Graveshock, a true Cyberpunk – Steal this Cybers Character

Chester A. Duncan IV grew up as a member of the 1%. Not just the 1%, but the .01% (yes, that Duncan family). One would think that living the super-privileged life was everyone’s dream, until you realized what the expectations really were as the son of one of the wealthiest men in America. Young Chester was constantly pressured by his father to learn the business…

Sure, on the outside, the Google Foundation seemed to be the epitome of a prosperous, legitimate, and generous organization, but deep down, it’s the worst of them all. With everything the Foundation was involved in, bad things would continue to happen. Smaller businesses were eaten, the downtrodden got trampled again, corporate murders, espionage… and that’s not even the worst of it. The Google Foundation is supposedly helping turn the economy around; when in truth its goal is to do the opposite, as that’s what’s gaining it the most power. Those with money get more money, and those with power just get it all.

Young Chester realized this early, and in defiance, locked himself away from that world. His father just felt that he’d come around eventually, especially as young Chester’s allowance continued to get smaller and smaller.

During his time of defiance, young Chester (or “Graveshock” as he was known online) absorbed himself into both computers and online gaming. With the resources he had, he was able to acquire the prototype Donovan Matrix Interface (something that wouldn’t be available to the general public for another year). Of course, it was illegal for a 15 year-old to have that type of brain surgery cyber implant, but he was a Duncan.

Soon, he achieved the top status in the MMIRPG War of StarQuest and held it for five straight months, something no other gamer has come close to accomplishing. He was thus featured in several editorials and data channels, and even received a few endorsements. “Graveshock” became a household name.

One day (after getting bored with the game), he decided to poke around the Google Foundation’s database. With his old passcodes (and his Donovan Matrix), he found it very easy to gain access to confidential information. One such bit of information included an obscure bank funneling money to a terrorist group. The Google Foundation wasn’t directly involved, but there was still a connection. The Foundation was poised to benefit from whatever the terrorists were trying to accomplish. So, using his Donovan Matrix for the interface, young Chester started poking at the bank’s database – and either through brute skill or sheer luck (or both) he was able to hack in and divert those dirty funds ($40,000,000) to various charities.

Quite a theft for a 15 year-old.

When he got caught a month later, “Graveshock” became a household name yet again, but this time (obviously) for different reasons. The first thing his lawyer said to him was to keep his mouth shut, and say nothing about any “terrorists.” (“Take the rap if you want to live to see your 16th birthday. And hey, the Foundation says Hi”). Agreeing to this, he was sentenced to a hardcore boys academy, and imposed with a life-long ban from interfacing. His matrix was slated to be removed by court order, but it never happened. By the time he got to the academy, records showed that the surgery had already been done (he has yet to figure that out).

The academy is meant to break young men down and then build them back up, to make them respect authority, and generally teach them to become responsible, upstanding citizens… Graveshock has been out of the academy for a few weeks now, and already went off the grid…