Arbiter Death
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Arbiter Death | |
| Player: | |
| Origin: | Technology/Technology/Natural |
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| Archetype: | Blaster/Brute/Arachnos Soldier/Defender/Mastermind/Mastermind/Controller |
| Threat Level: | 50/43/19/46/39/50/50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | John Starkweather |
| Known Aliases: | Arbiter Death, Arbiter, Death, Arbiter of Death, Arby, Arb, John, Mr. Starkweather, Boss, Kid, Dad, Dude, Arbiter Starkweather, Starkcakes, Sweetheart, Babe, Honey, etc. |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 30 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Weight: | 155 lbs(without armor) |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Dark brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Leader of the Villains of Paragon City and The Starkweather Association; former leader of the Arachnos sub-organization, the Shadow Spiders. |
| Place of Birth: | Astoria, Paragon City |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Known Relatives: | Father and mother(Deceased), ShadowWings(Supposed ancestor), David Starkweather(Son), Arren Starkweather(daughter), Pyramid Man(Personal tormenter), Seer Malak(Uncle), Night Widow Scourge (Cousin), Sophie Starkweather (Wife), Matthew Starkweather (Son), Spanish-Doll (Adapted daughter), Ashley Starkweather (Sister), Alyssa Starkweather aka Project White Melody (Cousin). |
| Known Powers | |
| Ice manipulation abilities, Various martial arts styles, Cyber Armor Hips(Superspeed), Adrenal Gland Booster(Hasten), Arachnos subdermal Plating(Temp Invul), Arachnos mace, Arachnos multi-purpose rifle, etc. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Confidential | |
| Equipment | |
| Teleportation transport system, 9mm Barreta, EI-62 Type IV Arbiter Armor, Home-made taser, Advanced modifiable transmitter, Type V Meta-human protection cuffs (Currently used in the Ziggurat), MK VI Energy Manipulators, MK. III Bane Spider armor, etc. | |
| No additional information available. | |
((Note from creator: I'm not the best at making long articles such as these; so you may see some errors here and there.))
((Another Note: This has not been edited in a while (and needs some MAJOR editing). I will get back to this page shortly.))
[edit] In Paragon City
[edit] Astoria
John Starkweather was born in Astoria, Paragon City. Which is more commonly known as "Dark Astoria," due to the takeover of a cult organization known as "The Banished Pantheon".
John was an only child living a happy and good life, he spent all of his childhood in Astoria until he reached the age of 13; a couple months after his birthday the Astoria incident occurred.
It all started while he was in his living room on a late afternoon watching his favorite television program, The Tales from the Crypt. Soon after, the show was interrupted by a "Special Report," and the face of a news anchor appeared on the screen. The anchor calmly reported that Astoria was being attacked by indescribable entities, and suggested that all local residents locked their doors and closed their windows.
It was later reported that these entities, or creatures were being spawned at the old Moth Cemetery. Even with the spawn location there was no success on taking down the invaders, as the Longbow and PPD attacked the cemetery with all the units they could send out.
Due to the chaos of the situation the PPD was forced to call in The Freedom Phalanx. Unfortunately, The Freedom Phalanx was busy stopping a plot from their long time enemy, Arachnos; and could not help the situation in Astoria.
A couple hours later of endless combat, a darkish-grey fog began to settle in. As it engulfed Astoria anyone who was outdoors had a hard time seeing clearly with all the fog. The only sound John could hear from his house were gunshots and screams.
Even with the remaining reinforcements trying to defend the area, the Longbow and PPD were soon overwhelmed, and had no choice but to retreat.
Due to the growing numbers of casualties, the young boy decided to flee to the safest area he could think of. The closest, safest area was Talos Island as he recalled the anchor say, "A warning to all Paragon City civilians, Astoria has been overrun by an unknown force. All efforts to contain the epedemic has failed. Anyone still alive, make your way to Talos Island. The Paragon Police Department will be there to escort you out. This signal will repeat."
He was trapped in his house for a week, after receiving no phone calls from his friends or parents that's when he realized that he had to leave his house. He barely had any courage to go outdoors as he thought he would be killed in an instant.
A couple hours later he decided to face his fears and go outside with the little courage he had. However, as he exited his house everything was disturbingly silent. No sirens, no gunfire, no screaming, nothing. It was just the fog and him.
