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M.E.C.H. Inner Circle (Silas plus F’s OCs)

Behold, what the Transformers: Prime show did not have the budget for. /j Well, it’s more like there would be too many humans for the usual TF show to handle, and the organization becomes too complicated. Kids are supposed to watch robots fighting, not humans justifying their agenda of control over technology.

Silas, Eclipse, Romain, Bentham, and Twelve. Headcanons and fan-musings for use in Amalgam Cybertronia canon-expansion fic (under cut).

(Unwitting intersection with TNT Leverage continuity included)

14 June update: added face claim description, quirks, and attitude towards technology.

CODENAME: SILAS

LEGAL NAME: Leland Bishop ROLE: Leader. But if need fancy titles: Chief Executive, Head of Procurement, and Head of R&D. BACKGROUND: [Classified] [some known to Fowler] Aspirations since M.E.C.H. discovered Cybertronians living on Earth? Newer World Order (Strategic directives issued by shadow partner): Threaten chaos by widely publicizing the existence of giant, destructive autonomous robots. Acts of terror will inspire the need for high-tech solutions (capable of withstanding and even defeating said living robots). Then citizens of Earth will declare support for M.E.C.H. and its owners. PATH INTO M.E.C.H.: He's the founder! But since another party is a major financier to M.E.C.H. operations, that makes Leland Bishop just a co-owner, not a full owner of the org. "It's time for this world to change again."

EXPERTISE: Military training and decision-making. Been on the field, eventually discharged, but retains skills and know-how. Highly interested in research and experimentation of technology for military purposes. FACE CLAIM: Liam Cunningham, but with dark eyes and more of jaw/chin. 2022 Edit: Lee Reherman, mostly as per his portrayal in Leverage S1E02. (Okay, the show already has his general description, but having a face claim is handy for when I’m about to draw him) QUIRKS: Ruthless, unsympathetic. Sees foot soldiers as disposable, and civilian participants as acceptable losses. In darkest moments, more self-preserving than dedicated to a cause. TECH ATTITUDE: To the best of his own ability, he keeps up with the most sophisticated war-tech developments. In terms of general technology use, he more often relies on outsourced computer experts.

CODENAME: ECLIPSE

LEGAL NAME: Erik Tam Wan Shen ROLE: Fund Manager. Obtains new financing, makes investments, and ensures that M.E.C.H. have the (difficult-to-trace) slush funds ready for use at any time. BACKGROUND: Grew up in Hong Kong, sent to the United Kingdom for higher education. Attained Best Student award every year. Fast-tracked finance career, jet set around the world, bored, wished there was more to just making money for corporations and helping them evade taxes by setting up shell subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands. Then he heard about the underground money world. International financiers like Damien Moreau (years before TFP and Leverage canon). Inspired not necessarily by whom Damien funds or makes deals with, but the idea of stealing from large existing corporations and using them for a cause that Erik identifies with. PATH INTO M.E.C.H.: While on a legitimate job-hop, encountered the owner of a multinational holding company. Said owner is the co-founder of M.E.C.H., and has several politicians of major powers in their pocket. During Erik's probation in fund manager position, the owner heard rumors of Erik's personal projects. Erik tried to hide it at first, but the owner - promising this is not a trap - gave Erik disclosure on M.E.C.H. activities. They could use a fund manager like him. "You don't want to know what I do with this money."

EXPERTISE: More than tax evasion and opportunistic speculative investments. Under M.E.C.H., typical method of obtaining new financing is to approach wealthy/powerful people and corporations, promising to hide their money (from tax collectors and activists alike) - as long as Eclipse’s organization (M.E.C.H.) receives a weekly nominal fee in a specific checking account. FACE CLAIM: James Wan, but more corporate, plain/unobtrusive. Also wears wire-rimmed glasses. QUIRKS: Can unintentionally appear creepy. His aesthetic is gender-neutral. Has elementary melee combat skills, but an excellent marksman. TECH ATTITUDE: Highly receptive to advancements, including cryptocurrency. At his core, believes in making use of technology rather than being controlled by it. Takes maximum possible precaution involving cybersecurity - for work and personal uses. Acknowledges that an expert like Twelve is highly beneficial to the group.

CODENAME: ROMAIN

LEGAL NAME: Víóletta Hrólfsdóttir ROLE: Human Resources Manager. Oversees recruitment of operations personnel (foot soldiers) as well as specialists (R&D testers and documenters, medics, etc). BACKGROUND: Born and educated in Reykjavík, Iceland. Started off working in insurance, moved on to pension funds.Technically not in banking, but still part of the finance sector; also hit hard by the late 2000's Icelandic financial crisis. After Víóletta got retrenched, she emigrated to the U.S. and worked at a position she is overqualified for: just above entry-level human resource management. PATH INTO M.E.C.H.: Found herself transferred to a private military company. Aside from her routine HR work, she kept getting assignments in which she reports to Silas. She paid no regard to whether or not the activities that required recruitment were illegal or dangerous; she's just doing the multiple requirements that her job entails, so she might as well get paid for her efforts. "Poor or rich, everyone wants fair compensation for their work - or for their family member's sacrifice."

