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Drillbit

Allegiance: Decepticons
Function: Engineer
Alternate Modes: Drill Tank
Weapons: Giant Drill, missile launchers employing Concussion Missiles, twin Laser Cannons
Special Abilities: None
Height: 29ft/ 8.32m
Quote: “It dernt matter who ye are it matters what ye make yerself out ter be.”


Strength: 08
Intelligence: 05
Dexterity: 07
Speed: 03
Endurance: 09
Courage: 06
Firepower: 08
Accuracy: 05
Melee: 07
Tech Skill: 07
Charisma: 05
Rank: 05

Profile: Back on Cybertron, Drillbit and his younger brother Gauge both worked as miners in the energon mines. They were the same mines that Megatron worked in. When the revolution was started by Megatron, the bravest of them all, Drillbit and Gauge joined in the fight. Almost everyone died. The survivors were rounded up and sent off to prison. Megatron escaped, but Drillbit and Gauge weren't so lucky. It wasn't until much later that the two were finally liberated by the Decepticons. Unfortunately, during the time of their imprisonment, the two had been brutally abused. Gauge was so bad off, he had been subjected to experimental torture, the end result being that his original body had been replaced with a miniature one, and his alt-mode had been reduced to being a handheld power tool.

Becoming a Decepticon, life had new meaning for Drillbit. His alt-mode had been modified for war, and he gratefully and willingly joined the call of battle, protecting his younger sibling, while taking his advice, as his own ideas weren't so good. He was a powerful fighter, but he often made clumsy mistakes. One too many accidents on the battlefield landed the warrior a new job, and he and Gauge were sent to engineering school. Upon graduation, they were sent abroad to fix many a ship in the vast fleet of warships in the empire. Drillbit, depressed at not being able to fight like a normal warrior, developed a bad drinking habit and his brother became his “get out of jail free card”. Now, the two were employed by the DJD as engineers for the ship named The Peaceful Tyranny. Things were going to get a lot harder for the two who dreamed of being pirates.

Drillbit speaks like a pirate, and drinks like a pirate too. Despite becoming disoriented a bit and tired, he can actually keep doing maintenance on a ship and focus enough to get the job done. He often has to be guided by the words of his more intelligent sibling, and at times, even “manually overriden” in order to not screw up. Even with his flaws though, and his adventurous fantasies, Drillbit is as loyal a Decepticon as they come. Though he says he wants to become a pirate and haul off with his brother to sail across the universe, what he really wants is another real taste of combat, to serve as the gallant warrior he feels he is inside his spark.

Abilities: Drillbit’s alt-mode is one of the slowest, being a heavily fortified mining tank. However, he doesn't need speed, he just needs power and that he has plenty of in both physical strength and weapon power. The giant drill mounted in front of his alt mode can drill through almost anything with time and effort. His laser cannons are also able to deal heavy piercing damage, while his missiles cause concussive explosions that are able to knock down most opponents, some of which may then be crushed under his weight as he drives over them.

Like mostly all Decepticons, he can fly in his robot mode, though he usually hates doing so. Flight makes him feel queasy. He can utilize his laser cannons as large rifles in his robot mode as well, and he can utilize Gauge as a handheld power drill or a weapon.

Weaknesses: He's incredibly bad at decision making, which can lead to many problems. If there's energon nearby, he'll drink all that he can until he passes out, unless he can be talked out of it. That being said, half of the time, the large mech is intoxicated, heavily affecting his processing power.