantage against the Vespoids. However, her test run ran into unforeseen problems when she got too far outside orbit from a temporal storm, pulling Slice right into the middle of it and knocking her out. And the next thing Slice knew she was thrown into a completely different time and place.
Roleplay/Writing Sample:
Slice crept along the jungle undergrowth, bypassing her Vespoid foes who were trespassing where they were no longer welcome. The cover of the night hid her darker form well enough than her fellow Raptoricons. Their presence has triggered the motion sensors in the area where they kept their energy stored away, no doubt their sentient insect foes seeking to hijack what they could.
The few day lull had been broken at last, and Slice found herself assigned to handle the situation as quietly and swiftly as possible while the other three ensured no further Vespoids could follow.
Once Slice was sure she had made it past without incident, she carefully peer through some leaves, her yellow eyes giving an ominous glow in the darkness. A quick head count of the Vespoids present revealed three, possibly drones to scout out the area. "They'll never learn" Slice muttered to herself as she crept a bit faster on her targets before growling, lunging forward to tear the wings of one Vespoid, knocking it into its nearest companion. An angered hiss came from the third that knocked her back, forcing Slice to transform, kicking it away with all the force she could muster.
She had to be swift now if she was going to avoid one of these insects calling for back up.