Red Trauma

* Civilian
* Red Trauma

*"You don't see rivers in deserts. No matter what action is taken, one fact is that it forms your character. No matter how much sorrow is taken into you, it doesn't change what makes you yourself. All our trauma makes us our own unique selves. There are wounds that never show up on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds."*
—Tim
**Tim**, also known as **Red Trauma**, is a veteran Marine with vast power. Following his military service with the Killer Kings, Tim obtained awesome power from Death itself. He also exercised his talents in weapons and gear design, and during this time he met and befriended Clark Flat, a fellow veteran Muffin Men Marine.

Tim became a contracted hitman for the micro nation Umbra in his absence, but upon their dissolution he began helping the Arcadian Rebels more often in the field and providing them with unique and exotic gadgets.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Son of a Witch

Tim was born in 1979 to a man and a witch named Carol, with a crescent moon for a birthmark on his head. Tim kept this hidden with a black hat. He also had an older brother named Tom, who supported him when he needed it. He grew very close with his brother because of this.

### United States Marine Corps

#### Muffin Men

When he was 15, Tim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to provide for his family, and landed a position on the Killer Kings battalion, an elite military unit, where he learned to fight in close-quarters combat and handle firearms. He describes it as "Hell on Earth" due to their inhumane tactics. He unknowingly served in the same unit as Private Clark Flat, whom he would later befriend.

#### Thought to be Dead

Tim was believed to be dead after one tragic mission. Stranded in a forest, he came across a doctor, who treated him and educated him in medical treatment. After his recovery, Tim was sent to the airport.

On his flight, the plane was hijacked by the New Era Foundation and redirected to Iraq, where he was forced to work as a gunsmith and a medic. The NEF's elite operators grew weary of their incompetence and bombed their own men, miraculously leaving only Tim alive.

Tim raided what supplies were left. His weapon of choice became a shovel with a peace symbol carved into it. With what he had, he stole a truck and traveled south until he found himself near Germany near the end of the week.

### Road to Survival

He met a CIA agent named Jane, whose car needed its tire taken off. Jane realized Tim was American, and so he told her his story. In exchange, Jane flew Tim to New Mexico to help her stop a drug cartel.

In New Mexico, Tim witnessed Jane's death via execution, and the blame shifted to him. He was thus thrown out of New Mexico and taken to South America in exile. In South America, Tim came across a woman in drag, who invited him to Florida for a trip of sorts.

In Florida, Tim was betrayed and shot in the foot. As he bled to death, a Good Samaritan rescued him and took him to a campfire. The man was initially making his way towards Boston, so Tim came along with him to meet his crew.

Tim began working as a baker in Boston to make ends meet, but he eventually returned home. Unfortunately, his house had burned down from a gas leak, but he'd received from his friend Ivan stating that his father and brother were safe in Las Vegas. Tim biked to Smog City for a plane to Nevada, where he met a woman named Hannah. She asked to tag along with him.

Hannah was attacked by an intoxicated man one night while she was asleep. Tim saved her from harm, and the two became infatuated with each other. The next day, the two traveled to Ivan to see his family, but his father had passed from natural causes. Tim cremated the body in the backyard and honored him with a good service.

#### Red Trauma

However, Tim harbored some anger and broke a window after he got drunk, leaving Ivan, his brother and Hannah for the night to go to a bar, where he was insulted by an older man and gave him the nickname "Red Trauma." The old man died from a heart attack days later, and Tim decided to embrace the nickname.

Tim married Hannah and had two children with her, Mia and David.

#### Lingering Will

In 1999, Tim returned to the United States, but was stopped by the Russian Prime Minister at the time. He was taken and burned alive, but Tim eventually woke up in a different body. He woke up in the embodiment of his own feelings of rage and vengeance, and was wielding the "Blade of Freedom," which functioned as a bike, whip, and laser beam.

In his new form, Tim fought his way out of the Russian government facility he was held in. He barely made it out alive, only to realize he could not exit this new form. Tim stayed like this for the next ten years until one day, he found his original body in a containment cell. He retrieved his body and sailed away, emerging victorious in his war for freedom.

