Mr. Hurt

34 yrs old

Male

Six foot zero

Two hundred pounds, fluctuates

Black hair, combed back mane

Toned Body from experience

Likes leather coats, trousers and t-shirts

Professional criminal, 'cleaner', mob hitman & contract killer

Experience in killing targets

A fan of John Woo, 'Give the guy a gun and he's superman, give him two and he's God'

Lives in gothic, kidnaps and shoot people for money

A bit chaotic, fully neutral

F^cking hates cramped and closed spaces

More gun than the state of texas

Curse

Extra Lives & Save Point (more like a checkpoint)

Stuck in a limbo like space time loop with no escape and he realises that the only way out is to die. Thus, ending up in a continuous time loop. It would really suck. Stuck going from future to past just to escape old age, infinitely looping, however does that mean he can only go back to times were he is alive.

1. He will return to the day before the mission after death.
2. In any situation, in any manner of death 1 will apply.
3. No escape from cycle.
4. Memories will be passed on.
5. Events that occur will not be necessarily the same as before.

Upon looping he is found back to his apartment reawakening in his bed each time. No one can remember. He is the only person who remembers, time after time, that the day is repeating itself. The loop is self-correcting, and will eventually work itself out, like a kink in a piece of string.

The power to be anonymous. Unrecognisable going off on a whim here, and other people who have seen him all the time will just not be able to put their finger on who he is, and it could be on the tip of their tongue or whatnot. He is lik a shadow. He's not terribly noticeable. He's a guy who walks into a bar without drawing attention to himself, because that's not what hitmen do.

Those who live by the second will have a hard time catching up, to him every second is broken down. Time does not slow, bit it is split into smaller bits. Acting as high-speed camera shutters, allowing him to perceive the world as a super-rapid series of freeze frames - much like the bullet time effect. This moment will be taken to predict and counter what happens next, thus optimising his movement.

People with the ability to see the future can easily be outwitted by Greg Lapham's unpredictability. It was commented that his battle instinct was indeed excellent as if an opponent can clearly read his moves and see that he is going to strike left, Greg Lapham would instinctively strike to the right. If you obviously knew that he was coming from above, Greg would come from below.

Kept track of the number of timess he had looped on his 'tattoo', on his left forearm. He inked himself and only he knows the significance of the numbers. A endless timeloop infers he would'nt ever age.

If a person's facing a problem which can only be solved by a certain action, they win if they can perform that action, and they lose if they cannot. Most superheroes have powers which increase their actions available. A-type powers

But a few superheroes have powers which only increase their ability to search through the available actions, and to select the most effective action. Physically speaking, any fit human could do what they do; they're just much better at doing the exactly correct thing. B-type powers

causal loops can occur when extraordinary cosmic structures curve spacetime in a negative direction. Some of those events have no beginning and no end. Spacetime permits time travel into the “local” past (his own life) and fantastic amounts of energy would be required.

There is an alternate version of him that traps the whole of mankind in an unending time loop. Another being only part of the universe being trapped in the time loop and another trapping a whole universe together in the time loop.

Sometime variables happen inside the closed loop, like the 'many worlds' theory wherein that loop would create 'children' all of them closed, creating 'children' in their turn, in infinitum.

The existence of the loop leaves an imprint of past events on the framework of the space-time construct. The same way magnetic information is retrievable from an "erased" electromagnetic storage device. The "data" from his previous iteration(s) leaves an impression, subtle or unsubtle depending on proximity to the paradox, upon the framework of the space-time construct.

Before he realizes it, he is launched into dream after dream where all he does is fight the most famous warriors in history with a predictable outcome.

Greg is reliving multiple lifetimes/ multiple deaths. He will be going back to relive his life as Mr. Hurt, something he has done many times before and do forever, because he never gives up.

Time Lapse, say he lived through perhaps 13 hours of the day. Imagine that 12 hours of that day is nothing more than watching a painfully slow progress bar advance to the finish. He can chop out a large segment and insert a 'transition' between the two.

Random*

After Mr.Hurt loops, each cycle grants him a new gift, while he loses the old gift. The powers are always selected at random from all available powers. Sometimes a clear physical change is also accomplished in the process such as becoming a skeleton, a phantom, a zombie or such.

He can have the powers and abilities for a limit of 24 hours. One curious aspect of Greg's physiology is that he appears to improve physically after each traumatic assault on his body.

Masquerading as a superpowered hitman with Felipe, Jeb, or Steffer sending him after random targets throughout Gothic.

Adopts a different super-power by the day [loop].

