ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT

FUNCTION: COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 1

“Who and what I am I hide from the enemy.”

Profile: Mirage is not thrilled about being with a bunch of rough-and-tumble
freedom fighters like the Autobots. If he had a choice he’d be in Monte Carlo,
or better yet, back on his beloved Cybertron hunting turbofoxes with his high-priced
friends. Autobot leader Optimus Prime must constantly cajole him into continuing
his service with the Autobots, but he feels it may be a losing battle. Despite
his coolness to the cause, Mirage is a surprisingly effective and deadly fighter
and an even more effective intelligence gatherer, which is the role he much
prefers.

Abilities: Mirage carries a rear-mounted electro-disruptor which is
able to interfere with the circuitry of an opponent by casting discrete packets
of electrical charges at him. Hence, he never is situated where he seems to
be when it is in use, and can even use the disruptor to give himself the illusion
of a different physical appearance, which he can sustain for up to six minutes.
All of this contributes to his effectiveness as an intelligence agent. He can
also hit a screw-head dead center from 200 yards with his armor-piercing hunting
rifle. It shoots liquid-fuel-powered darts.

Weaknesses: He’s unsure of the Autobots and their cause, and consequently
cannot always be fully trusted. Optimus Prime is well aware of his coolness
to the group, but considers him too valuable to let go.