can you tell us a bit about toni?
Omg is this is a lot from memory so its not gonna be linear and I'm gonna infodump so hang on --
he's a spy for the BLU team from the game TF2, but since ive given him more and more story he's more of an OC at this point.
born in a rural city (cant remember the name) close to paris, france
he can't remember his birth name (and neither can i)
he was 8 when germany invaded Paris, and they shot the refugees as they fled. His mom died then but he survived long enough to hide in an upturned wagon found by a passing ex-kgb russian spy in paris at the time
that spy adopted him, both out of pity and that a father with a child is much less suspicipus than just a single man. a father passing through.
named Anton (this is relevant later) the russian raised him as his own, teaching him the ways of his job.
This is why a lot of toni's tactics are that of KGB and russian secret police
He learned russian, mandarin and english from Anton, and when he grew old enough helped more and more with Anton's assignments
Eventually, Anton died in action, and with toni having no real other path in life, took his name and continued his work
his dad fought in WW1, and didn't come back. Presumably KIA
He wanted to be a painter when he grewnup, but espionage happened sooner
eventually toni got arrested and thrown in gulag, later to be "bought" by team fortress indusries to work for BLU
was one of the first mercs to be put in respawn, and has witnessed a lot if "respawn failures" which, almost literally, fry men to death.
has a bit of a cruel streak
eventually got fired because of it, and when tfi fires someone (especially spies) its just synonymous with murder and dump
his most recent verse is, in simple terms, a "pet sematary" in which he crawls out of his grave - but who crawls out is NOT TONI
"working" verse, he's like any other spy. smokes, pompous, thinks he's above everyone else
ive got various ships, (each their own verse) Rocket's Red Soldier, Max's Red Pyro, Frog's Red Sniper, and Bear's Brutal Miss Pauling
he's got ptsd, both from run-ins with the Red Medic (and you already know how well THAT must've gone) and other experiences, both in the gulag and working from such a young age in espionage