NetMafia: 'Bloodhound' Family

'Bloodhound' Family
(Primary Function: Combat. This family houses some of the NetMafia's most vicious warriors, and everyone knows it. If a situation gets ugly, it either needs the attention of a Bloodhound member or is caused by one. Raids on the NetPolice aren't rare, and as a result members of this family run into the NetPolice's Department of Justice more often than normal.)

Leader: Azrael.EXE (Fera)
Assistant Leader: Bullrun.EXE (Aim)
Rank 1: PantheonMan.EXE (Aim)
Rank 2: AuraSeeker.EXE (RevivedSin)
Rank 3: HydraMan.EXE (Aim)
Rank 4: Granvia.EXE (Goroke)
Rank 5: Dimmu.EXE (Asator)
Rank 6: FireYaku.EXE (Aim)
Name: FireYaku.EXE (often abbreviated to just "Yaku")
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 6
Element: Fire
Subtype: Variable

Appearance

FireYaku stands at a height of 5'11" with attractive proportions. Her body is muscular and deeply tanned through constant sun exposure and working out (presumably... do navi bodies typically respond like this?). The tan lines that are left on her body are somewhat discrete. She has slightly small hazel pupils with fierce, arched. Her hair is shoulder length, spiked outwards, and kept parted away from her eyes.

Her regular outfit consists of a red tunic over a black skinsuit, tied at the waist with a thick rope, which is knotted at the back. The back of her tunic bears her emblem in black, the shape of a Taiko drum. Upon her head she wears a black, conical hat, held to her head by a chinstrap and surrounded by a white band with trailing tails. Black earguards bearing her Taiko emblem, but in red against a black background. She also wears thick red wrap around her hands and feet, but they are otherwise covered only by the skinsuit. Her weapons are two short but thick wooden sticks, ordinarily used for drumming.

Personality

FireYaku is hot-blooded and is very passionate about all things, especially her drumming. She enjoys battling and likes being treated as a fighter rather than as a woman. Her whole character is generally tomboyish. She strongly wants to get as many people into the Bloodhounds as she can and likes to emphasize the many positive stigma she associates with their fight rather than the player killing aspect. Her aversion to killing has drawn criticism from some, but she averts this by playing a supporting role in most battles rather than fighting hand to hand. She's pretty repulsed by the idea of the Bloodhounds Rank 1 having orgies with people and finds it unfitting of a group that's supposedly all about the thrill of combat. Regardless, she's aware that PantheonMan has always had his eye on her and tries to balance good work in the field with a healthy dose of staying away from his personal leisure.

Custom Weapons

FireYaku's custom weapon is a pair of drumsticks, called bachi, which work to best effect in close range combat.
Name: Dimmu.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 5
Element: Water
Subtype: Shadow

Appearance

Dimmu's appearance remains true to his name, the Icelandic word for darkness. He is only ever seen in smooth, black, futuristic armor with no real notable features. There are shoulder plates that extend an inch from the actual shoulders, and spine-like projections on the arms, but other than that the surface of the armor is perfectly smooth. Though it looks like it should shine in the light, nothing reflects off the surface of the armor. The helmet itself, like the rest of the armor, is a bit wider than what would be a normal person's head, allowing perhaps an inch between the surface and the skin. There are projections on what can only be assumed to be the back of the helmet, giving it a pseudo-streamlined appearance. Perhaps the single oddest feature of it, however, is the complete lack of a face.
Dimmu always carries a high-powered, futuristic energy rifle. In design, it looks similar to a sniper rifle.
Black mist occasionally leaks out of unseen openings in the armor.
There are rumors among Bloodhound family grunts that Dimmu himself does not have a humanoid form, but is nothing but animated black mist beneath the armor. Because Dimmu has never removed even a piece of his armor around others, this is still unconfirmed.

Personality

Cold. Heartless. A nihilist and a murderer with no moral compass. He also has a tendency to speak in a cocky manner for the purpose of aggravating his opponents. Other than that, he usually doesn't spend enough time actually talking to navis rather than killing them for more of a personality to show. Dimmu also shows no loyalty to anyone except the Bloodhound leader Azrael.

