TREADLOCK
ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
FUNCTION: SEARCH AND DESTROY
SUB-GROUP: TARGETMASTER
HUMAN COMPONENT: RIMSHOT
FIRST APPEARANCE: "THE REBIRTH" PART 3
"You can run, but you'll get
fried."
Profile: Treadlock learned
his trade in the Molybdenum Mazes on Cybertron. Given enough time and
enough energy to fuel his campaigns, he can find any target, anywhere. He
uses advanced, built-in tracking computers to find objects as small as a
flathead screw from distances of up to 100 miles away. Treadlock has
never been given an assignment that he didn't complete. Once he has
set his sights on a target, that target is typically never heard from again.
Treadlock is paired with the bitter and angry Rimshot, a former stand-up
comic. Rimshot once enjoyed a lucrative career making fun of popular
celebrities and politicians on Nebulos, but finally quit after being heckled
one too many times. It seems Rimshot could dish it out, but he just
couldn't take it. Treadlock plays the straight man to Rimshot's punchlines.
During a mission, Treadlock's stoic, businesslike demeanor is punctuated
by frequent sarcastic barbs from Rimshot.
Abilities: In tank mode, Treadlock
travels at 75 mph. His treads enable him to traverse all but the most
difficult landscapes. He possesses immense strength and is an extremely
effective marksman. He can fire a variety of projectiles from his
track-mounted barrel, including cryogenic, thermal, gyro-destabilizer, and
magnetic missiles. Rimshot transforms into a dual-barrelled mortar
shell launcher, capable of destroying nearly any obstructions between Treadlock
and his targets.
Weaknesses: Treadlock has
no known weaknesses. Rimshot, however, has been known to ruin a perfect
sting operation by shouting out some kind of comic insult only moments before
Treadlock can destroy his targets.
STR: 10 INT: 5 SPD: 3
END: 9
RNK: 5 CRG: 7 FPW: 8 SKL:
10
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