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* '''Westside, Millennium City:''' Using intel gained during Adrian Arkwright's attack on Millennium City, the Doctor exposed the identities of the collaborators the vampire lord used to distribute the Thirst. The people of Westside - assisted by a team of vigilantes calling themselves the Justiciars - reacted to this information by rioting and forming a lynch mob for these dealers (the Doctor's competition in the drug trade). If not for a team of dedicated heroes, the dealers would have been publically executed by the mob. The heroes managed to talk down the Justiciars and by extent the mob. Afterwards a member of the Justiciars - Jury - helped the heroes track down the source of the propaganda the Doctor had used to rile up the public. However when they infiltrated the abandoned printing company the Doctor had used as his base of operations, the only thing they did find was a hologram of the Doctor taunting them and siccing a vampire he had captured during Arkwright's attack and subsequently 'improved' via drugs on them. Unfortunately the creature managed to kill Jury before the team of heroes managed to destroy it. Even though the riots were stopped and Millennium City was safe again, the Doctor managed to escape once more. | * '''Westside, Millennium City:''' Using intel gained during Adrian Arkwright's attack on Millennium City, the Doctor exposed the identities of the collaborators the vampire lord used to distribute the Thirst. The people of Westside - assisted by a team of vigilantes calling themselves the Justiciars - reacted to this information by rioting and forming a lynch mob for these dealers (the Doctor's competition in the drug trade). If not for a team of dedicated heroes, the dealers would have been publically executed by the mob. The heroes managed to talk down the Justiciars and by extent the mob. Afterwards a member of the Justiciars - Jury - helped the heroes track down the source of the propaganda the Doctor had used to rile up the public. However when they infiltrated the abandoned printing company the Doctor had used as his base of operations, the only thing they did find was a hologram of the Doctor taunting them and siccing a vampire he had captured during Arkwright's attack and subsequently 'improved' via drugs on them. Unfortunately the creature managed to kill Jury before the team of heroes managed to destroy it. Even though the riots were stopped and Millennium City was safe again, the Doctor managed to escape once more. | ||
− | * '''St. Jameson Docks, Westside:''' The Doctor and a large group of Men In White were seen assaulting a private freighter on the St. Jameson Docks. A vicious shootout between the Men | + | * '''St. Jameson Docks, Westside:''' The Doctor and a large group of Men In White were seen assaulting a private freighter on the St. Jameson Docks. A vicious shootout between the Men in White and a group of black-clad paramilitary personnel defending the freighter broke out. A team of heroes investigating the disturbance was able to break up the fight, only to discover that the freighter contained a massive shipment of drugs, weapons and other illegal goods. The heroes were also attacked by the Chinese terrorist supervillain Xing Tian, who apparently tried to protect said shipment. While the team of heroes managed to defeat Xing Tian and his men and secure the freighter, the Doctor's involvement with Xing Tian and his mysterious employer, the Golden Dragon remains unclear. The Doctor and the Men in White managed to leave the scene shortly after Xing Tian was apprehended. |
* '''St. Jameson Docks, Westside:''' Only a few days after the above mentioned incident, a sleeper cell of the Golden Dragon's men managed to break Xing Tian out of Westside Central Prison. The villain immediately made his way back to the now abandoned freighter at St. Jameson Docks to retrieve another set of power armor from a secret stash. The Doctor and a group of Men In White intercepted Xing Tian and his soldiers. A chaotic battle broke out when the trio of vigilantes known as the Justiciars (the new Jury being the sister of the previous one) intervened. The already damaged freigther was completely destroyed and all of the Justiciars, Xing Tian and his soldiers as well as a large number of Men In White were found dead at the scene. The Doctor was not to be found. | * '''St. Jameson Docks, Westside:''' Only a few days after the above mentioned incident, a sleeper cell of the Golden Dragon's men managed to break Xing Tian out of Westside Central Prison. The villain immediately made his way back to the now abandoned freighter at St. Jameson Docks to retrieve another set of power armor from a secret stash. The Doctor and a group of Men In White intercepted Xing Tian and his soldiers. A chaotic battle broke out when the trio of vigilantes known as the Justiciars (the new Jury being the sister of the previous one) intervened. The already damaged freigther was completely destroyed and all of the Justiciars, Xing Tian and his soldiers as well as a large number of Men In White were found dead at the scene. The Doctor was not to be found. | ||
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* '''Millennium City Opera House, Downtown:''' The Doctor along with a large number of Men In White were responsible for an attack and subsequent short occupation of the Millennium City Opera House during a performance of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. They took both the audience and the opera house staff hostage. MCPD and a group of the [[Protectors of the World]] discovered that the Doctor and his men had proceeded to inject their hostages with some sort of strange chemical. As they prepared to storm the opera house, the Doctor called for negotiations to explain the situation. He and his men were hunting for the Chinese shapeshifting terrorist Bai Gu Jing, another associate of the mysterious Golden Dragon. The chemical's purpose was to find the Bai Gu Jing among the crowd. A reluctant alliance was formed and when the sinister shapeshifter revealed herself, the Protectors managed to defeat her with the Doctor's assistance. While he managed to escape once more, the Doctor promised to contact the Protectors again to deal with the Golden Dragon himself. | * '''Millennium City Opera House, Downtown:''' The Doctor along with a large number of Men In White were responsible for an attack and subsequent short occupation of the Millennium City Opera House during a performance of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. They took both the audience and the opera house staff hostage. MCPD and a group of the [[Protectors of the World]] discovered that the Doctor and his men had proceeded to inject their hostages with some sort of strange chemical. As they prepared to storm the opera house, the Doctor called for negotiations to explain the situation. He and his men were hunting for the Chinese shapeshifting terrorist Bai Gu Jing, another associate of the mysterious Golden Dragon. The chemical's purpose was to find the Bai Gu Jing among the crowd. A reluctant alliance was formed and when the sinister shapeshifter revealed herself, the Protectors managed to defeat her with the Doctor's assistance. While he managed to escape once more, the Doctor promised to contact the Protectors again to deal with the Golden Dragon himself. | ||
− | * '''International waters near Greenland, North Atlantic / Wall Street, New York City / Taihang Mountains, China / Vladivostok, Russia:''' The Doctor and the Men | + | * '''International waters near Greenland, North Atlantic / Wall Street, New York City / Taihang Mountains, China / Vladivostok, Russia:''' The Doctor and the Men in White are confirmed to be involved in the Golden Dragon conspiracy, which threatened not only Millennium City, but the whole world economy. While exact details are unclear to this day, apparently the Men in White and the [[Protectors of the World]] set their differences aside once again to stop the Golden Dragon's forces from destroying a high-tech oil processing facility in the North Atlantic, conducted a secret mission in New York City to weaken the Golden Dragon's power, confronted the Golden Dragon in his mansion in China and finally hunted down the true culprit behind the conspiracy in Vladivostok. |
