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Description

Yeeaaahhh babyyyy time for a new reference. This is just an updated version of his previous reference sheet, I've also updated the BIO some! Enjoy!

Name: Retroroar
Nicknames: Retro, Tiger, RR, Baxter
Species: Cybertronian
Pronouns: He/him
Age: Millions of years old
Alt-mode: 1959's Cadillac
Alignment: Autobot
Function: Trader (former, Cybertron), clerk at a vintage shop (current, Earth)

Stats
Strength: 6/10
Defense: 6/10
Speed: 7/10
Endurance: 8/10
Courage: 7/10
Firepower: 6/10
Skill: 7/10

Backstory:

Retroroar was born from a hot spot on the planet Velocitron. Straight from the moment he was born he got plucked up by a mysterious scientists who was developing a new strand of virus. He used protoforms as incubators for the virus, planning on releasing them into the population and allow them to grow for as long as the virus allowed before it would activate and take control over the host. Retroroar turne dout to be the only incubator to survive this long, and the virus has yet to activate....

He was still a young bot when he came to Cybertron, and began working as a trader in one of the bigger markets in Iacon City, focusing mainly in cosmetics and rare materials. During those days he was good friends with the young clerk Orion and the medic-to-be Ratchet. Retro was often the one initiating they hang out at the hippest bars and drink the most colourful drinks (may or may not have caused some hardcore hangovers for all three more than once) but he also loved to just go to cafés and relax with them, or show them the newest neatest metals, or occasional crystals, he had managed to get his hands on. When not at the market or hanging with friends he spent most of his time with arts, mostly creating depictions of the night skies over Cybertron or crafting ornaments to sell and trade.

As the war broke out it was no hard choice for Retro to join his friends and become an Autobot soldier. During the war he joined plenty of battles but preferred to work behind the front line and take care of supplies. Being a trader he had a good eye for sorting, shipment, and priorities. He also picked up the skill of Energon refining, a skill that would come to great use later.

During the war he also met a Decepticon Seeker named Apogee (Beloved-Archfiend 's character), who he ended up befriending over time. As the great exodus happened the two fled together as Apogee no longer wanted to be a part of Megatron's army.

After the great exodus of Cybertron Retroroar's ship was separated from the Autobot fleet due to an explosion. Assumed dead he drifted through space until he was forced to make an emergency landing on planet Earth. Without tools or supplies he was unable to do anything about his ship. Trapped on the planet he and Apogee had no other choice but do what they must to survive.

The duo arrived to earth in 1960, and has lived under several identities using their holoforms as a decoy, moving from place to place to start a new life to avoid "living too long". During this time Retroroar got great use of his skills of Energon refinements, as he could search for crystals and bring them to his home to refine, and then fuel his true form similar how someone might fuel a real car. As he began his Energon hunts he also picked up the hobby of prospecting and is now an avid gemstone collector.

While living disguised as a human for about 40 years now he has picked up a ton about humans and has grown to really enjoy the their culture, their music, art, and lively aesthetics.

Currently he's living a new life in a small apartment in Jasper together with Apogee, running his own little vintage/second hand shop. At first things were calm, until he began running into Decepticons while searching for Energon, that's when he knew this little blue marble was soon going to be the next war front. He waited for the Autobots to come, but they never did; or so he though. It was not until later he began noticing oddities in Jasper, and soon realized the Autobots were actually moving around in the town, hidden in their vehicle modes. Retro began investigating the activities and managed to figure out they must be hiding within an old military base outside of Jasper.

He gave it a shot and drove to the abandoned base, honking and doing doughnuts. After a short confrontation with William Fowler he used his Autobot emblem to convince him to enter the base, and that's where a whole new adventure began.

Future:

In the future Retroroar lives happily with Optimus and Ratchet, home once again on Cybertron and starting a new life together. They also end up having several sparkling stogether.

