Keegan Durnin

### Abilities

Immunity to Snake Venom, Infrared Sense, Olfactory Tracking, Hand to Hand Combat

## Overview

Keegan is the leader of MTF: Beta-4, and formerly an operative for the British Government. He has since led his disavowed team in their mission to clear their names.

## Biography

### Past

Keegan was born in Northern Ireland under British rule, When he was eighteen, he enlisted in the British Armed Forces and quickly rose through ranks. He soon joined the United Kingdom Special Forces, where he caught the attention of Dr. Malkolm.

Keegan was selected for Malkolm's trials of his Bestial Process, along with around a dozen others. When the process was complete, only he and three others had survived. Given his superior rank, and leadership prowess, Keegan was named the leader of the newly-formed Mobile Task Force.

### Disavowed

When the team is dispatched to eliminate a civilian target of interest. As the team approaches, they find that the target, Charlene Adair. They quickly learn that she is not a simple civilian, but that she is augmented like they were by the Bestial Process.

Keegan requests additional intel on the target, but finds resistance from Dr. Malkolm. after discussing it with Charlie and the team, he decides to report the mission a failure. He hears back that the team has been disavowed, and are now being targeted by several intelligence agencies for both their information and for their augmented physiologies.

## Appearance and Personalities

### Appearance

Keegan is skinny, with a light muscle tone. He has brownish-red hair, and a beard that covers his jaw. He has what appears to be scar tissue on his cheeks, where the heat-sensitive pits were implanted. His tongue underwent plastic surgery to both function for eating, as well as to work in tandem with his Jacobson's Organ for smelling.

### Personality

Keegan has a very relaxed personality when not on mission, playing with and teasing his teammates. When they have an assignment, however, he becomes very focused with accomplishing their task efficiently. Despite this efficiency, he does not lose his sense of compassion, and will avoid harming innocents and non-combatants.

## Powers and Abilities

### Hand to Hand Combat

Keegan is skilled in close-quarters combat, utilizing a specialized glove on each hand that can deliver lethal doses of snake venom to targets. He is also trained in knife combat.

### Armed Combat

Keegan is trained in various types of armed combat, ranging from machine guns and sidearms, to sniper rifle support.

### Venom Immunity

Keegan is immune to all types of snake venom as a result of his Bestial Process.

### Infrared Sense

Keegan has heat-sensing organs in his cheeks, which allow him to see infrared and heat. This provides him a natural low-light vision, as he can detect body temperature even in total darkness.

### Olfactory Tracking

Keegan has a Jacobson's Organ in the roof of his mouth, like that of a snake's. With this, he can collect scent particles from the air and detect where the scent is coming from, even over vast distances. With this, he has learned to track individuals, vehicles, clothing, and even cigarette smoke across city-scapes.