Name: Alexander Princeton-Miller Age: 19 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Blue eyes, longish ash-blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, white polo-shirt, blue designer jeans, black Italian shoes. Personality: Alex is incredibly reserved and sociable but shy at the same time, he stays away from the company of others a lot, though when caught in conversation is incredibly cultured. He's also very, very picky about his appearance and can tend to fall into depression very easily. History: Alex has a wealthy background, he's from "old money". His family's inheritance is large, and just keeps getting passed down to each generation. They also hold stock in most of the major corprorations worldwide. His father is a high-ranking executive, and his mother is constantly off either shopping or entertaining guests at lavish parties Alex was often left to be babysat by by his nanny and they often watched the Transformers. She took him down to the toy-shop every week to buy a new Transformer and soon he amassed nearly every one of them. But his favorite was always the formula one race-car, Mirage..., because they shared such similar issues which is why he believes the Autobot chose him as his host body. Transformer: Mirage (G1 Autobot) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, and retaining his Autobot's ability to cloak/turn invisible, Alex has Mirage's helmet surrounding his human face and he sports blue 'pants' which run into human legs which end at his knees. From there his legs are blue with white frontal patches at the top and bottom of his legs, the sides of his legs are blue with white edging and his tyres on the outer side of each heel. His shoulders are rounded blue pieces of metal plating with white edging protuding from them, his arms are white armour but his hands are human. Though heavily based on Mirage's original patterning & colouring, his chest and his back are human-shaped. * * * * * * * * * Name: Chris Litefoot Age: 20 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Brown eyes, longish black hair wore Native American style, black jeans, sleeveless dark green t-shirt with a V-shaped neck, moccasins. Personality: Pretty much a lad's lad. Loves hanging out with his mates and goes out of his way to help them or cheer them up whenever they need it, he is very fond of gathering with likeminded souls in the local nature reserve and just talking about the world amongst the suburban wilderness. History: Chris was born of a Cherokee chief's daughter and a local white boy. His mother's father was furious and forced her lover away, leaving the pregnant woman to bear and raise her son by herself on the reservation. He spent most of his time in the woods which resided near the reservation, climbing trees and fishing in the stream. When the law was passed that the reservation children had to go to public schools, he had to leave the life that he was accustomed to, in order to survive in the real world. Chris, though a serious nature-lover, did enjoy watching early Saturday morning cartoons at the lodge on the reservation, and he often watched the Transformers with the other kids from the reserve, and quickly fell in love with the show. He liked the down to earth Hound with his 'magical' holograms, as it reminded him of stories his grandfather told him of ancient shamans creating illusions. For his ninth birthday he recieved a small box and inside was the very character he so loved in plastic and die cast metal. And maybe that was a major factor to why the wandering, bodiless spark of the Autobot scout chose him... Transformer: Hound (G1 Autobot) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, Chris' robot form is consisted of Hound's helmet, arms, legs & 'pants' and holoprojector, although his chest remains human-shaped, but is covered in dark green armour. * * * * * * * * * Name: Jamie Crothers Age: 18 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Quite slim, blue eyes, short spiky black hair, white t-shirt with black sleeves, black jeans with white patches on both knees, black trainers with white laces. Personality: Jamie is a 'local lad' who knows everything that's going on in his area, a rough diamond type who can display bursts of sudden maturity and leadership. He is an aspiring DJ who's seriously into Indy music, and also enjoys playing videogames and going extreme rollerblading. History: Jamie lives down south in New Orleans and he loves both Indy and to a lesser extent, Jazz music, which started in his hometown. He has grown up with it all his life and hopes to become a famous DJ himself someday. He, like all kids at the time, used to go over to their friends' houses each morning to play, but on Saturdays, they got up very early to watch the cartoon marathons. Jamie liked Roadblock from G.I.JOE, but loved the Transformers. He owned everything he could get a hold of, especially comics and toys. He idolized Jazz, and wished to become just like him for many years, then one day, he found himself recieving the spark of his idol/hero... Transformer: Jazz (G1 Autobot) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, in his 'cyborg mode' Jamie has Jazz's helmet and visor wore over his human face in addition to the Autobot's chest-armour and the coverings of Jazz's lower arms and legs which serve as protective armour though the upper arms and legs remain human. And Jamie has retained the transformer's speakers on his chest-armour, giving him the ability to use the Autobot's trademark sound & light show. * * * * * * * * * Name: Franklin Brown Age: 23 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Black hair, brown eyes, wears a yellow polo-shirt with navy