"I know, I know--I'm incorrigible."
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| Name | Pharma |
| Faction | Autobot |
| Function | Medic |
| Class | Unknown |
| Alt Mode | Cybertronian Jet |
| Species | Deluxe Feature Character |
Profile
Pharma is one of the most talented doctors at the Deltaran Medical Facility. A bit of a control freak, he has a serious know-it-all complex, but perhaps with good reason. A four-way fuel pump transplant is like a walk in the Helix Gardens to him, even when he himself is one of the donors. His ability to fly also makes him an excellent field medic for the Autobots. There are rumors that he works a third job as well, at some secret government facility. But they are only rumors, right?
History
A long time ago, Pharma was a good, intellectual class mech who chose the medical profession because he wanted to save people from death. He began training at the Deltaran Medical Facility in Iacon where he excelled at his trade, stunning even his instructors with the rate at which he learned the skill and the passion with which he pursued it. However, one day, he was presented with a moral dilemma the likes of which he had never experienced before. Two high-caste patients of the same, rare spark type required transplants of vital inner parts, but the hospital was thus far unable to find a compatible donor from a relinquishment clinic. Later that same day, a lower caste mech came in to have a few routine tests run. Much to Pharma's surprise, the mech was a fully compatible donor, capable of saving both patients. Pharma informed the mech of the situation, asking him if he would be willing to sacrifice for the sake of saving the 2 others, but the mech refused. Unsure of what to do, the doctor sought the advice of a former classmate, Starscream, who recommended that he lie to the donor and tell him that he had a condition that had not been previously detected in the test results but had been confirmed upon further testing, and required a procedure to repair. He would then clandestinely overdose the mech on anesthetics, so that he could claim the patient simply never woke up from the surgery. After all, that does happen in the medical profession on occasion. Pharma followed Starscream's advice, and the plan was successful. In fact, the DMF administration was so happy that Pharma managed to save those two high-caste patients whom they'd believed were a lost cause, that they promoted him. Elated at this, Pharma continued to neglect his work ethic, and eventually became extremely good at getting away with malpractice and other unethical activity. The hospital administration certainly helped; he was so good that any time suspicion was raised, they quickly dismissed it, not wishing to ever have to lose their "best" doctor. Now, Pharma can get away with practically anything, and the DMF would never even flinch--for he can do no wrong, according to them.
Skills
Surgery, Transplants, Medicine
Logs
- October 2014 Logs
- Grumpystruts: Another day dealing with patients of all sorts- and grumpiness levels- at the Deltaran Medical Facility.
- NC Institute
- Best Friends Forever: Pharma and Ratchet are best friends forever...right?
- Professional Doctor, Professional Liar: It's moving day at the Institute. Nautica must find a way to notify her friends that they've been made.
- Survival of the Fittest: A new Insecticon specimen has been procured.
- Pretty Words: Nautica has an escape plan. But will she be able to hide it from Pharma?
- All Under Control: Brainstorm walks in on a "discussion" between Pharma and Nautica...
- Hazards of the Job: Nautica's job gives her reason to regret her recent life choices.
- Camien Polymath: Nautica convinces Pharma to allow her into the more secure parts of the Institute...but Pharma has plans of his own.
- Doctor To Doctor: Pharma is excited to tell Ratchet about his recent discoveries regarding the Insecticons.
- Shocking Transformation: Brainstorm and Nautica arrive to take a look at the Insecticon Shrapnel, much to Pharma's disapproval. But they're all in for a surprise- and not just from Brainstorm's mad science....
- Out of this world Job Search: Nautica arrives at the location Brainstorm provided her for a job interview... and gets a lot more than she bargained for.
- For the Queen: Kickback allows Pharma to vivisect him, with the hope that he'll get to see Arcee again.
- May 2015 Logs
- Reunion with the Good Doctor: After 20,000 years and a new body, Overclock meets with Pharma again and makes a request. Poor Soundwave watches the whole thing. Don't worry, he's not jealous at all.
- March 2015 Logs
- Radio Recruitment Autobot Style: Pharma proves that the Decepticons don't have a monopoly on radio recruiting while making Bloodhound's trust issues so much worse.
- Let's Stop Starscream: Pharma calls on Torque and Wheeljack to discuss how to thwart Starscream's plans.
- A Meeting of Unlike Minds: Pharma and Spectrum meet to work out the empty's condition and trade trips down memory lane. Pharma gets a scientific curiosity and Spectrum gets a lot to think about.
- A Deal with a Doctor: Spectrum comes back to Pharma and offers to sell herself for more upgrades, on one condition...
- Repairs with a Bonus: An empty limps in for repairs and gets an unexpected bonus.
- Autobot Places: Swivel goes to an Autobot Place, and gets pampered for the first time in a while.
- January 2015 Logs
- Help Me Help You: Wheeljack always picks the -best- people to hero-worship, honestly.
- Helpers: Hot Rod and Pharma are both helpers, you know.
- Old Friends: Starscream makes a deal with the one mech he hates the most.
- Friendly Wager:
- February 2015 Logs
- Relinquishment Clinic Raid: The Decepticons strike against a Relinquishment Clinic....
- December 2014 Logs
- No More Confusion: Shiftlock is tired of being confused and ignorant. She agrees to getting brainwashed in order to fix that problem.
- Prologue to Edge of my Life: Pharma arrives at Blast Off's prison cell to inform him that his greatest nightmare is coming all too soon.
- Edge of My Life: Blast Off is nearly subjected to his worst nightmare - spark extraction. Starscream saves the day just in time.
- April 2015 Logs
- In-Flight Movie: Overclock gets a call from her doctor while riding Thundercracker to Kaon.
- Normal Day at the Clinic: Pharma has a perfectly normal busy day at the Dead End clinic. Yup, nothing unusual happens at all.
What a nice guy.
