Gamemark

Gamemark is a major antagonist of 2059:The Dark Reflection and a minor antagonist in Cataclysm.

## History

This version of Mark Mcneil led a life not much different from the original Mark that we have become familiar with. However, their history diverges at the point in which Mark killed The Gamemaster during the events of Death Race. In this alternate universe, The Gamemaster had implanted a “Dead Man’s Switch” in Mark, which was triggered upon his death. The switch released chemicals and Nanobots that tampered with mind, altering the wiring and chemistry of his brain to give him the same personality, mentality and tendencies as The Gamemaster.
Mark’s sanity quickly deteriorated, and he embarked on a vicious, carnaged-filled killing spree, until he had slaughtered every last being in his Universe within a week. Then, Mark donned the mask of the dead Gamemaster, his transformation complete.
A powerful entity known as The Shadow King took notice of Gamemark’s impressive feat, and recruited him to be one of his heralds.

### 2059: The Dark Reflection

Shortly afterwards, Gamemark was teleported to the Prime Universe by The Shadow King, as part of a plan to free the Shadow King from Shaowspace. There were other alternate, darker versions of many of this universe's "heroes" that had also been brought here by The Shadow King, and Gamemark was to seek them all out and assemble them into a team.
It took some work, but Gamemark was finally able to recruit everyone and assemble his team, the Dark Heroes.
The Dark Heroes' first task was to kidnap Sadie Volara, to use her powerful shadow abilities to free the Shadow King. They succeeded in this, and then hijacked the Celestials' Slip Ring to teleport through the Multiverse. Mark and his Majestic League pursued them, chasing after Gamemark an the Dark Heroes all throughout the various alternate realities until finally cornering him. However, Mark was unable to stop Gamemark's plan in time, and Gamemark was able to enact the ritual to free the Shadow King. The Shadow King and the dark heroes almost won, but the High Archangels arrived at the last moment and subdued the Shadow King capturing him. Without the Shadow King to back them up, Gamemark and the rest of the Dark Heroes made the executive decision to flee, escaping into the Multiverse. As Gamemark wandered the multiverse, he was then approached by Queen Kreel, who took an interest in his power and recruited him as one of her lieutenants.

### Cataclysm

Now under the leadership of Kreel, Gamemark was partnered together with Plague Knight, Savager, The Gamemaster and Shadowbreaker. Together, they pooled together resources to aid the Xir'algath's cause and helped Kreel to prepare for the Xir'algath's greatest conquest.

As the Majestic League and members of The Council of Life made their way towards Kreel's palace, Gamemark and others on the team were all given their own domains and realms to oversee, as part of a giant labyrinth that the heroes had to navigate before reaching Kreel. The section of the Labyrinth overseen by Gamemark was Shadowspace, the realm of the Shadow King himself. He first sent a corrupted Elias to battle the team, but after he was defeated and cured, they proceeded to confront Gamemark. They battled until Gamemark was seemingly defeated. But then, he entered into his Berserker form and donned the Cursed Armor, battling the team in a newer and more powerful form.

    Mark entered into his own Berserker state and battled Gamemark, but Gamemark was able to overpower Berserker. He was about to kill him, but Bruce Morgan attacked him and gave Berserker the needed opening to finally defeat and seemingly kill Gamemark. Gamemark's dying form was then suddenly yanked into the void of shadowspace by an unseen force, almost as if consumed, never to be seen again.

## Skills

### Master Tact

Gamemark is an extremely skilled strategic genius, and is able to create strategies and plans which are several steps ahead of his enemies' own plans. He can construct elaborately complex plans and strategies, and apply them not only in battle but all activities that involve cunning intellect, e.g. strategic games.
Gamemark can anticipate all possible obstacles or opportunities, and decide the best actions to take in any situation, allowing him to adapt and prepare for future events in advance by considering a large number of scenarios/outcomes/options/paths, and plan ahead for them, to be ready for any situation that may occur and handle it effectively.

### Psychological Warfare

Gamemark's preferred technique of fighting is mainly the implementation of psychological tactics, making him a very manipulative and tricky opponent. The Gamemaster's intrusive techniques often cause his adversaries to mentally break down even long before the physical combat even commences, since he tends to think long-term when picking away at the psyche of his opponents. He also subtly manipulates his targets' minds with subliminal hypnosis, to degrade their tactical thinking during combat.

## Powers

### Shadow-Walking

Gamemark has all the standard abilities of a Shadow-Walker

### Berserker Form

Like the Mark of the Prime Universe, Gamemark too can transform into his own form of Berserker. However, his psychological corruption and shadow abilities has changed the appearance of the form from Mark's version. It is taller, spindly and jagged, with spikes hutting out from it. Rather than wrist claws, Gamemark's Berserker form instead possesses extended needle-like metallic fingernails.
Besides this, it possess all the same traits and capabilities as Mark's Berserker form, but further enhanced by Gamemark's own unique attributes.