Name: Drake Edwards
Nicknames/Aliases: "D"

Gender: Male
Age: 22
Physical Description:
6'1"
Fit frame with broad shoulders
Two different colors eyes - one blue and one red, a mutation called heterochromia. This has altered over time to where both eyes are nearly completely crimson.
Dark hair, beard
Various tattoos on his arms and back.
Dresses fairly casually. Usually in blue jeans, a dark t-shirt, leather jacket, boots and often sunglasses to hide his eyes.

Mutations: His mutation has been developing in stages. Initially, and to this day, he was completely fire-proof. Now, he has a fair, albeit unmastered, understanding of pyrokinesis and can produce and manipulate flames and heat at will. Finally, I want the stages of the mutation to end with him transforming into a demon-looking creature (triggered by anger or stress similar to The Hulk) that can command fire masterfully.

His powers are primarily fire-based. He cannot burn, he can control fire, and he can project fire. Once he achieves full mutation, his second form just adds a bit of strength and resilience at the cost of willpower.

Personality: Often sarcastic, analytical and initially more comfortable solo than in a group. It takes some effort to earn Drake's trust, but once you do, you've got a friend for life. Very loyal, willing to go to great lengths to keep his friends and family safe.

Background: Drake grew up in a normal environment. He was born to fairly normal parents in Texas and has a twin brother, Shawn, who still lives there. Shawn was definitely the favorite in the family and an overachiever to boot. His twin brother is on the fast track to achieving his dream of getting a PhD while Drake has always felt more comfortable with a wrench in his hand. While there was no real hard feelings between the brothers, Drake was tired of his parents' constant reminders of his brother's successes while Drake barely graduated high school and didn't even bother applying to colleges. To get out from under his brother's shadow, Drake moved out of Texas and tried to start over elsewhere, becoming a bit of a nomad in search of a purpose.

Recap of your mutations awakening: Drake is not aware of the full potential he possesses. One day while working as a mechanic at a small mom and pop shop, Drake received a new welding tank from the shop owners' vendor. A client had come in requested that a new muffler be welded onto his truck. Drake ignited the torch and suddenly the tank exploded. The shop went up in flames and engulfed Drake's body. Initially in shock and screaming out of instinct, it wasn't long before Drake realized he wasn't actually hurting. In disbelief and panic, he ran through the flames and out to the street, slapping at the scorched remains of his clothes to pat out the fire. Firefighters were soon on the scene and emergency medical personnel pulled Drake toward their ambulance and tried to screen him for injuries. To the shock of everyone, there were none. Other than Drake's clothes, he suffered no burns at all despite being in the heart of the explosion. It was obvious to him and his onlookers that something wasn't right. Drake was not normal. With a look of fear and shame, Drake shoved passed EMS and took off running down the street toward the parking lot where he left his motorcycle. It was time to fill a backpack with what little he owned and move again...

Name: Aya Lynn Germain

Nicknames/Aliases: N/A

X-Men Code Name: Cosmos

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Physical Description:

Mutations: Astral Projection

Personality: Aya is quiet and reserved, equal parts mature and insecure. Her introverted nature makes it hard to connect to the people around her, but when she does open up, she reveals a sensitive heart, a sharp mind, and a sardonic sense of humor.

Background: Originally from the island of Oahu, Aya is the only child of an American father and Japanese mother. Her childhood was fairly normal. She played piano, danced hula, went to Japanese school after her normal school day finished... then her father was diagnosed with lung cancer when she was 11, and life got a bit harder. Her mother, unable to deal with the emotional hardship, simply up and left one day. She tried to take Aya with her, but the little girl screamed and cried, refusing to go back to Japan and abandon her father. Aya's relationship with her today is still strained, to say the least. Her dad finally succumbed to his cancer when Aya was 17, just two weeks before she graduated high school. She doesn't like to talk about him.

After graduating she decided to come to Ashford. While she's highly intelligent, her grades had suffered during her last few years of high school due to Aya devoting all her free time to working and caring for her dad, and so her college prospects were abysmal. Ashford was her best option for escaping the island she'd spent her entire life on, and she hopes the school will give her enough control over her powers so she never uses them again.

Recap of your mutations awakening: Aya was 16 years old and at the only high school party she'd ever attended. When the night finished she and her classmate, Kainoa Young, were found unconscious on the bed in his room, Kainoa on top of her. At first everyone just laughed, assuming they were about to get it on when they'd passed out from drunkenness. But then no one could wake them up.

Eventually Aya and Kainoa were placed in a hospital as doctors struggled to figure out why the two teens were in comas -- they were healthy, young, and while they'd been drinking at the party there were no signs of alcohol poisoning. Three days passed.

Then Aya finally woke up. Her eyes, which were once a rich green color, were now black as coal. She seemed shaken and disoriented. She claimed not to remember anything from the party, or why they'd both passed out.

Kainoa never woke up. The longer he slept, the weaker and weaker his body became. Kainoa deteriorated until he needed to be hooked up to a machine to even breathe. Then finally, after months of being on life support, his body simply shut down.

When the school held a ceremony after his death, Aya was the only student absent.

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Name: Cleo D'Nile.
Aliases: Cliona, Cleobel, Cleopha.
X-Men Code Name: Veracruz
Age: 18
Birthday: June-14th.
Gender: Female.
Powers:
Invisibility: Cleo has the ability to render herself unseen by the naked eye and become invisible in the visible spectrum, She is able to turn her whole body invisible as well as other objects and is able to move about the environment unseen by others and act without being observed. It is unclear how Cleo does this though it is believed to be rearrangment of one's Molecules. But for Cleo, Her invisibility is a passive one which she can choose to use constantly without to much effort or concentration, Although she can 'turn it off' at will. This ability does not hide sound however and so people could hear her if she is making noise and a hit from a taser will make Cleo become visible again.

Cleo has demonstrated the ability to make ojbects that she picks up or carries invisible by making physical contact with them, Her clothes for example, Turn invisible with her. and although it may appear that some objects may be turned invisible, that is not the case, Cleo is able to choose which are turned invisible and which are not, for example she could make an object she is holding invisible, But not an item that is thrown at her, which she would catch while invisible. Cleo also can choose to let certain people see her, While staying invisible to others. She also has the ability to turn at least one other person invisible in addition to herself wile making physical contact, it is not clear how many more she could do this to but it will become more taxing.

Electromagnetism: Cleo can create and use magnetic fields to manipulate electrical currents, allowing her some control over electrical appliances. She has used this ability to cause lights to turn on/off or even blow out, shut down vehicles using an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and reverse the electrical current of a Taser to the individual who was holding it.

