It Never Ends[Transformers|OOC|Open]

[The Palmetto]

It Never Ends

Ever since we were first introduced to the world of the Transformers in 1984, many of us have been fascinated by it. For some reason, the idea of giant, transforming robots has appealed to us, and to accomadate our interest, the world of Transformers has grown more and more complex and lore-rich. Me and The Intergalactic Russian Empire are two of the people who have been fascinated by it, and as such, we've decided to create an RP set in the universe of the Transformers.

Of course, there are many, many, many universes with Transformers in them, so we've narrowed it down to the IDW continuity. Specifically, in the midst of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, also known as the Cybertronian Civil War. It Never Ends follows a group of lowly Decepticons on a scouting mission to look for new worlds to colonize and take advantage of. For unknown reasons, their ship crashed on an isolated planet known as Clarkii, in a savvanah biome. The world seems to lack any civilization at first glance, yet, is abundant in energon. While the plant life is similar to that of Earth's, the wildlife is Cybertronian in origin, ranging from tiny rustbugs to formidable alloygators. Their initial goal will be to secure energon resources, but of course, it's not Transformers if there's no action or adventure. A lack of civilization doesn't mean a lack of potential enemies.

Current Setting: Newly made shipwreck of the small Decepticon exploration vessel the Manifesto. The ship itself contains the battered remains of their living quarters, cargo hold, and the bridge, along with several other rooms one might find on a small craft.

IC: Go!

Rules
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1.) IRE and I are the Co-Ops of this RP, whatever we says goes.
2.) No godmodding/metagaming
3.) No one liners allowed, try for a paragraph or more.
4.) Be reasonable with your character's power level, and make sure that any character with particular strengths has a weakness as well.
5.) OCs and canon characters are allowed, but keep in mind that these are lowly soldiers.
6.) You can start off with 1-3 characters, but no more.
7.) No flaming in the OOC, please. You're welcome to scorch your companions in the IC, though.
8.) If you have any questions, ask the Co-Ops, we'll be happy to answer you.

The Characters
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Gold-Dust & Shaker - The Palmetto
Quasar - Ascoobis
Far-Sight & Iron Claw & Arial - Chronodosia
Fusillade - The Intergalactic Russian Empire

Name:

Gender:

Appearance: (Describe it, use a picture from the Internet, or get out your photo editor and make one. Very useful tool since redecos are so common.)

Alt. Mode:

Powers & Abilities:

Weaknesses:

Personality:

Bio:

Inventory:

[The Intergalactic Russian Empire]

I am here! I shall start thinking about my app soon.

[Utceforp]

I'm less familiar with G1 than I am with Aligned, how does transformation work for Cybertronians who have never been to Earth? Do they turn into sci-fi space vehicles like in Aligned or what?

[The Palmetto]

I'm less familiar with G1 than I am with Aligned, how does transformation work for Cybertronians who have never been to Earth? Do they turn into sci-fi space vehicles like in Aligned or what?

Yup. They can also turn into mechanical animals, like the Insecticons, too. However, if you want them to have an Earthly alt. mode, that's fine. You can say they scanned an alt mode from Earth in some other way. (For example, they scanned it from another Transformer with the same mode.)

[The Palmetto]

App up for my first character, I'll add his Mini-Con later.

Name: Gold-Dust

Gender: Male

Appearance: He stands at about 25 feet in height.
(edited image will be uploaded later)

Alt. Mode: Cybertronian Motorcycle

Powers & Abilities:

Armor: Gold-Dust's armor is strong enough to protect him from explosive rounds that would completely destroy an M1 Abrams. However, stronger attacks will injure him. The exact degree, of course, depends on how much more powerful the blast is.

Speed: He can go up to 50mph in his robot mode, and up to 200mph in his vehicle mode. He can maintain a speed level of 70mph in his vehicle mode for several hours at a time, while his top speeds are best done in short bursts as to avoid overworking his systems.

Strength: He can lift up to 10 tons with his arms, however, this places immense strain on his body and can only be done for a few minutes before he risks injuring himself.

Claws: His claws are capable of ripping through Earth cars and light tanks with ease, and are very precise as well. They are also equipped with a powerful blowtorch, which can be used offensively if the need arises.

