[hider="Grizzly"] [img]https://cdn0.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/092/268/20140604013238/smaller_square/UP_proxy.jpg?1401863554[/img] [b]Name:[/b] Max Branch [b]Age:[/b] 34 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Nationality:[/b] American [b]Alias/Handle:[/b] Grizzly [b]Psychological Analysis:[/b] An imposing, solitary man, Max's psych has been hit hard by long years of work as a Ronin. An intense anger is inside of him from the incident which took the lower part of his face and forced him to replace it with cybernetics. He has a natural dislike for augmentations, finding anyone that replaces their body parts with machinery hardly worthy of respect. Since there are so many augmented people around him, he does not often speak this view unless in a heated confrontation. Max is not trusting of others and prefers to work alone. When forced to work with others he keeps his distance from them, watching with a careful eye for signs of treachery, something he has experienced all too often in the past. His temper is legendary, those that enrage him tend not to do it again. He finds real enjoyment in killing, but only those that fight back. The thrill of being in intense danger, ending lives left and right, it fills him with adrenaline and helps to put aside some of the internal rage. He dislikes harming innocents finding no fun in cutting down those that can't (try to) harm him. He tries to avoid it unless they get in his way and there is no way around it. Max has a reputation for his brutality and near insanity on the battlefield, bounding towards enemies with his shotgun raised, crushing bones with full body tackles, even removing limbs with an animalistic grace. He doesn't really care about credits, he simply wishes to exact revenge on those that betrayed and mutilated him, enough work as a Ronin will get him to them. [b]Employment Record:[/b] Max was born in the United States, it is where he lived the first 18 years of his life before he enlisted in the Marines. An average student in school, he never intended to go any further than high school and enlisted right after graduation. He was stationed overseas in Japan, as part of the military police. A natural talent with firearms, much of his time was spent investigating the criminal gangs in the area. After four years of service he was given an honorable discharge, he decided to stay in Japan after he met a girl there. Unfortunately for him, it was difficult finding a job in Neo-Japan. The young Max was offered a job by a friend of his girlfriend, when he asked the details he was told the job wasn't "totally legal". It was not, Max had gotten himself involved with gun running. While not one hundred percent morally behind the job, it was money, good money at that, and the chances of being arrested for it were very low. It was simple at first, taking a weapon from one location to another, sometimes to a private buyer, other times larger shipments to groups. After a breakup with his girlfriend he moved on from dealing weapons, getting himself a job in security with one of the many mega corporations. He did his job admirably, making friends within the mega corporation. This is also where he met Kudo Iwao, who would become one of his closest friends. Kudo helped push Max down the path to become a Ronin, as he too wanted to be one, Max and him would be a killer team was what he always said. After a few years, both men left their jobs together, bundling their credits in order to become Ronins. The two were quite the duo, taking any jobs they could get, both loved the work, no matter what it was, assassinations, assaults, it was all great fun to Max especially. Then Max met another Ronin, Endo Rai, more of a veteran compared to the two young elite criminals. He saw potential in them, and the duo turned into a trio. They all made a name for themselves, credits piled up, life was great. Endo and Kudo were his two best friends, he could trust them with anything. Unfortunately that changed. It was just another routine job, though extremely high paying and high risk, the credits for all three men numbered in six digits each. The capture of a notorious crime lord who had gotten on the wrong side of a very powerful mega-corporation. The three Ronin were unfazed by the job, it involved breaking into a highly guarded building loaded with dangerous gangsters. They executed it perfectly, Max and Kudo entering from opposite sides, guns blazing, while Endo took the quieter approach, entering from the roof. The three converged on the target, dozens of corpses left the in their path to him. Then the betrayal occurred, the blunt end of a rifle to Max's temple as they exited the building, Endo and Kudo looking down at him with smiles, him returning their looks with one of confusion. They explained their action, the corporation paying Endo and Kudo had offered a very enticing bonus if Max was taken care of, him too much of a reckless liability. Neither could bring themselves to put a bullet in their friend, killing him like a dog. Endo tipped over a barrel of gasoline, the liquid covering Max's jaw and frontal neck, a cigarette was tossed into it, igniting it. Max screamed in pain as his skin burned, his only saving grace being a passerby who helped him by dragging him to a doctor. He barely escaped with his life, though much of his neck, jaw and mouth were badly damaged by the flames. Cybernetics were immediately put in. Once he was able to walk he went back to being a Ronin, almost solely going by the alias of Grizzly. It has been nearly six years since then. His personality having changed for the worse since the betrayal, now filled with brimming amounts of rage. His only real goal now to find the two men that betrayed him so that he can exact his revenge. He has been a part of his current Ronin team for three months. The promise of good payment and more importantly, possible answers for where to find the two that stabbed him in the back. [b]Enhancement:[/b] [list] [*]C-Grade Cybernetic Jaw and Mouth (5,000 CR) - A full metallic jawline which covers his lower face. His mouth has been replaced with machinery as well, metallic teeth inside and a total reconstruction allowing him all the functions of a natural mouth. Most notably has an increased bite force. [*]C-Grade Neck (2,500 CR) - A near total replacement of his neck, includes the innards lost during his betrayal, such as a larynx, thyroid gland and a trachea. [/list] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list] [*][url=https://mariusandrei.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/armor2065.jpg]Elite Grade armor[/url] (20,000 CR) - His personal suit of armor, very high quality and can withstand a beating. Used in combination with his shotgun, Max is a force to be reckoned with at close range. A full scale HUD is contained within the helmet which displays his vitals, different types of vision (heat, night and normal) and a friend/foe indicator. [*][url=http://pre07.deviantart.net/17fb/th/pre/f/2012/078/2/c/crysis_2_jackal_semi_auto_shotgun_by_scarlighter-d4tah72.jpg]A-Grade Semi Automatic Shotgun[/url] (5,000 CR) - His most prized possession, an extremely powerful ballistic shotgun, tears through flesh and light armor at a close range. Specifically made with a recoil adjustment system, it doesn't have a ton of range but can put a hole in what is in range. 20 rounds per magazine. [*][url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/5c/99/075c998661ad2061e094245e61a61f51.jpg]B-Grade Assault Rifle[/url] (1,000 CR) - A fully automatic, accurate at short to medium distances ballistic weapon. Equipped with a 4x magnification scope, 25 rounds per magazine. [*]Hybrid Short Sword (1500 CR) - A sharp, energized sword, the blade is 24 inches in length. Similar in appearance to a Roman Gladius, but modernized. [*]Jetmatic Personal Transport Unit (10,000 CR) - Uses it in combat, allows him to jump around the battlefield and attack enemies from different angles. [*]PharmaCon Medical Gel x2 (500 CR) - Just in case he gets careless. [/list] [/hider]