Electromagnetic Sense: Cleo can feel surrounding electrical currents. She can also sometimes vaguely sense when people or animals are in the same general area, due to sensing the trace metal content in their bones and electromagnetic pulses in their nervous systems.

Radio Frequency Distortion: Cleo could block cell and walkie-talkie frequencies using her abilities.

Telekinises: Cleo has shown some form of telekinesis. Her telekinetic abilities are based off the magnetic fields that she can manipulate. She has shown that she is able to control/move humans an objects that have metal surrounding them. She is shown to use this ability when she throws away people that hold guns or other metallic objects. This power is limited due to the fact that Cleo has not mastered her powers. The base of this power is formed from her electromagnetic/magnetic fields.

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Height: 5"4.
Weight: 126lbs.
Build: Slim with some slight curves.
Eyes: Faint green-grey.
Hair: Dyed Blonde w/Pink highlights.
Skin Tone: Tanned Complexion.
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:Cleo currently does not have any known Tattoos, piercings or scars.
Personal Style: Cleo has dyed long dark blonde hair with pink highlights, It falls to shoulder length draping over her shoulders and a little down her back, She always prefers to wear her hair freely down but may tie it up at times. Cleo stands roughly at 5 feet 4 inches with a figure of 32-23-33 and weighting 126 pounds. She has small cheeks, a medium size nose, small hands with delicate average size lips.

Cleo has easy to get lost into eye, they're a faint green-grey color that seem to speak without words. While they can glimmer with kindness, they say eyes are the windows to your soul, and they only reflect such. Her everyday appearance with clothing is could be classed predominantly neutral or matching colours with a dash of playful femininity. Cleo loves arm sleeves, Often liking the variety. Despite her habits of eating anything she fancies and with a love for alcahol, Cleo does have a slim feminine build due to her being quite active.

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Spirited * Little Careless * Resourceful * Rash * Outgoing * Strong Independance

Sexuality: Bisexual.
Relationship Status: Single.
Personality: Despite Cleo being reluctant to trust new people she has just met, often being shy and initially reserved, she is a very outgoing person who can be a little careless which can get her into or causing trouble, although never intentionally. Cleo is extremely Spirited, Quick-witted and playfully sarcastic. Despite not looking like it half the time, Cleo can be an intelligent and mature young woman but seems to still holds onto an unquenchable thirst for fun; Cleo has shown a lot of courage and is always ready to help her friends, quite the vicious little thing whenever she is pushed far enough, which can probably be seen as cute by some, Cleo is widely known for being random and quite tough.

Cleo, above all else is a survivor. Resilient, resourceful, and smart, she proves herself time and time again to be not only beautiful, but also have a strong fiery spirit, unbridled will-power and passionate independent streak helping the young woman to rarely ever hesitate whenever it comes to standing up against someone or something she believes in, her courage and wits make her an asset to anyone that befriends her. Cleo always manages to find something in which to occupy her time, she is extremely outgoing and enjoys heading out with friends or listening to music, to relaxing by herself for some ‘me’ time or hiding of to go for a sneaky drink. Cleo is Extremely relaxed and seemingly bursting with life, she is just fun to generally have around and does all that she can to live her life to the fullest and to the best of her ability despite her occasional loneliness. Cleo has become a little more reserved after the nightclub incident.

Hobbies: Cleo does not really have a massive set of hobbies, the one of two main hobbies she does have is Poi dancing which helps that she is ambidextrous, it is something she has done for quite a while now and does it whenever she can or is in the mood for it, and the other is collecting candles, especially scented ones both of which help keep her mind of things and even relax.

Generally, she likes to listen to music and disappearing off where she can happily get lost for hours or find a spot to relax and have alone time. She has a knack for going of hiding, for her it is a good escape or to simply enjoy some me time or pretty much get some drink, not that she doesn't enjoy spending time with her friends, just not best to do that in front of the younger students.

Likes:

• Candles.
• Parkour.
• Cool/colder weather.
• Poi dancing.
• Enjoys drinking.
• Loves coffee.

Dislikes:

• Burdening others.
• Selfishness.
• Extremely Hot weather.
• Snakes.
• Being confined/restricted.
• Having nothing to do.

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Character Quote: "If someone breaks your heart, Just punch them in the face... Then go get some ice cream"
Recap of your mutations awakening: In all honesty, Cleo does not remember when or how her powers had been awakened, for as long as she could remember she just always had them, or so she thinks, she was simply too young to know or even understand.
Roommate: Cleo is room mates with Daniela.

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Name: Oriana Taplin.
Aliases: Ori, Ana.
X-Men Code Name: Stormraven
Age:19.
Birthday: 26th May.
Gender: Female.
Powers:
Atmokinesis- Oriana will demonstrate a plethora of abilities over time, most of which are facets of her power to manipulate the weather. Oriana possesses the psionic ability to control all forms of Weather Manipulation. She can modify the temperature of the environment, control all forms of precipitation, humidity and moisture, generate lightning and other electromagnetic atmospheric phenomena, and has demonstrated excellent control over atmospheric pressure. She can incite all forms of meteorological tempests, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards, and hurricanes, as well as mist. She can dissipate such weather to form clear skies as well.

Her precise control over the atmosphere allows her to create special weather effects. She can create precipitation at higher or lower altitudes than normal, make whirlwinds travel pointing lengthwise in any direction, channel ambient electromagnetism through her body to generate electric blasts, flash freeze objects and people, coalesce atmospheric pollutants into acid rain or toxic fog, and, along with her natural ability of flight, summon wind currents strong enough to support her weight to elevate herself (or others) to fly at high altitudes and speeds.

She will also demonstrate the ability to control natural forces that include storms, solar wind, ocean currents, and electromagnetic energy. Oriana has been shown to be sensitive to the dynamics of the natural world, and her psionic powers over weather are affected by her emotions. hence, if she chooses to or she does not maintain control, a fit of rage might induce a destructive storm. Her power can be limited by the force of her will and the strength of her body while in the Astral Plane, Oriana's powers are useless as they exist in her body, not her spiritual essence.

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Height: 5'8
Weight: 138lbs
Build: Slim with some slight curves.
Eyes: Brown/White.
Hair: Brunette/White.
Skin Tone: Caucasion.
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:
Personal Style: In terms of attire, Oriana keeps things simplistic and minimalist with flowing garments that breathe easy. Things that hang over her shoulders, but also keep tight enough that they don't get in the way. People like to think she's preparing for a fight, or something and she always retorts with, "Exactly," before chucking on a pair of flexible tights or leggings and slipping into boots or sneakers. She's not the type of girl to go all out fancy - though, honestly, she does like the feeling of a dress or a skirt hanging neatly off her body. Oriana, despite being partial to practical shoes, can easily rock a heel if she needs to. People don't know it, but that minimalist style doesn't mean she can't clean up well. She's just not prone to extravagant displays; dresses and skirts can be as minimal as she dam-well pleases.

