Hector Ramos

> "Hola, civilians of Tacla. Soy Hector Ramos, the one who is here to level your cities!"
>
> ~Hector to the citizens of **Tacla**

## Summary

**Hector Ramos** is currently the Primary Antagonist of *Omen Metal*. He is the leader of the infamous **Pandilla Gang**, a group of thieves/terrorists who go on a rampage across southern Astril. He has so far attacked three known cities, those being **Talca**, **Queba**, and **Calcukall**.

## History

At some point, Hector became the leader of the Pandilla Gang, or perhaps founded it. He made it his goal to take over the rest of his home country, **Mescarie**, through proving to be the most powerful of the many gangs vying for control over said country.

## Plot

Close to the start of the story, his gang breaches the wall between Mescarie and **Astril**, and attacks Talca, where Hector announces himself to the country, before moving onto Queba, and then Calcukall.

At Calcukall, Hector meets up with one of his members, Miguel, and expresses his condolences for how exhausting it must have been to carry the entire box of **C4** all that way. Hector takes one of the C4 inside, and later stabs **Lewis Wallace** in the hand when the latter tries to disarm the C4. The two exchange some joking banter that significantly worsens what little relation they had, but before Hector can kill Lewis with his Revolver, he is attacked and forced to retreat by **Siara Stone**.

Hector and his gang later raid and take over a news station that they use to broadcast a threat to the city. Here, Hector is confronted by **Kojiro Kamizumi**, who kills him after a short battle. Not long after, he is resurrected by **Adara Alcaid**'s magic, but killed a second and final time by **Hamish Harper**.

## Personality

Hector is charismatic, flamboyant and theatrical, first openly announcing himself to all of Astril after just arriving there. He seems to take great pride in his gang, and is willing to destroy entire cities to gain more political power in his own country.

Hector seems to genuinely care about the people in his gang, or at least some of them, as he expressed genuine concern for the exhaustion he believed Miguel had gone through, carrying a box of C4 an unknown distance. He also is willing to exchange semi-friendly banter with enemies he is about to kill.

Hector also seems to acknowledge himself as evil, as he openly admitted that part of his reason for destroying the various cities is simply for fun. He also seems to be very proud of his heritage, as he specifically dresses, talks and equips himself in a Spanish manner, including throwing random Spanish words into his sentences.

## Appearance

Hector is a male of average height with a thin frame, with black eyes and hair, including a small mustache. He has olive skin and a thin, triangular chin. His clothing consists of a Sombrero for a hat with a Mariachi's shirt, jacket, belts, pants and shoes, with silver buttons and buckles everywhere, as well as a short, black and white cape and a **Revolver Holster** on his left hip, and white gloves. Sometimes, he wears an ankle length poncho that fully obscures his body, save for his feet and head. All of his clothing is black, white and silver.

## Powers and Abilities

**Human Physiology:** Hector is a **Human**, and thus has all the abilities being a human grants.

* **Enhanced Speed:** Like most humans in Omen Metal, Hector is able to move and react to speeds comparable to the fastest **Darts**.

**Duelist:** Hector seems skilled with his **Rapier**, as he is able to stab Lewis' gun hand to disarm him and briefly fight Siara despite her being vastly physically stronger than he is, and skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

**Marksman:** Hector is able to shoot a civilian dead with the first shot of his **Revolver** right as the civilian's finger was recieving the signal to pull the trigger, and had drawn his Revolver at the start of the signal being sent.

**Escapist:** Hector is able to escape from tricky situations using **Smoke Bombs**.

**Demolitionist:** Hector seems to know where to place chains of C4 to ensure maximum destruction to the cities he and his gang are attacking.

**Leader:** Hector seems well respected as a leader, possibly due to the compassion he shows his gang.

## Weaknesses

**Human Physiology:** Hector is a human, and thus has all the weaknesses being a human has.

* **Normal Healing Factor:** Hector heals at the same rate as a normal human, and thus can be easily injured or even killed by something as simple as falling from a decently high place.

## Equipment

**Rapier:** Hector's primary weapon is a Rapier with a foil guard. It is made of **Adranium**, a metal that stops Mitosis in the body.

**Revolver:** Hector's sidearm is a Revolver that he used to kill a civilian, and nearly kill Lewis.

**Smoke Bombs:** Hector has Smoke Bombs that he can use to escape from tricky situations.

## Relationships

**The Pandilla Gang:** Hector expresses concern and compassion towards Miguel carrying the box of C4 all this way. It is unknown whether or not he treats the rest of his gang like this, but it is likely that he does.

**Lewis Wallace:** Hector seemed to enjoy exchanging joking banter with Lewis, but likely views him as an enemy that needs to die for his own goals to be reached.

## Appearances

**Chapter 2**

**Chapter 5**

**Chapter 7**

**Chapter 8**

**Chapter 9**

Is mentioned in **Chapter 4**, **Chapter 6** and **Chapter 10**

## Quotes

(To all of Tulca) "Hola, civilians of Tacla. Soy Hector Ramos, the one who is here to level your cities!"

(To the Pandilla Gang) "Open fire."

(To Miguel Tejedor) "Gracias for bringing them here, Miguel. You can rest if you want, it must have been exhausting to carry this many."

(To Lewis Wallace) "Trying to disarm one bomb, are we, mi amigo?"

(To Lewis Wallace) "Fun, and recognition. That's what. That and we may want our people to stay where they belong."

(To Siara Stone) "Alright, then. You will want to leave this city if you want to survive."

(To the Pandilla Gang) "Thank you for clearing the way, Miguel, Adara, all of you."

(To the News Director) "I need you to broadcast a message of ours...across the country."

(To all of Calcukall) "Hola, citizens of Calcukall! Soy Hector Ramos, and with me is my trusty Pandilla Gang! We are here to make Mescarie ours! And we do not care how many of your cities we have to burn to do it! Send all of your horses, send all of your men! But by the time we are done, there won't be a country to put back together again!"

(To Kojiro Kamizumi) "Si, I am. And who might you be, I ask?"

## Trivia

1. Hector is a completely original character. He has no character inspiration whatsoever.
2. Hector is in many ways Lewis' possible archnemesis and dark counterpart, as both are from what could be called 'the south', both wear black and white versions of their stereotypical clothing, both use Revolvers, both are friendly and witty, and last but not least, both are diametrically opposed from a real world historical perspective, as Lewis would be virtuous among Cowboys from Texas and Hector dastardly among Destreza Masters from Mexico, were the setting taking place in an exact copy of the real world.
	1. Of course, this latter one is ***not*** meant to paint the entirety of Texas and all its people as the enemies of the entirety of Mexico and all its people, not when in current real life the two cultures are largely friendly with each other and even somewhat intertwined (**And in fact, such is the case for the fictional countries that America and Mexico are being drawn from as well**). However, as Lewis is a stereotypical Cowboy and Hector a stereotypical Destreza Master, using history to highlight their enemy-enemy relationship is useful and helps as what this is, a bit of trivia.
3. Hector interacts with Lewis the most, his gang as a whole, Siara, the citizens of Tulca and Miguel being tied for second place.
4. 'Pandilla' means 'Gang' in Spanish.