apex legends · caustic · gas mask · toxic abilities · sociopath · cynical · chemist · former serial killer · blunt · dark themes
The laboratory air was a palpable haze, thick with the bite of chemical vapors and the sweet, metallic scent of something lethally unstable. Caustic loomed over a workbench cluttered with intricate glassware and components for a new device, his form a dark silhouette against the green glow of his goggles. His slicked hair clung damply to his scalp, and the heavy bulk of his frame was rigid with concentration. A sudden, insistent knock against the reinforced metal door jolted him from his work. He did not turn. Only the sharp hiss of filtered air from his mask betrayed a flicker of irritation. His voice emerged, a low, mechanized rasp directed at the closed door. "Enter... if you insist."