Sigmar Rhone

SIGMAR RHONE

Real Name: Sigmar Rhone

Class: Human

Occupation: Businessman, criminal

Group Affiliation: The Trust

Known Relatives: Nicole (daughter, deceased), unnamed daughter (deceased), unnamed son (deceased), unnamed wife (deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Lake Tahoe, Nevada

First Appearance: 100 Bullets #25 (August, 2001)

Powers: Rhone possessed vast political and monetary resources.

History: (100 Bullets #25) - Sigmar Rhone was a member of the Trust, the wealthiest and most powerful men and women in America. Augustus Medici called a meeting of the Trust in Atlantic City after learning from Mr. Shepherd that in addition to Agent Graves, Cole Burns of the Minutemen was still alive. Once the 13 families arrived Augustus began the meeting, reminding everyone of how the Minutemen was created to keep them in check, to make sure no family turned against the other. He said they once they started trusting each other the Minutemen became obsolete, and an impediment to their success. Javier Vasco felt the Minutemen had been necessary, and Augustus knew he felt that way because the group once settled a bloody dispute between his family and that of Axel Nagel, but assured him they were no longer needed. He denied that Graves and any other surviving Minutemen were a threat, and Daniel Peres told him Graves would come after him first because they'd once been close friends.

(100 Bullets #70) - The Trust attended the funeral of Axel Nagel, killed by Javier Vasco, and his children Anna and Lars were none too happy that the house of Nagel was to be absorbed by the rest of the Trust. Mia Simone told them not to fret, because they'd always be rich, and the politics of running a family in the Trust had a way of getting to people. Augustus, accompanied by Lono, said he regretted the death of Fulvio Carlito, but he knew the Trust had enemies within. He said he would forgive the past if the conspirators stopped, and told them they had to stick together to survive Agent Graves. He decided the house of Nagel would stand, and told Anna and Lars to decided between themselves who would lead it.

(100 Bullets #84) - Sigmar Rhone dealt with an incident at his casino when his rap music star Jassy Swann and his crew injured a number of workers after a bad losing streak. He reminded Jassy that he owned his contract and the radio stations he was played on, so he'd be brought to heel for hurting Rhone's workers, and had his man Harvey escort him off-premises. Sigmar returned home, spending time with his children and reading them fables. His family was off to a charity event, and his wife understood that he wouldn't be going as he liked keeping a low profile. Kate, his informant in the Trust, arranged a meeting with him. Before their talk started he learned Jassy had shot Harvey, so he told his men to ruin him financially, because he couldn't stand to see a loyal worker come to a bad end. Kate and Sigmar made love, and she informed him that Augustus and Megan were planning on wedding and uniting their houses, and she suspected he was in bed with Graves. Before Sigmar could come up with a plan he was interrupted by Minutemen Remi and Victor, who had his family hostage. They shot down his family in front of his eyes before killing him.

Comments: Created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso.

Sigmar Rhone had a cameo in 100 Bullets #71.