Horatio Tennison Diaz

"*I'm the most powerful man in this city! I have the power to destroy everything and recreate it in my image! I'll never be defeated by a couple of brats!*"
—Horatio's last words

**Horatio Tennison Diaz** was a wealthy entrepreneur who secretly acted as **Ten**/**Diez**, leader of the terrorist organization Straight Full House.

## Appearance

He was a man with light skin, short brown hair and brown eyes.

He typically wore elegant and luxurious clothing, especially tuxedos and furs; he often wore a top hat and a fedora.

When acting as a terrorist, he wore a red, brown and black costume, with a large cloak in which he hid numerous weapons, special glasses that allowed him remarkable capabilities such as X-ray and ultraviolet vision, boots equipped with thrusters, gloves equipped with sharp blades and a belt in which he kept several chemical weapons.

## Personality

He was generally calm and affable, an attitude that hid his true nature as a violent psychopath. He was also greedy, ambitious and revengeful: he did anything to become rich and powerful, destroy any possible competition and bring several influential people to his side.

He had the habit of seducing boys and younger men, even going as far as paying them or blackmailing them if they refused. In fact he couldn't bear that something could go differently than he had planned. Sometimes these encounters ended in tragedy due to his perversions, as when he killed Clancey Steam during a sadomasochistic intercourse; whenever possible, he also tried to profit from it, as when he moved Clancey's body to a seedy motel and convinced his family to pay Horatio to cover up the young man's sexual attitudes.

When he was young, he approached wealthy elderly men to blackmail them, threatening to reveal the nature of their relationships if they didn't give him large sums of money.

## Relations

### Relatives

* **Maxwell Tennison**: His father neglected him and cared only for his business.
* **Rosalinda Diaz**: His mother spoiled him so he wouldn't miss his parents when they were away on business.
* **Benito Diaz**: As a child, his uncle treated him well and was the one he spent the most time with. However, he had a mental breakdown after his sister's death and, given the similarity of Horatio and Rosalinda, abused him and therefore got killed.

### Lovers

He had countless fleeting and casual encounters since stable relationships bored him. Among his most frequent lovers were prominent organized crime figures such as Rodrigo Alvarez and Luciano Servente, as well as celebrities such as Waylon Burns and Clancey Steam.

* **Rodrigo Alvarez**: He met Rodrigo Alvarez at a charity party followed by an orgy. They continued to date in the following years. When he discovered that his daughter Silvia was intending to seduce Horatio, he reached them to ask for explanations but Horatio claimed to have rejected her immediately and not to know where she had gone and then seduced him and sent him away suggesting to ask Luciano Servente. He thus started a war between the two mafia families.
* **Luciano Servente**: He met Luciano Servente at a charity party followed by an orgy. They continued to date in the following years. When Horatio killed Silvia Alvarez, he blamed Luciano and thus started a war between the two mafia families.
* **Waylon Burns**: He met Waylon Burns at a charity party followed by an orgy. Horatio, Waylon and Clancey spent most of the evening together and continued to date in the following years. During one of their usual sadomasochistic relationships, however, Clancey died of asphyxiation and so the other two moved the body to a seedy motel, had Clancey's parents called and convinced them to pay them to cover up their son's sexual attitudes. Waylon committed suicide a few months later due to too much guilt.
* **Clancey Steam**: He met Clancey Steam at a charity party followed by an orgy. Horatio, Waylon and Clancey spent most of the evening together and continued to date in the following years. During one of their usual sadomasochistic relationships, however, Clancey died of asphyxiation and so the other two moved the body to a seedy motel, had Clancey's parents called and convinced them to pay them to cover up their son's sexual attitudes.

