The Purple Pimpernel

The man known as The Purple Pimpernel wasn't an ordinary man. He had always been, and wanted to be, a true gentleman, chivalrous to both men and women. He detested violence in general, and hated war in general, but realised that a gentleman needs to be able to defend himself, his loved ones, and those who can't defend themselves, against those who mean to harm others. Therefore, he learned boxing, Bartitsu, various budō sports, different styles of fencing, and pistol shooting, aside from training and competing in various team and individual sports on amateur-level. (Since a gentleman never do sports for prize money, only for leisure.) Noting how he could cool down heated arguments and stop fights, using his calm voice and reason, he decided to become a diplomat, using his skills to end wars and to save refugees from war, famine and tyranny. (In the army, he served as a nurse, not being able to take an innocent human's life.)

Already as a child, he was aware that he didn't always feel like a man. At times, he enjoyed to try his sister's skirts, dresses and blouses. At other times, he much rather wanted to dress in typical male cloths. He also noted that he fell in love with both men and women. As an adult, he got to know he was genderfluid and pan-sexual. As a cross-dresser, he learned how to hide his body's male features to be able to pass as a woman. As a teen, he got interested in amateur theatre, learning how to make masks, make up, changing the tone of his voice etc.

This proved much helpful, because there are times when he, as a diplomat of a neutral nation, was utterly powerless, due to Realpolitik or apathy of his government. He decided to combine his skills as a Master of Disguise to become The Purple Pimpernel, to fight the warlords, the drug runners, the weapons smugglers, and the slave traders, to trick the dictators and the secret polices around the world, and save the lives he otherwise couldn't save.