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Bleh, flame me for this one, I don't care. This is my Predator character. :P The history and all I came up with myself, but yeah, I based the character off the Predator comics.
Name: Bakuub (Meaning ‘Straight Spear’ in the Yautja language)
Age: 405 years old
Gender: N/A (Will be classed as a ‘he’)
Species: Yautja (Predator)
Rank: Honoured - The Elite Hunters of Yautja society. They have earned hundreds of kills and own the wonderful Naginata - a prized weapon.
Appearance
Predator is a very fearsome sight for humans, even when he is masked. His mask is made of metal, and it has a barely noticeable slit for him to see through. The mask covers his face and the top of his head, and it can withstand a fair amount of damage. Going down the sides and back of his head are what look like dread-locks that reach down to around his shoulders. Without his mask, Predator is even more fearsome. His face is reptilian-like, and he has four claws around his jaws. These claws are black and the rest of his skin is dark green and seemingly wrinkled. His eyes are cream coloured with small black dots as pupils. His dread-locks are black in colour and are quite thick. Below are some pictures to get a good idea of what he looks like:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/oball/yautja.jpg
http://tn8.deviantart.com/300W/fs5.d...t_by_luhka.jpg
http://www.hastalavista.cz/predator/pic/1/film17.jpg
Looks ugly, don’t he?  Most people won’t be able to look at him without cringing or cowering, that is unless they are living in worlds were creatures of similar appearance also live. But even so, Bakuub is a VERY fearsome sight. Standing just over two metres tall and weighing just over 130 kilos, including all his weapons and equipment. All of his bodyweight is muscle, with almost no fat at all.
Bakuub wears a bracelet, made by himself from the bones of his prey. He also wears a necklace made in the same way. Bakuub hangs small skulls from his Hunting Mesh. This gives him a very barbaric appearance, and strikes fear into most who are unlucky to cross him.
History
The Blooding (Rite of Passage)
Planet Ryushi - Ryushi has dual suns, and has a 19-hour day. Even after sundown, the heat rarely falls below body temperatures. the air is always bone-dry and feverish winds occasionally blow, sharp and unpleasant. The planet has artificial water holes.
It has towering plateaus running in corridors throughout the basin, proving that once water flowed on the planet. to the east and south was open range; the north, mountains; west was Iwa Gorge - a canyon too deep and long to herd the Rhynth. Beriki Canyon is one of the primary runs for the majority of the herds. Animal life consists of: stinging flies, poisonous snakes, particularly lethal form of a scorpion, briar-wolves, and jack-lizards.
Armoured firewalkers: the females were rosy brown; the males are smaller and a faded grey. Both have short, pointed snouts.
Rhynth look like rhinos, slightly bigger with mottled purple and ochre skin. They walked on stumpy, oddly jointed legs that ended in nailed pads. They have hooked, beaklike mouths above, which were a pair of in-line horns. The greater horn is a wrist-thick and sharp cone that jutted straight up in front. The lesser horn was smaller and angled slightly backward.
This was where Bakuub and a number of other Yautja performed their Rite of Passage. It was unusual for a First Hunt to be taken place on such a planet, as they usually perform it on uninhabited planets. Yet this hunt was no less dangerous. The Armoured Firewalkers and the Rhynth proved to be worthy enough prey. Bakuub stood among the ranks of the others who were also to prove themselves on this day. Their leader, an Elder Yautja, stood on a tall mound overlooking the young Yautja. "Who demands the honour of facing this fresh Meat first, alone?" he roared in the native language of the Yautja.
Bakuub and the others fiercely brandished their weapons, but remained silent. The elder looked at them all. "You are fools all," he clicked mockingly. "Yet, the first part of the path lies through the path of a fool."
