[b][u]Name[/b][/u] Mark 'Scrapper' Winters [b][u]Age[/b][/u] 35 [b][u]Occupation[/b][/u] Looter, vandal, racketeer, guns trader, cage fighter, loiterer [b][u]Hobbies[/b][/u] *His [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Ducati_748_Studio.jpg ]Ducati[/url] *Scanning newspapers for his crimes [b][u]Psychology[/b][/u] "Name's Mark - you can call me Scrapper if ya want. Don't care. Current hideout? That place under the bridge. There's enough echo here to let me here them cops running towards me. HEY! Don't even think about touchin' my Ducati! She's all I have now! Well, apart from a few petrol canisters and some jewelry. Easy things to steal. I don't give a shit about all these damn riots. I'm not gonna leave. Why you ask? See all those cars packing the highway? Every car out there means one more empty house I can loot! The world is all mine! My plan is to loot all the expensive stuff and then go to the next state. Cash it all in and live big! No one's gonna get me. The gang's gone, but I still have my MP5 and some clips. I'm avoiding the cops, but dang do I want to smash one of them in and steal their getup. Then I can accept bribe money! There's the problem of tasers though. Anyway. I'm off to raid the stores. Eh, so you're already dead, but hey, you can ward off people for me with your smell. Thanks pal." Additional info: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8JaySNR4M]Link to video[/url] which shows his tone and personality well. He's based off the red-head named Renji. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z5eoz8y1IQ]His favourite radio station[/url] [b][u]Brief History[/b][/u] His criminal record's probably a good source... Anyhoo, Mark's mainly been in the stealing and looting business. He's part of a gang called "Pincer" - well, that was until the Outbreak started. The boss fled and everyone's disbanded since then. Mark now survives by raiding general stores/warehouses for food, afterall he has good knowledge of where things can be found. He also loots empty houses to stock up on cashables that can be sold at the next state. Little does our Mark know that the Outbreak's spread goes over the horizon. [b][u]Background[/b][/u] Mark's first job was working at the petrol station. That was also the scene of his first crime. He stole from the till and soon worked with the racketeers to stage a robbery. He was then accepted into a gang. He stole, he fought, he landed in jail. Tattoos line his chest and back, and he bears his gang's symbol on his right arm. "Pincer" - a name that means one would not let go even after they died. Gang for life, baby! Our criminal soon came across a mistreated Ducati that was impounded. After stealing it, he used his savings at every chance he had, slowly bringing it back to life, and it has been his treasure since. Gang life was rough, but Mark would smile every time he upgraded his bike. As for his romantic interests? Bike. Slowly but surely, Mark climbed up the ladder over the years. His tall physique makes him a good racketeer, although things went awry before he could do much in that line of business. Then the Outbreak started. The boss fled. The gang disappeared. Profitable fields turned from drugs and imports to looting. Which is right up Mark's lane. [b][u]Skills[/b][/u] * Fighting - Mark's about 188cm tall with a broad, muscular build, giving him an advantage over most. He makes some money through illegal cage fighting and has sent people into hospital on multiple occasions. To him, anything can be a weapon. The reason for his fighting prowess? He loves it when he wins. It makes him feel successful. He's not trash! Not trash! *Looting/breaking and entering - it's in his line of work. Whilst he can't get past those dang security systems, your usual household is enough to get him by. All it would have are just a few faulty shutters and at most, a rabid dog. The solution? A crowbar and dog munchies. To make things easier though, Mark does a little surveillance to ensure the homeowners aren't there when he's looting. [b][u]Weaknesses[/b][/u] *Paranoia - he's suspicious of everyone. Not to the point of turning into a serial killer, but enough to make even the right things go wrong. Mark trusts only himself. As do many of us. *Alcohol - Mark gets inebriated rather quickly. He'll start talking to walls and stagger around like a looney. Then he'll pass out flat on the ground. He tries to avoid alcohol, but sometimes it can't be avoided. [b][u]Your Turn[/b][/u] * Please let me know which sections I need to refine/add more detail. I tried to be a bit crafty in the psychology section... hope it's okay. I'll be RPing in third person though. I'll see if I can find any good tattoos for the Pincer gang. And also some graffiti tags. * What's the climate - is it hot or cold? Snowing? Rainy? * How badly damaged is the city? Are structures still safe? Is there water and electricity? * With Stage 2, is there a chance for Mark to become a ghost? Or maybe I should play as one of Mark's criminal buddies who comes across his corpse at the back of the police station?