Iapetos

by **Dr. Reginald** November 22nd 2015, 9:33 pm

Iapetos
"Stop me? Why, I haven't even done anything."

Basic Biography

Real Name: ~~Simon Blaise~~Redacted, and removed from all records.
Renegade/Hero/Villain Name: Iapetos
Title: The Titan of Morality and Intellect.
Alignment: True Neutral.
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 lbs
Blood type: AB+

The Looks

Simon, or Iapetos as he prefers to be called, is a dashing man and wants only the finer things in life and his appearance certainly shows that. He can always be seen in a suit of some kind or at the very least only the most fashionable of clothes and nothing less. This style of dress carries onto his physical appearance as well; he’s in the tip top of shape for a male his age can be without being overly muscular. He defines his body style as ‘thin muscle’ implying that he does have the muscles and six pack abs but he isn’t going to be bursting out of his clothes. Imagine a swimmer that also partakes in weight lifting or running every now and then. He also has brown eyes and stylish brown hair that is never out of place if he has anything to say about it; and he usually does.

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The Legacy

Personality:
Iapetos is as some would put it stuck up, but simply sees the world in the 'way it was meant to be'. He views most everyone as being less than he is and is very capable of letting you know that if it comes right down to it, but he also has a softer side. He will not harm children and every now and then even saves people’s lives or stops crimes it all just depends on how he’s feeling at that point in time. But the man’s main objective in life is to simply do what he wants and he usually gets what he wants to. Have you ever gone through a day getting exactly what you wanted and never had to have asked for it more than once? Simply had it handed to you the moment the words left your mouth?

That’s what life is like for Iapetos and so it’s how he expects the world to work. He takes what he wants, does what he wants, and doesn’t much care for the opinions of others. He’s not a very hands on person though and instead has everyone else do things for him if he doesn’t see the need or reason to get in on the ‘action’ he won’t. Able to discredit any claims that he is a bad person simply by claiming that he himself has never killed anyone or brought harm to anyone himself. Finally he may see everyone as lesser than he is but that doesn’t mean he believes anyone is unimportant. Quite the opposite in fact, it’s just that some people are more important than others and even he isn’t at the top. Just closer than you are.
History:
Simon Blaise was born on March 19th while his parents were visiting Rome. One of the older nurses there told them that their son would grow up to be a very smart and influential man. When they asked why she told them it was because their son had been born on the Quinquatria the day of the festival of Minerva the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. If only the old nurse had known how right she was going to be she may have never mentioned it to the boy’s parents. His parents were both from two old and influential British families and came together to simply make their ties together and so Simon was brought up in the same rich society that they themselves had been bread for. Experiencing the ‘finer’ things in life.

As well as what came with being raised by a mother and father who were only together for the money. Both were often off cheating on each other, locked into whatever new work thing they had at the time, or just completely drunk for weeks on end and thus were leaving their son to the wet nurse or some other servant they had around at the time. Which, as one can imagine this made for quite an interesting and lackluster childhood for the only legitimate child of Thomas and Emelia Blaise. By the time he was ten his metahuman ability started to surface and Simon started to realize just what potential he actually had. But he kept it a secret, the young boy deciding then that if his parents were to ever find out about the power they would try to use it for their own personal reasons and not in the way he wanted.

Of course when he was fifteen was when he started to realize just how the world actually worked. The young nerdy boy lifted his noise out of the books he loved so much and turned his eyes on the world around him. Having been practicing his power for the past five years he decided that it was most definitely time for him to use his gifts for his own advantage. After having his mother and father both change their wills so that he would be their sole heir and receive everything they owned he had the two of them shoot each other and their current mistresses/misters wanting it to look as if they had both simply been caught in the act and took it out on the other. It worked and no blame was put onto little Simon.

From there he lived his life the way he wanted and has never looked back. He graduated from his private school at the top of his class and went to school all across Europe and America, getting degrees in different fields of study from Oxford, The University of Victoria, Harvard, and Yale to simply name a few. Each time graduating with honors if not at the top of his class or with perfect marks in each and every class he took. When he learned all he believed he could from schools he traveled the world for quite a while and did whatever he wanted helping out the country or town he was in or running amuck causing quite a bit of chaos for that particular places police force or resident heroes.

Now though, he has his sights back on America. He’s decided that he wants to make a name for himself. Or, no not a name for himself per say because getting caught means the fun is over. He wants to make himself into a legend to behold. To do whatever it is he wants across the United States challenging the minds and will of the big bad heroes, or taking down the worst of the worst. Whatever catches his fancy that particular day or week. He isn’t picky, except for what he eats and wears, and anything really could be his new brand of fun as long as he’s in control and you can bet your ass even if he isn’t using his power he will be in control.

