The Devils Rejects

Erza Ferrara (Reboot)

November 7, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: Devils Rejects/Brotherhood of Mercenaries (Sons of Odin Division)

Race: Human

Height: 5’5

Weight: 140

Apparent Age: 70+

Archetype: Cybered Mercenary Adept: Circle Unknown (Seriously Don’t Engage……Suicide is less painful than engaging Reboot!)

Preferred Weapon: DOAD Assault Crossbow (Highly Modified)

Runner Song

Bio: The man known as Reboot has just re-emerged back on the streets from a very long retirement, this man has gladly thrown his hat into the ring and has openly chosen his side in the war for freedom. Reboot has sided with the city and the freedom fighters and these rebels couldn’t be happier than to have this man on their side. Reboot has been a soldier from his humble beginnings and has climbed his way up through both the US Marine Corps and after retiring a highly decorated General he wasn’t done fighting. Reboot decided that as long as he is breathing he would never allow the UCAS and the False Flag to get away with the traitorous actions they where engaged in against the American People. He proudly walked into the world of the mercenary and was welcomed with open arms into the Brotherhood of Mercenaries and this is where he resided and still serves proudly today.

Reboot was born in Sicily and is the younger brother of the fabled runner and assassin known as Crash, these brothers were a thick as thieves growing up and got themselves into a world of trouble within Sicily and Italy to the point that the local authorities just washed their hands of the Ferrara brothers calling them lost causes and they will just get themselves killed by one of the many enemies these troubled youths had already amassed. Well not only did the brothers survive they managed to excel and become some of the most dangerous in their fields, well Crash drifted off to England and got involved with the Cannon’s and joined the British intelligence forces and Reboot journeyed over to America to have a clean start at a new life. He ended up joining the military as a quick way to gain citizenship and employment, well little did he know that not only would he be a great asset to the military he would excel and adapt perfectly to the life of a soldier. Once the troubled brothers split they wouldn’t see each other again until Reboot would join the Brotherhood of Mercenaries under the recommendation of his elder brother.

During his time in the states Reboot would fully adapt to the American way of life and would become one of the best soldiers that the Marines ever saw. He came to them already combat trained and extremely street smart, the only problem the Corps had with Reboot was that he couldn’t be brainwashed and turned into just another drone and this would end up being a serious issue for the False Flag as he was well aware of the antics they where pulling and as an immigrant he was far more versed in the American Constitution then most of his commanders and as he would continue his education this problem would only grow a Reboot would become even more well versed in American History and as he was climbing through the ranks his discontent with the way things where going grew. Though this mercenary knew better then to ever open his mouth, he saw what would happen to anyone who questioned the status qua and he wasn’t going to allow himself to become a victim.

He knew that the only way to fight the problem was from the inside and this meant he would have to play nice and make the idiots in the False Flag believe he was a team player. Though for Reboot this was nothing more then the greatest scam he would ever pull and do to his actions countless citizens where saved, the illegal prisons exposed and key players inside the government would begin to vanish. Reboot was never suspected of wrongdoing and the more headaches he would cause the UCAS the quicker they promoted him. Thus allowing him to continue his personal mission, he would send coded and cryptic messages to the various paramilitary groups that would include prison locations, troop movements, and hidden base locations he knew that if he was ever caught he would be executed as a traitor but this was a risk Reboot was willing to take. If it wasn’t for the workings of this single officer the second Civil War would have been won by the UCAS and not the Confederates, he redirected troops straight into rebel ambushes, he would send the Confederate Generals sensitive documents and tactical maps of their operations so the rebels could properly prepare well in advance. When the heat would be getting to close to Reboot, he would throw a sacrificial lamb to the slaughter to appease the bloodthirsty wolves in the Pentagon.

This man has had his hands in many of the failed engagements that would cause the UCAS to loose engagement after engagement and every time he would emerge clean and with his sacrifices swinging from the gallows he knew that his hands where clean and he could continue to be a thorn in the side of the enemy. Reboot was the enemy within and they never knew that it was all the workings of a Sicilian mastermind that was slowly bringing down the False Flag from within their Ivory Tower. Do to his unique skill set, he was able to infiltrate the computer banks and as well slip in and out of the Pentagon unnoticed. This would allow him to steal classified documents and as well plant evidence on his next patsy, this would cause the False Flag to fail in some manner and allow the rebels and freedom fighters to gain further footholds setting the flag back further in their ultimate plan of domination. This would anger the servants and agents of the False Flag and cause them to react without thinking, they would be out for blood and whoever Reboot framed would be swiftly executed and never see the inside of a courtroom, this was when he started planting evidence on some of the top military commanders and servants of the Flag. Knowing that when the smoke cleared it would be one of their own swinging from the hangman’s noose, or tied to the executioners pole.

You may ask well if Reboot was so successful why hasn’t the war already been won and why are we still fighting against the False Flag today. Well my readers the answer is a simple one, he is just one man and in order to keep himself of the radar he couldn’t go full bore and he needed to move slowly, precisely and well planed. He needed to use surgical precision to be successful and not raise to much attention, this man is a true master saboteur and with his multiple degrees, his life long military career and his criminal origins Reboot was well prepared for the direction he choose to go. He just couldn’t be sloppy and he needed to take his time to keep his neck out of the noose.

