QUESTAR
Role: Super Awesome Leader-Guy
PL 11 (178)
STRENGTH 3
STAMINA 4
AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 9
DEXTERITY 4
INTELLIGENCE 4
AWARENESS 4
PRESENCE 4
Skills:
Athletics 5 (+8)
Athletics 4 (+12) -- Flaws: Limited to Riding
Deception 2 (+6)
Expertise (Science) 3 (+7)
Expertise (Survival) 3 (+7)
Expertise (Space Traveller) 2 (+6)
Expertise (Soldier) 8 (+12)
Expertise (Animal Handling) 8 (+12)
Insight 3 (+7)
Perception 4 (+8)
Stealth 2 (+6)
Technology 4 (+8)
Treatment 2 (+6)
Advantages:
Accurate Attack, Benefit 4 (Valorian Leader), Equipment 22 (Lasers- Blast 4, Diplodocus Harness), Improved Aim, Improved Critical (Blasters) 2, Improved Smash, Improved Trip, Inspire, Leadership, Ranged Attack 6, Set-Up, Sidekick 20 (Diplodocus), Teamwork
Powers:
"AMP Necklace" (Flaws: Easily Removable) (Feats: Restricted to Valorians) [10]
Communication (Mental) 2 (Extras: Area, Selective) (12)
Comprehend 1 (Speak To Animals) (2)
-- (14 points)
Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+3 Damage, DC 18)
Lasers +10 (+4 Ranged Damage, DC 19)
Dino-Lasers +10 (+11 Ranged Damage, DC 26)
Initiative +4
Defenses:
Dodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +9 (DC 19), Toughness +4, Fortitude +6, Will +8
Complications:
Enemy (The Rulon Empire)- The Rulons have conquered Valoria, and are chasing after the remnants.
Responsibility (Pacifism)- Valorian culture is highly-pacifistic, and they do not naturally crave war. They also do not wish to harm dinosaurs, even the Rulons' slaves.
Responsibility (All Dino-Riders)- Questar feels the heavy weight of power.
Total: Abilities: 72 / Skills: 48--24 / Advantages: 60 / Powers: 10 / Defenses: 12 (178)
-Questar was pretty much the exact same as any other 1980s cartoon Leader-type: Noble, charismatic, brave, an excellent commander, has the respect of everyone, and it overall the best fighter as well. You might as well call him Optimus Prime as a Human and be done with it. There's really nothing interesting about him at all- he always makes the right decisions; he never falters; etc. The most unusual thing about him is his Dinosaur. Questar is by far the most expensive points-wise of the Dino-Riders, for obvious reasons. Like all the other '80s leaders, he's the best by far at nearly everything, has talents in every skill, is wise and smart, and has the best Dinosaur of the common Valorian types. In a big knock-down, drag-out fight with Krulos, he is actually beaten pretty badly, until he does some judo stuff and cracks Krulos' helmet open, exposing him to the elements.
-Questar actually has two Recolors in the 2-Pack Figures, both being released alongside a recolor of Krulos. One is silver (to go with the gold of Krulos), while the other, rarer one (from Series II), was blue & green.
DIPLODOCUS
Role: Special Mount, Giant War Platform
Mount For: Questar, Mind-Zei & Aries
PL 10 (99)- Minion Rank 7, Sidekick Rank 20
STRENGTH 9
STAMINA 11
AGILITY -1
FIGHTING 8
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS 1
PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+5)
Intimidation 12 (+13 Size)
Perception 2 (+3)
Advantages:
Diehard, Improved Critical (Whip Tail) 2, Interpose, Power Attack, Withstand Damage
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 2 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent) [2]
Speed 1 (8 mph) [1]
"Long Neck & Tail" Reach 6 [6]
"Dino-Sized" Growth 8 (Str & Sta +8, +8 Mass, +4 Intimidation, -4 Dodge/Parry, +1 Speed, -8 Stealth) -- (30 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [17]
Strength-Damage +3 [3]
Impervious Toughnes 9 [9]
"Tail Lash" Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (20) -- [21]
- AE: "Dinosaur Stampede!" Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Shapeable) (Flaws: Limited to Movement Path) (10)
Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+12 Damage, DC 27)
Area Attacks +10 (+10 Damage, DC 25)
Initiative -1
Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +11 (+5 Impervious, +14 Harness), Fortitude +12, Will +7
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.
Total: Abilities: 10 / Skills: 18--9 / Advantages: 6 / Powers: 59 / Defenses: 15 (99)
DIPLODOCUS HARNESS- 97 Equipment Points
Seats: At Least Seven (three in each pod, plus a main command pod up top)
Armour: Protection 3 (enormous pods on the sides) (3)
Weaponry: Four Neck-Missile Pods, Tail Missile Pods (Blast 9- Multiattack, Split) and two Blaster-Laden Side Pods (Two sets of Blast 11- Multiattack) (94)
-With the nomenclature of "Brontosaurus" being up in airs, Diplodocus kind of snuck is as being THE iconic Sauropod dinosaur (being the owner of the famous dinosaur skeleton at the Carnegie Museum- and re-casted all over the world, it's no surprise that this one became famous). It's one of the smaller ones of the "big names", being only about as big as Indricotherium or other super-mammals, but it makes up for it with tremendous length. Going upwards of 92 feet long, scientists have measured it's EXTREMELY long tail and have potentially guessed that it could create miniature sonic booms, the same way a bullwhip does. Yes, that means nature essentially broke the sound barrier before humankind ever did. Also, they have cool little spikey things going up their backs. It's also possible that Seismosaurus, a similarly-built animal, is the exact same thing, and these just grew far bigger in certain areas, but Paleontology is funny that way. I mean, if you saw Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito buried a few miles apart, would you think they were the same species?
-The Diplodocus is pretty famous as far as Dinos go (being in the Sauropod format), but isn't usually considered the top of the heap, or anywhere near it. The Bronto/Apatosaurus & Brachiosaurus are much more well-known, bigger, and more notable, and the Triceratops is usually most often given the "heroic" role in opposition to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. So why the big green lizard as the signature beast of the good guys in this toyline? My guess is they wanted to give one of the biggest, most expensive toys to the "Leader" character, and a Brontosaurus would've been prohibitively expensive. So the smaller (but still huge) Diplodocus got the job instead. It was still a very good toy, with more missiles than you could possibly count, TWO giant harness pods, Neck Missiles, TAIL guns, a useless Command Pod (I mean, who would sit in an unarmoured giant target?), etc. It was sold with the leader Questar, the wisened Mind-Zei, and a gener-o Yungstar-Recolor named Aries.
-The Diplodocus is quite powerful, but still PL 10 like the Stegosaurus & Triceratops, because it's MUCH easier to hit- but its Toughness is so high (especially with the Harness), the other Dinos will be hard-pressed to make a dent in its hide. The sheer mass of weaponry is terrifying to behold, being able to whip out ALL of its Blasts at the same time (in many directions), essentially blanketting the entire field with Missiles & Laser Blasts- it pays for three separate sets of Blasts, since three different people can fire in three separate directions independently of each other. Not something you want to see coming at you.