Post by Sparkflare on Aug 21, 2016 21:41:49 GMT
BASICS
Designation : Skidmark
Nicknames : Skids, Kaon, Fakaon (By Skyspray)
Gender : Mech
Creation Type : Forged
Spark Type : Ferrum-Positive
Age : 65.5 Million Years
Home Planet : Cybertron
Home City State [ optional ]:Crystal City
Faction : Autobot, Former Decepticon
Occupation : Communications Officer, Ex-D.J.D.
Personality :
Skidmark was a stone cold killer with a colourful sadistic personality, being an assassin for the Decepticons ever since he joined the cause during Prewar times, for an equal Cybertron. Millions of years later, he became apart of the Decepticon Justice Division due to his dedication to the cause, his service as an assassin and a former pupil of Telsa Arc, the Kaon before him. Someone needed to be killed? He was one of your guys that you could count on.
Much like his predacessor, Skidmark's eyes were opened. Except Skidmark saw that the Decepticon cause had changed it's course. Angered, Skidmark defected the Decepticon cause- this making him to have the shortest reign of the code name of Kaon. This turn of events lead to Skidmark's faith to be broken, which also caused him to completely shut off from accessing the power of his Great Sword. Not being able to synchronise with his Great Sword was a final nail on the coffin for Skidmark as he considered himself hopeless to defend for himself against the DJD and completely shut him down from being motivated tondo anything. This lead him to leave the planet of Earth as getting as much distance away from the DJD had better odds than taking them head-on.
During his departure, he ran into Sparkflare during the mech's exile. Deciding he needed the company (and the ship had quantum engines) Skidmark tagged along with Sparkflare. This in turn also allowed Skidmark to meet Rivet, a member of the cirlce of light. Much of Skidmark's personality change was because of Rivet.
Shown that there was an alternative to life than simply killing, Skidmark has gained quite the optimistic nature and the determination to leave behind his past as a mass murder. He has aslo regained his faith as a spectralist. This time around, he now believes that the current Primes are legit and would gladly serve them. This also in resortoration in faith managed to allowed Skidmark to syncronise his spark with his Great Sword and be able to give off more power from it than before. Skidmark aslo has been able to keep calm in most situations, allowing him to perform exceptionally well in a task.
Despite most of Skidmark's attempts of ditching his former self, he still knows- and remembers- all that the training he and Array did with Tesla Arc. The DJD torture techniques, the killing- just about everything from his past he still remembers. With the right amount of persuasion, Skidmark will resort to the old ways.
APPEARANCE
Optic ( Eye ) Colour : Red
Primary Paint Colour : White
Secondary Paint Colour : Red
Tertiary Colour : Black
Height : 28 ft
Features:
Alternative Mode:
EQUIPMENT AND ABILITIES
Weapons:
Path Blaters
> Medium ranged blasters. Located just on the side of his shins.
Two Reinforced Swords
> A gift from Rivet. Two swords that have been reinforced with a coating of energy, making the blades virtually indestructable. The are located inside sheathes on each thigh.
Great Sword
> Located on the back. "These fabled swords are extremely powerful, drawing that power from their wielder's sparks through a connection born of said wielder's faith. A nexus mounted on the weapon's hilt siphons energy from the owner's spark, which then energizes the sword's blade; the stronger their faith, the more powerful the sword becomes. Because of this, the weapon is only used as a last resort, as it can potentially result in the wielder's death." - TFWiki.net.
Two disposable throwing knives
>Located on each leg above the Path Blasters.
Gadgets :
Short Range Communications Hacker
> Connected to all communication signals in a short range (a thread). Can be used to hack into a commlink to drastically slow it down or broadcast a message. Located on the left arm under armour.
Concealed Jump Pack
> Located inside his back, Skidmark can deploy his Jump Pack to traverse obstructions, evading danger and jump over large distances.
Abilities : N/A
Description:
TECH SPECS
Strength : 6
Intelligence : 7
Dexterity : 7
Speed : 6
Endurance : 5
Firepower : 5
Accuracy : 7
Melee : 10
Tech Skill : 5
OTHER
History : Skidmark was forged in Crystal City, the originating Hot Spot from which his spark came from has been unkown. It was unkown to due being made into the lowest caste in Cybertron's system, a nameless miner. His job didn't last long however as he got into a fight with another miner which caused for a series of events to happen to make the mine explode. Skidmark was one of those lucky enough to live through but at the cost of losing his job completely, removing him from the system completely.
