Post by Lepa on Feb 22, 2018 23:46:50 GMT -8
[ Ammo Clan outfit | Cross Corps gear ]
Name: Jack Baumer
Aliases: Crossfire (Ammo Clan nickname) / Sin (Cross Corps codename)
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Human
Date of birth: 19XX
Quote: "You think I'll go down that easy?! Think again, sh*thead!"
Home: Aster City
Alliance: Cross Corps; formerly Ammo Clan (Chaotic Neutral)
Family: ?
Friends: Ammo Clan: Aedan Devitt, Switch, Omega Reload, Demarcus King, Casey Calhoun; Cross Corps: Ven, Col
Rivals: Ammo Clan
Enemies: ?
Likes: Fighting, drinking, large dogs
Dislikes: Sentimentality, Ven Pierce, snakes
Relationship: He was part of Devitt's inner circle in Ammo Clan, getting along particularly well with X-Caliber. Though he left the gang on good terms, he hasn't kept in touch with them lately. He's found comradery with the two other mercenaries in his Cross Corps team unit. He highly values close bonds between himself and friends he's grown to trust.
Personality: He has an intimidating aura of smugness - at least, for most people's first impressions of him. He's generally not very social, but highly values those close to him, sticking to an inner circle fo friends. When around others he's comfortable with, he's pretty laid back and amiable. Underneath the surface, however, he's usually itching to pick a fight. While these fights are usually for fun, he's also rather quick to anger and won't hesitate to attack people who provoke him. His rashness also extends to anything he thinks sounds fun or dangerous - in fact, he's almost always the first to jump at the opportunity. He also tends to ignore or scoff at sappy/sentimental things, though part of this is him repressing his own emotional pain from the past.
Powers:
Hand to Hand Combat:
Like many others of Ammo Clan, Jack was never professionally trained: he simply learned how to fight through scuffles on the street. His style is very rough and unrefined - especially when compared to the likes of Aedan Devitt or Casey Calhoun. Jack's way of fighting is probably best described as bar fighting, garbage wrestling, or simply... "pain." If not fighting friends for fun, he usually aims to inflict as much pain as possible on his foes - even if it means pulling off dangerous stunts that harm himself in the process. This unpredictable, breakneck style makes up for his lack of raw power, though the method has also trained him to have surprising stamina, endurance and a high pain tolerance.
Jack also enjoys using random objects or weapons in matches, unlike most members of Ammo Clan. Though not proficient with any specific weapon, he's learned to utilize a wide range of objects for pragmatic use. Much of this often applied to him fighting on the streets, however.
Missing Eye/Cybernetic Eye:
Because he lacks an eye, he naturally has poor depth perception and thus has trouble aiming for and attacking targets if they're not within grabbing range. He makes up for this by fighting in a berserker style, attacking around him in a wide range to increase the chances of hitting his foes. Of course, this means attacking anyone in his area, including allies, fitting with his nickname "Crossfire."
After joining Cross Corps, Jack was given a cybernetic eye to replace his missing one, restoring his depth perception, though his vision in said eye isn't quite the same. (This hasn't stopped him from using his high risk berserker style, much to Cross Corps' annoyance.) In addition to restoring some form of vision, Jack's cybernetic eye also grants him several visual tools for strategical use, with some examples including a targeting system, calculating a creature or vehicle's current speed, or even pinpointing the identity of a target. (However, the last one requires the person's information to be logged in Cross Corps' database. Otherwise, the eye will simply give a vague estimate from appearance, such as "Asian Male in 20s.") In spite of these tools, the cybernetic eye is also subject to electrical interference and can be short circuited or blocked from working. Cross Corps can also remotely shut down Jack's cybernetic eye.
Crimson Wildfire:
Jack's power that allows him to wield red flames. They're used to amplify his physical attacks. Like Aedan Devitt and Casey Calhoun, Jack was not born with this power, and instead gained it through a magical ritual. As with all others who obtained their fire power from a certain magical ritual, Jack's abilities are more difficult to use if he's drenched in water. While he can still activate them, it's still a bit difficult to start up until he dries off.
