[hider=Kurt Plikat] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Name:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]Kurt Plikat[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Age:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]23[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Gender:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]Male[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Race/Nationality:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]White - German[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center][hider=Appearance] [center][img]http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgprPW8VEAAXKsb.jpg[/img][/center] [/hider][/center] [center]5'10, 170 lb, and very little fat. His eyes are blue, but appear green because of his yellow safety glasses, which he wears almost constantly. He has blonde hair, which rests on his head and flies wildly in the wind. He keeps it long, believing that women find it more attractive. He either wears his uniform, or t-shirts which display his muscles.[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Personality:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]Arrogant, womanizing, and show-off can all be used to describe Kurt. He has a collection of qualities that all blend down to that special kind of d-bag. He sees no problem with playing dirty, and will always boast about his achievements to the ladies. He has very few emotional ties, and as a result, can appear very uncaring and unmotivated to those who do not know him. Kurt personally does not drink, but is willing to take advantage of inebriated females who cross his path. He will never go out of his way for these women however, and will only court them if they show interest first. Kurt has a very traditional mindset, and doubts in the abilities of women unless he is shown what they are capable of. He has an obsessive attitude towards his glasses, wearing them even while inside, which only adds to how much of a douche he appears to be. Kurt holds those who compliment anything positive about him very closely, and has a very strong sense of morals, of which cheating is not a part. Kurt has an uncle, father, mother, and a brother, but they live outside of Mundin and he does not consider them family. Kurt does not enjoy hurting people emotionally, and refuses to touch women who are 'taken'. Finally, Kurt's best trait is his strong sense of justice, and his unwillingness to compromise his beliefs. Underneath the layers of cockiness that Kurt sets up, lies a very fragile persona. Due to the molestation he experienced as a child, he has had severe self-image issues, which he disguises with intense exercising and a cocky attitude. He takes every insult personally, and has gone through multiple periods of anorexia. Coping with suicidal and self-harming thoughts at a young age, Kurt attempts to give the illusion that he has a perfect life (He has had very few, if any, thoughts of harming himself since joining the MDU). Additionally, his power caused several odd traits to manifest in Kurt, such as a fear of heights, feeling comfortable below sea level, and developing a penchant towards rock candy. Due to his poor upbringing, Kurt has a small degree of hoarding, and also is below average in terms of intellect. Kurt loves puns, especially about rocks.[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Abilities:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center][u][b]Geokinesis[/b][/u] Kurt is capable of moving rocky materials such as dirt, stone, cement, and concrete. He is capable of manipulating it as long as he is 'connected' to it (He would be able to move a boulder laying on the ground if he was on the ground, but would only be able to move a rock in the air if he touched it). Any piece of earth he is already moving, he can move for as long as he wishes, and does not need to be 'connected' to it while he moves it. He can change the shape, speed, and design of the earth he is manipulating. His range of manipulating earth he is already moving extends outwards to a 50-foot radius of himself. His control over earth is very precise, and he is able to create intricate sculpture out of stone with ease. Kurt can fire a single piece of earth that weighs 1 pound at bullet-like speed, with decent precision. Unfortunately, his power has multiple limiters. Every time he wishes to manipulate earth, no matter what, he must be doing some somatic input. The amount of movement required to use his power is equal to or greater than a foot step, and must be maintained during the entirety of the manipulation. Additionally, his powers maximum weight that he can lift is 250lbs. He is able to change the shape and texture of earth weighing more than 250 pounds, but lifting it will result in migraines, nosebleeds, burst blood vessels, aneurysms, seizures, amnesia, comas, and eventually death. Kurt can only manipulate 5 objects at a time, and moving them too fast will make them impossible to redirect. Due to his 5 object limit, manipulating something like sand is impossible for Kurt, even though he can create it. Additionally, Kurt's power is directly affected by his emotional state: it will work at full power when he is confident or doing what he believes is right, but can be weakened to nearly half it's usual power if he is depressed or doing something he morally disagrees with. Finally, his power affects rock-like materials