The Ringleader

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The Ringleader, also known as Alice, is a criminal mastermind intent on drugging the world into being his number one fan.

## Background

### **THE CIRCUS**

Alice grew up in a circus and grew to love fame and stardom, the lights were so inspiring and when he saw his ringleader on the stage, he knew he wanted to be just like her one day. He'd be her understudy, learning everything he could to take the role one day, copying her mannerisms and matching her every move.

But as he grew up, he became more and more cynical, she wasn't willing to do anything new, stuck to the same act. So he did what was best for the troupe and drowned her before taking on her role.

The troupe grew distrusting of Alice, he was suspicious and taking the performance in a more modern and theatrical direction. It wasn't enough, there weren't enough eyes on him and not enough excitement. He added more daring feats and tricks, leading to many injuries before the group quit and left.

Alice was furious, his own colleagues walking out on him was the final straw, leading him to move to the city.

### **A STAR IS BORN**

Alice saw popstars on the television, in extravagant clothing and colors, thousands of adoring fans screaming in excitement. It became clear, this was the life he wanted... so he became a TikTok influencer. So much cringe, so much hype, but so many were curious about this strange marvel that rose from nowhere.

Soon he was gaining his own following, eventually building up a show, and soon creating a network of performers under him to bring in a new audience. However with a large audience and variety of actors included new highlights being found, new stars emerging. Alice couldn't have that, sabotaging acts to leave actors completely incapacitated, or even dead.

The attention was amazing, even with police investigation, he loved being questioned and having all the attention on him. He soon discovered this was a thrill, maybe skirting around the law was the way to go. After making a few dealings, he decided to test how well he could drug someone into loving his performance. He'd test it on his colleagues, friends, anyone he could sneak aside. It was working, side effects be damned, Alice was going to be the greatest ringleader alive!

### **THE RINGLEADER EMERGES**

Alice donned an alias, The Ringleader, and worked to put his new drugs into circulation, all while maintaining his image in the limelight. He was going to be the only one on everyone's mind, the nation, the universe's greatest sensation!

## Additional Information

### POSSESSIONS

* *Revolver*
* *Energy Sword*

### SKILLS

* ***Performer -*** The Ringleader is an actor first and foremost and uses that skill in his life. He is often the loudest in the room and refuses to let anyone upstage him, perfecting his accent to be the most intriguing, adjusting his mannerisms to be eye-catching. While he is incredibly expressive, he has also mastered his poker face, passing each interrogation with flying colors, that is until the evidence becomes more and more mounting, but how far can his act keep him safe?
* ***Chemistry -*** While his skills were amateur at best, he soon concocted what was close to a love drug, a way to make people infatuated with him and his performance. He experiments on his actors or those he's certain no one will miss, trying out different methods to create the best mix. Primarily his substances come in the form of tea, but he's branching out to find a way to utilize people's helmets for easier administration.

### ABILITIES

* ***One-Man Circus -*** The Ringleader's need for attention has lead him to learn and understand each part of a performance in order to take the part. He is capable of mild contortionism, knife throwing, tightrope walking, magician's tricks, ventriloquism, Fortnite dancing and singing.

### THEMES

#### **ATTENTION**

The Ringleader has an obsession over attention being on him, feeling he's earned that right as a ringleader. However what he has yet to realize is that no matter how many people love him, it will never be enough, driving him further and further to wanting a world focussed on him. The Ringleader can became violent and manic if he feels he isn't receiving enough attention, leading him to do drastic things such as injure or even kill people.