Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 19:31:24 GMT
Player Alias: Tardis Prime
Character Name: Shockwave
Allegiance: Decepticons
Appearance Description:
Shockwave has a cannon where his left hand would normally be; a weapon which doesn't transform with the rest of him. Rather than eyes, he has a single optical unit in the middle of a head that never seems to give off expressions or emotions. His vehicle mode is a tank.
Personality:
Shockwave, Megatron's First Lieutenant of Scientific Endeavors, is the epitome of logic personified. Though he is capable of emotions, he rarely lets them come to the surface, instead letting his ruthless cunning and keen sense of battle tactics define him. He is completely without morals or ethics. If he has one beam of emotional light within him, it is for his creations, who he treats as if they were his offspring. He is almost completely devoted to Megatron, though he has on more than one occasion considered the logic of replacing the Decepticon leader.
Strengths + Weaknesses:
+Research and development,
+Skilled fighter,
+Field medic,
-Adherence to logic (disproving his calculations or introducing chaos)
-One Good Eye
-One hand makes manual dexterity and close combat difficult
Abilities:
Among the Decepticons, Shockwave's great power is second only to Megatron and very few others. He possesses enough strength and power to lift nearly 2000 tons and can take on the Dinobots on his own. He is also incredibly durable, and only a few could hope to harm him. His total command of the electromagnetic spectrum allows him in his gun-ray mode, to emit a coruscating beam of energy in a wide variety of forms: high-energy explosive gamma rays, x-rays that allow him to see through almost anything, blinding visible light, super-hot infrared rays and radio waves that can either send messages or jam other radio signals are but a few of the weapons in Shockwave's arsenal.
Weaponry:
Hand cannon
History:
While most of the population left Cybertron during the Great Exodus, Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineer space bridge technology. His efforts had come to fruition when Starscream, while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, Arcee and Cliffjumper. By using his own invention, the cortical psychic patch, on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from Optimus Prime calling the Autobots to Earth. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Caught inside the space bridge as it exploded, Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a Predacon.
Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the Omega Lock and went to investigate, encountering Knock Out who had come on an unrelated mission. Shockwave returned with him to Earth, where Megatron had created a fortress. Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of Wheeljack failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a huge Predacon. Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed.
When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed.
Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. When the Predacon returned safe and well to the Nemesis, Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. While he was retrieving Predacon remains in Texas, he was attacked by Smokescreen, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the Nemesis. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material.
Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as Predaking might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the Synthetic Energon they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter.
The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track Agent Fowler to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the Solaris particle collider. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.
Back on the Nemesis, he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tactics and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron.
Shockwave resumed his experiments, though he had to relocate his lab a number of times to avoid detection, and successfully created Darksteel and Skylynx. He was summoned when the two Predacons led Starscream to a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the upheaval of Cybertron's rebirth, however as they were gathering up the bones, they were witness to the unexpected return of Megatron. It turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and after the dark god raised an army of undead Predacons, the horde's first act was to swarm the terrified Shockwave.
He somehow survived, and later approached Predaking and the other two Predacons as they fought each other, suggesting they might instead like to go fight Unicron, only to disappear as mysteriously as he appeared.
Roleplay/Writing Sample:
(Assuming Starscream is an NPC for the purposes of this sample)
Shockwave's audio receptor's picked up the approaching sound before it stepped into visual range. From the weight, speed, and time between steps, the Decepticon had discerned who it was before any words were spoken.
"What do you need, Starscream?" asked the scientist, not bothering to look up from his research, which bubbled and shifted slightly in its three meter-tall tube.
"Shockwave!" said the other.
"I'm aware of my designation. My question pertained to your purpose for interrupting my research."
"Your so-called research is the reason for me having to come down here!" grated Starscream, raising his voice. "Lord Megatron is tired of waiting! He want to know when this new...whatever it is--"
"Predacon Mark II."
"--will be completed!"
"Logic dictates it will be completed when I've finished," retorted Shockwave. "As I told Megatron, the matrix creche remains unstable. I cannot guarantee the Mark II will survive outside the creche yet. i will need more time."
"How much more?" snarled Starscream.
Shockwave turned his head at that, fixing his one eye on the other Decepticon. "I am unused to repeating myself," he replied in a cold, calm voice. "When I have finished, then it will be done." He gestured to a large tank to his right. "In that storage unit are the remains of my work so far. All of them failures. Several are still marginally functional, if you'd like to take a closer look. though not for much longer. I am learning from my failures. Can you say the same?"
"You dare?"