− | * '''Goodman Institute, Millennium City:''' The Doctor and the Men | + | * '''Goodman Institute, Millennium City:''' The Doctor and the Men in White were involved in a terrorist attack on Millennium City's Goodman Institute, which caused extensive damage to the facility and led to the supervillain Conner Blackwood AKA Rift being freed from custody inside the institute. While all hostages were freed by the [[Protectors of the World]], the Doctor and the Men in White were able to flee the scene along with Rift. According to witness reports the Men in White were utilizing a powerful, new hallucinogenic chemical weapon in their attack and subsequent battle with the Protectors. |
* '''Downtown, Millennium City / UNTIL HQ, Millennium City:''' The Doctor and the Men in White, along with the top assassin Killshot, the chronokinetic Rift, the malevolent AI M.A.D.A.M., the sinister demigod Misercorde, the power-armored mercenary Vulture, and the cyborg Campaign were part of the Shadow Manifest, an alliance of supervillains brought together by the mysterious Arc-Angel. While Arc-Angel's goal was the utter annihilation of the superhero [[The Peacemaker|Peacemaker]], the members of the Shadow Manifest were tasked with distracting the heroes of Millennium City while furthering their own personal goals at the same time, even assaulting the UNTIL HQ in Millennium City at some point! Even though Arc-Angel's plan was ultimately foiled by a coalition of heroes, the Shadow Manifest terrorized Millennium City for a whole week. | * '''Downtown, Millennium City / UNTIL HQ, Millennium City:''' The Doctor and the Men in White, along with the top assassin Killshot, the chronokinetic Rift, the malevolent AI M.A.D.A.M., the sinister demigod Misercorde, the power-armored mercenary Vulture, and the cyborg Campaign were part of the Shadow Manifest, an alliance of supervillains brought together by the mysterious Arc-Angel. While Arc-Angel's goal was the utter annihilation of the superhero [[The Peacemaker|Peacemaker]], the members of the Shadow Manifest were tasked with distracting the heroes of Millennium City while furthering their own personal goals at the same time, even assaulting the UNTIL HQ in Millennium City at some point! Even though Arc-Angel's plan was ultimately foiled by a coalition of heroes, the Shadow Manifest terrorized Millennium City for a whole week. | ||
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The first and most important thing to know about the Doctor's personality is that he thinks he is better than you and anyone else he does not consider his equal in skill, intelligence or simply style. How he expresses this notion depends on the situation though. Sometimes he will be utterly professional and stoic to show you how childish and laughable he finds the situation at hand. At other times all you will get out of him will be smug smiles and empty small talk, like you are not even worth a serious conversation. And sometimes every second sentence out of his mouth will be a sarcastic comment or snide remark to let you know exactly what he thinks of you. And that's the Doctor on a good day. | The first and most important thing to know about the Doctor's personality is that he thinks he is better than you and anyone else he does not consider his equal in skill, intelligence or simply style. How he expresses this notion depends on the situation though. Sometimes he will be utterly professional and stoic to show you how childish and laughable he finds the situation at hand. At other times all you will get out of him will be smug smiles and empty small talk, like you are not even worth a serious conversation. And sometimes every second sentence out of his mouth will be a sarcastic comment or snide remark to let you know exactly what he thinks of you. And that's the Doctor on a good day. | ||
− | He also has rather extreme mood swings which become especially frequent when things do not go his way. Cool and consummate professional to throwing temper tantrums that would even cause Grond to take a step back can happen from one second to the next. The tendency of the various drugs he consumes on an almost daily basis to affect his psyche makes these changes even more sudden and terrifying. Even though he tries to keep his cool around the few friends and allies he still has, they are not safe from the occasional barb or tongue lashing. In general however he tries to be a rational and benevolent boss to his allies in the Men | + | He also has rather extreme mood swings which become especially frequent when things do not go his way. Cool and consummate professional to throwing temper tantrums that would even cause Grond to take a step back can happen from one second to the next. The tendency of the various drugs he consumes on an almost daily basis to affect his psyche makes these changes even more sudden and terrifying. Even though he tries to keep his cool around the few friends and allies he still has, they are not safe from the occasional barb or tongue lashing. In general however he tries to be a rational and benevolent boss to his allies in the Men in White, preferring to reward success instead of punishing failure, except in extreme cases. And even then, the most an incompetent henchman can expect is a rather lengthy tirade, a pay cut and several weeks of boring assignments. |
And then there is of course the little but important detail that the Doctor is insane. While he is better than most supervillains at hiding it and keeping his more eccentric side in check, there is no doubt that several screws in the Doctor's head are just a bit too loose. First there is the above mentioned superiority complex, which is directly responsible for his actions as a criminal and scientist: If other people were as skilled and intelligent as he is, they could easily prevent themselves from any harm caused by him and his actions, which means that everything that happens to them is their own fault. However, the Doctor understands and accepts the common perceptions of what is right and wrong; he simply chooses to ignore it when it is convenient for him to do so. He has no compulsive need to kill (in fact he prefers not to, as unnecessary deaths clearly show that the plan was not flawless), but absolutely zero qualms about doing so. | And then there is of course the little but important detail that the Doctor is insane. While he is better than most supervillains at hiding it and keeping his more eccentric side in check, there is no doubt that several screws in the Doctor's head are just a bit too loose. First there is the above mentioned superiority complex, which is directly responsible for his actions as a criminal and scientist: If other people were as skilled and intelligent as he is, they could easily prevent themselves from any harm caused by him and his actions, which means that everything that happens to them is their own fault. However, the Doctor understands and accepts the common perceptions of what is right and wrong; he simply chooses to ignore it when it is convenient for him to do so. He has no compulsive need to kill (in fact he prefers not to, as unnecessary deaths clearly show that the plan was not flawless), but absolutely zero qualms about doing so. | ||
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<div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"I'd be famous for my deadly skills... If it weren't for my deadly skills." - The Doctor''</div></div> | <div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"I'd be famous for my deadly skills... If it weren't for my deadly skills." - The Doctor''</div></div> | ||
− | The Doctor was once one of the deadliest assassins on the planet. Even though he has officially left this business, the years of training, experience and skills he learned during that time are still as deadly as ever and together with the equipment, resources and manpower of the Men | + | The Doctor was once one of the deadliest assassins on the planet. Even though he has officially left this business, the years of training, experience and skills he learned during that time are still as deadly as ever and together with the equipment, resources and manpower of the Men in White make him more than a match for every superhero. |
==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Skills and Abilities'''</div>== | ==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Skills and Abilities'''</div>== | ||
