| 2BDamned | |
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| "2BDamned", as seen in DedmosRebuilt.fla | |
| Debut: | DedmosRebuilt.fla |
| Appearances: | 3 |
| Role(s): | Protagonist |
| Kills: | 2 |
| Deaths: | 0 |
| Allies: | Deimos, Fellow09, Hank J. Wimbleton, Sanford |
| Enemies: | Purgatory, A.A.H.W |
"2BDamned", or "Doc", is the tetartagonist of the Madness Combat series. He helps Deimos escape from Purgatory during the events of DedmosRebuilt.fla. "2BDamned" is derived from his username on the instant message console he uses to communicate with FellowD9 in this episode.
Appearance
He wears sensor goggles with an "off-center detector" resembling a doctor's headlamp, an armored air filter and bandages around his jaw, a collared black vest, and a dark gray shirt.
Personality
Because of 2BDamned's recent introduction to the series, little is currently known about him.
He is shown to be affiliated with Hank, Sanford and Deimos against the A.A.H.W.
2BDamned appears to be the most strategic of the protagonists. Most of his actions seem to reflect that he knows what he's doing more than some of the other characters. This manifests itself as a disgruntled and cynical attitude, where he tends to complain about situations he finds himself in, or chide others when things don't go according to plan.
He also seems to be more tactical and cautious than the other characters, as reflected in his fighting style, which has shown to place emphasis on defense, deception, and subversion. In this way he has been able to avoid direct confrontation by misdirecting and ambushing his attackers.
Despite his seriousness, he has a playful side to his work. From DISSENTER, after tricking a Soldat into firing on his own teammates he sends a taunting message to the Soldat's laptop. Additionally, he also may be somewhat sadistic, as he keeps an ATP Engineer with their face blown up hung up in his lab.
Abilities
2BDamned's skills are almost inverted of Deimos's; Deimos is mainly invested in combat while also capable of technical ability, whereas 2BDamned appears to prefer using technical ability over combat wherever he can.
He demonstrates significant technical prowess, similar to Deimos. Along with Fellow09, he managed to coordinate a rescue effort to get Deimos out of Purgatory. When faced with a raid, 2BDamned preferred to take advantage of the A.A.H.W.'s communications, hacking into a soldat's laptop and tricking him into wiping out most of his own team, before going out and finishing off what was left himself.
2BDamned is also implied to have knowledge regarding how the Madness Combat universe works, given that he knew how to preform the operation to save Deimos from the afterlife in the first place, or was given instructions by some higher authority to do this. He also restores Hank's memory from an improbability drive backup using a network share in the opening sequence of Madness Combat 9.5, which would require intimate knowledge of Hank being in The Other Place at the time, pinpointing his location, and starting an upload. 2BDamned may even have done this for Hank every time he has died.
In combat, 2BDamned appears to be skilled with his VSS Vintorez rifle. He is shown to be capable of shooting a soldat in the eye through a pair of binoculars at long range, suggesting excellent marksmanship. In addition to this he is also competent in using grenades, throwing one around a corner to kill an engineer.
Appearances
DedmosRebuilt.fla
Despite his screen-time itself being short, 2BDamned plays the role of the deuteragonist in the final short of Deimos' Adventure. He, along with another individual known as "FellowD9", are part of an extraction team that is attempting to rescue Deimos from Purgatory.
He first appears in Nevada near a tent with a console and rifle inside, staring off into the distance. Suddenly, 2BDamned's console lights up, and he approaches it to see the notification. Fellow09 informs him that he has found Deimos, and requests for him to be anchored. 2BDamned heads away from the tent to activate the anchor, but by the time he does, Deimos had already beaten Fellow09 to death and dodged the anchor.
Throughout the next segment, 2BDamned attempts to anchor Deimos a few more times, none of which succeed. Due to this, 2BDamned attempts to communicate to Deimos through posters on the walls, telling him cooperate and chastising him for being cocky, as well as warning him "try not to drag Hell back in with you".
