Operative Griffin
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Doesn't know the meaning of a "Good Day." | |
| Operative Griffin | |
| Player: Vinnie Frizzle | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Soldier of Arachnos (Bane Spider) |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Dennis Griffin |
| Known Aliases: | Tired Eyes |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | Mid-twenties |
| Height: | 5'11" |
| Weight: | 264lbs. |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Etoile Islander (Slightly texan in inflection due to parentage, apparently) |
| Occupation: | Bane Spider Commando |
| Place of Birth: | Mercy Island |
| Base of Operations: | Grandville |
| Marital Status: | Single. |
| Known Relatives: | None known. |
| Known Powers | |
| Psychic "Blank" | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Extensive training by the Bane Spider Corps. Teleportation via Manticore's style of hijacking the Mediport system. Knows a Mu spell or two. | |
| Equipment | |
| Standard Bane Spider armor, standard Bane Mace. | |
| Used to be a lazy asshole, but he's gotten over it. He's capable, cautious and smart, but doesn't put himself at risk if he doesn't need to. | |
"Well shit... Now I've seen everything."
Played by the treacherous snake Vinnie Frizzle. Acerbic, hateful asshole, originally meant to be an Arachnos based parody of Dexter Grif of Red Vs. Blue. He has, however, evolved into his own through my own playing with him, and become more effective and useful, developing a hatred of everyone around him. Dennis Griffin hates you, and doesn't care what you think.
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[edit] Affiliations
Scirocco - Mr. Griffin is a mostly loyal member of the Bane Spiders. Recent interactions with Scirocco have caused Operative Griffin to question his own loyalty. However, he seems to show a great deal of loyalty to his new patron. Time will tell if that lasts. They have, at least, been affiliated long enough for Dennis to receive some training in Mu Mysticism.
Ali Mu'Sarat - A personal associate and friend , though forced to distance himself after Ali joined the Midnight Squad, and becoming, effectively, an anti hero.
Vinnie Frizzle - An associate through Ali Mu'Sarat, Operative Griffin despises Mr. Frizzle and vice versa. However, they are sometimes forced to work together.
Vanguard - While other Arachnos soldiers assigned to the War Zone are openly belligerent to anyone assisting Vanguard, during the time that Operative Griffin was assigned there, he apparently requested to have a plan of his put up for consideration. Put a mole in Vanguard. Since many suspected him of treachery within Arachnos itself, he made the perfect candidate. While he did send back much information that would be very beneficial to Arachnos, Mr. Griffin apparently felt the need to actually assist Vanguard, fighting the Rikti in many operations. This makes him, effectively, a double agent.
Shadow Spiders - After answering the call of his acquaintance and friend Arbiter John "Death" Starkweather, Dennis joined his new ShadowOps organization. After his disappearance and return, his position has changed to Security Director of their hidden base.
Arbiter Death - Dennis actually considers Arbiter John Starkweather the closest thing he has to a friend within Arachnos. Though even Arbiter Death is not safe from his vicious snark.
[edit] Powers
Psychic Blank: Most people have a "Psionic Signature," that makes them visible to psychics. Simply put, Denis doesn't have this signature. He had enough potential to become a Bane Spider, but his gift makes him an awesome Psychic killer. Unfortunately, the more powerful the psychic, the more likely they'll detect a "hole" or lack of psychic presence. It also has a side effect of undoing his Bane Spider training, saving him from being effected by Hugo's defection and subversion of a large number of other Bane Spiders. He's got all the training and knowledge of a Bane Spider, but has actual free will, unlike the facsimile possessed by other Banes.
Following his disappearance and return, Dennis's powers have started to deteriorate and weaken. As a result, he's almost visible to most psychics, and able to receive telepathic communication(Much to his surprise, and disgust.)
[edit] Personality
Operative Griffin is very acerbic, grating, and whiny. A true "Deadpan Snarker." However, he seems to have both a Mean streak, and a "Sweet Streak." He has openly objected to a number of particularly evil operations, though he's performed them all, to the letter with the utmost brutality and precision. Just Months ago, none would have ever suspected Dennis Griffin to be Bane Spider material. He even took to the mental training that all bane spiders receive. Dennis is also openly hateful of everyone around him. A big ball of anger and bitterness.
One thing that seems to get him in trouble is the fact that he's a very independent, "Out of the Box" thinker. Despite this, he IS fanatically Loyal to Lord Recluse.