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* '''Nanoweave Clothing:''' On top of being incredibly stylish, almost all of the Doctor's outfits are made of a reinforced nanoweave fabric, which hardens for split-seconds in response to kinetic force, giving it protective properties on par of light body armor. For additional protection of vital organs, the Doctor wears a state-of-the-art Regor Plastic kevlar vest beneath. Additionally the clothes have limited thermal regulation abilities, allowing them to be worn in moderately hot or cold environments. Extreme temperatures however still require him to wear specialized clothing. They also house numerous pockets and secret compartments to hold additional equipment and weapons. His gloves are of a resilient black leather and reinforced with tiny compartments of metal to protect his hands and give his punches just a bit more force. His shoes are also made of the same black leather, but with special sound-dampening soles, metal tips for painful kicks and hidden spring-loaded blades, just in case. | * '''Nanoweave Clothing:''' On top of being incredibly stylish, almost all of the Doctor's outfits are made of a reinforced nanoweave fabric, which hardens for split-seconds in response to kinetic force, giving it protective properties on par of light body armor. For additional protection of vital organs, the Doctor wears a state-of-the-art Regor Plastic kevlar vest beneath. Additionally the clothes have limited thermal regulation abilities, allowing them to be worn in moderately hot or cold environments. Extreme temperatures however still require him to wear specialized clothing. They also house numerous pockets and secret compartments to hold additional equipment and weapons. His gloves are of a resilient black leather and reinforced with tiny compartments of metal to protect his hands and give his punches just a bit more force. His shoes are also made of the same black leather, but with special sound-dampening soles, metal tips for painful kicks and hidden spring-loaded blades, just in case. | ||
− | * '''Combat Shades:''' These crimson-tinted glasses are a marvel of technology (and style). They are equipped with magnifying properties, an advanced combat HUD with uplink to the Men | + | * '''Combat Shades:''' These crimson-tinted glasses are a marvel of technology (and style). They are equipped with magnifying properties, an advanced combat HUD with uplink to the Men in White's databases, target identification and analysis software and several vision modes (including night and thermal vision). They are made from a reinforced material, preventing them from breaking easily in combat situations. The Doctor has several different designs, purely for style. |
− | * '''Improved Cell Phone:''' While many superheroes and supervillains prefer wrist computers, the Doctor has never been able to warm up to them. Instead he has paid the super-hacker Ixion to improve a standard business blackberry in numerous ways. Heavy encryption software and a unique, almost hack-proof operating system allow it operate flawlessly, even in combat situations. In turn it features a simple AI able to bypass standard security protocols for hacking tasks, has a GPS uplink, encrypted access to the Men | + | * '''Improved Cell Phone:''' While many superheroes and supervillains prefer wrist computers, the Doctor has never been able to warm up to them. Instead he has paid the super-hacker Ixion to improve a standard business blackberry in numerous ways. Heavy encryption software and a unique, almost hack-proof operating system allow it operate flawlessly, even in combat situations. In turn it features a simple AI able to bypass standard security protocols for hacking tasks, has a GPS uplink, encrypted access to the Men in White's databases and a secure web-browser on top of all the other features of the latest generation of smart phones. The Doctor can also use it to remotely control certain pieces of his equipment (for example, detonate his explosives). |
[[File:Kaufmann Predator.jpg|400px|thumb|right|<div style="color:#000000;">Travelling in style.</div>]] | [[File:Kaufmann Predator.jpg|400px|thumb|right|<div style="color:#000000;">Travelling in style.</div>]] | ||
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* '''Competitive:''' Similarly the Doctor relishes the rare moment when he finds somebody he considers a worthy opponent to his intellect, skills and talents. Should he find such a person, he will gleefully test himself time and time again against him or her, even dragging out said competition longer than necessary, because he is certain that it will be a long time until he finds someone worthy again. This arrogance can be easily exploited by those he considers his equal as he is more willing to parley, negotiate and sometimes even help such individuals. | * '''Competitive:''' Similarly the Doctor relishes the rare moment when he finds somebody he considers a worthy opponent to his intellect, skills and talents. Should he find such a person, he will gleefully test himself time and time again against him or her, even dragging out said competition longer than necessary, because he is certain that it will be a long time until he finds someone worthy again. This arrogance can be easily exploited by those he considers his equal as he is more willing to parley, negotiate and sometimes even help such individuals. | ||
− | * '''A Wanted Man:''' During his time as an assassin he already made a lot of enemies and this list did not get any shorter when he decided to enter the drug and weapons trade. He is wanted by a multitude of law enforcement agencies in many parts of the world and the fact that he has not yet been captured appears to be a miracle. Additionally the list of his enemies also includes many criminal organizations and individuals and while many of them are still willing to work with him and the Men | + | * '''A Wanted Man:''' During his time as an assassin he already made a lot of enemies and this list did not get any shorter when he decided to enter the drug and weapons trade. He is wanted by a multitude of law enforcement agencies in many parts of the world and the fact that he has not yet been captured appears to be a miracle. Additionally the list of his enemies also includes many criminal organizations and individuals and while many of them are still willing to work with him and the Men in White, they would gladly betray him as soon as that course of action is more beneficial to them. |
− | =<div style="font-size:25px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''The Men | + | =<div style="font-size:25px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''The Men in White'''</div>= |
<div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"Ladies and Gentlemen: Showtime." - The Doctor''</div></div> | <div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"Ladies and Gentlemen: Showtime." - The Doctor''</div></div> | ||
− | The Men | + | The Men in White are the Doctor's growing criminal organization. While they are currently mostly operating as a street gang in Westside of Millennium City, they are growing rapidly in both numbers and influence. They are already controlling a rather large part of the drug trade in and around the city and their superior training and equipment as well as their subtle methods and careful planning means that it is only a matter of time before they start being a national or even global threat. MCPD and PRIMUS estimate that they currently have around 100 members and rising. Their recruits usually come from other street gangs, ex-military or ex-law enforcement; the Doctor does not want amateurs in his organization. |
==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Appearance'''</div>== | ==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Appearance'''</div>== | ||
− | Unsurprisingly the Men | + | Unsurprisingly the Men in White are primarily dressed in white. Unlike many other gangs and similar organizations, the Doctor does not regulate the dress code down to every button. Instead he has presented rough guidelines of what he wants to see. Those guidelines are: |
* Dress in white. | * Dress in white. | ||
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* Dress medical. | * Dress medical. | ||
