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wandawillkill312 · 3 years ago

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Apex Legends OC Bio: "Spellbinder"- Hypnotic High-Roller.

The Apex Games were in for a rare treat; when they got Spellbinder: An actual Human, from planet Earth!

Hailing from planet Earth- which in my headcanons is still going strong and still doing well-; Hal Braxton grew up wealthy; due to his parents starting, owning and running a luxurious hotel and resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Yet he had one dream and one dream only: to be incredibly famous and have his name be known, chanted and cheered for, across the universe.

Fast-Forward to his early 20s; Hal was given a chance to make his dream happen, when he discovered future Hyperfighting Champion: Jimmy McCormick- better known as "The Forge"-, and became his manager, head coach and "Flame-Themed" hype-man, known as "Lord Vulcan."

Hal also became a musician on the side; producing 3 albums, 4 gold records and a number of music videos- which Jimmy has starred in.

It was a struggle; but once Jimmy started moving up the ranks of the Hyperfighting Federation; life was smooth-sailing for both him and Hal.

Especially since Hal also became accustomed to the other side of the Hyperfighting world- the dark, seedy and ruthless side, filled with cold-hearted bastards, who have done a lot of shady things to earn their place.

Unfortunately for them; Hal also had a dream of living the life of a High-Rolling Gangster- like the ones in old movies and TV shows, he'd watch as a kid.

But here's the twist: he wanted to do it legally- up to the point, where he was secretly celebrated for it by most of Olympus.

Once he and Jimmy traveled to Psamathe; to compete in the Olympus Circuit, Hal started making moves- on 7 of the most notorious crime families that ruled over the city- Plus a corrupt News Reporter and her equally corrupt Preacher husband.

Luckily for Hal; he found something that would help him- especially as "Lord Vulcan."

History time!

Years before the events of the Apex Games; the planet known as "Eden", was home to a large village full of battles hardened former soldiers-turned farmers, who lived a life of peace and happiness.

They cared deeply for the planet the lived on and never paid any mind to IMC employees moving to their planet.

That is...until oil was discovered, there and the mining began- at the expense of half the planet.

Not wanting their livelihood to be ruined anymore than it already was; the villagers took up arms, once again, started an organization known as "God's Hand" and waged war on IMC.

Credit where credit was due; the soldiers of "God's Hand" were actually formidable opponents- before AND after they stole and quickly mastered IMC weapons, robots and tech.

They fought with extreme ferocity; withstood everything- including chemical warfare-, and saw through every one of IMC's tricks- including their so-called "peace offering" of food- which was poisoned.

Unfortunately; nothing lasts forever and that rang true for "God's Hand", as IMC came up with a new line of robots, just for them: "Project: Hellfire."

"Project Hellfire" consisted of these deadly assassin droids:

"Imps": Saboteur drones fitted with teleportation technology programmed to leave behind small orbs of unstable energy that caused explosions liken to that of a car bomb.

"Hellhounds": "Canine-like" drones outfitted with flaming bodies and rotating blades for teeth, that were designed to relentlessly pursue and kills their targets, no matter the distance and obstacles.

"Devils": Winged assault droids equipped with built-in machine gun turrets, flamethrowers and grenade launchers- also served as Kamikazes.

"Orcs": Heavily-armored, 4-Armed, Hulking Murder Machines fitted with enough weapons to supply an entire infantry- think Goro from Mortal Kombat, but bigger with armor and a variety of weapons.

"Furies (Fyu-Rees)": Female assault droids that exhume and cover themselves in red-hot flames and thick black poisonous smoke and possess long and razor sharp claws.

"Banshees": Female assault droids fitted with sonic technology; designed to shatter eardrums, pop eyeballs, rupture nasal passages and explode bowels.

"Succubi": Female infiltrator droids that are equipped with built-in camouflage and shapeshifting technology, as well as the ability to distribute an airborne and highly intoxicating pheromone that renders their victims mesmerized and under their control- it also doubles as a flesh-eating virus that lasted for 15 minutes, before dying out, from starvation.

And finally...

"Ghouls": Murderous droids able to burrow underground and rise up to either strike or drag you down to your death.

Equipped with razor sharp claws and built-in tentacles fitted with a different surgical tool, as they were also tasked with collecting the organs and blood from either dead or dying enemies.

Believe it or not; one Ghoul is present in the Apex Games- and this one is not an OC.

Guess who it is.

Give up? Here:

And no. Revenant doesn't know about any of this.

If you're wondering why he doesn't have tentacles, claws and burrowing abilities, it's because Hammond removed all of that, before downloading his mind, into the robotic body.

