Nero/Freak

**Nero/Freak** is a bandit in *Bandit RIP*.

## Description

### Background:

Wilheim B. Nero is running for the upcoming US presidential election and is highly favored by all demographics, which makes his victory almost certain. He is known as one of the wealthiest individuals on the planet, with control over more than 15 multinational companies and the founder of three trillion-dollar companies. With such a massive sphere of influence, Nero's power can only grow.

What the American public doesn't know is that Nero is secretly the inhuman creature known as Freak. Freak is a super-villain in New York City. Not very much is currently known about his actions, but he was involved in the accident that led to detective **Dai** losing his arm. He often clashes with the superhero **Zetoman**.

The information present in the game does not exactly state whether Nero is entirely Freak or whether he and Freak are two beings in one body. We do know that Nero himself, though certainly well-liked by the public, is not a very moral person and in fact hires **Revis** to be some form of assassin for him in order to remove political rivals. Yet Zetoman's affiliation provides contrasting evidence to either side. Whilst Freak is his arch-nemesis, the text specifically states that Zetoman does not wish to stop Nero. Though this could be because of *"Nero's complete influence of the political and economical sphere of the country"* mentioned in the same text box.

### Trivia:

* Nero/Freak has the most health of any character in the game. Technically half of this health belongs to bodyguard.
* Nero/Freak was added before Zetoman was.
* Freak had so many sprite that the work was comparable to that of 4 sprite sheets.

## Gameplay

Nero cannot engage in battle due to the potential impact it could have on his public image. Therefore, he is always accompanied and protected by his bodyguard.

In the game, players will initially play as Nero's bodyguard, who is weak compared to other characters. Still, after some time, they will be able to transform into Freak, a powerful character capable of causing significant damage. The difficulty in playing Nero comes from managing and understanding both characters, although they are not difficult to play individually.

## Relationships

Freak is Nero's secret identity, and he is a super-villain in New York City.

Nero would appear to always have his bodyguard with him, though it is unlikely he values him much because in his in game transformation into Freak he is seen shooting the bodyguard. This action is likely to avoid his secret identity as Freak being revealed.

As Freak, his arch-nemesis would most likely be Zetoman, currently the only known superhero in New York City and is known to view Freak as such. It is not currently known how he acts towards Zetoman whilst being Nero though Zetoman knows that they are one and the same.

Nero/Freak is the employer of Revis the witch. Whilst this is not confirmed, judging off of the title screen for both ***Bandit RIP*** and ***Super Bandit RIP*** that groups characters into two separate sides, we can assume that **Big B**, **Jon Jon** and **Donte** may also work for Nero/Freak, or at the very least on his side. **Dr U** and **Rekisu's** positions are unknown due to them being additions to the roster ***Super Bandit RIP.***