MachMan RocCross

Name: RocCross
Element: Fire
Subtype: Wind (P: Slipstream | A: Turbulence)

Appearance: In this Cross, Mach's blue and orange color scheme shifts to one of red, brown, and gold like the Navi with which he shares said cross. Also like Roc herself, his hair is mostly white and swept back, before staining into a deep crimson. His hairstyle is cut fairly short in the back, with his swept-back bangs splaying outwards slightly, which when viewed from the front give him an almost "winged" hairstyle. His normally orange eyebrows are painted red, included in the two slightly off-horizontal bars of war paint applied to his face. Said war paint starts from his ears and wraps across his face at eye level, then stops just past his gold eyes, with the upper limit being his eyebrows and the lower limit a half-inch or so below his eyes.

His mask is almost entirely black, save for a very thin gold trim on its upper edge, and a red vertical rectangle painted up from his chin to where his lips would be. Other than the change of color, the overall shape and size remain unchanged. His armor; however, is quite different from normal. His thruster-laden cuirass is replaced with a red sleeveless vest over a brown bodysuit. Said vest appears to be made of a significantly thick woven material, enough to act as flexible armor, and is fastened by a pair of gold clamps near the middle of his chest. The vest splits at the collar-bone level and angles around his neck with a pronounced collar, which is adorned with brown, red, and gold feathers. The collar is more significantly raised at the peak of his shoulders, giving an angular, aggressive look.

His upper arms are covered in segmented armor from his shoulders down to his elbows, each metal plate is fairly diamond shape, but they overlap as if his skin had sprouted metal feathers. Said "feathers" are mostly brown, with some gold and red lining the back of his arms, which have slightly raised peaks to form a noticeable crease. His forearms are outfitted with blackened steel vambraces, which look oversized and blocky compared to his mostly unarmored hands. When needed, the vambraces unfold into a trio of pointed claws (two fingers, one "thumb") that take the place of each hand. While the inner edges and points are honed to a razor's edge, the outer surfaces are flattened out and reinforced to allow them to punch and bash targets like fists.

His upper legs are covered in armor similar to his upper arms, which trail down to greaves that have similar appearance and function as his vambraces. A pair of claws can unfold forward from his shins, with a single claw each protruding from his calves. They allow him to deliver crushing kicks, as well as giving him another set of "hands" when airborne, or can help anchor him to the ground when the situation calls for it. Speaking of being airborne, Mach's wings in this form are replaced with a pair of red trapezoidal "boxes" fixed to his shoulder blades. When activated, the outer casing splits open to reveal an array of gimballed thrusters of slightly decreasing size from top to bottom. Once he lights them off, the combined exhaust cones look like a pair of wings made of orange flame.

Signature Attack: Brutalize
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40]) + 2TCD


.GMOs

Name: Machfighter RocCross
Appearance: Whenever Machman enters RocCross while in his MachFighter.GMO, his entire frame goes throw a significant transformation. His blue and orange color scheme is replaced with that of a crimson, brown, and gold color scheme. His dark cyan reinforced glass cockpit is much further back on his fuselage, leaving a good 10 feet of thin nosecone ahead of him. Said nosecone angles slightly downwards and trimmed with gold to look like a long, sharp beak. Instead of his signature swept forward wings, his wings separate into dozens of feather-like slats that form together in two overlapping rows, like two sets of red feathers, each with a dark brown tip. The wings are secured to his frame via a pair of rotating brackets that can cause the wings to be swept back during high speed flight. His rear stabilizers are replaced by additional slats, like a set of tail feathers. He now has only 2 engines, but they are just as powerful as his original engines. They are secured to his frame by several joints, which allow him to swing his engines anywhere beneath him, and even use them to support his surprisingly light frame; like a perched bird. There are three exhaust vanes arranged in a triangle formation around the exhaust behind the afterburner. Each vane can move independently and serve to provide thrust vectoring, which allows the MachFighter to use its engine thrust to enhance its agility even at high speeds.

Battle information: The MachFighter can still house its weapons in two protective weapon blisters, but they are located just underneath the cockpit on the underside of it's fuselage. Missiles can also be stored under the wings, but due to the relatively sensitive "feathers," they are located closer to the fuselage.


Aera
Name:RocCross.GMO
Appearance: When the RocCross is activated, this .GMO is automatically activated. This .GMO is fairly similar to Mach's RocCross in regards to color scheme and overall appearance. Aera's hairstyle is shorter than usual and foregoes the short ponytail for a spiked, wild look that's mostly white before bleeding to crimson from front to back. Her ear pylons remain as is, and bracket a thin red line drawn horizontally across Aera's face at eye level. The crimson war paint just barely covers the height of her fierce amber eyes, then angle sharply down to a point near the bridge of her nose.