#### Meeting Death

He eventually received superpowers from Death in 2008. Tim respected cosmic deities, but Hannah didn't like him associating himself with Death because she viewed it as a con artist.

Tim rejected her words, and she left him, absconding with Mia. Tim was unfazed because Death empathized for his past life and that Hannah was "off in her own world."

Tim collaborated with Death by killing pedophiles and other criminals, honing his skills as a Marine, gunsmith and medic along the way. Tim became known as "Death's Champion," but later became detached from him.

### Always Loyal

#### Reuniting with Flat

Tim later supplied the vigilante Flag with improved gear, including a new suit and a customized M4. It wasn't until he befriended his fellow vigilante Almanac that he learned Flag was Flat, a fellow veteran Marine. Flat was stunned by his massive power, but nonetheless they bonded over sharing the same cruel military experience.

He met Jason Kade in a bar, finding him drunk, and the two became good allies. Jason trusted him enough to reveal his identity and accept him as an ally to the Arcadian Rebels, occasionally assisting in field operations and supplying advanced equipment and artillery.

#### Darkness Within Darkness

*"You cannot contain this darkness."*
—Tim
In late September 2018, a dark being named Mesna took control of Tim.

#### Farewell

In late October 2018, Tim had to depart from Neo Arcadia to be with what family he had left, following the passing of his son. On Halloween, he made his goodbyes.

### Return

*"It's showtime."*
—Tim
During his "retirement," Tim became employed by Umbra, a "micro nation," and became one of their hitmen.

## Personality

*"Sometimes we suffer for the price for love."*
—Tim
As his codename implies, Tim carries with him great trauma and suffering.

Tim views himself as a "peacekeeper" of sorts, rather than a traditional hero or villain. He has strong feelings against humans for their savage nature, and sometimes cannot distinguish which side he takes.

Tim admitted to be willing to put people suffering out of their misery with a mercy killing.

Tim is described by fellow Marine Clark Flat as well-rounded. He was "a little bit of everything;" good and bad but also a funny and loyal friend. Clark later describes him as "a great guy," and even earned the respect of Dallas Feld.

Umbra nicknamed him "Tipsy Tim" because of his nonchalant behavior towards Death.

