Real name: Hound Other known aliases: Canguro Occupation: Scout Current group affiliation: Autobots Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: Minion of Lazarus. Major enemies: Decepticons First appearance: Transformers: Generation One #1 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers #1 (Marvel comics), More Than
Meets The Eye Part 1 (television series). Origin: Transformers #1 (Marvel comics), More Than Meets The Eye Part 1 (television series). Description: Hound is a 24 foot tall green robot who turns into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Before being reformatted
by the Ark he turned into a Cybertonian car.
Characteristics
45 STR 10
18 DEX 24
22 CON 24
15 BODY 0
16 INT 6
20 EGO 20
17 PRE 7
10 COM 0
11 PD 7
11 ED 7
4 SPD 12
9 REC 2
46 END 1
37 STUN 1
Characteristics Cost: 121
Powers and Skills
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
26a) 12/12 Armor
27b) 5 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
24c) -3 Images,"Hologram gun.",Hearing,Sight Group,x16 Increased
Area,Not in areas with powerful magnetic fields. (-1/4),OAF
(-1),1/2 END(+1/4) 3
29d) 4D6 RKA,"Laser",OAF(-1),No Knockback(-1/4),17-32 Charges
(+1/4) 0
25e) 4D6 RKA,"Missiles",vs physical defense,3 Charges(-1 1/4),
OAF(-1),Explosion(+1/2) 0
18f) 16" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
7g) Shape Shift,"Jeep",Concentrate(-1/4),Cannot change form if
takes over half Body.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
10 Eidetic Memory
6 +3 Enhanced PER,Sight
2 IR Vision,OAF(-1)
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
9 MP (15),"Movement",Only when in appropriate form.(-1/4),OIF
(-1/2)
1u 5" Flight,"Jet Pack",x4 Non-Combat 1
1u +3" Running,"Wheels",x4 Non-Combat,has turn mode,1/2 END
(+1/4) 0
1u +12" Swimming,"Hydrofoils",has turn mode,only on surface,1/2
END(+1/4) 1
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
11 45 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
3 Combat Driving 13-
18 6 Levels: with laser, punch and dodge.,tight group
3 Navigation 11-
3 Stealth 13-
3 Tracking 12-
2 WF,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 264
Disadvantages
Base Points: 250
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",easily concealable,major
15 Hunted,"By anti-Autobot forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle mode.",infrequently,
slightly
5 Psych Lim,"Wishes he was human. ",uncommon,moderate
10 Psych Lim,"Loves to visit Earth's wonders.",common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Reckless",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Code vs. killing humans.",common,strong
5 Rep,"Heroic alien robot.",occur 8-
10 Rivalry,"with other Autobot scouts.",professional,PC rival
10 Watched,"By Autobot leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 135
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 385
Explanation of the conversion: I decided to give Hound a small gun just so he had some sort of weapon.
History (Dreamwave comics): When civil war broke out on the planet Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticon
factions, Hound joined the Autobot cause.
After Decepticon leader Megatron killed the Autobot leader Sentinel Prime, a new Autobot leader
was chosen by the Council of the Ancients. Hound was present when Optronix was given the Matrix and reformatted
into Optimus Prime. Three Decepticon assassins attempted to kill Optimus, but were
unsuccessful. Optimus then ordered a planet-wide evacuation of Cybertron (Transformers: The War Within #1).
Hound was among those who reluctantly prepared for the evacuation (Transformers: War Within #2).
When Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an accident with a space bridge, the Autobot and Decepticon forces
splintered into smaller factions. Hound stayed with the Autobots under the leadership of Prowl.
When Prowl and his team of Autobots confronted Trypticon Hound, Tracks, Trailbreaker and other Autobots showed up as
reinforcements (Transformers: The War Within - The Dark Ages #4).
Hound was among the Autobots who followed Optimus Prime on his mission on board the Ark. They were attacked by Megatron's
ship, the Nemesis. After being boarded the Ark crash landed on Earth, where all on board were preserved in emergency
stasis.
