Volkov Strand

**Volkov Strand**, better known as Captain Strand, is the captain of the Neon Pirates. He specializes in creating powerful cybernetics, most notably the shockwave technology that Peak Maximum and the Neo Neon Pirates he created. He is also a devil fruit user, having consumed the Wire-Wire fruit, allowing him to create and manipulate an endless supply of wires, using it to create all his cyborgs.

He aspires to be a Warlord of the Sea, specifically wanting to hunt down Blitz Krieg and take his place with his ever growing cyborg army. Strand will use any method he can to improve his scientific understanding, including kidnaping and experimenting on 13 y/o Peak Maximum, transforming them into the machine they are currently now, and killing his own mother to get a better understanding of his own DNA.

## **Appearance**

Volkov Strand is rather large, 10ft tall with rather broad shoulders, and a generally wide stance. His outfit consists of mostly latex and rubber in bright blue and neon yellow. Bounding his body is his mechanical ribcage-like armor that has dozens of thick cables protecting him. His neck has slots for multiple wires to come out to lash at his opponents like whips. His hair is blue, shaven to a buzzcut, and his eyes are obscured by neon yellow visor-like sunglasses.

## **Personality**

Volkov Strand is a ruthless pursuer of science. Nothing will stop him from tearing apart anything or anyone to get a better understanding of life and mechanics, all to improve and enhance his goals.

He has also shown a rather cocky attitude, claiming he could face down a Warlord with enough cyborgs.

## **Statistics**

* Class: Master Of Wires
* Race: Human (Wire Person)
* HP: 111
* AC: 18 (Wire Armor)
* Strength: 13
* Dexterity: 18
* Constitution: 14
* Intelligence: 16
* Wisdom: 12
* Charisma: 12

## **Abilities / Powers / Equipment**

#### Overview

Volkov Strand best fights using his wires at a safe, medium distance so that most melee enemies can't hit him. He most often utilizes his devil fruit when attacking, but also using it to maneuver himself around the battlefield. He also uses his medic's adrenaline to let him attack more than twice.

#### Wire-Wire Fruit

The Wire-Wire fruit is a paramecia type devil fruit that allows Volkov Strand to create and manipulate wires. He often uses these wires to construct cyborgs, whether just to connect electricity, or to even melt down the wires for spare metal. Though he is able to use the wires to great effect in combat, lashing them out at enemies that get too close, swinging around the battlefield, and even protecting himself with it like armor.

#### Special Moves

* Wire-Wire Whip
	+ Two thick electrified cables lash the enemies in front of him
* Wire-Wire Wrap
	+ Wires bind his enemy in place, shocking them at the same time.
* Live Wire Lash Out
	+ Wires on his armor intercept incoming attacks, increasing his AC by 3.
* Wire-Wire Farewell
	+ Thick cables latch onto a nearby wall, acting like a grappling hook to move the man all over the place.

## **Relationships**

### **Family**

#### Mother

Killed her to use her DNA to repair his damaged DNA that was giving him cancer.

### **Enemies**

#### The Roundhouse Pirates

Hates them for crushing his dreams to become Warlord of the Sea using his army of cyber-pirates.

## **History**

### Past

Not much is known outside of plot importance for Peak Maximum, but apparently Volkov Strand once worked for the World Government as a scientist is a man named Miguel Stein. Strand stole some of Steins' work and used some of it to build onto his cyborgs. He had also killed his mom to cure himself from cancer gained from his experiments, and kidnapped 13 y/o Peak Maximum for cyborg experiments.

## **Trivia**

* Volkov Strand is loosely based off some kind of comic book villian.

## **Quotes**

* "It is science that sets apart the man from the beast."