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Name: RC
Contact:

Rceus
Other characters: N/A YET...

IC INFO
Name: Trailbreaker/Trailcutter
Canon/Continuity: Transformers IDW
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Canon Point: Very beginning of MTMTE #34
Personality:
Trailcutter, on the outside, appears to be a rather chipper Autobot. He’s upbeat, supportive, and generally an all-around nice guy. He loves a good time just like anyone else and is the type to try and lighten up a situation when things seem grim. If you need some cheering up, he’ll be there to try and make you see things in a better light, or even just to raise your mood a little. It’s not overly so--he’s not obnoxious in the least about it--but he has a talent for looking on the brighter side…

...at least when it comes to other people.

Underneath all the jokes and good times, there’s a darker side to himself. What he shows outwardly to the people around him, he reserves his pessimism for himself. Low-self esteem is the bot’s biggest enemy, and boy does it hit heavily. Because of his forcefield powers, he’s been ridiculed as an outsider before the four million year war, and during it, he’s only been known for that power. It’s become a curse to him, basically, with the title ‘one-trick-pony’ not-so-lovingly attached to him. Really, it’s enough to make anyone hate their gift. And because he’s become so synonymous with it, self-esteem is shot down along with it.

To add to that, like any normally sane person, he’s known to be extremely pessimistic and, dare I say it, gloomy when thrust into situations that seem undesirable. He’s used to being left out of a lot of things, or at least left out of recognition, so it takes a damper on him. For as optimistic as he can be about goals, he’s incredibly hard on himself. And the general environment the usually lives in doesn’t let him forget it.

If it ever gets bad, he’s been known to show bits of jealousy to other bots from his world (like Fortress Maximus, who’s infinitely more respected than he is). However, this is usually only when he’s drunk that he’s open about this. Most of the time it’s kept to himself. It’s rare to see him in anything other than ‘a guy just trying to get by’, earning a reputation as someone who’s always optimistic wasn’t by accident.

He’s also someone who’s been through four million years of war. There’s definitely going to be some sensitive topics with him--but he handles them in a way that’s almost second nature. He’s been through battle, he’s seen some stuff go down. He’s not a softie by any means, despite his upbeat personality. When the time calls for it, he jumps to fight and defend those close to him, and isn’t one to shy away from the conflict, no matter what. He may not have had weapons for the longest time, but that didn’t stop him from fighting alongside everyone else.

To sum it up, he’s a good guy, who really wants what’s best for his friends and your traditional Autobot. However, whatever high opinion he has of the cause/friends is completely opposite of what he thinks of himself.
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CHARACTER NAME: Trailbreaker/Trailcutter
CHARACTER SERIES:Transformers IDW

[OOC]

Backtagging: YES. I love backtagging, especially since I myself am a medium tagger. I can't boomerang all the time so anyone who's up for backtags from me, I'm extremely grateful.
Threadhopping: Fine for the most part, but if its obviously something serious or something that is really not the place for it, please refrain from doing so. Location, location, location!
Fourthwalling: If you want to! However, don't expect him to believe you or play along. He's kind of down to Earth in that sort of way. Although he may accidentally break it himself.
Offensive subjects (elaborate): Violence is okay, however if it's excessive please run it by me. Also no rape/sensitive subjects like that. It's not really needed in my opinion.

[IC]

This is the permissions list for IC (in-character) activity.
Answer the following questions with "yes" or "no", as well as additional information if desired. With IC permissions, it's a good idea to elaborate on what other players can expect from your character if they choose to do any of the following:

Hugging this character: Go for it! He doesn't mind hugs in the slightest! However, you might only be able to hug his ankle if you're the average size of a human (or if he's using his holomatter).
Kissing this character: IF YOU REALLY WANT TO...he's a giant robot though. Holomatter is free game, however he'll probably freak out.
Flirting with this character: Totally okay with this! Especially if you want to see him act like more of a dork.
Fighting with this character: He comes from a race of warring space robots. I'd be disappointed if he didn't get into a tiff of some sort. However, don't expect him to be a pushover. He's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Most of them defensive.
Injuring this character (include limits and severity): As long as you contact me, I'm fine with him being injured. I just want it to be fair/within reason before doing so.
Killing this character: Not for Crux. No.
Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: Sure thing! Just let me know beforehand so I can react in a reasonable way to the situation. If it's out of the blue I might side-eye it.

