Contender

==Summary==
Contender is a villainous mercenary in Ward. Formerly known as The Pug, short for Pugilist, he used to take on random capes for bets placed online, before graduating to using his skillset to take down Kill Orders instead. Post Gold Morning, he rebranded as Contender and sold his services to Cradle, becoming part of the army opposing Victoria Dallon and the rest of Breakthrough.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Contender, The Pug, Pugilist
Origin: Parahumans
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Parahuman (Trump/Shaker)
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Power Nullification, Damage Transferal, Poison Manipulation, Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Carries a gas mask and oxygen supply)
Attack Potency: Street level (Stronger than Victoria DallonPolarize 10.13)
Speed: At least Peak Human (Did fight Victoria in close quarters, but did this while shutting off her powers and gassing her)
Lifting Strength: At least Athletic Human (Stronger than Victoria)
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: Street level, Unknown with Arena (While the bubble is very resistant to damage and isn't going to be broken from the inside, people like Ashley Stillons II have managed to destroy it)
Stamina: Likely Peak Human (As a professional mercenary who made a living fighting some of the most dangerous capes who is capable of fighting members of Breakthrough in drawn out engagements. Noticeable amounts of bleeding wasn't deterring him from fighting.)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters (30 feet with his arena)
Standard Equipment: Body armor, axe, gas grenades, gas mask
Intelligence: Contender has devoted his entire cape career to fighting against other capes, including a period of time where he was dedicated to taking on Kill Orders who are capes deemed dangerous enough that making their death legal is warranted. He could hold his own against Victoria Dallon and Anelace, two heroes experienced in fighting without relying heavily on powers with Anelace being able to defeat a group of gunmen with only knives.Polarize 10.13 While everybody was temporarily depowered, he was even able to fight off two Harbinger clones. Average otherwise.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Arena: Contender's ability is to trap an opponent in an arena 30 feet in diameter. This arena is described by him as "everything nullification"Polarize 10.13, shutting off powers, advanced technologyHeavens 12.4, and redirecting the force and sound generated by guns and explosives inside the user.Polarize 10.13 It is airtight, evidenced by how Contender planned to fill the arena with toxic gas after trapping Victoria inside.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Parahumans (Verse)
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Damage Transferal Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Axe Users
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Mercenaries
Category:Villains
Category:Murderers
Category:Blind Characters
Category:Web Novel Characters