Sir Thwaites IV

A new design by Cry.Skull7

A strategic mastermind, combat master and true gentleman, Thwaites is a lord turned Lad, more often than not the voice of reason and logic but still can be fun when the mood strikes. Though he constantly addresses his fellow members in a professional manner, he cares very deeply for them. Despite being the closest thing to a human in the group and being the youngest biologically, he's proved himself to be a suitable member of the group.

## Personality & Appearance

### **Appearance**

Thwaites commonly dresses in formal attire. More often than not wearing custom tailored suits and always a fine top hat of English make. Though he wears cheaper and pre-made suits when anticipating a messy encounter. He wears gloves at all times when in view except for when in the presence of those he considers close allies or even family. Underneath his jacket, he usually wears an ironed shirt with suspenders connected to his pants.

Thwaites visibly is an average man, aged in his early thirties. He's an average height of about five foot nine (175.26cm). Though, the major difference is that his skin is entirely transparent, and no facial features are visible to the human eye. This transparency being the result of the undisclosed experimentation that resulted in his creation.

Due to the nature of Thwaites' missions and royal tasking, his suit coats are custom lined with full wrap Kevlar, making him resistant to most small arms fire.

## Story (WIP)

### **Origin**

First created in an unmarked laboratory which has to date remained hidden from all records, Sir Thwaites the Fourth was designed with the sole purpose of carrying out missions involving assassinating various monarchs around the world. Being the fourth of his line of designated class - hereby classified "executioners" - he was the most powerful and skilled compared to his predecessors.
In creation, Sir Thwaites the Fourth - being simply regarded "Thwaites" (by several persons in an endearing fashion) - was given several upgrades in response to his failed and terminated predecessors (hereby referred to as the "First", "Second" and the "Third"). The process of his creation is currently unknown, as are the components that led to his genetic superiority and mysterious transparency.

Once reaching a point in training and skill development, Thwaites was put into active service. He received his orders directly from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, ruler of England, the Commonwealth and its many labour colonies and outposts over the world. These missions primarily involved assassinating (dubbed as "executing") new monarchs in nations both under English control and independent of it. The reason for these "executions" being the Queen's own hatred of anyone claiming they hold power in what she saw as her world.

### **The protégés**

After almost over two decades of unquestioning service, Thwaites was tasked with yet another standard execution type mission, in which he was required to travel to the newly formed nation of Marxon where a man of wealth had declared himself ruler and king of its people. Infiltrating the king's residence via a ball, Thwaites was able to look the man in his eyes and declare his soon to arrive fate, that being inevitable death.
Dispatching the almost guerilla seeming soldiers acting as royal guards, Thwaites was able to swiftly make his way up towards the bedrooms and private areas of the estate. Though he was stopped at a young frightened man who had been acting as the monarch's message and event caller. Effectively calming him, Thwaites was able to learn his name. **Andrew**. The young man directed the executioner to which room the piggish king had taken refuge. And with ease broke the rushed barrier which held it closed. Alone and without any power, the king was in a corner.

With a swift advance and a simple thrust of his cane-sword, the king was dead. His rule would not stain the Queen's perfect world. After reporting his success and being ordered to leave for extraction, Thwaites returned to Andrew and asked if he knew anyone at the ball. One young lady was all he pointed out in the crowd of women and men, young and old. A fair and rather beautiful young lady, named **Lucile**.

Unwilling to harm those who had been cooperative with him and their accomplices, Thwaites directed them to leave the building, sparing them of the coming atrocity he was about to commit. After they complied and left, the executioner returned to the dancing floor of the ballroom and directed his attention to the remaining citizens of Marxon. They had been marked as enemies of England and were charged with treason. Their sentence was death. Using a blade of one of the slain guards, Thwaites made horrifyingly quick and violent work of the innocent men and women, massacring them and leaving their remains. He proceeded to leave the ballroom and was extracted by a squad of Royal Marines, with whom he had worked with on several occasions prior.

### **Destruction of the American Rebellion Fleet**

Following not many months after the ballroom massacre execution, Thwaites had returned to England in order to rest and await new orders. Andrew and Lucile had joined him shortly after fleeing. Although initially skeptical, the Queen had granted Thwaites permission to house and direct the two as house staff (servants) in the executioner's personal manor in London. Though unaware to her, he had seen potential in the two youth and had begun teaching them the many skills he himself had learnt when training. He titled them as "Honorary Executioners" and took great pride in their progress and skill.

On a quiet day, Thwaites was ordered to appear before the Queen in Buckingham Palace, to which he complied without question or fail. Within the hour, he arrived at the palace and made his way to the mighty hall which seated the most powerful known person on the planet. Queen Elizabeth the Second, the undying monarch of England and majority of the known world. Following formalities, the monarch informed Thwaites of a major uprising in the North American colonies. His task was to destroy this uprising with extreme prejudice and ensure the further compliance of the British ruled colonies.

