Bio for a character I've yet to draw. I think.

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It's a Friday night, nothing to do except break up a really fucking bad cat fight, soooooo, thought I'd go ahead and make a bio for a character I've been wanting to make/draw for some time, but lacked enough private time to do so.

So, here be the bio for my SU character known as Cobalt. (yes, I know, cobalt is a metal, not a gemstone. but a damn puzzle in Metroid Prime 2 made me think it is one.) ((and I also know there aren't male gems either, but whatevs.))


Generic info

Name: Cobalt (Kobaruto in Japanese)
Nickname: Burasutoburourā (Japanese for Blasting Brawler)
Gem type: Quartz, I guess? (he's kinda big all on his own)
Allegiance (Earth/Homeworld): Earth
Height: 9' 3"
Width (shoulder to shoulder/front to back): 5' 6"/6' 0"
Weight (minus armor/with armor): 625 lbs/750 lbs
Skin color: Light grey
Eye color: Cobalt blue (hence the name)
Hair color: Navy blue

Features/Details/Weaponry/etc.

- Constantly covered in a large, heavy white, black and blue suit of armor designed to absorb a blow rather than deflect it, has light blue, translucent visor. All areas of body except for face, neck and throat are covered in armor
- Eyes glow faintly in the dark
- Armor looks really squishy/rounded and feels rubbery. And it makes him look really tubby, which he actually is (but none of that tubs is on his head and neck. everywhere below the neck. =3= ).
- Utilizes shapeshifting effectively
- His gem weapon is a cannon like that off of a tank, and can either form it on his arm or on his back (if doing the Takedown Combo)

Powers/Special Moves

- Unlike other gems, who fuse in deadly situations, Cobalt begins changing between his normal form and a tank and jet form
- Grapple Charge (Normal form, hand): Cobalt charges forward with his right arm raised and curved off to his side, and will try to grab his opponent by the head. If he does, he'll drag them along the ground briefly before jumping into the air and slamming them to the ground.
- Grapple Charge (Normal form, mouth): Cobalt charges forward with his mouth wide open, and will try to bite his opponent's shoulder. If he does, he'll wave them around in a circle several times out in front of him before slamming them to the ground, following it up with a body slam attack.
- Takedown Combo (Normal form): Cobalt throws a right hook left hook combo, before lowering himself and following up with a cannon blast from his back (his tank cannon, that is).
- Ram (Tank form): If an opponent is far away, Cobalt shapeshifts into his tank form and drives at high speeds at them, bouncing into the air as he nears his target
- Twin Shot (Tank form): Cobalt fires two shells from his cannon in quick sucession
- Barrage (Jet form): Cobalt chases his enemy, dropping a hail of bombs
- Mega Bomb (Jet form): Cobalt drops a single, but powerful bomb with a large blast radius
- When fused with Garnet (if needed), jet attacks have ice element while tank attacks have fire element

Other info/Trivia

- Cobalt's mood can be determined by looking as the various glowing areas covering his armor. If it is not glowing, he may be calm or happy. If it is glowing, he is most likely upset or angry.
- Despite looking like a more airborne and land-dwelling gem, Cobalt is a fairly adept swimmer as well
- Cobalt has an innermost desire for the gem Lapis Lazuli (perhaps it's because they both fly?), and will not hesitate to challenge anything that would try to or has hurt her, even if he, Lapis or both of them might be badly hurt in the process.
-His voice sounds similar to that of Jimmy Gnecco (the guy who did the vocals for the songs Collective Consciousness and It Has To Be This Way from Metal Gear Rising), but only when he breaks out into song, like all characters in the series eventually do at some point. Otherwise, he sounds like Emet (voice actor unknown, and without the robot-y effects, high level of enthusiasm, and batshit insane second voice (at least no batshit insane second voice unless he's mad)) from Evolve.

Flaws

- Gets stuck in small doorways easily, and may need someone to push him through
- Too big to stand on warp pads with others, unless the pad is large enough
- Has a soft spot for ribs (the food kind of ribs), and will stop to eat them, even if something bad is going on
- Not very flexible, and slower than most gems

Likes/Dislikes

Likes:
- Sleeping
- Ribs, ribs and more ribs
- Cuddling/Hugs
- Letting small things use him like a bed
- Small, cuddly-looking things (like Ruby, Sapphire and Peridot)
- Lapis (loves her with a passion, and wants to be gentle with her after all that she's been through)

Dislikes:
- Implied fat jokes (especially if they're directed at him)
- Non-cuddly things (spikey things, things bigger than him, mean things)
- Jasper (hates her with a passion for being such an asshole)
- Hugs from behind (doesn't hate it much, but makes him nervous and a bit jumpy)
- Getting stuck in doorways (annoys him a lot)
- A distinctive lack of ribs (can't live without 'em)

Though from his physical details, I wouldn't mind if someone were willing to come up with a design for him based on it, partially because I can't draw in the SU style. That, and whenever I think of a really cool design and try drawing it, it doesn't turn out as planned. BUT, if anyone does wanna try, let me know and go right ahead.



Theme Songs

Normal: none yet
Battle: Blitzwing's Theme (Transformers: Devastation)
Corrupted: either An Obstacle In Our Path (Xenoblade Chronicles) or Alaska Stage (Pacific Rim: The Video Game)

Ref video for his moves + time/who to pay attention to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=POOV1e…

Grapple charge (hand): 1:14-1:19, Grimlock
Grapple charge (mouth): 2:41-2:47, Grimlock
Takedown Combo: 3:08-3:11 (ignore slow-mo), Blitzwing
Ram: 3:02-3:06, Blitzwing
Twin Shot: 3:34-3:38 (ignore slow-mo), Blitzwing
Barrage: 1:49-1:54, Blitzwing
Mega Bomb: 2:50-2:53, Blitzwing
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