Sat, 2010-07-17 18:16
(Ok, so if you miss the references and inspiration for this character, you need to turn in your nerd card immediately. The character card I am using is the scout Tripod, the one that kinda looks like a spider.)
The cackle of electricity and the stink of ozone tease your senses. You hear a faint clicking and scraping, metal scratching against metal. You have the feeling you are being hunted. You peer into the darkness around you, hoping to find some sort of sign of what it is that is hunting you. A flash of movement attracts your attention, and then your blinded by a beam of blue/purple energy. You lay on the ground, drained of energy and dazed, the world spinning around you in confusion. You see it; a skeletal, metallic hand reaching out of the darkness to grab your ankle. As electricity courses through your body, the last thing you see is a spider like creature crouching over you with a cold, menacing stare emanating from its hollow eyes.
PR3-D4T0R was a Klik Tripod designated for reconnaissance and observation. Equipped with a new Enigma Engine and an Arc Coils system, PR3-D4T0R was built to be a purely defensive unit, tasked with collecting information for the Great Machine for future use. For years, PR3-D4T0R hunted down Flux portals and traveled to strange and alien lands, constantly observing, gathering as much information as possible. During it's travels, it ran across the remains of other Klik, from which it dutifully extracted information as well. Always, PR3-D4T0R found its way back, and would immediately report on it's findings. Then, one day after returning from a two year long expedition, PR3-D4T0R received it's final order. It was to probe a flux portal, and after determining the area on the other side to be stable, was to return immediately for decommissioning. PR3-D4T0R went through the flux portal, but never came back out. After three days, a scouting party composed of Gear Guards went through the portal to locate PR3-D4T0R and bring it back for deactivation. None of the guards returned. Three days after that, two Tripods and a Roller was sent through to locate both the wayward guards and PR3-D4T0R. Only the Roller returned, badly damaged. The message was clear: PR3-D4T0R did not want to be found, and would destroy anything to pursue him. In the years it had spent observing other creatures, PR3-D4T0R employed that knowledge in an attempt at self preservation. During that time, PR3-D4T0R learned two things about itself: First, it was no longer willing to accept orders from the Great Machine. Second, not only was PR3-D4T0R willing to fight for it's survival, it actually enjoyed engaging in deadly combat. Now, PR3-D4T0R roams the wilds of Apoc Earth. It will still occasionally venture through a flux portal and explore the other side, sometimes returning to the Great Machine to steal parts. Regardless, PR3-D4T0R ruthlessly pursues any creature that appears threatening for the thrill and sport of the hunt. It will hunt Klik above all others in hopes of salvaging parts from them.
Tactics and Combat:
PR3-D4T0R loves the hunt. It prefers to cast a Displacement Field around itself and stalk it's prey. It will use Spatial Distortion and Temporal Disjunction to confuse and disorient it's enemies. When it believes it is in a position to attack, it will hit it's opponent with a Null Pulse, vv312d Energy Ray, or E-bolt to weaken it further. If it finds itself within touching range, it will use Electrified Body. When pursuing Klik, it will make strong use of Tech Surge to weaken it's target.