From that point on Skidmark was a member of Cybertron's forgotten members of society- homeless, casteless, irrelevant. Since being kicked out, Skidmark moved to the Dead end in Rodion as he didn't fit in with the rest of the higher castes. The mech quickly found a job as a bounty hunter, taking jobs to help him at least get through the night. After many years of experience of fighting and killing, Skidmark was able to make a profession as an assassin. Over the years, Skidmark had been reminded of the corrupt system of the senate. For a long time Skidmark has wanted to take down the senate and replace it with a new system. A system that supported equality for everyone.
So when the Decepticons and their promise of equality arrived, Skidmark was more than happy to hop on their bandwagon. When the time to call up arms, Skidmark was ready to fight by helping the Decepticons claiming Kaon. After the battle that started the Great War, Skidmark moved on to be of more use by assassinating targets that Megatron- or other members of high command- wanted dead, some of these required Skidmark to go off-world. Millions of years had passed and the more people Skidmark killed, which grabbed the attention of the fourth Kaon of the Decepticon Justice Division, Telsa Arc. Skidmark was contacted by Kaon to be trained into becoming a much more efficient killer. Skidmark accepted and was pulled a few years from his work as an assassin to train under Kaon's supervision. Skidmark was not alone in his training as he had a classmate known as Array. Very often did Kaon pit Skidmark and Array against each other. Array was fierce in battle, but Skidmark was brutal and unrelenting. This way of battle made Slidmark win every fight.
As a result to his good results, Skidmark's training ended after a year and a half. Getting back into the business as an assassin, Skidmark went to Theophany to look for the recently defected Deadlock. His search caused him to quit and find another target elsewhere. He didn't leave empty handed though as he brought with him a Great Sword. After first using the Great Sword, Skidmark noticed that using the swords incredible power drained his spark. He immediatly stopped using the weapon altogether and hung it up on his shuttle for decoration, keeping it close by incase he desperatly needed to use it in the late future.
Years passed and Skidmark gained more and more kills and experience. One day he was called up to go to Earth and join the Decepticon Justice Division as the fifth Kaon due to the fourth defecting from the faction. Skidmark quickly realised he had a duty to fufil and headed straight to Earth. Once arriving, the mech upgraded himself to better function as a communications officer and fighter. However his time as Kaon was short lived as he too defected and left Earth.
Strengths :
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- Skidmark's skill with swords and reflexes allow him to deflect incoming firepower. This is useful for a lot of people on the field as he can have the ememy focus on him form some time. Of course he can do this forever.
- Thanks to his faith in his religion being absolute, Skidmark now can now use the full power of his Great Sword with very little conseqence.
- Skidmark was apart of the DJD before he defected. This means he can be a great asset to have as an interrogator if you can convince him to do so. These days, Skidmark is trying to avoid anything heavily DJD related. Which can also be promising as his refusal could be seen as a way to prove that he is not one to submit easily.
- His calm personality allows him to look over a situation and assert himself to overcome it. This is useful trait when under pressure.
Weaknesses :
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- Although Skidmark cannot use his Great Sword all the time as it drains his spark energy. Hence it is only to be used as a last resort. This can be seen as a problem if his colleges are heavily dependant on it's power.
- Prefers to use close combat as he is not as well versed in ranged weapons. While Skidmark has an upbove average aim, good old slice and dice is an effective way of succeeding. Yet Skidmark can be a bit too dependent on it.
- His past haunts him. A former member member of the Decepticon Justice Division would be a fairly large target for his old group to tick off their list. If the DJD were to hunt him down, it may affect the outcome of the mission. Also, his popularity amoung the other Autobots is one that is hard to describe. He has had to go for a few people amoung their ranks while he was a member of the DJD.
- In the heat of a very intense battle, Skidmark can possibly lose his sense of reason, morality and honour. Losing it will allow him to go into a very Decepticon Justice Division state of mind. This very rarely happens, but it is best to take caution.