Oscar Sherry

faceclaim: Sean O'Pry

## Biography

Oscar was born in Ireland to parents that weren’t exactly financially struggling but weren’t doing very well. He was instilled with a strong desire to protect his family when growing up, even when said family felt like they were falling apart. His two younger sisters, Cara and Nessa, were born when he was 13 and 19, respectively. Oscar’s father left shortly after that, leaving the family more or less in shambles.

Unfortunately, Oscar had left the Sherry home at 18, leaving to join the military as a way to provide for his family. He was stationed in LitA, which was where he first encountered the Rebellion and met Tristan Curtis, his closest friend. Oscar fully believed in what the Rebellion could accomplish in the future and decided to work for them. With their help, Rebellion leaders pulled some strings so he would become a spy within the Tyler household in his position as the Honorable Rebecca Tyler’s bodyguard.

His relationship with Rebecca was initially rocky because she didn’t want a bodyguard and believed him to be completely unnecessary. However, the two eventually became friends, and after more or less giving it away, he revealed his involvement in the Rebellion to her in 1892. Oscar also left some vague contact information for Tristan in case anything were to happen and she needed help. Three weeks later, a government assassin that Oscar identified as Ambrose Lynch had found out about Oscar’s involvement with the Rebellion and murdered him outside the Tyler home. As he lay dying, Oscar was very relieved that Rebecca was not there to witness it.

Time passed after that, though it’s hard for Oscar to remember it. He can sometimes see flashes of a lab and machines, but it’s hard to tell what is real and what’s fabricated. Regardless, the next thing Oscar remembered was waking up tied down and seeing Rebecca and Tritsan standing over him. He learned that he had been revived as a mechanical man/cyborg and had to face that over a year had passed and he had missed it all. Oscar was happy that his friends were safe, but also felt the slightest tinge of jealousy, because he had had feelings for both of his friends when he had been alive. As things grew worse with the Rebellion, Oscar buried those feelings deep.

During the final battle, Oscar was unable to save Helena Spencer-Curtis but was able to pull Tristan out of the destroyed base they were in. He helped with the actions taken by many to capture Charlotte, Lady Sterling, despite the fact that he knew that it was risky for him to be there. Charlotte had anticipated the Rebellion’s arrival and had turned on an apparatus that, unknown to Oscar, would override his will with her own. Those moments of being controlled were blurry, but Oscar learned after the fact that he did try and kill his friends on Charlotte’s orders. Dr. Jhandir, another Rebellion member, was able to successfully regain control of the machine controlling Oscar, but instead of turning it off, used it to control Oscar into murdering Charlotte brutally. Oscar ‘woke up’ from the control with Charlotte’s blood on his hands. Unable to deal with what had happened, he fled.

Oscar tried to leave LitA as fast as he could after that. He wasn’t sure if there were any other mechanisms that could control him, the thought of which was utterly terrifying to him. For several years, Oscar traveled around, working manual labor jobs in PitA and MitA. He did occasionally use his abilities to help people, but preferred to keep a low profile.

In 1910, Oscar found that his body was failing him. He didn’t know how long his unaging body was going to last, but now the glitches were enough that it could expose him, or worse, leave him trapped in his own body. Desperate, Oscar went to Dr. Jhandir, who had experience working with mechanical men before. This turned out to be a very big mistake, because the doctor seemed unwilling to let Oscar leave and had also used his access to Oscar’s ‘controls’ and prevented Oscar from harming him. Oscar was able to escape but sought revenge, which led to the Manhattan Skinner gaining popularity in 1911. Unfortunately, the right killer was never caught.

Oscar has now returned to London almost hesitantly. He doesn’t want to ruin the well-curated lives of his friends and believes that he’s being a burden by just showing up. There’s also years of regret of not coming back sooner, but Oscar hopes things will improve in the future.

## Personality & Appearence

Oscar’s first thought is always the job and to protect others. He has a very strong sense of purpose, even if it comes at the expense of his own well-being. Oscar would gladly take a bullet for any of his close friends. However, he’s weighed down by everything that’s happened to him, and would be lucky if that could be a secret buried away forever.

When planning, Oscar is fairly methodical and tries to take all outside sources into consideration. He tends to appear level-headed on a job, even though his internal monologue may be something else. Now that he’s older but still looks younger, Oscar has also had to deal with the fact that people interested in him are people that he views as children. He thinks it’s weird.