Mechanical Aptitude: Gold-Dust is a skilled mechanic, being able to create and repair common vehicles with ease so long as he has the needed supplies. This also applies to Cybertronians, and he is capable of repairing his companions with surgical preciseness if need be.

Weaknesses: His alt. mode is not well equipped for off-road driving, and he is terrible at using ranged weapons. His habits also make him seem untrustworthy, and it's a common view that he's insane.

Personality: Gold-Dust would much rather keep to himself, but his hobbies prevent him from doing so. To cope with this, he's often sarcastic and generally rude, but on the inside, he's even worse. He's very sadistic and selfish, and well known for killing Autobots and selling their parts for a profit. He'll even do the same to fallen Decepticons, which has caused a rumor that he kills injured Cons' to sell their parts. Most of his scrap is sold, but he keeps interesting "pieces" around in his collection.

His mind is centered around profit and self-gain, and he only takes others into consideration when it benefits him. However, he does try to avoid breaking any rules, but only because he does not wish to risk being punished. If he can get away with something without getting caught, he'll do it.

Bio: Gold-Dust has always been a mechanic and scrap dealer, who would search for scrap metal and sell it for profit. He joined the Decepticons as he desired to be free from a caste based society, but also because he knew that such a revolution would leave many bodies behind. This would begin his hobby of selling Cybertronian body parts for profit, and he made fair amounts of money in the black market, most of which went to personal upgrades and an alt. mode change. His greed and sadism would only expand from this point, and he would viciously rip apart Autobots piece by piece and relish in their agony. After his hobby of selling Decepticon corpses became more we'll known, his superior officers started to trust him less and less, and he was no longer assigned to important missions. This would lead to his place on an exploration craft, which would eventually crash on an isolated planet.

Inventory: Toolbox, Datapad, Small amount of spare parts.

Name: Shaker

Gender: Male

Appearance: He stands at 6ft in height


Alt. Mode: Small Cybertronian tank

Powers & Abilities:

Armor = Shaker's armor is resistant to damage caused by melee attacks, getting tossed over, and generally beaten up. However, most Cybertronian blasters can pierce his armor and injure, if not kill, him.

Speed = His alt mode can only go at 10mph for small bursts, while his tank mode can go at 20 for long periods of time and 50 for short bursts.

Stun Gun = When held as a weapon in robot mode, Shaker's gun can fire bursts of electricity capable of short circuiting electronics. While this doesn't kill Cybertronians, it does cause massive amounts of pain. When hooked up to him in vehicle mode, it shoots more powerful bursts, which can injure Cybertronians. It also has a small blow torch function, used for melding metal.

Storage Compartment = There is storage compartment in Shaker's chest, which is used by him to store his equipment.

Mechanical Aptitude = Shaker has above average mechanical skills, and can repair basic Cybertronian tech. However, he's more effective when working with a more experienced mechanic.

Energon Convertor = Like Soundwave, Shaker has a small, built-in energon converter in his chest that turns energon crystals into energon cubes. However, it can only be used on shards the size of a human hand, and takes hours to work.

Weaknesses: He's small, slow, and his weapon can only cause notable injures in vehicle mode. His joints are also less armored than the rest of his body, so while exposed in robot mode, a precise attack can injure and even amputate a limb. Not only that, but he's also a poor shot, and a subpar fighter in general.

Personality: Shaker is typically social and out going, commonly making jokes as well. While he seems like a positive bot', he actually hates himself, and uses humor as an outlet for his depression. He doesn't enjoy violence but he doesn't mind participating in it, especially if it's for the Decepticon cause.

Bio: Shaker was a Mini-Con well known for his underground energon bar, nicknamed The Mini-Bar, that commonly served gladiators and their fans. He was a fairly popular bartender, and ended up joining the Decepticon revolution after being charmed by their cause. He was never on the front lines, however, and mostly served to help create energon cubes while still running a small bar. He knew of the many Decepticon atrocities, and while he thought they were morally wrong, he didn't care. He believed that they should go to any means necessary to serve the Decepticon cause. His minor repair skills ended with him being partnered with the violent Gold-Dust, and as such, he followed him on his exploration assignment to Clarkii.

