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<blockquote data-quote="Waynan" data-source="post: 7548585" data-attributes="member: 6876299"><p>[ATTACH]105692[/ATTACH]</p><p>Syd Vicious, aka Sydney Victor Bellingham Jr.</p><p>Fighting Strategist (aka: Street Samurai)</p><p></p><p>Syd was born to a defamed London aristocrat father and a Japanese laundress mother. His father, Sydney Victor Bellingham, worked for Lloyds of London as an Actuary. It was during a trip to Vancouver, BC, where he met Koriko Taki, who he thought to be a mere laundress. Unbeknownst to Sydney, Koriko was also a "laundress" for the Vancouver Yakuza. Koriko saw an opportunity to help her Yakuza family by marrying someone who worked for Lloyds.</p><p></p><p>The marriage was a happy one, Koriko made sure of that, even giving Sydney, Sr. a son, Sydney Victor Bellingham the Second. Everything was going well, Koriko suggesting insurance policies for people she knew where to be conveniently deceased within two years after the policy was signed. Then, three policies staked death claims within six months time. After an investigation, the executives at Lloyds of London decided that Sydney Victor Bellingham did not investigate the policy holders closely enough and thus, fired him.</p><p></p><p>Koriko suggested they go to America and start over, Sydney Sr. getting another actuarial position with New York Life. But, New York was too much even for Koriko, and having a one year old in a city she considered mad as a damned hatter, she suggested somewhere in the Midwest or Heartland.</p><p></p><p>Sydney got a job as a Payroll Advisor for Texaco at their St.Louis branch. Of course, Koriko stepped in and suggested some "family" members to work for Texaco.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Syd Jr. became a street fighter at an early age (9 years), earning a reputation for being a vicious and unrelenting attacker. His mother, who Syd Vicious called Mama-San, got him into the gang life, but was caught by surprise at young Syd's bloody reputation even amongst Yakuza go-gangers who used youth gangs as recruitment material. So, his parents decided he needed a change, besides the fact that his father was being demoted and shipped to another city: Houston. It seems by this time, Syd Sr. was more than a mere lush/social drinker, but an outright alcoholic.</p><p></p><p>The Houston Sprawl was little different and Syd found himself in the same kind of trouble. It landed him more than once in the Metro Houston Juvenile Detention Facility. When he wasn't in Juvee, Syd was in a go-gang known as The Hudu Krewe. They were a brother group to the tri-state (Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas) gang, The Ju Ju Zombies. The Zombies were known thugs, dealers and killers. The Hudu Krewe were nearly Boy Scouts by comparison...except for Syd the Vicious, as he was known then. His cruel fights were what led his victims to the Doc Wagons and the local constabulary took notice of the trend. Syd was on the Houston Juvenile Criminal Hot List.</p><p></p><p>It was also during this time Syd's father was fired from Texaco, and soon after, died of kidney failure due to alcohol poisoning. Koriko glossed over the self-inflicted aspects of his father's death and blamed the corporations, not just Texaco, for his death.</p><p></p><p>Syd Viciuos' path was set, and Koriko and her remaining Yakuza contacts couldn't have been happier. That is until Syd's last visit to Juvee.</p><p></p><p>Thus, it was during what seemed just another "visit" to Juvee that Syd met an ex-Street Sam, named "Butch" Grant. Seeing possibility, and maybe redemption, in young Syd, Butch trained him in the use of sword, hand to hand and weapons combat...and a Code to tame and direct a wayward heart. It was a code that spurned all gangs, corps, cults and systems; but held onto the belief that "a runner doesn't have to be a Merc or a Thug; but instead, he could do runs to help others, not just himself --- and still get paid well.</p><p></p><p>Syd still has a vicious reputation, hence the name change to Syd Vicious, legally, when he turned 21.</p><p></p><p>He is now 22 and looking to make some cred, on the streets and on his credstick...and to square some debts of injustice; especially against the company that demeaned, defeated, and ultimately killed his father --- and maybe help other "little guys" who have been beat down by Corps, gangs, or "naughty words in general".</p><p></p><p>Meeting up with Hawkeye and Thomas (Trollick), Syd is ready to run the Shadows, especially against the Corps, if such a gig comes up, or just doing whatever work needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>Ho, chummers! The days are gonna be gnarly, and the nights are gonna be --- 'Vicious'.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Base Scores]</p><p>Body: 10/3/3/3/3</p><p>Mind: 10/2/2/2/2</p><p>Essence: 10/1/1/1/1</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Description and Bonuses]</p><p>Male: +1 Strength, +1 Confluence, +1 Will</p><p>Average Height (6' 1"): +1 Health</p><p>Thin Build: +1 Motility</p><p>Human: +1 Knowledge</p><p>Medium Skin Color: +1 Cohesion</p><p>Chromatic Hue: +1 Adhesion</p><p>Oval Eyes: +1 Will</p><p>Dark Colored Eyes: +1 Persona</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Cybernetics]</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Vehicle Link Display (VLD)</td><td>+3 Commercial, -1 Essence</td></tr><tr><td>Skin Durability</td><td>+2 Health, -1 Persona</td></tr><tr><td>Muscle Increase</td><td>+2 Motility, +2 Strength, -1 Cohesion, -1 Confluence</td></tr><tr><td>Internal Communicator</td><td>+2 Commercial, -1 Essence</td></tr></table><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Weapons]</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td>conceal</td><td>damage</td><td>ammo</td><td>weight</td><td>Hindrance</td><td>extra info</td></tr><tr><td>Medium Pistol</td><td>Tiger Mac10-2100</td><td>50</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>4lbs</td><td>-12</td><td>2 clips</td></tr><tr><td>Full Auto, Single-handed</td><td>AK4700</td><td>40</td><td>30</td><td>35</td><td>6lbs</td><td>-20</td><td>2 clips</td></tr><tr><td>Sabre</td><td>Wilkinson Swords 3T</td><td>70</td><td>22</td><td>-----</td><td>3.5lbs</td><td>8</td><td>3T = Tungsten Triple -Triple". Folded Tungsten blade (64 folds). Very sharp and ultra-durable, and nearly, if not even, unbreakable. Slash Attack weapon.