# M U R D O C.

not much is known about murdoc's real past. among some of the stories he has told about himself, is that when he was a child, he would bring spiders from the backyard to his bedroom and rip their legs off one by one until they were terrified, before squishing them. he also has claimed to have trained and later exploded pigeons, that his father was abusive, and that murdoc killed him, however, with his penchant for lying, it's hard to tell which, if any of these stories are true.what eventually does become known, however, is that murdoc's real first name is (or at least was until he stopped using it) "dennis". when he was fresh out of high school, he wanted nothing more than to join the united states army. they wouldn't have him, as he spectacularly failed the psych exam, so he took the first flight out of america and joined the first army that would have him. he had a burgeoning interest in shooting people (among the reasons for failing the psych exam) and his new friends were willing to indulge him. what the u.s. saw as a problem, they saw as a gift. they sent murdoc to train with nicholas helman.after helman trained him and the country they'd sworn allegiance to ceased to exist, they hired themselves out as mercenaries in various parts of the world. this continued until helman met a woman, fell in love, and decided to quit the business. murdoc's employers sent him in to kill helman, which he tried to do but missed, killing helman's wife instead. this resulted in helman pursuing him, although always failing to catch him.at some point, murdoc met a woman named amber in russia, when they were both tasked by different parties to assassinate the same target. they found a mutual interest in each other, having similar, dark interests, and the two ended up marrying and having a son together, named cassian. while murdoc loved his son, a feeling he was unfamiliar with up until becoming a father, amber had no interest in being a mother, and their relationship eventually ended. murdoc continued looking after his son, whom he uses extensive resources and money to keep safe, including sending him to an exclusive private school in switzerland. he keeps his real job a secret from him, wanting to protect his son at all costs, in the only way he knows how.

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murdoc has gone through military training as well as being trained by helman (formerly the world's greatest assassin until murdoc surpassed his skills), meaning he is an expert at taking lives without leaving any traces behind. this is why he is only known as "suspect-218" by law enforcement, and they have no information as to who he could be. murdoc uses a lot of different aliases, all with fully fleshed out fake identities to remain under the radar. he will kill almost anyone for money, however, if the target is someone horrible, he tends to do it for free, suggesting he has somewhat of a moral compass deep down.while murdoc is never going to actively try to get imprisoned unless it somehow favors him, he is not afraid to get caught, as he believes himself (and has proven himself) to be more than capable of getting out again, even in the most high security prison cells. he has a penchant for lying, and often tells fake stories about himself simply to see the person's reaction. as for telling the truth about himself, he rarely does so, however there are exceptions if he has gained immense respect toward a person - which is extremely hard to achieve.murdoc is also extremely protective of his son, whom he loves dearly. even to the point where in canon, he eventually agrees that he is not fit to be a father, and allows macgyver and co to find a new, safer home for cassian. by default i write murdoc before this timeline though, so his son will by default be at a private school in switzerland, and no one will know that murdoc even has a son, except, of course for his ex-wife, amber.