Dennis was often subjected to the weird and wonderful throughout his career. During his association with many magic users, including Scirocco, he's become an expert on bypassing magical defenses. Becoming a bit of a paranormal expert has made him very hard to surprise.
After his recent disappearance and return, Dennis has become somewhat withdrawn. On the other hand, he's snarkier and more downright insulting than every before. No even the Arbiter is safe from his shameless mocking. He's also expressed even greater distrust of people than normal, often citing himself amoungst the untrustworthy, to the point of programming the base's defense systems with countermeasures against himself, to be activated in only the direst of circumstances.(IE His own betrayal, as far as his ego is concerned.)
Good Side: What good side? Ok fine. While still a horrible cold-blooded bastard, he's not THAT bad of a guy. He's just come up with a lot of good and valid reasons to hate most of the humanity. However, prove yourself trustworthy to him, and as long as you don't conflict with Arachnos operations, He'll go to the ends of the Earth to help you. If he feels like it on that given day.
Bad Side: Cross him or his allies and he will hunt you to the ends of the earth and make your death so painful and slow that Hell will look like a weekend in Vegas.
Another side note that's often hidden and downplayed. Dennis has a huge soft spot for dogs, and will absolutely not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse. He kind of wishes he could keep pets in the base.
[edit] History
Born in the slums of Mercy Island, Dennis Griffin quickly learned a healthy hatred of, and lack of faith in, humanity. Rising up, attempting to transcend his position as a nobody, he was kidnapped by Arachnos for training. Barely passing basic training, Dennis became a Wolf Spider. His hatred quickly focused on the so-called "Destined Ones." Concocting a half-assed plan, he infiltrated them. Of course most saw right through it. When he realized this, he kept going, feeling that he honestly had nothing better to do and wanted to see how far he could take the masquerade, but with minimal effort. Through dumb luck and happenstance, Griffin rose through the ranks of Arachnos. Not to say he didn't learn anyhing... he just didn't care. The quote above was uttered many a time when Griffin received Bane Spider training. Of course, it was around this time he also ascended into competence. As if understanding and accepting his potential, Griffin became an effective and dangerous tool. Then the tool understood what it was... And met Scirocco. Some how, seeing one so Noble amoung the ranks of monsters and mad men began driving Griffin AWAY from the organization. Some think it's only a matter of time before he goes rogue. Though none know what he will do when he does.
Of course, this didn't happen. Instead he was approached by the maverick Arbiter Starkweather to join his newest detachment.
Recently, during a wave of Rikti Restructurist invasions, Dennis found himself protecting Arachnos Interests in Cap Au Diable. He was seriously injured and crippled in one battle, having lost his entire right arm, and his left forearm. Of course, the expertise of ally Vinnie Frizzle has left him with augmented cybernetic replacements.
As of late, Griffin appears to have gone missing. No one is entirely sure where he is, and as far as anyone in Arachnos knows, he's off the books.(
He has since returned, slightly changed. Having literally walked back in the door amnesic about the past couple months, and into the Spider's struggle against the Black Tie.
While coming to grips with his slowly returning memories, Griffin started going on drunken benders again. Out of total coincidence, Dennis wandered into the Monkey Club on Sharkhead Isle. What's unfortunate about this is that he happened to walk in on a number of the Black Tie, including their infamous leader himself. After half an hour of being tortured in various ways, they murdered Dennis and sent his mutilated, severed head to Arbiter Starkweather. Since he was truly dead, Griffin's spirit, as they say, got "on the bus with Leary and Scorcese, you're goin' Straight to fuckin' hell!" Spending the night in that place of eternal torment, it's revealed to Dennis where he'd been for the last few months. A God-like Trickster and cosmic horror calling itself "The Comedian" had chosen Dennis as it's newest plaything. The next morning, it created a new copy of Dennis' body, identical to his original. Dumping him off in the Shadow Spider's base, Dennis came face to face with Bad Dream's "present." Later that day, The Comedian sought fit to remind Dennis who was in charge. He was rendered insubstantial and incorporeal during a Black Tie raid on the Shadow Spiders' base. Oddly his cell phone still worked, allowing him to send a wide spread message to most of the Black Tie members present.
He now wants to personally kill Bad Dream, or die trying. Jumping Jimmy might get a bullet or two as well.
