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Mek-Quake started out as the comic relief for Ro-Busters, and continued to be so throughout his 2000AD career. He started out as a hulking, psychotic kill-dozer with a body that looked like a JCB gone horribly wrong...
Art by Kevin O'Neill
 
For his surprise return in Nemesis Book 3: The World of Nemesis (by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill), he was sporting a new body, the head of which, for some bizarre reason, looks as if it's been based on a cat...


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During Nemesis Book 4: The Gothic Empire (by Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill and Bryan Talbot), Mek-Quake reverted to his original body, but with Nemesis Book 5: The Vengeance of Thoth (by Mills and Talbot), he was given an extra dimension to his body swapping, when it was revealed that he kept the bodies of his victims as a wardrobe. Hence we got...
This became the basis for one of the two looks used by every subsequent artist on ABC Warriors, albeit without the Terminator insignias.


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Next up was The Warriors journey into the Time Wastes of Termight, in Black Hole (by Pat Mills, Simon Bisley and S.M.S.), and with it came...
The 'tank' look went on to become the other look used by all subsequent ABC Warriors artists. Of course, this look also has a distinct advantage when it comes to transport...


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With Khronicles of Khaos, Kevin Walker took on the art chores, and gave us the first look at Mek-Quake in full colour...
With Hellbringer, Mek-Quake got himself a new job, a new program and a new paint job. However, the Black Hole references remained...


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Honourable mention should go to Liam McCormack-Sharpe for one of the better images of Mek-Quake during The Clone Cowboys (progs 1237 - 1239)...


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