Post by gothfather on Sept 11, 2003 14:38:49 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]DANTE[/shadow]
Angelo Dante
(Built on 35 points)
ABILITIES
Int - 5 (i)
Str - 1
Agl - 2
Spd - 2
Drb - 2
Health: 2
Energy: 10
ACTIONS
Mesmerism: 5
-Illusions
-Control Others
-Generate Pain by Touch
-Possess Others
Social Skills: 6
-Criminal Circles
-High Society
-Low Society
-Mutant Culture
-Occult Culture
Close Combat: 1
-Sucker Punch
Ranged Combat: 1
-Hand Gun
Wealth: 2
Team Affiliation: H4H L.A.
CHALLENGES
Cannot Enter Churches (2)
Known Criminal Past (3)
BACKGROUND: Angelo Dante was always a small kid. Skinny and sickly since birth, Angelo had a tough time of it. Brought up in an Italian family living in Boston, Angelo was looked down upon by both his two older brothers and his father. During his junior-high years, Angelo, tired of being picked on and bullied at school AND at home, began studying hypnotism and other metaphysical lore. It didn't take him long to get the hang of basic mind tricks and the power of suggestion. He started assembling a flock of "friends" in his school and soon began running a small "delivery" service around town.
After years of refining his skills of both mundany subterfuge and mesmerism, he came to the attention of a powerful crime lord and was offered an advisort posistion within his cartel. Not bad for being the runt of the family. However, his luck didn't last long, as that same cartel was taken down shortly after and Angelo was convicted of aiding in the vast criminal network.
Now, after serving 5 years in prison, he finds himself working for Jenifer Walters' new company, H4H. While Jenifer doesn't trust Angelo much, she knows that running a team of professional supers, WITH mutants no less, will need someone VERY skilled in spinning both the media AND the law.
The odd thing about Dante is his refusal to enter a church. Raised Cathlic, Dante knows EXACTLY how witchcraft is veiw by the church and does not enter them for fear of some holy reprisal. He knows his abilities are based in hypnotism and psychology, but he can't help but feel that there is something...else to it all. After all, it's one thing to convince someone to do you a favor. It's another to make them think their arm is on fire...without even having to SAY anything anymore. Although still fighting with it, he's realizing that his ability is passing from simple mind tricks to true occultism.
Dante is rarely in the field with the team. His role is that of gathering information and resources for the mission. This is sometimes hampered by his criminal record, but it's nothing his vast expertise in "social engineering" can't handle. He's taken a shine to Tory, the creator of Freight Train, and does everything he can to make sure no one takes advantage of the girls lack of worldly experience. He and Raptor, on the other hand, have a running feud due to his lack of real-world interation. She sees him as the antithesis of what a man should be. This of course touches on his childhood trauma so he retaliates when needed. Their feud hasn't endangered a mission or the rest of the team...yet.
Angelo Dante
(Built on 35 points)
ABILITIES
Int - 5 (i)
Str - 1
Agl - 2
Spd - 2
Drb - 2
Health: 2
Energy: 10
ACTIONS
Mesmerism: 5
-Illusions
-Control Others
-Generate Pain by Touch
-Possess Others
Social Skills: 6
-Criminal Circles
-High Society
-Low Society
-Mutant Culture
-Occult Culture
Close Combat: 1
-Sucker Punch
Ranged Combat: 1
-Hand Gun
Wealth: 2
Team Affiliation: H4H L.A.
CHALLENGES
Cannot Enter Churches (2)
Known Criminal Past (3)
BACKGROUND: Angelo Dante was always a small kid. Skinny and sickly since birth, Angelo had a tough time of it. Brought up in an Italian family living in Boston, Angelo was looked down upon by both his two older brothers and his father. During his junior-high years, Angelo, tired of being picked on and bullied at school AND at home, began studying hypnotism and other metaphysical lore. It didn't take him long to get the hang of basic mind tricks and the power of suggestion. He started assembling a flock of "friends" in his school and soon began running a small "delivery" service around town.
After years of refining his skills of both mundany subterfuge and mesmerism, he came to the attention of a powerful crime lord and was offered an advisort posistion within his cartel. Not bad for being the runt of the family. However, his luck didn't last long, as that same cartel was taken down shortly after and Angelo was convicted of aiding in the vast criminal network.
Now, after serving 5 years in prison, he finds himself working for Jenifer Walters' new company, H4H. While Jenifer doesn't trust Angelo much, she knows that running a team of professional supers, WITH mutants no less, will need someone VERY skilled in spinning both the media AND the law.
The odd thing about Dante is his refusal to enter a church. Raised Cathlic, Dante knows EXACTLY how witchcraft is veiw by the church and does not enter them for fear of some holy reprisal. He knows his abilities are based in hypnotism and psychology, but he can't help but feel that there is something...else to it all. After all, it's one thing to convince someone to do you a favor. It's another to make them think their arm is on fire...without even having to SAY anything anymore. Although still fighting with it, he's realizing that his ability is passing from simple mind tricks to true occultism.
Dante is rarely in the field with the team. His role is that of gathering information and resources for the mission. This is sometimes hampered by his criminal record, but it's nothing his vast expertise in "social engineering" can't handle. He's taken a shine to Tory, the creator of Freight Train, and does everything he can to make sure no one takes advantage of the girls lack of worldly experience. He and Raptor, on the other hand, have a running feud due to his lack of real-world interation. She sees him as the antithesis of what a man should be. This of course touches on his childhood trauma so he retaliates when needed. Their feud hasn't endangered a mission or the rest of the team...yet.