Post by Marcos Briggs on May 6, 2020 19:44:18 GMT
Name: Marcos Briggs "Tank"
Age: 32
Faction: Unaligned
Weapon: Marcos sports a large shield made from the skull and horns of a felled beast with metal over lay that he uses to defend himself and others, as well as uses for attacks through shield bashing or swiping. The shield retracts into a small metal ring that Marcos wears on his right ring finger to make for easy traveling. Marcos also uses a medium length lance equaling 5 feet that can extend outwards to 10 feet, that looks more like a spear made with a golden colored metal rod wrapped in crudely cut purple crystalline horn from another fallen beast shaped into the form of a handle and making up the spear head of the lance.
At some point the circus evolved and Marcos had started putting on a performance of his own. The performance was jousting! He would ride Lancette on the battle field while wielding a shield and an extendable lance and daringly charge against large creatures that has been caught by the circus but were not yet tamed, putting himself in danger for the thrill. The two of them worked well together, especially during these performances. It became a huge hit and eventually lead to them comfortably padding their pockets with gil. Many years of this went on until about the age of 25 for Marcos.
Archetype: 2 Fight / 1 Magic
Ability:
Reinforcement
Limit Break
OOC Alias: Zex
Age: 32
Faction: Unaligned
Weapon: Marcos sports a large shield made from the skull and horns of a felled beast with metal over lay that he uses to defend himself and others, as well as uses for attacks through shield bashing or swiping. The shield retracts into a small metal ring that Marcos wears on his right ring finger to make for easy traveling. Marcos also uses a medium length lance equaling 5 feet that can extend outwards to 10 feet, that looks more like a spear made with a golden colored metal rod wrapped in crudely cut purple crystalline horn from another fallen beast shaped into the form of a handle and making up the spear head of the lance.
Appearance: Marcos is a beast of a man, standing at 7 feet tall with a very well built and defined muscular body with broad powerful shoulders. Marcos's one eye is grey in color, the other eye socket covered with a thick metal patch that was pinned into the skull around the socket to keep it in place that he got from a circus accident during one of his performances. Marcos has waist long dark brown hair that is spiky up top and all the way down as well. Marcos usually wears either matching white or black loose fitting shirts and pants with a leather cord as a belt to hold up his pants.
About: Marcos was born in the sector 5 slums to a pair of average and plain parents. Marcos was an absolute brat as a child, and it wore on his parents. From the age of 5 to 12, Marcos was always overly energetic and aggressive, also much larger than other kids his age. Marcos would always starting fights with other kids, and sneaking out of the house to go on adventures once older. Quite a few times despite being grounded, Marcos would sneak out of his small home to go explore and often times run into encounters with smaller monsters which resulted in him getting badly injured.
When he returned home and after being patched up, his parents would often scold him and tell him off. His only response was to cross his arms and look like he didn't care. This went on for a while until Marcos had turned 12. At the age of 12, Marcos had decided to run away from his home, he didn't like being stuck there and he felt his parents would have been happier when he was gone.
One night without a plan or a care in the world, Marcos packed a little bit of food and took off in the night to escape what he felt like was a cage. Taking off, he managed to somehow make it to the sector 7 slums without getting killed, despite several close calls. Eventually he would come to move to each of the slums, stealing food and pick pocketing to survive. Of course, a life style like this would lead to bad situations.
One desperately hungry evening and a trip back to the sector 7 slums had Marcos run into a group of soldiers dressed in Shin-Ra gear getting lunch after what seemed to be some kind of patrol. Against his better judgement and a rumbling stomach, he decided to try and steal some of the food, maybe a sword or something to defend himself with as well. At first it seemed his plan was working, he had managed to get in and sneak some food. It was his greed that got the best of him. He ate until he was full, and with a full stomach and high morale he decided to try again, this time for something more lasting. Stealing a weapon didn't go well. Marcos was caught red handed, somehow barely managing to escape but only for a short time. Having been caught an hour later on the outskirts, he was beaten black blue and bloody and to unconsciousness.
He was left there to rot, a filthy slums kid wasn't even worth taking into custody. Marcos lay there for what seemed like days in and out of it, not knowing what happened. 3 days later, Marcos came to with a large man, his dog, and what looked to be a clown behind him hovering over him. Marcos groaned, sat up with the help of the man and looked around with squinted eyes as the light hurt at the time. Over time, they had learned that the boy had amnesia from whatever happened, did not know his parents or where he was from, only the name Marcos Briggs. Marcos was eventually taken in by the man who was actually the director of a traveling circus that traveled from the slums to wall market and back annually.