## Powers and Abilities

*"I have my tricks."*
—Tim
### Powers

* **Death Empowerment/Guardian Physiology:** Death bestowed great power unto Tim following a tragic accident, but made sure not to classify him as a "New God" and instead a "Guardian." Nonetheless, Tim is tremendously powerful due to his divine endowments, granting him phenomenal physical attributes and other powers. Death's power imbuement triggered the abnormal development of Tim's basic kinesthesia and reflexes.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Tim possesses "hyper-strength," sufficient to support the weight of over 120 tons (240,000 pounds) and overpower his enemies, including Cerberus. When he was possessed by Mesna, Tim could cut a lighthouse in half. On his own terms, he proved to be strong enough to snap Mesna's neck. He can also wield the Masamune blade, with a length of five feet, and lift up those he impales with it. He later submerged a lighthouse after a duel with Mesna. He can also throw an RPG bullet with enough force to simulate an actual launcher. Far more impressively, Tim claims to be able to pick up the planet Earth itself, which weighs in at 5.972 septillion kilograms.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** Tim's flesh is thick and tough, allowing him to sustain grievous injuries in battle, which is further enhanced by his various armors and augmented by his numerous forms. He's cashed punches from Death itself, and though he stated they hurt him, they were stated to be powerful enough to level a skyscraper. Tim is also immune to radiation and highly resistant to freezing cold temperatures, as he was capable of surviving being frozen in a lake for a century in an alternate timeline.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** While not on par with that of a speedster, Tim can travel at extremely fast speeds. When he was possessed by Mesna, Tim cut through a lighthouse in a heartbeat. Tim can also perform the "Omnislash," an extremely advanced technique which reaches speeds rivaling those of Matillo and even Death itself.
	+ **Superhuman Agility:** Tim's speed goes hand-in-hand with his superhuman agility, enabling him to dodge bullets, including sniper rounds, and other attacks. He can leap great heights, having flipped over a dragon and simultaneously planted C-4 bombs on it, and another time leaping onto a roof, as well as conversely stick landings from said heights. He also has superb coordination and dexterity, as he can balance himself on the roof of a speeding car, and can fire dual shotguns with his toes while performing a handstand.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Tim can exert himself for long periods of time, seen when he went up against Minato shortly after dueling Almanac.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Tim possesses superhuman reaction time, able to quickly respond to attacks, such as catching a shuriken thrown by Almanac, and later caught a kunai thrown by the latter with his teeth. He also managed to catch a .50-cal sniper round and redirect it into the ceiling.
	+ **Superhuman Senses:** Tim's five senses are so sharp he can hear noises from miles away and smell particular odors which are often overlooked. Tim also has an unspecified sixth sense.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Tim heals faster than average humans, inhumanly even, but not enough to be considered superhuman. He can heal from standard wounds, and even regrow his eyes.
	+ **Teleportation:** Tim can teleport to a location, but only with concentration. When he was possessed by Mesna, his teleportation manifested itself as fading away into darkness. With his tactical training he received with the Killer Kings, he uses this to surprise his enemies and attack from behind.
	+ **Transformation:** Death imbued in Tim the ability to take on several forms with varying powers, including the God Form, Anti-Form, Wisdom Form, Master Form, Spirit Form, and Valor Form.
	+ **Fire Manipulation:** In his Valor form, Tim can blast fire.
	+ **Force-Field Generation:** In his Spirit form, Tim can form protective barriers to block attacks. As Mesna, he could form darkness barriers. He can also conjure a magic shield to redirect physical attacks.
	+ **Power Bestowal:** Tim can give powers to other people.
	+ **Aquatic Respiration:** Tim can breathe underwater. He used this to fight Mesna by the submerged lighthouse.
* **Magic:** As the son of a witch, Tim is a prodigious magician and practitioner of Wicca. He's able to perform feats such as summoning a huge demonic fist and turning the Moon red.
	+ **Precognition:** Tim's descendant Lucina taught him the ability of "foresight;" he can see a few days into the future, but if he overuses this ability it causes him headaches.
	+ **Ice Manipulation:** Tim can manipulate ice to his advantage, using it to freeze and unfreeze water and possibly to other effects. Combined with his superhuman reflexes, he can simply snap his fingers to freeze incoming attacks, even bullets.
	+ **Portal Creation:** Tim can open portals to distant locations for easy transport.
	+ **Replication:** Tim can make decoys of himself to confuse his opponents. As Mesna, he used this strategy to divert their focus in order to sneak attack them.
	+ **Organic Blade Construction:**
	+ **Conjuration:**

Tim also received cybernetic enhancements to further augment his physical capabilities.

### As Mesna

* **Summoning:** Tim can summon a guardian to fight for him while he evades a combat situation.
* **Energy Blasts:** Tim can fire energy blasts from his dark blade after charging it.

### Future Powers

In the future, Tim has lost all his powers save for his witch powers, and gained new ones. He also gains a new overdrive form, but it has several drawbacks, one of them being lethal. It only happens during the Moon wiccan event when he is severely damaged, which makes him wield a scythe.

* **Metal Manipulation:** Tim's ferrokinetic powers are useful due to the abundance of metal in his future. He can control all but gold. He can fly by standing on the roof of a car and manipulating it. Tim also uses his ferrokinetic powers to carry swords.
* **Fusion:**
* **Healing:**
* **Teleportation:**
* **Time Manipulation:**

### Abilities

*"Don't miss then."
"You know me. Once I start shooting, you'll get bored. I never miss."*
—Flag and Tim
* **Master Marksman:** Tim is phenomenally skilled in the use of firearms, particularly shotguns, sniper rifles and rocket launchers. He accurately shot Rose Angel in the skull with his rocket launcher, and once outgunned nearly a score of rivaling gangsters. His friend Clark Flat is yet to witness Tim miss a single shot he's taken. He can even perform trick shots with objects, having once hit Flat's fishing hook with a charcoal rock from behind a number of trees, further cementing the latter's belief that he never misses. He was able to hit two bullseyes with his dual Uzis while performing a flip in the air. His proficiency with guns is so great that he can dual-wield shotguns with his feet.

