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As Vince was driving towards the gym he recieves a phone call on an unknown number, but nontheless, he knew who the caller was. It was detective Andrews. A narcotics detective who became Vince's accomplice. He was the one helping Vince in his war against the city's drug dealers by providing him with information and details regarding various drug dealers in the city. Vince takes out the cellphone from his pocket and answers. "Hello!? Detective. What can I do for you?" Asked Vince with his eyes on the road. "I just wanted to congratulate you on a job well done. You really showed Dale Smith last night. I guess that's one less death dealer to worry about." Said the detective. "Thank you very much detective. But let's be honest here. You're the one who deserves the credit. Without you and all your info my job would have been 5 times harder." Responded Vince.

At the other end of the line detective Andrews smiled and paused for a few seconds. "Don't sweat it Phoenix. I had enough of seeing these bastards get away with it. If the law is not willing to punish them and keeps surrendering to their money and influence then other more extreme measuures need to be taken. That's why I agreed to help you. Now I gotta go. You'll hear from me again." Said the detective as he hanged up. Vince put his cellphone back in his pocket and continued driving, making a left and reaching the gym as the tires of his Pontiac GTO were screeching and the engine was revving upset. Vince stops the car and gets out as he sees someone standing outside his gym. "Hello! What can I help you with?" Said Vince as he took the keys to the gym from a pocket as he opened up the place and got inside.

James Cameron's Avatar?

Definetly interested!

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

It's done.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

Last night,
Somewhere in Modern City Downtown,
01:13 AM

A black guy was running away from God knows what as he was looking behind him and breathing fast. Then all of a sudden he makes a right and heads into an alley where he stops as he puts his hands on his knees and starts catching his breath. "Oh God! I think I lost him. For a second thee i thought..." The guy didn't get to finish his sentence as Vince grabs him from behind and slams him against a wall, pulling out a stainless SIG P220 and pressing it against his left cheek. "Hello Dale! You have no idea how much i've been looking for you. It's not nice to run away from me, you know." Said Vince. "What the fuck do you want man? Leave me alone! You want money? I can give you money. Yeah!" Said Dale trying to weasel his way out of the situation. Angry, Vince kicks him in the testicules as Dale falls on the ground in pain. "You think I need your drug money huh? I don't need anything from you. All I want is for you to do die? You and all other drug dealers in this city?" Said Vince as he loaded his P220 and shot Dale straight in the head, killing him instantly. Then he put a picture of a Phoenix under his hand and left the scene imidieatly, putting his gun in his right leg holster and running away to his bike, a black Yamaha FZ-09 that he bought only recenty. Vince was using this bike only for his nights out, when he was "hunting" drug dealers.

Next morning,
Sarah's apartment,
09:30 AM

Vince woke up next to Sarah, who was still sleeping, as he gently wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the cheek. Sarah although with her eyes closed smiled. "Where were you last night? Dinner got cold and I got tired of waiting!" She said with a sleepy tone. Vince didn't respond imidieatly as he was thinking what to say. "Does it really matter? As long as i'm still here with you?" He responded kissing her again on the cheek. "I guess not!" She replied. "Stay in bed. I'm going to the gym. See you later." Said Vince as he got out of the bed, put some clothes on then quickly made some coffee in the kitchen, and grabbed a bite to eat from some of the food that Sarah made last night for them. After finishing his coffee, Vince took his car keys and left the apartment, heading to the gym. Once outside, he got in his car, a light blue 1967 Pontiac GTO, started the car and left, heading to the gym.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

Damn this is going on fast. I better start posting now while I have time and before I am left way behind

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

@LPFan

They are. Well I can see them. Also I'm trying to connect my guy somewhere. Maybe Jack starts training at Vince's gym? I'm pricing different stuff together.

@Avanhelsing

Of course. Have at it. Once i'm accepted I'll post my intro as soon as i can.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

I just finished my character. As for the pictures, like I said in my previous post, I changed the links and took them from another site after doing a Google search by image. I hope they are viewable now.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

^Your pics aren't loading for me.

@Double

What? They're working perfectly on my end.

How about now? The pictures are the same but the links are different.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

Name: Vincent Harris
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American-canadian

Appearance

Confidential

Alias: Phoenix

Costume:
Something like this, except that the balaclava is fully black, without those white lines on it.


Meta-Human Power: Regenerative healing factor - Vince can can rapidly regenerate, in other words, recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs and limbs. He is generally in very good physical shape as his body is constantly reverting to a healthy state. External wounds, including fractured bones and deeper burns, can heal pretty fast depending on how severe they are. Cellular and genetic damage is reduced, greatly extending Vince's lifespan. Lost limbs can also regenerate but that happends in a matter of days. Minor damaged internal organs may heal, but more severity can be beyond repair and may take more time to heal.

