Summary

This is BANG! His existence mostly relies on being a nuisance the Computer Crew, especially Eniac. While he may seem hard, rough and tough, his ego is quite fragile. The most minor of provocation can make him explode into a fit, sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively. Talking on him is like walking on eggshells (or in this case, walking in a field of mines) whether you have good intentions or not. Buying an ice cream may make him like you just a teeny bit, but the odds of that are slim. He'll just take the free ice cream and run while sicking his dog, Boomer, on you so you can't run after him.

Personality

BANG isn't a very good person to interact with. He tends to make everything a competition even when it is unnecessary, but he constantly needs to feel that he is above everybody. He enjoys making snide comments towards those who are at a lower skill level than him and is usually pretty rude to anyone who bothers him while he's trying to focus.

Most think because of his excessive trash talk that he's faking the funk and isn't very good at what he does, but BANG is good at bluffing. After blowing out the competition, he rubs his victory in the face of others and demands that they don't come back to his park unless they have the skill to take him on again.

Backstory

• A man driven by his passion for skateboarding and his unwavering desire to come out on top, even in the face of danger and opposition. His rivalry with ENIAC adds an extra layer of tension and conflict, as he feels that they prevent him from being the feared and respected shredder he once was.

BANG was not always the explosive stickman with a mine bomb for a head that he is today. Once, he was just an ordinary stick figure living in the bustling city of Tektonia, a metropolis where technology and creativity collided in unpredictable ways. Born into a family of artists and engineers, BANG always felt a pull towards the adrenaline-fueled world of skateboarding.

From a young age, BANG was captivated by the freedom and thrill of skating through the streets, defying gravity with every kickflip and grind. He poured his heart and soul into mastering the art of the sport, spending countless hours at the local skate park, pushing himself to go bigger and bolder with each trick. But as BANG's skills on the board grew, so did his ego. He became obsessed with competition, believing that skateboarding is all about competition, pushing others aside in the quest for glory. His relentless pursuit of victory often put him at odds with his fellow skaters, as he saw every session as an opportunity to assert his dominance on the ramps and rails.

During a particularly intense skate-off, BANG's fate took a dramatic turn. In a moment of reckless abandon, he attempted a daring maneuver, the Gazelle Flip, that ended in disaster, causing him to crash headfirst into a pile of discarded technology. Miraculously, BANG survived the accident, but not without consequences. The explosion from the collision left him forever changed, his head replaced by a live mine bomb, ticking with the countdown of his own creation. From that day forward, BANG became a symbol of chaos and danger in the skateboarding world, his explosive head serving as a constant reminder of the risks that came with pushing the limits. Yet despite his newfound notoriety, BANG remained unrepentant in his pursuit of skateboarding supremacy, seeing his explosive transformation as a gift rather than a curse.

However, amidst the chaos of his own making, BANG found himself locked in a fierce rivalry with ENIAC, the enigmatic computer head who preached a radically different philosophy of skateboarding. While BANG viewed skating as a cutthroat competition where only the strongest survived, ENIAC saw it as a communal experience, a chance for skaters of all backgrounds to come together and celebrate their shared passion for the sport. Their conflicting ideologies clashed like grinding gears, sparking heated debates and intense showdowns on the halfpipe. BANG saw ENIAC as a naive idealist, blinded by their own optimism and unwilling to acknowledge the harsh realities of the skateboarding world. Meanwhile, ENIAC viewed BANG as a reckless renegade, whose thirst for victory threatened to tear apart the very fabric of their tight-knit community. Despite their differences, however, BANG couldn't deny the thrill of facing off against ENIAC, each clash pushing him to new heights of adrenaline-fueled excitement. And as the rivalry between the two raged on, BANG knew that he would stop at nothing to prove once and for all that he's the undisputed king of the halfpipe, even if it meant risking everything he had built in the process.

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