Baron Strucker Villain
Real Name: Wulfgang II, Baron von Strucker.
Occupation: Industrialist, subversive.
Identity: Baron Strucker's identity as the Supreme HYDRA is a secret.
Legal Status: Citizen of Germany with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: Supreme HYDRA.
Place of Birth: Bonn, Germany.
Marital Status: Married.
Known Relatives: Wolfgang (grandfather, deceased), Andreas (father, deceased), Andrea (aunt, deceased), Joli (mother), Zelinda (wife), Gunilla (daughter).
Group Affiliation: HYDRA.
Base of Operations: Berlin, Germany.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: SECRET AGENT NICK FURY #
History: In the final days of World War II, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker along with a sizable contingent from the Nazi Hydra Science Division fled into the Far East, spreading throughout the Orient and reorganizing into the modern HYDRA organization. In order to hide HYDRA's existence, Baron Strucker organized it into a cell structure, then returned to a now divided Germany, settling into the West German capital of Bonn. He avoided the Nuremberg Trials through a combination of political connections, destroying German records, and the alibi of having been overseas for much of the war (and hence not involved in the atrocities committed by others in the Nazi leadership).
At the turn of the century, the leadership of HYDRA passed to Baron Strucker's namesake grandson; the current Baron Strucker's father, Andreas, had died in combat with the now-disbanded outlaw team Shadowguard. The present Baron Strucker remains in contact with almost all HYDRA cells; he is the one person who knows the identities of all of HYDRA's cell leaders.
More ambitious than his late father, the current Baron Strucker has begun seeding as many government agencies in as many countries as possible with HYDRA sleeper agents, while ordering several other cells to engage in an increasing series of seemingly random terrorist attacks worldwide, designed to spread the law enforcement and intelligence communities thin.
So far, Strucker's position as the Supreme HYDRA is unknown to both the world at large and those in positions of authority; even his sleeper agents don't know Strucker's name or face, as he communicates with them through indirect means. He has recently taken an interest in a pair of CIA agents – Nick Fury and Natasha Romanov – who have thwarted a number of his distractions. At present, however, a direct confrontation between Strucker and Fury seems a long way off; Fury is currently unaware of Strucker's existence.
Age: 26.
Height: 6' 2".
Weight: 225 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Bald.
Uniform: None.
Strength Level: Baron Strucker possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in moderately intensive regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: Baron Strucker is a skilled hand to hand combatant and a marksman with most conventional weapons.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: Baron Strucker has access to a wide array of advanced technology, both mass-produced and one-off experiments, due to HYDRA's contacts with AIM.
450 points
| ST: 13 [30] | HP: 13 [0] | Speed: 6.50 [0] |
| DX: 13 [60] | Will: 13 [0] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 13 [60] | Per: 13 [0] | |
| HT: 13 [30] | FP: 13 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d/2d-1 | BL: 34 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 9 | Parry: 10 | DR: 12/4* (concealed vest) |
Languages: Arabic (Accented) [4]; English (Accented) [4]; French (Native) [6]; German (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Japanese (Accented) [4]; Mandarin (Accented) [4]; Swahili (Accented) [4].
Cultural Familiarities: Western [0].
Advantages: harisma 3 [15]; Fit [5]; Gizmo 1 [5]; High Pain Threshold [10]; HYDRA Rank 8 [24]; Merchant Ran 5 [25]; Security Clearance (Free Access to a Narrow Range of Secrets) [10]; Status 6 [5*]; Wealth (Multimillionaire 2) [100].
Perks: Dirty Fighting [1].
Disadvantages: Megalomania [-10]; Secret Identity (Imprisonment) [-20]; Selfish (9) [-7].
Quirks: Attentive [-1]; Chauvinistic [-1]; Needs Reading Glasses [-1]; Wears Grandfather's Monocle (With Replaced Lens) [-1].
Skills: Accounting (H) IQ-1 [2] – 12; Administration (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Connoisseur (Literature) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Connoisseur (Visual Arts) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Current Affairs (Business) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13; Current Affairs (Headline News) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13; Current Affairs (Politics) (E) IQ+1 [2] – 14; Fast-Talk (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14†; Finance (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Guns/TL8 (E) DX+2 [3] – 15‡; Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX+2 [4] – 15; Hiking (A) HT-1 [1] – 12; Intimidation (A) Will+1 [4] – 14†; Judo (H) DX+2 [12] – 15; Jumping (E) DX+0 [1] – 13; Karate (H) DX+2 [12] – 15; Knife (E) DX+0 [1] – 13; Lifting (A) HT-1 [1] – 12; Market Analysis (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Musical Instrument (Violin) (H) IQ-2 [1] – 11; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Politics (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Running (A) HT-1 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13†; Savoir-Faire (Mafia) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13†; Streetwise (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12†; Swimming (E) HT+0 [1] – 13; Throwing (A) DX-1 [1] – 12; Wrestling (A) DX+0 [2] – 13.
Starting Spending Money: $40,000,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +2 levels from Merchant Rank and +3 levels from Wealth.
† Conditional +3 from Charisma when making Influence rolls.
‡ Defaulted from Guns (Rifle).
Role-Playing Notes:
Baron Strucker is a patient man, seeing himself as a chess player with the entire world as his board. He believes himself to have a great destiny – to be the one to unite the world under one rule, his rule – and is determined to learn from the mistakes of those who have tried and failed in the past.
| KARATE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Reach | Parry | Cost | Weight | ST | Notes |
| – | Karate Punch | 1d+1 cr | C | 10 | – | – | 13 | |
| – | Karate Kick | 1d+2 cr | C, 1 | n/a | – | – | 13 | |
Design Notes:
1. HYDRA Rank is designed using rules in Social Engineering for creating a criminal/subversive hierarchy, costs 3 points/level, and does not add to his Status.