</td></tr></table><p>[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Armor]</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td>cover</td><td>deflect</td><td>soak</td><td>hindrance</td></tr><tr><td>Full Medium</td><td>85</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>25</td></tr></table><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Vehicle]</p><p>Kawazuki Street Screamer Top Speed 100; Armor 35</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Modified Scores</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Body</td><td>10</td><td>Health</td><td>9</td><td>Motility</td><td>8</td><td>Strength</td><td>8</td><td>Combat</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Firearms</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Mind</td><td>10</td><td>Knowledge</td><td>5</td><td>Persona</td><td>4</td><td>Will</td><td>5</td><td>Commercial</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Essence</td><td>8</td><td>Adhesion</td><td>3</td><td>Cohesion</td><td>4</td><td>Confluence</td><td>4</td><td>Collegiate</td><td>7</td></tr></table><p></p><p>[sblock=Various Tasks]</p><p><strong>Combat:</strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Conditioning</td><td>29</td><td>Readiness</td><td>30</td><td>Aggression</td><td>30</td></tr></table><p><strong>Commercial</strong>:</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Athletic</td><td>25</td><td>Mercantile</td><td>25</td><td>Obscurative</td><td>25</td><td>Balance</td><td>33</td><td>Bending</td><td>30</td><td>Skepticism</td><td>30</td><td>Locomotion</td><td>41</td><td>Negotiate</td><td>30</td></tr></table><p><strong>Collegiate</strong>:</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Clarity</td><td>18</td><td>Fury</td><td>19</td><td>Analysis</td><td>19</td></tr></table><p>[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Saved 20 xp] 09/15/2019 [/sblock]</p><p>[sblock=Credits earned] 3000 credits [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waynan, post: 7548585, member: 6876299"] [ATTACH alt="Syd 2.jpg"]105692[/ATTACH] Syd Vicious, aka Sydney Victor Bellingham Jr. Fighting Strategist (aka: Street Samurai) Syd was born to a defamed London aristocrat father and a Japanese laundress mother. His father, Sydney Victor Bellingham, worked for Lloyds of London as an Actuary. It was during a trip to Vancouver, BC, where he met Koriko Taki, who he thought to be a mere laundress. Unbeknownst to Sydney, Koriko was also a "laundress" for the Vancouver Yakuza. Koriko saw an opportunity to help her Yakuza family by marrying someone who worked for Lloyds. The marriage was a happy one, Koriko made sure of that, even giving Sydney, Sr. a son, Sydney Victor Bellingham the Second. Everything was going well, Koriko suggesting insurance policies for people she knew where to be conveniently deceased within two years after the policy was signed. Then, three policies staked death claims within six months time. After an investigation, the executives at Lloyds of London decided that Sydney Victor Bellingham did not investigate the policy holders closely enough and thus, fired him. Koriko suggested they go to America and start over, Sydney Sr. getting another actuarial position with New York Life. But, New York was too much even for Koriko, and having a one year old in a city she considered mad as a damned hatter, she suggested somewhere in the Midwest or Heartland. Sydney got a job as a Payroll Advisor for Texaco at their St.Louis branch. Of course, Koriko stepped in and suggested some "family" members to work for Texaco. Meanwhile, Syd Jr. became a street fighter at an early age (9 years), earning a reputation for being a vicious and unrelenting attacker. His mother, who Syd Vicious called Mama-San, got him into the gang life, but was caught by surprise at young Syd's bloody reputation even amongst Yakuza go-gangers who used youth gangs as recruitment material. So, his parents decided he needed a change, besides the fact that his father was being demoted and shipped to another city: Houston. It seems by this time, Syd Sr. was more than a mere lush/social drinker, but an outright alcoholic. The Houston Sprawl was little different and Syd found himself in the same kind of trouble. It landed him more than once in the Metro Houston Juvenile Detention Facility. When he wasn't in Juvee, Syd was in a go-gang known as The Hudu Krewe. They were a brother group to the tri-state (Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas) gang, The Ju Ju Zombies. The Zombies were known thugs, dealers and killers. The Hudu Krewe were nearly Boy Scouts by comparison...except for Syd the Vicious, as he was known then. His cruel fights were what led his victims to the Doc Wagons and the local constabulary took notice of the trend. Syd was on the Houston Juvenile Criminal Hot List. It was also during this time Syd's father was fired from Texaco, and soon after, died of kidney failure due to alcohol poisoning. Koriko glossed over the self-inflicted aspects of his father's death and blamed the corporations, not just Texaco, for his death. Syd Viciuos' path was