Jack has trained his use of this power enough to be capable of releasing a burst of flames. These flames will harm those immediately within grabbing range, as well as release an energy burst that can harm and knock down targets within 5 to 10 feet of him. However, he expends quite a bit of energy to execute this flame burst - which happens to harm himself, as well. Although he could theoretically spam these flame bursts, he usually limits himself - otherwise, he would quickly wear himself down and succumb to fatigue in the middle of a fight.
History:
The result of a one night stand, Jack was left in a large foster home for orphaned children. Though he grew into a young troublemaker with a reputation for rough housing, he was generally fun loving and never meant any ill will. Around his early teens, a new kid about his age arrived at the home: Noah Lopez, a shy bookworm who seemed to have come from an upper middle class family. Though the others picked on Noah, Jack stuck up for him, deciding that Noah was now his adopted brother. If anyone messed with Noah, Jack threatened, then that means they would be messing with Jack. Knowing Jack didn't make any idle threats (and also hit the hardest), the others eased up on Noah.
From then on, Jack made an effort to hang out with Noah. Though the two were different, Jack learned a thing or two from Noah's well of knowledge, while Noah learned how to better protect and stand up for himself. The boys grew close and often got into trouble together, though Jack would usually take the blame. Unfortunately, this closeness was so great that, in order to stay together, the two would go out of their way to avoid getting adopted. Or rather, they made sure Noah wouldn't get adopted; Jack knew no one wanted a troublemaker like him, and the chances of a family adopting them together seemed impossible. Because of this, the boys would always plot pranks to turn people away in order for both of them to stay together.
One day, however, Jack woke up to find Noah missing. Finding his friend's room empty, he rushed out just in time to find that Noah was leaving with a new family; he had been adopted in secret (from Jack, at least) and was scheduled to leave early in the morning. Noah tried to explain himself, but Jack refused to listen; he was hurt that his friend was planning on leaving without so much of a goodbye. Angry and betrayed, Jack tried to lash out at Noah, but the foster home's caretaker caught up, holding Jack back. As Noah's family quickly left the scene, Jack barked out his parting words at his once brother: an angry, voice cracking "have a nice life."
Dejected, Jack's attitude grew bitter and foul, though he mostly kept to himself. In spite of this, he managed to somehow get adopted that same year; unfortunately, it was by a pair of scheming con artists who only took in a kid as a means of minimizing taxes. Annoyed with his circumstances, Jack frequently skipped school (dropping out at 16) and spent most of his time picking fights on the streets. It was during this time that he one day ended up fighting Aedan Devitt, who immediately took interest in Jack. Inviting him to join Ammo Clan, a suspicious Jack took up the offer.
Jack remained hesitant to interact with others in the gang, and instead did his best to push others away. Devitt asserted that his attitude wasn't what Ammo Clan was about, and decided to encourage Jack with a couple of competitive fights against each other. After embracing the thrill of combat, Jack quickly felt more at home, coming to realize that Ammo Clan helped him relive his younger days in the foster home. From then on, his attitude once again relaxed and allowed himself to once again open up to others. He eventually eased into Devitt's inner circle of friends, becoming one of the more renowned members of the gang, "Crossfire."
He had ditched his adopted family at this point and took to living in the building where Ammo Clan met. During his time in the gang, he became known as the reckless one. Unfortunately, this led him to fighting fellow member Ven Pierce, a notable cheater capable of spitting acidic venom. Expecting to put the cheater in his place, the Ven ended up spitting acid directly into Jack's eye. After hospital treatment, the gang later found out Jack's eye was permanently blinded, resulting in Devitt growing angry (a rare feat) and kicking Ven out of the gang. Jack struggled to adapt to his new handicap, growing hostile to his friends out of suspecting their pity, but he managed to accept it over time. When he attempted the magical fire ritual, he ended up losing the eye completely, granting him fire powers in return. Excited by his new abilities, Jack found himself enjoying life again - and he spent every day of it surrounded by friends.
