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Jeffrey Rawlins was raised by his older sister as they

bounced from one foster home to another. Jeffrey was

a sports fanatic, especially baseball, but due to his many

disabilities, he was never able to participate. Baseball was

his only escape from the monotony of life as a foster child.

He fell in love with the game despite never being able to

play, and remains devoted to the sport today. He had a

lot of time to listen to games when he was in the hospital

after his foster mother, Tricia, crashed the car they were

in. The car flipped twice, landed on Jeffrey, and burst into

flames. How frail little Jeffrey survived that trauma or the

terrible burns is anyones guess.

Like his sister, Jeffrey came out of the wreck unable to

move. Unlike his sister, his injuries didnt

involve spinal damage, but he was

just as incapacitated by them...

it also meant he could feel

every torturous moment

while being treated for

his extensive burns.

The doctors kept him

on heavy painkillers

almost constantly, butit was still unbearable

for the boy.

Jeffrey was taken in

by Motherboard at the

same time as his

sister, but his body

rejected the cy-

bersheath shed

intended to

give him. In its

place, Moth-erboard built

him an en-

v i r o n m e n t

suit of sorts.

It was huge,

but Jeffrey

e v e n t u a l l y

became quite

comfortable in

the walking tank,

so comfortable that he

prefers it to the energy form Rez,Digital Demon, and Pulse possess (he

didnt like the weird way the bodies

felt). Jeffrey holds out hope that

eventually Motherboard will find

a way to repair his body, but

until then, his family needs him

like he is.

PERSONALITY

Heavy Metal is a gentle giant. Hes protective of his

adopted family, particularly of his sister, and doesnt really

want to hurt anyone. He resorts to violence if he has to,

but constantly worries about seriously injuring whomever

hes fighting. Despite his intimidating appearance, hes a

shy and friendly guy. When hes operating beside Sister

Steel, he almost always defers to her judgment; he trusts

her completely.

Emotionally, Jeffrey is still young and immature; com-

bined with his slow speech patterns and black and white

view of the world, many people assume hes stupid or

mentally disabled to some extent, but that isnt the case.

HEAVY METALREAL NAME: Jeffrey Rawlins

OCCUPATION: Professional muscle

BASE:Emerald City

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HEAVY METAL PL11

STR STA AGL DEX FGT INT AWE PRE

14* 10* 0 0 6 0 0 1

POWERS

Massive Cyber-Chassis:Enhanced Skill 4 (Intimidation 8),

Growth 4 (Permanent, Innate); Immunity 10 (Life Support);

Impervious Toughness 12; Power-lifting 4 (Lifting Str 18;

6,000 tons); Protection 6; Speed 3 (16 MPH) 30 points

Miscellaneous Sub-Systems:Environment 2 (Retractable

lights; 60 feet); Feature 1 (Retractable manipulator arms);

Leaping 5 (Jump Jets; 900 feet); Regeneration 5; Swimming

6 (Fluid Turbines; 30 MPH) 19 points

Sensor Suite:Senses 7 (Communication Link with team HQ,

Direction Sense, Distance Sense, Infravision, Low-light

Vision, Radio, Time Sense ) 7 points

Weapons Array: Array (24 points)

Foam Capture Pods:Ranged Affliction 12 (Resisted by Dodge;Hindered and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Immobile), ExtraCondition, Limited Degree, Accurate 4 28 points

Pressor Beam:Cone Area Move Object 10, Limited toPushing Targets Away 1 point

Tear Gas Rounds:Ranged Cloud Area Affliction 9 (Resistedby Fortitude; Dazed and Visually Impaired, Stunned andVisually Disabled), Extra Condition, Limited Degree 1 point

SKILLS

Athletics 2 (+16), Expertise: Baseball 8 (+8), Intimidation 8(+11*),Perception 4 (+4), Ranged Combat: Throw 8 (+8)

ADVANTAGES

All-out Attack, Close Attack 2, Fast Grab, Improved Grab, ImprovedHold, Improved Smash, Interpose, Power Attack, Startle, WeaponBreak

OFFENSE

INITIATIVE +0

Thrown Objects +8 Ranged, Damage 14

Unarmed +8 Close, Damage 14

Weapons Array +8 Ranged, Affliction 12, Resistedby Dodge, or Alternate Effects

DEFENSE

DODGE 6* FORTITUDE 14

PARRY 6* TOUGHNESS 16

WILL 8 *Includes Growth modifiers.

POWER POINTS

ABILITIES 46 SKILLS 11

POWERS 104 DEFENSES 22

ADVANTAGES 11 TOTAL 194

COMPLICATIONS

Disability: Heavy Metal suffers from debilitating medicalproblems. Outside of the mobile life support cyber-chassis thatis his home, he is incapable of independent action.

MotivationSafety: Heavy Metal, like his teammates, is

mostly interested in security for himself and his family.QuirkShy: Heavy Metal has difficulty interacting withothers, especially women.

QuirkWorried About Abilities: Because Heavy Metalis so big and powerful, he worries that hell inadvertentlymaim or kill someone by accident. Outside of combat, hetreats everything and everyone like theyre made of glass.In combat, unless he knows the target can take it, he alwaysholds back from using his full strength at first. In combat, thatmeans he starts out using only Strength 8 and if the targetisnt significantly hurt (suffers at least one degree of failure),he increases it by 2 ranks, then another 2, and finally another2, maxing out at 14 ranks.

Relationship: The Cybertribe is Heavy Metals family and he is

fiercely protective of them, particularly sister, Sister Steel.

POWERS & ABILITIES

Heavy Metals suit is a sophisticated life support pod

inside the torso of a large humanoid exoframe. His

nervous system is directly connected to the suit s controls,

making it an extension of his body rather than a vehicle.

The exoframe is large, monstrously strong, and verydurable. It can shrug off heavy weapons fire and operate

in practically any environment. In addition, the exoframe

is equipped with a weapons suite and boasts a set of so-

phisticated sensors and several utility sub-systems.

ALLIES

Jeffrey social deficiencies impede his ability to make

friends, even though hes a pretty likable kid once you get

to know him. As with many member of his new family, his

only real allies are the rest of the team.

ENEMIES

Heavy Metal ranks second highest on Arwin Kesslers hit

list immediately behind Motherboard herselfsimply

because of his strength and durability.

HOOKS

I Did A Bad Thing: While engaged in a fight against

rent-a-goons sent after the Tribe by KessKorp, Heavy

Metal loses his balance and overcompensates, swinging

much harder than intended... and he kills a man. Heavy

Metal is emotionally incapable of dealing with the guilt of

actually killing someone. He decides to turn himself in to

the authorities, much against the advice of the rest of the

Tribe. The heroes have to see to it that he stays in custodydespite the best efforts of his family to rescue him/force

him to escape.

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