Mercenaries

The **Mercenaries** are a group of four unique, highly trained and professional stick figure mercenaries hired on by Victim and his organization to track down and capture The Chosen One, in order for him to learn the location of their creator. In the present, the mercenaries are upgraded and even Agent has powers now, as well as more tools on his UI gadget. They work for their boss, Victim, under the protection of Izon and his organization.

These mercenaries are apart of the Electronicons, but this group has all of the members in the gang because they all have powers. They serve as the main antagonists of *Wanted* in Animator vs Animation VI (made by **Alan Becker**) and overall the secondary antagonists of Goldtar's World 6: Colors, just like the rest of the Electronicons.

## Members

* Victim (boss)
* Agent (leader)
* Ballista
* Primal
* Bathroom Sign Guy

## Powers and Abilities

### Victim

Victim appears to be the boss of the Mercenaries, and Izon is in charge of him. Victim was the first stick figure ever created by The Animator and the first stick figure in the series as a whole. Being the main character of the original *Animator vs. Animation*, he was created with the intention of being torturing by his creator simply as a game. After being toyed with, likely studying animation tools and powerful technology, Victim's attitude grew with hate and anger, much to Izon's curiousness. Afterwards, Izon gave Victim powers, offering him with actual abilities and entity physiology, which drew attention to Victim.

### Agent

Agent is the sunglasses-wearing mercenary is a tall and thin black stick figure with a white solid head, who appears to be the leader of the Mercenaries. He appears to have gotten superhuman abilities like the rest of their fellow mercenaries (which was given to him by Izon), but he has a UI interface gadget that allows him to efficiently use weapons similar to tools in Adobe Animate, allowing him to wield weapons of his own making.

* **Gnoseokinesis** - **Agent** can create, shape and manipulate any/all forms of knowledge, and he can insert new knowledge into the universe that becomes established fact and reality, or destroy it to do the opposite.
	+ **Gnoseokinetic Creation** - Agent can use his powers to manipulate mathematics, creating equations that can form and create into anything he desires. He can use elemental equations and formulas to create elemental powers.
	+ **Gnoseokinetic Shapeshifting** - Agent can use his mathematical powers to shapeshift into anything; like a mech or a an expansion form that shoots rockets made out of numbers. Agent can also use this ability to "multiply" himself; extending him fractionally. Moreover, he can freely manipulate the laws of math, and can cause the "end" of a world by cracking the physical appearance of dimensions or a planet revealing a black void that can suck matter into it.
	+ **Gnoseokinetic Magic** - Agent can manipulate Knowledge Magic.
		- **Mouse Tool** - *Currently unknown usage.*
		- **Lasso Tool** - Agent is able to use a cyan-coloured lasso to grab onto anything or anyone.
		- **Line Tool** - Agent can draw a line to use as a weapon. This line can increase the thickness or length of it.
		- **Select Tool** - Agent can select anything and is able to do all sorts of things, such as spinning objects or stick figures as an example.
		- **Free Transform Tool** - The size of anything drawn by Agent can be enlarged or extended.
		- **Eraser Tool** - *Currently unknown usage.*
		- **Text Tool** - *Currently unknown usage.*
		- **Zoom Tool** - Agent can use a magnifying tool, that attaches to his shades, to zoom in on faraway objects. This can improve his accuracy and let him spot hidden details, as seen when he used this to shoot The Chosen One who was in the air.
		- **Shape Tool** - Agent can create any type of 2D or 3D shapes; which can smash opponents on the ground if it's enlarged. He can also use flat shapes that can be use as a shield.
		- **Draw Tool** - Agent can use the draw tool to create drawings; that supposedly can come to life, and have the same effect on people depending on what he draws.
		- **Rectangle Tool** - The rectangle is an ability that Agent can use as a shield.
		- **Pause Tool** - The pause tool is able to freeze stick figures in the present time, and can even freeze elements in place such as fire. This ability is Agent's most powerful tool.

### Ballista

Ballista has larger pixels than anyone else on the team.

* **Shapeshifter:** Ballista can shape-shift his body to suit different situations.
* **Speed:** Ballista can seemingly double his ground speed.
* **Strength:** Ballista is stronger than the average stick figure, able to send a barrage of punches to a shark created by The Second Coming.

### Primal

From the looks of it, Primal is a primitive themed hunter who prefers to attack with a bow and arrow, along with a spear. He is also seen having fingers and hands. Primal also looks very similar to cave drawings, which explains his primitive look and weapon preferences. Plus, unlike any of the other members, his body shape is constantly shifting.