When Devitt went missing, Jack's first reaction was to assume the worst of Devitt: that he had up and abandoned the gang for selfish reasons. Though angry at the possibility, Jack did his best to hide his emotion, refusing to re-live what he felt when Noah abandoned him. Thankfully, the pain was eased by the fact that the others shared the pain of Devitt's absence; especially when their ideas of what might've happened were far more sympathetic than Jack's.
It was around this time that Jack had also gotten an offer to join an organization called Cross Corps. They had scouted him and his fighting ability, appealing to him with a message that was something along the lines of "If you join us, you can continue what you're doing and even kill people and get paid for it." Though Jack refused to be the one to abandon his friends, perhaps Devitt going missing was a sign for him to move on. Deciding to gamble his fate, Jack, along with the rest of Devitt's inner circle, decided to determine the gang's new leader through a fight. When Casey Calhoun won the right, Jack took it as his time to leave. He wished Casey good luck and left to join Cross Corps.
At Cross Corps, he was given a cybernetic eye, the codename "Sin," and was assigned to a unit with two other members, "Col" and "Ven" (much to his annoyance at the latter's codename.) Now a hired mercenary, Jack found that he had fantastic synergy with his two squadmates, allowing the three to become a fearsome force called the "Cerberus Unit." He currently lives in Cross Corps' headquarters, executing missions for taking people in... or sometimes taking them out.
Anything else:
- Jack lived in the same orphanage as Izzack O'Connor and was vaguely acquainted with him.
- Unbeknownst to anyone, Jack is also Izzack's cousin. (His biological father, Hal O'Connor, is an... avid womanizer.)
- Jack's nickname, Sin, was taken from the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. His squadmate's codenames Col and Ven were taken from Pensicola, Florida, and Davenport, Iowa.
- Ammo Clan once had a stray German Shepherd named Cujo; Jack bonded with it extremely well, making him rather fond of dogs. (Especially large ones.)
- Jack swears a lot, so a lot of his dialogue will be replaced with fun symbols lol
Name: Jack Baumer
Aliases: Crossfire (Ammo Clan nickname) / Sin (Cross Corps codename)
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Human
Date of birth: 19XX
Quote: "You think I'll go down that easy?! Think again, sh*thead!"
Home: Aster City
Alliance: Cross Corps; formerly Ammo Clan (Chaotic Neutral)
Family: ?
Friends: Ammo Clan: Aedan Devitt, Switch, Omega Reload, Demarcus King, Casey Calhoun; Cross Corps: Ven, Col
Rivals: Ammo Clan
Enemies: ?
Likes: Fighting, drinking, large dogs
Dislikes: Sentimentality, Ven Pierce, snakes
Relationship: He was part of Devitt's inner circle in Ammo Clan, getting along particularly well with X-Caliber. Though he left the gang on good terms, he hasn't kept in touch with them lately. He's found comradery with the two other mercenaries in his Cross Corps team unit. He highly values close bonds between himself and friends he's grown to trust.
Personality: He has an intimidating aura of smugness - at least, for most people's first impressions of him. He's generally not very social, but highly values those close to him, sticking to an inner circle fo friends. When around others he's comfortable with, he's pretty laid back and amiable. Underneath the surface, however, he's usually itching to pick a fight. While these fights are usually for fun, he's also rather quick to anger and won't hesitate to attack people who provoke him. His rashness also extends to anything he thinks sounds fun or dangerous - in fact, he's almost always the first to jump at the opportunity. He also tends to ignore or scoff at sappy/sentimental things, though part of this is him repressing his own emotional pain from the past.
Powers:
Hand to Hand Combat:
Like many others of Ammo Clan, Jack was never professionally trained: he simply learned how to fight through scuffles on the street. His style is very rough and unrefined - especially when compared to the likes of Aedan Devitt or Casey Calhoun. Jack's way of fighting is probably best described as bar fighting, garbage wrestling, or simply... "pain." If not fighting friends for fun, he usually aims to inflict as much pain as possible on his foes - even if it means pulling off dangerous stunts that harm himself in the process. This unpredictable, breakneck style makes up for his lack of raw power, though the method has also trained him to have surprising stamina, endurance and a high pain tolerance.