Well eventually even the best will learn that they can no longer keep up the same antics without blowing there cover and even Reboot knew that he could no longer keep causing havoc without getting caught, the technology was advancing, the new guard of the False Flag was not as bloodthirsty and actually thought things through logically and suspicion was growing that the problem kept emerging even after these traitors would be executed. He knew it was only a matter of time before he would be found out as the saboteur and his life on this planet would be forever forfeit. This is when Reboot would retire from the service at the rank of Major General and he would walk away from the enemy that he served for a vast portion of his life, and walk directly into the Brotherhood of Mercenaries. Though Reboot would have the last laugh and I will not spoil the surprise and tell you what he actually did when he left the Marine Corps.

During his time with the Brotherhood Reboot would reunite with his brother Crash and the two men would once again go back into action against the enemy of the Flag and as well the European Legion. This would send these men all over the world fighting in small conflicts and taking on known militant leaders, well Crash adapted his own version of swift justice and his code is very twisted. Where on the other side of the coin the balancing factor being Reboot who had a more sensible code and understands you need to break a few eggs to make an omelet. Though he doesn’t agree with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians and none military targets. This yin yang aspect between the two keeps them in harmony and allows them to be even more successful in their actions against the enemy.

Now when it comes to Reboot and his skills and his capabilities this man is a true beast, he has been trained by his brother, and the military so this means that he is a true terror to behold on the battlefield. Reboot is just as skilled with any weapon he has in hands, though he prefers the crossbow like his brother, do to it’s armour piercing qualities and silent nature. Though don’t ever think he is not as dangerous with a firearm, melee weapon or his bare hands, also keep in mind Crash is his older brother and is far superior of a combatant then Reboot but we don’t have a scale to place Reboot on so this should be a warning don’t ever engage Reboot in battle for it will only end one way.

Well back to this man and his antics within the Brotherhood, he has been personally on the hunt for the greatest of all threats to the freedom fighters a man simply known as Legion and after the too men had their first encounter and Legion was sent fleeing from the battle with a crossbow bolt buried deep into his side. Witness state that Legion was flickering like a neon light prior to burning out after being hit by the bolt, whatever toxin Reboot used must have had some odd effects of Legions magical abilities thats all I can relate that too. Well do to the increased mercenary presence inside Seattle do to the war, it’s not hard to believe that Reboot has been dispatched to the Emerald City to help defend it’s citizens from the tyranny. The only thing is his brother is here and this could be both good and bad since they balance each other out, but together they are even stronger so for the False Flag this is bad, for Seattle this is good.

If you see Reboot inside the city don’t panic, don’t call SPD and don’t try to apprehend him for he is fighting to protect you from enslavement and eradication from the tyranny of the current regime of the UCAS. This man has sacrificed everything to keep the people of this nation safe, the only family he has left is his brother Crash, he was never married, never sired children and focused his life into defending Lady Liberty. I couldn’t think of another man that has more patriotism coursing through his blood then Reboot and America is nothing more than an adoptive nation for him. I feel more people could learn a thing or two about national pride, from Reboot and if more citizens actually rose up in defiance these freedom fighters would not feel as if they are alone in this war and they are not dying in vain.

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Salvador Ferrara (Crash)

October 5, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: The Devil’s Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 5’3

Weight: 100

Apparent Age: 70+

Archetype: Cybered Mercenary Adept: Circle Unknown (Seriously commit suicide before engaging Crash…..It will save you the pain of cardiac failure!!)

Preferred Weapon: Modified Hand Crossbow

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Bio: Well its time to talk about the old man known as Crash, and with a name like that you would assume he was a rigger. Well you would be wrong, Crash earned his name from causing hundreds if not thousands to crash figuratively. This killer has found away to administer a lethal does of a heart medication to cause instant cardiac failure in his targets with a simple glancing blow. He originally used a squirt as his weapon of choice, but even with armour piercing tips, it became unreliable as amour technology improved. So Crash adapted to the changing times and he has found a his personal preference a modified hand crossbow that is adapted to the users own strength, and it offers a wide variety of tips that can make each kill unique and adaptable. The only thing that doesn’t change is the medication, and this even Crash has adapted to deal with the new bio-organic hearts and cyber filters. So basically whenever technology tries to put Crash out of business he seems to evolve and survive.

This runner comes from what we refer to as the Lost Generation, though he is one of the first of that generation. If he had emerged on the streets a few years earlier he would have been a founder remember that when thinking Crash is a pushover. It is known that before ingratiating to Seattle in the 2040’s he was originally working for the crime families in Sicily and Crash has done many European tours, and each one he made a hell of a killing. Why Crash came to the UCAS is unknown, but once he got here he didn’t stop killing, and he quickly made a name for himself as the go to guy for dealing with a nuisance. Crash doesn’t have to directly hit you to bring down his target so his indirect style has made him a favourite for a employer looking for the subtle kill.

