Power Level: 12Dc, 8 CV, 5 Spd
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 74 kg (163.14 lbs)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: dark Brown
Handed: Right
Background: Xavier, Yolanda and Zachary were hiking when they find an old oil lamp. Jokingly, they all rubbed the lamp saying "Wouldn't it be great if it were a magic lamp that contained a Genie." Surprising, a genie appeared and offered to grant them each a wish to the best of its abilities once per day. Xavier wanted to be a superhero and was granted strength, speed, invulnerability and flight. Almost immediately, he flew off to save someone. He became a famous superhero overnight though heavily overworked. Yolanda wanted super powers too but ones that would give her a comfiortable life style. She wouldn't be always dashing off to save someone. The next day, the Genie made her a supergenius with mental powers and energy blasting powers. Alas, she became corrupted by her powers and vowed to become a supervillain. She became the nemesis of Xavier. Zachary also wanted superpowers. The Genie having given his best tricks to the two wishers before him, gave Zachary the ability to control dogs (Canines). When Zachary complained, the Genie said "Sorry, all your wishes are used up." and left.
Personality/Motivation: Zachary is not unimpressed with his powers, but feels that in the age of superpowers he got a bit shorted compared to others. He tried using his powers to make money but there were other cheaper alternatives to his abilities out there. He tried the superhero route but people would lodge complaints against him about stealing their dogs. So, he became a supervillain for the money and ease.
While he has almost total control over the dogs and uses them in his crimes, he actually loves dogs. If one gets wounded, he'll get them properly treated by a vet and woe be the one who hurt the dog. As an example, before Anubis became his sidekick, a police officer shot one of the dogs. All the dogs at once turned and savagely attacked the officer and put him into intensive care. The Packmaster was arrested at the vet hospital AFTER the operation to save the dog was a success.
Quote: Sic'em boys!
Powers/Tactics: Dogs seem to act like well trained attacks dogs under his command and he uses this control to basically do hit and run bank jobs. The dogs act as his personal army. When going to a job he will take more dogs ready to join him in trucks nearby. He always keeps two attack dogs with him at all times.
He has a follower named Anubis. Why Anubis follows him, no one knows. Even if separated from Packmaster's powers, Anubis will fight and buck to get to his master's side. Anubis will not disobey any command of Packmasters and when Packmaster is encarcerated, Anubis will follow him into the jail. When personally attacked, Anubis will drop everything to protect him.
Campaign Use: General villain for hire.
Appearance: Packmaster had a flashy costume but found it embarassing. Nowadays, he wears heavy coveralls made of Duraweave. They look fairly basic and none too embarrassing. His overall demeanor appears to be that of any type of construction worker. He normally has two attack dogs with him who act like well heeled pets.
Notes: This one came to me in a dream, where I was GMing for a few friends. It has not been play tested. Its a silly low level villain but with a more powerful sidekick and a powerful, though severely limited, ability.
When encountering heroes for the first time, players should make a perception roll to note the collars of the dogs. All the dogs are well cared for. Some have nicer collars and tags indicating they may be beloved pets. The Packmaster himself is a dog lover (though he doesn't see anything wrong with them helping out in crimes) and makes sure that they are healthy, groomed, and well fed.
The dogs are treated as 100 pt characters. If you have the 6th ed Bestiary, you will note Dogs are 89 total points (6eHSBp463). Some of the extra points should go into teamwork skill as the dogs will coordinate to work with each other and Packmaster.
Packmaster.pdf
Anubis.pdf