Departing from his homeland, Thwaites traveled with a fleet of the Royal Air Legion, a branch of the royal forces that contained almost countless air frigates and warships designed for air-to-air or air-to-ground warfare. Thwaites, captain of his own air warfare cruiser named the *Crusader*, supervised and assisted in chasing down and facing the American rebels directly. The lord personally respected his enemy and also pitied them. Their resistance had succeeded in forcing several heavy frigates out of the battle.

As winter began to thaw off, Thwaites and the rest of the fleet had combined to destroy the last remaining resistance, which was a powerful air carrier and several heavy frigates. Though the Royal fleet contained its own air carrier - named the *Mother Mary* - and a dozen other vessels. Some of which contained the custom officer cruiser named the *Raphael*, which was captained by the most well respected officer of the Air Legion and a dear friend to Thwaites, Admiral of the Fleet, Aurora Van Hendrickschol.

The battle was short lived, with the superior weaponry and armaments of the fleet ripping through the American rebels. Their carrier was grounded, leaving their fighter aircraft as metaphorical sitting ducks. Following a conversation with Admiral Hendrickschol, Thwaites ordered the fleet's return to England.

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## Powers, Abilities & Statistics

### Powers & Abilities

**Ancestral Magical Abilities**

Sir Thwaites the Fourth - along with his predecessors and any executioner of his type - have access to a range of powers that have only been identified as magic. The total limit of these abilities are not yet known as no threat requiring such force has ever presented itself.

Unfortunately, the current Thwaites type executioner is not as adept in his magical abilities as his predecessors, focusing primarily on his physical capabilities. Despite the lack of strength in this field, he still has access to several advantageous abilities. Such as enhancing his physical strength and speed temporarily.

He has also been witnessed using the magical powers to launch a small volley of projectiles which cause incredible heat wounds and can melt even simple iron plating.

**Disease Immunity**

To ensure that Thwaites would be available at all times, the Queen made sure that he is resistant to most infectious diseases and designed his immune system to combat any foreign bacteria and viruses at a higher and more effective rate than normal.

**Genetic Enhancements**

In creation, Thwaites has been given a range of unknown genetic components. Making his physical abilities far beyond that of an athlete in their prime. His physical speed at a sprint is almost a blur to the human eye, to the extent that one might even think him teleporting.

His strength is enhanced to an almost superhuman level. Despite his muscle mass being no more than a healthy and fit gymnast, he is capable of breaking through hardwood doors with ease. So far the witnessed limit of this strength is breaking through stone walls up to nine inches thick.

His reflexes are inhuman. Most average humans are unable to land their shots on him due to his incredible reaction time and reflexes. The only exception of these enhancements are when he is in a relaxed or wounded state, in which his enhanced abilities are penalized severely.

**Regeneration**

Low-3 Tier

Thwaites sustains wounds just like any other person, through a variety of ways, primarily combat based ones. Some of these sustained wounds would likely have resulted in his death, if not for the enhanced healing abilities he has. His blood has an increased level of platelets which allow bleeding wounds to clot at a rapid pace. Arterial bleeding wounds seal up to thirty seconds after opening, venous bleeding wounds seal in up to a minute and capillary bleeding wounds seal in up to five minutes.

## Weaknesses

Thwaites is a superhuman being, yet still is subject to the same wounds and downfalls as all people. He can be overwhelmed by enemies and can grow tired after extended fighting. He is also able to succumb to bleeding if his body is unable to seal the wounds in time.

Executioners - specifically the Thwaites type - are designed to handle and eliminate human targets and foes. But they can be matched or even overwhelmed when encountering beings like themselves. Whether they are of English design or not, executioner-like beings are not designed to handle enemies with enhanced genetics and superhuman skills.

Non-human beings and entities are a serious threat to Thwaites as he is unable to predict them or understand their capabilities. That and the equipment and tools they can bear can be apocalyptic in comparison to man-made weaponry.

## Equipment

Sir Thwaites the Fourth has several weapons which he uses for different situations. His primary weapon being a cane-sword named Regicide. In the Queen's service, Thwaites used this discreet and fine forged blade to assassinate monarchs and those he deemed worthy of dying to its metal. The blade is forged with a triangular shape for max lethality, designed primarily for thrusting and precise slashes. Thwaites reveres this blade and takes great care in keeping it close to his person at all times.

Thwaites constantly carries a small concealable handgun on his person at all times. The weapon is usually easily replaceable and is either a small pistol or short-barrelled revolver. This is used primarily for surprise attacks and to catch unaware enemies off-guard.

(Last Updated 18/09/2021 - 7:14pm (GMT+9:30))