Born from a volcanic eruption hundreds of years ago, Tarkus is an armadillo-tank that fights the flying Iconoclast, the lizard-like Mass, and at last the Manticore, that defeats it with a crit to the eye with its barb. Defeated forever? Who knows?
| ST: 32 | HP: 32 | Speed: 5.25 |
| DX: 9 | Will: 12 | Move: 4 |
| IQ: 8 | Per: 12 | Weight: 4,000 lbs. |
| HT: 12 | FP: n/a | SM: +2 |
| Dodge: 9 | Parry: n/a | DR: 15 (see notes) |
Cannon (13): 5d(0.5) huge piercing, follow-up 1d [1d] crushing explosive. Range 360/2,300; Acc 5; Bulk -7; Rcl 2; RoF 1.
Traits: Combat Reflexes; Doesn't Breathe; Doesn't Eat or Drink; Doesn't Sleep; Fragile (Unnatural); High Pain Threshold; Horizontal; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Indomitable; Injury Tolerance (No Blood); No Arms; No Legs (Tracked); No Manipulators; Unfazeable.
Skills: Innate Attack (Projectile)-13.
Class: Construct.
Combat Effectiveness Rating: 117 (OR 72 and PR 45)
Notes: Eyes are unarmored. DR 15 (front)/7 (sides and rear)/5 (underbody).
Variants
It is superseded by Aquatarkus after its final battle with the Manticore; stats are unknown, but we can infer from the name that it works in water, and it should have some Nictitating Membrane lest the Manticore take it out too.