×[Name] Ioann Lantzeff

×[Concept] One of Russia’s next attempts at a super-soldier

×[Age] 23

x[Birthday] 26 Nov 1997

×[Sex] Male

×[Hair/Eye Color] Ruddy blonde / Hazel

×[Height/Weight] 74 inches / 178 lbs

×[Description]

Tall and lean are his two most outstanding features. His eyes carry a perpetually bored stare, never looking at people so much as he stares through them. It can be somewhat off-putting at first, but work with him long enough and you get used to it. His posture seems to have a permanent hunch to it, he doesn’t walk like normal folk, he tends more to stalk from corner to corner, sticking to shadows and keeping his back to the wall as much as possible. He has pale skin, an aftereffect of a lifetime of night-jobs. His scalp is shorn, as is the rest of his face. The only indication of what his hair color might be is a pair of ruddy blonde eyebrows that seem permanently unimpressed. His face is handsome enough that people can look at it without cringing. Pale, gaunt features and dead eyes aren’t considered attractive by many. His body is corded with tightly-woven, well-knit muscles, like braided snakes roiling beneath his skin. When not wearing his CM SV3 ‘Akula’ sneaking suit he often wears a pair of dark colored track pants with a lighter-colored long-sleeve shirt. On his right arm, starting at the back of his fist and going half-way up his bicep is an ornate, dark-blue tattoo of a snake. He goes to great lengths to keep it covered.

×[Personality]

He’s not so much emotionless as he is dispassionate. He does not like to take initiative, nor does he like to think on his own. He is not an idiot, but if someone else is giving orders then he never has to take the blame if something goes wrong. His free-time is spent exercising, maintaining his gear and weapons, or reading (nothing particularly heavy or life-changing, simple pulp-adventure novels). Because of his job and training, he has become rather nihilistic. As a professional death-dealer he is neither sadistic nor cruel, killing only when necessary and only using torture as a last resort. He views most civilians as ‘soft’, comfortable in their homes and lives, unwilling and unable to deal with the hardships he lives with on a daily basis. He has particular disdain for other heroes, feeling they focus too much in the individual and failing to realize that by being heroes they must automatically put themselves absolutely last. A deeply ingrained sense of duty and responsibility dictates most of his thoughts and actions.

×[History]

Born to a pair of Leviathan scientists Ioann would never have a normal lifestyle. Natalia, his mother had a terminally frail constitution but she wanted a child so badly she was willing to risk her life. Semyon, his father, after much persuasion and planning a strict diet and many immuno-boosters to help her body, finally relented and agreed. Nine months passed, and a baby boy was born. Natalia was so proud. Unfortunately their son seemed to have inherited his mother’s constitution. His tiny pulse was fading fast. Semyon took him away, much to Natalia’s protest. Unbeknownst to Natalia, Semyon put his scientific knowledge to good use, administering just a tiny dose of the Super-Soldier Serum he had been working on for Leviathan to Ioann. In a miracle of science, it worked. He grew up to be a healthy young boy, a bit taller, and a bit stronger than others his age, but he lived.

Unfortunately, Leviathan found out what had happened. More importantly, they wanted him to complete the ‘experiment’ so they could take full advantage of it. Leviathan’s child soldiers were put through brutal training regimens, only the strongest would survive, and Ioann faced a very real chance of dying. But if he didn’t comply then Leviathan would simply kill his entire family. Semyon, deciding a chance at life was better than certain death, gave his son a full dose of the serum before he was taken away to a gulag in Siberia for training with the other child soldiers of Project COSMO. The training was hellish at best, and Ioann does his best not to think about some of the things he did. He survived however, and became a full COSMO operative. At first it meant little to him, he did as he was ordered and was by all accounts an outstanding agent, making political dissidents and, on occasion, entire rebel and terrorist camps disappear overnight.

Recent events however, have inspired him to make a change. He couldn’t seek help in his own country, and foreign embassies would be powerless to help him. He needed someone so powerful they were nigh untouchable. A little less than an hour on the internet pointed him in the direction of Tony Stark, and his new initiative for the Avengers. Ioann pleaded his case, and Mr. Stark did not disappoint. A temporary visa, a boarding pass to a plane, and a thick wad of American cash soon found their way into Ioann’s possession. Ioann has now made it to the continental US, but he knows he’s being pursued, COSMO agents don’t simply quit after all.

×[Family]

Semyon Lantzeff – father (?)
Natalia Lantzeff – mother (?)

x[Powers]

Peak Human Physiology – being given Leviathan’s version of the Super-Soldier Serum has granted Ioann a body as strong, fast, and durable as possible and still be considered human.

x[Abilities]

CQC Master – thorough training in styles such as Systema, Sambo, Jeet Kun Do, Savate, and Krav Maga have turned Ioann into a dangerous physical combatant.

Gun Expert – be they rifles or pistols, a .22 plinker or a M2 .50 cal, Ioann can maintain it and fire it with deadly accuracy.

Knife Expert – Ioann is proficient with all manner of knives, combat, throwing, and utility, and regularly applies them in many situations.

x[Equipment]

CM SV3 ‘Akula’ – this special suit, crafted by Leviathan and given to their COSMO operatives this suit allows practically full-range of motion and still manages to protect the wearer from most small-calibre arms fire. It comes with an attachable face mask and is also MOLLE compatible.

Beretta M92F – this matte black semi-automatic pistol was the first thing he purchased after arriving in America. It was hard enough to smuggle his suit out, he wasn’t going to risk weapons as well.

Combat knife – fixed blade, full tang, chisel tip, matte black, with a para-cord handle wrap. It is simple steel and basically useless against even minor super-beings, but against average thugs and other humans it works wonders.

×[Other]

--Assets:

-No time to bleed- Ioann can carry on after sustaining wounds that would lay most men, and some heroes low. Quite frankly, he’s one hard b*****d.

-Fleet-footed- ‘He who fights and runs away…’ Ioann is capable of beating a hasty retreat, vaulting fences, scrambling up and over walls, and otherwise negotiating his way over obstacles with efficiency.

-Steady now- Ioann displays an unnatural sense of calm when in even the most dire of circumstances.

--Complications:

-So cold- Ioann finds that remaining emotionally isolated makes his job much easier. However it’s much harder to connect with regular people now.

-Deadly enemy- His tattoo has a very significant meaning to a select few people, hence his desire for it to remain hidden.

-Crude- Most things that people find offensive he often speaks of in a casual manner, regardless of who is around or to whom he is speaking.

-Murphy’s friend- Perhaps he brings it upon himself, perhaps it’s karma, perhaps he was cursed at birth… Whatever the reason, most things that can go wrong for Ioann, often will.


×[Roleplaying Notes] Currently none