Finally finished! Not gonna lie, it's not my best CS but then it is quite hard writing one for this kind of inconsistent and complicated character. I know you've built quite the lore-rich world here, so my apologies if I've written anything which doesn't fit in. [hider=Odin] [color=82ca9d][h3][u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u][/h3][/color] [color=82ca9d][b]Name: [/b][/color] [INDENT]Odin[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Odin will often use the name of individual whose body they’re in.[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Gender:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]N/A (Depends on host)[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Age:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Cumulatively, around 200.[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Height:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Depends on host[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Weight:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Depends on host[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Home District:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Currently Starrybank, White Coast[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][h3][b][u]Appearance – [i]Currently[/i][/u][/b][/h3][/color] [color=82ca9d][b]Hair Color:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Dark brown with the few of flecks of dark grey[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Eye Color:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Light brown, fading to a golden colour towards the iris.[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Ethnicity:[/b][/color] [INDENT]European Caucasian[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Physical Appearance:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Odin is currently merged in the body of Alex Westen, an agent of RAVEN. Alex stands at about 6ft1, and is of medium build with a very well-toned athletic body. Large biceps and pectorals shape the contours of his shirts and make him look rather attractive. His chizzled jaw and strong cheek bones only add to his appeal. A bastion of discipline, Alex was always clean shaven and his hair was always kept short, with his small fringe spiked up at the front. His skin is of a light olive complexion, more as a result of years of sunlight exposure than of genes. As such he has a few small light freckled doted around on his arms and beneath his eyes. Although Alex is in forties, he could pass as being ten years younger (that is until someone notices that he’s going grey). Whilst good-looking, there’s no real defining features that could help separate him from the millions of other brown haired male Caucasians out there. [/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Attire:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Like most RAVEN agents, Odin wears a special battle dress which is comprised of Kevlar, chain mesh, and so on, painted black with the RAVEN logo on it. As it's armor made to fight Metahumans, it's bullet resistant, heat, corrosion, impact, and electricity resistant. They're not invulnerable, but they can take a bit of punishment. Over the top of this he wears Alex’s long black overcoat which has his rank and insignia stitched onto the shoulder. Odin prefers not to wear a helmet unless the situation calls for one. He has two pistols on his chest holsters, and carries a variety of RAVEN gadgets with him. Outside of posing as a normal RAVEN agent, what Odin wears tends to depend entirely on the host and the situation. [/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][h3][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/h3][/color] [color=82ca9d][b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Odin is a merge of 7 different people. As such it’s fair to say that his personality has changed considerably over the course of time. With each new merge his personality changes (sometimes very little, sometimes a lot). At the moment, as has been the case with the last couple of merges, Odin is a rather reserved individual. He is too focussed on his own goals to be socially active in any way. Given the nature of his power, it’s also very hard for him to maintain existing relationships (to put it lightly). Whilst he is very empathetic as a result of his lifetimes of experience, he does his best to suppress his emotions and prefers at the moment to try act on logic and reason. Whilst not psychopathic, Odin is willing to hurt and kill people to meet his goals; what guilt he feels he crushes deep down. Because Odin’s personality is now a lot more stable now, he finds it much easier to mimic the personality of the people he’s merged with. Meaning he’s able to merge with individuals without their friends or family realising what’s happened.[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Odin has little time for hobbies. Although throughout his lives he has taken part in a very large variety of hobbies. When he does find himself with some spare time he might be caught reading, practicing hand-to-hand combat, shooting at a range, or generally working out. These hobbies are of course less about having fun, and more for the sake of personal development. [/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Skills/Talents:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]Perhaps his greatest strength comes purely from the massive amount and range of experience he collates. Having merged with multiple individuals, he has a lot of skills: [list][*]Advanced combat training: He has merged with both a British Military Police Captain and a veteran Nest/Raven agent. As such he has excellent hand-to-hand combat skills, firearms training, and general battlefield experience. Given that he has increased cognitive functioning, he is able to react quicker