Physical Description:
-Beast Mode: As stated earlier, Ursus is a massive proto-bear, the oversized ancestor to all terran ursids. His blunt head is predominantly organic, but his teeth are constructed from metal alloys and his grey eyes are that curious mixture of technology and organics common to all reformatted transformers. His body, while still thick and muscular, lacks the gut common to bears, instead having the same kind of steel-plated torso that Optimus has, giving Ursus a slim look on an otherwise bulky body. His muscle structure is a combination of organics, servo mechanisms, and heavy hydraulics designed to maximize his strength. A narrow strip of armor plate stretches from the base of his skull all the way down to the end of his spine(which does not end in a tail), and larger plates protect the various joints in his legs. The legs increase in size as they extend downward from the shoulders and hips, and the forelegs are both longer and more massive than the hind legs. His claws are made from the same material as his teeth, and both shine a bright silver when they catch the light. Ursus' color scheme is a light blue in all organic areas, coupled with a dark black on all visible hydraulics and armor plate.

-Robot Mode: Ursus' transformation colors are a deep black with red overtones. His head does not take on a humanoid appearance, instead remaining unchanged except that the armor strip that started at the base of his skull in beast mode extends further, ending halfway to the tip of his snout. His shoulders broaden as his neck contracts to a more humanoid length, while the spinal plates in that area expand to form larger armor plating over his shoulders and around the neck. All four legs take on more mass as the torso area shifts and alters to allow for walking upright. The paws on both the forelegs swell and fuse to the wrists, forming massive forearms, and hands(four fingers and an opposable thumb) sprout from the ends. The belly plating becomes a single solid piece, and expands upward to form his chest in robot mode. The hind legs twist and change, until they have taken on a humanoid form and are large enough to carry him upright. The paws are completely absorbed into the legs and are replaced by boot-like feet, while the claws sprout out once more along the outside of the calf area. In robot mode, all armor plate protecting the major joints remain, but become more pronounced. Also, Ursus' color scheme is altered to a dominant black, with red piping outlining all technological parts(except for the claws and teeth, which remain silver). In beast mode the Maximal insignia is black, and on the left shoulder, while in robot mode it is red and on the right palm.

Personality: Ursus could be said to have an almost bipolar personality. In battle, he is loud, expressive, a real extrovert. At any other time, he is quiet, gruff, slightly introverted but not unwilling to speak. He does not like to start the conversation, whatever it is. In battle Ursus is lucky to the extreme, but tends not to trust it. Ursus usually has a plan for any operation he gets involved, but again is unwilling to volunteer any plan unless asked.

Specialties:
-Small Force Tactics

Strength: 10
Speed: 5
Skill: 6
Discipline: 7
Stamina: 8
Intelligence: 7
Luck: 10
Aim: 6
Firepower: 5

Special Abilities/Equipment:
-Nullifier: Computer Code. It locates and absorbs Ursus' Maximal signature while he is in robot mode. The program cannot run for very long or it will crash, causing his body to broadcast a signature even in beast mode, and at twice its normal output if in robot mode. Ursus must sleep to 'recharge' this program.
-Close Range Weapons: The claws on Ursus' forearms can stretch out and attach to his robot hands, encapsulating the fingers like gloves. Ursus prefers his claws during 'in your face' battles, and only removes his 'gloves' when more fine manipulation is required.
-Organic: Ursus can unleash a devastating roar that, combined with powerful subharmonics, can rupture a selected enemy's audio receptors and other delicate electronics.
-Energy: By slamming his huge hands together, Ursus can release a concentrated shockwave capable of damaging/knocking down a Vehicon General or destroying a couple of drones.
-Beast Cannon: Using this ability, Ursus becomes engulfed in a nimbus of black and red energies and explodes forward, hurtling into Vehicons like an angry comet. This attack causes moderate damage to any General and salvages any drone(s) in his path. Unfortunately, once Ursus starts he can't stop until he either hits something or reaches the limit of his range(about 5 times his height, in a straight line, any direction).

Special Abilities:
-Calm: Despite his slightly introverted nature outside of combat, when Ursus is at rest he projects a wave of, well, calm and discipline. Usually, any newly reformatted Maximals(or Predacons) find it easier to transform near him, but this is an unacceptable substitute for experience and practice under the watchful eye of Turtalator. The main purpose for this ability is to allow Ursus(and anyone teamed with him) to maintain discipline under battle conditions.
-Dream Walker: When Ursus sleeps, he is capable of seeing outside of himself, and can travel to the dreams of others. He can also 'hitch a ride' in the back of the mind of those who are meditating as well. If asked, he will 'go' with anyone who is capable of communing with the oracle, for though he is not capable of communing himself, his presence while dream walking seems to work as an amplifier, causing what would normally be an indistinct vision be much more clear and understandable.

History: Ursus was and old 'bot who had just retired from a long career as a platoon sergeant in the Maximal arm of the Cybertronian military when Megatron's virus struck. Because of his age, he was among the first to contract the virus, which immediately locked up his legs, causing him to trip and fall down what he thought was a manhole that dropped him all the way down to the deep catacombs. Heavily damaged from the fall and rapidly deteriorating due to the virus, he only managed to drag himself a few feet before he blacked out, his arm draped across and oddly shaped stone imbedded in the floor. When he came to, he found that his DNA scanner had automatically activated in response to his damaged state and the presence of that little stone, which turned out to be a fossilized copy of the claws on his furry feet! His elation was short-lived, however, when he discovered that his body was still failing before the virus, albeit at a much slower rate. So time went by as Ursus loped, then limped, then eventually dragged himself ever deeper, past the strata of ancient civilizations, heeding a call he didn't know he heard, fighting to stay on-line despite the agony of power overload and a slow, slow mind wipe. Onward he went until, barely coherent and over 80% of his volatile memory gone, he staggered into a massive corridor with vaulted ceilings, a great room that resembled the humans' old cathedrals, at least, in the way that an inferno resembles a candle flame. And an inferno there was, blocking his way forward. Barely able to feel pain anymore, the tormented warrior summoned the last of his strength and threw himself into the flames...

Created By: Darkpitt