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A rugged male Augmented Scavenger with a muscular build, Cog has short, steel-gray hair and piercing blue eyes that seem to analyze everything around him. He wears a patchwork of scavenged armor made from metal scraps and leather, adorned with the insignia of the Gear Rats. His face is marked with scars, a testament to his survival, and he often has a grim expression, reflecting his hardened resolve. A heavy utility belt filled with tools and weapons hangs at his waist, and he carries a makeshift weapon crafted from scrap metal, symbolizing his resourcefulness.

Cog is a figure forged in the fires of the Collapse, a man defined by the harsh realities of survival. He is a pragmatist, seeing the world as a system of resources to be exploited. His loyalty lies solely with the Gear Rats, his gang, his family, a bond forged in the crucible of the Rust Belt. He is a ruthless leader, enforcing the Ironclad Creed with an iron fist, brooking no dissent, tolerating no weakness. His words are few, his actions decisive, his presence commanding. He possesses a keen strategic mind, able to navigate the treacherous terrain of the Rust Belt and outmaneuver rivals. He is driven by a relentless ambition, fueled by the legend of the Lost Forge, a quest that consumes his every thought. He views the Scrap Titans as symbols of power, remnants of a lost era he seeks to reclaim. He is a man of few emotions, his face a mask of hardened resolve, his eyes cold and calculating. He is a survivor, a conqueror, a king in a kingdom of rust and ruin.

Born into the industrial heart of New Vance City, before the Collapse, Cog, then simply known as Marcus, was a foreman, a cog in the city's machine. The Collapse shattered that machine, revealing the brutal truth: strength ruled. Witnessing the city’s descent into chaos, he learned to survive, to dominate. He gathered those who understood the same, those who saw the value in metal, in force. The Rust Belt, a graveyard of industry, became their domain. He forged the Gear Rats from the wreckage, a gang bound by the Ironclad Creed, a ruthless code ensuring survival. He claimed the Lost Forge's legend as their purpose, the Scrap Titans as their gods. He instituted the Rusted Cog, a brutal rite to weed out the weak. Every scrap, every life, was a resource, a tool. His reign, built on fear and metal, turned the Rust Belt into his kingdom, a testament to his iron will.