Difret Degwesk

**Difret Degwesk** is a female Pacahtuk mercenary and bounty hunter from Muladoon, and is currently residing in the Lylat system. She has a twin sister, chef Tewoon Degwesk of Degwesk Culinarium fame, and is a cousin of the infamous lunatic Sujet Ramisk.

Difret is the leader of Dire Wolf.

## History

Cheerful and spunky at an early age, Difret's exposure to the bleak harshness of life combined with deficient parentage to mold her into the mouthy killing machine that she is today.

Difret frequently got into fights in school and made meager grades; the latter was due to inattentiveness rather than stupidity. Once she had graduated from basic schooling, she and her twin sister Tewoon left Muladoon and headed for Taulak to saturate themselves in the infamous underworld there.

They studied under top mercenaries and mobsters, learning the tricks of the trade, and their adventures took them from one side of the galaxy to another. They spent a few years on Riesel in the company of the heavy mafia presence there, although an exceptionally bad mission nearly killed Tewoon and prompted her to leave the underworld and pursue a more honest career as a chef. Difret was left on her own.

Word of opportunities in Lylat eventually reached Difret's eager ears, as did the knowledge that Star Wolf had disbanded. Armed with weapons, tech, and finances from her journeys, she traveled to Lylat and reestablished Star Wolf in her own image.

In February of 3040, she and Star Wolf vanished completely under mysterious circumstances. They returned two months later in April to assist in the war against the Animas Empire and the Micaya, having rebranded as Dire Wolf.

## Personality

Difret sees herself as the polar opposite of her sister: sarcastic, bitter, cynical, and violent. If she sees a lucrative opportunity, legal or not, she'll take it. If she finds it necessary to kill someone, she'll do it without much hesitation.

In reality, while she likes to act tough, she never does a good job at sustaining it and usually comes across as melodramatic at best. She can even be rather amiable and amusing when she lets her guard down, but don't ever point that out to her unless you enjoy the thought of your brain becoming a new abstract painting on the wall. She does have a reputation to uphold. She is also quite intelligent, but again, the melodrama can keep this from being apparent.

## Appearance

Difret was on the slender side of athletic at the beginning of her career as Star Wolf leader, but gradually became more muscular as the years passed. Following her two month disappearance in 3040, she sported a noticeably bulkier and softer figure with pronounced hips, attributes that she credits to vigorous strength training and Tewoon's relentless cooking. She most often can be seen wearing gray camo cargo pants and a black tank top.

## Quotes

* *"Touch me again and you lose the hand."*
* *"I will stuff you so full of death that it'll make a funeral home look like a nursery."*
* *"STOP COOKING ME SO MUCH FOOD, TEWOON!"*
* *Get off my PROPERTY, Star Fox! [...] Yes, Bart, the entire Lylat system IS my turf! Do not make me repeat myself, you sassy little corn-puff!*

## Tropes

* **The Alcoholic**: Difret has a special affinity for rum, but doesn't usually get drunk due to her biology as a Pacahtuk making it difficult.
* **Benevolent Boss**: Despite her rough exterior, she makes sure each member of Dire Wolf is well taken care of with provisions, amenities, health, and fair pay. While Dire Base was being constructed, she had apartments added for each crew member instead of barracks.
* **Big Bad Wannabe**: To an extent. Difret definitely wants to be feared and regarded as a powerful ringleader, but less for villainous purposes and more for general badassery. She usually just comes across as melodramatic, but occasionally backs it up.
* **Butt-Monkey**: She is usually on the receiving end of Sujet's reality-breaking rampages, one of Krogg's glitched-out experiments, or something else weird happening.
* **The Captain**: Difret is the leader of Dire Wolf and the captain of the *Wolf or Consequences*.
* **Cloudcuckoolander's Minder**: To her cousin Sujet. Dire Base has an SCP-style containment chamber just for him. This responsibility is usually split with containment technician Friqwo Viximaq.
* **Deadpan Snarker**: Difret has no shortage of snarky remarks for most situation.
* **The Determinator**: There isn't much that can deter Difret from seeking what she has in her sights. She doesn't always get it, but she certainly tries.
* **Effortless Amazonian Lift**: Difret is very strong for a female of her species and has the muscles to show for it. She can lift people who are roughly her size over her head without too much effort. Smaller people, such as Lylatian Fennecs, she can toss across the room.
* **Evil Laugh**: Usually followed (or preceded) by "Victory for DIRE WOLF!"
* **Good is Not Nice**: She often comes across as antagonistic and melodramatic, but her enthusiasm for protecting the Lylat system makes her an invaluable ally.
* **Hair-Trigger Temper**: Make her angry and you might as well be holding an active grenade.
* **Insane Troll Logic**: Likely due to her exposure to Sujet, she sometimes makes seemingly irrational deductions.
* **Jerk with a Heart of Gold**: She's harsh on the outside, but usually has good intentions on the inside. Her entire purpose is to protect Lylat from the dark and spooky forces of the universe.
* **Ladette**: Her blunt, loud attitude and addiction to rum are more suited for a man.
* **Large Ham**: Difret is grandiose, to say the least. She lacks an indoor voice half the time, and greatly relishes in badass boastings and general grandstanding.
* **Made of Iron**: Owing to her previous life as a criminal and her proximity to her anomalous cousin, she has survived a lot of things that should have killed her.
* **Neat Freak**: Despite her occasional half-drunk lounging in Dire Base's beach simulator and the aftermath of Sujet's manic rampages, her overall surroundings are kept borderline spotless. She does NOT like filth.
* **No Indoor Voice**: She is prone to bouts of emphasis.
* **Pretender Diss**: Occasionally dished out to her after one of her moments of grandstanding.
* **Reformed Criminal**: She and her twin sister Tewoon were fairly notorious in their earlier years, committing a string of robberies and other crimes until Tewoon was nearly killed in a botched instance of grand theft auto. Difret remained on the shady side of things but not to the extent of blatant criminal activity, and Tewoon went off to start an honest restaurant business.
* **Slasher Smile**: When things really start going her way, you can expect to see one of these.
* **Small Name Big Ego**: Difret grandstands almost incessantly. While Dire Wolf's strength is nothing to scoff at, they are nowhere near the size of a typical military group.
* **Smug Snake**: Difret thinks very, *very* highly of herself, and does not hesitate to mock her enemies when they are down.
* **Stout Strength**: While Difret is visibly muscular, she is also a bit hefty, with pronounced hips and a soft belly. She blames Tewoon's "relentless cooking" for that, and Floovy's budding culinary career keeps the air filled with delicious aromas.
* **Suddenly Shouting**: One of her calling cards. Whether it's the team name, a person she finds annoying, or some other important thing she's talking about, you'll probably hear her a mile away (or over comms).
* **There Is No Kill Like Overkill**: Difret modified the *Wolf or Consequences* with a large cannon for a reason.

*Difret Degwesk is copyright 2012 of Jerionis Kanik*