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Villain Name:
Techmaturge.
Although, most heroes just refer to him by name, since his identity is far from a secret.

Nickname(s):
Val and ViVi are recent nickname some heroes gave him.
He hates them.

Age:
16

Gender:
Male

Supercriminal Appearance:
Valence generally only wears a black hoodie, so he doesn't really have a costume - aside from the red face paint under his eyes.
He's been asking both heroes and villains for opinions on what it should look like though, so it's k.

Personality:
Unsurprisingly, Valence has all the personality traits that would befit a stereotypical Villain. Arrogance, hot-headedness, loudness put alongside just the right amount of ineptitude to keep him from coming out as victorious pretty much ever. Valence is known to be both selfish and manipulative to some degree, using his gift in order to further his own plans and desires, normally disregarding the populace of Ginmura in the process. He's lazy, and generally avoids doing most of the physical work inside and outside of his plans, opting to let his machines do work for him, even menial tasks, although he frequently gets enraged when they even fail at that. As one can imagine, he gets particularly angry when his more powerful and larger robots are destroyed by superheroes, especially if said robots had some significance in his plot-of-the-week. Valence has also become pretty good at snarking superheroes, throwing sarcastic remarks and various insults their way, even in defeat...

Especially in defeat.

Despite his apparent superior intellect in comparison to most, Valance is prone to making fatal flaws in his plans which lead to his defeat, which makes people question if he's even that intelligent at all. For some heroes who fight Valence frequently, his defeat sort of comes across as a routine. Most of his situations tend to be comical as a result, as his defeat is normally brought about by self-destruct buttons or just general lack of foresight, in spite of his ability to extensively plan in advance.

Valence is also quite complicated when it comes to his social life. He's a typical Villain, sure, but that doesn't seem to prevent him from cutting loose and having fun with "friends." These friends can be basically anyone - even superheroes for some reason. Hell, if villains had some kind of weekly get together or convention of some sort, he'd attend it in a heartbeat.

He also doesn't like magic very much. Go figure.

Equipment:
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
Nah, just some devices and machines that may or may not actually work.

Abilities:
Underline - Main power/source of power.
Italics - Sub-powers derived from the main power/source of power.

Transcendental Genius
Valence's power is, interestingly enough, his intellect. He is significantly smarter than the average human, so much so that it can be considered unnatural. This heightened intelligence normally manifests itself in his ability to build complicated machinery with ease.

Mechanical Constructs
Stemming from his high intellectual capacity, Valence is able to manufacture complex machinery with ease. Things such as armour, vehicles, mechas, aircraft and more. For the most part, Valence uses this power to create various types of robots to do his bidding, sometimes dubbed the "Valence Bots" although he is also able to create destructive weapons (that he himself normally doesn't use) and scientific devices.

Of course, Valence can't pull things out of thin air, and his bigger constructs tend to require more time than the smaller ones do.

Scientific Prowess
In addition to his mechanical prowess, Valence also has an expansive understanding in the field of science - which he uses to augment his inventions, be it with science-based weaponry or the like.

Skills:
GIANT ROBOTS!
Alone, Valence has little no no proficiency in hand-to-hand combat. Instead, his fighting style revolves around using his various robots to try and overwhelm a target. Of course, Valence will occasionally fight using his own gadgets and mechanical weapons, although these moments are few and far between. Valence has multiple types of footsoldier robots, normally following a sort of "knight" motif, wielding technologically enhanced medieval weaponry: energy blades, crossbows and the like. Still, Valence doesn't limit himself to these kinds of robots alone, and creating robots that use guns or blasters of some sort is not out of the question - but still pretty uncommon. The variation between these robots can prove to be a challenge to overcome, and although the average robot can quite easily dispose of a normal human, heroes can generally fare much better against them. Generally, D-Class will have some difficulty with the sheer number of robots, but C-Class and above can usually mow them down like the mooks they are.

