Transmetal Dissever - FINALLY

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Name: Dissever
Era: Beast Wars
Faction: Predacon
Primary Function: Executrix
Quote: “We have had an imperial lesson; it may make us an Empire yet.”

Bio: Exonerated by the testimony of several renowned Autobots during asylum hearings, this minor Decepticon command figure was allowed to start anew as a Predacon-Maximal liaison under the name Dissever. As the Predacons gained power, Dissever's role changed to that of advisor to the Tripredacus Council. The embittering, crushing loss of the Empire and her comrades-in-arms still weighs heavily on her, contributing to her moderate views during the Pax Cybertronia -- at this point, she simply wants the Predacons to survive the rampant in-fighting fuelled by self-styled leaders, and not to engage in quadrant spanning conquest. Despite this, her drive to protect the sparks of organization she saw in the Predacons prompted her to revisit her martial heritage. She once again took up arms as an Imperial Guard, demonstrating the staunchness and efficacy of her stewardship by intercepting and dispatching several assassins. Her abject, outspoken distaste for upstarts such as Megatron and Cryotek disqualified her for the narc work required for the Predacon Secret Police. Instead, Dissever was tasked with traveling the galaxy to collect the broken, scattered remains of Decepticon and Predacon holdings, and return the units to Cybertron. Prior to leaving, she was formatted at one of Cybertron's DNA libraries, where she selected the Altarian Dire Eagle, a strong reptavian flier suited to the temperature extremes and brutal weather of gas giants. Her rule aboard her dreadnought starship is absolute, frequently pragmatic to the point of cruelty. Dissever demands excellence of herself and the crew around her, with no tolerance of mediocrity that could destroy the ship, themselves, and the mission. A shrewd judge of character, she can needle or cajole to convince rediscovered Cybertronians to return to the fold. For arbitrary reasons, she has decided it is fashionable to decorate her command bridge with mostly white or silvery grey Predacons. Even more bizarre, the guards oblige her whim by staying in beast mode, a testament to her persuasive abilities. Although the events are rare, she lavishly rewards fealty with energon-soaked debauches that after the tiniest of insights into a decadently hedonistic spark. That door slams shut on such affairs very quickly the next morning, though, and it's back to the draconic management that fuels her ambitious, and thus far successful, project.

Weapons/Abilities: Dissever is equipped with a basic argon disruptor, highly stylized to resemble a chromed Desert Eagle. She doggedly pursued close-quarters combat training to make it her own after the trauma of being stripped of her former self's massive, sustained firepower. The segmentation of her layered sets of mono-molecular edged feathers flexes to enhance the deflective style of her defensive and offensive forms. Individual segments, or the entire weapon, can be thrown to dismember enemies, and are magnetically recalled by her wrist guards. In beast mode, Dissever can deliver metal rending spears with her spiked wingwrists. Quadruple-redundant systems help her withstand brutal combat and living conditions. A crew eager to serve is always ready and willing to deliver any punches she herself is unwilling or incapable of delivering.

Weaknesses: Woefully lacking in ranged energy weaponry, Dissever is heavily dependent on others for long distance support when she ventures planet side during extraction missions. The autonomous nature of her mission requires her crew to be afield and out of touch with Cybertron for long stretches of time, often requiring them to take on supplies and repairs in sub-optimal ports. Any resentment the crew harbors due to her harsh command style could be exploited by recovered 'Cons to bring about mutiny. Her zealous devotion to the Tripredacus Council and the desire to strengthen the Predacons into a cohesive whole puts her in a position to be manipulated by those coveting the entire faction for themselves.