Editing STROBE (section)

==History & Heroic Origin==
Strobe is in reality John Powell. Born in 1965 and growing up in Kirkland, Washington, John spent most of his time as a youth in front of the TV or reading comic books and science fiction. He desperately wanted to have powers and fight crime along with his idols like the Great Owl and Talon. He used to jump down the stairs in his house making "nuh nuh nuh" sound effects and pretending he was the Six Million Dollar Man. In 1985 he was a college student at Seattle University when he was sucked through a dimensional rip created during the penultimate battle between the Seattle Sentinels and the would-be cross-time conquerer, Necros. Adrift in the timeless spaces between universes, John's body was infused with the primal energies of creation. A test activation of the Space Needle's fusion generators in 2005 brought John back to the world - super-powered, but still only 20 years old. 

Examined medically and debriefed by FISH and FDMA, he was set loose to try and rebuild his life after a 20 year absence. His girlfriend had married and moved away. Parents and grandparents had died. Siblings and friends were 20 years older - some had kids of their own! He moved in with his brother George, his wife Karin, and their three kids, Kaylee (18), Warren (14) and Conor (10). After a few months of depression he started a freelance career as a crimefighter, using the codename Strobe. Immediately he gained a lot of recognition for foiling a terrorist attack against the Needle, but he still needed a job he could earn money at. He went back to FISH, and applied for a position with Project: Vigilance. Vigilance has supplied him with training, a costume, and most importantly, a paycheck. 

Now it is time to fulfill his dream, and he couldn't be more excited to be working beside the likes of the legendary Talon. When not fighting crime he resides in his downtown Seattle condo catching up on 20 years of sf movies and television, or taking his neice and nephews to the zoo, museum, etc.

While he was freelancing, Strobe wore a costume consisting of black running shoes, bicycle shorts, fingerless gloves, and a photographer's vest over a bright blue tank top and topped off with blue-tinted sunglassses. The vest had pockets for a cellphone, wallet, pda, gps, and other odds and ends.

His Project: Vigilance costume is a more traditional white body stocking with built-in boots, and bright blue piping on the arms and legs. His head is completely covered by the white mask and blue tinted goggles. He is considering getting rid of the mask because it is too hot, and misses the vest, even though his current costume does have a few well concealed pockets.

'''Quote:''' '''''I can't believe I missed Farscape!'''''