Damian Stryke
"Steel will fix all of your flaws"
Theme Song: Tell it to the Volcano by Miniature Tigers
Full Name: Damian Stryke Romanov
Arena Title: The Iron Inquisitor
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Team: Apollo
Class: Bot Battler
Positive Traits:
Perceptive - He easily asses oncoming dangers and has keen awareness regarding the positions/feelings of others.
Adaptive - Combining the knowledge he's learned over the years with the flexibility of his brain, he turns on a dime and does whatever the situation calls for.
Driven - If there's something he wants, he will get it. He won't just give up at the first sign of trouble.
Charismatic - Contrary to the asocial genius stereotype he enjoys speaking to others and puts off an air of confidence.
Negative Traits:
Headstrong - Sometimes his drive gets in the way of his morals and teamwork. It's his way or the highway.
Deceptive - He rarely tells the truth to others, preferring to give people the answer they want to hear since it makes it easier on him.
Immobile - While fairly fit, it doesn't make up for his lack of speed in his battles. Once someone catches up to him, it's hard to escape.
Detached - He doesn't distinguish much between humans and other animals, thinking of them as another type of flesh
Fears:
Being naked (i.e. devoid of technology) || Repeating old cycles || Large animals
Likes:
Machines || Learning || Discussion
Dislikes:
Compromise || Losing || Eating
Dreams/Goals: He wants to find a cure for SNSB.
Tattoos/Markings/Scars: He has many scars and cybernetic implants that make it hard to say he's really flesh and blood anymore.
Weight: 150 lb
Height: 6'1"
Brief Appearance Description: Behind the mask is a brown-haired, blue-eyed man (though his left is subject to debate) with a passion for robotics. His tall form and athletic figure is often times hidden by his exoskeleton but anyone with eyes could appreciate the aesthetics, well were it not for his metal pieces. Unlike those who prefer human-like prosthetics, Damian takes pride in the metal and chooses not to cover his left arm and leg which are both robotic. In fact, he's even made alterations to his shirts to allow the third arm in his back to protrude.
Carrying/Weapons/Equipment: He spends most of his time in his metal exoskeleton but his main fighting tools are his rod, devices on his bot, and his "third arm." His rod absorbs and redirects ambient electricity to zap his opponents. His devices vary in power, generally being bombs, mines, or modified fields which are meant to zone his opponent. His third arm is his most recognizable weapon, the one which extends from the back of his suit to fire a continuous laser toward his opponents. The exoskeleton itself is meant to store all of these objects while being fairly protective. This is good in that it shields him from the damage of stronger bots, but bad due to the necessary weight.
Strength/Abilities/Talents:
Conversation || Tinkering || Adaptation
Weakness:
The back of his neck, where the control center of his third arm (and the base of the suit) is || Headstrong || Women
History: Science saved his life. Damian Stryke was originally "Damian Romanov", a military researcher-turned normal researcher in the biomedical field. He was a prodigy, recognized from a young age as a robotic genius with an interest in helping mankind. Aside from the Romanov's military prestige, they had a foot in all branches, making it easy for Damian to plow through the requirements for lower education and help his older brother. He was a smart man, but not an experienced one. Though he went to college and was smart, he was still young and easily susceptible to love. He fell for a woman by the name of Orianna Grey, and he fell hard. Aside from being his best friend she was also his greatest rival, making their romance as competitive as it was deep. The two of them were inseparable, but they were stumbling around in their relationship. Between the research, schooling, and Damian's secrets she became testy.
She tried everything to get into his secret projects and found out that he was working on a cure for SNSB (Sudden Nervous System Breakdown), a rare genetic disorder that plagued his family (himself included). It would have been the thing that launched him beyond his family name and into the history books (at least as a short blurb) but Orianna's desire for greatness outweighed her love and she stole his data to develop her own cure. Though people knew that he had a solution of his own, they assumed that he merely imitated Orianna's findings and used them on himself. By whisking away both his fame and his glory, she forced him to the black market where fighters started paying him for special augments.
It wasn't long before he gained fame in the underground as the "Iron Inquisitor" for his metal mask and experiments on the bodies of those who wouldn't pay him. He even fought a few times himself, but realized that he needed to go beyond simple toys. SNSB nearly took him out once before (causing the replacement of his leg) but soon his arm and spinal cord came next. He needed to do something to fund his research and show his ex-girlfriend that he could be more than an underground rat so he signed up for Apollo's Colosseum.
