John Smith

John Smith is a fugitive and ringleader of notorious gang the Sinister Seven, who has spent almost the entirety of the Hilt Space Era on the run from the law.

Early Life
Not much is definitively known about John Smith's backstory, but a common theory proposed by some investigators associate John Smith with one Sebastian Korngold, a man who disappeared from Niiz K records and was promptly never seen again. These investigators point out a suspicious similarity between eyewitness reports of Korngold's appearance and photographs of John Smith. In addition to that, the first public record of John Smith shows up mere weeks after Korngold's disappearance.

Career
At first a solo act, John Smith quickly became renowned for being one of the most reliable and untraceable assassins in the known galaxy. It wasn't until Mara Rubik herself went out of her way to get him arrested that police were ever able to apprehend him.

For unknown reasons, Niiz K sent their top lawyer The Dagger to bail him out. Officials claimed this was merely a philanthropic move to get an unjustly accused man freed from prison.

At some unknown point the Sinister Seven was formed. After a terrifying crime spree, they were apprehended in Rumanian space by Ty-Ren and Vanessa Cuaron after the Dude alerted them to the presence of the Sinister Seven. They were promptly dragged off to Asturia prison, where they participated in the mass prison break.

While attempting to flee Asturia, one of their number, Justine Abrams was shot in the back, at which point the team kidnapped Bernard Roe for emergency surgery. The remaining six fled and are currently unlocated.

The Sinister Seven

 * John Smith, ringleader and master assassin
 * Mort Berg, con man
 * Justine Abrams, cat burglar
 * Geddy McBurger, muscle
 * Steven Crank, mad scientist and inventor
 * Edmund Splatter, explosives expert
 * Giggles, nightmare clown

Appearances
John Smith and/or the Sinister Seven appear as characters in:


 * Message on Azriel V (RPG)
 * Fear and Loathing in Niiz K (Short story)
 * The Sinister Seven (Short story)
 * The Fall of Wakiza (Short story)