CheetahMask

"You talk a lot, and talk is cheap"

- CheetahMask CheetahMask was a Nocturne Hero known for his outstanding speed and agility, as well as for his stoic nature, he was a legend for a long time before his disappearance alongside StagMask, he's used by Potato.

Personality
CheetahMask is stoic and no-nonsense, he believes strongly in honor, and in justice, being a determinator for the team, and never backing down from his choices, even if that meant risking his own life, CheetahMask was willing to take many bullets for the team, and that was his most legendary trait, how noble he was, a voice of reason for his team, and a welcome addition.

CheetahMask, however, had some semblance of strictiness, which, combined with his strong sense of justice and heroism, means that he followed the code of honor, including letting himself at the mercy of his enemy if he was to be defeated in combat, which, combined with his stoic nature to never back down from a fight, was a somewhat dangerous flaw, which could've ended his life repeated times, and would eventually lead to his capture.

Backstory
Born in Greece, CheetahMask lost his parents at an early age, to a mysterious murderer, who some say, could have ties to the later founded Brotherhood of Nocturnes, he, enraged, decided to go in his hunt, training himself in the art of combat, honing his skills, until his adult age called him, to start the hunt, CheetahMask travelled throughout Europe and Africa, including serving in conflicts at Congo and Kosovo, but he could never find the man he was looking for.

CheetahMask, by chance, stumbled on LionMask on his investigations through the streets of Madrid, and LionMask, ever the thrillseeker, decided to follow him, being four years older than LionMask, he served, in some aspects, as his mentor, and the duo would eventually find a friend at England, with the dashing youth StagMask, forming with him a trio to be reckoned with of Nocturne mercenaries, called the Night Zephyrs, this gave him some distraction from his main goal, until suddenly...

Operation Hades: Destroy the Brotherhood!
The Brotherhood of Nocturnes was founded, this group of assassins and terrorists, could have had ties to the man who ended CheetahMask's parents, despite lacking a name, CheetahMask vividly remembers his face, a Nocturne Mask, and a scorpion-like stinger, CheetahMask, realizing this could lead to the big fish, agreed to StagMask's idea of setting up explosives at the Brotherhood's base at Shadowland Cave, and helped device the explossives to end the Brotherhood once and for all, it all went smoothly until the fateful day.

October 20, 2009. It was time to put Operation Hades into motion, and the chips were down, LionMask however, was interrupted by ChameleonMask, and as such, he had to stay back, StagMask was visibly worried, CheetahMask wasn't, he would not back down, not now...

The duo kept going, plowing through Shadelinq after Shadelinq wave, taking them down swiftly, and leaving a trail of bodies through the Brotherhood's halls. Upon making it to the strategic point, the duo was interrupted by CobraMask himself, who quickly disposed of CheetahMask with a single kick, which left him unconscious, and proceeded to take StagMask down, nothing is known about the duo anymore...

Powers and Abilities

 * Shiv: CheetahMask's weapon of choice, a jagged hunter knife which he uses to stab and tear through his opponent's skin, in combat.
 * Ceramic Grenades: CheetahMask's secondary weapons, round, but difficult to man, they're used to disrupt, blind, lacerate, and even cut through opponent groups, he can carry a case of 15 grenades in his belts.
 * Enhanced Speed: CheetahMask's legs are able of running at speeds equal to that of Justin Gatlin, Usain Bolt, or Jesse Owens, allowing him to strike with his shiv at speeds that could not be fathomed by the average Nocturne.
 * Air Jump: CheetahMask can fold his legs mid-air to jump a second time, or even a third and a fourth time, allowing him to reach extra height and deliver downward stabs at his opponents.
 * Fangs: CheetahMask's teeth are sharp enough to drive through skin, not as deep as his shiv, but with considerably stronger, and a lot more unexpected.
 * Cheetah Arrow: CheetahMask's finisher, he jumps into the air before throwing his shiv at his opponent, and then kicking the shiv into their chests at his full speed, basically piercing through their whole body, CheetahMask seldom uses this attack unless it's to finish off his enemy.

Weaknesses and Flaws

 * Light Energy: He's no LionMask, and as such, he maintains the Nocturne weakness towards Light, but he's fast enough to dodge most things coming at him.
 * Sense of Honor: CheetahMask never backs down from a fight, this means that he'll fight until he gets to kill his opponent, or he admits defeat, and lets himself be finished, this would lead to his capture.

Trivia

 * CheetahMask is often considered the fastest Nocturne Hero ever registered, due to his enhanced legs.
 * CheetahMask is based on a Cheetah, Africa's fastest feline, and also one of their deadliest due to their top speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
 * CheetahMask's fighting style is based on that of Street Fighter's Rolento F. Schugerg
 * Ironically, his personality and hairstyle + headband combo are more based on that of another Street Fighter character: Ryu.
 * His fate alongside CheetahMask could be compared to Theseus and Piritoo's, with him serving as the analogy's Theseus, the man who went alongside StagMask's plan and was eventually captured at Hades, by the eponymous God.