Yes, it is that time again. I've been feeling recently (ok, for a while) that with the end of the Lazarus stuff, Galen's story was fairly complete. At least, as far as being a PC goes; he doubtlessly still has stuff that can be developed, but probably better in NPC fashion at this point.
So, have come up with a charecter, to submit to y'all.
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Name: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Real Name: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov
Nickname: Andropov
Birth Date and Location: Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 12/17/1971
Group Affiliation: none
Position: Freelance
Description:
Nikolai’s appearance is generally not memorable, with a small exception: he has an evil smirk that most people tend to remember. His dress after ‘retiring’ is able to tend towards either pants and blazer, or jeans and t-shirt, depending on situation. Brown eyes and black hair.
Nikolai is played by Ed Wasser.
Background:
Born in Leningrad in 1971, Nikolai’s father was service worker who was an abusive father. Nikolai dreamed of escape one day, of getting as far away from his father as possible. Fate smiled on him in 1989 – excelling in school despite his childhood, he was initially recruited to join the KGB.
Despite the changes being instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev, Nikolai was soon discovered to have the right mindset to serve as an assassin by using his position to extract revenge on his father, Aleksander for years of abuse. Nikolai filed a false denunciation against his father, accusing him of disloyalty. To ensure the state police would act, he intimidated an old family friend to file a similar denunciation. Realising the threat of exposure, two days later, Nikolai took what he saw as a necessary step to protect himself: planning and carrying out the murder.
It brought him to the attention of a KGB Colonel, Lavrenti Vladimirovich Saborov. Saborov made a deal: he would go unpunished for his crimes, in exchange for becoming an assassin. Nikolai agree, spending 2 years in intensive training under Saborov’s watchful eye. One day in 1991 brought it all to an end, when an attempt at a coup was launched against Gorbachev.
Saborov’s enemies took the opportunity to move against him. Nikolai responded the only way he could think of: he fled, fearing Saborov would turn on him. Nikolai found himself without any legally marketable skills. Moving into Eastern Europe, by the end of the year, he accepted a contract to kill a small gang leader.
That contract proved to be the start of a long and profitable career as a professional assassin. Nikolai developed an odd sense of justice, and found his opinion of mankind on a downward spiral, by his contact with organised crime. He kept accepted contracts only on certain kinds of targets. These targets were exclusively those we might consider ‘evil’ – gangsters, drug dealers, corrupt officials. A sort of pride in his work developed, to the point where he did everything to take out the target and only the target.
His first “big” contract was accepted in 1995. The mission resulted in his becoming hired for more and more important jobs. By 2003, Nikolai had enough money to retire on – and despaired of any ability to change the world. Working only for money, he decided to retire to Los Angeles. During this time, he went simply by the name ‘Andropov’ to conceal his identity. A part of his misses the excitement of making a professional kill, which was partly why he chose LA – subconsciously, he still wants to come back out of retirement.
Nikolai has encountered one or two demons in his time and a vampire, but has managed to rationalise them away. He has no knowledge of the occult.
Items:
-Garrotte
-.45 Taurus and silencer
-Sniper rifle specially designed to be able to be broken down into parts, and stored in a specially made briefcase
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PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Well, you already know my opinion of Nikolai - I'm still working on ideas for his first meeting with Tash. I'll try not to draw a gun on your pc this time, Adam. Hones'. :wink: :)
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Well, this is an interesting and definitely unique idea. I'm all for it, Adam. Good show.
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Bring on the Russians!
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov - can I call him Nik instead? :D hehe
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
What about Nicky? Nikki? Cute... :P
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
*Has a Flash back to semester 3 reading Anna Karenin* Too....Many Russian ....names.... Head going to burst.
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
hehe...yeah bring em on...we kicked their asses in '72!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted:
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
ohhh me like :D but wats going to happen to Galen? I liked David Dacovni....and that is soo not how you spell his last name i know....
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Galen is still around, just as an NPC.
Amazing, how you get lots of comments just by switching your avatar. :)
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
Kolya is the Russian nickname for Nikolai, isn't it? I mean, as long as we're discussing what to call Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov for short.
I like him. He has an extremely well-thought-out background. And there are so many possible stories that could arise from his personal history or from his past!
Good job.
PC Switch Proposal: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Makarov(Accepted)
I really should respond to posts I intend to reply to when first seeing them. They call me "Mr Brain like a Sieve" for a reason. :)
But yes, I did find out that Kolya is the nickname for Nikolai. I also found out while looking up stuff on names that ever well-known name, Natasha, while Russian is actually a nickname for Nataliya.
And thank you. I figure that I should be able to get a good two seasons of development out of him, maybe more, while seeing if it's possible to get the unrepentant killer to develop at least quasi-decent tendancies. Of course, he could always just not do that - my charecters have this bad habbit of not cooperating with me some times. :)