User:Blake Spencer



=Character Bio=

Blake (Short for 'Blakeman') Dean Spencer is a 6'6"½ Lion in his early thirties with dark auburn fur and navy-blue eyes. His extreme muscle mass and broad shoulders make him an imposing sight to almost any Skyrate he meets. On land, Blake is typically seen wearing a heavy black flight-jacket over a greyish-white muscle undershirt and long black cargo pants. When preparing for flight however, Blake prefers to don a protective leather body-vest under his coat and a dark-purple domino mask over his eyes, complete with similarly coloured gloves and boots.

His strong, well-toned body is covered in various grotesque battle scars and war wounds, though he has covered most of these with intricate tattoo work and scrimshaw alterations.

Having a strong military background, Blake is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat and the use of many types of heavy duty weaponry. He is rarely seen without a bolt-rifle and pump-action shotgun by his side, though Blake has also been known to use teargas grenades in his escapades.

Since his teenage years, Blake has spent every spare moment of his time working out and toning his body into its peak physical condition. Because of this however, his proper education suffered, and Blake opted instead to attend a military academy for the majority of his younger years. Regardless, Blake has shown remarkable investigational and conversational skills throughout his life.

Personality
Blake is rarely seen without an overconfident grin of pride adorning his features. A cigar-chomping, grog-swilling man of fortune, his entire demeanour practically oozes of insincere charm and false bravado, which may deceive some into believing that he is a friendly character. Beneath his chauvinistic outer shell, however, lurks a greedy, arrogant and self-centered soul bent entirely on getting what he wants. His sleazy and over-masculine personality makes him a disagreeable character when exposed, though Blake hides it well behind a mask of mock friendliness that is exceedingly tough to break. Insults, threats and other forms of abuse mean nothing to Blake – especially since he has an irritating way of turning it back against people. He will gladly lecture anyone he meets on ascertaining ‘the winning attitude’, as he puts it.

Blake absolutely loves Oxford-regulation boxing, though is typically the kind of guy to practice the sport 24 hours a day and then pull out a gun when the time actually comes to fight. Suffice to say, with his thick military background, Blake much prefers to fight with his weapons rather than his fists. The few good personal attributes that Blake possesses undoubtedly come from his unwavering patriotism to his Skylands, which he swears to defend by whatever means necessary. Fancying himself (along with all other Sky pilots) as something of a vigilante, he spends the majority of his air-time hunting down pirates for sport. Though, truth be told, Blake himself is more-or-less just as bad as the pirates he chooses to kill. A sordid background with his father and years on the battlefield have hardened Blake to the point where he views all others as entirely beneath him, and displays heavy chauvinistic tendencies towards all women he meets.

To Blake, the entire world in which all creatures live is a sick joke that only he understands. The sad part is, he isn’t far from the truth. Blake has a strange way of being able to view and evaluate society for what it truly is, and thusly has chosen to be a grim parody of it. Underneath his apparent overconfidence lies a far greater purpose for being, though it is unknown if Blake would ever make this known.

Character History
Born the only child of Argos and Laurel Spencer, Blake was raised on a large block of bare farming land on the southern edge of the Skylands (specifically, an atoll off Luz). His father was a raging alcoholic, whose constant physical abuse of both Blake and his mother made for a highly troubled childhood. Blake’s mother, on the other hand, was kindly and caring to him throughout all of his time at the farm.

By the age of 9, Blake was enrolled in a school not far from his homeland. His education there would be short-lived however, and by the age of 16 Blake had left the school and was instead enrolled into a successful military academy… much to his father’s disapproval. There, Blake learned the ins-and-outs of heavy-duty weaponry and various wartime tactics. He immediately excelled in every one of his classes, and within a few short years was considered the very best of his unit. It was also during these years that Blake began to train his body into peak physical condition, a trend which has continued to this day.

When he reached 18 years of age, Blake was finally accepted into the official Skyland Flight School, and returned to his childhood home in order to tell his parents the news and bid them a fond farewell. When he reached the house however, he found that his father had accidentally murdered his mother sometime in the recent days in a fit of drunken rage. Overcome with ferocious grief, Blake lashed out at his father and brutally returned the favour.

