I want to belong!
Emotional outburst aside, another character I made while practicing Photoshop. Turned out alright so I decided to build a story behind him. Maybe I'll expand on it if I feel like it.
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Emlin: The Tester
Emlin is a guy who cant cut a break. Though he doesnt actually complain. He is what can be called a freelance product tester or beta testing consultant or brain-dead masochist. He hires himself out to major companies to beta test products before they are actually sold. Some did not work as intended. Most injured him in some way. It isnt all that bad though. After each product tested he is given a hefty check and a threat of extreme violence if he discloses anything to the public.
He has worked with dozens of products and services with their own scars to remember them. Actually scratch that, the scars are all gone thanks to You Are Ugly Skingrafting. When testing the BOOMNADE with explosive pin blasting action! he had his arm blown off by the exploding pin. When he had it replaced by the still very early alpha stage Limb-o treatment, it grew back his arm actually it grew two arms back.
This extra limb has landed him with Vladof and the companys attempt to add as much bullet spray as possible into one weapon: The RRBFV(Really Really Big F**king Veapon), a weapon still in the early stages to see how well it works, and if it kills its user or not. The problem with it was that it was large and unusable with someone with only two arms. Vladof had experimented in the past to have someone use both arms and a leg to wield it, but it it didnt end well or very clean and the less is said, the better. Thus thanks to Emlins current three armed predicament, Vladof has him in a unique position to test the RRBFV. On Pandora. Why? Because the last guy with the prototype was on Pandora and Emlin had to go find it.
That sounds like a waste of money, and time, and effort. Emlin complained.
Yes, we are well aware that this is the most efficient use of our money, time, and effort. Thank you for noticing! The Vladof representative said.
And thus Emlin found himself on Pandora. Shortly after landing he found the RRBV, still in the hands of the last guy. Actually the hands were the only part left of the last guy, but with a bit of scrubbing the bloodstains were wiped off, and the chunks of cooked meat were fished out of the nooks of the gun. Emlin requested to return promptly for testing but Vladof had a better idea. After going through all the trouble of bringing him to Pandora, they might as well let Emlin test the RRBFV on live targets. Following a spat over lost luggage that resulted in a gunfight, Emlin reluctantly agreed. After all, being a tester meant three things
1) Using his expertise to ensure detailed and thorough data is collected to ensure a satisfactory final product
2) Keeping a straight face when he says that.
3) Somehow using those first two qualities to be the badassiest mercenary out there.
As to why Emlin became a Vault Hunter? He didnt. He was just near actual Vault hunters during his first few hours on Pandora. Now everyone just assumes he is too.
Skill: Test Run
Loses weapons (those would corrupt test data) and replaces it with the Really Really Big F**king Veapon. The Veapo-I mean weapon has a condition sensor based on a killstreak. After X kills, it automatically escalates the combat condition to the next level and unlocks another part of the weapon. It can go up to stage 3, which unlocks the tiers 2 and 3 weapon attachments.
Stage 1: Drunk Mob. Vladof Liberator Assault rifle(3 rifles stapled together)
Stage 2: Not So Quiet Riot: Vladof Mega-Mini-Spinigun that fires a blazillion rounds per minute(more likely something closer to 200 rounds per minute
Stage 3: Skag Stroganoff: Vladof Anti-Everything gun. Flak gun platform now in man portable form sorta. Everything is reduced to a gooey delicious pulp. Suddenly I want burgers.
Emotional outburst aside, another character I made while practicing Photoshop. Turned out alright so I decided to build a story behind him. Maybe I'll expand on it if I feel like it.
Emlin: The Tester
Emlin is a guy who cant cut a break. Though he doesnt actually complain. He is what can be called a freelance product tester or beta testing consultant or brain-dead masochist. He hires himself out to major companies to beta test products before they are actually sold. Some did not work as intended. Most injured him in some way. It isnt all that bad though. After each product tested he is given a hefty check and a threat of extreme violence if he discloses anything to the public.
He has worked with dozens of products and services with their own scars to remember them. Actually scratch that, the scars are all gone thanks to You Are Ugly Skingrafting. When testing the BOOMNADE with explosive pin blasting action! he had his arm blown off by the exploding pin. When he had it replaced by the still very early alpha stage Limb-o treatment, it grew back his arm actually it grew two arms back.
This extra limb has landed him with Vladof and the companys attempt to add as much bullet spray as possible into one weapon: The RRBFV(Really Really Big F**king Veapon), a weapon still in the early stages to see how well it works, and if it kills its user or not. The problem with it was that it was large and unusable with someone with only two arms. Vladof had experimented in the past to have someone use both arms and a leg to wield it, but it it didnt end well or very clean and the less is said, the better. Thus thanks to Emlins current three armed predicament, Vladof has him in a unique position to test the RRBFV. On Pandora. Why? Because the last guy with the prototype was on Pandora and Emlin had to go find it.
That sounds like a waste of money, and time, and effort. Emlin complained.
Yes, we are well aware that this is the most efficient use of our money, time, and effort. Thank you for noticing! The Vladof representative said.
And thus Emlin found himself on Pandora. Shortly after landing he found the RRBV, still in the hands of the last guy. Actually the hands were the only part left of the last guy, but with a bit of scrubbing the bloodstains were wiped off, and the chunks of cooked meat were fished out of the nooks of the gun. Emlin requested to return promptly for testing but Vladof had a better idea. After going through all the trouble of bringing him to Pandora, they might as well let Emlin test the RRBFV on live targets. Following a spat over lost luggage that resulted in a gunfight, Emlin reluctantly agreed. After all, being a tester meant three things
1) Using his expertise to ensure detailed and thorough data is collected to ensure a satisfactory final product
2) Keeping a straight face when he says that.
3) Somehow using those first two qualities to be the badassiest mercenary out there.
As to why Emlin became a Vault Hunter? He didnt. He was just near actual Vault hunters during his first few hours on Pandora. Now everyone just assumes he is too.
Skill: Test Run
Loses weapons (those would corrupt test data) and replaces it with the Really Really Big F**king Veapon. The Veapo-I mean weapon has a condition sensor based on a killstreak. After X kills, it automatically escalates the combat condition to the next level and unlocks another part of the weapon. It can go up to stage 3, which unlocks the tiers 2 and 3 weapon attachments.
Stage 1: Drunk Mob. Vladof Liberator Assault rifle(3 rifles stapled together)
Stage 2: Not So Quiet Riot: Vladof Mega-Mini-Spinigun that fires a blazillion rounds per minute(more likely something closer to 200 rounds per minute
Stage 3: Skag Stroganoff: Vladof Anti-Everything gun. Flak gun platform now in man portable form sorta. Everything is reduced to a gooey delicious pulp. Suddenly I want burgers.