Name: James Amadeus Riddle

Age: 68

Birthday: November 4, 1947

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Personality Report (Summary of New Delta reconnaissance mission records, plus detailed personal reports):

James Amadeus Riddle, a name only spoken of in rumors and whispers. Just the mention of this man can send chills up even the most notorious of mafia families and even international terrorist cells. As digital and paper trails have become a nixed route for information, word of mouth has been in heavy rely for current information or whereabouts of Mr. Riddle.

Given known data, James Riddle is most known for being a figurehead of the international crime group, Albatross, a still unknown group presence possibly spread within both other syndicated organizations, along with higher forms of political office and law enforcement. These day to day operations are speculated to be mostly run by Riddle himself, implying a control complex with slight paranoia.

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Personal Report #1- [Sgt. John Buchanan; squad leader of Hostage Retrieval Unit 7]

"I remember those days vividly. I was a bum kid, my old man had left when I was about two, and my mom..

*cough*

..she was on cotton and drinking from then on. She OD'ed when I was ten, so I called Mister Reese, a local pediatrician from my neighborhood. I told her to stay awake, to hang on and I'll be right back."

*Asked why he didn't call an ambulance*

"Nah, where I lived you wouldn't see any ambulance or police for another hour. To them we weren't worth it, at least to those that knew us."

"I got my mom looked at and..

*long pause, followed by a shaky sigh*

..she was already dead when we got there. I told her to hang on, and she didn't, died before we even got there. Mister Reese said that she'd been dead for a couple minutes, probably before I even went to get help..

*Asked if this was around when he had first met James Riddle*

"No, it was about three years after that. By then I was livin with my aunt and her boyfriend upstate. It was about..mid September maybe, I was playin hooky from the school they enrolled me in. I didn't like school all that much then, guess I thought I was too much of a young thug."

"So I'm goin down the walk towards [name redacted] house, this other kid about five years older than me. She was out of school and living with her parents, but she would sneak liquor out for us whenever I skipped. I didn't know how or where she got them, and back then I didn't really care.

"I was on my way to our usual spot in an alley, and I round a corner..

*swallows, takes shaky breath*

..there were bodies everywhere. Six guys; two white, a Mexican and three black guys, all lying on the ground, bloody and not moving. I then see this other guy at the end of the alley, older guy all dressed in black and packing some serious heat. He turns around, catches my eyes, and he's holding [name redacted] in his arms. He was just staring at me like he wanted to kill me..and I'm pretty sure he could've. He was carrying [name redacted] in his arms, she was all bruised and scraped up, and she was wearing a large hoodie, but she had been naked underneath.

"My first thought at seeing James Riddle like that was shock, mostly. I didn't know who this old guy was or what he had done here, but I was too scared to really think about it. I didn't move when he laid eyes on me, I was scared stiff and running didn't even cross my mind. He starts walking towards me, stepping over a couple of the bodies on the ground like this was normal for him, and he was on top of me.

*Asked what exactly did James Riddle say and do in that confrontation*

"He-..he looked me up and down, and I felt like I was in some kind of lineup. He tells me, "Take her, and make sure her head stays upright, whatever else. I called the police and an ambulance, so just wait till then.", then he hands her off to me before I even process what just happened, and he just.. disappeared.

*Asked if he followed Riddle at all*

"I did not, no. I was told that I needed to keep my friend's head up, and I was too scared to do otherwise. It was a good thing I did too, 'cause once the ambulance came around they said that her neck was bent and nearly dislocated from extreme force applied. Those guys, the ones on the ground, they were her booze dealers, that's where she got the stuff. She had been paying them with her allowance money, but she had been running low on funds, so she offered them more "intimate" payment. They got too rough and would've killed her if James Riddle hadn't been there, DNA testing and their testimonies made that clear.

*Asked if this incident is what drives his views on James Riddle*

"Being real, I think the guy's a villain, plain and simple. He's caused international disputes and killed high ranking political officials, not even mentioning his own dealings with sex trafficking, which kinda overshadows the white knight vibe.

