Canon Information
character name: Heine Rammsteiner
Fandom: DOGS: Bullets and Carnage
Timeline: ch. 52
character's age: Early twenties, probably 22 or so.
powers, skills, pets and equipment: Heine underwent genetic manipulation when he was very young, and can recover at abnormal rates. It's assumed that nothing can kill him except for a point-blank shot to the head (and even that's under debate). He's also much stronger than he looks. Heine carries two guns - one is a Mauser C96 that's connected to the other gun, a black Luger P08 pistol, by a long chain. An uncommonly brutal fighter, he's also faster than the average human and it's implied that he has heightened senses and better night vision than others.
canon history: Heine does not remember anything of his past before waking up with a metal ring, a 'collar' around his neck in an underground facility. The 'collar' was implanted by a woman named Angelika Einsturzen and her fellow scientists. The collar was implanted along with a 'spine,' a piece of technology that made him stronger and faster than normal children his age, and indeed most adults. The spine was part of the Kerberos Project, an experiment meant to make soldiers for an underground army.
He (and other subjects of the Kerberos Project) were all about eight or nine years old. They were put through experiments and trials that tested their regenerative ability, as well as their fighting capability. The first experiment, just after he woke up, entailed being attacked by a huge, vicious creature that was several times larger than the young children. Dr. Angelika was the one controlling the beast, and encouraged the children to fight it despite the apparent impossibility. Arms were ripped off and small bodies were thrown against the wall. It was all Heine could do to hide himself from the raging creature.
When he looked back up, he saw Lilly, the girl who had explained to him that everyone had woken up in this place with no memories of their past, completely murdering the animal the doctor 'affectionately' named Kevin. Heine could not understand how she could do this, especially when 'Kevin' was killed and Lilly came to him, just as confused as he was. It turned out that the 'spines' implanted in their bodies gave them superhuman strength and the ability to regenerate almost immediately. However, during moments of intense emotion or violence, the spine would take over.
But the kids weren't too happy about this. They knew nothing of the world beyond the laboratory. They didn't even know if there was a world beyond the laboratory. But they knew that this day-to-day living, killing, eating, sleeping wasn't right. They had memories of things that they'd never seen - of flowers, of sunshine. They began to plan an escape - nearly impossible, what with the constant surveillance and the attention their 'mother' lavished on them.
To escape was almost infeasible, to stay was unbearable. And so when the professor called Heine to her private room (lined with cases of growing fetuses floating in what looks like water, yay), not long after his 'sister' Lily lost control once again, and was given a chance to become more powerful, he agreed. Einsturzen offered to implant the Ruler spine in him in place of the regular Kerberos one - giving him leadership over all of her soldiers and the soldiers she had yet to develop. Conversation between Einsturzen and Neubauten, however, hints at a plot to make Heine the leader of the 'dead Country.'
Heine agrees immediately, and the Ruler spine is linked into his collar. He has a heart to heart with his Kerberos (who turns out to be a very messy eater) and literally looses himself. His Kerberos takes over and is shown to the other subjects of the experiment, who are told by Einsturzen that they are no longer needed, as Heine will be the new Ruler. Shit hits the fan and he wakes up to himself clutching Lilly's head and standing on top of a heap of dead bodies. This, unsurprisingly, causes him to develop an irrational fear of women, and he tries not to have any contact with them if possible.
He escapes Einsturzen one way or another (plooot hooole) and ends up aboveground, living with Bishop, who saves him after he flees from the Underground laboratory and helps him recover.
Heine eventually partnered up with Badou Nails, another gunman, and the pair often worked together, taking on jobs and taking down mafia and shady organizations. Recently, however, characters from Heine's past have been showing up, such as Giovanni, another subject from the Kerberos Project, and other 'experiments' from the underground facilities.
He almost the only subject of the Kerberos experiment left, and presumed to be the only one 'above ground,' as Giovanni still works for Dr. Einsturzen. He is the main character of the story - one of the 'Stray Dogs.' He tends to be the one who helps Badou out of sticky situations and get information out of other people, usually with a loaded gun.
