Characteristics
Renton- Real Name: Parker Charles Renton
- Alias: Clayton Matthews, Rent
- Code Name: Renton
- Identity: Secret
- Team Affiliations: Wallace Enterprises, Vine Titans, COPs
- Place of Birth: London, England
- D.O.B: October 6th 1990
- Occupation: Student, Hero
- Citizenship: British, American
- Gender: Male
- Age: 21
- Hair: Brown (Dyed Blonde)
- Eyes: Blue
- Height: 6'2
- Weight: 198 lbs
- Family:
Father: Theodore Howard Renton
Mother: April Liberty Renton
Sister: Emilie Molly Lefevre
Children: Samara and Byron MacKleen
Your Average Sidekick Origin
The Relentless Renton's
Parker was always practicing archery and knife throwing whilst growing up in the circus, born to Ted and April Renton, he was always raised to join the act of 'the Relentless Renton's'. His parents were childhood sweethearts who had ran away together aged seventeen, they could not get a job until stumbling across a traveling circus in the English countryside, they had been champion archers for their school and the ring master found a way to utilize this ability. Three years later baby Parker was brought into the world, this was not a problem to the generous ring master, Sigmund Freud (a.k.a Sick Fred), for he saw a way to utilize this too, by incorporating him into the act.
The Relentless Renton'sTwo years down the road and little Emilie was born, Parker was an older brother. Together, as a family they trained, and was part of a bigger family, 'Sigmund's Traveling Circus', each member cared deeply for the two little children and together they protected each other. They had a good life, but Parker's father always wanted a better life for his family, and he thought he could do so with more money. So he started gambling and got in big with some loan sharks, one shark in particular was Mr. Big. After a lucky streak in a casino Ted Renton thought himself invincible. With the money won he treated his family to a luxurious week and even put money toward Sick Fred renovating the circus. Things were never better.
But they did get worse, before paying Mr. Big back the thousands he owed, Ted Renton thought he could triple his money, unfortunately he lost it, everything. Only enough money in his back pocket to return to the circus drunk. Ted confided in Sick Fred who reassured him that ten grand was not enough money for a big boss like Mr. Big to follow a traveling circus. He was right. The Circus moved onto the next town and from there the one after that and so on without such show of Mr. Big. However Ted still got in trouble, he was unable to shake his new gambling habit and went on a roller coaster ride of winning big and then losing big. However in the big family of 'Sigmund's Traveling Circus' a little gambling problem was least of their worries and nobody resented Ted for it. Though they often got moved out of town due to Ted's little run ins.
Mr. BigThis was life as normal for two years until they returned to Scar City, home of Mr. Big. This meant no immediate danger to the Circus, but they had not obtained the information Mr. Big had, which made the Renton's such a valuable prize. It was a breezy summers night when they arrived, Mr. Big's mob (low life scum who worked on minimum wage with the ability to rape, murder, destroy, all whilst knowing they were under Mr. Big's protection), waited, the killings started in seconds. Mr. Big wanted this to be a massacre so no suspicions were aroused. This was also his way of sending a message to anyone willing to defy him. The Circus fought back and the Renton's opted to stay and fight allowing time for their children to escape. Unfortunately in the frenzy of everyone trying to escape Parker let go of Emilie's hand and ran straight into one of the goons, his final moments upon him until he was saved by the lovable Bear.
Parker found himself behind the circus stands, where he witnessed the murder of his parents and other members of Sigmund's circus. The worst of it seemed over, the tent was on fire, the ground littered with bodies, the night air filled with tortured screams, Parker sat and sobbed as he watched Mr. Big guide his little sister into a big black car before driving off, leaving Park completely alone in this world. He did not stick around much longer, whilst the mob fled, so did he. He ran away, straight through central Scar City, onto a train and did not stop until he reached Essex, by which time he had witnessed reports of the massacre all over the news.
