Masque Villain
Real Name: Unknown.
Occupation: Panhandler, flesh-sculptor.
Identity: Masque does not use a dual identity.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no known criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Unrevealed.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Hir own tribe of Morlocks.
Base of Operations: New York City sewer and subway systems.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #
History: Nothing is known about the Morlock called Masque before he or she came to live in the Morlock tunnels. It is known that Masque is one of the Morlocks who has been in the tunnels underneath New York City the longest, but s/he is not one of the original Morlocks. Many of the Morlocks desired new looks upon joining the community, and Masque was often the means of creating these new looks.
Masque first came to the attention of the X-Men when s/he was part of the group that captured the Angel. Masque was jealous of Angel's good looks, and sought to ruin the winged X-Man's appearance, including plans to turn the feathered wings into "something draconic", but was prevented from doing so by the Morlock's leader, Callisto, who wanted Angel unaltered.
More recently, Masque has led a rebellion against Callisto's leadership of the Morlocks, but was defeated by Callisto in single combat and cast out of the community. Following hir expulsion, Masque and several followers started kidnapping mutant children from around the city, altering their faces and attempting to raise them as hir own tribe of Morlocks. This scheme led hir into confrontation once again with the X-Men and with private investigator Karen Page, who was investigating the missing children. S/he was last seen disappearing into the tunnels with hir followers after releasing several (but it was hinted not all) of the children.
Age: Indeterminate.
Height: 5' 6".
Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Red.
Hair: Unknown.
Note: Masque's own gender is currently unknown.
Uniform: Black figure-concealing robes, leather boots.
Strength Level: Masque possesses the normal human strength of a person of hir apparent age, height, and build who engages in little exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: Masque possesses the ability to alter the physical features of anyone s/he touches, using hir fingers to shape the flesh of the target. The only person s/he is unable to alter is hirself.
65 points
| ST: 10 [0] | HP: 10 [0] | Speed: 5.25 [0] |
| DX: 9 [-20] | Will: 11 [0] | Move: 5 [0] |
| IQ: 11 [20] | Per: 11 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-2/1d | BL: 20 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 8 | Parry: 7 | DR: 0 |
Languages: English (Native/Semi-Literate) (Native Language) [-2].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Charisma 2 [10]; Control Flesh 2 (Accessibility: Not On Self, -10%; Mutant, -10%) [16]; Gifted Artist 3 [15]; Hard to Kill 2 [4]; Rapid Healing [5]; Resistant to Disease (+8) [5]; Resistant to Poisons/Toxins (+3) [+5].
Perks: Androgynous [1].
Disadvantages: Appearance (Ugly) [-8]; Bad Smell [-10]; Jealousy [-10]; Loner (9) [-7]; Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]; Status -2 [-10]; Wealth (Dead Broke) [-25].
Quirks: Careful [-1]; Dull [-1]; Never Smiles [-1]; Prefers To Make People Ugly [-1]; Upset at Inability to Affect Self [-1].
Skills: Area Knowledge (New York City Sewer and Subway Systems) (E) IQ+1 [2] – 12; Artist (Flesh-Sculpting) (H) IQ+5 [12] – 16*; Detect Lies (H) Per+0 [4] – 12; Disguise/TL8 (Human) (A) IQ+2 [8] – 13; Fast-Talk (A) IQ+0 [2] – 11; Holdout (A) IQ-1 [1] – 10; Intimidation (A) Will+0 [2] – 12; Knife (E) DX+0 [1] – 9; Panhandling (E) IQ+2 [1] – 13†; Public Speaking (Rhetoric) (E) IQ+1 [1] – 13†; Scrounging (E) Per+0 [1] – 12; Stealth (A) DX+1 [4] – 10; Streetwise (A) IQ+0 [2] – 11; Throwing (A) DX+0 [2] – 9; Thrown Weapon (Knife) (E) DX+0 [1] – 9; Urban Survival (A) Per+0 [2] – 12.
Starting Spending Money: $0.
* Includes +3 from Gifted Artist.
† Includes +2 from Charisma.
Role-Playing Notes:
Masque approaches hir fellow Morlocks as a sculptor would a block of granite. There is no affection for the other Morlocks, just pride in a job well done at those who have accepted the offer of a new look and a drive to continue the art towards those who have not yet felt the touch of hir hands on their faces. Masque is also bitter at the fact that the only face s/he cannot alter is hir own.
Masque's own tendencies are to push for a reduction in Appearance, rather than an improvement. In hir mind, the world is an ugly place; unable to improve hir own looks, Masque has decided to make the people in it as ugly as the world.
Design Notes
1. Ugh, what pronoun to use when you're deliberately keeping the gender of the character vague? On the Internet, at least, the objective and possessive form of a unisex pronoun has stabilized as "hir" (derived from "his or her"), but no one can agree on the subjective form. I, personally, do not like the use of the various forms of "they" for such purposes, as I keep thinking of that pronoun as a plural, not a singular. "It" is right out, due to the implication of an inanimate object. I chose "s/he" as it could appear as a contraction of "he or she".