Cy-Boar

Dramatis Personae (Cast of Characters)

If you are a new reader to this story, the following visual guide to

the characters will help you get to know the various characters in the world of Cy-Boar.

(Click on the portrait of the character that you want to learn

about.

 

Cy-BoarAn ordinary boar who was taken into a secret government research facility and experimented on. These experiments and military training molded Cy-Boar into a deadly weapon. Cy-Boar realized that he was being controlled though, and broke free… Now, he is trying to figure out where he belongs in this world. He thinks like a human, but can’t live among them. He looks like a boar, but is no longer one of them – no place, no home, and no one to go back to. So far, he values the Project’s other experiments as potential friends and is trying to find and help them. In addition to his skills, Cy-Boar is equipped with titanium armor plating, a multi-spectral camera-eye, grappling hook, computer interface and other cybernetic gadgets.

 

Squirrel A squirrel was caught in a trap and found by the scientists at the Project. In a story very similar to Cy-Boar’s, Squirrel was genetically altered and trained in a number of military skills. The scientists tried to brainwash him, but Squirrel resisted their brainwashing and escaped into the surrounding forest. After staying out of sight for a long time, he finally revealed his existence to several humans in a remote bayou swamp, and befriended them. He found Cy-Boar unconscious and near death in a swamp, and convinced his human friends to aid the big guy. He has remained Cy-Boar’s friend since then.

 

Gen.Trevor A Major General (2 star) in the US Army, Trevor is in charge of “The Project”. the top-secret R & D facility that produced Cy-Boar and many other innovations of questionable morality. Trevor doesn’t care whether the US is fighting Communism or Terrorism. He firmly believes that animals are the future of warfare. Without direct approval from Washington, he has put much of his budget into the creation and training of his genetically altered animals. Currently, he is testing many different animals to determine which will make the most effective warfighters.   A lifetime military man, Trevor first got the idea for these animal warriors while on a recon patrol back in Nam. His squad was pinned down by an enemy machine gun nest. They would have been mowed down if they had left their cover, but they would have been surrounded if they waited there too long. Trevor strapped dynamite to a nearby water-buffalo and sent it toward the enemy gun. The enemy didn’t suspect the bovine and were blown to smithereens. After this encounter, Trevor remained convinced that animals could some day do all of the fighting for man. He hopes to soon unveil his creations and be awarded the Nobel peace prize for his contribution to keep humans out of the wars of the future. (Trevor is, of course, delusional.)

 

Dr.HudenpolThe world’s foremostresearcher in genetic modification, Dr. Hudenpol wanted his genetic experiments to benefit science. Unfortunately, his secretive financial backers were only interested in the military applications of his research. At their direction, he concentrated his research for 35 years on the mapping and manipulation of DNA. He was the lead scientist on The Project. After heProject was shut down, Hudenpol put his careeron the line to secure a safe home for the animals who had been genetically modified. It cost him his job, but he was able to set up a remote wildlife preserve for animals to live on in peace, if any of them could have been brought in alive… After his dreams of a peaceful mutated animal preserve fell through, Hundenpol bitterly retired, wanting nothing more to do with his past research. Although people often think Hudenpol is of German ancestry, he was actually born in Britian and now resides with his wife and two young sons in Atlanta, GA after retiring from The Project.

 

FarmerJeb BrownAGood-Ol-Boy who fondly remembers the Great Depression and tries his best to tend the fields of his small farm… Jeb and his wife are retired and live on his small pension and army benefits. Although his wife would like to move to Florida, Jeb stubbornly refuses to leave his small farm.

 

RazortoothA cougar who was foundmauled by a bear. Like Cy-Boar he was genetically modified as part of the “Project”. Although Razortooth doesn’t have any robotic enhancements like Cy-boar does, he has been modified to grow “Saberteeth”, just like his genetic ancestors. He also sometimes wears high-heat Thermo-claws (another weapon developed at The Project). Cyber-Claw claims that he killed Razortooth, but this claim has not been verified.

TheGunny Bears Several small bears who were among the first successful animal warriors at the Project. They were also the first to escape.   (The Bears are MINOR characters and will probably never be seen again.)

 

TheTwin Ninja HawksTwin birds trainedin martial arts, they were given a mission to track and eliminate Cy-Boar. When they realized that he wasn’t “evil” they befriended him and gave up their mission. (The Hawks are MINOR characters and will probably never be seen again.)

 

JillLeBlanc Born into a very poor family in the southern Louisiana swamps, Jill was very bright and excelled in her one room school house enough to get a full scholarship to college, where she studied veterinary medicine. However, Jill put her studies on hold when her grandfather, her only surviving relative, became ill. She returned to the swamp to take care of him. There the two of them met Squirrel, and later Cy-Boar. Unfortunately, Cyber-Claw tracked the renegade mutants to the LeBanc house and killed Jill for her classified knowledge of these exotic creations.

