Bart "The Mangler" Steele

Name:Bart "The Mangler" Steele Type:Stalwart Allegiance:none Origin:Low Class

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Physical	Social	Mental	Character	Inspiration:(4) Pool(4)
Strength:5 (Grappling)	Charisma:2	Perception:2	Virtue:Bravo	Intuitive:1
Dexterity:2	Manipulation:1	Intelligence:2	Vice:Expert	Reflective:
Stamina:5(keep standing	Appearance:1	Wits:3	Willpower:8	Destructive:3

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Physical: Brawl (4) Might (4) Athletics (4) Melee (4, found weapons) Endurance(4) Resistance (2)

Social: Intimidation (4) Style (2)

Mental: Awareness (2) Drive (1)

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Backgrounds: Allies (2) Backing (3) Followers(3) Reputation (4) Resources (3)

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Knacks:Powerlifter, Piledriver, Juggernaut, Pillar of Stone,

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Initiative(6) Soak (5/2) Movement:Walk (Dex+2m) Run(Dex+12m) Sprint(DexX3+20m)

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O.K. O.K. Bruised (-0) Hurt (-1) Injured (-1) Wounded (-2) Maimed(-3) Crippled (-4) Incapacitated

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Additional notes: Bart is somehow immune to the effect of Steely Gaze. He's either too tough or too dumb to intimidate without the use of something like Cloak of Dread.

Equipment: Bart never carries weapons of any sort. He usually is sporting a large wad of cash.

Appearance/Clothing Tendencies: because of his distinctive hulking frame, Bart has to have most of his clothing made. Bart is not hugely tall but he is very broad and so he has to buy clothes, shoes, hats, and gloves from a big and tall man's shop. Still, he can cut an impressive figure when properly attired. Bart is heavily muscled to the point of losing a bit of flexibility. He has no neck and shaves his head bald for effect. the back of his head looks like a pack of franks. In the ring, Bart's godlike body is in its element. Bart's ring persona is that he is a barely human creature and he plays dumb really well. He is at least a little smarter than this.

House, Circle, Influence: Bart's Allies are his agent, and whatever girlfriend he's tooling around with at present. (It should be noted that Bart's women tend to be shrill hysterics with a barely concealed edge of cheapness. More on this later.) Bart's backing comes from the wrestling association that he belongs to. They keep him out of trouble because he is a cash cow for them. His followers are his staff and a few well-meaning fans. Bart's Reputation is that he is a merciless creature of violence who would just as soon cripple you as look at you.

What has gone Before: Back in the old days. Wrestling was a very different sport. it was brutal and totally real. Large men beating on one another could often cripple and occasionally kill one another. There wasn't any script. whatever happened in the ring happened. betting on wrestling was serious business.

Bart was a great big farm boy from Alabama. He was spotted by his future agent, wrestling at a state fair. Lefty Rosenberg knew a good thing when he saw it and he made an investment in the boy with a little help from a gangster cousin of his.

Now, Bart is one of the premier wrestlers of the NCW federation and makes a comfortable living In the last year or so. He's simply become nearly unbeatable. it's almost like he's invulnerable. Sure he bled like a stuck pig during that scrap with Fleischer on the radio last week but it didn't slow him down and "Big Boy" Fleischer went home on a stretcher.

Story Uses: 

The Ex: the original use for Bart came from a game of mine. Bart was the Ex-boyfriend of a torch singer that was performing at a club my players were at. The players had an opportunity to overhear him manhandling his Ex. They, of course, burst in and rescued her (earning one of my players a new girlfriend in the process. ) Naturally, Bart was an obsessive type and kept trying to make the player's life miserable.

Famous face: Bart is a famous guy. He makes a good sort to have at a party littered with dignitaries and famous folk (reports that he's short tempered and can't hold his liquor are usually covered up..as such he still gets invited to places.) Unfortunately, he has the tendency to date vapid and mean-spirited women. Some of these women enjoy watching him beat the snot out of somebody. It would be just terrible if the players spilled a drink on, or worse, were intentionally rude to this woman...Her hysterics would naturally bring Bart running to her "rescue" and naturally, there would be a scene.

The Heavyweight Thug: It may be that Rosenberg's cousin demands some sort of favor from Bart or it may be that Wrestling falls on hard times and he's forced to hire out to whomever needs extra muscle. Bart is not the sort to pass up 500 simoleons for 10 minutes worth of work.

A decent fella: What most people don't realize, is that Bart is actually a decent-hearted guy who unfortunately has very little way to express himself and very little education or manners. All he has ever been really good at is the ability to really hurt people. Players might get to know the guy over time and decide he's not such a bad sort if you can keep him from being a pawn for other people.