At this point, Heine has been meeting other people connected to Dr. Einsturzen and those who work with her, and is thus becoming very wary of just about everyone. At the end of the sixth chapter, he has met Naoto, someone who was also attacked by one of Dr. Einsturzen's allies. Giovanni, whom he hates because of how he led attacks on the above ground and is a reminder of the Kerberos experiments, has also begun appearing, and Dr. Einsturzen is planning something that he knows will involve attacking the cities above ground.
personality: Heine could be called a walking example of an introvert. He represses his emotions as well as he can, and rarely talks unless he is talked to first. That doesn't mean he's meek and kind, however. Heine is vicious. He will kick and punch and even bite when someone attacks him. He once bit off part of a man's face for trying to contain him. Heine is usually bitingly sarcastic and won't pay attention to anyone unless they prove themselves to be someone who is not a fool - or too much of one.
When people get close to him, Heine becomes intensely protective of them. One example is Nill, a girl who was also genetically altered. She is the only female he can stand at the moment, as his experience in the underground with Lilly left him wary of people in general and especially women. He does feel close to Nill because she also went through similar operations and experiments. The only other person who is close to him is Badou. Heine does what he can to ensure that his nicotine-addicted partner stays out of trouble. He will go into dangerous situations to make sure that Badou stays alive.
Heine is a tough man, and he won't give in to anybody who tries to take control of him. He hates being patronized or pitied, and won't take shit from anyone. He has rather loose morals, and would walk past a crime being committed in the street if he felt that it would be inconvenient to stop. The only time he softens up is around Nill, and that's partly because he knows Nill won't be able to say anything back.
His sense of humor is kind of dead and gone as a result of those years spent under ground, but he is shown to be darkly amused sometimes by people he considers to be useless and dishonorable pleading for mercy, as he believes that those who gave no mercy deserve none. He tries to distance himself from everyone else because he doesn't want to have emotional attachments.
Fandom: DOGS: Bullets and Carnage
Timeline: ch. 52
character's age: Early twenties, probably 22 or so.
powers, skills, pets and equipment: Heine underwent genetic manipulation when he was very young, and can recover at abnormal rates. It's assumed that nothing can kill him except for a point-blank shot to the head (and even that's under debate). He's also much stronger than he looks. Heine carries two guns - one is a Mauser C96 that's connected to the other gun, a black Luger P08 pistol, by a long chain. An uncommonly brutal fighter, he's also faster than the average human and it's implied that he has heightened senses and better night vision than others.
canon history: Heine does not remember anything of his past before waking up with a metal ring, a 'collar' around his neck in an underground facility. The 'collar' was implanted by a woman named Angelika Einsturzen and her fellow scientists. The collar was implanted along with a 'spine,' a piece of technology that made him stronger and faster than normal children his age, and indeed most adults. The spine was part of the Kerberos Project, an experiment meant to make soldiers for an underground army.
He (and other subjects of the Kerberos Project) were all about eight or nine years old. They were put through experiments and trials that tested their regenerative ability, as well as their fighting capability. The first experiment, just after he woke up, entailed being attacked by a huge, vicious creature that was several times larger than the young children. Dr. Angelika was the one controlling the beast, and encouraged the children to fight it despite the apparent impossibility. Arms were ripped off and small bodies were thrown against the wall. It was all Heine could do to hide himself from the raging creature.
When he looked back up, he saw Lilly, the girl who had explained to him that everyone had woken up in this place with no memories of their past, completely murdering the animal the doctor 'affectionately' named Kevin. Heine could not understand how she could do this, especially when 'Kevin' was killed and Lilly came to him, just as confused as he was. It turned out that the 'spines' implanted in their bodies gave them superhuman strength and the ability to regenerate almost immediately. However, during moments of intense emotion or violence, the spine would take over.
