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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8658973" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: red">Akamatsu Gori</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-dDk64Dk/0/16f4f8ef/S/d7549ol-4cce3259-d5d5-4889-b882-9910af779dca-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>While the existence of the Shēngxiào has not yet been publicly acknowledged by the Japanese government, and even those of its agents aware of its actvities are not sure of the identities of the majority of its empowered operatives, one of the latter group has become publicly notorious. Akamatsu Gori is the most wanted fugitive in Japan. Recognized as a supervillain, he is infamously responsible for a <em>single-handed</em> assault on the National Diet Building in 2016 that resulted in the defeat of the then-current Sea Dragon team, including the death of two members and serious injuries to the other three, as well as extensive casualties among the security personnel of the building. His face was caught on video and he was easily identified, but he has never been apprehended and has not publicly surfaced since that episode. </p><p></p><p>Long before any of that, however, Akamatsu Gori was one of the Public Prosecutors of Japan, considered likely to eventually become the Chief Prosecutor for the Nagoya office and possibly to rise even higher. In the course of his duties, he directed numerous investigations, supervised many interrogations, and prosecuted those offenders whose guilt was indicated by the preponderance of evidence. He was proud that he had never failed to receive the guilty verdict that he sought, but also proud that he had never prosecuted anyone whose guilt had not already been demonstrated. If he had ever heard the idea that pride went before a fall, he had forgotten it.</p><p></p><p>In 2008, Akamatsu led an investigation of a series of robberies allegedly committed by a former security guard. The evidence discovered by the police seemed conclusive, but the suspect refused to confess and insisted on his innocence. Something about the tone of those protests seemed strangely convincing, but Akamatsu chose to believe the chief investigator, with whom he had worked frequently. The case went to trial ... and everything fell apart over the next few months. The defense attorney demolished the evidence as circumstantial, poked holes in the witness accounts, and exposed serious flaws in the credibility of the investigators. Ultimately, the perfect record of guilty verdicts that Akamatsu came to an end when the judge declared "not guilty".</p><p></p><p>While certainly unhappy to have been defeated and embarrassed in this manner, Akamatsu nevertheless took it in stride and believed that justice had been done. And then the defense attorney died in an automobile accident. And <em>then</em> the defendant and his family died in a house fire. Investigating these incidents, Akamatsu was horrified to learn that both had been deliberate homicides performed at the direction of his own chief investigator, who insisted that he had been certain of the guilt of both men and sought to prevent the hamstringing of the law. The family were simply collateral damage of the war on crime, for which any sacrifice was acceptable. Akamatsu ordered the arrest of the investigator ... and the police officers he ordered to do that seized <em>him</em> instead. </p><p></p><p>Somehow, he managed to escape before they could kill him, but not before it was explained that <em>many</em> of his previous cases had involved falsified evidence, all to enhance the careers of the investigators. (Later, he would learn that some of them were associated with something called "the Vision", though not all.) Any belief Akamatsu had in the system that he had sworn to uphold was shattered, along with his belief in nearly anything else. These were the circumstances under which Diorite found him, and those under which he accepted her invitation to become the first, and to date only, occupant of the House of the Monkey.</p><p></p><p>In that role, he has been given an unusual power. The best theory of how it works, according to researchers at the Yokoyama Group, is that he is able to surround himself with a telekinetic field that allows him great strength and resistance to injury, while at the same time granting him certain psychoportative and clairvoyant talents as well; the latter allows him to to both see and and move through solid objects. At certain times, as during much of his attack on the Diet, this force field causes him to appear as a physical giant of twelve meters, while at other times he appears as his normal height and mass but still demonstrates the same ability to lift heavy objects and shrug off injuries.