Character you have created: Mind Warp
Alias: Dylan Chambers
Speech Color: this will do just fine for when he uses his powers and this for normal conversation
Character Alignment: Villain
Identity: Secret
Character Personality: Dylan is out for one thing and one thing only: Absolute Power for himself, and no-one else. If anything or anyone will help him attain that power then he is all in favor of it. If it derails his plans for absolute power he will do everything in his power to destroy it.
He generally handles situations in a calm, thought-out very in control manner. Rarely, if ever, does he lose his cool relying heavily on natural charm and charisma to guide him in his actions. He prides himself on being on complete control
Uniform/costume: Dylan doesnt wear a costume per-se he wears nothing but Armani Suits and most of the time dark sunglasses.
Origin Info/Details: Dr. Edward Chambers was a brilliant neruologist. The only thing he loved more than his work was his wife Cheryl. Though at times he did cross the line in sometimes treating his patients with wild-theories and drugs that weren't FDA approved he got results and Cheryl kept him morally grounded most of the time. Cheryl died while giving birth to Dylan and when she died his moral compass was gone. Edward became dangerously erratic when treating his patients, and finally he had to give up being a doctor. He turned his interests towards experimenting on the human brain, and when he couldn't find anyone else to be his lab-rat he chose Dylan to be his subject. Besides he felt since Dylan was the cause of Cheryl's death this was his way of getting even with Dylan.
He began to have an intense desire to read & learn all that he could early on in life. Dylan was a genius, graduated high-school at age 13. College at 15 passed the bar at 19.
His father, much to his surprise, discovered a rather interesting side-effect of the medications & testing as well. That Dylan could make people do things just by asking them to do them. No matter what they would do what-ever they asked of him, and not even think anything of it. For example, in grade-school if Dylan thought he deserved an "A" on test when he actually deserved a "C" all he would do is tell the teacher he should recieve an "A" and he got one without the teacher even putting any sort of fight or remembering that Dylan told them to change his grade. Dylan also discovered he could hear other people's thoughts if he touched them. Unfortunately he also inherited his father's lack of morals, and no discernable level of a conscience.
Edward thought that Dylan would not only be his legacy, but also his best chance at getting even bigger research grants and any job he wanted. However Dylan soon began to not only realize what his father was doing to him, but that he had certain powers that his father couldn't control. Dylan had enough of his father, and knew it was time to deal with his father once and for all. His first major crime was to order his father to drive his car off of a cliff.
Dylan went to land a job at the prestigious law firm of Schriber & Arron. He never lost a case (even though most of his cases were won because he told the other lawyer to drop the case or a police officer to lose key peices of evidence) and when he was made a partner he "persuaded" the others to leave the firm. They either left to start their own firms (if Dylan liked them) and leave Dylan with their clients or they were involved in an "accident" (if he didn't like then).
Dylan was a resident of Lock-Haven for years and even used his powers upon occasion against other heroes, but eventually grew tired of just being a high-powered lawyer and Media Mogul. He sold his media company and decided to run for the U-S Senate and won. (This explains his absence from Lock Haven for so long)
He now senses one within Lock Haven who maybe his equal in powers and abilities (Pin-Up) and sees that as a challenge. Dylan has decided to resume his Law Practice saying he feels he can do more good as Lawyer than as a Senator, and that to help Lock Haven it needs a hands on approach.
(Dylan doesn't go by the name "Mind-Warp" per-se much like Jonn Jonez doesn't go by "Martian Manhunter"...but it's a name that works for him
Hero Type (Select one): Mystic
Power Level (Select one below): World Level. Being able to read people's minds and to make them do something without them even fighting back is pretty powerful (Think "Jedi-mind-trick" without the waving of the hand)
Powers (Be Specific):
1) Mind-manipulation. If Dylan looks at you and tells you do to something you do it without question or hesitation. Once it is done you don't remember Dylan giving you the order to do it. You just know it is something you felt the need to do.
2) Mind-reading: Okay this power isn't as impressive as it sounds. Dylan can hear someone's thoughts by touching them and looking at them. He cannot hear whole thoughts he can hear specific things only. For example if he wanted the code to a computer program he would touch the programmer, look at them and hear only what he is looking for.
Attributes (Select one at each category): With the power of his mind
Dylan is able to press his body to due feats of super-human proportions. Although it is a temporary ability and does cause a great deal of strain
Strength Level: 40...while he abhors physically violence Dylan does like to workout and knows that sometimes he may actually need to use brute force. Though he prefers to use his mind.
Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 40
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Normal Human, 4...I use this because Dylan is one that likes to be in control and win, and if that means winning by attrition he will
Agility: Normal Human, 10X
Intelligence: Average/Genius/Super-Genius: Super-genius...the guy passed the bar before he was 20...'nuff said.
Fighting Skill: Untrained/Trained/Mastered Trained....he knows how to fight hand to hand...he doesnt like it though.
Resources: Minimal/Average/Large/Extreme: Extreme. He is a lawyer who has never lost a case and his retainer alone is 5 million dollars. Trust me this guy is loaded and he knows how to use his money
Weaknesses: Dylan is mortal if you shoot him (before he has a chance to tell you to lower your gun) he will die. However to use his mind powers against him is simple. If he tries to use his power and sees his reflection anywhere he gets the migraine from hell and loses his power for a time. The only way he gets it back is by immersing himself in an isolation tank for 24 hours
Supporting Characters The only person he even remotely associates with is his secretary Katy Galado. He sees several different women socially, and is not very close to anyone. He is fighting feelings of love towards Katy. He loves her and has sworn to protect her above all else and never use his powers on her because she is the one thing in his life that is pure. Dylan realizes that if he gives into those feelings it could de-rail his plans of ruling over the city. She can be his Achilles heel.
List a few reasons why you've created that character:
1. I like playing villains and this one seems rather unique.
2. I like the fact that no matter what happens Dylan is able to spin it as a positive for him.
3.He relies on his mind first before using anything else. He doesn't rely on theatrics to help enhance his persona as a villain he relies on himself.
What can you bring to the RPG?:
1) Over 30 years of RPG experience 2) I have played with many of the players here and I work well with them
Do you know how to post pictures on the hype boards?: Yes
Sample Post (Minimum Four paragraphs containing dialogue):
Dylan is sitting in his office going over a file at the end of busy day when the chair-person of his foundation Tyler Kenney enters his office carrying a file of his own.
Tyler says, "Mr. Chambers can I see you for a moment?"
Dylan replies, "Of course Tyler come in what can I do for you?"
Tyler says, "Well sir I don't know how to say this."
Dylan says, "I found the direct approach usually works best. What is it Tyler?"
Tyler says, "Sir I have been going over the books of your foundation and found several financial inaccuracies."
Dylan is somewhat stunned as he says, "Inaccuracies, please go on."
Tyler opens up the file and says, "Well Mr. Chambers I have been doing some research and found that several million dollars of your foundation's money is going into a Swiss bank account. Registered to a corporation that doesnt even exist. Sir what is going on?"
Dylan stands up and smiles. He adjusts his tie and says, "Tyler, Tyler sometimes foundations set up dummy companies and different accounts to keep computer hackers from accessing financial information that could be used against them."
Dylan fixes himself a drink and calmly says, "This is not one of those cases, for you have discovered that I am stealing from the foundation."
Tyler is stunned and says, "Sir just what do you mean?"
Dylan says, "You will forget that I told you that, your research, and just relax."
Tyler smiles and says, "Of course sir."
Dylan says, "Excellent, Now you are going to go back to your office and wait for the police to arrive."
Tyler replies, "Of course I will Mr. Chambers."
Dylan says, "Then you will confess that it was you who had stolen the money."
Tyler nods and smiles as Dylan says, "Once you are in custody two days after the Grand Jury hearing you will write out a suicide note. Lamenting your failed life of crime and failed legal career."
Tyler replies, "You got it Mr. Chambers."
Dylan nods and says, "After that you will commit suicide."
Tyler nods as Dylan says, "Now go to your office and thank you for helping in this matter Tyler."
Tyler leaves as Dylan changes the paper-trail to fall back on Tyler Kenney.
Three days later Dylan is watching himself on TV "weeping" over Tyler's suicide.
One of the worst performances of my life and the media is eating it alive..
He stares at his hands for a moment and he presses a button on his phone saying, "Katy set-up an appointment with my manicurist for tomorrow afternoon."
