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THE NUMAN
Name: Gary Webb, aka Gary Numan, The Numan
Age: Chronological: 62; Biological: 32
Race: Human
Occupation: Rockerboy, CEO of NumaCorp
Background: Numan grew up in the UK before the collapse, first
hitting the charts as a new wave artist in the late 70's with such
now-anthems as "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His career
lingered and occasionally faltered, punctuated by battles with the
press and overly-controlling record companies, sparking the formation
of his own recording company, Numa (later renamed NumaCorp), in 1980.
He also developed during these years his skills as a pilot and as a
marksman. In the mid-90's he made a huge comeback with his highly
successful album 'Exile', eventually relocating himself and NumaCorp
to Southern California in the middle of what was soon to become Night
City. With the collapse, a whole new generation became literally
obsessed with his material, most of which seemed to have predicted
the very society they lived in in the 21st century, a world of
overgrown technology and exploitation. Numan found himself to have
more money and success than he had ever dreamed of. Poser gangs
roamed the streets copying his imaginative styles and his albums were
selling faster than they could be produced. He decided to open
NumaCorp to the street rockers, the ones who hadn't had the same luck
he had but needed a place where they could use the latest equipment
without the fear of selling out to a MegaCorp, since Numan himself
had come to loathe the censorship and control the entertainment corps
like DreamCorp placed on those they contracted, and therefore made
sure that his only role was as advisor and producer. He soon became
the hero of the rockers, and was dubbed The Numan by Johnny
Silverhand, who often said that Numan was the only corp he'd ever
liked. Numan himself hated being called a corp, since NumaCorp was
basically a family-run operation, consisting of himself, his parents
Tony and Beryl until their retirement, his girlfriend Gemma, and his
brother John. In 2000 a new addition was added to his staff, a son,
Jack, named after his brother. In 2012,
Numan and Gemma were almost killed in a car accident, resulting in a
year of life-support and new cloned bodies for both of them, reducing
their biological ages to 24 and 20 respectively. Numan continues to
run NumaCorp as well as produce his own new music, and has recently
helped Borderline to produce a
Braindance entitled "Freedom". His latest hire is a mysterious but
very effective bodyguard (among other things) named
Cordane.
Personality Profile: Numan is known for a wry sense of humor
and a quick tongue, both of which occasionally get him into trouble.
He is usually guarded when first meeting people, wary of their
intentions, but once someone has earned his trust he will go to the
wall for them. If, however, you cross him, he is willing and able to
bring all of his resources to bear in making sure it goes public,
often single-handedly destroying the reputations of his enemies.
Cybergear: Subdermal armor; Skin Weave; CyberLink in left wrist
for smart instruments
Favored Gear: MatriTech 4000 guitar; Holodyne amps; Morrisey
CyberKeys Keyboard; AudioVox microphone; modified and armored black
1978 Corvette Stingray (he's the original owner and it's not a good
idea to get fingerprints on The Numan's fave wheels, chombatta);
restored Ruger 9mm P94 handgun
Notes: Numan also has high level skills in piloting both fixed
wing and rotary aircraft, low-level orbital craft, and hovercraft. He
specializes in aerobatics. He has a reputation that makes most people
avoid causing him to draw his gun, having more-than-decent
marksmanship. He can also proficiently operate most watercraft and
motorcycles. One of his latest aquisitions is an Apache Longbow
helicopter, used by the US Army at the turn of the millenium and now
a collector's item extrordinaire (only 12 are known to have survived
the PanAm War despite their excellent combat record), which he is
restoring and updating a little.
Updates: On Numan's last adventure, he hired Trik Kriptik and
his gang to do a quick and simple personnel retrieval after one of
his top artists went missing. Trik managed to get into the
boostergang hideout where singer Nance Jonas was being held hostage
for failing to pay the boosters for some drugs she bought, but
unfortunately for Trik, the boosters noticed him and nabbed him
before he could get her out. After trying every other method to save
his hide, Trik admitted he was in deep and jacked into the Matrix,
alerting Numan's son Jackboot to his dilemma and imminent demise if
something was done soon. Jack immediately resorted to the Numanoids,
ordering in a platoon of Warriors, who were all too eager to get to
use their bats in actual service of The Numan. After a bloody battle,
Trik and Nance were freed, Nance was sent into rehab, and Trik got
half his pay...after all, the rescuer needed rescuing.
Currently, Numan is vacationing at Sierra Survival, the hidden
retreat for the preservation of humanity. With him are Gemma and
Jack, who is still undergoing treatment to recover from a nearly
fatal case of neural shock. While there, he is working to discover
the mystery of what has happened to Borderline and her newly adopted
daughter, Sheelia, who apparently is being hunted by both the British
government and the outlawed psychic soldiers of Mindstar.
Note: The Numan is based on the real life Gary Numan by special
permission. To find out more about Gary as he is in reality, visit
My Shadow
In Vain and Gary's own website
NuWorld.
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