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| − | There are no better words to describe Tony Barker. He's got no drive, no ambitions save for maybe having dinner later in the evening and no interest in anything but getting through the day and with a drink in hand. He cares only for keeping himself entertained and happy, which isn't very difficult to do considering his deplorably low standards. Cup noodles and a golden Sci-Fi oldie is a perfect evening for him, though sometimes he heads outside to fill his social quota. When he drinks, it's either beer, shots or bloody mary, depending on how drunk or | + | There are no better words to describe Tony Barker. He's got no drive, no ambitions save for maybe having dinner later in the evening and no interest in anything but getting through the day and with a drink in hand. He cares only for keeping himself entertained and happy, which isn't very difficult to do considering his deplorably low standards. Cup noodles and a golden Sci-Fi oldie is a perfect evening for him, though sometimes he heads outside to fill his social quota. When he drinks, it's either beer, shots or bloody mary, depending on how drunk or hungover he is. |
| − | The guy has little to no cares in the world and lives as if tomorrow is never gonna come around. Due to his Immortality, he's also completely reckless and careless with anything he does, easily managing to sustain injuries that'd kill a normal on a daily basis, even when he's not playing Superhero. | + | The guy has little to no cares in the world and lives as if tomorrow is never gonna come around. Due to his Immortality, he's also become completely reckless and careless with anything he does, easily managing to sustain injuries that'd kill a normal on a daily basis, even when he's not playing Superhero. Phone socket not working? Better check it with a fork. |
Still, the guy is relatively pleasant and altruistic, and the few friends he's got know they can depend on him when push comes to shove. He'll forget to return the screwdriver he borrowed for weeks, sure, and you can never expect him to pay you back for that lunch he owes you, but if you're ever stuck out in the cold because your girlfriend locked you out then he'll drop what he's got to pick you up without any questions asked. He's by no means antisocial, sloppy or selfish, generally going out just to hang or have a good time. He won't remember your birthday, but he'll buy the drinks when you bring it up. | Still, the guy is relatively pleasant and altruistic, and the few friends he's got know they can depend on him when push comes to shove. He'll forget to return the screwdriver he borrowed for weeks, sure, and you can never expect him to pay you back for that lunch he owes you, but if you're ever stuck out in the cold because your girlfriend locked you out then he'll drop what he's got to pick you up without any questions asked. He's by no means antisocial, sloppy or selfish, generally going out just to hang or have a good time. He won't remember your birthday, but he'll buy the drinks when you bring it up. | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 26 August 2015
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Contents
Origins
Early Life
Tony was born on April 1st, which basically cemented his role in this world as a joke and walking cautionary tale. The middle child, his older brother was a diligent and hardworking ace student and his younger sister was a gifted musician who played the Piano at age 5. Tony? Tony didn't do nothing to stand out, he was ever so painfully average in school, up until high school. Then, his grades plummeted and he got caught time and again for minor offenses. No amount of encouragement or counseling did anything to make him a better person. When he flunked out of College at age 18, his parents had had enough of his slacker attitude and put forth an ultimatum: Either shape up or ship out. Tony didn't shape up, so he found himself in a shitty apartment complex in Westside, Millenium City, that he found through a stoner friend and a dead-end job as a shop clerk at a nearby Slushie bar. Seven years later, he's still stuck there and hasn't made "Employee of the Month" even once.
Current Events
Then he died. Walked home from work when a steel beam from construction work came loose and landed on top of him. He was dead alright, until they dug him up at least. Except for the copious amount of blood splashed around, he walked out of it fine as a summer's morning, completely unharmed. Despite his objections about missing his shows, he was taken to Mercy Hospital. Tests were done and soon enough it was determined that he was a Metahuman with incredible powers: Regeneration and even better, Immortality. Far as they could tell, Tony just wasn't able to die.
With this knowledge, Tony retreated home to do...
