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 | •BIOGRAPHY•
Tobias Holt was born in East Berlin, Germany in 1978. His mother was absent in his life and he didn't know who she was until series of unfortunate events uncovered a startling family secret. Although he stayed with his father (Ludger Holt, aka: Emcee) when he was young, he was really raised by an aunt who had moved in with them in order to help raise him and provide the veneer of a societal norm as was necessary at the time to avoid suspicion, especially when your father was working for the Ministry of State Security (Stasi) and was helping the Baader-Meinhoff Group (a far-left terrorist organization) via official channels at the Stasi. His father ran a network of informers in both East and West Germany and also was deeply involved in spying/surveilling the public, not to mention getting rid of the class enemy, often West German sympathisers and operatives from over the wall. Living with a father who had a reputation for having highly developed Zersetzung skills to use against and silence political opponents with did not make Tobias' life very easy and impacted his early psychological development, under the stress which, he developed some unhealthy coping mechanisms and started to present with sociopathic personality traits. While his father taught him this technique he was, as a result, also subject to it until he was no longer affected by it.
His father, Ludger Holt, later had a change of political heart and began informing on the Stasi to the West Germans. He felt the noose of the Stasi starting to tighten around his throat, even as he kept up appearances and continued his official duties. He found refuge for him and his son in the unlikeliest of places, the Katakomb Kabaret, run by the brother of the founding members of the Baader-Meinhoff group, who housed resistance members, exiles, political refugees and intellectuals that spoke out against the government (the very people that Ludger would have 'taken care of' before his conversion). This was a stable moment in Tobias' life, where the bonds of loyalty and family were impressed upon him and his life revolved around more than just his father (he had a "cousin", "uncles", "aunts", not blood related, but close regardless. Of course, they were people that were hiding from the Stasi and therefore Tobias--to protect their identity and ensure his safety-- was just told that they were all "like family" and so, that's what it was). It was also a short-lived moment after which the Holt's and the Baader's had to be extracted to the United States as political asylum seekers running away from an imploding intelligentsia looking to clean up its crimes right after the fall of the Berlin Wall. If Tobias' criminality showed its stripes in Germany through his personality, then he really began to apply it and gain his criminal education in the United States. He started helping his father with protection rackets, blackmail and other, more violent, enterprises but found that his talent lay in financial matters. His lavish spending and parties drew in social, political, and criminal well-to-doers. He gained degrees in finance and financial law and then had stint working for a few international banks. But it's when he took over for a boutique private bank, Deutsche Commerzbank International, that he really took off. That it's nearly totally illegal? Prove it. |  |
| •PERSONALITY & APPEARANCE•
Sauve, charming, well kept and likes a bit of the good life. But don't be fooled, he also adjusts his appearance and mannerism to the person he is manipulating. He spends lavishly on parties and upholding his image because, in his line of work, the image is part of the game. However, there are other things that are part of the game as well, such as supporting philanthropic endeavours and being a board member for a micro-finance development non-profit to volunteering for causes like a dog adoption group. He disposition changes when he's with those he considers his family (indeed, most would have a hard time imagining Tobias Holt as a dangerous criminal since he's likely to appear at your son's baseball game, give your mom money if she needs it to buy groceries and buy cookies from your daughter's Girl Scout troop) to business associates (those who have no problem imagining him as a dangerous criminal and find the previous benign activities mentioned quite horrifying, actually). What the depth of his interactions or what he understands as being a significant human interaction is, however, up for debate.
His demeanour is often cool and collected, almost to a degree of having a slightly risk neutral response for things that he should be concerned more about. Something that's cold can both freeze and burn and sometimes it's hard to determine which it is and what he's giving you if not both at the same time. But it's his propensity to dispense with bullshit and be coldly brutal with his observations that can be seen as an enviable trait reserved for those with power and yet, in his personal life, a complete relationship killer. Still, there's some truth to what he says, even if it's only his own brand. The thing is, in his personal life, he tries to make meaning connections and can be perceived as being quite a warm person but something has always felt off. And now, just as he was on the verge of bringing his family back together, it all falls to pieces. | |
| •HISTORY•
So much history. See:
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| •STATISTICS•
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