Name: Robert Stephen Patrick Linden
Aliases: Pat, "Upgrade"
Age: 37
Birthday: May 7th 1984
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Gender: Male
Powers:*Inorganic Molecular Fusion:
Robert has the ability to absorb inorganic materials and integrate them into his body. Usually he uses this like Colossus, absorbing an amount of steel and fusing it into his skin, The difference is that he needs enough to do it. Absorbing a small iron pipe will allow him to maybe cover his fists or a some vital organs, but not his whole body. That being said, there is no limit to the amount he can seemingly absorb into himself, storing as much as he needs to before reshaping it to fit his body. Everything from a small block of wood to an entire kitchen table to a full car (Of course, larger objects take longer to absorb) That being said, he can also reshape his body using these items. A few examples:
*Piling enough metal into his hands to fashion them into blades.
*Absorbing a whole motorbike, he was able to coat his body in fiberglass from the body-shell and then use the wheel mechanism and other items to transform his hands into buzz-saw like weapons.
*Transmuting his feet into the floor to allow him to essentially walk up walls (Albeit very slowly)
This Inorganic Molecular Fusion also grants him a modicum of Super Strength, not exactly throwing buildings around, but his bones and body gain the tensile strength of whatever material he has absorbed, allowing him to hold objects that would crush a regular human. At absolute full exertion, he is able to lift approximately 1 ton above his head.
He also uses his power at the moment to allow him his mobility. After an old injury in battle nicked his spinal column, he was left partially paralyzed from the waist down. Luckily, he is able to use his powers to temporarily repair the damage, but it's like tensing a muscle, it becomes painful after a while and he has to let go.
Editorial Nickname: Upgrade
Alignment: Lawful Good
How many years have they been at the mansion?: He spent 11 years studying at the Institute, earning a mechanical engineering masters.
Height: 185cm
Weight: 80kg
Build: Medium toned (Works out regularly, but not exactly Arnold)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Skin Tone: Caucasian
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: One large scar across his face
Personal Style: Mostly tee-shirts and loose genes. He has a brown leather jacket with "Xavier Institute Class of 2007" with the names of the other students he graduated with sewn into it that he wears all the time. He has a bushy beard that he keeps relatively well styled. He also always wears a small crucifix around his neck.
Caring * Grieving * Fatherly * Naive * Upbeat * Ashamed of his past actions
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Widower
Personality: Robert is a man with a strong moral code of ethics that he lives by. He has changed a lot since he first rolled into the Xavier Institute. One thing that he always seems to be is chipper. This is a stark contrast to his edgy, grimdark badboy that he played in his youth and a surprise to anyone that knew him back then. He has decided to make up for it, always trying to smile through every pain that comes his way, regardless of whether he feels like it or not.
His whole world right now is his 10 year old daughter Jasmine. He has made his own personal vow to be the loving father that he never had when he was growing up. Although he is always wearing a crucifix around his neck, he is not a practicing Christian. He was born into the Catholic Faith and he keeps the teachings with him, but he thinks God has far too much to answer for before he starts actively going to church again.
Habits: *Man of a Thousand Stories: Robert may only be 37, but he has been around the block MANY times, having gone on some wild adventures and always seems to have a story or 2 related to whatever kind of trouble he and his cohorts have gotten into this time.
*A Song for Every Occassion: Robert is a proud Irishman and is known to randomly start singing songs with the names of people in the room or something related to their current situation.
Hobbies: Motorbikes. Of course, with his current condition, riding bikes for long periods of time is difficult, but he still loves them. When he was young, he was obsessed with Harleys and other big choppers, but now he has grown to love Sports Bikes far more. Building new ones and repairing old ones.
Fears:- Loss (He lost his wife, he fears losing his daughter)
- Powerlessness (His mobility is hampered from his old injury, but with his powers he can still walk, run, jump and other things like that for short periods. He fears the day that his powers fail him and he's unable to leave his Wheelchair.)
