"Sometimes the world doesn't need a hero. Sometimes, it needs a monster."
Identity Profile Birth Name: "I was originally a Nordic man, Skall of House Ironsblood."
*Current Name: "I currently call myself Darius Johnston, Intend."
*Alias: "I answer to Odin, for sentimental reasons."
Gender: "I am male, Intend. Surely you have my blood samples, and had already known?"
Birth Place/Age: "I was born in the Nordic countries, now Sweden and Finland or one of those. When I was born, names did not matter. Neither did accurate maps, it seems... I was born over in the former Viking homeland, and I've no wish to learn anything more specific than that. Leave me be, already! Damned AIs..."
Height: 6' 2"
*Weight: 243 lbs.
*Hair Color: "Dirty brown, looks like."
*Eye Color: "A piercing, clear blue. Or so I've been told."
Skin Color: "A naturally tanned-looking skin, a mark of my heritage, and of centuries spent outside."
*Physical Build: I am not a subtle man- broad shouldered and strong, but not a massive type. Large, but there are most certainly larger, and I look more narrow than I am because of my impressive height."
*Tattoos: "Oh yes, indeed. My back has the symbol of my clan, and various other symbols and lines that focus my energy. Watch what you say, Intend, we are still in power here. My back is covered, as are my arms and legs; they all work to focus my life energy, draw more from the surrounding world. Say what you will of my beliefs, but say it when I cannot hear. My tatts connect me to my people, through the spirit world. And yes, I am well aware that I talk to God regularly."
*Scars: He currently has only one scar- had it been any deeper, it would've split his cheek open. It runs down an inch from his ear, down his cheek to his chin, stopping an inch short, under the edge of his lip.
*Other: Nay.
Positive Qualities: He's the less subtle side of deadly. Heavy weapons, longer ranged weapons, assault rifles, carbines, high explosive weapons, most aircraft, most vehicles, a master at armored suits and the like, fairly good at hacking, a born mechanic (once it was relevant, anyhow), very good at improvising, also very good at making people angry, and also very good at calming people down [when he's in the mood]. A common response to his 'look'- the one he gets when he starts improvising- is "Oh Sempra Tor help me." Also is skilled at larger weapons, such as greatswords, broadswords, warhammers, etc., though he seems to favor dual kopeshes, from Ancient Egypt. Absolutely adores cooking nowadays. He has his own secret kitchen that has foods and spices and ingredients from all over the world.
Negative Qualities: Doesn't like being sneaky-beaky (though he can manage well enough), itches for a fight ("Nordic blood. Get over it."), doesn't often take kind to delays, setbacks, or being held back. Patience is not this man's virtue, either, though he can calmed down by a few certain other immortals. Does not see the other immortals as allies, always- he sees them just as much as his brothers and sisters, as he does see them as his rivals. Can't [or won't] fit into small spaces, is claustrophobic (including battle suits- he has to pant a bit and get himself under control first), really really really doesn't like politicians. Hates them. If he had his way, he'd just kill all the politicians of the world, and then kill all the great leaders, and put the Illuminati on top to keep the humans from expanding.
*Likes: Loves his meats, loves his spices, loves his explosions. Think of Haggard from Battlefield: Bad Company. And, uh, yes, he actually does enjoy flowers, and sunsets, and other very pretty things. He'll say so, as well, if he sees it. Also enjoys a good debate about weapons and such. Loves the cold- sort of part of his heritage- and fighting, and he'll happily get into a snowball fight. Absolutely hates the vacuum, though. He can't handle space very well, though he'll do it if he's required.
*Dislikes: Things being overly warm or hot, ugly things, impractical things, stupid people, regular people's willingness to plod on like sheep, really hates sheep (though he loves the taste), hates swamps, hates not being able to be in control, hates being helpless, hates being ignored, hates it when technology doesn't work properly (he's been known to smash things), also hates the AI for continuing with all these damn questions.
*Other: The AIs are advanced- and they try to tippy toe (except for the roster-keeping AI) around Skall, since has a tendency to break into and destroy AI cores that house an AI that's snippy, snappy, and accusing of him. He doesn't take kindly to non-humans criticizing him. Except for Shockwave, who has a backstory.