On The Run
Parker found his way to a police station, where he told them about what happened, how he was a survivor of the 'Circus Massacre', about a man called Mr. Big, about how his family was murdered, they listened sympathetically and told him everything would be all right. Parker was put into foster care, with a generous family called the Matthews, they had a twelve year old son, Charlton Matthews and a nine year old daughter (a month older than Parker), Rosie Matthews, who came to have a crush on young Parker. For protection Parker was given a new identity, and he became Clayton Matthews, one of the family. He took to it, willing to forget about his past and the hideous things put upon him. However a normal life was not natural for Clayton and though he respected his foster family, he could no longer take it, he was made fun of at school and often got into fights, when he was ten and had been living a bog standard life for over a year, one older boy decided to call his mother a prostitute, which resulted in Clayton breaking both his arms, his nose and putting a fork through his earlobe.
This got Clay suspended, which was when he decided this was not working for him, especially the governments therapy sessions. So he ran away, far from his new home, and made it into the big city of London. The dark streets, amongst scumbags was Renton's natural habit. He was not looking for trouble but it often found him, he got into more fights than he did at school and caused even more damage, especially with a couple of knives in his hands. He came across many bad people, and commenced in doing bad things (nothing to put him at a moral stretch), only minor things such as mugging people and stealing. Eventually after moving all over London and living with various scummy people he settled in with a bunch of hooligans, who became his family, though not like the circus, they were like him, young outcasts, social rejects, the children time forgot. However at the age of fifteen he did fall in love with one Saoirse MacKleen, an Irish girl who had runaway from strict ruling parents, and they fell deeply madly in love for one another.
On the streetsSaoirse fell pregnant with Clayton's child, and he vowed to protect them, when they were sixteen she gave birth (to twins Samara and Byron MacKleen) and they lived happily together for a year or so but when they were seventeen after a few of their friends were caught in the act, revenge was sought at the abandoned theater they stayed in, Saoirse decided she could not raise their child here in such a harsh environment and so she left to return to Ireland, not to her parents but her much kinder and loving grandparents. Clayton was all alone once more, this sent him down a bad spiral and he got in deep with the loan sharks, this resulted in many fights and getting kidnapped a few times. Though one lonesome night after being thrown from his usual pub, Clayton was followed into an alley and cornered by goons whose boss he owed money to, unbeknown to them the great Constantine circled above.
Mentor, Master, Felon, Friend
The goons attacked Clay, twice his size, with triple the strength, but Clayton was quick and clever. He used their strength and weight against them, after taking a few beatings he managed to guide them into their own destruction. After a few minutes, standing victorious was a bloodied and battered Clayton. Constantine was impressed by the raw talent displayed by this mere seventeen year old mortal. Constantine then revealed himself to a wary Clayton, and told him of how impressed he was with that display of courage, most would run, or lie down and die. He said how Britain was too ready to rollover and die and there was a need for more people to stand up for themselves like Clayton did. The initially scared Clayton (he had heard what Constantine did to bad people and Clay was no saint) was now filled with a sense of pride for himself.
Red RobinConstantine said he was going to keep an eye on the kid before vanishing into the shadows. Suddenly Clayton felt like something needed changing, that he could turn his talents to the less fortunate, yes, that would be what his parents would have wanted. So Clayton got to tuning his skills back up again, even managed to make himself a costume and dyed his hair a strawberry blond to rewrite his identity. It was quite tricky in the beginning, getting around the busy streets of London at night time. Especially with no way of travel, he spent much time figuring routes around the city, and with keen instinct, fearlessness, courage and acrobatic talent he managed to learn ways of Parkour. He followed Constantine on the news religiously, picking up on criminal hotspots that Con liked targeting. With bow and arrow in hand Clay got to work.
He made his way into the suicide slums of London every night and followed information that he gathered on the streets from drug dealers and hooligans. He crashed many a party and left a bloody mess, for weeks on end and no sight of Constantine. Though he himself started to pick up some media hype, in his first report they named him the Red Robin, after his archery skills and red attire. Clayton did not feel this embodied a mysterious element. In respect of his parents and as a silent message to his greatest villain (Mr. Big), he named himself Renton, and he wrote it in blood. The media loved him for it. Though still no sign from Constantine. Renton often only just escaped the scene half dead, and had to weasel his way from the cops on several occasions.
