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[u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Bruce King

[u][b]Age:[/b][/u] 39

[u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u] 
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[u][b]Personality:[/b][/u] Bruce has been called hot-headed, and vengeful, but that really isn't who he is. It's really just a facade. People expect someone with fire abilities to be hot-headed, so acting that way helps business. What is true is that Bruce will call you out on any bullshit. He doesn't have time for games, or wordplay. This leads people to think he is cold and doesn't care about other people. Really he is just tired. Nearly all the time.  
He has a good relationship with his family. he still remains in contact with his parents. Even travelling to see his grandmother every two weeks. Even if she is starting show signs of dementia. 
He doesn't believe that some of the people who are going into rifts, should be going. He has seen his friends, trained soldiers go in and get torn apart. So, he doesn't believe in corporations, or groups sending in eighteen/nineteen-year-olds into rifts just because they have a gift.  

[u][b]Attribute (If any):[/b][/u] [url=https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Manipulation]Fire[/url] (Elemental) 
"Fire never surrenders. If it cannot burn through, it burns around. Block its path and it sends sparks through the air, to begin the blaze anew somewhere else. Fire always finds a way." 
The elemental gift of fire. Bruce's Attribute is that he can create, shape and manipulate fire. He has had the Attribute for about ten years and has learned some rather interesting applications for it. The three main ones he uses are [url=https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Infusion]Fire Infusion[/url], [url=https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Mimicry]Fire Mimicry[/url] and [url=https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Pyrokinetic_Constructs]Pyrokinetic constrcuts[/url]. 

[u][b]Abilities:[/b][/u] Bruce King was a trained soldier before becoming a Rift Explorer. As a result, he is trained in basic hand to hand combat, and also marksmanship and firearms. Though given his attribute, he mainly uses high calibre pistols and compact shotguns. Guns that he can wield in one hand, and augment with his fire infusion. For a person with such an offensive Attribute as Fire, Bruce uses more weapons than you would expect. He finds it easier to infuse weapons with fire to increase their attack potential, than just using his own powers to achieve the same result. 

[u][b]Skills:[/b][/u] As for non-combat skills, the only thing really to note is that he is a damn good mixologist. Aside from his mad skills with making cocktails, he is pretty good at guitar. Though he wouldn't really say he was good at it. One thing he would say he was good at is planning.
 
[u][b]History:[/b][/u] Bruce King had a pretty normal early life. Not really that smart, he struggled his way through school. He graduated with a moderate score from a public school in North Queensland, Australia. He didn't really know what he was doing with his life, so he enlisted in the Australian Defense Force. He did well in the aptitude test and was proven smart and enough to earn him a spot in the special forces training program. He left home to begin training with the Army. 
His military career was distinguished. He served well and given the geopolitical climate, it was hard to stay engaged in his work. As there wasn't really any major conflicts, Bruce started seeing active duty less and less. Eventually, just running training missions for new recruits. 
Bruce put his name down for the Military escort for the Australian Athletes for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He just wanted to break up his routine, and he had always wanted to see the city. While he was there, the First Rift appeared. Bruce was ordered to stay in Paris and liaise with Paris to help keep Australia in the know with the Rifts. 
As the UN decided to send in a squad, Bruce volunteered and was accepted. As such, earned his name in history. One of the first into the Rift. Coming back, now with a gift, he wasn't the same man he was when he went in. A creature within the Rift had caught his lower jaw during its attack. Permanently scarring Bruce King. 
Upon his return, he was hailed as a hero. At first, he was given a subtle mask that made him look more normal. However, after two years, fame started to fade as more and more people ventured into the rifts and became heroes in their own rights. He changed his mask to red leather to reflect his powers and quit the military as they no longer wanted him as their poster boy. 
He fell into the bottle and started working as a freelance Rift Diver. 
While he did have a dark period, he recently gets back on top of things. His Rift Diving business is booming, and much to his dismay, Rich Kids pay a lot of money for a security detail within the rifts. But, hey, money is money. 
 
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