Soterios Johnson

by **Slamfist** September 6th 2010, 10:53 am

Real Name: Soterios Johnson
Super Hero/Villain/Renegade/etc Name: Dance Man
Title: Man of a Thousand Dances, 2-D
Alignment: Super Good
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Stickman
Hair: N/A
Eyes: N/A
Height: 4'1"
Weight: 101 lbs

Costume Description/Image:

Personality: Just your typical everyday Stickman. Soterios's a pretty cool dude with a can-do attitude. He's always up for helping out his fellow man, lumpy's too (lumpy being the term his people use for 3-D people). His favorite hobbies include being an early morning news anchor on National Public Radio in his world's version of New York(Genericheroesbeginningcity City), existing as a 2-dimensional being, being made of sticks, and regularly living in a different plane of existence.

History: Soterios Johnson lived his life as an early morning radio 2-D anchorman over in the Stick Dimension. Growing up with no dancing talent at all he was doomed to never go to a ball, dance, or hoe down. Distraught he finally decided to go down to the library and check-out a book about dancing. As Soterios flipped through the pages he was fascinated with all of the types of dances that could be contained in such small confines. Unknown to him a strange glowing comet was headed for the library as he perused the pages of this great guide. The entire city was evacuated, all but Soterios that is. He continued to read as the comet beat down on his location. Fortunately moments before it struck the building it dissolved into sand, showering the local orphanage like it was the 4th day of the Banana Panorama festival. The glowing 3-inch core slammed into Soterios's spine, killing him instantly. Luckily his personal defibrillator unit provided enough jolt to bring him back. His body coursed with radiation and osmosed the dance instruction book into his brain, arming him with great dancing ability and a new purpose in life: Use his new powers to protect the people of Genericheroesbeginningcity City and get as much 2-Dimensional lovin' as possible in the process. During a recent robbery stopping Soterios performed a head-spin so fast the he warped into our dimension. He continues to fight crime whilst looking for a way back to his own dimension.

Powers: The power of dance! You ever meet Michael Flatley? Soterios puts the "Lard of the Dance" to shame when he steps onto the ballroom floor. Bank robbery, robbers are armed with AK-47's? Danceman will do the worm and ballet dance, dodging the bullets and kicking ass at the same time.

PowerGrid:
Int: 6
Str:2
Spd: 6
End: 2
EP: 0
FS: 6

Here is the song he inspired by one Mr. Jonathon Coulton:

A voice like honey, no one else could fill his shoes
The time and the weather, the headlines and the local news
He lays it down with perfection and grace
Done by noon, he goes home to his place
Where he sleeps and he waits for the night

Just before midnight he gets up, gets out of bed
A can of Red Bull, a tab of X to clear his head
He shoots his cuffs, now hes headed downtown
Picks up one life, puts another one down
And his body hums and the musics playing

Dance, Soterios Johnson, dance
Its a cold world, nobody understands
The feeling you cant keep inside
Go, Soterios Johnson, go
All the club kids are watching your glowstick glow
With the light of a truth you cant hide
That the news is the news, but the dance goes on forever

He shimmies his shoulders, undulates his slender hips
Arms akimbo, Jaggeresque, he pouts his lips
A circle forms, everybody comes 'round
Just to hear the incredible sound
Of a genius smashing expectations

Dance, Soterios Johnson, dance
Its a cold world, nobody understands
The feeling you cant keep inside
Go, Soterios Johnson, go
All the club kids are watching your glowstick glow
With the light of a truth you cant hide
That the news is the news, but the dance goes on forever

Hes dancing, hes a machine
Like no one, that theyve ever seen
Hes flying, hes living a dream

The magic fades as the sun comes up, its time he goes
A hand on his shoulder, he turns around: its Teri Gross
He takes her hand, spins her body just so
He holds her close, he will never let go
As the room explodes, they dance like angels

Dance, Soterios Johnson, dance
Its a cold world, nobody understands
The feeling you cant keep inside
Go, Soterios Johnson, go
All the club kids are watching your glowstick glow
With the light of a truth you cant hide
That the news is the news, but the dance goes on
That the news is the news, but the dance goes on
That the news is the news, but the dance goes on forever