Not every single hypnotic master is a cruel, cunning, or selfish person. Some genuinely want to use their powers for good, either through improving their subjects through mental alterations, emotional assistance, or even just a place to stay while under a hypnotist's control. Finley Hilton Jr is a perfect example of this.

Finley Hilton Jr. was born in the port city of Geelong to Finley Sr. and Brooke Hilton, both American Striped Skunks who had long since immigrated to Australia. Since his youth, Finley Jr. had been in love with ships. It is unclear where this obsession originated, but it is known that he always enjoyed watching the ships coming into port whenever he had the chance. However, despite being a very avid learner and always in the top grades in his classes, Jr. was constantly picked on for his scent, given that he was a skunk.

Records do indicate that Jr. not only visited a gym to train and work his body into becoming stronger, but he also regularly used all sorts of body sprays and perfumes to hide his naturally awful scent. But don't let his jock appearance fool you, behind all his muscle and fur is a very well-read and intelligent man with a keen eye for business. On top of that, his friendly, can-do attitude has earned him the admiration and friendship of schoolmates and workplace colleagues alike.

After he graduated from his 12th and final year in school, Finley Jr. finally got to live his dream job and joined the workforce as a longshoreman at the Port of Geelong. Despite the back-breaking manual labour he regularly performs, Jr. did enjoy his work, now finally being able to work with the ships he loved so much.

But it didn't last for long, as a string of workplace accidents left some of his closest work friends hospitalised and laid off.At this point, Finley decided to quit and pursue a degree in business. His goal? To establish his own dockworking company where all employees would be happy and healthy, without fear of being laid off for stupid reasons. He was able to get his degree and soon established Skunkwerks Shipping Co, which he still gets his hands dirty in, despite being the CEO.

By this time, Jr. had learned how to control his scent and use it as a source of hypnosis through practice. Now, his scent can mimic the favourite smell of anyone who inhales it. The more they inhale, the deeper they will fall, eventually turning into a muscular skunk like Jr., who are eager to work for him. However, much like his intelligence, this new power didn't turn him into an evil villain intent on using his hypnotic scent to dominate. No, he merely uses it as a tool to keep employee morale high and to ensure they enjoy their work.

Every single skunk apart of Skunkwerks is given their own special mask that perpetually turns normal air into their Boss's scent to keep them focused and on task. These masks also keep the skunks in their muscular forms, as once cut off from their boss's scent for 15 minutes, the skunk will revert to whatever their original form was. And once out of their skunk self, the original person WILL remember everything they had done that day and who each of their colleagues were, even after deskunkification.

It is clear that Finley Jr. is nothing like what most expect a hypnotist of his calibre to be. Perhaps this oddball nature would make for a great recruit into Three Red Arrowheads?
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Finally, I am back from my abscence with the newest addition to my character roster. Meet Finley Hilton Jr, the most unassuming mastermind you have ever seen before. Sure, he has the ability to turn anyone he wants into his work-obsessed skunk jock dock worker. But he has no plans to 'rule the world' or 'turn everyone into his slaves'. No, all he wishes is to have many employees and ensure they are happy and healthy workers with a stable income who enjoy working on ships and the docks as much as he does.

Special thanks go out to Sabri for helping me bring the hunky smiling hi-vis skunk to life! I hope you enjoy him as much as I did creating the idea behind him!