Individuals

Arachne (unknown)

Powers/Abilities: Chains and Poisons/venoms

Occupation: Evil-Scientist working for VIPER

Likes: Experimentation, Finding new 'test subjects'

Hates: False hypothesis, When people mess with her operation/spoil her tests

Info: Dante left her for dead, but since then has received clues that she might have survived. She was the one who took Abby's eyesight. She is the one individual that they would both like to get their hands on. However, Dante/Punchline would be less lenient with what punishment he felt she deserved.

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Eris (Kimi Yu)

Powers/Abilities: Darkness and Chaos

Occupation:Goddess of Discord with a tiwst

Likes: Messing up lives and creating choas

Hates:

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Raven (Poe Allen)

Powers/Abilities:

Occupation: Hero

Likes: 'justice' a.k.a. Being a pretentious prick

Hates: Murder, Rape, Destruction, Punchline

Info: Raven is a hero that sees things in black and white. To him Punchline is every bit of the villain the media says he is and nothing with change his mind about that.

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Organizations

VIPER

Info: Venomous Imperial Party of the Eternal Reptile, or VIPER for short, can trace its roots back to a time before Atlantis. In the mid-nineteenth century, a society of explorers called the Unholy Order of the Grand Reptile became fascinated with a West African cult that worshiped the snake-god Nama. The Unholy Order had disappeared for a time, only to reappear during times of great wars, when the chance to aid governments and pursue their own secret agendas would present itself.

After World War II, the grandchildren of the original members of the Unholy Order, thirty of them to be precise, decided to reestablish the Order and it is believed that during their initial meeting that the great snake-god himself Nama instructed the thirty to build a new nest in a modern world. The Thirty Founders, took an oath to never betray the other founders or the organization itself and as reward for this oath, they were marked with the sign of the Serpent and thus became VIPER. (from CO-Wiki)

Why he hates them: They are the group that kidnapped Eva to trade her to the Circle of the Scarlet Moon. They are also the group that is responsible for Abby's blindness. He sees them as a general blight on the face of Westside.

What he does about it: He goes out of his way to put a cramp in their Millennium City. His main targets are all on Westside. After planning out a 'raid' he will go in and kill every member of VIPER he can, release any hostages, and then blew up the building to make sure that they don't move back in.

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The Circle of the Scarlet Moon

Info: A secret mystical organizations. Founded by French aristocrats it was almost snuffed out during the French Revolution. However, it found a new life in Frances American Colonies. For awhile the organizations was very weak. However, recently they have started to come into their own. The Circle has underlying influence through out both Europe and North America. With their evil rites and dark ambitions they cause many in the magic world dread.

Why he hates them: They are the ones that ended up with Eva. He doesn't like that they are willing to harm children to get what they want. Their dark magic gives him the creeps.

What he does about it: Though they don't appear much in Millennium City, he will go after them if he finds out that they will be in town. However, they are super secretive and it is rare he will hear anything about them. In addition there is the problem in that he is weaker against magic because he doesn't really understand it and finds them a more difficult target than VIPER.

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PSI

Info: PSI was once led by Sebastian Poe, a scientist who worked on a serum that induced and enhanced psychic powers. To be sure, he tested it out on him and his infant son, Kevin (without his wife's knowledge). After a while, he met the accountant, Madeline Bruner, who found out what he was up to. She seduced him, making him inject her with the serum, marry her, and break up with his wife, who took their infant son with her.

As Madeline was married to Poe, she owned half of all Poe's companies. She made him create a group of powerful psionics, who eventually took over the Scarlatti mob organization, as well as a key VIPER nest in Baltimore. They were called PSI. Eventually PSI was taken over by Psimon. (From CO Wiki)

Why he hates them: They have shown interest in Abby. Even though she has refused any offers from them, he knows how aggressive they can be in going after what/who they want.

What he does about it: Not much unless they are threatening Abby or him at any given moment.

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Millennium City Police Department

Info: Millenium Cities finest. The men in blue and the many departments that are connected. They are good for the city, but very bad for a wanted man.