[edit] Outfits
(Pics will be added soon)
[edit] Mk.IV Bane Armor(Modified)
((CoV Only)) Griffin's standard equipment Kit. Only used in the toughest of situations due to it's weight and as such, restriction of mobility. The gloves also restrict the necessary hand motions for Spellwork, leaving him only able to quickly perform the simplest of his incantations. Thankfully, these are also his most destructive. Either way, he only wears this heavy armor when he's wading into combat with his mace in hand. It's been modified to incorporate some of the same powered armor systems used in his Custom Infiltration armor that combined with Standard bane armor systems, allow him even greater strength and durability, as well as the Reinforced spinal mount system mentioned in that entry.
[edit] Civilian Digs
((CoV Only)) Usually just a tank top and some jeans or straight pants and simple shoes. Usually worn while off duty, or at the D. Also what he tends to wear while seated at the Main Supercomputer in the base. His cybernetic enhancements are clearly visible and prominent.
[edit] MiB Digs
((CoV Only}} This rarely worn suit is dug out for formal occasions, or when delicate negotiations are required.(Something Dennis hates doing, but is more than capable of.) While he hates having to bring them out, he enjoys wearing them because they make him look like a Federal Spook(AKA a Man in Black.) Regularly drycleaned at 'Dusty's Dry Cleaning' in the Old Haven neighborhood of Cap Au Diable.
[edit] Custom Infiltration Armor
((CoV Only)) What Dennis considers to be his favored outfit, and best combination of protection and mobility. A powered exoskeletal-vest fitted with heavy armor plating, and linked to his cybernetic arms, synchronized to give him that perfect boost in strength(and to prevent self inflicted injury from overexertion.) On his chest, on the outside of the exoskeleton, is a set of Vanguard issue impervium armor plates. On his back is a reinforced spinal mount system, designed to accept a Crab channelgun pack without using invasive spinal implants. As of yet, he prefers not to use this feature, and doesn't even know if it would work as intended. Unarmored exoskeletal-leg mounts underneath his pants(tough work pants) to allow for increased running speed and the ability to withstand falls from greater heights. On his head, he has his standard Occular implant mounted in his right eye socket, and a simple black stocking cap and black bandanna over his mouth. While more than capable of making good of his mace in this equipment kit, he prefers to work as a ranged combatant and infiltrator, sticking stealth and his trusty Wolf Spider issue assault rifle. The suit was designed at the request of several Arachnos and Aeon Corp technicians who happened to owe Dennis a few "favors." Sychronization with his arms was conducted by Dr. Vinnie Frizzle during his short employ as one of the Shadow Spiders' eggheads, and after countless checks, found free of sabotage and kill switches.
[edit] Musical Themes
Cake - Shut the fuck up.
[edit] Griffin-isms
"ARRENDONTOUCHTHATGIT!"
[edit] Opinions and Feelings towards Operative Griffin
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- "He's an alright guy, I don't know him all that well yet but he is dedicated to arachnos and als--- Oooo shiny, whats this button do?"
- "He really needs to get laid. Might stop his whining."
- "Sure, he's not uh... terrible... I don't know him well enough to call him off, but he... HE DOES CRAP WAY TOO OFTEN. He gets in the strangest conversations. At least he supported me when I almost died..."
[edit] Homages
Operative Griffin was originally meant to be a straight up homage to Pvt. Dexter Grif from the popular Web Machinema Red Vs. Blue. He has since evolved and even the distinct Grif Laziness has been overshadowed. He's since picked up traces of other characters, Most notably Grif's "Opposite" on the Blue team. Leonard Church. I see it like this. Grif's sloth, Church's Rage and Snark, The average ranting comedian's hatred of the world, and a cold, inhuman competence at a cold and inhuman profession.
[edit] Trivia
- Griffin saw the same copies of City of Villains and City of Heroes on his own visit to Paragon City. He subsequently mumbled to himself "If I didn't have a job to do, I'd cap myself immediately, 'cuz now I've seen everything..."
- Operative Griffin is a fan of Jazz, Blues, R&B and the like. His favourite artist is apparently Tom Waits, though he actually owns no recordings of his.
- Griffin's 4th costume includes Vanguard equipment, most notably an armored, exoskeletal vest and an Impervium chestplate.
- More to come.
- His fourth costume is meant to represent the cobbled together nature of his very existence. A disjointed mess that happens to make sense. I also find it amusing, that after all the work to get the chest and legs to look just the way I like them.... His head's just his signature black Opera eye-plate, a stocking cap and thug mask. I might replace that with a proper face mark or helmet thing at some point... We'll see.
- Not so much trivia, as desires... I almost want to get together with Arren and have a sort of... Odd Friendship consisting of Arren interfering with Dennis at random and often inopportune times. I know you're reading this, by the way. I think it'd be funny.
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