Real name: Dead End Other known aliases: Cobra (name of release in Italy). Occupation: Warrior Current group affiliation: Decepticons/Stunticons Rank: 5 Past group affiliations: Predacons Major enemies: Autobots, particularly the Aerialbots. First appearance: G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers II #2 (Devil's Due comics), Transformers: The War Within #4
(Dreamwave comics), Transformers #22 (Marvel comics), The Key To Vector Sigma Part 1 (television series). Origin: Transformers #22 (Marvel comics), The Key To Vector Sigma Part 1 (television series). Description: Dead End is a 20 foot tall brugendy and grey robot who turns into a Porsche 928. Before being
reformatted be turned into a Cybertonian car. In the Devil's Due comics he turned into a 1930's car.
Characteristics
49 STR 14
14 DEX 12
22 CON 24
15 BODY 0
13 INT 3
18 EGO 16
14 PRE 4
10 COM 0
12 PD 7
11 ED 7
4 SPD 16
10 REC 2
44 END 0
39 STUN 1
Characteristics Cost: 106
Powers and Skills
3 2/2 Armor,Only to protect from damage in move throughs.
(-3/4)
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
7 +0 STR Clinging,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift"
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
26a) 12/12 Armor
14b) 9" Flight,x8 Non-Combat,Only in robot form.(-1/4) 2
27c) 5 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
23d) 18" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
7e) Shape Shift,"Car",Concentrate(-1/4),Cannot change form if
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
66 MP (149),"Weapons",Only in appropriate form.(-1/4),OAF(-1)
5u 4 1/2D6 RKA,"Compressor Air Gun",17-32 Charges(+1/4),
Penetrating(+1/2) 0
7u 5 1/2D6 RKA,"Plasma Energy Blaster",17-32 Charges(+1/4),
Explosion(+1/2) 0
10 Radar Sense,OIF(-1/2)
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
4 +0" Running,"Wheels",x8 Non-Combat,has turn mode,Linked
(-1/2),"to Shape Shift",OIF(-1/2) 0
12 49 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
4 14" Superleap 6
6 +6 Telescopic Sense,Radio Group,OIF(-1/2)
3 Combat Driving 12-
18 6 Levels: With gun, move by and move through.,tight group
5 Navigation 12-
2 WF,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 284
Total Cost: 390
Base Points: 250
15 Accidental Chg,"to robot form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
10 Distinctive,"Giant Robot",easily concealable,major
10 Enraged,"In combat.",very common,occur 8-,recover 11-
15 Hunted,"By anti-Decepticon forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle mode.",infrequently,
slightly
15 Psych Lim,"Fatalistic",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Vain",very common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Violent",common,strong
10 Rep,"Evil alien robot.",occur 8-,extreme reputation
10 Rivalry,"with other Decepticon warriors.",professional,PC
rival
10 Vuln,"to mental attacks.",uncommon,x2 effect
10 Watched,"By Decepticon leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 140
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 390
Explanation of the conversion: Dead End's Concussion Cannon only can be used in robot form, whereas his Plasma
Blaster and Rumbling Vibration can only be used in vehicle form.
History (Dreamwave comics): Dead End was among the Cybertonians who joined Megatron in
his Decepticon
army and started a civil war with the Autobots.
In an attempt to duplicate the success with Devastator in creating a gestalt warrior,
Dead End and four other Decepticons were given the ability to merge into Menasor.
After Megatron and Autobot leader Optimus Prime were lost in an accident with a space
bridge, the Decepticon forces splintered. Dead End
joined the Predacons under the command of Starscream.
Dead End was among the Predacons when they attacked the accord between the Autobots, Decepticons and Ultracons.
After the Great Shutdown ended, the Stunticons found themselves locked away in stasis pods until Shockwave needed a diversion, and
arranged their reformatting into Earth cars and escape. The Stunticons formed Menasor and defeated the Protectabots and
Omnibots, but were eventually put down by Ultra Magnus.
Sullen and fatalistic; Dead End sees little reason to continue the Autobot-Decepticon War since all
Transformers will eventually become inoperative anyway, even though it might take tens of thousands of years. Yet he
spends more time keeping himself unmarred and shiny than any of his fellow Stunticons, an irony not lost upon Motormaster, who speculates that Dead End wants to at least make sure he leaves a pretty wreck
when he dies. This vanity leads to a lot of teasing and derision directed toward Dead End, which makes him feel worse. The
only thing that can lift his spirits is blasting Autobots in battle, despite what he says about the pointlessness of it
all. It seems he's too busy trying to save own life to get depressed about the possibility of losing it.
Trivia: On the Transformers television show, the voice of Dead End
played by actor Philip L. Clark. Dead End was set to be released as a
Generation Two toy, but was never released. He was released as an Alternator.
Powers: In car mode, Dead End can reach speeds of up to 220 mph. He emanates a radar signal that allows him to
detect the movements of any vehicle or robot within a 200-mile radius, and he can use it to mentally map the surrounding
terrain as well. He's adept at using this ability to lead enemy Autobots into traps - such as dead ends! In robot mode, he
carries a compressor-air gun, which can let out a blast of air that packs a 40,000 psi punch, enough to splinter a grove
of oak trees. In car mode he can fire a powerful plasma energy blaster. In robot mode Dead End can fly. He combines with
his fellow Stunticons, Breakdown, Drag Strip, Motormaster and
Wildrider to form the giant robot, Menasor.
Weaknesses: Dead End is a fearless fighter in battle, but getting him motivated to begin fighting is always a
problem. Sometimes he
can be so listless and depressed that it takes a direct hit with a cluster bomb to spur him to fight. When that happens,
he's usually no longer in any condition for battle.
Links to other Dead End pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - July, 2005
Powers: In car mode, Dead End can reach speeds of up to 220 mph. He emanates a radar signal that allows him to
detect the movements of any vehicle or robot within a 200-mile radius, and he can use it to mentally map the surrounding
terrain as well. He's adept at using this ability to lead enemy Autobots into traps - such as dead ends! In robot mode, he
carries a compressor-air gun, which can let out a blast of air that packs a 40,000 psi punch, enough to splinter a grove
of oak trees. In car mode he can fire a powerful plasma energy blaster. In robot mode Dead End can fly. He combines with
his fellow Stunticons, Breakdown, Drag Strip, Motormaster and
Wildrider to form the giant robot, Menasor.
