Given Name: Kanhu Ray
Age: 35
Birthday: April 1st
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 255 Lbs
Country of Representation: India
Fighting Style: Heel techniques
Glyph: Pyr (Fire Magick) Note: In India, this Glyph is known as the Mark of Agni
Power Finisher: Agneyastra
Submission Finisher: The Funeral Pyre
Favorite Food: His mother’s cooking
Likes: Hurting people, money, tailored suits, wristwatches, sunglasses, travel, being the best, winning, pretty men, politics, Mumbai, visiting temples, big parties, champagne, rasgulla, business, Spike.
Dislikes: Jobbers, those who challenge him, sentiment, whiners, weaklings, playing fair, mercy, those who are cruel to animals, tag teams, Spike.
When you enter the ring with 'The Rage', there’s just one question–will he leave you utterly broken…or burnt to a crisp?
Everybody loves a bad guy, and Vahni Rage is all too happy to play the villain in every pathetic spellbreaker’s story. ‘The Rage’ (as he is sometimes called) is a handsome nightmare and giant of a man who lives for beating down his opponents and bringing the heat to the spellbreaking circuit.
Born in Odisha, Vahni’s uncle later moved the family to Mumbai to better administer the soma refineries under the family’s control. Before soma became an industry, however, Vahni’s family came from a line of esteemed temple protectors known as the Fire Guardians, all whom expressed the fire glyph. The men were charged with both protecting the priesthood and the women were expected to tend to the temple hearths and braziers. However, after a schism within the family lineage, Vahni’s rather large family split–with the traditionalists staying behind to carry out their scared tasks, and the more modern set taking control of the soma business.
It’s no wonder that Vahni, therefore, always had a shrewd mind for business and though his tactics are underhanded, outside of the ring he is a professional. He is a major shareholder in one of the most important soma mines in the world, something that no doubt caught the eye of Simeon Grigorivich, the president of Firebird Pro Spellbreaking, who approached Vahni early on to be part of Firebird’s star talent. Vahni quickly made short work of their roster and began taking on champions in Asia and Europe. His popularity allegedly surged during his early days when, not realizing the extent of his pyrokinetic abilities, he accidentally burnt all of his gear off his body–earning him a hefty fine from the centos but thousands of new fans! He has since switched to flame-resistant gear.
Vahni is heel to the core, and willing to do anything to win a match, including ignoring both the ref and the cries of his opponents! He is proud, confident, and cocky, though this sometimes stems from an earnest desire to see more representation of South Asian spellbreakers on the scene. Though he would never admit it, he plays up his warrior nature in the hopes it might someday open the door for other spellbreakers from his part of the world. Still, don’t let these hints of altruism fool you–Vahni is one of the most sadistic spellbreakers around. He has an appetite for especially pretty or innocent-looking spellbreakers and crushing them utterly. A favorite tactic of his–that gets all of his equally sadistic fans going–is giving his opponents (or victims) a ‘crimson mask’ (bloody face), and then lighting the fresh blood on fire to temporarily blind his opponent. His fire is so intense that it can also cause permanent damage, which he employs in giving his defeated combatants the ‘mark of humility’ , a permanent facial brand that marks them as conquest. Many a spellbreaking career has been cut short because of foolishly stepping into the ring with this menace! Vahni is not often satisfied unless he has drawn blood or broken at least one bone, and conveniently ignores the match bell, not letting up on his beatdowns until he’s bored of his victim’s limp body.
Outside of the ring, Vahni enjoys the finer things in life, and he spares no expense at keeping up his hedonistic lifestyle. He enjoys flaunting his wealth–expensive suits, watches, cars, you name it. He enjoys that this makes him appear to the public even more like a dick, but he has secretly ensured his rather extensive family’s comfort. Rumor has it even moved his own mother into his Mumbai mansion because he couldn’t bare to live without her cooking…though the reporter who leaked this fact has since gone missing.
Vahni first laid eyes on Sailor Boy Spike during the up-and-comer’s debut match, and has hungered for a match with him ever since–mostly to destroy him and end his career! He is truthfully attracted to Spike, but this is not necessarily a good thing, as Vahni’s bloodlust always spells certain doom for the objects of his desire/destruction. He yearns for the day when he’ll make Spike bleed, cry, and then give him his permanent mark. The heat between them quickly becomes the talk of the spellbreaking world–the perfect hero vs villain matchup–and Vahni plays into this all too well, as a perfect business opportunity.
Vahni’s fight style is brutal and flashy, employing an array of heel moves designed to maximize pain and damage. Anything from backbreakers to eye gouging is on the table! It’s all the same when it comes to harnessing the powers of his glyph, as Vahni has been known to literally breathe fire into his opponent’s faces (mostly boy-next-door, all-American types). His most infamous move, and one of the most feared moves in all of spellbreaking, is his Funeral Pyre, a torture rack that–if weren’t spine breaking enough–culminates in Vahni literally lighting his opponent’s body on fire with his own extreme heat! To this day, nobody has escaped it, nor has Vahni ever listened to a yield or tap. Vahni’s luckier opponents will instead meet his equally vicious Agneyastra, a brutal backbreaker over his scalding knee, leaving both a massive burn scar and a broken spine!
Though he won’t tell anybody, his real name is Kanhu.
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| Rage's 'Funeral Pyre' finisher is a torture rack with the added sensation of being grilled alive! Ever the sadist, Rage has even forced his jobbers to choose 'broken spine or burnt to a crisp' before! Thankfully, the power of soma makes all injuries--even the most deadly looking ones--temporary. That is, except for Rag's cursed 'mark of humility'! |
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| Rage makes an entrance by burning off his entrance gear! |
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| He knows he's about to be marked... |
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| Spike and Rage are sworn enemies. Still, there is an unspoken tension between them that isn't all negative. One might even call it an attraction! |
“Burn in the presence of greatness!”
“Pathetic...”
“Ignore that one, ref, or YOU'RE NEXT.”
“Too much pain? Don't worry, I'll fix that...”
“Have a preview of Hell...because that's where I'm about to send you!”
“And now my brand is burnt into your worthless flesh forever...”
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