07-06-2011, 08:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2011, 06:55 PM by zero_kanipan.)
first of all i went a little crazy with some of the mech designs. well maybe not super crazy, but yeah ^^u. i didnt detail out the part names as i dont have many parts memorized. anyway, feel free to modify, change, these to fit your story. also, i may have gone a bit overboard with fleshing out the pilots ^^U
PILOT INFO
Name: Janus Maximillian McDouton III
Callsign: Mad Cat
age: 30
height: 6'0"
weight: not sure, but just at the ideal weight
nationality: American
gender: Male
Appearance:
Max sports black shoulder length hair often worn in a ponytail. He has lightly tanned skin, green eyes, and an elegant nose. He has no facial hair, but has a few ridges on his forehead and between his brows. He is medium built, save for his arms that show his years of manual work as a mechanic. He prefers simple jeans and a collared shirt with the occasional jacket over the formal wear of of his fellow researchers. He also often wears steel toed work boots, and gloves when working on his prototypes.
Background:
The only child of a British couple that migrated to America, Max received a lot of attention and care as a child. This of course was short-lived. His father, a soldier, perished when he was two. The transport unit his father was in malfunctioned due to overheating and was easily destroyed by the opposing faction. Unable to cope with the loss of her husband and unsure of how to care for her son, Max's mother, a researcher in Corporation X, drowned herself in her work and let her son be taken care of by his grandfather. The latter was a retired mechanic who owned a small maintenance and repair shop. Under the care of (and later working for) his grandfather , Max got familiar with mechs at an early age.
Shortly after highschool his mother passed away. She was one of hundreds of employees that perished in a fire that occurred when one of Corporation X's research facilities was raided by mercenaries. Shocked and confused Max left home for a few months. When he finally came back, a package was waiting for him. His mother's notebooks, research papers and journal, left to him as part of her will. It was then that he realized how much her mother had cared for him in her own way. He decided at that time to follow in his mother's footsteps and complete his mother's research.
To follow this goal, Max went for a double major in college, specifically Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering. To get himself through college he worked at different mech garages doing various maintenance, repair and general mechanic work. He was quickly accepted into the company however after completing his masters degree and allowed to continue her mother's work. Particularly research in materials with high heat conductivity and resistance. The goal of the project was to create a material that will not melt easily and still carry out its functions while conducting high levels of heat. Max was able to reach this goal and is now perfecting the technology as well as looking research more applications of the new material.
As a pilot:
Being around mechs as early as age five, Max is quite familiar with not just their operation, but their inner workings as well. Throughout his childhood he has piloted various civilian model units for a variety of purposes, (although most commonly for hauling parts, or repairing larger units in his grandfather's workshop). During his college days he also spent a lot of time servicing and some times piloting a wide range of units from civilian, to military and even highly customized mercenary models. Finally, as an employee of Corporation X he spent a good deal of time with advanced mechs, and even trained with and fought off attacks on the base with the hired mercenaries or military forces. He also always test pilots his own prototypes.
While a decent pilot, he still of course not as good as seasoned veterans. Most of his battle experience is from training with the security detachment, testing prototypes and rare instances when the research facility is under attack. As such, his style is mainly defensive, and reliant on other units. This is especially true since his unit is designed for close combat. Max would typically wait for his team to make an opening allowing him to get very close to the target to deal a damaging blow. Furthermore, he performs his attacks with more precision due to intimate knowledge of how mechs work. In fact, he prefers to disable targets rather than outright destroy them. This is so he can "dissect" them later and learn more about what other rival corporations have.
Unique traits/quirks/etc:
While he has nearly no memory of his father, he hates him for giving him the name Janus.
Similar to his mother, Max is also lost to the world, albeit not as severe as her mother. His long hair is attributed to neglect more than a fashion statement. And one would often catch him discussing plans and theories with himself. Despite this, he can be quite sociable, and has been known to entertain friends and colleagues with his misadventures as a youth.
Max also has a bit of an unhealthy attachment to his pet cat Mrs. Squiggles. The said cat was a gift from his mother on the birthday following his accident with her garden. She had given him the cat to teach him how to take care of living things. This was the only gift Max had received from his mother, and with her passing, is one of the few precious memories he has of her. Of course, there is also the fact that he is very fond of cats. Afterall, what borderline crazy scientist would not want to have cats as pets?
His love for felines is also the reason for his callsign. Before, his callsign was simply Mad Man, however, there was one time where Mrs. Squiggles snuck into the cockpit. The poor cat of course was startled when the battle started and flailed about in the cockpit. As luck would have it though, the unit as it flailed about managed to take out two of its attackers. One of the other pilots commented that "Mrs. Squiggles is one mad cat" and since then the name Mad Cat stuck.
When drunk, he prefers to be called Jan-jan, and likes to dance/grind like a macho dancer XD
His unit's name is derived from a motorcycle model his grandfather owns and has sold to help him pay for his tuition. Most people however just associate the unit name with what his first name sounds like.