− | This has led to some interesting choices of appearance. White tank tops, hoodies and jackets are just as likely as vests, dress shirts and suits, sometimes in daring combinations. Higher-ranking members often incorporate various medical accessories in their outfits. Scrubs, surgical masks and lab coats are the most popular choices, while nurse-inspired outfits are an obvious choice for women (Note: Despite the name, the Men | + | This has led to some interesting choices of appearance. White tank tops, hoodies and jackets are just as likely as vests, dress shirts and suits, sometimes in daring combinations. Higher-ranking members often incorporate various medical accessories in their outfits. Scrubs, surgical masks and lab coats are the most popular choices, while nurse-inspired outfits are an obvious choice for women (Note: Despite the name, the Men in White are completely equal opportunity; in fact, the Doctor's second-in-commands are both women). Even further up the chain of command it is also quite common to find many members incorporating flak jackets, kevlar vests, utility harnesses and similar pieces of equipment into their outfits. Snow camo is a popular choice. Finally, the Men in White's current elite task force prefers combat armor and trench coats inspired by medieval plague doctors. The Men in White's vehicles and power armor - unless repainted for covert operations - are also white with red highlights. The gang symbol of the Men in White is a snake coiled around a combat knife - a parody of the Staff of Asclepius. It is found on the outfits of their members (some of them going so far as getting it tattooed along with other medical imagery), painted on their vehicles or in the form of graffiti on their turf. |
==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Resources'''</div>== | ==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Resources'''</div>== | ||
− | The Men | + | The Men in White are surprisingly well-equipped and trained for being just a street gang. The Doctor has personally designed an extensive training schedule for new recruits which consists of both physical conditioning as well as numerous workshops focusing on a wide variety of skills a Man in White might need in and out of combat. Weekly drills are mandatory and various supplementary lessons are available for particularly ambitious members of the organization. This has led to a high level of competence even among the lowest ranks, which often surprises superheroes expecting just another bunch of gangbangers. Finally, many Men In White have taken after their boss and started experimenting with a variety of combat drugs (a practice which is endorsed by the Doctor since it gives him a large number of volunteers for experiments), so many of their members might be much stronger, faster and durable than expected at first glance. |
− | The Men | + | The Men in White's equipment is also of surprisingly high quality. Most of it comes from various foreign suppliers, with the majority suspected to reside in Costa Azúl, Abrakania and countries of the former Eastern Bloc. Due to its high quality it is likely that the Doctor still maintains ties to ex-military or paramilitary organizations in said countries. The Men in White also possess a surprisingly wide range of specialized and/or high-tech equipment no common street gang should have. It is suspected that most of it is bought from Wayland Talos or other villainous organizations like VIPER. Again, unsuspecting superheroes who expected a gang to have shotguns at best have been surprised by thermobaric explosives, power armor, force field generators and similar equipment and in some cases barely lived to tell the tale. |
− | The Men | + | The Men in White's current HQ is a rather large abandoned factory site on the outskirts of Millenium City. The Doctor has made sure that it is well-secured, shielded and concealed. Security includes numerous layers of traps, gun turrets and cameras along with heavily secured walls and doors as well as 24/7 patrols of guards. Finally a powerful cloaking field shields it from electronic detection as well as nosy psychics. The HQ includes armory, barracks, warehouses, briefing rooms, an underground hangar for the Men in White's vehicles, the Doctor's own office and various other necessities. Despite this, the Doctor has made sure that his organization stays mobile and independent of a fixed HQ. In less than 40 minutes everything of importance and value can be relocated and the self-destruct mechanism triggered. |
==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Operations'''</div>== | ==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Operations'''</div>== | ||
− | The Men | + | The Men in White's main source of income is the drug and weapons trade, but they are currently also expanding their operations towards money laundering, illegal gambling and similar activities. The Doctor is quick to remind any Man in White that their main goal is amassing wealth and influence. Senseless brutality and casual cruelty are very much unwanted since they damage reputations with potential customers and business partners and might bring unwanted attention to the organization. That said, the Doctor has no issue with any sort of 'crude' crime as long as it either furthers the organization's goals or helps to protect its current sphere of influence. At a practical level the Doctor encourages ambition and drive among the Men in White. Their dealers work on commission and using the Men in White's resources for personal gain is allowed (as long as it does not endanger the organization as a whole). |
− | Since the Doctor insists on personally designing and planning any larger scheme or operation, the Men | + | Since the Doctor insists on personally designing and planning any larger scheme or operation, the Men in White are decidedly hard to track and pin down. Often they work through middle men and dummy companies and if they do not, they are exceedingly careful to avoid leaving obvious clues to their involvement (unless it would benefit them). For particularly dangerous or compromising operations the Doctor sometimes hires mercenaries or other supervillains to do the dirty work and take the fall if necessary. When dealing with other gangs and criminal organizations, the Men in White employ a policy of respectful aggressiveness. While they are continuously working on expanding their influence as to not appear weak, they make sure not too rock the boat too heavily as they still lack the manpower and resources to go toe to toe with the truly big players like VIPER or ARGENT. |
==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''UNTIL Classification System'''</div>== | ==<div style="font-size:20px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''UNTIL Classification System'''</div>== | ||
− | As with many gangs, villainous organizations and other threats UNTIL has used its HVEM Classification System (Henchman/Villain/Enforcer/Master Villain) to identify and categorize the members of the Men | + | As with many gangs, villainous organizations and other threats UNTIL has used its HVEM Classification System (Henchman/Villain/Enforcer/Master Villain) to identify and categorize the members of the Men in White according to their threat level. As usual with the HVEM Classification System the following information is incomplete and should not be taken as an absolute resource on appearances and capabilities of the organization in question. |
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* '''Dealer (Category: Henchman)''' | * '''Dealer (Category: Henchman)''' | ||
− | Dealers are responsible for the day-to-day drug and weapons trading business of the Men | + | Dealers are responsible for the day-to-day drug and weapons trading business of the Men in White. They deliver goods, negotiate low-level deals with other criminals and are the ones found on street corners selling the Men in White's merchandise. While being a Dealer for the Men in White is quite lucrative and many of them are better equipped than one would expect a common criminal to be, many of them choose this specific work to avoid confrontations and are not particulary good in a fight, at least compared to other Men in White. |
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* '''Orderly (Category: Henchman)''' | * '''Orderly (Category: Henchman)''' | ||
− | Orderlies do just what their name implies: They maintain order. Orderlies are the guards, grunts and low-level enforcers of the Men | + | Orderlies do just what their name implies: They maintain order. Orderlies are the guards, grunts and low-level enforcers of the Men in White. They guard the Men In White's turf and property, protect and support Dealers and other higher-ranking Men the Men in White and are the first to call when someone or something needs a few hard knocks on the head. Even though most of them are better equipped and trained than your typical criminal, in the end they are nothing but slightly more capable street thugs: Neither particulary smart, nor particulary dangerous. |
