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There's so many things you can scale with a rope: walls, buildings, Men.... I'm just saying. |
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Born and raised on the streets of Gotham, Maka was initially caught up in the smuggling game starting from a young age, until he was brought on in for crimes committed. However some of the heroes thought he was young enough and still able to be helped along. And so he was taken under the wing of the commissioner and various heroes to be trained for at least being a passable sidekick. Still, the youth is more comfortable in dark alleys and nightclubs where he can sneak about unnoticed.
Personality
Maka is a curious but mostly emotional sort of youth, working to make his way through the world. He's mouthy and a bit combative, but under the right tutilage he's pliable and is able to be molded. He has a definite daddy complex finding older men to be what he's drawn to romantically, and he also has daddy issues in the same turn being that's what he longed for growing up, a father figure, or even a family. He's combative and will run his mouth until someone shuts him up, but he cares for people as well.
Background
Born on the streets of Gotham, Maka lived most of his life in the alleys chasing down the marks given to him by various gang leaders, when his mother died. He never knew his father, and if you asked him, he'd tell you some tale about how he was some rich man who just couldn't get past the fact Maka's mother was a prostitute. In reality, Maka's father wasn't anywhere near any of these things.
When he was caught at the age of 14 doing what he did best, he was brought in front of the commissioner at the time and was spared a major sentencing, instead being brought under the wing of the various heroes at the time in Gotham and learning to work for the good guys. Still, it was a rough experience, and one he still doesn't fully embrace well.
SKILLS
EDUCATION: Novice - He's street raised, so not the most intellectual, but he can do basic math and write basic things, even if he's more practical in the end.
GADGETS: Competent - He knows how to use various smoke bombs, tear gas grenades, grappling hooks, etc to help him even the odds in combat.
KNIVES: Competent - He's usually using stilettos, but any knife will do, though he's not the out and out best, he can defend himself.
MARTIAL ARTS: Novice - Better to have a weapon on hand, because he's not the greatest bare handed. He can throw a punch or a kick, but he's too small to really be effective unless facing someone who's a normal human.
PARKOUR: Novice - He's able to run up walls without the assistance of gadgetry, but as to whether he's good enough to jump from building to building? Not so much.
PICKPOCKET: Competent - He's great at stealing wallets, keys, loose money, documents, while in close range. He'd not necessarily be able to steal the coat off your back, but he'll definitely rummage through your pockets or your bag.
STEALTH: Competent - He's been living on the streets for almost all of his life. he's got a good grasp of hiding and sneaking about.
ABILITIES
ADVANTAGES
GADGETRY - You tend to gather up things along the way when working as a thief, lockpicks, grappling hooks, smoke bombs. Maka's got a small arsenal for it all.
STREET CONTACTS - Maka's got some contacts on the streets for gaining information. While they're not crime boss levels, it's good to have eyes and ears out on various corners picking up the buzz of news, etc.
WEAKNESSES
HARD TO SHAKE THE PAST - He is a sidekick now, but he's always tempted to start stealing again. Sometimes he disappears to go on a long night of clubbing, sometimes he wants to fight against the law.
PLAIN HUMAN - While he's well trained and has the advantage of having friends and being sneaky, he's just human. He's not going to win against any strong supers unless he gets the jump on them.
SIDEKICK - There's not a lot of fame gathered as a sidekick and so it doesn't always help in getting reliable work.
