Blackguard

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Chris Parker is a special-ops officer turned mercenary turned vigilante.

## Biography

Born to a Luke and Jane Parker, Chris was raised with a deep love of engineering. When Chris was 16 he created his first device, which was a robot designed for search and rescue purposes. After graduating in 2008, he immediately went to university to study engineering. In 2009, he met Julie Andrews and they subsequently started dating.

Once Chris reached graduated from university in 2011, he was inducted into the military as an engineer. In 2015, halfway through his service, Chris married Julie Andrews and had a daughter (Amy Parker). He served eight tours, leaving in 2019. Chris was renowned for his exceptional skills and tactics, which made him a war hero, albeit not well-known. He settled down, marrying Julie Andrews and raising his daughter. Unfortunately once WW3 broke out in 2022, the day after his son was born, Chris was forced to enlist.

### WW3

Chris served in a special-ops squad, composed of:

* Casino
* Aztec
* Baron
* Nomad
* Blackguard
* Ares

They went on many missions, often wetwork or covert assassinations, were involved in many government takeovers and assassinations and were key to the outcome of WW3.

In early 2027, Alex, Felix Lord's murderer, used James Morales to execute Julie Andrews and use a bioweapon to subdue Chris' two children. Due to this, Chris was blackmailed into working for him as a mercenary. Over the course of 6 years, he adopted the Blackguard persona and became the most efficient and feared mercenary across Arkan.

## Paraphernalia

* **BLACKGUARD ARMOUR V.23C** *(The Blackguard armour is virtually bulletproof and shock absorbent, able to take anything up to 75 tonnes of force or anti material rounds.)*
	+ **VIRTUALLY BULLETPROOF** *(The suit can withstan up to 75 tonnes of force, although, it can be broken with less than 75 tonnes, if hit multiple times.)*
	+ **SHIMMER** *(A forcefield capable of reflecting almost any form of energy or projectile, including anti material rounds.)*
	+ **THRUSTERS** *(The suit has various thrusters designed to slow down falls, or dash at high speeds.)*
	+ **HEAT AND COLD RESISTANT**
	+ **MAGNETIC PROPERTIES** *(The suit can carry an electrical charge of up to a billion volts, as well as repel or attract metal similar to a magnet. Used mostly to disarm enemies.)*
	+ **BLACKGUARD V.23C HELMET**
		- **ECHO** *(ECHO is a prototype artificial intelligence capable of assisting in combat or controlling the suit in cases of mind control, the user being knocked unconscious or other similar emergencies.)*
		- **HEADS UP DISPLAY**
		- **COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY**
	+ **BLACKGUARD V.23C GAUNTLETS**
		- **FABRICATOR** *(The gauntlets are equipped with a miniature fabricator, capable of synthesising anything of relative simplicity and small size.*
		- **TASER** *(Able to release and store a massive electrical charge.)*
		- **SUPERHEATED BLADE** *(Capable of cutting through titanium with ease.)*
		- **SHIELD** *(Capable of taking anything up to double the suit's capacity, or 150 tonnes of force.)*
		- **WRIST GRAPPLE** *(Sturdy cable capable of holding an electrical charge, function as a grappling hook, tether or tripwire.)*
		- **CROSSBOW** *(Both gauntlets contain a small crossbow-like construct capable of firing anything from tracking darts to explosive bolts.)*
	+ **BLACKGUARD V.23C EMBLEM**
		- **MADE OF NANITES** *(Can be turned into anything from weapons, to a secondary suit, which would provide only protection, and no additional tech.)*
	+ **BLACKGUARD V.23C CLOAK** *(The cloak is used to not only conceal Blackguard in the darkness, but also functions as shield, as well as breaks up the suit's shape, meaning that enemies are less likely to hit a fatal shot from a distance.)*
		- **SHIELD** *(The cloak can act as a shield, capable of withstanding any amount of sidearm fire, however, an anti material rifle or explosive of any sort will compromise its integrity.)*
	+ **BLACKGUARD V.23C POWER CORE**
		- **RECHARGABLE**
	+ **LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE** *(Locks the suit down, making it virtually inpenetrable.)*
	+ **SELF-DESTRUCT FUNCTION** *(Uses antimatter to annihilate anything within a 5 mile radius.)*
	+ **SHORT-RANGE TELEPORT**
* **STANDARD-ISSUE GADGETS**
	+ **IONISED SMOKE GRENADES** *(Disperses ionised smoke, capable of concealing the user in dense smoke. Will shock anyone attempting to enter it.)*
	+ **LASER CUTTER**
	+ **POWER DAMPENING HANDCUFFS** *(Will dampen most powers a small amount.)*
	+ **ZERO** *(A small dart that burrows through surfaces to capture and amplify sound waves. Used to map out rooms through echolocation before replaying them to the suit.)*
	+ **TRIPWIRES** *(Small tripwires that use lasers instead of cables. Used to detect enemies, incapacitate enemies, or, in extreme situations, kill them.)*