Steamroller (James Taylor)

NAME/ORIGIN
Character name	Steamroller
Song/Album	"Steamroller Blues" / Sweet Baby James
Act	James Taylor
Writer	Billy Rankin, Peter Agnew, and Dan Mccafferty
Release Date	1970
ABILITIES
Powers	-Change into large mechanical objects "I'm a steamroller/ cement mixer/ demolition derby/ napalm bomb" -Flatten opponents "I'm bound to roll all over you" -Sting/injection can cause repetitive movtions "Inject your soul with some sweet rock and roll"   -Sting/injection can cause palpitations/seizures and depression "Shoot you full of rhythm and blues" -Cause mental breakdowns "Guaranteed to blow your mind"
Skills	Making a mess
Attributes	Determined, single-minded
Vulnerabilities	Running out of gas?
Formidability	Can cause widespread destruction, especially as a napalm bomb.
Attractiveness	Low. Sees self as: "A churning urn of burning funk" "A hefty hunk of steaming junk"
Source	Workplace accident?
Goals	Win a woman over... or obliterate her "If I can't have your love for my own... won't be nothing left behind"
POSSESSIONS
Weapons	Stinger/injector. Not sure if it is part of its mechanics or external
Amulets	N/A
Objects	N/A
Clothing	N/A
Vehicles	Is a vehicle
Dwelling	Garage of some sort
Milieu	Construction sites
BIOGRAPHY
Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Physique	Can be any large vehicle, at least as big as a car, as big as a construction vehicle. Can also possibly become a bulldozer, crane, etc. May be able to add/remove parts.
Ethnicity	N/A
Origin	N/A. Seems to be Southern US, says "CEE-ment mixer."
Ancestry	N/A
Profession	Construction-vehicle operator/designer/builder (speculative)
Education	Low
SES	Moderate to high. A sentient piece of construction equipment that could become any other would be highly valuable, if it didn't have such a lousy attitude. Also, how would you pay it-- in gasoline and parts?
Relationships	Is "into" this one person, who does not seem to reciprocate
Pets	N/A
PERSONALITY
Morality	Amoral. Is all about self-satisfaction. Willing to cause massive damage to get his way.
Intro/extrovert	Extrovert
Intelligence	Moderate, given its vocabulary
Emotions	Self-involved, hedonistic. Also, understandably, sad. He's got the "steamroller blues."
Sanity	Sane
Enemies	Rival construction companies, inspectors, unions, zoning commissions
Narrative Function	Protagonist
Other Notes	Steamroller was likely a construction worker who was working near the plant where napalm was being made during the Viet Nam War. An industrial explosion occurred, fusing him with parts of all the different pieces of construction machinery nearby. Rather than die, he used his basic mechanical knowledge, and maybe some help, to attach still more parts to himself. Now, he can reconfigure himself to become any piece of construction equipment, from a Bobcat to a backhoe. He also retains some traces of napalm in his system. If he ever did decide to explode himself using that, though, that would be suicide, Aside from all this, he is still, personality-wise, himself. He still loves rock and R&B music. He still hankers after this one woman he fancied before. He is still brash and steamroller-like, which is by turns entertaining and obnoxious. His nickname may have been "Steamroller" even when he was a human, and this seems to be his default assemblage, Yet, he is not a villain. Crass, messy, rough around the edges, and stubborn as an ox. But not a bad guy,