Bassianus

Boris Yelavich Arkady, better known by the alias Bassianus, was a former Russian convict and member of the terrorist group CINDER. Acting as the muscle of the group, he soon found out that they were being used, and attempted to warn the others, as well as the Joint Investigative Group, of the real masterminds behind their misfortunes.

Appearance and Personality
Bassianus was an extremely muscular man who often slicked back his already graying hair, likely a side effect of the stress he had undergone. He often only wore pants and shoes to emphasize his physique, though he was not one to flaunt his strength in an aggressive manner.

Stern and somewhat cold, Bassianus was the rock of the group, often making sure that the younger and more aggressive members didn't tear each other apart instantly. He believed very firmly in the ideals held by the Revolutionary Jokester, likely the most of any of the members of the group.

Background
A petty thief in his childhood and early adulthood, Arkady became a mule for more serious operations later in life, eventually landing him in an American prison for attempting to scam elderly people by offering them stock in a fake Russian Polka record label. When the Revolutionary Jokester began to spread his message throughout prisons and schools around the world, Arkady began to take note and became a preacher in his prison, offering salvation to others who desperately needed it. This earned him the attention of the Jokester, who bailed him out of prison, as he began to form his broad coalition of support. This would all end very soon, as much of the Earth's remaining population would leave after an impending calamity threatened to swallow the planet whole.

While he was separated from the Jokester, he, and the rest of the cult he had brought up, were forced to compete in a strange bloodbath, sponsored by a mysterious organization. This would leave Arkady as the sole survivor of the prison group, who later joined up with the other survivors. The sponsors of this bloodbath gave the 12 survivors an ultimatum, either join the group and avenge the Jokester for his death at the hands of the Carnelianese government, or seal their memories away completely and resume living their lives normally. Arkady accepted, and was christened Bassianus by the mysterious individuals, who merely referred to themselves as the "cultivators of Cinder."

Shortly before the confrontation between the Joint Investigative Group and Cinder, Bassianus disappeared, taking some of the circuitry of the LARD mech he was piloting.

The Unsheathing
Bassianus suddenly reappeared before both the Joint Investigative Group and Cinder, attempting to hold off the otherworldly influence that had been summoned by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern had summoned. The fury, however, of the being summoned, merged him with the LARD circuitry, turning him into a berserk monster unable to control his own thoughts. Before he was to wreak havoc, he suddenly regained consciousness and purged said influence from his body, his last thoughts thanking the Revolutionary Jokester for his salvation.