Spike. Villain/Enforcer [VoD]

[bootmobile]

SPIKE

Derek Rilley
Ht. / Wt.: 6'6" / 350lb
Hair/Eyes: Bald / Milky White
Species: Mutant

Int: 2
Str: 5
Agi: 3
Spd: 3
Dur: 5

(abilities cost = 14w, 2r)

ACTIONS

Close Combat - 4
(Str bonus)

Ranged Combat - 6
~Throwing
~Spines

Social Skills - 1
~Intimidation

Footbal - 4
(Agility bonus)

Spines - 3
~Based off of Force Blast
~Ranged 4
~3x Damage
~Can be combined with Rnaged or Close Combat (paid +5 Levels for this)
~Can't be improved by lines.

(actions cost = 23w, 1r)

MODIFIERS

Toughness [+4]

Targeting [+2]

Healing Factor

(modifiers cost = 16w)

CHALLENGES

Mutant (3w)

Non-Human Appearance (3w)

Gruff, Ant-Social, Mean (2w)

Frequent Uncontrolled Violent Rages (4w)

Dead Broke (2w)


At age 17 Derek was the image of the popular high school quarterback. He had tons of friends and girlfriends. This was improtant to him. He was the leader of his clique and everyone noticed him in the hallways. This was important to him. Coming from a small town and a less than modern family he was an intolerant young man. He and his friends were known for picking on kids for being gay, geeky, or "weird". Derek once beat a 14-year-old he thought might be a "mutie" so bad the kid spent the night in the hospital.

So when Derek turned 18 and his own mutant abilities emerged, he did not take it well. The fact that part of his mutation took the form of large, sharp, jagged spines and barbs running down his arms from his shoulder down to the backs of his hands. This wasn't the only change to his appearance either, all his body hair fell out, his eyes turned milky white and he gained considerable bulk. He now superhuman strength, stamina and healing. He grew tough and resilient. These changes also resulted in certain hormone imbalances that left him edgy, willful and given to violent rages.

His family and friends were horrified by the change and rejected him. When the local police tried to arrest him after an incident involving him hurting his girlfriend, Derek killed one of the officers when he launched one of his spines for the first time. Derek fled his home town and soon ended up in the slums of a large city.

He lived on the streets as a petty theif and mugger for nearl 6 months until he was caught up in a battle between a villain named Boar and the SHIELD agents trying to apprehend Boar. Together Boar and Derek slaughtered the SHIELD agents. Afterward Boar took Derek under his wing and together they soon formed Villains on Demand, a mercenary group of super villains. As Spike Derek is one of the deadliest and most ruthless foes your heroes may face.

[psistrike]

Like the character,good take on a villain who most likely hates what he's become.One note though is that in the Guide to the X-Men(Don't know if you have it yourself) there is a Modifier called Bone Weapons.The bone weapons you create can be thrown/used as weapons,add stones to both Close and Ranged Combat, do not count as a weapon modifier for Close Combat,and the stones from them are like any other Modifier acting as free stones from the General Pool instead of requiring you to spend Energy on them.Sorry can't tell you any more otherwise I would be breaking the law by putting up something in print online without the permission of the publisher.

[bootmobile]

Actually I do have the X-Men book but I do admit it never occurred to me to use the bone weapons modifier. This character's stats came together as I made them and bone weapons is, conceptually, distinct from the spines idea, though the effects are very similar.

Looking at bone weapons, a +3 is 7w. 2x damage is 4w, so I guess 3x damage would be +8w, making +3 w/3x damage 15w, exactly what I paid for the spines action I made. When things work out that well it gives me real confidence in the system.

I still think I'll keep it as is. I like the better range of the spines action over that for thrown weapons (4 vs. 2). Plus the reason why I made it an action instead of a modifier in the first place was I thought it would be too good as a modifier.

Oh, and thanks for the complimentary comments.

[ds]

As a note, good idea combing x3 damage with can combine with another action. I've been working on a way to make x3 useful as something other than a finishing move...

[justice]

You did this guy very well. I love his backround and the point balance is wonderful! He makes up a good teammate for sabertooth. He is really effective to say the least.