Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2014 22:18:37 GMT -6
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[attr="class","appname"]Quentin Thaddeus Wright, III
[attr="class","appnameb"]Speedberst
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TWENTY FIVE FOOT NINE/155 LBS | MALE STUDENT - FRESHMAN |
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[attr="class","appbold"]PERSONALITY:
- Typical of high Speeders, Quentin is quite cocky, believing he is simply too fast to be beaten. And, he may be right with the velocities he's capable of. Yet, he can be loyal to anyone he values, and retains a chipper attitude, oddly, never looking down on anyone, even if they're way slower than he is. Agnostic, but spiritually curious, with a tendency to be late...which is quite odd for a super speeder!
Quick-witted, optimistic, great sense of humor, believes in a somewhat black and white sense of goodness and justice, loyal to the death, eager to help others, selfless and above all kind. He’s young, and like all young men, he’ll make young mistakes and have to learn the hard way what life is all about. He’s also a bit naïve, and trusting of those who ‘appear trustworthy’. Aside from that, he has the build a of typical 20-year-old male. His hobbies include video games, running and visiting his middle-aged mom and dad.
While Quentin is not 'locked' in a constant state of superhuman speed, and can move at normal-human velocities, his aptitude for superspeed oft times has the drawback that his normal, unconscious movements often too fast for the untrained eye to register. This can impact his social life in that he would finish a meal long before others, even if he were to eat a snail's pace, and he quite often finds himself getting bored when interacting with others, as they appear, from his perspective, to move/speak in slow motion. This can make him seem distant and standoffish, but in fact, it's not something he can always control. It requires a certain degree of concentration and patience to deal with others, patience being something this Speedster has in short supply.
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[attr="class","appbold"]HISTORY:
- The only child his parents conceived, Quentin was spoiled by his parents and quickly grew to be an upstart, constantly towing the line and hopping back before he got his butt kicked. This demeanor stuck with him, even through high school where a freak accident involving an electrode resulting in his almost being electrocuted. In reality, the high voltage jumpstarted a dormant gene in Quentin, awakening his untapped powers. Since then, he's spent every living moment in hyperspeed, moving, reacting and even thinking superfast.
Quentin is a member of the Wright family, and as such is entitled to the office of chief executive officer upon his graduating college, however, he must first be groomed for the task of spearheading a leading technology corporation, and this his enrollment in the University, where it is hoped that by the time he is ready to adopt the mantle, he will have learned to control not only his powers, but his impulsive nature...as well as find the world less distrustful of superhumans. The continued relationship between the Wright Foundation and its shareholders hinged upon this hefty secret. What his parents and members of the Board of Directors don't know is that Quentin has been secretly using his powers for a little over a year now and has no desire to become the C.E.O. of the Wright Foundation. But the day will come when he will have to choose.
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[attr="class","appbold"]POWERS:
- PRIMARY POWER: Superhuman Speed: Quentin draws his power due to his ability to tap into the ‘Kinetic Energy Matrix’ of the Earth, and thus possesses the ability to absorb kinetic energy from any form of matter and utilize the absorbed energy to attain tremendous velocities. Quentin can utilize this energy to alter the velocity of any moving object [including himself and others] within a six foot radius of himself, though most typically this power is reserved for himself where-in he can attain amazing bouts of speed allowing him to cover several hundred miles in as little as an hour. However, he is not limited to just rushing about at high speeds. He can rotate his limbs to create formidably powerful jets of air, or use the momentum of his high-speed actions to deliver blows many times more powerful than even a trained boxer could hope too. Quentin may just be the fastest creature to ever exist.
More accurately, Quentin's power is an ability psionically absorb, amplify, or negate Kinetic energy. He can also tap into Potential energy fields and influence the interchanging of these energy states, negating impact forces against his body, or sharing his powers with a nearby ally.
Were Quentin to ‘store’ the absorbed kinetic energy rather than use it outright, his individual molecules would begin to vibrate much more feverishly, temporarily expanding the inter-molecular forces between them, rendering himself intangible enough to pass through barriers walls and even people. This, however, ‘hurts’ him, creating a ‘pain’ sensation which is unique to him. This feeling is quite unbearable and only increases in time. It will not cause any true harm or injury to his person, but taxes him to the point of utter exhaustion. Due to the psionic nature of his connection to the Kinetic Energy Matrix, Quentin can 'sense' high velocity movement within a 130 yard radius around him.
