Niedert, The Scythe Smoker

## Basic Info

The Scythe Smoker is one of the Chaos Insurgency's strongest members, and is a leader of their R&D operations.

## Backstory

Mitch Niedert is a **Physically Anomalous Human** in terms of his speed, and touches upon being a **Mentally Anomalous Human** with his intelligence. For that reason, Niedert was never going to be able to live a quiet life after awakening his capabilities on 07/28/████. It is unknown what caused the awakening, but what is known is that the Chaos Insurgency reached Niedert before the Foundation could. They put Niedert in the position of field researcher, and Alpha rank- a rank and position befitting his capabilities. He was also given The Scythe of Damnation, a weapon no one else dared or wanted to wield, because the Insurgency couldn't let Niedert's physical abilities go to waste. The Foundation was shown just how dangerous this new card was on 09/01/████.

Niedert and 4 other Insurgency members infiltrated Site ████ with entirely new identities. After a couple of years most of them rose to relatively high positions within the site. Niedert became a senior researcher, and the other four became a cook, a site guard, an MTF captain, and MTF soldier respectively. The unique combination of positions gave the team, overall, reasonable access to the whole site. They spent another year hidden as their roles, and on 09/01/████ the firewall on the site servers was set off. Approximately 60% of the data was copied and download to a USB drive in Niedert's possession, and he opened a certain containment cell directly after- that of The Divided Calamity. The breach was timed to occur during the anomaly's insane phase, and so havoc was being wreaked on one side of the site while Niedert and his team attempted to escape.

However, Niedert's team was pinned under heavy fire nearby one of the site exits. Upon arriving at the scene, Niedert made the difficult choice and rushed towards the enemy squad. His extreme speed allowed him to arrive before the team and slaughter them, but took a couple of flesh wounds in the process. Luckily, nothing was physically inhibiting or fatal, and the team made an exit utilizing a nearby unidentified jet on a private runway. This was a valuable lesson to The Foundation for unspecified reasons, and they have changed strategies for scouting out new personnel.

## Extra Lore

Niedert got the name of The Scythe Smoker due to his ability to wield The Scythe of Damnation and the fact that he smokes- a lot. So much so that before leaving Site ████ during the attack, he managed to steal Dr. Wildcard's stash of unidentified smokes. Even the Chaos Insurgency has no idea what is in them even after extensive research. Dr. Wildcard did begin contacting the Chaos Insurgency so often that they eventually just gave the rest of his smokes back. This was much to Niedert's dismay, however.

## Stats

Strength - 5 (+1) (Strong)

Speed - 10 (Subsonic) (53 meters per second)

Intelligence - 8 (+1) (Light Yagami)

Senses - 7 (Exceptional)

Aim - 6 (Steady)

Personality - Pack Smoker (Seeks out smokes, +1 stat every time you smoke anything)

Weapon - The Scythe of Damnation

Rank and Occupation - Alpha R&D