Strength 7d

Agility 7c

Intellect 3d

Willpower 7d

Hand Size: Edge:

4 (25) 2

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Arsenal: an expert at killing people, places, and things, Arun has access to all kinds of ordinance, all of which is highly illegal (with the possible exception of the steel base ball bat). Though he has access to much more gear, this is the stuff that Arun most likely has on his person at any one time:

* Guns: Arun typically has at least two guns at hand, one of which will be an automatic rifle, and the other being a reserve pistol. The automatics will typically be +4 to +5 powered weaponry (the latter being mounted to some vehicle), and the pistols are capable +3 type damage with each shot.

The guns, however, can also be customized by Arun in several ways. For one thing, he often adds armor piercing ammunition (reduces defense by four) to his guns if he intends on fighting heavily fortified opponents (like somebody in a M.A.X. suit). Also, he's been known to use targeting scopes on his guns.

These allow him to hit targets at up to line of sight range.

* Explosives: either in the tossable (grenade) or launchable (rocket) variety, these items can detonate to cause intensity 13 fire or shrapnel damage to everything within striking distance of Arun's target (assuming they hit). Which, in the end, makes them incredibly dangerous to use in close range.

Of course, though Arun has done so in the past...

* Knives: Arun also carries at least two knives on his person all the time (at least, while he's expecting trouble). One is typically a throwing knife, and the other a machete-style blade. He can use these as +2 weapons in combat, either when stabbing with them or throwing them.

* Steel Base Ball Bat: this fun weapon is what Arun used to kill Fritz Krotze, in order to frame Jenny Swensen for his death; Arun liked it so much that he likely retains it for future use. He can use it as a +3 weapon with each bone-shattering hit, which is almost enough to knock normal folks senseless right off.

Jeep: in addition to his big ol' arsenal, Steel Hawk also retains a Jeep to hold his gear on missions, and to facilitate fast getaways, if necessary. The Jeep can move at intensity 5 ground speed (about 90 miles per hour), and is nice for mounting his big guns onto.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Flinging: Arun can use any small item as a lethal thrown weapon, though he prefers his small knives for this purpose, as they're the most satisfying to kill a body with. Further, he can use them as +2 weapons, based on his Agility score.

Knives: Arun is well-versed in the use of knives to kill others, and he usually enjoys putting this skill to use. He can wield any knife with competence, from stiletos to machetes. He likes machetes, as they tend to leave nice, long cuts on a body...

Marksmanship: Arun's vast combat experience includes training an a vast array of firearms. He can use any variety of such weapons with ease, doing so in attack as if the difficulty of hitting were one difficulty level lower than normal.

Medicine: though not a competent doctor, per se, Arun knows proper first aid techniques. If a body has fallen unconscious in the last exchange, he can make an average difficulty intellect action to restore one card of health to that person.

Survival: Arun knows how to live off the land, if anything else, and can keep himself going without any modern conveniences whatsoever. Further, he's competent when dealing with extreme environmental factors, like desert heat, arctic cold, etc...

Calling:

Soldier: having fought all his life to liberate his mysterious, unnamed nation from some similarly unknown oppressor or another, Arun has become a professional soldier. Most of his missions revolve around his making money from the Club to further these efforts, and his thoughts rarely stray from it.

Costume:

Arun typically wore camoflage pants, a black muscle shirt, and a red bandana into combat, though his many arms and ammo belts were a big portion of his costume as well.

Personality:

Arun, more than anything else, is an extremely driven man. He goes out of his way to fight for his cause, which mostly involves his raising cash for his fellow countrymen in the form of his mercenary work. As such, he takes his work incredibly seriously, meticulously planning every detail as best as is possible, studying his victories and defeats in great detail after an operation.