Custom Weapons

A rifle similar in appearance to a sniper rifle.
Name: Granvia.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 4
Element: Normal
Subtype: Shield

Appearance

Granvia stands at the short height of 5'7 and his light-colored skin compliments his sharp light brown eyes. His black hair is tied into three long pigtails that extend down to his knee level; all tied with a red silk band at the tip, and his forehead is completely shaved and covered with a black cap. He wears a black jumpsuit that is designed to look like a Chinese kung fu shirt, with its laces colored red and both the sleeves of his jumpsuit open loose. As for his other accessories, Granvia wears a red silk sash around his hip, a pair of golden bangles with the etched lettering of "Skill" and "Conviction" in Chinese, and a pair of earrings on his left earlobe. Granvia's emblem is a gray stone pillar with a black background and a red circular outline.

Personality

Granvia rarely speaks except for the time he is to taunt his enemies or if he truly wishes to speak his mind. He never speaks with his current operator, only sending a text-message of the chips he needs, but he does listen to their commands for the sake of NetMafia's cause. Generally having a cocky attitude, the navi shows this through his expressions and gestures, almost making him look like a clown at a few times.

Custom Weapons

None. Granvia prefers to use his bare hands for most of his attacks.
Name: HydraMan.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 3
Element: Aqua
Subtype: Ground

Appearance

HydraMan is an immense navi with a hunched posture and an immediately imposing air. Water seems to gush up all around him in geysers as he moves. His movements are slow; he can walk on two legs, but he often leans down and allows his long arms to support him as well. His feet and hands are very wide and flat with long, claw like fingers. His body is covered in dark silver armor, which glistens like liquid metal. Freezing cold water streams across his entire body constantly. His rounded, blue, skull-like head is held at the end of a long, tube-like neck made of dark silver, as is the rest of his body. Inside his mouth is pitch-black, framed by razor-sharp teeth, which form a jagged line across his face. His eyes are simply two dark holes, devoid of any actual ball or pupil. A long tail of a tube similar to that of his neck trails behind him as he slowly trudges across the battlefield.

Personality

HydraMan is a fighter who's one intention is to destroy the navis of others. He enjoys nothing but the praise of his master, and becomes confused at navis who back-talk their creators or disobey commands. He is not an active braggart, but he does obviously believe that he is superior to other navis. His attitude towards his comrades is generally unpleasant, but he does little to incite violence among them. He is incapable of being on friendly terms even with his closest comrades. Now that he is in the mafia and is profiting from his killings, he is all too eager to mercilessly attack his opponents, going for the kill with little regard to his allies' safety. He is kept at a lower rank because he has absolutely no leadership capability.

Custom Weapons

HydraMan fires a jet of water from his mouth that pounds into an enemy and bruises their flesh with the force of expulsion.
Name: AuraSeeker.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 2
Element: Elec
Subtype: Cursor

Appearance

AuraSeeker is about 5'7" by Real World standards. He is covered from head-to-toe in a black skin-tight armored bodysuit with multiple sections separated by orange lines. He has a glowing blue orb in the middle of his head, the front of his chest, the back on his hands, and the front of feet. AS speaks through a form of telepathy in which the blue orb on his head flashes blue for each syllable spoken. He detects motion and sound with the orbs on his body.

Personality

AuraSeeker is down to business and kills for a living, and he regards it as an art. He usually tries to delete his target within a small span of time, because it's the business-like and efficient thing to do. He doesn't talk much at all, but when he does, it is in a jocular, yet clearly robotic tone. He will talk passionately about how to kill, but has a great sense of humor to fit in with "social" situations.

Custom Weapons

Buster: AuraSeeker unsheathes blades underneath the orbs on his hands and slashes at the opponent.

Charge Shot: AuraSeeker holds his palm out towards the enemy and fires an azure blue blast of electricity at the opponent.
Name: PantheonMan.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Rank 1
Element: Elec
Subtype: Team

Appearance

PantheonMan is dark skinned with a Spartan figure, lean but muscular. He is not terribly tall and is not ordinarily terribly imposing looking. His hair is black, short and cut into waves. His thick sideburns run down into a beard at his chin. He has a charismatic face, characterized by a sharp nose, large lips, and a sculpted cleft chin. He wears a white toga and gold navi belt, bearing an emblem in the image of a white pagan temple. His only other clothing is the black briefs he wears underneath the toga.

Personality

Known throughout the mafia as a charismatic semi-leader, PantheonMan has a gruff voice and is very talkative. He enjoys his work as a Bloodhound thoroughly and is very eager to work with his teammates, so long as it is for the cause of battle. His four great loves are very pagan: orgies, the thrill of battle, the glory of victory, and the honoring of the gods through one's actions. He has a very liberal interpretation of what is "honoring the gods" and feels that one must model himself after them, no matter how imperfect they seem, to achieve an ideal lifestyle. Although he acts very friendly, underneath that smiling exterior is a beast whose only love is his primal satisfaction. He seems to have good luck with women and is not shy about propositioning those that he finds attractive. He finds people who are meek difficult to understand and inwardly chides them.

