User:Bernard the Beast

From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe

Information

Bernard the Beast, as his nickname goes, is an older gamer. His name is actually Grant, but he took on Bernard during his time playing City of Heroes, and it's stuck as his internet personality when he plays the game. Originally starting gaming with such titles as Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Descent II, Grant is a PC-Gamer by heart, modder, mapper, modeler, scripter, and all-around editor of games he enjoys playing. His range of games is extensive, and encompass a whole variety of genres. Suffice to say, he knows his games both in terms of content, and technical design.

Grant is a qualified Personal Trainer, Physical Therapist and bodybuilder with a degree in Kinesiology and time spent serving in the United States Marine Corps. Being from Alaska, he enjoys hunting, camping, traveling, cooking, weightlifting, wrestling, and general physical recreation. You'll also notice a general theme in most of his characters: being a bodybuilder, Grant is quiet proud of his physique and his success in the field of physical fitness. But why do we play video games? To be ourselves, but improved in some way or another! Grant is very happy with himself, and so most of his characters are built on his successes, and expanded in ways that simply can't be improved in the physical world; only in the world of Superheroes and Villains! Also, he likes the word Beast, and has multiple "Bernard"s. This is because he made all the characters at the same time when he started playing, in order to figure out which archetype he liked the most. Now that he's been playing a while, he enjoys all of them, and has thus played them, despite the confusion their existence may cause. Of course, this also means all his alts' are similar in every aspect, meaning easy identification!

Characters

Playing for nearly two total years, Grant has finally gotten together a rather decent roster of super-powered characters.

Name	Archetype	Origin	Description
Bearnard the Beast'	Brute: Super Strength / Willpower	Natural	From a process of Genetic Alteration, Bearnard advanced himself from musclebound fitness-buff to musclebound beast, in order to become a Hero.
Khazghron	Brute: Super Strength / Fiery Aura	Natural	Raised in the Rogue Isles, Khazghron is a gargantuan dragon-like monster; yet not a mutant or science-experiment gone awry. Seeing knowledge, he has redeemed himself from villainy, and become a Hero.
Sir Demonologist	Mastermind: Demon Summoning / Pain Domination	Magic	Swedish by birth, knighted by the Queen of England and archaeologist by trade, a discovery in his home country brought him to Paragon City, and has given him mystical powers which he now uses for good as a Hero.
Burke the Beast	Stalker: Claws / Super Reflexes	Natural	Discovered in Mongolia by a native tribe, he was trained as a monk before leaving in search of his destiny. During his travels, another tribe taught him the arts of war, and he has since arrived in Paragon City, searching for his true origins.
Shaman'	Controller: Ice Manipulation / Storm Summoning / Fire Mastery	Magic	Chosen by a mystical, spiritual entity, Shaman (as he is known) was granted magical powers and sent to Paragon City to combat a threat dangerous to the spirit's existence: The Rikti Invaders.
Beargrox the Beast	Blaster: Assault Rifle / Energy Manipulation	Natural	A former SWAT Officer transformed after a raid on a Council base, he has since turned into a monstrous beast akin to a Warwolf, yet he has retained his intelligence and marksmanship abilities.
Hephaestus MK-IV	Tanker: Electric Melee / Electric Armor	Technology	A Praetorian robot whose creator was slain, Hephaestus' core components are recording information as he wanders, slowly causing him to become self-aware, and governed by self-emotions.
Bernard the Beast	Scrapper: Martial Arts / Willpower	Natural	Something of a prequel to "Bearnard" the Beast's origins, "Bernard" helped in formulating the Gene Alteration technique, and used it on himself. The result was turning him into a Warwolf like beast, though with blue hair and enhanced speed.
Dr. Bernard	Defender: Empathy / Assault Rifle	Natural	Traveling to Paragon City to further his medical skills, Dr. Bernard has since become a superhero, using his abilities to aid in protecting Paragon City from the constant threat of villainy, and Rikti Invaders.