NetMafia: 'Creel' Family

'Creel' Family
(Primary Function: Propaganda. This family is concerned with spreading information, be it true or otherwise, to alter the public opinion which has long sided with the NetPolice. Recruiting initiatives also fall into the hands of this family, which is prone to creating some truly creative slogans and draws to get new members regardless of the means. Combat is not a major part of this family, but occasionally digging through the NetPolice to get some actual shady information can force operatives to defend themselves.)

Leader: Psyche.001 (Fera)
Assistant Leader: Psyche.002 (Fera)
Rank 1: Holly.EXE (Aim)
Rank 2: EveryMan (Juroko)
Rank 3: Zazz.EXE (Aim)
Rank 4: MorphMan.EXE (Aim)
Rank 5: JankenMan.EXE (Aim)
Rank 6: ReporterMan (Asator)
Name: ReporterMan.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 6
Element: Normal
Subtype: Speed

Appearance

ReporterMan stands at an even six feet, though from his tendency to make himself appear taller, or be directly in your face, it would hard to accurately guess that. He has short, light brown hair, gray eyes, and light skin. Most of his body except for his face is wrapped in what appears to be tattoos of newsprint. The same newsprint pattern appears on bandages he always wears wrapped around his arms up to the elbow.
Other than these bandages, ReporterMan's outfit consists of a white T-shirt, black vest, black baggy pants, and boots with grips on the soles designed for maximum mobility. The vest contains many small pockets, in which ReporterMan carries notepads, news clippings, and paper scraps, as well as a few extra pens. The pen he typically uses both as a weapon and to write most of his articles with, however, is tightly concealed underneath the bandages of his left arm...though he never appears to have any trouble pulling it out.
ReporterMan also wears a small backpack, in which he carries even more notepads, as well as a voice recorder and a small camera. He usually leaves this open for easy access, which can lead to some annoying situations where something inside almost flies out as a result of his speed.

Personality

Outlandish would be an understatement. ReporterMan took the "intrepid reporter" and "paparazzi" character types to entirely new levels and mixed them with his own brand of crazy in the form of his self-proclaimed title: The Ninja Reporter.
In person, ReporterMan is loud, often obnoxious, in-your-face, and shameless. He talks fast and loud, is excitable by anything he deems a good scoop, knows nothing of sensitivity, and knows nothing of personal space. From the sidelines, he's a maniac with a pen and a camera, who will take pictures and write memos for later articles at speeds matching that at with he talks, with little care for decency or accuracy as long as it makes a good story. His only constraints in writing is that he's strongly pro-NetMafia and won't write anything that portrays them in a bad light (or at least, not in a worse light than their detractors).
Though he seems to see no problem with going to obviously illegal lengths for his stories, he does at least show enough concern to cover his tracks to some extent, usually in the form of a pen through the eye of anyone who catches him. Though this usually backfires on him, he tends to try and weasel out of a backlash by blaming such incidents on NetPolice brutality. Occasionally it even works.
He also has a strange obsession with quoting the old cliché saying of "the pen is mightier than the sword". And then setting out trying to prove it.

Custom Weapons

A ballpoint pen. Pen is mightier than the sword indeed.
Name: JankenMan.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 5
Element: Normal
Subtype: Melee

Appearance

JankenMan has a weird body with a head that's made of a sort of dark wood-like material with a split down the middle that can allow it to open into two halves. The face carved into the wood is disturbing with a very blunt nose and a smug grin. This face is incapable of changing expressions and ostensibly his head is not a part of his actual body, but rather a decoration. His actual body is the giant wrist and hand that makes up his torso and lower body. The hand is covered by a white silk glove that acts as his skin-suit and can either walk on two fingers to be refined or crawl on all of them. While standing on two fingers, he rises to a height of about 8 feet; otherwise he's about 6'5".

The upper body (wrist) of JankenMan is covered by a pale green armor with four large hand ornaments attached to it (all left hands, interestingly). One hand is positioned at the back of the armor and rises up behind his head while the other hands cover holes at 120 degree intervals around his body armor. Different devices can extend out on robotic arms from these holes; when they do, the palms simply lift up to let them out. The hand on the back of the armor is capable of switching into three forms: its regular upward palm form, a "scissors" form with two fingers extended at a "V" angle, or clenched around his head as a fist. Underneath, the gloves are like the same material as the head, but they are covered by white silk as well.

JankenMan's navi symbol, a white, open-palmed hand, is displayed on his ear-guards and on a belt-like brace just below his wrist-armor.

