Metamorph (Beta)
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| Metamorph | |
| Player: Kaiser Tarantula | |
| Origin: | Mutant |
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| Archetype: | Tanker |
| Level: | Confidential |
| Primary Set: | Bio Armor |
| Secondary Set: | Titan Weapons |
| Epic Set: | Unobtained |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Rudy Cromwell |
| Identity: | No civilian identity |
| Aliases: | No consistent aliases |
| Species: | Human (?) |
| Date of Birth: | Confidential |
| Age: | Confidential |
| Height: | 8 feet, 2 inches |
| Weight: | Varies |
| Build: | Huge |
| Eye Colour: | Blue |
| Hair Colour: | Blonde |
| Skin Complexion: | Tan |
| Distinguishment: | Pointed ears, eyes may glow green when angered |
| Medical Status: | Healthy, occasional smoker |
| Financial Status: | Confidential |
| Religion: | None |
| Sexuality: | Heterosexual |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Deceased |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Praetorian |
| Ethnicity: | Confidential |
| Legal Status: | Citizen |
| Place of Birth: | Imperial City, Praetoria |
| Education: | Biochemistry Associate, Cultural Direction and Education Center |
| Occupation: | Confidential |
| Group Affiliations: | Loyalists, previously Resistance |
| Base of Operations: | Powers Division |
| Residency: | Praetoria |
| Known Powers | |
| Superhuman strength, Biological control, Shapeshifting | |
| Known Abilities | |
| No noteworthy abilities | |
| Equipment | |
| Usually carries an immense weapon of some kind; typically a mace made from whatever construction materials are handy, or a sword extruded from his own biomass | |
| Awards and Collections | |
| None | |
| Licenses and Certificates | |
| Powers Division active roster license | |
| IC Accessibility of Article | |
| Praetoria Police databases, Seer Network dossiers, Powers Division dossiers | |
Rudy "Metamorph" Cromwell is a mutant Loyalist in the services of Praetoria's Power's Division, serving the regime of Emperor Cole. Formerly a member of the Resistance, he turned on them after he could no longer stomach the deeds he was forced to undertake on their behalf.
Origin
Rudy Cromwell was a latent mutant from birth. His mother perished in childbirth, due to the complications of having a fifteen-pound baby. His father died in the Hamidon Wars at the age of sixteen, forcing Rudy to enter adult life early. People often picked on him about his size, but due to his fearsome strength, they never did so to his face. He discovered, as he aged, that he had an unusual 'sensitivity' to the biological processes going on in his own body, and those nearby, and with concentration, could affect them.
It wasn't until he was caught in a Destroyer attack that his powers blossomed fully. Threatened with the prospect of being beaten to death by the Fixadine-junkies, the stress drove young Rudy to the breaking point. His skin and flesh erupted outward into a carapace of superhumanly-tough bone and muscle, the biological exoskeleton amplifying his already-tremendous strength to unheard-of degrees. In a blind fit of panic, he plunged his hand into a nearby building, and ripped a girder straight out of the concrete. Wielding it like a club, he pummelled the Destroyers mercilessly until every last one of them was senseless or fleeing. To this day, he still has an affinity for wielding huge weapons instead of fighting barehanded.
It didn't take long for both the Praetoria Police Department and Powers Division to take notice - the intervention of the latter saving Rudy from being subjected to police brutality by the former. Given a Powers Division registration form, he was sent to Precinct 5 for orientation, and to help put a stop to a Resistance raid there. He took the nickname "Metamorph" after a PPD officer called him "some sort of metamorphic freak"; the name's since become a badge of pride for him.
Weaknesses
Although his bio-armor is tough enough to shrug off rockets and bombs, and quickly adapts to whatever situation Rudy finds himself in, Rudy is far from invulnerable. Concentrated fire from anti-vehicular weapons may be able to take him down in sufficient volumes, although it is best to strike hard and early; the longer it takes to bring your full firepower to bear, the more likely his armor will have adapted to counter your choice of weapons. In addition, he is not particularly fast, nor does he have any means of attacking those outside of his immediate vicinity; dealing with him from a distance is highly recommended.
History
Rudy always had a hatred of authority. Particularly arbitrary authority; to him, anyone he didn't accept as leader of his own free will didn't have any right to boss him around. As a result, being drafted into Powers Division didn't sit well with him; he wanted out, and made that fact quite clear to Praetor Reese when the opportunity presented itself. He found his opportunity when he met the Resistance, including Rothstein, Wrencher, and Calvin Scott. They gave him an interesting proposal - operate within Powers Division, enjoying all the perks, but also feeding their secrets to the Resistance. Having no real love for Powers Division, he agreed to be the Resistance's inside-man.
Almost immediately, Rudy discovered that being in Powers Division put you on everybody's list. Even the PPD doesn't like you. This was fine by him; anyone who was stupid enough to stand up to him would be just another target for him to work his frustrations out on. Despite this though, the fundamental goodness within Rudy left him apalled at some of the things that the Resistance asked him to do, particularly leading mad packs of ghouls into populated areas, or using Seers as psychic bombs.
The final straw was the Neutron Bomb incident. The Resistance intended to detonate the bomb in the middle of the Magisterium, causing tremendous devastation, but due to interference from the PPD, were forced to detonate it in the tunnels below. Though he went through with the bomb plot, Rudy was so filled with hate for the Resistance that he jumped at the first chance to betray them, opting to crush the leaders of the Resistance's syndicate allies and turn them in to the PPD to get into the good graces of Powers Division.
Currently a Loyalist, Rudy has seen first hand the excesses of Emperor Cole's regime, and only wonders how long it'll be before they force his hand. If it were up to him, he'd destroy both sides of the problem, and establish his own utopia on the ruins of Praetoria. Right now, though, he's content to serve the Cole regime... so long as they don't push their luck.
