Name: Rupert Gierheidt
Nickname: Gear Head
House: Steam
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Species: Rhinoceros
Bio: Gear Head spends a lot of years on the road as a circus performer. He is considered the Strong Guy of the ring, being able to bend metal pipes and lift 500 pound weights. But something bad happened one show. One of the acts came in drunk and preformed poorly during the show, causing a riot which eventually lead to a fire. Gear Head, along with some of the other performers, made their start by saving people from said fire.
Afterward, the drunk was fired, and Gear Head got a raise for the rest of his career. But ever since, Gear Head wanted more in life. He enjoyed saving others, and wanted to do it again. He eventually quit the circus and found his way onto the Elemental Force, where he became caption of the Steam house. As well, his best friend, Battery the Bat who was another circus act known as the Rubber Bat, a bat who could absorb electricity without getting shocked, joined as well. The two often fight with each other and sing Metalica's Battery when beating up baddies.
Abilities:
A: Makeshift Marauder: Makeshift Marauder displays Gear Heads strenght and ability to fight. He attacks with gears, which he normally swings around in his hand. He can even throw the gears like boomerangs and create a whirling shield out of gears. He's kind of like the Skylanders character, Dino-Rang in game play. When he loads his arms and legs up with gears, he becomes REALLY strong in offense and defense, but for a cost. While he powers up faster than Ursa Minor, he uses an energy bar. He can deactivate this mode, but if he doesn't and it runs out, he becomes an exhausted easy prey. The meter fills up slowly when not in this mode.
B: Clockwork Constructor: Clockwork Constructor contradicts the strong, meat-head stereotype and shows a more intellectual side of Gear Head. He can create high and low spinning gears on the ground that both act as obstacles. High ones deal damage, and low ones spin the opponents around, throwing them off. His throwing gears are smaller and not as strong, but reflect off of his high gears and can be used creatively. Finally, he can remove high gears from the ground, and use them as weapons.