Warnings: Trailcutter has forcefields and more than one trick up his sleeve. He can also take a heavy beating in a fight and has an unstoppable will to prove himself.

SO if you do end up fighting him...watch out!

PLAYER INFO

Name: RC
Age: 24
Time Zone: CST
Contact Information:
Plurk:

RCeus
AIM: RogueClawdite
Other Characters Played: Kay Faraday

CHARACTER INFO

Name: Trailbreaker/Trailcutter

Canon: Transformers IDW: More than Meets the Eye

Age: At least 4 million years old.

Appearance: Bara truck

History:
Trailbreaker on the TF Wiki

Canon Point: Post Issue #12, after Rewind and Cyclonus recover.

Personality:
Trailcutter, on the outside, appears to be a rather chipper Autobot. He’s upbeat, supportive, and generally an all-around nice guy. He loves a good time just like anyone else and is the type to try and lighten up a situation when things seem grim. If you need some cheering up, he’ll be there to try and make you see things in a better light, or even just to raise your mood a little. It’s not overly so--he’s not obnoxious in the least about it--but he has a talent for looking on the brighter side…

...at least when it comes to other people.

Underneath all the jokes and good times, there’s a darker side to himself. What he shows outwardly to the people around him, he reserves his pessimism for himself. Low-self esteem is the bot’s biggest enemy, and boy does it hit heavily. Because of his forcefield powers, he’s been ridiculed as an outsider before the four million year war, and during it, he’s only been known for that power. It’s become a curse to him, basically, with the title ‘one-trick-pony’ not-so-lovingly attached to him. Really, it’s enough to make anyone hate their gift. And because he’s become so synonymous with it, self-esteem is shot down along with it.

To add to that, like any normally sane person, he’s known to be extremely pessimistic and, dare I say it, gloomy when thrust into situations that seem undesirable. He’s used to being left out of a lot of things, or at least left out of recognition, so it takes a damper on him. For as optimistic as he can be about goals, he’s incredibly hard on himself. And the general environment the usually lives in doesn’t let him forget it.

If it ever gets bad, he’s been known to show bits of jealousy to other bots from his world (like Fortress Maximus, who’s infinitely more respected than he is). However, this is usually only when he’s drunk that he’s open about this. Most of the time it’s kept to himself. It’s rare to see him in anything other than ‘a guy just trying to get by’, earning a reputation as someone who’s always optimistic wasn’t by accident.

He’s also someone who’s been through four million years of war. There’s definitely going to be some sensitive topics with him--but he handles them in a way that’s almost second nature. He’s been through battle, he’s seen some stuff go down. He’s not a softie by any means, despite his upbeat personality. When the time calls for it, he jumps to fight and defend those close to him, and isn’t one to shy away from the conflict, no matter what. He may not have had weapons for the longest time, but that didn’t stop him from fighting alongside everyone else.

To sum it up, he’s a good guy, who really wants what’s best for his friends and your traditional Autobot. However, whatever high opinion he has of the cause/friends is completely opposite of what he thinks of himself.

Abilities/Powers/Skills:
-Forcefield: Probably Trailbreaker’s most famous ability. He can generate forcefields from his hands for a limited amount of time (obviously, the more he practices, the longer that time frame is). They’re strong enough to withstand the blast of two aircraft missiles, and can also stop the vacuum of space if a ship’s hull is busted open. It also depends on what he’s forcefielding against as well as how big said forcefield is.

-Magnawheels: The mini-trick hidden by his main trick. Trailbreaker’’s ankle wheels (shoulder wheels too, but they’ll probably never be put to this use) are magnetic, meaning they can attach to any surface that is metal based. Good for acting like Spiderman.

