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maskposeSubject: The Yellow Mask
Real Name: Manin McCabe
Other Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Atlas Park
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5? 11″
Weight: 187 lbs

Known Powers: The Yellow Mask uses a sonic resonator to various effect. By humming through his resonator at a specific frequency, he can reduce the effects of gravity upon himself and achieve super speed. The Yellow Mask has also mastered the techniques to use his resonator to break down the defenses of an enemy with his sonics as well as create a protective force field for his allies. As far as offensive capabilities, The Yellow Mask carries a rifle which I believe to be a prototype of the rifle carried by Van Roy.

Case Log: The Yellow Mask is one of the soldiers for the 7th Egg Dynasty. The missions he is sent to achieve are more of general chaos in nature. He tends to do things to stir up trouble between the various villain groups in the Rogue Isles. The Yellow Mask is a disturbed young man.

Upon further research I discovered that he is indeed the son of the Crimson Scarf. Crimson Scarf was the hero that patrolled Galaxy City for years and vowed to clean up the Hollows one day. The hero community has never solved the mystery of his disappearance in 2006. This case is still open within Longbow.

maskrifleOnce I spoke to The Yellow Mask he was friendly enough to tell me many pieces of information. This is how I found out about his father. The Yellow Mask also told me his real name, which is Manin McCabe. Using his name, I was able to find out the history of this deviant. Manin is currently 20 years old and has a high school education. He was working a series of part time jobs before his father disappeared. When the Crimson Mask disappeared, his mother began dating a strange man. This individually wore yellow suits and hats all of the time and had a curious pet chimpanzee. This chimpanzee would get into all sorts of trouble which many found adorable. Manin took advantage of the chimp and manipulated it into stealing the his prototype assault rifle as well as the sonic resonator. The Yellow Mask was not born yet though.

Manin used these items in the brutal murder of his mother’s boyfriend. He stole the man’s yellow clothes and hats and was reborn as Manin The Yellow Mask. Manin kept the chimpanzee but had no idea what to do with it when he fled to thr Rogue Isles. The Good Egg found them lurking around Mercy Island and brought them into the 7th Egg Dynasty. Manin was convinced by the Good Egg, to let Muerto Diablo and Van Roy experiment on the chimp.

maskcloseupIn reviewing Manin’s history I found that he has been troubled since he was a child and inflicted pain on small animals and classmates alike. It is my belief that he was acting out against the good his father was perfoming in the world. When the time comes I should have little trouble subduing this threat.

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