Name:Leo Wedemire
Gender:Male
Age:21
Appearance:Leo stands at 6’0’’, Leo is on the taller end of the general public, with a lean athletic build. His skin is a mocha colour and in great condition as Leo uses product on it. His eyes are a darker shade of brown than his skin, while is hair is black in colour. Leo tends to vary up his look quite a bit, trying different haircuts and levels of facial hair. Clothing wise Leo doesn’t wear anything too outlandish, mostly black, greys, and whites. He is also not a fan of wearing anything with a big logo on it. Most of his attire is meant to be comfortable and not fancy.
Nationality:Jamaican
Personality:Leo is a bubbly individual, always seeming happy and fulfilled. This positive attitude makes it easy to be around Leo. As such Leo makes easy friends, but these friendship tend not to last. Perhaps it is a lacking of social skills, but Leo has a hard time maintaining friendships, with a lot of them just lasting when he has a class with someone. This does hint at the hidden layer beneath Leo’s bright exterior, one of uncertainty and vulnerability. Leo tends to push away these thoughts as he believes it is better to be happy. Leo seems unaware that others have the same issues that he does.
Leo is also voracious when it comes to learning new things. While the primary focus of this is film related, Leo likes to learn about others, gleaning wisdom from their experiences. This means that Leo will never turn down a chance to learn, so he is constantly taking classes, reading articles online, or trying to be around others and get to know them. This may grate on some people as he seems overly interested, wishing that he would respect their boundaries.
Soul Powers:- Soul Whip - Leo is able to manifest his soul energy as a bright blue energy whip. The length of the whip is decided on by Leo when he summons it. Using the whip, Leo can ensnare a person or object, creating a tight hold. He can then either pull the whip back to him or pull himself to the end of the whip, effectively working like a grappling hook.
- Psychometry - If Leo focuses he can scan memories off of an object by making physical contact with it. Sometimes these memories are as simple as knowing that someone moved the object, to full on memories of how the object was used and what happened around it. The depth of the memories varies from object, with some objects lacking any recent memory. A downside to this ability is that when his hand makes contact with an object, his hand glows blue, alerting others that he is using psychometry. Leo does have the ability to turn of this power for times when it would be beneficial to not scan everything and glow blue.
- Soul Hammer - Leo can manifest a giant blue hammer. While it is massive, with the actual head of it being larger than Leo’s head, it is weightless in his hands. Due to this lack of weight, Leo is able to swing the hammer with a lot of force. These powerful hits could shatter human bones, or break down most walls. The downside to this weapon is that it gradually increases in weight as he has it out, possibly becoming even more heavy than a regular hammer of its size. But if Leo dismisses his hammer and waits a minute, the next time he summons the hammer it will be weightless again.
Leo has an eye for composition, studying both photography and film making. He is also very knowledgeable when it comes to history, particularly film history. Besides that Leo is in good shape, is a pretty good chef, and has a nice singing voice, having been part of his church choir when he was younger.
Personal Belongings:Smart phone, laptop, bag full of school books, flash drives loaded up with movies, high end camera, wallet, headphones, and a blue Moped.
Background:Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Leo was the middle child of the five Wedemire children. Growing up, Leo always felt out of place as he never really connected with any of his family members. When Leo was just a toddler, his eldest brother left Jamaica to study in the US. Now with his three other remaining siblings in the country, Leo was raised around his parents’ grocery store. By the time Leo was five, he could tell any store patrons where to find dasheen, chocho, or yam at the store. Eventually Leo became so good at helping at the store that his parents decided to start paying him a small allowance, believing he would probably just use it to buy sweets.
However, Leo would use his newfound income in a different manner. Always a fan of trips to the local cinema with his family, Leo would use his first allowance to go with his older sister to the cinema to see a new movie. Leo would greatly enjoy this experience, so with his next allowance he would go see a movie. Within in a year it pretty much became that Leo would go to see every movie that came to his local cinema. Wanting to watch his favourites again, Leo would begin buying bootleg copies of certain movies from the market. As he re-watched the movies he loved, Leo began to pick up on stylistic things about them, greatly intrigued by what went into film making.
Eventually Leo’s family began to notice his love for the arts, and decided to encourage it. For his fourteenth birthday, Leo’s grandfather gave him an old camera, one he had treasured as a youth. Leo was very appreciative of his family’s support, thinking that this was the best. But things got better, as Leo’s eldest brother decided to try and help him come to the states for university. While it took some finagling, Leo’s studies in Jamaica were recognized in America. Leo immediately applied for as many film schools as he could, but didn’t really have any films he made to send over.
Most schools decided to pass on the foreign student, but Benjamin Franklin University decided to accept him after reading his entrance essay. Leo immediately packed everything up and moved to Philadelphia. When he started his studies, Leo was living in a terrible small apartment with three roommates, working at a nearby grocery store. But as he progressed with his studies he would find himself in a better situation. A few years into his studies, Leo now works part time at a local TV station, and has found a better apartment. Things were all going right for Leo, that was until he manifested soul powers.
Relationships:- Daniel Wedemire - Grandfather
- Roger Wedemire - Father
- Violet Wedemire - Mother
- Hector Wedemire - Older Brother
- Lorna Wedemire - Older Sister
- Margaret Wedemire - Younger Sister
- Robert Wedemire - Younger Brother
