Name: Pop-Pop
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Race: Human
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Gender: Male
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Height: 5' 7”
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Weight: 300 lbs
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Eyes: Brown
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Hair: Bald (Formally long, thick, wavy, and a luscious brown color)
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Attributes:
Intelligence: 4
Strength: 2 (age-related)
Speed: 1 (age-related)
Durability: 3
Fighting Ability: 5 (age-related)
Special Powers:
With the amount of toothpaste that Pop-Pop ingests on a daily basis, it appears that he is immune from fluoride poisoning.
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Special Abilities:
During his heyday, and due to his advanced skillset in hand-to-hand combat and assassinations, Pop-Pop was considered one of the most lethal mortals on the planet. Not only is he proficient with all forms of firearms both large and small, but he has also mastered every type of bladed instrument known to man.
Special Weapons:
Besides a pair of 9mm handguns that are kept in a double-shoulder holster beneath his overcoat, Pop-Pop also carries a pair of his favorite brass knuckles in his pocket.
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Biography:
When Kismet first began assembling his third incarnation of Heathens almost 70 years ago, the first member he recruited to be a part of his new brood was Pop-Pop. Although he was only a young child at that time, Kismet knew the potential Pop-Pop had and he was very excited to adopt the boy unofficially upon the premature death of his parents.
Immediately after Pop-Pop gained his vengeance on the insufferable bullies within the Wolf Pack and their elitist parents, he was taken to one of Kismet's most secure safe houses in the town of Gravesend. While there, Granny Confection began to tutor him on the many myths that have endured since the dawn of man, along with the different types of monsters and demons inhabiting the fourteen dimensions, just as she had done with Kismet hundreds of years earlier. Once her daily lessons were over, Gumdrop was responsible for teaching him to use modern-day firearms and how to fix mechanical equipment on automobiles. The rest of his day was spent learning how to fight and Nothingman was the best instructor anyone could ever hope to have. Since Pop-Pop had an innate ability to learn and because he picked up the material with such ease, Kismet sent him on numerous missions before he reached the age of ten. However, on those dangerous assignments, he was always accompanied by Walnut and Pistachio as a precautionary measure. Once he proved that he could handle himself in a multitude of violent situations, Pop-Pop started to accompany Kismet on what would eventually become thousands of missions. Together, they eliminated numerous threats from this dimension and many others. By the age of thirteen, Pop-Pop had already been to hell and back on multiple occasions. Even more impressively, he earned the respect of Vlad Von Sicklen and was named an honorary member of his vampire tribe.
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While in his twenties, Pop-Pop spent the majority of his time traveling the globe on his own and without Kismet at his side. It was during these years that he assassinated many people Kismet wanted dead. Although he completed these missions without a hitch, Pop-Pop formed a habit of frequenting famous nightclubs afterward to unwind. Not only was he addicted to the intoxicating sounds and jubilant rhythms of the house music booming from the large speakers located throughout the various venues, but he also loved to shake his hips. He even grew to love dancing almost as much as he did killing people and it became a hobby.
By the time, Pop-Pop was thirty years of age; he had established quite the reputation as an unstoppable killing machine. Not only did this hard-hitting son of a gun have unparalleled toughness and grit, but he also had a strong and misguided belief that he was invincible. This is a feeling that never wavered over the years. It is also one that nearly got him killed because, on more than one occasion, he refused Kismet's help. This was never more evident than on the night of his 35th birthday.
Six months prior to that day, Pop-Pop danced to his heart's content in a popular nightclub after completing an assassination for Kismet. While the loud music blared, he became smitten with an attractive woman about ten years younger than he was sitting with a group of burley and well-dressed men in a roped-off area usually reserved for important individuals. Even though he had a smidge of blood splattered on his clothes and face, and still refused to speak in full sentences, he felt the need to introduce himself no matter his appearance or vocal inadequacies. Much to Pop-Pop's surprise, the bodyguards hired to protect the young lady quickly blocked his advances. This seemed absurd to him because every bouncer in the club and especially the owner of the establishment knew who he was, what he did, and that he was untouchable. As expected, a violent altercation followed. Once Pop-Pop was finished brutally beating the group of bodyguards, he introduced himself to the attractive woman. Surprisingly, even without the use of words, Pop-Pop was quite the charmer. Not only did the two of them hit it off, but it was also love at first sight and a short romance followed.
Unfortunately, the young woman was the daughter of a rising mobster who had promised her hand in marriage to the son of a rival so that they could combine both families and consolidate their power. As a result of their defiance and refusal to end their relationship, the young woman's father declared war on Pop-Pop. A botched hit occurred a few nights later while Pop-Pop and his paramour dined at a fancy Italian restaurant. During the drive-by shooting, the love of his life was accidentally cut down in the hail of bullets that was meant for him. While Pop-Pop recovered from the bullet wounds he received during the fracas, he missed the funeral held for his beloved, which only fueled his rage.
Fully aware of the number of people Pop-Pop would need to slaughter to gain his revenge, Kismet offered his assistance, but as expected, the proposal was quickly rejected. On the eve of his birthday, Pop-Pop went to war with the two large and well-armed mafioso families. Over a 24-hour period, he maliciously massacred nearly 400 people. Although he would never admit it to anyone, especially Kismet, the bloody battle took a toll on Pop-Pop and he nearly succumbed to his injuries. Luckily, Kismet sent the imps to look in on his star pupil and they brought him back to Gravesend where his wounds were mended. Sadly, Pop-Pop would never love another woman again. Instead, he filled the gaping hole in his heart by staying busy and completing as many missions as he could for Kismet.
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In the following years, and as he dealt with his crushing sadness, Pop-Pop grew even more violent and brutal. Even worse, no amount of blood or death could dull the pain in his heart that this one-man army had felt. Rather than try his hand at therapy, Pop-Pop buried his feelings and remained committed to his work. Over the course of an infamous career, he successfully killed over 4,000 individuals.
With his glory days long past, Pop-Pop dislikes his second-tier status because he still considers himself one of the most dangerous members of the Heathens. This attitude often puts him in conflict with Kismet, and as a result, the two often bicker like an old married couple.