UNIT INFO
name: Mean Streak
role: Melee Specialist
weight class: Lightweight
leg type: Biped
core type: EO (solid)
primary weapon: prototype weapon arms - blazing palm*
alternate weapon: R3 rifle
other notable parts: Pegasus supplementary boosters
*Prototype Weapon Arm - Blazing Palm
On the outside these weapon arms look like any normal midweight arms, however what turns it into a weapon are the hands. Made from a new material that allows for high heat conduction with nearly no deformation, these hands will melt or severely damage standard mech parts it touches. Of course, since there is no deformation, the hands function as normal and can wield standard weapons. To increase the damage potential of the weapon arms, impact hammers are placed inside the wrists. With a command they shoot out from the bottom of the palm near the wrist impaling or crushing whatever the hand is holding onto. Finally the armor used for these arms are tougher than normal to ensure they wont be damaged easily.
Attack style:
Mean Streak usually hangs back in a battle without firing anything or doing anything that makes the target take notice of him. During this time he simply observes the opponents movements and tries to close in. While he does this of course his teammates do the job of taking the target's attention and/or disabling the opponent so that Mean Streak can move in and do its work.
When the chance reveals itself, Mean Streak will move in as fast as it can with the help of its Pegasus boosters, Blazing Palm at the ready. Upon closing in, the unit will prioritize disabling the target's sensory capabilities (such equipment are easy to melt or damage with heat), and communications to keep the target in the dark. If the target uses a biped, reverse biped, hover or quad legs then Mean Streak will disable those next. Usually by attacking the weakest parts of the legs (his knowledge as a mechanic comes into play here). For tank units however, he prioritizes disabling the targets weaponry. Often quickly melting and bending protruding barrels or muzzles to make the target's weapon misfire. Or in some cases, simply melting a good part of the weapon itself. The last thing Mean Streak usually does it to take apart the target. This is often achieved by heating critical joins/connectors and using its impact hammer to forcefully push/pull a part off.
Once Mean Streak has done disabling the target it does one of three things. Either it leaves the unit alone to be finished by its teammates, forces its pilot out or he destroys the unit himself. The latter is usually done by reaching into the core of the unit and forcefully overheating the target's generator until it overloads. This leaves Mean Streak extremely vulnerable however so this is rarely done. The pilot also prefers to have the unit as intact as possible so he often forces the pilot out, usually by breaching the cockpit, or simply heating it until the human inside suffers heat stroke.
and done. one of a five man team under the employ of Corporation X.
PILOT INFO
Name: Janus Maximillian McDouton III
Callsign: Mad Cat
age: 30
height: 6'0"
weight: not sure, but just at the ideal weight
nationality: American
gender: Male
Appearance:
Max sports black shoulder length hair often worn in a ponytail. He has lightly tanned skin, green eyes, and an elegant nose. He has no facial hair, but has a few ridges on his forehead and between his brows. He is medium built, save for his arms that show his years of manual work as a mechanic. He prefers simple jeans and a collared shirt with the occasional jacket over the formal wear of of his fellow researchers. He also often wears steel toed work boots, and gloves when working on his prototypes.
Background:
The only child of a British couple that migrated to America, Max received a lot of attention and care as a child. This of course was short-lived. His father, a soldier, perished when he was two. The transport unit his father was in malfunctioned due to overheating and was easily destroyed by the opposing faction. Unable to cope with the loss of her husband and unsure of how to care for her son, Max's mother, a researcher in Corporation X, drowned herself in her work and let her son be taken care of by his grandfather. The latter was a retired mechanic who owned a small maintenance and repair shop. Under the care of (and later working for) his grandfather , Max got familiar with mechs at an early age.
Shortly after highschool his mother passed away. She was one of hundreds of employees that perished in a fire that occurred when one of Corporation X's research facilities was raided by mercenaries. Shocked and confused Max left home for a few months. When he finally came back, a package was waiting for him. His mother's notebooks, research papers and journal, left to him as part of her will. It was then that he realized how much her mother had cared for him in her own way. He decided at that time to follow in his mother's footsteps and complete his mother's research.
To follow this goal, Max went for a double major in college, specifically Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering. To get himself through college he worked at different mech garages doing various maintenance, repair and general mechanic work. He was quickly accepted into the company however after completing his masters degree and allowed to continue her mother's work. Particularly research in materials with high heat conductivity and resistance. The goal of the project was to create a material that will not melt easily and still carry out its functions while conducting high levels of heat. Max was able to reach this goal and is now perfecting the technology as well as looking research more applications of the new material.
