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I know, I know, I should start submitting heroes someday too. But not today.

This is Harold Häas, a wealthy art dealer turned art thief with a nauseous breath. The kind of breath that would make a small adult elefant pass out.

I'm adding his bio-template, which will give you some info on him I never really took time to write down prior to this day. Saddle up, I wrote quite a lot more than I expected.

Name: Harold Häas
Real Name: Harold Häas, IVth
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 144 Lbs
Age: 55
Hair: Pale Grey. Moustache is Salt & Pepper (Black and white, with a majority of white).
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Art Dealer/Supervillain
Lives In: Glenmetropolis, Québec, Canada
Nationality British-American
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Allignment: Evil
Family: Either deceased or estranged
First Appearance: July 2011
Marital Status: Single.
Sexual Orientation Homosexual
Spoken Languages: English, French, German
Strenght Level: Average
Superpowers: Severe halitosis he uses to knock out his enemies. Harold is also a skilled martial artist and physically fit, especially for his age.
Weapon: Possesses a variety of patented weapons, almost all of which are geared towards knockout gas. However, he rarely uses them, prefering hand-to-hand combat.
Activities: Harold enjoys reading. Anything. From complex novels to just as complex computer repair manuals. Acquiring knowledge is one of his passions. Acquiring rare pieces of art is another one. Harold has a collection of high-end sports cars, almost all of which he drives. Few of them are either too old or to dangerous to drive, but he keps them as part of his collection.
Other Skills: Harold is a skilled dancer, stage actor and golfer. He practices Judo since the age of 9, so he's become pretty good.
History: Harold Häas is the son of a German-American actress and a British waiter. His parents being wealthy did not affect his young life, however. He and his family lived in a small suburban town in hopes of having a life similar to any average american, and most importantly, away from the eyes of the media. Harold attended public schools until university. During that time, he was bullied a lot for his appearence and height (he reached 5'10" in the summer between his 16th and 17th birthday. He gained 4" during that time).

In high school, it was becoming clear that he was disinterested in girls. This was also the source of torments and teasing from his classmates. But around that time, young Harold had developped a sharp tongue, and was able to stand up for himself.

At the age of 17, he announced to his parents that he was gay. Their response? They chased him from their home. Harold's older brother Helmsey tried to defend his brother, but there was nothing to do.

For five years, Häas lived as a drifter. Until one day, German philantropist Ebner Klützvaard, noticed him setting up camp under an overpass, and offered him shelter until he could get a job and get his life back on track. Häas gladly accepted.

Under Klützvaard's tutelage, Harold became increasingly interested in art, in any form. He and Ebner began touring museums, art galleries, anywhere art was, really. Not very skilled in that field though, Harold contemplated the possibility of becoming an art dealer. Financially aided by Klützvaard, Häas studied at Harvard in Art History, and got his doctor's degree a few years later.

At the age of 28, Harold Häas had gotten his life back together. After buying a house in Soho, he tried to call his brother to tell him about his new life. It was only a year later that he learned his brother had been drafted to fight in Vietnam, and was killed in action. The news filled him with sadness and anger. The only relative who still loved him had been killed years ago.

As years went by, Häas became a proeminant figure in the art community. He was in every auction, every art opening, and even visited some studios where painters, sculpters and the such noticed the charismatic man who, unlike most art dealers, had a genuine interest for the subjects, the techniques, the messages... It isn't surprising that his first real life partner was a young painter known to the public as Farce. Farce and Harold moved to Glenmetropolis in 1986, a city where the art scene was erupting at the time.

Harold would amass quite a fortune through his art dealings. Having been denied the inheritance money upon his parents' death (which had happened years ago, but Harold never really cared for them since they chased him), it was a personal satisfaction to live a wealthy and happy life. His relationship with Farce deteriorated over the years, the painter constantly "borrowing" Häas' money to buy cocaine.

In 1994, Häas met Timothe Keller, an interesting man who worked as vice president of an internationnal matress company at the time. The two became close friends, sharing a passion for art, and the fact that they were homosexuals. Despite being roughly a decade younger than him, Keller was just as mature and interesting a person as Häas considered himself to be. Keller told him about an organization of superhumans who fight, as Keller put it, discrimination against the LGBT community by the superheroes of the city. Appalled by what he was led to believe was public homophobia, Häas joined Keller's cause, supporting him financially and morally as he set up his new "anti-discrimination task force", the criminal group now known as TrueVelvet. From that day, he decided to use his powers to stop the heroes from discriminating people with similar lifestyles as his.

Over the years however, it became clear that Keller had set up a criminal organization. But Häas never wanted out. In fact, he found a true vocation in being a supervillain. Having developped severe halitosis throughout the years, he could use his breath to quitely subdue superheroes. With TrueVelvet, Häas took the habit of stealing art from museums and art galleries, then selling his loot to a fence, realizing greater profits than he would through regular art dealing.

So that about sums up Harold's bio.

