Name: Roxstar
Powers: Stone/Stone (Mutant)
Origin: Born deep in depths of Granite Peak, a mountain range that spans across the US near Yellowstone, Rox always lived in peace with his family. That was until one day he came home to a completely destroyed home that was made into a base for the council. He has since changed his name to Roxstar and has created a team of stone specialists called Paragon Stone.
Code Name: Solar Sentinal
Real name: Zxsera Zun
Origin: Natural
Powers:Fire/SS
Server: Freedom
Power Description: Solar Sentinal is able to harness the energy of the sun's rays and channel it in his body to make himself indestructible, and gives him incredible strength, this is seen when a fiery aura appears over him. He can also release that energy to generate heat around him ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 degrees celcius.
Weaknesses: Zuns powers drops when he out of the sun for more than 72 hours.
Origin: Zxsera Zun is an alien from the galaxy we call Solarisa-9. One of the imperial 9, nine guardians and protectors of the Emperor Ora and Solarisa-9. Each of them hand picked to be trained and to learn their full potential of their natural gifts (basically everyone from their home planets can do what they do, they are just chosen to use them for combat.) Solarisa-9 was considered one time a galaxy of peace and knowledge, but Emperor Ora felt that he should spread their culture and wisdom across the cosmos, even if it met force. So he did something that no other Emperor before him did, he made a Armada. In a short time the once peaceful galaxy turned into a warmungering culture. Led by his Imperial 9 Emperor Ora seemed unstoppable. Until Zun just couldnt take it anymore. Being ordered to destroy a undeveloped planet Zun turned against Ora. He challenge the entire Armada, and took them down single hand it. Ora furious sent out his other 8 guards, and a epic battle took place. Zun was Ora top warrior and he took on the other 8 head on. But it was 8 against one and although he battled hard, Zun was defeated. to escape he took one of his Armada's ships and took off. He would spend months in space before crash landing on earth. He was than discovered by the Shadow Miltia than leader Obscure. He was taken to their base and given shelter and time to heal from his wounds. being offered membership Zun declined feeling that he needed time by himself. He left wondering around the world expericing earths vast amount of people and cultures. Than it happened, Ora decided to strike Earth and our galaxy. With most of Earths heroes pen down, Tazerfist found Zun in Africa. he told him of the situation and Zun joining Siren's Cry, Sajitarius, and Tazerfist went up against the Armada, being led by Zun they easily defeated Ora and his imperial 8. Being ask to join Shadow Militia Zun agreed feeling that humans could become the next great society that he new in his galaxy and he would see fit to protect them as Leader of the Shadow Miltia.
Mastoid lvl 50 ss/inv tank Freedom
The Solar Sentinal lvl 2 ss/fire tank Freedom
Steel Bus lvl 34 ss/inv tank Virtue
War Tide lvl 6 axe/inv tank Triumph
Hero Name: Killer Glacier
Powers: Ice/Ice Tank lvl 31
Origin: Tech
Real Name: Justin Kringle
Server: Infinity
Story: Justin Kringle always got less attention then his more famous brother, Kris Kringle. Their parents always favored the more sucessfull son of the two. They always asked what he was going to do with his life and why couldn't he be more like his famous brother. Justin was always more interested in helping himself first and kept himself really fit.
Tired of all this pressure from his parents, he broke into his brother's toy shop and built a costume with devices that used Ice to aid his skills. He set forth to combat the Winter Lords that plagued the North Pole. The Winter Lords were getting out of hand and causing problems to the area and he thought that defeating these would give him praise from his family. Instead of defeating the Winter Lords, he accidently sent them stampeding into North America. His parents demanded that he go and bring those beasts back up and out of harms way from others.
Justin found his way to Paragon City excpecting to see the devestation and lots of mad people due to his actions. Instead, he found thousands of very happy superheroes powerleveling their way to greatness. The heroes of Paragon welcomed him with open arms. Justin took the name: Killer Glacier and decided to stay in Paragon City were he became popular among the people. Now since he protects the citizens of Paragon, he has become the more favorite twin . . . . until December that is.
