Lester

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Full Name:
Lester
AKA:
Bullseye
Position:
Reformed Assassin
Age:
Adult
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Everybody's got a history. Lester's just happens to be written largely in blood. (Hey -- a fellow's got to make a living.) But now he's trying to make that right, having developed a taste for heroics. He may not be the most gentle hero going, but at least no more bodies are hitting the floor.

Personality

Lester may be extremely skilled and deadly, but he has two great limitations. The first is that he seems to always be drawn to foes even more skilled than he is. The second is that he's clearly unstable.

Lester is a sadistic (former) killer with a strong macho self-image. His fighting ability and number of victories are very important to him, giving him the self-delusion that he is strong while he's, in fact, quite unstable. Given this delusion, it is unsurprising that he experiences great rage with those who best him. Obsessively so, in many instances.

Defeating such an opponent can fill him with great pleasure, and he's been known to take trophies from particularly challenging targets. While quite intelligent, his obsessions have worn him down and his actions sometimes do not make much sense, often tripping him up at the worst moments.

Oddly, he does have something resembling a moral code, as he has never actively hurt or killed a child or animal. He refuses. He may not have lostt much sleep over them as collateral damage in the past, but he refuses to harm either, possibly a result of his potentially abusive childhood.

His penchant for heroism is new and surprising, even to him, and he sometimes struggles with the concept of the Right Thing. His world was black and white for so long that shades of gray baffle him (ironic, given his color-blindness).

As far as personal relationships go, he's too broken for anything normal, and has generally eschewed long-term relationships. Unable or unwilling to share even a tiny truth about his past, he is generally unable to make strong connections, tending more towards antagonism and derision than honest communication. He learned a long time ago that the only one sticking around for the long haul was the guy in the mirror, and -he- was a dick. Maybe he can be something better, now.

Background

It depends on Lester's mood as to which history or name he'll give you. For example:

The first person Benjamin Poindexter killed was his mother. He shot her in the head after she proved inadequate defense against his abusive father.

The first person Leonard McClain killed was his father. He painted a bullseye on his father's forehead as he lay passed out from yet another alcoholic bender, and shot him point-blank in the center of it.

The first person Lester Jangles killed was a minor league baseball player. He killed him with a 105mph fastball to the head.

The first person the assassin known as Bullseye killed was whichever one of those was actually him. He liked the stories - and the name Lester, so he kept those.

Whether any of that is true is debatable. What is true is that he had innate ability to hit a target with deadly accuracy. So he trained. And he honed himself. He learned from acrobats and martial artists and master assassins, some of whom he killed.

His skill got the attention of the government and the Weapon X program. They made him a better killer. They gave him indestructible bones, and access to all kinds of military ordinance that was good for killing a lot of people. Sometimes all at once.

When he got away from the government, he killed for money. Criminal overlords and shadowy villain-types with a lot of money and an axe to grind. They made him comfortable, and weren't fussy about collateral damage.

Eventually, the killing had to stop. His entire ledger was written in red, and the government was after him again. It was then that Osborn's men approached him and offered him an out: stop killing and go legitimate, and they would get the government off his back. So, he tried being a hero. It didn't seem all that hard, and he was better than most of the heroes he'd seen.

And, the damned thing about THAT was that being a hero was way more interesting and rewarding (well, not financially) than being a killer ever was. He may have started out on a leash, but in time, he found himself less likely to kill and more likely to dispense justice. He still liked kicking ass - a lot. A -lot-. Only now he's kicking the ass of his former cohorts.

Life's funny that way.

SKILLS

Acrobatics - Expert Level

He is a skilled acrobat, capable of feats equal to those of the best professional acrobats.

Assassination - Expert Level

Lester knows every pressure point on the human body. He knows all the vulnerable spots, and he is able to use virtually any object as a deadly weapon. All of this is useful for eliminating people -- something Lester is one of, if not the best at doing.

Marksman - Expert Level

There is nothing Lester cannot hit. If he can see it, he can hit it (and sometimes, he doesn't even need to see it). He's a notoriously deadly sharpshooter, and in his hands the most innocuous object becomes a deadly projectile.

Martial Arts - Expert Level

Lester is ranked master in a number of martial arts, a fact he uses to deadly effect. He is more than capable of fighting hand-to-hand with other masters in the field.

Tactics - Expert Level

Lester is intellectually gifted, which manifests itself in his ability to anticipate and account for any scenario. This makes him particularly dangerous as an enemy and invaluable as a strategist.

Weapons Proficiency - Expert Level

As a result of his incredible hand-eye coordination, Lester has the ability to understand and use any weapon, even those he has never used before. Likewise, literally any object in his hands can be weaponized and turned into deadly projectile, regardless of size.

ABILITIES

Tech: Durability - Enhanced Level

Lester's bones are laced with adamantium strips, making them virtually indestructible. He can survive impacts of great force and falls from great heights with no noticeable damage.

Training: Physical Prowess - Basic Level

Lester has the training and skill of an Olympic-class athlete. As a result his reflexes, speed, strength, and stamina are at peak-human levels, enabling him to achieve feats unattainable by most people, including the ability to lift weight up to 350 lbs.

ADVANTAGES

Arsenal

A good assassin has to be prepared for any eventuality. While any weapon in Lester's hands is a deadly weapon, he has amassed quite an arsenal of weaponry, from guns and knives to more exotic fare like swords and sais. He might even have a rocket launcher in there!

Comfortable

Lester has made a lot of money killing for some high-end criminal enterprises. While he's not what you'd call fabulously wealthy, careful investments and offshore accounts keep him flush enough to enjoy a comfortable home life.

WEAKNESSES

Color Blindness

Lester is color blind. He cannot detect greens or reds in medium to low light.

Obssessive

Lester tends to obssessive compulsive behavior. Before, this manifested itself in his body count. Since his reform, it has begun to manifest in other, similar ways. He keeps a tally of those he's defeated literally on his boot heel, and can become fixated on a particular foe until he has brought them to justice (or, more often, roundly defeated them). This behavior can, will, and -has- tripped up his very meticulous planning. On a personal level, Lester can obssess over the smallest imagined slight, and can nurse a grudge for a surprisingly long time.

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