Since Crash induces a heart attack in his victims that can’t be corrected or stopped as he gives you the big one. Authorities normally overlook any additional wound tracks and that don’t run toxin screens and when they do they are not looking for heart medication. Though through the years and the countless bodies turning up from apparent heart attacks, the Medical Examiners office has begun to officially look into each case of suspicious cardiac arrest. Again this hasn’t stopped Crash and he has only become even more lethal, with the advent of all the new heart medications being pumped out by Bio-Tech and other pharmaceutical companies and they can’t ban the production of this medication so Crash has a steady supply of his killer cocktail.

He might appear to be your typical grandfather, but that is his only adhering quality as Crash is as cold as they come and this man might be a mercenary, but in actuality he is nothing more then a contract killer with a very lengthy resume. Crash is active inside Seattle again after many years of being off the grid, though some speculate he was working inside New York City during this period. Crash like many of the old timers has set his sights on the enemies of Seattle and this has many in the Federal Government very nervous as Crash is one killer that you can’t prevent. His chosen toxic cocktail is a drug that is needed and legal, his cocktail many of his targets already take on a daily basis for heart conditions. This has people very nervous that Crash can strike and give them the big one. Crash has already made his presence known, by striking down a few of the federal judges as they celebrated the holidays with their families.

Now when it comes to Crash you might think he is just a silent killer and this man in confronted can be an easy mark. Well again you couldn’t be more wrong, Crash is a highly skilled combatant trained in multiple different martial arts this little man is as deadly as most black belts with his hands and in other forms of combat Crash served many years with the British intelligence before going rogue and working as a soldier and hit man. He has received military combat training and he has been a soldier of fortune for almost 30 years so as for Crash being a pushover in combat. Well he is still haunting the shadows and causing panic with just the thought of his return.

This another one of those shadow warriors that I must emphasize is extremely deadly and will not think twice about killing. He is also very sensitive about his height, so to poke fun at him about it can cause a one way trip to a funeral home. Also he is 100% Sicilian so this needs to be stated, as Crash might seem jovial but remember he has a very volatile temper that when engaged will not be sedated till the offender is deceased. His temper is not like that of Powder Kegs where it’s explosive, no Crash’s temper is subtle and their are very few warning signs. If he suddenly goes silent, and starts breathing through the back of his teeth you could be in serious trouble. As they say, never trust a silent Italian, well for a Sicilian silence is fatal and they are plotting your demise, so basically tread carefully when dealing with Crash. This man is old fashioned and from the old country so he follows a hole different set of rules, and those rules must be followed or they could cause Crash to blow his lid.

In conclusion, I do hope I have not upset Crash with this article cause I really don’t want to end up on his very long list of victims and also this man never forgives and never forgets. So when dealing with Crash, do not underestimate this man’s capabilities, be respectful and never make a short joke or it could be you clenching your chest having the big one and beginning your journey to the pearly gates.

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Dr. Waldorf Cannon (Apothecary)

September 23, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: The Devil’s Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 5’6

Weight: 150

Apparent Age: 65

Archetype: Mercenary

Preferred Weapon: Aries Squirt 2

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Bio: If you thought one lunatic that enjoys playing with toxic chemicals was bad enough, well these is yet another and his name is the Apothecary. If this wasn’t bad enough this is the brother of the legendary mercenary the Chemist, and only through my researches uncovering this bastard was I able to figure out the real name to the manic Chemist. These two men have had a sibling rivalry for many years and it seemed his brother has decided to follow suit and become another toxic specialist, when the Apothecary hit the streets is not known, but one can assume that it was around the same time as his brother. As both men where very competitive growing up in London, they competed in school, and both men excelled in science, records show they are twins but the Apothecary surly aged worse then his brother. This has led these two men to compete in every aspect of life, they battled for grades, they battled over what college to attend and even over who would receive their doctorate first. Though as the years went by, they would go their separate ways when the Chemist would go to America to join the CIA and the Apothecary would join MI-5.

This is where these men would become two separate entities that would become a plague on the civilised world, the Apothecary would try to live a normal life, well as normal as a British spy can be. Though he would hear about the antics of his brother over in the UCAS, Germany, France, Russia and various other sections of the world. He would as well here of his allegiance to the Human Resistance Movement and for the Apothecary this would once again spark that competitive streak inside him and he would eventually find himself seeking out the great pirate known as the Governor. He would seek out this madman to help him with his desire to go rogue, and become even better then his wayward brother. Though as we have learned the Governor is not a man that you tangle with lightly and you must always tread carefully when dealing with a pirate.

It appears though this man was able to not only strike an accord with the Governor, he was able to become friends with the man, it seemed the Apothecary is just like his brother and he is a special kind of crazy that even madmen tend to want to keep at arms reach. Through the assistance of the Governor the Apothecary would be able to go rogue from British Intelligence and would become a serious ally in the Human Resistance Movements attacks on the Nog, as well as the Governors eventual take over of England. What he did in exchange for the Apothecary is unknown, but one can assume that whatever it was we really don’t ever want to find out.

As his Brother was making a name for himself as a freelance runner in the UCAS, his brother was working the shadows of Europe. The Apothecary would be crucial in numerous Deaths Hand invasions and even would be working directly with his brother without even knowing. The Apothecary eventually became the go to man for the HRM and the Deaths Hand since he showed no loyalties to any flag and with his level of crazy they knew he would have no care about gassing an entire village or creating a bio-toxin that would target an entire blood line. This man though the years is the reason for many pandemics that broke out throughout Eastern Europe and would even create a bio-toxin for the Deaths Hand that would allow them to pacify the African tribes, and eventually steal their will for a glimpse of the cure.

