[b]Name:[/b]
Hayase Kouichi (given name: Kouichi)
 
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/z0HxvrI.jpg[/img]
He normally wears a white coat over this.
 
[b]Faction:[/b]
Lost Worlds Alliance
 
[b]Abilities:[/b]
Call Linebarrel: Kouichi can summon Linebarrel to his location thanks to his link with the machine and its ability to teleport long distances.
 
Factor: Kouichi is a Factor, a human being that has been linked to an advanced humanoid warmachine known as a Machina. As a result, he has been injected with nanomachines that not only greatly slow down (if not completely stop) his aging but also grant him massively improved all-around physical attributes and allow him to regenerate even from dire, life-threatening wounds.
 
[b][s]Equipment[/s] LINEBARREL:[/b]
Kouichi's Machina, and the only reason he's not just some whiny schoolkid who can't defend himself from bullies. Linebarrel is directly linked to Kouichi's lifeforce, meaning that if Linebarrel is destroyed, Kouichi dies with it. This is not true in reverse. Because of the link, only Kouichi can pilot Linebarrel and the robot will act on its own to defend him if necessary. The link also gives Kouichi the abilities listed above.
 
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Armaments: Twin katanas mounted on its forearms, which seem simple but are capable of cutting right through inferior mechs. It also possesses a powerful beam weapon known as the Executor, which is stored in its tail binders. The Executor typically serves as a beam gun, but its adjustable power settings mean it can serve as a large scale cannon or even produce a massive beam blade several times larger than the mech itself, although this last mode rapidly drains the Linebarrel's power.
 
Armor: Linebarrel is constructed of thick, tough alloys which are only penetrable by large anti-tank munitions. As can be seen from the photos, it also has bulky armor to deflect or stop attacks before they reach important components.
 
Movement: Linebarrel's bulk would normally cause a mech to move slowly and deliberately. However, the Machina is much faster than would be expected, allowing it to be a strong contender in hand-to-hand combat. Despite having no apparent wings or external thrusters, Linebarrel is also capable of flight. In underwater environments, Linebarrel's movement is unhindered - perhaps due to the mysterious force that allows it to fly.
 
Override Mode: Dramatically increases performance and allows for the pilot to utilize Linebarrel's teleportation abilities both offensively and defensively, a normally impossible feat. In Override Mode Linebarrel can perform both short range, line of sight teleportation and long range, coordinate-guided jumps and can weaponize its "transmission field" by compressing it into its right hand, creating a shining effect that can tear through defenses even the Executor cannot. Override Mode is, however, extremely taxing on even a Factor's body and use of its teleportation abilities makes it even more so, to the point where extended use can tear the pilot apart from the inside, beyond the nanomachines' ability to repair.
 
Regeneration: Nanomachines integrated within Linebarrel can repair damage taken automatically. Repairs begin as soon as the damage is taken, meaning Linebarrel can repair itself mid-battle.

Rocket Fist: What kind of self-respecting giant robot doesn't have a rocket fist attack? Linebarrel's fist returns via Linebarrel's teleportation capabilities once the attack is completed.
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[b]Personality:[/b]
Kouichi believes himself to be a hero who fights for justice and holds himself to lofty standards of heroism: He must always fight when challenged. He must always stand against the bad guys. Most importantly, he is always the good guy. Kouichi's obsession with heroism and justice is at the core of his every action, decision, and thought.
 
However, he is not without his vices. Kouichi does not know his own limits and is prone to work himself into situations he cannot handle himself. He is cocky and arrogant, which makes it difficult for him to make friends. His pride and overconfidence could easily be his undoing in battle.

[b]Short Bio:[/b]
Kouichi is technically dead. After being bullied into buying food for his school's gang, he took a shortcut through a forest shrine, where a Machina appeared above him and fell to the earth, crushing him. As Kouichi lay dying, the Machina noticed his life fading away and made him a Factor, saving his life, granting him unnatural strength, and making him the Machina's pilot. Once a crybaby and a magnet for bullies, Kouichi's first act was to dispense justice unto those who had caused him injustice. From there, he decided to become a warrior of justice, a hero who protected the good people of the world.

A few months after becoming linked to Linebarrel, the threat of the Anti-Spiral loomed over Kouichi's home. The would-be hero immediately boarded Linebarrel and set off on a quest to protect his home from this new threat.
 
[b]Universe of Origin:[/b]
Linebarrels of Iron