Don't Mind Me (Please)

Wolfe,

It's not in my head

Some remnants of old personality left (such as?) - faint at first but slowly return more as time passes, although full recovery is unlikely

Once upon a time, Wolfe was a handsome man, Ikigaian in ethnicity and draconic in nature. These days, however, not even his own family would recognize him. His body is entirely mechanical, as one might expect, but unlike many hosted cyborgs, he does not possess synthskin of any kind. A metal visor and faceplate sit in place of normal human features, with a glowing green strip over the sensors that act as his eyes. A pair of short metal fins stick out from either side of the faceplate, somewhat reminiscent of horns or ears (don't call them the latter to his face), while the rest of his head is covered in darker plates.

Similarly, the rest of his body is covered in a series of metal plates and parts, and in some places tightly-woven meshes, designed to fit and slide together to allow for as much maneuverability as possible. In color, the chassis is various grays, and mostly matte save for his visor and a few of the plates on his chest and back, which have more of a sheen. On his shoulders, hips, and the front of his torso, a series of indents can be found around some of the bolts set into his body, round for the most part, with lines extending outward from the ones on his hips and midsection. Much like the strip on his visor, they glow green when Wolfe is powered up. When running on low power, the lights dim, and as one might expect they turn off entirely when the shell is shut down. While charging, they pulse softly at regular intervals.

Overall, Wolfe's form resembles that of a lean, physically-fit male, and generally it doesn't take much to believe he was built to be something like a living weapon. His particular build seems to favor speed and agility over heavy resistance to damage. Though certainly not the tallest out there, he still manages to cut a decently imposing figure at six feet, three inches.



If the matter were entirely up to him, Wolfe would not wear clothing. However, common courtesy makes it a necessity in public. At work, he wears the typical uniform of Obsidian-- black slacks, and a white shirt with the club's symbol emblazoned on the back-- albeit one that was tailored specifically to hinder his movement as little as possible. Otherwise, plain shirts (usually button-ups) and pants that have been similarly altered usually keep him covered. He is not much of one for lots of color or patterns in his wardrobe, preferring instead unadorned, neutral tones. In the privacy of his home, finding little use for it, he only rarely gets dressed to begin with.

Parents
Mother: Name Maeda (deceased)
Father: Name Maeda (deceased)

Siblings
Brother (older): Name Maeda (whereabouts unknown)

Extended Family
Cats: Mouse, Murphy, Snowball, Lily, and Jasper (fellow residents of Wolfe's apartment in Dagos)



-born in Dagos, second child of two magi immigrants from Ikigai (fire magi, dragon aspect); technology and racism were on the rise, but grew up well before the worst of it all
-reason for combat training? developed an interest in martial arts early on, and began training at age 5 (first unarmed, then with swords, and later throwing weapons as well)? came from a line of fighters, and trained alongside his brother to continue the legacy? both? idk
-average student at best-- more interested in play and fighting practice than book-learning, often skipped to run off on adventures with his friends or brother, but not much of a troublemaker otherwise
-didn't much bother with higher education after graduating high school? community college? straight into work as a...?
-22 years old at start of experimentation (85 years ago); attacked and captured by slavers with access to Downers, subsequently handed off to Runic University headmaster for use as an experiment
-spent much of his time at the labs in a drug-induced haze; some procedures worse than others (how? conscious during surgery?); several attempts made to create a functional magi-cyborg hybrid by Uni's last headmaster, with the intent of using him as a weapon; gradually lost more and more of his body to experiments, technology meant to be fused with him never worked (overloads, short circuits, sudden cease of function, etc); ptsd developed during this period due to memories from experimentation (and witnessing the fates of other experiments?)
-left alone for a time before brain was removed from what was left of his body; Headmaster attempted to transplant the brain into an entirely robotic body, to create something like a hosted human; emotional inhibitors included in the shell (and further combat programming?); brain shut down almost immediately after transplant was completed (remembers a horrible headache from this procedure, but little else); essentially left comatose, but did not die; brain was preserved in Uni archives after this final failure, and left forgotten for many years
-spent much of "coma" time dreaming; with the organ still technically alive, soul could not leave to be reborn; waking moments consisted of a terrifying nothingness (no other organs with which to perceive his environment), so chose to remain adrift in Nevyne's realm (met the goddess at some point?); eventually learned to dream lucidly, wandering aimlessly through the ever-shifting landscape of dreams and nightmares
- would likely have remained in the dream world for a good time longer, if CYBER experiment had not been revived by Ulrich; taken from the archives recently to repeat the attempt to create a successfully hosted magi; runes built into cybernetic parts to force the technology to work with magi brain; tech worked, but was left without ability to access magic; experiment deemed a failure, and he was shut down to be returned to the archives
-somehow woke up during transport and managed to escape; fled the University, and then Felici entirely-- hopped a train to Dagos on instinct; wandered the city in search of an uncertain destination before running out of power and collapsing in a back alley; found by Diacha sisters, recharged, and taken on as an employee at Obsidian/for their black market work (bouncer/bodyguard/thing)
-remembers nothing of his former life, or of his time in the lab save for hazy bits and pieces of the final experiment and his escape (dream world time also mostly lost to memory); occasionally a sight/sound brings about a feeling of deja vu or indecipherable flashback, but no clear memories have surfaced so far

Recharge Upgrade: The amount of time needed to recharge does not have to be the rough estimate of time needed for humans to sleep (≈ 8 hours per 24 hours). A three to four hours will suffice.

Melee I: Wolfe can accomplish fundamental and basic feats with a melee weapon. (Typically uses a folding katana and wakizashi.)

Throwing I: Wolfe can accomplish fundamental and basic feats with throwing weapons.




Propulsion: Wolfe is now capable of using thrusters to shoot himself forward at a much faster rate.



Melee II: Wolfe is now better able to dual-wield.

Throwing II: Wolfe is now better able to throw multiple weapons at once.

Unarmed Combat I: Wolfe knows the basics and can hold his own in a street fight.

Unarmed Combat II: Wolfe has improved in this skill and can accomplish more impressive feats.

[b]Overwatch, Genji Shimada[/b] as [i]Wolfe[/i]