EXPERTISE: Conventionally good at her finance-related jobs. Minimize insurance payout, maximize pension fund returns. As of HR work, good at listening to people complain and sounding like she cared. In her work for M.E.C.H., takes on duty of finding the most capable people to do work for the lowest cost possible. Previously also in charge of finding and obtaining empty and abandoned places for M.E.C.H. to freely operate in, but now relies on Twelve to make the process smoother and faster, with less external red tape involved. FACE CLAIM: María Ellingsen, but colder and soulless. Corporate, like Eclipse. QUIRKS: Has inferiority complex, envy towards people with exceptional skill, especially savants like Eclipse and Twelve. Reads murder mysteries and follows true crime as catharsis for when real humans are overly annoying. TECH ATTITUDE: Indifferent. Welcomes the convenience. Doesn’t have enough of a life to post on social media. Honestly interested in M.E.C.H.’s ongoing and future destructive experiments. Can survive off the grid well enough.

CODENAME: BENTHAM

LEGAL NAME: Gerard Osman ROLE: Public Relations Manager BACKGROUND: Grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. Received tertiary education in Bloemfontein. Early in career, worked with local community newspaper outlets back in Cape Town. Wanted to get into a major English language paper, but at some point, grew jaded with journalism in general. So Gerard explored the very idea of spectacle. What kinds of drama that get people's attention, get them heated up. He also got fascinated with secrets, and how much certain people would pay in order to keep secrets from surfacing. He had many hobbies and aspirations, but would need more resources to see his personal society-shaking projects come true. PATH INTO M.E.C.H.: Once, while on leisure time in Cape Point, he saw an alien-looking spaceship land on top of Table Mountain. An equally alien-looking metallic person stepped out and seemed to receive some transmission; it then returned to the ship and took off eastward. [That was Manticore arriving on Earth.] Gerard secured his copies of the photographs before posting them online. Within minutes, the photos were taken down (by the U.S. military; Special Agent Fowler wanted a closer look, and he consulted Optimus on who that bot was). In one week since the disappointing takedown, Silas met up and explained that he saw the photos and traced the posting to Gerard. "You stumbled upon something that made the United States military quake in their boots." Over a series of meetings, Gerard found that his interests and Silas's ideals aligned. Gerard begins working for M.E.C.H. in full capacity. Since then, he maintains public cover as 'freelance journalist', while also running a few conspiracy theory blogs. "Media, politics, society - with humans, it's an eternally-repeating circus. Once you've seen it somewhere, you've seen it everywhere."

EXPERTISE: Excellent grifter who can plant or erase reports/materials in media rooms. Can influence certain editors and columnists, make them write what he wants to write. In Bentham's present work for M.E.C.H., he helps justify U.S. military R&D spending in news columns... so that M.E.C.H. can steal the fruits of said research. But in the age of online media (though he hates to admit it), he needs help. He's in charge of content, and hacking is outside his main skill scope. FACE CLAIM: Maps Maponyane, but not as richly-dressed. QUIRKS: Generally healthy, but not himself a fighter. In spite of his manipulations and getting other people to fight in his stead, he sees himself as a decent person. Likes stationery and calligraphy. Well-read. TECH ATTITUDE: Personally a traditionalist at heart, but learns to accept advancements and speed of change. Wholeheartedly understands the human fear of being at the business end of high-tech weapons. Used to post a lot on personal social media, but deactivated to focus on own sites and projects. Perceptive, questions what happens behind the scenes.

CODENAME: TWELVE

LEGAL NAME: K. Meena Rajikumar ROLE: Information Officer. Well, Pre-emptive and on-demand hacker to be exact. BACKGROUND: Unemployed IT graduate turning 23 in the year 2011. Fourth child of six siblings. Rich parents, even richer uncle, K. Jishnu Samudrala (who happens to be one of Eclipse's earliest financiers). Regarded as too boyish, even among upper-class and Western-educated Indian women that her mother and sisters spent time with. Lacks fashion sense; dubbed by older people as an adrenaline junkie with a 'bad attitude'. Not much regard for authority, but kind toward retail, cleaning, and other service workers. PATH INTO M.E.C.H.: During an extended family gathering, Uncle Jishnu expressed concern for Meena's unemployed status (but really, he's just getting to know if Meena can handle working for M.E.C.H.). He may have an opportunity, but the choice is all up to Meena. The pay is more than decent, and it definitely involves hacking (to hell with legal guidelines). It is definitely not a boring, routine office position; the work will be project-based. She may even have to do hacking from the back of a fast car, or the passenger seat of a helicopter. It sounded like everything Meena dreamed about. Her parents ask if she's sure, because this opportunity sounds too good to be true. Uncle Jishnu says the opportunity is very real. He will soon contact Eclipse, and ask if Silas and Romain can set up a job interview for a new, dedicated hacker. "Do I get a cool codename, too?"

EXPERTISE: "Dabbles" in hacking; knows of Alec Hardison and some of his exploits. Operates faster, and is normally less traceable than usual M.E.C.H. hackers. Helps Romain in acquiring and emptying out bases, even falsifying documentation and ownership trails. FACE CLAIM: Keerthy Suresh, with a punk look. Hair dyed bright cyan, short and spiked. QUIRKS: Has traveled overseas with family often. Likes Starbucks coffee. TECH ATTITUDE: Absolute nerd, always on the cutting-edge of cybersecurity technology. Cautious about military weapons, though.

[More activities to be unveiled in future Amalgam Cybertronia chapters]

#F's OCs #F for fanfiction #TFP MECH #TFP Silas #Leland Bishop #M.E.C.H.#Amalgam Cybertronia #OC: Eclipse #OC: Romain #OC: Bentham #OC: Twelve

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