Howard
Dorough
Howie
Dorough first learned of Himitsu Takana when his old pal AJ McLean was
recruited. The two friends went through
the rigorous application process together, but while AJ was accepted, Howie
suffered the worst rejection of his life.
In the aftermath, he withdrew from society and allowed his sociopathic rage
to take over.
He
reemerged years later as “Dr. Rough,” leader of the villainous organization
known by the acronym FANS, intent on proving his worth by achieving his
ultimate goal: to take over the world…
and, of course, to destroy Himitsu Takana in the process.
Though
surrounded by faithful minions, most of whom are, like him, unappreciated rejects
of other organizations, Dr. Rough trusts virtually no one. His minions may be the brawn of FANS, but he
is the brains, using his extensive scientific knowledge to develop a wide range
of weapons and technology to aid his cause.
His closest conspirator is his most talented agent and right hand man,
Drums, but he has only two true companions:
his minion ferret, Dr. Twitches, and a highly-evolved rockhopper penguin
named Michael Jackson.
At a
mere five feet, six inches, Dr. Rough suffers from a Napoleon complex and tries
to compensate for his height with big weapons and even bigger plans for world
domination. He also has a twitch in his
left eye, a tic which is more pronounced when he gets emotional. His self-consciousness and deep-seeded
feelings of inferiority are a weakness which can get the best of him and are
sometimes exploited by Himitsu Takana.