Giant unstopable robot- HELP!!!

[Talon5]

Do you know if the robot is automated or being controled? If its being controled, is it being controled from inside it or by remote? If its by remote, you might be able to intercept the transmissions controling it.

Actually we don't think its being controlled, we think its running on programs installed by the creator.

If someone is running it by remote then we have no clue who it is- thou it could be some head honcho in Fenris, but supposablely all the robot stuff was there at the raided base.

 

[KenM]

Programs made by creator?? You already said the creator has died, but check on his history/ relatves, might have left a clue on how to stop it. But don't know if you have that kind of time.

 

[Talon5]

Programs made by creator?? You already said the creator has died, but check on his history/ relatves, might have left a clue on how to stop it. But don't know if you have that kind of time.

Ya, he wrote the program then kicked/died. The robot was placed- in parts, inside a cargo container and stored, moved to a research facility then stolen by Fenris.

It was started up when the FBI pulled the generators off of it. Its my belief that it was programed to do something by its creator, when it woke those programs came to life too. Either that or Fenris programed it and lord knows what they have planned as we know next to nothing about them.

What I think (assume is the right word here) it was programed to do is protect major cities from incoming nuclear attack. So I would guess that should we fail to stop it it will find a nice little place to settle in and guard the city of Chicago or somewhere else- after all it's not a for sure thing its going to Chicago, its just headed that way- it could be passing through.

 

[DragonLancer]

If its designed to protect Chicago, what makes you think its going there to destroy it? You never know, this FENRIS may not have actually done anything with the robot yet.

If its made from contemporary technology and materials, then really large scale contemporary weapons should harm it. Perhaps keep it busy fighting the team while the army blasts it with a howitzer or something?

What about powerlines? Could yoiu lure it into those and fry it that way?

 

[Talon5]

If its designed to protect Chicago, what makes you think its going there to destroy it? You never know, this FENRIS may not have actually done anything with the robot yet.

not necassarily- that is all an assumption about protecting the Windy City. It has not avoided stepping on cars, we have had to grab people out from harms way (so they didn't become a red splat on the street), so its not tip toeing around.

Your right, Fenris might well have done nothing with Mr Roboto, this could all be the Doctor's plan, but then I don't know.

Hell it could be headed for his niece's place to guard her, or deliver a message to her- "honey, I sent this 30' tall robot to tell you I love you." Okay, so not up there on the probable shelf very high, but it could happen

If its made from contemporary technology and materials, then really large scale contemporary weapons should harm it. Perhaps keep it busy fighting the team while the army blasts it with a howitzer or something?

What about powerlines? Could yoiu lure it into those and fry it that way?

One of our group- Dynamo, has 10 lvls (I believe) of Electrical powers. The GM mentioned that it has Immunities and that it wasn't bothered to much by a hit from a regullar old lightning bolt, thou Dynamo was the only one to even scratch the paint- so go figure. All in all, not to sure if Mr Robot would be harmed with the power lines, perhaps we coud incorperate your idea with one other (BlackSilver's I think)- dig a hold, put some water into it, drop power lines in, magnet on the bottom to keep it in the loop (so to speak). Dynamo absorbs Electricity, perhaps he then could open the fuel door and do that route. Not a bad idea- thanks DL

 

[d4]

you said it was made out of metal, so it should be affected by magnetic fields.

Dynamo creates electrical fields, right? and strong electrical fields create magnetic fields.

have Dynamo use Extra Effort to gain Energy Control (magnetism) as an extra of his Energy Control (electricity), and use that to immobilize it. (or even go straight for Paralysis...)

have Palisade use shockwave (or Extra Effort it onto her Super-Strength if she doesn't already have it) to trip the robot. once it's prone it might be easier to deal with.

get creative with your powers! you're not limited to just what's listed on your character sheets.

 

[Talon5]

get creative with your powers! you're not limited to just what's listed on your character sheets.

I thank you D4 for the thoughts, however- Dynamo and Corsair thought of the EMP tricks you discribed and Dynamo used up all of his Hero Points, trying to stay conscious and doing EMP blasts and tricks- the result was a scratched shell and us running.

The GM has pointed out to us a couple times that it was a robot used for missile defense during war time- nuclear war time, this means it has to be hardened vs EMP- this was of course after we had blown the HP (I know that I was thinking it was a proto type and should not have all its abilities in place yet, but I guess the guy who built it thought differently).

Thanks for the idea

 

[Piratecat]

Can you get wartime shutdown codes from the government?

In the mean time, I'll slide this over to our MnM forum.

 

[Talon5]

Can you get wartime shutdown codes from the government?

Didn't think of that. However- Dr. Q was working on it for years, trying to figure it out. DARPA pulled his funding after an unseccessful test. Dr. Q continued w/o government funding. Few years later- he dies.

Because he was contractor from DARPA the government came in, grabbed everything technological and boxed it up. The cargo containers were placed in a federal storage facility.

Few years go by and Chicago is plegued with a small group of super heros, some villian show up and things seem a little crazy. Someone- perhaps someone that saw the original test, goes- "hay, we got a giant robot in a box- now where did I leave that?"

So they go to the storage place, grab the containers and take them to a special facility in northern area of Chicago (military testing ground), but the containers are stolen by Fenris before they can be opened.

We try to find out who has them, but nada.

FBI decides to go on a raid into a Fenris HQ and the robot is brought to "life."

My point with all this is- I don't think the military has any shut down codes, cause they never had Mr Roboto- well they did, they just never had him functioning.

In the mean time, I'll slide this over to our MnM forum.

Sorry, didn't realize there was an M&M forum- I should really get in more

Thanks, Cat

 

[Isagard]

Last weekend our group of our heros got their arses handed to them by a giant robot headed for Chicago. We still need to stop it.

Characters-
Corsair- Telekinesis
Dynamo- Electricity
Palisade- strong flying chick
Spinnerette- spider chick, martial artist

We are the only supers that we know of in the world besides a few villians.

Okay, villian group Fenris is raided by the FBI, a giant robot pops up out of their base and starts walking towards Chicago.

The robot was built during the cold war to act as missile defense (vs nukes). It was boxed up and stored away after the creator died and his benofactors thought it was nothing more then a pile of junk.

Fenris equipt it with missiles and such, but no fuel for its jets- so it can only use its jump jets and walk to get where its going.

We have very few Hero Points left (better then half of us are out of Hero Points), we have tried draining it's power, entangling it, straight up fights- its protection is better then a critical can get through in a single blow, we have rammed it at high speed, dumped water on it (short it out- nope, didn't work), tripped the hell out of it, EMP pulse blast (power stunt- we can't do again), it simplely gets back up, pops off a couple shots then continues on its path, like its completely unaware of us.

The US Army is there, but can't really get close enough to even hurt it with Apaches- its purpose is defense during war time.

My present plan is to- using cables wrap up its feet, tripping it. Spinnerette and Dynamo rush to its feet, open its fuel door and send a bolt of electricity into its gas tank- which is empty, but hopefully it will be able to do something.

Should that fail..... well I have no clue, we have done one point of damage to it thus far- Dynamo got a crit at PBR, and was pushing his powers. The robto rolled poorly on its dam save and well noticed him- but we got his unconscious form out of there before Mr Roboto stepped on him.

A few thoughts would be cool- we could use the help. Thanks.

try either attacking it from above.....with large weaponry