In situations where Valence does have to fight without his machines, he normally just picks up the nearest pipe or stick and swings it around some. It's about as dangerous as a 16-year-old holding a makeshift weapon. Huh.

Brief Backstory:
Becoming known within several months of his arrival as one of the youngest "super villains" to strike Ginmura, it was only natural that the populace created theories regarding his origins. Things like:

None of these are true. In fact, Valence's led a much more normal childhood than that (or not, depending on your point of view). His parents were villains. A magical elemental duo of water and lightning. Not quite what you'd expect from them. Valence's parents were the kind who had no particular villain agenda - they simply wanted to cause trouble for the populace by stealing, vandalizing and the like. And that they did. However, when Valence was born, their villain escapades led to a temporary halt until Valence had reached the age of six. During which they had filled him with their villainous ideals and views. It was also around the age of six that Valence displayed his heightened intelligence, he took an interest in creating new things out of parts of toys that his parents stole bought in a completely legal manner. Unfortunately, Valence displayed zero proficiency in anything magic-related - something which his parents poked fun at from time to time, seeing the whole intelligence deal as less useful. That's probably where Valence's dislike of magic came from.

Time passed, and the family trio decided to move their base of operations to Ginmura to continue their crime spree, however, Ginmura was packed with a lot of superheroes, whereas Valence's parents were used to having to deal with one or two most of the time. Their efforts were quickly (and easily) shut down under Ginmura's organized and efficient Hero system. Their crimes tended to be pretty minor, and they generally didn't hurt that many people, but the sheer amount of crimes they had managed to commit over the course of years was almost legendary, leading both of them to be sentenced to prison for life. Valence was around 14 at the time, and his supernatural intellect had shown itself in its entirety. However, he was still pretty young, and a combination of childlike anger amped up with his incredible planning abilities led him to decide that world domination was the key to success. Of course, he'd rather set his goals small first, so instead, he'll take over Ginmura, then take over the world. He's been at it for two years already, but the amount of superheroes in Ginmura makes it really hard to make any meaningful progress with seizing the city, much to his frustration.

Villain Rank:
The frequency of his attacks in addition to the danger that they tend to present have led Valence to be given a Villain Rank of high B to low A. Even so, Valence's incompetence gives even C-Class Heroes a pretty good chance against him. His giant robots, weapons and other inventions tend to range from Thunderstorm to Hurricane, with Hurricane being the most uncommon.

Theme Song:
Eh, I think I'll try and find something later; his theme tends to fluctuate based on the situation.

"Whaaa? you want somethin' loser? Speak up, I can't hear ya over how little I care."

"The name's Alexis, why? You're not one of them stupid heroes pickin' a fight, are ya?"
Name:
Alexis Sinclair
"Yeah yeah, 'Audiophile' is my Villain name. Got a problem with it? Because it's ten times better than your trash name, and if you do, we're gonna have a problem."
Villain Name:
Audiophile
"Old enough to do whatever the flippin' hell I want too."
Age:
18
"I hope you're joking. Or blind."
Gender:
Female
"I know, I know, i'm hawt. Keep your pants on, I ain't interested."
Appearance:
Alexis' normal attire is...rough, at best. Most of the time, she's not too picky about her wardrobe. She just throws on whatever she grabs first out of her closet. There is a trend, though. Most of her clothes consist of jeans or somewhat too short shorts, comfortable, easy to run in tennis shoes, and something light for a top. Usually a simple t-shirt and a light jacket for the colder days. She has black hair, usually streaked with colors of light blue - and yeah, that's totally natural. She has bright blue eyes, and usually has some headphones dangling around her neck.

"Heh, What? Gotta look awesome if I'm gonna be kicking someone's ass. And if you so much as use a lame line and tell me I look hawt in my day clothes, I'ma smack you."
Supercriminal Appearance:


Gotta look good for kicking ass and taking names, right? She wears a white, sleeveless vest and short pants. Red stockings going up to her knees, and elbow-length gloves on her arms. On her feet, are boots that are gonna hurt something fierce if you get kicked with it. And she will kick guys right where it hurts, be warned.

