Canon History
Feb. 1st, 2016 04:28 pmAlgidus was cloned from Glacius, so his canon history is the virtually the same. His ancestor made the journey to earth two millenia ago in response to a distress signal that was sent out by a scouting party that became trapped on the planet. The alien embassador was captured by the cultists of the ancient demon lord Gargos and was forced to fight his way to freedom. Once Gargos was defeated, the ambassador went on to locate his stranded comrades, whom he then freed and lead back to his ship. Though all of the aliens ultimately made it back to their homeworld safely, the ordeals of this alien ambassador explain why his race made a point of avoiding contact with humanity…
…until his descendant was forced to crash-land on our world 2000 years later.
This was Algidus, though it was before he had been brought into the Box, cloned, and had taken on the new name to as a result of attempting to further his differentiation. He possessed a natural talent for fighting, a love of exploration, and a certain curiosity. While wandering the galaxy in search of new life, the ice alien skimmed too close to the Earth and got trapped in its gravitational field, only to crash-land deep in the heart of a snow-bound mountain range. Though his injuries were grievous, the alien was able to use the healing ice around him to recover. Groggy but counting himself lucky to be alive, he surveyed the damage and set out in the hope of finding the parts he needed to repair his ship. Upon making his way towards the nearest city, the alien discovered that much had changed since his ancestor visited the planet. In that span of time, the world had changed; pollution weakened the environment, governments fell, and chaos ruled, with huge mega-corporations battling and destroying each other for shares of the world’s wealth. Though his ancestor wrote warnings in the history books of Algidus’ race of humanity’s unreasoning brutality, the alien hoped they were simply exaggerating. Unfortunately, the alien was soon made to regret his trusting nature when a corrupt mega-corporation named Ultratech captured him for use in their own unique brand of “scientific research”.
Ultratech had risen above the other warring mega-corporations through nefarious means: rather than joining in direct battles with their competitors, Ultratech profited from their suffering by selling them the very weapons they use against each other. Sales of weaponry were not the only source of profit for Ultratech, however. Their entertainment division produced the top rated television broadcast of the future: the Killer Instinct tournament, which also served as a testing ground for Ultratech’s weapons. The winners of the tournament were promised whatever they desire, while the losers suffer a significantly poorer fate. It was in this brutal, bloody competition that Ultratech forced the captured alien to fight if he ever wanted to see freedom again, with hopes to ultimately prove his race to be inferior to humanity. Unfortunately for Ultratech, Algidus fought fiercely to see his homeworld again, defeating each and every competitor that he was matched against… but he never killed any of them, even if his mercy came at great cost to himself. Having no plans to actually free the alien but realizing they were running out of options, the corrupt mega-corporation unleashed Cinder, a being of fire, upon the alien in his final match. The battle was fierce and Algidus was ultimately forced to take the convict’s life, which in turn forced Ultratech to honor their agreement with him.
After escaping from the grasp of Ultratech, Algidus took the advanced technology from them that he needed and finally returned to the site of his crashed spaceship. With the materials on hand, the alien repaired the escape shuttle of his ship and headed home, the memories of the corruption he faced there gradually fading… though he knew he would have to return.
With the husk of his crashed ship still lost out in the arctic rim, the alien was honor-bound to return to earth despite the pain and suffering he endured there in order to recover his lost technology. His goal in this was two-fold; he was tasked to remove all traces of his presence on earth and by doing so safeguard the existence of his people, and to prevent his technology from falling into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, he wouldn't get the chance to complete this mission, as he was pulled into the Box from this canon point. How his stay in that horrific prison changed him and resulted in the being known as Algidus is detailed here.
…until his descendant was forced to crash-land on our world 2000 years later.
This was Algidus, though it was before he had been brought into the Box, cloned, and had taken on the new name to as a result of attempting to further his differentiation. He possessed a natural talent for fighting, a love of exploration, and a certain curiosity. While wandering the galaxy in search of new life, the ice alien skimmed too close to the Earth and got trapped in its gravitational field, only to crash-land deep in the heart of a snow-bound mountain range. Though his injuries were grievous, the alien was able to use the healing ice around him to recover. Groggy but counting himself lucky to be alive, he surveyed the damage and set out in the hope of finding the parts he needed to repair his ship. Upon making his way towards the nearest city, the alien discovered that much had changed since his ancestor visited the planet. In that span of time, the world had changed; pollution weakened the environment, governments fell, and chaos ruled, with huge mega-corporations battling and destroying each other for shares of the world’s wealth. Though his ancestor wrote warnings in the history books of Algidus’ race of humanity’s unreasoning brutality, the alien hoped they were simply exaggerating. Unfortunately, the alien was soon made to regret his trusting nature when a corrupt mega-corporation named Ultratech captured him for use in their own unique brand of “scientific research”.
Ultratech had risen above the other warring mega-corporations through nefarious means: rather than joining in direct battles with their competitors, Ultratech profited from their suffering by selling them the very weapons they use against each other. Sales of weaponry were not the only source of profit for Ultratech, however. Their entertainment division produced the top rated television broadcast of the future: the Killer Instinct tournament, which also served as a testing ground for Ultratech’s weapons. The winners of the tournament were promised whatever they desire, while the losers suffer a significantly poorer fate. It was in this brutal, bloody competition that Ultratech forced the captured alien to fight if he ever wanted to see freedom again, with hopes to ultimately prove his race to be inferior to humanity. Unfortunately for Ultratech, Algidus fought fiercely to see his homeworld again, defeating each and every competitor that he was matched against… but he never killed any of them, even if his mercy came at great cost to himself. Having no plans to actually free the alien but realizing they were running out of options, the corrupt mega-corporation unleashed Cinder, a being of fire, upon the alien in his final match. The battle was fierce and Algidus was ultimately forced to take the convict’s life, which in turn forced Ultratech to honor their agreement with him.
After escaping from the grasp of Ultratech, Algidus took the advanced technology from them that he needed and finally returned to the site of his crashed spaceship. With the materials on hand, the alien repaired the escape shuttle of his ship and headed home, the memories of the corruption he faced there gradually fading… though he knew he would have to return.
With the husk of his crashed ship still lost out in the arctic rim, the alien was honor-bound to return to earth despite the pain and suffering he endured there in order to recover his lost technology. His goal in this was two-fold; he was tasked to remove all traces of his presence on earth and by doing so safeguard the existence of his people, and to prevent his technology from falling into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, he wouldn't get the chance to complete this mission, as he was pulled into the Box from this canon point. How his stay in that horrific prison changed him and resulted in the being known as Algidus is detailed here.