Dr. Vringe
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
I created Doctor vringe, many years ago, when I was drawing comics ( poorly drawn comics ) together with my little sister. he is the first ever super villain I came up with. And his story has evolved countless times over the years. It's great fun to be able to Play as him. Since hes very special to me :)
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| Dr. Vringe | |
| Player: @Aprion | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Corruptor |
| Threat Level: | unknown |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Unknown |
| Known Aliases: | Dr. Vringe |
| Species: | Linorean |
| Age: | Aproximately 460 earth years |
| Height: | 8.3 Feet |
| Weight: | 551 Pounds |
| Eye Color: | Cybernetic. Origional color unknown |
| Hair Color: | None |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | None |
| Occupation: | Scientist, Planetary Overlord |
| Place of Birth: | Linore |
| Base of Operations: | Unknown |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Known Relatives: | None |
| Known Powers | |
| See Below | |
| Known Abilities | |
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| Equipment | |
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| No additional information available. | |
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The History of Doctor Vringe
From the journals of Jigria Ondaiya. In order to understand the man known and feared as Doctor Vringe, a bit of history is required to put things in perspective. And that is what I shall provide. Travel with me now, good reader, whatever your species may be. and hear the tale of Dr. Vringe.
The Planet Linore
it all begins in the Kiria system. A binary starsystem just under 400 lightears south east of the galactic core. Orbiting around it's twin pulsars are six planets, of wich two sustain life. It is on one of these planets that the tale of the man who would become the infamous Doctor Vringe, begins. That planet is the planet Linore.
The average linorian looks very much like a human. The only outwardly noticable difference is their skin. Wich ranges in colour from silvery to almost golden. The planet itself is rather unique though. Because of it´s proximity to the two pulsar suns, it´s orbit is rather irregulair. This in turn causes the climates and weather on the planet to shift at a moments notice. One minute it can be a sunny day, the next it´s raining and thundering like it´s the end of the world. Such rough conditions have made the linorians a tough breed.
Despite the harsh conditions, or maybe because of them, Linorian science has developed very fast, in order to come up with better methods of construction, and ways of protecting its people from the elements. Each linorian wears clothing that doubles as an environmental armour. Shielding them from heat, cold, preserving bodyfluids and keeping the bodies core temperature stable.
Linorian science advanced at an alarming pace. The colonised the other planets and moons in their hom system, but the powerfull gravitational pull of the twin pulsars prevented them from venturing beyond their systems edge.
Beyond The Bounds
It was in the year 4539 of the Linorian calendar. one of Linores greatest scientific minds, Doctor Vanz, created a revolutionary new engine that allowed the linorians to set foot beyond their system for the first time. Dr, Vanz was a genius in the fields of Engineering, Cybernetics, and Genetics. His discovery made him famous overnight. Great fleets of ships were refitted with his designs, and plans for the colonization of neighboring systems were drawn up.
As the first exploratory fleets set out to chart the systems around Kiria, Dr. Vanz married the love of his life. A ships captain called Miyania Diamore. Together they led one of the great explorer fleets, And for a time, vanz knew only happyness.
It was shortly after the fleet reached the neighboring calcxana system that they discovered something truely amazing. On the fourth planet of the system, they discovered an ancient civilisation, long extinct. A great ruined city lay at it's heart. And in the center of the city was a temple, virtually untouched by the passing of time. Inside, the fleets explorators found six magnificent Emerald Crystals. Pulsing with multicoloured light. They radiated a gentle unknown energy. A strange quantum signature. It defied all logic, every scientific explanation.
The crystals were returned to the fleet for study. Vanz was the scientist in charge of the research. He named the unknown energy the Quantum Enigma. But was'not to discover the crystals true power untill later. During a period known as the System War.
The System War
As the triumphant explorer fleet re-entered it's home system, they realised something was horribly wrong. The supply station at the systems outer edge was gone. Frozen debries all that remained. They rushed home only to find Linore, and the third exploratory fleet under attack. of the second fleet there was no sign. It seemed the third fleet had run into a warlike neighboring species. And they had taken offense to their intrusion into their system.