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* '''Nurse (Category: Henchman)''' | * '''Nurse (Category: Henchman)''' | ||
− | The Men | + | The Men in White are equal opportunity and crime attracts women just as much as men. The Nurses are the pet project of the Doctor's secretary Janine Guiliani (apparent by their dress code). In an effort to mirror her own rise in the criminal underworld, Janine has offered gang-members' girlfriends, former prostitutes and similar young women the opportunity to learn a variety of skills: negotiating, medicine, battlefield support, knife-fighting and much more. Many took up the offer and the Nurses were created and are now a strange mix of support troops, cheerleaders and general assistants for the Men in White. Like with everything, the Doctor tolerates it 'as long as it is useful'. |
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* '''Street Surgeon (Category: Villain)''' | * '''Street Surgeon (Category: Villain)''' | ||
− | Street Surgeons are not necessarily surgeons. While all of them have some sort of scientific background, their specializations (and levels of competence) vary greatly. However, the Doctor makes sure that all of them are adequately trained and equipped for their jobs, which are technical and medical support of the Men | + | Street Surgeons are not necessarily surgeons. While all of them have some sort of scientific background, their specializations (and levels of competence) vary greatly. However, the Doctor makes sure that all of them are adequately trained and equipped for their jobs, which are technical and medical support of the Men in White's day-to-day activities, driving the Men in White's own drugs and weapons research and sometimes even offering backyard surgeries and similar procedures to willing customers. They are no harmless eggheads either: they receive combat training and many of them are surprisingly proficient with their weapons, in addition to supporting their fellow Men In White with a range of combat drugs and gadgets. |
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* '''Brawler (Category: Villain)''' | * '''Brawler (Category: Villain)''' | ||
− | While the Doctor likes to pretend that they are far more, at their core the Men | + | While the Doctor likes to pretend that they are far more, at their core the Men in White are a street gang. Strength, brutality and ruthlessness can still help to climb the job ladder quickly and that's where the Brawlers come in. Few of them are what the Doctor is looking for in his lieutentants: suave, sophisticated and professional. They earned their position by being stronger, tougher and meaner than the others and many of them are former soldiers or mercenaries. Almost all of them augment their abilities with the various combat drugs the Men in White have at their disposal, which usually does nothing to improve their attitude or readiness to use violence. Underground fighting tournaments and other blood sports are where they are usually found when not on the job. |
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* '''Fiend (Category: Enforcer)''' | * '''Fiend (Category: Enforcer)''' | ||
− | Some people exhibit a natural affinity for the various combat drugs the Men | + | Some people exhibit a natural affinity for the various combat drugs the Men in White sell and use and retain many of the enhanced physical characteristics these substances provide, even when they are not currently consuming them. Hulking brutes close to mutating into something metahuman, many of them have developed crippling addictions to the drugs and the lifestyle that come with them. Working as the Men in White's heavy muscle is the solution for many of them to satisfy their desire for adrenaline, violence and their daily fix. The Doctor has recognized the potential of these human battering rams. He has outfitted them with heavy armor and other useful equipment and uses them as heavy enforcers for his criminal empire. Many of them can even go toe-to-toe with metahumans and similar opponents for short amounts of time. |
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* '''Adjutant (Category: Master Villain)''' | * '''Adjutant (Category: Master Villain)''' | ||
− | Adjutants are the elite of the Men | + | Adjutants are the elite of the Men in White's forces. Personally trained by the Doctor and outfitted with the best weapons, combat drugs and equipment the Men in White can provide they have a variety of responsibilities: field commanders, internal police and finally the Doctor's personal enforcers. At any point an Adjutant has the full authority of the Doctor to use any means necessary to ensure the Men in White's success. In contrast to many of the lower-ranking Men In White, the Adjutants take great pride in being polite, professional and efficient and many of them take after their boss in terms of attitude and personal style. Their training and equipment makes them a match for every SWAT or special forces and in the field they wear outfits influenced by medieval plague doctors both as a symbol of their loyalty to the Men in White's theme and as a way of intimidating the enemy. |
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'''Janine "Red" Guiliani, the Doctor's Secretary''' | '''Janine "Red" Guiliani, the Doctor's Secretary''' | ||
− | Janine is the Doctor's secretary, personal assistant and best friend. Born as the oldest child of a family of second-generation immigrants to the United States from Italy, Janine's childhood and adolescence was marked by crime. By the time she was 18, she had ran with almost every gang in Millennium City and picked up a variety of skills and talents along the way. Together with her street smarts and her stunningly good looks, she quickly made a name for herself on the streets and soon rose quickly in the ranks of any gang she joined. She met the Doctor when her then boss refused to pay the assassin, which led to a quite unglorified end for him. Now without a job, Janine gladly accepted the Doctor's offer to work for him. He had recognized the young woman's potential and over the years Janine became invaluable to the Doctor's business, handling contracts, finances and client interactions for him. However they also developed a close friendship and she quite possibly the only person the Doctor truly cares about. Their relationship is endlessly ambiguous: Some Men In White swear that they must be romantically involved, others point to the Doctor's rather eccentric character and the fact that Janine flirts just as much with everyone else. Today her role in the Men | + | Janine is the Doctor's secretary, personal assistant and best friend. Born as the oldest child of a family of second-generation immigrants to the United States from Italy, Janine's childhood and adolescence was marked by crime. By the time she was 18, she had ran with almost every gang in Millennium City and picked up a variety of skills and talents along the way. Together with her street smarts and her stunningly good looks, she quickly made a name for herself on the streets and soon rose quickly in the ranks of any gang she joined. She met the Doctor when her then boss refused to pay the assassin, which led to a quite unglorified end for him. Now without a job, Janine gladly accepted the Doctor's offer to work for him. He had recognized the young woman's potential and over the years Janine became invaluable to the Doctor's business, handling contracts, finances and client interactions for him. However they also developed a close friendship and she quite possibly the only person the Doctor truly cares about. Their relationship is endlessly ambiguous: Some Men In White swear that they must be romantically involved, others point to the Doctor's rather eccentric character and the fact that Janine flirts just as much with everyone else. Today her role in the Men in White is similar: She handles administrative and financial aspects of the organization, negotiates with customers and is also still the Doctor’s secretary. However she also handles delicate situations which require a more ‘feminine’ touch, even though the Doctor hates to expose her to any sort of danger. |