Real Name: Arun Bahkti
Occupation: mercenary, terrorist
Legal Status: citizen of indeterminate nationality wanted for terrorist activities in several countries
Marital Status: married
Alias(es), if any: too many to number
Group Affiliation: the Club (as a part-time thug)

Height: 6'
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Weight: 180 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Arun Bahkti, the man who would become the Steel Hawk, was originally just a simple freedom fighter, attempting to combat the establishment in his native land alongside his wife, the mysterious Varna (who makes purple spandex look REAL nice). At any rate, his standard methods were apparently becoming less effective, so the man began looking for alternative ways to help his brethren.

He decided to become a 'professional terrorist'. Assassinations, sabotage, and more became his claim to fame, and the man donated all of his profits (after arsenal maintenance, etc...) to his fellow freedom fighters back home - wherever that was; the specific country that Arun hails from has never been revealed. And, over time, the man got really, really good at what he did.

Eventually, the man caught the gaze of the Club, a super-secret freelance arms dealer and terrorist organization (read: bad people), who wanted Arun to be one of their elite killers. The man liked this idea, since it paid a whole lot, and signed on with them on a sort of contract basis; in other words, he did his ordinary freedom fighter thing until the Club came to him with a job.

One particular job involved another man in the Club, one Fritz Krotze, who had failed time and time again to deliver a specific piece of hardware: the M.A.X. armor suit that was wielded by Jenny Swensen, who stole it from Krotze International facility (it was her father's creation, after all). After he bumbled three separate attempts to get it back, the Club wanted his head.

So they sent the Steel Hawk to get it.

He arrived in Krotze's home after his latest failure, and took the man hostage, eventually beating him to death when an opportunity to frame Jenny Swensen for the murder presented itself (she swore on national television that he'd get 'what he deserved'). Arun beat the man to a pulp with a steel baseball bat, in a pattern resembling a huge metal fist.

Jenny got arrested for the deed, but while she was in jail, her sidekicks tried to prove that she was innocent. Following the trail of leads, the five Troubleshooters found their way to Bahkti's stronghold, defeated the inherent booby traps, and found the proof they needed. Of course, they also found evidence of another dastardly deed that Arun was up to.

After dealing with Swensen, Steel Hawk was assigned to the assassination of Prime Minister Thatcher (from Britain), who was visiting Boston on the Christmas holiday. Using their hopped-up M.A.X. tech, the M.I.T. students raced to Boston to defuse the bomb that Arun had planted on the Christmas tree. They failed, but still got the Prime Minister out in time.

Studying his failure, Steel Hawk found out who one of the Troubleshooters was, via some analyzed video tape. He tracked the kid down, figured out who his friends were, and then planned to take them down (especially since they were friends of Swensen's). Wanting his revenge to be sweet, Arun put together a particularly nasty scheme to obliterate the team.

He started with Timothy Ferris, the super-fast hero who actually saved Thatcher, by taunting him with his guns until he donned his Fast-Back exoskeleton. Then, Arun launched a series of grenades at the poor student, who (while fast) couldn't react fast enough to dodge 'em all. He got blowed up real good, and doctors had to amputate his legs to save his life.

He then tracked down the others, using similar tactics, until he could corner Andy Meadows. Once he had the optics engineer at his mercy, Arun used his own Beam-Splitter weapon to burn a hole through his chest, killing him instantly. Enraged by this, the last effective Troubleshooter, the one with the super-strength harness, chased him off for a little while.

While he planned his next move, Steel Hawk went to get a Rolfing massage. Of course, the last Troubleshooters managed to track him down while he was unarmed, and Eduardo Giotti (the one with the Strong-Arms M.A.X. suit) beat him into a fine paste, almost killing him. Steel Hawk would have died, if not for his wife Varna, who rushed into the place and pulled him out at the last second.

Getting him to a neutral country, Varna then got ahold of the best doctors she could find, who told her that the man was broken, having severe brain damage and too many broken bones. She refused to believe this, however, and forced the doctors to continue treating him (offering them all the money they needed). That was the last we saw of Steel Hawk, however.

It is unknown if he ever recovered from the beating that Giotti gave him, as his further adventures have yet to be chronicled.