Why he hates them: He really has nothing against the police, but he is a wanted man. He hates that he has been labeled a villain when he is just trying to help. However, he knows that it isn't really the polices fault.

What he does about it:When he is out as Punchline he tries to avoid them the best he can. He won't hurt an officer unless he is under threat of violence himself. Even then he probably wouldn't shoot to kill.

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In The News

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  Millennium City News - March 13, 2013

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  Millennium City News - Tuesday, June 18 , 2013

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  Millennium City News - Monday, July 1 , 2013

Soundtrack

1. "Infra-Red" - Placebo

2. "Sirens" - Elefant

3. "Not Your Fault" - Awolnation

4. "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People

5. "Destroy Everything You Touch" - Ladytorn

6. "Incinerate" - Sonic Youth

7. "Float" - Flogging Molly

8. "Trigger Happy Hands" - Placebo (language warning)

9. "One More Murder" - Better Than Ezra

10. "Youth Without Youth" - Metric

11. "Military Fashion Show" - Chaos All Stars (And One cover)

12. "Accelerate" - Colony 5

13. "The Wrong Side" - Abney Park

14. "Uprising" - Muse

15. "In This Together" - Apoptygma Berzerk

16. "A View to a Kill" - Duran Duran

17. "Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett

18. "Drunken Lullabies" - Flogging Molly

19. "Please Don't Leave Me" - P!nk

20. "Scorch the Ground" - Seabound

21. "Africa" - Toto (inside joke >.>)

Tropes

Appearance

Fingerless Gloves - Perhaps it would be smarter for Punchline to wear gloves that hid his fingers. A fingerprint clue could ruin his day, but he likes the way the trigger feels against his finger. It makes him feel like he has more control. Plus, he kind of like the way they look.

Fun T-shirt - Dante loves fun and Ironic T-shirts. It amuses him to wear a shirt with a bomb on it when no one else gets the joke but him.

Hell Bent for Leather - Most of Punchline's outfit is leather. Much of it, however, isn't black. He does like the way it looks, but the main reason he wears leather is that it provides more padding than cloth, and is easier to maneuver in than metal. It is the pragmatic choice.

Spiky Hair - His hair is a faux-hawk. Don't ask him how much time it takes to get his hair perfect.

Good Scars, Evil Scars, Every Scar has a Story - He does have scars and each one has its own story. Not all the stories are all that impressive and he has been known to like more than once about where they came from. Luckily they are all slightly sexy scars and his wife digs them.

Personality

Really Gets Around, The Charmer - He really is a flirtatious charmer and when he's single he really does get around. He likes sex. There isn't much more to it. He knows how to get it. He's can be an ass, but he's a suave ass. At the moment he doesn't sleep around. He's a married man and off the table, but that doesn't stop him from looking when his wife isn't around. He just isn't allowed to touch.

Hot Blooded, Fighting Irish - He really is hot blooded and easy to offend. His temper can be set off over the slightest thing. This doesn't always work out well for him. Most of the time he will stay and fight. However, he will back off if he feels like a fight is going to cost him more than it is worth.

Cluster F Bomb, Precision F-Strike - Though he is extremely intelligent he still has a vocabulary that would make any old fashioned grandmother want to wash his mouth out with soap.

Crazy Jealous Guy - It doesn't take much to set him off and to strike up a fight with Abby. Any inkling he has that she may be unfaithful is a trigger, even though most of the time the proof is as thin as tissue paper. Usually it has to do with males she's spending 'too much time with' or rumors that the media picks up on. As of yet she's always been faithful to him and she doesn't understand why he doesn't trust her. It all boils down to the fact he is afraid that he's not good enough for her and that she will realize that. In addition to that he knows that he's had unfaithful moments when he felt that their relationship was 'off'.

There are No Therapists - Dante has a few issues. It is clear to most people who know him. Yes, he comes across has a nice guy, but he has a screw loose. It isn't that he's never seen a therapist for his unbalanced nature, but at the moment he isn't. He doesn't want to and doesn't really think he needs one. It isn't helping things in his case.