Personality

JankenMan is a very lethargic, down-on-his-luck type who is constantly talking about "what could have happened." When things don't go well for him due to a lack of effort, he blames it on bad luck. He's very touchy about the fact that he's basically a has-been and prefers the company of weaker people that he can sort of impress with his stories. He's been beaten up so many times by now that he is used to the idea of losing and has given up on any dreams of reclaiming a spot as an important member of the Creel Family. On the rare occasion that he becomes excited, he will pop open his face and allow confetti to fly out (he used to do this a lot more often).

Custom Weapons

JankenMan either slaps his opponent with an open palm from within his slots or punches them with a closed fist on charge.
Name: MorphMan.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 4
Element: Normal
Subtype: Bug

Appearance

MorphMan has a disgusting, spongy body in something of a mixed design of a worm and a caterpillar. The body is long and serrated, but the skin is pale and yellow like a maggot's. His face is perpetually frozen into a sickening, dead frown with glistening, unblinking red eyes. He has earguards and a sort of wrap several notches below his face, each baring his emblem, which is an inverted yellow S.

Personality

MorphMan, in his usual form, has almost no personality. Like Gurta's cover-navi, WormMan, he seems hollow and dead inside, following her orders blindly and with no energy. He can barely squeeze out words and appears dull and stupid. When he switches into his battle form, however, he adopts a haughty, chaotic personality that mimics his operator's. He is a master of spinning words that will make navis want to join the mafia and enjoys the Creel Family community, whom he finds delightful company. He likes to mess with the NP, just like his operator.

Custom Weapons

MorphMan makes a small or large cloud of powder that temporarily chokes up a navi.
Name: Zazz.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 3
Element: Fire
Subtype: Break

Appearance

Zazz is a lanky female navi, about 6'1" with thin features and a loose posture. Her body type could be described as painfully average, which she laments. Her most distinct feature is her vibrant orange hair which is very spiky and attention-drawing. Her face, however, looks very plain with large brown eyes marred a little by dark rings, as if from lack of sleep. Her mouth is also notably large, which looks odd with her otherwise thin features.

Her body's proportions are not bad, but not at all remarkable. Her typical navi suit is a skinsuit that is red with a sort of a zig-zag seperation at the waist, going into yellow for her lower half and red armor, consisting of a helmet, gloves, boots, and belt. Her belt and earguards hold her navi symbol, a red peony firework explosion. Funnily enough, she keeps her hair styled like Chic from Vivarte's regular costume, thinking it will make her more popular, but she's generally wearing a wig or a helmet, so nobody notices.

Personality

Zazz, above all else, wants to be the center of attention all the time. She thrives off of recognition and is willing to degrade herself or be an absolute ham if that's what it takes. To her credit, she remains ever-optimistic about people's opinions of her, but she is so absorbed with this idea of how she's perceived that it's one of her only driving forces in life. She loves taking risks and constantly wants to challenge strong navis, even though her goal is almost always intended to be "spread mafia propaganda then escape."

She's not at all an unfriendly person, but she has a very one-track mind and can therefore seem negligent of other people's feelings or motivations. Zazz's mind works very quickly but bounces around like a pinball from subject to subject until she finds things she likes. She thereby sees the world very subjectively and fantasizes a lot. She's also a closet lesbian and thereby spends a lot of time dreaming about the Mafia's many strong women. She's very happy about the structure of the mafia, which seems to favor female leadership.

Zazz rarely thinks about the evils of the mafia, thinking of them more so as a daring organization that takes risks and gives its members an exciting, edgy lifestyle.

Custom Weapons

Zazz uses two small, red handheld sparklers to rain burning sparks upon her opponents. Upon charge, she can fire out something like a bottle rocket from one of them.
Name: EveryMan.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 2
Element: Normal
Subtype: Variable

Appearance

EveryMan is a rather... interesting Navi, originating from Sharo. Wearing a red beret, a head of shaggy hair and a goatee, he has a wild look about himself, but holds himself tall and proud. He wears a modified red soldier's jacket with no military rank on it. Where his military stripes should be, his Navi symbol (a group of fists raised in the air on a red background) rests on each side. A smaller crest is on his beret.

Personality

EveryMan is a man of the people! He despises the corrupt ways of the NetPolice who force laws on the people and works to finds the shady underside that feeds on the unsuspecting public. He is very charismatic in his speeches and the way he talks and extols the values of brotherhood and camaraderie. He's not fond of politics and would rather be out there helping his people and giving them support. He's a bit of a ham at times, but otherwise he's a good-hearted man wanting the people to be free and know the truth.