Dialogue Color: #E8A317
"Steel will fix all of your flaws"
Theme Song: Tell it to the Volcano by Miniature Tigers
Full Name: Damian Stryke Romanov
Arena Title: The Iron Inquisitor
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Team: Apollo
Class: Bot Battler
Positive Traits:
Perceptive - He easily asses oncoming dangers and has keen awareness regarding the positions/feelings of others.
Adaptive - Combining the knowledge he's learned over the years with the flexibility of his brain, he turns on a dime and does whatever the situation calls for.
Driven - If there's something he wants, he will get it. He won't just give up at the first sign of trouble.
Charismatic - Contrary to the asocial genius stereotype he enjoys speaking to others and puts off an air of confidence.
Negative Traits:
Headstrong - Sometimes his drive gets in the way of his morals and teamwork. It's his way or the highway.
Deceptive - He rarely tells the truth to others, preferring to give people the answer they want to hear since it makes it easier on him.
Immobile - While fairly fit, it doesn't make up for his lack of speed in his battles. Once someone catches up to him, it's hard to escape.
Detached - He doesn't distinguish much between humans and other animals, thinking of them as another type of flesh
Fears:
Being naked (i.e. devoid of technology) || Repeating old cycles || Large animals
Likes:
Machines || Learning || Discussion
Dislikes:
Compromise || Losing || Eating
Dreams/Goals: He wants to find a cure for SNSB.
Tattoos/Markings/Scars: He has many scars and cybernetic implants that make it hard to say he's really flesh and blood anymore.
Weight: 150 lb
Height: 6'1"
Brief Appearance Description: Behind the mask is a brown-haired, blue-eyed man (though his left is subject to debate) with a passion for robotics. His tall form and athletic figure is often times hidden by his exoskeleton but anyone with eyes could appreciate the aesthetics, well were it not for his metal pieces. Unlike those who prefer human-like prosthetics, Damian takes pride in the metal and chooses not to cover his left arm and leg which are both robotic. In fact, he's even made alterations to his shirts to allow the third arm in his back to protrude.
Carrying/Weapons/Equipment: He spends most of his time in his metal exoskeleton but his main fighting tools are his rod, devices on his bot, and his "third arm." His rod absorbs and redirects ambient electricity to zap his opponents. His devices vary in power, generally being bombs, mines, or modified fields which are meant to zone his opponent. His third arm is his most recognizable weapon, the one which extends from the back of his suit to fire a continuous laser toward his opponents. The exoskeleton itself is meant to store all of these objects while being fairly protective. This is good in that it shields him from the damage of stronger bots, but bad due to the necessary weight.
Strength/Abilities/Talents:
Conversation || Tinkering || Adaptation
Weakness:
The back of his neck, where the control center of his third arm (and the base of the suit) is || Headstrong || Women
History: Science saved his life. Damian Stryke was originally "Damian Romanov", a military researcher-turned normal researcher in the biomedical field. He was a prodigy, recognized from a young age as a robotic genius with an interest in helping mankind. Aside from the Romanov's military prestige, they had a foot in all branches, making it easy for Damian to plow through the requirements for lower education and help his older brother. He was a smart man, but not an experienced one. Though he went to college and was smart, he was still young and easily susceptible to love. He fell for a woman by the name of Orianna Grey, and he fell hard. Aside from being his best friend she was also his greatest rival, making their romance as competitive as it was deep. The two of them were inseparable, but they were stumbling around in their relationship. Between the research, schooling, and Damian's secrets she became testy.
She tried everything to get into his secret projects and found out that he was working on a cure for SNSB (Sudden Nervous System Breakdown), a rare genetic disorder that plagued his family (himself included). It would have been the thing that launched him beyond his family name and into the history books (at least as a short blurb) but Orianna's desire for greatness outweighed her love and she stole his data to develop her own cure. Though people knew that he had a solution of his own, they assumed that he merely imitated Orianna's findings and used them on himself. By whisking away both his fame and his glory, she forced him to the black market where fighters started paying him for special augments.
It wasn't long before he gained fame in the underground as the "Iron Inquisitor" for his metal mask and experiments on the bodies of those who wouldn't pay him. He even fought a few times himself, but realized that he needed to go beyond simple toys. SNSB nearly took him out once before (causing the replacement of his leg) but soon his arm and spinal cord came next. He needed to do something to fund his research and show his ex-girlfriend that he could be more than an underground rat so he signed up for Apollo's Colosseum.
Dialogue Color: #E8A317