blue edging on the collar and ends of the sleeves, purple trousers, red and white trainers. Personality: It is said beneath his smooth-talking, affable surface beats the heart/spark of a blackmailer. Those who know these about him are careful about what they say within earshot of him. Franklin/Soundwave is the ultimate opportunist, and will use anything he can to advance his status in the optics of Megatron. He doesn't worry about what the other Decepticons think of him because he knows he is indispensable. History: Franklin has spent his entire life growing up in the Tennessee area where his father was a computer technician and his mother was a cop. Then after his mother was shot and killed by some still unknown bank-robbers, Franklin just withdraw into himself, becoming an emotionless businessman who soon excelled in technicial areas and computering, a factor that drew Soundwave's Spark to its new host body. Transformer: Soundwave (G1) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, Franklin retains Soundwave's helmet and face plate, the remaining part of the face is human. He also has the Decepticon's upper and lower chest as protective armour, though he lacks the shoulder-gun now and the upper legs are human running into robotic 'boots' on his lower legs. His lower arms retain Soundwave's armour gauntlets, but his upper arms and hands are human. And Franklin/Soundwave can no longer house the Cassetticons. * * * * * * * * * Name: Miguel Torres Age: 16 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Mousy brown, gel-spiked hair, grey/blue eyes, he wears this dark grey T-shirt, torn jeans mucked up in charcoal and a lot of chain like a typical skater would wear. Personality: Torres is your basic street punk. And he is tough. Cross him and he will punch your optic sensors out. He has a quick temper and a mean disposition. History: He's a street kid, spent all his spare time hanging around on corners or by shops in a group of equally unpleasant teens. Has quite a reputation as a graffiti tagger. He is into nu-metal/nu-punk and associated bands. He comes from a single parent family and places all of his troubles on the doorstep of his missing mother. He lives in a tenement block in the rough end of the Bronx. Rumble chose Miguel as his host because they're pretty much mirror images. Transformer: Rumble (G1 Decepticon) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, making him a taller version of the purplish Cassetticon, he retains Rumble's original physical form, only it's more like a suit of armour this time. * * * * * * * * * Name: Richard O'Brian Age: 17 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Black hair, green eyes, black tracksuit with purple striping, red and yellow trainers. He is stocky than his twin, and carries a flick-knife to terrorise people with. Personality: Richard/Shrapnel has an interest in all things morbid, with particular interest in the Japanese torture practices of WW2. The crackling sounds of fused body parts short-circuiting is a sure sign of his work and is music to his ears. In fact, whether he is scrambling microchips or shattering an armored torso, it is the noise of war, the scream of his victim that Shrapnel considers the true rewards of his work. He relishes the sounds much the same way an actor relishes applause. And he is not shy about showing his own evil glee. History: Richard and William are fraternal/non-identical twins. Richard/Shrapnel is the older brother and he's subsequently the 'boss'. Although William/Kickback mastered the art of being manipulative to get around this and he's actually the brains of the outfit. Coming from a pretty average middle-class American family and household, they were coddled as kids and actually quite strongly resent their parents' intervention now as a result. They don't really like each other, and have always competed for attention, then suddenly the Insecticons' sparks bonded with the twins. And Shrapnel's personality has totally overridden Richard's original personality. Transformer: Shrapnel (G1 Insecticon) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, Richard's cyborg mode has most of Shrapnel's original robot form including the 'antlers' even though his face, hands, feet and upper legs remain human. * * * * * * * * * Name: William O'Brian Age: 17 Description: (eyes, hair, etc): Blonde hair, grey eyes, wears designer sportswear coloured black with yellow detailing and the most expensive red and yellow trainers available. Personality: Will is as charming a guy as you'll ever meet..., but it is a charm rooted in an uncommonly cruel cleverness. The singular purpose of any friendship which he begins is to dig up embarrassing facts about the other person so that he can influence his "friend" into doing his bidding. History: Richard and William are fraternal/non-identical twins. Richard/Shrapnel is the older brother and he's subsequently the 'boss'. Although William/Kickback mastered the art of being manipulative to get around this and he's actually the brains of the outfit. Coming from a pretty average middle-class American family and household, they were coddled as kids and actually quite strongly resent their parents' intervention now as a result. They don't really like each other, and have always competed for attention, then suddenly the Insecticons' sparks bonded with the twins. And Kickback's personality has totally overridden William's original personality. Transformer: Kickback (G1 Insecticon) 1st transformation appearance: 9 feet in height, William's cyborg mode has most of Kickback's original robot form including the 'wings' and antennae, though his face, hands, feet, upper arms and upper legs remain human.