Inventory: Stun Gun, energon cocktail shaker, and various small canisters of fuel

[Ascoobis]

This would be it, right? I'll post my app soon.

tfwiki.net/wiki/IDW_Generation_1_continuity

[The Palmetto]

This would be it, right? I'll post my app soon.

tfwiki.net/wiki/IDW_Generation_1_continuity

You're correct, and I'm glad to have you on board!

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

...I wish I knew stuff about Transformers, because this looks interesting.

[Ascoobis]

...I wish I knew stuff about Transformers, because this looks interesting.

Any questions? I'm sure we'd all be happy to answer them.

[The Palmetto]

...I wish I knew stuff about Transformers, because this looks interesting.

Given the nature of this RP, so long as you know the basics, you should be ok so long as you can learn stuff on the way.

Remember that TFWiki is your friend.

As Ascoobis said, we will answer any questions you need for lore.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

...I wish I knew stuff about Transformers, because this looks interesting.

Given the nature of this RP, so long as you know the basics, you should be ok so long as you can learn stuff on the way.

Remember that TFWiki is your friend.

As Ascoobis said, we will answer any questions you need for lore.

Well, I just don't know what the IDW continuity is, really.
But I'll give it a look and see if I can understand it.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

...I'm sorry for double posting, but is there a possibility to have a transformer whose vehicle is a scooter or moped?
Because I need that in my life.

[Uthary]

...I wish I knew stuff about Transformers, because this looks interesting.

I fall in the same boat, guy.

[The Palmetto]

...I'm sorry for double posting, but is there a possibility to have a transformer whose vehicle is a scooter or moped?
Because I need that in my life.

Hey, no issues here. Just understand that the characters are Decepticons, so they're probably a morally questionably scooter.

Your characters are likely to be evil in some way or form. They can be chaotic savages, or anti villains with a moral code. Or perhaps they don't wish to be a Decepticon, but don't try to desert out of fear of excecution.


As said, as of the start of the RP, you don't need to know too much, as long as you can learn. What you do need to know to start is.

1.) Autobots vs. Decepticons, this is mid-war, after all
2.) Transformers hail from the planet Cybertron
3.) They use transformation cogs to transform
4.) Their source of life are their sparks, blue orbs of energy in their chest
5.) The fuel of Transformers and their tools is called energon, and can be found naturally
6.) They can possess almost any sort of alt. mode, be it a futuristic car or an organic alligator. However, those who have not been to Earth will not transform into Earth vehicles. They can still transform into Cybertronian wildlife if they haven't been to earth, though. (Cybertron has a lot of animals similar to ours, but just mechanical. So basically, they might turn into a robot alligator.)
7.) Decepticons started out as revolutionaries to fight against an evil government, but devolved into violent imperialists as time passed.

[Chronodosia]

Where has this been in all my time on NS?


TAGG!!!!!!! I love transformers and Sci-fi in general.

[The Assorted Saharan Outposts]

...I'm sorry for double posting, but is there a possibility to have a transformer whose vehicle is a scooter or moped?
Because I need that in my life.

Hey, no issues here. Just understand that the characters are Decepticons, so they're probably a morally questionably scooter.

Your characters are likely to be evil in some way or form. They can be chaotic savages, or anti villains with a moral code. Or perhaps they don't wish to be a Decepticon, but don't try to desert out of fear of excecution.


As said, as of the start of the RP, you don't need to know too much, as long as you can learn. What you do need to know to start is.

1.) Autobots vs. Decepticons, this is mid-war, after all
2.) Transformers hail from the planet Cybertron
3.) They use transformation cogs to transform
4.) Their source of life are their sparks, blue orbs of energy in their chest
5.) The fuel of Transformers and their tools is called energon, and can be found naturally
6.) They can possess almost any sort of alt. mode, be it a futuristic car or an organic alligator. However, those who have not been to Earth will not transform into Earth vehicles. They can still transform into Cybertronian wildlife if they haven't been to earth, though. (Cybertron has a lot of animals similar to ours, but just mechanical. So basically, they might turn into a robot alligator.)
7.) Decepticons started out as revolutionaries to fight against an evil government, but devolved into violent imperialists as time passed.

Alright. Cool. I'll give this a shot.

