Height: 6ft2
Weight:
170lbs now
220lbs when well fed
Hometown:
Great Barrington, Massachussets
Alignment: Babyface
Style: Technical
Additional Description
Heavily based around Army hand to hand combat and martial arts techniques
Finisher:
Better Call Saul – Spinning roundhouse kick/Buzzsaw kick
Triangle choke
Signature moves:
Uppercut (usually rocking the opponent for the Better Call Saul, or as a desperation move)
Moveset:
Stiff punches to face and gut
Stiff kicks to different parts of the body
Headlock takedown
Sleeper hold
Full nelson hold
Headbutt
Hammerlock (usually used as a transition)
Wristlock (usually used as transition)
Repeated knees to the face of a kneeling opponent
Hip Toss
Armbar
Guillotine choke
Strenghts
Marine training – Being a former US Marine, Saul was put through their intense martial arts training, and has working knowledge of the techniques encompassed therein.
Survival Instincts – Living on the streets and scraping a living caused Saul to develop good preservation instincts. These obviously help inside the wrestling ring as well.
Brawling ability – Saul can hold his own in a brawl, also as a result of his street living and the scraps it inevitably leads to.
Resilience – Being a Marine, then homeless, has made Saul a tough customer. It takes some effort to put him down, and he can fight through levels of pain others would consider high.
Thick Skin – Sticks and stones may break Saul’s bones, but words will mostly not hurt him. Unless they happen to target specific aspects of his past (see below.)
Weaknesses
Shape – Bums don’t tend to be in the best conditioning, and Saul is no exception. While he looks decent from a physical standpoint, he does not eat or exercise as much as he should and this may affect his stamina.
Temper – Saul is mild-mannered and contemplative as a general rule, but his temper can flare up in the face of adversity, and this inevitably tends to affect him.
No formal training – While Saul did train martial arts in the Marines, he is not formally trained in wrestling, and may struggle against highly technical or experienced opponents who can smother his brawling style. Even his Marine training has worn off after years of abuse, and is nowhere near as crisp as it once was.
Inconsistent – As a result of dietary and morale-related oscillations, Saul is an inconsistent performer who tends to have as many ‘nights off’ as good showings.
Tortured – Saul is trying to atone for some things he has done in the past, and does not like to be reminded of them. Whenever they are brought up, it WILL emotionally affect him, sometimes to a damaging degree.
Quirks/Eccentricities:
Will often pull off a salute during his entrance.
Will have banter with Angel during matches.
Do's and Don'ts
DO have him be honourable.
DO have him defend American values.
DO have him protect Angel at his own personal risk, and become quite incensed when she is threatened.
DO have him have a fairly serious demeanour, but lighten up when Angel starts clowning.
DO have him predict and assess opponent's strategies accurately.
DO NOT have him use weapons unless sanctioned.
DO NOT have him cheat.
DO NOT have him fall for obvious traps.
DO NOT have him lose his cool unless himself or Angel are personally insulted.
Beliefs, Values and Desires:
Honorable guy, believes in doing the right thing, and is trying to atone for a somewhat spotty past.
Protective and paternal towards his tag partner, whom he will rush in to defend no matter the odds.
Backstory:
Saul Morgan is a former US Marine, found living in a Los Angeles homeless shelter by budding film-maker Caitlyn Caulfield. Caitlyn planned for her next feature-length documentary to focus on the homeless, and Saul was an irresistible main protagonist, leading to the two striking up an agreement and a working relationship.
When the opportunity to wrestle presented itself, Caitlyn decided to pull a few strings and use her connections to give her new acquaintance a way in. Thus did Saul go to Visionaries of Wrestling, where he expected nothing beyond some money to help him get by.
After that experience fell through, with the company folding only a couple of months into Saul's tenure there, 'The Tramp' once again took to the roads of Heartland America. His life changed, however, when, while passing through Los Angeles, his life collided with that of a spunky, energetic, smart-mouthed young street urchin. The two formed an unlikely bond and unspoken partnership, and set about looking for ways to earn their next few meals. When Saul heard a new wrestling promotion was hiring nearby, he quickly convinced his new associate to drop in for a job interview, and hopefully a trial. Now, The Angel and The Jerk are looking to go GLOBAL...
Appearance:
Scruffy, slim build due to under-nourishment, fair hair, grey eyes. Favours comfortable clothes (mostly standard-issue Army odds and ends with hoodies and running shoes).
Entrance Theme:
Solo: Low Man's Lyric (Metallica)
Team: The Angel and the Jerk (Green Day and Penelope Huston)