My name? Heh, even thats a tough one to answer. Although most people around here know me as Inferno-Fist, my real names Shashissasari. You can see why most people call me Inferno-Fist. And that Im not from around here
not even the same solar system.
My home planet is called Antissiau
well, was would be a better word I suppose. Not that its gone, just that there isnt anyone there to call it anything anymore. You see, before the Rikti had even thought of attacking Earth, they were checking out Antissiau. The Antissiauns, my people, were
different. I think the Rikti thought of us as a threat.
Maybe if they had studied us a bit closer they would have realized that our blood being incredibly flammable when exposed to oxygen wasnt really to be feared. It takes decades of dedication to be able to control your skin to the point where you can expose your blood vessels to the atmosphere and then pull them back into yourself at will.
So when the Rikti came upon an peaceful race with a huge fleet of ships, well, we didnt stand a chance. However, they didnt kill all of us, at least at first. They wanted to study us. When the Rikti moved to conquer more planets, we were herded along like cattle. Their portal technology was amazing. Huge archways were constructed on each planet they conquered, to allow transition back to their home world, or their next destination.
It went on like this for a time, our people slowly dieing off from the experimentations. Even though we couldnt understand them, we could still see how highly the Rikti thought of themselves after each conquest. One time, however, they seemed scared. I knew this had to be the time to act. I could see the huge portal looming ahead of us in this foul sewer they had us staying in. We could tell that the Rikti were trying to hasten us towards it.
I was to be the last of my people to go through the portal, followed closely by two of the Rikti Chiefs. As I neared the portal, I started the change. I was too close to the portal. I should have started earlier. I turned back on my Rikti captors to see a band of brightly colored, cape-clad individuals storming into the sewer. My eyes widened as I stumbled back, almost falling into the portal. I could feel myself beginning to be pulled into it. Suddenly the change completed, and I violently combusted; I hadnt been paying attention and let my blood vessels completely dilate, allowing much more blood than is ever recommended to be used to reach the air.
Next thing I knew, I was on top of a thirty-story building; the explosion must have caused me to become infused with the power of their portals, because I could now teleport at will, although to a much lesser extent than the originals could. As I looked down on this war-worn city, I set my eyes upon a monument of a man holding up what was apparently this new world that I have come to call home. At that moment, I resolved to fight for the people that cannot, the people like my late family and friends. Little did I know that I wouldnt be alone.
"Outta my way commies!"
feel free to tell me what you think!
Name: Faded-Glory (John Valiant)
Powers: INV/SS (Mutant... only because he cant be mutant/magic)
Origin: (copy and paste of my crey industries profile 
)
After extensive research into this hero's history and several bribes of military officials we have managed to ascertain the origin of John Valiants powers. It seems John was the third of nine volunteer subjects in a military super soldier experiment during the Second World War code named MAJESTY. Volunteers were subjected to a 24 week program of mutagenic injections and extensive gene manipulation procedures to increase stamina, constitution, strength, speed, coordination, and athleticism. The soldiers were made aware of most parts of the programs origins except for nine principle procedures.
In response to the Nazi armys research into the occult these soldiers were injected with mystical potions and arcane enchantments were performed while the subjects were sedated. The super strength, stamina, athleticism, coordination, and speed can easily be explained by the mutagenic manipulation. However the previously unexplained powers John Valiant possesses such as his near invulnerability that seems to increase with more force brought to bear against John can only be explained by the arcane portion of his treatments. John is currently unaware of the magical sources of his powers and cares little for finding the explanation of all his powers.
Should John become aware of his mystical properties he may learn to harness them in a primitive fashion and obtain new powers. Sergeant John Valiant has already reported to his superiors that he has recently experienced a burning sensation behind his eyes when frustrated with ranged combat opponents that he describes as Damn painful buck
like somebody is pokin behind my peepers with a hot iron.
John also possesses a great deal of rage over his inability to avenge his comrades in combat during his last fight against a german super powered person named Sïnnesmorder before his capture. John can go into flashbacks at the site of guns and soldier like opponents. His bitterness over his need for revenge has turned him into a raging fighting machine.
