Riley “The Dumbass” Reynalds - Explosive Dog

Location: Santa Delreyna is a fictional city on the west coast of the US, with a large population in the millions. Though crime has increased exponentially in the last few years, with gang violence, organized crime, and drug trafficking almost running rampant. This had forced the city to crack down on crime, creating “Buster Squads” of police and SWAT officers strapped to the teeth with weapons to combat the crime. They had much more freedom of operations, searches without warrants, arrests made on the spot, roadblocks and traffic stops on highways. This had worked on the surface, with ruthless tactics and brutal raids, crime had visibility decreased, though this solution was not perfect, as this the roots of corruption are already creeping into both the people and the system with how much power had been given police and authorities.

Name: Riley Reynolds Callsign: Mailman Nickname: “The Dumbass” Age: 24 Backstory: She was born in Santa Delreyna, in one of the poorer neighborhoods. Her father, Brian, worked as a police officer, and had been her source of pride and joy for most of her childhood. She used to be so happy telling people her dad was a policeman, that he upheld the law, and fought for justice and what was right. This was up to when her seventh birthday, when he didn’t come back from work at night. She had waited with her mom to celebrate Riley’s birthday all day, but he never came home. They called the station, which told them he had been critically injured during a shootout, and that he was in the hospital. She remembered her mother crying, and driving them to the hospital. As they arrived to the ICU, doctors told them that he had been shot once, and that another round had penetrated and detonated the gas tank of a nearby sedan. He was treated for both bullet bullet wounds and shrapnel. Apparently, he had been shot once in the shoulder, where his bulletproof vest wasn’t able to stop the round, and that the immense amount of metallic shrapnel had critically damaged his right leg and heavily damaged his left. The doctors suggested amputation of the right leg. She remembered her mother breaking into tears as soon as amputation was mentioned. She remembered feeling scared, small, unable to do anything. Her mother ultimately agreed to the procedure. The doctors had gotten him to a stable condition a few hours later, and told Riley and her mother to go home and get some sleep, since exposing her father to the rest of the hospital would risk infection. They didn’t listen. They had stayed at the hospital all night, until they were permitted to visit him. She remembered seeing him with a bunch of tubes coming out of his body, her mothers crying in his arms and him comforting her. She was horrified of the stump where his leg used to be, wrapped in layers and layers of bandages. He told them that he would need intense physiotherapy to even keep moving his left leg, and that he would retire from police work. he was given a prospthetic later.

She had always been fascinated by fireworks as a child. She would watch in fascination on the Fourth of July as fireworks bursted in stunning g colors above their suburban home. She had tried to make her own, but almost lit the garage on fire. After that, her dad taught how to make her own, how to use the gunpowder and different minerals to make different colors and patterns. She took that knowledge and ran with it. She loved watching thing blow up, random objects, rocks, buildings, cars. Fiery explosions spoke to her like nothing else would. Though she had to keep these arsenic thoughts down as she applied to be a police officer, just like her father, after high school. She was just a normal patrol officer, then was promoted to SWAT after receiving extensive additional training. This promotion was just in time for the crackdown on crime. And due to the up-arming of police, especially SWAT officers, she had received the role of Grenadier in her squad. This meant she had access to an M79 Grenade launcher for especially bad situations and and a grenade launcher attachment under the barrel of her rifle for normal deployments. She loved this job. She loved this job so much, in fact, that one of the gangs she had raided had sent her a pipebomb through the mail a few months ago. She was badly injured, but still survived, her squad thought this was insanely funny somehow, and had given her the Callsign “Mailman” after the incident.

Personality: She acts like a airhead on weed most of the time, but is actually dangerously sharp. She understands her weapons, and knows them in and out. She is also a good strategist and could come up with complex plans on the spot. She thinks the ends always justify the means on all things in life. She hates criminals with a burning passion, and all people who hurt others like they had hurt her dad. She sometimes even goes the extra length to unsure they never even try to hurt people ever again. She had been described as using “excessive force” during operations. Her hatred stretches so deep that she doesn’t even feel much empathy for the criminals she’s targeting, she thinks that since they contribute to ruining the lives of so many people, that they deserve to have their own ruined too. That they were irredeemable, even after prison time. She has a particular hatred for cartels and the people playing a role in the supply chain, since they actively ruin lives, both passively by the products they traffic and sell and the violence they actively cause. It’s a double downside and she despises it. Outside of duty, she is a completely different person. She makes stupid jokes, drinks enough to kill a rhinoceros and is just a chill person overall. She loves her father a lot, and would visit him and her mother every weekend. She would try her best to cook or bake something for them every time she visited. Not well, but at least she tried. She tries to keep her life on the force a bit opaque for her father, since she has a deep insecurity that he would not approve of her methods. This is a reasonable assumption on her part, since he was always so kind, so open to second chances and for people to change, watching her ”unintentionally” aim for the chest so the fugitives would never hurt anybody again. She resonates deeply with the people who had been affected by crime, like she had. She would shoot any criminal every chance she gets. She has a twisted sense of justice, sometimes even aiming for non-vital areas to make it hurt for suspects, as much as they hurt other people. She would torment restrained criminals when nobody is around, breaking bones, noses, dislocating jaws. She thinks criminals would always be evil, and that the only way to make them stop is stopping their lives.

The Team:

Ramirez - The team lead, served for over a decade in SWAT teams. Has a no bullshit attitude, and has a permanent scowl on his face. He is an anthropomorphic grey wolf. Callsign: Chainsmoker

Riley - Riley Reynolds, grenadier.

Marcus - A very large anthropomorphic moose, the anti-barricade unit in charge of breaking down anything in the way of the team. He has a very chill attitude, and major dad vibes. He was a wife and 3 kids. Callsign: Heavyweight

Jessie - the rookie. Everybody calls him the rookie. He is nervous around the team, and had just finished training a couple months ago. He is pretty nervous with confronting people, and could be awkward in one to one conversations. He is an anthropomorphic husky. Callsign: Rookie

Davis - The most “normal” person on the team. He is a rifleman, doesn’t talk much but gets the job done. He is pretty chill to hang around if you like him, don’t talk much. He gardens a lot. He is an anthropomorphic tiger. Callsign: Hippie

Appearance: The character is an anthropomorphic, wolf-like female canine with a strong, athletic build and a very curvy physique. She has pointed, upright ears and thick, fluffy grey-and-white hair, with a large, voluminous ponytail flowing behind her head. Her fur coloration is a mix of warm brown tones on the body, contrasted with lighter grey and white accents around the head and hair, giving her a layered, stylized look. Her face features a long, canine snout and a black nose. Her eyes are constantly half lidded, giving her a smug look. A row of braces is visible on her teeth when she smiles, adding a distinctive detail to her expression. She wears a black baseball-style cap that casts a slight shadow over her eyes, enhancing her laid-back, slightly mischievous vibe. Around her neck is a thick black collar with a yellow accent, matching the color scheme of her outfit. Her clothing consists of a very revealing tight black sports-style crop top with yellow trim and bold text across the chest reading “EXPLOSIVE DOG” beneath Chinese letter spelling “搜爆犬”. The top reveals much of her massive cleavage and emphasizes her muscular arms and defined midsection. She also wears black, loose-fitting athletic pants with yellow striping and straps, contributing to a sporty, streetwear-inspired aesthetic. She is 1.82m tall, or just 6ft.