As he made his way to the street, he was searching the area for any dead bodies so he wouldn't accidently step on one. There were blood stains and corpses here and there, and an unusually small amount bodies lying on the floor. John was curious, but at the same time didn't want to find out what happened to the rest of the corpses.
Many thoughts went through his mind while walking to Talos Island such as, "Where did the bodies go?" and, "Where is everyone?" Most importantly he wondered where his parent's were. He knew that his parents worked at the hospital near the exit of Astoria and decided to travel there quickly to see if his parent's were still alive.
John ran a great distance to the hospital with high hopes that his parents were still alive; however, when he reached the hospital all was not as it seemed. The hospital's interior changed dramatically, blood and rust filled the inside and it reminded him of an abandoned hospital. While looking around in the 3rd hospital floor he found his parents, dead and hacked, their littered bodies in a corner. Then all of a sudden a dim light flickered on and words written in blood behind his parents said, "We'll be seeing you, John." When John saw this he panicked and ran out of the hospital as fast as he can, quickly running towards the exit into Talos Island; thus escaping the nightmare.
[edit] Talos Island
In Talos Island no one took him, he was abandoned as a boy until one day he was found and taken by a Vietnamese Tsoo warrior named Phuoc Tran. He took him into a secret location in Talos Island and trained him various martial arts styles such as Ninjitsu and Tae Kwon Do.
He found during that time that he had the power of Ice manipulation and Ice blasts; which he used to pummel his opponents with, sending them to an icy death. His powers earned him the Vietnamese nickname "Con bọ cạp Là ngòi," in English translation that would be "The Scorpion's Sting."
All was well with him and the Tsoo, until one day John and a large group of Tsoo warriors were sent on a task to destroy Lost mutants in Faultline, in an attempt to stop opposing groups from "taking over" the place. The outcome was bad, apparently the Lost knew of this plan and waited patiently for the ninjas to strike. As usual the Tsoo attacked at night, and usually had the advantage. However, this time the Lost had outnumbered the Tsoo 5 to 1 and all the Tsoo warriors were either shot down, or taken in to transform into one of the Lost. John fought bravely and protected his Tsoo comrades, but was shot multiple times in the chest by Rikti plasma rifles and drifted away into unconsciousness and was near death.
He laid there on the floor waiting for death to come take him, fortunately for him he was being watched by an Fortunata who saw his powers. After the battle was over, the Fortunata walked over the bodies and took John into an Arachnos flier. The next morning John woke up in a hospital in Grandville.
[edit] In The Rogue Isles
[edit] The 3 allies
During his time in the Isles he was raised by the Fortunata who saved him, since she considered him like son she put him in the most difficult training program Arachnos has to offer.
She also put him in a mind-clearing machine that was used on civilians to make them more susceptible to Arachnos influence. The Fortunata Kalinda saw his past using her psychic abilities and recommended clearing his memory on the events that happened in Astoria. However, the machine had a dysfunction and erased only parts of his memory in Astoria as he still had faint memories of what happened. He knew that creatures invaded Astoria, but, he didn't know how his parent's died or how he got into Grandville. The last thing he remembered was getting shot and then waking up in a mysterious hospital in the Isles.
Arachnos told him a lie and said that his parent's died in a car accident while trying to escape, in return, he believed them.
He knew that Arachnos saved his life and felt it necessary to serve them, he considered the Fortunata who saved him like a second mother, and even grieved when she died in a battle in Bloody Bay. He began his vigorous training at the age of 14 as a Wolf Spider, and ended training at the age of 27. He proved himself to be a worthy servant of Lord Recluse, and slowly climbed the ranks of Arachnos, finally reaching Arbiter status.
However, at the age of 16 he discovered that he had psychic abilities(very small); and was moved into the Bane Spider class. He was then taught from age 16 until the age of 27 close counter combat, and ranged combat.
Even today, he's considered one of the most deadliest assassins in Arachnos and an expert at torture earning him the nickname "Arbiter Death" instead of Arbiter Starkweather. During his time in the training facilities he became good friends with Night Widow Nocturne and Arbiter Sands, the 3 allies did many missions of assassination and infiltration.
One of their most notorious schemes was to defeat Sister Psyche in the past using the Ouroboros system, and to use her strong psychic abilities to power up an Arachnos machine codenamed the "Jade Spider," which was done successfully. Unfortunately, Sister Psyche escaped the Arachnos facility, it is unknown who aided her on the escape.
