D'Beck

Dorian Dario D'Beck, often referred to simply as D'Beck, or Beck, is a genius and eccentric bioengineer and chemist and a frequent antagonist of The Zoo stories. Their activities are motivated by a mixture of greed, family, and suffering, which puts D'Beck in a grey area morally. Their key arc is to create a new body for them self, as they suffer with a deliberating condition leaving them in pain and disability.

The first reference to D'Beck is in the story Rogue Observer, where Tiris and Poet find D'Beck Pharmaceuticals branded inhibition drugs used to pacify prisoners before their sacrifice to Coral, the Medusoid.

D'Beck is noteworthy for their genius, their eccentric camp, and their moral ambiguity. For instance, D'Beck saved two small babies from starvation and adopted them, but in doing so subjected them to forced adaptation. Bolus and Chyme now act as D'Beck's adopted children, and both must undergo unpleasant and regular forced feeding to survive. His talents as a scientist and engineer are often offered to the highest bidder, as well as for profit through his various businesses, such as D'Beck Pharmaceuticals and Sunboy.

Outside of their business interests, D'Beck is known to enjoy painting and other creative endeavors, such as sculpture, which reflects their origin in The Studio, a famously artistic region of the Underground.

D'Beck prides themself as a creator, but is haunted by failing to create himself a new body. It could be that they experimented on Bolus and Chyme simply to further their own ends of building a perfect body for themself. It could also be that D'Beck acted under their own sense of altruism, however twisted. D'Beck, Bolus, and Chyme interact as a family: a parent and two children, and partake in activities together such as working around the lab and painting.

Physical Appearance
Dorian is decrepit with his movements assisted by an integrated cybernetic exoskeleton. They walk slowly with a hunch and make very deliberate movements. Despite this, they are upbeat and emotionally full of life. The exoskeleton is of beige plastic and silver metal, and is partially embedded along their limbs and spine, up to the first clavicle vertebrae. Dorian's hair is short, straight, and brown on top, and bald on the sides and back. Their skin is very pale and they have green eyes.

Trivia

 * 1) The name Dorian is famously the name of Oscar Wilde's title character in The Picture of Dorian Grey.
 * 2) Dario is an Italian name and shared by Italian creatives Dario Argento, composer Dario Marianelli, and poet Dario Bellezza.
 * 3) D'Beck's appearance is inspired by Olivia Pierce from the game Doom (2016).
 * 4) 4. The original idea for D'Beck was as a famous artist in The Studio. This was later changed to emphasize their scientific talents, while keeping a facet of creativity.