Machete Non-Villain Antagonist

Real Name: Ferdinand Lopez.
Occupation: Mercenary, revolutionary, former goatherd.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Legal Status: Citizen of Costa Negro with a criminal record in the United States.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Costa Negro, South America.
Marital Status: Uncertain; possibly married, divorced, or widowed.
Known Relatives: Tanita (daughter).
Group Affiliation: Batroc's Brigade.
Base of Operations: Mobile.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: CAPTAIN AMERICA #
History: The small South American nation of Costa Negro has been in a state of almost constant civil war for the last twenty years. It was in this environment that Ferdinand Lopez grew up.

Lopez's village had wavered between indifference to and acceptance of the US-aligned junta (military dictatorship) in power, if not actual loyalty. That changed when the local warlord took notice of one of the señoritas in the village and forcibly abducted her to be his bride. To prevent an uprising, the warlord ordered the village razed by his troops. Lopez and his daughter were among the few survivors; his daughter's mother's fate is unknown.

Realizing just how corrupt the government of Costa Negro was, Lopez joined the revolutionaries that he had up until that point considered criminals. It was there he discovered his talent with blades of all kinds. He distinguished himself in guerrilla combat against the government forces on several occasions.

When Mesmero conquered the nation, only to be stopped by the X-Men, Lopez got the idea of hiring himself out as a mercenary in the United States to help fund the revolution, as well as help put his daughter through school. Calling himself "Machete" after both a popular movie and his favored weapon, he was soon hired by Georges Batroc for a mission.

Since signing on with Batroc and his Brigade, Machete has fought Captain America, the Captain's sidekick Bucky, Iron Man, and the Taskmaster. He'll presumably remain with Batroc's Brigade for the foreseeable future.
Age: 23.
Height: 6' 2".
Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Black.
Uniform: Green bodysuit with gray ballistic armor over the chest, black domino mask, yellow gloves, gray boots, blue belt, various straps holding a large number of blades, from combat knives to short swords.
Strength Level: Machete 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: Machete is a skilled combatant with all sorts of bladed weaponry. He also has some skill with firearms and has training with unarmed combat. He is multilingual, speaking fluent Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese.
Weapons: Machete carries an undisclosed number of bladed weapons on his body, including but not limited to two falchions, a straight-bladed short sword, a large combat knife, and four to eight throwing knives.

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375 points

ST: 13 [30]	HP: 13 [0]	Speed: 6.00 [0]
DX: 12 [40]	Will: 11 [0]	Move: 6 [0]
IQ: 11 [20]	Per: 12 [5]
HT: 12 [20]	FP: 12 [0]	SM: 0
Dmg: 11d/2d	BL: 34 lbs.
Dodge: 10	Parry: 15	DR: 12/4* (uniform)

Languages: English (Native) [6]; French (Native) [6]; Portuguese (Native) [6]; Spanish (Native) (Native Language) [0].

Cultural Familiarities: Latin American (Native) [0]; Western [1].

Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; Damage Resistance 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; Enhanced Parry (All Parries) +1 [10]; Extra Attack +1 (Multi-Strike, +20%) [30]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; Hard to Subdue 3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Natural Swordsman 3 [30]; Rapid Healing [5]; Striking ST +1 [5]; Very Fit [15]; Weapon Master (All Swords) [35].

Perks: Classic Features (Hispanic) [1]; Focused Fury [1]; Off-Hand Weapon Training (Broadsword) [1]; Off-Hand Weapon Training (Shortsword) [1]; Quick-Swap (Broadsword) [1]; Quick-Swap (Shortsword) [1]; Special Exercises (DR w/ Tough Skin) [1]; Special Exercises (Striking ST +1) [1]; Sure-Footed (Uneven) [1].

Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Soldier's) [-10]; Dependent (Daughter; 0 points or less; Loved One) (6) [-15]; Hidebound [-5]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]; Sense of Duty (People of Costa Negro) [-10]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Wealth (Struggling) [-10].

Quirks: Dislikes Dictatorial Governments [-1]; Dual Identity [-1]; Prefers "Revolutionary" Over "Supervillain" [-1]; Sends As Much Money Home As He Can [-1].

Skills: Animal Handling (Equines) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 10; Animal Handling (Goats) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Brawling (E) DX+2 [4] – 14; Breath Control (H) HT+0 [4] – 12; Broadsword (A) DX+8 [20] – 20*; Carpentry (E) IQ+0 [1] – 11; Climbing (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Current Affairs/TL8 (Politics) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 11; Farming/TL7 (A) IQ+0 [2] – 11; First Aid/TL7 (Goats) (E) IQ+1 [2] – 12; First Aid/TL7 (Human) (E) IQ+1 [2] – 12; Forced Entry (E) DX+0 [1] – 12; Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX+0 [1] – 12; Hiking (A) HT+0 [2] – 12; Jumping (E) DX+0 [1] – 12; Knife (E) DX+6 [4] – 18*†; Main-Gauche (A) DX+6 [11] – 18*‡; Mechanic/TL7 (Automobile) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 10; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 13; Packing (A) IQ-1 [1] – 10; Professional Skill (Goatherd) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Running (A) HT+0 [2] – 12; Scrounging (E) Per+0 [1] – 12; Shortsword (A) DX+8 [8] – 20*§; Soldier/TL8 (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Stealth (A) DX+1 [4] – 13; Streetwise (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Survival (Jungle) (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Swimming (E) HT+0 [1] – 12; Tactics (H) IQ+0 [4] – 11; Thrown Weapon (Knife) (E) DX+4 [12] – 16; Tracking (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Weather Sense (A) IQ-1 [1] – 10; Wrestling (A) DX+2 [8] – 14.

Techniques: Dual-Weapon Attack (Broadsword) (H) def+4 [5] – 20; Dual-Weapon Attack (Shortsword) (H) def+4 [5] – 20.

Starting Spending Money: $150 (20% of Starting Wealth, minus cost of his blades).

Weapons: Two Large Falchions, one Shortsword, one Large Knife, four Large Throwing Knives, all Fine quality.

* Includes +3 from Natural Swordsman.

† Defaulted from Shortsword.

‡ Defaulted from Knife.

§ Defaulted from Broadsword.

Role-Playing Notes:

Machete is a man who only engages in criminal activity to help fund the rebel movement in his native country and support his daughter. He has an intense dislike of dictatorial governments, hence his support of the revolutionaries in Costa Negro fighting against the string of dictators there. He knows he is not a leader, but holds himself to a code of honor, looking for employers who are, in his mind, reasonable. He doesn't see himself as a villain; in his mind, he's a revolutionary and mercenary trying to help free his country.