than most individuals, given him an added edge. [*]Driving: Odin can drive cars and a variety of various military vehicles to a decent standard. [*]Hacking: Dominic, the original host, was too physically impaired to live a ‘normal life’. Instead he spent most of his time behind a screen, and as such picked up some things. He’s also picked up some things from his time as a Raven agent. [*]Free running: Sophia, the frost-wielding meta-human that Odin was briefly merged with, was an accomplished free-runner and thief. Although it depends to some extent on the host body, Odin is capable of quickly traversing a variety of terrain. [*]Bilingual: Odin can speak English, Spanish, [i]some[/i] Japanese, Mandarin, and Latin. [*]Medical knowledge: Odin has previously merged with Dr. Kingslee, an epidemiologist and a previous GP. He also has some combat first aid experience from the soldier and RAVEN agent that he’s merged with. [/list][/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Goals/Motivation[/b][/color] [INDENT]Odin’s primary goal is to learn more. He wants to merge with the brightest people and become the smartest person alive. Although not as big of a goal, Odin also wants to find the best possible body for himself; preferably an impressive metahuman so that he can defend himself against possible threats. Other goals come and go, depending on the circumstances of the time and who he’s merged with.[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]History/Bio:[/b][/color] In short, the entity known as Odin was born when a Metahuman named Dominic died and his parasites merged with a doctor named Kingslee. The symbiotic parasites infused the memories of the two individuals together. Since then Odin has merged with several others: A British Soldier named Jordan; A metahuman named Sophia; A professor of Sociology named Abigail; A pharmaceutical businessman named Kai Yun; and a RAVEN agent named Alex. As such he is incredibly smart and incredibly skilled. At current he wishes to steal data from RAVEN and learn more about Metahumans in the area so he can better prepare/defend himself and potentially find a new body to merge with. His long term goal is to simply gain more knowledge by merging with the brightest individuals he finds. Why the name Odin? Well they say the Norse God sacrificed his eye for knowledge. Perhaps a fitting name when you consider this character sacrifices entire bodies for the same purpose. Probably worth noting that although Odin might be referred to as ‘he’ when he is in a male body, he might be referred to as ‘she’ when in a female body. In reality Odin no longer recognises his own gender, sexuality, or race, having lived as a variety of people. [hider=Dominic Ruth – The Creator] Dominic Ruth was born in Spain and was the only child of Jean Ruth, a single mother and prostitute. Dominic was the result of a customer who decided that he neither had to wear a condom nor pay for Jean’s services. Although Jean never wanted the pregnancy, she could never bring herself around to having an abortion. The father escaped both paternal responsibility and justice for his crime. To add insult to injury, Dominic was born with a genetic disorder called muscular dystrophy which prevented his muscles and body from developing as it should. As such he was bound to a wheelchair from a very early age. Growing up with severe physical disability, a single parent that he never connected with, poverty and a lack of friends, caused Dominic to develop a somewhat dark personality. Even as a child he was very cold and bitter at the world, an outsider in every sense. It was one of the many reasons he would end up spending most of his life behind a computer screen. By the time he reached his late teens, Dominic had discovered that he was a metahuman. Or rather his doctors had discovered it. Around the time he turned fifteen anyone who came into close contact with him would wind up seriously ill. It was during tests that doctors found both energy typical of a meta, and the existence of multiple types of parasites crawling around and over his body. These of course were not visible to the human eye. At first the local metahuman agencies tried to manage his powers by keeping him in isolation, and he spent two years in a plastic box. Unfortunately this was not to be a long term solution, and when Dominic started to show disturbing behaviour (or rather when he started to visit disturbing sites), the powers that be decided it would be best to euthanase him. [/hider] [hider=Dr. Kingslee Johnson – Odin is born] Dr. Kingslee Johnson was an American of Nigerian descent. His parents were bankers and he was privy to some of the finest education locally available as he was growing up. In adulthood he became a medical doctor, starting out as a GP but eventually he ended up specialising in Epidemiology. He had a beautiful wife named Tracey and bright young twins named Maria and Tyson. He was in his early forties when he travelled to Spain to attend a convention on Infectious Diseases in Metahuman Populations. It was following said convention that Kingslee came across Dominic, as a Spanish doctor offered him the opportunity to come and observe the abnormal case. Whilst it’s still not clear what exactly went wrong, safety protocols either were not followed or simply failed, and following the death of Dominic, the last of his parasites were able to escape contamination and find their way onto the clothing of Dr. Johnson. It wasn’t until the doctor was at the airport that the parasites eventually entered him and began to edit his brain. Imbued with the data from their original host, the parasites ‘added’ Dominic’s memories to Kingslee, effectively merging the two. And thus Odin was born. As this was the first merge, it’s fair to say that this was a somewhat difficult and turbulent time. The experiences of Dominic and