### Victims

* **Silvia Alvarez**: Silvia Alvarez, Rodrigo's daughter, tried to seduce him because she hoped to keep dating and convince him to marry her but was rejected. She then got him drunk and drugged him to make him fall asleep, then taking advantage of him and, when she woke up, explaining to him that he had gotten drunk and raped her, threatening to report him if he didn't take responsibility for her. He then, disgusted with her, killed her and got rid of her body.
* **Michelle Gray**: Michelle Gray proposed a bet to him: if he convinced her daughter Mabelle to sleep with him despite being a lesbian, she would put him in contact with the richest man in Los Diablos. Horatio then invited Mabelle to her house and convinced her that they had had several physical intercourses. She believed him and confessed what happened to her mother. However, the latter, disappointed by the licentious behavior of her daughter, disinherited her and revealed to Horatio that she had never intended to keep her promise. He then drugged her, tied her up, locked her in a trunk and threw her in the landfill.
* **Mabelle Gray**: To win a bet with Michelle, he invited Mabelle Gray to his house, drugged her and kept her in a confused state for days; when she recovered, he convinced her that they had consummated several physical intercourses. She believed him and confessed what happened to her mother. The latter, however, was disappointed by the licentious behavior of her daughter and disinherited her; when Horatio later killed her, he told the truth to Mabelle, who then had an emotional breakdown and died of an overdose at a party a few days later.

### Subordinates

* **Jolly Jacker**: Jolly Jacker was his most efficient subordinate but also the most unpredictable. In fact, he had only accepted the job as a pastime to alleviate boredom and didn't care about his rich salary.
* **Ace Spades**: Ace Spades was the most loyal in the organization and was secretly in love with Horatio, to whom he never revealed that he had been a lover of his in the past.
* **King Diamonds**: King Diamonds was a mercenary and only cared about the money he earned working for Horatio.
* **Queen Hearts**: Queen Hearts was a mercenary and only cared about the money she earned working for Horatio.
* **Jack Clubs**: Jack Clubs was a mercenary and only cared about the money he earned working for Horatio.
* **Nine Ciphers**: The Nine Ciphers were mercenaries and never met Horatio in person, always taking orders from King, who in fact they thought was their leader.

### Enemies

* **Yoshikura Ichiro**: Yoshikura Ichiro, oyabun of the Yoshikura-gumi, was his main business rival as he was always incorruptible.
* **Yoshikura Ken**: Yoshikura Ken, son of Yoshikura Ichiro and vigilante known as Golden Dragon, wanted to free his city from the terrorist threat and managed to discover Ten's real identity, tracking him down and fighting him and his men together with Hana; he was the one who struck the final blow.
* **Yoshikura Hana**: Yoshikura Hana, daughter of Yoshikura Ichiro and vigilante known as Silver Dragon, wanted to free her city from the terrorist threat and managed to discover Ten's real identity, tracking him down and fighting him and his men together with Ken.

## Abilities

He was a decent fighter, though not at the level of Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon.

He relied mainly on various weapons and technological upgrades, finding himself in serious difficulty when faced in civilian clothes.

### Weapons

He always carried at least one gun with him, opting for a full arsenal when acting as a terrorist. Like all members of his organization, he made extensive use of technological weapons, bombs and explosives.

## Story

He's born on May 5th 2075 to Maxwell Tennison, wealthy entrepreneur from Metro City, and Rosalinda Diaz, owner of the most luxurious hotel in the city.

On October 26th 2089, his parents' private plane crashes into a mountain because the pilot Evo Dodger has an epileptic seizure due to an overdose of a painkiller. Horatio thus inherits their properties and is joined by his uncle Benito as his guardian; however, his uncle has a mental breakdown due to the death of his sister and, given the similarity between Rosalinda and Horatio, he abuses the latter, who however kills him by strangling him with the rope of a curtain that fell during the fight. Horatio takes control of the situation and orders the servants to burn the corpse and clean up the room.

His already distorted mentality worsens and he begins to approach wealthy elderly men to blackmail them, threatening to reveal the nature of their relationships if they dom't give him large sums of money.

On June 6th 2093, at a charity party in a historic villa, he meets some of the most influential people in the city, including some involved in criminal affairs such as Rodrigo Alvarez and Luciano Servente. At the end of the evening, when journalists and unsuspecting guests leave the villa, Horatio participates in an orgy full of wealthy men and in particular focuses on the singer Waylon Burns and the young actor Clancey Steam. Some of the participants, such as Rodrigo, Luciano, Waylon and Clancey, also request Horatio's presence later, both in similar events and on their own.

He then gets into the habit of seducing boys and younger men, even going as far as paying them or blackmailing them if they refuse.

