Post by Grant Emerson on Jul 17, 2008 2:44:17 GMT -5
The Character
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Cannon or your own: Cannon
Copyright (Marvel/DC/ect): DC
Characters civilian name: Grant Emerson
Code names/Aliases: Damage
Class [Superhero, Vigilante, Mercenary..ect]: Superhero
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Gender: Male
Age: Twenty
Apparent Age: Twenty
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height and weight: 6' 175 lbs
Appearance: Let's just go with the picture, shall we?
Picture [if available]:
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Super Powers: Biochemical Fusion Reactor: Damage is a living biochemical fusion reactor, that constantly absorbs, builds up and produces energy he can manipulate and use in numerous ways. This energy is able to enhance his physical abilities:
Superhuman Strength: internal energies give him enhanced strength, regardless of the amount of energy he's channeling into his body. At his lowest levels, he is still capable of lifting around ten tons casually, and with enough finesse that he doesn't crush anything he touches.
Superhuman Durability: channeled energy toughens his skin, making him highly resistant to injury, on a level just below the likes of Superman and Captain Marvel. At the low end of the spectrum, Damage has enough resistance to stop twenty tons of force without being hurt. Bullets will not harm him, nor will temperature extremes from -100 degrees Celsius to about 2000 degrees Celsius bother him much. He's immersed himself in volcanic lava before, and suffered no ill effects except for the lack of air.
Superhuman Reflexes: at his lowest levels, Grant has the agility and reflexes far above that of an Olympic athlete, or Batman. At these levels, Damage would be able to catch a normal arrow fired from Arsenal at mid-range, and dodge single blasts and bullets.
Superhuman Agility
Power Blasts: Grant is able to focus his stored energy outward to produce energy blasts, which at his highest output levels can be focused into 100-ton maximum strength energy blasts of concussive force.
Fusion Discharge: ability to take the energy that he generates to detonate himself like a bomb. This power is the most dangerous of the abilities he possesses and also the most tied to his emotional state and the most likely to lose control
Learned Abilities: He's pretty much an average guy with the exception of the powers.
Equipment: Costume, nothing else really.
Weaknesses (Must Have): If he doesn't use the energy in the aforementioned manner he is forced to expend it in a discharge, most notably the time he created the Big Bang during Zero Hour.
Background: High school student Grant Emerson suddenly discovers he is a superhuman with incredible explosive powers. During the Zero Hour crisis, Grant's powers became the spark that restarted the universe after it was destroyed by Parallax; thanks to Damage's powers, the new universe evolved along natural lines, guided by nature rather than the will of Parallax
After he accidentally blew up half of downtown Atlanta, Sarge Steel was able to cut a deal for him: he would be banned from Georgia and remanded into custody of the then federally-sponsored Titans team, lead by Arsenal. After a while, though, he left to find his origins. He learned that Vandal Savage was involved in an experiment at Symbolix called Project: Telemachus, where he took DNA samples he had collected from various superheroes and injected them into a fitting vessel: Grant. The heroes Grant shares DNA with are: Atom (Al Pratt), Flash (Jay Garrick), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Wildcat (Ted Grant), Hawkman (Carter Hall), Hawkgirl (Shiera Hall), Hourman (Rex Tyler), Black Canary (Dinah Lance), Dr. Mid-Nite (Charles McNider), Starman (Ted Knight), Miss America (Joan Dale), Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers), Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence), Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz - John Jones), Flash (Barry Allen), Aquaman, Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), and Atom (Ray Palmer). Symbolix was allied with Shadowspire through Shadowspire's leader the Baron (Baron Blitzkrieg). Grant eventually learned that he was the son of the original Atom, Al Pratt and his wife Mary. Grant was forced to go underground after leaving the Titans, since he violated his parole by doing so.
When the original five Titans reformed the group, Arsenal nominated Damage for membership. Arsenal managed to erase Grant's criminal records, so he was no longer a fugitive, and Grant joined the team. After some missions, Damage confronted something he had buried for a long time: he had been victim of abuse at the hands of his foster father. After opening up to Roy Harper, Grant took a leave of absence and sought peace and healing on the Navajo reservation where Roy was raised.
He had helped the former Justice Society of America against Imperiex and the villainous team of Obsidian, Eclipso and Mordru, both times as part of a modern All-Star Squadron. He had since been seen with a new team of government-sponsored Freedom Fighters, whose activities are yet unknown. He also has something of a brotherly relationship with Atom Smasher, the godson of his father, the original Atom. It was thought that Grant had a brother, Walter, who was recently killed by Walter's superhero daughter, Manhunter, aka Kate Spencer. However, it turned out that Walter was actually the son of Iron Munro and Phantom Lady - an odd parallel to Damage's paternity search, as at one stage it appeared that Grant might be the couple's child.
For a short time, Grant joined the new Justice Society of America. Then the war broke out. Grant was powerful, incredibly so. It made sense the government would go after a living atom bomb. After a short period of time Grant quit. He didn't like being manipulated, and he knew how easily Atom-smasher had been drawn into things like that before. So he left, he was given a heft sum for his commendable service in the war. He used it as a means for plastic surgeons to repair the horrific damage dealt by Professor Zoom when he killed nearly all of the Freedom Fighters, save a few.
Unfortunately, this dramatically decreased the funds Grant was given. He set off on his own, trying to find himself, conquer his emotional scars now that his physical scars had been dealt with. He has not been heard of for some time, and has just recently decided to come out from the shadows and step up to the plate, so he can finally do what is right, for the right reasons.
Personality : Grant is what some might call "damaged goods". He was abused as a child creating emotional instability, and he has unintentionally been the cause of people's deaths because of his lack of control. This had a deep effect on him. He is very reserved and he trusts few, if any. But he fights for what he believes in.
Other: Nothing I can think of.
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Brief Sample Roleplay The smell of rain lingered in the air. He raised his head, looking up at the darkening sky. It was something amazing. The way the lighting kept striking, but the rain wasn't falling, not just yet. Huge thunder rumbled throughout the sky, surely scaring many house pets in the area. It was Florida, there was a hurricane going on, and somebody was being robbed.
Grant pulled on the mask, the one that so resembled that of his father. It used to grace his face permanently, he couldn't bear not wearing it. The damage underneath had been, inexcusably brutal. But that had changed. He had gotten the best surgery he could. He looked normal now, he had spent months in recovery but he could finally live without the perpetual fear of making children cry just by looking at them. He made sure the mask was tight for now though, he needed it, it was his mantra. As the mask came down, Grant Emerson became Damage.
He calmly walked into the convenience store. Letting the door close shut. The "thug" with the gun pointed it at him, sideways, the way it looked "cool". Damage almost laughed beneath his mask. He swatted the gun away from the man;s hand. Then before the criminal could jump for it, Damage reached out, grabbing the thug by the neck. Damage raised him up a foot off the ground with one hand. He looked straight into the thug's eyes.
"Leave," was all he said. Damage threw the man to the floor, and watched him scramble to get out the door. Damage took off the mask. He was Grant Emerson again. He didn't need to hide it, his identity was public. He grabbed a twix bar from the rack next to the counter and also took a couple news magazines. He took out his wallet, slapping the money down on the counter for the clerk to count. "You toughin' it out for the hurricane?"
"Yep, we never get hit too hard. Nothin' I can't fix later." The clerk said, disinterested, blankly staring at the register. "One-eighty-nine's your change sir. Have a nice day."
"You too." Grant said, exiting the convenience store. He liked people like that. Even in the face of a natural disaster, they didn't budge, whether because they're too stubborn or actually have what it takes. They're good people, and Grant wished he could say he was one of them some day.