Eventually, 2BDamned manages to bring Deimos back after hitting him with a button. Back in Nevada, he taps some things into his tablet next to Deimos's embedded corpse, and then pulls a lever, which brings the stone-ridden Deimos into Nevada. 2BDamned approaches Deimos with a syringe and sticks it into the back of his neck off-screen, as four giant Agents and a giant Soldat appear, with bony protrusions in their faces. As 2BDamned and Deimos face the four large agents, 2BDamned dryly complains "God damn it Deimos" as the animation ends.
DISSENTER
2BDamned receives his first main role in DISSENTER. Roughly around the time of Madness Antipathy, an Agency assault team shows up at the door of his apartment and prepares to raid, believing that Hank is there as it was his old home. 2BDamned manages to hack a Soldat's terminal and gives him "new orders" to fire a HE “spicy” rocket at the door instead of a stun rocket at the window. He then blocks the door, preventing the team from entering, before running downstairs and outside with a VSS Vintorez and a frag grenade. While the "new orders" results in three of the four squad members being wiped out, 2BDamned throws the grenade at the surviving engineer, eliminating him. As the soldat looks through the binoculars to check on the raid, he spots 2BDamned aiming directly at him with the Vintorez, before being shot through the binoculars. As 2BDamned returns to his damaged home, he grumbles, "Damn Agency breaking my stuff, Hank doesn't even live here anymore" as the short ends.
Madness Combat 9.5
Part 1
2BDamned makes a reappearance in Madness Combat 9.5 as a side protagonist. He is seen in the opening sequence restoring Hank’s memory from an Improbability Drive backup. His hacking is interrupted by a message which reads:
”LISTEN HERE HACKER”
”YOUR INTEREST WILL BE TERMINATED”
”HANK WILL BE RETAINED”
The animation then cuts to three grunts in Purgatory.
Part 2
TBA
MADNESS: Project Nexus
2BDamned/Doc is a character in M:PN's Arena Mode, being there when your character wakes up on a bus, explaining your character underwent a procedure that, according to Doc, you will soon remember. The S.Q. organization both you and Doc belong to has spent every last cent it has on obtaining a specific building in Nevada Central, and tasking the player with turning it into a Lucrative Enterprise, for when they find the Mandatus, which will allow their organization to run the Enmeshment Program, and decipher this Mandatus.
In Arena Mode, 2BDamned provides advice for the player to make progress, and shows up after the player turns the building into a profitable enterprise, telling the player that their plan is moving onto phase two. Doc tasks the Player to gather parts to build the Enmeshment Machine, so they can begin deciphering the Mandatus as soon as Doc finds out it's location. Through various Contract Missions, you collect parts and info to help with the Enmeshment Program needed for the Mandatus, culminating in Contract 4. After finishing the Contract, Doc further explains what the Enmeshment Program is, which is to use the player as a sort of lure for the Machine to find.
2BDamned is a character in M:PN's Story Mode, exclusive to Co-Op mode. He can also be spawned in the Playground Mode. He is voiced by Gianni Matragrano.
Trivia
- 2BDamned takes his screen name from Madness Combat 7: Consternation, where there is graffiti under the agent nailed to the ceiling that reads "DISSENTER BE DAMNED".
- As Krinkels was asked if 2BDamned is part of the same group as Sanford and Deimos, Krinkels answered: "Yes, they have history. I'm eager to explore it." Within the Madness: Project Nexus chronology, this group is called S.Q.
- 2BDamned's goggle design once had less detail, with more open, grey-tinted lenses and no light attachment.
- His tablet has a large letter N on the back, implying that he could have relations to Nexus Core, or could have stolen it from them.
- When asked how skilled 2BDamned is in arms and fisticuffs, Krinkels said "We're bound to find out sooner rather than later....".
- To other characters, 2BDamned is more commonly called "Doc." This is first hinted in the video description for DISSENTER, and later confirmed in Madness: Project Nexus.
- According to the cutscenes of Madness: Project Nexus, 2BDamned has met Jesus at least once before, and even claims he helped revive Jesus the same way he usually revives Hank.
- Krinkels originally created 2BDamned, along with Victor, as part of Co-op for Madness: Project Nexus in missions unintended for more than two players.