Morality and Philosophy

Chaotic Neutral - Mentally he is chaotic and doesn't care much for the law. He won't directly interfere with the police in them doing their job, but he sure as hell is not going to help them either. He doesn't think they do a very good job. Innocent people get sold up the creek all the time, while the guilty walk free. It is madness to him. Though he wants to do good, he knows that he isn't. He will do things that no good person would do in order to get the job done that he has set out for himself.

Never Hurt an Innocent - Punchline/Dante tries very hard to never to hurt an innocent person. Not that anyone is truly innocent, but he will let go anyone who isn't a target or a clear threat. There are several kidnapped scientist who would tell you he saved them. However, he isn't always sucessful in keeping unintended targets out of the crossfire. He will tell you that 99 - 98% of all the people he's killed were bad. That 1 -2% margin of innocents wasn't good enough for his wife, so she trails behind after him to help eliminate that margin of error.

Pay Evil Unto Evil - He doesn't agree with most heroes philosophy of letting the law deal with criminals. He's seen the law fail too many times to see it as being effective. Therefor the only way he see to deal with the situation is to snuff out the problem. A dead enemy (hopefully) won't come back for you and they sure as hell don't end back up on the streets to hurt innocent people.

Leave No Witnesses - He normally will leave no witnesses. If he is on a roll he will kill everyone he views as a threat no matter how much they plead with him or what their reasons for living are. He frankly doesn't give a f***. However, going along with the 'Never Hurt an Innocent' rule, he will let any captives of his targets go.

Greying Morality - He will never claim to be a hero, but he also doesn't think he is the villain that the press is painting him to be. He is a shade of grey. He sees most people this way. He doubts that any hero is nearly as snowy white as they claim to be. He has his vices and flaws and isn't always ashamed of them.

Combat and Skills

Improbable Aiming Skills - Practice and mathematical skills have given him extremely accurate skills with guns. He hardly ever misses a shot.

Impressive Pyrotechnics - KA-BOOM! The one way to make sure that your enemies don't move back in and set up shop in their hideout again is to blow the place up. If you are going to do a job, do it right.

Awesomeness By Analysis - Most of his skill comes from his intelligence and knowing the physics, mathematics, and chemistry behind what he does.

Smart People Play Chess - He is rather good at chess and it is one of the only things he has in common with his father-in-law. This leads to being one of the only actives they ever do together. It usually turns into a battle of egos in their dislike for each other.

Quirks

Fearless Fool - There is very little that he actually is afraid of. Purple Gang? not a chance. VIPER? nope. DEMON? Not really. It doesn't matter who he is up against he has too much bravado to fear for his own skin. He has complete faith in himself. The only thing he really fears is the loss of people that he loves. Thinking of a world without Abby makes him possessive of her.

Cigarette of Anxiety - He used to smoke and whenever Abby leaves he relapses back into the old habit. She won't date him if she feels like she's kissing an ashtray. However, when he gets really super nervous or worried he still has a cigarette to calm his nerves.

I need a F***ing Drink - Yeah, he drinks. When he is pissed off or upset he drinks even more. He can hold his alcohol pretty well, but that doesn't mean that he hasn't gotten sloppy stupid drunk before. There have been mornings where he woke up not to be able to recall the night before or remember the name of the girl next to him in bed (or even at times where he picked her up at).

All Men are Perverts - He looks. He likes to look. It isn't something he would deny. When he's single he might even try to touch. However, at the moment he holds back and only occasionally eye humps passing hotties.

Background and Events

Abusive Parent - Dante's father beat his boys whenever the disappointed him. His excuse was that they needed to learn how to take the pain that life would give them. There were times when this reasoning was the truth. Ilia Mironov was ex-Spetsnaz and wanted to make sure that his boys would know how to take and give a beating. In Dante's mind this was just another stage of his training. He holds no ill feelings against his father. Abby, having telepathically relived some of these events, isn't so sure Dante should be grateful. She thinks it might have messed him up more than it helped him.

Child Prodigy - From a very young age it was clear that Dante had stellar math and science skills. He took interest in both subjects from the start. His other skills were about average. However, he was already taking High School math and science classes while still in Elementary school.

