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APEFACE
Allegiance: DECEPTICON
Sub-Group: HEADMASTER
Master Component: SPASMA
Function: SABOTEUR
First Comic Appearance:
Headmasters #1 (Apeface, Unattributed), Headmasters #3 (Apeface, Spasma
Unattributed), Headmasters #4 (Spasma)
"Obnoxiousness is not a problem, it is an
art."
Profile: Pounding loudly
on his Chest plates to announce his latest success is perhaps the least
obnoxious of Apeface's habits. He's also known for insulting everyone
he talks to, clumsily knocking over anyone in his way without
apologizing, never changing his lubricant so he smells like a
grease-encrusted turboworm, and spitting fuel in public. He revels in
the reactions others have to his undesirable antics. What little
imagination he has in his cerebro-circuits he devotes to devising new
gross-outs. One would think he wouldn't be too popular with his fellow
Decepticons, but actually the opposite is true. He is the ultimate team
player. When he's called upon to do a job, he puts aside the pranks and
gets down to work. Many think that his slobbish personality is just a
disguise he puts on to cover the cool professional underneath. Then
again; many others think he acts like a cool professional only to
obscure the fact that he really is a slob. When his mind is merged with
that of Spasma, the Nebulan to whom he is binary-bounded, Apeface's
behavior is often even more repellent. Spasma was the nervous, insecure
son of a despised and bankrupt noble family. Seeing his father's failed
footsteps as the only path that lay before him heightened Spasma's
feelings of worthlessness, which manifested itself in his screechy,
staccato manner of speech. He saw the chance to become a powerful
Decepticon Headmaster as a way of erasing his feelings of inadequacy.
Instead, now thrust into situations fraught with dangers, Spasma
worries more than ever. His speech is even worse, almost unintelligible
at times, and now, on his own, he walks as herky-jerkily as he talks.
Abilities: In jet mode,
twin liquid hydrogen-fueled jet engines enable Apeface to reach speeds
of 3250 mph. He can emit powerful jamming frequencies from. his nose
cone, which he uses mainly as a defensive measure to disorient
approaching enemy aircraft. Otherwise, he has no offensive capabilities
in jet mode. Apeface primarily uses his jet mode to transport himself
to the site of his mission objective, where he transforms to his ape
mode. In this form, he possesses great strength and agility, which he
uses to great effect in climbing about and sabotaging enemy
installations. In robot mode, he wields a semi-automatic sonic boomer,
which emits wave after wave of concentrated sound energy.
Weaknesses: Lack of
offensive weapons makes him fairly vulnerable in jet mode. Spasma's
often erratic leadership dangerously delays Apeface from reacting to
enemy attack.
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