[hider=Adam Blackmore]
[u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u]

[b]Name:[/b] 
[INDENT][i]Adam Leo Blackmore[/i][/INDENT]
[b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] 
[INDENT][i]All-Father, Head Power Instructor, The A-Train, Mr. Blackmore[/i][/INDENT]
[b]Gender:[/b] 
[INDENT]Male[/INDENT]
[b]Age:[/b] 
[INDENT]49[/INDENT]
[b]Height:[/b] 
[INDENT]5'11[/INDENT]
[b]Weight:[/b] 
[INDENT]194[/INDENT]
[b]Type:[/b] 
[INDENT]Head Power Instructor[/INDENT]

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

[b]Hair Color:[/b]
[INDENT]Prematurely Grey, formerly black - with a few strands of black here here and there[/INDENT] 
[b]Eye Color:[/b]
[INDENT]Amber[/INDENT] 
[b]Ethnicity:[/b]
[INDENT]British[/INDENT] 
[b]Physical Appearance:[/b]
[INDENT]Adam certainly has the wise mentor look down. He is an average heighted man of sharp facial features that is accentuated by how well maintained he is and his round glasses. Adam certainly looks like an intellectual man, definitely the kind of person who would be a teacher. Starting off, Adam is finely aged fruit. His face is lined with wrinkles, and his hair is grey - quite prematurely. He moves slow and steady, every step is taken cautiously. He has a great posture, he's constantly standing straight up. A stern and serious facial expression is on Adam's face, one that is omnipresent. Never changing. Which ties his serious and no nonsense personality. Moving on, Adam is a Caucasian Man, of British descents that actually grew. He has a slight British accent. His skin is a weathered dark-biege skin color, one that doesn't have too much of a tan. His skin isn't clear. Adam is scarred man, with a scarred past. Underneath the suits he wears, is a part of his past. Starting off, Adam has small and simple scars that come from mishaps and other minor injuries such as clumsiness, and childhood injuries. More devious injuries include bite scars on his shoulder, apparently coming from a shark-like creature. There's also a slashing scar going up from his chest, down to his waist. There's also a burn scar on his foot. Finally, there's a large scar on his back, behind his shoulder, as if someone impaled/ran-through him. Some of these scars are fading, others are not. Another injury Adam has is that he's missing the tips of his index and middle fingers on his right hand. It was lost in a rather hilarious incident. It's actually amazing he's still able to stand up straight. But superpowers/it just works.

Adam, while not flawless/perfect as some people idealize, is in great shape for a man about to enter his fifties. Pudgy around the midsection, but otherwise thin. He has a high stamina and has the sharp looks of a mature man. Adam has wide shoulders, not in the muscular sense, but his shoulders look great underneath a suit. Adam stands an inch above the average male standard. Like it was stated before, he's a bit pudgy, so naturally he's going to weight a little extra. 194, in fact. Adam has a very mature and weathered face. Adam has squared, and pronounced facial features. He didn't age badly, but in his youth, he was much better looking. He's not hard to look at, or overwhelmingly beautiful, would be putting it in better words. Adam has a inverted-rectangle shaped head. He has a very strong, thick, jawline. With a medium-sized chin, that sticks out a bit away from his face, and a subtle cleft. He has a very large forehead, and it is very, very big. With wrinkles and everything. Adam's cheekbones stick out a bit, and are quite noticeable once one examines his facial features. His nose is a little larger than average, his nose-bridge is thick, and his nostrils are very wide, with the tip of his nose being dull. Adam's ears are very round, medium-sized, and point outward. Adam's eyes are a amber color, and are a little small. They're thin, but they're fairly round. Adam's hair is prematurely graying, most of his hair now is grey, but there are some notable strands of black hair if one is observant enough. It adds to that mature man vibe people get from him. Adam has short, well-groomed, straight hair. He keeps his hair combed over his head in a fancy manner. Adam also has a thick manly beard, it's styled like a van dyke beard.[/INDENT]
 
