Captain Keeleko

[Lord Spyder]

Of all the most feared of pirates to ever grace the Matoran Universe, there is one who is so cunning and ruthless that even Dark-Hunters are fearful of him. Any ship bound for Xia is careful to keep a sharp look out for the ragged sails of a small armada led by a Steltian warship. A captain who values the life of his crew will surrender the moment he appears. Captain Keeleko will not hesitate to kill those who try to resist, and even the most compliant of his victims are never completely safe. 


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More machine than Vortixx, Keeleko is as cold and uncaring as they come. The lives of his own crew are trivial to him, and he will frequently kill one at random to remind them who he is. He usually picks out the most inept to keep his enterprise running smoothly. 
 
Back
 
Leg
 
Long before he became the terror of the high seas, Keeleko worked the docks of the Xian trade ports, unloading materials for manufacturing and stocking ships with weapons to be taken to distant islands. He had a taste for life at sea and aspired to be the captain of his own trading ship. However, his position as dock-worker, as well as being a male on Xia, prevented him from advancing far in the field. Fortunately he had a friend who had a knack for establishing social connections. A Xian female called Roodaka, who at the time was not much better off than he was. Assistant to the port's overseer, Roodaka knew all that was coming in and all that was going out, and had access to the records. She would 'alter' some orders, and Keeleko would make a certain percent of the cargo 'disappear'. Missing crates of Xian-made weapons would turn up in the black market rings of Metru Nui and Zakaz. Eventually both were making a fair amount of money in this operation, and could afford to purchase their own trading ship. Only one thing remained: In order to advance, they had to climb the mountain. 
 
Arm
 
Arm part Deuce
 
Keeleko was thrilled and could hardly wait to start. Years of hard labor had made him strong. Climbing the mountain would be easy for both of them. But there was one thing that he didn't count on: Betrayal. As they neared the top of the mountain Keeleko's foot became lodged in one of the mountain's hungry crevices. He called out for Roodaka, but the Vortixx kept on climbing. Swearing as he watched her vanish from sight, Keeleko was pulled into the mountain where its digestive juices began eating away at his body. But Keeleko refused to give up. He fought and hacked and smashed with every bit of bitter rage until he forced the crevice open again. Wracked with pain he began a hurried descent down the mountain, falling and injuring himself half of the way. But the damage had been done. The mountain had stripped flesh and armor from his bones, leaving a once-powerful Vortixx a humiliated invalid. His arm and leg lost all function shortly after he returned to the city and had to be removed. 
 
But a lust for vengeance can be a powerful and terrible thing. In time Keeleko repaired himself. His weakened muscles grew strong again, and he replaced his arm with a sort of crane he had once used in his job as dockworker. He was determined to destroy the Vortixx who had left him to die. And as she had been promoted to the new overseer of the trading hub, he decided his path lay with piracy.
 
"You remember me, don't you, Roodaka?"
 
"Thick as thieves, we were." 
 
"You still look as pretty as the day we climbed the mountain." 

 

 

 

Edit: Image linked; please keep images to 640x640 pixels and 100 kB in BBC.

-Wind-

Edited July 13, 2015 by -Windrider-

[The Invisible Handman]

Needs more colour, metru grey and silver are a notoriously boring combination.

The blue studs also need to be less visible.

[Lord Spyder]

Needs more colour, metru grey and silver are a notoriously boring combination.

The blue studs also need to be less visible.

 

I wasn't really sure what to add for color to make it look like he was mostly machine. Do you have any suggestions? 

[kathy]

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I'd try adding some trans any color parts, like system bulbs as accent color. I'd reccomend trans yellow.