Legal Name: Hector Espanoza
Alias(es): Manuel the Drifter/ Manny (his most famous role), Benefactor (The League of Masks), Nicolas Garcia (Old name)
Physical Appearance:
Height: 5'11, Weight: 158 lbs, Hair Color: Black, Eye Color: Hazel, Outfit: A tailored business suit, a black and white noir hero costume complete with a black, white and grey trench coat, fedora, and a screen mask with a domino mask over it, adding to the film grain aesthetic. The costume includes a four inch purple lapel pin that shows the Comedy and Tragedy masks from theater. When walking around the city, he'll occasionally wear costume featured above.
Date of Birth: 6/14/1980
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic
Supernormal Category: Standard Deviation Human
Powers/Skills/Training: Superhuman Intuition and Reflexes, as well as peak physical condition. He’s learned MMA and how to fire guns (in a Wild West appropriate manner only).
Equipment/Property: A large assortment of costumes and props, as well as a fancy apartment. Of course, he always carries his signature revolvers from his best known role in Arizona Sun. He usually wears his cowboy hat as well, unless he is out crimefighting for the Masks, where he is wearing a traditional 1950's noir detective's outfit.
History: Nicolas Garcia was once a detective in another big city. He was tenacious and he always strove to make a difference but the detective life really started to wear on him. Month after month, year after year he put as many as he could behind bars but no matter how many he put away there were always more out there. Eventually he resolved to get away from it all, and with the help of a few friends in the Police Force, he faked his death and used some connections he had in order to take on a new identity as an orphan with no family.
A few lucky auditions netted him his big break, and made him a famous actor known for his roles in Westerns and action movies, Hector uses his powers to ensure he’ll always have a job in cinema. His enhanced reflexes and intuition made his trademark quick draw famous on the big screen.
After several years of acting he started to miss what little he could do to make a difference. This time he decided to join the league of masks so that he could make more of a difference without all the red tape. As it turned out the organization was pretty much always hurting for money so he started funneling significant portions of his fortune into the cause, hence his persona as the Benefactor. When it's time for crime fighting or other Masks activities, he dresses like a 50's noir hero.
Legal Status: Standard US Citizen
Group Membership: Very few people know this, but he was a former member of the NYPD, and achieved the rank of Detective, which he holds with pride. Also, the secret Benefactor of the League of Masks, which entails providing them with the funds and possible contacts they'll need, as well as keeping them out of the spotlight, should the need arise.
Changed, hopefully for the last time before I can play.