Available Character Spotlight

Ravage is a solitary creature of the night who is adept at entering enemy territory undetected, gathering information or destroying key items, and vanishing again without a trace. Packed with highly-tuned sensors and recording equipment, Ravage is a watcher, a lurker, a listener, who seldom goes off alert-status. He remains aloof from most other Decepticons, but his deeds command their respect. As the oldest of Soundwave's creations, he does tend to keep watch over his younger and more impulsive siblings, but in a way that is neither offensive to them, nor obvious to anyone else. He also tends to be more easily included in Soundwave's confidences than the others, as Soundwave sees him more nearly as an equal than as an offspring. When he so desires, Ravage can virtually escape detection by melting into the shadows. His walk is soundless, and he is additionally outfitted with an electromagnetic emission shield that makes him indetectable to most sensors. He carries 2 powerful proton bombs, and often uses his claws and teeth to tear into an enemy. He is light-sensitive and can be blinded by a sudden burst of illumination.


Additional notes: The most common question we hear from applicants about the animal-mode tapes is, "Do they talk, or not?" The generic answer is, "That's up to you." Usually one sees them played with verbal communication, simply for ease of interaction, but there have also been some excellent non-verbal versions. One can theorize that the animal-mode tapes could speak when they wanted to, but normally preferred to communicate with Soundwave telepathically. One could also theorize that they had no standard speach circuits, since we never heard most of them talk. In Ravage's case, we know the answer. He could, indeed, speak when he wanted to, for we heard his voice one single time, in "More Than Meets The Eye." We can only conclude that he normally felt speach was beneath him, or unnecessary, or only due to those who had earned his respect, since his telepathic communication with Soundwave and his siblings was much more in keeping with his silent stalker's nature. So here again, the extent to which a player would want to rely on the spoken word, is entirely up to individual preference. In any case, Ravage is a character who's practically made for the well-written pose, and a lot can be conveyed in skillful silence.