Civilian name: Melvin Dimple
Heroic/ Villain name: Dryarlok the Great
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Age: 26
Weapon: a pair of matching scimitars
Bio/history: Like many of Melvin’s contemporaries, Melvin was caught up in the Dungeons and Dragons phenomena early in his childhood. He never played D&D, either in the original paper and dice form or the numerous D&D computer games, but he has read every novel set in a D&D world, and so he considers himself to be an expert on the subject. Melvin was particularly drawn to the characters that were classified as Chaotic Evil in alignment, and came to embrace the concept of chaos to the point where he had become convinced that all governments and organizations should be torn down simply because they exist. At the same time, he began to fancy himself to be a powerful drow warrior and a great leader in the drow society. As Melvin had sallied forth on his first expedition to spread fear and destruction in the name of chaos, he had run headlong into (you’ve guessed it) Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool. Unlike Dr. Horrible, who had persisted in spite of his many setbacks at the hands of his nemesis, Melvin’s encounter with Captain Hammer had traumatized Melvin so much that he had crawled into a hole and hid, figuratively speaking. Now that Captain Hammer has been missing for all of this time, Melvin is ready to sally forth as Dryarlok the Great once again. His stated reason for waiting so long was because he was waiting for just the right moment. In truth, Melvin wanted to be really, really, really sure that Captain Hammer was gone.
Alignment: Evil, of the chaotic variety
Character’s Theme: AC/DC - Back In Black
Affiliation: No clear affiliation
Anything else: Melvin recognizes the fact that one can create more chaos with bombs than with a pair of swords, and so he is using the internet to teach himself how to make bombs. In addition to the fact that the drow are fictional, Melvin conveniently overlooks a number of things. One, even though the drow are well-known for their chaotic behavior, they do have a well-established power structure to govern them. Two, the drow have a matriarchal society, which means that the women rule instead of the men, and a man like Dryarlok (i.e. Melvin) was regarded as a second-class citizen. Three, the matching scimitars that he learned how to use are supposed to resemble those wielded by one Drizzt Do’Urden, but that is at odds with Melvin’s chosen persona because Drizzt is properly classified as a Chaotic Good drow.