""Heh, I'd say I'm just someone who likes having fun. Oh, and fucking with heroes. Can't forget that. And no, not that kind of fucking you perv."

Personality:
Honestly, for a Super criminal, Alexis isn't all that bad personality wise. Alright, let me explain. Okay, yeah, she's a bit of a bitch and she's generally not entirely nice to most people unless she gets to know them. Hotheadedness and stubbornness are key traits in her personality. Mixed with a streak of sarcasm and jackassery, she's not really known to be too much of a pleasant person to be around when someone's earned her ire or scorn. She's not afraid to tell people what she thinks of them, or to start a fight with someone she doesn't like. And of course, she hates authority and being told what to do, especially by those uppity heroes.

However, what might set her apart from her 'Supercriminals', is that unlike them, she doesn't really have a 'drive' to actually do 'bad' stuff. Like taking over the world stuff. Most consider her just to be a teenager on a power trip. A kid who's still growing up, and they wouldn't be all that wrong. Most of the stuff she does is petty thievery, vandalism, or generally just making a nuisance of herself.

Like say, streaking in front of the SUPER base. Or breaking and entering into an art museum and giving all of the paintings with people on them mustaches. Honestly, she just fights heroes most of the time simply for the sake of fucking with them for her giggles.

That is, unless you manage to piss her off. Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of her not being dangerous. Kid on a power trip or not, she's as bad as any other superhero out there and has a bit of a violent streak in dealing with people who she hates, or seriously mess with her. She hasn't graduated to murder yet, but some say it's only a matter of time. Getting on her bad side will most likely result in her pursuing you until either you're put in the ICU, or she's physically incapable of doing so. She's too stubborn to think about anything else.

However, those who get to know her, will find a surprisingly friendly and loyal, though sarcastic person. She likes parties and social events of every sort, and is well known to be a huge nerd, and can often be found playing video games in her spare time, or sneaking into a local club. If the villains had some sort of get-together, she'd attend in a heart beat. Probably to vandalize or mess with something, but she'd still attend.

"Made all of this stuff myself. The suit, my bass cannon, my hover boots. Everything. Yep, I'm awesome."

Equipment:
Most of her fighting abilities come from her custom, self made armaments.

Her battle suit:
(awesome name pending)
That outfit she wears? It's all part of the same suit, and powered by a custom-battery cell she made. It has no purpose, other than to provide some protection and supply power to all of her gadgets.

Hover boots:
Exactly as the name states, these boots have a limited hovering functionality. Basically, they sort of let her skate on air by making use of sound waves. Along with her parkour and free-running skills, this makes her a very mobile person.

Bass Cannon:
Well, that's what she's officially calling it, though it looks nothing like a cannon and can do more than just be a bass cannon. At first, it just looks like two small, rectangular objects attached to her forearms. The first functionality of these, is to shoot razor-sharp discs at targets, sharp enough to slice even steel. Limited in ammo, so she uses them sparingly and to dispatch targets quickly.

The second functionality, is a little more destructive on a large scale. On the underside of these two objects, is a large speaker capable of producing and amplifying sounds to impossibly destructive levels. Not to mention, blow back and deflect projectiles. They're surprisingly durable.

Also has a keyboard on them, so she can give commands and hack into robots, if she has too.

A key weakness is...that if you break her equipment, her fighting ability goes down significantly. All of her equipment also relies on a power supply, which is located right in that little sphere on her chest. At least one of them - she has backup power supplies, but just destroy one and you'll significantly cripple her fighting ability.

HUD:
Kinda like a videogame HUD. It's built into her headphones and gives a visual overlay in the form of a retractable visor. The visor can block out visual distortions, and generally gives her a diagnostic on her equipment and if she should probably think about fleeing, and how many of those discs she has left.

