Post by staticshock on Aug 22, 2009 23:01:59 GMT -5
Name: Virgil "Virg" Hawkins
Alias: Static Shock, usually just Static
Gender: Male
Race: Metahuman (Bang Baby)
Age: 16
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
Secret HQ: Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude (No, really)
Appearance:
Superhero Outfit: Sleeveless blue and black shirt with his insignia on the front in yellow; blue and black trench coat, yellow on the inside. Blue and black pants with yellow accents on the sides. Blue and yellow shoes, blue and yellow gloves, yellow belt, white mask, blue goggles.
Powers/Abilities: Static can generate raw EM energy which he can use to sense sources of EM energy, electricity, and magnetism and use a range of attacks with a range of uses. He can charge devices (such as the JL's Watchtower) with electricity and drain them into himself as well. He can magnetize and demagnetize metals, can hear radio waves, and can tap into phone lines to make calls. He can use electricity to produce concussive/explosive force to knock people/objects back and break down doors/obstacles; He can also activate/deactivate electronic devices with a small jolt of electricity shot from his fingertips and generate shields and barriers. Static can make objects levitate/fly, with metal being the easiest and wood being nearly impossible... he can also use electromagnetism to adhere people/objects to other people/objects and generate a laser to cut/weld metals. He can generate an EM pulse to knock out local electrical devices, although this takes a lot of energy out of him. He can also create EM light displays in the sky in the form of pictures or words, and with more power behind it, form nets and/or cages to capture foes and grab things.
Weaknesses: Static can run out of power/energy and need to recharge after particularly powerful attacks (EM pulse, etc), which makes him pretty much useless as a superhero. He knows no martial arts, possesses no impressive physical abilities... all he has is his electromagnetism. Anything that effects Earth's EM field or EM fields in general may also effect him (sunspots), since he generates his own personal EM field. Large bodies/quantities of water will short his ability (when he's charged, it often results in an explosion), although he can fly in the rain and take showers with no problem. Certain Metahumans or robotic/electronic devices can drain his powers from him temporarily, making him weak and useless until he recharges again. Charging objects with a charge opposite of his own can cause them to explode on him/electrocute him like they would a normal person.
Bio: Virgil Hawkins was an ordinary teenager facing ordinary problems until he made the mistake of joining a gang to protect himself from a bully who beat him up and, later that night, participating in a gang fight down at the docks of Dakota City. Not that he actually participated... more like he threw his gun in the water and tried to run before he got in serious trouble. Meanwhile, the other gangs were attacking each other and shooting at each other, earning them the attention of the Dakota police force, who arrived in helicopters and tossed down tear gas to subdue them and keep them from escaping. No one was aware of the existence of the mutagen, which exploded as a result of the activity and created a cloud of mutagen gas that mutated everyone who was down at the docks that night.
This event was later known as the Big Bang, and all mutated people were later known as Bang Babies. The next day, Virgil discovered that he had electromagnetic abilities and assumed his alter ego, Static Shock to fight other Bang Babies who chose to use their powers for bad rather than for good. Armed with electromagnetic abilities and aided by his friend Richie Foley, who later became the Bang Baby Gear after being exposed to Virgil's clothes, he fought Bang Babies for more than a year before Dakota scientists came up with a Bang Baby cure and spread it throughout the year. Bang Babies, including Static and Gear, lost their powers briefly before Ebon stole a small amount of the mutagen and set off a smaller second Big Bang at the docks, this time on a ship. Static and Gear regained their powers, becoming even more powerful than before. Ebon and Hotstreak absorbed a large amount of the Bang Baby gas and mutated into one fiery, shadow being known as EbonStreak... seemingly a mindless monster. Static and Gear defeated it easily but acknowledged that it... he... them... probably weren't gone for good.
Knowing that the scientists would spread yet another Bang Baby cure throughout Dakota, Gear created a "cure for the cure" so that he and Static could permanently remain Superheroes even while the others would eventually be cured. It is unknown how many people became Bang Babies at the second Big Bang, but it's supposedly less than the first Big Bang.