On April 5th 2096, Silvia Alvarez, Rodrigo's daughter, tries to seduce him because she hopes to get pregnant and convince him to marry her but is rejected. She then gets him drunk and drugs him to make him sleep, so she takes advantage of him and, when he wakes up, she explains to him that he got drunk and raped her, threatening to report him if she doesn't take responsibility. He then, disgusted with her, grabs a knife, stabs her in the belly several times and finally cuts her throat. He then gets rid of the corpse by dismembering it and closing the parts in some barrels destined for the landfill. The next day, Rodrigo goes to him thinking that her daughter is still with him but Horatio claims to have rejected her immediately and that he doesn't know where she went; to avoid problems, he seduces the guest and sends him away suggesting he ask Luciano Servente. Thus starts a war between the two mafia families.

On January 11th 2098, Alvarez and Servente kill each other and the mafia families disband, so Horatio takes advantage of this to increase his economic power and influence.

On May 3rd 2099, during one of the usual sadomasochistic intercourses with Waylon and Clancey, the latter dies of asphyxiation and so the other two move the body to a seedy motel, call Clancey's parents and convince them to pay them to cover up their son's sexual aptitudes. On August 31st, Waylon takes his own life due to too much guilt.

In 2101, bored by his too easy life, he decides to let off steam by turning to crime: on August 22md, he has a costume and weapons made, gets in the street and kills some passers-by, then manages to escape from the police. When he sees the local media starting talking about this new terrorist, he thinks it could be a fun and profitable pastime if he continues to wreak havoc like "Ten" and clean up the damage like Horatio Tennison. On August 29th, he founds the Straight Full House, hiring fourteen mercenaries and other criminals and giving them code names related to playing cards. Since many rich people in the city hire bodyguards to protect them from these terrorists, Horatio does the same and hires an entire private militia to also defend civilians, attracted by the idea of having dozens of men working for him at home and at the same time against him.

In 2102, Yoshikura Ichiro finances several projects to rebuild and improve buildings destroyed by terrorists. Horatio offers him a collaboration but is rejected; he also fails when he tries to blackmail him via the Straight Full House.

On September 27th 2114, he meets the rich heiress and famous actress Michelle Gray, who offers him a bet: if he convinces her daughter Mabelle to go with him despite being a lesbian, she will put him in contact with the richest man in Los Diablos. Horatio then invites Mabelle to his house, drugs her and keeps her in a confused state for days; when she recovers on October 4th, he convinces her that they have consummated several physical intercourses. She believes him and confesses what happened to her mother. However, the latter, disappointed by the licentious behavior of her daughter, disinherits her and reveals to Horatio that she never intended to keep her promise. He then narcotizes her, ties her up, locks her in a trunk and throws her into the landfill; he then tells the truth to Mabelle, who then has an emotional breakdown and dies of an overdose at a party on October 8th.

Over the years, the phenomenon of vigilantism takes hold.

Finally, on May 29th 2129, the vigilantes Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon discover Ten's real identity and confront him, neutralizing his bodyguards and killing him.

## Citazioni

"*Look at the mess, the whole carpet stained with blood... Servitude!*"
—Horatio after killing his uncle Benito

"*Did you like it? Good! Now pay or I'll tell your wife everything.*"
—Typical Horatio blackmail

"*Do you really think I might be interested in your daughter? No thanks, too much meat on the chest and too little between the legs.*"
—Horatio reassures Rodrigo Alvarez

"*Waylon dear, could you help me move the body?*"
—Horatio asks Waylon Burns to help him move Clancey Steam's body

"*And who would have thought: blowing up a building is more fun than buying it!*"
—Horatio decides to turn to terrorism

"*A mobster who refuses money? You Asians are really weird.*"
—Horatio comments on Yoshikura Ichiro's incorruptibility

"*Do you really want to bet like that on your daughter? Proposing to a stranger to take her to bed just because you don't like how she lives her life? What a degenerate mother... But I've seen worse, so I'm in!*"
—Horatio accepts Michelle Gray's bet

"*I'm the most powerful man in this city! I have the power to destroy everything and recreate it in my image! I'll never be defeated by a couple of brats!*"
—Horatio's last words

## Trivia

### Behind the scenes

* His surnames derive from the number 10: "Tennison" from the English "ten", "Diaz" from the Spanish "diez".