Kingslee were completely different and it was hard for Odin maintain a stable line of thoughts or a consistent temperament. Fortunately, the personality and traits of Kingslee, being much older and much more knowledgeable, were much more prominent that the traits of Dominic. It was to the point even that Odin still very much considered himself to be Kingslee. Unsure of what to do, ‘Kingslee’ simply sought the comfort and protection of his home. And so, he returned to his wife and children and tried to live a normal life. But as the months went on he found himself becoming more and more distant from his wife, who had noticed a change, and things began to fall apart. Even his children began to look at him like he was a stranger. It was the hardest thing he’s ever done, but Odin decided then to walk away and find some answers. And he was sure his British colleague would have some. [/hider] [hider=Cpt. Jordan Maxwell – Welcome to war] Jordan Maxwell was a British citizen and the oldest of two brothers. Of the two, Jordan was the ‘smart brother’ whilst his baby brother Carson was the ‘tough brother’. The two brothers, despite a 3-year age gap, were always best friends and it seemed like their futures were destined to be intertwined. Both joined the military at the same time, with Jordan joining as an officer out of university, and Carson joining as a regular soldier out of college. They had both been in the military 7 years when they found themselves taking some paid leave in London. It was when the two brother were visiting a historic landmark that they crossed paths with Dr. Kingslee Johnson. And although they never spoke, the incident known as the Trafalgar incident would throw them together. Whilst certainly nothing as big as Verthaven, Overload or even the recent attack on Westminister, the Trafalgar incident certainly had a big impact on the locals at the time. What started out as a peaceful protest led by half a dozen metahumans, quickly descended into a horrific battle when anti-metahuman extremists attacked the event. Just under one-hundred lives were lost and many more were injured. It is still today seen as a big failing by the British Police and MISW, and is often quoted as a reason for imposing harsher monitoring and tracking onto metahumans. It was during this chaos that the body of Dr. Kingslee was destroyed and Odin was forced to merge with the body of Jordan Maxwell, who had been knocked unconscious during the fight. This part of the story then gets complicated. To skip a lot of detail, ‘Jordan’ and Carson were deployed overseas and things went bad. Needless to say, the two brothers no longer get along and Odin went AWOL. After deserting the army, Odin fled to the USA. [/hider] [hider=Sophia LeMont – A taste of power] Sophia LeMont was a runaway teen who fled to the city of Detroit after her step-father began to abuse her. Although she was a metahuman with the ability freeze moisture, she was never able to defend herself from the psychological torment that her step-father would use to overpower her. By the age of eighteen she had become a rather good free-runner and an even better thief. Mostly going for high-priced small items like jewellery, she had managed to earn a decent living (even if it was illegitimate). It was when Odin witnessed the metahuman escape her pursuers by freezing the surfaces that she had travelled on, that he became fixated. He remembered how she appeared to be untouchable, and it was the first time that Odin had really considered purposely merging with another. Managing to track her back to her home, Odin snuck in to her room whilst Sophia was sleeping and ejected himself from the body of Jordan and merged with the metahuman. It was a new experience, given that Odin had only been male before, but was something he quickly came to terms with. What was really interesting however was that she was still able to use her powers. [/hider] [hider=Professor Abigail Stringer – Knowledge is everything] Abigail Stringer was a professor of sociology at Standford University. She was a widow and had two children which had long since moved to different parts of the world to further their own careers. She was in her early sixties when she found herself in Detroit conducting a study regarding the differences in metahuman sympathy in different economic areas. It was when she was visiting the derelict city that she met Odin. Unlike all those who came before, Abigail actually offered to be a host to Odin and practically begged to be merged. To her, the idea of gaining lifetimes worth of experience and knowledge was simply outstanding. Equally curious, Odin agreed and merged with the professor. Although this unfortunately resulted in Odin loosing Sophia’s abilities, much to his surprise, Odin still considers this to be his most important merge. It was only after merging with Abigail that he truly understood the power of knowledge and the infinite possibilities that his ability presented to him. It was also the merge with Abigail which resulted in his personality becoming much more stable, to the point that the two merges after have had very minimal effects on him. Odin spent a whole year in the body of Abigail, using the time to continue her research and become enthralled in the world of academia. It was only when the body began to experience worsening arthritis that Odin decided it best to move on to a younger body. [/hider] [hider=Kai Yun – Endless possibilities] Kai Yun was a Chinese business man who was part of the Liu Pharmaceutical Company. This individual was not a particularly nice man and he had his fingers in a lot of pies. The less said about him the better, but needless to say that he opened Odin’s eyes to some of the global events that are occurring. Odin does not talk about this merge, preferring to keep some secrets to himself. [/hider] [hider=Alex Weston - Current] Alex