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Real Name: Roland Rayburn
Occupation: Ex-stock broker, telepath in the service of the Arranger
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with a criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: New York City
Past Group Affiliations: Servant of the Kingpin
Known Powers:
Hypnosis: Persuader has instant hypnosis at an Excellent rank (raised to Incredible with his suit). With a Green FEAT, he could persuade people to do things that they wouldn’t mind doing. With a Yellow FEAT, he could persuade people to do things that they were somewhat opposed to doing. With a Red FEAT, he could make people do things that they violently opposed doing (such as killing a friend).
Talents:
Persuader has Excellent reason in Business/Finance.
Contacts:
Persuader was in the direct service of the Arranger, the Kingpin’s lieutenant.
Role-Playing Notes:
The Persuader was a young kid looking for a fast buck. He had just begun to master his powers and was full of enthusiasm over the power they would bring him. His enthusiasm erased any moral scruples he might have had, and in the end, he paid for it with his life.
History:
Roland Rayburn was a businessman who was not making as much money as he liked. He used his mutant power of persuasion to assist in making deals, which brought him to the attention of the Arranger, the Kingpin’s lieutenant. The Arranger boosted his powers with a special suit and sent him to control the Punisher. Persuader succeeded, and the Punisher was given instructions to kill the Lobo Brothers, a pair of big name druglords in the Dallas underworld. Spider-Man tracked them down to Dallas, intervened, and when the Persuader ordered him to kill Spider-Man, Punisher snapped and killed him.