[[File:Kaufmann_Cross 2017.png|170px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Cross</div>]] | [[File:Kaufmann_Cross 2017.png|170px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Cross</div>]] | ||
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'''Tamara "Cross" Aristopoulos, the Doctor's Adjutant''' | '''Tamara "Cross" Aristopoulos, the Doctor's Adjutant''' | ||
− | Officially Tamara is the Doctor's bodyguard, but since the Doctor is more than capable of defending himself, she usually serves as a field commander and leads the Adjutants, the Men in White's elite squad of enforcers. In her former life, Tamara was one of the most promising Greek biathletes in the history of the sport. Modeling and advertising deals galore promised a secure future and a successful, handsome fiancée was ready to marry her at any moment. Her life took a turn for the worse when one biathlon she participated in became the battleground of the superhero Phalanx and the supervillain Frostfire. A stray attack by Frostfire left a horrible cross-shaped scar covering the right half of her face. The loss of her beauty along with her fiancée and modeling and advertising deals drove her off the edge. She faked her suicide and left Europe for Millennium City. Lost and desperate she turned to drinking and drugs and met the Men | + | Officially Tamara is the Doctor's bodyguard, but since the Doctor is more than capable of defending himself, she usually serves as a field commander and leads the Adjutants, the Men in White's elite squad of enforcers. In her former life, Tamara was one of the most promising Greek biathletes in the history of the sport. Modeling and advertising deals galore promised a secure future and a successful, handsome fiancée was ready to marry her at any moment. Her life took a turn for the worse when one biathlon she participated in became the battleground of the superhero Phalanx and the supervillain Frostfire. A stray attack by Frostfire left a horrible cross-shaped scar covering the right half of her face. The loss of her beauty along with her fiancée and modeling and advertising deals drove her off the edge. She faked her suicide and left Europe for Millennium City. Lost and desperate she turned to drinking and drugs and met the Men in White at some point. The Doctor recognized the scar on her face and came to the right conclusions: He offered her to put her talents to a better use. Without much purpose in life and a lot of anger to take out on the world she accepted. The Men in White supplied her with training and equipment best suited to her skills as a former biathlete: A sophisticated energy rifle and anti-gravity boots which allow her to ‘ski’ through the air. |
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'''Frank "Paramedic" Wilson, the Doctor's driver''' | '''Frank "Paramedic" Wilson, the Doctor's driver''' | ||
− | While the Doctor is able to drive a car or fly an aircraft, a mix of overenthusiasm, short temper and plain bad luck makes that a dangerous endeavor for everyone in and around the vehicle in question. That's where Wilson (he prefers his surname or his codename) comes in. Wilson used to be a celebrated Air Force ace pilot until his wife died of cancer, leaving him to care for their daughter Mari. Wilson did not take it too well. He started to drink outside of and at some point even on duty, got into fights over the slightest provocations and stopped taking care of himself. It did not take too long before he was dishonorably discharged. While that was motivation enough for him to get his life back on track, he was angry at the world and the military in particular. However he still needed a job. It might have been sheer luck or destiny that the boyfriend of his daughter's best friend happened to be a member of the Men | + | While the Doctor is able to drive a car or fly an aircraft, a mix of overenthusiasm, short temper and plain bad luck makes that a dangerous endeavor for everyone in and around the vehicle in question. That's where Wilson (he prefers his surname or his codename) comes in. Wilson used to be a celebrated Air Force ace pilot until his wife died of cancer, leaving him to care for their daughter Mari. Wilson did not take it too well. He started to drink outside of and at some point even on duty, got into fights over the slightest provocations and stopped taking care of himself. It did not take too long before he was dishonorably discharged. While that was motivation enough for him to get his life back on track, he was angry at the world and the military in particular. However he still needed a job. It might have been sheer luck or destiny that the boyfriend of his daughter's best friend happened to be a member of the Men in White. With no other options, Wilson contacted the organization and the Doctor was quite happy to have an experienced pilot in his ranks. While Wilson is no hardened criminal, he recognized that the Doctor and the Men in White can provide easy money for him and his daughter, which is good enough for him to go along with it, especially when he gets to take out his anger issues on all sorts of authority figures on the way. Wilson serves as the Doctor's driver and also pilots the Doctor's personal aircraft, the Phaeton. His training as a soldier and his uncanny skill with any sort of vehicle make him a valuable asset to the Men in White. |
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'''Wayland Talos, Underworld Weaponsmith''' | '''Wayland Talos, Underworld Weaponsmith''' | ||
− | Wayland Talos is THE man you want to go to when you need a perfectly calibrated blaster rifle, a set of razor-sharp knives with questionite coating or a custom hover-disc and don't want to worry about the legal intricacies of getting such gadgets. He is an arms dealer, inventor and technological consultant, who is eager to sell his wares and services to the highest bidder, especially if that bidder shares Talos' hatred of superheroes. Earlier in his life, Talos' wife Maria died in a terrorist attack a group of superheroes was unable to stop, because the terrorists were much better prepared and armed than the heroes expected. Talos blamed his wives death on the incompetent superheroes and let his hatred consume him. Subsequently he lost his job as a technology designer due to his obsessive hatred and brooding, which he also blamed on the superheroes. He was determined to get revenge on the so-called heroes who ruined his life and began to use his immense technological expertise to provide criminals, terrorists and anyone else who would fight against superheroes with weapons, gadgets and equipment. The Men | + | Wayland Talos is THE man you want to go to when you need a perfectly calibrated blaster rifle, a set of razor-sharp knives with questionite coating or a custom hover-disc and don't want to worry about the legal intricacies of getting such gadgets. He is an arms dealer, inventor and technological consultant, who is eager to sell his wares and services to the highest bidder, especially if that bidder shares Talos' hatred of superheroes. Earlier in his life, Talos' wife Maria died in a terrorist attack a group of superheroes was unable to stop, because the terrorists were much better prepared and armed than the heroes expected. Talos blamed his wives death on the incompetent superheroes and let his hatred consume him. Subsequently he lost his job as a technology designer due to his obsessive hatred and brooding, which he also blamed on the superheroes. He was determined to get revenge on the so-called heroes who ruined his life and began to use his immense technological expertise to provide criminals, terrorists and anyone else who would fight against superheroes with weapons, gadgets and equipment. The Men in White contact Talos readily and often for more specialized equipment or technical advice. The Doctor and Talos also seem to get along quite well on a personal level, likely due to their shared dislike of costumed superheroes. |
[[File:Kaufmann Teleios.png|130px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Teleios</div>]] | [[File:Kaufmann Teleios.png|130px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Teleios</div>]] | ||
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'''Teleios, the Perfect Man''' | '''Teleios, the Perfect Man''' | ||
