History DarthWiki / TheApostles

An [[TheEveryman average Joe]], going about his day, is suddenly plunged into a [[TheConspiracy conspiracy]] to [[WarForFunAndProfit carry out some]] [[TerroristsWithoutACause terrorist act]]/create an army of [[SuperSoldier super-soldiers]]/[[TakeOverTheWorld take over]] or [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world]]/[[ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination assassinate someone powerful]]/[[BankRobbery steal a bunch of cash]]. Maybe HeKnowsTooMuch, [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin has]] [[ItWasAGift possession]] [[TragicKeepsake of]] [[OrphansPlotTrinket a]] {{MacGuffin}} or [[ReluctantMadScientist could make something the villains need]]. Or maybe he’s just the RightManInTheWrongPlace. No matter the case, he’ll likely have to [[SternChase go on the run]] as he’s pursued by {{Mooks}} out to kill or seize him. This will give him [[FightScene plenty]] [[EscapeSequence of]] [[ChaseScene opportunity]] to showcase his [[SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat often]] [[IMinoredInTropology hidden]] or [[InstantExpert newly]] [[TookALevelInBadass acquired skills]], track down [[MrExposition someone]] who can [[{{Infodump}} tell him what the hell is going on]] and [[FlawExploitation learn his enemy’s weakness]], though there will likely be some [[FoeTossingCharge collateral]] [[InnocentBystander damage]] [[HumanShield along]] [[BusFullOfInnocents the]] [[LeaveNoWitnesses way]]. TheHero may learn his [[IHaveYourWife wife]]/[[DistressedDamsel girlfriend]], [[SnoopingLittleKid kids]], the President's daughter or even the President himself ([[PresidentEvil supposing he’s not one of the villains]]) has/have been taken and [[AndYourLittleDogToo is being held hostage]] by the bad guys, who might [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse try and coerce him into their service]]. So what’s a man to do? [[RoaringRampageOfRescue Kick ass and take names all the way to victory, of course!]]

After being dishonorably discharged from the military ('''Note:''' branch TBD later), a young man is contacted by a [[HiddenAgendaVillain Mr. Carpenter]], who says he works for an organization known as “[[NebulousEvilOrganization Byzantine]]” that hires out martially-skilled agents to select clientele and asks if he's interested in work. The young man agrees and he and eleven others — all handpicked to be [[TallDarkAndHandsome near-identical, tall, dark-haired white men]] — are assembled. They are given covers based on the names of different [[TitleDrop apostles]], the young man dubbed "[[DesignatedHero John]]," and soon begin their lives of fast cars, beautiful women, exotic locations and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers cold-blooded murder]]. They go on a variety of missions for paying parties, including members of [[TheMafia the criminal underground]], [[MegaCorp powerful businesses]] and [[BananaRepublic third-world governments]]. Gradually, their numbers dwindle as opposing forces prove more capable and determined and loyalties begin to crumble. [[AudienceSurrogate John]] watches those around him meet their [[ForegoneConclusion inevitable fates]], all the while wondering when his number will be up.

An [[TheEveryman average Joe]], going about his day, is suddenly plunged into a [[TheConspiracy conspiracy]] to [[WarForFunAndProfit carry out some]] [[TerroristsWithoutACause terrorist act]]/create an army of [[SuperSoldier super-soldiers]]/[[TakeOverTheWorld take over]] or [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world]]/[[ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination assassinate someone powerful]]/[[BankRobbery steal a bunch of cash]]. Maybe HeKnowsTooMuch, [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin has]] [[ItWasAGift possession]] [[TragicKeepsake of]] [[OrphansPlotTrinket a]] {{MacGuffin}} or [[ReluctantMadScientist could make something the villains need]]. Or maybe he’s just the RightManInTheWrongPlace. No matter the case, he’ll likely have to [[SternChase go on the run]] as he’s pursued by {{Mooks}} out to kill or seize him. This will give him [[FightScene plenty]] [[EscapeSequence of]] [[ChaseScene opportunity]] to showcase his [[SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat often]] [[IMinoredInTropology hidden]] or [[InstantExpert newly]] [[TookALevelInBadass acquired skills]], track down [[MrExposition someone]] who can [[{{Infodump}} tell him what the hell is going on]] and [[FlawExploitation learn his enemy’s weakness]], though there will likely be some [[FoeTossingCharge collateral]] [[InnocentBystander damage]] [[HumanShield along]] [[BusFullOfInnocents the]] [[LeaveNoWitnesses way]]. TheHero may learn his [[IHaveYourWife wife]]/[[DistressedDamsel girlfriend]], [[SnoopingLittleKid kids]], [[ThePresidentsDaughter the President’s daughter]] or even the President himself ([[PresidentEvil supposing he’s not one of the villains]]) has/have been taken and [[AndYourLittleDogToo is being held hostage]] by the bad guys, who might [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse try and coerce him into their service]]. So what’s a man to do? [[RoaringRampageOfRescue Kick ass and take names all the way to victory, of course!]]