The Apothecary has become as legendary as his brother in the field of chemical warfare, virology, and biological agents. This man might be a scientist, but that doesn’t mean he is not a serious threat in combat. He has been trained by the best and spent many a decade as a British spy though this is no James Bond and the Apothecary has no heart, no soul and zero moral compass so you have been warned.

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<<UPDATE: The Apothecary has been scene in Seattle as of 12/25/73 and has been scene speaking with his brother, it appears age has settled the brothers rivalry. This is not a good thing people, these two men are a very special kind of crazy, to the point where men like The Governor, John Ripley, and Alexander the Great have refused to allow these men in their ranks. Though they all consider these men too be friends and allies, according to my researcher The Chemist has extended an invitation to his brother to join the Devil’s Rejects.>>

Dayton England (Pedagogue)

June 17, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: Freelance

Race: Human

Height: 5’8

Weight: 155

Apparent Age: 70

Archetype: Physical Adept: Circle: Unknown

Preferred Weapon: Katana

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Bio: This freelancer actually scares the crap out of me as a citizen of the UCAS and resident of Seattle, the Pedagogue is a man out to teach the word a very valuable lesson of respecting life, though how he does this is through removing life and forcing people to suffer great tragedies. He does this trough sever wounds, nasty traps and killing of loved ones and friends. He sees himself as a teacher and a very strict old school one out to bring order to his rowdy classroom, and if a few students need to be permanently expelled well so be it, he will have a new batch next year. This man is part of what we would call the lost generation and has been teaching school ever since, nobody knows what motivated this man to approach life in this manner but one day the Pedagogue just showed up and this tenured runner has not taken retirement yet.

There is nobody he won’t target and take to school, he even had the mighty Quickdraw schooled as well as many members of the Unknown Soldiers and Wind Runners (See Helix). This man is the real deal and has friends everywhere on the streets, though many of these friends are former students. Though if the Pedagogue see’s you as a proper young man or women he might actually take you on as a student and train you in the skills and arts he knows. Though this is a extreme rarity, it’s more likely that you will end up being taught a lesson by this man the hard way, he is very old school and old fashioned in his dress and manners, this man is very strict and damn scary. His gaze has been known to cower the most hardened of veterans and street killers, he doe not tolerate disrespect in any form and good forbid he hears foul language in his presence.

Remember the Pedagogue see’s himself as the worlds teacher and he is a strict educator, he is professional in his dress and mannerisms and can’t stand the unprofessional nature of many of the younger runners and is not above letting his disgust be known when dealing with street level runners. The Pedagogue is also not playing with a full deck, so you will not win an argument with this man, he is stuck in his ways and trying to combat a physical adept of unknown strength is never going to end well for anyone involved.

He is also close friends with the Chemist, Phoenix, Gonzo and Joker so this is not a man you ever want to cross when he has the Devil’s Rejects on speed dial. Hell he might even be a Reject and it is just not known yet, it would make sense since that whole team is off their rocker. So always keep an eye out for the Pedagogue for he always has room in his classroom for another student, and this is one graduation you might never live to see.

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George Rodriguez (Gonzo)

May 29, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: Devil’s Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 5’7

Weight: 140

Apparent Age: 60

Archetype: Mercenary

Preferred Weapon: Spass-22

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Bio: You would think with a handle like Gonzo this mercenary would be off his rocker, well your sort of correct in that. Though Gonzo is a journalist and a damn good one at that, this man throws himself in really bad situations to get the truth and as well nearly get himself killed in the process. Gonzo has busted wide open the connection between the some of the street gangs and the district senators. This was referred to as the voter scam of 2056, where politicians used the gangs to keep voters away from the polls in opposing districts. He as well through himself into the world of the outlaw motorcycle clubs to expose the trafficking of bodies and body parts to ripper doctors, as well as the smuggling of illegal arms and equipment into Seattle. This man as well entered the world of being a runner to expose the truth from his perspective about the corruption and dangers of being a shadow warrior. Though once inside he found there world to be full of danger, but at the same time it was very lucrative. He was quickly overtaken by the lifestyle and the prestige of being one of them and soon Gonzo was born. He could never shake his reporter instincts and this made his a very valuable asset to many runners, for he was very perceptive, had moderate decking abilities, could shoot straight and was extremely professional in look and dress. This man being a master interviewer was always the face for the runners, he new how to speak the employers language and he didn’t intimidate to corporate by looking like a thug and he was always able to score more credits, gear and bonuses from them. He would leave the employer feeling used and manipulated but Gonzo always got the better deal.

