Else Earth: Amazing Man

[Enforcer84]

Amazing Man

 

Val   Char   Cost    Roll     Notes

  50    STR      40      19-      Lift 25.6tons; 10d6 [5]

  20    DEX     20      13-

  25    CON     15      14-

  10    INT        0       11-      PER Roll 11-

  13    EGO      3       12-

  20    PRE      10      13-      PRE Attack:  4d6

 

   8     OCV     25     

   7     DCV     20     

   3     OMCV  0      

   5     DMCV  6      

   4     SPD      20                  Phases:  3, 6, 9, 12

 

  25    PD          8                   Total:  25 PD (15 rPD)

  20    ED         8                   Total:  20 ED (10 rED)

  15    REC     11

  50    END      6

  15    BODY   5

  50    STUN   15      Total Characteristic Cost:  212

 

Movement:    Running:  14m/28m

                         Flight:  20m/80m

                         Leaping:  12m/24m

                         Swimming:  4m/8m

 

Cost   Powers                                                                                   END

           Acrutraments of Power                                                              

13      1)  Aegis Bucklers:  Deflection (20 Active Points); Restrainable (-½)            2

20      2)  Hermes's Boots:  Flight 20m, Position Shift, x4 Noncombat (30 Active Points); OIF (-½)   3

           Olympian Demi-God                                                                  

3         1)  Dense Flesh:  Knockback Resistance -3m                      0

27      2)  Olympian Resiliance:  Life Support  (Eating Character only has to eat once per week; Extended Breathing 1 END per Turn; Immunity All terrestrial diseases and biowarfare agents; Immunity All terrestrial poisons and chemical warfare agents; Longevity Immortal; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum; Sleeping Character only has to sleep 8 hours per week) 0

4         3)  Powerful Legs:  Leaping +8m (12m forward, 6m upward)        1

10      4)  Strong Souled:  Power Defense (10 points)                     0

5         5)  Strong Will:  Mental Defense (5 points total)                 0

2         6)  Swift:  Running +2m (14m total)                                      1

15      7)  Toughness:  +10 ED, Resistant (+½) (15 Active Points) 

22      8)  Toughness:  +15 PD, Resistant (+½) (22 Active Points) 

 

           Pankration

           Maneuver        OCV   DCV    Notes

4         Crush                +0      +0      14d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab

3         Grab                  -1       -1      Grab Two Limbs, 60 STR for holding on

3         Kick/Punch      +1      +0      12d6 Strike

 

           Talents

9         Greek God of Ooooh:  +3/+3d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters)

 

           Skills

8         +1 with HTH Combat

3         High Society 13-

3         Linguist

1         1)  Language:  English (completely fluent) (3 Active Points)

0         2)  Language:  Greek (Byzantine) (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)

1         3)  Language:  Greek (Modern) (completely fluent) (3 Active Points)

3         4)  Language:  Latin (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)

3         Oratory 13-

3         Persuasion 13-

3         Riding 13-

3         Scholar

2         1)  KS: Military History, Earth (3 Active Points) 11-

1         2)  KS: Olympian (2 Active Points) 11-

1         3)  KS: Pankration (2 Active Points) 11-

1         4)  KS: The Metahuman World (2 Active Points) 11-

3         Survival 11-

5         Tactics 12-

4         WF:  Common Melee Weapons, Common Missile Weapons

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  188

Total Cost:  400

 

400+     Matching Complications

10      Distinctive Features:  Distractingly Handsome Greek God (Concealable; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)

15      Hunted:  Lady Phobos Infrequently (As Pow; PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find; Harshly Punish)

5         Hunted:  Minions of Ares Infrequently (As Pow; PC has a Public ID or is otherwise very easy to find; Watching)

20      Psychological Complication:  Follows the Heroic Code (Common; Total)

15      Psychological Complication:  Supreme Confidence (Common; Strong)

10      Social Complication:  Public Identity Frequently, Minor

 

Total Complications Points:  400

 

Background/History:  Jessica Preston was a UCLA student studying abroad in 1985 when she met the man of her dreams. He was tall, dark, handsome - had the body of a Greek god. They chatted and flirted for days when he came to the restaurant she was working at. It wasn't until the terrorist strike that she realized he was anything more than a really REALLY good-looking Greek man with loads of money.

 

A small, armed group of xenophobic nationalists - frustrated at what they saw as the failure of Europe and "inspired" by the wisdom of Nikolaos Michaloliakos (Who would later form the Golden Dawn Party) began blowing things up and occasionally shooting people who disagreed with their views. They targeted the restaurant that Jessica worked at because the owner hired foreign students and refused to vocally support their cause.

 

The day the nationalists decided to show they meant business happened to be one of the days the handsome Ares was there. Jessica had believed his stories about being a soldier were fanciful, and that he was giving her a fake name an American could pronounce. It turned out he was even more than what he'd said.

 

When the mayhem erupted, Jessica tried to reason with the nationalists, noting that the owner wasn't even there, that the customers were mostly the elderly and that she was the only foreign-born employee there and that they'd seen fit to flirt with her on their previous visits. The leader of the little group clubbed her with his rifle and would have shot her if the man in the expensive suit hadn't sent him sprawling to the floor with a casual shove.

 

As Jessica rose unsteadily to her feet, she saw Ares embarrassing the nationalists in what could only be described as a dance of violence. Though he didn't kill them; that he clearly could have was evident. He returned to her side and touched her wound. Her head swam for a moment and then her vision cleared. Ares was standing before her resplendent in golden armor.

