(Channel is from a G1-style setting, originally created for Transformers: the
Lost Years MUX, which chronicled events on Cybertron starting right after the
departure of the Ark.  However, I have long since lost all data related to
that MUX, so I'm making this up from scratch.)

AUTOBOT: CHANNEL
Altmode: Information Center
Function: Transfer Specialist
Motto: "Everyone's gotta be somewhere.  You need to be somewhere else."

     CHANNEL was not created to fight, he was created to make sure that
things got where they needed to be: Energon, data, personnel, whatever it
was, he got it from point A to point B.  In support of this, he had several
systems that made it easier for him to create temporary bridges over broken
energy conduits or data lines.  His life continued as normal for a while
after the Great Wars started, but he could still see the carnage wrought by
the war, as supplies became scarcer and casualty lists flickered through his
networks.  He did his best to support the weakening AUTOBOT cause from behind
the scenes, but eventually he could see that it wasn't enough.  Modifying
some of his systems to function as weapons, and training himself in an
obscure fighting art he discovered in an ancient archive, CHANNEL joined the
fray.

STR 6  INT 8  END 7  SPD 3  RNK 4  COUR 8  FRB 6  SKL 9  Avg 6.375

     Abilities: First and foremost, CHANNEL is a logistical genius, able to
make sure everything is where it needs to be.  In pursuit of that duty, he
has become a reasonably skilled computer programmer, medic and even something
of an inventor.
     CHANNEL is also able to form a living conduit for energy, a talent he
has learned to use in combat, absorbing incoming energy attacks and then
redirecting them at the enemy.  If he exceeds his limits, however, the system
may break down and require lengthy downtime for repairs.  
     In his information center mode, CHANNEL can generate both 2-D and 3-D
images and full surround sound, although this ability is mainly useful for
presentations...it is not realistic enough to make anyone think the images
are real.  However, he has amplified his sound system to let him create
damaging sonic blasts or disorienting waves in either mode.
     CHANNEL has learned the basics of Ro-Jutsu, a forgotten martial art that
concentrates on redirecting an opponent's attacks into throws and holds.

     Weaknesses: CHANNEL is not an experienced combatant, long on theory and
short on practice.  Also, most of his ability to damage others requires that
they first attack him...if no one attacks him, his combat effectiveness is
significantly reduced.  Finally, his alternate mode is fairly useless in
combat, and moves very slowly on magnetic impellors.