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Forthcoming * Short Tempered * 'Brave' * Stoic * Strong Willed * Outsider Air

Sexuality: Bicurious.
Relationship Status: Single.
Personality: Something about Oriana stands out and not in the way that has her popular with others or makes her unique. Oriana just seems like she doesn't really belong anywhere while simultaneously planting her foot firmly and saying otherwise. Maybe that's just her way of denying anyone leeway or doubt when they oppose her position. Oriana isn't the type to beat around the bush - if she sees an opportunity, she's going to seize it. It'll probably be by the receiving end of her powers, but, hey, at least she got what she came for.

While Oriana has an outsider air to her, she's also the master at giving precise looks that have a language all their own. Tends to be why people don't like her, or at least, don't like being near her. She's got a distinct bubble around her, like if she went through a crowd in the cafeteria, they wouldn't think twice before parting and acting as if she hadn't just stomped her way through or maybe it is her appearance. Of course, that's not to say she would - Oriana's not rude, nor does she ever see herself as intimidating - but it proves as a great example of how people seem to distance themselves from her. Like she keeps them at arm’s length without either her and them ever saying a word otherwise. Honestly, she's fine with that and used to it – if that's how the world perceives her, that's fine by her.

That being said, however, Oriana's definitely not the type of person you come to looking for answers. Regardless of whether or not she has them, chances are, she's not the type of individual to just give them away. The girl is honest and forthcoming, but that doesn't mean she's willing to hand everyone a cheat sheet to 'Who The hell is Stormraven?' Her nature not to trust people and to stick to her guns has left her with little regrets - things she knows she could have prevented.

Regrets, however, tend to be something Oriana has deeply set on her shoulders. It's also why people consider her brave, just because she's willing to not give a shit about her wellbeing, that paints a vivid picture of some kind of heroine or does it?. She'll go down with a fight, but the thing is, she's willing to start that fight in the first place.

Likes:

• Flying and Heights.
• Loves the thunder.
• The outdoors.
• Walking in the rain.
• Indian Food.

Dislikes:

• Anti Mutant individuals.
• Nosy Individuals.
• Coffee.
• Hypocrites.
• Entitled People.

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Character Quote: "I'm not a girl, I am a storm with skin."
Recap of your mutations awakening: Oriana's mutation had awoken during the time she was highly upset and emotional, at the time she could hear her parents pyshically fighting, it caused as pretty powerful storm to be triggered and became uncontrolled from her emotions, it lasted for several days.
Roommate: Oriana is Room mates with Ronnie.

_{Please disregard the piercing in the nose, she doesn't have one and would only wear a fake one}
Name: Veronica 'Ronnie' Arleen Malcolm
Nicknames/Aliases: Paper Girl, Bitch, Queen Bee. There's honestly a lot.
X-Men Code Name: Origami
Gender: Female
Age: 16

Physical Description:

Ronnie tends to favor outfits with a sense of modern style and enhancing her assets. She tends out use off whites, pastel, or other light colors to stand against her darker skin. She refuses to do neon since the contrast is very ugly. The girl enjoys her name brand clothing, even for her casual wear. It's one of the perks of being able to afford and enjoy looking good in it. One of the examples of her style is her favorite outfit. A soft tan spaghetti top and low cut jean shorts, with a tassel pendent gold necklace and brown leather belt. She would top it off with wedge sandals on her feet. On her person is always her small purse keeping her essentials, cell phone, and spare cash on hand.

HT- 5'8" ( 172.72 cm )
WT- 144 lbs.
EY- Brown
SK- Light brown
HR- Dark and tightly curled.
BLT-Thin
Markings/Piercings: None.

Mutations:

Paper Manipulation (this is the broad term for her abilities):
This includes, but not limited to the following.

Manipulation.



Altering Properties/Mending.



Create Paper Constructs.



Paper weaknesses include:



Personality:

Ronnie's personality is a complicated one. Below are the core traits that at this point, heavily influence her decisions and actions. These are subject to additions or changes as she grows.

• Level Headed
• Selective Loyalty
• Charismatic
• Dominant
• Selfish
• Lacking Empathy

Background:

Small notes (NPC ones)
Parents
Father- Christopher Malcolm
Mother- Paige Malcolm (surname: Black)

Ex-Friends
Alexander King
Yasmin Williams
Julia Wells

Rivals
Maggie 'Mag-Pie' Warner

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Ronnie could never understand why her mother married her father. They were as different as night and day, but it was obvious who held the reins in the relationship. Her mother. Together they ran Tech Guardian Industries, a 'rags to riches' global security company. This is the environment Ronnie grew up in. A place she never knew what or limitations, but also a place full of high expectations. Weakness was not tolerated.

From the moment she was born to every waking second, her mother expected success. No excuses were acceptable. Shame left a stinging impression, but no physical punishment came. She developed heavy hatred at that sensation and those who cause it.

Before her mutation surfaced, her old school described her as bitchy and dangerous. Especially to those in her crosshairs. Those select individuals of her clique benefited from her power. It came at a price. Her approval meant everything in the school scene.

For a while, her life appeared to follow a law and order routine. Well maintained for her success in life. Then her mutation turned everything on its head.

The incident caused quite a stir. Her father worried about her health and safety, though she could see the fear of the unknown rise in him. This behavior quickly stopped when her mother chastised her. This 'stunt' of hers would damage not just her image, but the family's and the company's too.

Some students had caught the whole incident on their cell phones and posted it on social media. They pointed her out as the source. Soon after, the principle to call her parents. He requested she remained home until farther notice. A newly formed no tolerance policy. The social media rumors ignited the internet like a wildfire. Students began to fear and judge her until even her clique began to ostracize her.

All her years of influence and power, gone in a matter of days. The worst day ever for Ronnie. Within the week, someone from The Ashford Institution for Gifted came knocking. A small conversation later, Ronnie's parents agreed. She suspected her mother agreed just to purely to give the incident time to blow over. Paige Malcolm wanted problems solved instead of hidden.

Nearly a month later, she was shipped out to California and on her way to the new school. One filled with freaks like her.

Recap of your mutations awakening:

>>>Search: Mutant attack on student, Washington DC.
....searching
>>>About 8,380,000 results

A soft click could be heard as the newest video is picked. The description listed the location as Lincoln Memorial Academy. A private school for girls in Washington.

Mutant Attacks Another Student.