Personality:
Impish
Bastardous
Tired
Sporadic mood
Class clown / likes to make people laugh
A disaster
Very caring for his friends
Enthusiastic about his interests
Easily distracted

Abilities:
Light/Energy manipulation
He can warp light and energy particles to create blasts, light/energy constructs, and visually warping attacks of many kinds. His powers often manifests in a pixelated, fragmented, or glitching look if not specifically coordinated to appear as something else. While this ability is his main mean of attack he can also use it in a harmless way to warp light around him to create illusions.
Data manipulation
For as long as Retro can remember he has been able to access and alter data found within non-sentient consoles and networks. This ties into his energy manipulation, and might be an explanation to why his attacks appears like pixelated or glitched graphics.
Fire manipulation
Retro can ignite the air around him, as well as shoot and breathe fire projectiles.
Advanced audio system
He can record, edit, and re-play audio. He got a library of sounds, mostly silly things and music, but also some few precious memories, stored in his own memory files.

Likes:
His friends
Music
Gemstones and prospecting
Human stuff
Retro aesthetics
Pastel colours
Late night drives
Cosy stuff
Zone out at KO Burger with a single milkshake in hand
Nature
Food (he uses chemical receptors in his holoform to taste human food)
Festivities
Water, swimming
Video games
Collect all kind of merchandise and items he finds interesting
Cats
Slap stickers on himself (or wear patches on his clothes in holoform)
Trains
Cartoons
Theme songs:

▶ Full playlist!

"Into The Night" - Nero
"1up Muncher" - Dunderpatrullen
"New Game" - Nitro Fun
"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen
"Beyond Memory" - Nina
"Flicker" - Porter Robinson
"OK" - Madeon
"Neurotoxin" - Sakuzyo
"Andromeda" - Dance With The Dead
"̛Clo̧se̴ ̕T̀o ́M͘e" -͝ S͟abr̵epul̴s͢e
"Finąl ͏Bóss"͝ ͢N҉i͘t̷r̴o Fun͠
"̷F͡i̶na͡l͜e ͘(͞D̀u͡a̸l̨ ̀M̛ix)" ͡-͡ ̨Und͝er̵ta̷ļe
"̡Des̷tr͠o͡i̕d͝ ͞8 ͘Án̕ǹih͞i̵la̵t͝e" -͞ ̀Ex̵cisi̕on &͢ ͠F̕ar͞ ̛T̶oo Lou̕d͞

Misc:
He's trans
He's autistic
Glitches under high stress (glitches can manifest on the outside due to his light/energy bending abilities)
The glowing mouth trick is a form of intimidation, or just to look cool!

Description

Yeeaaahhh babyyyy time for a new reference. This is just an updated version of his previous reference sheet, I've also updated the BIO some! Enjoy!

Name: Retroroar
Nicknames: Retro, Tiger, RR, Baxter
Species: Cybertronian
Pronouns: He/him
Age: Millions of years old
Alt-mode: 1959's Cadillac
Alignment: Autobot
Function: Trader (former, Cybertron), clerk at a vintage shop (current, Earth)

Stats
Strength: 6/10
Defense: 6/10
Speed: 7/10
Endurance: 8/10
Courage: 7/10
Firepower: 6/10
Skill: 7/10

Backstory:

Retroroar was born from a hot spot on the planet Velocitron. Straight from the moment he was born he got plucked up by a mysterious scientists who was developing a new strand of virus. He used protoforms as incubators for the virus, planning on releasing them into the population and allow them to grow for as long as the virus allowed before it would activate and take control over the host. Retroroar turne dout to be the only incubator to survive this long, and the virus has yet to activate....

He was still a young bot when he came to Cybertron, and began working as a trader in one of the bigger markets in Iacon City, focusing mainly in cosmetics and rare materials. During those days he was good friends with the young clerk Orion and the medic-to-be Ratchet. Retro was often the one initiating they hang out at the hippest bars and drink the most colourful drinks (may or may not have caused some hardcore hangovers for all three more than once) but he also loved to just go to cafés and relax with them, or show them the newest neatest metals, or occasional crystals, he had managed to get his hands on. When not at the market or hanging with friends he spent most of his time with arts, mostly creating depictions of the night skies over Cybertron or crafting ornaments to sell and trade.

As the war broke out it was no hard choice for Retro to join his friends and become an Autobot soldier. During the war he joined plenty of battles but preferred to work behind the front line and take care of supplies. Being a trader he had a good eye for sorting, shipment, and priorities. He also picked up the skill of Energon refining, a skill that would come to great use later.

During the war he also met a Decepticon Seeker named Apogee (Beloved-Archfiend 's character), who he ended up befriending over time. As the great exodus happened the two fled together as Apogee no longer wanted to be a part of Megatron's army.

