Xl MONSOON

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'MONSOON'
Played by: Unknown
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INFORMATION

UNKNOWN, MALE, Unknown Age

Aliases: XL MONSOON, SIGR
Nationality: Unknown
Residence: Unknown
Employer: Unknown
Function: SLAYER, MERCENARY, VIGILANTE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xlmonsoon


Perched In Wait - On the Job

Who do you hire when there's a monster tearing up your farm? When there's a nasty band of bandits coming down from the mountain every night to raid your village? When there's a pesky politician...politicking?

Who's name do you shout when you've been robbed?

Monsters cry. Terrorists dig your graves. Criminals stay home.

An extra-large Monsoon is coming.

And he's been paid.


Not much is known about Monsoon, the man's identity shrouded in mystery.

A consummate professional, THE monster slayer, a vigilante: tales fly around New Carthage about the figure who's kept on retainer, laden with weaponry and body armor.

Templars sneer, but whisper about his deeds and jobs, exchanging his business card between themselves.

Illuminati clear the area when they hear he's on the hunt, knowing full well that the payout is already his.

Dragon already send the payment before he even arrives, knowing he won't fail - no, can't fail.


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CODENAME: MONSOON

ALIASES: SIGR, XL MONSOON, SOON-SOON, MON

FIRST APPEARANCE: JANUARY 23, 1986

HEIGHT: 5'11

-SUPERHUMAN PRECISION, REFLEXES, EYESIGHT

-EXPERT MARKSMAN

-ADEPT HAND-TO-HAND COMBATANT

-UTILIZES VAST AMOUNTS OF WEAPONRY, EQUIPMENT, ARMOR, AND TECHNOLOGY

PRICING AS OF 6/23/2007

MONSTER DISPOSAL: $10,000+

'SECURITY': $20,000+

ASSASSINATION: $5,000,000+

PRICES NOW DETERMINED FOLLOWING CONSULTATION


Preparations

ALL APART OF THE JOB[1] HE LOVES HIS JOB, SO HE PUTS UP WITH ALL OF THE EXTRA BULLSHIT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

ANTI-HERO[2]/ANTI-VILLAIN[3] HE'S NOT QUITE A HERO, FINDING HIMSELF WORKING AND DOING VERY BAD THINGS AT TIMES; BUT HE'S NOT QUITE A VILLAIN, FINDING HIMSELF WORKING FOR VERY GOOD PEOPLE AND DOING VERY GOOD THINGS AT TIMES.

ADMIRING THE ABOMINATION [4]: TENDS TO BE RATHER CURIOUS BY THE MONSTERS HE HUNTS, RATHER THAN AFRAID. WILLING TO STUDY THE BEAST.

BEING PERSONAL ISN'T PROFESSIONAL [5] REFUSES TO SPEAK OF PAST AND PERSONAL LIFE WHILE WORKING.

BORN IN THE WRONG CENTURY [6] HE OFTENTIMES WISHES HE LIVED DURING THE 'GOLDEN AGE' OF MONSTER HUNTING, WHEN SPEARS AND SWORDS WERE STILL USED

CHALLENGE SEEKER [7] AIMS TO CONSTANTLY HONE HIS SKILLS BY TACKLING JOBS THAT PUSH HIM; AND ENJOYS IT FULLY. THE HARDER THE BETTER.

COLLECTOR OF THE STRANGE [8] HAS A TENDENCY TO KEEP 'TROPHIES' FROM HIS JOBS HE'S DONE - WHETHER ITS MONSTER SLAYING, ASSASSINATION, WARFIGHTING, ETC.

EVERYONE HAS STANDARDS [9] DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE JOB, THERE'S SOME THINGS HE JUST WON'T DO.

FUNCTIONAL ADDICT [10] HAS A PAIN PILL AND STIMULANT ADDICTION. SORT OF JUST CONTINUES AS NORMAL.

HITMAN WITH A HEART [11] NO KIDS. THEY REMIND HIM OF HIS OWN.

I DID WHAT I HAD TO [12]

IMPROBABLE AIMING SKILLS [13] IF HE MISSES, ITS BECAUSE HE WANTED TO OR SOMETHING INFLUENCED THE SHOT AFTER HE TOOK IT.

NICE GUY [14] OUTSIDE OF WORK? HE'S JUST A GUY WHO WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR YOU, AND ASK YOU HOW YOUR DAY IS.

NOT EVIL, JUST MISUNDERSTOOD[15] HES NOT EVIL, HE JUST HAS A JOB TO DO.

ONE MAN ARMY [16] CAN SUPPLY A COUNTRY, THEN FIGHT IT HIMSELF.

ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY[17] HE ONLY DOES THINGS BESIDES MONSTER SLAYING FOR THE MONEY.

THE FATALIST [18] BELIEVES THAT HE'S DESTINED TO DIE, AND IF IT'S TODAY THAN SO BE IT. LEADS TO HIM USING RATHER RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS TACTICS.

THE QUIET ONE [19] HE DOESN'T SAY MUCH, PREFERRING TO LET HIS ACTIONS SPEAK FOR HIM. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS WILLING TO SPEAK WHEN NEEDED.

THE UNFETTERED [20] COMMITS HIMSELF TO A SINGLE GOAL WHEN HIRED FOR A JOB: THE COMPLETION OF THE JOB - SO LONG AS HE'S PAID, OF COURSE. HAS A 'GOAL HIERARCHY'.

WOULD HIT A GIRL [21] HE LOST AN ARM TO A WOMAN. THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG AS MEN, HIS ASS.



