Dinobot

Mun Name: Dent
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Name: Dinobot
From: Transformers Beast Wars
Appearance:


Age: Somewhere in the few tens of thousand years, around thirty to forty human years in age.
Gender: Identifies as male
Personality: If one word could be used to describe Dinobot, it would be: warrior. The Maximal has spent his life dedicated to fighting, to the warrior way. What is the warrior way? To him it is a personal code he must abide by at all times. He believes fighting must always be honorable, giving the enemy a fair chance at combat, as he did with Optimus Primal when he first challenged the Maximal leader on the new planet.
Despite the good intentions of his warrior code, it hasn’t made him the brightest spot of sunshine. On the contrary he’s quite short and easily annoyed with his comrades. Oftentimes he can get volatile if not enraged, blame a life working with Predacons. Rattrap often gets the full brunt of this, exchanging insults and fisticuffs with each other. But despite this, he will keep company and consider the input of those close to him, much less defend them to the death, which is what he ultimately did when defending the protohumans from Megatron. And don’t let his looks or mannerisms fool you, he can get quite eloquent. Oftentimes his speeches can get positively Shakespearian, going so far as to quote the infamous 'To be or not to be' speech.
There is a part of him who wants what’s right. The problem is for him is figuring out what’s right. He has his warrior code, yes, but it seems as if either Predacon or Maximal ideals do not line up exactly with his standards. He finds either the Predacons too debased and decadent or he finds the Maximals too soft and pacifist. He merely choose the side of the Maximals because they came closest to his code and out of personal obligation. While he realizes he must do what’s right for him, he has a long way to go…

History:Dinobot was fiercely loyal to the Predacon leader Megatron, named after his Decepticon ancestor 300 years after the Great War. He joined Megatron on a mission to go after the planet on an artifact Megatron had stolen. Soon after they crashed on the supposed Earth Dinobot saw they were in fact far from Earth as they could be. He declared the Predacon an incompetent fool and soon challenged him for leadership of the Predacons. Megatron won easily and Dinobot left. Soon he came across the Maximals and issued their leader Optimus Primal the same challenge. During the battle Optimus saved his life and Dinobot reluctantly joined the Maximal side.

From the start Dinobot voiced his distaste for the Maximal way of life, but that did not prevent him from fighting on their side. Though the Maximals themselves harbored their suspicions for their ex-Predacon teammate, he soon proved himself invaluable on their side. Even he and Rattrap formed vitriolic, if not begrudging friendship and respect for each other.

However, he soon learned Megatron was right all along and momentarily betrayed the Maximals by handing Megatron the golden disks. When he returned to the Maximals he felt disgraced by betraying his own honor and briefly considered suicide. But Dinobot found that Megatron could affect the course of history with the golden disks. Megatron’s plan? To destroy the protohumans and forever change the outcome of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Dinobot realized the only way to save his honor involved prevent Megatron’s insane measures. Single-handedly he fought off the Predacons and even Megatron himself, destroying the disks. Yet Dinobot’s actions came at a price--his life. Yet Dinobot died restoring his honor and ultimately saving the human race.

Moral standing: Dinobot’s morality is as complex as the time shenanigans involved with his world. A staunch follower of Predacon life--combat, conquest, and the like, Dinobot has his own objections to some of their ways. Dinobot does not wish an unfair death on his opponent and would rather give them a sporting chance in a fight. And above all else, Dinobot has a code of honor to adhere to, one that overrides his own personal political ties at the moment. While he’s not above killing, using guerrilla tactics, or lying, Dinobot knows he must act in the best interest of his own personal integrity.

Dreams: Dinobot wants to do what is right--not what Maximals or Predacons deem right, but what he KNOWS is right. He just has to figure out what that right exactly entails.

Fears: Dinobot is bound by a code of honor, almost like a samurai. To him breaking or betraying that honor is a fate worse than death and he has considered suicide over his one betrayal.

Extras: Dinobot will be taken from the beginning of season two as his canon point. So to him, Megatron’s still a diabolical Barney, Optimus is frying up in space, and he’s still on the Maximal side.

Character Location: 


The Axalon, a Maximal ship designed with everything a Maximal needs--except flying.

Samples: Dinobot fights for leadership of Maximals.

Writing Samples:  Dinobot is surrounded by rats.

