Cloak PL10

Cloak

Tyrone Johnson was a 17-year-old high school student who lived in a lower income area in South Boston. He was successful in his studies despite the difficulties presented by his disability, a stammer that he sometimes found impossible to control. His best friend was a schoolmate named Billy, who encouraged him in his struggles. One day Tyrone and Billy were walking by a neighborhood store when two thieves burst out from it. A man working in the store pursued them to the doorway, only to be shot dead by one of the thieves. The thieves ran out of sight, and Billy told Tyrone they had better leave as well Billy began to run, but just then a policeman arrived and ordered him to stop. Tyrone tried to explain that Billy was innocent, but his nervous stammer prevented him from getting the words out. Billy continued to run, and the policeman, thinking he was the thief, fatally shot him. Johnson was overcome with guilt over his inability to prevent Billy's death, and feared that the police would come after him as well. So Johnson became a runaway, and boarded a bus for New York City.

Johnson arrived at Manhattan's Port Authority Bus Terminal penniless. He spotted another teenage runaway, Tandy Bowen, and was about to rob her when another person snatched her purse. Johnson tackled the thief and returned Bowen's purse. In reward, Bowen bought Johnson some food at a nearby restaurant and they talked about why they had become runaways

Upon leaving the two teenagers were approached by men working for criminal pharmaceutical chemist Simon Marshall. The men offered the two runaways a place to stay. Johnson knew the men's offer was spurious, but went along to protect Bowen, who accepted their offer. At the Hudson River the thugs knocked Johnson out and then took him and Bowen by boat to Ellis Island, where Marshall had set up his secret laboratory.

Marshall was working for the Maggia to develop a new synthetic addictive narcotic drug which the mob hoped would be a cheaper substitute for imported heroin. Marshall experimented with the drug by injecting it into the bloodstreams of the runaways his men captured. Marshall injected it into Johnson and Bowen as well, all the other runaways who had been injected with the drug died, but Johnson and Bowen somehow survived. The two runaways escaped their cell, and, pursued by gunfire, were forced to dive into the river.

As they attempted to swim to Manhattan, Johnson found himself engulfed by total blackness. But then he saw Bowen, glowing with light. He went to her, and her light dispelled the blackness. They reached the shore, where Johnson began to feel a strange hunger. Seeing his reflection in a window, he realized he now looked like a living shadow. Terrified, he tried to hide his new condition by wrapping himself in yards of cloth, which became the first version of his cloak. Bowen and Johnson were then found by the thugs who had taken them to Marshall. Still feeling the hunger, and no longer stammering, Johnson began to swallow them up within the blackness within his cloak. When Bowen awoke from the delirium she had been in she struck them down with daggers of light.

The two runaways realized that the drug had transformed them into superhumanly powerful beings. Calling themselves Cloak and Dagger, they dedicated their lives to using their powers to save other children and teenagers from being harmed by drug dealers and other criminals.

Tandy has attempted to leave her life as Dagger, but always returns, convinced that only Cloak loves her. Even when Spider-Man sought to reunite Dagger with her stepfather, she stood steadfast by Cloak's side. Tyrone attempted to envelop the wall-crawler in his cloak, angered by his interference, but Dagger grabbed hold of Spider-Man to protect him from the garment's effects. Within the blackness, she showed the web-slinger the world as Cloak sees it: an amalgamation of auras and evil, where darkness of the soul shines through like an ebony beacon. This experience reassured Cloak that Dagger never would dessert him.

No longer able to keep the darkness at bay, Cloak embarked on a mad quest to consume any and all lawbreakers, from a healthy motorist who had parked his car in a handicapped space to the Punisher. A desperate Dagger sought the aid of a loose-knit band of urban-based adventurers: the Black Widow, super-spy turned super hero; Daredevil, fearless blind adventurer; Dr. Strange, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme; Moon Knight, undead avenger of evil; and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. In an attempt to reason with Cloak, Strange transported Moon Knight, Daredevil and the Black Widow into the dimension of darkness, which had been transformed into a nightmarish reflection of New York City.

There, the heroes learned that Cloak had come under the control of the demonic entity known as Nightmare. Meanwhile, Dagger confronted Cloak on the mortal plane. Tyrone had been transformed by the hunger, leaving Tandy no choice but to unleash the full extent of her power against her crimefighting companion. Through her love for her best friend, Dagger cleansed Cloak of the darkness and transformed him back into the young man he had been prior to Simon Marshall's experiments. The darkness that once possessed him now resides in Dagger, balanced by her light

CLOAK PL: 10

Real Name: Tyrone Johnson Dual Identity: Known to the public Base of Operations: Holy Ghost Church, New York City, New York, United States of America Group Affiliation: Partner of Dagger; former Marvel Knight Nationality/ethnicity: American/black

Stats: Attributes: Strength: 15 (+2), Dexterity: 10 (+0), Constitution: 20 (+5), Intelligence: 10 (+0), Wisdom: 10 (+0), Charisma: 15 (+2)

Saves: Damage +13, Fortitude +5, Reflex +0, Will +0 Defense: 20 Melee attack bonus: +8 (normal)/+9 (with Drain) Ranged attack bonus: +0 Hero Points: 5

Skills: Hide +3, Intimidate +10, Knowledge: street culture +8

Feats: Assessment (due to his innate knowledge of life-force), Attack Focus (Drain), Chokehold (the folds of his cloak are alive), Darkvision, Detect(life-force), Durability, Extra Limb (the folds of his cloak are alive), Improved Grapple (the folds of his cloak are alive), Improved Pin (the folds of his cloak are alive), Immunity (aging, critical hits, disease, starvation)

Powers:

• Cloak of Darkness (Alternate Form: shadow) +8 (Extras: Amazing Save (Damage), Drain (Extra: Boost (Constitution), Flaw: Limited: One Attribute (Constitution)), Obscure, Protection, Teleport; Source: Mutation)

Weaknesses: Disturbing: Despite looking perfectly human, albeit shrouded in a night's-black cloak, Cloak has an innate hunger for sentient life-force, and others can sense this easily.

Quirk: Overwhelming love for Dagger. Cloak is hopelessly in love with Dagger. The fact that she returns this love merely cements his loyalty to her. Cloak would literally do anything to remain by Dagger's side, or to protect her from perceived enemies.

Transformation: Cloak needs to use his Drain Extra periodically, or else the demon inside him will grow too strong and seek to feed regardless of Cloak's wishes. If he does not feed on life-force at least once a day, he will transform into a psychotic sociopath hellbent on Draining Constitution until he can feed no longer.