But, despite all that, he's human, that's something I can say with certainty. He's more human than a lot of people I've known, they would've just walked away and pretended like they didn't see anything. Most people didn't care about people like me or [name redacted], but what I know about James Riddle is that he doesn't care what or who you are..

Being real, I don't know if that makes me feel better or more terrified.

[End of interview]

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One key to finally note. While James Amadeus Riddle has been labeled an infamous killer and has become one of the few people of highest priority among the International Assembly, it has been called into question his state of mind regarding his own wanted situation. Six members of the New Delta Police Corp. have attributed James Riddle's involvement in their lives, whether beneficial or not, as their own reasons for joining the Corp. One of these people being Riddle's daughter, whose name has been deemed classified by the Office of Internal Human Affairs (circa. 1999 "Privacy of Persons" Act; Page 3, Para. 4, Bar 12, Line 2)

Occupation: It has been speculated that James Riddle is linked with several of the reported crime families that are present through the Class A and Class B countries that sit upon the Assembly, and has garnered much recognition among the poorer nations through his own connected syndicate, nicknamed "Albatross". The following are recorded positions that James Riddle has undertaken while in the employment of a Family, provided by unnamed deserters of said Families.

All positions have been determined to have taken place on both national and international grounds.:

*Hitman
*Courier
*Bodyguard
*Arms dealer
*Body double
*Revolutionary supporter
*Professional kidnapping
*Interrogator

*Further probing of information from the deserters yielded nothing but general information. Each response after first five gave no inconsistencies between them. The specifics of what James Riddle actually did for the Family, and that the information was only kept by each Family's respective father.

Physical Data:

Height: 6 feet, 4 inches

Weight: 256 standard U.S. lbs.* (*Via limited health records dating back to March 1, 1992 under classified alias)

Race: Caucasian

Skin pigmentation: light tan

Weapon proficiency: Has achieved the rank of master or higher in the following:

•Haidong Gumdo (Korean sword fighting)
•Fencing (French, Romanian and Spanish variants)
•Altered form of Okitchita Native American combat style (meant to compensate for his use of his curve bladed sickle and long dagger)
•National Sniper Recognition: high honors
•CIA Side-firearm Combat: top honors
•CIA Sidearm Combat: top honors
•Chicago Police Department Marksmanship Recognition: top honors

Hand to hand proficiency: Has achieved the rank of master black belt or higher in the following:

•Judo
•Tai-chi
•Muay Thai
•Karate
•Jujitsu (of several origins)
•Boxing
•Kick boxing
•Grapple wrestling
•Advanced Defense and Counter (taught by former commander of Green Berets)
•Russian Systema
•Krav Maga
•Jeet kun do

Strengths: A short list of notable feats for James Riddle, as witnessed and recalled by New Delta agents: >Addendum of clarification from Reilly Technical private research labs. The accounts of physical strength on record are dated following James Riddle's full body surgery, where the implementation of his endodermal bio-nite system was put in place.

•Durability- James Riddle has been witnessed to persist from seemingly fatal bullet wounds, though reports often say that shots to the head were unauthorized and, therefore, restricted. Bullet wounds through the chest were ineffective, regardless of of caliber, even when such wounds would've inflicted heavy internal damage to vital organs. These records have incited much confusion and debate among medical experts His most notable feat, however, is managing to walk away from taking the full impact of a trailer hitched semi-truck at cruising speed of sixty-five miles per hour.

•Applied Strength- Even against the pressures of age, James Riddle maintains a peak of physical aptitude. During a heated confrontation with Riddle, he showed the capacities to deliver a solid strike to one of the polyurethane chestplates inside an agent's bullet vest. The plate was later inspected, tested, and ruled to have been broken clean by that singular hit

•Lift Strength- James Amadeus Riddle, while still a man, has shown incredible feats of this area of physical strength. One such is a documented occurrence of him playing a major role in correcting an overturned, twenty seated school bus, along with five other men.