*"I can use anything as a weapon."*
—Tim
* **Expert Martial Artist:** Tim learned to fight while he was with the Killer Kings and was trained by Death and Deus Rex, and developed a fighting style composed of Systema, Krav Maga, Jujutsu, To-De, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Muay Boran, Greek-Roman Wrestling, and even some Ninjutsu disciplines, including Kenjutsu, Sōjutsu, Shurikenjutsu and Hensōjutsu. Tim also mastered Defensive Shaori under Deus' tutelage. When he was possessed by Mesna, He easily defeated "Lingering Will" with his blade and by using his powers of darkness to his advantage. He later used his combat skills in fighting events, and has noticeably become a better fighter, seen when he snapped Mesna's neck and decapitated him later on. Tim can use any object he finds as a weapon, including a charcoal rock, and even combining a bottle of vodka and a simple twig as a makeshift Molotov cocktail.
	+ **Sword Mastery:** Tim is supremely skilled with swords above all his other weapons, with only his firearms coming close. He's wielded the masamune blade and Bravesoul with extreme proficiency.
	+ **Whip Skills:** Tim is a competent whip-fighter, able to dual-wield them.

*"Do you want this white holiday to be red?"*
—Tim
* **Intimidation:** Due to his godly power and reputation as a Marine, hitman and genius mechanical engineer with an affinity for unique and deadly weaponry, Tim can choose to command an intimidating presence. Jason wishes him monitored due to his dangerous intuition with mechanical engineering and affinity for exotic weaponry.

*"I guess you can say I know more than expected."*
—Tim
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Tim is rather intelligent and mechanically inclined. He is also a deep and competent philosopher of human nature and how decisions affect people's lives. In addition to his affinity for inventing, Tim's intellect extends to strategic, explosive, and linguistic skills. Tim is also highly knowledgeable in arcane lore, including the Ring of Hades and the twelve .

*"Tim was a fucking master. He could build his own armor, weapons, car, house, anything. That dude was crazy skilled."*
—Clark Flat
* + **Master Engineer:** Tim is a clever and crafty weapons designer and combat suit tailor. When Tim was young, his flight was hijacked by the New Era Foundation and he was forced to work as a gunsmith. Since then, he has made custom weapons for himself, and upon request he made a suit for Flag and provided him with an advanced firearm coupled with reinforced ammunition. He even forged a knife capable of cutting through force-fields for Almanac. Flag later noted Tim to being able to construct anything he desires, referring to him as "crazy skilled."
	+ **Skilled Tactician:** Tim claims to always be one step ahead of his opponents due to his military experience, and has the authority to call in an airstrike. He also serves as a complimentary strategist to the Arcadian Rebels.
	+ **Explosives Skills:** Tim is familiar with using explosives due to his military experience. He can use grenades in combat and also deploy claymore mines.
	+ **Skilled Musician:** Tim can play the piano.
	+ **Multilingualism:** Tim speaks English and Japanese, as he was able to understand a Japanese mercenary's vulgar threats, as well as some Spanish, Korean, and even ancient languages considered to be archaic and occult, such as Enochian (e.g. "Teloch"). He carved the Korean symbol for "blood" ("피") in his Masamune blade, and chants in Enochian to perform Wiccan spells.
* **Stealth:** Tim is trained in guerrilla warfare.

*"If you ever get taken from home and it seems like all hope is lost, but if it's your will to get home, every step is one step closer to your mission done."*
—Tim to Jason Kade
* **Indomitable Will:** Tim has consistently pushed through his trauma to accomplish his goals. He managed to get home in spite of his difficult circumstances. Before passing, his older brother, Tom, firmly believed that Tim could take on the world no matter what difficulties he might face.