John Valiant is an EXTREMELY dangerous threat capable of even greater power than he possesses now. Approach with extreme caution.
possible exploitable weaknesses:
Hates the name Faded-Glory bestowed upon him by media
Weak to psychic attacks
Shows a strong distrust and a need to protect the younger generation of heroes
Desperate to find any information as to what became of his comrades the Jitterbug and Wise Guy
Allergic to bees prior to MAJESTY program - current status is unknown but he has been known to show much more caution about where he steps in toxic areas
UPDATE 4/25/05: recently visited Galaxy City Hospital concerning pain from behind eyes. Cause unknown...
UPDATE 4/27/05: After consulting M.A.G.I. John has unlocked the soure of some of his powers. Apparently the nine principle procedures the soldiers underwent were 9 runic incantaions that were engraved upon there bones while they were sedated. These magical inscriptions make John a walking magical artifact. John is now aware of these mystical abilities and has learned through trial and error to use them. He can now release the burning sensation behind his eyes as beams of energy towards his opponents. Be extremely cautious when approaching from range. He has also learned to channel energy to enhance his stamina for short durations of time. These runic inscriptions may explain the insane amount of strength John gains when under a rage that adrenaline could not.
Dr. Kara Lokison
Inv/SS
Science / Descendant of Loki
Dr. Kara Lokison is a molecular biologist working on the Human Perfection Project. The goal of the HPP was to physically enhance the human body to resist disease and channel psychic energy through the body to enhance durability, healing, and strength. She is the first and so far only successful subject. Her first "costume" was just her comfortable workout clothes: halter top, cargo pants, biking gloves, and combat/hiking boots. The HPP's first part was physical enhancement which grew her to nearly 8' in height.
Kara "wills" her mind's energy to reinforce her body, generating resistance fields that display as auras. Naturally the energy is already in her muscles and bones, giving her "superstrength". Willing the power to reinforce her skin, fly, or TP Foes to her fist is draining, but there is no effort to keep her strength up.
Kara has a theory that superpowers are often spontaneously generated from subconscious desires and interests. Her favorite hero is Supergirl from DC Comics, and she developed the Human Perfection Project to become more like her hero Kara Zor-El. The fact that it worked perfectly for her, but not for others, led to this theory on desires creating powers in those with potential.
Her sisters developed powers that conform to her theory. When her sister Sif Lokison (En/EM Blaster) was accousted by the Lost while returning home from a modeling shoot, she kept thinking "Keep away!!!" as she developed energy powers that knocked foes away. When her sister Hela Lokison (DM/DA Scrapper) sought to tap into the goddess Hela/Hel's powers as part of her magical research, she became a mistress of manipulating dark energy for melee combat. Dr. Rachel Lokison (Illusion/Rad Controller) is a particle physicist researcher whose interests were in lasers and radiation stimulation. Reality Shifter (Dr. Rebecca Lokison, Gravity/Kin Controller) is a portal quantum researcher interested in space/time affects at the subatomic level. All 5 sisters developed abilities directly related to their own interests.
Recently Kara discovered why she and her sisters have such potential. Sinmora (giantess wife of Surt/Surtor the ruler of Muspelheim Fire/Fire Blaster) and Skadi Thiassi (Norse Juton Goddess of the Hunt and Winter Ice/Ice Blaster) came to Midgard to fight evil and explained to Kara that Kara's ancestry is directly descended from Loki himself. The DNA of the Aesir God of Change/Fire/Magic/Mischief seems to give rise to superpowered potential in the Lokison family DNA. Kara's theory holds true for only her family.
Now Kara wonders if she is meant to be a hero. The Government and the Universities are cutting funding to her Human Perfection Project, she refuses to accept funding and restrictions from Crey (she's fought them plenty of times to know how shifty they are), and Arachnos seems interested in funding research like hers. Perhaps, like her ancestor Loki, she should switch sides in order to continue her research without restrictions... If such a day ever comes to pass, she knows exactly how she can instantly gain Arachnos' trust and parlay to join them...
Any new Tankers want to add their origin?
lol... wow, resurrection..
