BADGER
The Scarcity Broker
While others chase wealth, the Hollow Syndicate engineers need. His entire empire depends on convincing others they will lose unless he wins.
He feeds on zero-sum fear — the belief that for one to rise, others must fall. Every shortage becomes his leverage. Every closed factory, seized home, and empty store shelf fuels his narrative: "There isn’t enough. But I can secure your slice — for a price."
His mastery lies not in creating value, but in manufacturing desperation.
Catchphrases:
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“Better act fast — supplies won’t last!”
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“Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.”
BADGER
Distortion: Manufactured Scarcity
Origin Story (Bio):
Badger wasn’t always a schemer. He began as a logistics manager for a modest underground mushroom co-op. He was brilliant at storage systems, distribution chains, and keeping supply just a little under demand to make things “feel exclusive.” But somewhere along the way, he realized something terrifying:
If people believed there wasn’t enough, they’d fight each other instead of questioning the system.
He became obsessed. He started deliberately throttling resources — toilet paper, eggs, Wi-Fi, even imaginary currencies. He founded the “Cave Reserve,” a fake underground vault of supplies that he never let anyone see, but always talked about in hushed tones. People believed him. Prices soared.
Now, Badger runs the Ministry of Not Enough, making sure nobody ever feels secure — not in housing, not in food, not in love. His favorite phrase? “Get it before it’s gone!” (Even if it was never there.)
Likes: Crisis headlines, empty store shelves, government bailouts, inflation - excuse to raise prices even more than needed, desperate people
Dislikes: Generosity, price caps, community co-ops, credit unions, affordable and more homes
Signature Moves:
💰 The Supply Squeeze
Strategically hoards key resources, causing artificial shortages that drive prices — and desperation — through the roof.
📉 The Collapse Whisper
Quietly leaks rumors of impending doom, triggering panic and irrational buying frenzies, all while positioning himself as the sole supplier.
Bonus Lore:
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Asset Games: Runs secret auction houses where essential resources are bid on by the highest, most desperate bidder.
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Supply Chain Puppetmaster: Quietly influences shipping routes and artificial shortages to spark "demand spikes" at key moments.
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Emergency Reserves: Keeps private stockpiles of everything from grain to medical supplies, selling them back during crises for 1,000% markups.
✈️Badger's
Favorites:
🏠 Residence:
The Hollow Vault
A massive underground bunker system carved deep beneath the Duckiverse stock exchange. Each chamber is filled with hoarded essentials — barrels of grain, oil drums, rare minerals, gold, bottled water, and thousands of priceless assets. The deeper you go, the darker and more absurd the collections become (including crates of “limited edition air” and “pre-crisis bottled sunlight”).
🚗 Transportation:
The Scarcity Rover™
An armored luxury vehicle resembling a cross between a Brinks truck and a private yacht on wheels. It has retractable armored panels, satellite uplinks to track market trends in real time, and a personal vault built directly into the back seat.
🎵 Favorite Song:
“I Want It All” — Queen
(A fitting anthem for his insatiable hunger to consume more than anyone else.)
🎬 Favorite Film:
“There Will Be Blood”
(He relates far too much to Daniel Plainview.)
📖 Favorite Book:
“The Art of Monopoly” (fictional Duckiverse finance manifesto)
A twisted guide on turning scarcity into profit at any cost.
🍽️ Favorite Food:
Truffle-Infused Crisis Rations
(He claims it's gourmet, but they're basically luxury versions of prepper food.)
Bonus Detail:
Keeps an emergency “Famine Sampler” tasting menu on standby — a private collection of ultra-rare delicacies meant to be consumed during hypothetical end-of-world scenarios, while everyone else starves.