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Age: 30

Gender: Male

Race: Gloom Soldier, appears Human

Alignment: Lawful Good (technically)

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Physical Description: Dr. Y dresses in all black - trench, hat, boots, vest, everything. He also wears sunglasses and has short red hair. However, his true form of a Gloom (living hungry darkness) is pure black, with the same clothes (tattered, if he even keeps them) and pure green eyes. The sunglasses, skin, and hair are all to cover this so people won't freak when they see him.

Personality: Dr. Y believes that the world is full of hate, lies, and cowards, and has adapted himself as such. He often withholds information from those he doesn't trust (everyone), is often abrasive and spiteful, and is willing to do "what needs to be done" no matter what the cost. Life as a monster and an outcast has filled him with self-loathing and paranoia, and he believes that the world would hate and fear him if they knew what he was. While he has allies, they are often reluctant and wouldn't consider themselves "friends" - but he's still strong-willed enough to keep men of all shapes and sizes in line and following him. While he may be good, he is anything but nice, self-righteous, or naive.

History: Dr. Y was created as an experiment by The Shade, an eldritch god and creator of the Gloom (hordes of living hungry darkness), to see if he could make a subject without having it need to feed on light and be in constant pain. He succeeded, but at the same time gave his new creation a great deal more time to think and be aware than his fellows. Gloom, weakened by light, devour it to kill themselves and end their suffering - but without suffering the creation saw that the Shade would only continue the cycle of misery. Determined to destroy the Shade, and with him all the other Gloom (because the urge to destroy himself was still there), the subject escaped, disguised himself as a human, and called himself Dr. Y, luring in heroes of all shapes and sizes into a group known as the White Platoon, to take down baddies (but mostly the Gloom, though they never got to that). Convinced that his new allies would kill him if they found out what he was, Dr. Y kept them in the dark and at arm's length at all times, until he had to engage in diplomacy with The Shade, who revealed his true form to his comrades and kept Dr. Y around to torture him. Escaping once again by threatening to destroy the world (long story), Dr. Y found a new body but lost even more trust for humanity, believing they would leave him behind in a heartbeat. Still holding a grudge against The Shade, the doctor now works in the shadows, trying to build the White Platoon anew...

Equipment: Dr. Y carries a broadsword and a shotgun, enchanted with energy (so he never needs to reload).

Abilities: Dr. Y and other Gloom soldiers have superhuman agility and durability, shrugging off blows that would kill an average adult male. They can also devour light and absorb shadow, but this would kill them in too high a dose - besides, Dr. Y hates using his Gloom powers. Being a Gloom Soldier, Dr. Y doesn't need to eat, sleep, or breathe.

Other: While Dr. Y is a massive jerk and during his worst moments has threatened to shoot his comrades, he always has a clear idea of who is an ally and who is an enemy. While not friendly and often rude, he can't comprehend that people don't "officially" consider him allies even if they aren't members of his Platoon.