Olmec Guardian
Stone/Stone
Magic
Nutshell version: the last (known) surviving golem created by the ancient Olmecs to defend their great temple city (now lost), uncovered and awoken by an uncanny team of archaeologists on an expedition in the Yucatan.
Part of an archaeology (read:indiana jones) themed RP hero group on Pinnacle.
Yeah, but it's a good thread.
Oh, what the hey... Fuzun's bio is a bit long to post, but here is the link to his bio on our SG web site.
Fuzun's Bio
PS. And you only think you know the origins of Crey's Paragon Protectors. 
The short version (from the ingame bio).
Golden Ace - Miles Church
Miles Church was raised within Humanities last foothold on a devastated
Earth, The Enclave. The Enclave was surrounded by an impenetrable force
field developed by the Crey Conglomeration in conjunction with High level
Tsoo-Thorn Alliance Sorcerers. The Shield was the first successful use of
"MysTec" the Unification of High Level Magic and Quantum Science. Thousands
of Heroes and Tsoo-Thorn Alliance lost their lives buying the time needed
for the Shield to come on line. The Rikti were stopped at the Shield,
Humanity was Safe. Using the new Technology armor was created for an all
out offensive. The Golden War began. Captain Church earned the title Ace on
earth, and Golden Ace on the Rikti home world. The Rikti facing total
annihilation sent an elite squadron back in time to correct the first Rikti
Invasion. Miles followed them back in time and stopped them, but was
stranded with his armor powered down and no way to recharge it. Miles is now
striving to prevent his future from happening.
Full Story here
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Great thread BTW, I'm going to read through these all. Here's mine:
Name: Obsidius
Real name: Obsidius
Origin: Magic (magical construct - gargoyle)
Primary Power: Skin like stone
Primary weapon: Battle Axe
Obsidius was created in another reality where the undead wage war against each other in the dark while mortals obliviously go about there ways during the day. During the Dark Ages, these vampire lords fashioned gargoyles from their enemies using blood sorcery to do battle for them. Obsidius was one of these constructs.
During his time under his masters' heels, Obsidius was ordered to fight his masters' foes, slaughter innocent people to cover his masters' trails, torture enemies to make points, and other attrocious acts. Eventually, Obsidius realized he was nothing more than a pawn, and that everything he had done for his masters was abhorable.
Eventually he found any ally who helped free him from his masters. From that point forward he fought against his former masters for centuries, attempting to redeem himself of everything they had made him do in their name, using his great sword, his stony resilience, and a host of powers granted to him through his former masters' sorcery.
Eventually, the vampires' vanity, carelessness, and lust for power lead to all-out war, putting his world in a death spiral that would eventually lead to the end of the world. The war was so tumultuous that the Dimensional Entities themselves were awoken as the undead lost control of their magic. Obsidius was able to broker a deal with one of these entities, who understood his quest for redemption. The Entity offered him a way to escape his world before its destruction and a chance for redemption, in exchange for his power, embued by blood sorcery. Obsidius accepted the Entity's offer, and was flung through the void of dimensions.
Obsidius seemed to fly through the void for eternity. Strange worlds full of monsters, demons, cyborgs, androids, and floating islands flew past as he steaked by like a shooting star.
Finally, Obsidius saw a bright light like that at the end of a tunnel. Hew flew through the light and landed on a park bench in the middle of a post Rikti War Paragon City. People were desparately in need of help, and although most were afraid of his horrible visage, Obsidius offered his aid, continuing his self-appointed quest for redemption under the watchful eye of M.A.G.I.
The Dimensional Entities did not leave him completely powerless, however. Through helping others and gaining the trust of the city, the Entities granted him a little power at a time, to continue his quest to help rid the world of evil.
Obsidius is now a Hero of the City, and is still serving to fight evil and corruption to this day.
An awesome origin, Fuzun!