Panicked screams start the video. Several students bolt for the door, their hands trying to tear it open. As the door opens, they move into the hallway causing shouts of protest. The camera holder's hand shakes as sheets of paper fly about in erratic patterns. They swarm nearby students. Scoring thin, red lines across their exposed skin. Slower students, like the phone's owner, duck under desks or chairs. Anything to protect themselves from the onslaught.

With a cautious turn, the camera owner shifts focus from the chaotic scene to the back of the classroom.

It rested on two students at the epicenter of the carnage.

A dark skinned girl stood firmly in front of another. The victim, her face and waving arms seen through the largest swarm of paper, struggled to escape. She pleaded for mercy. Thin red lines score across her skin under rips on her uniform. She slammed into a counter then crawled into a corner. Suddenly, the flying paper dropped to the ground. All of them in perfect union. The red head could be heard whimpering as the only standing student stirred. Her curled, dark head glanced around in confusion.

The video ended with the cellphone owner's last words.

"She's a fucking mutant..."

Needless to say, Ronnie left an impression when her powers first woke up. According to newspaper reports, Ms. Malcolm approached Ms. Warner before an altercation occurred. Soon after, papers flew off desks, out of notebooks, and folders to attack everyone. Once the chaos died, Ms. Warner was taken to the hospital. She suffered several shallow lacerations across her body which weren't life threatening. The school suspended Ms. Malcolm due to a 'No violence tolerated' policy. One that had never been upheld or existed until the incident.

Name: Daniela Steele

Nickname/Aliases: None

X-Men Code Name: Voltage

Gender: Female

Age: 18 and a half

Physical Description: Daniela weighs around 135 pounds and is around 5'11 in height. She normally wears a Black T-shirt and blue jeans with grey tennis shoes

Mutations: Ability to manipulate electricity, fire electrical blasts from her hands and absorb limited amounts of electricity.

Personality: Despite the recent circumstances that found her at the Ashford Institute for the Gifted, she has a somewhat questioning demeanor when it comes to new people. She's a bit uneasy around Mutants she's not familiar with due to the circumstances that brought her to the Ashford Institute.

Background: Daniela isn't really sure of the circumstances of how she was born or where she was born. She knows she was adopted after sneaking a look at some hospital papers that were carelessly left out one day while visiting the Doctor's office but every time the subject was brought up, it was swiftly dropped and the topic redirected. Eventually she simply came to the conclusion that her birth parents simply didn't want her and accepted that the family that raised her were the ones who truly loved and cared for her. Daniela had a fairly average childhood. She made a number of friends, graduated High school as an average student and as soon as she graduated she and a number of her friends set off on a summer road trip.

Unknown to her at the time, this was a bad decision.

After loading up the car and turning up the radio, the three friends set off on their road trip and found themselves traveling across the country. They stopped in a number of famous cities until they eventually found themselves in New York. This was supposed to be the Highlight of the trip and for a few days it was. Looking back on it, Daniela found it was the last time she would have fun with her friends.

On the fourth day in New York, a battle erupted between a group of small-time meta-human villains and a few aspiring heroes who felt that civilian casualties were acceptable while trying to take down their villainous counterparts. One of Daniela's friends was killed when Daniela's vehicle was crushed by debris and Daniela herself was badly wounded when she was nearly crushed beneath a power pole. The wires on the power pole were sparking wildly as the battle raged nearby and Daniela could only watch in horror as the aspiring heroes were finally cut down and the villains turned their attention to the few survivors. Daniela could feel complete and utter terror rising up in her as one of them approached her and grinned down at her with a sadistic smile.

It was at the moment that one of the live wires touched Daniela's back and moments later, a blast of electricity erupted from her where the wire had made contact. The last thing she remembered was a flash of light filling the area and a terrified expression on her would-be-killer's face. After waking up and managing to free herself, she found the charred bodies of four people nearby, including her other friend, two people she didn't know and the villain.

Daniela immediately ran away and has been running from the authorities ever since.

Recap of your mutations awakening: Complete and utter terror and a jolt of electricity caused her mutant abilities to awaken. At the moment, she has little control over them and when under severe stress or terror she tends to completely lose control over her abilities and her power tends to explode outward.

Relationships Uná O’Brian "There are many forms of love. Too bad English only has one word for it. I love everyone till they give me a reason not to." ⟢ 🎆Respects ⟡ 🌓Neutral ⟡ 👋Acquaintance ⟡ 🙇It's Complicated ⟣ ⟢ 💛Friend ⟡ 💙Good Friends ⟡ 💜Best Friends ⟡ ❣️Ex-Friends ⟡ 😈Frienemy ⟣ ⟢ 💘Infatuation ⟡ 💓Loves ⟡ 💗Couple ⟡ 💕Basically Family ⟡ 💞Family ⟡ 💔Ex-Lovers ⟣ ⟢ ♨️Tense ⟡ 💀Dislikes ⟡ 😡Hates ⟡ 👿Enemy ⟡ 👹Absolutely Loathes ⟣ 💛Friend Temperance 💛Friend "Sometimes I forget my name isn’t Hun or Sugar." Roommate and first friend at the new school. Temperance can pull Una out of the start of a depression and put her back on track and Una appreciates that. 💛Friend Drake💛Friend "Nice beard. Needs to quit smoking it’s bad for him. Sweet power much better than dream-sharing." After a while of being in his presence, his is Nikolai's roommate she sees Drake as a big brother. Exasperating at times but often supportive of her and she of him. 💛Friend Api 💛Friend "Gravity power? That would be so handy in gymnastics and Parkour. Cute accent. Nice musculature." Api is an enigma. He's smart and quite or seems to be. 💓💗 Nik Loves: Dating "Cute. Confident. Must be a fire power thing. I think I have him in a class or few...maybe? Movie buff will have to watch a movie with him at some point." Nikolai or Nikki when its just the two of them have gotten much closer. He's been helping with her powers since Dr. Ashford prescribed some new meds for her. They've been getting along much better and Uná's feelings have been getting stronger. They started dating after an intense night in a previous issue. 💛Friend Khloe 💛Friend "SO KAWAII!!!!!!!!! She’s so warm and friendly. Total opposite of her frosty powers." Khloe is amazing and Uná never gets tired of listening to her or watching her use her powers when she does. They're just so elegant. 💛Friend Sally 💛Friend "Yet another redhead!! We must stick together!!! Telekinetic what I wouldn’t give to have that power!!!" Sally and Uná have grown much closer as well and she can tell that Sally is pretty into Drake. REALLY into Drake. Sally is Uná's BFF and Uná takes that relationship seriously. If Sally needed anything and Uná could do it she wouldn't hesitate. 🙇It's Complicated Joseph 🙇It's Complicated "Clothing not optional. Put something on before a quarter of the Student populous swoons." With Joseph being missing from school Uná is a bit worried about him and hopes that where ever he is he's okay. Nathan 💘Infatuation "Wow that accent...just wow...And he nervous talks." Nathan has gotten rather jealous of Uná's time with Nikolai. Uná let Nathan know that he was welcome to help her with her powers but he seemed to not want to. This has caused tension in between them and some arguments. 😡Hates Isaac 😡Hates "Junkyard dog." Just met and I hate the way he treats people.