The Linorian fleets were build for exploration, not warfare. Their pitifull weapons were ment for destroying asteroids and the like. Not ship to ship combat. The first fleet made a desperate run for the planet. but came under siege the second they got in range of the enemy. Dr Vanz ship took a direct hit, and crashlanded just outside Linores capitol City. Dr, Vanz lost his arm and most of his face in the crash. And his wife, Miyania, the only love of his life, was skewered by a bulkhead support beam. She died in his arms. Calling out to him, crying and pleading to hold her, to save her from the darkness that decended on her, and took her away forever. A part of the good doctor died that day as well.
Details of the war are fragmentary at best. It was somewere during the second week of the siege that the tide turned. Thanks to the crystals the first fleet brought home. As the science team from the first fleet rushed to safety, one of the people carrying the crystals was blown off his feet by an explosion, hit the ground and dropped the casing. The crystal fell out on the ground, and glowed in the light of Linores twin pulsar suns. As the man reached for it, and held it up to the light to see if it was undamaged, it happend.
As he held it up to the light, a beam of bright green energy shot forth from the crystal. Enveloped the man, and transformed him. In that singulair moment, he learned understood the crystals power. All of its energy poured into him. He became a super being. The Quantum Enigma made him a virtual demigod. He stood there transfixed for a moment as a beam from one of the warships in orbit screamed down towards the planet. He looked up, and with a gesture of his hand created an electromagnetic field so powerfull it nullified the energy beam.
One by one the others pulled out the five remaining crystals. Held them up to the brilliant light of the suns, and were transformed as well. Six demigods. Six ultra powerfull beings. Stood amidst the ruins of their home. And roared their anger at their tormentors in orbit.
With the crystals power the enemy was decimated in a day. Driven back beyond the kiria system by the end of the week. And peace returned to Linore before the end of the month. At least for a time.
Rebuilding
With the immediate threat to linore contained, people had ntime tos tudy the crystals that had saved them in detail. it was discovered that the crystals transforming powers were temporary. Lasting roughly a day befor ethe person returned to normal and the energy returned to the crystals. Vanz was one of the leading scientists on the project. but it brought him no joy. The injuries sustained during the war, and the loss of his one true love had left him a bitter angry man.
The horrors of the war made people realise how defenceless they had been. Linorians were not territorial by nature. It never occured to them that others might react with such violence to their presence. many were left in a state of shock. others in a state of perpetual rage and anger. And a great pro militairy movement, most from the remnants of the first and third fleet, called for a retalitory campaign against the agressors. Dr. Vanz was one of the main proponents of the campaign.
But the ruling caste declared it impossible to mount any such campaign. With so much damage done to the fleet. and many people left cripple. They simply Didn't have the resources. But Dr. vanz would have none of it. Using funds raised through his contatcs in the fleets and the scientific community he set about creating ultra sophisticated cybernetic prostetics. allowing the linorians crippled in the conflict to fight again, and then some. And within the space of less than a year, everyone had been fitted with his artificial replacement limbs
But he went further then that. Vanz greatly believed that the only way forward for his people was through purposefull scientific improvement. He proposed the creation of a large scale genetic research and development program to improve the linorian race. His proposal was met by firece resistance from the worlds leaders. They called it a dangerous, misguided pipedream. Vanz was dragged from the government office, howling with uncontrollable fury.
He cursed their spineless attitude. blamed them for the tragedy that had befallen the world. but above all he blamed them for the death of his beloved wife. He would have ended locked up in a mental institution if he had not left the system on the one remaining ship of the first fleet. whos captain was one of the sympathyzers and supporters of his work. taking many of the veterans from the war, most of whom were outfitted with vanz cybernetics with them. They left the kiria system, their destination unknown.
The six crystals were placed inside a great vaut untill they were needed again. and slowly, life returned to normal.
