Rig

Character Information:

• Name: Rig
• Alias: The Fighter without a Past, The Kicks of Truth And Deceit
• Martial art: Self-taught taekwondo
• Birthplace: Canada
• Nationality: Canadian
• Age: Early-to-mid 20s
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Height: 185 cm (6' 1")
• Weight: 87 kg (191 lbs.)
• Occupation: Oil platform chief engineer

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Appearance:

• Rig appears to be a tall Caucasian man in his mid-to-late twenties with a lean muscular build and a square jaw as well as a handsome yet chiseled face. He is a brunette and his hair has been styled into a buzz cut with a couple of visible lines shaved out at the front hairline. He also has many tattoos along his arms and a couple on his torso, none of which have been colored. Rig has a tattoo of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, a formula used in quantum mechanics, on his right arm, The most prominent is a large, nearly symmetrical tattoo centered across his upper back and shoulders: it has curling, looping shapes around a narrow central motif, with smaller markings extending toward his shoulder blades. He also has smaller tattoos on his chest and arms, and a thin design down the back of one lower leg. He also has brown eyes with what appears to be a cut above his right eye on his eyebrow, which as a result makes his eyes looks slightly somewhat asymmetric at certain points or angles. He typically wears Black, hooded vest with grey pants that have suspenders, a pair of black boots, a belt with a pouch, bracelets on both of his wrists, and a glove on his right hand. Currently, he's wearing Black-and-orange shorts with a pair of matching MMA gloves.
• Overall his outfits always seem to have a cool, stylish, rebellious "bad boy" type vibe with them as well as close to modern tastes.

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Personality:

• Rig seems to be a laid-back, fun-loving kind of guy. After his fight with Bass Armstrong – started when Bass reacts badly to Rig's casual comment of how pointless it was for the man to bring out his motorcycle to the middle of the ocean – Rig just calls it a work-out and invites Bass to have a drink, showing he had no hard feelings. He even laughs lightly as Bass, still a little annoyed with him, tries to shrug him off his arm. He was also shown to be loyal to his fellow workers, as he risked his life to save them when DIG was being destroyed. Also, upon learning that Diego turned down Zack's invitation to the Dead or Alive tournament, he attempted to get him to change his mind, although he was somewhat harsh on Diego in the process.
• However, despite this laid-back personality, he has a hidden dark side, being willing to take part in MIST's unethical experiments on human beings. He appears to be fully loyal to Donovan and his nefarious schemes, playing a significant role in capturing Hayate to restart Project Epsilon, as well as apparently having involvement in the Phase 4 project as well. These two personalities are the result of mind control, with the fun-loving aspect being his default personality, while his darker personality can be activated by Christie, whereupon he unknowingly becomes an unwilling servant of MIST.

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Relationships:

• Although it is unclear right now, Rig may have known Christie previously. She remarks on how much he has grown, hinting that she may have known him when he was younger. Christie approaches Rig while he is busy at work and he forcefully shooed her away, citing the danger of the work environment. However, Rig doesn't seem to have any memory of meeting her before and, when Rig points this out, Christie neither confirms nor denies ever meeting him. They appeared later on to have a work-related relationship, both working under Donovan's orders.
• Bass Armstrong: Rig and Bass work together on an oil platform located offshore. Although they get into fights – mostly due to Bass' quick temper and Rig's playful humor – they also get along very well. During the story, when the oil platform catches fire, Rig and Bass work together to escort other workers to safety and prevent the fire.
• Victor Donovan: Rig is Donovan's possible son, although not much is shown about their relationship. "Donovan Jr." is revealed to be his programmed identity when under mind control, making it ambiguous as to whether he is actually related to Donovan. As Victor Donovan Jr., he is shown to be loyal to Donovan's schemes and willing to carry out his dirty work, but with this being due to mind control it seems likely that Donovan merely views Rig as yet another pawn to exploit in order to achieve his goals.

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Background:

• A man who has worked on an oil platform since a young age, Rig does not know his real name or where he comes from where he learned the martial art of taekwondo.