Custom Weapons

Machine gun buster.
Name: Holly.EXE
Position: Creel Family Rank 1
Element: Wood
Subtype: Recovery

Appearance

Holly is a short female navi with a rosy skin tone and a very girl-next-door appeal with good proportions on a not-too-thin body. Her hair is milk-chocolate brown and bob-cut with some sparse flips here and there. She has a good-natured face with large blue eyes.

A green cap sits atop Holly's head, sort of like an elf's, with a bell that jingles on the end of its long sock. Her clothes consist of a green leather ensemble with gloves, boots, a sleeveless top, and a short skirt. Little bells are also tied to the wrists and ankles, but they don't make a lot of noise. Around her waist is a black belt with a silver, square buckle. Her under-suit is a dark red color. At her neck is a band that has a small sprig of holly attached to it. She also carries around a big, brown sack that she uses to tote toys. Her navi symbol, a green sprig of holly with two red berries, is displayed both on her earguards and at her breast.

Personality

Holly is a very generous and kind person who is an amazing optimist, the kind of person that's almost impossible to hate (though within the mafia there are those who find ways to do so). She's often perceived as a stupid person because of her beliefs, but she's got a lot of intelligence, even if she is overambitious with her goals. She hates violence and attempts to hide her power as best as she can; few are aware that she's quite as strong as she is. She's also very modest, which again keeps people from learning about her abilities.

She firmly believes that the mafia can be converted from a criminal organization to a supremely efficient engine for pairing up unoperated navis with new operators and providing protection to those who cannot become operated. Generally, at best she's friends with most and at worst there are a few who see her as a highly exploitable tool. She is aware of those people's opinions but perseveres despite them. Her biggest weakness is her gullibility, but another problem is her inability to adequately form bonds with others. While she's nice to everyone, she amazingly has yet to grow close to or cross with anyone because she senses the general distrust of her idea of converting the mafia.

Custom Weapons

Holly materializes a buster on one arm that can either rapidly fire red-striped candy canes or hold one like a bludgeoning weapon on charge.
Name: Psyche.002
Position: Creel Family Assistant Leader
Element: Normal
Subtype: Shadow

Appearance

Psyche.002 stands at about 180cm. Her figure is lean with an above-average bust. Her hair is long and hazel, tied into a single ponytail. Her eyes match her hair, being also of a hazel colour, with the same piercing characteristic that Psyche.001 has. Her normal attire is a simple sleeveless and brown-formerly-white shirt, coupled with black cargo pants. She also wears well-worn white sneakers. She also has dark blue shades that she keeps in her pocket.

Personality

Psyche.002 appears to be a cheerful girl, zipping around, doing work as if it was shopping, when she's really whispering anti-NP news into key figures' ears. At times, however, she acts as a serious and stern woman, overpowering others with her forced superiority, extorting vital information that would be vital to anti-NP sentiments.

Custom Weapons

Psyche.002's weapon of choice is, well, mind games. Tricking the opponent into thinking they've been hit works really well when you know what to say or do. It's an extreme case of mind over matter, really.
Name: Psyche.001
Position: Creel Family Leader
Element: Normal
Subtype: Team

Appearance

Psyche.001 stands at a tall 195cm, standing at a dominating position over most other Navis. His head is slightly square-shaped, but not too much so. His light hazel hair is swept back, as if some gale blew on it too hard and froze it in place. His grey eyes are the most defining characteristic about him, as their gaze pierces into the soul of some of the most hardy of personalities. Below his head, a long white scarf is wrapped neatly around his neck. His white short-sleeved shirt is always in immaculate condition. His pale brown pants hang slightly loosely from his legs, with his feet wearing simple leather shoes. He often carries around a long wooden stick strapped to his back.

Personality

Psyche.001 is very confident, but not to the point of arrogance. He always aims to win the hearts of everyone he meets, which fits his position as Creel Family Leader. A conversation with him will immediately ease anyone's nerves and bolster them to newer heights. He has a great sense of humour, and doesn't like offending others. Charisma is his most valued quality in others, always saying that the most powerful weapon is in words. He exudes a rather heroic attitude, always trying to help others in some way. Sometimes, however, he would sit by himself for short periods of time, ignoring all contact with others, silent all the while.

Custom Weapons

Psyche.001 carries a long wooden stick that he can use to bash his opponents in a quick and senseless routine, which surprisingly does quite the amount of damage. He never whacks it too hard, for fear of breaking it.