Gonzo do to his professionalism gained the attention of the mercenaries and was ushered away from the street level runners and brought into their world. This is where he shinned, Gonzos special skills and his ability to read people made him a valuable contract negotiator for the professionals, and he as well was able to begin his expo say about the other side of the runner world. The mercenary camps could care less about the reports as long as they were not vilified by Gonzo. This runner has never once vilified the world of the runners, if you are interested in reading it it is called The Two Headed Coin ( The Professional vs The Streets).Gonzo’s story is partially to blame for the popularity now of the runners and as well the going feud between the mercenaries and the street runners. It exposed major differences between the two worlds and was told by his perspective, Gonzo brought to light the glaring differences between street samurai’s and mercenaries, professional magi and street magi, and combat riggers and street riggers. Gonzo was way ahead of his time with his story and this at first didn’t sit well with the street runners, and they went after him hard for making them look bad. All this did was make them look worse and get a handful killed and arrested for being foolish, Gonzo is now safe and the streets praise his name.

This reporter is still working as a mercenary and still keeping his journals and records, he has been working on another big story I have heard from my contacts and this makes me very nervous. Gonzo is a bit crazy and whatever he has been working on has to be big, he has been seen working with some very powerful mercenaries like Fable, Forge, Stamps, Jeeves and the worst offender of them all Colonial. Gonzo is not a patriot as he believes strongly in the media being neutral and he is completely freelance and sells his work to anyone who shows interest. Gonzo is a mercenary as well so he is driven by the all mighty credit, I am not sure if he has fully compromised his principles while living as a mercenary. I guess we will have to wait for the finished product to get blasted all over the place, Gonzo is a master of propaganda and he knows how to sell his work.

According to Gonzo, I will get what’s coming to me for all the lies I spread. Well Gonzo I am the true reporter and you are a criminal, I am not afraid of you and your ilk. You are a failure and an insult to the industry and I used to look up to you. Well Gonzo long gone are those days.

John Graycrow (Scalp Hunter)

May 20, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: The Devils Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 5’8

Weight: 170

Apparent Age: 28

Archetype: Physical Adept

Preferred Weapon: Cougar Fine Blade

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Bio: Ahh, Scalp Hunter. This young man is another Native that has abandoned his home Nation to run the mean Seattle streets. And what a time he chose to do it. Since the Sioux Nation has all its citizens become standing Army soldiers for 3-4 years, it was quite easy to find info on this kid.

From his personal records, young John was born to a prominent family in the SN. His father and mother, both, being Shaman and his father on the Council by the records. He was eldest of four children, having two younger sisters (twins) and a younger brother. As well, he appears to have an uncle, on his mother’s side, in the Sioux Wildcats.He grew up in Butte, SN. I don’t have much on his life before his military service, but I do know he graduated High School (a requirement in the Sioux Nation for citizens and in his record). This young man booted in Cheyenne and, strangely, he serviced as a border guard for almost ten years. Maximum time for normal, non re-upped soldiers is only two years with two as a reservist. I also found records that his two sisters, both now in their early twenties, never served, and are not even IN the NAN any more. Sounds to me like either Daddy or Uncle got the girls a pass by making Scalp Hunter stay a guard, an easy job by the sounds of it. Sad, really, Nepotism being used to get cushy jobs for the kids. And diving in deeper, I found records that his brother, at 16, is a conformed Shaman.

He has apparently been trying to find Wolf of the Devil’s Rejects. And by one of my contacts still left alive, he found him. Scalp Hunter was last seen speaking to Wolf on the street when the Rejects’ truck screeched up behind him and both disappeared. I really hope this young man is not going to be another statistic on the street, found in the gutter. He could have a bright future in the darkness if he lives long enough to start it.

Jane Winters (Angel)

March 11, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: Devils Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 5’7

Weight: 135

Apparent Age: 50

Archetype: Mercenary

Preferred Weapon: DAOD Trench Knife

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Bio: Angel is no angel, this women is more like a fallen angel and she has no issues taking the life of anyone who stands in her path. This women like most female runners and mercenaries has to work twice as hard to prove she can dance with the male dominated world of the shadows. Angel has done a good job of showing her male counterparts that she is not a women to cross. Angel once served on the feared Denver Guard with the likes of Dead Eye and Piranha. She has earned the respect of these two men and as well proved herself as a combat worthy opponent in the eyes of many of her peers, look for Angel to join the Ranks of the Devils Rejects in the coming days.

Angels work as a runner is limited, she is relatively new to shadows, though her work in Guard is well documented and she has gunned down many a banger, runner and gangster. Angel has as well single handedly, stopped the raid on the Denver Capital building bringing down a small well trained and outfitted mercenary band. She killed six of the mercenaries and wounded the other three, this led to there capture and arrest and execution. Angel is not a nice women and she is not here in Seattle for the Pardon Program like Piranha, she is here to make a name for herself in the Seattle Shadows.

Well Angel, good luck many have come to this city to make a name for themselves only to be buried here in the Seattle Public Cemetery. So only time will tell what the future holds for Angel, though I do hope she seeks out fellow Guard member Dead Eye and can gain membership into the Rejects. Last thing we need her to do is try for a pardon and become another runner turned cop, there is nothing worse to deal with then a female cop they have way to much to prove and can be a real bitch.

Reginald Kingsman (Eight Ball)

January 27, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: Devil’s Rejects/Kingsmen/Forsaken

Race: Dwarf

Height: 4’4

Weight: 160

Apparent Age: Old

Archetype: Fixer/Dealer (Physical Adept Grade: ???)

