Pictured: Herself after surviving an ambush from a rival corporation. She was 35 at the time of the ambush.
"The questions of the day will not be resolved in Agreements or Compromises, it can only be resolved in Blood, and I don't intend to be the one whose blood is spilled."
Xiang Min. When asked about the latest acquisition of Kemerotron Security into her company.
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Typical individuals who live on the spire likes to dress to the nines. These are people who prefer fancy suits and dresses, or perhaps, trenchcoats made with the highest quality materials and an accompanying scarf. Xiang Min ditches all those pretenses and prefers to wear more 'lower class' outfits. Not really a person who prefers frissy and impractical dresses and suits. She likes outfits that can aid in her movement, is relatively easy for her to put on, and are easier to put out after a long day of work. Typically wearing a short skirt with shorts underneath, alongside a custom-made jacket as well as thigh-high socks and boots. Her fairly practical appearance is quite striking, especially for an individual who lives in the Spire
Heirs
Xiang Min Purnama was one of 2 daughters born from the quite reclusive, but wealthy Purnama family. Daughter of Lanfang Purnama and Dewi Sukacita Purnama. Her childhood years were spent in relative comfort within the Purnama estate, every conceivable luxury was available at her fingertips with Robot butlers and maids serving the Purnama family. Should things go relatively smoothly, Xiang Min would've been a shoe-in as the successor CEO of the Stalwart Corporation. The megacorporation her family rules with an iron fist.
But two things occurred that changed the trajectory of her life forever. First, was when she stumbled into an archive of historical records and started studying the ancient philosophers and their texts when she was 15. She learned from many political thinkers, media pundits from back in the day, and all sorts of historical records. From Spinoza to Confucius to
Contrapoints, she studied every single thing that relates to what made the 21st century fall into such an era of chaos and uncertainty at the end. It molded her political ideas and made her rethink the world she lived in. Is this all she will be? Just some Iron-Fisted CEO once her parents are dead?
The second thing that happened, was the Purnama estate fire that occurred on her 21st birthday. The cause of which still unknown to this day. The
Purnama Estate, a very lavish traditionally designed mansion, with all the security systems befitting of an Heir Corporate Tycoon. Was burned to the ground in the middle of the night. Xiang Min and her sister managed to escape the fire with only singes, but once the firefighters arrived and put out the fires. She saw the burnt corpses of her parents charring in the basement, seemingly trapped by a malevolent actor. Who is the actor that dared kill her parents in such a gruesome way? And why did the MPD rebuff her after a short investigation? That made her adopt a much more ruthless approach to her enemies and competitors from now on. She became the CEO of Stalwart Corp afterward, renaming it to Stalwart Defense and Security. Shifting the company's focus to more military matters, and slowly but surely becoming one of the largest defense contractors and private security companies throughout the Megacities.
She was quickly regarded as a hard, but ultimately fair CEO. In a way breaking the traditional mold of the typical Corporate Executive. The first reform she did was actually pay her workers a living wage, seen as an unconventional tactic by observers at that time, and more than gaining her a few enemies due to her bold direction. But it ultimately paid off when an attempt on her life when she was 25 was thwarted with the brave defense of the Private Security forces guarding her convoy. The respectful and even in some ways kind way she treated her employees is contrasted with the quite cold and calculating nature of her when she is faced with rivals that threaten to usurp her company.
She is 37 now, and Stalwart Defense and Security is one of the premier names in Private Security and weaponry. With Xiang Min herself having a small arsenal of weapons in her house. A house that she rebuilt in the exact style and shape of the Purnama mansion before it was burned down.
But, beneath all that glamour and wealth. Xiang Min is planning for an eventuality. She knows this system is unjust and the megacities are ruinous towards anyone who doesn't have connections or incredible skill. She is planning for a revolt, a revolt against the system, the MPD, the gangs, and the corrupt Heirs who rule over it. She wants change, she wants a more democratic, meritocratic megacity. And she is willing to make allies high and low to fuel her dream. A dream of a much more equal, much more inclusive megacity.
