The Amazing Growing Man

by **Archer Roland** April 15th 2013, 3:55 pm

Travis Traxler
The Amazing Growing Man

Basic Biography

Real Name: Travis Traxler
Hero Name: The Amazing Growing Man
Title: Big Guy
Alignment: Lawful Good
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Hair: Dirty Blond
Eyes: Blue
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 178 lbs.
Blood type: O-

The Looks

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The Legacy

Personality:
Travis has always been considered a very good boy. His parents and everyone around him had mostly nothing but decent things to say about him. Of course, there was the occasional brush with the law and sometimes he did get into fights but that was nothing out of the ordinary for a boy his age. He had been raised that if he could do something to help people then it was his responsibility to do as such. Something he has always taken to heart.
History:
Travis was born and raised in a small town in the south. For as long as he could remember all he had ever wanted to do was move to the big city, New York. And as a result, the day after his graduation he moved that way using all of his life savings. The apartment he could afford was not very much, its only window faced an alley and the only bathroom was public. It had not be quite as glorious as Travis had thought it would be but he still somehow managed to love it. After a week or two Travis finally got a steady job being a janitor in the science wing of the local university.

For the most part, the job was not that bad. Travis worked at night so he could still get the occasional odd job here and there to supplement his income. It was however on a particularly dark and stormy night that everything changed. While the still quite young adult was working his usual shift a researcher was still tinkering away in his lab. This was not that out of the usual so Travis let the man be. After a short time though, the man called for Travis to help him clean something he had turned over. Upon entering the lab everything went black for Travis.

Waking up, Travis could not help but notice that he was strapped down to a table and unable to move. The researcher was walking around the table mumbling as he poked and prodded at his new guinea pig. Travis was only able to make out bits and pieces of what was being said but it mostly revolved around something to do with ‘combating the superhuman threat’. Travis struggled to free himself from his restraints but this only led to the researcher knowing that he had become conscious.

Sometime later, most likely around a few hours later, the pain woke Travis from his induced slumber. There was a ruckus going on around him though as a booming voice told the researcher to come out with his hands up. But the scientist refused and after a while longer there was a series of gunshots followed closely by the sound of a series of heavy shoed individuals running inside. The police officers on the scene were horrified upon discovering Travis in his present state, he had been fused to some sort of suit.

That was some time ago and now Travis only knows that he is different then he used to be and that he has powers. The University was found at fault and now paid for his living accommodations as well as the doctor visits he was now required to attend. The suit would not come off and none of the doctors he had seen to that point were able to find a safe way to remove it. The only person that might have known had been killed the day Travis’ life had been ruined and at the moment nothing was changing any of that.

The Powers

Power 1: The most notable power that Travis has is his ability to grow to inhuman heights. Topping out at just above forty-five feet tall, this supplements other natural talents Travis possesses such as speed, strength, and endurance but these, aside from endurance, are only at his natural level when he is at his normal size.

Power 2: Travis has fairly amazing toughness that is not seen in most natural humans, this is aided by the suit that his suit which is grafted to his skin, making it constant. This endurance like all of his natural abilities go up substantially as his size increases.

Power 3: Strength, this would naturally have to increase with size as otherwise at his larger sizes he would be unable to lift his own weight, since Square Cube Law is still somewhat in effect. The limits of Square Cube Law are pushed though and scientist still do not know how much the suit actually helps divert this or if it just happens during the inhuman growth.

Power 4: Speed is probably one of the least understood aspects of the growth but this is mostly just the fact that Travis is able to take longer strides with every step. This effectively gives him superhuman speed by regular standards but only average speed for a human of Travis’ much larger size while at maximum height.

Power 5: Weight, this is another one that people do not typically account for when considering powers. Travis’ weight naturally increases as he grows. His maximum weight at full height is 176,000 lbs.

Grid
Intelligence: 2
Strength: 3-8
Speed: 3-6
Durability: 4-8
Ability: 3
Fighting Skills: 3
Wealth: 1