[edit] Arbiter Death's capture
The 3 did their assignments with extreme success and were deemed as the best agents Arachnos had to offer. Until one day they were split, Night Widow Nocturne and Arbiter Sands were to spy in Faultline, and Arbiter Death received a mission to get Intel on the recent activities of the Freedom Phalanx.
He traveled to Paragon City via submarine, and ended up in the waters of Independence Port at midnight. Soon after he arrived he received information by the operators that a meeting would be held at King's Row at the PPD station.
He went across the city unnoticed traveling through alleyways and hiding in the shadows. Unfortunately for the Arbiter a Longbow soldier was patrolling the the city and saw him with binoculars watching the PPD station on a rooftop above. He thought it was just some random hero at first, until he saw his insignia. The Longbow soldier panicked and reported him to the nearest Freedom Phalanx member he could find, which was Back Alley Brawler. The Arbiter was watching the station until he felt this hard grip on his shoulder, the next thing he saw was a fist to his face, and a trip to "The Zig."
[edit] The Arbiter escapes
The Arbiter was judged and convicted for crimes such as infiltration and assassinations and was sentenced to The Ziggurat for 50 years.
He was incarcerated in the Zig for approximately 5 months, until a breakout occurred. He soon remembered that Arachnos was planning to carry out the "Destiny" program, and considered it a means of escape. He escaped his cell and decided not to go back home, but to move into Paragon City.
Apparently the Arbiter thinks that Lord Recluse is moving slowly on taking over Paragon, and that he should help take it over and put it under Arachnos control.
The Arbiter also decided to act as an intelligence agent to further his objectives.
[edit] Revisiting Paragon City
When the Arbiter made it out of "The Zig" he decided to ask permission on helping Recluse take over Paragon. Recluse took it as a grand opportunity for one step closer on world domination, so he gave the Arbiter permission to do as he pleases.
Before he could continue his quest he must first change the mistake on the symbol, he ordered a package from Arachnos to give him a new breastplate, but instead of the Arachnos symbol it had a skull symbol on it... later on during his time in Paragon he removed the skull breastplate and ordered a new armor called the "Enforcer Armor".
In time he knew he cannot take over Paragon alone, so he gathered villains from Paragon City and The Rogue Isles to aid him.
[edit] Arbiter Death and Dark Astoria
John Starkweather has a heavy connection with 'Dark' Astoria and it's dismal past--the most notable being that he was actually born there; thus creating a link between him and the zone itself. As always, there are pros and cons of assosiating yourself with such a dark area in Paragon City.
Pros:
1. John has the ability to manipulate his foes deceased loved ones; albeit, they are illusions. This doesn't mean he literally controls the spirit of the said loved one(s), but rather use his magic oriented source to manipulate his opponent's mind -- there also doesn't seem any consequence for using this type of magic. If an opponent of his doesn't have any known loved ones, the illusion would transform into something close enough such as a friend.
2. The forces of Astoria enable John to blind his enemies with horrific images of past events, or simply give them pointless images that don't make any sense (pictures of men and women jumping off a ledge, a disfigured boy standing alone, etc). This is a rather common attack John uses when in dire situations, or in any "normal" one.
3. Using the darkened magic of Astoria, he could confuse his enemies or mind-control them for a short time; however, weaker minds become confused longer. Varying strengths of the psyche could mean a few minutes of confusion to even a few days.
4. Can heal himself using the darkened essense of Astoria quite drastically, mended in with siphoning his opponent's life essense as a whole. Unfortunately, this allows other tormented spirits to temporarily possess him if used too much. Additionally, due to the fact John isn't infected with the R-Virus anymore, he seems to use this often when in combat.
Cons:
1. Is tormented by random spirits of Dark Astoria at random times, which tends to actually cause John to go on guard.
2. At times, the Astoria 'otherworld' visits John forcefully; thus changing the surrounding area around him into a more hellish environment (Think of the shift in the Silent Hill series). This happens more frequently than being tormented by spirits, and is far more bizzare.
[edit] Return to Dark Astoria
Becoming homesick and tired, the Arbiter broke his promise and entered Astoria to visit his parent's grave. While there, the Arbiter ran into Gelle; who was contemporarily visiting the grave of her husband, DeadShadow.
Without a moment's notice, a strange man wearing an over-sized pyramid on his head began to attack the two with a giant knife. They were then forced to retreat to safety, which was not that far, as this man was incredibly slow.
