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Real Name: Lonnie Lincoln
Occupation: Mob Enforcer, Hit-Man
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with a criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Enforcer for several syndicate organizations in the Midwest and East Coast
Equipment:
Kevlar Vest: Tombstone wears a kevlar vest that provides him with Excellent protection against bullets and guns, and Typical protection against edged weapons and blunt attacks.
Talents:
Tombstone is trained in Martial Arts B and E, and Tumbling. His strong willpower gives him the equivalent of the Resist Domination skill.
Contacts:
Tombstone has been employed by any number of criminal organizations, including the Philadelphia mobs for over 20 years. He was employed by the Arranger, personal aide to the Kingpin, during his time in New York City.
Role-Playing Notes:
Tombstone is a natural bully and criminal who has always been attracted to violence. He likes to cultivate his image as a dangerous man (which is already pretty strong), and has a sick sense of humor. He has two weak points, however - his "friendship" with Joe Robertson, which he has pretty much overcome since Robertson confessed to the federal authorities, and his inexperience with superhuman individuals. He was caught off-guard by Spider-Man's preternatural strength and agility, and would probably take precautions if they were to meet again.
History:
Tombstone was born Lonnie Lincoln in the slums of New York City. His bizarre, albino appearance made him an outcast, and the constant fights he got into soon gave him a taste for blood. He started with extortion in high school and first began a "friendship" with Joe Robertson by beating him to prevent him from printing a story in the school newspaper. As a result, Robertson withdrew the story.
Lincoln never graduated, and drifted into mob activities as an arm-breaker. He later "graduated" into professional murders with a Philadelphia syndicate. He was responsible for the death of an "Ozzy" Montana, a local crime boss who was giving the Philadelphia syndicate problems. Robertson, a night desk reporter for a local paper, was called in by an informant who had seen Tombstone (as Lincoln was called, due to his bizarre appearance and lethal reputation) kill Montana. Robertson arrived at the meeting spot only to find that the informant had been killed by Tombstone, who was waiting for Robertson. Frightened, Robertson kept silent on the entire affair.
For the next 20 years, Tombstone remained in Philadelphia. Although he had been arrested a number of times for various murders, nothing had been proven as the witnesses always either "disappeared" or reversed their testimony because of Tombstone's actions. His reputation eventually made him important enough that he was contacted by the "Arranger," the personal aide to the Kingpin. He came to New York City and carried out several important jobs, including the recruitment of a financial broker and mutant named Roland Rayburn, who became the Persuader.
Robertson eventually overcame his fear of Tombstone and arranged a meeting with him at Battery Park. Once there, Robertson attempted to take Tombstone into custody. Tombstone easily overcame him and damaged his back, although he refused to kill him because of his perceived "friendship" with Robertson. Robertson had made a tape of his knowledge of Tombstone's activities before confronting Tombstone, however. The tape eventually fell into Peter Parker's hands. When Tombstone threatened Parker's wife Mary Jane, Peter chose to confront Tombstone as Spider-Man while in Atlanta. Although Spider-Man was caught by surprise by Tombstone's ferocity and strength, his superhuman abilities eventually allowed him to defeat the hit-man with ease.
With Robertson's taped confession, Tombstone was convicted and sent to prison. However, Robertson was also charged and convicted as an accessory to murder. Robertson is currently in the same cell block as Tombstone, although it remains to be seen whether Tombstone will succeed in killing him.