Azoria (Sign-Up and OOC)

Name: Alistaire Artis

Nickname: Al, Art, or The Traitor

Superhero Name: Switch
Supervillain name: The Trader

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Appearance:

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image credit: Billy Christian

Powers:
  • Ability storage
    • "All I have to offer is all I have to offer", anyone who says these words to Alistaire whilst in physical contact with him transfers their ability or mutation to him, essentially "curing" the individual of their divergence from a normal person.
      • Alistaire has functional use of these abilities, however is only as familiar with them as a novice, having no mastery of them
      • The main purpose of this ability is serving as a storage for abilities rather than as a user
      • There is no technical limit to how many of these abilities he may store and for how long, however, the more there are and the longer he keeps them the bigger the toll on his body; organ failure and necrosis are likely side-effects
      • He may trick people into saying the activation condition
    • "I bequeath my responsibility", when Alistaire utters these words, he gives his stored abilities to another individual he is in contact with, however he cannot give the ability back to the original user without an intermediary
      • For example an ability can be transferred from A ---> Alistaire ---> B ---> Alistaire ---> A, but cannot be transferred from A ---> Alistaire ---> A
    • Current stored abilities: the ability to turn invisible
Gadgets:
  • Due to a previous incident of storing too many abilities for too long, he experienced cardiac atrophy leading to his heart mass to decrease, so he has a cybernetic encasing around his heart to ensure normal heart function
  • He has inhalation supplements that he takes in the form of a mock-cigarette that inhibits the side effects of over exerting his storage capabilities, however, these are in short supply and can only be obtained from Government scientists

Personality:

One word to describe Al would be analytical, he prefers to observe rather than participate in conversation. The way he approaches situations and people is to obtain as much data about every variable in order to construct a whole picture of a person or situation before approaching - in a way, he dissects to learn the minutiae and then acts on this knowledge.

Alistaire is slow to anger, and is usually mildly amused by people rather than annoyed. He demonstrates strong emotions very rarely, whether they be positive or negative, and instinctively remains aloof in a friendly manner, speaking to others in a manner one may speak to a coworker rather than a person no matter their status.

History:

Employee number: #B54FV
Code-name: Trader
Handler Name: Dr Bernard Huxley
Medication: Formula 9M
Handler's Report:

"Studying to be a languages teacher, Alistaire led an ordinary life for the majority of his life since his ability had very specific activation conditions: as far as he was concerned, the world of mystical powers, mutants, and crime was something he would never encounter - that was until his fiancée revealed she could turn invisible. Although initially slightly shaken by the prospect that his highly conservative family would find out and object to the marriage, they knew that hiding the truth would be easy and carried on with life. Flash forward to Christmas Eve, and the Artis family are hosting a dinner that served as a family gathering. It was a typical family reunion, with offensive mutterings from the older folk about the younger folk and a bit too much hard alcohol and one event led to another, and following a heated argument about mutants, the truth was revealed. His parents reported his fiancée to the authorities and she became a fugitive to the law. Prior to her arrest, the pair decided to have an impromptu wedding ceremony as a symbol of their love and she uttered those fateful words, stripping her of her ability without knowledge - that was the last day they ever saw each other.

Alistaire saw good potential in his powers - to cure people who didn't want their powers, to save people from persecution if they wanted to. He could empower the powerless just as easily, but he was reckless. He stored and stored and stored and his body felt it, his organs shut down and atrophied and he was recovered by the organisation.

That is all that is known about Alistaire before the contract. The details of the contract were simple: take powers from the prisoners and give them to the people in power. In exchange, he would be paid handsomely, and given the supplements to keep his body going.
A foreign prime minister is in their final years? Their new-found longevity was worth a lot of money. This garnered Alistaire a bad rep among the mutants, becoming known as The Trader, often pronounced as "The Traitor", he served as the boogeyman who could rob you of all your powers and leave you helpless. The rumours were exaggerated, but it didn't matter to him. He has managed to separate his emotions from his work, which is good - we can use him. Recommended course of action: transfer to Azoria base.

-Dr Huxley"


Current status: Missing

Other: He's a polyglot.

He's an interesting character that's for sure. He's approved.
 
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