Custom Weapons

PantheonMan points forward and releases either a tiny spark or, after charging, a giant bolt of lightning.
Name: Bullrun ("Bull" for short)
Position: Bloodhound Family Assistant Leader
Element: Normal
Subtype: Guts

Appearance

Bullrun is a terribly intimidating woman physically, possessing an Amazonian figure and a height of nearly 6 and a half feet. Her skin is lightly tanned and has a slick, oiled look to it. Her eyes are a burning red color and her face constantly holds a violent smirk. Her hair is black and bushy with bull horns extending out on either side, although the hair doesn't extend quite down her neck and is usually covered by her helmet.

Bullrun's armor is a sort of gold-brown color, always gleaming in the sunlight. The armor consists of a helmet, gauntlets, chest/shoulder armor, and boots (extending from the knees to the feet). All of it is very bulky and seems like it would be difficult for a regular navi to wear. Underneath the armor, her skin-suit is a dark brown color. A short, red cape adorns her back and is often draped over one shoulder charismatically. Her gauntlets emphasize the unnaturally large and masculine quality of her hands and her boot's feet are in the design of hooves. A brown bull's tail with a black tassel of hair sticks out from just under the small of her back. Her belt and helmet ear-guards both display her navi symbol, a horned bull head.

Personality

Bullrun, like PantheonMan, is a real Bloodhound's Bloodhound. She lacks reason as a commander but is excellent at garnering morale and exuding presence upon the battlefield. More importantly, she enjoys killing and is an expert at her job. Bullrun derives a sadistic sense of pleasure from the sounds of splintering bone and ripping muscle. She is fairly friendly with her comrades but is constantly taunting her opponents. She holds the opinion that the Bloodhounds are the only group that really understand what the Mafia should be about, namely unadulterated killing. She hasn't a merciful bone in her body and believes that the Mafia is vastly superior to the NP because they, theoretically, don't hold back their power and do not hesitate to kill. She also really enjoys sex and is very morally loose, although any man who is not suitably powerful enough could be seriously injured just trying to do it with her. Has a very low opinion of Vivarte as a group that is trying to "destroy the Netpolice by imitating them."

Custom Weapons

Bullrun's rapid attack is a powerful sweeping jab. When charged, her attack becomes a dash that knocks opponents off their feet.
Name: Azrael.EXE
Position: Bloodhound Family Leader
Element: Normal
Subtype: Sword

Appearance

One look at the NetMafia Bloodhound leader known as Azrael would send shivers down any normal Navi's processes. Floating above the ground mightily at a monstrous and towering 7 feet 8 inches, Azrael can be aptly described in two words: Death, personified. He is garbed in an ominous black, tattered cloak, covered with greyed glyphs here and stained with black liquid of god-knows-what. Azrael's actual form under the cloak is an incorporeal black flowing void, spilling out from the edges of the cloak. The edges of the cloak give way to arm-like shapes, splitting at the ends to form menacing claws. His face is shrouded in the cloak, but if you look closely (and you really, really shouldn't) you can see two tiny eyes of eerie crimson light emerging from the dark face. When Azrael rarely talks, his voice becomes a raspy strained voice similar to the sound of ripping flesh and rattling bones and the beacons flash slightly larger, turning pointed at the ends.

Personality

Azrael is someone who you absolutely would not want to meet. Once he's got anyone in his sight that he does not identify within five seconds as a loyal NetMafia member, he can and will delete the offender right on the spot. To his subordinates, he is cold and silent most of the time, talking only when necessary and even then, only to give orders when they need them. However, his leadership is unmatched, as the Bloodhound family is always quick to respond to a fight whenever needed, even if the trait is acquired by fear rather than charisma, like most leaders. Even so, there have been a few deletions within the family itself, when Azrael detects hints of a traitor or laziness.

Custom Weapons

Azrael's main weapon is his Lunar Reaver, an overbearing scythe which is as tall as he is, with sharp edges that could cut a single hair into fifteen parts with ease. The main body is black, while the metal part is an incandescent blue metal, cool to the touch. When Azrael draws it into an arc, the very air is cut clean and an invisible shockwave is sent clear towards the enemy. Azrael can even bend the shockwave to his will to a certain extent. Of course, in melee range, all Azrael has to do is cut through whatever is in his way.