Weaknesses or Side-Effects:
- Vince's regeneration does not include disease immunity therefore he can still get sick;
- Although brain cells can be repaired, if the brain is damaged in any way then it will stop sending signals to the body to regenerate and Vince will become vulnerable or even die;
- He is still vulnerable to suffocation or asphyxiation because he is dependent on oxygen for breathing, just like any other human;
- Drugs/toxins at large quantities and/or constant/continuous rate may overwhelm/hold back regeneration.

Personality: Overall Vince is a nice guy but he has times when he is too serious and can even get angry if he is pissed off enough. In the past he has shown weakness and desire to give in to temptations but that is not the case anymore. He is open-minded and tries to be helpful as much as he can. He absolutely hates drugs and anyone that deals them.

Background: Vince dosen't enjoy talking about his past, mostly because he's ashamed of everything he's done and only recently he tried changing his life. He is not a native of Modern City, Vince was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was a canadian imigrant and his father a local narcotics detective. Up until the age of 15, Vince had a normal and plain childhood with nothing worth being mentioned, aside from the fact that since the age of 12 he trained to become an MMA fighter. After the age of 15, his life became a living hell as a result of his father's death in the hands of a drug dealer that he was trying to arrest. His mother developed a drinking habit and no longer had any control of herself or her life. Seeing that he can't count on her anymore Vince started doing everything by himself. He started taking drugs. Marijuana and alcohol were ever present in his daily life. Because of that, his grades at school began to slip and his behavior was becoming more and more worse. A couple of months later he was convinced by his trainer to enter rehab seeing that Vince's future career was in jeopardy.

Vince got out of rehab and started fighting as an amateur. Although he was still living with his mother the two of them were like strangers. Vince's trainer was now like a father to him, taking care of him and making sure that he kept walking a straight line without any slip-up's. After spending a couple of years as an amateur and winning fight after fight, the 22 year old Vince signed a contract with the UFC and finally became a pro. After his first fights Vince became very popular and also was nicknamed Machine-Gun because of his aggresive fighting style, combined with speed and strength. Four years later Vince "Machine-Gun" Harris was one of UFC's most successful young fighters with 11 matches fought, all won and no losses. He was also the UFC Light Heavyweight champion. But Vince was yet to recieve another blow from life that was yet to test him. His mother died after she was ran over by a car and three days later his trainer, the man that was like a father to him, died as well, after he battled cancer for many years.

Not being able to take so many blows at once Vince slipped and stared taking drugs again. This time he resorted to cocaine. His illustrious career as an MMA fighter fell apart after he was caught by the UFC. He was stripped of his Light Heavyweight title and his contract was forfeited. And since no other MMA promotion wanted to hire a junkie, that basically signaled that his career was oficially over. Aged 26, Vince found himself in desperate need to find a job or something to do, but what else could he do? Fighting was all he knew, all he was good at. So to that extent, he started participating in illegal, underground fights. There nobody cared about rules or how many drugs was somebody taking. Vince continued earning a living from underground fights and pouring cocaine in himself up until one night, two years later, Vince was rushed to a hospital after he took a cocaine overdose and nearly died from it. After successfully cheating death Vince once again entered rehab, attempting to cure his addiction.

After getting out of rehab, Vince felt like he needed a change of space so he moved away from Seattle and into Modern City, Georgia. The location was chosen absolutely random, he just took a map of the United States, closed his eyes and put his thumb on it. Although he didn't hit any city, his thumb was closest to Modern City so that was the destination in which his life restart would take place. Once in the city, Vince bought an abandoned training gym and reopened it. Now that gym is his home and his business, it's everything for him. He also managed to make some friends and acquaitances. All and all his life restart plan was going on very well. All until one night. Vince was at the beach, in a secluded location, not very frecquented by people. He liked to go there at night and watch the ocean, feel the breeze and just sit around doing nothing. It was so relaxing to him. When the tanker blew up Vince was affected too by the chemicals. The next morning he woke up and realised that he wasn't normal again. So he made up an outfit, dubbed himself Phoenix and started to use his skills combined with his newfound powers to start a war against the drug dealers and drug lords of Modern City. Although he had no business with them personally, he just wanted to make sure that no other person would ever suffer because of drugs like he did in the past.

Other:
- Vince loves to listen to music. He likes rock & metal and his favorite bands are Alice in Chains and Limp Bizkit.
- He also likes tattoos and has quite a few of them on his body. It's useless to start mentioning all of them, the most important one however is the chinese dragon that covers his back.
- Has a girlfriend, Sarah, two years younger then him. Just like Vince, she also had drug issues in the past, but they weren't as serious as those of Vince. The two of them live together in an apartment that belongs to Sarah. Vince loves her very much and tries his best to keep her away from his new life and identity that might get her in trouble.

Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

Well, I don't have time to make a character right now but once I do I'll start writing him down.