For Life For Love For Revenge
Roughly 5 years passed, and the planet linore rebuild itself. Putting minimal defences in orbit to discourage further agression from their neighbors. Little did they know what the future held in store for them.
It was in linorian year 4546. A normal day for the personel of orbital gunstation Hotel Delta 06. Untill out of nowere thirty battleships appeared and blasted it out of the sky without warning. Within the hour the entire orbital defence system was destroyed. And hundreds of drop pods loaded with combat robots rained down onto the planet surface. Vomiting forth their mechanical contents in a stream of destruction. Another hour passed and the planetairy rulers were rounded up on the great plaza outside the government office, were a single black shuttlecraft touched down.
With a hiss of steam its pressurised hold opend. and out of the gloom of the interior stepped a giant of a man. Clad in an advanced, ornamental battle armor. The faceplate of the suits helmet shaped like a leering skull. Slowly the giant removed his helmet, and revealed the scarred ruination underneath. The leader of the invaders was none other then Doctor Vanz, who now called himself Doctor Vringe. The ancient linorian word for vengeance.
Vringe had continued his genetic improvement program, away from the influence of the government. Once he had the results he wanted, he had imediately put himself through the process. He had grown from a mere 5.2 to a gigantic 8.3 feet. With shoulders like a first class linebacker. he was stronger, faster, more vital then ever before. His mechanical arm had undergone a simulair upgrade. it was bigger, and much more powerfull. With build in tools and weapons.
He slowly walked up to the cowering leaders. And in a voice that rumbled like the deathbell itself, demanded the planets unconditional surrender. And they did.
Rebellion
Vringe forces swept across the globe. Establishing military outposts, weapon installations and training camps everywere. Every able bodied man and woman was to report to these camps. Once there they were subjected to brutal training and mental conditioning. As well as put through a series of medical tests. And ultimately the genetic improvement process. Making them stronger, faster. Able to heal quicker. those that failed to report were rounded up by Vringe forces and shipped to labor camps, were they were put to work building weapons and vehicles.
With fresh reinforcements, the fleet set course to their neighboring systm once more. Bringing with them the promise of Destruction and death. They fell on their old enemies like wolves on a wounded deer. tearing the enemy forces to shreds. Once the enemy fleet had been decimated the ships took up positions around the enemy homeworld. and in a relentless bombardment turned the plantes surface into a molten desert of radioactive glass. when the fleet left the system, not a single lifeform remained.
It was during the weeks afterwards that the first pockets of resistance arose. Most rebels came from the civilian population. Some from the slave labor camps. and a rare few from soldiers whos mental conditioning didn't stick. But the odds against them were staggering, and their chance of survival almost nonexistant. Untill someone was bright enough to remember that their greatest weapons were still lying in wait. The Quantum Enigma Crystals.
Why Vringe never bothered to get the crystals during the opening conflict well never know. But the vault complex had been left alone and intact. a small band of rebels managed to get inside and retrieve the miraculous gems. With their power they took the fight to vringe. they raided his forces. demolished his bases. and rallied hundreds more to the rebels cause.
The Long Flight
vringe was furious and detirmined to take back what he considdered his by right of conquest. while his forces kept the rebellion busy, he began a series of experiments to create his own super powered henchemen. More powerfull even then his geneticly improved forces. Using all power of science and technoligy. he designed a device capable of fusing together specific molecules in order to produce superpowers in a subject.
His mind so clouded by his own success he never even considdered that he could have made an error. Detirmined to be the first and most powerfull superbeing, Vringe used the device on himself. Fusing his moleculair structure with a powerfull nuclear isotope. The result was unprecedented. The fusion was perfect. Once integrated, Vringe became totally immune to every form of radiation. whats more, he became capable of generating any sort of radiogenic or radioactive wavelenght. producing beams and blast of raw energy.
