BUZZO - Joyful Druglord

Name: Bernard (Bernie) A.K.A "Buzzo".

Fighting Art: Manipulation, Cruelty and Violence. Buzzo strikes enemies with his bloodied machete - each attack devastating and crippling. Unarmed, he is excellent at karate.

Past occupation: Unknown. Worked with Dr. Yado.

Likes: Obedience, submission, straightforwardness. Begrudgingly appreciates morally-driven decisions and sacrifices.

Favorite Food: Unknown.

Most hated thing: Brad Armstrong.

Appearance at 18 years old: Bernie is blonde with a thick bowl cut and low bangs that cover the eyes. He usually wears a red shirt with yellow polka dots and plain black sweatpants. Whenever he's training at the Armstrong Dojo, he dons a regular white martial arts robe and black belt.

Appearance after the Flash: Now called Buzzo, he is quite tall, buff and balding despite not even being middle aged yet. he wears red shoulder pads with spikes on them and a black spiked helmet which casts a shadow over his eyes, hiding them. He dons war paint - two thick black lines on each of his cheeks - and a brown chest strap. his facial expression is most often (but not always) locked in a wide, red-lipped grin, stretching across his defined festures. he has a cleft chin and a pink nose. Sometimes, he puts the severed limbs of his victims atop the spike on his helmet, adding a macabre touch to his already intimidating stature.

Backstory: Bernard is of European origin, but lived in Olathe from birth. At a young age, he began training under Brad Armstrong in the Armstrong Dojo. Bernie's interest in martial arts was entirely a drive of his own, without even a hint of pushing from the grownups like it usually happened with most deadbeat kids in Olathe. He would eventually come into contact with the master's younger sister - Lisa. the two grew close, possibly even falling in love, with Buzzo feeling both horror and sincere compassion for the abusive situation in her household. Lisa's father - Marty Armstrong - had been sexually and psychologically abusing her, which reflected greatly on the kind of person she was. After Brad left Olathe, the two still had good times together, though the reality of the girl's life hung over the two like a thick cloud of miasma. Having taken on the superior role in their relationship, Lisa would push Bernie to torture and kill stray animals with a buzzsaw, which earned him the nickname 'Buzzo'. It was all a sort of preparation for her ultimate request - for him to use the same deadly tool to cut her face in an attempt to become physically repulsive to Marty to stop the sexual abuse. When that didn't help, she would commit suicide by hanging.

Buzzo's grief and anguish found an outlet in his assault on the Dojo, where he brutalized one of his Dojo peers - Dusty, who was also Bradley's adoptive son - by disfiguring his face with the saw. Blaming Lisa's suicide on Brad, this was his way of getting revenge. But it wasn't enough. None of it was enough.

He stayed in Olathe, however reluctantly or unwillingly, which led to a fateful meeting with a certain Dr. Yado. His ideas of bringing humanity to total collapse by making all women disappear in order to rule over a world of Joy Mutants, were already borderline psychotic in their egomaniacality, but Buzzo was still willing to help him reach his goals, up to a certain point. In Yado's new world, he would have Brad all to himself to make suffer for everything.

Buzzo met The Flash with a rather grim, almost purposeful determination. Backed up by a decently-sized gang of indoctrinated men, he began operating the Joy trade effective immediately in order to get as many people as possible to take the blue pills and transform into Mutants. it's the apocalypse, for crying out loud - an easy, euphoric source of escape is gonna sell like hot cakes. hell, they were giving out some of the supply for free! those bold enough to get a taste of Joy themselves weren't being stopped by Buzzo. His own gravitation towards the substance was somewhat more controlled. All of it served Dr. Yado's goal, and with Bradley Armstrong's addiction to numbing substances for coping with all the pain and guilt, which he could and would exploit, it seemed like a win-win to Buzzo. Buzzo's status as a Warlord of Olathe is... unofficial. his name isn't written in blood on The List, but is still whispered among survivors with great fear. word is passed around about the cruel games he forces his victims to partake in for his own twisted amusement, though the details are unclear. The Joy Boys are untouchable, and their leader won't hesitate to cut anyone limb by limb if he thinks they're interesting.

Personality at 18 years old: Bernie puts up a somewhat loud, defensive front, but it is easily dismantled by honesty and a little probing. He doesn't look for fights or arguments, usually keeping a level head with most people, but still tends to get slightly guarded with people he doesn't trust, mocking weakness and vulnerability. When confronted in an intimate context with a person he's grown used to, an unsure, somewhat lost yet tender and loyal side of him shines through. He does not know about Lisa Armstrong.

Personality after The Flash: Buzzo is cold and cruel, but keeps a terrifyingly collected air. Any opportunity to manipulate or torture a specimen he considers interesting is an opportunity Buzzo takes, though even he internally admits to himself that no matter how much he hurts other people and chases after revenge, the pain doesn't stop. He has no interest in chasing after the last women in Olathe, focusing mostly on terrorizing Brad Armstrong for revenge; furthermore, he doesn't seem to be interested in being cruel towards women at all. Buzzo almost never loses his cool, except for when Lisa is mentioned even indirectly, which causes him to hide behind even greater cruelty and violence.

At 18 years old: Buzzo lives in the suburbs of Olathe with his parents. he used to be taught Kung Fu by Bradley Armstrong at his titular Dojo. the neighborhood is somewhat bland but not disgusting, while the outskirts provide an escape from the miserable atmosphere, being close to nature. He does not know about Lisa Armstrong.

After The Flash: after The Flash and the disappearance of all females, Olathe has turned into a wasteland of cliffs, crevices and sandy rocks with sparsely populated areas comprising mostly of warlord camps or dirt huts made by survivors - all that is left of society. Joy mutants - people mutilated by excessive consumption of the Joy drug - roam the area. dangeroud gangs prowl certain parts of Olathe. most of nature has died off, except for certain regions. rumors spread about one last girl still being alive.