Harold Häas ©

Description
I know, I know, I should start submitting heroes someday too. But not today.

This is Harold Häas, a wealthy art dealer turned art thief with a nauseous breath. The kind of breath that would make a small adult elefant pass out.

I'm adding his bio-template, which will give you some info on him I never really took time to write down prior to this day. Saddle up, I wrote quite a lot more than I expected.

Name: Harold Häas
Real Name: Harold Häas, IVth
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 144 Lbs
Age: 55
Hair: Pale Grey. Moustache is Salt & Pepper (Black and white, with a majority of white).
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Art Dealer/Supervillain
Lives In: Glenmetropolis, Québec, Canada
Nationality British-American
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Allignment: Evil
Family: Either deceased or estranged
First Appearance: July 2011
Marital Status: Single.
Sexual Orientation Homosexual
Spoken Languages: English, French, German
Strenght Level: Average
Superpowers: Severe halitosis he uses to knock out his enemies. Harold is also a skilled martial artist and physically fit, especially for his age.
Weapon: Possesses a variety of patented weapons, almost all of which are geared towards knockout gas. However, he rarely uses them, prefering hand-to-hand combat.
Activities: Harold enjoys reading. Anything. From complex novels to just as complex computer repair manuals. Acquiring knowledge is one of his passions. Acquiring rare pieces of art is another one. Harold has a collection of high-end sports cars, almost all of which he drives. Few of them are either too old or to dangerous to drive, but he keps them as part of his collection.
Other Skills: Harold is a skilled dancer, stage actor and golfer. He practices Judo since the age of 9, so he's become pretty good.
History: Harold Häas is the son of a German-American actress and a British waiter. His parents being wealthy did not affect his young life, however. He and his family lived in a small suburban town in hopes of having a life similar to any average american, and most importantly, away from the eyes of the media. Harold attended public schools until university. During that time, he was bullied a lot for his appearence and height (he reached 5'10" in the summer between his 16th and 17th birthday. He gained 4" during that time).

In high school, it was becoming clear that he was disinterested in girls. This was also the source of torments and teasing from his classmates. But around that time, young Harold had developped a sharp tongue, and was able to stand up for himself.

At the age of 17, he announced to his parents that he was gay. Their response? They chased him from their home. Harold's older brother Helmsey tried to defend his brother, but there was nothing to do.

For five years, Häas lived as a drifter. Until one day, German philantropist Ebner Klützvaard, noticed him setting up camp under an overpass, and offered him shelter until he could get a job and get his life back on track. Häas gladly accepted.

Under Klützvaard's tutelage, Harold became increasingly interested in art, in any form. He and Ebner began touring museums, art galleries, anywhere art was, really. Not very skilled in that field though, Harold contemplated the possibility of becoming an art dealer. Financially aided by Klützvaard, Häas studied at Harvard in Art History, and got his doctor's degree a few years later.

At the age of 28, Harold Häas had gotten his life back together. After buying a house in Soho, he tried to call his brother to tell him about his new life. It was only a year later that he learned his brother had been drafted to fight in Vietnam, and was killed in action. The news filled him with sadness and anger. The only relative who still loved him had been killed years ago.

As years went by, Häas became a proeminant figure in the art community. He was in every auction, every art opening, and even visited some studios where painters, sculpters and the such noticed the charismatic man who, unlike most art dealers, had a genuine interest for the subjects, the techniques, the messages... It isn't surprising that his first real life partner was a young painter known to the public as Farce. Farce and Harold moved to Glenmetropolis in 1986, a city where the art scene was erupting at the time.

Harold would amass quite a fortune through his art dealings. Having been denied the inheritance money upon his parents' death (which had happened years ago, but Harold never really cared for them since they chased him), it was a personal satisfaction to live a wealthy and happy life. His relationship with Farce deteriorated over the years, the painter constantly "borrowing" Häas' money to buy cocaine.

In 1994, Häas met Timothe Keller, an interesting man who worked as vice president of an internationnal matress company at the time. The two became close friends, sharing a passion for art, and the fact that they were homosexuals. Despite being roughly a decade younger than him, Keller was just as mature and interesting a person as Häas considered himself to be. Keller told him about an organization of superhumans who fight, as Keller put it, discrimination against the LGBT community by the superheroes of the city. Appalled by what he was led to believe was public homophobia, Häas joined Keller's cause, supporting him financially and morally as he set up his new "anti-discrimination task force", the criminal group now known as TrueVelvet. From that day, he decided to use his powers to stop the heroes from discriminating people with similar lifestyles as his.

Over the years however, it became clear that Keller had set up a criminal organization. But Häas never wanted out. In fact, he found a true vocation in being a supervillain. Having developped severe halitosis throughout the years, he could use his breath to quitely subdue superheroes. With TrueVelvet, Häas took the habit of stealing art from museums and art galleries, then selling his loot to a fence, realizing greater profits than he would through regular art dealing.

So that about sums up Harold's bio.

Harold Häas ©