Abe

Abe in Tactical Uniform

"*I've sweated and tired to cut out the evil rot which consumes the good in society, but I feel like it just keeps growing back no matter what I do... Maybe it's an act of insanity, and you are the one to stop me going insane.*"
― **Abe talking to Cain about her struggles**
**Monifa Adebayo**, codename **Abe** is one of the operatives of Chariot team.

## Profile

Abe was born into a small household within the large city of Lagos, being part of the dominant Yoruba ethnicity of the area. But her birth and early upbringing were fraught with crisis, as this was the time of Sani Abacha's Nigerian dictatorship, with the political instability making it much harder for her family to get by.

Her mother was a worker at a local textile mill, but her father was more prominent, being a local union leader who was engaged in helping and advocating for the average Nigerian worker who were downtrodden from exploitative companies, especially ones involved in resource extraction. However this line of work of course irritated the military regime, and before she was even two years old, Abe witnessed the worst day of her life, her father being dragged out of the house and then beaten to near-death by two of the things which she would swear death upon, a sect of the Nigerian Mafia run by an underboss by the nickname of 'Bobo', working on behalf of a large oil company which Abe's father had trodden on the toes of and wanted him out of the picture. Abe could only watch, and would catch her fathers last dying words once the criminals were done with him, pleading her to do anything in her power to help others out of pain and suffering.

Abe had to now skip many days of school in order to help her mother as a single parent, with some relatives also pitching in the help as well, it was a hard time for her, even despite democracy and relative calm returning to Nigeria. By the time she had graduated late due to catching up on all the lost time, she felt like she was in a very poor position. This was all compounded by the fire which was within her, the fire to gain revenge against the ones who had taken her father away from her.

Slowly she started to train herself and became more and more athletic, her struggle to gain access to a firearm made her at first practice heavily with bladed weapons, becoming an expert in machete fighting and the use of javelins and throwing knives, she even managed to makeshift a crossbow together and became quite a good shot with it, despite it's rather ragged construction.

She decided to make her move and targeted the Nigerian mafia which had been exploiting her local community, assassinating key figures and spreading terror amongst its members, with news of her actions passing through society and earning her a bit of a noble vigilante reputation, she would also try to disrupt the actions of some of the exploiting oil companies too, but to little avail. This all however culminated in her tracking down Bobo's racket and making her presence in front of him and his entourage, a fight with his men began but Abe cut them all down, but did take some serious cuts herself, but this didn't stop her putting Bobo against the wall and stabbing him in the gut repeatedly, so many plunges of the machete blade for every kick, punch and stomp he and his men had given her father all those years back. Once she was done, his internals were barely hanging on in place, as he was a dead body in his own pool of blood by her feat.

She made her way to a motel and tried to deal with the wounds she had received, but she was later saved by Samuel, who had been stalking her during the battle and its aftermath having heard of her exploits. After he prevented her from bleeding to death and settling her in to recover, he offered her a place in Chariot. Abe was apprehensive at first, but later accepted, feeling that in this new position she could better fight against injustices on a wider stage. She did receive firearms training and an archaic shotgun to her arsenal, but she still preferred to use her bladed weapons first and foremost.

## Appearance

Abe is taller than average, having dark African skin with brown eyes and shoulder-length black hair, she has a rather round chest and a very athletic body, with defined abs and muscles on her arms. But her body is also dotted with cut and slash scars which she had sustained from her battles against the mafia.

Her tactical uniform is a bit bare, with only a banded top covering her upper half which exposed her upper chest and her midriff, this was also attached to a quiver of sorts which held her javelins and arrows for her crossbow. Some rugged trousers covered her lower half, with her belt holding her throwing knives, a holster for her cut-down lever-action shotgun and her machete's around her back. The uniform is finished by the black boots on her feet, the radio pouch on one of her legs and a pair of fingerless gloves on her hands.

## Personality

Abe is very noble in her personality, wanting to fight the good fight on behalf of the downtrodden within society and help those in which she can help. She sees Chariot as a force of good and hoping to lead the team in the right direction. She has a deep hatred for organised criminal enterprises and oil companies, especially the latter considering how much they have exploited and polluted her home nation, at the detriment of the people who suffer the consequences. She doesn't consider herself overly romantic, but she does have a preference for Caucasian males, seeing them as an exotic choice for her.

She still holds a strong preference for melee weapons, trying to use them at any opportunity she has, but she will default to her firearm if need be, being ambidextrous enough to wield one and a melee weapon in her strong arm at the same time. This has caused some close shaves in combat, but getting close and dirty is how she prefers to fight her battles, with bloody results.

## Relationships

* Krasota is Abe's best friend out of the whole team, the two meeting rather early on in their time in Chariot, they both had similar views in preventing crisis from happening and protecting innocent people from wrong and want to strive for this common goal, the two share a lot of social time with each other and Krasota even gifted Abe a ballistic knife from her collection, with Abe would hold in her boot and would use on occasions to great effect.
* When Cain was first admitted into the team, Abe had a different opinion of him compared to many others, she looked at him with interest and did try to support him when others were suspicious, but his super soldier body, rivalling the mass of bodybuilders and surpassing them in strength did also pull hard on her heartstrings, over time she grew closer, until one faithful moment where she finally admitted her feelings and the two had intercourse, cementing him as her romantic partner.
* She also likes Alpha, the Zulu medic has defiantly helped her in times of need and fixed up any wounds she had sustained on the field, also their common African blood also kept them close and the two connect in a social way too, including some friendly banter on if Zulu or Yoruba food is better than the other.
* Ridge is another African who Abe is close with, despite being half-Rhodesian Abe still sees her as part of her group alongside Alpha, she has also appreciated her fire support on missions when things got a bit lairy for her own tastes.
* Abe also owned a lot to Samuel, consider that he was the one who did stop her from bleeding to death in the motel room back in Lagos, after his offer and her admittance to Chariot, he also helped her in training with firearms to give her another angle of skill, he also gave her some English lessons to help her fit in more with conversation, pulling her more away from the Nigerian pidgin she usually spoke in casual settings. She still feels that she owns him her life however and will support him at any opportunity.
* Wasp is quite the mixed bag for Abe, she does appreciate the Korean's sneaky strategies and her preference for use of melee in certain situations, but the Nigerian does find herself sometimes in the crosshairs of Wasp's childish pranks, which does get on her nerves at times.
* She has a defined dislike of Jackson, The American seemingly not taking Abe's way of combat too kindly and ridiculing her on this topic, Abe is one to not get too irritated from others, but Jackson is one of those people who manage to really get under her skin from her constant jabs and remarks, she manages to keep her cool around the American, but it would be reasonable to think that she may snap at some point and put Jackson back in her place.

## Loadout

* M1887 Lever-action Shotgun (Biker configuration)
* Crossbow
* Javelins
* Throwing knives
* Duel Machetes
* Ballistic Knife

## Awards

* Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal
* Forces Service Star

## Trivia

* Her codename 'Abe' is an simplification of the Yoruba word 'Abẹ', meaning blade, which fits with her preference of melee weapons.