As a pilot:
Being around mechs as early as age five, Max is quite familiar with not just their operation, but their inner workings as well. Throughout his childhood he has piloted various civilian model units for a variety of purposes, (although most commonly for hauling parts, or repairing larger units in his grandfather's workshop). During his college days he also spent a lot of time servicing and some times piloting a wide range of units from civilian, to military and even highly customized mercenary models. Finally, as an employee of Corporation X he spent a good deal of time with advanced mechs, and even trained with and fought off attacks on the base with the hired mercenaries or military forces. He also always test pilots his own prototypes.
While a decent pilot, he still of course not as good as seasoned veterans. Most of his battle experience is from training with the security detachment, testing prototypes and rare instances when the research facility is under attack. As such, his style is mainly defensive, and reliant on other units. This is especially true since his unit is designed for close combat. Max would typically wait for his team to make an opening allowing him to get very close to the target to deal a damaging blow. Furthermore, he performs his attacks with more precision due to intimate knowledge of how mechs work. In fact, he prefers to disable targets rather than outright destroy them. This is so he can "dissect" them later and learn more about what other rival corporations have.
Unique traits/quirks/etc:
While he has nearly no memory of his father, he hates him for giving him the name Janus.
Similar to his mother, Max is also lost to the world, albeit not as severe as her mother. His long hair is attributed to neglect more than a fashion statement. And one would often catch him discussing plans and theories with himself. Despite this, he can be quite sociable, and has been known to entertain friends and colleagues with his misadventures as a youth.
Max also has a bit of an unhealthy attachment to his pet cat Mrs. Squiggles. The said cat was a gift from his mother on the birthday following his accident with her garden. She had given him the cat to teach him how to take care of living things. This was the only gift Max had received from his mother, and with her passing, is one of the few precious memories he has of her. Of course, there is also the fact that he is very fond of cats. Afterall, what borderline crazy scientist would not want to have cats as pets?
His love for felines is also the reason for his callsign. Before, his callsign was simply Mad Man, however, there was one time where Mrs. Squiggles snuck into the cockpit. The poor cat of course was startled when the battle started and flailed about in the cockpit. As luck would have it though, the unit as it flailed about managed to take out two of its attackers. One of the other pilots commented that "Mrs. Squiggles is one mad cat" and since then the name Mad Cat stuck.
When drunk, he prefers to be called Jan-jan, and likes to dance/grind like a macho dancer XD
His unit's name is derived from a motorcycle model his grandfather owns and has sold to help him pay for his tuition. Most people however just associate the unit name with what his first name sounds like.
UNIT INFO
name: Mean Streak
role: Melee Specialist
weight class: Lightweight
leg type: Biped
core type: EO (solid)
primary weapon: prototype weapon arms - blazing palm*
alternate weapon: R3 rifle
other notable parts: Pegasus supplementary boosters
*Prototype Weapon Arm - Blazing Palm
On the outside these weapon arms look like any normal midweight arms, however what turns it into a weapon are the hands. Made from a new material that allows for high heat conduction with nearly no deformation, these hands will melt or severely damage standard mech parts it touches. Of course, since there is no deformation, the hands function as normal and can wield standard weapons. To increase the damage potential of the weapon arms, impact hammers are placed inside the wrists. With a command they shoot out from the bottom of the palm near the wrist impaling or crushing whatever the hand is holding onto. Finally the armor used for these arms are tougher than normal to ensure they wont be damaged easily.
Attack style:
Mean Streak usually hangs back in a battle without firing anything or doing anything that makes the target take notice of him. During this time he simply observes the opponents movements and tries to close in. While he does this of course his teammates do the job of taking the target's attention and/or disabling the opponent so that Mean Streak can move in and do its work.
When the chance reveals itself, Mean Streak will move in as fast as it can with the help of its Pegasus boosters, Blazing Palm at the ready. Upon closing in, the unit will prioritize disabling the target's sensory capabilities (such equipment are easy to melt or damage with heat), and communications to keep the target in the dark. If the target uses a biped, reverse biped, hover or quad legs then Mean Streak will disable those next. Usually by attacking the weakest parts of the legs (his knowledge as a mechanic comes into play here). For tank units however, he prioritizes disabling the targets weaponry. Often quickly melting and bending protruding barrels or muzzles to make the target's weapon misfire. Or in some cases, simply melting a good part of the weapon itself. The last thing Mean Streak usually does it to take apart the target. This is often achieved by heating critical joins/connectors and using its impact hammer to forcefully push/pull a part off.
Once Mean Streak has done disabling the target it does one of three things. Either it leaves the unit alone to be finished by its teammates, forces its pilot out or he destroys the unit himself. The latter is usually done by reaching into the core of the unit and forcefully overheating the target's generator until it overloads. This leaves Mean Streak extremely vulnerable however so this is rarely done. The pilot also prefers to have the unit as intact as possible so he often forces the pilot out, usually by breaching the cockpit, or simply heating it until the human inside suffers heat stroke.
and done. one of a five man team under the employ of Corporation X.
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