Siege-Engine
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Metal Monolith with a Heart of Gold | |
| Siege-Engine | |
| Player: Grimsbane | |
| Origin: | Tech |
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| Archetype: | Tanker |
| Security Level: | Security level 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Confidential |
| Known Aliases: | none |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 24 |
| Height: | 6ft 7 |
| Weight: | 300lbs |
| Eye Color: | green |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Americian |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Place of Birth: | Paragon City,Rhode Island |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Bud Briggs (father, deceased), Mary Briggs, aka "Marylyne The Mighty" (mother, deceased), Amy Briggs (sister,deceased), Bud Briggs Jr. (brother,deceased), Kathy and Kendra Briggs (sisters, both deceased), Brad Briggs (brother,deceased), Hank Briggs (brother, deceased) |
| Known Powers | |
| Superstrength and Invul (Thru his armor) | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Mechanic and inventor | |
| Equipment | |
| Siege Engine Armor | |
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"This hero was built not made"
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It runs in the family
Bud Briggs was always a Mr. Fixit. He has been fixing cars,planes and other vehicles for a long time. He would work hours and hours a day. His knack with machines didn't go unnoticed by the heroes of Paragon City."Briggs Garage" for 2 decades was a hub of the vehicle minded hero.Bud would fix or upgrade anything.One day changed Bud's life. That day is when Marylyne the Mighty walked into the garage. She was a minor heroine but she was larger than the average woman and well muscled to boot. She wanted a larger motorcycle so she could get to crimes faster. What she got was one of cupid's arrows in her heart. Mary and Bud fell for each other. After a two month courtship the two were married. Mary quit being a hero to be a mom. The years past and the Briggs family grew..Four sons and three daughters. The youngest being Owen. All of the Briggs children seemed to pick up the mechanic gene of their father but only Owen seemed to get the size from his mother. He was already 6ft in fifth grade. This caused a lot of teasing from Owen's classmates. "They are just scared of people that are different,son." Bud put a hand on his youngest son's shoulder "One day they will understand." The Briggs was one big happy family.
Growing up
Owen had a happy family life. He was loved and taught the family business by his father. His brothers and sisters teased but really loved their "little" brother. Owen in high school was a recluse. He tended to stay away from people except in autoshop. Owen's gift with machines was a godsend. He never lacked a partner in autoshop. Dating in high school for Owen..well there wasn't any. Owen had a shyness,especially around women. He will stutter or try to get by with as little talking as posible. Owen finished high school and was getting ready to go to college in Steel Canyon. Then the Rikiti invaded.
Invasion
When alien warships filled the skies of Paragon,Bud Briggs looked up and said "There goes the neighborhood." The Rikiti wasnt good neighbors.Bud and his family saw the aliens killing and destroying the city they love. Bud got the family in the garage. "Looks like Paragon is taking a pounding..We can stay in this garage or help...what do you say?" The family all agreed to help where they could. The fighting in Paragon was intense. The Briggs was getting wounded heroes and people to aid centers in Kings row. Owen was out picking up a couple wounded heroes when he saw the blast from the warship's main canon. The King's Row aid center was vaporized. Owen sped up and arrived to see what he feared. There was nothing left..Owen was last of his family alive. Owen fell to his knees...and wished he was dead as well. Owen never drank before..he did that night. When he woke up in the garage..His pain wasn't gone.
Beer and Sympathy
The funeral for The Briggs family was attended by some the heroes of Paragon City. Owen was there in a ill-fitting suit. Owen was hung over. The two weeks after his family's death, Owen was drunk about every night. After the funeral, Owen was headed to the nearest bar. He walked in Kings Row for about 15 minutes. Owen saw a car load of Skulls roll up on this woman and start harassing her. Owen lowered his head and walked by..until he heard her scream. The pain..anger and fury that had built up in him for two weeks exploded. He grabbed a 2x4 and went mad. The Skulls sped away and the woman was half thankful and half scared. Owen dropped the 2x4 and walked away..Owen didn't get drunk that night...He had work to do.
Back In Business
Three days later...A greasy faced Owen came out to see the sunrise.His father's words echoed in Owen's mind,"Boy, there aint a feeling in the world knowing the job you did is the best you could." The Armor wasn't the most sleek or fashonable but it worked. The first suit of armor was mostly salvage from various villain groups that came from some his hero friends,Ion Boosters from a down sky skift and Mega servos from a council mech man. To be honest, He looked like a robot from a bad 1950's sci fi movie. Owen found that the armor could tear thru just about anything. Iron and concrete walls had been better made of cardboard. One of the paragon times reporters commented "This new hero took down the walls of the lab like a Siege Engine" He liked the name..and The Siege-Engine was born.
New friends,New Armor
Owen had been doing well for himself. The garage was doing good business and his hero career was a success so far. One night in Pocket D Owen was having a Paragon Ale when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked and there stood Kara Nova and Epic Man. They were recruiting for Freedom Force and heard about Owen's talents with machines. Well Owen agreed. The real reason was kinda a crush on Kara Nova back when she was Katie McCloud...He remembered her when her CD was out. Owen settled in as Freedom Force's resident gear-head. The Force jet is still a work in progress. Owen took the time to upgrade his armor. He found a way , with the help of Epic man and CHEETO(A small and somewhat nervous robot), to bond Impervium to Titanium. It was not as strong as pure Imprevium but it is rather resistant to damage. He also upgraded the Servos and Ion Boosters so the armor's strength limit is raised to where he can military press 5 tons.