Once they reached a safe zone, an odd request was made: Gelle wished to die in Astoria. The Arbiter thought it strange, but complied as he pulled out his Barreta from his holster. Before he can pull the trigger a man named Leon Hawkeye interrupted the scene, and a gunfight occured between both of the men.
In the midst of the battle, Gelle was taken away by this strange force. Both men ignored her disappearance and commenced fighting... however, the Arbiter deemed this fight useless and simply ran away from the battle.
Leon followed the Arbiter every step of the way until they reached a large mausoleum. Both of the men found Gelle lying on the mausoleum roof, barely alive.
Seconds later she began to get violently ill and began to "evolve". To halt this the Arbiter quickly pulled out his Barreta and fired one round at her head; thus causing brain matter to splatter all over the ground.
Thinking that she would be dead permanently, the Arbiter began to walk away. However, a sickening noise was heard, and the Arbiter quickly glanced back at her body. He was soon terrified that her body began to reform due to the virus and the evil of Astoria.
As the Arbiter watched her reform he realized that it was the sin of murder that caused her to re-animate. The Arbiter saw that her skin began to turn yellow; her veins then began to get black and thick like vines; her right arm began to form into a tentacle; and lastly, her left arm's skin melted away and turned into a giant claw.
Gelle's 'other form' moved towards Leon and the Arbiter slowly, both men glanced at each other quickly and decided to take down the creature.
It took about three rounds of 9mm bullets, and 3 shots from a flamethrower to put down the creature.
As Gelle laid there dead, Leon suddenly knocked the Arbiter out with some type of sedative fume and injected a virus into him.
Leon then turned his attention to Gelle, and walked over to retrieve her for an unknown contact. As he walked over, the "Pyramid Man" slowly walked up the mausoleum and then snatched her body.
As Leon saw this act he loaded his .50 Calibur rifle and fired one round at the creature, as it's kick was too strong for another. Unfortunately, the round went towards the Pyramid Man's helmet; and was knocked off the building with Gelle resting in his arms.
Leon then rushed towards the edges of the building... the Pyramid Man and Gelle was no where to be found.
Leon then left the unconscious Arbiter stranded alone on the rooftop of the mausoleum. As the Arbiter woke up he saw that Gelle and Leon were no where in sight. Confused and confounded, the Arbiter decided to leave.
Arbiter Death escaped the "quick way" and used his Ouroboro's device to leave the district; a couple hours later Gelle was recovered and nursed back to health by Vincent Jaeger.
[edit] John the Megalomaniac
After many years of serving Lord Recluse and the shady organization, Arachnos. John couldn't take the responsibility and tireless work and stress Arachnos greived upon him; so he resigned. The former Arbiter thought it best to live out and raise his family for the remainder of his years in Paragon City and attempt to live a normal life; unfortunately, fate had other plans for John...
One day, while taking a stroll around Atlas Plaza, John was approached by a strange cat-like woman. She wished to join his now defunct "Villains of Paragon City." He then explained to her that he is no longer any sort of villain, but was trying to live a normal life. The feline woman chuckled at Starkweather and told him of what great power he can gain, and how she believed that he can achieve these goals. John, enthralled by images of power, easily agreed with the woman and started to resurrect the Villains of Paragon City once more.
[edit] PPD Files on the Arbiter
[edit] List of tortured individuals
1. Jack Travers
5. Red Komodo
6. Semjaza
9. Johnny Turbo
10. Ultra Assassin
11. Luficia
12. Cylia Darque
14. Agent O'Malley
15. Grimaulkin
[edit] Combat Data
The Arbiter keeps data on his wins and losses in the Arena.
Wins:45
Losses:30
[edit] Affiliations
- Villains of Paragon City: Once an organization used for Recluse's cause. This group is now used for John's personal army and his desire to take Paragon for himself.
- Starkweather's Association: An underground network created for the purpose to liberate the Isles from Arachnos and Longbow. Any opposition is an additional enemy.
[edit] Enemies
[edit] Opinions and feelings towards the Arbiter
((A small section where anyone can put IC quotes or thoughts of the Arbiter.))
