Lugia said
Appearance: Robert's sort of fat, pale, and short at 5'7" just to make it even worse. He usually keeps his jet black hair short, and doesn't use any sort of styling anything on it. His eyes are really weird, being brown with green lines and orange spots all over them... the orange spots are hard to see unless you're really close to him, though. He typically wears plain t-shirts and ordinary pants, preferring clothes without logos, words or anything else on them. For some odd reason, Robert seems almost completely unable to grow a beard.
y u describe yourself from reality. i must ban you now for marty stu
Anyway, accepted. Gotta read the others now...
Name: Miles "Hi-Jack" Hall
Gender: Male
Age: 29 (should be 30 soon)
Species: Roc
Appearance: Contemporary man wearing a white polo shirt, which Miles wears underneath his sleeved, crossed blue and red-stripped long-sleeved shirt. His black hair is slightly ruffled, though he does keep it tidy more or less. His dark-olive cargo pants are quite empty, although he does still carry things around. Miles wears rather plain black shoes, which he's had since beginning work as an officer. Numerous scars are present on his chest and arms, as well as several burn marks on his legs. Average size, though at times he seems shorter. His face gives off a feeling of security yet suspicion, looking well and rather defensive. Could be mistaken to have served in something more than the police. Miles seemingly keeps to himself, although that appearance disappears once talked to.
As a Roc, he looks rather... menacing. While his sharp hawk face is at times offset by his beak, it can add to his appearance at different angles... such as looking at him directly. Don't do that. He looks like a typical Roc, if not bigger and seemingly stronger. Though, oddly some of his feathers are long and spiked at the back of his head, almost like a
dragon's wyvern's horns.
Bio: Detroit was nice. Contrary to the media's perception, and the government's reluctance to allow Detroit be a part of America, Miles had a great time around Detroit. His father was a rather successful businessman, hampered by financial difficulties of the 80's and high crime rates. While Miles would unfortunately never get to bond with his father, at least he had his mother... more or less.
His mother was often broke and drunk, sometimes threatening him in her drunken stupors while living off Miles' father. His father would step in occasionally, but he couldn't just leave business meetings to tend for his son. So, because of this, Miles had taken a liking to crime and the dark side of Detroit, gaining notoriety as the kid who hijacked a car and ran over a pair of drug dealers - he would known as 'Hi-Jack.' His gang was quite violent, but his young age and (later) friendly behaviour didn't expose him to the true side of his gang. One day, convincing a couple of his new friends in his gang, they all went to his house for a bit of fun and to hang out. Miles didn't expect his mother to die, just by freaking out at all the delinquents in her house. To this day, no one knows how she truly died. While Miles knows what happened, he keeps this memory to himself - repressed even. As far as he's, his mother had a heart attack just by looking at him, because she was that disappointed in him.
So, his father had to leave work and take breaks to care for Miles. He was on a benefit at this point, supported only by colleagues who took pity on him. Miles unexpectedly became disgusted by Detroit, wishing how he was never involved with gangs. Because, one day, his house was nearly burnt down by a rival gang. The media made a fuss about it, talking about crime yet not highlighting the perils of life for Miles... he had lost his mother, and his father was crippled while saving him from the fire. He was basically alone at this point. His father couldn't work anymore, their house was now a run-down apartment belonging to his gang, and their riches was history. Miles would still hang out with his gang, but not as often and sometimes left them all early at meetings
Grades were bad, if not non-existent as Miles often didn't go to school. Encouraged by his father and determined to turn his life around, he decided to finally go to school, picking up - surprisingly - decent amounts of A's and B's from his teachers. Bullies often got harassed outside of school, if not disappear altogether for a couple of days. Heck, he became a bully himself, though that stopped once his nose got broken by a book. Determination and support from his father helped him graduate, although he spent his days after high school supporting his father. While wondering for a future job, he had already found interest working for the law. Though ironic, at least the law interested him - science and those other jobs never really got into his head. His father - now terminally ill at this point - warned him about the dangers of his interests, but Miles somewhat convinced him that it was the only thing he would likely be good at.
His father died six months later. Miles' father passed down several wise words, telling him to move on from Detroit and death to live his life as a good man. Though bitter, his father did have a point, and so he tried to move on. Miles didn't rise to the top of his rank as an officer, but his (unreported) crime-laden childhood helped him break down doors and windows, stop vehicles by ramming them at different angles, shoot accurately, go undercover, backstab a couple of people, slight corruption involving pretending to be sick for an entire week, bribe a few gangsters, talk to a few gangsters, kill a few gangsters, get out a gunfight, heal from the gunfight, talk about a gunfight, threaten criminals, etc. He wasn't very tough as an officer, but being in a gang taught him a few things about criminal behaviour and their weaknesses. His disregard for order sometimes led him into trouble, with possible gang connections and disorder barely quashed by the courts. Miles still lived in the old apartment, although his gang had dissolved at that point - he led a failed raid in which five officers were injured. During the operation, he confronted his former friend and now leader of the gang, telling him to flee to somewhere like Cuba so that he wouldn't have to shoot him. The gang had dissolved as he fled, leaving Miles on his own. While the court never prosecuted Miles (they were bribed by 'someone'), his police force held him with suspicion and never trusted him again. He was assigned a desk job following his crazy years.
Eventually, Miles decided to take a break from law enforcement. Miles had already suffered at least four gun shot wounds, and several fractures in his 4 years. He knew his life was too dangerous, nearly dying numerous times as a child and in law enforcement. To add to that, a friend he made in the police force was killed during a routine patrol, highlighting the dangers of his job. He never really liked his job (for obvious reasons), and ended up quitting from the police force. Celebrations were short-lived, as almost no one liked him anymore. Bitter that nothing was left in Detroit for him, he packed his bags and hit the road, driving and never looking back at his old days. Everything he had done seemed like a mistake once he settled down, stopping by a lake town known as 'Haven Marine.' It was quiet and mysterious, but certainly better than working in Detroit. Non-stop action was soon replaced by peace, with Miles confining himself to a small, two-story cabin by the lake. Oddly enough, the housing around Haven Marine was cheaper than that of Detroit... it made him suspicious, as not only could he afford it without a mortgage, but he began hearing of strange stories in Haven Marine. Out of curiousity, he had considered working for Haven Marine's police force several times.
Perhaps, they were simply demons of his past. Maybe they were real demons for sure.
Powers/Abilities: Street Smarts - Don't expect to double-cross Miles without as so much as suspicion. He also happens to be able to navigate urban areas with ease, as well as performing... less lawful acts, such as hijacking a car, making explosives, etc. This unfortunately had him at odds with his own colleagues, however.
Former Law Enforcer - He's got experience working with the police. 'Nuff said.
Boston Bashin' Detroit Damnin' - As a huge bird armed with talons and experience of reality, he's gonna be quite painful when he can touch you. Even not as a bird, you'll probably get a fracture or two.
Weaknesses: Broken Childhood - If one is to know about his childhood, one can quickly put Miles off-guard. Only problem is that's what made him stronger, and consequently you don't want to piss him off through that.
Questionable Ethics - While you expect Miles to have at least some code of conduct, he doesn't exactly stick to this - he's willing to get his own colleagues killed just to save several others. Though, he will hurt if such things happen.
Ether Magic or Fighting - He's not very good with magic. As human, he's slightly below average. As a Roc, he'll probably just hide his rune stones.
Other:"When you're all dead, STAY IN HELL!"