Uná is able to access her powers without having to be unconscious.

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Name: Nikolai Markov
Nicknames: Nik, Cole, Nikki
X-Men Code Name: Demo
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Mutations:

• Blast/Fire Absorption: The kind of power that helps you jump on top of a grenade and live. Nik is able to absorb the blast of explosives and energy attacks without taking so much as a scratch. The absorption of an explosion helps to minimize and negate the shrapnel that usually accompanies it, usually resulting in a zero-sum gain from this power. In some incidental experimentation, bullets and any other type of attack are still very much effective.
• Bomb Generation: If Nik chooses to, anything he touches can become a homemade explosive. Anything from a pebble to a football to a door can detonate. The radius and power of the explosive seems to be determined both by the size of the object and by Nik's mood. The detonation time is the only factor entirely determined by Nik's force of will and intellect. Explosives can detonate in reaction to physical touch, based off a timer, or by other factors and parameters laid out by the creator. Creating a bomb does require energy that needs to be gained back through either his natural metabolism or through blast absorption.

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Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Build: Athletic Build
Eyes: Stormy Blue
Hair: Dirty Blonde
Skin Tone: Lightly Tanned
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:Nikolai has gained a couple scars on his back and arms as a result of intense experimentation.
Personal Style:Standing in at 5'10" and weighing around 150 lbs, Nik doesn't immediately stand out in a crowd. He worked hard to make himself noticeable, spending much of his teenage life cleaning up his face to near spot-less perfection and making sure his appearance was "god-like," as he likes to put it. Nik typically wears some combination of jeans and a sleeveless shirt, though in the winter months adds on a beanie and black peacoat. He manages to keep his hair combed back and to the side at most times, spending an inordinate amount of hair product to make sure his hair stays exactly where he wants it. He has stormy blue eyes. His most recent change to his appearance: he decided to dye his hair to a dirty blonde.

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Nerdy * Hot-Headed * Authoritative * Stubborn * Protective * Arrogant

Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Personality: Nikolai has changed a lot since he got to Ashford's. First and foremost: Nikolai has managed to regain his confidence. While not exactly the nicest guy at the school, his heart is usually in the right place. He's incredibly nerdy when it comes to film and TV to a near unapologetic extent. If you get on Nik's bad side, he will be sure to let you know. Despite a rather abrasive personality at times, Nik will almost always be the first one to jump to anyone's defense, and cares a lot more about other people's opinions than he lets on.

Hobbies: Nik's biggest hobby: consuming all things American entertainment. He watches action films religiously, but has expanded his taste to most American classics. If he's not working out in the gym or trying desperately to understand his class-work in the library with Una, you can find him in his room watching films.

Likes:

• Movies
• Parkour
• Fighting
• Recreating Famous Scenes
• Vodka
• Working Out

Dislikes:

• Weakness
• Bugs/Insects
• Being Talked Down To
• Crowds
• Nathan

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Character Quote: "Go ahead... make my day."
Recap of your mutations awakening: There was nothing that pissed Nik off more than a rich kid preying on someone who couldn't afford to get his uniform fixed after a tumble. Scuffed shoes and worn knees on the pants of an unassuming freshman while Nik was a sophomore was apparently enough for Kyle Masterson, the son of a wealthy donor, to chastise. Nik held his temper for a few minutes, trying to just get the books from his locker and get to his next class. But the arrogance and classist behavior sent him over the edge. The Russian-American went for the throat of the bully, and the two tussled for a minute before teachers came over and forced the kids off of each other. The two kids were sent to the office. Nik received an immediate 3-day suspension, while Kyle got off scott-free.

Nik was beyond furious at the injustice. So much so that when he returned to school, his only goal was getting even. So he broke into Kyle's locker before school started and lit a bunch of firecrackers in it to ruin his ties and schoolbooks. Kyle put the pieces together and decided to up the ante. Nik doesn't exactly remember what happened, except that Kyle had thrown something at him. Everything after that went black. The next thing Nik remembers was being driven home by his parents who were scolding him. Given Nik's understanding of his powers, it was clear Kyle had attempted to create a small chemical reaction to hurt Nik. But it didn't work. And Nik must have gotten his hands on something that caused a slightly bigger explosion. Nothing big enough to cause pain. Just enough to scare the shit out of Kyle.

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Name: Daniel James Harrison
Nicknames: DJ, Danny, Dannyboy
X-Men Code Name: Diskman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Mutations:
Energy Disk Generation: The ability is a bit complex it how it develops. For the most part, the disks of energy DJ generates from his hands are only about 6 inches in diameter. Their typical purpose is to unleash a concussive blast upon impact, but they have two other functions: protection, and cutting. While the disks are in DJ's hands, he can use them to cut through various materials. Similarly, while DJ holds an energy disk, it acts as a rather impressive energy barrier. DJ can change the diameter of the disks while in his hands, but he is incapable of releasing disks of energy greater than 6 inches from his hands without them fizzling out immediately.

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Height: 6'1"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Build: Slim Build
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Skin Tone: Pale
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:DJ has a few tattoos on his body, but most are hidden underneath his clothes.
Personal Style: DJ, for the most part, resorts to wearing flannels, jackets, and jeans. He likes to shake up his wardrobe as much as possible, but always claims whatever he wears as his own. He tends to wear beanies once it gets cold, and almost always can be seen wearing boots with whatever style of jean he's got that day.

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Passionate * Rebellious * Creative * Unreliable * Determined * Ambitious

Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: DJ doesn't want to be at Ashford's, and is only there because he has no other choice. The son of rich LA socialites, DJ has always had everything handed to him on a silver platter. What he hasn't been fond of, however, is that it was always handed over on his parent's terms. Now, he does everything the way he wants to. There's no real negotiating. If he doesn't want to work on a project, he doesn't do it. That being said, DJ is ruthless when it comes to competing. If he wants a victory, he will do everything he possibly can to earn it. Even if he has to resort to underhanded methods. Above all right now, DJ does not like being a mutant and all the trouble and the stigma that's associated with it.