- Slugs (Doesn't know why, but he just has a phobia of them)
Likes:- Folk Music
- Motorbikes
- Jasmine
- Xavier Institute
- Technology (Mostly Cybornetics, but also computers)
- Father Ted (He will make constant references given half the chance)
Dislikes:- Magneto
- Friends of Humanity
- Raisins (Devil's Dingleberries)
- BMW Drivers (They are the assholes that take his disabled parking spaces)
- Hypocrites
- Radio Priests
General World Skills:- Driving Skill (Learned to ride a motorbike when he was 16. He still enjoys riding by using his limited time of mobility. That being said, he now mostly drives a car now, though.)
- Mechanical Engineering (He has a masters degree that he earned from the Xavier Institute.)
- Chef Skills (Dab hand in the kitchen. Not the most talented of chefs but there was a good reason why he was usually put in charge of the Christmas Dinner when working at the mansion.)
- Cybernetic Engineering (He has put his Mechanical Engineering to good use and is trying to develop a Cybernetic answer to his spinal damage. It's kinda important to him.)
Combat Skills:- Taekwondo (Taught along with the rest of the students by Wolverine)
- Marksman level shooting (Taught by Wolverine)
Medical Issues/Injuries List any long lasting injuries your character may have and any past things that are important.
- Partial Paralysis (During his time captured by the U-Men, part of Roberts spine was damaged by their attempts to harvest from him, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Luckily, it turns out that the Adamantium equipment they were using and he managed to absorb can be used to temporarily repair the damage. However, due to his powers requiring concentration, it becomes painful after a while, so he can only keep it up for maybe an hour before he is forced to sit back down and rest for a while before going again.)
Possessions:This is generally the list of items that you own, just list your characters possessions.
- Wheelchair (He has an electric Wheelchair that is lined with the small amount of Adamantium that he pulled from the U-Mens equipment. When he is attacked or during an emergency, he can absorb the Wheelchair to defend himself, albeit not instantly.)
- Crucifix (A momento he keeps from his Catholic upbringing. He keeps it on a silver chain around his neck, along with his late wife's wedding ring.)
- Old X-Men Costume (A blue, leather jumpsuit with yellow highlights, gauntlets and boots. It still fits and he still loves it. The white mask was... Well, it was his edgelord thing that he used to wear at the time, he's not proud of that, but keeps it as a momento...)
- Family Locket (He has a locket with a photo of him, Jasmine and his late wife Asari)
- Wedding Ring (He always wears his wedding ring.)
- 1955 Buick Century (He loves his bikes, but... This one has too many good memories to not drive. And he does need something he can drive around in comfortably and doesn't need to use his legs with. It's adapted for his handicap)
How did you discover your powers: It was when he was 12 years old and he was at the table eating with his family when he started absorbing everything he touched. First it was his knife and fork, then the chair, then the rug, the door handle everything. His father... Was a staunch catholic and was less than impressed by this. His father tried to have his demons exercised... Mostly involving keeping him locked in the cellar for a few days and when he tried to break out, his father "defended" the family, slashing him across the face with a razer.
General History: Roberts early life was rather uneventful. Living in Dublin, going to church on Sundays, a rather standard Catholic upbringing. He was considered something of a Jack-The-Lad in his youth breaking a few young galway gal's hearts. It wasn't until that fateful night when he was 12 years old that his Mutant Powers activated. After his father attacked him he went on the run, eventually being found by Charles and the X-Men after a month surviving by himself.
At this point he went into what he likes to refer to his "Edgy 90's Hero phase" He learned at the institute, refused to sleep in his bed, hung out with the other edgy 90's hero Professor Howlett learning from him. The usual edgy rebellious Lone Wolf type things that he tried to use to... Somehow get some control of his life. Luckily for him, Charles didn't stand for his crap and he was sanctioned quite a bit for that. Although Charles did let him keep wearing that white edgelord mask that he made. With his unique powers, Charles drafted him for his X-Men when he turned 16. He took the moniker Upgrade. Despite everything, he proved to be a valuable member of the Gold Team. Gold Team were the ones usually sent on the non urgent missions. They spent most of their time hunting down rumours, finding newly evolved Mutants and potentially engaging minor Brotherhood cells at the very most.
