| El Vaquero Tecnologico
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| Player: @Rotundo
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| ""In this line of work, a bit of crazy helps!""
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| Biographical Data
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| Real Name:
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Ernesto Gutierrez
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| Known Aliases:
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Ernie
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| Gender:
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Male
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| Species:
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Human
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| Ethnicity:
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Mestizo
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| Place of Birth:
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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Base of Operations:
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Mexico City
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| Relatives:
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Felipe and Sasha Gutierrez, parents; Elicia Suarez, ex-wife; Jose Gutierrez, son.
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| Characteristics
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| Age:
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| Height:
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5'11" (Out of armor), 6'4" (Armored)
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| Weight:
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165 lb. (Out of armor), 250 lb. (Armored)
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| Eyes:
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Green
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| Hair:
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Black
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| Complexion:
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Brown
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| Physical Build:
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Average
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| Physical Features:
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Carefully groomed moustache
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| Status
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| Fame:
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| ██
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██
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██
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██
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██
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██
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██
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██
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██
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National
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| Alignment:
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| LG
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LN
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LE
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| NG
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TN
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NE
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| CG
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CN
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CE
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| Identity:
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Secret
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| Years Active:
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6
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| Citizenship:
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Mexican Citizen
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| Occupation:
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Mechanical Engineer
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| Education:
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Bacehlor's degree
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| Marital Status:
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Divorced
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| Known Powers and Abilities
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| None
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| Equipment and Paraphernalia
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| Pair of high tech revolvers, ammunition, bolas
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| Physical Attributes
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Strength
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Weapon
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Durability
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Armor
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Speed
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Reflexes
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Resistance
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Stamina
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Dexterity
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Agility
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Combat
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Regen
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| Non-Physical Attributes
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Energy
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Psionics
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Telepathy
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Willpower
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Sorcery
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Tech.
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Intel.
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Knowledge
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Charisma
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Bravery
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| MaekadaBoxSlim created by @Maekada
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History
Ernesto was born into a middle class family in Guadalajara, his father a government bureaucrat who worked his way up out of a meager blue collar heritage to a comfortable life. He wanted more for his son and impressed upon him that science and engineering was the real key to the future. Ernesto, a highly imaginative if uncertain boy who had dreams of being a superhero, reluctanly gave up his childish fantasies and, upon finishing high school, enrolled in an engineering college to study Mechanical Engineering. He graduated with a bachelor's degree, though his GPA was average, a fact that his family did not approve of despite their overall support and love - something Ernesto felt despite the warmth.
He went to work for a major power armor manufacturing firm in Mexico City, a firm that supplied government agents and private security firms alike with suits. It was here he met his future wife Elicia in a dance club, and after several years they were married with a son well on the way. Ernesto worked hard but took the time to indulge in his hobbies, and despite his continued efforts to get ahead in the company, he seemed to be finally settling into contentment and forgetting about the self-doubts and stress-induced anxiety. For a while.
A day came when he was quite close to an important promotion that would finally let him into the upper echelons of the company, a move which both his wife and his family encouraged. With his status as the head of the house firm in his mind, it damn near broke him when he learned not only would he not get the promotion, he was being fired as well. His boss made it quite clear that there was no ill-will among anyone, but they needed to start cutting back, and Ernesto just wasn't particularly good - he was okay, but surpassed by many of his co-workers in ability.
Then Elicia announced she wanted a divorce. She had found another, without telling him, and talked a long while about how it wasn't working out between them. The process was long and painful, and he was left with what belongings he had as well as the ability to see his son on the weekends. Just like that, the life he knew was over, and he was just about driven mad. It was while going off the grid and wandering the streets of Mexico City that he came across an attempted mugging - he saved the poor woman, at the cost of landing himself in the hospital. While there, he experienced a feverish revelation: he would take up the call of justice full-time, as he always dreamed. He sold everything else he had, and with his bank account funds built his OWN suit of armor, one that would allow him to stand against nearly any foe. He also learned of the incentives to power-armor owners the government would offer for potential crime-fighters. It was not long before El Vaquero Tecnologico burst onto the scene.
Personality
Vaquero is a flamboyant and exuberant man who always seems to enjoy life as much as possible. He dives headlong into new dangers and challenges and seems to be married to his job as a superhero slash Federal agent of Mexico. Quick with a smile and a laugh and always doing his best to be charming, he is fairly easy to get along with and he does his best to hold no prejudices or carry any sort of grudge. A thrill-seeker, he throws himself into things with a manic energy bordering on the eccentric, and if you ask many of his co-workers, they'll already tell you he IS an eccentric.
He is a lover of science fiction and Westerns, country music, good food and beautiful architecture. He has a deep national pride for his country and particularly for his home city of Guadalajara. The problems Mexico continues to face does weigh heavily on his mind, and at times he feels his efforts are mere drops of water in a vast ocean. His biggest weakness, perhaps, is a fragile ego due to the misfortunes of his past, and he absolutely detests people that look down on him. He always insists that Ernesto Gutierrez is merely a chapter in his past; today he is El Vaquero Tecnologico, and he hopes he will still be that in the future.
Vaquero's bolas can lasso up a bad guy quick.
Combat and Powers
Though lacking powers of his own, Vaquero fights crime with a customized power armor resembling the gunslingers of the Westerns he loves so much, which he has dubbed 'Desperado'. The power armor, besides boosting his physical strength, endurance and ability to take hits, is equipped with a shoulder-mounted minigun, a standard model found in most ballistics models. The suit also houses small rockets in the chest cavity as well as twin 9mm submachine gauntlet guns. The armor also houses several throwing lassos to tie up opponents.
As far as external weaponry, Vaquero uses a pair of high-tech revolvers based on the Taurus Raging Bull models, able to store .44, .45 or higher rounds as well as rubber or shock-rounds for less-than-lethal operations. They are stored in a pair of holsters on his belt. Vaquero also carries smoke grenades for quick escapes if recieving too much heat.
On the defensive side, the Desperado is equipped with an energy shield with an automatic activation system when Vaquero is being fired on; in addition to this, Ernesto has installed a custom kinetic-energy manipulation engine within the suit that gives his bullets and missiles extra punching power, as well as redirecting the kinetic force experienced when physical projectiles or melee weapons strike him, lowering the overall damage taken to the suit. Naturally, it is overall better suited against ballistic or explosive weaponry - high tech energy weapons are his main weak point.
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