[b]Attire:[/b] 
[INDENT]Adam dresses very fancily, when out on the Academy. He usually is seen wearing any kind of suit (Usually a black pinstriped suit), and a fedora. Sometimes he'll wear a coat. Dressing professionally as possible. When he's alone in his room, he usually dresses causally and remarkably as anyone else. More than often enough, Adam is seen walking around with a heavy book in his hand. Adam is near-sighted. Thus he needs glasses to see. So he wears round, wire-y frame, glasses. On his finger, he keeps his golden wedding ring.[/INDENT]

[b][u]Personality[/u][/b]

[b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b]
[INDENT]A hardened man strictly bound by his temperance. The shit Adam has seen has certainly mellowed him out from being a hotblooded youth, to a much more calm and loyal man. Known for how logical and reasonable he is. Adam is known as the Head Power instructor for a reason. It's his strict and unforgiving nature that's earned him the ire of the students. Adam is strict with his students, and does not tolerate foolishness. He's extremely quick to put down any unruly or disrespectful students. Adam enforces the rules of the Academy upon everyone. When teaching, his hand is strict, and he doesn't accept fooling around. Because, in his eyes, if you're not taking it seriously, then you need a little [i]push[/i] in order to come to your senses. However, deep down, he legitimately cares about most of the students. He merely wants to see the ones with potential succeed. However, when it comes to the Students that he knows are trouble, he's known to be unhelpful as possible. Keeping them from advancing their abilities will be blessing on the world. To say Adam has a bit of a bias is an understatement. That said, Adam isn't known to place too much faith in the students. No matter how strong or experienced they are, they're all merely children. Children that make mistakes. Children that are idealistic. Children that are green. That said, Adam doesn't believe that the students of the Academy are old enough to get anything meaningful done. Merely indulge themselves in their various vices and pleasures. He doesn't let them take charge, and when they do, Adam will certainly put them in their place. Adam sometimes take what they say with a grain of salt. Because he's been pranked and lied to a lot. It's sometimes that can cost him. There are a few, and I mean few, students he'll trust and treat with uttermost respect, but they're hard to come across. Another plus of working at the Academy is that he knows exactly how to deal with the students. With a firm hand to the behind.

In conversation, Adam is very polite and calm, albeit easy to annoy. Adam talks to everyone with a very professional demeanor, and treats everyone with respect - no matter how annoyed he is. It's because of how disciplined and restrained he is - age helps plenty with that. Adam rarely slips and swears (However, he does do minor swears). Adam keeps this professionalism up even in casual conversations. He's certainly not one for humor, he never jokes. However, he can be seen laughing at a joke or two. This constant professionalism is something that keeps him from really connecting with people. They just can't see him as a friend, more of a boss or co-worker. Adam himself is aware of this, and fully understands. It's merely something that's become apart of him, it's innate. However, underneath it all, Adam is quite a ruthless man. Driven too. He'll do whatever is necessary to preserve the peace, just like he's done in the past. If there's a serial killer threatening the students, then Adam will certainly do everything possible to stop it. In the end, he won't regret a thing. He's long passed that point. Adam lives as a paragon. Lawful Good best describes Adam's morality. Adam believes in order and following rules above all else. Which is why he's quick to smack down a rule-breaker.

Innately, Adam is quite sullen. The years haven't been kind to him, and he's been having doubts. Doubts whether or not he could (or should) make a difference anymore. He certainly knows he's exiting his golden days, and that eventually someone is going to need to replace him. Adam's an old-dog that has seen shit that nobody could make up. Murder, death, and the uttermost peak of human depravity. It's the kind of stuff that keeps him up awake at night. The last thing he wants to see is it all happen again. Adam has also seen the person he has become. Going from a passionate youth full of energy and vigor, to a cold and calculated man. Deprived of what made him so happy before. To say the least, Adam doesn't exactly like the change. More importantly, he . These bottled up emotions keep him up at night.