-Gun Legs: newly implemented into Trailbreaker’s lineup. He had one of the Autobot scientists craft guns into his legs, specifically so he’d have some type of weapon and another cool gimmick. ‘Cool’ being used very loosely. They seem to pop out like mini turrets at the kneecap. Probably won’t be used in any way unless severely threatened by space horses.

-Transformation: Trailbreaker has the ability, like most Cybertronians, to turn into a vehicle of some sort. His is a Cybertronian space-like truck.

Weaknesses:

-Trailbreaker’s fuel-consumption is probably the biggest out of all of the Cybertronians known. His forcefields + his clunky alt mode make for this, and sometimes he needs more heavy duty fuel than most people.

-Energon is the main fuel, so getting that for him will be a challenge.

-He’s slow in his vehicle mode unless he books it. Even then, he’s no sportscar by any defnition.

Special Items:

The only thing I’d like him to arrive with is his Rodimus Star, which is a badge of honor of sorts. It’s very important to him. Other than that...just the metal on his back.

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Player Name: RC
Player Journal:

rceus
Age: 24
Contact:

RCeus
Characters Played: N/A

IN CHARACTER INFORMATION
Name: Trailbreaker (Now referred to as Trailcutter)
Canon: Transformers IDW: More than Meets the Eye
OU/AU/OC: OU
Canon Point: Just after his spotlight, inbetween MTMTE #5 and #6
History:
Trailbreaker/Trailcutter on the TF Wiki (IDW Generation I only)
Personality:
Trailcutter, on the outside, appears to be a rather chipper Autobot. He’s upbeat, supportive, and generally an all-around nice guy. He loves a good time just like anyone else and is the type to try and lighten up a situation when things seem grim. If you need some cheering up, he’ll be there to try and make you see things in a better light, or even just to raise your mood a little. It’s not overly so--he’s not obnoxious in the least about it--but he has a talent for looking on the brighter side…

...at least when it comes to other people.

Underneath all the jokes and good times, there’s a darker side to himself. What he shows outwardly to the people around him, he reserves his pessimism for himself. Low-self esteem is the bot’s biggest enemy, and boy does it hit heavily. Because of his forcefield powers, he’s been ridiculed as an outsider before the four million year war, and during it, he’s only been known for that power. It’s become a curse to him, basically, with the title ‘one-trick-pony’ not-so-lovingly attached to him. Really, it’s enough to make anyone hate their gift. And because he’s become so synonymous with it, self-eseteem is shot down along with it.

To add to that, like any normally sane person, he’s known to be extremely pessimistic and, dare I say it, gloomy when thrust into situations that seem undesirable. He’s used to being left out of a lot of things, or at least left out of recognition, so it takes a damper on him. For as optimistic as he can be about goals, he’s incredibly hard on himself. And the general environment the usually lives in doesn’t let him forget it.

If it ever gets bad, he’s been known to show bits of jealousy to other bots from his world (like Fortress Maximus, who’s infinitely more respected than he is). However, this is usually only when he’s drunk that he’s open about this. Most of the time it’s kept to himself.

To sum it up, he’s a good guy, who really wants what’s best for his friends and your traditional Autobot. However, whatever high opinion he has of the cause/friends is completely opposite of what he thinks of himself.

Strengths:
Like most unicorns, Trailcutter will have the ability to make things levitate with his unicorn horn. This is seemingly universal with all unicorns, so I won’t touch on it too much.

Trailcutter’s biggest strength and magical ability is probably his forcefield. In robot form, it comes out of his hands, generated through them using his Energon reserves. Thankfully, it’ll be translated into Unicorn magic here, and will be his special talent. They’re fairly strong, able to completely stop two missiles and encasing their explosions, but they can only be held up for a limited time (depending on what exactly he’s forcefielding against, of course).

It’s not really to the level of his ‘special talent’ unicorn spell, but he has special horseshoes on his hooves that react specifically to a magnetic spell. This allows him to cement himself to any metal surface and walk along it. Granted it’s probably not very useful in this situation, where everything is dirt, but Trailcutter isn’t exactly the epitome of conventional.

Being a workhorse build, he’s definitely got the strength to back it up. He’s great for heavy lifting/pulling, and any really heavy workload is no big deal for him. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, but he’ll be stronger than the average mare/stallion.

