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[b]Name[/b]: Theodore “Ted” Kord
[b]Age[/b] : 22 
[b]Base of Operations[/b]: Midway City
[u][b]Powers/Abilities[/b][/u]
[b]Blue Beetle Suit[/b]: Sleek suit with some advanced technological capabilities. 
Goggles allow for multiple types of vision (infrared, night, etc.)
Wrist mounted grapple cords allow Ted to traverse urban landscapes with ease.
Resistant to bullets (similar to a flak jacket/Kevlar), and intense heat or cold.
[b]“BB” Gun[/b]: Defensive weapons capable of becoming a Taser or blinding weapon.
[b]Athletic[/b]: Participated in gymnastics and sports throughout childhood and early adulthood. 
[b]Genius Intellect[/b][/b]: Proficient in Physics, Chemistry, Math and Advanced Robotics. 
[b]The “Bug”[/b]: His signature flying vehicle, although he won’t have it from the start. 

[u][b]Weaknesses:[/b][/u]
[b]Combat[/b]: While athletic, he is not a skilled hand to hand combatant, and would be at a disadvantage (or at least even) in most fist fights.
[b]Suit[/b]: While resistant to many harmful elements, it is not indestructible.
[b]Human[/b]: Susceptible to any of the many terrible things that can harm humans that his suit doesn’t protect against, like acid, mental abilities, advanced alien technology, etc. 
[b]Personality[/b]: To cope with tragedy and stress, Ted resorts to quips and jokes. While this allows Ted to enjoy his life a little more than other broody heroes, he doesn’t always deal with his true pain, which can take a toll. It can also leave him not focused on the task at hand, which can lead to mistakes. 

[u][b]Back story/origins:[/b][/u] 
Ted Kord is a genius and something of a prodigy, completing his Master’s degree in Robotic Engineering before he turned 20. Since then, he has been a lead scientist at Kord Industries, the company his father, Thomas Kord, built with the help of his equally brilliant uncle, Jarvis Kord. Kord Industries grew from a fledgling operation into one of the world’s premier research and development organization due to the keen business sense of Thomas and Jarvis’ technological inventions. The company grew into prominence developing and selling advanced medical technology, but Thomas and Jarvis had a falling out over how to grow the company beyond that. Jarvis had grand ideas for transforming the company into an arms dealer, using his new designs for military weapons. He was also obsessed with investigating the alien artifact he had discovered, a metallic blue scarab. Thomas loved his brother and his passion, but felt that these ideas were too outlandish and risky for the company, and began to influence the board members to allow his to get Jarvis removed, or at least taken out of a leadership position as the director of research and development at the company. Jarvis was furious at the betrayal, especially when renowned scientist Daniel Garrett was brought in to essentially replace him. Jarvis withdraws himself from contact with others, and no one sees him for some time.

Ted works alongside Dan, becoming his protégée. Eventually, Dan leaves Ted in charge of the R&D of the company, beginning a secret project. Around this time, a local hero armed with a blue suit of armor is spotted, the press calling him the Blue Beetle. Ted sees less and less of Dan, until he hears an explosion in the lab late one night. He finds the local hero, the Blue Beetle injured from the blast, reaching for Ted. Ted rushes to help him, and finds that the hero is his mentor, Dan Garrett. Dan looks Ted in the eye, as if to tell him something, but then falls lifeless, the scarab in his hand. The costume surrounding Dan fades away, and Ted panics. He calls his father, but he does not answer. He calls his uncle, hoping that he might answer, but he doesn’t either. Ted discovers the next morning that his father has gone missing. Several months pass, and the police are unsuccessful in locating Thomas, Jarvis, or Dan’s killer. Ted kept the scarab a secret, but has been unable to activate it. He decides to honor Dan by becoming the Blue Beetle, using his technological prowess to get the answers he seeks. 

[b]Personality[/b]: Alluded to in the weaknesses, Ted experiences tragedy not unlike other heroes. His whole world is turned upside down in one night. He copes with this the opposite of a hero like Batman, instead of being dark and brooding, Ted is adventurous and quippy. This has its own consequences, which will be explored. 

[u][b]Arc ideas [/b][/u]
[b]Thomas and Jarvis Kord[/b]: Getting to the bottom of the mystery behind Dan’s death and the disappearance of Thomas’ and Jarvis’ are Ted’s primary concern when his story begins.
[b]The Scarab[/b]: Ted’s other quest is to discover how to get the scarab to work. It worked for Dan Garett during his brief run as the Blue Beetle, and Ted is determined to figure it out.
[b]Life[/b]: Ted attempts to have a life of his own, determined to continue working, going to school (still has a PhD to get!) and his costumed activities. Needless to say, this doesn’t always work out.