Full name: Ramuul

Based On: Gigan

Creator: Cole Tyger.

Age: unknown

Birthplace: deep space (“space hunter” territory presumably)

Height: 7’

B / W / H: “I’ am going to assume this form is primarily used for females, and not “pound you into a greasy smear” for asking me that.”

Weight:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Friends: Cassandra, the bridge crew, the Marauders

Rivals: Anyone outside of the crew (and a few inside it) who endanger the ship and its crew, or the opposing crew of any ship he’s forcing his way aboard.

Favorite Food: Muck Lark (tastes like terran chicken, but is larger and meaner)

Special Weapons:

Optic Blast - can fire either the “cluster” beam, or a higher intensity steady laser from the eyes

Arm Weapons:
Hammer Hook – he is able to “morph” the bio metal of his forearms into this shape, used for bludgeoning or prying things apart.

Scythe Blades – slightly longer and far slimmer, these sword-like blades are very sharp and most commonly used for slashing attacks, but can also be used for stabbing.

Vibro-Saws – the final form, these resemble a chainsaw shape, with the cutting surfaces vibrating at a high speed, rather than using mechanical motion to cut. These are generally used for only the heaviest of combat situations, or to inspire terror.

Belly Saw – fully retractable, this weapon is a Gigan trademark, and a very nasty surprise at grappling range. Most often used after grabbing an opponent in a “bear hug”.

Flight – generated via a small anti-gravity system (larger ones are available if designing a unit to counter attack Ghidorans) it also enables spaceflight.

Enhanced Self-repair/Regeneration – Ramuul is equipped with an Amaran Nanite repair matrix, a system that boosts his healing and self repair abilities to keep pace with most of the more powerful opponents he might be called upon to face.

Shoulder mounted Plasma Cannons (removable) - Similar to the Youtja design (see “Predator” data tracks) these small energy cannons pack a surprisingly large punch.

Additional Sub-Dermal Armor – additional sections of protective materials have been placed in strategic locations across Ramuul’s body making him even harder to physically hurt.

External Armor – A suit of light plate armor that Ramuul wears for the highest combat situations (generally boarding an enemy vessel) it is set up with special sections to facilitate his additional shoulder cannons, as well as any other hand held weaponry he may wish to utilize (Generally a Heavy Millennian Energy Pistol, so he has at least one weapon that can be set for stun)

Cable Darts – Concealed in his forearms are a pair of rocket launched spikes attached to roughly fifty feet of a thin high tensile strength cable. He can launch them individually or in tandem, but can not morph his arm if it is deployed.

Tail Claw – a three tined articulated claw that replaces the tip of his tail. Generally kept closed and flush, most of the time it appears to be a silver spike. When he is truly annoyed, the only outward sign he allows himself is the claw will begin opening and closing as if waiting for a chance to get around someone’s neck.

Targeting/Tracking system – projected on the Heads Up Display of his helm of visor, this allows him to keep track of fare more targets than the standard equipment most Micro-Gi come with.

Sensor masking – when activated, this system reduces his “sensor presence” by lowering his body temperature, utilizing sonic suppression fields, as well as a radar “baffle” that doesn’t “jam” the detector but reduces the power of the returns, making any readings look like something far smaller and much less dangerous.

Optical Camouflage – a visual masking system that generates a field capable of bending light around the user, effectively rendering them invisible to visual scanning.



Weaknesses:

The greatest weakness of any Micro-Gi is the loss/destruction of their HUD visor, as it drastically reduces their visual data assessment abilities, and hinders control of their optical weapons. Additional personal weaknesses of Ramuul include a very strict code of honor, and a dedication to carry out his orders, regardless of his own survival. The last is offset/augmented by a nearly pathological need to insure that anyone following him gets home alive. He has no problems with killing, but is disgusted by “wasteful, needless deaths”.

Background Info:

From Otsi’s Data files:

Where to begin? Ramuul is quite simply the largest Micro-Gi I have ever even heard of being produced. I don’t know what his intended owner had in mind for him, given his weapon and skill packages, but I think we can honestly assume that one way or the other, he was going to end up on the wrong side of the law. He’s equipped with the normal dermal armoring that the other H/K types have, which is generally twice as tough as the others, and then he’s got additional poly-carbon mesh SUB-dermal armor over key areas, and on top of THAT he has a suit of external armor plate he can wear. This isn’t an ordinary Micro-Gi, he’s a walking tank!

Internal weapons are standard fare, although the cable darts are unusual. The add-on Plasma Cannons…I reiterate my earlier comment about him being a literal tank!

Now then, Ramuul is NOT the most capable fighter on board the Scarlet Claw, and he will gladly point out the members of the crew who are his superiors in any given area. What he is, is probably the second or third best at nearly everything. And while that may not seem all that impressive, look at it this way: he can do by himself what it would take a team of a half dozen others to accomplish. Add to that list of capabilities his toughness, both innate and with his added armor, and a nearly instinctive grasp of small unit tactics, and you have a strike team commander who is not only nearly unstoppable on his own, but is directing his eight additional unit members around anything you can throw at them nearly before you can think of doing so! Add to that his willingness to kill, (standard boarding orders are kill anything that fights back, cripple anything that surrenders, and if it just cowers, leave it be) and you have a being I NEVER want to be on the bad side of.

Socially, Ramuul continues to be…odd, given my admittedly limited experiences with males of any species. While he is the standard for toughness among the crew, and is unquestionably the “alpha male” of any location he happens to be in, he doesn’t seem to be egotistical in the least. He doesn’t lord his size over others, the only time I’ve even heard of him abusing any of his ship mates was when he waded into a bar room brawl to break it up during our initial tour. And let me tell you, that was something to see, nearly a dozen crew members, including Micro-Gi, Skye, and Tygron, piling onto him en mass after he wades into their brawl, and then the lot of them sent flying. After that, they all just kind of sat there on the ground blinking as he calmly informed them that if he had to break them up again, he would BREAK them and let the ships medic try and reassemble the pieces. And all that was without raising his voice, or the slightest inflection of hostility, it was just a matter of fact description of cause A leading to result C via effect B, namely him. Needless to say it’s obvious that it wasn’t the first drunken brawl he’s cleared up, because every last one of them answered him politely, found their chairs/stools/whatever and returned to companionable drinking.

Ramuul has direct command over a group of eight other H/K type Micro-Gi, as well as general authority over anyone that counts as “security forces” onboard a pirate ship. His “Marauders”, the name of his unit apparently bestowed upon them by their captain, share most of his design traits, although they are exclusively female, lack the helm to go with their external armor, and…I’ll be blunt, they are among the bustiest Micro-Gi females I’ve ever seen. It’s clear to me that while Ramuul’s intended purpose is questionable, the Marauders where intended to be someone’s harem of bodyguards.

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character and color work by me

original sketch commissioned from Marauder