[[SeenItAMillionTimes You know the story]]. An [[TheEveryman average Joe]], going about his day, is suddenly plunged into a [[TheConspiracy conspiracy]] to [[WarForFunAndProfit carry out some]] [[TerroristsWithoutACause terrorist act]]/create an army of [[SuperSoldier super-soldiers]]/[[TakeOverTheWorld take over]] or [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the world]]/[[ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination assassinate someone powerful]]/[[BankRobbery steal a bunch of cash]]. Maybe HeKnowsTooMuch, [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin has]] [[ItWasAGift possession]] [[TragicKeepsake of]] [[OrphansPlotTrinket a]] {{MacGuffin}} or [[ReluctantMadScientist could make something the villains need]]. Or maybe he’s just the RightManInTheWrongPlace. No matter the case, he’ll likely have to [[SternChase go on the run]] as he’s pursued by {{Mooks}} out to kill or seize him. This will give him [[FightScene plenty]] [[EscapeSequence of]] [[ChaseScene opportunity]] to showcase his [[SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat often]] [[IMinoredInTropology hidden]] or [[InstantExpert newly]] [[TookALevelInBadass acquired skills]], track down [[MrExposition someone]] who can [[{{Infodump}} tell him what the hell is going on]] and [[FlawExploitation learn his enemy’s weakness]], though there will likely be some [[FoeTossingCharge collateral]] [[InnocentBystander damage]] [[HumanShield along]] [[BusFullOfInnocents the]] [[LeaveNoWitnesses way]]. TheHero may learn his [[IHaveYourWife wife]]/[[DistressedDamsel girlfriend]], [[SnoopingLittleKid kids]], [[ThePresidentsDaughter the President’s daughter]] or even the President himself ([[PresidentEvil supposing he’s not one of the villains]]) has/have been taken and [[AndYourLittleDogToo is being held hostage]] by the bad guys, who might [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse try and coerce him into their service]]. So what’s a man to do? [[RoaringRampageOfRescue Kick ass and take names all the way to victory, of course!]]

* DeadLittleSister

* CareerKillers: The Apostles are {{Mooks}} in effect, although their skills are more on par with EliteMooks or a CarnivalOfKillers. They also sometimes behave as a PraetorianGuard to various clients.

* ADayInTheSlimelight: The novel is a DarkerAndEdgier expansion of this concept.

* GenericEvilOrganizationSquad: The Apostles.

* TheNameless: The narrator is referred to by his colleagues and handler as “John,” but this is explicitly not his real name and he uses a number of other aliases throughout the story.

* ContractOnTheHitman

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* TheNameless: The narrator is reffered to by his colleagues and handler as “John,” but this is explicitly not his real name and he uses a number of other aliases throughout the story.

* LonelyRichKid: John's past has hints of this, before he's grown to jaded to care.

After being dishonorably discharged from the military ('''Note:''' branch TBD later), a young man is contacted by a [[HiddenAgendaVillain Mr. Carpenter]], who says he works for an organization known as “[[NebulousEvilOrganization Byzantine]]” that hires out martially-skilled agents to select clientele and asks if he's interested in work. The young man agrees and he and eleven others — all handpicked to be [[TallDarkAndHandsome near-identical, tall, dark-haired white men]] — are assembled. They are given covers based on the names of different [[TitleDrop apostles]], the young man dubbed "[[DesignatedHero John]]," and soon begin their lives of fast cars, beautiful women, exotic locations and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers cold-blooded murder]]. They go on a variety of missions for various parties, including members of [[TheMafia the criminal underground]], [[MegaCorp powerful businesses]] and [[BananaRepublic third-world governments]]. Gradually, their numbers dwindle as opposing forces prove more capable and determined and loyalties begin to crumble. [[AudienceSurrogate John]] watches those around him meet their [[ForegoneConclusion inevitable fates]], all the while wondering when his number will be up.

!!''TheApostles'' includes examples of:

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