This is an(other) idea I'd like to put up.  There are some people in the modern world who have the potential to unlock extraordinary abilities; we call these people 'Exposed'.  Very few people know about their abilities, and those who do have hidden it from the public eye (some of them may have performed vigilante work).  Anyone who shows extraordinary talent openly usually disappears days later; where they are taken, no one knows.

Well I guess I can tell you.  They're taken to special facilities where they are studied, and it typically doesn't end well (to unlock these powers, most people have to undergo intense stress, but it could be different for anyone).  An extremely powerful individual, known as Subject 66, seems to have more 'Exposure' than any other Exposed ever encountered by these scientists.  Unfortunately for them, 66 has vanished - presumably kidnapped by a rival organization.  Now, these scientists have searched the globe for [i]more [/i]Exposed and openly recruited them - offering to teach them how to further hone their abilities.  Their plan is to quickly train a task force of Exposed to find and extract 66.  After that... well, that's where the real story begins.

Before anyone says anything, 66 is [i]very [/i]powerful; if push comes to shove, 66 will not fall easily - if at all.

[b]What causes the Exposure?[/b]
No one knows, and that's the way it's gonna be for a while.  Could be anything - a genetic mutation, magical spirits, alien minerals, who knows?  No one, that's who.

[b]Do I [i]have[/i] to be Exposed?[/b]
No.  If you want to play a normal person, that's fine.  If you want to play someone who uses gadgets and armor, that's fine.  Up to you.