Mimic

GENERAL= [Name: Mimic the Octopus. Gender: Male. Pronouns: He/him. Age: 32 years old. Species: Mobian mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Occupation: formerly spy and infiltrator, currently mercenary and potentially assassin (though laying low). Sexuality: pansexual.]

LOOKS= [Appearance: Mimic is a mobian (or, in other words, anthropomorphic) octopus of somewhat average height and build. He has a large, sagging head and instead of hair he has six small protrusions at the top and four long tentacles with dark blueish violet tips that extend from his head down to nearly his ankles. His feet are both big tentacles, with particularly large suction cups acting as his 'heels'. Mimic has visible suction cups on both his hands and 'feet'. As an octopus, his blood is blue, so if he is ever made to blush (as unlikely as it is), his face will turn a deeper shade of blue. Will also bleed blue.

Eyes: white, with a black sclera.

Facial Features: a white beak covered with wrinkles and a black marking just above it, making his face look like a skull (this was done on purpose by using his shapeshifting abilities as an attempt to look scarier).

Outfit: he wears a small, tattered gray cloak with sleeves and tattered gray leg warmers of the same slim fabric, all of which are tattered. He does not appear to wear anything else underneath, nor does he wear any footwear or gloves, but he could be hiding weapons or other items on the inside of his cloak.]

PERSONALITY= [Personality: Ruthless, cold, manipulative, deceptive, cruel and sadistic, emotionally distant, amoral, cowardly, dishonorable, guarded, treacherous, paranoid, empty inside. Mimic is a greedy and cowardly individual who only looks out for himself and does not think twice about betraying or murdering his supposed teammates if he deems it beneficial to himself. Ironically, he once used to deeply crave validation, before abandoning his desire for praise and being accepted for who he is, instead embracing his cold, sadistic tendencies to fill the void. Mimic also genuinely believes that everyone is just like him deep down, that everyone has a void inside that they're filling up with friendships and external validation even if they don't realize it themselves, and that all acts of kindness and acceptance extended to him are secretly some form of manipulation, which prevents him from ever forming meaningful relationships. Mimic does tend to hold a grudge though, particularly against Whisper the Wolf, his hatred for her easily overriding his rational thought and making him surprisingly easy to manipulate when she's involved.

Likes: Himself, fooling people, prestige and riches, being an edgelord occasionally, the thrill of the hunt.

Dislikes: Whisper the Wolf, Tangle the Lemur, people stronger than him, working with others, friendships.

Backstory: Mimic was once an aspiring actor, craving the praise and validation of an audience, but those dreams were quickly crushed when the Eggman War started, forcing him to hide and scavenge for food to survive. During that time, he joined and ultimately betrayed several groups of survivors to save his skin, dooming several people to protect or enrich himself. This continued until he was found and recruited into a team called the "Diamond Cutters" - an anti-Eggman resistance group who saw great potential in his shape-shifting abilities. The group consisted of five people: Smithy the Lion, Claire Voyance, Slinger the Ocelot, Whisper the Wolf and finally Mimic the Octopus himself. He enjoyed working with them, even if only for the relatively lavish (as lavish as one could be in a time of war, anyway) lifestyle their jobs allowed him to maintain. However, his team soon began to rely on him, praising and trusting him greatly, considering him a close friend. This should've been a good thing, it was the validation he craved for so long, but it ultimately only made him feel hurt and confused as he assumed that none of them would ever wish to remain his friend if they learned about his past, forcing him to maintain a constant facade around them. He betrayed them without a second thought after that, selling them out to Eggman in exchange for being spared. All members of the Diamond Cutters died that day, except for one - Whisper the Wolf. Mimic lied and told Eggman that all the Diamond Cutters were dead, however, assuming that Whisper wouldn't be a threat on her own. She was a threat though, which made Eggman discover his deception and call off the agreement, making Mimic an enemy of the heroic freedom fighters led by Sonic's friends, and the Eggman empire both. He has since laid low, hoping to one day exact his vengeance on Whisper, to the point of risking his safety for the sake of revenge.]

POWERS AND ABILITIES= [Shape-shifting: Mimic has a special power to change his appearance, voice and even clothes to look like a different person or to (almost) perfectly mimic someone else. His mimicry only extends to other people (or Mobians and occasional robots) though, his general humanoid shape remains the same. The transformation is entirely visual, his skills, strength, agility and all other attributes remain the same throughout. His transformation also isn't entirely perfect - his eye color switches to brown when he's transformed, even if the person he's mimicking has a different eye color, the suction cups on his hands and 'feet' also remain even while transformed, forcing him to wear gloves and boots if he wants to effectively fool anyone. His shape-shifting is only really useful for infiltration and espionage, giving him the ability to sneak in essentially anywhere undetected or to easily blend into a crowd to escape pursuit. Mimic also enjoys using it to torment his targets, turning into their loved ones or their recently deceased acquaintances to taunt them. If he knows them, at least, as he can't mimic someone he's never seen before.

Skillset: Mimic is a skilled spy and infiltrator, as well as a natural actor and liar. His ability to shape-shift makes him even more effective at it. He's also rather clever, trying to use his environment to his advantage whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Combat prowess: Mimic is a trained soldier adequate with both knife and gun, though he prefers to use his signature serrated knife when possible as it's his favorite weapon. Still, his actual combat skills aren't anything too special, making him a rather lackluster fighter when it comes to head-on confrontations. That is why he instead uses every underhanded tactic he can use, outright running away the moment things aren't in his favor. His preferred method of fighting is to strike before a 'fight' even begins, killing his mark before they even realize what's happening. If that doesn't work out, he'll usually try to escape first and fight dirty second if that's not an option. Proper CQC is the last thing he'll attempt, only resorting to it if he has literally no other option.]

RELATIONSHIPS= [Mortal enemies with Whisper the Wolf, a female wolf sniper and his former teammate. He despises her to the point it can make him act rather irrational, jumping onto any chance to get rid of her. Whisper's girlfriend, Tangle the Lemur is also on his hit list, as she was quite a nuisance to him as well. Is an enemy to the "Restoration", the group led by Sonic and his friends to rebuild the world after the Eggman War. Also an enemy to Eggman after a clumsy lie backfired on him. Essentially wanted by every major faction, managing to become an enemy to pretty much everyone. Has no allies or even friendly acquaintances as of now, though Mimic prefers it that way.]