Devastator

Devastator v1

By Sébastien Andrivet

Source of Character: DC Universe

Reasons: This capsule entry assumes that you’ve read the main article for the Overmaster’s Cadre, which has all the context. Stats are highly speculative since there’s very little material.

Writeups.org & Amazon.com recommend Justice League America #86 (1994) and Justice League Task Force #13-14

Quotes

Devastator

“Watch that finger, pal, or you’re dead meat !”

“Hey, you’re Booster Gold… I read about you when I was on death row ! You’re a real clown !”

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Devastator

Dex: 05	Str: 04	Bod: 05	Motivation: Nihilist
Int: 04	Wil: 03	Min: 06	Occupation: Criminal
Inf: 04	Aur: 03	Spi: 03	Resources {or Wealth}: 002
Init: 015		HP: 020

Skills: Weaponry (Melee): 06

Advantages: Lightning Reflexes

Connections: None

Drawbacks: Catastrophic Rage, SIA toward Murder

Equipment:

POWER ARMOUR [/STR/ 12 /BODY/ 11, Cold immunity: 02, Flame immunity: 02]
ENERGISED AXE [BODY 14, EV 06 (13 w/STR from POWER ARMOUR), Sharpness (EV): 04]

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Devastator — Averaged PL 10

STR	STA	AGL	DEX	FGT	INT	AWE	PRE
03	03	01	01	04	00	01	01

Devices

Power armour ● 26 points (Removable) ● Descriptor: Alien technology
- Enhanced Strength 9
- Enhanced Fortitude 4 (Quirk - not against gasses/aerosols)
- Impervious Protection 6

Power axe ● 5 points (Easily Removable) ● Descriptor: Alien technology
Strength-Based Slashing Damage 3, Improved Critical 3, Takedown 1

Combat Advantages

All-out Attack, Close Attack 4, Defensive Roll 3, Improved Initiative, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 1, Power Attack

Other Advantages

None demonstrated

Skills

Athletics 1 (+4), Close combat (Pole weapons) 1 (+9), Insight 1 (+2), Perception 3 (+4)

Offense

Initiative +5

Unarmed +8, Close, Damage 3 (12 if wearing his armour), Critical 19-20

Poleaxe +9, Close, Damage 15 (w/armour on), Critical 16-20

Defense

Dodge	8	Fortitude	11**/7
Parry	9	Toughness	12*/6/3
Will	8

* Without Defensive Roll
** With Power Armour

Complications

Temper Snyder is a psychopatic serial killer

Vulnerability His Will Defense is 2 against attacks preying on his murderous insanity (magic, telepathy, social interactions, etc.)

Power levels

Trade-off areas Attack & Effect PL 12, Dodge/Toughness PL 10, Parry/Toughness PL 11, Fort & Will PL 10

Point total 96 Abilities 28, Defences 23, Skills 3, Powers 0, Devices 31, Advantages 11. Equiv. PL 7.

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Background

Real Name: Jack Snyder
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group affiliation: Cadre
Base Of Operations: Mobile
Height: 6‘1” Weight: 210 lbs.
Eyes: Unrevealed Hair: Shaved bald

Powers and Abilities

Snyder is rather large, very muscular and has a very powerful killer instinct. As Devastator he doesn’t seem to have received superhuman powers like other Cadre members did, but was assigned body armour and an energised poleaxe.

This axe could slash clean even through Booster Gold’s heaviest suit of armour. Devastator maybe particularly obscure, but he’s quite deadly.

History

Snyder was a psychopathic killer jailed on death row in Florida. He reportedly had run out of ways to kill people creatively.

In 1984 he was telepathically contacted by the Overmaster, who was approaching Earth. The Overmaster wanted Snyder to join his Cadre. Presumably Snyder agreed, was teleported from his cell to Overmaster’s ship, and received his equipment. He joined the version of the team under the command of Shatterfist I.

During the battles around the Overmaster’s ship, Devastator felled Booster Gold, slashing through his armour and severing an arm. The blow was fatal, though Booster was unable to die since death had been suspended planetwide by the Overmaster. Snyder fought in various other battles against the JLA and allies, at one point duelling Lionheart.

What happened to him after that is unrevealed.

Description

See illustrations.

Personality

A sadistic, obsessive serial killer, with hints of also being a sexual predator.

Writeup completed on the 18th of May, 2010.

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