[u][b]Legacy:[/b][/u] [url=http://www.artofjohnbyrne.com/gallery/cache/oa/oadarkhorse/torch-of-liberty.jpg_600.jpg]the Torch of Liberty[/url]

[u][b]WWII Predecessor:[/b][/u] Paul Gibney

[u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Alan Pierce

[u][b]Alias:[/b][/u] the Torch, Torch of Liberty II

[u][b]Relationship to Predecessor:[/b][/u] None. Alan saw a picture of the WWII hero and patterned a similar updated suit. However, in this retrofitted universe, the original Torch of Liberty will likely take the Capt. America type role when it comes to this world. 

[u][b]Age:[/b][/u]27

[u][b]Powers/Skills/Equipment:[/b][/u]

    * Fire Generation/Manipulation - Alan can currently create fire from his hands and shoot it
      like a flame thrower or shoot compacted bursts of flame hadoken style. This will likely
      develop further but nothing too crazy or OP.
    
    * Fire Resistance - Heat and fire don't bother Alan at all. His body is almost one with the
      fire around him.

[u][b]Weaknesses:[/b][/u]

    * Basic weaknesses of a standard human in light body armor.
    * Water and other substances can hinder the 'Torch's abilities for varied times.

[u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u]

[img]https://avatars.roleplayerguild.com/production/c5fb7381c0cf694434b978399d21962803d43872.png[/img]

[u][b]Predecessor's History:[/b][/u]

After his military unit was captured and tortured by Nazi's while in France, Paul managed to free himself and several other POW's to fight off their captors. Paul was the last man standing and held his dying brother in arms who exclaimed he had a fire in his eyes when he was fighting. 'Paul' died that day and he assumed the identity of the Torch of Liberty and helped turn the tides of war. He fought several key players in the Axis Powers, and continued to free POWs through the end of the war. 

In December of 1944, the Torch along with the US Army went into the English Midlands to foil a Nazi experiment to create the perfect super soldier. Project Uber Man was shut down, but after the Torch threw Agent Schmidt into a rip in space time. These events will eventually deal with the coming of Master Man. 

Nobody knows what happened to this old man [Gibney] who'd be in his 90's in the context of the game. It's assumed he just got old and died. 

[u][b]BRIEF Bio:[/b][/u]

Alan was your average guy. Never did much in life. Flunked out of college with a dual major in journalism and theater. He kept in reasonably good shape and once upon a time he was one of the top Boy Scouts in his hometown of Ashwood, TN. He recently developed superhuman powers, able to do things with fire.

The invasion of D.C. came seemingly from nowhere. Within minutes the Axis army of Master Man teleported into the region, while other Nazi superhumans deactivated the nation's nuclear weapons. The armies marched on DC for days killing all those who would stand against them, and Master Man himself executed the President on live television ripping the woman in half. 

The military and National Guard have tried for weeks to make a way back into the capital and gain ground but their efforts have all amounted to nothing. If the human armies of the Axis/Nazi superhumans falter one of the superhuman generals steps in. 

Alan knew he couldn't sit on the sidelines. He read stories about the heroes during WWII and anything he might use against the super Nazi invaders. Alan took inspiration from the Torch of Liberty when making his own suit and headed for the capital city. 

[u][b]Additional Notes:[/b][/u]

Alan's had powers for maybe three weeks tops. However being in the shape he's in and being in the Scouts in his younger years helped him successfully save several POWs just like the man he drew inspiration from. Now it's time to take on some of the super Axis/Nazi generals and take the fight to Master Man.  


~KL~