Melee Training

RBSD: Since Greg lacks the finesse and patience for good old fashioned kung fu, because of his curse he gets opportunity to try it on 'real' scenarios as opposed to simulated ones. Taking cliff notes from Fairbairn-Sykes-Applegate and paying those on leave from military duties to teach him the basics. Using his own injuries to weed out what works and what is ineffective in combat situations, he holds no emotional attachment to any set particular style. Picking up whatever suits him best, and sharpening his instinct. Training for multiple attackers by using several 'loops' to engage a police precinct or even a military base. Ignoring drills and spars for actual combat experience. Unlike most practitioners he keeps a grip on strong fundamentals. He always go for the agressive, taking the ground and pushing to the opponent.

Stomping is a favorite tactic, it goes well with his heavy work boots. A 'trick' he uses is taken from the same vet that gave him the Ka-Bar, drop stepping learned from the military boxing camps. He is not a martial arts experts or a super fighter, although looping makes him look like one.

Universal Fight [Germany]: a competitive training system with military applications. As an individual kind of sports is related to the development of applied single combats:

• hand-to-hand fighting,
• self-defense wrestling,
• judo,
• jiu-jitsu,
• karate,
• boxing, and kickboxing tied together with shooting,
• cold steel throwing,
• and the elements of shooting range.

Aquathlon [Moscow]: Aquathlon is a martial art and combat sport in the water and under the water. The origins of the name, 'Aquathlon' are 'Aqua' - water and 'Athlon' - wrestling.

purofesshonaru resuringu [Japan]: a combat sport as it mixes full contact martial arts strikes with complex and dangerous submission moves and other types of wrestling like amateur and submission wrestling.

Chess Boxing: combine the #1 thinking sport and the #1 fighting sport into a hybrid that demands the most of its competitors – both mentally and physically.

Ranged Experience

Macedonian-Style, for deftness at simultaneously firing pistols in both hands. When using two handguns simultaneously keep both hands tightly pressed to each other, holding them together with his thumbs [interlocked his thumbs to form a "V" shape]. Using this grip method, he can apply clean, exact aimed fire. When using two automatic pistols, the "macedonian" shooting method allows fire density at the same level of a submachinegun and even better - the groups are going to be tighter. This method can be used to cause the opponent to go prone and hold him in that position up to 100 m away.

This technique was mostly used to suppress an enemy, not actually hit them, in the days before widespread use of submachine guns. It fell out of favor when the Soviets were able to mass produce cheap yet effective submachine guns and higher capacity semi-automatic pistols and machine pistols.

It is generally something that takes YEARS of practice to even get to the point where you can hit two targets at once with any degree of accuracy.

Gear

Carries a pair of 9x19 MM 'cop killer' Glock 18c with explosive munitions and extended magazine for his daily missions. But In actuality he carries the set of firearms available to the average FPS videogame for multiplayer mode [like the AA-12], just leftover money from other odd jobs. Carries about five mags [33 rounds each] on average. Sometimes Henry U.S. Survival Ar-7 Rifle, sometime XS1 precision guided firearm.

The vest comes with mesh & elastic band to hold the pistols.

Pistols and submachine guns are frequently utilised by Greg due to the light weight they provide, enabling him to move more quickly. They are frequently dual wielded. Greg is extremely agile and implement rolls, dives, slides, and falls while they duel, making for a graceful, ballet-like performance in the midst of gunfire.

For melee he carries a Ka-Bar knife picked from 'Nam veterans, used for ambushes.

Wore a bulletproof trenchcoat which is more resistant then bulletproof. He believes this makes him invincible. Alternatively dons a superdry scrambler leather jacket every now and then. He likes to avoid attention by wearing black-on-black-on-black.

Sometimes he would take 'candy' to increase his performance, courage in a pill helps against the odds. Miraclo is taken orally for roughly one hour of power. Steroid A39 also gives increased strength.

In more public or overt outings Greg dons the mask, in this setting he is simply known as 'Mr. Hurt" who operates on a metahuman level, some people believe that he is an invulnerable, superstrong, and superfast special. Others believe that he is a man of one thousand superpowers, but that is all a ruse.

Gallery

Life

Son of a Burger Joint operator.Educated up until Highschool, and dropped out of community college because of bad life choices. Drugs and hookers to name a few.

Spend fifteen years in prison for several charges, in actuality he was set up by one of his employers. Powers manifested during his incarceration, extending his stay for about one thousand years. It was triggered from despair, 'time travel hypnosis' from a writing on solitary pushed him towards this direction. and He returned later after his parole to return the act in kind, the man ended up separated between three rivers.

Free agent, will work for money. Doesn't matter where from. That is his 'code'. Pay a man enough and he'll walk barefoot into Hell.

Proud Catholic and goes to church, he hates the fact that some people would separate faith from laws. Some of his acts are justified by religious norms, such as certain prejudices. To him Creationism is the only answer.