Finally, Trailcutter, while exceptionally down on himself, usually is happy to help anyone out, and his longevity is to be commended. No matter what’s thrown at him, he always seems to get back up (not on the horse, because he is one here!). He’s an Autobot through and through, and that includes helping them out, as well as non-Autobot types.

Weaknesses:
There is a downside to his forcefield (although it might not be a big one) aside from its limited time use. Since in canon, it’s directly taken from his Energon reserves (basically, his lifeblood and food source), I’m going to make him have a voracious appetite. It’s not so much a weakness as it is an inconvenience to everyone around him, but his forcefields won’t be nearly as strong if he’s starving/hungry/etc.

Perhaps the biggest weakness he has is his own self-esteem. Back in his world, having a power that didn’t coincide with your altmode left for you to be chastised and looked down upon (ala ‘X-men’ style), and often made you an outcast. Trailcutter is no exception to this rule, and as such, it’s given him a terrible opinion of himself. As optimistic as he may be outwardly towards people (given the situation), he doesn’t think much of himself, and it can put a damper on his own abilities and outlook. He’s not exactly looking for a backpat or sympathy, it’s just four million years of being prodded at by both sides of a heavily irrelevant talent.

Trailcutter’s vehicle mode is slow, so I’ve carried it over into his workhorse build. He’s going to be rather strong for a unicorn, being able to cart around things all too easily, however he won’t be the fastest horse on four legs, so don’t expect him to win any races anytime soon (unless he’s up against, say...kittens.) Basically, what he lacks in dash speed he’ll make up in pure strength, because for a truck he’s pretty heavy duty.
Possessions: The only possessions he’ll have with him are a pair of orangeish red wrap-around goggles (that somehow stay on despite not having any support), orange horseshoes that can be magnetized, and a giant scarf around his neck that looks like his chestplate.
Pony/Animal Type: Unicorn, but with an Earthpony/Workhorse build.
Cutie Mark: Five hexagons connected in a ‘weblike’ pattern. It’s basically what his forcefield looks like close up.
Pony Picture:
Pony picture is here. Complete with curly mane and butt spots.

SAMPLES
First Person:
Uh...Hey! Is this thing even on?

[Did that sound right to say? They were scrolls after all, but this was clearly a visual-oriented-device. Although that’s the least of his worries. It actually took him about ten minutes to even ‘turn it on’ as it were. Translating hands and feet to hooves had been an experience--one that he’s currently still living to this moment.

It’s almost as if he’s having trouble even standing. The weight distribution was so different than your average vehicle mode, so if you happen to see him tilting to one side or the other, it’s not your scroll. It’s just him failing to pony.]

Can anyone tell me what’s going on? More importantly, what AM I? Or at least, what am I NOW. Because this...this shouldn’t be happening! This is on the top ten list of things that shouldn’t happen, and I don’t even know what it is.

[‘It’ referring to the creature he is, of course. He’s a little freaked out at the moment. Please leave a message after the horse whinny.]

Third Person:
Remember to practice your forcefields, Trailbreaker!

That voice always seemed to ring in his head just before lying down to sleep. Usually it was annoying--a distant reminder of what once was. Shockwave, or at least the one he knew was no more. And yet that voice still seemed to come into existence. And always right before he shut his eyes.

Even now, in Equestria.

It was comforting, a bit. To have that little bit of support. He knew it wasn’t real--that part of his life had been cut out. But it didn’t hurt to escape to that part for a second, did it? It helped get him to calm down, at least. There were Autobots here, although not from the world he knew of. They’d certainly be of some help.

There’s a roll to his other side as he thinks about this. Maybe he could practice it here. It didn’t seem too out of the ordinary. Everypony (did he really just think that word?) seemed to have their own little ‘forcefield’. Heck, it even made him smile just thinking about it. Shockwave would have had a field day.

Yes, that’d be the plan, then.

He nestled into that blanket he’d been given, maybe casting a forcefield around himself to warm up. See that? He’s already getting started. And maybe...just maybe he heard the laugh of that one who always believed in him.