"Hah, you give me any computer, I can crack it. Probably."

Abilities:
Programming/Computer Genius
Okay, She's not some super intelligent freak who could make robots, lets get that out of the way. However, she is a robots worst nightmare when it comes to software/computers. She can hack into almost any security system/robot and make them do whatever she wants them too. Her suit has a ton of custom-built hacking programs and executables specifically for that. She could probably build one if she wanted too, but she thinks robots are loud, annoying, and inefficient. Unless we're talking about an actual AI here. Then she'd be all over it.

Of course, hacking does take time and isn't instant and she'd have to keep her eye on the program and make sure to make the proper adjustments. Difficult during fights, but doable if she's careful.

Tinkerer
Okay, she's no genius that can make a giant bass-cannon from nothing. She doesn't have the know-how to really do that. But she can, however, jury-rig and reliably (most of the time) make custom equipment from existing components and things. She just has to have the right materials for it.

Sound Wave Control:
She can, effectively control sound waves to quite destructive levels. However, she can not generate sound waves herself and must amplify ones from outside sources, and there is a limit to how much she can amplify and change one, hence her equipment. It allows for her to have more versatility in combat since machines can make sounds outside the range humans are capable of.

Skills:
Free Running. She is adept at free-running and Parkour and is about as quick on her feet as the best of them.

She has really, really, good hearing. Good luck sneaking up on her with sneak attacks.

As above, she's a good hacker/programmer and knows how to make a computer talk and give up its secrets. One of her dream goals? Hack into that SUPER heroes headquarters or whatever and replace all their classified files with this, various pictures of cats, or a picture of all the high-ranking officials redrawn with mustaches and doodles on their faces.

"Me? My dads some super-hot-shot CEO or something. I dunno, owns a club or something. Mom's uh...a businesswoman. Lets go with that."

Brief Backstory:
Alexis had a relatively comfortable life growing up. Her dad was a rather wealthy business man and entrepreneur by the name of Garret Sinclair. He owns a number of gentlemen clubs and other 'businesses', and it has made him quite the wealthy man. Her mom, an ex-super villain by the name of Havoc Aegis...well, not much to say there other than she was a pretty rotten person, until she got to old to do that shit and settled down with Garret and started a family, though not before losing her left eye in what was her last battle with the heroes, and making everyone assuming she was killed. She now spends her days drinking, smoking, and generally being lazy. Of course, she also makes sure Alexis doesn't get into too much trouble. She's mellowed quite a bit with age.

Anyways, as a kid, she never really got along well with her class-mates. She never understood why, really, she didn't see anything wrong with her somewhat...grumpy behavior and the fact that she routinely said some less than nice things about her classmates. She didn't mean anything buy it, she's just never had much of a filter for her mouth. Which in turn, made for a pretty lonely life growing up.

Not that she ever particularly minded. If the other kids didn't want to be her friend, well, she didn't care. And those jackasses who thought it'd be fun to pick on the loner...well, they got what was coming to them some way or another. Needless to say, if her father wasn't able to persuade the school with some backroom deals and bribery, she'd have to change schools quite often.

People learned pretty soon though, if they left her alone, she'd leave them alone. She had a few...friends, over the years. Though mostly they were all just acquaintances and people who didn't really mind her snarky loner attitude. The trend continued until she graduated high-school, and through the years she picked up an interest in computer programming.

She currently owns a small apartment and does programming work on the internet for people.

"Meh. Those heroes are makin' light of me. But whatevs, I don't give a shit about what they think. I'll beat all of 'em to a pulp if I have too."

Villain Rank:
Officially classed as a mere B-rank simply due to the fact she doesn't cause any major problems for the most part. She however, believes she easily qualifies for the A-rank. Some heroes she's fought might agree, but the infrequency of her shenanigans keep her at B-rank.

Theme Song:
fighty theme