*Weapons: Usually carries two modern kopeshes, designed to have their blades whip out when he draws them [to conserve space]. Energy-blades, where the edge of the blade is powered to act somewhat similar to a light saber [in terms of cutting things, not bouncing lasers off of it], with a monomolecular blade in the first place. Also carries a MP47, which is essentially a light SMG that he uses in place of a handgun, on his right hip, while his left hip has an actual handgun, a .40-caliber type, and usually is armed with a heavier gauss rifle- infantry-type- and an MG7 infantry support weapon. When he's going into close combat, he often replaces his handgun with a 'foldable' shotgun, which has three parts: a stock, a firing mechanism/trigger/pistol grip, and then a barrel with its pump. They fold up to be a third of its size, though three times as wide, and can only be fired when the barrel is snapped into place.
*Armor: He wears it all the time. Modern Medium Tactical Combat Exoskeleton, Shield-Focused. The MMTCES-SF-44 is a class of armor that is similar to light armor, in terms of hard, solid, physical armor, but is similar to heavy armor, because it has heavy shields. Tactical Exoskeletons are equipped with strength-enhancing and agility-enhancing motors, designed to assist a soldier to do everything from climb a five-story build, to tear the hatch off the top of a tank to drop a grenade in. Combined with an immortal's already substantial increase in agility and strength, the exoskeleton makes him practically superhuman.
*Transportation: He keeps a variety of vehicles in the hangar that he has stolen borrowed over the years, ranging from a "Carry-all"-class quadengine aircraft, designed to carry anything from a jeep to a tank to a transport-ready smaller aircraft. Lightly armored, but it uses shields to protect itself, originally light, but beefed up by Darius/Skall. In addition to his Carry-all, he has a smaller support aircraft- a twin-engine VTOL vehicle that's armed with, primarily, three 37mm cannons firing anti-aircraft rounds (can be alternatively switched out to carry anti-tank rounds). After that, there's a recon vehicle that is not dissimilar to Halo's Warthog, and several ultralights (hover bikes, essentially). He also has a tank- old-fashioned, with a very modern 105mm high-velocity cannon, with a secondary 56mm high-velocity cannon, and several AI-controlled gun turrets, plus two coaxial guns. Armed with a salvo of anti-air missiles, just in case. Traditional, in that it uses tracks (though it's still quite fast), and hard ammunition. But nothing has more stopping power than a 105mm sniper rifle, no? He's been saving these things up for a while, now, either buying them, stealing them, or getting them from contacts. He can usually replace them fairly quickly (for an immortal).
*Devices & Tools: Has several boxes that can be airdropped, with the same kit inside. Everything from a basic wrench kit to extra bolts, portable laser cutters and arc welders, a compact foldable exosuit that has a large power pack and a great deal of integrated tools, and more. Everything that'd be needed for an in-field repair.
*Supplies: Also has several boxes that can be airdropped, with the varying kits. Inside is enough medkits, special medical supplies, extra gauze, painkillers. There are several of these medical drops. Next to that, there is ammunition drops- only one or two weapons for each of the substantial amounts of ammunition, designed for resupply rather than a total rearm and getting a new loadout. Next to that is the rearm boxes, which have everything from grenades, rifles, and handguns to grenade launchers, anti-material rifles, and machine guns. Every box has a substantial supply of cyanide pills- if he finds himself captured, he suicides.
*Augmentations: Got his eye stabbed once last year. Got both eyes replaced with mechanical ones, so now his very human-appearing eyes glow like in The Terminator. His eyes also explode if he doesn't give them a mental command every 24hours. That way, if he's captured and can't get a pull, his face will explode and he'll die, escaping capture. It's happened several times already, and he has successfully escaped capture. It's definitely a last-stand thing.
*Other: Haaaaaiiiiill yeah! I want donuts. :c
"As I say, if it's hostile, you kill it. Unfortunately, all those that are hostile to me have good reason, and kill me as often as possible. A shame I am immortal, no?"
Identity Profile Birth Name: "I was once Alexey Sharkovosky, of the U.S.S.R."
*Current Name: "I am currently Victor Smirnov."