Alias: Static Shock, usually just Static
Gender: Male
Race: Metahuman (Bang Baby)
Age: 16
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
Secret HQ: Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude (No, really)
Appearance:
Superhero Outfit: Sleeveless blue and black shirt with his insignia on the front in yellow; blue and black trench coat, yellow on the inside. Blue and black pants with yellow accents on the sides. Blue and yellow shoes, blue and yellow gloves, yellow belt, white mask, blue goggles.
Powers/Abilities: Static can generate raw EM energy which he can use to sense sources of EM energy, electricity, and magnetism and use a range of attacks with a range of uses. He can charge devices (such as the JL's Watchtower) with electricity and drain them into himself as well. He can magnetize and demagnetize metals, can hear radio waves, and can tap into phone lines to make calls. He can use electricity to produce concussive/explosive force to knock people/objects back and break down doors/obstacles; He can also activate/deactivate electronic devices with a small jolt of electricity shot from his fingertips and generate shields and barriers. Static can make objects levitate/fly, with metal being the easiest and wood being nearly impossible... he can also use electromagnetism to adhere people/objects to other people/objects and generate a laser to cut/weld metals. He can generate an EM pulse to knock out local electrical devices, although this takes a lot of energy out of him. He can also create EM light displays in the sky in the form of pictures or words, and with more power behind it, form nets and/or cages to capture foes and grab things.
Weaknesses: Static can run out of power/energy and need to recharge after particularly powerful attacks (EM pulse, etc), which makes him pretty much useless as a superhero. He knows no martial arts, possesses no impressive physical abilities... all he has is his electromagnetism. Anything that effects Earth's EM field or EM fields in general may also effect him (sunspots), since he generates his own personal EM field. Large bodies/quantities of water will short his ability (when he's charged, it often results in an explosion), although he can fly in the rain and take showers with no problem. Certain Metahumans or robotic/electronic devices can drain his powers from him temporarily, making him weak and useless until he recharges again. Charging objects with a charge opposite of his own can cause them to explode on him/electrocute him like they would a normal person.
Bio: Virgil Hawkins was an ordinary teenager facing ordinary problems until he made the mistake of joining a gang to protect himself from a bully who beat him up and, later that night, participating in a gang fight down at the docks of Dakota City. Not that he actually participated... more like he threw his gun in the water and tried to run before he got in serious trouble. Meanwhile, the other gangs were attacking each other and shooting at each other, earning them the attention of the Dakota police force, who arrived in helicopters and tossed down tear gas to subdue them and keep them from escaping. No one was aware of the existence of the mutagen, which exploded as a result of the activity and created a cloud of mutagen gas that mutated everyone who was down at the docks that night.
This event was later known as the Big Bang, and all mutated people were later known as Bang Babies. The next day, Virgil discovered that he had electromagnetic abilities and assumed his alter ego, Static Shock to fight other Bang Babies who chose to use their powers for bad rather than for good. Armed with electromagnetic abilities and aided by his friend Richie Foley, who later became the Bang Baby Gear after being exposed to Virgil's clothes, he fought Bang Babies for more than a year before Dakota scientists came up with a Bang Baby cure and spread it throughout the year. Bang Babies, including Static and Gear, lost their powers briefly before Ebon stole a small amount of the mutagen and set off a smaller second Big Bang at the docks, this time on a ship. Static and Gear regained their powers, becoming even more powerful than before. Ebon and Hotstreak absorbed a large amount of the Bang Baby gas and mutated into one fiery, shadow being known as EbonStreak... seemingly a mindless monster. Static and Gear defeated it easily but acknowledged that it... he... them... probably weren't gone for good.
Knowing that the scientists would spread yet another Bang Baby cure throughout Dakota, Gear created a "cure for the cure" so that he and Static could permanently remain Superheroes even while the others would eventually be cured. It is unknown how many people became Bang Babies at the second Big Bang, but it's supposedly less than the first Big Bang.