Moving on,Moving Out
Owen came to a crossroads. What was he meant for? Where did he need to be? Owen,in his heart, felt that Freedom Force wasn't the place for him. They was a well formed team before he got there and kinda felt in the way. Owen placed his Freedom Force badge on the lab table he had used and walked away. He wish he could have told Kara but she was away. "Hell...she won't even notice I am gone" He remarked as he walked out of the base. CHEETO was left on the table was well..They gave CHEETO to him..wasn't right to keep him. His radio scanner buzzed in his ear, The aliens have returned to Kings Row. His teeth clinched "Not again...No Not Again!" as the teleporter phased him to The Row... his home.
Love and Loss
Owen was happy. He was dating Theresa Kazzsmo, Doc's daughter. He found a woman that he thought understood him. Labal didn't like this one bit so he set out to break Owen and Theresa up... he suceeded. Labal won her heart and Owen was crushed ,again. His last words to Theresa was " I have people to save" and he walked away. Owen Briggs died at 12:34am. He was trying to take down a Rikiti ship on his own. Owen's armor was blown apart and scattered like litter on the ground of War-zone.
The Other Side
Owen wasn't dead which was a shock to him. He was transported to an alternate world where the Circle of Thorns ruled. He saw that the people of this side suffered more than the normal suffering he saw back home. Owen constructed another set of armor...The Siege Engine once again rose and fought to protect the people of Paragon City. 4 years pasted,, Owen grew older and wiser and more patient. The resistance had now almost taken the city back from the Circle of Thorns. During a battle one of the mages cast a spell to transport Siege Engine to their pocket plane, so they can finally have him out of the way. The Spell kinda worked.... it sent Owen back to his world. He was home..sorta.
There and back again
Owen's return to his world was greeted with mixed feelings. He had his fill of fighting and still helped heroes when they needed something fixed or invented. The Siege Engine armor was shut down and placed in a case in his garage. Owen was retired...or so he thought.
Personality
Owen is a nice guy. He doesn't judge people on look or background. He is still shy around women but he isn't afraid to stand up for what he believes in. He doesn't get drunk anymore but will have a few. He loves to talk cars. He still runs the garage and repairs cars. He is currently working on the 45 Desoto him and his father used to work on. He is a nice guy but Owen has a temper. It takes a lot to anger Owen but when he is mad..he tends to not think things through.
Owen's shyness and low self esteem comes from not being able to save his family and his large size. Jinks is trying to jar Owen out of this but Owen's guilt over being the last Briggs is a strong foe to face.
Friends and Allies
Kara Nova : She is one of the leaders of Freedom Force . Owen has a massive crush on her. He keeps his feelings in check and tries to keep his sentences short with her and to the point so he can hide it. If there is someone Owen would take a rocket in the chest for it is her.
Mercy.Killing : This large alien is kinda a kindred spirit. He is a villain but that doesn't matter to Owen. The fact Mercy is just as alone as Owen is that kindred spark. Owen knows one day they may face off and he isn't looking forward to it. In Owen's mind.. He wants to help Mercy see he can be a hero and a damn good one..Rikti eating aside.
Dr.Kazz: The robotic inventor and villain. Kazz and Owen are often seen debating being human at Pocket D. This is another villain that Owen thinks he can make see the light of day. Owen has often told him " Don't be afraid to help folks Doc..you might just like it."
High Jinks: Owen thinks that Jinks thinks he is a joke. Then again everything is a joke to Jinks. Owen in a funny way wants to prove to Jinks he has the right stuff. Jinks is a fellow inventor and sometimes Owen designs new weapons for him.
Gold Meteor: Gold is a friend. He has thought about asking her out but she is (in Owens mind) out of reach for a poor gear-head like him. She has flirted and teased him along with Mercy about his slip up about him liking her. Owen was kinda red faced about what happened. This report was the result of that.
Crey field report from Medic Rogers dated 3/6/08
"Sir, I have heard of the hero code named Siege-Engine. I do not know what happened but this super assaulted at least 3 Cryo tank units,4 elite agents and myself with Medic Thomas. There was no stopping him... He went through us like bowling pins. I suggest to up his threat level to 4. I also request two Crisis Units to protect medical staff in case this armored being is on the streets of Brickstown"
The Siege-Engine Armor
The armor is large and bulky. The titanium/imprevium armor is hard to damage. Owen has taken the worst the Council and The Sky Raiders have tossed at him. The only chink in the armor is that it has little or no defense verses psi powers. Owen can't seem to lick this problem.
His strength is powered by mega-servos and ion boosters. These two are a linked system. The ion boosters power the servos. Owen can divert more power to the servos from the boosters. More power he can divert..stronger he is.
The sensors he has can give him good night vision and also radar.
The on board computer can do three things. He can access radio and Sat signals,jam radar and also link into computers. Owen isn't a hacker but the computer helps him..a lot.
This incarnation of the suit has an anti-grav field and rocket boots for flight. He flies like a mack truck..but he is getting the hang of it.
