Cyberpunk Explosives Enthusiast - Paddy "Boombox" Koen

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A DM Stash & Nerikson Collaboration [Presupported in 32mm and 75mm scale] [LYS Files Included]   Born in the dusty outback town of Kalgoorlie in the Western Australian Federation (post separation of the eastern and western borders), Paddy’s family joined a bushlander crew when he was just a child. This decision was driven by safety for their newborn from the increasingly territorial mining corporation, Nullabor Kinetics, who would barge into locals homesteads and demand the rights to their land. They didn’t have a habit of asking twice. Though Paddy’s parents first questioned if this choice would be more dangerous for their new family, they each got acquainted with their new nomadic lifestyle, and felt much safer as part of a larger community.  Paddy grew up around nuts and bolts technology. Cars and weapons that were jury-rigged together with glue, spit, and a dream. He developed a knack for creating something from nothing, spending countless nights alongside the crew’s engineers. His curiosity extended to the destructive side of innovation, becoming fascinated with how things could similarly be turned from something into nothing through explosives. As Paddy matured, the golden age of WAF nomad jobs began. Nullabor Kinetics lobbied for high-speed railways across the outback to transport resources, providing new opportunities for the crew. The train cars were armored with advanced composite plating, a mix of titanium alloys and graphene polymers, making them bulletproof but still vulnerable to explosives.  The first time Paddy saw one of these sleek, powerful trains, he knew his moment had arrived. Using his expertise, the crew buried high-powered explosives at a sharp bend where the train would naturally slow down, hid themselves along the tracks using scrubs and brushes as cover, and waited to hear the sound of the bullet train ripping across the outback. The train’s composite plating crumpled under the force of the explosion, and the derailment was absolute. The crew quickly moved in, neutralizing any security personnel and securing the valuable cargo. Paddy’s plan was a resounding success, marking the crew’s most significant haul yet. This victory solidified Paddy’s reputation and emboldened the nomads to continually exploit the railway system.  Unchecked success made the crew complacent, and Nullabor Kinetics retaliated. They sent a rigged train along Paddy’s known pathway. Approaching it as a routine job, the crew derailed the train only to release hundreds of armed drones from its carts. The sky filled with mechanical buzzards, shooting down many of Paddy’s crew in a brutal ambush. The massacre was recorded, and the survivors’ faces were plastered nationwide, labeled as eco-terrorists opposing Nullabor Kinetic’s nationalistic ambitions. Paddy and his family fled the Western Australian Federation, seeking refuge in the Eastern Australian Federation. However, solace was hard to come by. Their only hope lay in the Chrome Coast, a place where they could change their identities and start anew. Paddy’s parents secured steady jobs with ePower Enterprises, leveraging their explosives expertise. Nullabor Kinetics merged with ePower shortly afterwards, and tragically, their identities were discovered. Both of Paddy’s parents were killed in an explosion which the news branded an “accident”, leaving Paddy—now known as Boombox—an orphaned teenager.  He vowed revenge against ePower Enterprises, and spent his next few years honing his demolitionist expertise by performing mercenary jobs as a solo operative. Slowly but surely, he is working towards taking his revenge against ePower, and he is willing to put his life on the line to do it.