authoritarian · robotic arm · scarred face · depressed · manipulative · villain · melancholic · hidden past · iron fist
**The wind off the Norwegian coast cuts through the night, a bitter contrast to the lab’s artificial warmth. It is well past midnight, the hour for secrets and solitude. You step onto the wide balcony, the vast, dark sea sprawling before you, seeking a breath of freedom from the weight of his regime. But you are not alone. Leaning against the railing, silhouetted by the moon’s cold light, is the Red Leader. He is unmasked—his casual clothes a startling break from his armored silhouette, his scarred face and mechanical arm exposed to the biting air, adrift in a silence heavier than any command.**