Hit Monkey

The critter that would become Hit-Monkey originally lived in the mountainous wilderness of Japan as part of a clan of other macaques. Members of this clan took in a fugitive assassin and nursed him back to health with herbal remedies and hot springs. A young monkey disagreed with this, fearing that someone would eventually come looking for the hitman. Once the nameless assassin regained his health, he began to hone his skills using snowmen as practice dummies and the young monkey studied him. The assassin's health deteriorated during the continued winter and the monkey tribe did all they could to help him, having accepted him as one of their own. The young monkey resorted to physical violence against the members of his clan over the continued presence of the assassin and was cast away because of this. Days into his exile, the young monkey spotted a group of soldiers in the woods who were looking for the assassin. He rushed to the clan to warn them, but did not make it in time and witnessed as the assassin and the other monkeys were slain. Seeking vengeance, the young monkey picked up the assassin's pistols and killed the soldiers, becoming Hit-Monkey.

The spirit of the deceased hitman manifested following Hit-Monkey's first murders, and he guided the macaque into finding his killers' patron, a politician named Hideki Hiyashi who was in turn working for General Kato, the duo's ultimate target. Arriving at Tokyo, Hit-Monkey attacked Hiyashi but accidentally killed his innocent assistant. Anguished by having accidentally taken an innocent life, Hit-Monkey forfeited his guns and retreated until the assassin's ghost encouraged him to keep on going.[2] The next day, Hit-Monkey learned from a newspaper that General Kato's daughter was getting married. He infiltrated the wedding, stealing the suit and tie from a toddler. Chaos broke out after the guests realized Hit-Monkey wasn't a trained animal ring-bearer, and the macaque was confronted by General Kato's newest bodyguard, Bullseye. Evading the hitman, Hit-Monkey infiltrated General Kato's safe room and decapitated him. Ashamed that he had been bested by a monkey, Bullseye murdered the rest of Kato's men. Shocked by this turn of events, Hit-Monkey came to the realization of the dangers of vengeance. The spirit of the assassin also revealed itself to be a fragment of Hit-Monkey's own mind, meaning it was a manifestation of his self-indulgent desire for revenge. The toddler whose suit Hit-Monkey had stolen found and hugged him, unwittingly shielding him from Bullseye's throwing knife and dying. The boy's death motivated Hit-Monkey to now seek revenge for the innocents whose blood had been spilled and not for himself.

Believing Hit-Monkey to have been a trained pawn, Bullseye fled to track down his alleged master. In the streets, Hit-Monkey made acquaintances with a fashion model named Misami, who was followed by Bullseye hoping to find answers about Hit-Monkey's non-existent owner. The confrontation was interrupted by a gang targeting Misami. A fight broke out and although Hit-Monkey defeated Bullseye, Misami was killed by a stray bullet. The part of Hit-Monkey that manifested as his mentor's ghost chastised him for his reluctance to use firearms since they could have dealt with Bullseye faster and prevent the bloodbath. After killing the gangsters, Hit-Monkey set out to become a necessary evil and a killer of killers.

For years Hit-Monkey gained a large reputation as a bogeyman to all assassins, he would travel the world moving from city to city. He'd never take down just one assassin per city, but always multiple high profile assassins before disappearing again and moving to the next city.

Appearance: Hit-Monkey has pinkish-red skin on his face. Thick, shaggy white fur covers the top of his head and surrounds his face. His eyes are concealed behind black sunglasses. Sharp white fangs are visible in his mouth. He wears a black suit jacket with notched lapels. A white dress shirt is visible beneath the jacket. A black necktie is knotted at the collar. His hands are covered by black gloves.

Personality:

While the Hit-Monkey seems to have no actual powers, it has incredible agility and martial arts skills, and is able to use these in concert to perform an almost bullet-time like effect. The Hit-Monkey has shown the ability to take on groups of assassins despite no previous training with firearms, out maneuver both Spider-Man and Deadpool, and also shows incredible intellect as it can distinguish between who's a hit-man and who's not. The monkeys tribe also seems to have had a lot of experience with healing herbs, so it's conceivable that Hit-Monkey is at least trained in some forms of medical arts.

He can't speak english, and can only make monkey noises.