Connor

**Connor**, also known as the **Ace of Diamonds**, is a criminal who performs heists. He is also a gifted assassin with a contract for the Arcadian Rebels.

## Biography

### Hunting the Rebels

Connor began hunting the Arcadian Rebels after a contract was put out on them by an unknown party. He used his ability to master any weapon in seconds to springing unexpecting attacks on them, but he was ultimately driven out of Neo Arcadia.

### Return to Neo Arcadia

Connor returned to Neo Arcadia in the summer of 2020 with an unknown agenda. He hired several operatives to aid in a museum heist, and he also paid off the majority of the museum's security. Although the vigilante Almanac was alerted to the heist, it appeared to have been Connor's intention. Connor briefly fought the vigilante, having the upper-hand due to his knowledge of pressure points, and ultimately escaped.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Weapon Proficiency Touch:** Connor can master any weapon in seconds by merely touching it, including any firearm and even foreign weapons. Furthermore, Connor is a master of weapons of opportunity. So far, he has mastered firearms like pistols and sniper rifles, as well as knives. However, he loses any unlearned proficiency with a weapon when he is no longer in contact with it.

### Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition:** Connor is in top physical condition due to his career as an assassin, able to contend with fellow peak physical conditioned opponents such as Almanac but also those with superior strength, such as Sentinel. Like Almanac, Connor is very athletic in his movements.
	+ **Peak Human Speed:** Connor can run at speeds at the peak of human potential, possibly even faster than the extremely athletic Almanac. He effortlessly outran the crimson vigilante in a chase from a stadium to a farm, albeit the latter was somewhat dazed after getting sniped in the helmet. Connor also possesses lightning-fast reflexes to keep up with other combatants.
* **Expert Assassin:** Connor is an excellent hitman due to his ability to naturally master any weapon he comes into contact with. His compiled skills with various weapons grant him superb killing intuition. Hence, Connor can hunt down and eliminate targets.

*"Got him."*
—Connor
* **Expert Marksman:** Connor's instant experience with firearms allows him to readily be able to accurately hit his targets. His razor-sharp aim allowed him to shoot Almanac in the head with his sniper rifle, and the only reason he survived is due to his nearly indestructible helmet. He is very consistent with his accuracy, as he later shot the vigilante in the same area with his handgun. Connor also precisely shot him in the forehead and the shoulder, successfully disorienting him during their rematch in the summer of 2020.
* **Master Martial Artist:** Connor is an incredibly skilled hand-to-hand combatant rivaling even that of Almanac. His fighting style is comprised of Taekwondo, Aikido, and knife-wielding. He stalemated Almanac and easily used Sentinel's strength against him in their fight, which makes sense because Aikido is all redirected momentum. During his rematch with Almanac in the summer of 2020, he demonstrated knowledge of weak points, e.g. punching him in the diaphragm.
* **Expert Acrobat:** Connor is highly adoptive of gymnastic performances in his profession. He is able to perform complex acrobatic maneuvers in fights and employ advanced parkour in his evasion of failed missions or after successfully conducting assassinations.
* **Expert Tactician:** Connor is also a capable strategist and team leader, as he orchestrated a clean museum heist and even prepared for at least one of his operatives to be interrogated.
* **Stealth:** As an assassin, Connor is competent in hiding to carry out his contracts.

## Equipment

### Weaponry

* **Ruger American Pistol:** Connor's sidearm is a .45-caliber ACP semi-automatic pistol. He carried it with him during his museum heist and used it to shoot Almanac in the back of the head, the forehead, and the shoulder, but he was disarmed by the latter's kunai.
* **Blaser R93 Tactical:** Connor used his bolt action sniper rifle to shoot Almanac in the back of his helmet.

## Trivia

* The ace of diamonds is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck.