Deucalion
Once upon a time, on a world that no longer exists, there was a soldier who fought with exceptional bravery against the end of that world. Alas, that soldier's efforts, and those of they who fought alongside and above him, were for naught. And the reward for the soldier's courage was to be transformed into an armored, flying executioner of the will of Omega, Lord of the Terminus -- an Omegadrone.
Long afterward, that particular Omegadrone was left behind on Earth-Prime following the so-called Time of Crisis, and was employed as an enforcer by the Driogano mob. Foreshadow managed to capture the drone and turned him over to Daedelus, who in turn managed to devise a way to partially undo the Omegadrone transformation. The end result was the creation of a completely new mentality within the Omegadrone's armor, for all intents and purposes a child. Daedelus attempted to educate his new son for a few years, before he reached the conclusion that Deucalion (named for the son of Prometheus and survivor of the great flood) would require teachers other than himself in order to grow as an independent person.
So the boy was sent to Claremont Academy, where he began to socialize for the first time ever. It was something of a disaster, as explanations about mind control tended to be overlooked when compared to the fact that, yes, he was an Omegadrone. While his fellow students had been babes in arms during the invasion, they'd all seen photos or videos of beings who looked just like Deucalion wreaking terrible havoc and murdering people. He tended to be left to himself at the best of times. The boy's intellectual short-comings didn't help him much, either.
Despite this, Deucalion was recruited to join the second team of Next Gen, supposedly thanks to a personal request from Daedelus. Even his teammates were a bit leery of him, though Changeling eventually warmed up to him and led the team in trying to make him feel welcome. They soon found that he was a very capable defender, wielding his power pike against a variety of foes. It also soon became very clear that he had a great deal of anger within him, that would frequently explode forth when his friends were threatened.
When "l33t" set out to destroy the Next Gen, he didn't have to work very hard to uncover Deucalion's weakness. Using his datajack, he was easily able to divest the former Omegadrone of the life-sustaining armor that Deucalion wore, leaving him collapsed on the floor of the dormitory, with Changeling -- who'd been subjected to an invention that left him locked in her human form -- left alone to face l33t. The agent of the Murder League stepped forward, grinning broadly as he spoke of all the wonderful things he was going to do to Elite's precious little angel.
And then he found that he could go no further, because Deucalion had grabbed hold of one of his legs and was staring up at l33t with eyes that spoke new volumes on the subject of murder. l33t panicked and began attacking Deucalion with his nanoglove, but regardless of the terrible wounds that were opened up in Deucalion's body, he would not let go. The rest of the team managed to extricate themselves from l33t's traps and converge on the scene, driving the villain to flee ... but Deucalion was beyond saving.
Ignoring something someone had once told her, Changeling slipped her mind into Deucalion's and waited with him as he slipped away into death. She has never told anyone what they 'spoke' of during that brief moment in time. Deucalion was given a burial with full Freedom League honors, but no statue on Hero's Knoll. As yet, this oversight has not been addressed, and that may be part of the reason that Changeling has not visited Freedom City even after the end of the Grant administration.
Deucalion -- PL 8
Abilities: STR 5 |
STA 5 |
AGL 0 |
DEX 2 |
FGT 8 |
INT -1 |
AWE 0 |
PRE -1
Powers: Armor (Flight 6; Immunity 10 [life support]; Impervious Protection 3; Senses 7 [communication link with Daedelus, darkvision, direction sense, distance sense, radio, time sense]; Removable),
Power Pike (Ranged Damage 7, Melee; Easily Removable),
Rage (Enhanced Advantage 1 [Fearless]; Enhanced Strength 2, Quirk [-1 penalty to active defenses]).
Advantages: Close Attack 1, Endurance, Interpose, Second Chance (mind control), Startle
Skills: Intimidation 7 (+6), Perception 2 (+2), Ranged Combat: Power Pike 7 (+9).
Offense: Initiative +0, Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 7/5), Power Pike +9 (Close or Ranged Damage 7).
Defense: Dodge 7/6, Parry 8/7, Fortitude 11, Toughness 8/5, Will 5.
Totals: Abilities 38 + Powers 40 + Advantages 5 + Skills 8 + Defense 18 = 109 points
Complications: Acceptance--Motivation. Armorbound (removing armor renders him Vulnerable and Disabled).
Prejudice.