Project Hellfire; proved to be effective, by wiping out half of God's Hand and capturing the others to be tried, sentenced and imprisoned.

Once their job was done; Project Hellfire was shut down, with the droids deactivated and placed in multiple storage facilities, all across the Outlands.

Back to the main story!

One of those storage facilities was on Psamathe- which Hal came across and purchased to use as part of his army- after making sure they couldn't be hacked, of course.

Donning a hi-tech and terrifying, yet elegant Red Devil mask and injecting himself with nanotechnology that allowed him to generate, control and manipulate fire; Hal Braxton became "Hellfire Hal" and used his new powers and army, to wipe out the 7 crime families of Psamathe, by murdering the leaders in ways based on each of their personalities- which he linked to the Seven Deadly Sins- as well as committing two murders centered around the 8th and 9th Deadly Sins: “Fraudulence” and “Treachery.”

Hal had to take care of that news reporter and preacher, after all...remember?

He was very creative with colors, animals and punishments for all 9 of them.

Hal also used cold Mafia tactics to kill most of their underlings and spy tactics to expose and help put away just the right number of dirty cops, officials and politicians- not enough to draw attention from secret upper-class criminals, like Lifeline's parents, that would force them to get involved.

Long story short; "Hellfire Hal" and his army known as "The Brimstone Cartel", managed to drive out the remaining members of the 7 crime families out of Psamathe and was secretly celebrated, for it- little did he know, they would eventually join forces with each other and form "The Forgotten Families"- a group that Apex Legends character "Newcastle" would eventually come across and make a deal with.

So in a way...Newcastle's arrival to the games, was Hal's doing.

Hal did all of this; while maintaining his public image, keeping up with his rockstar career, moving to Olympus to form connections there and still managing Jimmy- training him, hyping him up and helping take him further to the top.

Speaking of Jimmy; they were best friends, as Hal had his back and vice-versa.

Jimmy knew of Hal's "activities", but was reassured by him, as Hal wasn't part of the Mafia- which he wasn't. He just utilized their tactics- and some of his own, against them.

Think "The Green Hornet"- your grandparents will probably know who that is.

Plus; not only did Hal make sure the Hyperfighting fights were always clean, when it came to fights against Jimmy, but he also made a deal with both Hammond Robotics and Octavio Silva and got Jimmy into the Apex Games, so it was all good- especially in an interview, where they took turns taking shots at some of the competing legends- especially Elliot Witt. AKA, "Mirage."

They went all out on him...

Unfortunately; all good things must come to an end, and in this case, the end came in the form of Revenant killing Jimmy on live TV- which is canon, if you've read Forge's bio.

Hal wasn't present; due to him being arrested and in jail, for viciously assaulting a photographer for trying to see Jimmy showering.

Jimmy's death caused Hal to become incredibly depressed; leave the Hyperfighting business and seemingly vanish from the public eye- especially after the heads of the Hyperfighting Federation, treated Jimmy like a replaceable tool and tried pawning his rival Ricardo Falcone. AKA, "Raging Bull", off on Hal and he got angry.

2 years later; Hal resurfaced, under the name "Hypno-Hal", after secretly returning to Earth, traveling to Egypt, Greece, Romania, China, Japan, Vietnam and India, learning their unique forms of mysticism and hypnosis techniques and then coming back to America and inventing hypnosis technology and realistic solid light construct technology.

He started a web series; as an assassin/bounty hunter and it became popular- especially after returning to Psamathe and started eliminating criminals and mob bosses, who crawled out of the woodwork, when Hal left.

During one of his contracts; he rescued Loba- who was on one of her "after-game heists" and they instantly hit it off, as partners- and lovers.

They struck a deal; where he joins the games and helps her get revenge on Revenant for killing her parents and for killing Jimmy.

Not to mention; he is also unsatisfied with Mirage and wants to show the public how it's done, when it comes to illusions- meaning that he and Elliot will have a heated rivalry.

The same goes for him vs. Bloodhound and Catalyst, in terms of mysticism and him against Revenant, for obvious reasons.

Now going by "Spellbinder"; he auditioned for the games and got in, with his flair, flashy moves and impressive abilities- along with some star power and connections, he still had.

Whether they're ready or not; the Legends are about to "See the Wizard"- and none of them will be prepared for the tricks Spellbinder has up his sleeves.

It's SHOWTIME!!!

Real name: Hal "Hellfire" Braxton.

Age: 34.

Home World: Earth- later Psamathe.

Tactical Ability: "Look Into My Eyes."