− | Teleios is the "Perfect Man", an insane and utterly amoral scientist who believes that he alone is the superior being destined to rule the world. His plot is both simple yet unimaginably complex in design: creating innumerable clones of himself (both natural and altered) he seeks to populate the world with said clones and remake it in his "perfect" image. Teleios is the foremost expert on matters of biological science and genetics on Earth; he possesses the ability to create monsters and clones to forward his goals, and by utilizing his expertise he seeks to create the perfect being. He is capable of endowing his test subjects with superpowers, as well as strip those they may already possess. Despite this, he has refrained from granting himself such abilities as not to mar the perfection his own genetically engineered body represents. A criminal megalomaniac of the highest degree Teleios is utterly convinced of his own perfection and has a fanatical zeal in his work that has been labelled "depraved" by Justiciar, one of Canada's leading superheroes. When the Doctor still worked as a mercenary, Teleios sometimes hired him for certain special tasks: Deploying a designer pathogen or eliminating faulty runaway experiments for example. Their relationship cannot really be called friendly; both men are far too narcissistic and megalomaniacal to trust each other, but there exists a certain degree of professional respect. Now as leader of the Men | + | Teleios is the "Perfect Man", an insane and utterly amoral scientist who believes that he alone is the superior being destined to rule the world. His plot is both simple yet unimaginably complex in design: creating innumerable clones of himself (both natural and altered) he seeks to populate the world with said clones and remake it in his "perfect" image. Teleios is the foremost expert on matters of biological science and genetics on Earth; he possesses the ability to create monsters and clones to forward his goals, and by utilizing his expertise he seeks to create the perfect being. He is capable of endowing his test subjects with superpowers, as well as strip those they may already possess. Despite this, he has refrained from granting himself such abilities as not to mar the perfection his own genetically engineered body represents. A criminal megalomaniac of the highest degree Teleios is utterly convinced of his own perfection and has a fanatical zeal in his work that has been labelled "depraved" by Justiciar, one of Canada's leading superheroes. When the Doctor still worked as a mercenary, Teleios sometimes hired him for certain special tasks: Deploying a designer pathogen or eliminating faulty runaway experiments for example. Their relationship cannot really be called friendly; both men are far too narcissistic and megalomaniacal to trust each other, but there exists a certain degree of professional respect. Now as leader of the Men in White the Doctor sometimes hires Teleios for his biological and genetic expertise while Teleios uses the Men in White to distribute and field-test his latest inventions. In fact according to underworld rumors the Men in White are one of the main distribution channel for Teleios' new Onslaught serum. |
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Legend claims it was his son, Vlad Tepes, and not he, who became a vampire. In truth, it was a legacy he chose, and one that his son upheld. Although the world around him has changed through the centuries, he has in many ways stayed the same. He is still a warrior, still a man of power and still determined to reshape the world in his image. His dream, now, is to create a vampire nation. Among vampires he is one of the oldest and one of the strongest; if anyone were to father a vampire nation, it would be him. | Legend claims it was his son, Vlad Tepes, and not he, who became a vampire. In truth, it was a legacy he chose, and one that his son upheld. Although the world around him has changed through the centuries, he has in many ways stayed the same. He is still a warrior, still a man of power and still determined to reshape the world in his image. His dream, now, is to create a vampire nation. Among vampires he is one of the oldest and one of the strongest; if anyone were to father a vampire nation, it would be him. | ||
− | The Doctor's relationship with vampires has always been strained, but he and Vladic Dracul share a special hatred for each other. During his time as a hired killer, the Doctor and Vladic fought two times and while the vampire won both battles by a hair he also learned to not underestimate this particular human. The fact that the Doctor killed the Bloody Rose of the New Shadows who was almost like a daughter to the elder vampire only cemented the hatred and grudging respect he feels for the Doctor. Their respective hatred is reflected in how their gangs interact. While the Men | + | The Doctor's relationship with vampires has always been strained, but he and Vladic Dracul share a special hatred for each other. During his time as a hired killer, the Doctor and Vladic fought two times and while the vampire won both battles by a hair he also learned to not underestimate this particular human. The fact that the Doctor killed the Bloody Rose of the New Shadows who was almost like a daughter to the elder vampire only cemented the hatred and grudging respect he feels for the Doctor. Their respective hatred is reflected in how their gangs interact. While the Men in White are careful when dealing with most other criminal organizations, open warfare between them and the New Shadows is common, even more now that the Doctor and his gang are looking to establish themselves in the Vibora Bay drugs market as well. |
[[File:Hawke.png|130px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Devana Hawke</div>]] | [[File:Hawke.png|130px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Devana Hawke</div>]] | ||
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=<div style="font-size:25px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Other Stuff'''</div>= | =<div style="font-size:25px;font-family:{{{Font|Lucida Console}}};color: #000000;padding:5px; background-color: hidden">'''Other Stuff'''</div>= | ||
− | <div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"Dr. Kaufmann. The Man | + | <div style="color:#000000; background-color: #848484"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Times New Roman">''"Dr. Kaufmann. The Man in White. He does cocaine." - Janine 'Red' Guiliani''</div></div> |
[[File:Kaufmann_Hologram_-_Sketch_-_Small.jpg|300px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Bang, you're dead.</div>]] | [[File:Kaufmann_Hologram_-_Sketch_-_Small.jpg|300px|thumb|left|<div style="color:#000000;">Bang, you're dead.</div>]] | ||
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* The Doctor loves to quote oldschool rap lyrics in appropriate situations... | * The Doctor loves to quote oldschool rap lyrics in appropriate situations... | ||
− | * ...which has caused some of the younger members of the Men | + | * ...which has caused some of the younger members of the Men in White to joke that the destruction of the Qularr Invasion of 2009 is rather the result of the Doctor's mixtape dropping. |
* The Doctor's most visible tattoos are the letters DONT HARM on his knuckles, but he has many more. On his right arm he has a full sleeve depicting various instances of normal humans fighting the supernatural (David killing Goliath, Siegfried slaying the Dragon, the Witchfinder General burning a witch and Abraham Van Helsing staking Dracula). On his left arm he has a full sleeve of stylized molecular geometry of a wide range of different drugs and poisons along with several chemical formulas. His torso is covered with a wide range of medical and business imagery, including but not limited to the Rod of Asclepius on his back, the Caduceus on his neck, a bull and a bear fighting in front of a stylized stock board on his left side and a 'bloody' carving of the dollar symbol over his heart. | * The Doctor's most visible tattoos are the letters DONT HARM on his knuckles, but he has many more. On his right arm he has a full sleeve depicting various instances of normal humans fighting the supernatural (David killing Goliath, Siegfried slaying the Dragon, the Witchfinder General burning a witch and Abraham Van Helsing staking Dracula). On his left arm he has a full sleeve of stylized molecular geometry of a wide range of different drugs and poisons along with several chemical formulas. His torso is covered with a wide range of medical and business imagery, including but not limited to the Rod of Asclepius on his back, the Caduceus on his neck, a bull and a bear fighting in front of a stylized stock board on his left side and a 'bloody' carving of the dollar symbol over his heart. | ||
