Name : Axel
Species : Reploid
Age : 100+
Class : Hitman
Concept : Defender , Caregiver , Crusader
Rank : Executive Officer (XO)
Advantages :
Mechanical Expertise - Weapon design and maintenance .
Absorb Fire - Recharges energy when exposed to flames.
Self Confidence - Axel has complete faith in his own combat prowess.
Intuition - Axel almost always instantly aware of any impending danger (i.e. nearby trap, sniper about to fire, etc.) several seconds before it happens. He doesn't necessarily know what it is, only that danger is present. This doesn't extend to comrades unless Axel's safety directly depends on theirs.
Flight - (Stratos Armor only) Axel has full aerial mobility and can reach speeds up to mach 2.
Determination - Through sheer will, Axel can push himself beyond his ordinary limits.
Disadvantages :
Code of Honor - Axel's adherence to standard rules of engagement, coupled with his refusal to leave a man behind (dead or alive) can often make a bad situation worse.
Weapons :
*Axel Striker - Basic arm cannon, modified for higher power by sacrificing rapid-fire rate.
Flare Spread - Ultra rapid-fire weapon. Fires a barrage of thousands of tiny flares.
Variable Saber - A melee weapon with three settings: stun saber, beam saber, and beam whip.
Accessories :
Search Cannon - Not a weapon itself, it modifies the Axel Striker to give it moderate homing capabilities.
Heat Shield - Super-hot flames course over Axel's body, incinerating anything within a few inches. Plasma shots dissipate, bullets vaporize, weapons melt, etc.
Stasis Shield - Forearm-mounted 3' diameter transparent shield, indestructible. Lasts 10 minutes per charge.
Dynamic Armor - Axel's armor can shift forms, depending on how it's programmed. Currently it has two forms: Combat (default armor, much stronger and more durable than average reploid armor), and Stratos (flight armor, lightweight and agile, not as bulky).
Special Abilities :
None
Appearance -
Axel has brown hair, brown eyes, and is considerably handsome (an 8 out of 10). He has distinctive Russian characteristics, and speaks with a barely-detectable Russian accent. Only rarely does he actually speak Russian though--generally just to curse under his breath. His eyes bear a combination of fierce determination and a compassionate soul, simultaneously chilling and warming those who gaze into them. Axel's armor consists of green segments over a dark blue background, regardless of what form. His helmet has a tinted blast visor which Axel usually wears down, obscuring his visage entirely. Axel's most distinguishing feature is that he's built like a Titan--his bulging muscles are a visual testament to his phenomenal physical strength. (Think Zangief's body with Mark Wahlberg's face). Unarmored : 6'1", 210 lbs. In combat armor - 6'6" : 420lbs. In stratos armor : 6'10", 250lbs
Personality -
Axel is your archetypal hero--ever willing to take the bullet for a comrade, or risk life and limb to help a stranger. He never gives up without a fight, is the first to charge into battle, and the last to leave in the event of a retreat. Axel tends to avoid combat in situations where innocent bystanders are nearby, waiting until he can be sure of eliminating (or at least minimizing) innocent casualties. If he wasn't a mercenary, he'd probably make a damn good cop. Off duty, he tends to spend a lot of his time alone drinking and watching TV--a leftover of the depression he recently recovered from. He's slowly warming up to the idea of having friends, yet still has a lot to learn about keeping them.
History -
Axel is the final, covert creation of the semi-famous Dr. Cossack. Although he was able to finish building Axel before his death, Cossack never got around to activating him. In the days preceding Cossack's death, he knew full well the possibility that he may die, so he sealed Axel in a crate in an old warehouse he'd inherited, left a note for his daughter Kalinka to carry on his work, and went to the hospital. He never recovered, nor did Kalinka find the note.
Many years later, his crate was found and opened by a group of orphaned children. Axel emerged, and had barely enough time to figure out what was going on when a Maverick came practically out of nowhere and tried to slaughter the humans. Axel defended them out of instinct, but since he had only been active some 6 minutes, was a horrible fighter. Through sheer determination he emerged victorious, though was nearly destroyed in the battle. It was all he could do to keep the warehouse from collapsing while the children escaped, but in the end it gave way, crushing him beneath tons of steel and cement.
Axel's unconscious body was found and recovered by a team of Maverick Hunters. Although he had been infected by the Maverick Virus, his memory was damaged by his fight, locking out his personality. The Hunters scanned him, but the Virus in the damaged memory area escaped detection. Figuring he was safe, they repaired Axel and set him free. Axel went on to join the Freelance Reploids out of sheer lack of options. Over the next year he beat the odds and managed to not only survive, but excel.
All the while, the Maverick Virus locked away in the back of his mind festered and grew. On one fateful mission, Axel's memory core was severely traumatized, and his 'soul' program was ejected from his body. The dormant personality, now fully Maverick and calling himself Ark, rose to the surface and took over Axel's body. The mercenary Xavier created another body for Axel to inhabit and again through sheer determination, Axel bested the overwhelming odds and emerged victorious.
The result: Axel's memory was restored fully, and after a year of mental anguish he finally remembered his true past. He, like the other two Reploids built shortly after him, is a Xenoprobe--a machine designed to seed a dead planet with DNA in the hopes that it may one day sprout life. This is accomplished by a special Genesis Module embedded in their chest--a module which Axel once had, but which became Ark's when the mind switch took place. It was by activating this Genesis Module that Axel was able to destroy Ark, and now Axel is bound and determined to hunt down the other two Xenoprobes (who are Maverick), and reclaim their Genesis Modules, in hopes of someday fulfilling his purpose.
Axel's siblings have managed thus far to elude him, but thanks to Axel's efforts they no longer pose as great a threat as they once did. Due to his experience in the field, Axel was recently pulled from the front lines and promoted to Executive Officer. Axel has since rededicated his life towards helping his fellow mercenaries survive and prosper in a profession that often punishes the slightest error with death.
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