Passive Ability: "Seeing is Believing."

Ultimate Ability" "Wizard's Wrath."

Facial and body appearance: Hal is an "Adonis-level" handsome, 34 year old Caucasian-American male about with soft, smooth and polished, lightly tanned fair skin, glistening green eyes, shiny teeth, perfectly kissable lips, a rugged jawline, a cleft chin and a full head of thick, shiny and voluminous, Chocolate brown and butterbeer yellow swirl hair styled into an awesome, high and swirly- but not overly exaggerated-, anime pompadour with neatly-trimmed sideburns.

He also has a tall, lean and sculpted, muscular figure, decorated with a few circuit lines and an awesome 80s Power Metal tattoo mural, on his chest.

Costume: As "Spellbinder"; Hal's costume consists of: a snap-on, metallic whitish-silver Elvis cape that stops in the middle of his thighs and has a metallic red interior, glittery gold flame embroidery and a bejeweled image of a Phoenix on the back.

This is worn over; a double-breasted, shiny white and metallic gold, hard leather biker jacket with gold zippers, shiny brass studs in the lapels, a big, wide and popped-up high collar- but not too high, that his head can be see from the back-, glittery gold, brass and bright copper fringe and iridescent whitish-silver mystic smoke embroidery on the sleeves and a logo of a sexy Angel-Siren made of gold light with glittery hypno swirl eyes, airbrushed mystic smoke and a Witch's pentagram on her forehead.

A mid-thigh-length shiny lavender silk scarf/clergy stole; with a gold hypno swirl stencil design, is draped over the jacket "Elvis style."

The jacket is zipped-up halfway and worn over a matching "Elvis Presley Aloha Jumpsuit-inspired", hard leather racing suit with glittery flame embroidery, zipped-up halfway over a shiny candy apple red silk button-up shirt with gold flame designs, mystic smoke embroidery and the top buttons open- showing his pecs, a little.

Not to mention; he also wears; a burnt copper faux gator skin belt with a snap-on gold, white and obsidian buckle made to look like a Hypno-Swirl, a pair of shiny metallic bright copper, hard leather gauntlet gloves with gold flame embroidery- both the jacket and suit sleeves are tucked into them-, and a pair of knee-high, polished, square-toed, metallic bright copper, hard leather biker boots with gold zippers, bottoms and gold, flame-themed embroidery- the pant legs are tucked into them.

Finally; he wears a decent amount of dazzling, "Hypno-themed", Rockstar/Magician jewelry- including a gold, white diamond-dusted platinum, ivory and obsidian medallion made to look like a hypno-swirl-, a pair of hi-tech, ruby-encrusted, gold-framed, glittery black and white hypno-swirl square goggles and a set of holsters and sheaths filled with hi-tech and compact gadgets, tools and weapons- half of them are made to look "magic-based."

His costume also has some "Mystical Wizard Aesthetics", to its design.

Abilities: First and foremost, let me just say that Hal is not OP!

For example; "Spellbinder" is weak against attacks from Caustic, Fuse, Revenant, Bangalore and Newcastle.

Plus his tactical ability, takes 30 seconds to replenish.

Now with that out of the way; Hal is a Defensive character and these are his powers:

Tactical: "Look into my Eyes"

Spellbinder can either use his nanotech implants, goggles or 3 drones made to look like beach ball-sized eyeballs surrounded by holographic mystic smoke; to hypnotize his enemies and make them his unwilling slaves.

One of his drones is inhabited by an A.I. named "Esmeralda"- or "Rel", for short- you'll find out why.

She can talk, think etc.

Rel can also control the other 2 eye drones; and even hack into the drones of other characters, funneling her hypnotic powers through their ocular units and into the eyes of their owners.

Once they're Hypnotized; Spellbinder's slaves will act as a small "wall", to attack other opponents/defend him and his team.

This also works on robots, such as Spectres.

"Rel" and the other eye drones can also fire lasers and small missiles and hack into any broadcast system to use any large screen or holographic sign as a trap to hypnotize players.

She can also upgrade or rework the weapons of him and his teammates.

Take the "EVA-8" shotgun, for example.

She can make it a little bigger, give it a glowing purple aura, around it, give it a semi-bigger drum with extended ammo and equip it with an M203 Grenade Launcher, underneath the barrel.

Not only that; but rather than your typical single shot- or rapid 2-shot-; the upgraded Eva-8 would now fire multiple shots in a rapid pace, like a Thompson Submachine Gun- or "Tommy Gun"-, from the 1930s- which would be fitting, since it has a drum magazine, like one.

