Ahab

Ahab is a major antagonist and love interest in Glory Hounds.

He is the head of the Saltwater Syndicate, a pirate-themed criminal gang known throughout Schippersburg for their daring heists of valuable objects.

## Appearance

Ahab is an extremely tall and bulky whale with bluish gray skin and blue eyes. He is muscular, with prominent biceps and pecs, and has a large fluked tail. Ahab has various tattoos on his upper body, including Xs in a multitude of sizes, a winged anchor, and a heart in the center of his chest. His chin is very prominent, with grooves on it typical of a baleen whale. His baleen can be seen in place of teeth when he smiles or speaks.

In his civilian outfit, Ahab wears a navy blue tank top that reveals much of his musculature and a pair of board shorts decorated with a tropical, botanical pattern. He has several pieces of golden jewelry, including two bracelets on each wrist, three rings on his right hand, and two necklaces. He also has a third necklace made of red, blue, and black beads with a golden anchor-shaped charm hanging from it. He wears tan slip-on shoes, as well as a tropical fruit-scented fragrance.

In his Captain's outfit, Ahab wears a sleeveless red and blue pirate coat with golden trim and buttons, black pants with a flashy blue, red, black, and yellow waistband, and brown heeled boots. He also dons a black pirate captain's hat with a white fishbone pattern along the top and a trailing red, green, and yellow feather, as well as white gloves, a white belt cinched diagonally across his hips, and detached wrist cuffs patterned with red, white, and gold. Ahab leaves his coat unbuttoned, showing off his bare chest and muscles. He retains the necklaces he wears in his civilian outfit.

Ahab speaks with an Irish-like brogue and frequently uses pirate lingo. At times, the upper part of Ahab's sprite is cut off by the border of the screen in order to comically exaggerate his size.

## Personality

Ahab is endlessly confident and highly intelligent, qualities that earn him a high level of respect from his subordinates and enemies alike.

He is a boisterous character who takes joy in what he does no matter the context, and takes bold risks that are often backed up by his strength and size.

Ahab seems to have an affinity for pirates and privateering, demonstrated in the way he speaks and styles himself, his love of daring heists, and the swashbuckling code of behavior he has devised for members of the Saltwater Syndicate.

Despite acting like a traditionally ruthless pirate in most senses, Ahab has a strong sense of honor when it comes to the Syndicate's heists: he ensures that victims and witnesses are left unharmed and that all targets receive calling cards ahead of time as a warning.

Ahab seems to abhor swearing, refraining from it and banning it among his subordinates as well.

When not acting as the imposing boss of the Saltwater Syndicate, Ahab shows a more charming side.

He seems to enjoy flirting, and even asks Alex out on a date upon their first meeting despite being in the midst of a heist, then honors this engagement even after their confrontation.

Ahab seems to be able to divorce his private life from his criminal endeavors, casually considering his heists to be "work."

Despite his massive size he may have a low pain tolerance, as Alex easily incapacitates him into surrendering with a single hit to his more sensitive parts.

## Skills & Abilities

He is super strong as shown various times.

Despite his massive size he may have a low pain tolerance, as Alex easily incapacitates him into surrendering with a single hit to his more sensitive parts.

He seems to be a good leader to his team.