Machinesmith Villain
Real Name: Samuel "Starr" Saxon.
Occupation: Roboticist, professional criminal.
Identity: Secret.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: None.
Base of Operations: New York City.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #
History: Starr Saxon is master robot-maker whose ability with robots is said to rival that of Doctor Doom. Deciding to use his skills for personal gain, he began offering his robots' services to underworld clients, calling himself the Machinesmith. One of his robots was used by the crimelord known as the Owl against the costumed vigilante Daredevil, but was destroyed.
Saxon, upset at Daredevil's interference, began a complicated revenge scheme which had his robots impersonating a number of heroes and villains, with each one attacking Daredevil. Recognizing that he was facing robots instead of the real deals, Daredevil tracked the robots to Saxon's warehouse factory, where he was confronted by four men all matching the Machinesmith's description. During the fight, three of the four were revealed to be robots and destroyed; the fourth (and presumably real) Saxon fell from a great height, and was believed killed by the fall.
As the Machinesmith is a master roboticist, it is possible that the Starr Saxon who fell was also an advanced robot duplicate, and not the real Saxon.
Age: 44.
Height: 6' 1".
Weight: 205 lbs.
Eyes: Green.
Hair: Bald; red facial hair.
Uniform: Green turtleneck shirt, yellow one-piece jumpsuit, green boots.
Strength Level: The Machinesmith possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in moderate exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: The Machinesmith is an expert roboticist and computer programmer able to build and program robots that can look and behave like human beings.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: The Machinesmith has created a vast arsenal of weaponry, defense systems, and surveillance devices far in advance of modern technology, whose specifications are constantly upgraded.
300 points
| ST: 10 [0] | HP: 10 [0] | Speed: 5.00 [0] |
| DX: 10 [0] | Will: 13 [0] | Move: 5 [0] |
| IQ: 13 [60] | Per: 13 [0] | |
| HT: 10 [0] | FP: 10 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-2/1d | BL: 20 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 8 | Parry: 8 | DR: 12/4* (uniform) |
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Ally Group (Robots; 100% of starting points, Group Size: 6-10 members; Frequency of Appearance: 15 or less) (Minion, +50%) [135]; Gadgeteer [25]; Gizmos 3 [15]; High TL +2 [10]; Intuitive Mathematician [5]; Roboticist 4 [20]; Wealth (Very Wealthy) [30].
Perks: Base (Warehouse Factory) [1]; Doodad 3 [3].
Disadvantages: Bad Sight (Nearsighted) (Mitigator: Glasses/Contacts, -60%) [-10]; Callous [-5]; Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]; Greed (9) [-22]; Loner (9) [-7]; Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]; Secret Identity (Imprisonment) [-20]; Selfish (12) [-5].
Quirks: Atheist [-1]; Attentive [-1]; Broad-Minded [-1]; Prefers Robots To Humans For Company [-1].
Skills: Accounting (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; Beam Weapons/TL10 (E) DX+2 [4] – 12; Bioengineering/TL10 (Tissue Engineering) (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Computer Programming/TL10 (AI) (H) IQ+7 [16] – 20*; Electronics Repair/TL10 (Sensors) (A) IQ+5 (Sensors) [4] – 18*; Engineer/TL10 (Robotics) (H) IQ+8 [20] – 21*; Games (Chess) IQ+2 [4] – 15; Games (Go) IQ+1 [2] – 14; Guns/TL10 (Pistol) (E) DX+2 [4] – 12; Mathematics/TL10 (Applied) IQ+0 [2] – 12†; Mechanic/TL10 (Robotics) (A) IQ+6 [6] – 19*†; Merchant (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Physiology/TL8 (Human) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 13; Streetwise (A) IQ+0 [2] – 13.
Starting Spending Money: $80,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +4 from Roboticist.
† Defaulted from Engineer/TL10 (Robotics).
Role-Playing Notes:
Design Notes:
1. Machinesmith will not be revealed to have survived the fall by being resurrected into a robot body until Year Two. As such, the stats above reflect his human form, not his greatly-improved android body.