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A bounty hunter hired to protect the " Scarecrow ", Aloysius ( Pronounced allo-wishus ) " Black " Knight was a captain within Delta Team 7, regarded as the " elite within the elite " of the special forces.

He became a fugitive from the US during a mission in Sudan, in which he was infiltrating an arms deal involving Osama bin Laden.

Despite being in shooting range of the terrorist, Knight was ordered not to attack, allowing the terrorist to escape while Knight was forced to wait for reinforcements.

Later, while preparing to board a Black Hawk piloted by his friend Rufus, he overhears his backup being ordered to kill him and his pilot.

He finds out later that the men belong to the ICG ( Intelligence Convergence Group ), a complex web of civilian and military spies whose job is to ensure all intelligence obtained by the United States of America stays solely within the United States of America.

He escaped, along with Rufus, and killed 13 of the men pursuing him.

He was consequently placed him on the FBI Most Wanted List and his family killed in a supposedly botched home invasion.

He turned to being a mercenary and after successfully rescuing the daughter of the Russian Vice-President, was given a fighter jet known as the " Black Raven " which Rufus pilots for him, as well as landing privileges at any Russian airfield.

He is regarded as the second best bounty hunter in the world after " Demon " Larkham.

More than tall, he dresses entirely in black, in keeping to his call sign " Black Knight ".

Due to an eye disorder, photophobia, he must wear tinted lenses at all times.

This weakness is sometimes exploited by others, as removing his shades will cause him to experience immense pain.