Just like with Miss Hairly, I created a character wearing a top hat for that comic strip that served as a sort of foil for her. And now, in "Heroes, Ltd.," I've made him a full-on supervillain working for Brother Grimskull by the name of Hat Trickster, who is basically VillainCo's company's resident jewel thief. But, he also has another agenda: to cut off Miss Hairly's hair, and put it on his head so people would stop making bald jokes at his expense.
Name: Barry Balder
Date of birth: February 1, 1984
Species: Human
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 129 lbs.
Occupation: Former hat store owner, jewel thief, VillainCo employee
Affiliation(s): VillainCo
Likes: Making hats, jewelry, coming up with jewel heists, sharing his ideas with Brother Grimskull (even though he thinks they're stupid), fancy dinner parties, classical music (Mendelssohn and Bach are among his favorites), nachos, and autumn weather
Dislikes: People with hair (like Miss Hairly), people making bald jokes at his expense, people not liking his hats, rap music, the insecurities caused by his hereditary condition, Yorkshire terriers, going out in the rain, root beer (it makes him gassy), and ventriloquist dummies
Powers & Abilities:
Hat Trickster's top hat is equipped with various gadgets that help him in battle and in jewel heists, like a buzzsaw on the brim and a mini laser hidden in the top of it. He uses other hats to mind control his victims, and he has hat bombs that he throws as a means of attack and defense. Even without all his hats, he's still a skilled jewel thief and knows judo, so he can hold his own in a fist fight.
Strength: 6.5
Agility: 7
Speed: 7
Endurance: 5.5
Stamina: 7.5
Durability: 4
Technique: 9
Intelligence: 8.5
Willpower: 4.5
Charisma: 8
Overall rank number: 67.5/100
Bio:
Life never was kind to Barry Balder as well as towards the rest of his family. It was mostly due to the fact that all of the men in the Balder family were all born prematurely bald, and were unable to grow a single hair on their heads, resulting in endless ridicule by passers by nearly non-stop. This all happened back in Medieval England, when one of his ancestors critiqued a painting done of a wizard's wife. The wizard was so offended by his ancestor's criticism, he placed a curse on the males in his family that all his male descendants will be born bald. When his wife gave birth to their first born son, he was born completely bald, resulting in endless ridicule from the rest of the village. Centuries later, not much has changed, and poor Barry Balder was next in line to be made fun of for his absence of hair on his head.
Barry tried to prevent this by wearing a hat everywhere he went, which reduced the number of snickers and giggles from everyone that came his way. However, something would happen that would cause the hat to fly off his head, such as a strong wind, the hat getting caught on a tree branch, or the Pledge of Allegiance would start playing, and everyone would start making bald jokes at his own expense. As he got older, he inherited his uncle's hat shop, and there he would discover his creativity in making hats for everyone. While business for the hat store was booming while he ran it, his customers had a problem with some the hats he made. They were either too small, too big, weren't the right color or shape, or they just looked tacky, which made Barry pretty bitter about the whole thing as he poured his heart and soul into making them. Enraged over this, Barry decided to turn to a life of crime by becoming a jewel thief specializing in hats and headwear. So, he converted the refunded and unsold hats into weaponized trick hats, sold his hat store to his cousin, and started a new career as a jewel thief under the name Hat Trickster.
During this new career of his, Hat Trickster became a pretty successful jewel thief throughout the United States, evading the law so many times everyone lost count. He would pull of his heists usually by throwing mind control hats on the guards, making them fall asleep, as well as exploding hats to break open safes and locked doors. His top hat was also weaponized with many hidden gadgets, making him a very difficult thief to apprehend. Hat Trickster's feats have gotten the attention of Brother Grimskull, so he set up a phony jewel heist for him to test his skills to see if he's willing to join VillainCo. He pulled it off without a hitch, and Brother Grimskull revealed himself to him, and offered the position to him. Seeing it as an opportunity to make a bigger name for himself in the villain community, he agreed, and started offering his services to VillainCo.