Hobbies: DJ's almost sole interest in life is making music. He's learned how to record and mix music from the music producers his parents have met over the course of hundreds of social events. He learned guitar, the drums, and even the trumpet from some of the biggest names in music. He's bringing a lot of equipment with him to Ashford's, and his roommate is going to have a hell of a time living in DJ's new recording studio...

Likes:

• Music
• Writing
• Dancing
• Drinking
• Women
• Breaking the Rules

Dislikes:

• Sticklers for Rules
• Nice People
• Being Talked Down To
• Cops
• Mutants (to some extent)

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Character Quote: "I don't wanna be here... I'm just trying to make music, man."
Recap of your mutations awakening:

DJ's powers actually awoke at home, while he was in the midst of a private jamming lession. He was getting lost in his music, when he noticed that his hands were glowing. As he slammed down on the drums, two glowing disks of energy cut through the drum set and wrecked it. DJ was excited to tell his parents that he was a mutant. Unfortunately, for him, they saw this as a danger to their reputation and immediately enrolled their son in Ashford's new institute.

Name: Coleman Lee Queen/St. John

Nicknames: ”Cole”

Aliases: the Ghost Rider

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Occupation: Former ATF Special Agent, Currently Private Investigator

Hometown: Miami, FL

Birthday: June 3, 1985

Weight: 195

Height: 6’1”

Eye Color: Left is Green, Right is Brown, not starkly different, but noticeable

Style: Very Simple t-shirts, polos, jeans, riding boots, leather jacket, whatever is appropriate for the situation, never flamboyant

Relationships: Karina (wife), Tyler, Reese & CJ (sons, from a year old to eight), Sarah (sister) and his parents are still alive.

Likes:
+Coffee / Energy Drinks
+Books
+Heavy Metal / Metalcore
+Machines / Anything Mechanical
+Competition
+the Outdoors
+Cigarettes, the smell, not smoking them

Dislikes:
-Telephones
-Slow Drivers
-Bad Grammar
-Gothic Themes
-Politics
-Gambling
-Conspiracy Theories







Powers:
As the Ghost Rider, Cole serves as the Heavenly avatar of Vengeance giving him extremely heightened reflexes, super-human strength and near invulnerability to physical attack. As a supernatural being, Cole is able to traverse both mortal and immortal realms and bring forth powers therein, the primary of which being the projection of Hellfire, which he uses as a his central mode of offense and defense imbibing objects with spiritual power to suit his needs; most commonly seen as a motorcycle and/or a chain. The spiritual nature of the flame burns toward the mind and soul of his target, but can also cause physical damage.

The central manifestation of the Ghost Rider’s powers is the Penance Stare and is the focused culmination of all his powers, ie.: the paid retribution of wrongs and misdeeds by the target of the stare. Like the rest of his powers, the effects are primarily felt by those that have inflicted harm on the innocent. By locking eyes with the Rider, victims are forced to endure the agony and distress they have inflicted upon others as well as whatever additional measure of pain he determines is necessary for justice to be satisfied.

Bio:

Following in line with his interests, Cole was tasked primarily with gathering information and building casework against South Florida’s biker gangs, namely the two rival organizations: the Templars and the Aztecs. At thirty-one years old, Cole had been undercover for nearly three years with the Templars and risen from initial placement as a Prospect to a Full-Patch member of the Club, eventually being appointed to the role of Treasurer giving him access to a multitude of information from which to continue to build the ATF's case against both gangs.

Home life was never easy in light of his chosen career path. Cole married when he was twenty-four while his wife was barely twenty. They had their first child only ten months after the wedding, the other two following only a few years apart. Being away and on no set schedule made parenting and being a husband difficult, but he did the best he could manage and remained faithful trying to set an example to his boys while at the same time playing the role of an outlaw biker.

Nearing the end of the investigation was where events turned awry. Cole’s case against the Templars was solid and he would soon have to reveal his identity and pull out of deep cover before arrests could take place, however a confidential informant within the Aztecs betrayed the ATF at the critical moment and once the word spread from the rival club, Cole was setup for ambush and killed. The ATF came down on the Templars in Miami in force, but the damage was already done. No body was ever recovered.

Name: Akela Talbot
Nicknames/Aliases: Ak, Kel, Fuzzball
X-Men Code Name: (The "Hero Name" that you would like you character to eventually have.)
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Physical Description:
WT: 105 lbs/47.6~ kg (170 lbs/77~ kg when using gift)
HT: 5'3"/ 6'3"
Ey: Usually brown, gold and canine-like when using gift.
Sk: brown, sometimes grey mottled fur when using gift to extremes.
BLT: Small and thin but gains significant height, muscle mass and animal-like features from mutation.

Mutations: Lycanthropy

Enhanced Senses -Ordinarily, Akela's mutation just manifests itself as heightened, animal-like senses and this is what he'll usually imply his ability is if asked. His sense of smell is equal to or maybe even better than a bloodhound's and he can identify and track individual scents in crowded difficult areas and across long distances and times. It also affects his sense of taste to a lesser degree. His hearing is similarly sensitive and he is able to hear very even very faint, far away or high pitched sounds. His eyesight and sense of touch are relatively normal, except for his night vision which is superior to an ordinary human's and lets him see clearly in the dark.

Transformed State- The truth about his powers is that his senses are only a secondary effect. His real mutation transforms him into a savage, physically powerful form with wolf-like features similar to a werewolf whenever he becomes extremely frightened, angry or otherwise overwhelmed.

Akela's body gains around a foot of height and a full 70 pounds of mass when his full mutation is active, along with an appearance more like a humanoid wolf. As a result in addition to his super senses he has a limited degree of superhuman strength, agility. reflexes and speed along with powerful jaws and sharp claws and teeth.

Regeneration - When he transforms from human to werewolf form or back again, any injury to either form disappears provided he's still conscious enough to make the shift. He will often instinctively transform in response to injuries. Burns are harder for this process to heal however and he has yet to be pushed to his limits even with his biological family's abuse.

Limitations:

Overstimulation - Because of his enhanced senses, sudden or prolonged exposure to things like bright lights, intense or high frequency sounds and overpowering scents or tastes can cause Akela pain or even incapacitate him. With time and exposure he might be able to overcome some of these, but stronger stimuli will likely always hurt him.

Uncontrolled Transformation - As previously mentioned Akela has almost no control over his mutation's wolf hybrid transformation ability. So far he's only ever accessed it instinctively in response to pain, anger, fear and other very primal flight-or-fight type emotions. It may also trigger in response to a severe injury. He can fight it back now that he knows what it is but the stronger the trigger, the harder it is to stop. When transformed, Akela also has very little control over himself. Usually, he'll attack the source of the transformation if angered or threatened and run away to heal if hurt or in pain, but overall he doesn't act too much differently from a very intelligent wild animal. He can stop himself from hurting those he really cares about with effort, but that's about as far as his control goes.

