Milenko

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**ALIAS:** Milenko

**GANG:** Crazed Carnies

**WEAPON(S):** Metal cleaver on a chain — usually wielded like a flail but it can be used like a regular melee cleaver if needed

**STATUS:** Alive

#### CHARACTER DETAILS

**AGE:** 28

**HEIGHT:** 6’2 (188 cm)

**WEIGHT:** 190 lbs (86kg)

#### CREATOR INFO

**Social Media:** @Alex\_isawsm [Twitter]
@in\_san\_imanical [AO3]
Milenko is the leader of the Crazed Carniez, a gang of traveling circus clowns that aim to wreak as much havoc and fear as they can in each town they visit. They love to entertain, but it’s a shame that their sense of humor is less circus tricks and cream pies and more axe murder… and cream pies. Watching a dude get pie-faced is always funny.

### APPEARANCE

Milenko isn’t one of those people that look unsettling but are actually fine, they’re a total freak in and out. Their most noticeable attribute is the clown-like face paint. Their face is painted down to their neck in grey-ish white paint. He has bright teal paint on his nose, around his mouth, and in the shape of giant arches where his eyebrows would be. His eyes are wide and intense, outlined by dark and dramatic eyeliner with two teal spots under each eye. Her teal paint accents and eyes glow in the dark. She has big, wavy, dark teal hair parted in the middle with two strands hanging over her face. Two sections of her hair were dyed a lighter teal to match her face paint; they’re straighter and longer, sitting on her shoulders.

Contrasting the bright clown aesthetic, Milenko wears plain tactical gear — short, cropped, black t-shirt, fingerless gloves, and combat boots. They wear green camo pants and although they have a matching shirt, they usually sling it over their shoulder or tie it around their waist as opposed to wearing it normally. He’s decently muscular, but still stronger than he looks.

### PERSONALITY

He’s a self-proclaimed vigilante, which is highly debatable. At first glance, Milenko is a lawless and cruel clown that thinks mercy is one big joke. In reality, they target other gangs and criminals that they believe are a threat to innocent civilians and lesser gangs. She shows mercy to those who she thinks deserves it, but if she put a target on your back, you’re gonna get what’s coming to you. Their methods for wiping out other gangs are excessive to say the least, and they like threatening others just for the fun of it. Most allies aren’t safe from her pranks, but it’s better than being her enemy.

Milenko is hard to reason with and harder to tolerate. He’s a bit of a douchebag in general and confidently believes he’s much cooler than he is. He’s highly energetic and playfully aggressive with a warped sense of humor— usually involving some sort of violence. They’re erratic and it’s near impossible to predict what they’re going to say or do next. They speak in an overly expressive tone and can’t help but throw in a few threats and vulgar words into conversation. She has quite an obnoxious laugh that she struggles to hold back, usually laughing at the end of sentences or breaking into fits of hysteric laughter every once in a while. Truly an insane clown.

The only thing they take seriously is the well-being of their posse. The members of her gang are not considered expendable and although it takes a lot of dedication to become a member of the Crazed Carniez, she’s more than willing to extend the gang’s protection to citizens that need it. As long as you’re okay with your opponents being used for axe-throwing target practice, it’s a hard deal to pass up.

### BIOGRAPHY

They have fond memories of visiting the circus as a child. Fascinated by the bright lights and a chance to escape their home life, they used to sneak out to visit as many attractions as they could. Despite the consequences of being caught sneaking out and sent back home, they returned to watch the shows night after night. Each night they would return with more bruises than the last, but it didn’t stop them from standing wide-eyed in the front row to watch the juggling clowns and trapeze artists.

After enough successful runaway attempts, they were locked in their room and forbidden from visiting the carnival again. The restriction made them antsy like a caged animal until they managed to kick a hole through their bedroom window and jump out. Fearing retaliation and out of necessity to end their obsession, their family decided to ship them off to a military school to learn discipline. It took a long time to break his spirit, but he eventually learned to accept the institution’s way of thinking. They taught him how to fight, how to protect, and how to survive. Milenko, highly loyal and afraid of being shipped away when he wasn’t needed anymore, taught himself how to appease people. Through enough lying, he convinced his superiors that he was rehabilitated enough to start recruiting others to the institution.

