One scaly boi coming right up [hider=Archie][color=orange][CENTER][h1][b]THE BEAST OF SANTA CELIA[/b][/h1][/CENTER] [table][row][/row][row][cell] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/TZUid3V.png[/img] [color=White][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color] [sub]Andrew 'Archie' Malcom Anderson [color=White][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color] 03/25/1984 [color=White][b]|[/b][/color] 34 [color=White][b]|[/b][/color] American [color=White][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color] Seperated [color=White][b]|[/b][/color] ♂ [color=White][b]|[/b][/color] Straight [color=White][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color] Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering [color=White][b]|[/b][/color] Aircraft Maintainence Technician [color=White][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color] Physical Profile[/sub] [color=White][sup]___________________________________[/sup][/color][/center][hider=] [sub][b]//Basics:[/b] [COLOR=orange]• [b]Height[/b] |[/color] [color=white][i]5'10"[/i][/color] / [color=white][i]9'4[/i][/color] [COLOR=orange]• [b]Weight[/b] |[/color] [color=White][i]181 lbs[/i][/color] / [color=white][i]3500lbs[/i][/color] [COLOR=orange]• [b]Build[/b] |[/color] [color=White][i]Average[/i][/color] / [color=white][i]Bulky[/i][/color] [COLOR=orange]• [b]Hair Colour[/b] |[/color] [color=White][i]Brown[/i][/color] / [color=white][i]N/A[/i][/color] [COLOR=orange]• [b]Eye Colour[/b] | [color=White][i]Blue[/i][/color] / [color=white][i]White[/i][/color][/COLOR][/sub] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Ee77F8W.jpg[/img][/hider][CENTER][SUB]Miscellaneous Items[/sub] [color=black][sup]___________________________________[/sup][/color][/center][hider=] [sub][b]//Notes:[/b] [COLOR=White]• [b]Other[/b] | [i]"When he's a lizard, he has some really nice knockers for a dude. Enough to turn on a 7th grader."[/i][/COLOR] [b]//Paraphernalia:[/b] [COLOR=White]• [b]Flask[/b] | [i]Archie carries a flask of something that's somewhere between jet fuel and whiskey on his hip. Not even he seems to like it.[/i][/COLOR][/sub][/hider] [/cell][cell][sub][b][u] A p p e a r a n c e D e t a i l s [/u][/b][/sub] [color=white][indent]If you looked at Archie, your first impressions would lead you to believe that he was a man down on his luck, and you wouldn’t be too far off from the truth. Underneath the worry lines, permanently frown, and his baggy clothing are broad shoulders and kind eyes. His complexion is good, as he is long past the age where he needs to worry about acne, with no natural blemishes on his person. He does however have many scars and scrapes from his rough and tumble life. Several of which are scrapes and burn scars all over his hands and a couple on his arms and legs, which appear to be nothing more than rough housing mementos. The structure of his face is mostly angular, with high cheek bones, but his jaw squares off at his chin. Along his chin, jaw, and cheeks he wears thin but somewhat unkempt facial hair. He has thick eyebrows and lashes which frame intense blue eyes. His light brown hair though, is quickly combed with his fingers, most of the time achieving that ‘I got ready in 15 minutes’ look. He naturally walks and talks with such charming demeanor, that his exuberance infects all of his conversations and has a sort of charismatic disposition that just attracts people. It is such a shame that this side of him hasn’t shown in a while. He has a deep, strong, projecting yet somewhat gravely voice that carries a slight southern accent to it. There isn't any one particular outfit that he leans to - he has many of them. The style may change from relaxed, sometimes classy, sporty, whatever. He generally has a rugged look to his person. Brown leather jackets are his preferred outerwear, but hoodies are not uncommon. He usually avoids shorts. What kind of jeans or pants doesn’t really matter to him, but he tends to shoot for jeans that are baggy around legs but tend to tighten around his waist, providing comfort and a secure fit. His shoes are boots, almost always boots. Though it may change according to the situation - sports often call for sneakers, and a fancy outing requires more refined dress shoes. These he has. As of late Archie has found himself going for clothing that is relaxed and easy to move in due to his newfound affliction.