The Protagonist (HROT)

==Summary==
After an "unspecified disaster" in 1986 Czechoslovakia, a member of the military readiness, armed with pistol and (non-functional) gas mask emerges to protect his homeland from a variety of strange, absurd intruders. Eventually, it is revealed that his ultimate goal is to restore the Prague Orloj, whose sabotage threatens to throw the country into ruin.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly far higher
Name: Unknown
Origin: HROT
Gender: Male (Judging by voice grunts, and by the legend the game is loosely based around)
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery and Marksmanship (Can expertly wield a variety of weapons and even dual-wield pistols with no loss of reload speed or accuracy, defeating tens of armed enemies at once in single fights), Acrobatics (Can constantly bunny-hop diagonally faster than he can run while firing at enemies, and platform across boxes on a moving train without issueHROT (2023) - E2MS: Tunnel), Explosion Manipulation (With Grenades, whether thrown by hand or shot through the Hand Cannon, and the Ball Lightning Launcher), Electricity Manipulation (The Lightning Gun shoots a continuous stream of electricity that, upon hitting a target, bounces to other ones, while the Ball Lightning Launcher emits a powerful electric explosion), Healing (Can heal HP by chugging Wine, and even go over the usual HP cap, though only for a time), Fire Manipulation (Can throw Wine bottles, causing them to burst into flames like a molotov cocktail), Attack Reflection (Can kick Grenades shot at him back at sender, without detonating them, despite the fact that they normally explode on contact with him or enemies), Statistics Amplification (The x2 Powerup doubles combat speed for 20 seconds, and the Calvaria of Čáslav increases damage dealt for the same amount of time), Non-Physical Interaction (Can harm ghostsHROT (2023) - E2M1: Točník), Size Manipulation (Shrunk to minuscule sizes to enter the Supreme Commander-in-chief's body and destroy his heart, and then became even smaller to flush himself down the toilet within himHROT (2023) - E3M7: Strahov Stadium), Resistance to Radiation Manipulation (At many times, the protagonist's Geiger Counter will crackle, signaling dangerous levels of ionizing radiation. However, this is purely for thematic purposes, and prolonged exposure will have no visible negative effectHROT (2023) - E3M2: Hospital. Seemingly survived a nuclear explosion from a limited distanceHROT (2023) - E3M1: War with the Newts. However, not only did this hospitalize him, it's implied that the entire level may have been a dream) and Poison Manipulation (Can drink over a literal dozen of wine bottles and only be momentarily woozy)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Can blast through a variety of walls with explosives and harm enemies that can withstand them with his other weapons. Can completely obliterate enemies' bodies or even entire cars with gunfire), possibly far higher (Comparable to his durability)
Speed: Transonic combat and movement speed (Can move at speeds relative though inferior to gunfire from Tokarev handguns, KS-23 shotguns and Sa 23 SMGs, as well as various rocket launcher weapons. Note that the exact speed of projectiles increases with the difficulty chosen, and the clip shown is from the hardest one), Supersonic combat speed with x2 (The x2 powerup doubles the protagonist's firing speed for 20 seconds), from Subsonic to Supersonic attack speed with weaponry (Wields weaponry ranging from an ancient crossbow to firearms with a muzzle speed of 450 m/s and electric guns, and can optionally wield the UK vz. 59, with a muzzle speed of 830 m/s)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Can run, jump and bunny-hop at full speed while wielding and firing heavy weaponry with no loss of accuracy)
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Can harm foes with his sickle or kicks), possibly far higher
Durability: Small Building level (Can endure his own explosives' blasts even at point blank), possibly far higher (Seemingly survived a nuclear explosion from a limited distance. However, not only did this hospitalize him, it's implied that the entire level may have been a dream)
Stamina: Superhuman. Can fight his way through hordes of enemies with no rest, even right after suffering serious damage or waking up, still woozy, from being hospitalized and possibly experimented on/tortured.
Range: Standard melee range with kicks and sickle, from several meters (The Super Shotgun loses most efficiency when enemies are more than a couple meters way) to hundreds of meters with firearms.
Standard Equipment: All weapons are showcased here.
*Sickle: A melee weapon, meant for backup when ammo runs out. The protagonist also has a hammer at their disposal, as seen by their idle animation, but doesn't use it in combat.
*Pistol: Based on the CZ 52 7.62x25 mm Tokarev.
*Soviet Shotgun: Based on the KS-23 Pump Action shotgun.
*Brno Super Shotgun: Based on the Brno Super 571.
*Submachine Gun: Based on the Sa 23.
*Grenade
*Hussite Hand Cannon: An advanced, relatively rapid-fire version of the very first firearm. Shoots Grenades.
*Land Mine
*Hussite Crossbow: An ancient, highly accurate sniping weapon.
*Lightning Gun: Shoots a continuous stream of electricity that, upon hitting a target, bounces to other ones.
*Ball Lightning Launcher: Shoots a sphere that explodes into a powerful electric burst on contact.
*Wine: The protagonist can heal by taking a hearty sip, and even go over the usual HP cap, though only for a time. Will behave like a Molotov cocktail when thrown.
*Flashlight
*Geiger Counter
*Armor: A variety of decidedly non-body armor items, such as wife-beaters, medals, coins and clean underwear, that somehow still shield the protagonist from harm very efficiently.
Optional Equipment
*Universal Machine Gun: Based on the UK vz. 59, a powerful but stationary turret.
*x2: Doubles combat speed for 20 seconds.
*Calvaria of Čáslav: Increases damage dealt for 20 seconds.
*Pioneer of Socialism: Greatly increases damage dealt with the sickle for the remainder of the level.
Intelligence: Unknown. Seemingly completely believes in all of the extremely blatant propaganda fed to him, to the point of even kissing portraits of political leaders. Otherwise, he is capable of solving simple puzzles, finding various secrets and fighting through large hordes of enemies.
Weaknesses: All weaponry minus the sickle relies on a limited quantity of ammo. Firing electric weapons underwater will deliver a lethal shock to the one holding them.
Note: The picture in the profile is actually of a common "Smaskou" enemy in HROT, given that the protagonist is never actually seen. It is used to give a rough idea of their appearance, given that they belong to the (seemingly same) military and both wear gas masks.
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