Mauler

**Mauler** is a cyborg mercenary and the leader of the PMC Red Barons who seeks to start a war for no reason other than simply enjoying the death, destruction and carnage it causes.

## Biography

### Background

He had never known wealth, and his family were poor farmers from Ruxas. As he became tired with their normal life of farming and gathering crops, he sought to improve and even desired to steal money from affluent folks, as he believed children are cruel after witnessing a rich criminal murder a youngster barely a kilometre away in the open lands.

Unofficial sources claim that he joined the military, taking part in numerous conflicts. Mauler left the military in 2910 to serve in PMCs and was known for his habit of leaving a pool of blood from his enemies everywhere to resemble a sunset, earning him the codename of Mauler. Mauler also faced a brief period where he was kept out of the battlefield after he was damaged by an IED, but returned with a cyborg body owing to the Red Barons. He was investigated by the Panamoan Army for taking part in war crimes on more than one occasion, but was never convicted. After that certain PMC was shut down, causing the war economy to hit a slump, Mauler became annoyed, since he felt keeping war going was his only means of making a living.

### SHADOW: Ninja of the Megacorporation

#### Warmonger

At one point in 2916, Mauler led the forces of Red Barons in an attack on Heligan Prime Minister, Ogunwande, since Heliga's lack of war was bad for business. He attacked the prime minister's limo as Red Barons' MAGNUS mech showed up, cutting down Ogunwande's two bodyguards. Mauler grabbed the Prime Minister as SHADOW showed up. He recognized , who demanded to know what he wanted with N'mani and Mauler replied that he wanted him dead, since Heliga was getting a bit too peaceful.

He went on to say that business had not been the same since fall and taunting on how an honest warmonger was supposed to make a living on the current peaceful state. Mauler said he was not going to kill Ogunwande yet, not while he was still useful as a hostage, before escaping and sending the MAGNUS to attack SHADOW. Eventually, Mauler was surrounded by Maverick operatives, but leaped onto a passing train, meeting up with Defiance.

SHADOW managed to get onboard as well and Mauler said he was too late and that he did not need Ogunwande anymore. He started lecturing the prime minister, asking about all the good war did for people, such as jobs, technology, and a common purpose.

Mauler told Ogunwande to "give war a chance" before impaling him on one of his machetes and let his corpse to tumble from the train. Mauler was picked up by a tiltrotor, leaving SHADOW with Sam, and the tiltrotor was later sent to pick up Defiance as well.

SHADOW was upset of his actions and demands a fight, to which the latter obliged via confirming "See you soon". Allwhile showing him brain casings on an unidentified facility, before entering a helipad.

#### Final Duel

SHADOW demanded to know what would happen in three hours, but Mauler replied that he was too late and even at Mach 2, he would not make it, and besides, he was going to take his time killing SHADOW. With that, Mauler viciously engaged SHADOW, but was finally overwhelmed and knocked off the side of the building. He managed to grab onto a Hammerhead helicopter and had it fire missiles at SHADOW to try and take him down. SHADOW was sent falling down the side of the building, but grabbed on to a Pterodroid and rode it back up to the roof, before throwing it at SHADOW and his Hammerhead. Mauler was sent flying at SHADOW, who finally finished him off.

### Fate

On the verge of death, he called SHADOW, complimenting him and revealed that in three hours, Swolestrong would launch Operation Whiskey, but refused to say more. Mauler then called Defiance, saying Defiance had known SHADOW would kill him and it was up to him now, before dying.

## Personality

Mauler is a bloodthirsty, aggressive, cruel, and vicious individual, always out for warfare and bloodshed and even openly calls himself a warmonger. He makes graphic threats and thinks highly of war, constantly mentioning all the positives it brings. Mauler does not think much of nevanity, believing that they are all innately violent and cruel and age fills them with morals and a sense of right and wrong. Mauler thinks that war is a natural part of humankind and mockingly asked SHADOW if he thought every single battle was part of some conspiracy. Mauler is shown to be highly sadistic when enjoying the idea of molding children into soldiers and showing glee at causing death and destruction, for example, grinning delightfully as he killed people.

## Abilities

Mauler is a cyborg built for specialised cyborg standoffs and heavy combat. His rear has six mounted shield platforms that protects him from frontal attacks when deployed, due to its reactive armour plating. His machetes are extremely sharp and can even heat up to increase their power.

As one would expect, his body gives him a tremendous boost of strength.

### Powers

* **Cybernetic Enhancements:** Being a cyborg, Mauler's abilities are at a superhuman level and he is an extremely deadly and dangerous opponent. More than 73% of his body are cybernetically enhanced.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Mauler's great strength is more than enough to hold a grown man up with one hand, crush a head with ease, punch through walls and throw APCs without effort. He can even carry and swing large metal pipes as weapons.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** He is fast enough despite his immense size and his cumbersome cybernetics. A great example is when he outran SHADOW while carrying the Prime Minister Oguwande on his back with minimal effort.
	+ **Superhuman Agility:** He is capable of leaping across large distances such as jumping onto a moving train.

### Skills

* **Master Swordsman:** Mauler's technique of swordfighting is somewhat similar to Chazi-style sword fighting and his combined form is apparently self-taught. He was able to fight eight cyborg bodyguards, even managing to multiple attacks from behind without even looking. He later fought SHADOW one on one.

* **Leadership:** Mauler can efficiently lead the Red Barons in the field or behind the scenes.

* **Stealth:** Mauler was able to ambush the Prime Minster's convoy and even get the drop on SHADOW.

### Equipment

* **High Frequency Blades:** He wields a dual pair of high-frequency machetes, called Bloodthirster, which he can use to unleash powerful strikes and they are able to heat up, thus providing more cutting power. Mauler can also convert them into an alternate scissor-like form by mounting one blade to his arm, while holding the other. He uses this form to unleash even more powerful attacks and fight at his highest level.

* **Reactive armour shield**: Mauler also uses a set of six armor plates that are mounted to his back that he can form into a shield and unleash brute force strikes. These plates are explosive reactive armor, so if an opponent strikes it, they are struck back by a powerful explosion. However, the shield form has certain weak points along it that can be struck to break his guard.

## Trivia

### General

* Proclaims that he is "f----- invincible", when he is actually not.
* His shields gives him the look comparable to a Rojinese Shinobi or Samurai.
* Mauler is also insanely strong, evident when he picks up an APC and throw it with one hand, smash someone's head with one hand and swing huge pipes as weapons.
* His blades have to be cleaned when off-duty, as the stain of blood in it impedes its cutting ability when overused.
* Like most Red Barons, they seemed to have a cybernetic head, evidenced by the code imprinted on his forehead and the small metal pins.
* Mauler treats tragedies as if they were great historic events such as a championship win of a basketball team. Clearly, he is a maniac.