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[Longshot]

Haywire
Allegiance: Decepticon
Sub-group: None
Function: Combat Engineer
Alt. mode: Cybertronian ATV
Weapons: Coilgun, Variable-yield Pod Bombs
Special Abilities: EMP Weapons (-5)
Height: 20 ft / 6.1 m
Quote: “Total devastation yields total victory.”


Strength: 5
Intelligence: 8
Dexterity: 6
Speed: 5
Endurance: 5
Courage: 6
Firepower: 8
Accuracy: 5
Melee: 4
Tech Skill: 8
Charisma: 5
Rank: 5

Profile: Prior to the war, Haywire was a successful private security consultant. He personally designed some of the most impregnable government facilities on Cybertron, as well as many of the fortress-like private homes of the planet’s ruling elite. Though undeniably one of the great talents in his field, he found the lack of challenge personally unsatisfying. All that changed when Haywire was captured by Deceptions, who planned to use his knowledge to bypass the very defenses he had crafted. His cooperation was initially reluctant, but he soon discovered a kind of fulfillment in destruction that he had never known in creation. He was so taken with the sheer novelty of devising new and more spectacular ways to circumvent defensive systems of all kinds that he scarcely noticed his skills were being used to commit sabotage, kidnappings, and murder. It wasn’t long before Haywire abandoned all pretense of resistance and joined the Decepticons as a combat engineer.

Abilities: Haywire is extremely intelligent and possesses great expertise in the fields of structural engineering, demolitions, and computer programming. He is typically armed with a large number of “pod bombs”, metal spheres containing any of a variety of payloads including optics-scrambling flares, high explosives, powerful adhesives, or miniature EMP generators. His fallback weapon is a hand-held coilgun, which uses electromagnetic fields to propel small quantities of explosive chemicals encased in ferrous pellet sheathes at high speeds. He is capable of functioning as a field medic in emergencies, but this is not his area of specialization. Haywire’s alternate mode is a small Cybertronian all-terrain vehicle with a top speed of 125 mph and a maximum range of 900 miles.

Weaknesses: Despite often being called upon to operate on the front lines, Haywire is not particularly well-suited to combat. If not supported by more capable warriors, he can easily lose his nerve in battle. Even a glancing hit from an enemy Autobot can potentially detonate the numerous explosives he typically carries on his person, leading to critical damage not only to Haywire, but to any other Decepticons unlucky enough to be in his immediate vicinity.