Striker

"*You knuckleheads ain't even worth the effort.*"

**Striker** is a RED bionic Scout TF2 Freak concept made by YouTube user ElectroSnake.

His normal theme is Bring It! from Red Alert 3.

His supercharged mode theme is Flesh & Metal (w/ build up) from DOOM.

## Biography

Many years ago, Striker was once an ordinary boy who was the son of the wealthiest and most skilled Spy of the RED team. He lived with his father in his chateau, along with his mother and his sister.

One tragic day, a group of BLU mercenaries tracked down his father's house and attacked it, with the assault being led by a high-ranking BLU Soldier and his right-hand man. Striker's father immediately sent a distress signal to his RED teammates. He then grabbed his weapons and tried to fight off the mercenaries, but in the end, was no match for them, and met his demise at the hands of Black himself.

Meanwhile, Striker and his sister hid in a closet while their mother hid in the bathroom. The mercenaries eventually found their mother and ordered her to surrender. She refused and was shot dead. Striker's sister panicked at the sight of this, alerting the BLU mercenaries of their location. However, before they could capture them, the RED team appeared and fought off the BLU mercenaries, with only Black and his bodyguard escaping alive. The RED Soldier leading the assault, who also happened to be a friend of Striker's father, noticed that the parents were killed, and decided to raise Striker and his sister as his own children.

For many years, he took care of them and eventually trained them to become formidable mercenaries working for RED. Sometime during their employment, they met and befriended Grazer. One day, they all went on a mission to reclaim Freight, which had been overrun by BLU. The RED Soldier encountered Commander Black and engaged in a deadly fight with him while the rest of the team fought off the BLU mercenaries. Striker suddenly got incapacitated by a BLU Heavy, his screams for help distracting the Soldier. Striker's sister quickly came to his rescue and killed the Heavy. The Soldier was relieved, but then Black immediately took the opportunity to stab his heart while he was off guard. He then ordered a retreat, as the BLU team was being overpowered. Striker mourned over the death of his adopted father and swore he would avenge him, no matter the cost.

Some months later, he was deployed into 2Fort along with his sister and a group of mercenaries to recover the BLU team's intelligence. He and his sister lead the charge, and rampaged through the battlefield, killing any BLU mercenary in their way. They eventually made it to the intel room. Striker contacted the team's leader to tell him they succeeded, but over his earpiece he heard screaming and gunfire. Worried, he ran back outside to find Pyreaper and Soltron massacring the remaining RED and BLU team members.

Striker fired at Soltron with his gun, only to deal no damage and to get the robotic mercenary's attention. Soltron prepared to fire at Striker when suddenly, his sister appeared and saved his life, at the cost of her own. Enraged to see his sister dead, Striker tried to fight Soltron with his bat but ended up getting wounded and tossed onto 2Fort's bridge.

Seeing how pathetic Striker was, Pyreaper decided to finish him off. He picked up a shotgun and approached him. He was about to shoot him in the head, but reconsidered and decided he needed a slower death. He then shot Striker's limbs, rendering him unable to move. He then ordered Soltron to burn the bridge with his laser vision. The malevolent wraith then left and took the bodies of the mercenaries with him, with Soltron to follow.

Meanwhile, Striker lay in pain on the bridge and watched as the fire spread closer and closer towards him. Unable to move, he figured it was all over for him and began to black out. The last thing he saw before fainting was Soldierai unexpectedly appearing in front of him.

Striker awoke in a hospital only to find out that his limbs were replaced with cybernetic augmentations. He turned to see Grazer standing next to him, who was enlightened to see him alive. Striker embraced his friend in sadness and revealed what happened to his sister. Grazer was then saddened as well upon hearing this.

Eventually, Striker trained long and hard with his new robotic limbs and finally mastered their potential. His assistance in battle has led his team to victory countless times against their oppressors. He eventually earned his place in a special RED division which specialized in the use of advanced weaponry and tactics, the same one Grazer was in. He was then deployed on his first mission into Landfall to recover a BLU-owned briefcase which contained blueprints for an unknown machine that would benefit their division greatly. He successfully defeated the BLU mercenaries and retrieved the briefcase.

He then returned it to Grazer, who ordered the other RED Engineers to start working on the machine. Striker suddenly remembered his past and became depressed, wishing his father could see him now. He was then comforted by his Engineer friend and began to feel better.

Striker then began travelling around the TF2 Freak World in search of something interesting to do. Suddenly, he came across Ass Pancakes about to execute Soldierai. Immediately, the cyborg jumped in and saved the samurai's life. Together, they defeated Ass Pancakes, causing him to retreat. Soldierai thanked Striker for his help. The Scout then turned to leave, but suddenly realized that this Soldier he saved may have been the very same Soldier who saved him from being burned alive back at 2Fort. Striker turned to ask him, but Soldierai had already left. The disoriented Striker then returned to base, wondering if he would ever see Soldierai again.

