Phlak the Jackal

'' Disclaimer: While this character's history does involve drug use, I do not condone it. ''

"You done throwing toys at me?" after defeating a mob of foes.

"My lawyer has bailed me out on multiple occasions, and can do it again."

"I'm not your enemy, and I neither have the intention to be one. You're merely a nuisance that needs to learn to get out of the way. Don't make me be your enemy... Szorra," said to the Black Cat.

Phlak, pronounced like "Flak", is one of the menaces in Weybrook, a criminal druglord and illegal weaponry source.

Profile
Real Name: Phlak AdityaOccupation: Illegal drug trading manager, human trafficker, weapons trade, hitman

Family: Unknown, no signs of them living in Weybrook

Appearance
Phlak is a large jackal, with dullish orange fur. His yellow eyes really pop out because of it. Phlak is very built, and can be intimidating to the average Mobian.

History
No one knows about the childhood of Phlak. Prior to 17 years old, he is a ghost. What is known is that at the age of 17, Phlak faked his age to 18 in order to enter a boxing competition. Phlak ended up coming in second place, losing via a disqualifying punch well into the finals. The champion only had time to celebrate for a few hours, as when he was driving home, his car blew up, killing him.

Phlak didn't care about the rep, he cared about the wealth. He decided to gain money his other ways, and went to the streets in order to gain money via illegal drugs.

Due to his excellent mind, it wasn't long before he began making his own business, and it was sweeping competition. He was kidnapped a while later and tortured to stay off the streets of a group known as the Guts.

A while into the torturing, Phlak began finding out that he was a meta, the torturing awakening it. Eventually, when they decided to ditch him in a body bag filled with bricks to drown him in a river, his powers fully awoken. Phlak's brute strength tore up the body bag, and as he swam back to shore, Guts members shot at him, only to find out that they weren't damaging him at all. Phlak pummeled each one of them in one punch, throwing the last fleeing member into the ocean, equivalent to three city blocks away.

Phlak used his new found power to gain control of the streets by force. Eventually, his own gang began forming, and they began going by the name, the Grey Cults.

The Grey Cults took a rise, causing major capital problems in Weybrook due to their businesses. Phlak uses about 10% of this funding to experiment with his meta abilities, his self experimenting slowly increasing his strength over time.

Personality
Phlak is a normally welcoming character on the cover. He's a charismatic person to his allies and to people he makes planned deals with, slightly less with innocent civilians and much less with other criminals.

Phlak puts his money above everything. He considers it a vital organ. Attacking it will provoke him into attacking you. Second to his money is his organization, where he treats everyone in it as a loyal ally unless they betray him. And by brutally murdering people who do betray, it is easy to say that you shouldn't betray him if you can't stand up to him.

While he may be a villain, Phlak isn't exactly 100% bad guy. On several occasions he has even helped the Black Cat with her missions. Normally, he is doing it for something in return, but Phlak seems not to hold a grudge for her vigilantism, as he claims it's hypocritical considering what he does.

Phlak, obviously by his bio, is very is a sore loser. A very very sore loser.

.380 Pistol
A normal pistol that he carries around on him usually.

AK-47
The weapon he usually carries on his back for heavy ranged combat.

Huge Variety of Arsenal
With the amount of cash he owns going to the billions, and the amount of weaponry stash and gang members he has with him, giving him prep time is a highly dangerous move for his opponent, as he has everything, including smuggled weapons from TECH.

Compressed atomic-weaved armor
Super thin black armor meant for absorbing strikes. He wears this under his clothing, because while he is invincible, he doesn't have the energy aura to protect his clothing from getting shredded by fire. Due to the armor being thin, it doesn't really help for armor at all. It's moreso for backup clothing.

This armor is built down to the molecular level. Due to this, the armor is stated by Phlak to be almost as tough as him. Sniper bullets seem to do nothing to this armor at all. The palms of the armor doesn't seem to get dented when Phlak used it to stop an 18 wheeler in its tracks, or when he uses his fists to smash the ground.

Blood Bracelet
This clear colored bracelet allows him to control his bloodflow to the point where it surpasses the control of blood from Blood, and any bloodflow problems from ZERO's gravity manipulation.

Strength
Phlak is tough, and his strength is considered equal to the base strength of Gore. able to stop a 60 mph 18 wheeler in its tracks with some effort. He has been able to overturn cars fairly easily.

Phlak can create shockwaves with his strength, whether by clapping causing ear splitting air shockwaves, or smashing the ground to demolish a street in the process.

At his peak, Phlak struggled, but he lifted a C-32A jet on his own, the same jets.

Durability
Phlak is basically a living tank. Even when off guard and not wearing the armor, sniper bullets bounce off of him, steel axes do nothing, and he compares grenades to "being expectantly punched in the arm."

When on his guard, his durability automatically increases on its own depending on the scenario, such as the time when Gore threw a passenger jet at him, which later on blew up, and he was able to walk off more pissed than hurt.

Regeneration
It's not fast at all, but it does work. He can recover from small wounds with this out of battle.

Intelligence
Phlak was smart enough to examine evidence to the point of pinpointing the identity of the Black Cat. While he threatens to snitch this out on multiple occasions, he decides not to, because he is smart enough to know that the Black Cat can easily take on another identity at any moment.

Strategist
Phlak knows how to run his businesses, how to handle his money, and most importantly, how to strike a foe/foes in the quickest and most efficient way possible.

Professional Boxer
Prior to his powers, Phlak had a career of a boxer, including the boxing training that goes with it. He's also quick on his feet, able to turn on the dime in order to have a 360 degree attack range. With the combination of this and his immense strength, he was able to defeat the Black Cat with mid-difficulty in their first meeting.

Flaws
Phlak is a close quarters combatant. Staying out of his range allows one to stay safe as long as they can avoid the guns.

Due to being a boxer, he isn't as strong on his lower body as his upper body. He prefers punches over kicks.

Trivia
His name is a pun. "Phlak the Jackal", an incredibly durable foe, and "Flak Jacket", a form of body armor.

Phlak's net worth is $5.2 billion. He could easily retire right now if he ever wanted.