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Gretta the Bioborg

(real name: Josie Lopez)

Created January, 1996, by Patric L. Rogers.  Artwork by Jeff Phillips is used with permission.

(This character requires the Rifts RPG, Rifts Conversion Book and Heroes Unlimited)

History:  King Wyatt Halloway of El Paso decided he wanted to experiment to create superhumans to batle the vampires. He couldn't get any volunteers, so he sent his bully boys out to find some. Josie Lopez was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The experiment didn't appear to do anything, but because the scientists weren't sure, they dumped Josie back on the streets and watched her. She spotted her tail and led them into a trap against the K-9 gang so she could escape. Later, she discovered her abilities.

She almost never changes out of her metal body - it's a lot safer being composed of supertough metal.  She also normally stays about 8' tall and lets others think she is an advanced type of 'borg. It should be noted that her metal form looks different than her normal (flesh) form. As metal, she is huskier and taller (looks about 2" taller and 30 pounds heavier, even without using her Growth power). A special effect of her Alter Physical Structure: Metal power is that she looks somewhat "borg-like". Under dire circumstances, she will change back to her flesh-and-blood form to effect a disguise or escape. Her clothes and equipment do not change size when she does.

She hates Wyatt Halloway. She is indifferent towards the Coalition (she's heard bad things, though). She hates demons, gives other humans the benefit of the doubt, but is wary of non-humans. (She had a lot of trouble with the K-9 and Trog gangs of El Paso.)

She once overheard someone talking about "sploogie bio-borgs." She now claims to be one (most people know even less than she does). Since she knows almost nothing about "sploogies" she guards herself explaining that "she was in a lot of pain, blocked out most of the event, and really doesn't want to remember the experience anyway." If pressured, she will get defensive to the point of threat of violence.

For the last few years, she has been selling her skills as an adventurer and mercenary. She hates vampires with a blind passion, and practically worships Reid's Rangers (although she has never met any of the original Rangers. If she ever met Grizzly Carter she would probably faint.)

The Nightvision power manifested long after her original powers. It appears to be the result of further mutation after spending several days traveling along a ley line. The increased speed manifested and about the same time, and may be a result of the same process.

Gretta the Bioborg

O.C.C.: City Rat/Experiment (see Rifts Conversion Book)

Level: 9th (64,000 XP)

Alignment:  Anarchist

Powers: Alter Physical Structure: Metal (her "bio-borg" form), Growth, Derives Nourishment from Energy, Supervision: Nightvision (only when Metal), Increased Speed (Speed × 10, Only when Metal)

IQ 15, ME 19, MA 10, PS 19/34*, PP 14, PE 16, PB 8, SPD 26/130*

PPE 10, HP 58, SDC 62, MDC 605*

* All values after the slash are for when she has activated her APS: Metal power and is 8' tall, her most common height

O.C.C. Skills:
Acrobatics (+5), Computer Hacking (+15, -2L) 65%, Concealment (+15, -2L) 63%, Gymnastics (+5), HTH Martial Arts, Literacy American (+10, -5L) 60%, Literacy Spanish (+10) 85%, Lore: Vampires (+10) 80%, Math: Advanced (-5L) 65%, Math: Basic (+10) 100%, Palming (+15) 80%, Pick Locks (+10) 90%, Pilot: Automobile (+10) 88%, Pilot: Motorcycle (+15) 111%, Prowl (+25) 95%, Running, Speak Spanish (+10) 105%, Streetwise (+20) 76%, Swimming, W.P. Automatic, W.P. Energy Rifle

Secondary Skills:
Atheletics General, Boxing, Climbing (+22) 107%, Computer Programming 75%, Computer Operation 95%, Dance 75%, Horsemanship 60%, Pilot Truck 76%, Radio: Scrambler 80%, Robot Combat: Basic (-4L), Speak American 95%, W.P. Knife, W.P. Heavy Energy (-4L), Wrestling

Combat Abilities: (human form)
#Attacks: 5, Strike +2, Parry +6, Dodge +6, Roll Impact/Fall +7, Damage +4, Pull Punch +3, Punch 1d4 + bonus, Kick 1d8 + bonus, jump kick (critical), critical strike on natural 18-20, paired weapons, leap attack (critical), judo style throw, automatic knock-out on natural 20, leap 22' x 23', +1 strike with body/block tackle (1d4, opponent must parry, dodge or fall), entangle, 1/2 damage from electricity

Combat Abilities: ("bio-borg" form)
#Attacks: 5, Strike +2, Parry +6, Dodge +6, Roll Impact/Fall +7, Damage +4, Pull Punch +3, jump kick (critical), critical strike on natural 18-20, paired weapons, leap attack (critical), judo style throw, automatic knock-out on natural 20, leap 22' x 23', +1 strike with body/block tackle (5d6 MDC, opponent must parry, dodge or fall), Restrained Punch 5d6+23 SDC, Punch 4d6 MDC, Power Punch 1d4x10 MDC (counts as 2 attacks), Kick 6d6 MDC, entangle, 1/2 damage from electricity, immune to normal fire, cold, poison

Other Abilities:
When in Metal structure: Automatically bio-regenerates 1d4×10 MDC per minute, can grow to a maximum of 37'8" (her natural 5'8", plus 32' for Growth superpower), adding 2 MDC and 1 P.S. per foot (at maximum height, PS = 64), strength is supernatural.  In flesh form she weights 130 lbs.  Thus at 8' metal she weighs 1500 lbs. (but also looks huskier than normal).

Equipment:
Several sets travelling clothing, several sets dress clothing, sleeping bag, back pack, utility/ammo-belt, canteen, sunglassess, air filter, knife, 7 day supply of food rations, toothbrush, comb, bar soap, cd player/recorder and headphones, Wilk's 457 laser pulse rifle and 2 clips, 9 mm automatic and 2 clips, 100 rounds 9 mm ammo, durable hiking boots, gas filtatration face mask with compressed 1-hour air supply