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[b]Skills/Talents:[/b] 
[INDENT]What Adam has over most of the cast is experience. He went from a teen, to a battle hardened man. Adam has served with NEST for several decades, and taught at the Academy for more than one. Both of those fields gave him combat experience that no one else has. Of course, Adam is also a great teacher. He plans on teaching this generation of Metahumans how to use their powers responsibly even if he has to do it one at a time. He's quite experienced at teaching students, and he knows a great deal about Superpowers and how they work. He's intelligent, and always thinks things through. He has that level head that people strive for. Which makes him perfect for being a leader. He can give orders, and lead in a time of crisis. He is organized and efficient, and it shows in his teaching. Adam has basic, and advance Military training under the NEST organization. He knows his way around a gun, and knows hand to hand. Not that he's spectacular (Especially the latter, old age is a bitch). He's also badass at chess.[/INDENT]
[b]Prized Possession:[/b]
[INDENT]His wedding ring.[/INDENT] 
[b]Quote(s):[/b] 
[INDENT][i]"Power corrupts, but only if you let it..."

"Great strength leads to arrogance."

"The world is in shambles, and who's to blame? God, or man...?"

"I present order in the face of chaos..."

"I, Adam Blackmore, have far more experience than you."[/i][/INDENT]

[b]History/Bio:[/b]
[hider=Adam Blackmore, his past, present, and future][INDENT]

Gather round kids, I'm going to tell the story of Adam Blackmore, the Bravest Man in the Universe.

But, a bit of background here before I start. Adam is a descendant of the Blackmore family, a very special bloodline of Metahumans. You see, they've descended from one of the first Metahumans ever. A man who gained the power to Replicate the powers of other Metahumans, an ability which he passed down to all his descendants. In different forms, each generation of the Blackmores saw the ugly world of Metahumans. Blessed with what was considered to be one of the strongest abilities out there.

Adam was born in the late sixties, to Logan and Rose Blackmore, being their second, and youngest child. Adam's other brother was Douglas, who's power had already manifested. They were British-folk who had the displeasure of living after Metahumans were outsed to the world by the President. The world had reacted to the news in different ways, and Adam was oh so young, so he couldn't possibly understand it. Adam's grandfather was a soldier that fought in World War I. Yes, that is important. Anywho, Britain particularly wasn't exactly a good place to live during that era. Metahumans were hated, hunted, yadda, yadda, yadda. Naturally, that put the Blackmore Family, and their one young child, at risk. They did the natural thing; stayed out of sight. However, that didn't last long, as the Black Fall Effect drew Metahumans towards them. It all ended with a short confrontation between Adam's father, and a hostile Metahuman. Which outsed all of them. Their house was burned down before the sun was down. Fortunately, they all escaped with SUPERPOWERS! Seeing that they were now missing a house, and Britain was pretty pissed off at them, they left the country. They went to a place where people could understand them, accept them: America! All before lil' baby Adam could walk. 

They all arrived in America, the city of Black Fall, the only place that was known for harboring Metahumans. The Blackmore family fit right in. They had to start at the bottom, but they eventually got themselves an apartment. Now, enough about those fuckbois, time to describe Adam's life! Well, that paragraph above just sums up the first three years of Adam's life. Growing up, Adam was a lonely youth. He never had any friends, he was the one kid who everyone had ignored. Every attempt to connect anyone was dashed aside. He was also picked on plenty of times. He certainly couldn't find solace in his family, as they were incredibly busy. Working multiple jobs in order to move up the social ladder. And it showed, they started from the bottom, and worked their way up into buying a nice house on the outskirts of town, towards the woods, which was going to be known as the Blackmore Manor. Other than that, his childhood wasn't anything remarkable. Up until he was twelve, he met a strange girl that was snooping around his house. Adam fearlessly confronted the girl, quickly realizing that she was around the same age as him. Despite a brief misunderstanding, Adam learned who the girl was; Lisa Biyung. A young Korean immigrant that was wandering the woods of Black Fall, and found their house. The two children played for a moment, simply tossing a ball back and forth. A curious incident occurred when Lisa decided to get a bit more playful. She used her power, a control over wind, to shoot the ball at Adam at high speeds. Adam innately knew what her power was, and accidentally copied it. Of course, Adam was knocked on his ass, and Lisa panicked, so she ran off.

