"A moment of indecision can be your last." - Backstreet
Real name: Backstreet Other known aliases: None Occupation: Lookout Current group affiliation: Autobots/Triggerbots Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: None Major enemies: Decepticons, particularly the Triggercons. First appearance: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #1 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers #46 (Marvel comics). Origin: Unrevealed Description: Backstreet is a 16 foot tall brown and orange robot who turns into a Cybertonian car.
Characteristics
42 STR 12
14 DEX 12
23 CON 26
14 BODY 0
12 INT 2
12 EGO 4
16 PRE 6
10 COM 0
12 PD 8
13 ED 8
4 SPD 16
10 REC 2
48 END 1
39 STUN 2
Characteristics Cost: 99
Powers and Skills
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
5 +0 Detect,"Radiation",make into sense
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
26a) 12/12 Armor
20b) 4 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
18c) 16" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
7d) Shape Shift,"Car",Concentrate(-1/4),Cannot change form if he
takes over half BODY.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
4 IR Vision,IIF(-1/4)
24 MP (42),"Movement",Only works in appropriate form.(-1/4),
OIF(-1/2)
1u 5" Flight,"Jet Pack",x4 Non-Combat 1
2u +9" Running,"Wheels",x8 Non-Combat,has turn mode,0 END(+1/2) 0
53 MP (106),"Weapons",OAF(-1)
5u 5 1/2D6 RKA (Fire),"Heat Rays",17-32 Charges(+1/4) 0
5u 4D6 RKA,"Proton Missile Cannons",17-32 Charges(+1/4),
Explosion(+1/2) 0
1u +10" Running,"Rocket Boosters",0 END(+1/2) 0
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
10 42 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
3 Combat Driving 12-
18 6 Levels: with heat beams, move by and lasers.,tight group
3 Navigation 11-
3 Shadowing 11-
3 Stealth 12-
3 Streetwise 12-
2 WF,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 251
Disadvantages
Base Points: 200
15 Accidental Chg,"to robot form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
20 DNPC,"Humans in need of saving.",incompetent,appear 11-
10 Distinctive,"Giant Robot/Cybertonian Jet Car",easily
concealable,major
15 Hunted,"By anti-Autobot forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle mode.",infrequently,
slightly
15 Psych Lim,"Insists he is brave, but isn't.",very common,
moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Jumpy",very common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Avoids combat.",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Code vs. killing humans.",uncommon,total
5 Rep,"Heroic alien robot.",occur 8-
10 Rivalry,"with other Autobot lookouts.",professional,PC rival
10 Watched,"By Autobot leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 150
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 350
Explanation of the conversion: Backstreet can fly only in robot form. In vehicle form he can travel on land
quicker.
History: Backstreet is a temperamental, twitchy bundle of too-tightly wound circuits who jumps from one mode to
another at the drop of a gasket. Although he maintains that he has, in a figurative as well as a literal sense, nerves of
steel, he is unusually eager to avoid conflict for a warrior. He uses the flimsiest excuses to exit from a battlefield.
His reluctance to engage in combat might reek of cowardice to some, but his primary motivation for this behavior is his
hatred of war. He chooses to keep this aspect of his character a secret, since he doesn't want to give his fellow Autobots
the impression that he is an unreliable comrade-at-arms. When called upon to fight he performs in a fairly effective
manner. He only joined up with the Autobots in the first place because he feared that a Decepticon victory on Cybertron
was an even worse alternative to war. He particularly enjoys his job as a lookout, since he feels that he can effectively
contribute to the Autobot cause without having to engage in actual fighting most of the time. He constantly jumps to the
wrong conclusions and stubbornly adheres to them even when overwhelming evidence suggests otherwise.
Powers: Backstreet transforms to a ground vehicle of superior maneuverability. He can make extremely sharp turns and brake from 200 mph to a dead stop within 60 feet. His maximum speed is 280 miles per hour and his range is 900 miles. Rear rocket thrusters allow him to boost his speed to 400 miles per hour for up to 60 seconds. In robot and vehicle modes he is armed with two independently targetable, laser-guided proton missile cannons. A single shell from either one can vaporize a tank. His headlights shoot high intensity heat rays that can turn an enemy robot into molten slag. They also have infrared, low-light, chemical and radiation sensors, which aid Backstreet in his lookout function.
Backstreet sometimes utilizes a standard Autobot jet pack.
Weaknesses: Backstreet's extreme driving habits have a price. He needs to replace his tires every 500 miles because
he wears down the treads on them so quickly. His braking and transmission systems are prone to a much higher breakdown
rate than is normal for ground vehicle Transformers.
Links to other Backstreet pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - September, 2005