*Alias: "I answer to "Zmeis," when in field and combat. A Zmeis is a Russian dragon, actually. I think it fits quite well."
Gender: "I believe I am male, if I remember correctly. Yup, I got the entire package."
Birth Place/Age: "Salaam, Virgil. I was born in Mother Russia, before the glorious rise of the USSR in the heat of the World War II."
Height: "I would say I am handsome six foot when I became an immortal, and still am."
*Weight: "A girl might have slapped you, eh? I weigh in at a hundred and twenty kilograms."
*Hair Color: "An absolute dashing light brown. Any lighter, and it may start being blonde, really."
*Eye Color: "Some have called them fiery pits of hell. I think they're just a gorgeous dark brown, to be honest."
Skin Color: "All-ruling caucasian, of course. Have you noticed that there are more white influential leaders, politicians, and CEOs than there have been in a thousand years? It looks like the blacks are becoming less prominent."
*Physical Build: "Muscled. Take off baggy or thick clothes, and you'll see. I'm not thick and massive, I'm not lean and lithe. I am muscled, and I am not thin or large."
*Tattoos: "All my tattoos are burned into my soul."
*Scars: "I have managed thus far to remain in one piece since I was born. Unlike almost all immortals, I am still the original man I was when I first was born. I have yet to die, and I have yet to lose a limb, eye, nose, finger, toe, leg, hand, or foot. I'm much too pretty to die, anyhow. But all this comes at a cost- my throat is well-scarred, from many a knife pressing a tad too enthusiastically, and I do have quite a few gunshot wounds that still have left a mark. One of my kidneys have been removed, due to a bullet rupturing it, and I have a thick scar on my right hip, where a man once tried to stab my belly with a sword, and only slightly missed. I have multiple others, such as a very well-scarred set of shoulders, from trekking in the woods and having a very hungry wolf jumping on me, and I've got quite an unusual scar on my forehead. Of all my scars, it's the most unique- I ran into a doorknob when I was but a boy, and it was so sharp, and I was running so fast, that it sent me flying back. Nearly split my head open, as it was. Either way, this little five-stared mark is just that doorknob's impression on me."
*Other: "You were quite thorough, thank you."
Positive Qualities: "I have lost many a friend to the horrors of war, and I intend not to lose anymore. Although, it is nice being immortal, because that means I won't permanently lose myself in the process, or lose someone else. Unless one of my mortal friends is found out, of course... Anyways, I suppose that'd fit under loyal, no? In addition, I am a cautious, thoughtful man, who likes a good plan of action before anything is done. Improvisation is something I do well with, as well. No battle plan survives an engagement with the enemy, I say. I will take care of what needs to be taken care of. But personally, me? I think I'm quite a kind man. Friendly, too. No insult can pierce my aged hide, and I'd like to think that I stay cool under fire. As long as I know where the fire is coming from, and what kind it is."
Negative Qualities: "According to my psychologist, I'm batshit crazy. However, I think I disagree, because he is a very short-sighted and narrow-minded man. Why can't people just accept that I've lived for thousands of years? It's not theoretically impossible, is it? Ha-ha-ha!, get it? It kind of is... now, I suppose I'm also a little too careful sometimes. I might much prefer retreating or waiting, when action is required. And once I get started, I won't stop until the job's done, or if I think a retreat or an abort is the most efficient course. Efficiency, logic, reason, calculation. Human emotions get in the way of such things, and I will not let them do so with me. While my primary goal is to rescue my immortal brothers and sisters- but if they get our own killed or captured in the process, then it does not matter. This is a negative quality, because I will not do everything in my power. I will do everything I think I need to, and no more, or no less. And when chaos ensues, and I do not know how to counter it, I will lose all reason, and do whatever my gut says, because in chaos, there is only time for instinct, and no time for thought. I would think I am also very up-front. I don't sugarcoat things, and sometimes that makes people angry. And, telling people what to do is something I can do. Working with other people and discussing something- not quite so much."
Is also slightly [playfully] racist, and firm believer in his own excellence.