Adam rose back to his feet, angry. He slammed his foot onto the ground, and summoned a powerful wind. He was confused, but he did a similar move, and created the wind again. That was the manifestation of his power. He copied his power from Lisa Biyung. However, he didn't quite understand that he had replicated her power, he believed that he somehow had the same power as her. With a bit of practice... it didn't produce too many results. Because, all in all, Adam had only copied a small fraction of her power, rather than the whole deal. Adam naturally set out to find this girl. Which was difficult, since he only knew her name. Not where she lived, or anything like that. This was long before the age where Internet ruled. However, right when Adam was about to give up and call it quits, he found her while he was in school. He immediately confronted her, and in his over-zealousness, nearly drove her to tears - as her power was supposed to be the family secret. However, Adam comforted her by telling her that he had the same power. 

In that moment, they agreed to train their powers together. They met in the woods of Black Fall after school, and they trained together. Training montage after training montage, Adam and Lisa improved. Adam in particular improved as he copied more of her power, and got a feel for it. That wasn't all they did, Adam and Lisa became extremely close friends. They talked a lot, and shared experiences with each other. One could say that they were falling in love. Adam felt great, he told his family about his strange new gift. Finally feeling confident. However, he was then told about the Blackmore family power. He was told of everything about it, and how he didn't have the same power as her, he merely had the power to copy it. He felt a little betrayed knowing that they withheld the family secret from him for so long, but he felt far more confident in himself knowing the true nature of his power. Adam vowed to become the best Metahuman there is. Gaining the best powers there are. Adam didn't stop his training with Lisa, however. He needed a start if he was going to be the best, and he really liked Lisa. 

Life progressed uneventfully. Yes, Adam did well in school, practiced and grew closer to Lisa. He was adept with his wind by the time he was 17, Lisa was always a few steps ahead of him. However, by then, he had encountered several Metahumans, and seen what Black Fall had to offer. Before that, he had long gotten bored of idly training with Lisa, he wanted to put his training and power to good use. So Adam took it upon himself to go out and battle other Metahumans, and fight crime. Amateur vigilante work. Adam fought many Metahumans, battle after battle, he gotten more and more arrogant, and he loved every second of it. Fighting for the hell of it was fun. However, he wanted to do more. He learned of NEST, and their exploits in keeping Black Fall, and by an extent, America, safe. Adam thought it'd be exciting to join their organization. He had plenty of talks with his family, and NEST, and they all agreed on Adam becoming a NEST Agent. NEST in particular wanted him because he was an offer they just couldn't refuse. A Power Replicator that had a large amount of versatility. Allowing them to study powers, fight in multiple situations, and more. So, once he was eighteen, and finished with High-school, he had enlisted himself with the NEST faction.

The training regime was hard, but Adam dedicated himself to it, and passed through it with flying colors. Shortly after, he was deployed on the field as one of Black Fall's many NEST Agents. To say it wasn't pretty is an understatement. NEST has to deal with the worst Metahumans have to offer, which Adam saw with his own two eyes. The shit he's seen, you couldn't even make it up. Metahuman serial killers, rapists, and monsters going on the rampage. Adam saw people killed in the worst ways (Or subjugated to a fate worse than death). It was far from his expectations, however, it was just the reality check he needed. It made him far more driven to put an end to it. Though the years, Adam worked his ass off to ascend the ranks, until he reached the rank of sergeant. Adam was considered to be one of NEST's best Agents at that point. No matter how high he rose. Adam's NEST adventures include, being sent into another dimension full of killer rabbits, being turned into a woman, being saved a little Irish girl from a Pedo Lizardman, and saving young Japanese women from a Japanese tentacle monster. He got better.