To escape the traumatic experience, Blake fled his homeland and found a new home at the Flight School academy, where he was further allowed to learn the skills and tactics used by advanced pilots in regards to weaponry and aircrafts in general. By the age of 23, Blake was ready to leave the Flight School and pursue his career as a fully-fledged pilot, though he unexpectedly chose to stay for another 3 years and learn the secret methods that only the very greatest of pilots were granted knowledge.

Since (and during) that time, Blake has served on the battlefield in numerous dogfights and political conflicts, making him a target of interest to several Skytopian factions and high-ranking officials. Because of this, Blake should have garnered some powerful friends in high places, though it has yet to be seen if Blake will use these connections to his influence and/or advantage.

Today, Blake is approximately 33 years old, and making himself known to the general public of the Skylands as something of a vigilante; someone who loves nothing more than a good mug of grog, a thick cigar, and a rousing battle against a fleet of pirate warships. Though when push comes to shove, Blake is really only out for one thing: his own well-being and frivolous pleasure.

The Unobtainium Project
After killing his father in a blind rage, Blake adopted the guise of 'Punchline', his vigilante alter ego, a wild attempt to prevent further harm to the 'innocent' people of Skytopia. In his own words, Blake would 'seek to strike down those who would do evil' in the world, and it is during this time that Blake would encounter some of his most notable adversaries (see below).

After almost twenty years of this however, the countless battles he had encountered began to take a mental toll on the vigilante. He realized one day that Skytopia had become too sick to survive, and thus initiated one of the most infamous events in recorded history - The Unobtainium Project. Blake, with the help of scientists kidnapped, bribed and threatened into working for him, developed a material dubbed Enriched Unobtainium, which was safe to handle and touch in varying quantities. This, in turn, led to the creation of an enormous bomb powered by the new substance and was hidden deep within the bowels of Blake's colossal Leviathan (The Big Figure).

The funding for such an endeavor came from the establishment of Excelsior Energy Corporation Transfactional, a Midgard business front that distributed the longest-lasting light bulbs in all of Skytopia, guaranteed to burn brighter than regular brands. Unbeknownst to the general public, these light bulbs were also created with the Enriched Unobtainium and, once the bomb went off, were designed to detonate in mass quantities so as to wipe out those remaining where the bomb would not reach - an inferno in every home. Where he received the starting capital for ExCorp is, to this day, a complete mystery.

Blake Spencer claimed that this bomb was intended to give the world 'a fresh start' after the Hidden Fleet began to attack, wiping out not only the strange invaders but the political factions and criminal elements all at once; 'killing millions to save billions'. This would mark the beginning of a new world in which Blake would rule as king over a select group of citizens who would then begin to repopulate the planet, worshiping the vigilante as a God. His fragile mentality seemed to have finally caved inwards, and the power to destroy the whole world lay at his fingertips.

Blakeman genuinely believed that, were he not to destroy the world and save a select few, then the world would end under other means in the very near future and, ultimately, nobody would survive. Despite his clearly flawed, cracked psyche, the Lion always believed that what he was doing was the right thing to do. The power was just too much to handle.

Eventually his plan was thwarted by a brave group of Skytopians who assaulted The Big Figure and brought the vigilante to his knees at last. What seemed like certain death was to be avoided, however, thanks to Maya Muldrake sparing his life when he was most prepared to die.

Misc Information
- His mother is the only woman Blake ever felt an honest respect for.

- He thinks extremely highly of himself, though pretends to be a fair-minded individual on the outside.

- He absolutely detests handguns.

- Blake is somewhat religious, and will occasionally justify his smug actions with a mention of the ‘higher powers’.

- His favourite handheld weapons are the bolt-action rifle and the pump-action shotgun.

- He will occasionally pull mean-spirited pranks on those around him, which he describes as ‘character-building experiences’.

- Blake is deeply narcissistic towards his impressive physique, and will flaunt his various tattoo and scrimshaw designs whenever possible.

- His personal logo is a gaudy smiley face with a pair of ‘X’ symbols instead of eyes.

