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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8204455" data-attributes="member: 30538">Remontnik<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-KfzGtsd/0/9965bd2c/S/remontnik-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Present day<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-cz76gH8/0/4cc1a1c5/S/907f61d8eac9f6028dec0a8d82a65ad5-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />First agePrivate Petr Ugolev was a relative latecomer to the SNM, transferred to it in 1964 after his superiors in the rifle brigade to which he'd originally been assigned discovered that he'd rebuilt his assault rifle into an energy projecting weapon as something of a lark. Nothing in Ugolev's background suggested he possessed such talents; he'd been an average student at best in his youth in Stalingrad. It soon became clear that he was what the Americans dubbed a Hyperbrain, and of a type which had been fairly common in the late 19th century -- the self-taught genius. Unfortunately, this made it difficult for other scientists to analyze or reproduce his discoveries, since the language he used to describe them was also entirely of his own creation.Thus, rather than using his talents in a laboratory setting, Ugolev was given the code name 'Repairman' and assigned to the Assembly. He took this with studied insouciance. Sychkin was not any worse than the officers that he'd had up to this point, and honestly a bit better, if one stayed out of the way of the little dominance games that he and Rafikov were playing, and also had the sense not to fall for the different sort of games that Pulya played. The latter, at least, was easy -- there were plenty of other women made available to the Heroes of the Soviet Union.Of course, Ugolev was well aware that the comforts he now enjoyed could easily be taken away if he disappointed his superiors. His win-loss record in conflicts with the Iconoclast generally favored the American, but he was able to make up for his defeats in other areas, against lesser-known heroes. Truthfully, he didn't really enjoy these games either, and would have preferred to use his talents to direct civil engineering projects. But, at least back then, it seemed better to act the part of the loyal soldier.Things started to change after the nightmare in Vietnam. He'd been fortunate enough to be reserved for the planning department of the operation, and so was unaffected by the events, where even the other two survivors were traumatized by what happened. That left him more or less in charge of the Assembly's operations, and he found that he enjoyed that role. Of course, he had less to work with than Sychkin had. There had always been a few hangers-on in the group, people who variously had only very minor powers, had physical mutations that just set them apart, or didn't have any of that and yet pretended to have abilities, with the ministry encouraging such delusions or schemes in hopes that they might fool the Americans, too. Now these also-rans more than outnumbered the serious members of the group.When Ugolev's position as the Assembly's commander was formalized after the other two died in 1982, he finally took steps to deal with this situation. The cranks were excised, while the feebly-powered and twisted were given the opportunity to get training that would make them them capable combatants, infiltrators and assassins. In many cases, he also arranged for them to receive cybernetics that could enhance their talents to make them better agents. With these agents, the Assembly became the Soviet Union's effective response to the Pythonian Insurgency, and is acknowledged to have done rather well in the role.All good things must come to an end, however, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union also meant an end to the Assembly. Ugolev was given the opportunity to take up a new role with the Federal Security Service, which he graciously declined, preferring to cultivate his rose garden. By that point, he knew where enough of the bodies were buried that they couldn't really hold him, and so he became an ordinary citizen of the Republic. That lasted all of two weeks before he started marketing cancer-free cigarettes to the public, swiftly making him into a multi-millionaire.In the years since then, Petr Ugolev has continued to quietly monitor Russia's superpower situation, arranging things to benefit himself with occasional thoughts of how they might help the general public. He has assisted both Parovoy and Baba Yaga at various times, and is one of the very few people who has figured out the true origin of the latter. However, he also provides superscience inventions to the Russian mob, mostly to give his designs necessary field-testing without much concern for how that testing impacts the public. His primary goal, as ever, is his own comfort and security ... and a little bit of fun.The one person for whom he cares even the slightest is his daughter, born in 1990. However, his affection for her does not translate to respect for her, and so she has abandoned the family name to engage in anarchistic mad science all over the world, under the alias 'Zloba' ("Curse" ... or "Jinx".) He reads the accounts of her activities with annoyance, but also just a little pride, too, in the way that she keeps the Americans on their toes in the same way he did. If she was ever in serious trouble, he'd try to help her, though she wouldn't welcome his aid. Nobody ever appreciates the repairman until they really need him, after all.Remontnik -- PL 11Abilities:STR -1 | STA 0 | AGL 0 | DEX 3 | FGT 2 | INT 8 | AWE 3 | PRE 2Powers:Blaster Rifle: Array (16 points); Removable (-6 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Agonizer Setting: Ranged Affliction 8 (Resisted by Will; Dazed & Vulnerable, Defenseless & Stunned), Extra Condition, Limited Degree - 16 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Standard Setting: Ranged Damage 8 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stun Setting: Ranged Affliction 8 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated) - 1 point</li> </ul>Concealed Force Field Device: Sustained Impervious Protection 6, Subtle; Removable (-3 points) - 10 pointsEscape Switch: Extended Only Teleport 6, Limited to headquarters; Removable (-1 point) - 5 pointsPsychic Shielding: Impervious Will 9, Limited to Mental Effects - 5 pointsAdvantages:Benefit 5 (Billionaire), Connected, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment X, Inventor, Language (English, [Russian is native]), Ranged Attack 5, Well-Informed.Skills:Deception 12 (+14), Expertise: Business 7 (+15), Expertise: Science 4 (+12), Expertise: Streetwise 7 (+15), Intimidation 12 (+14), Persuasion 11 (+13), Sleight of Hand 8 (+11), Stealth 12 (+12), Technology 8 (+16), Vehicles 9 (+12).Offense:Initiative +0Unarmed +2 (Close Damage -1)Standard Setting +8 (Ranged Damage 8)Agonizer Setting +8 (Ranged Will 8)Defense:Dodge 5, Parry 5, Foritude 3, Toughness 11/6/5/0, Will 13.Totals:Abilities 38 + Powers 32 + Advantages 15 + Skills 45 + Defenses 23 = 153 pointsComplications:Amusement--Motivation. Chauvinist (national and sex.) Elderly. Family (daughter.)In the first age, he had STR 1, STA 2, AGL 3, FGT 4, no Escape Switch or Psychic Shielding, only had 1 rank of Defensive Roll, Inventor and Ranged Attack as Advantages, no Expertise: Business, 3 ranks less of Technology, 4 ranks less of each of his other skills, Dodge 8, Parry 8 and Will 9.</blockquote>

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