In 1984 a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletran-1, and it repaired all on board. It reformatted Hound
in the form of an Earth Jeep.
Eventually the combined forces of the Autobots on Earth, and their human allies were able to capture the Decepticons. A
ship called the Ark II was built to take the Cybertonians back to Cybertron, along with some human companions. Optimus
left a small portion of his Matrix with human Spike Witwitky, promising to return with Spike's father from Cybertron one
day. The Ark II exploded shortly after takeoff. The human allies were killed, but the Cybertonians were lost in the ocean,
again in statis lock.
Hound and others were recovered by a rogue military unit and reprogrammed as slave war machines. Megatron broke
free and then freed his fellow Decepticons and Grimlock. Hound and the other Autobots who were found by Lazarus were
abused by Megatron's troops, but were eventually by freed by Optimus Prime.
Hound returned with most of the Autobots from Earth to Cybertron as prisoners of Ultra Magnus.
Prowl's team returned from Cybertron and Hound aided with construction for the new Autobot City in Alaska
(Transformers: Generation One III #10).
Hound would just as soon be sniffing around the Grand Canyon or Big Sur as he would a secret Decepticon
base. Perhaps more than any other Autobot, Hound takes pleasure in being on Earth. Unlike his home planet, which is
entirely composed of metal and machinery, he finds the natural wonders of Earth endlessly fascinating, and uses his
topographical skills to store every sight he sees within his memory circuits. Hound's bravery, fearlessness, and loyalty
are unwavering, like any good advance scout, but his secret desire is to be human.
Trivia: On the Transformers television show, the voice of Hound
is played by actor Ken Sansom. The toy of Hound is similar to the toy for Detritis. Hound was also released as an Alternator toy.
Powers: Hound is brave, smart and highly skilled. While in his jeep mode, Hound uses his turret gun to sweep over
the landscape from horizon to horizon, like a radar scope, and, with the help of internal 3-dimensional simulation
circuitry, stores this information as a topographical map. Error distortion is no more than one inch per 150 feet distance
from point of data collection. Hound's turret gun can also work as an infrared radiation collector. It can detect
heat differentials as small as .02 degrees Centigrade, and he uses this ability in tracking machines as well as humans.
It also functions as a low powered laser weapon. Hound's hologram gun can project 3-dimensional grid laser light images of
terrain maps stored in his memory. He sometimes also can use it to cast illusions from simple to large complex objects
like false Autobots, rocks to hide behind or a driver for his vehicle mode. The gun can also reproduce sounds, which
he uses to make his holograms more realistic. He can travel on water in hydrofoil mode thanks to modifications done by
Wheeljack.
He carries a simple laser pistol which he can use in either form. Hound sometimes utilizes a standard Autobot jet pack.
Weaknesses: Hound's infrared tracking ability can be countered by thermal interference. High frequency
electromagnetic waves can distort or completely destroy his map-making ability. Sophisticated manipulation of such waves
can even result in the recording of false images within his memory circuits. Hound only has minimal firepower.
Links to other Hound pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - April, 2005
In 1984 a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletran-1, and it repaired all on board. It reformatted Hound
in the form of an Earth Jeep.
Powers: Hound is brave, smart and highly skilled. While in his jeep mode, Hound uses his turret gun to sweep over
the landscape from horizon to horizon, like a radar scope, and, with the help of internal 3-dimensional simulation
circuitry, stores this information as a topographical map. Error distortion is no more than one inch per 150 feet distance
from point of data collection. Hound's turret gun can also work as an infrared radiation collector. It can detect
heat differentials as small as .02 degrees Centigrade, and he uses this ability in tracking machines as well as humans.
It also functions as a low powered laser weapon. Hound's hologram gun can project 3-dimensional grid laser light images of
terrain maps stored in his memory. He sometimes also can use it to cast illusions from simple to large complex objects
like false Autobots, rocks to hide behind or a driver for his vehicle mode. The gun can also reproduce sounds, which
he uses to make his holograms more realistic. He can travel on water in hydrofoil mode thanks to modifications done by
Wheeljack.
