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When the world gets you down, and you think no one cares, try to picture something soft and cuddly.And then imagine it being run over by a forklift truck.
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When the world gets you down, and you think no one cares, try to picture something soft and cuddly.And then imagine it being run over by a forklift truck.
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11 yrs ago
#We're off to see the Wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ... Sing along now!
11 yrs ago
And remember, Respect is everything!
11 yrs ago
"There's no point in being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes." - Fourth Doctor, 'Robot, Part Four
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11 yrs ago
I think I just pushed the wrong button on my iPad and nuked France. Hope no-one noticed.
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Bio
A player of games and a liver of lives, sometimes with onions and gravy.
Full Name: Улыана Ивановна Ыаковна (Ulyana Ivanovna Yakovna) Codename: Hardline Gender: Female Age: 29 Ethnicity: Slavic Nationality: Russian Height: Variable, but typically 5'9" (175cm) Weight: Variable, but typically 314lbs (142kg) Appearance:
Personality: Although Ulyana tends to be very careful, thinking through her options in detail before coming to a decision she can also be hardheaded and stubborn once her mind is made up. A loyal daughter of Russia, she tends to defer to those in command, but when dealing with others her own rank or below will demand the respect she beilives she has earnt for herself.
Classification: Tech
Powers/Abilities:
Cybernetic Chassis
Hardline's body is made up of metal which has been densely packed by her 'silver blood', giving her incredible durability and resistance to most physical forms of attack. Due to her synthetic nature she is also immune to most biological and chemical agents designed to incapacitate normal humans.
Having absorbed a small portion of Meltdown's liquid skin, Hardline is capable of using the material to quickly forge new armour for herself out of whatever materials are available. The stronger the materials, the denser her armour can become.
When making physical contact with any piece of technology Hardline can allow her silver blood to attempt to fuse ion into her body, integrating whatever abilities the device may have had into her own systems. DUe to the limited supply of her silver blood Ulyana usually focusses on absorbing a few small items at a time, but if required she could focus all her blood into taking over a vehicle such as a truck, tank or small aircraft. The integration process allows Hardline to fully understand the functions and operation of the equipment she absorbs, allowing her to use the item as though fully trained in its use immediately upon completion of the integration process.
Weaknesses:
Hardline's components are dependant on the supply of silver blood she has within her, which she cannot replicate on her own. When required Meltdown can 'transfuse' Hardline with his own material, but such an opertaion takes time and leaves them both in a weakened state until the blood can be fully integrated with her systems once more.
Hardline's body is made up of whatever pieces of technology she has managed to absorb recently and is held together by her silver blood. Anything which would affect the blood can leave her literally falling to pieces, unable to defend herself until her blood is either restored to her control or replaced.
As none of Hardline's original body remains many have questioned whether the consciousness which identifies itself as Ulyana Yakovna is truly the same person as the doctor who ewas infected, or whether the personality is merely a synthetic copy of the person she was being used by the silver blood for its own purposes. Unable to prove even to herself whether she is actually the real Ulyana or not often leaves Hardline bitter and remorseful.
Weapons and Gear:
Since Hardline can integrate any weapon or piece of equipment she is required to use on a mission into her own body she tends not to bother with a standard loadout, instead taking whatever equipment will be needed for her latest mission, or procuring equipment needed in the field.
Skills:
A trained doctor and experienced field medic, Ulyana is able to treat most wounds on the battlefield, or at least stabilise a patient in order for them to be medivaced to proper treatment facilities. Through her exposure to technology and equipment through the use of her abilities Ulyana has begun to learn rudimentary mechanics and electrical maintenance, although she has little understanding of computer coding and programming.
Brief History:
Once a simple civilian doctor, Ulyana's only real claim to fame was that she was the attending ER physician on call when Meltdown was first brought to the hospital for treatment following his exposure to an alien meteorite. While treating him the metal skin attacked the doctor, infecting her with a small portion of itself before Meltdown learnt how to control it. At first it seemed that no harm was done, but over the next few days the silver blood worked its way through Ulyana's body, learning her physiology until finally taking control of her.