Here's my Tank's origin as it appears in his "Personal Info" window:
Sunwrath
Fiery Aura/Super Strength
Level 14
One stygian-black night in a sub-basement of the Paragon City Museum a group of Hellion amateur mystics found themselves in mortal combat with a demon they'd summoned and accidentally freed. Three floors above, curator of Egyptian antiquities Dr. Roger Cameron was studying a bas-relief depicting Ra-Herakhty, or "Horus of the Two Horizons," an amalgam deity combining the traits of the Heliopolitan sun god Ra with those of Heru, the falcon-headed god of vengeance and patron of the pharaohs. A stray Hellion spell struck upwards and collided with the relief; instantly Dr. Cameron's body was filled with raging might! Apparently the relief had acted as a summoning mechanism and had transferred the god's essence to the curator. Possessed of the burning power of Ra and the unearthly speed and strength of Heru, he made short work of both the hellions and the demon. Now he battles evil as Sunwrath!
The Mighty Quinn
Physical Description
Name: Mahate Quintok
Alias: The Mighty Quinn
Age: 9,000 years give or take
Eye Color: Yellow Glow
Hair Color: Red/Orange
Height: 7' 6"
Weight: 1000 lbs
Origin
There are things in this universe which one looks at and can only bring themselves to say ewww! for example, insects. And then there are things whose majesty and splendor has been speculated about for eons.
Take the comet. Even with modern science one can not possibly be certain of the contents that comprise the comet. We are certain there is ice. We are certain there are various ores. But we are not sure what mysteries lay inside a comet. There is only so much a spectrographic analysis from hundreds of thousands if not millions of miles away can provide. And so we can only sit back and speculate endlessly for surely no one has ever seen a comet up close.
Roughly 9,000 years ago...
Wrapped in his furs, spear in hand; Mahate Quintok followed the great tusked beast through the icy wastes. He had been lucky to spot this one several days ago, and even luckier to mortally wound it. But that was several days ago, and it had been moving steadily slower the more it bled its time to die had finally come and his people would dine well on its meat. Then he would at last earn leadership among his tribes warriors.
Drawing on that thought, he edged closer to the beast until he had maneuvered onto a ledge above it, unseen. Raising his Spear high above his head with two hands he prepared to leap down onto the beast and drive his spear home for the final blow.
Suddenly he heard a noise not unlike that of his own spear flying through the air, only much, much louder. He looked up in time to see a large bright object streaking down through the sky toward him. For a several moments he wondered what the object was, then he though of how beautiful it looked all ablaze and with various colors washing off of it.
Whether it was for protection or to possibly get a chance to touch its splendor he could not tell you, but, dropping his spear, he reached out his hands towards it. Never even having a chance to consider what was happening, as the cold washed over and enveloped him. And there he stood frozen in time for several millennia no longer quite human.
1000 years ago...
During his time in hibernation, the guiding hand of Mother Nature had assured him safe passage to the farthest reaches of the southern hemisphere. And using the warmth of the sun she thawed him from his icy cocoon. He fell to the ground, unaffected by its bitter cold, drew in a breath, and exhaled an icy chill.
As he stood, the ground seemed to stand with him, frozen chunks of tundra rolling off his body. Concentrating for a moment the pieces rose from the ground and surrounded his form with an icy mass. He looked around and the glare did not bother him for it was far less than the brightness of the last thing he had seen.
Within himself he sensed a desire to protect this land and its creatures, specifically the ones known as penguins. And with a great leap he propelled himself forward.
Mother Nature smiled down on the wasteland as she watched its new protector, the Mighty Quinn, leap away. She had chosen well.
Several months ago...
The foul creatures known as Rikti had caused far reaching disruptions in the Earths ecosystem, and as a result Mother Nature was injured. It would take some time for her wounds to heal, but, through her pain, she saw that her planet was in great need.
For a thousand years she had watched Mighty Quinn in his tireless efforts to protect the lands of the southern continent. And he had done well. But now it was time to have him serve an even greater purpose.
She would send him to the shores of northern continent of Laurentia. To a gathering place for a multitude of men, women, and other creatures that are akin to gods and goddesses. She would have him go to Paragon City where he could mete out justice in his own special way.
Since arriving in Paragon City, Quinn has become quite fond of pigeons.
