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Ego, the Living Planet (a'la Firebomb)

F A S E R I P Res Pop
Am 50 Fe 2 Shift Z Cl 3k Un 100 Un 100 Un 100 Shift 0 Shift 0

Health: 3552
Karma: 300

Known Powers:

Shape Change:  Ego has the Unearthly (100) ability to alter his surface
and interior, in any manner he sees fit.  He can use this power for the
purpose of providing air and / or sustenance for beings on his surface,
or to deprive such beings of these things.  Furthermore, Ego has devel-
oped the following power stunts:
* Attacks:  Ego can alter his shape to attack unruly beings on his sur-
   face, in a number of ways.  He can primarily generate tentacles of 
   planetary mass, which can stretch up to 100 miles in length, and in-
   flict Unearthly (100) Blunt or Edged Attack Damage.  Alternately, Ego
   can attack those within his interior with cave-ins, magma flows, and
   more, each of which can be used to inflict Unearthly (100) damage (of
   the proper type, either Force or Energy), each round they're applied.
   Only a fool enters the innards of Ego...
* People:  Ego can synthesize humanoid proxies to do his bidding, or to
   parley with beings on his surface.  These beings will have Fighting,
   Agility, Strength, and Endurance ranks of any level, up to Amazing 
   (50) rank, and can use any of Ego's powers, at up to Unearthly (100)
   rank.
Gravity Manipulation:  Ego's great mass produces a signifigant gravity
well, which Ego has learned to manipulate to some extent.  He can use
it to attract ships to his body, or use the gravitic energy to fire a
kinetic bolt, both at Unearthly (100) ability and damage.
An important thing to consider, however, is that since Ego is so huge,
his mere presence is enough to drastically affect other large celestial
bodies.  His close proximity is enough to cause Class 1k damage to an-
other planet.
Regeneration:  Ego can easily repair damage done to himself, regenerat-
ing with Unearthly (100) ability.  Health is recovered as follows:
* Standard Rules:  Ego regains 3000 points of damage every ten turns,
   as long as he takes no damage during that period of time.
* Ultimate Powers Rules:  Ego regains 400 (100 X 4 (a Class 3k healing
   rate per turn) = 400) points per turn.  Yikes!
Absorption Power:  Ego also has the Unearthly (100) ability to absorb 
ambient cosmic energies.  Should he have the need for additional power,
he can also absorb the life forces of those on his surface to supple-
ment this energy.  Victims are allowed a Psyche FEAT to resist this...
Body Resistance:  while Ego's surface is subject to mundane attacks, it
takes a signifigant force to actually harm him.  In other words, Ego 
has Unearthly (100) resistance to all physical and energy attacks.
Invulnerabilities:  Ego himself possesses Class 1k resistance to all the
ravages of disease or poison, and simply does not age.

Psionics:

Mind Blast:  Ego can focus his will to attack the minds of others, in-
flicting Unearthly (100) neural damage to his foe; would-be victims of
this power are allowed a Psyche FEAT roll against Unearthly intensity 
to resist this effect.
Telepathy:  Ego can easily communicate with the minds of others, doing
so with Unearthly (100) ability and range.
Clairvoyance:  Ego can use this psionic ability to peer into either deep
space, or to the interiors of his own body, with Shift Z (500) ability.

Cybernetics:

Sidereal Propulsion Unit:  Long ago, Galactus attached this unit to the
'body' of Ego, to propel him deep into unknown space, and be rid of the
monster for good.  Ego mastered the unit, however, and can use it for
intergalactic travel, flying at Class 1k speeds.
However, controlling the unit requires a signifigant amount of energy on
Ego's part.  He has recently taken to luring unsuspecting folks to his
surface, and feeding on their life forces to supplement his waning en-
ergies.  What a mean guy...

Talents:

Ego is considered an efficient Astro Navigator, since he's been out in
space for so long.  Furthermore, he knows his Astronomy quite well...

Contacts:

Ego has been 'adopted' by the Elders of the Universe, but I would not
actually consider one...

Story:

Like any other planet formed in the cosmos, Ego began its existence in a
nascent star system.  Unlike most other planets, however, Ego developed 
sentience, and learned how to control the vast biospherical forces now 
at his disposal.

Wishing to do something with itself, Ego decided to embark on a path of
conquest, though he's been stopped by the likes of Thor, Beta Ray Bill,
and Galactus in the past.  In fact, Galactus attached a huge engine to
Ego's side to be rid of him.

Ego mastered this affront to his dignity, however, and returned to known
space shortly after.  He then hooked up with the Elders of the Universe,
joining them on a technicality (being the last living member of his race
-- well, the only member of his race, anyway).

