Troll
The Algernon Files wrote:Arkady Gennadyevitch Sukinov had always heard and dismissed the legend passed down in his family, that long ago a heroic Sukinov knight ... had thwarted the great witch Baba Yaga and had been cursed. Supposedly, she had said that should any of his family ever
show his courage or heroism again, that they would suffer a horrible fate, and become the monsters that his great ancestor had fought.
Arkady always thought this was just a way to justify the uncounted generations of thieves, pirates, and swindlers that he knew his family had always been. He might have gone onto a career Russian military man (with all that implied after the collapse of the Soviet Union) if he hadn’t selflessly endangered himself to drag his comrades out of a burning tank in Chechnya.
Collapsing, he later woke up to find himself changed – enormous, vastly strong and resilient, and uglier than a Politburo member’s backside. Resigned to his fate as only a Russian could be, Arkady attempted to be a hero in his native land, only to find out there wasn’t much room for a hero in a land where corruption was king. Leaving the Rodina and his family (who now considered him an outcast), Arkady moved to America.
He spent some time in New York (largest number of bridges in the United States) before moving on to Pittsburgh (runner up) where he stayed for a few years, before his gambler's soul was drawn westward to what should probably have been his destination all along. He embraced Las Vegas, and for its part Las Vegas embraced him, with Arkady becoming a part time crime fighter, part time monster hunter, part time extra security guard (hired when the casinos thought they might have super trouble) and full time mountain-of-a-man about town. He was a freqent ally of the Freedom League's Empress, helping her out against the Card Shark gang and receiving her help in turn when old business from Russia came calling for him.
The epitome of that old business was, of course, the fury of Baba Yaga. The Crone, as Troll preferred to call her, was outraged that, when a member of the Sukinov family finally fell victim to her long-ago curse, he continued to try to play the hero instead of becoming the beast that he was in form. She was unable to confront him directly, but always made sure that he knew who was behind the monsters and mercenaries who came after him for no good reason. He bore up under this pressure well.
In 2014, after nearly a decade in which he hadn't heard a peep from Baba Yaga, Arkady got a little overconfident and decided to take a vacation in Russia. He disappeared not long after departing the airport, and while Baba Yaga is the most likely suspect in his disappearance, she's certainly not the only one. Discovering whatever happened to Troll might be a good mission for an ambitious team of young superheroes ...
Troll -- PL 12
Abilities: STR 15/11 |
STA 12/8 |
AGL 0 |
DEX 0 |
FGT 6 |
INT 0 |
AWE 1 |
PRE 4
Powers: Healing Factor (Immunity 1 [disease]; Regeneration 16),
Large Size (Permanent Growth 4, Innate),
Meant to Lurk in Swamps (Immunity 2 [cold, drowning]; Senses 2 [darkvision]; Swimming 6),
Sheer Toughness (Immunity 1 [pressure]; Impervious Protection 4),
Smells Magic (Senses 3 [acute scent, detect magic (olfactory), tracking scent]),
Super-Strength (Enhanced Strength 1, Limited to Lifting; Leaping 10; Array (based on Strength Damage): Burst Area Affliction 12 [Resisted by Dodge, Overcome by Fortitude; Dazed and Vulnerable, Stunned and Prone], Extra Condition, Limited Degree, Limited to targets on ground, AP: Burst Area Affliction 7 [Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed and Vulnerable, Defenseless and Stunned], Extra Condition, Limited Degree).
Advantages: All-out Attack, Attractive*, Close Attack 3, Contacts, Improved Grab, Improved Pin, Language 2, Power Attack, Startle, Taunt.
Skills: Deception 8 (+12), Expertise: Gambling 10 (+10), Expertise: Pop Culture 6 (+6), Expertise: Streetwise 8 (+8), Insight 8 (+9), Intimidation 8 (+12), Perception 6 (+7), Persuasion 2 (+6), Ranged Attack: Thrown 4 (+4).
Offense: Initiative +0, Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 15).
Defense: Dodge 6, Parry 6, Fortitude 14, Toughness 16, Will 8.
Totals: Abilities 60 + Powers 60 + Advantages 13 + Skills 30 + Defenses 19 = 182 points
Complications: Thrills--Motivation. Obvious Yet Loveable Monster. Enemy (Baba Yaga).
Fame.
* Yes, really! Despite his appearance, Troll is very attractive to the opposite sex!