only, meaning no metal. [/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Biography:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]Born and raised in the city of Dortmund, Kurt's childhood was spent in poverty. His father spent hours every day searching for a job, but with unemployment on the rise and a flailing economy, their was little a convicted criminal could do to support his family. His older bother was the provider, and they barely managed to scrap by with welfare and his abysmal paycheck. Due to this poor lifestyle, Kurt spent his time at the local lake, spending hours fishing with the old fishing rod he was gifted by an old neighbor. It was at the age of 6 when his father finally cracked, begging his brother,Kurt's uncle, to give them refuge while he searched for a job. Kurt's uncle was kind enough to offer refuge, allowing Kurt's family to stay at his mansion in Essen. Kurt's brother, having been relieved of the duty of providing for a starving family, returned to school. His mother had stopped the secret draining of family funds that she ad been doing for years, feeling comfortable in the large house. Kurt's father now could spend even longer searching for a job, which would never come. Kurt was brutally molested and raped. Kurt's uncle had initially started the deed on his fourth night there and, with a voice dripping in venom, told Kurt that he would remove his family from the premises immediately if Kurt said a single word. As a result, Kurt quickly became a shy, introverted boy, and began to hate himself. In order to provide even a mild sense of security, and with the absence of a lake, Kurt began to exercise in his free time, spending hours training his body. At the age of 7, he was stronger than most kids twice his age. This life style continued for another year, until Kurt had hit the age of 8. It was at this time Kurt had finally had it. Kurt left for child services in the middle of the night and, with multiple pieces of evidence (including a recording), successfully sentenced his uncle to 50 years in prison. After doing so, he was sent away from his family due to neglect, with no one ever realizing that Kurt had hidden the abuse on purpose. He was sent to the newly discovered city of Mundin, and lived in an orphanage until 14, it was then that his powers to manipulate the earth had begun to show itself, generating his new status as an empowered. It was at this point that the military, having begun to realize the potential that the empowered possessed, offered to allow Kurt to join the Mundin Defense Unit (MDU). With little other options for an child with no connections, Kurt agreed to the terms, placing him in a particularly nice training academy. During this time, he quickly formed his cocky persona, in order to appear more important to the other students. Graduating 4 years later at the age of 18, Kurt immediately joined the MDU, preparing to flaunt the powers he was given. 5 years later, and Kurt is still living the life, and he is ready to finally show the world that no matter how hard it tries, it can't beat him down.[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Specialties:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]-Training in close-quarters combat, specifically with a knife. -Charisma -Mastery over English and German, both on a native speaker's level. -Willpower[/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Equipment:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]-Safety Goggles, Yellow -Steel Knife, for emergency use only -Cell phone -ID card, works as both Mundin and MDU identification -Keys and wallet -Black Book, filled with fake names and descriptions -Several pieces of Rock candy, calms the nerves -A small apartment, government issued[/center] [center][hider=Relations] [b]Ken Black:[/b] Kurt's closest friend. Ever since they met on a joint mission in the MDU, the two have been inseparable. Whenever Kurt is not hanging at home or work, he is probably out with Ken, whether out on the town, or just hanging out. Ken is arguably the closest and only friend that Kurt has and, as such, is the person that Kurt would go to first in an emergency. Kurt values his friendship with Ken over everything else and, despite his teasing, would do anything for Ken. The only thing that Kurt dislikes about Ken is his shyness, which Kurt is trying to remedy with babes and booze. The past 8 months that the two had shared were the happiest time in Kurt's life, and he wouldn't trade it for anything. [i]WIP[/i] [/hider][/center] [color=a0410d][center][u][b]Other:[/b][/u][/center][/color] [center]He works for the Mundin Defense Unit, and usually is assigned to help watch the Eastern wall. Kurt, surprisingly enough, is an avid fisher, and enjoys spending his time in this manner, especially in the summer months. Kurt dislikes drunks, muscular men, and married women. He hates Pedophiles, child abusers, and people who question his sexuality. Kurt likes children (Not in [i]that[/i] way), lifting weights, compliments, and puns. He loves women, fishing, and law enforcement. As expected of someone with his abilities, Kurt has an irrational fear of heights. This only manifested itself after he got his powers. Despite all of his efforts, Kurt is still a virgin, but will vehemently deny this fact, usually by listing off multiple fake names. Kurt is incredibly frugal, and saves half of everything he earns in a safety deposit box.[/center] [/hider]