Bugly

Champion of Kalis

Rust ray bullets

Prototype Pretender shell

Bugly is the scheming second-in-command of Megazarak's warband.

## Character Profile

***Bugly** may appear to be a slow moving, slow witted bruiser, but don't be fooled! He is incredibly agile for a bot of his structure, and his electro blade, photon cannons, and mastery of Circuit-Su make him a deadly opponent at close range. As for his brains, he is a noted strategist and effective battlefield commander. But the one thing Bugly wants more than anything, is control. He became a Destron so he could take control of Cybertron, he relishes giving orders, and he practices Circuit-Su with the aim of taking all available Tri (rhymes with Ki) from his opponents. He even has plans to overthrow Megazarak as leader. But for all his skills, Bugly is nowhere near the level he thinks he's at. And that might just one day be his downfall.*

## Biography

Bugly came from Kalis and fought with the Destrons during the Great War. After Sigmatron perished and the Destron forces splintered, he would end up with Straxus's Warband as its strategist. However, Bugly secretly desired to take command of the warband himself due to his need for complete control, and after Megazarak overthrew Straxus, his plans shifted to eliminating her, starting with buying rust ray bullets from Gutcruncher.

## Capabilities

### Skills

Bugly transforms into an highly armored air gunship, making him able to fly in either of his modes, as well as providing a huge array of weaponry in vehicle mode. Being an adept in Circuit-Su martial arts, he’s a tough opponent in close range combat who knows quite a few ways of dispatching his enemies with hitting the right spots and using certain techniques.

A strategist rivaled only by few others, he is an excellent planner, being able to come up with effective combat strategies and create plausible lies.

### Arsenal

Bugly is armed with photon cannons in both modes. Two of them are built into each of his arms, while a third pair is available to him in vehicle mode. He can also transform his right hand into an electro blade, which in addition to allowing him to cut through other bots lets him deliver a powerful electric shock to whatever he touches with it, often stunning his opponents.

After making a purchase from Gutcruncher, Bugly carries three rust ray bullets. While he doesn't use them unless it's absolutely guaranteed they'll get the job done, each bullet can make any target made of metal rust away in a matter of kliks.

#### Prototype Pretender Shell

Thanks to Deluge and a sample of Octopunch's organic skin Bugly got a suit of techno-organic armor. In addition to being highly durable, the armor also gives him a second pair of arms and a stinger. The arms on his right side end with a crab-like claw and a mantis-like arm blade, while his left arm can shoot out sticky webbing, both as bursts or a string. The armor also has enhanced jumping capabilities, and can spit acid from its mouth.

#### D-Virus

Due to D-Virus infecting him before Octopunch perished, Bugly managed to gain the abilities the previous host had. While they’re weaker due to Octopunch being incomplete at the time of the bonding, he can now heal from wounds far faster than normal, and can grow organic tentacles. However, in order to sustain the virus without having his own systems getting destroyed, Bugly must consume other Technomorphs whenever the infected body of his runs low on energy.

## Gallery

Bugly in vehicle modeConcept art of Bugly by RapidFirestormerConcept art of Bugly's pretender shell by RapidFirestormer
## Trivia

* Bugly was one of eight characters revealed to appear in the Roleplay when the sign-up was originally revealed.
* His design takes elements from his original toy's shell and inner robot, as well as his *Animated* incarnation.
	+ The design for his shell incorporates more details from his original toy's shell, as well as *Animated* Waspinator and Meltdown's fusion creatures from the same series.
* RapidFirestormer's ideal voice for Bugly would be Dale Wilson.
* He is among ShockwaveFan148's, GogoDG's, and ØmniTheLeader's favorite characters.

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\*Former member|^Double agent