[The Palmetto]

I'm glad that this is getting some attention, and I'm glad that people will be enjoying this. I'll make a first IC post (hopefully) tommorow, and then everyone can reply from there once their apps are accepted.

[Chronodosia]

Name: Far-Sight

Gender: Male

Appearance: like Cheetor but colored black an red.

Alt. Mode: same as Cheetor but again colored black with red stripes and red eyes and not part organic.

Powers & Abilities:

Armor: Far-Sight's armor is strong enough to protect him from High Explosive rounds that would completely destroy Human in Dragon-skin armor. Anything stronger could potentially cripple him if hit in the correct spot. His chest armor where is spark is, is a little tougher than anywhere else on his frame.

Speed: He can go up to 75mph in his robot mode, and up to 180mph in his Alt. mode. Both speeds can be maintained for amounts of time, typically several hours for his robot mode speed but only for 20 seconds in his Alt. mode. He can comfortably maintain 112mph, which is one and a half times speed of his robot mode.

Strength: He can lift up to 5 tons with his arms and servos, however, he can only lift that much for a few minutes, generally enough time to grab something and throw it, before his cripples himself and needs his servos to be repaired.

Sight: Far-Sight is a sniper and was upgraded to have exceptional eye sight. Far-Sight's eye sight has no known drawbacks, yet.

Weaknesses: He is a light scout/sniper and as such is not good at physical combat, or playing well with team mates.

Personality: Far-Sight is Fierce and noble. He will fight autobots and anyone that threatens him or his but will never ever fight someone that has left him alone.

Bio: Far-Sight joined the Decepticons because he was discriminated against because of his beast mode Alt form. Far-Sight was assigned to the exploration mission because it needed a scout and he wanted to get off the front lines for a while. Far-Sight has mostly kept to himself and his two mini-cons and is fiercely protective of them. He once ripped a autobot into bits with his Nucleon Charge Rifle for shooting at one of his mini-con's.

Far-Sight's mini-con's are his world outside his mission. He is very much a anti hero with his own code of honor. Far-Sight is liable to disappear if he is able to.

Inventory: a Nucleon Charge Rifle, and a Datapad.

Name: Iron Claw

Gender: Male

Appearance: Snarl(Classics) just more armored and colored black with purple stripes

Alt. Mode: Mechtiger? colored black with purple stripes and red eyes.

Powers & Abilities:

Armor: Iron Claw is the most heavily armored of Far-Sight, Arial, and himself. He can take damage to a certain point. A APHE round would only explode on his 700mm cybertronian metal armor.

Strength: Iron Claw can lift 1-5 tons for 30 minutes, but no longer without damaging himself.

Speed: Iron Claw can move at 65mph in robot mode and 110 in Alt. mode. Iron Claw as a ability that he can move 40% faster for 15 seconds during a fight if he activated a combat protocol. The downside is that it is very energy intensive and if used to often Iron Claw will go into shutdown mode.

Fighting: Iron claw is a Brawler and only fights in melee.

Weaknesses: Iron Claw is a brawler and has no ranged ability besides yelling taunts and obcenitys.

Personality: Iron Claw is loud, brash, and aggressive, but Fiercly loyal to Far-Sight and Arial. To Iron Claw they are the best team for any mission and they are his family.

Bio: Iron Claw met Far-Sight near the beginning of the war and they were assigned to be team mates, Iron Claw's job was to watch the back of the Sniper Far-Sight. After fighting alongside Far-Sight for a couple decades they became like brothers and would stick together on and off mission. After meeting Arial and her joining the team as a cyber-warfare specialist, and working along side her for a long time she became like a sister to Iron Claw. Iron Claw always fights at the front and taking attacks meant for either Far-Sight or Arial.

Inventory: Two Thermal claw weapons(Like a Katar only claws) and a data pad.

Note:in RPG terms Iron Claw is a Tank.

Name: Arial

Gender: Female

Appearance: Arial is based off of Dreadwing(Classics) medium armored mech colored indigo and black

Alt. Mode: Mecheagle? colored indigo and black with red eyes.

Powers & Abilities:

Armor: Arial can withstand one rocket from Human rocket weapons(RPG's and LAW's).

Speed: Arial can run at 60mph in her robot mode.

Flight: Arial can fly when in her Alt. Mode at 190mph.

