Also known as: Why Twi doesn't balance things, PART DEUX
Sparkler/Thunderwork/Thundercracker
--Description--
The Sparkler family of viruses are shaped like floating bombs with a single fin on their topside; they are yellow in color, and their front-side bears a face with purely white eyes, thick black "eyebrows", gray paint bars on their "cheeks", and two gray strips of electrical tape, in an X, as their mouth. In addition, several small "cracks" in the shape of lightning bolts marr their outer casing. Sticking out of the Sparklers' backside is a bolt-shaped wick, colored yellow and orange, which alights before they attack.
When the Sparkler family series attacks, the electrical tape on their "face" falls off, revealing a small, circular hole through which they fire small projectiles high into the air as their wick burns down. When the wick burns out all the way, the shots all explode at once, sending innumerable bolts of lightning shooting straight down toward the ground, striking friend and foe alike. Due to the nature of the bolts, however, they have trouble striking moving targets... although trying to blindly dodge them will get you hit more often.
HP: 120/240/360
Actions: Net variable
Element: Elec
Attack 1 Effects: 20/40/60 hits of 10 Elec damage + Drop + Homing + To-All (Random)
Attack 1 Description: The Sparkler shoots 200/400/600 small projectilized explosives into the air, and then detonates them a turn later (They detonate on their own if the virus is killed), sending bolts of lightning cascading straight downward across the entire field. Due to its' nature, this attack is highly inaccurate-- but there are so many hits, it rarely matters.
Attack 1 Accuracy: D
Attack 1 Special: Homing: MORE hits of this attack will hit targets that attempt to DODGE this attack (+1 rank of accuracy against these); LESS hits of this attack will hit MOVING targets (Movement action spent the turn the projectiles fall; -1 rank of accuracy against these).
Attack 1 Special: Will hit everything except Sparkler viruses, including allies.
Attack 2 Effects: 60/120/160 Elec Damage + Stun 1/2/3 + Microburst (Away from self)
Attack 2 Description: If an enemy attempts to get into melee range of the Sparkler virus, it will attempt to headbutt them, allowing it to flee.
Attack 2 Accuracy: B
Special: Omnishoes.
--Chip--
Thundercracker1
Effect: 10 Elec x 20 + Drop + Homing (See Special) + To-All (Random)
Description: Sends hundreds of lightning bolts raining from the sky to hit all!
Element: Elec
Accuracy: D
Special: Gains a rank of accuracy against dodging targets; loses a rank of accuracy against moving ones.
Special: Will not hit user. WILL hit allies.
Thundercracker2
Effect: 10 Elec x 40 + Drop + Homing (See Special) + To-All (Random)
Description: Sends hundreds of lightning bolts raining from the sky to hit all!
Element: Elec
Accuracy: D
Special: Gains a rank of accuracy against dodging targets; loses a rank of accuracy against moving ones.
Special: Will not hit user. WILL hit allies.
Thundercracker3
Effect: 10 Elec x 60 + Drop + Homing (See Special) + To-All (Random)
Description: Sends hundreds of lightning bolts raining from the sky to hit all!
Element: Elec
Accuracy: D
Special: Gains a rank of accuracy against dodging targets; loses a rank of accuracy against moving ones.
Special: Will not hit user. WILL hit allies.