*Likes: "Nothing pleases me more about anything than if I know whatever it is that I wish to, and that everything is in balance. We were assigned by Sempra-Tor to keep the humans in balance, keep them on Earth, and we have done so for thousands of years. That success is something I like. Speaking of which- success and victory, a good strong drink, love the cold, absolutely love it, and I very much enjoy having people that do what they were told. Heavens, there were a great deal of soldiers back the second World War that deserted. And I love animals. I even have a kitty! A shame even the longest-lived turtle dies so quickly, though." He also really likes himself.
*Dislikes: "People who don't think. People are what people are, and arguing against it is futile, unless you wish to change, and do so. I also really hate people who just jump into action, without a thought to what to do. And I hate being tricked, lied to, circumvented, et cetera. Oh, and I hate politicians. They're always in my way, always screaming for help while throwing a dozen PMCs after me."
*Other: "You were thorough, Virgil."
*Weapons: "I primarily use a Zeus GRT1A1, the first iteration of the fully-functioning gauss rifle. The original used far too much power- a dozen shots would use enough fuel cells' worth of energy to power a tank for a year. However, it is also the most powerful, because of the power requirements. By integrating a bit of magic into the process through a process that I figured out in about a decade of study and experiments, I can supercharge a round, and use the rifle to both fire the round, and charge the round with energy. So instead of a very high-velocity round, it's like a super high velocity thermobaric rocket the size of a .243 round with the accuracy of a modern precision rifle, hooked up to an aimassist. It also leaves some really cool-looking green residue floating through the air.
For less destructive uses, I use a AR60A5, a battle rifle that uses 3-round bursts, an underslung shotgun, and a plasma shield attached to the front. SMART rounds, SMART airbursts, AP ammunition, and incendiary included. In close combat, I use either the underslung shotgun, my good trusty handgun, or some of my relatively limited, but nonetheless creative, magical abilities."
He specializes in neural, light, and technopathy, and kinetic redirection.
*Armor: Zmeis relies on distance, stealth, and speed for protection. He wears a light infiltration combat suit that allows him to remain invisible, have a full range of movement, and when invisibility is out of the option, a powerful regenerative shield, which can take two or three powerful hits before it falls, and takes about ten seconds to come back up again. His suit is generally armed with jump jets, a light exoskeleton to give him slightly enhanced jump and climbing capability, a grappling hook, and a stungun. His last line of defense with his protection, outside of his actual armor, is his kinetic redirection ability. Simply put- bullets and such bounce off of him. High velocity kinetic weapons are harder to bounce back than, say, a burst of plasma or a rocket.
*Transportation: He relies on himself to move shorter distances; when something more long-range is required, he has a variety of contacts in not-so-legal organizations that will provide him with what he needs. In the Illuminati HQ, however, he has a VTOL-capable Shrike atmospheric multipurpose strike fighter. Several hoverbikes [modified, of course] have also found their way into his storage. He has only one heavy vehicle, which is a light hover tank, armed with two thirty 20mm missile launch boxes, able to reload from an automated reloader. Think of C&C's Hover MLRS, just a little wider and such. He also occasionally uses his portals and kinetic redirection to move very fast. He can run at a wall and jump, bouncing off and up that wall, to hit a wall opposite, and bounce up and away to bounce again, before losing speed and falling straight down- which he'll use a portal to throw him however high he needs. Alternative, he just thinks up a portal to run through walls and such.
*Devices & Tools: He has a surplus of command & control, recon, spec-ops, and infiltration tools and devices. He has things like independent grappling hooks, tiny cameras and audio recorders, field-launched drones, hacking modules, AI cores, information holodrives, et cetera. He also, like transportation, has contacts with not-so-legal organizations.
*Supplies: Again, contacts with not-so-legal organizations, as well as a variety of drone-drop kits (he has drones for it) that carry field suture kits, medkits, etc. Also comes with field rations and etc. Other drone-drop kits contain GRT1A1 magazines and power cells, AR60 rounds (varied), and mags for his handgun. Also comes with high-energy pills that are like energy in solid form. Disgusting, but could provide a life-saving boost to run or use magic.
*Augmentations: None at all.
*Other: "You like this phrase, yes? I have contacts in a great many organizations that allow me to call in supplies, vehicles, or weapons almost anywhere on the globe. It is useful to have friends, especially when they have more resources than oneself."
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