Player Information
*Name/Alias: Dent
*Your Journal: denty_dimension
*Age: Over 16
*Contact Information: dententa @ plurk
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Character Information
*Character Name: Dinobot
*Character Canon: Transformers Beast Wars
*Age: Seasoned, most likely in his early middle age.
*Race: Cybertonian
*Timeline/Pull Point: Post season 2 Episode Nine Code of the Hero. In this episode Dinobot seeks a way to regain his honor after betraying the Maximals. When he sees Megatron’s plan to eradicate the proto-humans, he decides the best way to regain it is to fight off the Predacons and save the protohumans. He sacrifices his life in the process.
*History: A history, full of sound and fury.
*Personality: If one word could be used to describe Dinobot, it would be: warrior. The Maximal has spent his life dedicated to fighting, to the warrior way. What is the warrior way? To him it is a personal code he must abide by at all times. He believes fighting must always be honorable, giving the enemy a fair chance at combat, as he did with Optimus Primal when he first challenged the Maximal leader on the new planet.
Despite the good intentions of his warrior code, it hasn’t made him the brightest spot of sunshine. On the contrary he’s quite short and easily annoyed with his comrades. Oftentimes he can get volatile if not enraged, blame a life working with Predacons. Rattrap often gets the full brunt of this, exchanging insults and fisticuffs with each other. But despite this, he will keep company and consider the input of those close to him, much less defend them to the death, which is what he ultimately did when defending the protohumans from Megatron. And don’t let his looks or mannerisms fool you, he can get quite eloquent. Oftentimes his speeches can get positively Shakespearian, going so far as to quote the infamous 'To be or not to be' speech.
There is a part of him who wants what’s right. The problem is for him is figuring out what’s right. He has his warrior code, yes, but it seems as if either Predacon or Maximal ideals do not line up exactly with his standards. He finds either the Predacons too debased and decadent or he finds the Maximals too soft and pacifist. He merely choose the side of the Maximals because they came closest to his code and out of personal obligation. While he realizes he must do what’s right for him, he has a long way to go…
*Powers/Abilities: As a Maximal, Dinobot has good stamina, being able to take a few hits before going down. He’s a seasoned warrior, able to pick out good strategy, adept at sneaking and attacking the enemy. He’s also quite skilled as a swordsman. But among those abilities he also has the very science fiction ability to shoot lasers out of his eyes. The lambada will weaken this ability so that Dinobot will only use this ability in a short burst, requiring a long recharge period.
Most importantly, of course, Dinobot like any other Cybertonian can transform. But unlike older Cybertonians his alt mode consists of a Velociraptor, which moves just as well as any Velociraptor will.
*Inventory: Dinobot will only arrive with his sword (aka his tail in beast mode) and his shield (which is also a body part in beast mode).
*Starting Polarity: Vector Prime

Writing Samples
*First Person Sample: [Dinobot flicks the feed on, his face looking displeased as always. Not often he appears happy and this isn’t an exception. However, this time around it appears he has some urgent business to attend.

Urgent doesn’t even cover it. He’s stranded on a potentially hostile planet with a great potential of Predacons or Maximals seeking his head. The best strategy would to simply call out without mentioning either faction. That way he can narrow down the list of potential enemies without necessarily exposing himself to more risk than needed.]

Attention, this is Dinobot. I seek a vermin. He is of Cybertonian origin, small, with a silver metal. He belongs to the Maximals. If you find this individual, report his location to me.

[There vague enough for either side to interpret the message their own way, hopefully. He pauses before adding one more snarling afterthought:]

If I find you have been harboring this vermin, do not think I will hesitate to snuff your spark. Dinobot over and out.

*Third Person Sample: The valley seemed peaceful at this time. But Dinobot did not see peace. He saw the prelude to a storm, a calculated silence from the other side. The Maximals were off patrolling the other territories while their leader Optimus Primal would be off at the ship, their base. Thankfully he had some distance from Rattrap’s infernal jabbering. The vermin’s company could get annoying at times.
But that wasn’t important. What was important was to plan, to prepare. His eyes scanned the crevices and cliffs. His position would be open to any Predacon attack. Just two from different positions would be enough to overpower him. Best to take the defensive and seek lower ground, amongst the foliage. There he had proper cover.

From that point he continued his patrol. Every step was a calculated strategy, a battle plan. He had his sword out, ready to strike for the spark of an offending Predacon. Yes, the other Maximals might say he was over vigilant, too serious. They feels as if he should just learn to relax. But this was the path he had chosen, he knew the consequences and sacrifices he would have to make adhering to his life as a warrior.

…but what if he had chosen a different path? Often he had contemplated what other paths he could have taken, what his life could have been. It was that time he let his guard down, just slightly...until he saw something flicker far off in a bush.
He snarled his resolve. No. In this universe and any other universe, he would remain one and one thing only: a warrior.