Alec McDowell: Difference between revisions

Not long before "[[The Pulse]]" (an electro-magnetic pulse bomb set off over the United States), [[Max Guevara|Max/X5-452]] and a number of her unit [['09 Escape|escaped]] from Manticore in 2009. X5-494 was not one of the '09 escapees as he was not in their unit, although his identical twin brother [[Ben|Ben/X5-493]] was. Manticore tightened its grip on the remaining X5s, with the twins of the escapees being subjected to the harshest discipline for fear of them following in their brothers' and sisters' footsteps. 494 did not achieve his freedom until more than 10 years later, when Max instigated the destruction of Manticore and freed the transgenics. 494 did not have a name, so Max named him Alec for "Smart Alec"." Alec was already outside of the compound when Manticore was brought down, assigned to corral Max back to Manticore and to facilitate the capture and/or death of [[Eyes Only]]. Observing the facility in flames and human soldiers attempting to kill his fellow transgenics as they were escaping, he made a hasty retreat.

Once free, he engagesengaged in various methods, generally illegal, to gain quick cash; one of the first was cage fighting. He wasn't planning on doing this long, but ceased altogether (excepting mental coercion) after he gets caught, is forced to kill, and then nearly killed, by [[Ames White]], the deadly agent assigned to hunt down and destroy all escaped transgenics. Alec then emulatesemulated Max by working at [[Jam Pony]] (a bike messenger service) in order to secure a Sector Pass and scout potential places to steal from. He also runsran various scams and had shady business dealings around the city. However, he doesdid limit himself to products that won't get his clientele killed, limiting his customer base.