* **Strength:** He can gain exceptional strength almost as a second form, as shown when he overwhelms The Second Coming's drawn rhino, and in doing this becomes larger, stronger and muscular, much like the Hulk, earning him physique beyond expectation.
* **Primitive Weapons Expertise** - Primal is adept at using spears and bows and arrows, and is never shown using any technology besides his flying machine.

### Bathroom Sign Guy

Bathroom Sign Guy does not seem to have any powers, at least not at first glance, but he does have exceptional hand-to-hand combat skills that put The Second Coming on the defensive. He also has the ability to electrocute objects into dust and is seen to express through signs. He is also one of the few stickmen we have seen to make sounds, like a car alarm. As a side note, it could be argued that Hazard has abnormal speed due to his capability of switching from one pose to another nearly instantaneously. He also seems to have control over signs when he used a hazard sign on a bird.

He is seen being able to sleep while standing up.

* **Gray Energy Manipulation** - Bathroom Sign Guy can manipulate gray colored energy. A massive amount of gray energy can come from him, destroying computers and other kinds of programs with ease telekinetically, primarily this way since he had trouble using his hands to use this ability.
	+ **Energy Sphere Projection** - Bathroom Sign Guy can telekinetically create spheres/balls of destructive gray energy.
	+ **Telekinetic Abilities** - Bathroom Sign Guy can telekinetically cause something to happen, moving objects and/or matter with his mind. He can also use telekinesis to use his energy powers.
	+ **Sign Manipulation** - Bathroom Sign Guy can mimic through signs, such as restroom signs, danger signs, and wet floor signs. Just like Signman, he can use signs to show a depiction of what ability he uses.
		- **Electrocute Objects** - Bathroom Sign Guy has the ability to electrocute objects or people into dust.

## Background

The mercenaries are very strong and active. They will keep on defeating someone until they get what they came for. They do their jobs very well, and work as a team, even if it means splitting up from time to time. Agent makes the orders for the mercenaries, being the leader of them, he had a responsibility. After they get what they needed, they return back to their headquarters and flash a paper at their boss, Izon, saying they've captured what Izon wanted. As a result, Izon burns the paper, revealing that this was going to be the next animations that die.

## Appearances

* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 1 - A Splash of Color
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 2 - New Beginnings
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 3 - Do you Even
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 4 - Below the Surface
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 5 - Ocatons
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 6 - Queen Ginger’s Tragedy
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 7 - You Can’t Hide
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 8 - Trust Me
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 9 - They'll keep you Running
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 10 - Don't come Crying
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 11 - The Animator
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 12 - The Battle
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 13 - The Ultimate Weapon
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 14 - Dream your Dreams
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 15 - The School
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 16 - Back to the Past
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 17 - The Chase
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 18 - The Lust Master
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 19 - The Fight
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 20 - Azora's Tragedy
* Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Episode 21 - The Final Battle
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 1 - Funtime Dance Floor
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 2 - Behind the Mask
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 3 - Stay Calm
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 4 - Don’t Forget
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 5 - After Show
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 6 - They’ll find You
	+ Goldtar’s World 6: Colors Shorts 7 - Favorite Song

## Trivia

* Ballista, the pixelated mercenary, is a direct reference to the *Stickman vs. Door* animation. While his name was never officially stated for the reasons described below, the stickman from the door animation was confirmed to be named "Ballista" by its creator, and thus it can be assumed this is also the name of his *Animator vs. Animation* counterpart.
* While the Mercenaries have official names, series creator Alan Becker decided to not reveal them so the fans could make their own names.
	+ A friend of Alan's, DJ Welch, came up with his own names for them. The glasses-wearing one is Agent Smith, the "sign" one is "Bathroom Sign Guy", the brown, caveman-like one is "Poop", and Ballista is Henry Stickmin. It's been confirmed these are not in any way official.
	+ While Becker later used the name Bathroom Sign Guy himself, he didn't outright say that's his official name and it was more than likely just a joke.
* The sunglasses-wearing mercenary has a similar appearance to Johnny Rocketfingers. Given how Alan Becker explicitly stated Ballista is the only one to be based on a pre-existing character, this is nothing but a coincidence.
* The Mercenaries made a quick cameo in the *Actual Shorts* episode "Corn Dog Guy", showing the events of "Wanted" through the perspective of an unlucky corn dog salesman.