With that, the Hunt began. Bakuub went alone, seeking the most dangerous of this planet’s inhabitants. He finally found his prey and engaged it in battle. It was a ferocious fight, but eventually Bakuub overpowered the great beast of a Rhynth and killed it. Bakuub stood, looking down at his fallen prey, with his Combi-stick thrust into its hide. Then, wordlessly he began taking out the beast’s teeth and fashioned a necklace for his first trophy. He then waited patiently by his kill for approval. The Elder came a considerable time later and inspected Bakuub’s kill. "Truly a kill worth reckoning," he clicked as he brought a clawed hand up to Bakuub’s forehead to mark him with the sign of ferocity.
Progression Through The Ranks
Ever since gaining his Rite of Passage, Bakuub had taken part in many hunts, preying off many different species, the majority of which were Xenomorphs. He gained many trophies and great honour with each hunt he took part in. After many years of hunting, gaining recognition amongst even the highest castes of the Yautja, Bakuub eventually progressed through the ranks of Blooded, Warrior and finally, to Honoured. He gained the prized spear, Naginata and also a ship of his own. Bakuub now hunts alone most of the time, and very rarely is he seen with fellow Yautja. And even if he is, they are of the same rank or higher.
Many times he had taken a group of Un-blooded on their Rite of Passage, and he became a great warrior. He yearns to gain enough honour so that one day, he may be an Elder, the greatest of all Yautja.
Abilities
Jump: Like most Yautja, Bakuub can leap up to great heights. He can leap up to 15 metres in height, and cover almost as much distance. He likes to use this by leaping up into the air and coming down upon his opponent to skewer them with his spear or slice them in two with his claws.
Mimic: On studying his target, Bakuub is able to mimic their voices. He likes to use this when taunting his target. Apart from that it really doesn’t have any use that would benefit to him.
Multi-vision: Bakuub has three different types of vision, each one being of great use in combat against all types of foe. Vision modes listed below.
Heat Vision - This allows Bakuub to detect heat. This is useful when hunting humans or other, very similar, species that give off body heat. Depending on how much heat is given off from his foe, it could look sharp or it could be very soft, little more than a red blur.
Electro Vision - This allows Bakuub to detect the majority of other alien species, such as Xenomorphs. (Alien) This works on most foes that do not give off any body heat.
Predator Vision - This vision enables Bakuub to detect any cloaked foes. (Cloaked as in using invisibility devices/spells.) However, this is the only vision that can be scrambled by the likes of EMP.
Cloak: (See Cloak-invisibility suit.)
Self Destruct: If a Yautja is ever killed, they are almost certain to take their foe with them. The Self Destruct mechanism, located on their wrist gauntlets, activates a bomb on the Yautja, which has a blast radius of 50 meters. Almost anything within that area will be killed, instantly or sometime after the explosion.
Weapon(s)
Naginata: The Naginata is part weapon, part ceremonial trophy. It is a beautifully, plated, and encrusted pole arm with double bladed ends. Each end is a super sharp collection of knives causing devastating damage if struck upon a hapless victim. The blades can flawlessly cut through almost every substance and is totally immune to alien acid. The Naginata also has a conducting field, which allows it to be cloaked when in hand. When the weapon strikes, however, it becomes visible. The Naginata is an image of Honour and demands respect when brandished. It is 7 feet long and weighs 8 pounds.
Acid Resistant Claws: Twin blades, double-edged, and sharp enough to tear through bone, these retractable blades are effective against large and small opponents. Using it shows the Yautja pride, because they must fight face-to-face. Unlike the regular wrist blades the Yautja start off with; these blades are immune to almost all forms of damage. Including alien blood and any other forms of acid. The blades are 14 inches long and can deal a lot of damage to even armoured foes.
