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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
23rd Mar, 2024 01:08:23 PM
Zero-Approval Gambit for setting themselves as. a villain & Genghis Gambit for creating a common enemy to unite against
Edited by jormis29
Ner0014reN
Since: Aug, 2023
A villian (or a hero who is pretending to be a villian) who instigates events to either gather heroes or prepare the world for a coming greater evil, very specifically by presenting themselves to the world as a threat that needs to be faced/answered. Perhaps going so far as to put out a contract out on themselves.