Merlin

Merlin is a supervillain from the 2030s and '40s, who's recently become active again.

Description
A costumed adventurer. He's a man with a slight build in a black and blue costume with armor plating. He's got a white well-trimmed beard. The upper half of his face is covered in a mask, with high-tech goggles covering his eyes, and a pointed blue wizards hat on top of his head. He carries a five foot tall metal staff that looks like it has a number of buttons and switches within reach of his fingertips.

Origin
Damian Cavascos was a talented scientist and businessman in the field of nanotechnology and materials science. In the early 2030s, he found his start up company on the verge of collapse; he was in direct competition with a much larger corporation over a lucrative of military contract. Desperate to keep his business afloat long enough to see the end of the contest, he partnered with a member of the Cangelosi organized crime family. In return for the essential loan, Damian's new associate forced him into using his scientific know-how to assist in crimes. Eventually, the revelation of Damian's new associate came to light. In the resulting scandal, Damian went to jail, lost his security clearance, forfeited the military contracts, and lost his company. After being released from jail, he was essentially blacklisted from his industry. He turned to crime as a costumed villain.

Powers
Merlin is a gadgeteer, with a number of tricks up his sleeve based on his knowledge of materials and nanotechnology. He carries a reserve of carbon filled solution which he can assemble instantly into super strong carbon structures using nanotech robots. His armor is made of light weight durable carbon. His main weapon is his staff which can contain a number of surprises, but it usually houses a lethal nanotech disassembler beam and a superconduction electrical shocker. The staff is nearly impervious, made of an unknown fullerene material. Merlin's goggles are flash-resistant and contain a number of different vision modes.

Personality
Merlin is a mastermind type of villain. He's used to being in charge, assembling a team of super villains, and getting them to work towards his plan. He prides himself on being smarter than the average crime fighter. Although he tends to work with groups, he keeps his working relationships strictly professional. He's not above sacrificing his teammates to accomplish his goals.

Relations
Merlin had and has a number of associates, but no friends. He's worked with a number of villains over the years, but he's got no close personal ties.

History
Merlin was mostly active is the 30s and 40s. In the early 40s, he pulled scam where he bluffed the world into thinking that he could turn the world's gold supply into lead. He proceeded to hold the gold supply for ransom, threatening to render it all worthless. This plot was foiled, but Merlin made a fortune in the resulting fluctuations of the world economy. After this score, Merlin disappeared until recently. In 2059, he tried to kidnap millionaire swindler Norman Means.

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