Spellbinder's slaves can be awakened; if his Hypnosis wears off, after 30 minutes or if either all 3 drones are destroyed or if he's killed, before it wears off.

As stated before; it takes 30 seconds to replenish.

Passive: "Seeing is Believing"

Like Mirage; Spellbinder can also create illusions.

The only differences are HIS illusions are made of solid light, meaning they can and will kill you!

And they can be anything, not just clones of himself.

Not to mention; that he can create illusionary dream scenarios within the minds of his victims, to either torture them, motivate them or keep them complacent, while he's commanding them to fight, in the real world.

Either by creating a nightmarish world for them to fight and survive or creating a fantasy world for them to indulge in.

Whatever he subjects players to; his illusions will trigger all five of their senses, making the experience highly real, for them.

He can also use his illusions to "hack" into his victim's minds and use their memories, fears and desires as bases for his illusionary worlds.

Ultimate: "Wizard's Wrath"

Back in his days as "Lord Vulcan"; Hal's theme was fire- because Jimmy was called "The Forge"- which is associated with heat-, so Hal wore a lot of "Flame-colored and themed" clothing- which paired well with his mask, when he was "Hellfire Hal."

Not only that; he also had nanotechnology injected into his body, giving him the ability to generate, control and manipulate fire- without burning himself.

As "Spellbinder"; he can utilize that on the battlefield, as a backup power, when his drones are out of commission.

Hal is also skilled in boxing, wrestling, Martial Arts, Karate, marksmanship, swordsmanship, acrobatics, hacking and engineering.

Heirlooms: Spellbinder's Heirlooms, so far are:

"The Headliner": A futuristic hi-tech "Scepter-like" microphone from his "Lord Vulcan" days- but given an upgrade to match his new theme- ; that is also a "Swiss Army-esque" weapon that has a backup hypnotic device/illusion-caster, a sound cannon, a laser ray, a plasma energy whip, a knife, etc.

Voice Actor: His VA would be Jeff Bennett- if you've heard of him.

Just picture Johnny Bravo, without the Elvis accent.

And then with an occasional Cajun one.

His Mom is from New Orleans and his dad is from Texas.

Personality: Hal is a master showman, treating every battle like a big performance.

He is also a flashy, loud and boisterous con-man.

A wheeler and a dealer; able to sweet talk you into doing what he says- without his hypnotic powers.

Hal is also good-neutral, but he can still be an arrogant jerk.

He's like Johnny Cage, before he became humble.

This is especially true, when it comes to him and Mirage.

He can also be a bit hedonistic- especially when it comes to women-, but he would never cheat on Loba and is accepting of her being bisexual.

Hal also loves to sing, dance, paint, sculpt, learn magic tricks and mythology, collect military weapons and vehicles to copy and make working upgraded replicas of said items and cook.

He is also proud of his Cajun heritage- as well as his Texan one.

Though; he's more of a Raiders fan, than a Saints or a Cowboys fan, like each of his parents.

Hal also has a bit of a short fuse and a fiery temper- especially towards people like Revenant.

He's also racist towards simulacrums and regular robots- but not towards A.I.'s, Cyborgs and Androids-, as he believes that robots are meant to serve Humanity and nothing else.

Oh and he's a huge fan of Elvis Presley- but not to the point of obsession.

That is all I have, so far.

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theinkedfoxsl · 3 years ago

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*pretends like i read any of the actual questions* i saw cocktail asks and i am asking for the whole menu for grimshaw <3

grumbles.

𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿 〜 if your oc can drive, what kind of vehicle do they have? do they have a dream vehicle?

Given that Valorant takes place in the future, I'll have to go with a motorcycle that isn't even really "real" yet. The Damon HyperFighter! In a dark navy blue with plum accents of course. He doesn't particularly have a dream car though.

𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗻 〜 what does your oc wear to sleep? do they have a dedicated set of pajamas or do they just wear whatever?

If Grimshaw isn't careful he'll fall asleep in his regular clothing. And given how many straps and belts he wears he wakes up often with imprints in his skin. Though beyond that he sleeps in purple/black plaid sweatpants and a long sleeve light grey shirt :)

𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮 〜 if your oc has a bag or a purse, what are five things that’d be inside?

Cigarettes, mini first aid kit, old fashioned engraved lighter, photographs of he with Pua and Mua Lan, an older photo of his mother and sister smiling in front of the University of Toronto.

𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 〜 what was one of your oc’s favorite tv shows/movies as a child? do they still enjoy it now?

