Talk:Overkill (G1)

Customizing class bio

Shawn's bio for the BotCon customizing class Overkill, in case anybody cares. Interrobang 07:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

"Once upon a time, OVERKILL, served the Decepticon cause as a warrior and a spy. While he had a penchant for ranting and raving on the battlefield, and showing off his abilities more than actually using them, he coupld still ba a frighteningly effective warrior. If forced to focus his energies on the task at hand. Occasioanlly, a glitch in his transformation protocols caused him to remain at cassette size in his dinosaur mode. Eventually though, the problem became chronic and then terminal. He was stuck at the size of a rat, and his spark could not even be extracted as his body was too small to safely remove and transplant it.

Overkill's leader also had a problem... a thorn in his side named Grimlock. Everywhere he went the dinobot was sure to follow. Defeat followed defeat, as he had no soldiers capable of matching Grimlock's ferocity or physical power. Except possibly for Overkill.

The surgeons used detail scans of Grimlock to contruct a facsimile of his body. They inserted Overkill's cassette form into a special housing built into the chest cavity. Overkill could once again function as a member of the Decepticon military.

Now more powerfull than ever before, Overkill still tends to fight his enemies beyond the point of defeat, but his leader is seriously considering ripping out his vocal processor... It might be the only way to shut him up."

Can you tell me more about this bio? I assume Shawn is the guy that ran the class... What's his last name? Did he give a copy of this bio to everyone? Was it printed out on a card like the exclusives' bios? I must know these things! --Steve-o 02:59, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Shawn Tessman is the semi-official FP customizer - he did the Nitrostreak and Razorclaw toys at '06, as well as the Quickslinger custom/article for the club. He also ran the '06 custom class with Rumble and Inferno. I very much doubt there is a card for the bio, but the Overkill (Tessman's) on the art tables had an 8x10" sheet of paper with his TFU-style profile/abilities/weaknesses typed up. -67.149.204.113 04:47, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Once his Classics bio is added, there should be a footnote about his special "Hannah Montana Attack" that was dropped from the bio for legal reasons but mentioned in the class. Presumably, this would involve channeling obnoxious Disney-Pop through his speakers at deafening levels. -SS

Full unofficial bio

Overkill's Unofficial Classics BIO written by Shawn Tessman

Function: Warrior BIO: Once upon a time, OVERKILL served the Decepticon cause as a warrior and spy. While he had a penchant for ranting and raving on the battlefield, and showing off his abilities more than actually using them, he could still be a frighteningly effective warrior if forced to focus his energies on the task at hand. Occasionally, a glitch in his transformation protocols caused him to remain stuck in cassette size in dinosaur form. Eventually though, the problem became chronic, and then terminal. He was stuck the size of a rat, and his spark could not even be extracted, as his body was too small to safely remove and transplant it.

Overkill's leader also had a problem...a thorn in his side named Grimlock. Everywhere he went, the Dinobot was sure to follow. Defeat followed defeat, as he had no soldiers capable of matching Grimlock's ferocity or physical power. Except possibly for Overkill.

The surgeons used data scans of Grimlock to construct a facsimile of his body. They inserted Overkill's cassette form into a special housing built into the chest cavity. Overkill could once again function as a member of the Decepticon military.

Now more powerful than ever, Overkill tends to fight his enemies beyond the point of defeat, but his leader is seriously considering ripping out his vocal processor...it might be the only way to shut him up.

WEAPONS/ABILITIES Overkill's new body, while not quite the equal of Grimlock, is nevertheless extremely powerful. He carries his original body within the chest housing, and can still utilize it's recording capabilities. His new body has eight speakers that can project various recorded sounds at an excess of 1500 decibels. He is also armed with a combination missile launcher/sword that fires "motion missiles" which home in on the movement of any object larger than a baseball. His new body is quite strong, and he is capable of crushing cars in his jaws and demolishing buildings with the swipe of his tail. Since the spark is encased in his original body, his new form can be beaten to the point of deactivation without actually harming him.

WEAKNESSES Overkill isn't used to using a bipedal robot mode, and so he usually only transforms when explicitly ordered to do so. He will often try to accomplish tasks in his beast mode that it is simply not designed for. His body is not as strong or resilient as Grimlock's, being constructed from Earth alloys instead of Cybertronian ones. If his chest cavity were to be infiltrated, the connection between robot body and cassette form could be easily interrupted, leaving him helpless. Since his "motion missiles" home in on movement, the best way to defeat him is to stand completely still.

STR: 8 SPEED: 2 RANK: 5 FIREBLAST: 6 INT: 5 END: 8 COURAGE: 6 SKILL: 5