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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8224130" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Edward Mackenzie</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-tmsS79F/0/54a12847/M/frank-M.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>By 1984, the operators of the Joint Special Operations Task Force were starting to think that they'd seen everything that the Pythons could possibly throw against him. Invariably, thoughts of this nature are an invitation to disaster, and a number of casualties were incurred by the team who were sent to investigate reports of suspicious activity at a dilapidated manor house in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and so had JSOT's first encounter with Dr. Vincent Frankenstein, a relatively recent recruit to the opposition. However, they did successful interrupt the experimentation that he was conducting, though rescuing the victims of same permitted the scientist to escape.</p><p></p><p>While some of the surviving victims had suffered only minor violations of their anatomy, and were treated in conventional hospitals, one of them had suffered far greater trauma. While articulate, he claimed to have no memory of any prior existence. It seemed likely that this amnesia was psychological in nature, as while parts of his body had been replaced and augmented, his head and torso were unaltered, strongly suggesting that he was not actually a surgically reanimated corpse. He eventually accepted the name 'Edward Mackenzie', the name of a missing person from elsewhere in Los Angeles whom he somewhat resembled, though he came to prefer his code name -- 'Frank'.</p><p></p><p>Unable and unwilling to return to Edward Mackenzie's life, 'Frank' volunteered to serve as a member of JSOT. The brass was not enthusiastic about this notion, as there were some who suspected that this whole affair had been a set-up to insert a programmed double agent into the Task Force. After a mind-reader borrowed from the RCMP confirmed a complete lack of any such programming, however, 'Frank' was given permission to undertake JSOT's rigorous training program, and exceeded all expectations. He was granted an honorary lance corporal's rank in the USMC, and became the first openly superpower member of JSOT.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, this did not win him many friends, nor did his demonstrated obsession with hunting Dr. Frankenstein, becoming somewhat unmanageable when he was rumored to be in the area. His stated goal was to prevent what had happened to him from happening to anyone else, but most accounts of these incidents portrayed Frank as entirely motivated by a desire for personal vengeance. This tendency was quickly identified by the Pythons and employed as psychological warfare against him, with the fortunate result that he learned his lesson and developed <em>some</em> restraint in the matter. Despite everything, he was a frequent asset to the Task Force, as often commended as reprimanded.</p><p></p><p>During the invasion of Delphi, his obsession with Dr. Frankenstein overpowered all considerations, and he went on a rampage to find him. During the cleanup, he was discovered standing over the scientist's corpse. Despite the initial impression, it did not seem that Frank had actually killed his target -- the doctor's cause of death had been poison, rather than blunt force trauma, blaster impact or gunshot wounds. However, Frank proved completely unresponsive to conversation when he was discovered, and had to be carried back to base. He never spoke again after this, nor gave any other sign of awareness, and was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts following his medical discharge. He remained there until 2001, when the facility was destroyed during Cerebron's assault, causing his death.</p><p></p><p>In 2011, new research suggested that the actual Edward Mackenzie had actually relocated from Los Angeles to Portland, changing his name to Richard Thomas and living, without any knowledge of the individual assumed to be him, until 1987 when he died of a drug overdose. This renewed the question of the actual identity of 'Frank', but after nearly forty years and the deaths of nearly all involved, it is a mystery unlikely to be resolved.</p><p></p><p><strong>Edward Mackenzie/Frank -- PL 7</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 5/3 | <strong>STA</strong> 5 | <strong>AGL</strong> 3 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 7 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 1</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Fury of the Damned: </em></strong>Linked Enhanced Advantages 3 (Close Attack 2, Improved Initiative); Linked Enhanced Strength 2; Linked Sustained Immunity 5 (Interaction Skills) - 10 points</p><p><strong><em>Recovery Factor:</em></strong> Immunity 2 (disease, poison); Regeneration 10 - 12 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Chokehold, Diehard, Equipment 4, Great Endurance, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Power Attack, Takedown</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Assault Rifle (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5), Frag Grenades (Ranged Burst Area Damage 5), Commlink and 3 points of equipment as needed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Athletics 6 (+9), Expertise: Military 6 (+7), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 6 (+7), Perception 6 (+8), Ranged Combat: Guns 4 (+7), Stealth 4 (+7).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +7/+3</p><p>Unarmed +7 (Close Damage 3)</p><p>Fury of the Damned +9 (Close Damage 5)</p><p>Assault Rifle +7 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5)</p><p>Frag Grenade -- (Ranged Burst Area Damage 5)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 5, Parry 7, Fortitude 7, Toughness 5, Will 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 50 + Powers 22 + Advantages 11 + Skills 18 + Defenses 7 = 108 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Revenge--Motivation. Grim and Humorless. Unnatural Appearance.