"He was another paycheck. Now he's gotta die..."-Trooper Harris
"The Arbiter...is a determined man. I respect that." -Vincent Jaeger
"John was a mistake of my past...he was something I had planned as a fail safe incase my immortality went downhill...i failed and soon things got nasty, now we are at odds, once more he is the hunted, and I am the hunter"-ShadowWings
"I don't know why the hell I trust John. He's put me through the wringer time after time. But damn it all I still feel like he needs me, and that if I leave him alone I will cause something awful." -Gelle
"Vell...He'z not vith ze counzil! Zat'z a pluz! *Night Bot beeps* Oh yeah! You're right ze Bonuz Counzil missionz in exchange vor a hit iz alvayz appreciated! Ummm... I guess deep down inzide... He'z not az vreaky az he lookz... az long az he'z not zuddenly trying to kill you... zen it goez into ze whole chase zcene muzic und ztuff... He al--COUNZIL! NIGHT BOT AIM VOR ZE VACE! *The message is filled with screams and gunfire* Oppz vorgot to turn zis zing off... VREAKY!" - Nacht Sniper
"We had peace once...I might try to achieve it again. We've both seen our allies go to extreme risks...and I was the one to kill him. Too bad the people forcing me to do it, didn't realize my potential in magic. I consider Death as a older son now, but when hes ready to face me, face to face, we will end the conflict"-ShadowWings
"The Arbiter? He's a good employer, but I can't help but feel a little... manipulated by him at times. It doesn't matter, I still get my paycheck. If he died, I'd be surprised, and perhaps a little shaken. But I'd get over it. So long as I got my last check..." -Asperitance
"He's a bit like me, he likes to torture people, he likes to fight... He listens to this god awful techno music though. I can't stand it! Luckily for me, and everyone else who's ever heard me angry, I always keep an Arch Enemy CD handy." -Arren Starkweather
"It's my fault that -Starkweather- hurt my friends. So, I'm going to fix it." -Nyak
"Wow...I never knew Death has a good side. He's much cooler on his good side. I should enjoy trying to make him an ally. -Nyak
"The Arbiter is one of the most dangerous people I have ever met. He's taken people who I thought were friends and turned them into his own allies. He tortures and murders and everyone thinks this is okay. Even the people he blackmails seem to forgive him and show him actual loyalty. I am one of the only people he has made no attempt to control, and even I find myself on occasion liking the man. It's hard to keep in mind what he's really like. I wonder how much longer till I too succumb to him." - Spanish-Doll
"Arbiter Death tortures pregnant women and small children. There is nothing good or decent about that. Anyone that says differently is deluding themselves." -- Shelly Lightfoot, circa April, 2008
"He is my lord and master... and I'll serve them for as long as we're alive... and remember... messing with him is a ticket to your very own irradiated hell." -- Byaeecon, demon enforcer of the Villains of Paragon City.
"Meh, he's a good kid, he knows how to talk business, unlike some of the other goombas out here in the Isles. He knows when to negotiate, and when to bust the other guy's freakin' skull. As long as he doesn't f**k with the Tattaglia Family's business, he's ok in my book." - Don Tattaglia
"Arbiter Death, yes I infiltrated his coupe of villains, stole a disc. He got it back? no that is a rumor, I still have it. Yes he is very vile and cruel. I hope that soon other heroes and maybe myself can put him away for good. He deserves it." - Richard Geoff Waverson aka Azure Sentry formerly Solar Wonder
"Well I've only worked for him a bit, but... he is a smart villain, knows how to keep quiet and hidden. I just hope that he will approve of the secret of myself building an army, I will be glad to lend a couple of ReaverTroopers to him." - Phantom Tyrant
"John Starkweather's going to get a one-way ticket to the Zig - just as soon as I get my hands on him." -- Maniac Marcosy
"John? He is a misunderstood guy. We got people from all sides talking crap, extremist heroes and megalomaniac villain. If you ask me they are all the same, everyone wants to be seen. Now John is different. He is a class act most of the time, but he can really mess you up if he needs to. Then again, i don't know him that well." -Agent engstrom
"Johnny boy! What is there to say about him? Well he's a complete utter tool, but somehow he has this uncanny ability to muster an army of viciously loyal followers in a very short amount of time. Don't ask me how he does it; I don't know. Still, in the long run he may be a liability." -Bad Dream
"John.....yes.. John, that maniacal bastard. He'll pay for what he did. If the PPD doesn't take him out--I'll be more then willing to carry out the action. Arianna's death will not go unavenged." Phantom Paladin, Former member of VoPC.
