Ex-41

by **The Pale Kestrl** August 21st 2015, 3:06 pm

Ex-41
I don't want to be like my progenitor, I don't want to shackled to that legacy.

Basic Biography

Real Name: Dex Cavlock
Renegade/Hero/Villain Name:Ex-41
Title:
Alignment:Chaotic Good
Age:19
Gender:Male
Race:Metahuman
Hair:Black
Eyes:Brown
Blood type:A

The Looks

For visual reference, clothing:

For someone with a storied backstory as Dex his physical appearance is surprisingly mundane, with a shock of black hair on his head and dark brown eyes. Though intense physical exercise he is much fitter than an average person of his age and Dex's strength is more wiry than muscular, generally hidden under his clothes. His slightly curled shock of black hair isn't too long to cover his eyes and has distinct unevenness to it, indicating how little it is cut. Professionally at least. Generally, when not in his armor Dex wears a jacket and t-shirt combo with jeans and boots to go with it. The effect is a young man that can easily slip through a crowd and not give a hint as to what he really is.

The Legacy

Personality: Dex is at best a conflicted individual. On the surface he can come off as evasive, to the point of seeming nervous, and unsure of himself. He's not terribly elegant socially but leans himself a certain charm to those he meets through a mix of generous kind-heartedness mixed with some stumbling awkwardness, though he can have flashes of wisdom. While not possessing great wit Dex isn't stoic by any means and is happy to make light of something and generally isn't beyond the situational quip. That said he can quickly turn serious when the moment demands. This odd, grab bag personality can make him seem inconstant to most as he switches from unsure to mission focused, this is because for him the mission is intuitive whereas socially he is unsure. His personality is built heavily on his early life; his social skills coming from spending a childhood with few friends, his sudden bursts of knowledge and thought from his subconscious indoctrination and everything else from the training and missions he has under taken since. At his core Dex is much like anyone else for his age, a young man searching for his place in the world, trying to turn his skills for good rather than evil.

History: With the advent of what many have come to understand as the Superhero Age many people across the world became more and more concerned for the future of humanity now that superhuman's had become a reality. Some sought to advance themselves, trying to keep up with the speed of evolution before it left them in the dust, some worked to study and experiment these new people to try and understand them and some did what many would choose when faced with a new threat, they prepared a counter of their own. In the same vein many metahuman's begun their own work to prepare themselves for what the future held, whether it was a hostile one or not.

Even before The Battle of New York and the events surrounding the Agency a metahuman group known as Task Force M had been one of the groups at the fore front of metahuman preparation. Many within believed that there was a war coming, though who would be their opponent was still known as time had proven that both meta and regular humans were equally dangerous. To this end them created many projects to deal with a variety of threats. Their main force was a metahuman commando team and it was from this that they were able to create a selection of modified meta gene's which they used to create a selection of cloned embryo's. Fifty clones were created but in the end only seven of them survived to reach maturity.

The seven clones were split up and dispatched across various countries with the forty first clone, nicknamed Ex-41, sent to an orphanage in the south of England. There he was seemingly left in the human's care. For nearly fifteen years Ex-41, given the cover name of Dex, was left in the orphanage. He was never adopted and any perspective parent would usually not return, this left the boy rather lonely, the few friends he did have generally didn't remain for long and he generally found himself keeping to himself. So the first few years of his life were a lonely and quiet one.

He discovered his powers early in his life, around his sixth birthday. This lightened up his life significantly though he chose to keep his new powers a secret, fearing that it would drive away anyone from wanting to adopt him. He did however make great use of it, often to sneak down to the kitchen for more food. Controlling it was initially difficult and on a few occasions he would slip through his bed and down to the first floor. Many attributed this to sleepwalking and thought nothing of it.

Throughout his first decade and a half of life Dex was plagued by odd dreams which he often couldn't decipher, some of which were followed by a dull pain in the back of his head he next day. When he brought this up to this carers they usually put it down to not drinking enough water or a brief illness and so no one ever thought much of it. However these were actually hints at the true plan laid down by the task force. The dreams were the mental images of subconscious training and indoctrination that the task force were using to teach Dex how to use his powers and how to fight. The plan was to have a sleeper who would slip through the ranks of humans and take out threats covertly and before they were an issue.

The onset of puberty was to be a big stepping stone for the task forces sleeper project as it was the time the Ex's brains would be most susceptible to training. However their project was no longer safe another group had caught wind of it. The Order of the Shaded Hand, an ancient chivalric order of vigilante's dating back to the time of King Arthur had discovered the task forces plan and moved to stop them.

Using a few government contacts they were able to acquire Dex and take him from the orphanage, hoping to hide him from the Task Force. Dex was initially confused by the whole ordeal, feeling like the whole event was somehow an odd joke. However, on the drive to the Order's safe house the two operatives sent to pick Dex up explained everything, how he was an engineered metahuman and how he was being subconsciously trained to be a covert assassin for underhanded deeds. The revelations were a shock to Dex who was now faced with many deep internal questions.

Arriving at the safe house Dex was greeted by seven other kids, all of whom as it turned out were the other engineered metahumans or Ex's as they were refereed to by the Task Force. As the operatives of the Order begun to talk to the kids events took a turn for the worst, the task force had followed them to the safe house and were there with two orders, retrieve the Ex's or terminate them. Immediately the safe house was beset and with so few operatives those within the Order were forced to call for backup.