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: After 1988, he is equipped with a Blaster Rifle (Ranged Damage 8) and gains Ranged Attack 1.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8224130, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]Edward Mackenzie[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-tmsS79F/0/54a12847/M/frank-M.png[/IMG] By 1984, the operators of the Joint Special Operations Task Force were starting to think that they'd seen everything that the Pythons could possibly throw against him. Invariably, thoughts of this nature are an invitation to disaster, and a number of casualties were incurred by the team who were sent to investigate reports of suspicious activity at a dilapidated manor house in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and so had JSOT's first encounter with Dr. Vincent Frankenstein, a relatively recent recruit to the opposition. However, they did successful interrupt the experimentation that he was conducting, though rescuing the victims of same permitted the scientist to escape. While some of the surviving victims had suffered only minor violations of their anatomy, and were treated in conventional hospitals, one of them had suffered far greater trauma. While articulate, he claimed to have no memory of any prior existence. It seemed likely that this amnesia was psychological in nature, as while parts of his body had been replaced and augmented, his head and torso were unaltered, strongly suggesting that he was not actually a surgically reanimated corpse. He eventually accepted the name 'Edward Mackenzie', the name of a missing person from elsewhere in Los Angeles whom he somewhat resembled, though he came to prefer his code name -- 'Frank'. Unable and unwilling to return to Edward Mackenzie's life, 'Frank' volunteered to serve as a member of JSOT. The brass was not enthusiastic about this notion, as there were some who suspected that this whole affair had been a set-up to insert a programmed double agent into the Task Force. After a mind-reader borrowed from the RCMP confirmed a complete lack of any such programming, however, 'Frank' was given permission to undertake JSOT's rigorous training program, and exceeded all expectations. He was granted an honorary lance corporal's rank in the USMC, and became the first openly superpower member of JSOT. Needless to say, this did not win him many friends, nor did his demonstrated obsession with hunting Dr. Frankenstein, becoming somewhat unmanageable when he was rumored to be in the area. His stated goal was to prevent what had happened to him from happening to anyone else, but most accounts of these incidents portrayed Frank as entirely motivated by a desire for personal vengeance. This tendency was quickly identified by the Pythons and employed as psychological warfare against him, with the fortunate result that he learned his lesson and developed [I]some[/I] restraint in the matter. Despite everything, he was a frequent asset to the Task Force, as often commended as reprimanded. During the invasion of Delphi, his obsession with Dr. Frankenstein overpowered all considerations, and he went on a rampage to find him. During the cleanup, he was discovered standing over the scientist's corpse. Despite the initial impression, it did not seem that Frank had actually killed his target -- the doctor's cause of death had been poison, rather than blunt force trauma, blaster impact or gunshot wounds. However, Frank proved completely unresponsive to conversation when he was discovered, and had to be carried back to base. He never spoke again after this, nor gave any other sign of awareness, and was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts following his medical discharge. He remained there until 2001, when the facility was destroyed during Cerebron's assault, causing his death. In 2011, new research suggested that the actual Edward Mackenzie had actually relocated from Los Angeles to Portland, changing his name to Richard Thomas and living, without any knowledge of the individual assumed to be him, until 1987 when he died of a drug overdose. This renewed the question of the actual identity of 'Frank', but after nearly forty years and the deaths of nearly all involved, it is a mystery unlikely to be resolved. [B]Edward Mackenzie/Frank -- PL 7 Abilities: STR[/B] 5/3 | [B]STA[/B] 5 | [B]AGL[/B] 3 | [B]DEX[/B] 3 | [B]FGT[/B] 7 | [B]INT[/B] 1 | [B]AWE[/B] 2 | [B]PRE[/B] 1 [B]Powers: [I]Fury of the Damned: [/I][/B]Linked Enhanced Advantages 3 (Close Attack 2, Improved Initiative); Linked Enhanced Strength 2; Linked Sustained Immunity 5 (Interaction Skills) - 10 points [B][I]Recovery Factor:[/I][/B] Immunity 2 (disease, poison); Regeneration 10 - 12 points [B]Advantages:[/B] Chokehold, Diehard, Equipment 4, Great Endurance, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Power Attack, Takedown [I]Equipment:[/I] Assault Rifle (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5), Frag Grenades (Ranged Burst Area Damage 5), Commlink and 3 points of equipment as needed. [B]Skills:[/B] Athletics 6 (+9), Expertise: Military 6 (+7), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 6 (+7), Perception 6 (+8), Ranged Combat: Guns 4 (+7), Stealth 4 (+7). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +7/+3 Unarmed +7 (Close Damage 3) Fury of the Damned +9 (Close Damage 5) Assault Rifle +7 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 5) Frag Grenade -- (Ranged Burst Area Damage 5) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 5, Parry 7, Fortitude 7, Toughness 5, Will 5 [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 50 + Powers 22 + Advantages 11 + Skills 18 + Defenses 7 = 108 points [B]Complications: [I]Revenge--Motivation. Grim and Humorless. Unnatural Appearance.[/I][/B] [I]Note: After 1988, he is equipped with a Blaster Rifle (Ranged Damage 8) and gains Ranged Attack 1.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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