Seemingly unable to understand the purpose of an organic body, the silver blood began fusing medical equipment into Ulyana's body while she was asleep, and by the time she awoke over half of her organic systems had been replaced with a mash-up of different electronic and mechanical components, all working under the guidance of her metal blood. While panicking at first, with Meltdown's help Ulyana discovered that she could direct the blood herself, rather than letting it control her, but with most of her body already adapted with synthetic components at that point it was too late to save her organic form, and so she embraced the upgrades given to her and allowed the blood to fully transform her into an artificial being.
When the military heard of her powers they immediately took steps to bring Ulyana under their control, seeing her potential as a weapon to be used against their enemies. While refusing at first Hardline eventually agreed to work for the military, but only as long as she was allowed to chose her own missions. Watching from a distance Meltdown became worried at the military's influence on the young woman, who was clearly being manipulated by her superiors into making difficult moral decisions which would eventually lead her to accepting the more vicious and aggressive assignments they wished her to carry out. Making contact with her via their shared technological link, Meltdown managed to convince Hardline to have herself transferred to the same group he was working for, one that was considering the benefits for the entire world, rather than the limited local viewpoint of the Soviet military.
Other:
With her silver blood being the same material as Meltdown's skin Hardline appears to have some sort of connection to the scientist, although the exact nature of this connection is unknown. Able to sense when each other are in danger, as well as having as having the uncanny ability to always find each other, no matter how far apart they are it's clear that there is more to the silver blood than would first appear.
If Bumblebee boosts herself down towards the Bush, will she get the Speeding status, or would I have to give her a special attack or trait first before earning any status upgrades?
As soon as the Bush hit the ground Bumblebee pivoted herself in the air, angling herself down towards her target before activating her thrusts at full power. Diving down on top of the Bush she slammed into it with the combined force of her weapon power, body weight and boosted speed, crushing it into the ground.
I'm sorry, but I think I'll have to drop out of this. There's simply too much information to trawl through to build up a full backstory to the level you're looking for, and a lot of the information doesn't seem relevant to the adventures currently taking place. I couldn't find any town details for Isolone, Russel City or Sinoma in order to build a character profile around those locations and I don't really have the time to spend digging around to look for it all. Along with that my 'stealth killer' style character seems heavily outgunned by most of the others here so as @clericbeast pointed out she's probably not a good fit for the world you're building
Thanks for your time, and best of luck with the adventure.
*Nomad sits in the corner patiently, glaring in @Aeonumbra's direction while forming blades of various shapes out of the water pooled in her hand*
Luckily for everyone Nomad much prefers a single purposeful strike when killing her enemies, rather than taking out the entire room full of people. :)
I'd be looking to have her heading for Isolone in response to the information broker's tip about a possible well-paid job being available there. As she gets to the outskirts she'll stop though, as the damage will draw her attention and make her start to head back out of town until she can determine what happened.
Nomad's backstory is deliberately thin. She's spent the last few years battling Hollows and taking merc contracts and I'd like to get her established a little in world before tying her into specific events and characters too much. Feel free to greet her however you'd like, either as a known individual or a total stranger and I'll play off your cues.
"Nice to meet you." Bruiser said, holding his hand out in greeting for the young girl. For a moment he eyed her critically, staring at her in disbelief at how such a young girl was being allowed to join the team, but a second later he shrugged his shoulders with a smile. If she was here then she'd earnt her place just as he had, and he'd only been piloting Jaeger for less than a year, so who was he to complain about anyone else's experience.
"Another American, ehh? Well, at least that balances things out for each side of the Pond a little better." Bruiser said, barking a laugh at his little joke. From what he'd heard from the staff up on the airfield most of the new recruits were Europeans, with three Brits, four if you included Gottlieb. It seemed a little strange that they'd all come halfway around the world to fight something that hadn't even reached their little island yet, but Bruiser remembered the rioting and panic in the streets back home and knew exactly why people were here.
A player of games and a liver of lives, sometimes with onions and gravy.
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