But there were side effect. His body had been modified so completely he could no longer breathe oxygen. Instead he required a constant supply of radioactive gas. the only way to sustain his life, was to seal himself inside his battle armor. Vringe then set out to create his henchemen. Starting with two. The first was his lab assistant. The second a randomly selected girl from one of the labor camps. With each one he made improvements to his device. And soon he had perfected it.
Vringe and his henchemen took to the battlefield personally. Engaging in combat with the crystal users. and slowly gained the upper hand. But each time vringe thought he had them, they eluded capture. HE became obsessed with reclaiming the crystals. believeing that using all six at once would elevate him to godhood. The war raged for almost a decade. slowly but steadily vringe forces eliminated the rebels. untill only the six crystal bearers remained.
Even with their power, fighting a whole planet was a futile effort. So they fled. They stole a spacecraft and fled the kiria system. With vringe forces in hot persuit. Hundreds of planets were destroyed, dozens of stars extinguised. millions of lives snuffed out. As vringe chased them from one corner of the galaxy to another. Untill, at last, they reached earth. Their ship damaged, the six survivers of linore took refuge on earth. hoping to hide among the superbeings of the world.
With their ship out of comission, Vringe knows they can't run. So he is taking his time to track them down once and for all. And claim the Quantum Enigma Power for himself.
Personality
The horrors of war and the loss of his beloved wife have made Vringe a cold and calculating man. Utterly ruthless in his pursuit of power. He believes science is the one true answer to everything, even the answer to conquering death itself. He can be quite reclusive and aloof. When he is not out in the field spreading destruction he is often locked up in the ship laboratory working on something ( usually unpleasant ).
The only person he treats as more then an expandable pawn is his number one hencheman and lab assistant. to whome he can be a friendly, almost fatherly figure that seems to be completely out of place.He is usually slow to anger, but once his wrath is stirred you don't want to be within a hundred miles of him.
Powers Abilities and Equipment
Vringe is a self made superbeing. Even before this he had a brilliant scientific mind. A master craftsman. With a degree in cybernetics, engineering and genetics. He is capable of performing astonishing feats of mathematics without the help of computers.
Vringe has replaced the arm he lost in the Short but brutal system war with a cybernetic prostethic of his own design. The arm is made of an impervium steel core, layered over with myomer fibre muscles and micro hydraulics to provide actuation. The arm includes a modulair tool system that can provide him with just about anything he requires. It also contains a teleport node and homing beacon. The outer armor is made of an Impervium/solidium alloy, laminated with iridium. Making the mechanical limb nearly indestructable. with proper bracing the arm can lift just over 5 tonnes.
Vringe has performed extensive genetic manipulation upon himself. Doubling his bodies muscle mass. Strenghtening his skelletal structure. Increasing his size and raw strenght. Enhancing his senses. He is, in every aspect, superior to Man and Linorian alike. And when clad in his battlesuit, is able to shrug off hits that would slay an ordinairy man outright.
He has fused his moleculair structure with a highly radioactive isotope. making him immune to every form of radiation. As well as exposure to most form of toxic waste. He is capable of generating radioactive and radiogenic wavelenghts of incredible power. wich manifest themselves in the form of beams and blasts of incredible power. As a side effect he can no longer survive on oxygen. equireing instead radioactive gas to breathe. This has effectively confined him to his battlesuit. without wich he would likely die in a matter of hours.
Vringe has many tools, vehicles, troops and equipment at his disposal. Anchored in high orbit around the earth is his flagship, the Ramadamzes. A strike cruiser with a compliment of 1000 troops and 1500 Combat robots. the ship also carries a full squadron of attack craft and ground vehicles for the troops. Whatever Vringe needs he can either get from orbit, or build it on the spot with materials available either locally or from the ship.
While he prefers to take an active role in the search for the Quantum Enigma Crystals, hes not bothered to delegate the work to his five henchemen.
All the tinkering he has done on himself ( if one can call such dangerous experiments mere tinkering ) have extended his lifespan well beyond that of the average linorian. At the present day, Vringe is just about 460 earth years old. And shows no signs of aging.
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