<strong>Player Name:</strong>Urbanzorro<br/><strong>Character Name:</strong>The Black Mask, Sir Vandal Savage IV<br/><strong>Real Name:</strong>Vandal Savage<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Age:</strong>Official Age: 27  True Age: Unknown<br/><strong>Nicknames:</strong>None<br/><strong>Profession:</strong>Billionaire, Philanthropist, Industrialist<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>In public Vandal is seen as being kind and caring, almost the the point of being seen as personifying what is 'good' in humanity. In private, he is cold, collected,  calculating, and utterly ruthless he sees all those around him as nothing more than pawns on a chess board to be used, sacrificed, and even discarded as necessary.<br/><strong>Appearance Out of Costume:</strong><br/>(http://webspace.webring.com/people/su/um_5031/methos.jpg)<br/><em>"I am not a caveman. I am a visionary. A veteran and orchestrator of every significant war mankind has ever had. And I will continue to shape world for the war of tomorrow. My tomorrow."</em><br/><strong>Appearance in Costume:</strong><br/>(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/mkarmageddon88/Nolanverse/Black_Mask.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">-Report Begins-<br/>File: 494810-A <br/>Subject: Vandal Savage IV/Savage Industries<br/>Contributing Sources: The Gotham Times, The Daily Planet, MI-5 Official Files, Interpol Offical Records, Department of Defense Files</span><br/><br/>The name Vandal Savage  has known it's share of both fame and infamy. The first Vandal Savage amassed a fortune that, if handled correctly, would last his family thoughout time. Vandal's grandfather, Vandal Savage II was a Nazi war criminal responsible for untold atrocities. His father, Vandal Savage III was a madman with illusions of immortality who had at times claimed to have been both Vandal Savage II and Vandal Savage and who squandered large amounts of money on attempts to rule the world. And died in prison in Kaznia.<br/><br/><br/>Official records state that Vandal Savage IV was born in the United Kingdom. Where he was apparently raised by his mother, never learning of just who his father was until later in life. His mother, knowing all too well who the boy's ancestors were and the legacy they carried, hoped to protect him and shape his childhood in order to steer him away from the shameful actions of his forefathers. By all accounts her plan worked spectacularly. When he finally reached the age of 18 Vandal was told of true linage and rather than reacting with rage or anger he showed nothing but calm acceptance. And guilt over the evils committed under his name's previous owners.<br/><br/><br/>Within three years Vandal had managed to regain control of the Savage family assets, which were estimated to be in the area of several billion Euros. He publicly announced that with his new found wealth he sought to redeem his family's name and start a new Savage family legacy. Working tirelessly he founded several different humanitarian funds, built "free hospitals" in the third world, and established Savage Industries. A massive corporation originally focused on producing clean energy source.<br/><br/><br/>By the time he was 25 Vandal found himself kneeling before the Queen of England to be knighted for his 'economic and humanitarian services to the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the world. By this point Savage Industries had grown the European Union's answer to both Lexcorp, and Wayne Enterprises combined. Producing everything from foodstuffs to weapons technology. Two months later at his 26th birthday party Vandal announced plans for Savage Industries to break into the American market. Announcing that he hoped to help the United States and other North and South American countries with the promise of new jobs.<br/><br/><br/>Three months ago Savage Industries announced that it's port of entry into the United States would be none other than Gotham City. Citing the city's crime rate, and struggling economy as reason enough to show just how Savage Industries could help the United States. A week later Savage Industries bought out Wayne Enterprises' long time local competitor GothCorp. Renovation, construction, and modernization crews have since been working nearly around the clock on GothCorp's factories to tool them up for their new purposes. Vandal has personally been overseeing this from within Gotham City. His exact place of residence is not known to the public.<br/><br/>According to public opinion Vandal Savage IV is a businessman with the skill of Lex Luthor, and the heart of the young Bruce Wayne, and Gotham's greatest hope for a legitimate economic answer to the problems it faces.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">-Report Ends-</span><br/><br/>Sadly the public face of Vandal Savage IV is nothing more than a facade. His public image, his intentions, even his name are all lies. He is not Vandal Savage IV... He is Vandal Savage, born Vandar Adg of Blood Tribe 50,000 years ago. He possesses a genius level intellect, superior speed, superior strength, and immortality. Over the centuries, Savage's has effected history over and over again as an adviser to kings and pharaohs in Sumer, Egypt, and Europe. He has ruled hundreds of civilizations under hundreds of names: Khafre, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Vlad the Impaler, to name a few. He has also worked as close friends and advisers to the likes of Erik the Red, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ra's al Ghul, Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler. He was the court physician in France, and even used the royal family for syphilis experiments.<br/><br/>His plans are always well thought out and can span over several centuries. Why he is in Gotham, only he can ever know. In order to protect his current good image he has adopted the persona of The Black Mask which he uses to preform an illegal activities. As The Black Mask, Savage can let his true self bleed through. As such The Black Mask is vicious, cruel, and already making moves to become the number 1 organized crime leader in Gotham.