Mot Sknah

## Biography

Mot is a Peruvian, a species of amphibious alien more comfortable in a liquid environment. He is a former interstellar bounty-hunter who had the misfortune of arriving on Earth in pursuit of a fugitive shortly before the planet was quarantined inside a Dimensional Barrier.

Trapped on the backwater planet, he made his temporary home in Lake Michigan and largely ignored the rest of the world. His isolation was rudely interrupted when a group of super-villains attacked an UNTIL prison ship, disguised as a normal shipping vessel, and debris from the battle rained down on Mot's base. Intending to teach the polluting humans a lesson, he surfaced to find himself in the midst of a pitched battle. Joining with Ringster and Cort, the villains were defeated and a new partnership was formed by the heroes.

Much later, after Mentat's heroic sacrifice to save the Earth, Mot decided he'd had enough of human society. Seeing his remaining teammates safely back to Chicago, he took to the stars to return to his homeworld.

## Appearance

Mot is short by human standards, standing at about 1m tall. He has green, damp skin, large eyes adapted to underwater conditions, and long, pointed ears. He typically wears an armored flight-suit.

## Personality

Although he holds humanity's primitive culture in contempt, Mot has a self-sacrificing and heroic nature. Although he may occasionally appear callous and dismissive of humanity, he often goes to great lengths to protect his charges from danger. He often mentions that he could leave Earth at any time to let the humans sort their own problems out for a change, but he has yet to make good on this threat.

Mot is friendlier and more open when interacting with other aliens, rare as that may be.

## Powers

Although considered average for a Peruvian, Mot's intellect qualifies him as a genius by Earth standards. He is a master of multiple scientific disciplines, and has the benefit of the futuristic knowledge available to the wider Galactic community. As such, building such technological marvels as combat robots, heavy weapons, FTL drives, and even working spacecraft is a trivial matter for Mot (provided he has the materials and tools, of course). He is also an excellent pilot, with extensive experience flying both space ships and more mundane craft.

Mot's powers typically derive from the advanced robotics at his command, with the mighty Octobot serving as his primary transportation and combat vehicle. This formidable craft is capable of incredibly swift, acrobatic travel in the air, underwater, and even in outer space. Heavily armored, FTL capable, and armed with a variety of potent energy weapons, the Octobot is widely recognized and feared by villains.

Mot also has the ability to summon preconstructed "skill drones," unarmed flying robots that can perform tasks with a variety of tools at the direction of their primitive AI. Mot typically sets these drones to manufacture equipment, conduct repairs on the Octobot, or other delicate or lengthy tasks that he does not wish to perform himself. These drones were instrumental in building the Contenders' base of operations. Thanks to their stealth capabilities, they also make excellent surveillance drones.

Mot carries a potent multi-function blaster pistol, wears a personal force field, and even has access to hologram technology that allows him to blend in with humans when desired. He also has a brain implant that allows him to communicate with his robots over any distance, in addition to giving him the ability to interface with the more primitive computers of Earth origin.

#### Hazel's Revenant

In order to gain immunity to the Time Wizard's deadly aging powers, Mot allowed himself to be ritualistically slain by Hazel Clay, the Lady of Lead, in her home dimension of the Deadlands. Resurrected as a Revenant, he is now Hazel's undead servant. In addition to making him immune to aging, his undead condition means he now carries a small portion of Hazel's power inside his reanimated body. The utility of this is as of yet unknown.

## Weaknesses

Mot's amphibious nature makes him particularly vulnerable to heat-based attacks. He also has greater need for hydration and will "dry out" faster than a human, resulting in a gruesome death by thirst unless he can find his way back to water.