Awesome posts. I'll add mine later!
Oh yeah, how could I forget my on-again, off-again main 'toon? Here's his origin (again as it appears in his "Personal Info" window):
Battlechop
Magic INV/EM Tanker
Champion Server
Navy lieutenant Roger Cameron was your average submarine supply officer, or "chop" (so-called because the Supply Corps oak leaf collar device looks like a pork chop). That all changed one day when, while pinning on his gold submarine warfare insignia, or "dolphins," his body was suddenly filled with raging might! Apparently the spirit of Tench Francis, father of the Navy Supply Corps, felt the need for a champion to logisiticians everywhere, so he magically endowed LT Cameron with the powers of a fast-attack submarine! Now he has the stamina of a nuclear reactor, his fists hit with the force of MK-48 ADCAP torpedoes, his skin has the tensile strength of HY-80 steel, and he can cover hundreds of feet in a single leap just like an emergency surface procedure! Never very creative, he cut up a pair of his old submarine coveralls and stuffed them into his boots as a costume. The dolphins themselves transformed into a golden, scaly shirt and thus was born the mighty Battlechop!
Warbull
Inv/SS
Natural
Angus Elkins is the great great grandson of Breckinridge Elkins, from the Bear Creek NV Elkins clan.
The Elkins have always been a mite larger than normal folk, a lot stronger than normal folk, and able to ignore damage that would kill a strong man. Shotguns, axes, kicks from angry mules all just tickle an Elkins.
The Elkins clan is also a bit clumsy, things always seem to get broke around them, anvils, sledgehammer heads, ball bearings and the like.
Angus earned his nickname when he accidently tripped and knocked over the town jailhouse. His pappy said that Angus broke things like a bull going to war.
At 8 feet tall and close to a ton in weight, Angus was the runt of his 8 brothers. Tiring of all their jokes he set off to Paragon City to find his fortune and place in the world.
Once in Paragon Warbull, as he called himself now, teamed up with the sword wielding Kid Kowgirl (his best friend in Paragon), the energy powerhouse and fashion plate Terminatron, and the unforgettable Lucy Quipment. Together this team is unstoppable.
Name: Great Briton
Class: Tanker
Powers: SS/INV
Server: Justice
Origin:
"With the passing of Hero 1, the United Kingdom mourned the loss of its greatest champion. Crime-rates soared as the destructive elements of this great nation took advantage of the power vacuum. Britain's other heroes did their best to stem the tide of villainy, but with a figurehead, an icon of British justice, it was an impossible battle.
This remained the status quo for months until a new hero appeared on the streets, in the skies, at the bases of these anarchists, rallying the nation's heroes under the banner of truth and virtue. Within days, Law & Order was restored to the cities, and a new era of hope and pride washed over the exhausted country.
Great Briton represents the same ideas as Hero 1 sacrificed his life to uphold, and is in Paragon City to shine this new hope across the Atlantic.
Some say Great Briton is the reincarnation of Hero 1. Some say he IS Hero 1, returned to us and keeping a low profile. Some say that he is just a tribute to that fallen champion.
Whatever the truth, Great Briton is not saying - preferring to speak with action, not words."
Sounds like fun:
NAME: Wa Shabusi
Origin: Science
Type: Stone/Stone
One of the aftermaths of the Rikti war was the loss of a myriad of superheroes. Many of the bodies were never recovered, their final state unknown. The fate of some was discovered during a police raid in Boomtown, a small labratory with a scientist experimenting on superpowered corpses. The raid resulted in the arrest of the scientist, and the discovery of a still unawoken experiment, labelled the Walking Armored Super-Human Assault Bionic Urban System I, WASHABUSI. After testing the experiment during its unconcious state, it was decided to turn it on, to see what they had created. The experiment woke up, and was trained by the saving heroes in the ways of Paragon city. Wa Shabusi is an amalgam, tests have found no less than 4 seperate heroes were used in the creation of his half flesh, half-machine body. Having no memories before the time he was activated, he strives to prove himself worthy of the title of Hero.
A great thread! I hope I have a chance to post my own origin here soon.
