Post by Jammerlee on Jan 24, 2013 20:58:03 GMT -6
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MX-01: "Metal Sonic"
MX-01: "Metal Sonic"
Why would you like to play as this character?: Well, he's my favorite character, and I've put a LOT of time and thought into how I portray him. He's also among one of the easiest characters for me to write.
How long have you been roleplaying?: Metal in particular? About seven years. Been roleplaying for over twelve though.
Give an example of your roleplaying skill: Here's some links:
sthrpgs.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=segaarchives&action=display&thread=232
jammerlee.deviantart.com/art/Never-Lake-Gravity-158609411
jammerlee.deviantart.com/art/Now-What-77147954
I know I've got some good threads of him interacting with Sonic somewhere, but I can't seem to find em off hand @_@;
Head canons: Oh. Um. Is it okay if I just copy and paste a profile I use in another comunity? Fair warning, it's pretty long... I like to be through...
Name:
MX-01: "Metal Sonic" / Merce Shandar
Nicknames:
Metal (preferred. doesn't like his full name), Gramps (by other Eggbots), various insults.
Species:
African pygmy hedgehog modeled metallix
Gender:
Genderless, male oriented
Age:
7
Residence:
Wherever Eggman's current residence is
Occupation:
Second in command to the Eggman Empire
Personality:
Originally designed as a mindless machine, Metal over time began to develop self-awareness, and with it the ability to think for himself and feel emotion. However, he has found that certain emotions are, as of yet, too complex to fully understand, and instead seems in a perpetual state of frustration. He suffers from a severe inferiority complex. As a self-defense mechanism against accepting his low self-esteem he tries to act self-righteous, superior, and an authority, as well constantly belittles and criticizes others. He has absurdly high expectations of himself (which he seldom reaches to his satisfaction) and acts intrepid and overconfident, making it hard for him to accept defeat. He has an inability to stand up to criticism and an overambitious drive to prove his competence to his peers, to Eggman, and especially to Sonic and himself.
Metal is very cynical and jaded, preferring his solitude and avoiding attention if he can help it. He prefers to work alone, feeling he can accomplish more faster if he isn't being slowed down relying on others. However, when necessary he is capable of working with a group - though very reluctantly. He has a quick temper, but in spite of this he's usually fairly calm, quiet and reserved. He suffers from social anxiety that borderlines on phobia, and when caught off guard his underlying feelings of inadequacy and insecurity come through. Often times he'll try to avoid trouble/fighting and usually won't lash out unless he's been given orders or under a high level of stress (in which case he's prone to snap on anyone). Overall, he carries a policy of 'respect me and I will respect you'. The trouble is with his grouchy attitude, on top of his reputation as Eggman's most infamous creation, he rarely receives that luxury.
For those he doesn't like or respect he can be extremely rebellious and spiteful toward, and the mere sight of Sonic in his presence often throws him into a childish temper tantrum. He DESPISES his pseudo identity and often snaps at anyone who brings it up. Earning his trust is extremely difficult, and earning his loyalty is nigh impossible. However, for those who manage to pull off this feat he possesses a strong sense of commitment and may have a hard time turning down tasks if he feels he can reasonably handle them. To anyone outside his circle of trust, however, he absolutely will not stand taking orders and will fight tooth and nail if he feels he's being manipulated.
He's extremely loyal to Eggman
In contrast, he often comes across as naive and he's driven by an intensely strong curiosity that can easily lead him to trouble, consciously or not. He has a strong interest in learning and puts tremendous amounts of effort into his pursuit of knowledge. Though he can be surprisingly insightful at times, he usually has difficulty understanding things that are different from his own perspective. Despite what his impulsive nature and occasional childish tantrum might suggest, he's extremely intelligent and analytical, able to think and improvise quickly on his feet and look at things logically and rationally. In particular he enjoys observing organic people and studying their psychology and behavior in an effort to better understand his own emotions. When things are slow and he's not required for any sort of purpose, he'll seek out ways to stimulate his mind. If he's denied this he becomes restless and often childishly irritating.
Strengths:
Aside from having a wicked set of talons in place of normal hands (which are still surprisingly nimble) and above average strength and durability over the average person, he's capable of mach 1 speeds and can utilize flight with his jet engine. He can generate electrified barriers around himself that he uses both in offense and defense in battle, as well as for protecting himself from obstacles while traveling at high speeds. Additionally he's able to shoot a blue laser beam from his engine's air intake and as a robot his memory and attention to detail are especially sharp.