Smart Disc: The Smart Disk is thin and ultra light. This internally powered airborne weapon is crafted of materials that produce the Combi-Stick, easily slicing through an opponent with its devastating razor edges. The blades extend when drawn, bringing it from an oval configuration to a circular one. When thrown, it will leave the thrower's grasp and do severe harm to anything living in its flight path. (It creates a disruptive field around itself, which can cut through the hardest of metals.) Much like a boomerang, it returns loyally to the hand of the thrower, but this is due to electronics, not aerodynamics. The disc will burn out its power core if not picked up by someone within thirty minutes. The diameter is 7 inches when sheathed, 11 inches diameter when in use. Weight is 3.5 pounds. The Elders decree that the concentration needed to retrieve a combat standard disk is not present in minds of young Yautja; therefore disks are not given until proven they can use it wisely.
Spear Gun: This is one of the Yautja's 'traditional' weapons. It is a long metal rifle that fires hand-size spears. It is very powerful and can shoot over 2 kilometres. With the automatic targeting system it is deadly accurate, and like the Yautja Spear, it can be cloaked alongside the owner. It is mostly used for killing Xenomorphs. The projectiles it fires look like this:
http://www.geocities.com/theyautjahu...eargunHead.jpg
Plasma Caster: This weapon is one of the more 'brutish' weapons in the Yautja arsenal. It fires a burst of plasma energy, which detonates on impact. It is worn on the shoulder or upper forearm and can wipe out anything. Its highly powered plasma charges are adept at burning through substances, including bone and metal. A truly awesome weapon. Bakuub has this weapon attached to his upper forearm where he can move it more freely.
Equipment
Hunting Mask: The mask is probably one of the Yautja's most impressive pieces of equipment. The Yautja hunting mask provides the Hunter with a suitable breathing gas (methane traces) and temperature. It protects the head during combat, and it provides multiple vision modes highly suitable for hunting (see ability ‘Multi-vision’). On the exterior of the mask is a small tri-beam laser, which is used as a crosshair to target prey. All Yautja wear masks - they are vital to the Hunt. Masks vary depending on the hierarchy of the wearer. A highly honourable Hunter for instance, would most probably wear a beautifully decorated mask, whereas a young blood Yautja would wear a simple unadorned mask.
Hunting Mesh: Hunting mesh consists of Yautja rope: an incredibly strong material which is almost impossible to break. The mesh protects the Hunter from many attacks - from machinegun bullets to Xenomorph claws. It is also a good base for decoration.
Cloak-invisibility Suit: The cloak, or invisibility suit, is an extraordinary piece of technology. It gives the wearer complete invisibility. A small generator on the left gauntlet creates the cloak. At the flick of a switch the cloak is activated, twisting and spinning millions of colours around the wearer - hence 'bending light' - giving the impression of total invisibility. Indeed a marvellous piece of equipment.
Med-kit: Vital to anyone who lives on combat, the medical kits of the Yautja includes bladed instruments, fire sources, drugs, powders, and various other items. With these, they are able to cauterise wounds and stop bleeding. They can even extract bullets from their own bodies, albeit painfully. A Yautja with a med-kit and a little time can stop the most serious aspects of their wounds. One of their technologies is the ability to grow skin back in minutes where the skin is broken, by speeding up the white cell duplication. Another technology is the ability to make pain stop, using a drug that magnifies "mind over matter" in the brain as well as sending powerful drugs to the effected area. A clean way of "stoning". The predator is very strong, so the use of the med-kit is limited to close combat. The med-kit is carried in a holster on the belt. It carries within itself, several tools that are very durable, and portable, looking the size of a spoon, then growing into a dish. The med-kit is normally used once each hunt, and is not relied upon very often.
Trophy Preparation Kit: Yautja are not ones to leave their kill without some proof of their victory. The Trophy Preparation Kit is ideal for Yautja to make trophies of worthy opponents. This kit includes a bone scrubber, flesh dissolving enzyme (12 uses), drain tube with vacuum, catch bag, skull piercer, bone polish and preserver, 12 dressing hooks and a 300 ft cord. Everything a Yautja needs to make an ideal trophy. |
Last edited by The Welsh Paddy : 11.06.06 at 06:39:33.
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