The Villain

Behind all of the bad things that happen to Heroes there's always a villain - a sort of anti-hero in the literal sense of the word. Movie villains are not just behind the scenes guys - although they are also responsible for much evil-doing behind the scenes. They rule their criminal empires by fear and violence: even an old villain is fully capable of making the climactic fight scene worth remembering, especially since they never, ever fight fair. Thus, all villains are combat capable - whether it's esoteric kung fu or just a genius for brawling (when was the last time you saw the chief bad guy meekly surrender to the heroes?) Villains are also equipped for more cerebral pursuits, and they almost always have masses of henchmen and a villainous lieutenant or two. That's one thing that distinguishes them from run of the mill bad guys. What really distinguishes them from run of the mill bad guys, though is their overarching ambitions. They want to rule the entire world (or at least big chunks of it), eliminate all opposition to their power, control people's every actions or make everyone use Windows™. In other words, they really work at their evilness. No trick is too low - hostage taking, friend-of-the-hero-murdering, mass poisoning of the citizens: it's all in a day's work for a real villain.

Char Val Cost STR 18 8 DEX 17 21 CON 18 16 BODY 15 10 INT 18 8 EGO 15 10 PRE 20 10 COM 10 PD 6 2 ED 4 SPD 5 23 REC 8 END 36 STUN 35 2 Total 108 OCV 6 ±2 with martial arts or pistols, ±2 overall levels DCV 6 ±2 with martial arts or pistols, ±2 overall levels ECV 5

Cost Skills and Perks 4 FAM: Small arms, common martial arts weapons. 6 +2 CSL with martial arts 6 +2 CSL with handguns 20 +2 overall levels 20 Martial Arts Multipower, 16 point reserve 1 (u) Block +2 OCV, +2 DCV 1 (u) Disarm +2 OCV, +1 DCV 1 (u) Dodge +5 DCV 2 (u) Eye Gouge 2d6 Flash (No range) 2 (u) Fast Strike +10 STR, +2 OCV, +1 DCV (5d6 HA with STR) 1 (u) Killing Strike +1d6 HKA (2d6 with STR) 1 (u) Martial Escape +12 STR (only to escape) 2 (u) Martial Grab (+15 STR, -1 OCV, -1 DCV) 15 Toughness: 50% Damage reduction vs. PD, resistant, only Stun (-1/2), requires CON roll ( 1/2) 10 Wealth 9 Combat Driving, Stealth, Tactics (all 13-) 6 Interrogation, Streetwise (both 13-) 3 Well connected 6 6 contacts (corrupt police officer, corrupt judge, 4 other high-placed criminals) 3 AK: Own city 13- 3 Scholar 10 KS: Powerful local people, KS: Local gangs, KS: Local underworld, KS: World-wide criminal networks, KS: Local Police force (all 13-) 10 +2d6 luck 142 Total powers and skills 250 Total Character cost

100+	Disadvantages
20	Psychological limitation: Driven to achieve ambition regardless of cost
20	Psychological limitation: Irremediably amoral
15	Reputation, extreme (Villain)
25	Hunted: Law enforcement (NCI, Mo Po, 11-)
20	Hunted: Criminal rivals (NCI, Mo Po, 8-)
10	Public Identity
40	Plot Device bonus