Post by Shadow on Jul 23, 2011 16:35:44 GMT -5
Name: Unknown
Mutant Name: Cortez
Age: Immortal
Gender: Male
Species: Mutant
Ranking: Fighter
Loyalties: Rebellion
Description:
Cortez appears to be of either Spanish or Mayan decent – it’s difficult to tell. He has darkly tanned skin and coarse black hair. His eyes are grey-white, and at night they resemble the moon. His hairstyle is rather messy, since he doesn’t take a lot of time to care for it. He has a black cross mark on his arm that upon closer look is actually burned into his skin. He has a young looking body – almost boyish in the face, even though he has a very muscular body. He’s relatively short (5’7”), but has a lot of power and speed and agility in his smaller body. He has marks like his cross scar burned into hands that look like Templar symbols. He often wears a sleeveless black shirt, loose fitting pants, and a red scarf that looks like it’s been through a lot. He also wears a beaded necklace that looks pretty old.
Powers/Abilities:
Cortez has the ability to pretty much win any battle. It is almost impossible to harm him, and if he gets hurt, he heals in seconds. He also can use any weapon with the skill of a master, even if he’s never heard of it before. Cortez also has Telekinetic powers that help him with controlling all sorts of weapons. He’s known to also be very agile, almost unrealistically so. He’s been compared to a panther before, which could also be because his fingernails can transform into claws and his eyes can grow thin-pupiled like a cat’s.
Personality:
Cortez is the strong and silent type. He’s confident and rarely phased by anything. His experience in battle makes him a cool-headed fighter, and makes him viable as a general someday. He rarely speaks of his emotions and especially not about his experiences. Cortez does not allow himself to get close to others, and fights against forming any sort of camaraderie with those around him. Even so, he has a great sense of justice and leadership, and finds his purpose in fighting for the mutant cause.
History:
Cortez was born into an Aztec tribe. His people were suffering from a strange illness brought by foreign settlers to their land. The boy was one of the nameless children that were taken from their parents to be offered to the gods as a sacrifice. He watched as every one of his friends were taken and burned as an offering. He was taken and the black markings were burned into his skin to “purify his soul” in a way that would please the gods so they would send the sickness away. The boy’s own family tied him to an altar and tried to burn him as they had the rest. But no matter how many times his flesh was burnt off, it grew back. They couldn’t kill him. He managed to slip out of his bonds and moved about like a panther. Grabbing a spear, he fought like a seasoned warrior and rescued the other children kept for future sacrifices. They ran away together, and the boy was considered a god come in flesh by his followers. The children relied on him for everything, and he didn’t mind. He loved his friends, and together they made a living. Years later, the boy returned with his followers. They were covered in scars and other signs of the harsh life they’d lived, but the boy’s skin was flawless besides the scars burned into him by his own people, which had remained. They found that their people had been wiped out and that the foreigners had taken over and were tearing apart the land in search of gold. The boy led his people against them but they all fell. The foreigners captured the boy, surprised to find that he could not be killed. They offered him education and training, and he slowly began to immerse himself into their culture. He found out that they thought his people had been savages, and he couldn’t say he disagreed. He learned their language and began to serve as a general in their army. He followed a man named Cortez on his conquests, and slowly earned a reputation. But when Cortez died, men began to wonder at this Mayan who had not aged a day since he’d turned twenty. It was time for the boy who had become a man to move on. He called himself Cortez after his old friend, and traversed the world alone. He fought many wars over the years. When mutantkind began to emerge into society, he finally understood. He wasn’t a god at all – heck, he never had thought he was. There was an explanation, though – or at least part of one. Cortez joined the X-Men but left them shortly after. He felt guilty for abandoning them after they were defeated, so when the rebellion arose he went looking for it to help.
