CLOUD-99

"Saving the world is not always fun and games."

- CLOUD-99, 1985

CLOUD-99 is the codename of British cyborg and superhero William Press (born 2 December, 1960). In 1986, he suffered from intense radiation burns during an attack on the Goroshima Nuclear Complex in Japan. The burns had manifested into a flesh-eating virus that had melted away most of his face.

This resulted in Press undergoing a secret cybernetic experiment known as "CLOUD" in 1991, making him one of the first cyborgs in the world. The surgery created a metallic "mask" covering Press' disfigured face, as well as physical augmentations to aid in combat. High-resolution cameras within his visors replaced the original eyes that he lost, and a gas mask for his mouth to allow him to breathe, even under suffocation. Press was believed to have died, because not even his wife could recognise him after the operation.

Press, now known as CLOUD-99, had served in the UK's Knights of the New Round Table since 1992, an organisation responsible for preventing and intercepting various terrorist attacks on the nation, as well as beginning the government's gradual transition into imperialism. When the group disbanded in 2013 following public fears of its members taking over the British Parliament, Press undertook a vigilante approach. To this day, nobody knows his true identity.

Concept and creation
CLOUD-99 was originally designed by German Sonic fan artist Teslarossa (also known as Alphonse Uprising on Wikia) on 2 December, 2017, to demonstrate the harsh realities of nuclear wars, imperialism, and governmental bioweapons.

Trivia

 * CLOUD-99's design was created in the 2017 video game Sonic Forces.