"People always ask me how I can stand hanging around someone like Starkweather when I've got all this Vanguard security clearance and I work with the Wire and blah blah blah. I always tell them to f*ck off. Seriously, though, Starkweather's not that bad of a guy, and yes all the irony in that statement was intentional. Really, I respect him for helping me on the front lines during the second Rikti War. However, I will -never- stop questioning the horrid smells in the base." -Talisien
"death well hes one of the villians at the top of my "list" but ill give him this hes one tougth basterd to find and kill but ill find him and i assure you when i do it aint going to be pretty." -avenging specter
"Arbiter's on our case all the time, and he won't give up. He may or may not know me, but I know exactly what kind of man he is. A coward and a pawn" Andrew Cortez
"Arby, Arby, Arby... He's oblivous. Really, He's so fun to mess with... It's like chess but Funny." Feral Rath
"That Arbiter is something. He's screwed up his life and he's still going on with this. I'm surprised he tried from the start. Really, he could be a successful college professor or businessman, but no. He chose to screw up his life for the better, and for that I respect him." Talus Nightmare
"A penguin. Liked the water so much, he decided to trade his wings for flippers. Too bad. His time is drawing near, but not as quickly as I would prefer... nor as quickly as he will prefer once things start to get interesting" Kevon J. Millno
"What am I gonna say? He's my boss. Fine. In depth, you son of a bitch, cuz you just couldn't leave it alone. I don't trust him. I'm a tool, and I know it. It's more a matter that I get to choose who uses me. In the Boss' hand, I feel best. Useful. Like a good, sharp knife married to a skilled and sadistic hand. And I know that if I'm suddenly no longer useful, I'll get tossed away. That's why it's a good idea to be the best at what I do. And staying useful at a job I enjoy isn't exactly disagreeable. Besides, Arachnos has surprisingly good Dental insurance." Operative Griffin
"The only man I trust less than myself. Not sure why I even decided to hang around. Good deal, I guess. Then I had to deal with that asshole Grifferroonie? Griffindor? Man I don't remember these people's names half the time. They didn't have any good salvage at the time anyway. So soon as that Grriffifer-whats-it character vanished, I loaded up on office supplies and ran. As for the man himself, there's just something behind those eyes that throws me off. I can't explain it. I do what I do for money and fame, others do it for the myriad of reasons that lurks in the oh-so-exploitable hearts of men. I don't see any of that in that man's eyes. Either he's dead inside, or there's something in that peanut brain of his I simply cannot fathom. That or I'm just really bad at reading people all of a sudden." Vinnie Frizzle
"He is my leader, my mentor. I look up to him. To be honest, I don't enjoy having him around -that- much. I find some of his missions... or at least operations just... cruel. But, then again, I just make it worse. Still. I don't particularly -like- Starkweather. If it weren't for him we wouldn't have a dead body somewhere in our base every day. -Malevolent laughter behind him- Oh. And stuff like that. He seems to like having total morons and psychopaths here, residing in our very base of operations. Sure, I don't want him dead buuuut... I do at the same time." Operative Valos
"When I look at the Arbiter... All I see is an Arachnos Soldier doing his job. Nothing personal, but I'm definitely putting him behind bars." Hellion MK1
"What can I say?... He's my Dad... We've had ups and downs but he's still Dad... I'll follow him for as long as I can..." Arren Starkweather
"I owe Starkweather much for getting me into the Spiders. I respect his drive, commitment and ability to maintain a family in this life of ours. I may have issues with the way he does things, occasionally, but now that he's made me the strategist of the Spiders, we should be able to work that out." The Blood Red Rook
"On one hand, John can be a caring person. He's also partially responsible for inspiring me to join the Spiders. On the other hand, I actually got to know the guy, and now I have to clean up his mess he left for us known as the Shadow Spiders. I want to strangle the guy, but at the same time, I want him to be alive so he can see how much his daughter Arren his better than him at well, everything." Dr. Von Havencrabs
"The so-called 'Arbiter of Death' returns to Paragon City... We kicked him out once and we'll do it again, and it will be for good this time." Officer Trent
"John gave me a home in the Isles. It was in the Shadow Spiders that I met many of the people I still treasure today. I'll give him that. But then he decided to go after the bigger fish and he left us holding the bag. I pity the men under John's command. I really do. They have no idea; John will use them and throw them aside, just as he did us..." Markel Smythe
"If there was even an ounce of justice left in this world, he'd be in an unmarked grave... several actually, I'll see to that myself." - Seere Dulmaire
"He's one of the worst foes I've run across. It's going to be really gratifying when I end him." Mindstryker
"The law of the jungle is that there is no room for the sick or weak. And John very sick indeed... he has to be stopped." - Raina Sylvir
"Don't think anyone can really know John. He is many things to many people. But from what 'I' know of him, I find that I deeply respect him for what he has accomplished. I just don't have to like it." - Rusty
"It doesn't really matter who goes after John. His mind will waste itself away until there is nothing left...no ambition, no pride; just a paranoid old man sitting in the corner of his base with nothing to do but stick a gun in his mouth and pull the trigger. Or I do the deed myself. Whichever comes first." Temporal Assault
"You and I, Starkweather - we're over. Whatever soft kinship we had has diminished. You will pay for what you did to Nate. You will pay." Gelle
[edit] Theme Songs
((Links will be added later))
- (Themesong regarding John's hatred and war against the Abyss Empire) Impending Doom - Storming The Gates Of Hell, "One way or another, I'm going to return those demons to exile..."