Preferred Weapon: DAOD Nemesis/Broad Sword

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Bio: Eight Ball is the teams fixer, and now he could be considered a dealer as well. Not sure if Eight has his hands in the shadows still or if he exclusively works for the UCAS. Though till he joined the fabled US1 he was the fixer to have in Bug City and if he couldn’t get it, it didn’t exist and now we know that he is there head of intelligence and keeps them all supplied with better technology and gear then even the James can acquire from Aries Arms. Now that scare the crap out of me. I will keep my reports on Eight Ball short, since there really isn’t much I can report on him, if you are lucky he might be taking new clients and if you can afford him and find him he might take you on, just don’t plan on crossing the UCAS with Eight Ball you might just wind up in the Vault or worse, James and Eight Ball are as thick as thieves you have been warned.

12/08/73 UPDATE: Attention Colonel Eight Ball has fled Fort Lewis after viciously assaulting General James O’Brian. he is no longer a member of Urban Strike Team One and he is to be considered a Fugitive and Enemy of the State, Eight Ball is a very dangerous man being an arm’s dealer and fixer. He holds valuable intelligence and information that can be very damaging to national security. Eight Ball needs to be captured or killed as soon as possible, this is not your normal dealer this dwarf is a very capable combatant and should not be underestimated in any manner. He is a physical adept of grade 40 and carries a very powerful weapon foci. so be very careful when trying to capture this fugitive. He is suspected to have vanished into the Seattle underground and is now part of either the Freedom Patriots or Devils Rejects, as he has friends in both. Suspect Eight Ball is to be considered armed and very dangerous, Trained Bounty Hunters Only.

Wolf

January 27, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: The Devils Rejects

Race: Human

Height: 6’0

Weight: 180

Apparent Age: 40

Archetype: Former Sioux Wildcat

Preferred Weapon: AK-98

Runner Song:

Bio: Wolf is a another wild card on the streets as he recently left the wildcats, He left do to political views and didn’t agree with there stance on the UCAS and felt that the UCAS citizens deserved better treatment in the prison camps and as well inside the NAN, that the Ghost Dance mad its point and they got there land back and he didn’t see why they had to keep fighting the white man, The white man had caved and they had all there land back. Well the NAN leaders wanted more blood spilled and Wolf just didn’t agree and so he left the Wildcats and entered Seattle an outcast from his homeland, this proud Sioux was now an outcast by his own people and thrown into the white man’s world that he knew nothing about. Well Wolfs initial treatment was not well received and he was beginning to question what he had given up, till he meet Dead Eye and they formed a bond and Wolf began to see that not all white people where the devil, He has done a few jobs to date, but it wasn’t till the Deaths Hand Invasion when he teamed up with Hero, and Joker to act as boarder guards that he saw the real comradery between runners and they could care less what your skin colour was. So when Hero offered him a position inside the Devils Rejects Wolf gladly accepted and the rest is history. Well Wolf you are know amongst some white devils now good luck wildcat.

Dr. Edwin Forester PhD (Tesla)

January 27, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Membership: The Devils Rejects/Mariners

Race: Human

Height: 5’6

Weight: 160

Apparent Age: 75+

Archetype: Combat Decker

Preferred Weapon: DAOD Assault Pistol

Runner Song:

Bio: Well first off let me tell you that I really think this article will not be live for very long since I am reporting on the legend himself, there is nothing that happens within the matrix without the master himself approving in some manner. It was dumb luck that we tracked his name down and thats only do to Tesla slipping up back in the 2050’s when he signed in at his friend Edgar’s granddaughters school to pick up the sick child as a favour for his close and dear friend. Well he can’t really sign the register Tesla and I guess old habits die hard and he signed his real name or so we think, this slip up aloud us to track down the movements of Edwin Forester that remained and do to some photographic recovery software and physical comparison we were able to conclude that Edwin and Tesla are one and the same. Though again this might just be another alias and his true identity is still unknown to the all but his closest and oldest friends; again this decker is the worlds best out classing the likes of every other decker to exist.

According to our records that we where able to uncover on Tesla as his alternate name Edwin he was quite alive during the previous century and I would change his apparent age to close to 200 if I could, though again I have no verification and it seems that genetic immortality drugs are quite older than we thought prior. This man was around for when the computer age was in it’s infancy and helped design the entire system that we now take for granted this can explain why they haven’t designed a system that Tesla can’t hack. Though did you also know that he holds multiple advanced degrees and one doctorate in Nuclear Engineering as well as many in other scientific practices. One of the scariest records I found on Edwin besides his age is that according to the declassified military records from the Second World War Edwin was actually part of the Manhattan Project and this could also have been when they where working on the genetic immortality project as well as their are still many documents missing and many assumed to have been destroyed. Edwin has had his hands in the events of history and has helped redefine the landscape we call the nation, he as well helped advance computer science and pushed the technology leaps and bounds beyond what anyone would have ever imagined.