After the great exodus of Cybertron Retroroar's ship was separated from the Autobot fleet due to an explosion. Assumed dead he drifted through space until he was forced to make an emergency landing on planet Earth. Without tools or supplies he was unable to do anything about his ship. Trapped on the planet he and Apogee had no other choice but do what they must to survive.

The duo arrived to earth in 1960, and has lived under several identities using their holoforms as a decoy, moving from place to place to start a new life to avoid "living too long". During this time Retroroar got great use of his skills of Energon refinements, as he could search for crystals and bring them to his home to refine, and then fuel his true form similar how someone might fuel a real car. As he began his Energon hunts he also picked up the hobby of prospecting and is now an avid gemstone collector.

While living disguised as a human for about 40 years now he has picked up a ton about humans and has grown to really enjoy the their culture, their music, art, and lively aesthetics.

Currently he's living a new life in a small apartment in Jasper together with Apogee, running his own little vintage/second hand shop. At first things were calm, until he began running into Decepticons while searching for Energon, that's when he knew this little blue marble was soon going to be the next war front. He waited for the Autobots to come, but they never did; or so he though. It was not until later he began noticing oddities in Jasper, and soon realized the Autobots were actually moving around in the town, hidden in their vehicle modes. Retro began investigating the activities and managed to figure out they must be hiding within an old military base outside of Jasper.

He gave it a shot and drove to the abandoned base, honking and doing doughnuts. After a short confrontation with William Fowler he used his Autobot emblem to convince him to enter the base, and that's where a whole new adventure began.

Future:

In the future Retroroar lives happily with Optimus and Ratchet, home once again on Cybertron and starting a new life together. They also end up having several sparkling stogether.

Personality:
Impish
Bastardous
Tired
Sporadic mood
Class clown / likes to make people laugh
A disaster
Very caring for his friends
Enthusiastic about his interests
Easily distracted

Abilities:
Light/Energy manipulation
He can warp light and energy particles to create blasts, light/energy constructs, and visually warping attacks of many kinds. His powers often manifests in a pixelated, fragmented, or glitching look if not specifically coordinated to appear as something else. While this ability is his main mean of attack he can also use it in a harmless way to warp light around him to create illusions.
Data manipulation
For as long as Retro can remember he has been able to access and alter data found within non-sentient consoles and networks. This ties into his energy manipulation, and might be an explanation to why his attacks appears like pixelated or glitched graphics.
Fire manipulation
Retro can ignite the air around him, as well as shoot and breathe fire projectiles.
Advanced audio system
He can record, edit, and re-play audio. He got a library of sounds, mostly silly things and music, but also some few precious memories, stored in his own memory files.

Likes:
His friends
Music
Gemstones and prospecting
Human stuff
Retro aesthetics
Pastel colours
Late night drives
Cosy stuff
Zone out at KO Burger with a single milkshake in hand
Nature
Food (he uses chemical receptors in his holoform to taste human food)
Festivities
Water, swimming
Video games
Collect all kind of merchandise and items he finds interesting
Cats
Slap stickers on himself (or wear patches on his clothes in holoform)
Trains
Cartoons
Theme songs:

▶ Full playlist!

"Into The Night" - Nero
"1up Muncher" - Dunderpatrullen
"New Game" - Nitro Fun
"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen
"Beyond Memory" - Nina
"Flicker" - Porter Robinson
"OK" - Madeon
"Neurotoxin" - Sakuzyo
"Andromeda" - Dance With The Dead
"̛Clo̧se̴ ̕T̀o ́M͘e" -͝ S͟abr̵epul̴s͢e
"Finąl ͏Bóss"͝ ͢N҉i͘t̷r̴o Fun͠
"̷F͡i̶na͡l͜e ͘(͞D̀u͡a̸l̨ ̀M̛ix)" ͡-͡ ̨Und͝er̵ta̷ļe
"̡Des̷tr͠o͡i̕d͝ ͞8 ͘Án̕ǹih͞i̵la̵t͝e" -͞ ̀Ex̵cisi̕on &͢ ͠F̕ar͞ ̛T̶oo Lou̕d͞

Misc:
He's trans
He's autistic
Glitches under high stress (glitches can manifest on the outside due to his light/energy bending abilities)
The glowing mouth trick is a form of intimidation, or just to look cool!