Head - Black Manta (Imaginext DC Super Friends) modified
All other body parts - Scourge (Legends)
Head cannon - Bombshell (G1) modified
Guns - Scourge (Titans Return) modified
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After Crosscut was exploded by the space bridge in Transformers #18, Straxus "volunteered" another Decepticon, a green one, to be next. That poor bugger was never referred to by name, but he did appear to be the same model as Crosscut, with the addition of a head cannon. This custom is Ripsaw, intended to represent that character. Both bots in the comic seemed to have guns in place of both hands, but I have interpreted one of them to be a carried weapon instead, so they can have one useful hand.
Tech Specs:
DECEPTICON - RIPSAW
"Discretion is the better part of valour."
RIPSAW is something of a robot chicken. Role is to go into unknown territory and prepare it for arrival of Decepticon allies. Hates every minute of it, often needs forceful encouragement to do his job. Uses an electro-pulse disruptor and a smokescreen gun, and head-mounted explosive pellet launcher. Other Decepticons have no respect for him and treat him like a nuisance rather than an ally.
Strength 7, Intelligence 6, Speed 5, Endurance 6, Rank 2, Courage 3, Firepower 5, Skill 6
Transformers Universe Profile:
RIPSAW
Allegiance: Decepticons
Function: Pathfinder
"Discretion is the better part of valour."
Profile: Ripsaw has a reputation as a mechanical game fowl - a robot chicken. His role in the Decepticon forces is to act as a pathfinder, going into unknown territory in order to prepare it for the arrival of the invading forces by finding landing sites and scouting the local resistance. Ripsaw hates every minute of this work. He prefers to know what is going on in any situation before he gets involved. His commanding officers usually need to strongarm him into actually doing his job, with implies or over threats as necessary.
Abilities: In Ripsaw's alternate mode of a Cybertronian hovercraft, he can travel across most any terrain with little difficulty at a speed of up to 150 mph. His telescopic visual abilities allow him to see great distances to detect enemies or find clear terrain to occupy. In battle he uses an electro-pulse disruptor which short-circuits his enemies at close range, and a smokescreen gun which lays down a thick layer of covering mist when needed. His head-mounted cannon launches low-yield explosive pellets with an effective range of 500 yards.
Weaknesses: Ripsaw does not have the confidence of his allies due to his reluctance to do his job without being coerced. They don't trust him, and he doesn't really trust them either. Most Decepticons find him to be an irritant rather than a resource, because it takes more effort to get him to his job than his job is really worth.