Her upper torso is covered by a red vest just like Mach's RocCross, complete with a feathered, aggressively angled collar. But unlike Mach's, Aera's vest fits slightly more snug over her chest. An astute observer would realize Aera's bust is a size or two larger than normal, though ultimately still a few sizes behind Roc herself. Her upper arms are covered in segmented armor from her shoulders down to her elbows, each metal plate is fairly diamond shape, but they overlap as if his skin had sprouted metal feathers. Said "feathers" are mostly brown, with some gold and red lining the back of her arms, which have slightly raised peaks to form a noticeable crease. Her forearms are outfitted with blackened steel vambraces, which look oversized and blocky compared to her mostly unarmored hands. When needed, the vambraces unfold into a pair of pointed claws that take the place of each hand. While the inner edges and points are honed to a razor's edge, the outer surfaces are flattened out and reinforced to allow them to punch and bash targets like fists. Both of the claws can also act like the prongs of a stun gun, when Aera puts a strong enough current through them and creates an electrical arc between them.

Her lower torso is mostly covered in the segmented armor similar to her arms, save for a pair of red oval-shaped hoops on the sides of her hips. The inner ring of the hoop is lined with several small, claw-like prongs. These act in place of her standard EM Lev drives, and when activated they each create a feathered "wing" made entirely of orange-hued electricity and plasma. Each wing stretches a good 5 feet to either side when fully extended, but more or less remains in place during flight, save for the occasional flap/flare during takeoff/landing.

The rest of her hips and upper legs are covered in segmented armor, fitting to her form to an almost distracting degree. A pair of blackened knee-high greaves covered the rest of her legs and feet, looking more heavily armored. While Mach's greave claws were mobile, Aera's were smaller and static; two small claws protruded over the tops of her feet to give her a slightly wider toe spread, while the third acted as the heel of her feet. The claw essentially formed a fairly conservative 1" heel, which was fairly appropriate for the .GMO's melee-oriented format.



Vector
Name:RocCross.GMO
Appearance: Activated automatically when MachMan initiates the RocCross. Like his other cross-based .GMOs, his overall design is that of a suit of armor. The design is a mix of brown, gold, and red, with the majority of the armored plates looking like feathers of varying sizes. The armor's greaves and vambraces/gauntlets are significantly larger than the rest of the armor pieces, and while being "worn" they can add upwards of 3 additional talons to the hands and feet, or simply reinforce existing talons/claws. The rest of the armor is light weight and form-fitting, to allow for flexibility and a wide range of motion.

Vector's head is shaped like a crested helmet, styled after a bird of prey and consists of three separate parts. The first is a simple brown helmet that reaches up and over the back of the head, with a few small, hinged metal feathers sticking out from the bottom of the helmet. The second is a red visor-like faceplate that extends around the sides of the helmet, then angles up over the eyes, with two thin, angular eye slits holding back a bright amber glow. The faceplate curves back over the front of his head, and are adorned with five large feathers arranged in a crown-like crest. Each feather is brown with some red and white tips, and though made of metal, some of the sides are notched to give them the appearance of real feathers. The final piece is a gold metal beak that makes up Vector's "mouth" and the lower half of his face. The upper portion of the beak has an angular, almost fanged appearance, with a smaller lower beak. They don't normally move when Vector speaks, to keep the "suit of armor" look.

When worn, Vector reconfigures his body to fit comfortably snug around the wearer when able. As for the helmet, the beak is up to the wearer's discretion, and the feathered crest is customized to the individual wearer.
Mach: The middle feather is significantly shorter than the rest, while the others are default size. Each of the feathers are lined with gold trim, and angle further back over his head to give a more streamlined look
Aera: All of the feathers are slightly shorter, and have a more jagged, zig-zag look
Roc: All of the feathers are more red than normal, and while the upper three feathers are in the default position, the lowest two point downwards towards the outer edges of her collar bones with hinged bases so they don't impede movement.

RIP AND TEAR approved.

Current Roc FXP count has reached 60, so RocCross Lvl2 get!

+15dmg to Fire chips, +20 HP, 160 sig points


-Old-
Signature Attack: Brutalize
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40]) + 2TCD

-New-
Signature Attack: Sharpened Fury
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying. The violence and satisfaction of sending the target careening away further encourages Mach and his allies to pursue the inevitable rout of the enemy with increased fervor.
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40] + 40 Strengthen x2 [80]) + 4TCD

Approved.

Lost Faction bonus, so downgrade back to Level 1

-Old-
Signature Attack: Sharpened Fury
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying. The violence and satisfaction of sending the target careening away further encourages Mach and his allies to pursue the inevitable rout of the enemy with increased fervor.
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40] + 40 Strengthen x2 [80]) + 4TCD

-New-
Signature Attack: Brutalize
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40]) + 2TCD

Approved.

Back in the NS (and likely earned enough FXP to level up regardless), so returning RocCross back to level 2

+15dmg to Fire chips, +20 HP, 160 sig points

-Old-
Signature Attack: Brutalize
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40]) + 2TCD

-New-
Signature Attack: Sharpened Fury
Mach uses one of his claws to rip and tear away a target's weapon, then follows up with a powerful forward kick to send the target flying. The violence and satisfaction of sending the target careening away further encourages Mach and his allies to pursue the inevitable rout of the enemy with increased fervor.
(Disarm [40] then Microburst [40] + 80 Strengthen [80]) + 4TCD

Approved.