Heavy Guy

Heavy Guy is a main protagonist in *The Scratched Universe*. He is introduced in Episode 02 - Endless Greed.

Heavy Guy is a Heavy class mercenary and a stand user who lived the normal life of a Fragger within the server network, before the events of Episodes 02 and 04.

After the events and fight with the Masked Spy, Heavy Guy's life goal changed to be as strong as he can possibly be so he can protect those who can not protect themselves, as the permanent loss of his teammates left him with guilt due to his decisions.

Later on, when he witnessed the Distorted invade and kill some of his fellow teammates, he formulated a plan: join forces with KIA - a much more experienced stand user than him; learn from his past mistakes and grow as a mercenary with the same life goal in mind, but now with a higher priority - to protect them from The Distortion.

## Biography

### Early Life

Heavy Guy's past is quite enigmatic - not much is known about it apart from some minor talks or mentions about it from himself only.

It was hinted in Episode 06 that Heavy Guy went through rigorous training with someone, who shared philosophical advice with him regarding his motivations and goals.

### Episode 02

Heavy Guy made his debut in Episode 02 - where he and many other mercenaries were trapped in a mirage/false server, who was in control by the Masked Spy. The Masked Spy played with his victims by indirectly spreading panic, suspicion and tension between the mercenaries - making them doubt their own colleagues, and insinuate who was considered guilty or an enemy Spy behind these actions.

Heavy Guy was aware that the events that unfolded before him were not natural, possibly originated from a stand. He had not fallen for the Masked Spy's tricks, and was quick to figure out the true culprit behind it all - the Medic, who was a doppelgänger created by Fight the System from a diseased RED Medic killed moments after Heavy Guy had met the RED Demoman and Pyro.

Heavy Guy successfully defeated and sent the Masked Spy to Hell, but unfortunately had lost all of his colleagues from the Spy's twisted game. Even though he had avenged everyone who had fallen victim to the Spy, he felt remorse and was clearly affected by the events, as this changed and made him a lot more protective over the innocent in the following episodes.

## Appearance

Heavy Guy is a RED Heavy who wears a Starboard Crusader on his head; Tsar Platinum, Bolshevik Biker and Combat Slacks over his body and legs. The bullet belt that is usually used by most Heavies is not worn by Heavy Guy, probably due to his preferred playstyle of melee.

Underneath the hat, Heavy Guy has a Bullet Buzz haircut, but without the large bullet that usually rests above the right ear.

His blue eyes will change to an orange color whenever he is currently using his Awakened form.

## Personality

To newcomers, Heavy Guy's appearance can mislead them to think he is some kind of thug or delinquent. He is quite the gentle giant, cares deeply for his friends and does everything in his power to protect them.

When serious, Heavy Guy will lose his gentleness and becomes a force to be reckoned with.

An even more dangerous outcome emerges when the latter is angry. A prime example of this behavior was during his battle with P-Rick - as the latter angered him by smacking the hat off of his head and laughing at him afterwards. This angered Heavy Guy to a dramatic degree where his personality was completely altered, staring at P-Rick with a very disturbing grimace of pure rage, leaving P-Rick frozen in fear.

Heavy Guy likes a good fight and he will not back down from it, even if its unlikely for him to win. He deeply believes in the aphorism "*What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger."*, as evidenced indirectly when monologuing to KIA near the end of the 4th episode.

He has also shown to be a charitable soul, purchasing a ticket for KIA with his prize money from the fragging match they were participating in.

Heavy Guy shows a great level of attachment and compassion towards any innocent mercenary who is not a Distorted, as seen in EP6 where Heavy Guy reluctantly kills the Scout passenger in a clean and quick way, along with gently lowering the body to melt, walking around the melted puddle and even shedding tears when mourning the loss of all the innocents at the hands of the Distortion.

## Abilities

Heavy Guy's abilities and skills can be deceiving for someone who is not familiar with him. He is more physically developed than the average Heavy mercenary as he is much more resilient, being able to take much greater punishment before being incapacitated for good.

Heavy Guy has knowledge and experience regarding physical combat, as it is also manifested through his stand, Crush. He is also much faster than the normal Heavy, as seen in his attacks to the Masked Spy. As such, Heavy Guy is very dangerous and effective in close quarters combat, and can only be kept at bay if their opponent keeps their distance and manages to attack him successfully - as this is Heavy Guy's main weakness during combat.

* **Super Resilience**

Heavy Guy can take insane amounts of punishment before being incapacitated for good. He can take several backstabs and still live; take a punch from a Slam without being gravely injured, keeping in mind that Crush even blocked the hit.

* **Enhanced Strength & Speed**

Heavy Guy's physical strength is much higher than the normal Heavy, being able to deal massive damage and knockback targets several metres away. His speed is also factored by this, as most of his targets could not react in time to dodge the hit, including the Masked Spy who is a vampire, which gives him a shorter reaction time in itself.

* **Stand User**

On top of all of his physical attributes he is also a stand user, giving him a massive advantage and an extremely deadly weapon. His stand is Crush, a short-range stand focused on melee combat.

* **Enrage Trigger**

Heavy Guy seems to possess an ability related to pure rage, as shown in EP5, where he dramatically changes his composure and shows a disturbingly angry face. This trigger will also manifest on Crush, changing its appearance to a demonic version, albeit somewhat faded. A dark aura / *fog of war* envelops itself around Heavy Guy and the unfortunate victim, which is strong enough to leave the victim paralyzed with fear.

It is unknown if this trigger adds any sort of enhancement towards physical power, but it appears to take a toll on Heavy Guy's body as he "snapped" out of the event feeling unwell, with shaking hands and brief red flames leaving the fist that was used to attack.

* **Awaken Form**

During the events of Episode 06, Heavy Guy releases his true ancestral blood into his heart by the suggestion of The Omen. Because of this, Heavy Guy can now choose to activate this form when the situation demands it.

When activated, Heavy Guy’s eyes will glow orange, along with a fiery aura enveloped around himself, fuming out of his body. His facial expression becomes stern and serious, with a constant unblinking gaze towards his target.

His senses, physical prowess and abilities are greatly enhanced during this form, allowing him to deal extreme damage to his targets, enough to instantly dispatch certain stage one Distorted with a single hit, while stumbling targets who are much heavier and taller than Heavy Guy.

After killing worthy adversaries, Heavy Guy can now absorb their life-force to become physically and spiritually stronger

Heavy Guy, when awakened, is often very serious and cold in his words, but can also otherwise be quite happy during a battle, or speak normally to his friends.

The form’s aura and strengths change depending on which side of the Omen he aligns with during the transformation, as the latter had transformed into the red version out of pure anger when thinking Smoke had been killed by a Distorted Sniper.

## Gallery

### Episode 06

Guy offering Smoke a boost up the locked gateGuy and KIA, after listening to Smoke's pastGuy with Smoke, surprised by KIA's "party trick"Guy, after falling into the trapThe Omen, reminding Guy of his dreamGuy in his Awakened form for the 1st timeAwakened Guy, in the fight with the BruiserGuy, ready to embrace the Scout passengerGuy, promising to make up for every sacrificeAwakened Guy, in a battle stance against a BulwarkGuy, absorbing the Bulwark's lifeforceGuy, handshaking Smoke after being accepted to the team
## Trivia

* Heavy Guy takes inspiration from two fictional characters: Jotaro Kujo from *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* and Baki Hanma from *Baki the Grappler*.