</p><p></p><p>As one of the longest enduring members of the Shēngxiào, Akamatsu has an equally long-standing rivalry with Shēng Lóng and Yamaguchi Kotaro ... at least, in theory. In practice, he ignores both of them, and the rest of the occupants, rarely taking action even when their activities annoy or inconvenience him. Where most of his fellows have plans to survive the destruction of humanity that Diorite seeks, or even to usurp her, Akamatsu has developed the belief that the destruction will be limited to the overthrow of human civilization and that something better will -- no, <em>must</em> -- replace it. (He is completely mistaken.) Any sacrifice is acceptable in the name of that revolution.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, as he thinks about that, something bothers him, as though he feels like he had heard similar ideas somewhere else. But such thoughts come more and more rarely as time passes.</p><p></p><p><strong>Akamatsu Gori -- PL 11</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 13/3 | <strong>STA</strong> 14/4 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 0 | <strong>FGT</strong> 7 | <strong>INT</strong> 2 | <strong>AWE</strong> 1 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Augmentation:</em></strong> Enhanced Skill 5 (Stealth 10); Feature (can appear as his normal sized self in any area occupied by a part of his larger form); Growth 10 (45 feet; +10 Strength, +10 Stamina, +5 Intimidation, +1 Speed, -5 Dodge, -5 Parry, -10 Stealth), Subtle; Sustained Immunity 2 (suffocation); Sustained Protection 5, Impervious 10*; Movement 3 (permeate 3); Regeneration 5; Senses 4 (vision penetrates concealment); Activation (Standard Action, -2 points) - 62 points</p><p>* 1 rank active per rank of Growth active.</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Connected, Daze (Intimidation), Defensive Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Power Attack.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+9), Deception 6 (+8), Expertise: Civics 10 (+12), Expertise: Criminal 6 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 9 (+11), Insight 7 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+13/+8), Perception 8 (+9), Persuasion 8 (+10), <em>Stealth 10 (+1/+11)</em>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +5</p><p>Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 13/3)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6/1, Parry 8/3, Fortitude 16/6, Toughness 19/9/4, Will 6.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 40 + Powers 62 + Advantages 8 + Skills 31 + Defenses 16 = 157 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 11</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 11</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 11</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Revolution--Motivation. Cold and Reserved. Notorious Outlaw. Subject to Orders.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8658973, member: 30538"] [size=150][color=red]Akamatsu Gori[/color][/size][color=red][/color] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-dDk64Dk/0/16f4f8ef/S/d7549ol-4cce3259-d5d5-4889-b882-9910af779dca-S.png[/img] While the existence of the Shēngxiào has not yet been publicly acknowledged by the Japanese government, and even those of its agents aware of its actvities are not sure of the identities of the majority of its empowered operatives, one of the latter group has become publicly notorious. Akamatsu Gori is the most wanted fugitive in Japan. Recognized as a supervillain, he is infamously responsible for a [i]single-handed[/i] assault on the National Diet Building in 2016 that resulted in the defeat of the then-current Sea Dragon team, including the death of two members and serious injuries to the other three, as well as extensive casualties among the security personnel of the building. His face was caught on video and he was easily identified, but he has never been apprehended and has not publicly surfaced since that episode. Long before any of that, however, Akamatsu Gori was one of the Public Prosecutors of Japan, considered likely to eventually become the Chief Prosecutor for the Nagoya office and possibly to rise even higher. In the course of his duties, he directed numerous investigations, supervised many interrogations, and prosecuted those offenders whose guilt was indicated by the preponderance of evidence. He was proud that he had never failed to receive the guilty verdict that he sought, but also proud that he had never prosecuted anyone whose guilt had not already been demonstrated. If he had ever heard the idea that pride went before a fall, he had forgotten it. In 2008, Akamatsu led an investigation of a series of robberies allegedly committed by a former security guard. The evidence discovered by the police seemed conclusive, but the suspect refused to confess and insisted on his innocence. Something about the tone of those protests seemed strangely convincing, but Akamatsu chose to believe the chief investigator, with whom he had worked frequently. The case went to trial ... and everything fell apart over the next few months. The defense attorney demolished the evidence as circumstantial, poked holes in the witness accounts, and exposed