•Stamina- At his prime, James Riddle was certainly aware of his human limitations, yet despite that he was, without question, stubborn. His base running speed was clocked at just under 20 mph, with his top sprint reaching near 35 mph. Thanks to major body augmentation from the consideration of Reilly Industries, he has maintained this level of physical capability.

•Mental aptitude- James Riddle has, on public record, four PhD's for the following subjects, and their applied fields*:

•Modern economics
•Pharmaceutical chemistry
•Applied mechanical engineering
•Chiropractics

*To note: Registry of Riddle's involvement with another PhD program is incomplete, as he disappeared before completion. He was working towards a study into general politics.

Weaknesses: These findings are labeled as classified for the eyes of the independent New Delta Task Force, as well as the International Assembly inner circle.

•Physical- Despite heavy augmentation and a strict regimen, James Riddle is a sixty-eight year old man. He's not light on his feet, nor does he hold the ability to easily hide within the environment. While he can run long distance without burning out, he does not possess the dexterity to accomplish most feats of acrobatic skill. This is also combined with the very prevalent fact of his own human biology, meaning a few well placed bullets can knock him down just as easily as any other person.

•Statistical- Even with as much skill and worldly experience at his back, James Riddle is not a master of all.

Can't master or even wield every weapon, and a lot of what he does use is rudimentary; eyes are very sensitive to light and it takes him a good 3 seconds longer to refocus; gliding in wing suit makes him a fairly easy target for long range snipers; his recent fame as a hero has made it difficult for him to remain indistinguishable from a crowd for long; age has left his joints weakened

Looks:

Hair- dishwater blonde, cut short

Eyes- dark green, like a pine tree

Face- defined jawline; chin is more rounded; has no facial hair; slightly pointy ears but are generally considered rounded; few visible scars; sightly deformed nose from many fist fights.

Torso- toughened, muscly build with a tought abdominal region with no defined; light tan, leathery skin tone; has a permanent scar across his chest due to undisclosed incidents.

Weapons:

•Collapsable Black Rim metal combat scythe with a spring loaded spearhead at the bottom (full height reaches total of 4'5")(weapon can be split in two to suppress enemies with a sickle and short-sword combination)

•BSR heavy revolver that fires custom Titan alloy bullets

•two weighted gauntlets with spring loaded daggers on either side of the knuckles, plus gas powered grappling spears tucked underneath the wrists

•Two Kimber M-1911 semiautomatic pistols with three extra magazines each

•Three fragmentation, incendiary, and flash grenades each

•Jet boots

•Wing suit

•Thermal and night vision helmet that doubles as a computer terminal

•Flame retardant black duster jacket

•Kevlar bullet resistant body suit, with level 8 ceramic plates covering everything but his joints

Synopsis

James Amadeus Riddle is known throughout the underworld as Death given flesh and bone. It is the same thing for anyone, regardless of how much money you have or how well you think you're protected, if this man has been paid enough to kill you then you better be damn sure that you've either made peace with whatever god you believe in...or you have enough money to sway him otherwise. But don't let this fool you, if this man ever feels that killing a certain target would disrupt his business in the future, he'll simply walk away and keep any money that was paid up-front. If you ever feel that you've been cheated by him then you probably were, but if you insist on hiring more people to kill him...

It never works, and you'll be the one who ends up dead.

One of the most well known and respectable solo killers on the international scale, he's built an underground empire from the ruins of fallen gangs and the spoils of past contracts to better finance his mechanic services. Taking control of three of the five Black Rim weapons, he made his name legendary, as most refer to him as just "Grim".

Quotes:

"With regards to my organization, I run it with the perfect balance on trust, respect and fear. Unlike most companies and cartels, where they only employ one or at most two of these philosophies, I created a perfect balance between all three."

"What's the difference?"

"Trust is given, and you choose to accept it. Respect is earned, and you are obligated to reciprocate it. Fear is forced upon, and you are bound to it."