## Techniques

* Forms
* Other

* **God Form:**
* **Anti-Form:**
* **Wisdom Form:**
* **Master Form:**
* **Spirit Form:**
* **Valor Form:**
* **Wiccan Form:**

- **Omnislash:** Tim deals one hit until he reaches 30, effectively ending in a large explosion.

- **Sigil of Lucifer:**

- **Zetta Frost:**

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Combat Uniform:** Tim keeps a black tactical uniform for combat situations, most likely from his days as a Marine.

### Weaponry

*"I named all my weapons after events."*
—Tim
* **M4 Carbine:**
* **Heart Stopper:** Tim owns a 12-gauge shotgun.
* **M14:** Tim owns a semi-automatic, single-power marksman assault rifle with high power and is effective at medium to long range.
* **Uzi:** Tim owns dual Uzis.
* **Dual Onyx Shotguns:**
* **Sniper Rifle:** Tim's preferred firearm is a .50-caliber sniper rifle.
* **Road to Dawn:**
* **Dark Blade:** As Mesna, Tim used this blade of darkness to carry out his executions.
* **Broken Oath:** Tim owns a cane with a rapier stored in it.
* **Twisted Past:** Tim forged a handgun-handheld shotgun hybrid weapon.

*"TARGET LOCKED."*
—Tim
* **FIM-92 Stinger:** Given to him by his employer, Tim brought this rocket launcher to kill his target, Rose Angel, by shooting her in the head. He also used it to kill a shapeshifting dragon. The Stinger appears to be Tim's weapon of choice as he's most frequently seen arming himself for battle with it.

*"Want to be smoked?"*
—Tim
* **RPG-7:**
* **Grenades:** Tim threw a grenade at his target, Rose Angel.
* **Claymores:** Tim used a claymore when facing off against Angel Banshee.
* **Drone:**
* **Mortar:**
* **Riot Shield:**
* **C-4:** Tim planted C-4 on a shapeshifting dragon.
* **Quad-RPG:**
* **Peace Shovel:**
* **Shuriken:**
* **Cryogenic Grenade:**
* **Kafka:**
* **Demonic Knife:**
* **Demonic Bow:**
* **Whips:**

### Former

*"This blade can do shit like no other."*
—Tim
* **Masamune Blade:** Tim's special sword. He carved the Korean symbol for "blood" along the blade. He lost this when it broke during a fight, but intended to repair it after he lost Bravesoul.
* **Bravesoul:** Tim's new sword to replace his masamune has the special ability of stealing the souls of its victims and repair any damage it receives. However, he lost the sword when it chose Jason Kade to be its next wielder.

## Relationships

*"Blood. What's left of me when I lost all my family. Their spirits linger, reminding me of the failure I am. I could have protected them, but in the end, I am them, they are me. I hold their strength, their will."*
—Tim* Father †
* Carol † - Mother
* Thomas "Tom" † - Older Brother
* Sarah - Sister
* Hannah - Ex-Wife
* Mia - Daughter
* David † - Son
* Lucina † - Great-Granddaughter (by Mia)
* Violet - Wife
* Clone

Allies* United States Marine Corps
	+ Killer Kings
		- Garrett Brockton
* Butler
* Arcadian Rebels
	+ Clark Flat - Fellow Veteran
	+ Almanac
* Umbra
	+ Commander
	+ Tara
* Dallas Feld
* Rose Angel † - Target and Victim
* Angel Banshee
* Black Soul Federation

## Trivia

* Tim is Russian, which explains his background in Systema, which includes hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting, and firearms training.
* According to Death, Tim's character draws inspiration from Metal Gear's series character Solid Snake.
* Tim maintains a bald head to avoid enemies grabbing his hair in a fight.
* Tim's drink of choice is Grey Goose.
* Tim is ambidextrous.
* Tim loves cats, so much that they can shift his focus from battle.
* Tim hates cockroaches.