serious flaws in the credibility of the investigators. Ultimately, the perfect record of guilty verdicts that Akamatsu came to an end when the judge declared "not guilty". While certainly unhappy to have been defeated and embarrassed in this manner, Akamatsu nevertheless took it in stride and believed that justice had been done. And then the defense attorney died in an automobile accident. And [i]then[/i] the defendant and his family died in a house fire. Investigating these incidents, Akamatsu was horrified to learn that both had been deliberate homicides performed at the direction of his own chief investigator, who insisted that he had been certain of the guilt of both men and sought to prevent the hamstringing of the law. The family were simply collateral damage of the war on crime, for which any sacrifice was acceptable. Akamatsu ordered the arrest of the investigator ... and the police officers he ordered to do that seized [i]him[/i] instead. Somehow, he managed to escape before they could kill him, but not before it was explained that [i]many[/i] of his previous cases had involved falsified evidence, all to enhance the careers of the investigators. (Later, he would learn that some of them were associated with something called "the Vision", though not all.) Any belief Akamatsu had in the system that he had sworn to uphold was shattered, along with his belief in nearly anything else. These were the circumstances under which Diorite found him, and those under which he accepted her invitation to become the first, and to date only, occupant of the House of the Monkey. In that role, he has been given an unusual power. The best theory of how it works, according to researchers at the Yokoyama Group, is that he is able to surround himself with a telekinetic field that allows him great strength and resistance to injury, while at the same time granting him certain psychoportative and clairvoyant talents as well; the latter allows him to to both see and and move through solid objects. At certain times, as during much of his attack on the Diet, this force field causes him to appear as a physical giant of twelve meters, while at other times he appears as his normal height and mass but still demonstrates the same ability to lift heavy objects and shrug off injuries. As one of the longest enduring members of the Shēngxiào, Akamatsu has an equally long-standing rivalry with Shēng Lóng and Yamaguchi Kotaro ... at least, in theory. In practice, he ignores both of them, and the rest of the occupants, rarely taking action even when their activities annoy or inconvenience him. Where most of his fellows have plans to survive the destruction of humanity that Diorite seeks, or even to usurp her, Akamatsu has developed the belief that the destruction will be limited to the overthrow of human civilization and that something better will -- no, [i]must[/i] -- replace it. (He is completely mistaken.) Any sacrifice is acceptable in the name of that revolution. Sometimes, as he thinks about that, something bothers him, as though he feels like he had heard similar ideas somewhere else. But such thoughts come more and more rarely as time passes. [b]Akamatsu Gori -- PL 11 Abilities: STR[/b] 13/3 | [b]STA[/b] 14/4 | [b]AGL[/b] 1 | [b]DEX[/b] 0 | [b]FGT[/b] 7 | [b]INT[/b] 2 | [b]AWE[/b] 1 | [b]PRE[/b] 2 [b]Powers: [i]Augmentation:[/i][/b] Enhanced Skill 5 (Stealth 10); Feature (can appear as his normal sized self in any area occupied by a part of his larger form); Growth 10 (45 feet; +10 Strength, +10 Stamina, +5 Intimidation, +1 Speed, -5 Dodge, -5 Parry, -10 Stealth), Subtle; Sustained Immunity 2 (suffocation); Sustained Protection 5, Impervious 10*; Movement 3 (permeate 3); Regeneration 5; Senses 4 (vision penetrates concealment); Activation (Standard Action, -2 points) - 62 points * 1 rank active per rank of Growth active. [b]Advantages:[/b] Connected, Daze (Intimidation), Defensive Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Power Attack. [b]Skills:[/b] Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+9), Deception 6 (+8), Expertise: Civics 10 (+12), Expertise: Criminal 6 (+8), Expertise: Streetwise 9 (+11), Insight 7 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+13/+8), Perception 8 (+9), Persuasion 8 (+10), [i]Stealth 10 (+1/+11)[/i]. [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +5 Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 13/3) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 6/1, Parry 8/3, Fortitude 16/6, Toughness 19/9/4, Will 6. [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 40 + Powers 62 + Advantages 8 + Skills 31 + Defenses 16 = 157 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 11 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 11 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 11 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 7 [b]Complications: [i]Revolution--Motivation. Cold and Reserved. Notorious Outlaw. Subject to Orders.[/i][/b] [/QUOTE]
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