Weakness to Fire - His regeneration is slowed by burns and his animal-like form is naturally afraid of fire and burning due to subconscious memories of abuse by his mutant hating biological father. His human form shares his pyrophobia but is better at hiding and working past it.

Personality:
Living with his mutation, his mostly unfortunate childhood and the things he's done and seen because of both has left him withdrawn and afraid of interacting with other people. He's intensely loyal and caring to those few people he currently trusts and is much gentler and sweeter than his irritable, perpetually melancholy loner act lets on. He has some anger issues if someone he doesn't know really well provokes him but he mostly tries to back off and withdraw than confront anyone in any situation given how dangerous he feels he is. He's also a committed vegetarian in human form because of his traumas, in spite of the fact that his mutation means that his body would function much better and stronger if he ate meat.

Background: Son of Raksha and Larry Talbot, childhood friends with Veronica 'Ronnie' Malcolm and godson of her father, Christopher Malcolm.

At the age of 13, was involved in a car accident that killed his mother. He only has vague, suppressed memories of the event, but survived by using his mutation to heal his injuries. His father started resenting him for surviving when his mother didn't, especially when demonstrations of heightened senses made his mutant powers obvious. His dad became abusive, verbally and emotionally at first, but eventually physically abusive too. One of these incidents caused the full extent of his mutant powers to awaken for the first time.

After that incident, he got fostered by and lived with the Malcolms for around three months. Chris Malcolm was much closer to a father figure for Ak than his own dad was, at least or at least better than his dad had been for the past year. He was kind to Ak and tolerant of some of his more eccentric behavior, trying to ease him out of the hurt, defensive shell he'd put up around himself along with doing normal nice dad stuff like taking him and Ronnie out to eat or to movies and similar things. Even so, he always held back some closeness from Ak and never bothered standing up for him against Paige when she'd neglect their alleged 'foster child' or shove him away from the family as an 'embarrassment'.

Paige Malcolm basically ignored Ak's existence from the second he came to live with them. Her focus was always on her own reputation and Ronnie, and making sure Ronnie was painfully perfect. The only time she really bothered to notice Akela was on the rare occasion he did something to affect her public image. Around others she acted sweet and kind to him, almost motherly in an empty way. After all, he was such a close friend of the family and isn't it tragic how much the poor thing's been through? But if he ever stepped out of line or embarrassed Paige or Ronnie, she'd do her best to make him feel worthless and unwanted before going right back to ignoring him. At best, she saw him as a way to show off and a side project to keep Christopher and Ronnie busy. At worst he was an embarrassment and a distraction for her daughter from her life's goals.

Ronnie and Ak's relationship was surprisingly good both in spite of and because of all these difficulties. Pretty quickly, the two recognized a mutual past of different kinds of abuse in each other and Ronnie decided to protect Ak from the worst of her family's dynamics. Ak similarly decided to trust Ronnie with the truth about his mutation, and the two worked to protect each other from the hardest part of their lives even though in public Paige encouraged Ronnie to be cold to Ak. They'd been friends as young children and in spite of some difficulties at first have developed a close relationship, with Ak considering her the main or maybe only person he trusts. When she was taken away after her own mutation awakening, he was heartbroken, especially because he knew exactly how it felt to lose control and attack someone who might deserve it. When Mrs. Malcolm finally turned him in and brought him to the school, he was almost relieved to be reunited with her again, though he misses Chris Malcolm too. Even with all the emotional hardships, his time there was still his happiest since losing his mother and he's unsure about what the school will really be like.

Recap of your mutations awakening: The very last time Akela's abusive father went too far around three months ago, it awakened the boy's full mutation for the first time he could remember. To make a long and gruesome story short, Larry Talbot had figured out some time ago that burns were what his son healed the slowest. Midway through being tormented Ak snapped and went full werewolf, badly mauling his father before escaping the house. He ran into the forest nearby at first, then returned to town the next morning and stole his cellphone back from the house to call the Malcolms, who took him in.

Charles was two years old when unknown mutants were involved in a gang war and both his parents died in that battle. The situation received some media coverage. He has no memory of his parents and no one has ever had the opportunity to tell him. He was put up for adoption by the state and quickly adopted by what turned out to be a private scientific brain trust. Their goal was to raise several people on purely scientific principles and studies to come up with a “Super Science”. There were 10 kids in his group each renamed after Science Fiction writers. Although his group were highly learned in scientific skills the project yielded no new science and the kids were sent to different private schools. Charles however, showed promise in another way, his powers had manifested five years earlier when he was 12 and they deemed him too dangerous to let out into the general public. Word got out about the project however, and (insert random group here, probably Hydra but Charles does not know) attacked the compound. Charles was ferreted out of the compound before the attack, shoved in a car, given a suitcase, and told to find his way to the Ashford Institute. Then turning to the driver Dr. Gourley said “The attack should be any minute; let nothing stop you.” Dr. Gourley had been the scientist assigned to him. Charles supposed the Dr. was the closest thing to a father he had.
Charles reached out to sense the only place he ever knew as home. It had been an old missile Silo; converted for the brain trusts purposes. He felt what had been the familiar molecules that made up the compound. Abruptly sounds permeated from; what seemed like, all directions. Popping sounds mixed with screams seemingly cut short and louder booms. The area Charles was sensing filled with excited molecules and metals. It got harder to sense the area as the driver had been driving this whole time and the distance was quickly too great. Charles strained, trying desperately to understand the myriad of molecules filling and mixing with the air back there until the strain became too much and he passed out. When Charles finally came too they were in another car apparently leaving Benson, AZ according to the road signs.
The driver looked back, "You ok back there? You had me worried for a minute. They shouldn't be able to trace this car and I should have you at Ashford sometime tomorrow morning. Get some rest."
Charles was tired still so sleep wasn't hard to find. He had so many questions for which he didn't have the answers, but he couldn't find the words. He decided a nap was best as he couldn't figure out where to start.
It was bright outside when the the driver shook him. "You hungry?"
Charles blinked at the sun coming in the window. "Yes sir, where are we?"
"A truck stop just outside L.A. I figured you might want something to eat and your probably confused enough as it is." The driver said in a dry matter of fact way.
Charles got out of the car grabbing the briefcase. "How much farther to this place? And why am I going there anyway my powers make it restrictive for me?"
The driver stopped and bent down close to Charles' ear and in a not so friendly voice, "Listen, out here we don't talk about your powers. Hell I don't even know what they are or care to. Dr. Gourley intel just said this place is relatively knew and caters to kids with "special needs" such as yours." Standing up and heading to the truck stop he looked over his shoulder, "This place has some of the best waffles."
It was obvious the Charles that was all this guy was going to tell him. The breakfast was good and afterwards it was only a half hour before he being dropped off at the gates of the Ashford Institute.

