Higgs Monaghan

Higgs Monaghan. Also known as the man with the golden mask. Wears a golden skull mask made of chirilium. Higgs Monaghan, also known as the "Man in the Golden Mask", was a porter and a close associate of Fragile Express, until he met and was seduced by Amelie. Higgs acted as the figurehead of the militant separatist group known as the Homo Demens to maintain the independence of Edge Knot City on Amelie's behest. Charming and mentally unhinged, but can be treated kindly due to being touch starved. Was abused by his uncle until he killed him with his DOOMs. He has destroyed cities and towns

Dark Brown Hair. Blue Eyes.

Dooms level: 7. Higgs' DOOMS level is at minimum seven, and grants him the ability to control BTs, along with all lower level DOOMS abilities

Porter (formerly Terrorist

Homo Demens Amelie Strand Fragile Express (formerly)

Higgs was raised by his uncle early in his life after both his parents died. He grew up thinking the shelter was the entire world, his uncle would beat him whenever he asked about the outside world or if he tried to leave the shelter. Higgs eventually killed his uncle with a knife. Higgs took the body out and the BT's (Beached Things) slowly approaching, unknowingly gaining his DOOMS in the process. In time he found out his powers would be triggered by death.

To stay alive, Higgs became a porter, being the only job he could do to survive. One time, he delivered medicine to a prepper living close to him only to find that he had died. It was too late to take the body to an incinerator. Instead, he took it to BT territory, where he started feeling the BTs reacting to the corpse and began having visions of the Beach, leaving Higgs to wonder if he had DOOMS. Eventually Higgs begin to make a name for himself thanks to his hard work as a porter. He was offered a position in a delivery outfit out west that operated outside Bridges' sphere of influence, for expanding their operations.

The head of the outfit who recognized Higgs talents and sought him out was a woman who called herself Coffin. She told Higgs that Bridges plan for rebuilding America involved the sacrifices of unborn children. The so-called BBs were being carted to some factory by the boatload to be slaughtered. Higgs learned that Coffin and her crew were behind the spike of recent terrorism in the region, but trusting her words, he decided to follow her lead in secret.

Coffin, who begin to consider Higgs her son, would give him military training and transmit her ideas, which would be fundamental in the young man's future. In addition, his DOOMS ability would be of vital importance for the mobility and survival of the group in BT's territory.

Becoming a terrorist. Higgs eventually met Amelie, and he was seduced by her powers. Believing her to be the only one capable of uniting America, he became her herald. Amelie gave him a fake Bridge baby that would facilitate his entry to Amelie's beach and detection of BTs. She also taught him part of the truth of the Death Stranding. Seeing that the end was inevitable, Higgs shared her goal of bringing about the Last Stranding earlier than intended and, at the end of the first expedition, Higgs used his new powers granted by Amelie to create the tar belt to isolate Edge Knot City, giving Amelie an excuse not to return to the Bridges HQ. Growing impatient of waiting for Amelie's plan to come to fruition, Higgs unified the terrorist group, Homo Demens, and became their leader, seeking the destruction of the UCA. Most of them were infected with Chiralium contamination. Higgs introduced many of his Homo Demens to Fragile Express, and began trafficking arms and bombs to the middle region of the country. They acquired thermonuclear bombs and Higgs tricked Fragile into delivering a nuke to Middle Knot City, which was completely obliterated. Fragile only survived by using her Beach to escape. After numerous terrorist attacks, Higgs then tried to do the same with South Knot City, but Fragile stopped the nuke midway. Higgs anticipated her knowing about his plan, and caught her with the nuke in her hands. He then gave Fragile the choice to either use her Beach and escape, leaving South Knot City to be destroyed, or to run in only her undergarments through Timefall to take the nuke to the Crater Lake, where it wouldn't affect anyone. Fragile managed to get the nuke to the Crater Lake in time.

Eventually along the way you and Higgs net before he became a terrorist and shared a strong bond eventually becoming lovers, but both of you ended things in a sour note and reunite once more when you're to stop his plans alone with Sam Bridges and Fragile.