Maurice Salamanca

### Weight

Variable most commonly estimated at 1854 lbs reported anywhere from 60 lbs to multiple tons

## **Character Traits and Abilities ◉◎★☆**

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***Intelligence Strength Presence***
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***Wits Dexterity Manipulation***
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***Resolve Stamina Composure***
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**Mental Skills**             *(-3 Unskilled)*
 Academics ◎◎◎◎◎
 Computers ◎◎◎◎◎
 Crafts ◎◎◎◎◎
 Investigation ◉◉◎◎◎
 Medicine ◉◉◎◎◎
 Occult ◉◉◎◎◎
 Politics ◎◎◎◎◎
 Science ◎◎◎◎◎

**Physical Skills**           *(-1 Unskilled)*
 Athletics Throwing ◉◉◉◉◉
 Brawl Claws ◉◉◉◉◉
 Drive ◎◎◎◎◎
 Firearms ◎◎◎◎◎
 Larceny ◎◎◎◎◎
 Stealth ◉◉◎◎◎
 Survival ◉◉◉◎◎
 Weaponry ◎◎◎◎◎

**Social Skills**             *(-1 Unskilled)*
 Animal Ken ◉◉◉◎◎
 Empathy ◎◎◎◎◎
 Expression ◎◎◎◎◎
 Intimidation Physical Threats ◉◉◉◉◎
 Persuasion ◎◎◎◎◎
 Socialize ◎◎◎◎◎
 Steetwise ◉◉◎◎◎
 Subterfuge ◎◎◎◎◎

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 **Merits**
 Giant ◉◉◉◉◎
 Quick Healer ◉◉◉◉◎
 Iron Stamina ◉◉◉◎◎
 Outdoorsman ◉◉◎◎◎
 Language (spanish) ◉◎◎◎◎
 Rapport (Team) ◉◉◎◎◎
 Status (Utopia) ◉◎◎◎◎
 Supersuit ◉◉◎◎◎
 Entering Strike ◉◉◎◎◎
 Heavy Hands ◉◉◉◎◎

**Merits Styles**
 Aggresive Striking ◉◉◎◎◎
    Body Blow -Techn-
    Iron Skin -Techn-
 Brute Force ◉◎◎◎◎
    Falling Pillar -Techn-

**Quantum Powers**
 Armor ◉◉◉◉◎
    Coverall -Extra-
    Bulletproof -Extra-
 Absorption (kinetic) ◉◉◎◎◎
 Claws ◉◉◉◉◎
    Maim -Extra-
    Armor Piercing -Extra-
 Sizemorph ◉◉◎◎◎
    Extreme -Extra-
    Full Power -Extra-
    Dynamo -Extra-
    Mastery -Extra-
Bodymod (Gills) ◉◎◎◎◎
Bodymod (Web hands and feet) ◉◎◎◎◎

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## Description

### Early Life (1998-2020)

Not much is known about Maurice's personal life pre-eruption. Documentation has placed his birth in the Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango, early on the morning of July 6th, 1998. At the age of 18 in the year 2016 Maurice gained some local notoriety in the heavyweight lucha libre wrestling circuits. He wrestled under the mask of El Mistico Macabro.

### Eruption (September 27th 2020)

During his 4 year career Maurice quickly worked his way up, winning many bouts. In his 4th year he was finally able to participate in the national heavyweight tournament. Things seemed rather hopeful for El Mistico Macabro, he had a good chance to take the championship. However in his 5th match of the tournament, where he was up against El Gladiador Azul, things went terribly wrong. El Gladiador Azul attempted a diving neckbreaker maneuver, catching Maurice unaware and putting a bit too much momentum into the maneuver it's name would become quite literal. Maurice's neck began to snap and his life would have ended, this trauma awakened his latent powers causing him to violently erupt in front of a large crowd. His body hardened into rock like scales turning him into a monstrous anthropomorphized alligator man.

## Observed Phenomena

### Known Powers

Rock hard scale armor

Razor sharp claws

High resilience to damage

Superhuman strength

### Suspected Powers

Ability to grow and shrink (unconfirmed, though reports of his size during various sightings have differed vastly)