One of the first jobs Hat Trickster did for VillainCo was teaming up with fellow VillainCo employee Ghost Gal to steal a collection of priceless Assyrian treasures from the museum. Once he and Ghost Gal got the treasures, a few heroes from Heroes, Ltd. arrived to stop them, and among them was Miss Hairly. The minute Hat Trickster saw Miss Hairly's long, flowing blonde hair, it triggered memories of him being ridiculed for not having hair, and all the bald jokes that were made at his expense. While he and Ghost Gal were fighting with the heroes, Hat Trickster tried to use his buzzsaw-brimmed top hat to cut off her hair, but her hair was so strong, it barely nicked it. Enraged by this, Hat Trickster tried to yank Miss Hairly's hair off from the roots, but Princess Tech was able to blast a laser from her scepter to knock him off her head. Afterwards, Hat Trickster and Ghost Gal were arrested, but they were able to escape thanks to Ghost Gal's ghosting abilities, and Hat Trickster vowed to slice off Miss Hairly's hair one day, and put it on his own head so people would stop making bald jokes at his expense.
Strengths:
-Very smart and clever, which helps in his jewel heists
-Knows judo, so he can hold his own in a fight
-Very inventive when it comes to creating his trick hats
-Works very well with his fellow VillainCo employees (especially Ghost Gal)
-An expert strategist when it comes to pulling off his jewel heists
-Loyal to Brother Grimskull, and is willing to do anything for him
-Willing to adapt to any situation that comes his way
Weaknesses:
-Incredibly insecure about his baldness
-Often relies on his trick hats too much
-Would often lash out whenever he hears a bald joke, even by his fellow VillainCo employees (he hates those)
-Has very few social skills given his insecurities
-Has a problem dealing with the fact that people don't like his hats
-Gets gassy whenever he drinks root beer
-While very smart and charismatic, he falls for lies very easily
Well, what do you think of Hat Trickster?
Be sure to fave, and leave a comment below (as long as it isn't petty hate)
FAIR constructive criticism is accepted
Stay rad, all!
Heroes, Ltd. belongs to me
Name: Barry Balder
Date of birth: February 1, 1984
Species: Human
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 129 lbs.
Occupation: Former hat store owner, jewel thief, VillainCo employee
Affiliation(s): VillainCo
Likes: Making hats, jewelry, coming up with jewel heists, sharing his ideas with Brother Grimskull (even though he thinks they're stupid), fancy dinner parties, classical music (Mendelssohn and Bach are among his favorites), nachos, and autumn weather
Dislikes: People with hair (like Miss Hairly), people making bald jokes at his expense, people not liking his hats, rap music, the insecurities caused by his hereditary condition, Yorkshire terriers, going out in the rain, root beer (it makes him gassy), and ventriloquist dummies
Powers & Abilities:
Hat Trickster's top hat is equipped with various gadgets that help him in battle and in jewel heists, like a buzzsaw on the brim and a mini laser hidden in the top of it. He uses other hats to mind control his victims, and he has hat bombs that he throws as a means of attack and defense. Even without all his hats, he's still a skilled jewel thief and knows judo, so he can hold his own in a fist fight.
Strength: 6.5
Agility: 7
Speed: 7
Endurance: 5.5
Stamina: 7.5
Durability: 4
Technique: 9
Intelligence: 8.5
Willpower: 4.5
Charisma: 8
Overall rank number: 67.5/100
Bio:
Life never was kind to Barry Balder as well as towards the rest of his family. It was mostly due to the fact that all of the men in the Balder family were all born prematurely bald, and were unable to grow a single hair on their heads, resulting in endless ridicule by passers by nearly non-stop. This all happened back in Medieval England, when one of his ancestors critiqued a painting done of a wizard's wife. The wizard was so offended by his ancestor's criticism, he placed a curse on the males in his family that all his male descendants will be born bald. When his wife gave birth to their first born son, he was born completely bald, resulting in endless ridicule from the rest of the village. Centuries later, not much has changed, and poor Barry Balder was next in line to be made fun of for his absence of hair on his head.