With a morbid curiosity and a front-row seat to the school’s true intentions, she saw the cruel methods her superiors and classmates used to break down new recruits. She smuggled and ushered out the students, blaming her peers for their incompetence in closing off escape routes. Unwilling to be an accomplice in inflicting the same trauma she endured, she suggested that the other soldiers stay in the institution to search for any unaccounted-for exits. With a majority of soldiers in the building, she locked the doors and set the institution on fire. The ones that remained tried to fight back and were eventually picked off using the same sniper skills they had taught her.

Without the institution, he had nothing. He resented his family for sending him to that school, knowing what they would do. The escaped students— troubled teenagers with no home to return to— turned to him for guidance. With no goals and no superiors to follow, he reasoned that the show must go on and returned home to enact his revenge.

She convinced the former students to paint their faces in vibrant colors so they would be unrecognizable in their home towns. Taking what used to be a beloved interest and a motivation to push forward, she weaponized the inviting environment of a carnival and used it to entrap those who wronged her small gang. Personal revenge wasn’t fulfilling enough, so she sought to invite the perceived evils of her town to attend the Carnival of Doom. Once they believed the job to be done, the gang packed up and moved on to clean out a new town.

### CRAZED CARNIEZ

A traveling circus consisting of morally questionable and fun-loving clowns. They’ve recently set up their carnival in the suburbs of the Gray Zone. Reviews have poured in from the towns they’ve visited calling it “thrilling! exciting! innovative! life-saving! truly an experience to be experienced!” although those reviews don’t represent the biggest demographic of carnival-goers. The Crazed Carniez send out personal invites to those who they think would benefit the most from some excitement in their lives — felons, high-ranking gangs, politicians, priests, officers, bigots, drug dealers, people who disrespect fast food workers — you name it! Day and night, they host scream-worthy events that are to die for! Lead by their head-clown Milenko, these vibrant clowns love to entertain.

* Clowns from any background or stretch of life are encouraged to join the ride. They’re told to keep their face paint on and to adopt clown names to keep up with the carnival theme. Earlier recruits have maintained a military-esc theme with their clown makeup out of habit and newer recruits usually follow in their footsteps. There’s no gang dress code, but military uniforms are surprisingly appropriate for the activity level needed from clowns, so they’re provided.
* There are a handful of different attractions showcased in the Carnival of Doom. Most of them don’t differ from classic attractions — Hall of Illusions, House of Horrors, Tilt-A-Whirl, Zipper, Tunnel of Love — but they’re shrouded in mystery that keeps carnival-goers guessing. Many guests in the Carnival of Doom state that the name is strangely misleading and complain that the people with invitations may be getting a better experience. Many more suspect that the invitations are a ploy to make more money— the clowns refuse to comment— but nonetheless, everyone loves a good trip to the carnival.
* For those unfortunate enough to be invited to the Carnival, their experience is more exciting, but much worse than the other guests’. Letters arrive in their homes with no return address, prompting them to attend the event. Uninterested guests are enticed with bribes, then threatened, and eventually dragged out by force if they still choose not to attend. The Carnival is then redecorated to cater to each guest, taking them through a brightly colored personal hell of their own. They’re tormented and tortured by the Crazed Carniez for whatever mistakes they made to get sent to the Carnival of Doom. Although these attractions end in execution as opposed to their regular carnival counterparts, at least the Carniez are having fun!

### TRIVIA

* Crazy poker face, their eyes are the most expressive part of their face but given how unsettling it is to look at, most people will get intimidated and stop trying to read her
* Misandrist. Their gang is made up of clown girls and vaguely twinkish clown enbies
* Their favorite carnival attraction is the bumper cars but they miss the good ol’ days when bumper cars could hit each other with the force of a Range Rover. They long for the vehicular manslaughter attraction…
* Mildly cleithrophobic. They have many enclosed rooms in their carnival that they aren’t afraid of — only because they’re the one who knows how to shut down and unlock the attractions. They’re terrified of being trapped anywhere that they can’t escape from
* The clowns with canonical names are all references to different Faygo flavors (Moon Mist, Créme Soda, Redpop, Dr. Faygo, etc. Milenko is an exception because he’s special)
* The different carnival attractions are references to ICP albums or songs