Name: Jonathan "Reaper" Washington
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Appearance:
Gear:
-Scythe, a modified XFS-8 rifle. Uses a rail gun system to accelerate metal projectiles at extreme speed. The mods allow him to zoom in several times more than standard models. He also boosted the magnets’ power. Enabling an overcharge to accelerate projectiles at even higher speed. Has no clip. Every bullet needs to be reloaded manually. Also, the overcharge has 2 very nasty backsides. For one, it harms the magnets. Making them less powerful with each shot to the point that the rifle gets useless. As a second: the high electromagnetic forces often create a lightning arc towards the bullet. In other words, there is a big chance that if he fires a round when the gun is overcharged, a second after the bullet left the rifle, a lightning arc might leap out of the barrel towards the bullet. Giving away Jonathan’s location.
-Reaper’s rounds. Reaper possesses several kind of rounds. Those who carry darts, poison, explosives, acid, etc.
-Death’s cloak. A cloak with optical camouflage. Up close everyone will realize it optical camo. But form far away the cloak is good enough so long range snipers will have a hard time locating him.
-Grim gaze. Ocular implants. The implants go hand in hand with his facial “gear” which provide heat vision, night vision and x-ray vision. Note the x-ray vision is only effective at very close range and can still show up pretty hazy images. It’s still a prototype and not often used.
History:
Born in Louisiana, Jonathan was taught how to use a rifle from when he was very young. Like any patriotic youth he joined up with the marines. Though it was soon noted that his proficiency with the average automatic rifle was extremely lacking. Though he was a prodigy in sharpshooting. After basic marine training he went to get trained as sniper. Quickly after his graduation he was shipped out. During his first tour, we was handed increasingly more dangerous missions. First simply supporting jobs. But quickly he was tasked with advanced recon of hostile fortresses. It was then that he made his name. It was in some long ruined fortress the insurgence had set up camp. At night, Jonathan’s finger was itching. Breaking all his mission parameters he shot a guard. Then another. Then another. Soon the camp was in full alert. But Jonathan didn’t stop firing. Several high-profile targets attempted to feel in vehicles. With several masterfully placed shots he was able to disable the vehicles and neutralize the VIPs. After that he called in an airstrike. Soldiers still claim that the following morning they found him cooking his bacon over the fires of a vehicle. After all that he was send back home with a new nickname: Grim.
Soon after he returned home he was recruited by the US Rangers. After several months of training, he returned to the country he did his first tour. As it happened, DARPA had manufactured deep-cover infiltration gear. Jonathan, with his reputation preceding him, was one of the first to try it. With the gear he was rather successful eliminating some deeply entrenched locations. Eventually they gave him a mission that even he felt was too much for him. But instead of merely refusing the mission, he asked if afterwards, he could keep the gear. DARPA was incredibly reluctant. But public opinion was quickly looking down the war and it was either to win or flee again. They allowed it. After that he vanished. Quite literally. Nobody ever found him again. Though a month after he got the mission, the leader of the insurgency and all his highest ranking officers were found dead. Among the US Marine Snipers he is still a legend. By the name of Reaper.