One day, when he followed a lead involving drug scandals and corrupt police he wound up in a warehouse, set up as a trap by Mr. Big to catch him. It worked. Renton was in a lot of trouble, he was tied to a chair and beaten to a pulp, ready to be taken to the big bad boss, just as Con arrived, cops at hand. Con pulled Renton free from the rubble of chaos and left the goons to the cops. Almost dying Constantine took him to a very old friend and the only man he trusted to deal with it, Albert. Slowly Renton was brought back to life and was awoken in the Concave, immediately awestruck by the impressive display of technology and memorabilia stacked high and mighty. Constantine told Clay that he would take him in under his wing and have him properly trained, if only not to be such a fool.
He could not hold onto consciousness for long and went back under, the next time he awoke it was dark but he could feel himself in a more comfortable double bed, the third time was morning and there was some food which he barely managed a few mouthfuls of, the fourth time he was strangely greeted by the beautiful Gemma Wallace, who helped him scoff down a bacon sandwich, shortly they were joined by Constantine. For a brief moment he thought that Billionaire Scott Wallace was the masked vigilante until Con unmasked himself revealing blond hair and a handsome face. He told Clay to get washed and dressed as they were starting straight away.
A fresh startFirst things first, Renton needed to be kitted out properly and taught the basics. So Constantine took him to Wallace Enterprises Headquarters, where the best of the best are trained. Because he wasn't joining Britain's secret army, and instead becoming a public figure he needed to stand out on his own with a look that complimented him and his abilities. He was given a high tech bulletproof suit that allowed easy movement and a lot of protection. He also was made a top of the range Bow that came with an arsenal of differentiating arrows. He now looked like a true super, but still couldn't fight like one.
The New Life
Renton was put to work with some of the top ranking military combatants. SAS Commandos who had spent years on the job, Renton was put through the mill, working side by side with BSA (Britain's Secret Army), receiving the same level intensity as they did, pushed even harder. Renton adapted quickly and improved greatly, he was moved onto weapons training, where he revealed he was a crack-shot, years in the circus and natural inherited talent. They showed him the inside outs of his bow and arrows, and then every working street and military gun out there, they even let him run with some up and coming weapon prototypes.
After his BSA training was complete he went even further, Con put him into the Daemon Corps, where he learned to work as a team and utilize other peoples talents and powers. He even went on a couple of missions with them for some hardcore training. Afterwards he was put with C.A.P.E.S, the real test, top gun, best of the best, most trusted unit in all of Constantine's arsenal, he found some friends from the BSA there, new recruitment's and his previous officers. They ran rigorous simulation tests on him, pushed his physical strength and acrobatic ability to its peak. They also trained him how to fight super powered beings, use their own skills against them. He had succeeded, just before turning eighteen. He was ready to train with Constantine.
Con taught him everything he knew, and together they were a team, they cracked many cases and fought hard with every one. Renton never stopped training, you can't when you're around such a great mind. He picked up skills, tips and talents he never thought he'd have, he even learned a few new languages. Con became his surrogate father, a person who he looked up to, turned to for guidance, wanted to impress and make proud. Renton divided up his time between working at Wallace Enterprises, fighting crime with Con or relaxing in the Wallace London Manor. He struck up quite a relationship with the Wallace's and they became his new family, along with Albert and Constantine. So they adopted him. He had a family again, younger siblings again.
He adored his new brothers and sisters, and they adored him. It was good. Until came Judgement Day. When Hell came to Earth. Renton joined Constantine and the BSA on taking back Britain, before assisting them over the pond to help USA. It was a hard and long battle, so came a lot of hardship and many lives were lost, but eventually evil was overcome. Rent and all British soldiers, and many brave souls, were awarded the Judgement Medal from the Queen and Country. The J-Medal came to serve as a symbol of bravery and brotherhood. It was his acts of valor in the face of imminent doom that earned Renton his independence from his guide Constantine.
Hero
Renton stayed in America and was set up with a team of heroes known as the Vine Titans, a group all roughly his own age, with much vaster powers. They became great friends and they all fought together on many missions. However Renton remained cocky and often did not strive in a team environment, from how hot headed he was, this was not helped by Con's seal of approval. Soon the team were called upon for a greater good, to be part of the Champions of Peace (COPs) a new founded team that pulled all the best supers from around the world to work together as one, the potential was beautiful.
