The Stranger


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The Stranger, otherwise known by his real name Joseph Newman, (hatched January 21st, 1953) is a strange criminal who use to be involved in gangs and heist, and now is a member of the Deadly Alliance, who is permanently covered in all black as a result of a botched heist, who, due to it, now looks like he is a shadow, who can have oily-like powers attached to him, and thanks to his growth spurt is a bit taller than usual. He is known for his haunting, soothing voice, to which he sometimes growls. Much like his colleague Steven D, little known information is known about him, although he has more details.

Clever trickster and bully, 1970's-Mid 1980's
Joseph wasn't always a villain from the start when he hatched, who grew with a growth spurt, making him a bit taller than his other piers. He use to be a good kid, getting good grades and enrolled in martial art classes, specifically of the style known as Hung Gar. It was around age sixteen when he started to get corrupt. It all started on a Halloween night, and he decided to scare to little chicks to get them to drop their candy and then consume them. He felt like he had a great power and satisfaction from this, and due to this, he would become a bully. He would start to involve himself with fist fights with "nerds," and would often bore himself with complements about himself, essentially, a narcissist. He would be the local jock in his high school team, often yelling emalfs at those to which he lost. He was also known as "Trickster Joe," at his high school, due to his manipulative and blackmailing nature, along with being a so-called magician. Later in life after school, he dabbled into a life of crime.

A silent life of crime, Late 1980's-1990's
At age sixteen, he would join a semi-known and surprisingly powerful gang, in which he was to be a guard, thanks to his growth spurt, which would make him get a good load of money. With his Hung Gar in mind, he would be a skilled fighter, if physical contact would happen. He would be involved in near-death heists, stealing secret information, prized items and of course, money or fish. Around 1993, he would be part of a heist near a testing site in the industrial side of the town they were robbing, which resulted in the now shadowy look of Joseph.

From the shadows he emerges, 1993
The objective was to rob another bank, with him being in a mafia like suit, demanding money, but the officers on break time busted them, causing them to make a run for it, but all were caught, except for Joseph.

Running for his life, he found the testing sight, and forcefully made his way inside, down the stairs and found a room. He would unfortunately trip on some equipment, and tripped into a testing chamber, with a piece of tarp that was caught with his suit on his back. He fell into the testing chamber's pit, and in a form of surprise, stupidity and not knowing what was going on, attempted to climb the pit. Unfortunately, several scientists were testing a new chemical; a black oily-like substance. With the scientists in a room in the chamber, they released the oily substance. The frightened Joseph saw the oil, and attempted to climb, but failed, and the now slow to fast moving substance was turning and raging with a large mechanical hand swishing the substance. Joseph must been in a quick Underworld-ish moment, as his body started to have the substance stuck on him, no longer a red penguin but a jet-black penguin, as his suit and tarp literally stuck to him now.

After that, a small explosion caused by the swishing of the substance, it left a small hole through the wall of the chamber, literally sending Joseph straight through the wall. He was launched so far that he practically disappeared from the scene. He now was a complete dark penguin, with his black hat, now red eyes, tarp-like cape, grey beak and feet, he had practically become a man-in-black. After waking up in a small valley nearby in a forested area, he woke up, but "melted" into a form of oil, with his body literally creating small waves and trying to form himself. He formed back to his penguin self, and tried to rest upon a tree, but fell through it, almost as if he was noclipping. He can go through physical objects, albeit leaving a black mark on them. He continued to look for groups to hire.

Luckily, the Deadly Alliance picked him up.

Deadly Alliance
He would join as a mercenary and bounty hunter for the Deadly Alliance, and due to his oily powers.

Physical strengths
He is a moderate fighter, but in Hung Gar, he is a skilled fighter.

Oily Moveset
Due to his oily transformation, he can essentially turn his body into a black goo or clay-ish shapes, such as hammers, arms and can even turn himself into a huge goo monster.

Mover
He can move through physical things such as walls, trees, the ground, tables amongst many things. However, he cannot move through every physical object or thing.

Sludging Pollution Toxin
He can release toxic gases, and particles of this said toxic gas can pollute the air.

Appearance
Before his oily appearance, he was red penguin. He is now black in appearance, has a set of red eyes, has a grey beak, feet and stomach. His silhouette has himself sporting a cape and mafia hat.

Personality
He is cold, savage, brutal and silent and is often a jerk and acts cocky. If you touch him, a patch of goo will grow on your palm, but will "die" in a month.

Quotes

 * "NO."

Trivia

 * His transformation into becoming The Stranger, is based on the getaway and transfromation scene of Sandman from Spider-Man 3.