COUNTER PUNCH

Allegiance: DECEPTICON

Function: DOUBLE AGENT

"In my business, there are no friends, only suspects."

Profile: When Punch becomes Counter Punch, he not only changes his outer appearance, his whole personality changes as well, The bizarre fact is, neither Punch nor Counter Punch are aware that there is any mental change. A psychomechanic could make a fortune out of him, because Punch/Counter Punch is one of the best examples of schizophrenia (or split personality). Though, as Counter Punch, he retains his Autobot sensibilities (and carries out his double-agent duties; infiltrating and reporting on Decepticon troop movements and capabilities), he becomes more Decepticon than Autobot. Like Punch, he is tightlipped and resolute, but where Punch uses mercy and restraint, Counter Punch can be every bit as ruthless as other Decepticons. Even his 'fellow' Decepticons give him a wide berth, knowing him to be volatile and tempered. A casual, jokey remark is often seen as a savage personal attack by Counter Punch, and rarely passes without some form of retribution from him. It can be theorized that perhaps the constant knife-edge pressure has gradually gotten to Punch, and that part of him has been lost, possibly irredeemably. So convincing is Punch's Decepticon alter ego that he was put in charge of the Decepticons' intelligence network, gathering information on the Autobots and controlling the many Decepticon field operatives. This role presents Punch/Counter Punch with a unique problem. How can he maintain his cover and get results, without compromising is fellow Autobots? The great fear is that one day, Counter Punch will take full control of the shared mind, spelling disaster for the Autobots!