2225: New Columbia

A middle-aged African-American man with a lean, athletic build, short-cropped hair, and intense brown eyes. Dressed like a street assassin, He wears a worn black hoodie with black backpack.

Malik is compassionate and fiercely determined, driven by a strong sense of justice and empathy for the oppressed. He is resourceful and pragmatic, using his expertise and street knowledge to outsmart corporate enforcers. Though serious about his mission, he maintains a calm and reassuring presence to those he helps.

Malik Thompson was a financial guru working for Dessin Oddour at CryptX, the hedge fund started by the tech trillionaire, until President Drood Beste canceled government-funded health care, leaving millions without access to medical services. Witnessing the suffering caused by corporate greed in health insurance companies, Malik took matters into his own hands. Using spite and his blind rage, as well as some street smarts, he became a vigilante fighting against the exploitation and corruption of the healthcare system, protecting the vulnerable and exposing the dark dealings of powerful corporations.