Contempt

Contempt is a minor character and antagonist in *Deathboy 2000*, as well as one of the two possible messiahs of Madelinism. Contempt is mentioned in *The Final Days of Wobbling Jack* under the name Vulgorb, a name he uses before the events of *Deathboy 2000.*

## History

### Experiments

ce Cream, real name unknown, was one of many children born in 239 AM who were kidnapped and kept cryogenically frozen until they were awoken as test subjects by Pere in the Ouest. Contempt was the eighth child to be awoken and the eldest of the experiments who survived.

Pere's experiment for Contempt was originally based around his intelligence, but after repeatedly failing to show improvements, he was transferred to the physical experiment program, where he was used as the primary research subject in developing an experimental regeneration program. Contempt was the only child to survive and developed minor regenerative powers.

Unlike the other surviving experiments, Contempt was not raised by Mere, and did not see her as a mother figure. As he grew older, he was often instructed by her to help care for Roach and Skully. Through his childhood, Contempt developed an intense hatred for other people and constant thoughts of violence, only caring about his younger siblings. He would often protect them from experiments and punishment at the threat of his own safety and suffered many near deaths protecting Roach and Skully.

An exact timeline of Contempt's life during the experiments is unknown, as Skully has little memory of their childhood, but it is known that at some point, one of his eyes was removed as a punishment. Unlike the other children, Contempt was raised with his real name, however neither he nor Skully can remember it, as he was forcibly renamed to Vulgorb sometime early in Skully's life, at the request of Skully. Contempt would later change his own name to Contempt, because of his love for it and his bitterness towards Skully.

### Escape from the facility

By the year 514 AM, when Contempt was 16 years old, all of the other experiments besides himself, Roach, and Skully had been killed or died from complications related to the experiments. Roach and Contempt grew closer and drifted away from Skully, who they viewed as delusional and traitorous, because of his close relationship with Pere and Mere. When Roach escaped in 515 AM, Contempt was caught and left behind. Despite his resentment of Skully, he continued to protect him as a brother.

The next year, in 516 AM, Contempt tried to escape for a second time, with his brother. In an attempt to inflict pain on his adoptive father, he killed Mere, his wife and lab assistant. Unfortunately, Skully was the one to find the body and afterwards refused to escape with Contempt. Seeing no other option, Contempt drugged him and took him with him on his escape to Hoover. Realizing he would not be able to properly protect Skully, or move easily across country lines with him, he abandoned him in a busy city, where he hoped he would be taken in and forget about his past.

### Mission

Contempt spent a month searching Ouest for Roach, but never found his sibling or any information about his life. Because of this, Contempt was unaware of Roach's involvement with the death of Wobbling Jack, his time as a Sally Girl, or even his transition. After giving up, he found passage to Lot, where he began his campaign to seek power by pretending to be the Messiah. Contempt's true motivations are unknown because of his enigmatic personality, however he claimed to have wanted to be the Messiah so he would have the power to start the world again and to have free reign to kill people who abused their authority and wealth, such as Pere.

He knew he would be unable to come across as a typical Messiah, so purposefully chose countries with ties to Historical Madelinism, claiming to be a Messiah who would rid the world of the people who had corrupted Madelinism for their own benefit. He was invited by King Lot VIII to stay in the Palace, where he regularly stole from nobility to create a small fortune. When he heard that Skully was claiming to be the Messiah and garnering attention towards himself through AKI, Contempt hired Jadoe Birue to find and injure him, so he would no longer be able to play, as he worried Pere would once again find his brother if he attracted too much fame.

Eventually, Contempt followed Skully's idea and began to compete in AKI, doing well because of his artificially enhanced reflexes and regenerative powers. He began hiring other players to try to sabotage his brother, but all of them failed. After competing against his brother, Contempt realized how little he remembered of their childhood and lost what little affection he still had for his brother.

Months later, he received an invitation to meet Skully in Dhabbab, where he realized that Pere had found them both and orchestrated their meeting with the hope that Skully would kill Contempt. Contempt, overcome with anger, was unable to reason with Skully and attacked him, only stopping when Skully's magic almost killed him.

Sometime during this time, Pere found Contempt, presumably after his battle, and took him back to the facility, where he temporarily removed his legs to prevent him from escaping, as well as to use him as a test subject for a leg reattachment surgery he had been working on.

## Appearance

Contempt is a short and petite young man with very pale skin and a scar across the bridge of his nose, from an unknown origin. He is described as looking mischievous and mean spirited and he typically smiles, even when angry. Contempt's real eye is a bright green color with a thin pupil, reminiscent of a cat. His prosthetic eye is modeled identically, although in a bright violet color. Contempt's natural hair color is black, however he dyes his hair dark red with purple ends and keeps it a medium length.

Contempt often wears garish and attention seeking clothing, however he prefers to wear muted colors like black, gray, and white. Like his siblings, he has little conception of the gender of clothing, and has no issue wearing clothes others might consider feminine.

Ice Cream's portrait.Ice Cream's test portrait.Ice Cream and Skully.Ice Cream without his fake eye.Ice Cream's main portrait.
## Personality

Contempt is a violent and sadistic person, who can be loyal and protective in the right circumstances. He suffers from severe mental health problems and has had fantasies of killing those who wronged him since he was a child. He gains pleasure and happiness from making those he dislikes suffer and he finds it fun to manipulate and lie to other people. He struggles to understand right from wrong and acts more on emotion and impulse than moral reasoning.

Despite his Machiavellian tendencies, Contempt cares deeply for his siblings, even Skully who treated him less than kindly for a majority of their childhood. He is charismatic and thrill seeking, which draws many people to him, and he is skilled at handling social situations and public speaking. While he was rejected from the intelligence program, he is still smart, particularly when it comes to understanding people and strategy. However, he struggles with many basic concepts that his brother excels at, such as math, logic, and writing.