MAV SAHELANTHROPUS
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MAV SAHELANTHROPUS
⠀AKA Maverick Lancer⠀
⠀⠀BFG Division - Mick Gordon
basic info
Mobile Assault Vehicle Sahelanthropus was the most developed mech of its day: a fifty foot tall behemoth with more manueverability than you'd expect and an arsenal to rival most country's entire military force. When it came to repelling alien invaders, no one could beat it and its enigmatic pilot, a quiet type who kept their face and identity hidden. That all changed when one silly little parasitic brain-eating crab snuck his way into an exhaust vent and ambushed the pilot mid-battle, taking control. Unfortunately, the crab had no idea how to pilot a mech. But what they DID know how to do was fire a giant fuckoff lazer cannon ripped off the smouldering wreckage once it had crashed and burned.
Once the battle was over, the crab took stock of her new host and pilot. Tragic past, noble sacrifice, heroic intentions, blah blah blah BOOOOORING!! They decided not to even bother taking the pilot's name for their new identity, choosing the mech's designation instead: MAV Sahelanthropus, sometimes called Maverick Lancer for short. And of course, she took the lazer cannon.
Now Lancer travels the stars looking for fights; treating life like a game and always coming out on top. Because where hand to hand combat might fail, a giant fuckoff lazer cannon will always succeed.
Pilot Backstory
The Pilot's planet was beseiged by alien invaders, and the nations of the world came together to respond in the only way they could: building a bunch of giant mechs to fight them off. The mech pilot program was both incredibly successful and incredibly costly, with mechs blown to bits and pilots dropping like flies in the early days, but as they gained more experience and familiarity with their machines, pilots began winning big victories. Sahelanthropus's pilot had the most wins of any in the force, and often fought with a quiet intelligence and cold fury. Their levelheadedness gave them a tactical edge, and they were promoted up the ranks quickly. MAV Sahelanthropus was not their first mech, and it was actually built to suit their fighting style, combining a strong exterior with quick movement and a versatile artillary that let them withstand fights long enough to get a read on the enemy's strategy and switch to counter.
However, there was one glaring construction error: an unshielded vent not large enough for any kind of weapon to penetrate, but just enough for a parasite to squeeze through and drop directly onto the Pilot's face. They never saw it coming.
Crab Backstory
The crab had hitched a ride on the alien invader's ship, intending to snag one of them for her host, but then she saw the mech obliterating the ships by the dozen and changed her mind. One leap of faith out of a cannon's porthole slamdunked him directly into the vent, and from there onto the face of his new forever home. Lucky break!
combat
Maverick is fast & slick in a fight. They're difficult to land a hit on and pack a real walloping punch of their own. She'll use her tail to grab her opponent's legs and pull them off balance, or grab on with her vestigial limbs to keep foes in close while she wails on them. He fights dirty, no holds barred, no blow too low. He also keeps up a steady of stream of taunts throughout the fight to wear down her opponent's patience and provoke them into making mistakes.
They're a bit of a glass cannon, however, and an incredibly sore loser. Should an opponent manage to land enough hits, they'll pull out the lazer cannon and blow them away with little care for collateral damage.
FIGHTING STYLE
Like their namesake, MAV Sahelanthropus is agile and strong, but unlike their namesake, not so adaptable. She hits hard and fast and uses cheeky, underhanded tactics, but she tends to get into a rhythm that can be easy to predict if you last long enough. That's not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination.
SUPER HYPER LASER CANNON
The big gun. It weighs about a ton, but Maverick hoists it around with ease. It takes a little time to charge up, but by the time you hear its whine it's too late. Blasts a beam of pure energy in a hundred foot cone and leaves nothing but dust behind.
DESIGN
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Seven & a half entire feet tall
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Plantigrade legs, big monster peets
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Tail is prehensile, can grab things
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Wears plugsuit most of the time but can be drawn in other outfits
LIKES
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Winning
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Bass-boosted music
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DDR & arcade cabinet games
DISLIKES
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Delayed gratification
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"Laws" and "Rules"
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Cold weather
TRAITS
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Uncommon Meat
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Uncommon Scales
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Uncommon flesh on body
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Uncommon vestigial limbs
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Uncommon quills
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Common eyestalks