He possesses mastery of all moves Sonic is capable of preforming. He has a vast knowledge of mechanics, electronics and programming, can communicate and interface with other computers, and is capable of low-level hacking. He knows how to pilot a range of vehicles and mechs; those he doesn't he can probably figure out fairly easily. Though it's not his preference, if necessary he can use a variety of weapons. While he technically can't swim, he is waterproofed and can propel himself forward by using his engine as a sort of crude pump jet. He can speak in a variety of different languages, including his native language, binary. Technically he can be programmed to know anything necessary, but he prefers to learn for himself.
In more recent times, Metal's body has been converted into a nanite collective which gives him additional abilities. One of these is a self-repair system. Though much faster in comparison to organic creatures, this process is by no means instant and varies depending on how severe the damage is. It's important to note that while he can still meld objects into himself to a limited extent, Metal Overlord is never making any comebacks. His ability to meld objects is mostly only used to help aid and speed up his self-repair.
He's also capable of limited shapeshifting, having a set of pre-programmed forms in addition to the ability to steal life data. In terms of life data, he can steal it from any organic person (only one at a time) and use it to copy all of their special moves, or even completely assume their likeness, with freedom over clothing. Once he discards a person's life data it is gone unless he steals it again. The only exception to this is Sonic's data, which has been hard-wired into him. In all assumed forms he has a full range of senses. In terms of his pre-programmed forms excluding the original, he has the following:
Liquid: What may now be considered his 'true' form. This is the stage between his solid forms, which is basically a puddle of metallic liquid comprised of his raw nanites. Though all of his normal abilities are lost and he becomes his most vulnerable, there are advantages to assuming it. He still retains all sight, hearing and mobility (though all are warped or hindered in some way), and thus becomes able to reach places otherwise inaccessible to him in addition to potential stealth advantages.
Neo Metal Sonic: Heavier and more decorative armor that bares a resemblance to Shadow. His strength and durability are increased dramatically, but in balance his speed is also significantly reduced. It's very unlikely that he'd ever assume this form unless he absolutely had to due to mental reservations.
Merce Shandar: A hedgehog android form created from a modified copy of Sonic's life data which has been tweaked to allow him a sense of touch, smell and taste. Due to space constraints to allow these extra senses, all normal abilities, including his speed, are lost except his shield and is the most frail of all his solid forms. However, he gains the ability to blend into public without assuming a specific person's form. He guards this form from his true identity fiercely and goes to great lengths, sometimes at the risk of his own safety, to protect it.
Weaknesses:
Metal is physically incapable of running in his normal and Neo forms. His legs were only designed for aesthetic purposes, and at their fasted can only achieve a light jog. This forces him to be almost completely reliant on his jet engine - disabling it will severely cripple him. In his android form, his lack of experience with having a sense of touch causes him to be hypersensitive to sensations like pain or tickling and while he can physically run in this form, it's only at about the same pace as an average sprinter. Strong magnets can restrain him, EMP blasts will 'knock' him out, if his firewall can be gotten past he can be given viruses or be hacked, etc. He can't (or rather, won't) use his nano abilities during combat. Depending on how much damage he sustains, trying to change forms could cause him to be locked in his liquid form until his damaged nanites have repaired themselves. His raw nanites are also extremely vulnerable and fragile.
Metal is easily irritated and can be prone to impulsive behavior when he's upset. He has a severe underlying inferiority complex and suffers from social anxiety that borderlines on phobia. He has a tendency to be naive and also suffers from vulcanophobia (the fear of volcanoes and lava). The fact that he absolutely refuses to reveal his true nature in his android form to anyone outside the Eggman Empire except as an absolute last resort can also lead him into some pretty dangerous situations.
Emerald Abilities:
Chaos Volt: Manipulation over electricity, mostly limited to firing off bolts and enhancing his electrical shield, but can be used in creative/resourceful ways.
Chaos Control: Used for either teleportation or entering bullet time (moving so quickly the world appears in slow motion).
Also boosts his nano healing. Capable of gaining a super form with all seven emeralds. Sol Emeralds would cause him to act contrary to his normal behavior (I'm guessing he'd become more pleasant and sociable).