Hacking: Arial can utilize her excessive computer power/brain power to hack technology.

Weaknesses: When in her Alt. form Arial is weaker and less durable than when she is in her robot form.

Personality: Arial is silent in front of others but very open around Far-Sight and Iron Claw.

Bio: Arial joined the duo of Far-Sight and Iron Claw as a Cyber-Specialist about six decades after Far-Sight and Iron Claw met. She helped Iron Claw keep Far-Sight's back safe while sniping and they did the same for her when required. After five decades of fighting alongside one another the trio became a family. When Far-Sight was assigned to the ship they were assigned too.

Inventory: Two swords that are on her back and are her wings in her Alt. mode, A Cybertronian Blaster integrated into her back to have combat capability while flying, a Cybertronian Blaster attached to her left arm, and a datapad

[Ascoobis]

OOC: May need refinement as I took some liberties, but this is the basis. Open to constructive criticism.

Name: Quasar

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Alt. Mode: Cybertronian Jet

Powers & Abilities: Vision extends to the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Above average theoretical knowledge of the sciences. Competently intelligent

Weaknesses:

1. Sustained damage with kinetic or energy weapons will pierce Quasar's relatively light aircraft armor.

2. Will attack a single target obsessively when willfully engaged in combat, usually not paying attention to his surroundings.

3. Lower than average pain threshold.

4. Not well-trained in CQC.

Personality: Distrustful of others and unused to much conversation, but reluctantly obedient to Decepticons of superior position. Indifferent in victory and defeat, caring only for the overall outcome. In combat, Quasar is a dirty fighter and prefers to ambush his victims rather than attack head on. Is rather skittish, but curious when introduced to the unknown. While not usually honest, he leaves no doubt in anyone mind that he lacks the usual Decepticon ambition for further power or climbing the ranks. Even with his dishonest and skeptical nature, he does possess a more compassionate and merciful side that doesn't often see the light of day under the Decepticons.

Bio: As a Cold Construct created less than half a vorn before the Cybertronian War, Quasar never knew peace. Only discrimination from the government of Vos and its most well off citizens. Being a second-class citizen, none could be trusted and Quasar quickly grew to be distrustful of others. Being outright shunned by society did have its advantages. Outside of maintaining himself on sustenance wages provided by as a janitor at the local university and various small-time scams he enjoyed the thrill of flight in the less populated parts of city.

One day an opportunity for a better life appeared, the Decepticon movement. Which promised freedom for Cybertronians from the tyrannical government. Quasar was insignificant compared to the droves that flocked to the movement in its early days. Not nearly being as well-trained as the professional seekers of Vos, Quasar was placed in reserve squadrons that participated in few major battles surrounding the Vos province. Quasar hasn't made it this far in the war by throwing himself at the frontlines against the Autobot legions. Preferring to swoop on Aerialbots whom managed to break the frontline and on lone, unsuspecting ground-pounders and wheel-grinders. When he wasn't serving as reinforcements for an active-duty squadron, because of his frame type, served as an exceptional scout. Being a skilled reservist, he was chosen out of a small pool of competent pilots that were seen as insignificant to the Decepticon High Command to join a long-term scouting mission. A mission to seek out new world to conquer for the glory of the Decepticons!

Inventory: Two Standard Energon-fueled cannons(Vehicon standard), one installed in each arm. 2 Meter long rapiers for self-defense. First Aid Kit, small stash of Energon rations, Long-range communication system. Spare Parts.

[The Palmetto]

OOC: May need refinement as I took some liberties, but this is the basis. Open to constructive criticism.

Name: Quasar

Gender: Male

Appearance:

(Image)

Alt. Mode: Cybertronian Jet

Powers & Abilities: Vision extends to the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Above average theoretical knowledge of the sciences. Competently intelligent

Weaknesses:

1. Sustained damage with kinetic or energy weapons will pierce Quasar's relatively light aircraft armor.

2. Will attack a single target obsessively when willfully engaged in combat, usually not paying attention to his surroundings.