Pep Rally
lvl 50 Invul/ss
Piper Langford was a 4' 8" freshman cheerleader at her high school when puberty finally hit. She grew to over 8 feet tall and gained super strength. She later discovered the cause of her mutation was the spirit stick she fashioned from an old
rod she found near her house when she was 8 years old.. She wanted it to look like the one the older girls had so she painted it and glued on lots of glitter, which hid the fact that it was actually a highly radioactive carbon rod. Six years of keeping the rod under her pillow must have supercharged her pituitary gland causing her extreme growth spurt. Pep decided to become a crime fighter in order to win the love of Jake, her high school's dreamiest senior, who apparently likes Galaxy Girl. She still
wears her school cheerleader uniform into battle even though it has become a little small for her. She likes to practice her cheerleader flips and taunts during combat.
vital stats: Age: 14 Ht: 8' 4" Wt: 240lbs. 48-30-48 blonde green eyes 3.1 GP
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A trio of origins for my trio of tanks.
Hero: Eisbock
Archetype: Technology Ice/Ice
Julius Bledsoe was a hockey player for the Hartford Whalers when a bizarre accident involving a freak power surge, an ice resurfacing machine, and (strangely enough) a banana, gave him the ability to coat himself in a protective layer of ice. His hockey career over thanks to his superpowered status, Julius moved to Paragon City to further refine his abilities and put his recreational violence skills (honed to a razor's edge from years of playing professional hockey) to good use as an adventuring hero.
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Gotta love a bio that includes the Hartford Whalers. As a Bruins fan, I was sad to see them move south to Carolina away from the Adams Division.
Also from the Crey Industries "Threat Database":
In 1988 Victor Vincent was already a person of interest to Crey Industries. His theories regarding locating dimensions made primarily of forms of energy that can be siphoned for use in our world was attractive to Crey Industries. As a Portal Corp funded graduate student, however, our interest in his work had to be covert. The accident resulting from his work ended our interest in Victor Vincent. During the following 14 years of his coma he was all but forgotten . Upon his awakening, and manifestation of powers, however, Victor re-appeared our our radar screen. His powers seem to derive from a connection to the alternate dimensional energy that he encountered in the 1988 accident. Those powers have been growing, albeit very slowly. His style seems to lean more towards the "old fashioned" style of super-heroism, shying away from the modern violent hero. He regularly points out that his duty is to arrest criminals, and not kill them. When in a strategically difficult but morally obvious situation, he leans towards the moral option having been quoted as saying "We're superheroes, it's what we do." This can be used against him. This type of hero tends to give the benefit of the doubt to authority. Crey Industries standing in the community can be used to obscure our true intentions where Vis Viva is concerned. Also, still being a scientist at heart, Vis Viva's scientific curiosity might be useful in luring him to assist us in certain endeavors, as long as any moral ambiguity is avoided.
--- ollie
Check out the my Vis Viva family web page for screen shots of my Hero ID w/ detailed Origin story.
Professionally certified pessimism expert
Statesman is someone who shouldn't rap ever, even if he's trying to help people out. -IolitePhoenix
Check out my Infinity toons at the Vis Viva family web page.
Melpomene
Born into a large, peasant, Mexican mining family, Adrian Rodriguez buried his family one by one as a result of atrocities and mining accidents. Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, inspired him to funnel his aggression into art and he began writing proletarian tragedies and developed a following among the mining communities.
When the Rikti attacked the Muses collectively decided to intervene in a more direct fashion on behalf of mankind. As they had done before in the face of threats to civilization of this scale, they came down from Olympus and possessed individuals that they had inspired in the past. Melpomene chose Rodriguez whose decades of mining had built him into a massive, muscular man. The Muse embued him with the power to take strength, energy and protection from the stone that he had spent his life shaping and cutting and reshaped his physical form to reflect both his life of tragedy and his relationship with the earth.
The two exist now as one entity with the Muse generally allowing Rodriguez the freedom to make his own decisions (something that cannot be said of all the Muses). As they continue to fight as one, the relationship between the two strengthens and the line between their personalities softens.
Scorus