Though I can be pulling at straws here and Edwin Forester could just be a distant relative that Tesla adapted the name or was named after and his birth records where lost during the great information crash of 2029. The only reason I am reporting on this hypothesis at all is do to the likeness to the Edwin from the Manhattan Project it is spooky how similar they look and with many of these old timers being far older than we ever imagined it wouldn’t be a far off conclusion. Now all the spooky history stuff behind us and focusing on the events of the current age, Tesla is quite skilled and this man has been lurking within the shadows for quite sometime, some call him a next generation runner and well that couldn’t farther from the truth; this man is blatantly from the age of the criminal elite and has never left the shadows. He has only adapted and grown throughout the years, for Tesla every day is another blessing and another day for him to further his skills and create complete havoc within the new information network the Matrix.

This is the man that helped the Howitzer with his project that would cripple the world wide web and this is the man that helped create the likes of the Banker, Misfit, Gigabyte, Samhain and others that hold the status of being the best in the game. He has designed so many software and hardware systems that his virtual thumb print is in every computer world wide, he even helped the government to secure their network after the information crash and thus ceremoniously crashed it hours later as a warning to cease their supposed traitorous actions. This is the man that has brought down more corrupt politicians, terrorist cells, criminal agencies and devious bankers than anyone else ever; Tesla might seem to be a white hat hacker and maybe he started out this way, but in reality this decker is quite a black hat and does everything he does with a specific purpose in mind. What that purpose is unknown and only Tesla knows when he will cut the worlds throat again and create yet another world wide blackout.

Though for every evil dealing this decker has had he as well has done much good for the world in bringing vital information to the people, crashing vital infrastructure that would cause military assaults to fail. He has even locked Seattle down a few times, by shutting down all the draw bridges and turning the power off to the city for days. This might seem to have been a terrorist style attack and officially it was, but for Tesla is was a show of power that he built this system and he can crash it with a few clicks of his digital keyboard. Tesla would grind Seattle to a halt during the days of the broken arrow scare when a nuclear warhead was stolen from Fort Lewis and the military was slow to act. His quick thinking would allow the government that he physically despised to track down the warhead and capture the Russian terrorists that where planning on starting World War Three. This was something that Edwin could not allow and now knowing his past I can understand why (Another check mark in the column for him being the Edwin from the second World War.), this man would single handedly save the world from utter destruction; though according to the reports from the military and the cities government during this time Tesla would as well create some serious havoc and unleash multiple virus programs into the fragile systems, for what reason is unknown.

We have confirmed that he has even stolen the Presidents nuclear codes and can override any launch protocols for the big one, though independent systems such as the ones launched in Detroit on New Years Eve where out of his ability to override seeing that they were not connected directly to the network he designed; though according to Tesla he has documented readings of the passwords being entered and voice recording of the late president Johnson giving the command to launch; this is something that needs to be taken with a grain of salt seeing that it is coming from Tesla himself. This man has had such a major impact in the world both the legal and criminal world that we have to thank him for the advancements he has given us; though I would use that sparingly as with Tesla nothing is free and everything has a cost that we might not want to pay down the rode.

Now we know that Tesla was once a total freelance operator and wasn’t part of any team, the only man that he would work with on a regular basis was his closest friend Edgar Grayson also known as the Phoenix and according to the records from back then the two where as thick as thieves. This could be how the both would come to be in the Devil’s Rejects and as well the Mariners back in the 2050’s and again today. The records and reports from the early days show that Tesla was married to Edgar’ sister and vice a versa with Edgar being married to Edwin’s sister. The two men would unknowingly court the young women and it wasn’t till one faithful Christmas Eve in 2005 that both men would meet and their friendship would instantly form. The Graysons and the Foresters would become quite close and so would the kinship between the two legends before their time, it would be the events of the Great Tragedy that would bring an end to Tesla’s family and yet spare he Phoenix’s.

Tesla would survive the events of the Great Tragedy of 2018 and have to watch as his wife and children’s lives where stolen from the magical onslaught that ravaged all of North America he wouldn’t have enough left of his family to properly bury as they where all rendered to ash, even the wards of his brother-in-law and friend would not be enough to spare his loved ones. Leaving his only living relatives being Edgar’s wife and children thus creating a even closer bond between the two men. Tesla was devastated during this time and we can only think that it was those events that would lead him to drinking to cope with the pain of loosing his wife and three children. Though for Edgar it was also a hardship seeing that he lost his only sister and his two nieces and one nephew this would churn within Edgar’s heart and soul, both men would be forever changed and the need for justice and vengeance would be the driving force to throw both of these men directly into the world of the criminal. Though we know that both where not clean even prior to the tragedy and this was only an excuse for both men to take action.

During those early days both men would continue to masquerade as working class stiffs supporting themselves and their families during the day and once the sun would descend beyond the horizon Tesla and Phoenix would emerge from the shadows to help restore order and seek justice for their fallen loved ones, Now this is where things get foggy as the records from this time are hectic and with the information crash as well as the master of the matrix himself altering the documents that did survive, we really loose any vital information about there actions. Tesla and Phoenix both being educators at the local high school in Lynnwood and Tesla teaching at the college some evenings would seem to make things easier and you would be wrong. Yes I can locate Edwin and Edgar and their mundane lives but not there counterparts actions come the shadowy evenings they were just that good at staying off he radar and Tesla was just that good at erasing it if they faltered.

