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| − | Background: Central City lost its greatest heroes in the Final Crisis. The Flash -- all of them -- all those who rode the lightning and channeled the Speed Force -- led the Black Racer to Darkseid, helping to kill the mad god once and for all. But in so doing, they were forced to run beyond their limits, and they were all taken bodily into the Speed Force. For 16 years, there were no speedsters left on Earth. However, Central was still safe; Tim Drake, Red Robin, had left the ruins of Gotham and adopted Central City as his new protectorate. | + | '''Background:''' Central City lost its greatest heroes in the Final Crisis. The Flash -- all of them -- all those who rode the lightning and channeled the Speed Force -- led the Black Racer to Darkseid, helping to kill the mad god once and for all. But in so doing, they were forced to run beyond their limits, and they were all taken bodily into the Speed Force. For 16 years, there were no speedsters left on Earth. However, Central was still safe; Tim Drake, Red Robin, had left the ruins of Gotham and adopted Central City as his new protectorate. |
<br>Five years ago, though, lightning struck on a stormy night, and Kevin Williams, orphan of this new age, became the only known avatar of the Speed Force. Red Robin found the young speedster fairly quickly, and took him under his wing (as Drake put it, "I led a team with Impulse on it. Compared to ''that'', training you shouldn't be that hard at all.") Kevin learned quickly, and was able to draw on an additional source of knowledge -- the Speed Force itself. Though the speedsters of the Heroic Age were unable to manifest, they could still communicate with Kevin, giving him the benefit of their knowledge when he called upon them. | <br>Five years ago, though, lightning struck on a stormy night, and Kevin Williams, orphan of this new age, became the only known avatar of the Speed Force. Red Robin found the young speedster fairly quickly, and took him under his wing (as Drake put it, "I led a team with Impulse on it. Compared to ''that'', training you shouldn't be that hard at all.") Kevin learned quickly, and was able to draw on an additional source of knowledge -- the Speed Force itself. Though the speedsters of the Heroic Age were unable to manifest, they could still communicate with Kevin, giving him the benefit of their knowledge when he called upon them. | ||
<br>Despite his powers and training, Kevin was seemingly unwilling to operate in the open for several years. After all, in Central City, the legacy of the Flash runs deep, and the young man was unsure whether he could live up to it. Now, though, as new heroes emerge, he is finally stepping out into this new age as the newest Fastest Man Alive. Whether he can handle the job, though, remains to be seen.... | <br>Despite his powers and training, Kevin was seemingly unwilling to operate in the open for several years. After all, in Central City, the legacy of the Flash runs deep, and the young man was unsure whether he could live up to it. Now, though, as new heroes emerge, he is finally stepping out into this new age as the newest Fastest Man Alive. Whether he can handle the job, though, remains to be seen.... | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 19 September 2011
Basics
Name: Kevin Williams
Code Name: the Flash
Identity: Secret
Location: Central City
Concept: Reluctant heir to the Speed Force
PL: 10 (150 PP)
Background: Central City lost its greatest heroes in the Final Crisis. The Flash -- all of them -- all those who rode the lightning and channeled the Speed Force -- led the Black Racer to Darkseid, helping to kill the mad god once and for all. But in so doing, they were forced to run beyond their limits, and they were all taken bodily into the Speed Force. For 16 years, there were no speedsters left on Earth. However, Central was still safe; Tim Drake, Red Robin, had left the ruins of Gotham and adopted Central City as his new protectorate.
Five years ago, though, lightning struck on a stormy night, and Kevin Williams, orphan of this new age, became the only known avatar of the Speed Force. Red Robin found the young speedster fairly quickly, and took him under his wing (as Drake put it, "I led a team with Impulse on it. Compared to that, training you shouldn't be that hard at all.") Kevin learned quickly, and was able to draw on an additional source of knowledge -- the Speed Force itself. Though the speedsters of the Heroic Age were unable to manifest, they could still communicate with Kevin, giving him the benefit of their knowledge when he called upon them.
Despite his powers and training, Kevin was seemingly unwilling to operate in the open for several years. After all, in Central City, the legacy of the Flash runs deep, and the young man was unsure whether he could live up to it. Now, though, as new heroes emerge, he is finally stepping out into this new age as the newest Fastest Man Alive. Whether he can handle the job, though, remains to be seen....
Abilities
- Strength 2
- Stamina 2
- Dexterity 3
- Agility 3
- Fighting 3
- Intelligence 3
- Awareness 3
- Presence 1
Advantages
- Agile Feint (May use Acrobatics or Movement rank to feint, rather than Deception)
- Defensive Roll 3 (+3 to Toughness)
- Jack of All Trades (May use any skill untrained)
- Move-By Action
- Luck 1
- Evasion 2 (Take half damage from any area effects when using Dodge defense)
- Improved Initiative 5 (+20 to Initiative)
- Instant Up (May stand from prone as a free action)
- Takedown 2
- Beginner's Luck (May spend a Hero Point to gain 5 skill ranks in any skill with less than 4 ranks)
Skills
- Acrobatics 4 (+7)
- Athletics 4 (+6)
- Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+7)
- Deception 4 (+5)
- Expertise (Streetwise) 2 (+5)
- Insight 4 (+7)
- Investigation 1 (+4)
- Perception 5 (+8)
- Persuasion 2 (+3)
- Stealth 2 (+5)
- Technology 1 (+4)
- Treatment 1 (+4)
Powers
- Speed Force
- Speed 15 (64,000 mph)
- Alternate Power: Enhanced Metabolism (Immunity to Poison/Disease (Limited to Half Effect); Regeneration 10)
- Quickness 10
- Movement 3 (Water-Walking, Wall-Crawling 2; Limited (Only While Moving))
- Enhanced Defenses (Enhanced Dodge 8, Enhanced Parry 2)
- Alternate Power: Deflect 10
- Enhanced Traits: Beginner's Luck, Evasion 2, Improved Initiative 5, Instant Up, Takedown 2
- Kinetic Theft +5 (Ranged Accurate Affliction 9; Hindered/Immobile/Paralyzed; Will Save DC 19)
- Alternate Power: Drain Speed +5 (Ranged Effortless Accurate Nullify Movement 6; DC 16)
- Alternate Power: Rapid Fire +5 (Ranged Accurate Selective Multiattack Damage 4; DC 19)
- Alternate Power: Machine Gun Punch +9 (Accurate 3 Strength-Based Multiattack Damage 8; DC 23)
- Alternate Power: Mach 1 Punch +7 (Accurate Ranged Damage 13; Limited (Only While Moving); DC 28)
- Speed 15 (64,000 mph)
Defenses
- Dodge 7 (15)
- Parry 4 (6)
- Fortitude 5
- Will 7
- Toughness 2 (5)
- Initiative +23
Abilities 40 + Advantages 7 + Skills 17 + Powers 73 + Defenses 12 = 150 PP
Complications
- Motivation: Responsibility
- Kevin has big shoes to fill; the Flash is a legacy stretching back nearly a century, and Kevin had no connection to it before he was chosen, seemingly at random. He isn't sure whether he can live up to the deeds of his predecessors, but he's going to do everything he can to do so.
- Identity
- Trained by one of Batman's proteges, Kevin learned to guard his secret identity very carefully.
- Enemies
- Most of the Flash's Rogues have not been seen since the Crisis. However, their whereabouts and status remain unknown, and the reappearance of a Flash could easily bring them back out from wherever they are now....
