Nightmare

Nightmare is the current leader of The Hunters. He is clinging to life, but survives with the aid of technological advancements in life support equipment. All hunters follow his orders although his physical prowess has deteriorated. The remaining Hunters of the old era have long been loyal to him, and all newer members bow before those members' power.

Early Reign
Through raw talent, a fearsome nature, and careful planning with his charismatic appeal he has been crowned The Hunter's leader for life after the death of their previous successful ruler. Much like many other previous leaders, he wasn't even an elite rank but had a vision for the clan that resonated with everyone. His direction for The Hunters involved a technological breakthrough through genetics and an overhaul of martial training and the engineering department. It succeeded greatly although many risky missions put too many elites in danger and thinned the pool of good talent and he needed new blood for his ranks.

The Search
Nightmare sought out for the roots of the clan's search for the best and made priority to scout out for potential across Katopia and kept tabs on the populace. Many have been found but his two most famous personally raised Hunters were Agony, who reformed training and became the top elite the most feared Hunter among all the land, and Galactic, an engineer and scientific genius turned hunter elite and weapons expert, who developed many technologies displayed by the clan.

Katopian End Times
Living as long as he did, Nightmare greatly feared death and wanted to hold on as long as he can. He was genetically augmented beyond recognition and went as far as to start several secret research efforts in the name of his longevity. He eventually became aged and required lots of medical care through various drugs and equipment to keep him alive, thus leaving him sedentary for most of the time as he became useless and hasn't left the space station in decades.

He became paranoid of his death and began the search for ways to even further extend his life, including more genetic modifications, bionic replacements, and even a last ditch effort plan to involve absorbing the power of the Katopian gods. The plan eventually got him killed as his body was unable to sustain such power, but he among other Hunters had a clone in deep hibernation awaited when he died that kept most of his memories up until the armageddon and was kept in hypersleep until the spaceship they were stored on found the world of Aerix.