"Leave me, Starscream. You're only putting me farther behind schedule."
Character Name: Shockwave
Allegiance: Decepticons
Appearance Description:
Shockwave has a cannon where his left hand would normally be; a weapon which doesn't transform with the rest of him. Rather than eyes, he has a single optical unit in the middle of a head that never seems to give off expressions or emotions. His vehicle mode is a tank.
Personality:
Shockwave, Megatron's First Lieutenant of Scientific Endeavors, is the epitome of logic personified. Though he is capable of emotions, he rarely lets them come to the surface, instead letting his ruthless cunning and keen sense of battle tactics define him. He is completely without morals or ethics. If he has one beam of emotional light within him, it is for his creations, who he treats as if they were his offspring. He is almost completely devoted to Megatron, though he has on more than one occasion considered the logic of replacing the Decepticon leader.
Strengths + Weaknesses:
+Research and development,
+Skilled fighter,
+Field medic,
-Adherence to logic (disproving his calculations or introducing chaos)
-One Good Eye
-One hand makes manual dexterity and close combat difficult
Abilities:
Among the Decepticons, Shockwave's great power is second only to Megatron and very few others. He possesses enough strength and power to lift nearly 2000 tons and can take on the Dinobots on his own. He is also incredibly durable, and only a few could hope to harm him. His total command of the electromagnetic spectrum allows him in his gun-ray mode, to emit a coruscating beam of energy in a wide variety of forms: high-energy explosive gamma rays, x-rays that allow him to see through almost anything, blinding visible light, super-hot infrared rays and radio waves that can either send messages or jam other radio signals are but a few of the weapons in Shockwave's arsenal.
Weaponry:
Hand cannon
History:
While most of the population left Cybertron during the Great Exodus, Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineer space bridge technology. His efforts had come to fruition when Starscream, while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, Arcee and Cliffjumper. By using his own invention, the cortical psychic patch, on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from Optimus Prime calling the Autobots to Earth. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Caught inside the space bridge as it exploded, Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a Predacon.
Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the Omega Lock and went to investigate, encountering Knock Out who had come on an unrelated mission. Shockwave returned with him to Earth, where Megatron had created a fortress. Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of Wheeljack failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a huge Predacon. Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed.
When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed.
Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. When the Predacon returned safe and well to the Nemesis, Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. While he was retrieving Predacon remains in Texas, he was attacked by Smokescreen, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the Nemesis. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material.
Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as Predaking might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the Synthetic Energon they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter.
The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track Agent Fowler to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the Solaris particle collider. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.
Back on the Nemesis, he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tactics and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron.
Shockwave resumed his experiments, though he had to relocate his lab a number of times to avoid detection, and successfully created Darksteel and Skylynx. He was summoned when the two Predacons led Starscream to a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the upheaval of Cybertron's rebirth, however as they were gathering up the bones, they were witness to the unexpected return of Megatron. It turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and after the dark god raised an army of undead Predacons, the horde's first act was to swarm the terrified Shockwave.
He somehow survived, and later approached Predaking and the other two Predacons as they fought each other, suggesting they might instead like to go fight Unicron, only to disappear as mysteriously as he appeared.
Roleplay/Writing Sample:
(Assuming Starscream is an NPC for the purposes of this sample)
Shockwave's audio receptor's picked up the approaching sound before it stepped into visual range. From the weight, speed, and time between steps, the Decepticon had discerned who it was before any words were spoken.
"What do you need, Starscream?" asked the scientist, not bothering to look up from his research, which bubbled and shifted slightly in its three meter-tall tube.
"Shockwave!" said the other.
"I'm aware of my designation. My question pertained to your purpose for interrupting my research."
"Your so-called research is the reason for me having to come down here!" grated Starscream, raising his voice. "Lord Megatron is tired of waiting! He want to know when this new...whatever it is--"
"Predacon Mark II."
"--will be completed!"
"Logic dictates it will be completed when I've finished," retorted Shockwave. "As I told Megatron, the matrix creche remains unstable. I cannot guarantee the Mark II will survive outside the creche yet. i will need more time."
"How much more?" snarled Starscream.
Shockwave turned his head at that, fixing his one eye on the other Decepticon. "I am unused to repeating myself," he replied in a cold, calm voice. "When I have finished, then it will be done." He gestured to a large tank to his right. "In that storage unit are the remains of my work so far. All of them failures. Several are still marginally functional, if you'd like to take a closer look. though not for much longer. I am learning from my failures. Can you say the same?"
"You dare?"
"Leave me, Starscream. You're only putting me farther behind schedule."