Renton was put into the Shadow Squad a small group lead by the Sovereign Son, that did the dirtiest and most secret work. A team of those in the grey, who could kill for the greater good. Renton eventually grew restless, he felt as though he was cooped up and kept in a cage by those above him. He did not need it, he did not need them. He left the greatest team on the world, to work alone. He became very good at what he did and needed nobody else to help him do it, though he did make some new friends along the way. Renton kept feeling like he was missing something, and one day it came to him. He needed Saoirse back, and his children, he packed bags and headed for Ireland.
What greeted him was not good, Saoirse was dead, died of a fatal illness that she had been born with it rendered her body useless and then her mind, before shutting down all her systems. Renton could not believe it. His children were essentially orphans, though greatly cared for by their great-grandparents. Clay was introduced to his children for the first time, Samara and Byron MacKleen, they were beautiful and reminded him so much of her. They were delighted to see him, only two years old, he was sad to find that he could not stay. Though he promised to return.
A look at his children sparked something in him, to further work towards the greater good, so he traveled back to his old home and decided to join the BSA (which was no longer a secret). He was accepted immediately as one of their greatest trainees, and he flew threw the ranks, earning his own squadron. It was then that they attacked, from the sky, it was almost worse than before. Great big ships, far more advanced in their technology than almost anything that they had on Earth, almost. Earth was a great meet and greet for species of all kinds so it was not hard to assume that humans picked up a few tips. Renton and his squad were one of few sent to receive information of the great alien race.
SacrificeWith superior weapons they forced their way into one of the leading command ships above London. They had to fight an army to reach the control center, where Renton retrieved information once hacking into their computing systems. He sent it back to HQ and managed to sabotage the ship. His entire squad died and Renton was very close to it, losing his left arm in the process. He was pulled free from the wreckage, a bloodied pulp once more. Strangely, he thought, Constantine had sought him out earlier that day to wish him luck. When he woke up he realised why.
The End
It was all over the news, Constantine's departure from Earth, from this universe, from life. How? Why? What? Questions raced within Renton, the almighty had fallen. Constantine had left Renton, all alone with nothing but the Consuit. The Wallace's were busy, Scott was running the country, Gemma looking after the children, all whilst they decided to grow up. And now he was missing an arm, what of his archery, he was finding it hard to cope. He was restless in the hospital and lashed out, so they had him heavily sedated. When he was awoken, he was greeted by one of his previous mentors of the BSA. They offered him into the MI6 and kitted him out with a new robotic arm.
He worked on their secret missions and found himself spiraling down a black hole of depression, drink and drug abuse. He was compromised on a secret mission in Korea and imprisoned in a notoriously hard prison. He was let out after months of dealing with rough criminal thugs and a lot of time in solitary. He was approached by a Korean Buddhist monk who often visited his prison, and was told of how to release his demons, to accept himself and free his soul. He spent a year with the peaceful warriors, when they started to feel a great stirring in the energy of the universe that surrounded there sacred planet and star. Then it arrived, the mystical three and Renton's day of reckoning.
Abilities
Renton:
- Renton is a human who has pushed himself to peak of physical and mental perfection.
- Is naturally skilled in archery, Incredible accuracy and range with his bow and arrow.
- Has key acrobatic skills, raised in a circus, he is very agile and quick. He also knows Parkour.
- Has been trained by the best of the best, all around the world, in hand to hand combat.
- Extensive knowledge of weaponry.
- Tactical thinker, smarter than he appears.
- Trained his minds Inner Eye, to heighten his senses.
Items
Robotic arm:
- Renton lost his left arm fighting against the Skrulls.
- Top scientists replaced it with a metallic substitute.
- Works as an ordinary arm, allowing for more strength and protection.
- Hides secret technology, but nothing major, last resort items.
- Covered in regrown skin and blood, which has been manufactured from his own DNA
Consuit:
- Was left with his masters old suit.
- Technologically advanced armour.
- Numerous gadgets.
- Body cooling system.
- Data scanners, night vision, heat signals.
- Camouflage abilities.
- Adjusts to the bodily needs of the owner.
- Is powered by reserves of Constantine's energy and power.
- Gives minor power use of Constantine's.
- Allows for flight, power blasts, minor force fields, freezing, flamethrowers etc.
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