The siege was quick and task force agents soon made it inside. With the Operatives combating their enemy as best they could it wasn't long before the kids were in danger, luckily help came from an unexpected source. While not battle tested the Ex's had been subconsciously training for years, so when the agents came for them they were able to respond with an attack of their own. By the time reinforcements arrived to get the Order and their new charges to safety all but one Ex was still alive along with three of twelve operatives.

As he was taken to safety Dex mourned the loss of his brothers and sisters, though hadn't known them for long there was an initial link they had all shared which was now lost. He also regretted the lose of the Order's members that had died to give him his freedom. On his return to the Order's main headquarters Dex was taken to the leader of the Order, having made up his mind to help on the journey home he asked if he could join the Order in their quest to take down the Task Force. The Grand Master accepted Dex's offer, allowing him to be trained to fight against their new enemy.

He would train for the next few years, taking small missions to take on both the Task Force and other enemies. He learned how to use his powers in different ways. While not an official member of the Order he learned much about them and their mission. The mythology around them suggested that they were set up by King Arthur by Sir Baric, who was a meta-human. While the King respected his knight's abilities, though it was ever written down what his power was, the King knew he wouldn't be so welcomed. As such he had Baric found the Order and, as their mission goes, 'To maintain order from the shadows, to use your powers for the better meant of the people, even if it comes at your own expense". Inspired by this Dex worked harder to be a better hero.

After many years of training and missions word reached the Order of the task forces disbanding following a strike lead by another group. Disappointed that he couldn't take part in removing the task force Dex was happy for the fight against them to be over. Turning to the future Dex found himself wanting to carry on what he had started and continue using his powers for good. Granted an honorary place with the Order Dex left to seek his path as a vigilante and a hero.

The Powers and Weaknesses

Powers

Phase Energy: Dex's cell's are attuned to a unique energy field he refers to as 'Phase Energy', to the naked eye this energy is invisible though it can be felt at near proximity. This phase energy is draw not from our dimension but a separate dimension that seemed to exist parallel to our own. Drawing his power from this Dex can access his usual abilities.

Intangibility: Through use of his 'Phase Energy' Dex can render himself intangible to the physical world, letting him pass through physical matter. He manages this by slipping between the two dimensions or as he puts it 'sliding beneath the skin of the universe'. In his intangible form he can't be hurt conventionally. He can also bring people into phase with him as long as he is holding them.

Invisibility: Dex can also use his energy to turn him invisible. He does this by 'wrapping' himself in Phase Energy that lets light pass through him.

Enhanced Physiology: Thanks to genetic alteration as a child Dex has above average strength, endurance and durability. Along with his peak human fitness this makes Dex a lot stronger than he looks.

Weakness(es)

Intangibility: Dex can remain phased through an object as long as he can breath, so for example if he were hiding in a wall he would need to exit for air or otherwise he'd suffocate. If he wants to phase with other people he needs to keep physical contact at all times.

None passive ability: Dex's intangibility isn't passive as such he needs to know something is coming at him in order to phase himself accordingly. As such if he is fighting multiple opponents then he needs to be aware of where all strikes are coming from so that he can phase at the right time.

Limited time: Dex can only hold Intangibility for so long, the longest time is currently under a few minutes. The longer he is phased the more he could slip too far. He can counter this by concentrating but at the expense of his situational awareness. If he stays for too long then he runs the risk of phasing to far, the kind of effect this has are currently unknown but Dex believes it to be highly dangerous.

Mystical Weakness: Even while phased Dex is still vulnerable to some mystical attacks, especially ones that target souls or aura's as they can still affect Dex even when he is out of phase. Similarly magic users can detect him while he is invisible.[/b}

[b]Invisibility: This requires a lot of concentration to pull off. Also, as he is using his Phase Energy to achieve invisibility he is unable to phase through walls while he is invisible. Excess movement such as running can also make it difficult to stay fully invisible, which might not be an issue at long range but can be up close.

[b]Recharge: After phasing for a long time or going invisible Dex needs to recharge his Phase Energy field which leaves him unable to phase and vulnerable.

Equipment

Helmet: Dex's helmet is a unique creation designed to increase situation awareness in the Order of the Shaded Hand's new operatives. This particular helmet was designed specifically for him and features many helpful additions. It's main feature is a data transfer system the user can use to highlight things of importance as well as offering plethora of analytical tools to aid the user. It is weak to electronic warfare as well as general kinetic damage. One of the many gifts given to him as parting gift

Ballistic Armor: Another gift from the Order he was trained in and worn under his trademark leather jacket Dex's armor is able to protect him from anything up to a sniper round. The armor will fail if it receives to much much damage.

Gauntlets: Another tool given by the Order Dex's gauntlets contain many useful items including a grappling hook with a range of 25 meters able to pull all of Dex and he's gear up. On his left arm is a launcher for a selection of darts and both arms have compartments for a variety of one off items such as flash grenades, concussive burster or thermo strips. The gauntlets are reinforced against damage as they are also used as blunt objects but are susceptible to normal kinetic damage.

Modified Handgun: Another gifted treasure, a powerful handguns that is dangerous in Dex's hands. Usually loaded with AP rounds it can hold 20 rounds in one magazine. For when Dex wants to be quieter he can load it with subsonic rounds and attach a silencers to it, this does lower the velocity of the bullets however. To switch between the two takes a post as does reloading.

Physical Priority
Agility = 1
Endurance = 3
Reaction = 2
Strength = 4

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