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Mr. Friendly

File:Mr Friendly.jpg
Real Name	Unknown
Identity	Unknown
Affiliation	Various infernal powers
Base of Operations	Unknown
Status	Active
Known Relatives	Unknown
First Appearance	MISTRAL #3
Creator	Ed Messina

“Everybody’s got a price. Souls are just easier to carry.”
— Mr. Friendly

Mr. Friendly is a mysterious infernal assassin whose appearances stretch back through human history for thousands of years. Depicted in occult manuscripts, forbidden woodcuts, demonological texts, and ancient religious warnings, Mr. Friendly appears in remarkably consistent form across multiple civilizations, always associated with murder, temptation, and supernatural bargains.

Whether he is truly immortal, a demon wearing human flesh, or something even stranger remains unknown.

Most occult scholars agree on only one thing:

where Mr. Friendly appears, death usually follows.

Historical Presence

References to a smiling horned gunman resembling Mr. Friendly appear in occult literature dating back millennia. Ancient tablets, medieval grimoires, Renaissance demonological sketches, and modern paranormal case files all describe a nearly identical figure:

a charming man with inhuman features, supernatural resilience, and a fondness for violence.

Curiously, the details evolve with the era.

In ancient accounts, Mr. Friendly appears carrying blades, bows, or primitive firearms ahead of their historical invention. By the modern age, he most commonly appears wielding twin pistols and dressed with unsettling elegance.

Some occult historians believe the entity deliberately reshapes its appearance to remain culturally recognizable to humanity.

Others suspect humanity simply keeps rediscovering the same nightmare.

Nature Of The Entity

Mr. Friendly appears to be some form of hybrid between human and demon, though even experienced mystics debate the specifics endlessly.

Theories include:

• A demon permanently incarnated in mortal flesh
• A corrupted human elevated into infernal service
• A supernatural assassin created by Hell itself
• A recurring identity inherited by multiple hosts

Mr. Friendly himself never offers straight answers.

He seems to enjoy the confusion.

Infernal Missions

Throughout history, Mr. Friendly has appeared repeatedly during moments of violence, corruption, political collapse, occult upheaval, or spiritual crisis. He often acts as an assassin or agent for unseen supernatural overlords, carrying out missions whose full purpose remains unclear even to those hiring or summoning him.

His victims range from criminals and occultists to heroes, political leaders, mystics, and apparently random civilians.

The common factor is rarely obvious until much later.

If ever.

The Kindly Ones

Occult researchers eventually uncovered the truth that Mr. Friendly is not a unique being, but one member of a bizarre infernal breed known collectively as the Kindly Ones.

The name is deeply ironic.

The Kindly Ones are supernatural assassins and retrieval agents who attempt to disguise themselves among humanity through the use of absurdly reassuring aliases and stiff approximations of normal human behavior. Unfortunately, their understanding of ordinary social interaction is catastrophically poor.

Known examples include:

• Mr. Friendly
• Mr. Happy
• Mr. Smiles
• Mr. Amigo
• Mr. Neighborly

There are believed to be many more.

The Kindly Ones choose these names because they believe such words make them sound harmless and approachable to humans. Instead, the effect is usually unnerving almost immediately. Witnesses consistently describe the experience of meeting one as feeling “wrong” in subtle but overwhelming ways.

Part of the problem is that the Kindly Ones almost never display genuine emotion.

They do not smile.

They do not laugh.

They rarely blink.

Their speech patterns are unnaturally formal, polite, and carefully rehearsed, as though they learned human interaction entirely from observation rather than experience. Many investigators have compared them to extraterrestrials or malfunctioning androids trying unsuccessfully to impersonate people.

This only becomes more disturbing once the violence starts.

Infernal Operatives

Unlike chaotic demons driven by rage or temptation, the Kindly Ones operate with frightening discipline and focus. They function as executioners, hunters, messengers, and retrieval agents for powerful infernal entities whose identities remain largely unknown.