[/indent][/color] [/cell][/row][/table][/color][color=orange][sub][b][u] P e r s o n a l i t y [/u][/b][/sub][/color] [INDENT][color=white]Outwardly, Archie can be charming, forward, and proud. A peculiar mixture of relaxed and energetic are what makes up his disposition. He's talkative in the right crowd and has very many stories to share regarding his hijinks, adventures, and mishappens he has experienced throughout the extent of his life. He has a large presence and a forceful voice, coupled with charm, people tend to see him as a leader, and further, he isn't stingy. He will pay you back rather handsomely if you do him a favor or if you get on his good side. This being said, he isn't very frequently refused and so his ugly side isn't seen as often one might expect - and while he has had a history with aggression, he isn't actually too prone to being aggressive in his interactions with others. At least not anymore. See, while he could certainly resort to such measures if he feels them necessary, years of anger management classes have taught him to consider himself above such trite nonsense most of the time, but on that same note, he can also be very petty. He knows he's better than that, he knows he's capable of muscling through obstacles, and that doing so is not the answer. That's just over-compensating and, quite frankly, would do more to present all of a man's insecurities out in the open for all to gawk at. Archie likes to tell himself that he does what’s right because it’s right and he doesnt need another reason- but he is not some paragon of morality. He is human, and his allegiances often align with those that provide him the greatest benefit for himself, or is of greater influence than, say, a person with little control over the great machine. So, clearly, he can be selfish, and he tries to be better even if he isnt always successful. Innately, Archie is a very angry and lost individual. He doesn't care what the world wants, he's just out here trying to make his own way and survive. To climb and scratch his way to the top. Perhaps that's better achieved if he hadn't had such a penchant for self destruction. He cares only for himself (with few exceptions) and, if possible, he'd take out his anger on those around him. He has a lot of pent up rage and frustration. Of course his relationship for his family is less than ideal, and this has deeply affected him and his ability to trust people entirely. What real aspirations that remain is to find a light in this hole he dug himself so he can see the way out, get back on good terms with his wife, and earn back the right calling himself a good man. Go into business with his own enterprise instead of being at the whim of another boss. All of these feelings are deep, deep inside him, and it is those hard, bitter emotions that are channeled into his ferocity as his alter ego. But on top of all his buried thoughts and feelings are layers upon layers of a persona he has chosen to portray himself as. A persona that feels everything that he thinks he is supposed to feel, and this persona runs so deep he has difficulty finding the difference between what he wants, and what he thinks he [i]should[/i] want.[/color][/INDENT] [color=ORANGE][sub][b][u] C h a r a c t e r S y n o p s i s [/u][/b][/sub] [color=White][indent] Archie was born in March of 1984, and has spent most of his life facing issues with anger management. Most of his childhood life isn't too far off from normal, but as he became a teenager he began lashing out with more ferocity and anger. Nothing too atypical for a young man with known anger issues. He attended classes for this, and eventually learned how to manage himself more appropriate. For the better part of his life, Archie has been a normal person. He went to university, got a degree, made friends, and found someone who he was compatible with. He had a dog, and then a kid. All the the while he didn't have a single major incident. The child came unexpectedly, and when he found himself becoming a father before he was ready or even wanted, things began to change. His marriage was strained, and he began to feel trapped. But he was a good father to his boy. He refused to let his discontentment show around him. One day, while unloading groceries from his groceries from his car with his son, the car's emergency brake failed. His little boy didn't have a chance. His marriage fell apart after that. Between blaming himself and grief he turned to drinking, and when he drank his anger got the best of him. While he never laid a finger on his wife, the relationship became so toxic that there was no way for the two of them to be together. She left. These days, Archie has found himself drinking his sorrows away until he's gone, and then waking up in the morning in strange places with torn clothes and no recollection of what happened. Perhaps it is his punishment for what happened and what he did. All he knows is that he is deep in a pit of self inflicted despair with no idea how to dig himself out. The alleyways and sewers of Santa Celia are plagued with something foreign, something wrong. A foul mixture of man and beast stalks the underworld. The homeless and the beggars have moved for fear the the rumors are true- that it preys upon