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− | John Carter was once just an ordinary citizen of Freedom Station[https://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/alien-rope-burn/rifts-space/#4], one of the handful of orbital communities that managed to survive the apocalypse. Part of the sizable percentage of the station's population that are mutant superhumans, John's power first manifested in his early teens. It turned out he was capable of metabolizing ambient energy and utilizing it to sustain and augment his body. Not only that but he could also use that energy to manipulate any matter within physical contact at the quantum level, which he discovered quite spectacularly when he phased out of his clothing at an inopportune moment. Intangibility was only the first application of his power that he mastered. He soon learned to alter how matter interacted with photons, enabling him alter his appearance or even render himself completely invisible. While impressive, at the time John didn't think his powers would change his life much beyond making some things more convenient. Little did he know that they would end up influencing his fate quite significantly. | + | The man known as John Carter was originally known as John-2000, since he lived in Module 2000. That's how names worked on Freedom Station[https://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/alien-rope-burn/rifts-space/#4], one of the handful of orbital communities that managed to survive the apocalypse. Part of the sizable percentage of the station's population that are mutant superhumans, John's power first manifested in his early teens. It turned out he was capable of metabolizing ambient energy and utilizing it to sustain and augment his body. Not only that but he could also use that energy to manipulate any matter within physical contact at the quantum level, which he discovered quite spectacularly when he phased out of his clothing at an inopportune moment. Intangibility was only the first application of his power that he mastered. He soon learned to alter how matter interacted with photons, enabling him alter his appearance or even render himself completely invisible. While impressive, at the time John didn't think his powers would change his life much beyond making some things more convenient. Little did he know that they would end up influencing his fate quite significantly. |
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− | Obviously he'd have to establish some sort of cover. If his true origin somehow got out he'd become one of the most hunted men on the planet. The Coalition would jump at the chance at capturing someone from space if they ever learned the space colonies existed in the first place. They'd want to thoroughly interrogate the prisoner to wring all they could about the orbital defenses which kept them grounded on Earth. Which was why he needed a plausible reason to be traveling and investigating things, as well as companions who could help keep him free and out of the hands of psychic interrogators who might stumble upon his secret while rooting around in his mind. When heard about the Tomorrow Legion it sounded exactly like the type of organization that could serve his needs. Besides, they were all about opposing the Coalition and any group who kept those nazi assholes from expanding was worth at least checking out. So he found the nearest recruiter and offered his services.
| + | Of course he'd have to establish some sort of cover. If his true origin somehow got out he'd become one of the most hunted men on the planet. The Coalition would jump at the chance at capturing someone from space if they ever learned the space colonies existed in the first place. They'd want to thoroughly interrogate the prisoner to wring all they could about the orbital defenses which kept them grounded on Earth. Which was why he needed a plausible reason to be traveling and investigating things, as well as companions who could help keep him free and out of the hands of psychic interrogators who might stumble upon his secret while rooting around in his mind. When heard about the Tomorrow Legion it sounded exactly like the type of organization that could serve his needs. Besides, they were all about opposing the Coalition and any group who kept those nazi assholes from expanding was worth at least checking out. So he found the nearest recruiter and offered his services. In the short time he's been a member he's managed to make quite something of a name for himself, being responsible for several successful missions that dealt considerable setbacks to the likes of dark cultists, master vampires, and of course the Coalition. |
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− | Despite his best attempts to maintain a low profile as a member of the Legion, in the short time he's been part of the organization he's managed to gain a modest reputation that threatens only to grow due to his contributions in several successful missions. People outside the Legion might not know his name or face, but his distinctive looking armor has definitely been described in tales that have spread beyond it. As has the moniker The Ghost, which somehow has become associated with the man who wears it due to a smart-ass remark made to a bunch of prisoners as John was helping rescue them from a Coalition detention center. Fortunately, no one has come close to deducing his true origin but there are some wild rumors out there that The Ghost is a survivor from Pre-Rifts time that's here today due to time travel or being revived from cryo-sleep. And then there are the whackos who think he's an actual ghost.
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− | So far, his superhuman abilities that have been witnessed have been attributed to his suit (except by the whackos), such as talk it has advanced stealth capabilities, but the fact that people on Earth are aware of some the things he's capable of at all bothers John. After all, whether people think it's his tech or himself doesn't really matter that much if certain parties are tempted to come after him to reproduce what he can do. All he can do is not bring it up and hope anyone he encounters either hasn't heard the rumors yet or don't recognize him from them.
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| ==Mega-Super Iconic Framework== | | ==Mega-Super Iconic Framework== |