 

What happened next was months of romance and warfare. Jessica was taught to take care of herself, as well as others. In turn, she filled Ares in on America and other European countries. In the end, the thrill dulled, Jessica was grateful and smitten but she had to go home at some point and Ares would grow weary of her company eventually.

 

Shortly after arriving back in the States she realized she was pregnant and decided to go with the "little present from European Vacation" and set about raising her son.

 

Iason Aerios Preston was born early the following year and after a relatively rambunctious but normal childhood, his father appeared before him. Jessica and Ares shared some quiet moments together and then Iason was taken to his father's homeland to be trained. When he returned he was a man. He settled into the Capes and Masks scene rather easily, using his tremendous physical gifts and magic items to aid the mortals of his mother's realm.

 

He recently moved further north and joined the Guardians of the Northwest. (Though they technically operate all over the Pacific)

 

Personality/Motivation:  Amazing Man is an ardent follower of an Ancient Greek heroic code. He, more so than his fellow Guardians is willing to use lethal force on a terrible foe. But he also knows that killing willy nilly is frowned upon and the son of the Soldier and nephew of the Goddess of Wisdom isn't going sully his name and reputation being a heartless butcher.

 

Iason is extremely confident in his abilities. He's a little bit sexist - the fact that Invicta is stronger than he kind of upsets him - inspiring him to work harder. He gets along well with everyone on the team and really admires Invicta, on many levels. She thinks he's a bit full of himself. She's right.

 

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Powers/Tactics:  Demi-God of the Soldier, trained by Athena and Ares to harness his gifts. He's superhuman physically but other than that, he's mostly skill based. His powers may or may not grow as he gains experience, but he's shown instinctive ability for combat and leadership.

 

 

Campaign Use:

 

Appearance:  Tall and leanly muscular, Iason is powerful without being bulky, graceful, and finely featured. His black hair is slightly wavy, his eyes are the color of a clear blue sea, and he has a slight accent that only makes him sound exotic. He tends to dress in outfits that show off his physique but he cleans up damn well if he has to.

 

Amazing Man wears a golden breast plate with a stylized eagle on it over a white bodysuit with blue and red panels on the sides. His "bucklers' are great silver armguards depicting ancient Athens. His boots are blue and have silvery wings etched on the sides that glow when he flies.

 

 

Not totally sold on Amazing Man as a moniker. But considering he's a ripoff of Wonder Woman I'm not going to shed too many tears there. 

[Lucius]

 

Did you know there was a Golden Age hero by that name? I even did a character sheet for him. He is, by the way, public domain.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary says it's incredible coincidence - that's amazing, man!

[Lord Liaden]

The official Champions Universe has had two heroes using that code-name: Michael Renton, leader of the Silver Age superhero team, the Fabulous Five; and his son Peter, now working for the Goodman Institute. Both are/were super-scientists with element transmuting powers.

[Pattern Ghost]

There's also that character who's a mouse that has been uplifted to a human and can trap people in psychic mazes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK, I just totally made that one up.

[wcw43921]

Not totally sold on Amazing Man as a moniker. But considering he's a ripoff of Wonder Woman I'm not going to shed too many tears there. 

 

 

Perhaps he could go by his middle name, and call himself--Aerios, Son Of Ares!

 

It would open possibilities for some Thor-type dialogue, I think.

[bubba smith]

i'm with wcw43921

[Lord Liaden]

If you want to keep the "transgendered Wonder Woman" vibe, I'd go with "Marvel Man."

[Enforcer84]

That's a good one!

[Major Tom 2009]

I have a pic for this fellow as well; if you're going to change his name, I need to know before I post it here.

 

 

Major Tom 2009

[Comic]

There are so many traps one can get into with names. The Olympians are related to the Titans, through Gaia, and he's a wrestler, so Titan Twister Man and Gaian Grabber.. would only lead to awkwardness, I imagine.. though nothing compared to Arieos Aryan, which at best would be kindly shortened to Ar-Ar.. and that's not good.

 

Going with the Roman names, (I know, a sore spot for Hellenic purists), Marshall Mauler, Mars Man, Marian Matt Man.. you see alliteration can be tricky.

 

Amazing Man is good. It hints at the maze of twists and turns pankration can inflict on the limbs of its recipients, and this is after all the Greek Demigod of Ooooh, so it's fitting. Were he wielding an appropriately demigodly electrified javelin, say, he might get away calling it Shock and himself Awe. Awesome Man is likely just wrong, however, and Awe Man.. is definitely more wrong.

 

In Greek, by the way, "Katapli̱ktikós" is 'Amazing'.. but unless he's enlisted, Captain Katapli̱ktikós is.. awkward. Awesome is "Foverós", and Marvel is "Tháv̱ma". You would know 'man' is just 'ánthro̱pos', and there's no easy alliteration.. plus he'd run out of chest to write it on.

 

"Sok kai Déos" (Shock and Awe) is short enough, but not very punchy in Greek or fitting the powerset. 

 

"Palaistí̱s" (Wrestler) is pretty good; sounds vaguely like paladin, but more exotic, and shortens to 'Pal', which is far better than shortening to 'Sok'. "Machitis" shortens to 'Mac', and means 'fighter', but "Páli̱" means 'to fight'. Oh, and "Niki̱tí̱s" is 'Winner'. Amyntikós, Defender; Prostáti̱s is Protector, but I'm sure you see the issue with that.

 

Good luck with the name game, however you go. Since he has a Public Id, I'd go with 'Jason Preston', or 'Jay' for short, which is what the laid back media of the PNW would likely call him.

[Major Tom 2009]

This is the closest that I was able to get to AM on Fabrica de Herois:

 

 

 

 

 

Major Tom 2009

[Enforcer84]

That's flipping cool