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| “ | The part of revenge will be coming around, and around. Sweet revenge for the misfortune that was dealt to me years ago. Power. Fear. All that, it will be done from here to where Tad's family is. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp embracing his new identity as War Machine. |
| “ | Oh, can't you picture this? Your father was kind and loving, and he even agreed to play tennis with me. Mine, who was named Arthur, was a huge jerk to me. He oftentimes beat me with beer bottles. | „ |
| ~ War Machine revealing his "tragic" past to Tad Trenton/Gold Bolt during their battle. |
Stephen "Steve" Kemp, later known as War Machine, is the secondary antagonist in the 1983 film Cujo, and the main antagonist of Gold Bolt Returns, which serves as a sequel to Gold Bolt.
He is the former lover of Donna Trenton, who wants revenge on her, for ending the affair. Ultimately, his plans fail, as he is apprehended by police, after suspicion of him involving the disappearance of Donna and her son Tad. Later, he would end up becoming War Machine and try to finish the job.
Biography[]
Past[]
Not much is known about Steve Kemp's past, other than the fact that he grew up with an abusive father named Arthur Kemp.
Cujo (1983)[]
For that information, see here.
Gold Bolt Returns[]
Escape from prison[]
At the Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail, Steve Kemp sat in one of the cells, frustrated of all the years he spent in the cell. After being told to shut up by a prison guard, Steve Kemp feigned remorse for his actions, prompting the prison guard to open the cell door, where Steve stole his baton and beat him to death with it.
Not long after, Steve reclaimed his clothes, and when a prison staff member asked him what he was doing, Steve, still in his disguise, told him that he had to beat an insubordinate inmate to death for the altercation. The guard understood, and Steve flew a helicopter off the prison yard. He got his house after kicking out the original owner named Max Ronack.
Reviving Brett Camber/Prowler[]
Meanwhile, near the U.S 71 bridge, a white 2006 Toyota Camry pulled onto the right shoulder on the road. The driver of the car stepped out, and it was none other than Steve Kemp. He found Prowler, who had been unconscious for the past 16 months while under the U.S 71 bridge. Steve then dragged Prowler off the shore, and placed him in the backseat of his car. He drove him all the way to his house in West Des Moines, IA, and after taking the unconscious Prowler into his basement, he revived him with a defibrillator. Prowler woke up, and started coughing water from his lungs. After that, Steve ordered Prowler to go and kill Tad Trenton. After that, Steve Kemp then went to his desk, pulling out a blueprint to make his own armor. Then, he proceeded to make a cake. While he was making it, he hummed Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry, even after the cake was made and when he placed sensory nano-bots he had made. He then proceeded to place the cake in a box after pulling out a remote that had a button that would make the nano-bots explode.
Re-encounter with the Trenton family[]
After Gold Bolt and Spider-Man 2099 had their rematch with Prowler, Steve showed up and explained his prison escape. Steve Kemp then got into his car, and Prowler, who had regained consciousness, got on his damaged motorcycle, and gives chase. He then ordred Prowler to continue the chase while going back to his house. Meanwhile, Steve Kemp went back to his home, and returned to work on his armor.
Completing his new War Machine armor[]
Steve returned to his home, then went back to work on his new armor. He then aquired a M134 Minigun, then placed it onto his new armor. After finding a rocket launcher in his bedroom, Steve Kemp placed it onto the armor. Meanwhile, Steve is placing the last of 32 circut boards in his armor, and it powered on. He then put on his armor, which he decided to call the War Machine armor, and then, it turned on. After embracing his new identity as War Machine, he then flew off to the Nodaway Police Department. All that were inside were shocked to see what was in front of them. They met their ends when War Machine fired his gauntlets at the cops inside. War Machine then used his unibeam on Dran, killing him instantly. After that, War Machine flew off, intent on searching for Tad, Valerie, Jane, Donna, and Vic.
