History

Ichiro started out life in a somewhat chaotic household. His mother left his father soon after he was born, and he lived with his single dad from that point on, never really meeting his mother. His father, despite his best efforts, struggled with making money, so the two of them struggled quite a bit financially. However, despite the difficulties, his father did his best to be supportive and loving to him. He loved his son dearly, and the two were incredibly close. His father saw potential in him, potential unlike any other, and knew he wanted to give his son the opportunity to harness said potential. He tried to scrape up the money to send Ichiro to the greatest private academy in their area, and resorted to illegal means to get it. He struck a deal with the leader of a criminal gang in town, getting a loan from him for the money, promising to pay him back. He was able to send Ichiro to the academy, and things were happy for a while. However, that happiness slowly started to fade. The years passed, and the money was never paid back to the gang. Threats were posted on Ichiro's door, telling his father to get the money back or pay the consequences, but he still never paid up. He gang eventually had enough, and decided to do something to make sure his father would pay them back.

While walking home from school at about 15 years old, Ichiro was jumped by members of the gang. They kidnapped him and held him hostage, threatening to kill him should his father not pay back the money they had lended him. Ichiro was terrified, and didn't know what to do. He prayed for his father to save him, but he never showed. Things were looking bleak for the boy as he waited in captivity for months. The gang had had enough and decided it was time to kill him, but before they could, someone put a stop to their plans. This someone was a bounty hunter, one who was after the gang's leader for quite some time. He made quick work of the gang right in front of Ichiro's eyes, which stunned him. He saved the boy's life, and was about to return him to his father when Ichiro stopped him and asked him to teach him in the ways of bounty-hunting. The bounty hunter was skeptical at first, but saw just how determined the young boy was to learn, and reluctantly agreed. From that day forward, Ichiro began training under his savior, learning his combat techniques.

Ichiro trained and learned under his savior for four years, getting his first bounty-hunting job at the ripe age of nineteen. He proved successful in his first job, and started taking more and more, becoming a well-known hunter under the nickname of Hiro. He was skilled on a technical level, but was also hindered by his cocky and arrogant attitude, which caused him to be rather reckless. He thought he was invincible, that he could never be hurt despite the things he did. He got careless, and after a few years of work, that carelessness caught up with him. At twenty-two years old, he took on the biggest mission of his career. He worked with a team of bounty hunters, despite his reluctance to at first, but ultimately led the charge. They were led into a dark cavern, where their target was supposedly hanging out. The team became nervous, thinking the cavern was some sort of elaborate trap. However, Ichiro persisted regardless of the danger. He pushed his team into the cave... And it was the biggest mistake of his career. Much like the team had speculated, the cave was indeed a trap, one that was rigged to trap the team inside and lead them to their brutal demise by explosives. Ichiro noticed, but was just too late to react. The bombs detonated with the team still inside, and Ichiro was caught up in the blasts...

The injuries he suffered were numerous. Some parts of him, like his leg, lower jaw, and parts of his neck, were blown off entirely in the explosion. Others, like his pinky, were crushed and maimed beyond repair by the wreckage. His face especially was maimed, being scarred brutally by the shrapnel. What crushed him more than his injuries, however, was the fate of his team. He had been the only one to survive the trek into the cave. The incident left him hospitalized for quite some time, and even after he left he wasn't in the greatest shape. He could hardly walk, much less take care of himself, but refused help. He didn't want anyone to see him in such a state of disrepair, and he especially didn't want anyone else to get hurt on his behalf. He was hurt, scared, and knew only one thing: He would never hunt like that again.

It took him a while, but eventually he recovered physically from the accident. Mentally, however, he never quite came around. He was still terrified, a shell of his former self. He didn't want to be around people anymore, and was terrified that he would hurt them if he was. He found solace in technology, honing his skills into hacking, and started a new life under the online alias of P4R4G0N. His quiet, lonely little life was nice, but he eventually started longing for more out of his life once more. He was hesitant, but eventually started coming back as Decypher. He didn't do much for others, really just jumped around on top of buildings and such having fun, but even just that was enough for him. He started getting a spark for adventure and life back, and led his life into a better direction.

He lives much of the same life today, hacking by day and running around as Cypher as night. He's come into his own quite a bit, and loves it. However, he does still want... More somehow. He doesn't know for sure, but... Maybe he can come back as a hero one day?