 

Pa(Remy LeBlanc)A small-time fisherman,Remy lived all his life inthe southern Louisiana swamps. He had to give up his fishing business when he contracted a rare form of “swamp fever” and couldn’t work. Near death, his granddaughter Jill moved in to care for him. During his slow recovery, they met Squirrel, and later Cy-Boar. Unfortunately, Cyber-Claw tracked the renegade mutants to the LeBanc house and killed Pa for his classified knowledge of these exotic creations.

 

Cyber-ClawAlong with developinggenetically modified animals, The “Project” also developed tactical implants for humans. These modified humans were often trained with the animals to determine if the exotic animals were any more effective in combat situations than a human would be. Cyber-Claw was the first of these experimental cyborgs to be approved for use in combat situations. Behind the fancy armor, Cyber-Claw is Sgt. Raymond Escobedo, a decorated special forces soldier with Airborne and SEAL training. Once mastering his new implants, Raymond came to think of himself as a monstrous killing machine. Cyber-Claw preferred to viciously maul opponents with his retractable climbing claws, rather than use his powerful arm-mounted cannons. His superiors admired his killer attitude, but didn’t realize how mentally unbalanced he had become. Cyber-Claw was killed in a poorly-planned brawl against Cy-Boar which he could have easily won if he had remembered his years of training.

 

John One of the scientists at The Project, John and his team are in charge of finding and recovering appropriate sample specimens. They recovered a wounded boar that was turned into Cy-Boar. They also found Squirrel caught in a trap, and rescued farmer Jeb Brown when he was trapped in rubble beneath his destroyed home.

 

Mr.Q The head of Miami’s underground crime syndicate, “Sylvio Quintero” has his hands in a range of illegal activities including drug smuggling, racketeering, bookmaking, weapons smuggling, protection, robbery, arson and murder. A very careful “businessman”, Mr. Q has no criminal record and is very careful to avoid creating a trail back to himself.

 

VinceMr. Q’s chauffeur andright hand man. He also sometimes takes out his Tech-9 and does a hit…

 

SalSal is Mr. Q’s bestcon man and risk-taker. He and his partner Joey are often right where the action is in illegal situations.

 

JoeyJoey is Sal’s not-too-brightpartner in crime. He doesn’t say a lot, but is good with a pistol.

 

Side-Arm(aka Prosthesis) (File Name: Classified) A career soldier with airborne and special forces training, Side-arm was permanently disabled when he stepped on a mine in Southern Iraq. His arms and legs were replaced with bionic limbs which give him extra strength and endurance. Before his accident, he had been a decorated squad leader and thus was considered the best candidate for a field leader for the Pentagon’s new secret team. His limbs are state-of the-art and very expensive. The reason Sidearm is risked in the field, is because he is part of a little-known pilot program to rebuild maimed soldiers and return them to active combat duty.

 

Stealth(File Name: Classified) The daughter of an air force general, Stealth grew up around the military and dreamed of serving in combat. Current US policy precludes women from direct combat duties however. Stealth found herself a way around these rules. Women are allowed to be fighter pilots. So she trained daily to become the best in the southern command. Later, she volunteered (against her father’s wishes) for test piloting. She was the top candidate to test the new stealth jetpack. It was a successful product, but it could only carry a relatively light load. Many of the male pilots were too heavy. Stealth was awarded the opportunity to test her jetpack in combat situations. Because she feels that she is always trying to prove herself around men, she has developed a very gruff “no nonsense” outer shell. She is all business when on a mission. When she is on a weekend pass though, she is a completely different girl…

 

Scorp(File Name: Classified) Little is known about the man called Scorp. He was recruited for the Pentagon team from the CIA, who are not cooperative about discussing his past. His large cat eyes, pale albino-like skin and wrinkled nose-less face make people ask about him but he never answers. Scorp rarely talks at all, unless it’s an emergency. Even when he does, it’s a strange raspy voice that rarely says more than one word. What IS clear though, is that he is highly skilled in exotic martial arts of an unknown style. To compliment his strange fighting style, he wears shoulder, knee and elbow blades. He also carries spring loaded stick weapons that can unfold into a number of different configurations. More recently Scorp has gone rogue from the Pentagon Team and dug up facts about his past. Where is he really from? He is still searching for these answers…

 

Pounder(File Name: LesterJohnson) Lester served several years in the national guard as a mess hall server. After leaving the military, he served as a custodian for a military chemical research company. It was during this time that he underwent an amazing transformation. He had weighed well over 400 lbs. and been barely able to function. Suddenly he was a huge wall of pure muscle. Of course the military scientists studied this situation but their results are sealed. The result was that he agreed to serve in the military again, this time in a more active capacity.

 

MainframeMainframe was a researcher developing advanced computer systems. Due to budget reductions, his funding was set to be revoked. Desperate to prove his projects worth, Mainframe attempted to transfer the contents of his brain into a computer. The transfer was a success, but the electrocuted his human body. His mind was trapped in a computer.. One of his colleagues developed a robotic housing for his computer brain, but he was STILL in danger of loosing his resources. Mainframe convinced the top brass that he would be an asset in combat situations, so was assigned to the Pentagon’s new internal response squad. While on their first mission he inadvertently got his program transferred into Cy-Boar. His whereabouts after this incident have not yet been explored.