WIPName: Jayden Gambino
Codename: Warp
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Place of Birth:Atlantic City, New Jersey
Affiliations:Olympic Games, The League, Gambino Crime Family
Occupation:Olympian, Gymnastics Coach, Hero
Appearance:
Jayden is 5 foot 8 inches tall, light skinned Italian, and has the frame of a slender Olympic athlete. He is in perfect shape with very flew flaws as far as the body goes. After Jayden’s mutation, the hair on his hair became naturally pink as well as having bright blue eyes that make him stand out from normal people. Although people just assume he dies his hair.
Powers: Teleportation - Warp possesses the ability to generate teleportation warps, allowing him to teleport himself, people and objects at will. Warp can teleport large masses, including sizable groups of people. He can also use his powers in a destructive manner by teleporting only parts of objects. He can open portals that displace projectiles and even enemies that threaten him. His effective range is to the moon and back. Also, Warp can manifest the energy for his portals in the form of stars, disks, short javelins, and spears which causes their targets to teleport away. He uses this power offensively and defensively. Warp’s portals have an ambient, distorted pink energy around them and you are able to see your destination like a window before going through.
Skills:Peak Human Condition – Warp has the body of an Olympic athlete. Being a trained gymnast since the age of 5, his strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, durability, balance, and flexibility are greatly heightened, but without any superhuman degree.
Expert Marksman – Warp has learned to throw his energy based weapons with heightened accuracy, rarely missing his target.
Hand-to-Hand Combat – Being a gymnast, combat comes natural to Warp as his fighting style is similar to something like Capoeira. Not exactly expert level, but Warp’s speed makes him a challenge in battle.
Advanced Intelligence – Warp isn’t superhuman smart, but his intelligence ranges in the top ten percent for the average human. He can learn to adapt to situations and is a quick learner to everything from advanced technology to unclogging a toilet.
Equipment/Resources: Warp’s costume is flame proof and bullet resistant. He can easily move around it in and works well for his flexibility. Something like this he didn’t just purchase, but stole from his Uncle’s collection.
Warp doesn’t have any weapons, but uses ability to create energy based ones to use in combat situations.
Even though he has no part of the crimes his family does, he knows they would do anything for him as Italians are big on families and supporting each other despite their differences.
Weaknesses: Warp has almost been a victim of his own powers by accidentally splicing himself which can happen if control isn’t focused. Being a portal teleporter has more disadvantages than an instant teleporter. With portals, others can see where you’re coming from or will notice your portal before you step out. With an instant teleporter, no one knows when they will appear. Warp has to rely on his speed so his enemies won’t notice his portals appear and catch him mid attack. Warp also has to have seen the area he wants to teleport to. He can’t teleport somewhere he has no knowledge of. Often times when he has to teleport out of state or country, he’ll have to look at a picture of the place he has to go to first to get a visual if he hasn’t been there. His portals also have to be somewhat adjacent to gravity. Meaning he can’t go through a portal in the floor and come out through a perpendicular wall. Splicing could occur. He would have to create a portal on the floor that would open up in the ceiling to match his movement.
Psychological Profile:Jayden is portrayed as being optimistic, comical, charismatic, flamboyant, and kind hearted. He often ignores other people's advice and does things his own way, which usually results in the outcome being better than predicted. He is kind and cares for those he loves. He knows how to have a good time, and he likes to make sure everyone else around him is having as much fun as he is. Though some people underestimate his toughness, but he's not afraid to stand up to anyone who mocks him. If you want to share your clothes and trade fashion/makeup tips with, Jayden is your guy. He is also described as being a very fashionable person, going on massive shopping sprees from time to time. Being an athlete, Jayden is self-disciplined and hardworking, never quitting until a job is done and perfect.
Jayden normally provides the comic relief when he’s around. He has what he calls a “rolodex of wit” that allows him to make jokes and comebacks instantly. Most of his humor is silly insults and sarcasm, but can also make inappropriate and sexual jokes. There's never a dull moment when he's present.
Jayden is also openly gay.
Biography:Jayden is a New Jersey native, born and raised. He grew up in a family that loved him, went to school, made friends but there was one thing he kept from everyone. His family is related to the Gambino crime family, one of the top five mafias in the United States. As a child, he never really saw his father and his mom never said anything of it. It wasn't until he was older that he understood what went on. He constantly had to move around from home to home because staying in one place for too long could get his family caught and split up from the law and social services. Jayden and his mom never took part in the activities, but his father did along with his uncle who was head of their family mafia. Even though Jayden's mother wasn't too fond of her husband's illegal affairs, she felt she was trapped, fearing she would be killed if she left the family. To keep Jayden away from his family's affairs, she enrolled him in gymnastics at the age of 5.
Growing up, gymnastics was Jayden's life and his mom made sure it stayed that way. He would spend countless hours with his coaches training and disciplining his body. It was hard to make a balance between gym time, school, and friends but Jayden managed to make it work. Jayden's mother made sure that the Gambino crime family couldn't be traced back to Jayden while training. With his hard work paying off, Jayden was chosen to be in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for male gymnastics at the age of 14. Taking home gold medals, he became an instant celebrity as being one of the youngest male gymnasts to receive a gold medal in a long time. He soon went on to compete in the 2012 British Olympics at the age of 18 as well as the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics at 21 gaining gold medals in both and retiring after. Even though he was considered an Olympic hero, he was battling with internal struggles that no one really knew about.
For some time now, Jayden had feelings that he never really told anyone. He found himself attracted to men instead of women. Jayden thought there was something wrong with him and feared to tell anyone, especially his family. Mafias had a history of anti-gay violence and didn't want his family to disown him or worse, kill him for something he had no control over. He kept quiet about his sexuality most of his childhood until he was 17 years old when he was outted accidentally. Being in the public eye, one would have to watch every action you took because there could be someone around taking pictures or listening to you. While walking home with a guy he met, he kissed him and paparazzi happened to be around. Next thing he knew, it was all over social media
JAYDEN GAMBINO OUTTED AS GAY?! It was the most talked about thing for weeks, shocking many (even though one could possibly figure it out by his flamboyant nature and the way he carried himself). Even though the majority of the responses were supportive, others were not. He started receiving death threats, even from members of his own family. Not wanting to put his family in danger, he decided to move out immediately after having an ugly spat about his sexuality with his parents. As things couldn't get any worse, the Awakening happened a year later.
After the Awakening, Jayden changed drastically. His hair slowly started to fall out and be replaced with pink hair over time while the rest of the hair on his body remained the same. His normal blue eyes become more bright, allowing him to brighten them at will. He soon learned after that he could make portals that could teleport him anywhere he wanted. At first, Jayden despised his metahuman abilities since he was already different enough. Being gay was okay, but how would the world react to him being a metahuman? Jayden went on to have a normal life, training his abilities in private. Over the course of five years, Jayden had grown into quite the vigilante in the Atlantic City area. He nicknamed himself Warp and began cleaning up the crooked city he grew up in. Funny enough, Warp is his crime family's biggest enemy and they don't even know he's blood. Since moving out, he lost all contact with his family although certain times he mother would try and talk to him about what was going on.
Jayden aka Warp has gone on to be quite the hero, even joining forces with Zenith and Pariah from time to time to battle greater things. He's developed a comedic persona that he normally had, but uses it more now to mask what goes on in his personal life.