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SinisterShades Sinister Shades] - The Doctor is rarely seen without some type of red tinted glasses, even at night or in other situations where it would make no sense to wear them. Possibly justified by the fact that they have several useful features built into them. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SinisterShades Sinister Shades] - The Doctor is rarely seen without some type of red tinted glasses, even at night or in other situations where it would make no sense to wear them. Possibly justified by the fact that they have several useful features built into them. | ||
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManInWhite Man In White] - Duh. Not only does his whole gang follow this dress code (and is even named the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManInWhite Man In White] - Duh. Not only does his whole gang follow this dress code (and is even named the Men in White!), the Doctor's own outfits are also often predominantly white... |
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManOfWealthAndTaste Man Of Wealth And Taste] - ...in addition to being incredibly stylish, impeccably clean and extraordinarily expensive. He is most definitely paying attention to how he presents himself. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManOfWealthAndTaste Man Of Wealth And Taste] - ...in addition to being incredibly stylish, impeccably clean and extraordinarily expensive. He is most definitely paying attention to how he presents himself. | ||
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=== Occupation === | === Occupation === | ||
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDon The Don] - The Doctor is the leader of the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDon The Don] - The Doctor is the leader of the Men in White, a large and highly dangerous organized crime syndicate consisting of street gangs, ex-soldiers and mercenaries with suspected ties to some very powerful people. |
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DiabolicalMastermind Diabolical Mastermind] - The Doctor has no ambitions of conquering the planet or becoming a god. He simply wants money, power and influence behind the scenes and plans to achieve these goals with cunning, intelligence and calculated ruthlessness. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DiabolicalMastermind Diabolical Mastermind] - The Doctor has no ambitions of conquering the planet or becoming a god. He simply wants money, power and influence behind the scenes and plans to achieve these goals with cunning, intelligence and calculated ruthlessness. | ||
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OpportunisticBastard Opportunistic Bastard] - Yes. The Doctor and thus the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OpportunisticBastard Opportunistic Bastard] - Yes. The Doctor and thus the Men in White will work with anyone - even superheroes - as long as there is profit to be made or if it benefits their goals in any way. |
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BenevolentBoss Benevolent Boss] - In contrast to many other supervillains, the Doctor actually cares about the problems and issues of his henchmen and works to ensure their safety as well as physical and mental wellbeing. Not because he cares about them as people, but because he knows that they perform better if he does. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BenevolentBoss Benevolent Boss] - In contrast to many other supervillains, the Doctor actually cares about the problems and issues of his henchmen and works to ensure their safety as well as physical and mental wellbeing. Not because he cares about them as people, but because he knows that they perform better if he does. | ||
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* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrFeelgood Dr. Feelgood] - Technically speaking half of the Doctor's revenue comes from being an extremely ruthless and highly organized version of this trope. The only difference is that he has outsourced and delegated most of the actual dealing. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrFeelgood Dr. Feelgood] - Technically speaking half of the Doctor's revenue comes from being an extremely ruthless and highly organized version of this trope. The only difference is that he has outsourced and delegated most of the actual dealing. | ||
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArmsDealer Arms Dealer] - The other half of the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArmsDealer Arms Dealer] - The other half of the Men in White's and thus the Doctor's income comes from selling weapons, ammunition and other equipment on the prospering black markets of Millennium City, Hudson City, Vibora Bay and beyond. |
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PrivateMilitaryContractors Private Military Contractors] - If you can convince the Doctor, the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PrivateMilitaryContractors Private Military Contractors] - If you can convince the Doctor, the Men in White can also be hired for all kinds of jobs, from almost legal to plain criminal. |
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GangOfHats Gang Of Hats] - The Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GangOfHats Gang Of Hats] - The Men in White's hat is either the color white and their medical theme or being completely ruthless opportunists, depending on who you ask. |
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Authority Equals Asskicking] - As a former master assassin, the Doctor is more than ready and able to personally make sure that his henchmen are doing their jobs correctly. Any hero meeting him on the battlefield quickly learns why he was once considered one of the deadliest men on the planet. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Authority Equals Asskicking] - As a former master assassin, the Doctor is more than ready and able to personally make sure that his henchmen are doing their jobs correctly. Any hero meeting him on the battlefield quickly learns why he was once considered one of the deadliest men on the planet. | ||
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=== Weapons & Equipment === | === Weapons & Equipment === | ||
− | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?] - To get that out of the way; the Men | + | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?] - To get that out of the way; the Men in White and thus the Doctor have considerable resources at their disposal. Underworld weaponsmiths Wayland Talos and Daedalus have been known to be subcontracted by the Doctor along with a variety of other shady suppliers from such places as Costa Azúl and Abrakania. Finally, the Doctor is not above stealing equipment he wants. Just because he does not have the necessary gadget at the moment does not mean he wont have it at a later encounter... |
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandCannon Hand Cannon] - It's a highly customized and modified RSh-12 12.7mm Assault Revolver with reduced recoil, improved accuracy and enough stopping power to make even superpowered enemies think twice about charging the Doctor. | * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandCannon Hand Cannon] - It's a highly customized and modified RSh-12 12.7mm Assault Revolver with reduced recoil, improved accuracy and enough stopping power to make even superpowered enemies think twice about charging the Doctor. | ||
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3. Businessman, Scientist, Entrepreneur: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUChk0lxF44 Panic! At The Disco - Victorious] | 3. Businessman, Scientist, Entrepreneur: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUChk0lxF44 Panic! At The Disco - Victorious] | ||
− | 4. The Men | + | 4. The Men in White: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN6e4_TPt-w Skindred - Kill The Power] |
5. Ladies and Gentlemen, Showtime: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5xGmKnVJp8 Emigrate - My Pleasure] | 5. Ladies and Gentlemen, Showtime: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5xGmKnVJp8 Emigrate - My Pleasure] |