During one mission was when he came into contact with the love of his life. A mutant by the name of Asari Komodashi or "Chimera". Her power was to hybridize herself with animals she touched, taking on their physical abilities and natural weapons. They found themselves on the opposite sides of the battlefield on many occassions. She won some fights, he almost won others, it was a love-hate relationship. Eventually, though they agreed to meet... Socially. He tried to convince her to join the X-Men, she tried to convince him to join the Brotherhood. Neither would budge on their position, but the angry sex after their arguments was great.
It was when he was 2004 that he went on a mission to track down some missing mutants when Gold Team ran into the U-Men, a cult of humans that want to ascend to Mutant status by harvesting mutant organs and implanting them into their own bodies. After Gold squad fell into a trap, Robert sacrificed himself to buy time for the other X-Mens escape. The other X-Men managed to save him, but not before the U-Men cut him open and damaged his spine in the process. He took the opportunity, while adjusting to his new damaged body to settle down and focus on his studies. Turns out he was actually rather talented at Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, he and Asari took a vacation together and... Well, did what most couples do on vacation.
After they got back, from vacation, they eloped. The pair seemingly gave up the Super-business and just went travelling. Buying a beat up old Buick Century, they fixed it up together and cruised in it, going all over the world helping Mutant Communities where they found them. in 2011 they had little Jasmine. They were together and happy as one family... That was until Master Mold made his move. The pair took up arms to protect their new life and their daughter. They were victorious, but Asari didn't make it, leaving Robert as a single parent looking after Jasmine by himself. He couldn't bring himself to return to the mansion after their victory. He decided to take his degree settle down to raise Hasmine. He had a few offers like S.W.O.R.D., Oscorp and Stark, but decided he wanted to join a civilian agency with no military ties. He found a job at NASA as a mechanical engineer. He helped design and build several space-craft for them, his Mutant status never being revealed to his compatriots at NASA.
The next decade was actually rather uneventful for him. He saw on the news what the new X-Men were up to, but just kept up his work. He was tempted to go to Genosha when Magneto set up his commune there, but work commitments prevented him (Dodged a bullet on that one). But then Jasmines Mutant Powers began to make manifest. Her abilities are some strange combination of her parents. Able to fuse animals and inorganic matter into hybrids. But she isn't able to effectively control her powers very well. Most of what she makes... She kills by accident... So far her only success is when she fused a rat and a pigeon with lump of steel and adopted it. His name is Gerald. Before Asari died, she told Robert that she still believed in Magneto's way of doing things. She made him promise that he would help Magneto if he succeeded in his plan to create a Mutant Country. After the failure of Genosha, Magneto held a few Rallies and Robert met up with him. The pair talked about his next move. Magneto told him about Asteroid M, a project that Robert could help with. He supposed that a new homeland in space might be what the other Mutants wanted.
For the last year, Robert has been helping Magneto set up Asteroid M, helping Magneto with the structural and mechanical engineering of his new space colony. He doesn't actually plan to live in space on Asteroid M, but he still believes that the Mutants should have a choice. He is also using this as an opportunity to train Jasmine in a safe, mutant friendly environment.
Character Quote: "I am suspicious of Stairs... They are always up to something."
Theme Song: A Matchstick ManAnything Else: My favourite Marvel character is Juggernaut. Love that guy.
One of my favourite posts from an old RP that didn't go as far as it should have.*By submitting this CS in its completion I am stating I have read all the rules for this Rp and am agreeing to follow them to the fullest with respect and courtesy. I acknowledge that I can and will be removed from the RP without warning if I break a rule or cause problems with my fellow Rpers or the GM.
