Miles Baker

One of Miles' drawings found on the walls of his cell.

> *"Rejoice; No More Kings!*
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> *Rather, a Revenant Roams.*
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> *New York Bleeds Again."*
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**Miles Baker** is the name given to an unidentified but notorious criminal currently heading the Baker Gang. He was noted for being the mastermind behind a string of crime and murder sprees in downtown New York in his early years, and was the most infamous criminal of his time. He was eventually brought down by Volker Stahlwulff after years of the two fighting each other, with each battle generally ending in a draw until the last one where Volker stood victorious. Until his defeat, he was considered Volker's arch nemesis and the only being capable of going toe-to-toe with him in Neo New York. Following the events of the Four Kings Crisis, Miles Baker is once again at large and he has assumed full control over his gang.

## Personality and Traits

"Miles Baker" was known for being a calm and thoughtful person with psychopathic tendencies, and was noted for showing no regard for the lives of those working under him, those who fought against him, and innocent civilians. He showed no pleasure in murdering, but instead saw it as a way to get what it was that he wanted. It could be said his determination for wealth and power is what drove him to do the things he did.

He was described as being able to predict SWAT tactics when they were deployed against him and resisted Anti-Super teams with ease. It is assumed he has military training of some sort. Cunning and cleverness kept him away from being incarcerated by standard police teams and specialized strike teams.

Miles Baker has demonstrated artistic ability and appreciation. When he struck in a certain area, he would generally leave a detailed drawing behind created by his energy based powers. Currently, his cell is covered in drawings as well, though his energy powers suppressed so making drawings using his powers takes much more effort. He was also known to leave behind Haiku's in place of art pieces and currently has many books in his cell with him.

## Appearance

He is a heavily bearded man with long dirty blonde hair with luminescent, orange colored eyes. He has notably well defined features but has heavy bags under his eyes. This, tied along with the manner in which his eyes appear, gives him a somewhat intimidating look similar to Volker. He has many tattoos scattered across his body, his most notable being a nordic symbol tattooed onto his right cheek. His outfits generally consist of large fur-lined coats and a variety of formal wear.

## Background

The unnamed prisoner is confirmed to have been born on December 21st, 2013 in a European region. Other than this, not much is known about "Miles Baker", which was a name given to him by Volker during their first confrontation. Miles has continued to use it, possibility as a memento of sorts. When examining his tactics and methods of evasion, many analysts have compared it to many Special Operations or CTU branches, suggesting that he has received training from an unknown elite branch of the Military. At least, enough to give NNYPD's top operatives a run for it's money.

Miles Baker made his first appearance in 2047 at 34 years old while Volker was 27 and was beginning to gain a reputation within the city. Miles was found dealing weapons at an unidentified dock warehouse to several gang representatives. As the police began to pursue the now fleeing gang members, Miles refused to retreat and instead took the opportunity to fight against the popular Steel Wolf of Brooklyn. As the fight carried on through the night, Volker would come to realize he was outmatched too late. Miles would leave a nasty wound on Volker's chest to scar to remind Volker that "Steel is not as strong as you'd think."

Over the course of five years the two would continue to come across each other, Volker trying his hardest to land Miles in prison while Miles tried his best to murder Volker and get him out of the way. The climax of their rivalry would finally see the two battling on 91st floor of the historic One World Trade Center tower. Miles, having believed that his accumulation of allies and weapons to be enough to begin the process of taking over Neo New York, threatened the city by planting bombs across the city and in most floors of the skyscraper. A man of dramatic symbolism, he would demand that the Steel Wolf come and fight him so that they may settle the score once for all. If he were to be rid of Volker, his city-wide hostage situation would run much smoother. Volker obliged, and the two fought for five hours, with Volker standing victorious in the end.

Volker would go on to be recognized as a national hero, and Miles would be condemned to live in a jail cell for the rest of his life. But Miles didn't seem to mind too much. He knew that in time, a person as popular as Volker would eventually meet what one can only imagine to be a gruesome consequence. He would later find that his prediction was correct. In the year 2060, Volker would be assaulted by a Four King's operative who would strip Panzer away from him, severely crippling his capabilities as a super and - presumably for a time - his ability to be an active worker in the police force.

Following the Four Kings Crisis, Miles Baker is once again free and has assumed full control of his gang. With the rise of Resurgent and their Revenant, the Baker Gang has begun an offensive against their operations as they directly conflict with the gang's own endeavors. Baker currently has his top operatives set to engage them.

## Powers and Abilities

**Energy Creation/Manipulation** - Miles has the ability to generate and manipulate energy to fire beams from his finger tips and create force fields and use them in whatever manner he pleases. The energy he generates can be fired with great accuracy from his finger tips and is great for long range distances and close quarters engagements. He is not one to produce over sized beams of energy and instead opts for sleek, thin streams of extremely hot energy capable of cutting through about anything. Similar to how Panzer can molecular destroy any object it may touch when the ability is active, Miles can cover his hand in his generated energy and mimic the same effect. As previously stated, he can also produce static or mobile force fields capable of delivering damage to anything organic (except for Miles) that passes through.

**Super Strength** - Miles has demonstrated strength that surpasses Volker's. This, tied in with his presumed military training, has made him an extremely deadly foe in close quarters.

## Innate Abilities

**Dominating Presence** - His calm and soft spoken demeanor tied in with his hulking and intimidating appearance generally makes him uncomfortable to talk to or confront.

**Intelligence** - Miles has demonstrated more than once that he is an extremely intelligent individual, being able to predict SWAT and CTU team movements against him when confronted by such teams and having the ability to organize a unification of gangs in a short span of five years.

**Military Training** - It is widely assumed that he has military training, as he has demonstrated tactics utilized by Special Operation groups and CTUs.

**Cultured** - Miles has a fascination with literature and art, and puts great effort into his work related to the two.

**One for Conversation** - Despite his dominating presence, he always enjoys having a conversation with those who wish to speak to him.

## Trivia

* His date of birth is on the winter solstice.
* He was shown to be relatively docile during his years of imprisonment.
* He does not comment to media outlets at all.
* He holds no remorse against Volker, and sees his defeat as a fair one.
* He has a cat named Osborne.
* Volker had the opportunity to kill Miles during their final fight, but decided not to.
* He speaks Icelandic, Russian, English, and Norwegian and has been assumed to be either Russian or Icelandic.
* Icelandic immigrants currently living in Hell's Kitchen have nicknamed Miles "Dauða ósk" (Day-tha Ohsk) which translates to Deathwish.