Name: Richard “Maniac” McCullen
Age: 29
Nationality: Irish
Job: Exorcist
Description: Maniac is a tall man and, while he doesn’t look exceptionally strong, his wiry muscle is his greatest asset. His long red hair is held in a ponytail that reaches his midback. His eyes are a very clear blue, and his face still retains some childish freckles. He has tattoos all up his arms, but he usually hides them.
Personality: Maniac is just that: a maniac. Erratic behavior is the one thing everyone who has known him comes to expect. He is usually very frustrated, lashing out at just about everybody. However, Maniac is fiercely loyal, especially to one Renee Epstein. When anyone takes the time to deal with his random mood swings, they’ll realize that Maniac’s real problem is that he is very awkward. He doesn’t quite understand what people take as insults, and sometimes he gets upset over nothing. But when it comes down to it, Maniac would never consider hurting anybody who didn’t really deserve it. He is also especially awkward around children and women who aren’t Renee.
History: For a long while, Maniac lived a normal life in Dublin. He finished schooling, but didn’t go to college, instead opening a metal working shop. For several years, he was a prized metal worker. He married his young wife, Niamh, when he was just nineteen and she seventeen. A year into their marriage, Niamh had a child, a boy, Liam.
At some point after Liam’s birth, a strange metal came to Maniac’s shop. From this, he forged a single ring for himself. After this event, Maniac began to perform feats of amazing strength. This strength was great enough to get him noticed by the Irish mob, and before he knew it, he’d been shanghaied into the mob.
For another several years, Maniac worked with the mob, performing all manner of insane muscle, especially for a person of his build. But, one day, a woman came to their hideout, took out the guards, and pulled Maniac off to join the Black Order, which, at the time, he thought was just another gang.
When he learned to understand his power, Maniac left Ireland without a second thought: like some people would follow their Generals to the ends of the Earth, Maniac would follow Renee Epstein. For ages, Maniac worked at her side- often, the wrong idea was brought up. Maniac and Renee had no romantic feelings for each other- and fought at her side.
And so, it was only natural for, when the time came for Renee to take over the American Branch, Maniac should go too. And that’s where we are now.
Innocence: Maniac’s Innocence takes the shape of a simple ring, a silver band around his right pointer finger. The ability on Maniac’s Innocence is to increase the user’s natural strength up to tenfold its normal capacity. However, for Maniac, to go past four times normal strength is extremely taxing, and to go past six would be downright suicidal. His body can only hold so much of the increased strength at one time and for shorter periods of time each level of strength he goes up.
As such, his more useful ability is the ability to double the strength of another. He needs to lay both hands on their forearms, activate his Innocence, and keep his hands there for two minutes.