At the bar[]
As Tad Trenton was leaving The Ridge Social Drinkery, he didn't notice War Machine arriving. After the bartender asked if he can help him, War Machine then grabbed him as the customers there threw bottles and chairs at the bartender, killing him. War Machine then goes flying out of the bar, intent on finding the Trentons, and completing his revenge. Meanwhile, War Machine climbed up Mississippi Lofts to the top. He then aimed his minigun at a traffic light, then fired at the cable, squishing a nearby pedestrian. After that, War Machine flew off, intent on going to the Double Tree hotel. As he did so, he crashed into an office building, then swatted the employees away. Then, he resumed his journey to the top of the hotel.
Final battle and death[]
Gold Bolt and Prowler, who had arrived on the top of the room, approached War Machine. Then, they engage in a fierce fight that goes all the way to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Nahant Yard, where the battle continues. Gold Bolt manages to defeat Steve Kemp by compromising his suit's systems, causing him to fall into fuel, killing him. With Steve Kemp dead, Donna Trenton has closure from her affair with him, which she regrets.
Personality[]
Steve is masculine and aggressive, demanding rights on everything and gets upset when he fails. He is rude and unpleasant towards nearly everybody, while also being child-like and immature.
Quotes[]
| “ | Guard, I'd like to have a word with you. I feel like a sore loser for what I did with Donna. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp feigning remorse for his past actions, and his chronological first lines in the fanfiction. |
| “ | Well, there is a new mission I have for you Prowler. Kill that Tadder, and bring his mother here. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp ordering Prowler to kill Tad Trenton/Gold Bolt. |
| “ | That Tad doofus will know that there are a lot of things I have every right to. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp before getting started on making a cake laced with nano-bots. |
| “ | Once I have my armor made, I will get revenge on all police precincts for robbing me of all my rights. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp plotting to eliminate all police precincts. |
| “ | Tad Trenton/Gold Bolt: My god! You escaped from prison, and none of us knew it. Steve Kemp/War Machine: You are correct. And after I came here, I told the original owner of this house named Max Ronack that he is being evicted, so he went to live with his mother. |
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| ~ Steve Kemp explaining to Tad Trenton how he got the house. |
| “ | Those Trenton losers won't even know what hit them. | „ |
| ~ War Machine as he left the bar. |
| “ | Prowler, you insubordinate hippie, you will pay for this. | „ |
| ~ War Machine berating Prowler for switching sides. |
| “ | Steve Kemp/War Machine: I love this thing. Tad Trenton/Gold Bolt: Put 'em down! |
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| ~ War Machine sadistically taunting Gold Bolt about the car's occupants during their battle. |
| “ | So you made your choice for me to kill you. Well, time's a ticking. | „ |
| ~ War Machine before making an attempt to kill Gold Bolt. |
| “ | Nice try! | „ |
| ~ War Machine after getting back up to the top of the fuel tank at the rail yard. |
| “ | Steve Kemp/War Machine: Well, I must admit this. I have been having fun wearing this suit! Tad Trenton/Gold Bolt: Your idea of fun means the deaths of billions?! |
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| ~ Steve Kemp attempting to provoke Gold Bolt. |
| “ | Once you're dead, I will take Donna back, then there will be total citywide destruction. When all of that is rebuilt, it will be converted into a massive house for me to live in. Donna will be my maid, and then, everyone who ever wronged me will know my wrath. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp explaining his plan. |
| “ | Ha! Is this supposed to scare me?! It won't. | „ |
| ~ Steve Kemp mocking Gold Bolt, and his last words before his death. |
Trivia[]
- Steve Kemp is the fourteenth h2023graduate Wattpad villain to die, the thirteenth being the What fate says version of Tom Rogan, the twelfth being Chris Hargensen, the eleventh being Regina Cunningham, the tenth being Tom Rogan's The Coincidental Reunion version, the ninth being Roderick Kongsley/Hobgoblin, the eighth being Scott Rogan, the seventh being Dr. Värava/Whiplash, the sixth being Hush, the fifth being Dylan Hargensen, the fourth being Rose the Hat, the third being Louis Creed, the second being his Old Enemies counterpart, and the first being Doctor Octopus.
- h2023graduate only decided to include Steve Kemp as the main villain and eventually becoming War Machine was to see how far he'd get into villainy.
- Steve Kemp's defeat is similar to Obadiah Stane's death in the 2008 film Iron Man.