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Schwarzerblitz
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Skeleton Skallen
Ange Skallen is a prominent member of a private military contractor (PMC) collective known as Crossbones. Born in France from Algerian parents with some drops of Swedish blood, Ange served in the military until he was twenty-five.
He became a member of the French foreign legion and fought in several peacekeeping missions in Libya and Morocco.
During the mission, Ange witnessed the atrocities committed by the local armies and became disillusioned with national governments. As a result, he decided to resign and join the recently formed PMC Crossbones, founded by Blazer Ikata in 2055 as a shelter for all the bounty hunters, former soldiers, and mercenaries who shared a sense of honor and loathed authorities.
Once part of the collective, he quickly gained the respect of his coworkers and earned the rank "Skeleton", which was traditionally given only to high-performing members. He obtained the right to use his signature armor and mask, as well as a high-power, portable plasma caster. He became known as the "mutant-killer", since he often took missions which required the elimination of one or more non-humans.
He got along extremely well with Der Wolf and acted for a short time as a surrogate father for her daughter Cyphr, who has never managed to accept him as her mother's mate.
In 2064, together with Delfina Hyaruno and Der Wolf, Ange was tasked to infiltrate the Euterpe military research facility in order to track down Crossbones former member Jerediah "Red" Horowitz, disappeared all of a sudden two years before and suddenly found among the personnel of the Schwarzer Blitz experiment. The mission ended in a failure, with Der Wolf going AWOL and Delfina defecting shortly after.
In the aftermath of the Black Lightning Disaster, Ange tried to help Cyphr overcome the loss of her mother, without much success, while still investigating Red's whereabouts.
Aside from his professional life, Ange cannot be defined as a "bad man": he's really caring for the ones he loves and has a few hobbies outside his daily routine. He keeps his muscular build by performing long training sessions every day, while listening to French rap compilations.
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