set, and Koriko and her remaining Yakuza contacts couldn't have been happier. That is until Syd's last visit to Juvee. Thus, it was during what seemed just another "visit" to Juvee that Syd met an ex-Street Sam, named "Butch" Grant. Seeing possibility, and maybe redemption, in young Syd, Butch trained him in the use of sword, hand to hand and weapons combat...and a Code to tame and direct a wayward heart. It was a code that spurned all gangs, corps, cults and systems; but held onto the belief that "a runner doesn't have to be a Merc or a Thug; but instead, he could do runs to help others, not just himself --- and still get paid well. Syd still has a vicious reputation, hence the name change to Syd Vicious, legally, when he turned 21. He is now 22 and looking to make some cred, on the streets and on his credstick...and to square some debts of injustice; especially against the company that demeaned, defeated, and ultimately killed his father --- and maybe help other "little guys" who have been beat down by Corps, gangs, or "naughty words in general". Meeting up with Hawkeye and Thomas (Trollick), Syd is ready to run the Shadows, especially against the Corps, if such a gig comes up, or just doing whatever work needs to be done. Ho, chummers! The days are gonna be gnarly, and the nights are gonna be --- 'Vicious'. [sblock=Base Scores] Body: 10/3/3/3/3 Mind: 10/2/2/2/2 Essence: 10/1/1/1/1 [/sblock] [sblock=Description and Bonuses] Male: +1 Strength, +1 Confluence, +1 Will Average Height (6' 1"): +1 Health Thin Build: +1 Motility Human: +1 Knowledge Medium Skin Color: +1 Cohesion Chromatic Hue: +1 Adhesion Oval Eyes: +1 Will Dark Colored Eyes: +1 Persona [/sblock] [sblock=Cybernetics] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Vehicle Link Display (VLD)[/TD] [TD]+3 Commercial, -1 Essence[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Skin Durability[/TD] [TD]+2 Health, -1 Persona[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Muscle Increase[/TD] [TD]+2 Motility, +2 Strength, -1 Cohesion, -1 Confluence[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Internal Communicator[/TD] [TD]+2 Commercial, -1 Essence[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [sblock=Weapons] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]conceal[/TD] [TD]damage[/TD] [TD]ammo[/TD] [TD]weight[/TD] [TD]Hindrance[/TD] [TD]extra info[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Medium Pistol[/TD] [TD]Tiger Mac10-2100[/TD] [TD]50[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]4lbs[/TD] [TD]-12[/TD] [TD]2 clips[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Auto, Single-handed[/TD] [TD]AK4700[/TD] [TD]40[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]35[/TD] [TD]6lbs[/TD] [TD]-20[/TD] [TD]2 clips[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sabre[/TD] [TD]Wilkinson Swords 3T[/TD] [TD]70[/TD] [TD]22[/TD] [TD]-----[/TD] [TD]3.5lbs[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]3T = Tungsten Triple -Triple". Folded Tungsten blade (64 folds). Very sharp and ultra-durable, and nearly, if not even, unbreakable. Slash Attack weapon.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [sblock=Armor] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]cover[/TD] [TD]deflect[/TD] [TD]soak[/TD] [TD]hindrance[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Medium[/TD] [TD]85[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]15[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [sblock=Vehicle] Kawazuki Street Screamer Top Speed 100; Armor 35 [/sblock] Modified Scores [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Body[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Health[/TD] [TD]9[/TD] [TD]Motility[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Strength[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Combat[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Firearms[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mind[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Knowledge[/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Persona[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Will[/TD] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Commercial[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Essence[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]Adhesion[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]Cohesion[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Confluence[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Collegiate[/TD] [TD]7[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [sblock=Various Tasks] [B]Combat:[/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Conditioning[/TD] [TD]29[/TD] [TD]Readiness[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]Aggression[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Commercial[/B]: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Athletic[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]Mercantile[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]Obscurative[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [TD]Balance[/TD] [TD]33[/TD] [TD]Bending[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]Skepticism[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]Locomotion[/TD] [TD]41[/TD] [TD]Negotiate[/TD] [TD]30[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Collegiate[/B]: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Clarity[/TD] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]Fury[/TD] [TD]19[/TD] [TD]Analysis[/TD] [TD]19[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/sblock] [sblock=Saved 20 xp] 09/15/2019 [/sblock] [sblock=Credits earned] 3000 credits [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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