He never neglected his childhood sweetheart, Lisa, for a second. They grew closer together, especially with Adam's noble cause. When Adam was twenty-five, the two of them got married. It wasn't just any marriage, it was one of the best marriages of all time. On-par with Disney shit. They lived quite happily, as their jobs netted them plenty of money. Adam worked in NEST as a hardened soldier, fighting for justice, while Lisa worked as a chef. In their spare time, they spent plenty of time together. However, the question quickly came of whether or not they should have kids. To that, Adam creepily said yes. When he was twenty-eight (His first decade with NEST too), the lovers had their first child, Victoria Blackmore! Holding his daughter in his hands filled Adam with hope. Hope for the future. It also filled him with love, because when he was thirty, he had his second child, Drake Blackmore (The greatest Blackmore). A year later, he had his second daughter, Amanda. He gave both his wife's uterus, and his penis, a break. However that break only lasted two years. He had his second son, Charles, and a year after that, his third and last son, Daniel Blackmore. With that, Adam quite adeptly filled out his family tree. He had to, his penis was going to stop working soon. However, what he never told his wife was that he had gotten into an affair with a NEST nurse known as Maria Obott, who was temporarily transferred from Highroller Heights NEST Branch in order to help. The wife of a man who owned a resort too. He had fathered a child with her known as Scarlet Obott. This all happened between the birth of Charles and Daniel. After the birth of Scarlet, Maria moved away to Highroller Heights with Scarlet.

When he was thirty-eight, Adam's dedication to NEST never faltered. Through the years, Adam worked more and more towards helping the people of Black Fall. However, he had to choose. He was working with NEST, and recently, things have been getting more and more dangerous. Lisa wanted Adam to stop, and find a safer job - and help his family in another way. Adam said no. A family matter of the different kind had drawn Adam away. It was his brother, Douglas. His brother had become a madman, killing people in order to gain their powers. Adam only heard about it then, and he immediately set off to solve the problem himself. He worked day and night to track down his brother, until he finally found him in the woods of the city. Adam tried to talk him down, but Douglas was too high on power to listen. Adam tried more and more, until Douglas attacked him. Adam was forced to fight his brother to the end, and killed him in the resulting battle. Adam stood over his brother's body, whispering, "Power corrupts, but only if you let it...". Adam reported in the incident, and signed in his official resignation. That fight changed him. Lisa was right, it was best if he quit while he was ahead.

Adam took a break after he stopped NESTing. He searched for another job was raising his band of children, reflecting on his life. The person he became. After a few months, one of his old NEST buddies told him about Academy 218, and the positions that were opening up. So Adam worked on getting the position as a Power Instructor - it was the only decision that made sense to him, he had plenty of talents and other skills that must be shared with today's youth! Once he got the position, he learned what a mistake that was. He was stuck teaching some of the most annoying and arrogant children on the planet. He tried being nice, that failed horribly. So he put his angry eyes and shouted orders at them. That was the Adam Blackmore the children listened to. Which earned results, Adam, despite how annoying he found most of the kids, taught many people the ropes how to use their powers responsibly. Even though he earned the ire of many of the students as well. This, of course, netted Adam many promotions. Until he reached the title of Head Power Instructor (He totally didn't murder the last one). Teaching the school for a total of eleven years.

This year was no different. It was just going to have new and old faces.

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[b]Family:[/b] 
[INDENT]Wife - Lisa Blackmore (Has wind manipulation)
Grandfather - James Blackmore (Long deceased)
Father - Logan Blackmore (Deceased)
Mother- Rose Blackmore (Deceased)
Brother - Douglas Blackmore (Deceased)
Son - Drake Blackmore
Son - Charles Blackmore
Son - Daniel Blackmore
Daughter - Victoria Blackmore
Daughter - Amanda Blackmore
Illegitimate Daughter - Scarlet Obott[/INDENT]

[u][b]Relationships[/b][/u]


[b]Ruben Tarblatt[/b] | [b]Neutral[/b] | [b]Fellow Teacher[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"Everything about Ruben is certainly strange. His appearance, his method of teaching... the way he thinks. I'm certain there is more to him."[/i][/color] |

[b]Rosaline Marsh[/b] | [b]Neutral[/b] | [b]Fellow Teacher[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"She is cheery as some of the students. Annoying, but I can tolerate her. I respect her teachings."[/i][/color] |

[b]Mika Baozai[/b] | [b]Neutral[/b] | [b]Student[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"Her father does good work - and she certainly shows respect towards his family name. She is certainly arrogant, but tempered, and composed. She uses her head and keeps to herself - which I can respect."[/i][/color] |