History:
After Eggman's first failure against Sonic the Hedgehog he set to work creating two robots in the hedgehog's image in an effort to see which would prove to be the more effective model. Metal Sonic was the smaller of the two, lightweight and built purely for speed. His existence began with a simple enough task; Kidnap the young Amy Rose, forcing Sonic to come rescue her, then confront him to a race that was supposed to be rigged to spell the hedgehog's downfall. But as things usually did for any of Eggman's creations, things never went as planned, and Metal became doomed as a failure.
Unlike the lesser advanced badniks, Metal had been given a fuzzy logic AI, enabling him the ability to think, plan and learn to certain degrees to give him adaptability against Sonic. Though built as an emotionless robot, from his AI he slowly began to develop emotion and self-awareness. Over the years Metal made several reappearances into Sonic's life. Unlike his retired siblings who were content to sit on a shelf and collect dust, Metal began to feel an intense need to prove himself worthy of the tasks given to him, pushing his way into Eggman's plans whenever possible to find a purpose. Time after time he continued to fail against his organic doppelganger.
Metal was later placed into a stasis lock aboard Final Egg to have upgrades preformed. After the incident with Perfect Chaos, Eggman had temporarily left the base until he could get himself established again elsewhere. During this time GUN infiltrated and began a raid. Silver Sonic, also undergoing upgrades, was taken by the military, but Metal was jarred out of stasis and escaped. Afterward, due to the amount of time that had passed and having found himself alone, he came to the conclusion that he had been abandoned. Devastated, angered and fueled by ambition, he decided to take matters with Sonic into his own hands to prove he still had value. Taking advantage of his new upgrades, Metal began to develop an elaborate plan that would involve Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and everyone else closely associated to his rival. He eventually became so fanatical in this pursuit that his hold on reality snapped - and in that moment he turned on Eggman, imprisoning him in his own fortress and using the doctor's technology to his own advantage.
Unfortunately, his long term losing streak wasn't about to give in, and once again Metal became a failure. So stunned and drained was he after having given everything he had, all he was able to do was simply shut down in defeat. He wouldn't be left peacefully alone though, as Omega got a hold of him and later deposited him into a dump. Eggman eventually found him there, and rather that simply scrapping him for good, the doctor, deciding there was still a good amount of use in him, wiped his memories of the event, removed his ability to take life data and locked his nanites in their current form so they couldn't be altered.
When Eggman had finished, Metal had no data of what had taken place after he was placed into stasis. This both confused and frustrated him to have lost such a large chunk of time, but regardless he bought the story he'd been told that his software had taken irreversible damage and the files were corrupted beyond recovery.
(Depending on what our Eggman player agrees to, assuming we get one, will determine what his and Metal's relationship will be and the status of Metal's memories)
Likes:
Having his freedom, organization, order, psychology, learning, reading, people watching, web lurking, puzzles, pinball, solitude, pinball, being respected for the intelligent being he is, success, keeping his armor polished.
Dislikes:
Sonic, his pseudo identity, being called by his full name, being manipulated, dysfunction, boredom, the media/paparazzi, crowds, attention, having his integrity challenged, getting his armor scuffed/damaged, being treated like an object.
Other Info:
An interesting quirk, he very rarely uses contraction words. For example; can't, won't, and isn't each become cannot, will not and is not respectively. He also very rarely uses slang and generally has a very sophisticated style of speech. His voice, though described in writing as a slightly deeper version of Sonic's with a metallic overtone, actually sounds like Raziel from Legacy of Kain in my mind. Yes, he has a british accent. Shut up.
When happy his eyes flicker to a green hue. This idea was inspired by the green flickering his eyes did in Sonic R.
It's also with noting that he is OBSESSED with pinball to the point he's known to waste hours playing it.
Themes:
"Me Against The World" - Simple Plan
"Skin" - Oingo Boingo (Theme of Merce)
"Revvin' Up" - Crush 40 (Theme of Sonic and Metal)
Strength: 5/10
Speed: 10/10
Agility: 8/10
Stamina: 7/10
Intelligence: 8/10
Speed: 10/10
Agility: 8/10
Stamina: 7/10
Intelligence: 8/10
(Silly question, but, what purpose do the stats serve?)
