Strap-Toothed Beaked Whale.
SMALL BEAKED WHALES
Role: Unknown Sea Predator
PL 6 (75)- Minion Rank 5, Sidekick Rank 15
Normal Version: PL 4-5
STRENGTH 5
STAMINA 6
AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 4
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -3
AWARENESS 2
PRESENCE -2
Skills:
Sea Acrobatics 2 (+4)
Athletics 2 (+9)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+6)
Expertise (Survival) 6 (+8)
Insight 1 (+3)
Intimidation 6 (+4, +7 Size)
Perception 5 (+7)
Stealth 6 (+8, +7 Size)
Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fast Grab, Great Endurance, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Hold, Startle, Teamwork
Powers:
"Echolocation & Vision" Senses 6 (Extended, Ultra & Accurate Hearing, Extended & Low-Light Vision) [6]
"Sea Creature"
Swimming 4 (16 mph) [4]
Immunity 2 (Drowning, Suffocation) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [1]
Immunity 2 (Pressure, Cold) [2]
"Natural Size" Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, -4 Stealth) -- (15 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]
Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +1 [1]
Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+6 Damage, DC 22)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +6 (+3 Impervious), Fortitude +8, Will +5
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Whales cannot speak to humans, nor use their flippers to easily manipulate objects.
Disabled (Scent)- Whales are thought to have either no sense of smell at all, or only tiny amounts of scent capability. Their blowholes are closed when underwater, and useless in open air.
Total: Abilities: 12 / Skills: 30--15 / Advantages: 10 / Powers: 23 / Defenses: 15 (75)
Era: Modern
Range: North Atlantic
Stereotypes: None (too unknown).
Colouring: Grey/white.
Size: 19-30 feet long (2-4 tons)
Encounter Groups: Small to huge pods (5-50)
Diet: Mollusks, large fish.
Tactics: Chase down prey with great speed and attack with conical teeth.
-The fourth-largest Beaked Whales, these can be hefty but are still "only" 2-3,000 lbs.
Large Beaked Whales:
STRAP-TOOTHED BEAKED WHALE: Very distinctive with a white patch and "tusks" that grow backwards and look like straps. Sometimes hunted by Killer Whales. 19 feet & 3,000 lbs.
GRAY'S BEAKED WHALE: Very long and pointed beak, even by cetacean standards. Dive up to 6,000 feet in the southern oceans of the world. 19 feet & 2,400 lbs.
GINKGO-TOOTHED BEAKED WHALE: Named for the ginkgo-leaf shaped teeth in their mouths, which rapidly curve upwards. 19 feet & 2,400 lbs.
DERANIYAGALA'S BEAKED WHALE: Once thought to be Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whales until seven beached specimens were detailed.
STEJNEGER'S BEAKED WHALE: Also called the Saber-Toothed Whalefor its sharp teeth. 18 feet & 2,400 lbs.
HUBB'S BEAKED WHALE: Discovered in 1945. 18 feet & 2,200 lbs.
PERRIN'S BEAKED WHALE: Dive up to two hours. 15 feet & 2,200 lbs.
TRUE'S BEAKED WHALE: Typical species, but rotund in the middle. 17 feet & 3,100 lbs.
GERVAIS'S BEAKED WHALE: A bit more streamlined than other Beaked Whales. 17 feet & 2,600 lbs.
SOWERBY'S BEAKED WHALE: Ugly species with very prominent, boarlike tusks in males. Seen around the UK, though they stay away from ships. 18 feet & 2,200-2,900 lbs.
SPADE-TOOTHED WHALE: Extremely long, slender Beaked Whale, and the least-known and most rare- they were known in the 1800s, but the first complete speciment wasn't found until 2010! They have never even been seen alive! One 18 foot female was found.
ANDREW'S BEAKED WHALE: Robust Beaked Whale native to Australia. 16 feet long & 2,000+ lbs.
HECTOR'S BEAKED WHALE: Live in the southern hemisphere, and is one of the smallest Beaked Whales. 14 feet & 2,000 lbs.
DENSE-BEAKED WHALE: Named for their large, dense lower jaw.
BLAINVILLE'S BEAKED WHALE: Found in tropical & warm waters in all oceans. 15 feet & 2,200 lbs.
PYGMY BEAKED WHALE: The smallest of the Beaked Whales, and one of the newest discoveries. About 12-14 feet & 1,800 lbs.