## Appearance and Personality

Striker appears as a RED Scout who wears Deus Specs, a Flak Jack, Transparent Trousers, Forest Footwear, and Sneaky Sleeves (without the collar and while still retaining his dog tags). He has robotically enhanced arms and legs, all of which are fully concealed by his clothing. He carries a Baby Face's Blaster on his back.

Striker is normally a kind individual who is friendly with anyone he comes across, as long as they do not show any aggression towards him, in which he may show aggression in return. He loyally works alongside his fellow RED mercenaries and does everything he can to assist them.

Despite his gentle exterior, Striker is otherwise shown to be cold and somewhat harsh as a result of his past experiences. This is mainly shown in combat towards enemies, alongside his fearfully brutal fighting style. Striker is outwardly merciless when forced to resort to violence, though he is still capable of controlling his anger and preventing it from getting the better of him (except for instances in which he may be pushed too far).

Above all, Striker is a loyal mercenary who unhesitatingly cooperates during assigned missions, employing any possible tactics to accomplish his goals. He is supportive and also highly protective of allies, having already lost many loved ones throughout his life.

## Powers and Abilities

* Striker's Baby Face's Sniper.
* Striker's wrist flamethrowers.
* Striker's "supercharged mode".
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Striker's mechanically enhanced body greatly augments his capability as a Scout, his cybernetic arms and legs effectively amplifying his strength beyond human levels. His legs provide a major improvement to his mobility and jump power, allowing him to outpace all but the nimblest of opponents. His arm prostheses also improve his capability with firearms, with him being able to aim and fire a weapon unflinchingly while effectively nullifying any recoil. These augmentations are highly durable, eliminating approximately 60% of the pain Striker would feel in these portions had they remained organic.

Boasting almost inhuman reflexes due to his combat training and through the assistance of his robotic limbs, Striker is able to skillfully dodge or deflect most conventional attacks and take full advantage of the environment around him. He is highly adept in hand-to-hand combat, his prowess being all the more formidable thanks to his enhanced strength.

Striker's mechanical wrists are equipped with built-in flamethrowers, which are manually deployed by a simple press to the wrist. Being able to incinerate anything within their limited range, these flamethrowers make Striker an overwhelming force in close-range combat.

Striker's predominant handheld weapon is a Baby Face's Blaster, which, thanks to Grazer's modifications, can manually transform into a Baby Face's Sniper for engaging targets in long-range combat. Striker's secondary weapon of choice is a Conventional, which he uses for more lightweight combat. The cyborg carries with him an attachable suppressor for this weapon in the event he must resort to stealth tactics. Striker's overall arsenal suits him for fighting at all ranges.

During his augmentation surgery, Grazer installed into Striker a highly refined energy accumulation module, granting him the ability to access a temporary state of beyond herculean status called "supercharged mode". To initiate this, Striker requires prodigiously high amounts of electricity to power up the module inside of him. This is primarily done through his robotic limbs, which are able to absorb electricity through physical contact and route it directly to the module. Once the module has accumulated enough energy, it will activate, thus initiating Striker's supercharged mode.

While in his supercharged mode, Striker's agility, strength and stamina are elevated to superhuman levels, if not beyond that. His rapidly replenishing stamina allows him to indefinitely persist in a fight without exhaustion. Coupled with his formidably enhanced strength and mobility, he is able to hurl multiple heavy objects simultaneously and assault even his strongest foes with overwhelming barrages of destructive attacks. His wrist flamethrowers are also affected by this state, their flames burning with the force of an erupting volcano.

Striker's energy will deplete over time and eventually run out, thus cancelling his supercharged mode and returning him to his normal state.

## Faults and Weaknesses

* As a cyborg, Striker is vulnerable to EMPs and magnets.
* Striker is easily provoked by any subconscious reminder of his past, becoming enraged and being rendered unable to make rational decisions. While he becomes more violent in this state, he is also made easier to outsmart.
* Striker's wrist flamethrowers cannot affect any fireproof individuals such as Pyros.
* Striker cannot activate his supercharged mode if there is no electricity around for him to absorb.

## Trivia

* Striker's creator originally had the idea of making him a space-themed bounty hunter, but he was then changed to his robotic self, as this version had an easier origin story to create.
* Within the Crimson Hounds, Striker currently holds the rank of Master Sergeant.
* As seen in his current videos, Striker originally wore the Spooky Sleeves (without the hood and with both sleeves being equally long) to conceal his mechanical limbs, as well an Orion's Belt. However, his Spooky Sleeves were eventually replaced with the Sneaky Sleeves as the latter were less revealing and had a better military theme. His Orion's Belt was also removed due to him not having a use for it. While Striker has never appeared in a video since these changes, his current appearance is officially canon as confirmed by his creator.

## Notable Videos

### By the Creator

* Operation Landfall
* Progression
* Striker: Origins (Flashback, origin)
* Soldierai and the Sword of Demise: Chapter 3