Student and Master Team, Training from Hell - His maternal grandfather was an ex-solider in the IRA. He'd left Ireland because as much as he loved his country, he loved his wife more. His grandmother had begged to move for the safety of the children. The old man became a master and trained Dante in munitions and demolition. His grandfather loved that he had someone to pass his 'skills' on to and was proud of his grandson, but that didn't mean that the training was easy. He made sure to push Dante as much as possible. The harder his test, the more Dante was determined to succeed.

Young Gun- His Kill count didn't grow very quickly, but he fist killed when he was less then 10. It wasn't something he planned on and he was almost too young to understand the implications of what he'd done. Since then he tried to do good with his guns. Over time killing became second nature...but only if the person was too bad to let live.

Boy Meets Girl, Rescue Romance - It was a Sunny day in September when Dante met Abby. There had been an explosion and he pulled her out of the way of getting trampled by panicked civilians. It was an instant attraction for both of them. More so for her. He was her hero. Of course, she didn't know at the time that he's been the one to blow up the building that put her in harms way in the first place. Their friendship and romance was planted then and grew over the next few years.

Bar Brawl - Yeah, he's been in a few of those...

Justified Criminal - Not all of his criminal activities have been due to his efforts to rid Westside of VIPER. There have been some rough times where he ran drugs to settle a debt and sold drugs to pay the rent. Neither are things he is proud of, but he feels like he did what he needed to do.

Hero with Bad Publicity - Recently the press has switched from calling him a vigilante (which he is) to labeling him a villain. It is a little insulting since all he is trying to do is help. Perhaps he doesn't use the normal 'approved' methods of fighting VIPER, but he sees them as a huge plague on Westside. The city is really better without them. He feels that he's doing a service to his neighborhood.

Character and Motivations

Well Intentioned Extremist - So maybe killing every VIPER in a warehouse and then blowing up the building isn't exactly normal. It is a little extreme and makes property owners in Westside cringe. However, his intentions are good at heart.

Vigilante Man - Most of the Gangs in Westside he can forgive. He knows how rough it can be growing up there and that some people feel like the don't have any other choice. He can be forgiving of them and almost always lets them slide. However, if he feels like someone is threatening his neighborhood (mostly VIPER at the moment) he will take them out with extreme prejudice. He is going to protect the Westside.

Declaration of Protection, Protectorate - Many of the gangs will help cover for him because they know he is trying to protect Westside as a whole...and not like any of those crappy better-than-thou heroes, either. He is one of them. He has claimed stake in protecting Westside. He has also promised in private to always protect Abby/Rhapsody and to never leave her behind.

Because I'm Good at It - He does what he does simply because he's really good at it. A gun feels like an extension of his arm at times. It feels good. And he feels that if he's good at it and can help that it would be a crime to sit on his hands and do nothing.

Relationships

Big Brother Instinct - Three out of four of his brothers and sisters are younger than he is. He is very protective of all of them. If you mess with any of his younger siblings there could be hell to pay. He is especially protective of Eva, seeing as how she is the baby of the family.

Abby/Rhapsody

Devoted to you, Marry for Love - Though he has had a wild and promiscuous past he is completely in love with his wife and devoted to her. Despite his volatile moods she seems to stick right there with him and has been forgiving of his transgressions. He really doesn't know how he got so lucky. While she is in his life (and he views her as his) he will not stray.

Insatiable Newlyweds, Making Love in All the Wrong places - They have been married for about a year and a half, but they still can't keep their hands off of each other. When she's away he feels like an addict going through withdraw. She's his crack and he keeps wanting another hit.

Psychic Link - Dante is far from being psychic, but his wife is a talented telepath. She has set up a mind link between the two of them. It allows her to speak telepathically with her. It is still a little odd for him, but he trust her.

