Viper
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| The Viper | |
| Player: @In-Betweener | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Mastermind |
| Threat Level: | 30 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Elias Burke |
| Known Aliases: | The Viper |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 29 |
| Height: | 6'0" |
| Weight: | 198 |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Former Hitman |
| Place of Birth: | New York City, NY |
| Base of Operations: | same |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Location Unknown |
| Known Powers | |
| None | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Infallible aim, athletic | |
| Equipment | |
| Assortment of firearms including heavily modified Desert Eagle .50s | |
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Affiliations
Personality
No-nonsense and calculating when on the job, good natured at other times.
Powers
Being entirely human, The Viper has no powers per se, relying on his quick wits, deadly aim, and personal agility.
Thugs
Pistols, Dual Wield, Empty Clips
Traps
Web Grenade, Caltrops, Triage Beacon, Seeker Drones
Fighting
Boxing, Tough, Weave
Super Jump
Combat Jumping, Superjump, Acrobatics
Fitness
Hurdle, Health, Stamina
Medicine
Aid Other, Aid Self
Power Pool 2
Abilities
Elias Burke has no powers, no super-powerful gadgets, and no magical weapons to help him. He relies entirely on his wits and his guns. Uncannily staying a step ahead of his pursuers. When he stops shooting, you didn't hit him, he's just reloading.
Weaknesses and Limitations
Being completely human he is bound by the restrictions of the frail human form. Shoot him in the head and he dies, cut off an arm and it remains gone. He stays alive by staying one step in front of the bullets.
Equipment
pair of modified Desert Eagle .50s, Designer clothes and Sunglasses, Assorted weapons modified for specific purposes.
Character History
Elias Burke was born in the bad side of New York City. His family disappeared one day and he became the property of a Yakuza boss named Matsuo Tanaka. He was trained to kill to repay his parents' debt to him and accepted the jobs, hoping one day to buy his own freedom. Somewhere along the way though he was partnered with another killer in much the same position as he was. Shin Lao, who they called the Ghost, was an incredible sniper and they worked together for many jobs, Elias eventually buying her freedom, at the cost of falling deeper in debt to Boss Tanaka. One job, he refused to kill another gang leader that would have upset the tenuous balance of the neighborhood and the Boss hired professionals to kill him. Barely surviving, with a trio of bullet wounds in his chest, he clawed his way back from the dead to have his vengeance, killing Boss Tanaka and most of his hirelings with the help of Shin Lao and NYPD detective Lenny Skinner.
After the affair, not even Detective Skinner, who turned in dozens of cops on the take in the process of the job, couldn't stop the police from issuing a warrant for Elias' arrest after the explosions and collateral damage done with the demolition of Boss Tanaka's compound. Elias and Shin Lao, now romantically involved, fled NYC and wound up in the Rogue Isles, where they ran from both Police and Matsuo Tanaka's son Gao. Recently, a botched attempt on Elias' life killed Shin Lao, and he's turned grim and hard, his focus razor sharp on one goal, killing Gao and ending the threat to him and those around him
Trivia
The Viper is my oldest rpg character, spanning several games, finally settling here with the release of the Thugs MM set. He has no pets, true to his character, relying on his guns and reflexes to keep him alive, with varying degrees of success at times.
The Viper is completely slotted with IO sets, making it feasible to run as a petless Mastermind, but still very very human.
