Character Description: Sermons would seem like any other person you'd meet on the streets at first. A seemingly older African American male. He has jet black hair which seems to have been unkept over the years. However the first notable feature that Sermons has is a yellow visor over what used to be his eyes. On the back of his head is a black metal plate on the back of his head.
The only other things of note about Sermons is his left robotic arm and a scar that spans from his chest to the bottom of his abdomen.
Age: 38 (Born on September 27, 1983)
Gender: Male
Height: 180.34 cm (5ft and 11 in)
Weight: 60 kg (132.27 pounds)
Citizenship: American
Occupation: Thief, Cyber Security Analyst, Current de facto leader of the Underground
Individual's Power: Computer InterfacingZero has received several cybernetic enhancements over the years. Some of them were to replace body parts damaged or destroyed like his left arm. Others were to amplify his natural abilities. Already adept in Cyber Engineering, Zero created and installed himself several devices that would allow him to access cyberspace easier. Most notable of this enhancements is the modem device in his brain that allows him to access computers with thoughts.
Biography: Simon Sermons was born in the city of Boston during the early 80's. Growing up, Sermons was swayed by the American dream. That he could make a fortune for himself if he worked hard enough. He always dreamed of living the yuppy lifestyle. However his father was a simple dockworker and could not support Sermons' dreams of grandeur.
Not satisfied living in a low income lifestyle, Sermons decided to take his future into his own hands. Sermons had interest in the internet when it first became popular in the early 90's. He began learning software engineering by himself. He applied for several technology companies but due to his lack of formal training and being a minor at the time, he was rejected.
Sermons instead turned to crime to achieve his dreams of wealth. First he simply scammed those more gullible and less informed about the digital world. Then Sermons' began using puppet sites to promote charities which did not at all exist. The raised funding going straight into his pockets. Sermons managed to make a comfortable living this way but he wanted more.
By May of 1999, Sermons with his associate, Anatoli Makarov, pulled off the heist of the century. They convinced several clients of the banking giant 'Maxwell and Smith', that they were company employees who needed their account information. Sermons and Makarov then opened this accounts and transferred the finances into their own accounts. Estimates conclude that the duo stole somewhere between 30 to 40 billion dollars.
Sermons was caught by the authorities some time later and was convicted of several charges. Although he was caught, he refused to return the money he stole. In what would become one of the most controversial case in America, Sermons was punished with life imprisonment at the age of 17.
Days after the infamous attacks of 9/11 and the chaos that followed, Sermons was given a choice. He would be given a complete pardon if he became an asset of the F.B.I. Sermons was quick to take the offer. He tracked down people who were and could have been sources of trouble for the country. From super powered thugs to vehement opposition of the increasingly authoritarian regime. Sermons was taught not only to read people's cyberspace footprints but also their behaviors in the real world.
After years of working with the government, Sermons disappeared on February 2, 2015. A few months prior, Sermons had been part of an operation to track down several dissenters from the regime. This members were traced to a small compound in Los Angeles prepping to leave the country. When word got out of what was happening, several local citizens formed a Human wall around the compound. The authorities tried several times to disperse the crowd but the movement only grew bigger. On the third day of this unrest, police officers open fired into the crowd after reports that they themselves were being fired upon by small arms. Apparently Sermons' took with him sensitive information that the regime are trying to recover intensively. He is now third on the F.B.I most wanted list. However the authorities of the regime still cannot find a single trace of him six years after his disappearance.
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