Absolutely nothing. Sure, he no longer had to worry about looking twice when crossing the street, and could just take a shortcut from the Balcony instead of walking down seven stories of stairs in the morning. That's the extent of Tony Barker's imagination, alright. And for a while, that seemed to be the end of it. Then, his landlady got word of his supposed immortality. A very religious woman, she was dead certain he had been given a second chance by the lord himself, and that it was Tony's solemn duty to use his "powers" for good and to keep Westside safe from harm. Tony didn't want to. Tony was given the ultimatum of either putting on a mask, or find a new apartment willing to take him in with his track record.
With no real option other than to comply, the world saw the rise of a new hero, Deadbeat!
And he just wants to get done with this so he can catch the latest episode of Citizen Commando on Channel 8.
Personal File
Personality
Lazy sod.
There are no better words to describe Tony Barker. He's got no drive, no ambitions save for maybe having dinner later in the evening and no interest in anything but getting through the day and with a drink in hand. He cares only for keeping himself entertained and happy, which isn't very difficult to do considering his deplorably low standards. Cup noodles and a golden Sci-Fi oldie is a perfect evening for him, though sometimes he heads outside to fill his social quota. When he drinks, it's either beer, shots or bloody mary, depending on how drunk or hungover he is.
The guy has little to no cares in the world and lives as if tomorrow is never gonna come around. Due to his Immortality, he's also become completely reckless and careless with anything he does, easily managing to sustain injuries that'd kill a normal on a daily basis, even when he's not playing Superhero. Phone socket not working? Better check it with a fork.
Still, the guy is relatively pleasant and altruistic, and the few friends he's got know they can depend on him when push comes to shove. He'll forget to return the screwdriver he borrowed for weeks, sure, and you can never expect him to pay you back for that lunch he owes you, but if you're ever stuck out in the cold because your girlfriend locked you out then he'll drop what he's got to pick you up without any questions asked. He's by no means antisocial, sloppy or selfish, generally going out just to hang or have a good time. He won't remember your birthday, but he'll buy the drinks when you bring it up.
Powers and Abilities
Immortality
Exactly what it says on the tin. Tony is effectively immortal, type IV. Where he to be killed, he'll simply come back to life again as soon as all eyes are off him. Normally really powerful, it doesn't really do much for a slacker like Tony.
Regeneration
As if the immortality wasn't enough, Tony's also got an incredible healing factor that makes him almost impossibly difficult to actually put down. The healing factor quickly closes most wounds and even regenerates lost tissue at rapid rates, regrowing limbs and patching up chunks of meat in seconds. Even severing the head isn't a surefire way to actually kill Deadbeat.
Street Brawling
While having no formal Martial training, Tony's picked up a lot of tricks and cheats while fighting the gangs on the streets of Westside. He can throw a mean left hook and has a nasty Haymaker that can send most grown men to La-la-land, though he excels at using makeshift weapons to dispatch his foes, such as his personal favorite: The Crowbar. He always carries one with him, but has been known to use all manners of things as weapons such as baseball bats, lead pipes, bicycle chains, traffic cones, garbage can lids, 2x4's and frying pans. He's not a graceful fighter, but he gets the job done. Eventually. After several retries.
Weaknesses
Not-so-Competent
While not completely incompetent, Tony is by no means a spectacular fighter. It'd be by the grace of luck or surprise that he'd ever land a decisive hit against a trained enemy. He only knows how to throw punches and swing objects without finesse, being both predictable and unable to tap into his full potential. And the worst part? He doesn't really care wether this is the case or not.
Reckless
Tony can't die. He has no reason to be cautious or considerate, he just needs to find who he needs to take down and keep hitting them til they do. And he usually gets shot, stabbed, sliced and burned several times over in the process. This complete disregard for his own safety severaly hampers his ability to fight and makes him much less of a threat than what he could potentially be.
Affiliations
Allies
Juanita Esmeralda Sanchez y Chavez - His Landlady and driving force behind Deadbeat's heroic career. She holds his contract hostage and fixes up his suit. Her hubby has fixed up an old motorcycle and on her orders given it a paint-job to befit Deadbeat. She calls it the Skullface and it's what Deadbeat gets to ride around town on. No, it's not a Harley.