Barry tried to prevent this by wearing a hat everywhere he went, which reduced the number of snickers and giggles from everyone that came his way. However, something would happen that would cause the hat to fly off his head, such as a strong wind, the hat getting caught on a tree branch, or the Pledge of Allegiance would start playing, and everyone would start making bald jokes at his own expense. As he got older, he inherited his uncle's hat shop, and there he would discover his creativity in making hats for everyone. While business for the hat store was booming while he ran it, his customers had a problem with some the hats he made. They were either too small, too big, weren't the right color or shape, or they just looked tacky, which made Barry pretty bitter about the whole thing as he poured his heart and soul into making them. Enraged over this, Barry decided to turn to a life of crime by becoming a jewel thief specializing in hats and headwear. So, he converted the refunded and unsold hats into weaponized trick hats, sold his hat store to his cousin, and started a new career as a jewel thief under the name Hat Trickster.
During this new career of his, Hat Trickster became a pretty successful jewel thief throughout the United States, evading the law so many times everyone lost count. He would pull of his heists usually by throwing mind control hats on the guards, making them fall asleep, as well as exploding hats to break open safes and locked doors. His top hat was also weaponized with many hidden gadgets, making him a very difficult thief to apprehend. Hat Trickster's feats have gotten the attention of Brother Grimskull, so he set up a phony jewel heist for him to test his skills to see if he's willing to join VillainCo. He pulled it off without a hitch, and Brother Grimskull revealed himself to him, and offered the position to him. Seeing it as an opportunity to make a bigger name for himself in the villain community, he agreed, and started offering his services to VillainCo.
One of the first jobs Hat Trickster did for VillainCo was teaming up with fellow VillainCo employee Ghost Gal to steal a collection of priceless Assyrian treasures from the museum. Once he and Ghost Gal got the treasures, a few heroes from Heroes, Ltd. arrived to stop them, and among them was Miss Hairly. The minute Hat Trickster saw Miss Hairly's long, flowing blonde hair, it triggered memories of him being ridiculed for not having hair, and all the bald jokes that were made at his expense. While he and Ghost Gal were fighting with the heroes, Hat Trickster tried to use his buzzsaw-brimmed top hat to cut off her hair, but her hair was so strong, it barely nicked it. Enraged by this, Hat Trickster tried to yank Miss Hairly's hair off from the roots, but Princess Tech was able to blast a laser from her scepter to knock him off her head. Afterwards, Hat Trickster and Ghost Gal were arrested, but they were able to escape thanks to Ghost Gal's ghosting abilities, and Hat Trickster vowed to slice off Miss Hairly's hair one day, and put it on his own head so people would stop making bald jokes at his expense.
Strengths:
-Very smart and clever, which helps in his jewel heists
-Knows judo, so he can hold his own in a fight
-Very inventive when it comes to creating his trick hats
-Works very well with his fellow VillainCo employees (especially Ghost Gal)
-An expert strategist when it comes to pulling off his jewel heists
-Loyal to Brother Grimskull, and is willing to do anything for him
-Willing to adapt to any situation that comes his way
Weaknesses:
-Incredibly insecure about his baldness
-Often relies on his trick hats too much
-Would often lash out whenever he hears a bald joke, even by his fellow VillainCo employees (he hates those)
-Has very few social skills given his insecurities
-Has a problem dealing with the fact that people don't like his hats
-Gets gassy whenever he drinks root beer
-While very smart and charismatic, he falls for lies very easily
Well, what do you think of Hat Trickster?
Be sure to fave, and leave a comment below (as long as it isn't petty hate)
FAIR constructive criticism is accepted
Stay rad, all!
Heroes, Ltd. belongs to me
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Human
Gender Male
Size 1692 x 2177px
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