Possessions

Cool Bike - His bike is a 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa. Abby gave it to him for his 19th birthday. His bike is one of his 'babies'. He has worked with one of his cousins to modify her. The handle grips are finger print sensitive and start the engine by his touch...and only his touch. The front tire locks at a slight angle so that the bike will only go in circles if someone tries to roll it off. When she's off he has a silent alarm to let him know if she is being tampered with. There have been defense modifications added mostly to keep her from being stolen. Anyone trying to dismantle or hijack his bike without the proper protocol will receive a nasty electric shock. As foolish as it may seem he riders her as both Dante and Punchline. The only difference is that he has a fake license plate to put over the real one when he goes out as Punchiline. It reads Ka-BOOM.

Gun Porn - He has a gun safe in their closet that is packed full of guns. However, the most common ones he uses are listed above under his Equipment section. His pistol is named Judy.

Profession

Mad Mathematician - He can get a little overzealous and sucked into his equations at times. They are like great riddles he is trying to solve. Even when he isn't working on mathematical solutions he can be a bit...unbalanced.

Unscrupulous Hero - He doesn't really view himself as a hero, but he does acknowledge he is only trying to do some good. He is an anti-hero. He will do what it takes to get the job done. He knows that some blood with probably be shed, some lives lost, but it is all for the betterment of the human race. Who will really miss some VIPER assholes anyway?

RP Hooks

• Dante went to Westside High HighSchool until for freshman and sophomore year. Maybe you remember him from there.

• For the next few years of his life he was locked up in Miskatonic Psychiatric Hospital. I doubt anyone wants to remember him from there, but I won't stop you.

• He used to deal drugs. >.> Not any more.

• He is commonly seen around Westside and the pubs there.

• Dante was also a student at MCU in the Math department. Perhaps you went to school with him or have had him as a lab partner in a science course.

• he used to work at the Jimbo's Vids down the street from the Westside prison. Maybe you've stopped in to get a movie before.

Trivia

IC: Punchline

• He first appeared as Punchline in the summer of 2011, but he was active before that without a name/disguise. Fortunately for him no one other than his wife and mother have figured that out.

• He wears clown face paint to hide his identity. Surprisingly no one else can tell (Besides Abby and his Ma).

• He gets mad when you call his face paint make-up.

• He choice the name Punchline because he felt like life is one big joke and it needs a Punchline to have it make scene.

• He works alone...mostly.

• Most of his targets are on Westside, but he will stray to anywhere else in Millenium City if it is called for.

• His #1 target is always VIPER.

• His outfit is designed to give a nod to all the gangs in Westside. Purple patches - the new Purple gang. Red patches - Dragons. Black leather - Cobra lords. Face paint - Maniacs. His boots are like the black ace's.

• There are various opinions on Punchline. The media has dubbed him a villain. However, most people who live in Westside would say he is a hero there or at least recognize what he is trying to do.

• He was a wanted man. However, even with a reward offered most citizens of Westside wouldn't give him up even if they could find out anything about him.
  • He was arrested in June of 2013.
  • However, he was bailed out by a black-ops section of Until. He is their bitch now.

• When he is Punchline his license plate reads "KA-Boom"

IC: Dante

• He wasn't able to finish High School at Westside High because he was caught and tried for criminal activity.

• He was found not guilty of most of the crimes due to lack of solid proof, but was found guilty of conspiracy. Due to him clearly having an issue of knowing right from wrong he was sentenced to Miskatonic Psychiatric Hospital instead of prison.

• He finished his GED while at MPH.

• He is married to Abby Wade.

• Dante is currently a third year student at MCU. His major is Applied Mathematics and his minor is Chemistry. However, he is thinking about switching it to a double major.
  • Can't finish at this time due to his agreement with UNTIL.

• He will go to about any lengths to keep his loved ones safe.

OOC

• The idea for him came from a dream I had about Rhapsody. He kind of took on a life of his own and isn't nearly as psychotic as he was in the dream. Over all I like the way he turned out.

• Live action casting choice: Zachary Quinto (but open to other suggestions)

Graffiti Wall

"It doesn't matter what the world says about you, moy dorogoy, you will always be my hero." ~ Rhapsody

"He's my hero, too. So, you, like, have to share and stuff, Rhapsody! He's one of the best older brothers a girl could have. I would think he was an even better brother if he, you know, got me a car for by birthday. Hint. Hint." ~ Eva

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