Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye

[smnolimits43]

I'm thinking of making an Autobot.  Probably go with Beam Rifle, but what secondary would you choose and why ??

[drbuzzard]

Thematically I'd say electric. They seem more like a get hit but resist damage kinda thing. Electric is the most resistance of the resistance sets. 

[Shocktacular]

I'd probably go with /invuln since they're made of metal and metal is tough (also because I made a beam/invuln and she was really fun).  Maybe consider /energy, too?  /Elec could work, but wouldn't all the elec auras from the powers make it look like they're malfunctioning?  

 

[Thrax]

I’d also go inv.  

[MistressOhm]

There's a lot you could try. 

 

Invuln would fit for an Iron Giant motif, plus the effects make for a well-detailed paint job. 🙂

 

Energy Aura or Electric Aura might also work, as a forcefield or dampening field.

 

Regen could work as automated repair systems.

 

Willpower would simply be "that's just the bodywork you're scratching up, bub".

 

Just about any of the Sentinel armors would work, thematically, altho most of the Transformers didn't have effects, just weapons.

 

I've two big mecha characters, one is a walking fire engine (Water/Cold Dominator), and the other is an alien ship (Energy/Gravity Dominator). 

[smnolimits43]

lol thanks for getting back to me everyone.  MistressOhm, i had a good laugh at Inv and the well-detailed paint job.

[biostem]

On 11/25/2022 at 7:30 PM, smnolimits43 said:

I'm thinking of making an Autobot.  Probably go with Beam Rifle, but what secondary would you choose and why ??

The questions is *which* Autobot are you trying to emulate - while /invuln seems the most obvious, a fairly good argument could be made for nearly every secondary.  Personally, I don't really like beam rifle, and in conjunction with the ammo swap ability, pistols could easily fit several concepts.  I really like radiation armor, and the particle shielding power could represent your armor being ablated by attacks, and ground zero could represent some exotic energy field you can periodically emit...

[smnolimits43]

Sorry i didnt get back to you sooner.  My favourite Autobot is Optimus Prime.  I decided to go with Beam Rifle/Inv Sentinel.