3. Lower than average pain threshold.

4. Not well-trained in CQC.

Personality: Distrustful of others and unused to much conversation, but reluctantly obedient to Decepticons of superior position. Indifferent in victory and defeat, caring only for the overall outcome. In combat, Quasar is a dirty fighter and prefers to ambush his victims rather than attack head on. Is rather skittish, but curious when introduced to the unknown. While not usually honest, he leaves no doubt in anyone mind that he lacks the usual Decepticon ambition for further power or climbing the ranks. Even with his dishonest and skeptical nature, he does possess a more compassionate and merciful side that doesn't often see the light of day under the Decepticons.

Bio: As a Cold Construct created less than half a vorn before the Cybertronian War, Quasar never knew peace. Only discrimination from the government of Vos and its most well off citizens. Being a second-class citizen, none could be trusted and Quasar quickly grew to be distrustful of others. Being outright shunned by society did have its advantages. Outside of maintaining himself on sustenance wages provided by as a janitor at the local university and various small-time scams he enjoyed the thrill of flight in the less populated parts of city.

One day an opportunity for a better life appeared, the Decepticon movement. Which promised freedom for Cybertronians from the tyrannical government. Quasar was insignificant compared to the droves that flocked to the movement in its early days. Not nearly being as well-trained as the professional seekers of Vos, Quasar was placed in reserve squadrons that participated in few major battles surrounding the Vos province. Quasar hasn't made it this far in the war by throwing himself at the frontlines against the Autobot legions. Preferring to swoop on Aerialbots whom managed to break the frontline and on lone, unsuspecting ground-pounders and wheel-grinders. When he wasn't serving as reinforcements for an active-duty squadron, because of his frame type, served as an exceptional scout. Being a skilled reservist, he was chosen out of a small pool of competent pilots that were seen as insignificant to the Decepticon High Command to join a long-term scouting mission. A mission to seek out new world to conquer for the glory of the Decepticons!

Inventory: Two Standard Energon-fueled cannons(Vehicon standard), one installed in each arm. 2 Meter long rapiers for self-defense. First Aid Kit, small stash of Energon rations, Long-range communication system. Spare Parts.

Works for me, accepted! Nice job, by the way.

Far-Sight's application is pending, though I do find it odd that a mechanimal alternate mode can go so fast without wheels and/or rockets. In that case, I might recommend using Transmetal Cheetor as a basis but changing a few things like color. I also did notice that you copied the format and even certain words from my app, so I would request that you change some words around.

[Ascoobis]

Works for me, accepted! Nice job, by the way.

Far-Sight's application is pending, though I do find it odd that a mechanimal alternate mode can go so fast without wheels and/or rockets. In that case, I might recommend using Transmetal Cheetor as a basis but changing a few things like color. I also did notice that you copied the format and even certain words from my app, so I would request that you change some words around.

Thanks, that did take several hours to put together and may not exactly have been the smoothest introduction.

Just throwing it out there, but maybe Farsight's top speed is only something, that like a Cheetah's own speed, could only be maintained for a short time and may result in internal damage to Farsight, orhave it be something that could only exist in small spurts and have it be an exhaustive process. Just a thought.

[The Palmetto]

Works for me, accepted! Nice job, by the way.

Far-Sight's application is pending, though I do find it odd that a mechanimal alternate mode can go so fast without wheels and/or rockets. In that case, I might recommend using Transmetal Cheetor as a basis but changing a few things like color. I also did notice that you copied the format and even certain words from my app, so I would request that you change some words around.

Thanks, that did take several hours to put together and may not exactly have been the smoothest introduction.

Just throwing it out there, but maybe Farsight's top speed is only something, that like a Cheetah's own speed, could only be maintained for a short time and may result in internal damage to Farsight, orhave it be something that could only exist in small spurts and have it be an exhaustive process. Just a thought.

That would make the most sense.

I would also ask that he makes seperarate applications for the mini-cons, as to show what they transform into and what not.

[Chronodosia]

Want me to edit my original app to fix it or re-post it?

[The Palmetto]

Want me to edit my original app to fix it or re-post it?

Feel free just to reuse your original app, but fix it. As said earlier, I will ask for an app per mini-con.

[Chronodosia]

Want me to edit my original app to fix it or re-post it?

Feel free just to reuse your original app, but fix it. As said earlier, I will ask for an app per mini-con.

May I place the mini-con apps in a single post? two apps just a single post.