Delimancer
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| The Delimancer | ||||||||||
| Player: @showermonster | ||||||||||
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| "So I swing meat, what of it?" | ||||||||||
| Biographical Data | ||||||||||
| Real Name: | Harold Cosgrove | |||||||||
| Known Aliases: | The Meat Wagon | |||||||||
| Gender: | Male | |||||||||
| Species: | Human | |||||||||
| Ethnicity: | American | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | America | |||||||||
| Base of Operations: | America | |||||||||
| Relatives: | Parents | |||||||||
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| Age: | early Fourties | |||||||||
| Height: | 5'9" | |||||||||
| Weight: | 220lbs | |||||||||
| Eyes: | brown | |||||||||
| Hair: | brown | |||||||||
| Complexion: | slightly aged | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | stocky | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | N/A | |||||||||
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| Identity: | Public to those with a brain | |||||||||
| Years Active: | One | |||||||||
| Citizenship: | American | |||||||||
| Occupation: | Deli owner | |||||||||
| Education: | High School | |||||||||
| Marital Status: | None | |||||||||
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| GLORIOUS MEAT MAGIC | ||||||||||
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| MaekadaBoxSlim created by @Maekada | |||||||||
Contents
History
Making ends Meat
Henry 'Hank' Cosgrove is a third generation American from Massachusetts. Born to two loving parents and the oldest of six siblings, there were many mouths to feed on the salary of a dock worker. At age nine, his mother was forced to take up a job to make ends meet, leaving the young Hank to look after his young siblings. It was at this time he discovered his powers, when he was able to make slabs of balogna appear in the sink. Excited, the boy waited for his parents to return home...
...and was scolded by his father for stealing (and lying about making meat out of nothing): "We are the Cosgroves,boy! Not thieves; and definitely not liars! Now return this meat at once then head straight for your room! We'll see how feel after you have been robbed of your supper!" Confused and hurt, the boy wandered the streets for a few hours before returning home...but he need not worry about going hungry that night, no no. Over the next week days he practiced until finally, on Thanksgiving Day, he entered the living room where his family sat at a near barren table.
"Dad, I am no thief, and I will prove it before your eyes."
And so, with a wave of his hand, a freshly cooked turkey fell to the table with a warm THUMP!. His family was in awe, and from that day forward they never had to worry about food again...in fact, they all gained a fair amount of weight since.
A Clogged Heart
Hank kept his abilities to himself and his family as he grew older, and lived an average life. In high school he fell in love with a young woman named Melissa Fleming, and she in love with him. It seemed like the two were a matched made in heaven...until they went to dinner. Hank had saved up money to take the two to a nice restaurant, but when the waiter began telling the two of the night's specials (duck, if you were wondering), Melissa began speaking of how eating animals was wrong and that she was getting a salad.
Now, for a normal person this might have been only a small matter, but Hank exploded. The broke out into a argument right then and there, screaming at one another before they both left the restaurant...and yes: Hank did not drive her back home. A part of him still loved Melissa, but her hatred for meat- he couldn't handle it. Hank had initially thought about going to college and become a gourmet chef, but the thought of working at a restaurant like the one he brought Melissa to... No, that wouldn't work.
The Delimancer Rises
Time went by and Hank grew older. He worked a few uninteresting jobs to save up money, using his powers only to feed himself. Once he saved up enough, he moved to Millennium City and opened a Deli in Westside, quickly gaining a devoted clientele who sought 'the meat that's out of this world!'. Hank enjoyed his work, but his life felt empty. Some times he would still think about Melissa, and it was on one such occasion he was caught off-guard when a youth came in to rob his store. Looting the cash register, the young criminal dashed for the door when Hank, enraged, extended a hand.
With this gesture, a chain of sausages appeared out of nowhere and ensnared the boy. The criminal strove to escape from his seemingly frail bonds, but found these particular sausages to be as hard as steel. Defeated, the police took the boy away and Hank soon found himself in the news:
'Meat Man makes Mockery of Criminal!'
There was something about reading about himself in the paper that made him think. He enjoyed teaching that criminal a lesson, and his actions DID bring more people to his store...perhaps there was more he could do for his community than stand behind a counter cutting meat. And so, Hank Cosgove took up the name 'The Delimancer' and sought to bring justice to those who would do evil...and maybe get some more business, you never know.
The New Plan
Personality and views
Personality
The Delimancer tends to be blunt in a conversation, and talking to him too much about things that bore him (just about everything) gets him grumpy very quickly. But get him to start talking about meat and you'd best get prepared for a long and one-sided conversation. He takes great pride in his store and will talk on end about every aspect of it: how clean it is, how great his clientele is...It's as if all he is is a man who sells meat. He does not seem to have any hobbies outside his work, other than the fact that he likes to listen to old time Rock N' Roll...usually while working. He has a Television in his apartment (the so called 'Meat Locker'), but all he watches on it is the news and PBS.
His social life, outside of engaging his customers in small talk and talking about their lives, is limited. He does not partake in city activities, does not seem to celebrate any holidays outside of Thanksgiving with his family back in Massachusetts
Views
Powers
The 'Meat Magic
It's unknown just what is the source of the Delimancer's powers. Some believe there is an alternate dimension full of meat that he draws from, others believe he might simply have been born with a lost magical art...
What is known is that the Delimancer can create a variety of meat (and fish, fish counts as meat.)that can or can't be eaten.
The meat that can be eaten is of an excellent quality and can even be prepared to order. While he can fulfill requests for people looking for kosher meat, it's not known if the meat is REALLY Kosher...something he himself admits he does not know.
The meat he uses to fight crime cannot be eaten, do to the fact that it is as tough as steel...the fact it comes with a noxious scent is also unappetizing. If one was able to actually chew on this meat, they would find it to be tasteless and poisonous. He primarily engages in combat with sausages, but has been known to get creative with just what kind of meat he summons including, but not limited to: a hail of popcorn chicken, a giant meatball boulder, or surrounding his fist with ham...Yeah: ham fist.
He has never tried summoning non-meat foods, so it's unknown if his powers extend beyond meat.
Weaknesses
The meat he creates is highly flammable, even the slightest flames will set his meat ablaze. If the type of meat that is lit on fire is incredibly greasy, it also has the tendency to explode violently, sending burning chunks of meat in random directions.
Outside of his abilities, the Delimancer has no combat training or protection.
Other
RP Hooks
Want Meat? His is out of this world! (That sounds wrong but I don't care! >:C)
You from Massachusetts? Maybe you grew up near him?
Heard of the hero group 'The New Plan'? He's in it!
Relations
Heroes
The New Plan: The Delimancer is a member of 'The New Plan'.
Villains
None,at present
Trivia
- May or may not be a closet Sapphire fan.
- Once wanted to be a Businessman when he was a kid...or a luchadore, he never decided.
- His wearing shades (and whole appearance) was inspired by Macho Man Randy Savage.
Public Opinion
Got something to say about The Delimancer? Feel free to put it down here (he might give you a discount if he likes it.)