Once assigned a target, a Kindly One pursues it with machine-like persistence.

They do not taunt unnecessarily.

They do not lose their tempers.

And they do not stop.

Several occult investigators have compared them to “demonic terminators” — relentless supernatural predators wearing badly constructed masks of human civility.

Human Camouflage

The Kindly Ones are fascinated by humanity but fundamentally incapable of properly blending into it. Their attempts at appearing normal often overshoot badly, producing behavior that feels awkward, theatrical, or subtly alien.

Examples include:

• Excessively cheerful aliases
• Overly formal politeness
• Strange conversational timing
• Inappropriate friendliness during violence
• Stiff body language and emotional mimicry

The result is something almost but not entirely human.

Which many victims find far more frightening than open monstrosity.

Shared Traits

Though individual Kindly Ones vary somewhat in appearance and specialty, they appear to share several characteristics:

• Superhuman strength and durability
• Extreme resistance to injury
• Expert-level combat and firearms skills
• Apparent immortality or regenerative abilities
• Emotional detachment and patience
• Vast experience interacting with mortals across centuries

Some occultists believe the Kindly Ones may not truly understand concepts like humor, affection, or kindness at all.

They merely imitate such things because they believe humans find them comforting.

And because predators often survive longer when prey lets them get close.

Fascination With Humanity

Despite his monstrous nature, Mr. Friendly is intensely fascinated by human behavior, particularly temptation, vice, greed, lust, and moral weakness.

Unlike demons driven purely by destruction, he seems genuinely curious about mortal life. He often engages victims conversationally before killing them, probing their fears, desires, regrets, or hidden impulses with unnerving friendliness.

This habit makes encounters with him deeply unsettling.

Victims sometimes report feeling as though they were being psychologically studied rather than hunted.

Powers

Mr. Friendly possesses formidable supernatural abilities.

Known powers include:

• Superhuman strength and durability
• Resistance to injury and conventional weapons
• Apparent immortality or regenerative capability
• Possible infernal or mystical resistances
• Supernatural endurance and reflexes

Exactly how difficult he is to kill remains uncertain.

Historical evidence suggests “temporary inconvenience” may be a more accurate term.

Weapons

Mr. Friendly’s trademark weapons are a pair of supernatural pistols that appear capable of endless fire.

Their properties include:

• Unlimited ammunition
• Multiple exotic ammunition types
• Extreme accuracy and stopping power
• Possible mystical or infernal enhancements

Witnesses have reported the weapons firing conventional bullets, incendiary rounds, silver projectiles, glowing infernal ammunition, and rounds capable of harming supernatural beings.

The pistols themselves may not be entirely technological in nature.

Skills

Mr. Friendly combines supernatural ability with terrifying professional competence.

• Master-level firearms skill
• Assassination and pursuit expertise
• Psychological manipulation
• Knowledge of occult traditions and infernal entities
• Social charm and deception

He possesses the relaxed confidence of someone who has been killing people professionally for a very long time.

Personality

Mr. Friendly is charming, polite, amused, and profoundly disturbing. Unlike raging monsters or cackling madmen, he behaves with calm civility even while committing horrific acts.

He smiles constantly.

That smile rarely reaches his eyes.

His fascination with humanity often gives him an oddly conversational demeanor. He enjoys discussing philosophy, temptation, morality, or personal weakness moments before violence erupts.

At times he almost seems disappointed by how predictable humans are.

At other times he appears genuinely entertained by them.

This ambiguity makes him difficult to classify as either pure monster or fallen soul.

Possibly because he is both.

Legacy

Mr. Friendly became one of the more enigmatic supernatural villains of the modern era and a recurring adversary in occult-oriented stories involving heroes such as Mistral. His appearances blended infernal horror, noir-style assassination, supernatural mystery, and dark philosophical themes into some of the strangest stories in the Crucible Universe.

Because many demons tempt humanity openly.

Mr. Friendly prefers to sit down, smile politely...

and see what people choose on their own.

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