A Particularly Dangerous Foe

TEMPLAR: CONSIDERED A 'DEVIANT' AND DISHONORABLE TO THE SOCIETY, NEVERTHELESS FANS OF HIS EXPLOITS ARE COMMON AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND THE MORE MARTIAL MINDED. HE CAN BE SPOTTED LINGERING ABOUT OUTSIDE AT TIMES, CONVERSING WITH A GROUP OF WOULD-BE MONSTER HUNTERS AND SLAYERS.

ILLUMINATI: AT TIMES ANTAGONISTIC AND OTHER TIMES DOWNRIGHT FRIENDLY, THE ILLUMINATI ARE BOTH ONE OF HIS BIGGEST CLIENTS, AND ALSO HIS WORST COMPETITORS. MONEY BOTH HATES AND LOVES OTHERS WITH MONEY.

DRAGON: RUMORED TO BE ONE OF THEIR AGENTS, THE DRAGON ARE SILENT ON WHETHER HE IS OR NOT, HOWEVER AFTER A PARTICULARLY LARGE AND DANGEROUS HUNT OR OPERATION; FUNDS APPEAR IN HIS ACCOUNT FROM UNKNOWN ACCOUNTS, A BLANK EMAIL WITH JUST THEIR SYMBOL ALWAYS BEING SENT TO HIS INBOX.

PHOENICIANS: HIS 'HOME' OF SORTS. MONSOON IS PRACTICALLY KEPT ON RETAINER FOR THE PHOENICIANS, AND FINDS HIMSELF IN NEW CARTHAGE MORE OFTEN THAN ANYWHERE ELSE WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING. WHETHER ITS THE PURPLE'S VIEWPOINT OF THE WORLD, OR SIMPLY A SENSE OF KINSHIP THAT DRAWS HIM THERE IS UNKNOWN.

VENICE: THERE'S A ONE-SIDED DISLIKE TOWARDS HIM FROM VENICE. THEY'RE ALWAYS RELUCTANT TO DEAL WITH HIM, KNOWING THAT HE'LL CHARGE THEM MORE. ITS RUMORED THAT HE DOES IT JUST FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES.

YOU MAY KNOW HIM IF:

YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE WORLD OF FOR-HIRE, MERCENARIES, ASSASSINS, FREELANCERS ETC. HE'S ALWAYS BROUGHT UP.

YOU'VE HAD A PARTICULARLY BIG MONSTER TERRORIZING YOU SIMPLY...DISAPPEAR ONE DAY.

YOU'RE INTO THE WORLD OF MONSTER HUNTING AND SLAYING, AND IF YOUR FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN IT.

YOU'RE A HIGHER UP IN ONE OF THE SOCIETIES, AND ARE IN THE KNOW ABOUT OUTSOURCING WORK.


Victory

•THERE'S A BIT OF DIFFICULTY IN IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFYING HIM WHEN HE FIRST SHOWS UP FOR A JOB, UTILIZING DIFFERENT ARMOR AND EQUIPMENT DEPENDING ON THE JOB. HOWEVER, HIS SYMBOL - A LAUREL WREATH WITH A CIRCLED X IN THE CENTER - IS ALWAYS IN PLAIN VIEW, SO THERE CAN BE NO DOUBTS THAT IT'S HIM.

•THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND NEW CARTHAGE THAT HE'S PART ROBOT, WHICH IS A BIT CLOSER TO THE TRUTH THAN ONE MAY THINK, WHAT WITH THE PROSTHETIC LIMBS AND CYBERNETICS HE'S GOTTEN DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING HIS HUNTS.

•IS RATHER INFAMOUS IN MERCENARY AND MONSTER-SLAYING CIRCLES - IS KNOWN FOR USING MUNDANE THINGS TO KILL VERY BIG AND VERY DANGEROUS CREATURES. ALONE.

•HE HAS A TENDENCY TO COMPARE HIMSELF, MAKE REFERENCES, AND PRACTICALLY WORSHIP, NIKE - THE GREEK GODDESS OF VICTORY. UNKNOWN TO OTHERS, HE DOES IT AS A TONGUE IN CHEEK REFERENCE TO HIS OWN NAME. IT HELPS THAT THERE'S SOME TRUTH IN THAT HE'S ALWAYS VICTORIOUS - AND PEOPLE RIGHTFULLY ASSUME ITS BECAUSE OF HIS SUCCESS.


Vacation to Alaska!

•THERE'S TWO LITTLE GIRLS OUT THERE THAT ARE HIS. THEY'VE NEVER MET HIM, BUT HE'S SEEN THEM. EVERY TIME HE'S NOT BUSY, HE'S WATCHING OVER THEM AS A MASKED GUARDIAN ANGEL. THEY WILL NEVER MEET THEIR FATHER, SOMETHING THAT HE CHOSE HIMSELF TO KEEP THEM SAFE - BUT THEY'RE VERY WELL OFF. MOST OF HIS MONEY GOES TOWARDS ANONYMOUSLY HELPING THEM OUT, THE REST TO HIS EQUIPMENT.

•THE MYSTERY IS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP HIM AND HIS BLOODLINE SAFE. A GUY LIKE HIM MAKES A LOT OF ENEMIES.

•HE ENJOYS GOING TO REMOTE OR ABANDONED LOCATIONS FOR VACATIONS, AND TAKING PICTURES OF HIM THERE. ALWAYS MASKED, OF COURSE.