Shrike

Shrike is the antagonist of Butcherbird. She has a vendetta for an unknown reason against Josey Wales.

Background
Born in Redding, Shrike was apparently outcast from her community when she killed a child.

Sometime late in life, Shrike became a hitwoman. She was frequently employed by the New Reno families against one another, popular because of her brutal nature and signature killing style. She became infamous after angering Mr. Bishop by killing an important member of his crime family. He had a ten man hit squad after her, all men that should've been Shrike's equal or exceeded her. They caught her by surprise, but she managed to kill them all whilst unarmed and undressed. This launched her reknown to a new height. After that, she would make her way across the post-war United States, racking up a high body count. She spent roughly fifteen years on the east coast, visiting the Empire Wasteland, the Commonwealth, and the Capital Wasteland. It was during this time that she killed Rook.

She then returned to the Mojave sometime between 2288 and 2290. In 2290 she had Dean Domino killed in New Vegas by Randall Clark.

Qualities
Shrike, despite her primary motivation being revenge, is not driven by rage. She is thoughtful and contemplative and rarely acts without careful planning first. She is also not overly bloodthirsty, although she never shies away from violence.

Shrike's most notable attribute is her skill with martial arts. She appears to have received very in-depth training in multiple different disciplines, such as judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Krav Maga, muay thai, and kickboxing.

Shrike possesses a hologram emitter, an atomic-valence tri-radii-oscillator, displacer glove, proton axe, and the Stealth Suit Mk II. She has also had numerous implants, including strength implants, subdermal armor, and monocyte breeder. Shrike has notable skill in martial arts, able to kill a highly trained and heavily equipped Courser with just a proton axe and a displacer glove.

Shrike is also highly educated. She has an excellent grasp of advanced technology, as well as computers.

Trivia

 * Shrike has a large burn scar on her face. She attempts to hide this, or at least draw some attention from it, by dying parts of her hair different colors.  She does this mainly for cosmetic reasons as she does not like people mentioning her scar, but isn't vain enough to conceal it completely.

Appearances

 * Butcherbird: Prologue
 * Butcherbird: Chapter 1
 * Butcherbird: Chapter 2