by Stormtalon » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:55 am
Hello again. sorry for dragging my feet on this. The third part of the Hard Scramble is up. As a bonus for those patient enough to put up with the long delays. I'll be posting Bios of the characters here, two at a time. Lets begin with the Aerialbots.
Aerialbots:
‘Top Gun’ is the strongest source of inspiration for the Aerialbots. Chalk it up to being a child of the 80’s. Hasbro brought out the Aerialbots after ‘Top Gun’ no doubt to cash in on the flyboy mania. Instead of their G1 personalities of a bunch of teenage punks, I went with pilots like Maverick, Goose, Slider and Iceman.
As the story opens, the Aerialbots aren’t a team, but two squads lead by Slingshot and Silverbolt. Slingshot’s squad is the ‘Goofus’ one, while Silverbolt’s wing is the ‘Gallant’ one.
Silverbolt
Rank: Squad Leader
Gallant is the only word that can describe Silverbolt. He is humble, studious, and disciplined, but gallant is his word. This comes from his hobby, studying the Knights of Cybertron. At times, he emulates the mannerisms and speech of the period. His favorite knight is his namesake, Silverbolt; a winged wolf of the period.
Silverbolt favors brains over bravado which is why he picked the tactical Sky Dive and the talented Alpha Bravo for his squad.
Note 1: Silverbolt takes after Iceman from ‘Top Gun’ and AC Slater from ‘Save by the Bell’. He’s by the book and gets the mission done.
Note 2: Each Aerialbot gets an additional character trait from Superion. Superion gave Silverbolt his fear. It presents itself as bouts of acrophobia.
Slingshot
Rank: Squad Leader
Slingshot is the ‘Goofus’ to Silverbolt’s ‘Gallant’. He gets the job done, but with more collateral damage than anyone thought possible. His skill puts him in rank of leader, but he lacks the discipline and temperment to be a good one.
Slingshot favors speed. That is reflected in his choice of Firefly and Air Raid in his squad. All three totally buy into the hype that flyers are above it all and will fight anyone who says otherwise.
Note 1: Slingshot is patterened after Maverick from ‘Top Gun’. Talented and undisciplined.
Note 2: Superion imparts his skill to Slingshot.