- Blake owns one of the only known samples of enriched Unobtainium, entirely safe to touch, in the form of a small trophy he recieved upon graduating Flight School. The insignia reads: "Mr. Spencer, congratulations on your new job. - Hector"

- A running gag in Blake's life (despite not being at all funny) is that no matter how many seemingly lethal wounds he receives, no matter how many inescapable situations he finds himself in, he will somehow survive against all reasonable odds. This has led to Blake genuinely believing that he has cheated death on a personal level, even referring to death as 'an avoidable weakness'.

- He constantly boasts that his ‘Ol' Reliable’ CR-4P is like him: once a scrawny weakling, but impressively hardened after extensive training and modification.

Villains
This is an incomplete list.

The Prosecutor - an Ibex with a warped fascination of politics and law. His real name is Adrian Vaughn.

Captain Acid - arguably Punchline's greatest nemesis, a lanky Raccoon clad in black army fatigues and a gas mask bent on creating chaos and disorder. His real name is unknown.

Von Kaiser - a Warthog and former two-time heavyweight boxing champion turned villain when he was discovered to be an immigrant from the Barrens and forced to retire in a time where racism amongst the sport was rampant. His real name is Brutus Baer, nicknamed 'The TKO from Olio' where he claimed to have been born.

Black Atom - a Doberman born outside of Skytopia who genuinely believed himself to be the reincarnation of Magnus. His real name is Josef Teth-Aton, and has since reformed.

Lady Luck & Aran O'Riley - a Lengish husband-and-wife couple, Rabbit and Hyena (respectively), who kidnapped the Governor's daughter for ransom. The latter was said by Blake to be 'too psychotic to need a nickname'. Lady Luck's real name is Marie O'Riley.

MissAppear - a Lynx with whom Blake eventually had a one-night stand, apprentice to Rage Mage, a kleptomaniac magician. Her real name was Collette Aurion, though she and Punchline agreed never to share their true names with one another.

Rage Mage - a Goat who turned to kleptomania after his career as a magician went up in smoke. His crimes always involved some form of trickery and deception, usually aided by his assistant MissAppear. His real name is Edward Leopold.

The Calendar - a Pug who would only commit crimes on certain special days of the year. His leg was crippled by Punchline, giving him a permanent limp. His real name is Marc Thedayt.

Tehras Red - an outlaw born on Tehras who fled to the Barrens pursued by Punchline. Here he was killed in a typical Western-style showdown at the age of only 24.

Captain Gingerdread - a swashbuckling Grizzly Bear pirate with a crew of 'Candymen' who led raids on Skytopian warehouses and businesses. As his alias suggests, he was obsessed with candy. His real name was Mason Clamp.

The Gemini - a pair of Rhinoceros twins working as hired goons; more often than not by The Prosecutor (see above). Their real names are Danny and Bryan Basham.

Mister Massacre - an anarchist Badger with a keen knowledge of heavy artillery and explosives. Robbed several banks before being apprehended. His real name was Lawrence Mueller.

Kid Krimson - a young Chihuaha who happened to be a sadomasochist, but no real intention of becoming a villain. He used to follow Punchline around, demanding that the Lion punish him, until the vigilante got sick of Krimson and dropped him down an elevator shaft.

Paperwork Dan - a Ferret who thought that life as a super villain would break the monotony of his job. When asked by Punchline how he was a villain, Dan replied he only did 'evil' paperwork. Punchline flipped the desk, and Dan retired from the crime business.

Aircraft Information
‘The Comedian’ – a battle-worn Kingfisher with dual Gatling-guns mounted under the wings. It was destroyed during a rescue attempt on the Edge of the World.

‘The Comedian II’ - a Thunderbolt gifted to him by Maya Muldrake.

‘The Big Figure’ – an immense Leviathan with an armoured hull, Blake once called this his "impenetrable fortress". It was once used to house the colossal Unobtainium-powered bomb that Blake intended to use against Skytopia, but was finally taken down and currently sits at the bottom of the sea.

‘Ol’ Reliable’ – a heavily modified CR-4P they issued Blake in Flight School, which he has constantly upgraded to keep it in decent service.