Marcos's young adult life was beyond average and fun. His high energy was put to use helping out the circus in anyway he could, and if he needed to burn more energy he spent it learning tricks and performances from those that took care of him. By the age of 18, Marcos was tasked with taking care of the exotic animal attraction. Marcos was a tall and very well built young man, often putting some body builders to shame. His energy plus size made a good fit when it came to handling and controlling large half trained beasts. His favorite was a hybrid creature that looked like a Rhino crossed with a cat named Lancette. He would always give her more attention and sneak her snacks from time to time. Eventually the creature would come to trust Marcos enough to even let him ride it. The two of them were practically best friends after a while, to the point Marcos was given the animal as a companion for the circus, having trained her well to deal with and handle people and the sights and sounds.
At some point the circus evolved and Marcos had started putting on a performance of his own. The performance was jousting! He would ride Lancette on the battle field while wielding a shield and an extendable lance and daringly charge against large creatures that has been caught by the circus but were not yet tamed, putting himself in danger for the thrill. The two of them worked well together, especially during these performances. It became a huge hit and eventually lead to them comfortably padding their pockets with gil. Many years of this went on until about the age of 25 for Marcos.
One faithful day after a perticular spectacular performance and Marcos has put away Lancette in her pen for the night, the circus was besieged by a group of Shin-Ra. They had over taken a lot of the performers and even locked up the director after much protest. Their intent which was made known was to secure the animals they had to use certain ones for military use and to put down the rest because they were supposedly dangerous and people were scared.
Marcos was tipped off and managed to hide away for the time being. That was until he saw the director that had taken care of him beaten and taken into custody. That and hearing their proclamation about the animals he took care of made every fiber of his being tense up and his blood boil. He wasn't going to let this happen, he wasn't going to let something that was so good to him and others to just be trampled over like it was nothing.
No hesitation, no second thoughts, Marcos returned to Lancette and pulled her from her pin. She was already agitated from the excitement and was unable to rest. Marcos took up his shield and his lance and hopped onto her back, after making sure her saddle was fitted and attached. They took off full sprint, the sound of her heavy body as her clawed feet hit the ground sounded almost like thunder as they barreled towards the group that held the director hostage.
To the sounds of screams and some gun fire, Lancette and Marcos jumped over a tent and slammed into the group like a bowling ball into bowling pins. Bodies flew everywhere, broken battered and bloody. This had given time for the director to escape and formulate a plan to get everyone and the animals they could out of them and into hiding. Marcos had continued his assault, charging through to the front gate, Lancette blowing it wide open and the pair pushing through the guards at the front. With a loud yell of excitement from Marcos, the two of them fought their way into the group until they were incapacitated.
Following that small victory, Marcos decided to lead the rest away from the circus and the slums. He took off towards an abandoned area, attempting to have the remaining Shin-Ra follow him. They chased him for a long distance before he managed to finally lose them, even with Lancette being as big as she was, in an abandoned scrap heap of trains and machines much bigger than they were. After laying low for a while, Marcos decided to go to the only place he knew he wouldn't be sought after. Wall Market, where Shin-Ra had no control. His life was rough from that point for a while as he got adjusted to his new way of living. Shows and performances weren't doing enough for him so he decided to try out the under ground arena. Having met with success on multiple occasions, Marcos was finally able to properly take care of himself and Lancette. Years later this would allow him to travel to the slums once in a while to put on shows, however these shows were free. With the circus gone and the performers scattered, he wanted to bring that joy to the less fortunate people himself.
Archetype: 2 Fight / 1 Magic
Special Features: Ability, Reinforcement
Ability:
Name: I'll take that!
Description: When one of Marcos's allies is in danger and about to take damage while within eye sight, he can teleport swap places with his ally to instead take the hit with his shield. The attack would then trigger a counter attack with Marcos Lance for increased damage.
Reinforcement
Name: Lancette
Appearance: Lancette is a very unique creature in that she is built much like a Rhinoceros in the upper body but has much more powerful agile built legs with claws that create better traction, and a tail much like a cat allowing for high mobility and agility for such a big animal. Lancette stands at 5 feet tall and 11 foot long and weighs in at around 1 ton or 2000 lbs. Lancette's horn much like a Rhino's allows for a devastatingly powerful and messy charge, while her long powerful tail adorned with 4 spikes allows for a bone breaking flesh piercing tail swipe that is a force to be reckoned with.
Archetype: 2 Fight / 0 Magic
Limit Break
Name: Behemoths Embrace
Slot Level: 1
Description: Marcos slams his lance against his shield in a large thunderous roar of steel. 2 transparent shields appear around his allies and himself then circle around them giving increased protections. Each shield blocks one attack or spell before breaking. Once both shields are broken on Marcos, his next shield or lance attack does extra damage. The protection fades after three turns if it is not destroyed.
OOC Alias: Zex
