Gladiator Villain
Real Name: Melvin Potter.
Occupation: Retail clerk, tailor.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: New York City.
Marital Status: Married.
Known Relatives: Li Ling (wife), Melanie (daughter).
Group Affiliation: Proprietor of Spotlight Costumes and Custom Tailoring.
Base of Operations: New York City.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #
History: Melvin Potter was a skilled tailor and gifted athlete who ran a costume shop in Hell's Kitchen, Spotlight Costumes and Custom Tailoring, that secretly catered to the superhuman population of New York City, both heroic and criminal. Melvin and his wife, Li Ling, are able to produce custom designed outfits in under 24 hours for a client. The Potters prefer to operate on a "no questions asked" basis for their custom outfits, intending to remain neutral in the battles between superhuman opponents. Among the outfits he is known to have produced are Captain America's uniform as The Captain, Daredevil, Spider-Man, the Ani-Men, and replacements for the X-Men.
Melvin Potter is, however, mentally unstable. Without his wife's knowledge, he designed a uniform to his own specifications, which in a way resembled that of a modern-day arena gladiator. Calling himself Gladiator, Potter was hired by the criminal mastermind Owl as an enforcer, and has come into conflict with Daredevil twice. The second time, he was arrested and sent to prison at Ryker's Island. His attorney filed an insanity plea, and Potter was transferred to the psychiatric ward for evaluation. He was later seen among those engaged in the mass breakout led by the Rhino.
At present, Gladiator is still at large. His wife, Li Ling, continues to run their costume shop.
Age: 33.
Height: 6' 6".
Weight: 300 lbs.
Eyes: Blue.
Hair: Bald, black facial hair.
Uniform: Yellow sleeveless t-shirt with blue-steel shoulder spikes and a blue and white design on the chest, blue steel bands around the upper arms, blue pants, blue gloves with circular saw blades on the back of the wrist, blue steel helmet, metallic boots.
Strength Level: Gladiator possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: Melvin Potter is a skilled designed of clothing and specialty gadgets. His Gladiator personality is a skilled hand to hand combatant.
Weapons: Gladiator wears circular saw blades on his gloves, one on each hand. These blades are able to cut through wood and flesh with relative ease, and 1" steel bars given time.
260 points
| ST: 20 [100] | HP: 20 [0] | Speed: 6.00 [0] |
| DX: 12 [40] | Will: 12 [5] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 11 [20] | Per: 11 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 2d-1/3d+2 | BL: 80 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 10 | Parry: 10 | DR: 12/4* (uniform) |
Languages: Cantonese (Accented) [4]; English (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Spanish (Accented) [4].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; Cutting Attack 3d (Armor Divisor (3), +100%; Gadget/Breakable: DR 6, -10%; Gadget/Breakable: SM -7, -5%; Gadget/Can Be Stolen: Must be forcefully removed, -10%; Melee Attack: Destructive Parry, +10%; Melee Attack: Dual, +10%; Melee Attack: Reach C, -30%; Temporary Disadvantage (Electrical), -30%) [29]; Damage Resistance 1 (Limited: Crushing Attacks, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [1]; Fearlessness 3 [6]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; Hard to Subdue 3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Very Fit [15].
Perks: Dirty Fighting [1]; Fearsome Stare [1]; Focused Tailoring [1]; One-Way Fluency (Understands Mandarin Chinese) [1]; Rapid Retraction (Punches) [1].
Disadvantages: Dependent (Li Ling, wife; No more than 50%; Loved One) (9) [-10]; Dependent (Melanie, daughter; No more than 25%; Loved One) (6) [-10]; Enemy (NYPD) (9) [-20]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Split Personality (12) [-15]. Melvin: Charitable (12) [-15]; Honesty (9) [-15]; Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]. Gladiator: Bad Temper (9) [-15]; Bloodlust (12) [-10]; Callous [-5]; Easy to Read [-10].
Quirks: Dislikes His Given Name [-1]; No Questions Asked [-1].
Skills: Area Knowledge (Hell's Kitchen) (E) IQ+1 [2] – 12; Armoury/TL8 (Body Armor) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Armoury/TL8 (Melee Weapons) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Boxing (A) DX+2 [8] – 14; Climbing (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Engineer/TL8 (Melee Weapons) (H) IQ+1 [8] – 12; Forced Entry (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Intimidation (A) Will+1 [4] – 13; Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ+1 [8] – 12; Professional Skill (Tailor) (A) DX+2 [8] – 14; Sewing/TL8 (E) DX+2 [4] – 14; Streetwise (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Wrestling (A) DX+2 [8] – 14.
Techniques: Counterattack (Boxing) (H) def+3 [4] – 12; Piledriver (Wrestling) (H) def+5 [6] – 14.
Starting Spending Money: $4,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).