[b]Zoe Gambino[/b] | [b]Bad[/b] | [b]Student[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"One of my more annoying students. Like Mika, her father does work for Metahumans and is quite wealthy. Except she believes that money gives her an elevated status here. I often have to put her down in her place."[/i][/color] |

[b]Casper Hayat[/b] | [b]Neutral[/b] | [b]Student[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"He is certainly timid - he also keeps to himself, fortunately. He is one of my least troublesome students, as his morality is on the right path. Even though he has an easily abusable power."[/i][/color] |

[b]Trevor Lockhart[/b] | [b]Good[/b] | [b]Student/Nurse[/b] | [color=6ecff6][i]"In this world, the power to heal is easily the most gentle power in the world. Trevor is kindhearted, and dedicates himself to fixing others. That is why I respect him."[/i][/color] |


[b][u]Abilities[/u][/b]

[b]Power Class:[/b]
[INDENT]Power[/INDENT] 
[b]Power:[/b] 
[i]Observational Power-Replication[/i]
[INDENT]Adam is the all Father, and the inheritor of the Blackmore Hereditary Power to copy other powers. Adam's specific form of the power is that he copies a power by observing it in action. Instead of getting the whole power, he merely copies what he sees. The more he observes, the stronger the ability will get - Until it matches the original in terms of strength. For example: if he watches a firebender shoot a fireball, he'll gain a small amount of the ability, until he sees more. The more advance the use is, the more of the power Adam will example. If the Firebender created a massive fire-storm, then he would have copied a large chunk of the power. Adam would also have to watch side-abilities in action to copy them, though. In the case of passive abilities, Adam could simply watch the person for a while in order to copy their ability. Adam also has the power to instinctively and innately understand powers by watching them in action. Possibly, he can understand a power on a level they don't.[/INDENT]
[list][*][i]Air Manipulation[/i]
[indent]Copied from his wife, from their youth, Adam has the power over the mighty winds. Pretty simple if you watched Avatar the Last Airbender. He can throw air in a variety of forms; a gust to knock someone down, tornadoes. But he can do plenty of out of the box things too. Such as telekinesis by bending the air around an object, use it to shoot objects off with more force, and minor sound manipulation. It also gives him the ability to flyyyy like an eagle. Because he's been fiddling with this power since his youth (And always had the power readily available in case he loses it), he's very skilled with the power. If you're asking how all this works: it just works.[/indent][/list]

[b]Limits:[/b]
[INDENT]Adam's power, while strong, is quite limited. Adam can only hold three powers at a time, and can only use one at a time - he needs to stop to switch between them. Adam's biggest limit is the fact that he won't know how to use the power right off the bat. He'll have to train and practice with the power to become proficient with it. He'll never match the original in terms of skill. The most obvious limit is that he needs to see the power in order to do anything. Possibly blinding him would be a good idea. When Adam first copies a power, it will start out very weak. Up until he copies more of it. And no, even if someone has a very similar power, Adam can't build up on another person using the power (Which would copy another power). Adam's wind manipulation has an effective range of around ten meters, he'll have trouble manipulating wind outside of that. Adam cannot create air... which isn't limiting at all![/INDENT]
[b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] 
[INDENT]Adam inherent the weaknesses of the user. Therefore, he doesn't have too many weaknesses of his own. However, if Adam is injured badly enough, then he will lose all powers that he copied. Virtually becoming powerless until he copies another power. Adam's Air Manipulation has quite a few weaknesses. First off, using it makes it harder for Adam to breath, as it disrupts the flow of air to his lungs. More he uses it, the worse it gets, until he begins to choke to death. Even at the start, he can break out into a fit of coughs. Using it also makes him pretty dizzy and light-headed. It also requires intense amounts of concentration. Fire can also be a problem since fire eats air. A big enough fire can provide a bit of trouble (Since Adam can't crate vacuums).[/INDENT]

[b][u]Other:[/u][/b] 
[INDENT]Adam has been working in the Academy for eleven years.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izvOE3hyOMY[/youtube][/INDENT]

[b][u]Sample Post:[/u][/b]
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