He has the ability of Molecular Manipulation. This is facilitated with an ability to sense and identify molecules without the need of equipment. He can move molecules as well as increase or decrease density in objects.


Molecular Manipulation:
⇌ Density control: By adding or subtracting molecules to an object he can its density ie: with gases he can add more hydrogen to an area making it more volatile or nitrogen to make the area more conductive or adjust oxygen levels to pressurize or depressurize an area. With objects he can make them stronger, weaker, heavier, lighter, brittle, or supple.

Alter shape and/or purpose: By rearranging molecules he can physically alter the form of almost any material and in some cases can merge two or more ores to create new compounds.

Molecular Sense:
⇌ Identify: By focusing on an object he can determine its molecular makeup and design without the need of equipment.

⇌ Sense: He can sense in general for the presence of molecules and determine where they are from him.
All abilities:

Name: Victor Lehrez

Nickname/Aliases: Big Guy

X-Men Code Name: Onyx

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Physical Description: Victor weighs around 230 pounds, most of it is muscle. He has blue eyes and is around 6'3 in height. Has no hair simply because he prefers to shave it off when it grows. Normally wears a black T-shirt with a blue and red Yin yang symbol in the center with blue jeans and white shoes.

Mutations: Geokinesis((Earth Control))
Limited ability to shoot spikes of earth at a target
Limited ability to create walls of earth as a shield
Limited ability to move the ground around him.

Personality: The best word to describe Victor is Friendly. The guy is always friendly right off the bat no matter what your first impression of him is. He'll always be nice to you if your nice to him. If you are rude to him for an extended period of time after meeting him it's a bit of a different story. He'll tolerate you but won't go out of his way to do nice things for you. If you decide you want to change your attitude about him and start being nice, he'll smile and say it's all under the bridge but he'll be careful around for you a while to make sure he isn't being screwed over. If he decides he likes you and you end up being nice to him, you've pretty much got a guy that will give you the shirt off his back if he thinks it will help you. The guy is just an overall nice human being due to the way he was raised and the way his brother treated him after his mutation started showing.

Background: Victor was born to a family that had no prior history of mutations and his didn't show until a few days after he graduated from High School. He had a relatively normal childhood and grew up with a loving family and an older brother who was a year old than him who taught him the benefits of working out at a relatively young age and did his best to keep his younger brother away from some of the more shady characters while he was in school. That was hardly necessary though. Victor was a good student who did his best to simply be friendly towards other students and teachers. Despite being a smart student he found himself more interested in sports then academics. He did do his best to keep them both a high priority though. He managed to graduate on the B honor roll but what he truly excelled at was sports. He was responsible for catching with winning touchdown in three football games in his freshman year and continued to improve over the years. He also dabbled slightly in track and tried wrestling once but didn't really care for it. He was responsible for helping bring his team to the state championship two years in a row and was noted as the guy that people could come to when they were having any kind of problem. His teammates loved him, the coaches loved him and one or two of the cheerleaders had a slight crush on him.

Around three days after graduating, Victor and his brother were out at a restaurant enjoying a late lunch after Victor's brother had finished work. As the two were leaving when they witnessed a homeless gentleman being harassed by a drunk individual. Victor and his brother, never ones to let someone bully someone else decided to step in and politely told the drunk individual he should leave. The drunk, taking offense to that statement pulled out a large knife from his jacket and attempted to stab Victor's brother. It was at this moment that Victor's powers seemed to awaken as a large chunk of earth shot up from the ground and hit the drunk in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. Both the drunk and the homeless gentleman took off, frightened by the display of power. Victor and his brother could only look at each other in shock. At first they weren't sure which one of them had done it.

After both of them spent a few moments concentrating, Victor found that he had been the one who had done it after he ended up moving a chunk of the ground once again. Victor's brother took charge of the situation and immediately drove Victor home and explained what had happened to their parents. Victor, who was still in shock fully expected to be thrown out of the house or shipped off to a government facility or something. After all, he was a mutant wasn't he? That's what happened to mutants.

Although Victor wasn't exactly expecting them to welcome him with open arms after the incident he was still somewhat surprised by the reaction. His normally welcoming and loving parents had become very cold and distant towards him. They weren't furious with him or going out of their way and threatening him or ordering him to leave the house and never return. They simply had become very cold and distant towards him. Victor's brother, always one to defend his younger brother immediately confronted them on their behavior. Unfortunately, the confrontation between Victor's brother and his parents began to escalate until eventually the screaming and yelling began to get to him. Victor was at his breaking point when his father grabbed Victor's brother by the front of the shirt and began to shake him.

This proved to be a mistake as Victor's abilities activated once again and Victor's father was pinned against the kitchen wall as a mass of earth emerged from the ground and slammed him into the wall. It was at this point that Victor's mother began to scream at the two of them to get out of the house and that she was calling the authorities. While she did her best to try and break Victor's father out of the mass of earth, Victor and his brother grabbed what little they could and bolted out the door and took off in Victor's brother's car as quick as they could.

After five hours of simply driving away from the family home and not saying much, Victor's brother started talking. He didn't start off by talking about Victor's mutation. He asked if Victor's drivers license was still up to date, he asked if Victor wanted him to take care of anything and how much money Victor had on him at the moment. Victor, still in a state of shock over what had happened answered as best he could. The two of them stopped off on the side of an empty stretch of highway and Victor closed his eyes and prepared for his brother to turn on him as his parents did.

Instead, Victor's brother handed him around $400 in twenties and asked him if he knew anything about a place called "The Ashford Institute for the Gifted." Victor, obviously did not and Victor's brother explained that a few minutes after they had confirmed that Victor had been the one with the powers, his brother had already began looking for places of refuge for people with mutant abilities. He had suspected their parents would react the way they had and had found references to a place known as the Ashford Institute. As the two began to talk about what the immediate plan for the future was, Victor began to ask more about the Institute. He didn't know much about it but at this point it seemed like his only place of refuge. The two talked for a good two hours before they began driving again. It took nearly half a day of driving before they arrived outside a large, three story manor with a large courtyard. The two sat outside the manor for twenty minutes as Victor and his brother said their good-byes to each other. Victor's brother told him that he would do his best to keep in touch and would be doing his best to try and get a life set up away from his parents.

Victor eventually grabbed what few possessions he had managed to take from the house and stood outside the gates and hesitantly knocked on the gates.