Real Name: Victor Von Grock
Occupation: Europan International head of U.S. operations
Identity: Publicly known
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record
Base of Operations: Manhattan, New York
First Appearance: TRIBE #1 (1993)
History: The international Europan Corporation will stop at nothing to corner the market on new technology and power. When negotiation fails, there is always force. Victor Von Grock is effective with either route, manipulating, strong-arming, and overpowering as needed. To this end, Von Grock has established ties to Cyberdata, a silent partnership with Yamahoshi Tech on Project Deathgrip, and handled the insertion of Alberto Cassini into the Cabal (though he was murdered by Pike under the assumption that he had sold intelligence on Helspont to the Gnome.) Among the operations taken over by Von Grock are Guido Duva's East Coast sporting rackets and Anthony Franco's mob. Von Grock is very hands-on, usually conducting his dirty business in person, and he's not averse to trade punches with the likes of Blindspot.
Europan offers million dollar a year contracts and a new car to Youngbloods who sign on with the company, while neglecting to tell them that they will have to survive a typically fatal battle with Lord Deus to clinch the offer. The business practices of Europan International has earned it many enemies, including Tribe, the Offworlders and Paladins.
Known superhuman powers & weapons: Victor Von Grock's primary ability is to drain the wills of his victims, essentially enslaving them, via energy beams connecting his eyes to a target's. Beyond compelling the victim to do his bidding for an undefined period of time, this act also allows Von Grock to read the subject's mind. On a larger scale, Europan distributes Slaver Units, a headset device which can be applied to any random subject, forcing them to act on encoded directions fed to their brains. These are popular purchases among crime families, as it cuts down on their payroll and provides immediate violence fodder. Among the most effective weapons in the Europan arsenal are high flying ominous armored Manji. Totally obedient to the whims of Victor Von Grock, these humanoid robots can act on their own, or be worn as a suit of armor.
© & ™ 1994 Larry Stroman & Todd Johnson
See also: Spawnometer 0:0:3:0: Tribe
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