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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8193939" data-attributes="member: 30538">Rakni<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-ds2rRh8/0/ee1e7a00/S/RCO025_1468656326-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Miguel Fuentes was just three years old when both his parents died in the madness that was Cerebron's invasion, so he doesn't really remember their presence in his life. If he were a more cynical person, he might find it ironic that they, employed as luchadors in Texas, died in the land of opportunity, while he, abuelo and abuela all rode out the invasion without harm down in Acapulco. Miguel is not a cynical person, though; he just mourns them, instead.By the age of fifteen, it was clear to his family that he'd inherited the same powers that his father and grandfather (the other one) had both possessed before him: remarkable strength and agility, and the ability to project a sort of ectoplasmic web from the palm of his hands. (According to abuelo, his grandfather claimed to have gained these powers from being dropped in a pit of spiders by his grandfather when he was about Miguel's age. Miguel isn't sure about that, but doesn't have a better story, either.) The notion of trying to fight crime didn't really appeal to him, and so he decided to follow his father's path and contacted the Ultimate Wrestling Federation.Despite that, he would up getting drawn into crime fighting anyway. After his successful tryout for the UWF, he was leaving the building when he happened to see a burglar being chased by a security guard. Naturally, he clotheslined the burglar and calmly accepted the thanks for the guard, but didn't hang around to see what happened later. Instead, he went out to have some fun with his friends before heading back home to give the old folks the good news. He'd just gotten back when a group of corrupt cops, who'd been told by the burglar after they arrested him about some hidden money in a certain apartment building -- guess whose? -- roared up into the neighborhood. Miguel managed to prevent them from killing anybody, but abuela ended up badly hurt all the same.At the hospital, abuelo told Miguel that this sort of thing would happen to him, like it or not. His father hadn't wanted to be a superhero, either, not after what had happened to his father before him. But he'd found himself in these kinds of situations all the same, all his life, and even when he died, he and his wife had been trying to save lives during the invasion. It was crazy, it didn't make any sense at all, but that was just how the world worked, and trying to fight it would only cause you more pain.So Miguel accepted it, and as he learned the craft of being a sports entertainer in America, he also moonlighted as Rakni, the human spider, and has continued to do so as one of the UWF's most prominent contenders. He's held several titles in his years with the league, and made guest appearances on television, usually as a heavy rather than a hero. If ever defeated in the a title match, he'll be expected to remove his mask -- he has another mask (and costume change) ready to go if that ever happens.Despite the tragedy of his origins, Miguel is a cheerful and optimistic young man who doesn't believe in wasting time bemoaning what fate gives him. In part, however, this is because he doesn't think he has a lot of time. His grandfather died at thirty-six, his father at thirty-two, and Miguel doubts that he'll live longer than that. So he'll burn brightly while he can.Rakni -- PL 9Abilities:STR 7 | STA 6 | AGL 7 | DEX 3 | FGT 7 | INT 1 | AWE 2 | PRE 4Powers:Spider-Movement: Leaping 2; Movement 3 (Swinging, Wall-crawling 2) - 8 pointsSpider-Senses: Enhanced Defenses 8 (Dodge 4, Parry 4); Senses 4 (Danger Sense, Darkvision, Ranged Touch) - 12 pointsSpider-Web: Array (14 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Web-Snare: Ranged Affliction 7 (Resisted by Dodge, Overcome by Damage; Hindered & Vulnerable, Defenseless & Immobilized), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 14 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Web-Tether: Move Object 7 - 1 point</li> </ul>Advantages:Close Attack 4, Daze (Deception), Favored Environment (ring), Great Endurance, Language (English, [Spanish is native]), Redirect, Taunt, Uncanny DodgeSkills:Acrobatics 4 (+11), Athletics 4 (+11), Deception 6 (+10), Perception 6 (+8), Ranged Attack: Spider-Web 8 (+11), Sleight of Hand 6 (+9), Stealth 2 (+9).Offense:Initiative +7Unarmed +11 (Close Damage 7)Web-Snare +11 (Ranged Affliction 7, Resisted by Dodge)Defense:Dodge 12/8, Parry 11/7, Fortitude 7, Toughness 6, Will 6Totals:Abilities 74 + Powers 35 + Advantages 11 + Skills 18 + Defense 6 = 144 pointsComplications:Thrills--Motivation. Fame. Weakness (pest control chemicals).</blockquote>

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