The Powers and Weaknesses

(All characters can be as powerful as they want, as long as they are balanced with proper weaknesses.)
Powers

Power 1:
Simon Says: Iapetos’ only power is simply that of Mind Control. His power however works a tad bit differently than what you would consider to be normal Mind Control in the sense that it takes effect through pheromone production and other secretions in his deep dermis. They produce numerous psychoactive chemicals, which, when inhaled or absorbed through the skin, induce in that individual an overwhelming monomania that renders him or her completely without self. His power is also effective through other means as well and simply hearing his voice, whether it be through a television screen or across a telephone, is enough for one to fall under his control. Anyone present at the time is capable of being enthralled under his control and are easily subjugated to his commands allowing him to make them do mostly anything his mind can imagine and says. If it is within that person’s ability to do whatever it is Iapetos said than they are going to do it because the chemicals work in such a way that to the person, or people, under his control it is as if they themselves came up with the idea and see nothing wrong with it at all. It is exactly what they want to do and no one else made them do it, they truly believe they themselves came up with the idea.

Weakness(es)

Weakness 1:
Noise: Well if you can’t hear him you can’t do whatever it is he’s telling you to say. Simple right? Iapetos may be one hell of a charismatic person and could talk your pants off even if he didn’t have his infamous ability but if you can’t hear him than he can’t actually make you do anything. As soon as whatever is blocking your hearing stops however you can bet your ass that you’ll be jumping through whatever hoop it is he wanted you to.

Weakness 2:
Will: He has been known to take control of super humans, supposed ‘demons’, and even those that claim themselves to be ‘gods’ but some people. Well some people just don’t know when to quit, when to give up, and are so stubborn even Iapetos can’t bring these people down to morality. If someone has an incredible will power they are able to break through his control and simply ignore any command that he has given. It isn’t very often that something like this happens but Iapetos has run into quite a number of people with the ability to do this and it isn’t something he likes very much. They ruin all of his fun.

Weakness 3:
Time: Iapetos’ control over someone only lasts a certain amount of time. That time of course being twelve hours, after these twelve hours are completely up if he has not had them check back in with him or had them do something else they may find themselves free of his control. The only problem with this is that his power also seemingly works across video screens and telephones so if he checks back in with the person before the time is up they will find themselves back under his control. As well as the fact that if he were to chance upon the person again after the time frame was up one word would find them back under his ‘spell’ once more.

Weakness 4:
Repeated Exposer: This is actually a weakness that Iapetos himself is currently unaware of. So no one is truly sure about it yet but the longer someone is under his influence the more they build up an immunity towards his power. Essentially if someone is somehow placed under his power for a year or longer they become immune to his ability and he would be unable to control the person at all. Again, this limitation is currently unknown to him or anyone else but is worth mentioning.
RP Mechanics

RP Mechanic(s):
1. Intelligence. Simon Blaise is actually a very gifted individual and is very well versed in most subjects, even going so far as to be seen as gifted in a multitude of different fields of study. He isn’t however what could be classified as ‘super humanly smart’ but he does have a fairly high IQ. It ranges around the 160-170 area and he is quite happy to let you know it.

2. Simon, or Iapetos, has an eidetic memory as well as Hyperthymesia which gives him an extremely detailed autobiographical memory. Essentially he can remember every tiny detail of his entire life in perfect clarity and has total recall of his past events as well.

3. Despite not usually getting into his own fights do not let him make you believe he is a push over when it comes down to it. Having realized quite a long time ago that he can’t control those that can’t hear him persuaded Iapetos to learn a vast majority of fighting styles and he has become well versed in all of them. Ranging from [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. He is also pretty proficient when it comes to using most fire arms.

4. Money. Iapetus is rolling in the dough. Not only from his parents inheritance money but also because he can get just about anything he wants and money is definitely not an issue he's ever come across. Hell he doesn't even need to rob anyone or worry about how much he pays someone to do something, if he even pays them at all, because he'll always have enough money to fall back on.
Items/Minions

Physical Priority
(You are to put these physical attributes in order from 1 to 4. 1 is the highest priority, 4 is the lowest.)
1. Endurance
2. Strength
3. Agility
4. Reaction

by **Jordan Reynolds** November 22nd 2015, 9:47 pm

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