Ego hosted the Elders as they plotted, though he didn't accompany them
on their attack against Galactus (which turned out to be most prudent).
When most of the Elders met their end in a battle between Galactus and 
the In-Betweener, Ego simply distanced himself from his 'brothers'.

Shortly thereafter, Ego attacked the Silver Surfer, attempting to absorb
his life energies to replenish his own.  The Surfer was brought into the
interior of Ego, but showed how crafty he was, and escaped Ego's innards
soon after.  The Surfer then showed Ego how unhappy he was.

Namely, the Silver Surfer added his power to the engine Galactus strap-
ped to Ego's side, and threatened to fly Ego into a nearby star, unless
he released the Surfer.  Ego did, and resumed his lone trail through the
cosmos.

Ego, the Living Planet (a'la Cosmos Cubed)

F A S E R I P Res Pop
Cl 1k Fe 2 Shift z Cl 5k Shift X Shift X Shift Z n/a Shift 0

Health: 6502
Karma: 800

Known Powers:

Immortality:  Ego is immortal, and does not die if reduces to 0 Health +
Shift 0 Endurance.
Invulnerabilities:  Ego has Class 1k resistance to energy, disease, poi-
son, and aging effects.
Absorption Power:  Ego can feed on ambient stellar energy or the life
force of those on his surface, with Class 1000 ability.
Shape Change:  Ego can change his surface with Unearthly (100) ability,
manipulating terrain as he sees fit.  Ego has these power stunts:
* People:  Ego can manufacture humanoid things to do his bidding.  They
   have stats of up to Amazing (50) rank, and can utilize any power he
   gives them (same as his) at up to Unearthly (100) rank.
* Tendrils:  these attacking pseudopods can stretch up to 100 miles in
   length, and inflict Unearthly (100) BA damage with each strike.
Clairvoyance:  Ego can probe deep space, or his interior, with Shift Z 
(500) ability.
Gravity Control:  Ego can use his gravity to assault individuals (at-
tracting them to his surface) or other planetary bodies, disrupting
worlds as he sees fit.
Kinetic Blast:  Ego can emit a Class 1k energy blast, inflicting as much
Force damage with each strike.
Mind Blast:  Ego can attack other's minds with Class 1k intensity, as he
has unimaginable psionic potential.
Regeneration:  even if someone destroys Ego utterly, his parts can even-
tually regather his mass and reform anew, with Class 1k ability.
Telepathy:  Ego can communicate with others telepathically, with Shift Y
ability.
Life Support:  Ego can alter his biosphere with Shift Z ability, grant-
ing those on his surface the ability to subsist on it.
Propulsion Unit:  attached to his body by Galactus, this unit allows Ego
to fly at Class 1k speeds in space (near-light speed).

Talents:

Ego has the Astro-Navigation talent.

Contacts:

Ego is an Elder of the Universe, and as such, can probably rely on them
for assistance, if needed...

Story:  

Same sad story... :)

Notes:  

As you can see, I cut Ego down to size a bit.  I didn't do this lightly,
mind you, as he IS a whole planet.  Yes, I do have a tendency to chop up
characters of Class 1k, 3k, and 5k power, but only when they don't make
sense.  Some of Ego's ability / power ranks fall into this category.

For instance, Ego does NOT have a Class 1k Fighting score.  Sorry.  He's
a big ball, and can only 'hit' things with his shapechanging or gravity
powers.  Unearthly?  Fine.  But NOT Class 1k.  That implies a level of
precision beyond someone with only Feeble (2) Agility, I would think...

Similarly, I cut his Endurance by -1 CS.  Why?  Beings such as Eternity 
and Death have Class 5k Endurances, and they are greater in scope and
power than is a mere planet, albeit a live one.  I think his ranking is
much better, now.

As far as his mental statistics go... if Ego can be outsmarted by the
likes of the Silver Surfer and Thor, he's not unbelievably super smart.
I think the Unearthlies are more than sufficient, here.  Call me crazy,
but there I am...

Furthermore, I think the vast majority of his powers are of only Un-
earthly rank, since the Silver Surfer was able to shrug off most of
Ego's attacks; I don't know, I'd think the Surfer would have just died
fighting Ego, if Ego had Class 1k Absorption power, kinetic bolt, etc...

Also, I postulate that Ego wasn't an Elder of the Universe at all, just 
a kindred spirit.  For instance, he had no driving passion to keep him-
self alive, nor did he need one.  Furthermore, he had no power over this
'power primordial' the Elders all seem to have to some extent.

Required Reading:  Silver Surfer # 22!

Everything else seems to make sense, though...  Hope you like eet! 

- Firebomb

'ruining it for everybody - especially Ego ...'