His mind is able to process his immediate environment while moving at high velocity; similar to how a computer creates a buffer so users may interface with in in Real Time, Quentin’s brain has the ability to emit a type of low-yield ‘radar’ that registers and records his environment while moving at high speed, allowing him to react to his surroundings and changes within at in ‘Real Time’;. This enhanced state of visual and sensory perception is activated automatically whenever he begins moving at faster-than-normal speeds, and allows him to maintain an optimal level of sight, hearing, tactile sensation, taste and smell. For Quentin, running about at over a hundred miles an hour is no different than a normal human walking along at a leisurely pace.
Quentin's neural relays are about 15 times a normal humans; he's bragged about being able to think at light speed. Due to his enhanced mental faculties, his reflexes are superb, and he can react fast enough to evade bullets already fired, or snatch multiple falling objects from the air before any of them can hit the ground.
His memory and learning abilities are much higher than normal humans, allowing him to ‘skim’ through an entire dictionary in seconds and remember most of what he read. Quentin does not possess an enhanced or superhuman intellect, nor does he retain everything he learns indefinitely.
Quentin also possesses a mild-healing factor; he can use his power to 'rush' through minor injuries and slight changes to his physical state, like broken bones and poisons-assuming he would recover from them anyway-by speeding up the cellular repair cycle of his body. However, this is not a passive ability, nor a true healing ability, rather simply him focusing his speed-increasing powers on his own physiology thereby increasing the speed at which he heals, not the effectiveness of such. The rate of the speed heal is directly proportionate to the injury itself, with mild/superficial wounds recovering fastest, and moderate/serious wounds taking at least an hour to fully mend.
In order to best utilize his ability manipulate the energy of motion as well as rush about at inhuman speeds, Quentin was born with both a mind and body outfitted for the rigors of high speed. His torso, arms and legs are slightly thinner than normal humans, and with a more stream-lined contour. Outwardly, he looks like a normal human male. Dimensionally, he is 2% thinner; this minute difference in his body’s contour makes him more aerodynamic, and greatly reduces the friction due to wind against his unprotected body. His muscle and bone structure are also different. When compared to the average human skeletal structure, his bone density is almost 20% greater. This allows him to endure the constant stream of shock his bones will sustain from his rapid foot falls. His muscles are also tougher, yet more elastic allowing them to stretch and coil with greater ease, and prevents his muscle tissues from tearing due to the rapid yanking superfast motions force them to endure. All his organs and tissues are slightly more porous, allowing for almost 400 times as many red blood cells to enter with oxygen. His respiratory intake is some 10,000 liters a day and has a heart rate of about 315/180, which for a normal human, would constitute cardiac arrest. It has been commented that his heart beats faster than the known top speed for the fastest bird in the worlds wing flutter, the Hummingbird. For reasons unknown, his eyes do not need the protection which one without his power might require when moving at lower, more mundane speeds. Perhaps the protein jelly of his eyes simply produces extra moisture to prevent the ocular organs from drying up, but this is merely speculation.
His overactive metabolism demands he maintain a diet of no less than 20,000 calories a day. Due to this merciless appetite, something like prolonged confinement would result in starvation in less than a day. It is beyond vital he maintain a healthy diet.
Quentin can, theoretically, approach the Speed of Light, though doing so would invoke Special Relativity, and he would be converted into energy, his physical form destroyed, thus doing so is little more than a death sentence. His metabolism is relentless, and he must eat at least eight times what a normal human must on a daily basis, or risk going into arrest.
He is also susceptible to conventional injuries and disease - SECONDARY POWER: A secondary mutation, Quentin has a subconscious ability to calculate probability fields within his general area in times of duress or high-stress/dangerous situations. The affect is that his mind, at the subconscious level, can ‘test’ out many possible courses of action during times of hazard and ‘choose’ the best possible course of action to increase the likelihood he [and those around him] will survive the ordeal. However, Quentin is not actually aware he has this power, usually chalking it up to being a daredevil at heart, which he is actually. This ability can only calculate possible outcomes, thus survival most be possible in some small way; also he must be in an appropriately ‘alarmed’ state of mind. Mild/moderate encounters, even if there are obvious hazards threatening him, will not trigger this ability. Only out-and-out life-or-death situations trigger this talent.
[attr="class","appbold"]OOC:
- OOC NAME: Q/Speedberst
- HOW DID YOU FIND US? Dumb luck!
- FACE CLAIM: Marvel Comics, Blur - Quentin T. Wright
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