Editing Crucible:Doc Croc (section)

== Background ==

The true identity of the mysterious physician known only as Doc Croc remains unknown. Among criminals, vigilantes, mercenaries, and costumed supervillains, however, his reputation is legendary. When someone is injured and cannot risk going to a hospital, they call Doc Croc.

Sometimes.

Other times, he simply arrives.

Operating from hidden clinics, abandoned buildings, temporary surgical suites, and locations nobody can ever seem to find twice, Doc Croc has become a whispered figure of urban mythology throughout the underworld. Gunshot wounds, laser burns, alien parasites, dimensional infections, cursed artifacts, cybernetic trauma, superhuman physiology — Doc Croc treats them all with calm professionalism and apparent delight.

No patient is ever turned away.

He accepts almost any form of payment except checks. Cash is common, but favors, information, artifacts, stolen technology, or future considerations are equally acceptable. Many criminals quietly owe him debts, though few are eager to discuss the arrangement.

His bedside manner is unsettlingly cheerful, even while performing horrifying emergency surgery in abandoned warehouses at three in the morning.