CasketFaction: Autobot
Subgroup: None
Alt. Mode: Half-track Truck
Function: Coroner
Motto: "If you believe in the worst, then you're never disappointed."
Profile:Over the millennia serving her role to remove injured or deceased soldiers from the battlefield, Casket has developed a... bleak... outlook on life. But then only seeing the results of brutal combat can do that to a mech. You wouldn't think it to know her now, but at once time Casket had a fairly upbeat personality. She once had a love of life, that has since faded. But, underneath that dark and grim facade she puts on, she still has an intense love for life. She will do anything to protect it, and go to any lengths to save it. Even going so far as to scavenge parts from the corpses of the fallen, to give the injured a fighting chance. Autobots and Decepticons alike have benefited from the Dark Nurse.
Not very popular do to her jaded personality, and her grim reputation, very few Autobots see the true heart and love skillfully hidden inside her. War hurts. And very few take it more personally than Casket. Her upbeat bunkmate, the Dynabot Swift does his best to try to cheer her up in their downtime, much to her chagrin.
Abilities:As a Flatbed, Halftrack truck, Casket is designed to climb over virtually any obstacle, through any terrain, in order to get to wounded transformers. Exceptionally sturdy, she can carry up to five times her weight, in this mode.
In both modes, she is equipped with a mounted anti-grav tractorbeam generator, allowing her to lift immobilized transformers for short distances, and set them onto her bed.
Weaknesses:Casket is not exceptionally fast in vehicle mode, and is often slowed down further by the heavy burdens she must carry, making her an exceptionally easy target for enemy soldiers. Her frame also sacrifices armor for strength. And being on the extreme frontlines, this combination often makes her a casualty herself.
CasketFaction: Autobot
Subgroup: Targetmaster
Partner: Crossbolt
Alt. Mode: Hearse
Function: Coroner/Field Medic
Motto: "If you believe in the worst, then you're never disappointed."
Profile:Upon arriving on Earth, Casket absolutely fell in love with the Goth Subculture. Everything about it spoke to her, in a way that has been missing for eons. She chose the alt mode of a Hearse in order to fully embrace this new lifestyle she wanted to explore. When she's not on duty, she can be found cruising to goth clubs, reading Lovecraft, or writing dark poetry.
All the field experience she's gained, she's now become medically trained by no less than Ratchet himself, and has become a certified field medic.
Crossbolt has a hard time understanding her new partner. Julie's always been an active young woman, and was one of the more popular girls in her school. The irony that she's nor binarily bonded to a goth chick does not escape her. Active in Shop, and Archery, Julie always preferred working with her hands and being as active as possible. However, seeing Casket in action, and the lengths she'll go to, in order to help anyone who's hurt, she has nothing but respect for her. Julie chose to undergo the binary bond process, to become the Targetmaster Crossbolt in order to use her archery skills to give Casket a fighting chance. She uses her knowledge as an automotive mechanic in order to assist Casket whenever they're not under fire.
However, she absolutely refuses to get dragged to another viewing of Twilight.
Abilities:As a hearse, Casket has picked up more speed than she used to have, now capable of reaching speeds of 150 mph with a range of 80 miles. In the back of her vehicle, she is equipped with an anti-grav tractorbeam, which allows her to pull wounded transformers into a small subspace pocket in the back of her vehicle mode.
Crossbolt is was at one time an Olympic hopeful for Archery, having one multiple sharp-shooting contests since she first began at the age of 12. She transforms into an Electro Crossgun, capable of firing bolts of plasma five times hotter than the surface of the sun. She is capable of hitting a tin can off a fence at a range of three miles.
Weaknesses:For the increase of speed, Casket has sacrificed quite a bit of her offroad durability. She now bogs down fairly easily in difficult terrain. She's also lost a fair bit of her strength, though she has stronger armor.
While she's headstrong and brave, Crossbolt's youth sometimes betrays her in bad situations. In a heavy firefight, the nature of her weapon mode causes her to overheat rather quickly, and sometimes causes her to pass out.
MudskipperFaction: Autobot
Subgroup: None
Alt. Mode: Frontend Loader
Function: Engineering Technician
Motto: "The frontline is only as strong as it's support."
Profile:No one has ever accused Mudskipper of making bad jokes. She tends to take herself and her job very seriously. Often being told to "Lighten up," most Autobots just don't understand her. The tragic truth is, Mudskipper has experienced first hand the results of a half-hearted job.
Before joining the Autobot cause, Mudskipper was a simple construction Foreman. A skyscraper she was in charge of overseeing was not properly reinforced. Some workers under her decided to cut corners to bring it in under budget. The result was a catastrophic collapse that ended the lives of many workers, and that has weighed heavily on her shoulders, as a silent burden ever since.
Uncomfortable on the frontlines, she feels she is most useful in the rear, constructing the strongest reinforced barracks and shelters she can, to provide a safe place for soldiers and refugees alike. Her Autobot companions may not understand her, but they all rest easy knowing full well that Mudskipper has their backs.
Abilities:As a frontend loader, Mudskipper's shovel is powerful enough to dig through 5' thick solid titanium. It bares Diamond-tipped teeth that are composed of a nearly unbreakable Unobtanium/PolyCybertronium Alloy composite. And she is capable of pulling up to 100k tons.
As a robot, Mudskipper is one of the larger known femmebots. Immensely strong, few Decepticons, or even Autobots want to face her in hand to hand combat. In place of a left hand, she bares a fusion welder, that can cut through almost all known metals.
Weaknesses:As a frontend loader, Mudskipper is only capable of reaching a top speed of 50 mph, which makes her a liability when a speedy retreat is in order. Her size tends to work against her as a robot, as well, making some delicate and detailed work difficult for her.
Road RashFaction: Decepticon
Subgroup: None
Alt. Mode: Lotus Elise Sport
Function: Anarchist
Motto: "I like my music like I like my life, everything louder than everything else!"
Profile:Once an Autobot, Road Rash was kicked out eons ago, for belligerence, and an unwillingness to perform his duties, or follow the rules. It wasn't long after that he joined the Decepticons, though most Autobots don't seem to mind his betrayal. He inadvertently causes more harm to the Decepticon cause amongst their ranks, than he ever did as an Autobot.
For Road Rash, life is all about the fast lane, and the music. And it doesn't matter what kind of music, either. From Klingon Opera, Dalak Polka, Mandalorian Throat Singing, and Cylon Showtunes, down to Bubblegum Pop, and Pinkie Pie's latest hit. It's all music to his sensors. And when his speakers are cranked to 11, the feel of the pavement beneath his tires, and the wail of police sirens fading away in the background, life cannot get any better.
Until reality sinks in, and he receives a new mission from his commanders. Roadie doesn't mind injuring or killing enemy soldiers, but he has a problem when it comes to innocent bystanders. He's lost a fair few battles because he was unwilling to cause injury to innocent humans.
Abilities:In vehicle mode, Road Rash is fine tuned for racing and fast getaways. Capable of reaching speeds of 300 mph, with a range of a hundred miles. His subwoofers are capable of hitting notes so low, and so intense that he can shatter glass, and even crack concrete, with the vibrations they generate.
In robot mode, he is armed with two sonic pulse blasters, that emit pulses of concussive energy, that can impact it's target with the intensity of a focused explosion.
Weaknesses:Road Rash's tires are not as finely tuned and heavy duty as he would like, and are prone to blowouts during some of his more intense stunts. He is not dedicated to the Decepticon cause, and thus often ends up in deep trouble with his superiors, and abandoned on the battlefield.