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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8116779" data-attributes="member: 30538">Devilray<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-TzrPdMm/0/4427e01a/S/devilray-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As far back as he can remember, he always wanted to be a pirate. Born just over thirty years ago, under the name Masul Ebrahim in Davoul City on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, his youth was not a happy one, and he escaped from these years by listening to the 'heroic' tales of the pirates of the Sulu Sea. They were the embodiment of the vigor and excitement that was so lacking in his life, and he vowed to himself and to Allah that one day he would join them and have his name become a legend as well. And, in his late teens, after years spent training to build himself up from the weak and feeble child he had been, his dream came true.Gradually, through a combination of his own skill and the attrition of other leaders among the pirate bands that included him -- some of which he may have arranged himself -- he became a leader among them, able to recruit a dozen men for their exploits. They robbed, raided, kidnapped and ransomed. The only thing that distinguished the groups under his command was an absolute and iron command from Ebrahim that they were not to assault women in a sexual manner. It should not be thought that this was due to any tender feelings for women on his part; he was vocal about his disgust for them, but also believed that rapine was a distraction that his men did not need.In 2006, Ebrahim was one of several pirates, from all over the world, who were contacted by an unknown patron, outfitted with advanced weaponry and given training to launch an attack on the superhero Nereus, on the same day that a number of other assaults on superheroes both well-known and obscure took place. Ebrahim expected the job to be a relatively simple one, given their numbers and the weapons at their disposal, and looked forward to a large payout at the mission's end.He never even fired a shot when they finally confronted the aquatic man, who smashed through them like they were made from bubble wrap, sending many of them flying off of the ship into the water. Ebrahim was stunned at the sight of him. Later, as he floated in the sea, the cold making the pain of his bruises fade, he would reach a conclusion. He had to kill this man. No matter what happened, this man must die for what he had done.His mysterious employer, who was an agent of Billie Zane's organization, was more than happy to assist him in acquiring the weapons Ebrahim would need to do this, resulting in him gaining and learning to use a suit of turbofan-equipped armor that would allow him to move in air and water, and give him the strength to match that of Nereus. It's only been fairly recently that Ebrahim has learned who his actual employer is. How he rationalizes his contempt for women with the fact that he must, by his sense of honor, accept orders that ultimately come from a woman is known only to him, but it seems likely that he's just biding his time until he can make a break from the organization's oversight.Until then, however, he accepts various missions that take him to all parts of the world to rob, raid, kidnap and ransom. In a lot of ways, his job has not changed. But now he usually works alone, especially during the times that he especially cherishes, when he is free to seek out his vengeance on Nereus. He has never succeeded in his goal, of course, and never even seriously harmed his foe, but he will never stop trying until he succeeds. Then, order will finally be restored to the universe, and he will stop having dreams of that first battle, surely.He will never accept that he is trying to kill a part of himself that will not die until he does.Devilray - PL 10Abilities:STR 11/2 | STA 3 | AGL 2 | DEX 3 | FGT 5 | INT 0 | AWE 1 | PRE 2Powers:Diving Suit: Removable (-17 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armored Shell: Protection 9, Impervious 5 - 14 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Devil Rays: Array (18 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Lethal Setting: Ranged Damage 9 - 18 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stun Setting: Ranged Cumulative Affliction 6 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated) - 1 point</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exoskeleton: Enhanced Strength 9; Movement 1 (environmental adaptation--aquatic) - 20 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Life Support: Immunity 10 (life support)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sensors: Senses 5 (accurate extended hearing, radio, ultra-hearing) - 5 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turbofans: Flight 9 (1000 MPH), Aquatic - 19 points</li> </ul>Advantages:Favored Environment (Aquatic), Improved Hold, Languages 3 (Arabic, English, Spanish, others, [native]), Leadership, Move-by Action, Ranged Attack 4Skills:Athletics 4 (+15/+6), Close Combat: Unarmed 4 (+9), Expertise: Criminal 8 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+8), Investigation 6 (+6), Perception 8 (+9), Ranged Combat: Devil Rays 4 (+7), Technology 6 (+6), Vehicles 6 (+9).Offense:Initiative +2Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 11/2)Lethal Devil Ray +11 (Ranged Damage 9)Stun Devil Ray +11 (Ranged Fortitude 6)Defense:Dodge 7, Parry 8, Fortitude 6, Toughness 11/2, Will 7Totals:Abilities 36 + Powers 70 + Advantages 10 + Skills 26 + Defense 17 = 159 pointsComplications:Vengeance--Motivation. Misogyny. Obligation (to Billie Zane).</blockquote>

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