the sick and the weak like a feral wolf in the night. They say it stands over nine feet tall, with glowing white eyes. Those that it selects oftentimes aren't found or seen again- but the creature has a penchant for those that do wrong. Thieves, dealers, gangbangers... perhaps the creature serves as some lawfully insidious force of good, as so many are. It is a manifestation of the society's fear and frustration of their exploitation. A righteous, primal rage, and may god have mercy on those who bear witness. [/indent][/color] [sub][b][u] A b i l i t i e s & S k i l l s [/u][/b][/sub] [INDENT][sub][b]//Abilities:[/b][/sub] [INDENT][COLOR=White][b][i]Superhuman Ability[/i][/b] | [i]Beast of Burden[/i] Archie is a gigantic hominid reptilian of immense stature and physical strength. Archie is built like a truck, with a robust body and thick muscular limbs. His size and powerful build grants him incredible strength- more than he has any right to have. Enough to damage structures, bend steel, and potentially resist enormous amounts physical punishment. Like most reptiles, his thick and scaly coat of dermal armor his body is covered in makes him incredibly resilient and he has displayed the ability to continue performing and functioning even when an alarmingly large portion of his body has been damaged. The beast also has an impressive ability to regenerate body parts. Losing a limb or taking an otherwise deadly blow likely wouldn't do much more than slow him down for a while. Physiologically, Archie's bestial state has incredible sensory abilities that are characteristic of reptiles such as color night vision, enhanced olfactory abilities in the form of a Jacobson's organ, and heightened hearing. [/COLOR] [COLOR=White][b][i]Limitation(s)[/i][/b] | Different levels of injury require different amounts of time to bounce back from. Being hit by a car might result in a few fractures, which would mend within the hour. Being shot in the lung, if the bullet is high enough caliber to penetrate his hide, would put him out of the fight. He might be a juggernaut, but he is not invincible. Archie's regeneration also does not extend into his human form. If he loses and arm somehow in his bestial state, when he transforms back to his human self all healing is suspended. If the wound is still open, this can result in a very dire situation. His healing resumes only when he transforms once again. This ability to heal so efficiently and quickly pauses Archie's instinctual urge to hold himself back in strength related activities have diminished. Under normal conditions most beings use only 20-30% of their potential muscle usage. Archie is very capable of using 100%- resulting in muscle fiber damage and other issues that would be crippling. Lifting or flipping vehicles, while possible, is taxing on his body. Sometimes too taxing. If the beast is subject to enough physical strain in a short time frame that his ability to heal cannot keep up with it, he is very likely to prematurely return to his human state. [/COLOR] [COLOR=White][b][i]Weakness(es)[/i][/b] | At all times that Archie is not a monster, he is a regular human being with no superhuman abilities. He has a very limited ability to activate his powers (and even less ability to end them). This means that Archie will sometimes turn quickly and with no warning. The transformation usually takes a few minutes to fully progress. It is extremely painful, usually putting him into shock after the first dozen seconds or so. Bones break and reform, and he swells in size. Certain portions of his body grow faster than others, making him look like a warped amalgamation before his whole body catches up with itself. The process is fairly fast, but still renders him fairly immobile during the process. His bestial state, while extremely powerful physically, is actually weakened physiologically. The bright lights, loud sounds, and harsh smells of the city make it nigh impossible for for him to perform higher functioning activities. He is capable of thinking and acting normal- and in the few moments he has where he is lucid he becomes a very different beast.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [sub][b]//Skills:[/b][/sub] [INDENT][COLOR=White][b][i]Tough[/i][/b] | Archie's a pretty tough cookie and tends to carry a 'tough guy' aura to him. He's gotten hurt, usually doing something to himself on accident, and is no stranger to pain.[/COLOR] [COLOR=White][b][i]Cars[/i][/b] | Archie's could probably tear apart and put a car back together within the span of two days on his own. The man knows his vehicles.[/COLOR][/INDENT][/INDENT] [sub][b][u] S u p p o r t i n g C a s t [/u][/b][/sub] [color=White][indent]Archie's Ex-wife and family may/may not be brought into this. More information will be provided as necessary.[/INDENT][/COLOR][/color][hr][/hider]