He can live the same day as long as he wanted to, even dying wouldn't really kill him, there would be no consequences to his actions. Sometimes he would run around naked, jump off the Sears Tower, rob a bank, drive as fast as he wanted, act really crazy, spend several of the days learning a new language, learn instrument, study chemistry, learn about people, whatever.

He can remove himself from normal human feelings, not thinking twice about committing murder.

Responsible for handling those who do not go along with policies, rules and deals. Involves threats of violence, beatings or murder. He would use sulfuric bath to get rid of bodies and use the sludge as fertilizer. Sometimes he would try killing innocent bystanders to develop more effective means of doing his work.

Carrier of the MAOA gene. About 30% of all men carry what's known as "the warrior gene" - a tiny bit of DNA that pre-disposes them to violent behavior.

He functions more like a stock trader than a common thug—murder is a financial transaction most effectively done from a distance. Advertising services via anonymous and decentralized network of websites that exist off the grid and out of conventional web browsers. Keeping payment out of sight, transactions all take place with Crypto-currency, that is similarly decentralized and anonymous.

Greg specialises in cruel, inhuman and degrading (CID) treatment. While most of his activities are are physical, or black torture he can also do mock executions and white torture (psychological).

Because of Nam Tran he is a 'Blank' or a nonperson, erased from existence by alteration of records. Intentionally asking for all records to be replaced from government databases.

As a serial killer he would enter victims' homes at night and kill everyone with axes, meat cleavers ,hammers and shovels. The remains of Gregs' victims were never found because he dismembered the bodies and cremated them in the fireplace.

A virtual "killing automaton," he worked as an independent contractor for several different crime families and had no qualms about carrying out torture along with murder, if so assigned. In one instance, he was said to leave a man trapped in a hole filled with ants.

He is trusting to his clients as a hitman, with a benefit of doubt as he has been crossed before. As a serial killer however, he can kill who and how as pleased, and collect his own payment.

Looks like Tommy Monaghan/Kev Hawkins/Mr. Smith/Jack Dio/Dwight McCarthy/Tony Vercetti/Jack Slate

Jobs

1. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/the-universal-rift-rpg-ooc-thread-1542383/#15
2. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/gothic-city-cleanup-a-greg-lapham-story-1542791/
3. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/gothic-renovation-greg-lapham-story-1543217/
4. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/string-cleaning-greg-lapham-story-1543414/
5. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/rpg-9/work-and-pleasure-greg-lapham-story-1544470/

Chinese finger trap, the same metaphor applies in finding the path to defeat him .

NPC

Steffer Cayman: Greg's trusted money launderer, hackproof to a certain extent. Most of his money is managed in a Swiss bank account by Cayman; about $200k is in a savings account held under his name at a local city bank. Longtime member of Gothic's LGBT community, best friends with rosie palmer.

Joanne Shelby: She is the owner of Greasie's Diner, the place he goes to get his brunch meals every damn time. Her source of information is also invaluable when it comes to tangential links. Also she serves the best eggs on Gothic according to him. Redhead.

Jeb Saunders: Combat trainer, 'Nam vet stationed in Da Nang and the old bastard who gave Greg the Ka-Bar. Even at the loss of one leg the man still packs a mean punch. Some of his methods are crazy and unorthodox but they work, they train regularly. His left leg is replaced with a high tech prosthetic, it is provided b Felipe. Runs a security group composed of ex military, special forces, martial artists/MMA fighters and bodybuilders.

Felipe Weis: Weapons' provider, the foreigner with the wonderful toys. One of the rare occasions when the Target pays more than the employer, warranting a return to sender effect. Turns out life saving can earn you a lifetime discount from an black market arms trade manufacturer.

Minsuh: Drugs, this woman can make a man fly. Normal drugs, suicide drugs, super drugs and whatever else that can be injected into the crook of the elbow. She has them all, where from nobody cares so long as they are provided with the goods.

Rosie Palmer: Greg is a subscriber to her talents, she works personally for his group of associates. Carrier of the Aphrodite Gene, and had a brief stint as a Glamour model for a few swimsuit editions before disappearing from the media to dismay of her fans. A woman to die for, on an open relationship with Felipe Weiss. Brunette. [Looks like Fritzi from Love and Rockets]

Nam Tran: Hacker, adopted by Jeb Saunders. The thirteen year old can take over anything owned by a Superpower, making any form of electronic surveillance obsolete. His other specialty is frauds such as money scams. The vietnamese is also a hero nerd, who likes collecting terabytes and exabytes of information regarding his favorite heroes.

Victoria Mears: Mechanic, handles the vehicular stuff. Auto theft is another specialty, and she can repurpose stolen vehicles to fit Greg's specification. She tells him where to find so he can show her the goods. She is currently working on convertibles, especially one concerting cars to giant robots.