But the kids weren't too happy about this. They knew nothing of the world beyond the laboratory. They didn't even know if there was a world beyond the laboratory. But they knew that this day-to-day living, killing, eating, sleeping wasn't right. They had memories of things that they'd never seen - of flowers, of sunshine. They began to plan an escape - nearly impossible, what with the constant surveillance and the attention their 'mother' lavished on them.
To escape was almost infeasible, to stay was unbearable. And so when the professor called Heine to her private room (lined with cases of growing fetuses floating in what looks like water, yay), not long after his 'sister' Lily lost control once again, and was given a chance to become more powerful, he agreed. Einsturzen offered to implant the Ruler spine in him in place of the regular Kerberos one - giving him leadership over all of her soldiers and the soldiers she had yet to develop. Conversation between Einsturzen and Neubauten, however, hints at a plot to make Heine the leader of the 'dead Country.'
Heine agrees immediately, and the Ruler spine is linked into his collar. He has a heart to heart with his Kerberos (who turns out to be a very messy eater) and literally looses himself. His Kerberos takes over and is shown to the other subjects of the experiment, who are told by Einsturzen that they are no longer needed, as Heine will be the new Ruler. Shit hits the fan and he wakes up to himself clutching Lilly's head and standing on top of a heap of dead bodies. This, unsurprisingly, causes him to develop an irrational fear of women, and he tries not to have any contact with them if possible.
He escapes Einsturzen one way or another (plooot hooole) and ends up aboveground, living with Bishop, who saves him after he flees from the Underground laboratory and helps him recover.
Heine eventually partnered up with Badou Nails, another gunman, and the pair often worked together, taking on jobs and taking down mafia and shady organizations. Recently, however, characters from Heine's past have been showing up, such as Giovanni, another subject from the Kerberos Project, and other 'experiments' from the underground facilities.
He almost the only subject of the Kerberos experiment left, and presumed to be the only one 'above ground,' as Giovanni still works for Dr. Einsturzen. He is the main character of the story - one of the 'Stray Dogs.' He tends to be the one who helps Badou out of sticky situations and get information out of other people, usually with a loaded gun.
At this point, Heine has been meeting other people connected to Dr. Einsturzen and those who work with her, and is thus becoming very wary of just about everyone. At the end of the sixth chapter, he has met Naoto, someone who was also attacked by one of Dr. Einsturzen's allies. Giovanni, whom he hates because of how he led attacks on the above ground and is a reminder of the Kerberos experiments, has also begun appearing, and Dr. Einsturzen is planning something that he knows will involve attacking the cities above ground.
personality: Heine could be called a walking example of an introvert. He represses his emotions as well as he can, and rarely talks unless he is talked to first. That doesn't mean he's meek and kind, however. Heine is vicious. He will kick and punch and even bite when someone attacks him. He once bit off part of a man's face for trying to contain him. Heine is usually bitingly sarcastic and won't pay attention to anyone unless they prove themselves to be someone who is not a fool - or too much of one.
When people get close to him, Heine becomes intensely protective of them. One example is Nill, a girl who was also genetically altered. She is the only female he can stand at the moment, as his experience in the underground with Lilly left him wary of people in general and especially women. He does feel close to Nill because she also went through similar operations and experiments. The only other person who is close to him is Badou. Heine does what he can to ensure that his nicotine-addicted partner stays out of trouble. He will go into dangerous situations to make sure that Badou stays alive.
Heine is a tough man, and he won't give in to anybody who tries to take control of him. He hates being patronized or pitied, and won't take shit from anyone. He has rather loose morals, and would walk past a crime being committed in the street if he felt that it would be inconvenient to stop. The only time he softens up is around Nill, and that's partly because he knows Nill won't be able to say anything back.
His sense of humor is kind of dead and gone as a result of those years spent under ground, but he is shown to be darkly amused sometimes by people he considers to be useless and dishonorable pleading for mercy, as he believes that those who gave no mercy deserve none. He tries to distance himself from everyone else because he doesn't want to have emotional attachments.