Jack also enjoys using random objects or weapons in matches, unlike most members of Ammo Clan. Though not proficient with any specific weapon, he's learned to utilize a wide range of objects for pragmatic use. Much of this often applied to him fighting on the streets, however.
Missing Eye/Cybernetic Eye:
Because he lacks an eye, he naturally has poor depth perception and thus has trouble aiming for and attacking targets if they're not within grabbing range. He makes up for this by fighting in a berserker style, attacking around him in a wide range to increase the chances of hitting his foes. Of course, this means attacking anyone in his area, including allies, fitting with his nickname "Crossfire."
After joining Cross Corps, Jack was given a cybernetic eye to replace his missing one, restoring his depth perception, though his vision in said eye isn't quite the same. (This hasn't stopped him from using his high risk berserker style, much to Cross Corps' annoyance.) In addition to restoring some form of vision, Jack's cybernetic eye also grants him several visual tools for strategical use, with some examples including a targeting system, calculating a creature or vehicle's current speed, or even pinpointing the identity of a target. (However, the last one requires the person's information to be logged in Cross Corps' database. Otherwise, the eye will simply give a vague estimate from appearance, such as "Asian Male in 20s.") In spite of these tools, the cybernetic eye is also subject to electrical interference and can be short circuited or blocked from working. Cross Corps can also remotely shut down Jack's cybernetic eye.
Crimson Wildfire:
Jack's power that allows him to wield red flames. They're used to amplify his physical attacks. Like Aedan Devitt and Casey Calhoun, Jack was not born with this power, and instead gained it through a magical ritual. As with all others who obtained their fire power from a certain magical ritual, Jack's abilities are more difficult to use if he's drenched in water. While he can still activate them, it's still a bit difficult to start up until he dries off.
Jack has trained his use of this power enough to be capable of releasing a burst of flames. These flames will harm those immediately within grabbing range, as well as release an energy burst that can harm and knock down targets within 5 to 10 feet of him. However, he expends quite a bit of energy to execute this flame burst - which happens to harm himself, as well. Although he could theoretically spam these flame bursts, he usually limits himself - otherwise, he would quickly wear himself down and succumb to fatigue in the middle of a fight.
History:
The result of a one night stand, Jack was left in a large foster home for orphaned children. Though he grew into a young troublemaker with a reputation for rough housing, he was generally fun loving and never meant any ill will. Around his early teens, a new kid about his age arrived at the home: Noah Lopez, a shy bookworm who seemed to have come from an upper middle class family. Though the others picked on Noah, Jack stuck up for him, deciding that Noah was now his adopted brother. If anyone messed with Noah, Jack threatened, then that means they would be messing with Jack. Knowing Jack didn't make any idle threats (and also hit the hardest), the others eased up on Noah.
From then on, Jack made an effort to hang out with Noah. Though the two were different, Jack learned a thing or two from Noah's well of knowledge, while Noah learned how to better protect and stand up for himself. The boys grew close and often got into trouble together, though Jack would usually take the blame. Unfortunately, this closeness was so great that, in order to stay together, the two would go out of their way to avoid getting adopted. Or rather, they made sure Noah wouldn't get adopted; Jack knew no one wanted a troublemaker like him, and the chances of a family adopting them together seemed impossible. Because of this, the boys would always plot pranks to turn people away in order for both of them to stay together.
One day, however, Jack woke up to find Noah missing. Finding his friend's room empty, he rushed out just in time to find that Noah was leaving with a new family; he had been adopted in secret (from Jack, at least) and was scheduled to leave early in the morning. Noah tried to explain himself, but Jack refused to listen; he was hurt that his friend was planning on leaving without so much of a goodbye. Angry and betrayed, Jack tried to lash out at Noah, but the foster home's caretaker caught up, holding Jack back. As Noah's family quickly left the scene, Jack barked out his parting words at his once brother: an angry, voice cracking "have a nice life."
