CANADA GOOSE (Branta canadensis)
Role: Legendary Demon Bird
PL 1 (32)- Minion Rank 3, Sidekick Rank 7
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -3 STAMINA -3 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 1 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Close Combat (Beaky Bite) 2 (+4)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 12 (+9, +5 Size)
Perception 4 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 2, Great Endurance, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Extended Vision) [3]
"Semi-Aquatic" Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation- Aquatic) [2]
Flight 3 (16 mph) (Flaws: Winged) (3) -- [4]
- AE: Swimming 3 (4 mph) (3)
(-2 Strength, +4 Defenses, +8 Stealth, -4 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +5 (-3 Damage, DC 12)
Initiative +4
Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness -3, Fortitude +1, Will +2
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects.
Total: Abilities: -20 / Skills: 32--16 / Advantages: 4 / Powers: 26 / Defenses: 6 (32)
Era: Modern Day
Range: Canada.
Stereotypes: Satanic Demon monsters, angry, loud, obnoxious.
Colouring: Brown/grey with black heads.
Size: 1-4 feet long (8-18 lbs.)
Encounter Groups: Flocks of 2-200
Diet: Grasses & plants.
Tactics: Charge with wings and beak fluttering madly. Flee rapidly.
-The largest type of Goose is one that's become infamous in recent years due to memes about how terrifying they are. The amusing thing is these are only 8-15 lbs. or so and aren't a threat to a human (even small Coyotes can easily kill them), but they're a pure "Intimidation"-type build, devoted to frightening off opposition. They're very common in Calgary, where they snarl at random people, and harass other animals at the Calgary Zoo (a female Gorilla could only chase one off by coming at it with a stick). They are highly-successful as a species, being easily able to adapt to human environments (especially safe water features enclosed in communities). In fact, the animals are typically migratory, but there exist hundreds of thousands of "native" geese which have attached themselves to regular bodies of water. A lack of natural predators (even Coyotes are unwelcome in cities) and enough size to defend themselves against cats and small dogs, keep them safe, allowing populations to increase. Like many Geese, they are monogamous, and will breed for life- if one dies, the partner will find a new mate.
-A Canada Goose upgrades most of the stats of Ducks & Geese, turning them into highly-intimidating, aggressive fighters, though they're still only PL 1. I mean, there are clips of normal-sized men just grabbing them by the neck and hauling them off. The largest Canada Goose ever was only 24 lbs.- not enough to do a ton of damage or resist it. They're just pretty big and quite aggressive, which tends to deal with many foes. Predators include Coyotes, Wolves, and large birds of prey (Snowy Owls & Eagles are the only ones to regularly prey on adults).