1) Mark V Face Scrambler: The latest generation of deception technology that is partly developed by Stalwart. The Face Scramber is an awesome piece of technology that blurs your face on any camera that detects your visage. A combination of malware and classified backdoor access to almost every camera network in Megacity-01 allows the user to traverse the city in complete anonymity, it doesn't prevent detection from the MCPD should you use a Geonet service though.
2) Agni Kai Flaming Fists: A very useful piece of cybernetic weaponry, essentially replacing most of your arm muscles with composite fibers, allowing you to use your own arm to deflect bullets. The Flaming Fists Subsystem also further modified the arms. Allowing you to shoot bolts of fire should you open your palms, or infuse your fists with fire, making your punches having a bit more oomph than usual.
3) Warpath 14 Neural Enhancer: This is a very, very intensive piece of cybernetic hardware. Essentially boosting your brain activity to such a point that you can react much, much faster than an average human. Activated on the owner's thought, and only working for a limited amount of time before a limiter forces you out of that enhanced reaction space. This mod allows Xiang Min to move like lightning for a split second, essentially making her super fast and almost impossible to catch. Usage of this cybernetic is very taxing on the body though, and no more than 10-15 jumps using the Warpath 14 is allowed in 24 hours. Using more than that limit will put too much strain on the brain, potentially leading to an aneurysm and even death.
Gauntlet Guns: Designed to take out longer-ranged targets. She has these gauntlet guns whenever she goes on excursions outside the Spire or whenever she feels that her life's in danger. It fires smart bullets that can track targets as long as you're in her line of sight.
Jump Boots: All her boots and shoes are made with built-in springs that allow her to jump much higher than average. She has to activate the Jump Boots verbally though.
Her Small Arsenal: Something she keeps at her estate whenever things get dicey. But she can bring out her variety of rifles, pistols, and even rocket launchers from her house should the situation need it. A... small precaution after the fire that burned her house down.
Her vehicles: Of course, being an heir. She does have an extensive collection of vehicles, although nowhere to the same level as, say, Chandi's. Nonetheless, she has a good array of Muscle cars, bikes, and even some utility vehicles, with a fair bit of them armed with guns and missile launchers.
Her clothes: All clothing she wears is lined with a protective material that prevents her from being killed instantly by a bullet or sucker punched into unconsciousness. It's still pretty painful if she gets hit though.
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Her Sister. The cutest thing in the world!
- The Megacity, through all its problems and issues
- Alone time to practice her fighting skills
- Hanging out with her sister, she likes going to the park and having a picnic with her sister.
- Cuddling with her sister
- Did you say her sister? Because yes she does like her sister!
- Corporations that tried to kill her
- Traitorous employees. Has personally dealt with some of them herself
- Men (and women, she doesn't judge) who liked her only because of her appearance
- People who actively try to make things worse for anyone not living on the spire
- Will fidget a lot whenever there's nothing to do. Will occasionally play games on her phone in her office when she's bored, her employees dare not to ask what games she's playing. Will nonetheless stand up to attention if a matter is brought to her
- Her sister is the co-CEO of Stalwart Defense and Security. She supports her vision entirely
- Will take great lengths to make sure employees are loyal to her, be it through generous pay packages and reduced workloads, or... other means.
- Her obsession with her sister might be a result of her being the only family she has left
- Her sister's name is Mingfan Purnama
- Her house is situated at the top of a high-end apartment complex. More specifically, at the roof. Besides the house itself. There are gardens and an elegant fountain that accentuates the wealth of the Purnama family.
- A small bodega at Metro Street. She tries to go there discreetly but it's an open secret that she likes the halal chicken and rice from that particular bodega.
- Arcadium 15 at the Spire. A megamall that houses every luxury product imaginable. She occasionally goes clothes shopping there, but the real attraction is the AR theater, A place that she likes visiting to see what kind of wacky entertainment the directors have made there.
- Her house. After a long workday, she likes to visit her house and relax, occasionally get some fight training against a sparring robot she made to be as difficult as possible, and generally relax and chill out whenever there's nothing to do.
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