Dejected, Jack's attitude grew bitter and foul, though he mostly kept to himself. In spite of this, he managed to somehow get adopted that same year; unfortunately, it was by a pair of scheming con artists who only took in a kid as a means of minimizing taxes. Annoyed with his circumstances, Jack frequently skipped school (dropping out at 16) and spent most of his time picking fights on the streets. It was during this time that he one day ended up fighting Aedan Devitt, who immediately took interest in Jack. Inviting him to join Ammo Clan, a suspicious Jack took up the offer.
Jack remained hesitant to interact with others in the gang, and instead did his best to push others away. Devitt asserted that his attitude wasn't what Ammo Clan was about, and decided to encourage Jack with a couple of competitive fights against each other. After embracing the thrill of combat, Jack quickly felt more at home, coming to realize that Ammo Clan helped him relive his younger days in the foster home. From then on, his attitude once again relaxed and allowed himself to once again open up to others. He eventually eased into Devitt's inner circle of friends, becoming one of the more renowned members of the gang, "Crossfire."
He had ditched his adopted family at this point and took to living in the building where Ammo Clan met. During his time in the gang, he became known as the reckless one. Unfortunately, this led him to fighting fellow member Ven Pierce, a notable cheater capable of spitting acidic venom. Expecting to put the cheater in his place, the Ven ended up spitting acid directly into Jack's eye. After hospital treatment, the gang later found out Jack's eye was permanently blinded, resulting in Devitt growing angry (a rare feat) and kicking Ven out of the gang. Jack struggled to adapt to his new handicap, growing hostile to his friends out of suspecting their pity, but he managed to accept it over time. When he attempted the magical fire ritual, he ended up losing the eye completely, granting him fire powers in return. Excited by his new abilities, Jack found himself enjoying life again - and he spent every day of it surrounded by friends.
When Devitt went missing, Jack's first reaction was to assume the worst of Devitt: that he had up and abandoned the gang for selfish reasons. Though angry at the possibility, Jack did his best to hide his emotion, refusing to re-live what he felt when Noah abandoned him. Thankfully, the pain was eased by the fact that the others shared the pain of Devitt's absence; especially when their ideas of what might've happened were far more sympathetic than Jack's.
It was around this time that Jack had also gotten an offer to join an organization called Cross Corps. They had scouted him and his fighting ability, appealing to him with a message that was something along the lines of "If you join us, you can continue what you're doing and even kill people and get paid for it." Though Jack refused to be the one to abandon his friends, perhaps Devitt going missing was a sign for him to move on. Deciding to gamble his fate, Jack, along with the rest of Devitt's inner circle, decided to determine the gang's new leader through a fight. When Casey Calhoun won the right, Jack took it as his time to leave. He wished Casey good luck and left to join Cross Corps.
At Cross Corps, he was given a cybernetic eye, the codename "Sin," and was assigned to a unit with two other members, "Col" and "Ven" (much to his annoyance at the latter's codename.) Now a hired mercenary, Jack found that he had fantastic synergy with his two squadmates, allowing the three to become a fearsome force called the "Cerberus Unit." He currently lives in Cross Corps' headquarters, executing missions for taking people in... or sometimes taking them out.
Anything else:
- Jack lived in the same orphanage as Izzack O'Connor and was vaguely acquainted with him.
- Unbeknownst to anyone, Jack is also Izzack's cousin. (His biological father, Hal O'Connor, is an... avid womanizer.)
- Jack's nickname, Sin, was taken from the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. His squadmate's codenames Col and Ven were taken from Pensicola, Florida, and Davenport, Iowa.
- Ammo Clan once had a stray German Shepherd named Cujo; Jack bonded with it extremely well, making him rather fond of dogs. (Especially large ones.)
- Jack swears a lot, so a lot of his dialogue will be replaced with fun symbols lol
