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[b]Name:[/b] Marcus Collins

[i]“The name is [i]Marcus[/i], not ‘Marc’, ‘Marky’, ‘Marco’ or any other half-assed variation you can think of.” [/i]

[b]Age:[/b] 32?...33?...who knows? He doesn’t...

[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Appearance:[/b] Standing at six-foot-nothing, Marcus is an average looking “Black Irish”, with a lean build, dark, shoulder-length disheveled hair, and a short unkempt beard with streaks of grey peeking through. His arms, chest and back are covered in various tattoos spanning over years growing up during the 90’s in the South end of Boston, and reflecting much of his love of music, women, party lifestyle, fantasy artwork, and pure unadulterated hate for authority. His clothing leans toward [i]rocker-centric[/i], mainly donning jeans, black leather “shit kicker” boots, grungy t-shirts, and a worn leather motorcycle jacket. By far, however, more recognizable (and somewhat misleading) feature at his disposal are his piercing hazel eyes that almost appear to be staring straight through the person he is speaking with.

[b]Personality:[/b] At first meet, Marcus comes off as a brash know-it-all asshole who’s only in it if there’s something to gain from his time, and he generally doesn’t act out aggressively unless provoked, using sarcasm and dark humor to keep himself in check. However, depending on who he decides to run with, he can be a bit more amiable to a degree, and has little problem with helping out someone he may consider an “ally”.  The problem, however, is his distrust of people and hard-edged outlook on the shit storm life he’s currently involved in makes it difficult to retain friends. 

[b]Backstory:[/b] Not much is known about Marcus as he doesn’t necessarily like to sob stories of his South Boston upbringing, but what can be derived by spending just a few minutes with the man is that it wasn’t a laid back life of rainbows and unicorns. Several of the myriad of tattoos that adorn his body tell a story of love, music, art, science fiction, crime, punishment, gangs, and other unknowns that were personal enough to him. 

[b]Special Talents:[/b]
- [i]Street Fighting:[/i] Spending much of his childhood running with deviants and gangs, he picked up a special knack for the rough and unpredictable style of street fighting, using the dirtiest tricks he can to either run his opponents off, or kill them if need be.

- [i]Music[/i] had always been a big part of his life, especially growing up during the height of the alternative rock and industrial metal movements, and a way to blow off steam was on a set of drums or with a badass guitar solo. 

- [i]Art[/i] was yet another avenue he followed closely, specifically while spreading anti-government propaganda through creative (and sometimes offensive) street art.

[b]Inventory:[/b]
[url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/97/88/d5/9788d5f5e181dd96554bd631879d1bdd.jpg]Modified Tactical Shotgun[/url] - claims he “found it” but most likely stolen.
[url=http://assets.academy.com/mgen/45/10626645.jpg]9mm Glock[/url] - again, he “found it”
[url=http://www.coltautos.com/images/1911a1_718092f_IMG_7669_new.jpg]Colt M1911A1 Handgun[/url] - a 1940’s piece of American history that he’d managed to relinquish from a military museum who clearly didn’t need it in a post-apocalyptic world. He also hoped to pawn it off for something way more useful as it is currently missing a firing pin.

Army Green Rucksack full of a few favorite articles of clothing, assortment of colored spray paint cans, playing cards, dice, medical supplies, ammo, and other knick-knacks found along the way. 

Fender 6-string Acoustic Guitar with a mahogany shell and a handy worn leather shoulder strap.

[b]Likes:[/b]
Patriotism - Why not fight for the country you're in, even if it is all going to hell?
Drinking - Always on the “hunt” for something new and unusual
Bartering - A scavenger by necessity, he tries to find junk that can be useful enough to trade.
Gambling - Cards, dice, Russian roulette, it’s all the same to him and helps pass the time.
Playing guitar when he needs to “think”
Lighting things on fire 

[b]Dislikes:[/b]
Authoritative figures who abuse their power and think they can shit on the “little people”.
Hugging and ass-kissing
Clowns (they need to be punched!)
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