Weston was a forty-two-year-old man. He originally started his career as an agent of NEST, but after it’s dissolving he joined up with RAVEN. Whilst certainly a promising agent, one who has spent years slowing climbing the ranks, he is not someone whose name is likely to ring any bells. He has not been involved any of the major events over the last few years, and he has only recently transferred to Baybridge. He has got more than enough experience though, and those who work directly under him can attest to his ability. Wanting access to RAVEN/DOVE, Odin spent weeks stalking the agent before finally his move. Using stolen pharmaceuticals from the Liu Pharmaceutical Company, Odin was able to sedate the agent and kidnap him. After taking him to a safe location, Odin merged with the agent and has decided to try and mimic Alex as best he can for the time being. This was only a couple of days ago. [/hider] [color=82ca9d][h3][u][b]Relationships[/b][/u][/h3][/color] [color=82ca9d][b]Family:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]As Odin is a mixture of multiple people, it has quite a big complicated family tree. A few of them are more note-worthy than others. Here’s a brief list in order of merged individuals: [indent][b][i]Dominic Roths[/i][/b] Jean Roths (mother) [b][i]Kingslee Johnson[/i][/b] Tracy Johnson (wife) Maria Johnson (daughter) Tyson Johnson (son) [b][i]Cpt. Jordan Maxwell[/i][/b] Sgt. Carson Maxwell (brother) [b][i]Agent Alex Weston[/i][/b] Simon Joy (fiancé) [/INDENT][/INDENT] [hider=Dynamics] [indent][h3]| [b]Sgt. Carson Maxwell[/b] |[/h3] | [b]{Mixed/Complicated}[/b] | [b]{Brother/Rival}[/b] | [i]"I don’t care where you are, or whose body you steal! I will find you! And I will fucking end you!" - Carson[/i] | [indent]To Carson, Odin is the monster who killed his brother, stole his memories and hijacked his body. Add in the fact that Odin practically tricked Carson into killing multiple brothers-in-arms, and it’s fair to say that there’s a lot of hate there. Carson has vowed to kill Odin and there’s no limit to the measures he will take to do this. Odin still loves his brother however, and will avoid fighting him if possible.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3]| [b]Maria and Tyson Johnson[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Complicated[/b] | [b]{Twin children}[/b] | [i]”I am not their father, but they are my children. As long as I have the memories of Kingslee, I will always love these children. But I cannot be a father to them.[/i] | [indent]Odin was born the moment that Dominic’s parasites merged with Dr. Kingslee Johnson. It was early days and it was by far the hardest transition and experience that Odin (and his lives) have been through. As much as Odin, still in the body of Kingslee, wanted to be a father to Maria and Tyson, he couldn’t. The best thing that he could do was walk away. Odin still keeps tabs on the children from afar though, and will raise hell upon anyone that would dare hurt them.[/indent][/indent][/hider] [color=82ca9d][h3][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/h3][/color] [color=82ca9d][b]Power Class:[/b][/color] [INDENT]Other[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Power:[/b][/color] [INDENT][color=82ca9d][i]Biological Merging[/i][/color] As weird as it perhaps sounds, Odin is no longer really a human, but rather a symbiotic parasite. Odin’s original body belonged to a boy named Dominic Ruth; a sickly child who had the ability to manifest parasites of varying nature. Following the destruction of Dominic’s body however, parasites imbued with his knowledge escaped his body and found a new host. Once in the new host, the parasites re-wrote the brain, implanting the old memories and effectively merging the two individuals. Odin has since learned that it is possible to eject itself from its host in search of another, killing the incumbent body in the process. As an added bonus, Odin has also realised that the parasites speed up the brain of the host, allowing them to think and react quicker, as well as recall memories easier. [/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Limits:[/b][/color] [INDENT]As things stand, Odin is only able to merge with one body at a time. Although even if Odin could merge with multiple people at the same time, he probably wouldn’t. The parasites cannot survive outside of a host for a long period of time, and as the parasites begin to die memories are lost. When the parasites enter a new body, the merging typically takes a couple of hours, during which time the body is unconscious; therefore, it’s not something Odin can realistically do whenever he pleases. [/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] [/color] [INDENT]As previously mentioned, the merging process can take a couple of hours. During this time the new body is left completely vulnerable. Although this power might seem to make Odin immortal, the reality is that the parasites can be killed in various ways, including chemical/medical treatment, starvation, and extreme conditions. Although it’s not been an issue so far, Odin is acutely aware that merging with certain individuals might actually have negative effects (e.g. if they merged with someone with degenerative diseases or severe mental disorders, it could ‘corrupt’ him).[/INDENT] [color=82ca9d][b][u]Other:[/u][/b] [/color] [INDENT][list][*]Odin can merge with metahumans and use their powers. However, these powers are lost once Odin leaves the body. [*]Odin keeps items of emotional value hidden in a lock box in a secure bank. Examples include wedding/engagement rings, dog tags, and a picture drawn by one of his children. [*]Odin was inspired by a couple of characters, notably Dragon Age’s Justice and Agents of Shield’s Hive.[/list][/INDENT] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUiWIBiVH4U[/youtube] [/hider]