Talons

TALONS

**Real Name:** **Kai Draven**

**Affiliation:** None (formerly sidekick to *Claw*)

**Alignment:** Villain (Loner / Anti-Hero tendencies)

Kai Draven was a forgotten street kid, surviving on scraps until **Claw**, a feared yet disciplined villain, found him.

Claw saw something in the boy — potential. He trained him to fight, to think, and to build. Kai became his partner, his shadow, and his only family.

When **The Puppeteer**, leader of *The Roguers*, demanded Claw join his ranks, Claw refused. That night, the world went silent under a storm of gunfire.

One hundred thousand snipers. One target.

Claw fell where he stood.

Kai ran through the chaos, dragging his dying mentor into hiding. Claw stopped him from using the revival injector and told him only one thing — *“Finish it your way.”*

As his life ended, Claw’s mechanical gauntlets detached and latched onto Kai’s arms. The metal burned, fused, and adapted — as if recognizing their new master.

Kai reworked the design, forging the next evolution.

He repainted the armor from blood-red to deep blue, lengthened the claws, sharpened them to molecular edges, and embedded a compact **arm cannon** capable of firing kinetic bullets or superheated air bursts — each blast as hot as the surface of the sun.

Now, the boy once known as “Kid” is gone.

In his place stands **Talons**, the silent storm. The last shadow of Claw — hunting *The Roguers* one by one.

ABILITIES & TECH

**1. Enhanced Claw Gauntlets (Mk. II)**

* Double-edged claws capable of cutting through reinforced steel.

* Adaptable grip system for climbing and precision strikes.

**2. Arm Cannon Integration**

* Dual-mode fire: kinetic ammo or superheated air projectiles.

* Built-in heat vents to prevent overload.

**3. Airburst Mobility**

* Converts ambient air into sudden propulsion for dashes, jumps, or mid-air turns.

**4. Combat Intellect**

* Highly strategic fighter; adapts mid-battle.

* Reverse-engineers or hijacks enemy tech.

**5. Nerve Suppression Training**

* Conditioned to ignore fear, pain, or hesitation under extreme pressure.