Again future, so I don't know how prevalent this would be but; Grimshaw loved the old old Scooby Doo show, the 1969/1970 one. He loves all the movies too. He liked solving the crimes with the gang, idk it's cute. He won't ever complain if Scooby Doo gets put on the TV now. (He in fact owns a Scooby plushie in his apartment)

𝘄𝗼𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗼 〜 what’s their relationship like with their parent(s)/guardian(s)?

It's sort of hard to put into words; Grimshaw isn't from the world he's currently inhabiting. He doesn't really know what the man whose position he took was like with his parents. In his home world though he's a bit of a mommy's boy. It's that old quote; "I have my father's anger and my mother's joy." I think that sums it up.

𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 〜 does your oc have any disorders or disabilities?

Grimshaw has the "magical" version of my genetic illness pretty much lol. His body is rapidly decaying and regenerating, it can't stay together properly. It hurts. A lot. Besides that he's got some PTSD and a going eye to spare.

𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮 〜 who are some of your oc’s best friends?

Mua Lan, Pua, Cypher, Sakurai, and Killjoy 100%. Four of these people claimed him as their best friend and the other he claimed as his lol.

𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 〜 describe your oc’s personality

It is incredibly difficult to describe the personality of a character who wears lies like a badge. Originally? Grimshaw was quiet, plotting, cunning. His main goal was always helping people, yes, but he did it by prodding into them, discovering who they were. Now? It's all of that but dashed with self destruction and a sort of 'look over my shoulder' mentality.

𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 〜 has your oc ever made any choices they regret?

Grimshaw regrets that he hurt those he loves.

𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 〜 post some images or a moodboard that fit your oc’s aesthetic

𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗮 〜 post a song or a lyric that fits your oc

"Don't look away

I'm afraid of who I am today

The winds howl on and on

Please hold onto me

I'm slipping away."

𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶 〜 does your oc’s name or design reference anything? i.e. music, movies, etc.

Grimshaw means 'Dark Woods', Achlys is the personification of Sorrow, the 'Death Mist' that covers one's eyes as they die, and Hajime means 'Beginning'. Everything(including his sister's name, Hemera) is a reference to the Cycle of Life.

𝗺𝗼𝗷𝗶𝘁𝗼 〜 does your oc have any tattoos and/or piercings? if so, what are they? if not, do they want any?

He has this on his right hand! His fingers are also 'stained' a darkish blue/black, they look like a tattoo, they are not. He also has a barcode on the right side of his neck that reads "111108" Oh! I forgot he has dangly silver earrings too :)

𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶 〜 is your oc a smoker? (tobacco, cannabis, etc.) if so, do they plan on quitting?

He smokes tobacco, and he knows he needs to quit. It isn't the hardest thing he's ever had, he's smoked way worse, so that's how he justifies this to himself.

𝗺𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮 〜 has your oc ever committed any crimes? if so, what did they do? if not, what would they be most likely to commit?

I mean... -gestures- he's killed people? Treason as well... Anyways..

𝘁𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 〜 what kind of hobbies does your oc enjoy? is there anything they’ve always wanted to do but never had the time/resources to try?

Grimshaw likes reading of course, but he also really enjoys cooking. It's a peaceful hobby for him outside of stitching up wounds. He'd like to get into woodworking one day too.

𝗺𝗮𝗶 𝘁𝗮𝗶 〜 how was your oc’s life growing up? did they do well in school if they attended? do they have any awkward teenage memories?

It was fine. His father pushed him into getting two PhDs by the age of 24. Psychology and Medicine. He was never really focused on being an awkward teenager because he sorta... Isolated himself going through school. However his sister's best friend, Vera, wiggled her way into his heart. They accidentally had a child at a very young age, and he did everything for that kid.

𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗶 〜 does your oc speak any other language(s)? if they didn’t learn to speak the language(s) when they were growing up, when and why did they learn it?

English, French, Japanese. <In that order of fluency. He learned all three growing up. He does speak a bit of Arabic as well! Only swears though.. (Thanks, Cypher).

𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲 〜 if your oc wears any perfume/cologne, what’s their favorite?

He doesn't. It irritates his patients, it's best not to wear any scents.

𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗮 〜 what does your oc’s voice sound like?

A bit higher, slow, steady, a HINT of an accent of some kind.

𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 〜 what does your oc consider to be their best feature? alternatively, what’s something they’re most self conscious about?

He's most self conscious about his eyes. But he likes his height! Baby boy do be 6'7. (He hits his head a lot, help)

𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻 〜 what kind of people does your oc hate the most?

-looks at world-2 valorant protocol that he abandoned- anyways.

#Lane's OCs #Grimshaw

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