Life flickers in the darkness. A low mechanical hum chases away years worth of stale silence. Whirl… click, click, click…bzzzat. A glowing square of blue fluorescence burns against the shadows. More clicks and whirls sound out. The blue glow moves forward in a staggering motion, leaving a fading trail of phantom light in its path.
An experiment failed and abandoned. A soul laid dormant in metal casings, now sparks to consciousness. The fluorescent blue screen changes to a bright red. The red light flashes.
The far end of the room ignites in a burning cloud of yellow, red and black. Bolts of sunlight, highlighted by a haze of debris, crash in from the outside, spreading light where no light has existed for a very long time.
Dark machines march in through the bright gap that they’ve created. The dark ones spot the bright face of the sleeper, now awake. The red light jumps high into the air, a scarlet ghost marking its trail. A blaze of incendiary tracer rounds illuminates the air in streaks, leaping from the long gunmetal barrels that are attached to the white and blue frame of the figure with the red face. Each shot fired finds its mark, burning on contact.
The invading machines fall, one by one. A new form darkens the makeshift doorway, its massive frame blocking out the light. A rocket screams. An explosion throws the blue and white robot to the ground. The figure in the doorway readies a finishing blow, but its sensors suddenly go dark. Its advanced scanners circle the room and report back with no sign of the resisting blue and white soulborg … impossible.[1]
Stats[]
- Life: 2
- Move: 5
- Range: 8
- Attack: 2
- Defense: 4
- Point Value: 60
Abilities[]
- Deadly Shot: When attacking with Zetacron, each skull rolled counts for one additional hit. (ie: double the number of skulls rolled)
Synergy[]
- Venoc Warlord: Scout Leadership
As a Scout, Zetacron may benefit from Venoc Warlord's Scout Leadership movement enhancement ability. - Brave Arrow: Scout Melee Attack Enhancement
Zetacron may add one attack die when adjacent to Brave Arrow and attacking an adjacent figure. - Omnicron Repulsors: Targeting Beacon
As a Soulborg who follows Jandar, Zetacron may benefit from the Omnicron Repulsor's Targeting Beacon ability.
History[]
On Alpha Prime, Zetacron was hunted down and presumably destroyed by the Zetti Combine, although he was summoned at the last moment by Jandar to Valhalla. It is possible that, based on the rocket projectile used, that Zetacron's nemesis was Deathwalker 8000.
Later on Valhalla, after Sgt. Drake lost a duel with Cyprien Esenwein at the battle of Stechevan and had his arm injured, Zetacron would be asked by Raelin to build him a bionic arm brace. This device had a grapple line built in, mitigating his need to carry Bleakwoode's Grapple Gun.[2]
Presumably, Zetacron would later be deployed south to Ticalla to aid the newly allied Valkyrie Aquilla, becoming a Hero of the Quagmire.
Additional Info[]
How Zetacron constructs things like bionic arm braces, when both of his hands are large barrel cannons, is unknown.
FAQ's[]
- Skulls doubled before OR after Shields?
How does Deadly Shot/Strike work? Are the skulls doubled before, or after shields are counted?
Deadly Shot & Deadly Strike double the skulls before the shields are counted. For example, Zetacron who is on height rolls 3 attack dice. Of those 3 dice, 2 skulls and one blank are rolled. The figure below him rolls 3 dice, but only one shield. Your skulls are doubled to 4 hits. When you subtract the 1 shield, the defender takes 3 total hits. (Hasbro FAQ)[3]
Resources[]
For further reading and strategy tips, check out the Book of Zetacron at Heroscapers.com.