Though both men do show up again many years later during the days of the Next Generation when they would join the Mariners and create a level of chaos that was never seen before. These men where able to continue to live their double lives or we assume that Tesla had a double life as we know Edgar did. I am still searching through employment records of the school systems to see if any teachers photo’s matches Tesla, so if their are any of Edwin’s students out their from the era of 2049 to 2060 please come forward and you will be compensated for your official statement. As much as Tesla was part of the Mariners he was still very much a freelance operator and was still very much fighting the war for justice for his beloved and his children that would never get a chance to grow old. He would help support the Mariners the best he could through his decking and even according to one lost shadow beat episode engage the enemy directly in physical combat showing that Tesla was far more than keystrokes and data crashes this man was fully combat trained and capable much to the surprise of the guards who thought they had captured the infamous and legendary Tesla (I will be keeping this episode in hard copy and will make copies available upon request for a small handling fee).

Now Tesla might not have been within the Mariners for long as he would teach the mighty Switch a few trade secrets before once again wondering off with his friend Edgar to cause further havoc. These men wouldn’t engage in the war of the shadows and that was a great deterrent for them remaining as Mariners seeing that the Dreamers where an issue and they where upset over the murder of Exodus; but it was the fact that the Dreamers where their students age and even would remind them of their own children and neither wanted to have a parent go through the pain and suffering of loosing a child as they had; the Phoenix’s eldest son had been killed during a botched robbery at the bank where he worked and his death would be all too fresh in the minds of both Edwin and Edgar also by this point the Edgar was a grandfather and Edwin a great uncle so killing someones child was not in the cards for them. Edgar would eventually slip back into the shadows only to emerge when Tesla needed help and Edwin would remain within the scene but work from the background continuing his onslaught into the enemies of America and Seattle, this would be when he would assist those that he he despised with his locking down Seattle during the Broken Arrow crisis and as well reaching out with his virtual hand to help locate the guilty Dreamers responsible for Exodus’s murder.

Though for Tesla the nightmares that would haunt him from his past would keep this man knee deep into the bottle and during the 2060’s he would have to fake his own death in order to save himself from the steady assaults from Aries Arms when he would get blitzed and enter into their security network and ultimately crash the system as he flooded the streets with vital corporate information, weapon catalogues and schematics of their best sellers to the general population he would as well strike at the core of any corporations structure as he assaulted their financial records and would steal billions from Aries Arms in a matter of minutes he would nearly crash an entire mega corporation and grinded production to a halt costing tens of thousands of wage slaves their jobs. Tesla would in a few key strokes become public enemy number one and even the master himself was unable to fend off the level of pain that was coming for him each night, Tesla blames the scotch he was drinking and as well the report he read that exposed the connection between the UCAS, the NAN and Aries Arms; where some say it was a drunken bet with another decker, the truth is out there and well it’s anyone’s guess but after Tesla would rise from the grave like a new world messiah he would coin and trademark the phrase “Don’t Drink and Deck.” though this wouldn’t be the only time Tesla would suffer the issues of drunk decking when he would on a bar bet with a fellow runner bring another corporation to a grinding halt and almost send it into bankruptcy when he would unleash one of his mighty virus programs directly into the heart of Renraku corporation that would cause their internal security and artificial intelligence system to short circuit and go insane. We all know what happened next and how the company has yet to solve the problem all these years later, according to Tesla the virus will eventually kill the system and he has dubbed it the”Mad Computer Disease”

Tesla might be a serious threat to the civilised world and this man should be locked away in a prison cell or even hanged for his crimes, but it is hard to hate a man that revels in chaos like he does and also one that has a very twisted sense of humour. This man has as well trolled many would be deckers and even would troll the entirety of the UCAS when he would hack into the Seattle World News satellites and pretend to be the President and claim that the nation would be adopting the mascot of the Platypus and that it would be lowering the legal drinking age to 18 as well as decriminalising marijuana so smoke’em if you got em. Well this would cause a great deal of stir and would send law enforcement agencies all over into a panic as kids nation wide would begin to crack a cold one and people where lighting up in public. It would force the President to go on the air and publicly denounce the statements, and yet their are some locals that still have a golden platypus hanging within their courtrooms. Tesla would eventually pirate into system again and yell “April Fools” though it wasn’t April and this would happen on August 13th 2070.

So as much as he is a real threat this man is also well loved by his thousands of fans and many people say that if it wasn’t for Tesla we wouldn’t have the world we do today. He has proven that he is a true gentleman and besides being a drunk and well now we know a stoner it seems that he is to thank for without Tesla I wouldn’t be able to prepare this article with ease. Without Tesla we wouldn’t have the cybernetic, medical and technological advancements we have. If it wasn’t for this man we might be living in a nuclear wasteland and it is because of this gentlemen that we must suffer through yet another season of Survivor Renraku. Well he can’t be all good, and for that I thank you Tesla; though this is where it ends; we are now entering into a new age and with the war with Britain looming and the return of the dreamers and the Mariners it seems that Old Seattle will once again collide with New Seattle and our future dangles on the razors edge. So I will end this with another famous Tesla quote “Time is simply a digital illusion, don’t be confined by the trappings of ones own mind; for we are only as good as we can perceive.”

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