- (Themesong regarding John's marriage with his wife, Sophie, even though they're affiliations are diverse) Atreyu - The Crimson, "How could you love someone so vile as me...?"
- (Themesong for the VoPC/SA's anti-Arachnos/anti-Longbow survival rate against both organizations) Devildriver - Pray for Villains, "We stand against the opposition - no matter how difficult. We will overcome."
- (Themesong about the infection with the R-Virus) Disturbed - Down with the Sickness, "There's no stopping this..."
- (Themesong on leaving Arachnos, and revolting against them) Limp Bizkit - My Way, "It's my way, my way or the highway..."
- (Themesong on John's lust for power) KMFDM - Megalomaniac, "In the end, all fall before me."
- (Themesong about John's history with Dark Astoria) Silent Hill 3 OST - Hometown, "No, I must endure this nightmare, my sorrow, my dread, my home."
- (Themesong on John risking his life over and over for his wife's sake) Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater, "...not for honor, but for you..."
[edit] OOC: The VEAT version of Arbiter Death
The VEAT Arbiter Death is actually him during his training days. So, if you want to roleplay with him your conversations -will- be only a flashback or a faint memory.
He may remember these conversations, and he may not. It just depends on the importance of the conversation.
Your character may go back in time via Ouroboros, and try to change him up a bit.
((Note: His in-game name is 'John Starkweather' and his past starts off at age 14 and will end back into the 'modern times' at his current age of 29 once he reaches threat level 50. ))
[edit] Personality
Good Side: Arbiter Death actually isn't that cruel or demented as one may think. He's actually a kind and friendly man to those who're friends with him.
Bad Side: The Arbiter can become a bloodthirsty psychopath if an adversary of his is captured. This can lead to an excruciating amount of pain to the victim as they will be physically and mentally tortured.
[edit] Homages
Arbiter Death is primarily a homage of the Resident Evil character Leon Kennedy. However, he is also inspired by other characters such as: Silent Hill's James Sunderland, Full Metal Alchemist's Maes Hughes, Resident Evil's HUNK, Manhunt's Lionel Starkweather and Resident Evil's Chris Redfield (mildly).
[edit] Trivia
- The Arbiter's voice, face, and even physique would be exactly like the Resident Evil (4) character Leon S. Kennedy.
- Would have the hairstyle of the Resident Evil (5) character Chris Redfield.
- Arbiter Death's favorite music is Techno and Trance
- Arbiter Death has 3 other old friends in Arachnos; Arbiter Pestilence, Arbiter War, and Arbiter Famine.
- Arbiter Death has psychic abilities, albeit, an extremely small amount.
- Arbiter Death has died and come back from the dead.
- Arbiter Death is Entomophobic(Fear of insects).
- Arbiter Death's Special Forces uniform is inspired by the Resident Evil character HUNK.
- Has recently upgraded his suit, he received energy inhibitors that can increase the energy in his body tenfold.
- Arbiter Death ironically hates cold weather.
- "Death" is just a nickname.
- Has actually saw the game City of Villains and City of Heroes at a local game store in Paragon City, the Arbiter thought it was an hallucination and walked away muttering to himself, "I have got to stop destroying those Crey lab machines!".
- Was great friends with Night Widow Nocturne and Arbiter Sands
- Has an immense fear to "Romero" or "Zack Snyder" type zombies.
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