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:Name: 
Xane Swift

:Alias: 
(previously Slipstream) Bolt

:Age:
24

:Powers/Skills: 
None. Xane’s only defining characteristic is his slacker attitude which he’s been trying to work on.

:Equipment: 
[b][i]Velocity 9 -[/i][/b] A street drug that allows the user to move at superhuman speeds and think at an accelerated rate. While not capable of allowing the user to reach the speed of light, it is capable of getting them pretty close and easily putting them a step above any normal human. 
[b][i]Gear -[/i][/b] While super speed is plenty on it’s own, Xane employs some batman loaned gadgetry to increase his effectiveness in a fight. It’s nothing too fancy, a handful of standard Batarangs (which he mostly uses at close range or in melee combat since he’s not a very good aim with them yet) and some light body armour.

:Weaknesses:
[b][i]Addiction -[/i][/b] Xane is addicted to Velocity 9 and the thrill he gets from traveling at superhuman speeds. As such it’s possible for him to get severe withdrawal effects from A) not having regular dosages of Velocity 9 and/or B) going slow for too long.

:Experience:
Two Weeks

:Alignment:
Walking the Line 

:Personality: 
Naturally-lazy, short-fused, laid-back

:Appearance:
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:BRIEF Bio: 
Xane Swift had been a deadbeat all his life, mooching off his parents and expecting everything in the world to be given to him on a silver platter. This mentality landed him in a situation of no escape where he was being cut off from his parent’s funds and getting kicked out of college for his poor attendance and grades. As things went downhill Xane was contacted by a sect of criminals known as the Reapers who offered him a way to make quick cash by going even quicker. The Reapers supplied Xane with a suit that granted him superspeed and they told him to commit a string of robberies. Xane did his job but was eventually taken down by Batgirl in a final confrontation beneath Gotham.

Xane went to Blackgate prison without much fretting as the Reapers had told him that if he did end up going away they’d bust him out. He waited and waited for his escape team but it never came. Xane spent the rest of his time in Blackgate regretting all of his life designs up to that point and vowing that once he got out he’d turn his life around. That opportunity came when he was given an offer by none other than Batman to help him in a case that needed the fastest Gothamite alive.

:How did you meet Batman: 
Xane had never met Batman prior to his incarceration but Batman learned about Xane from Spoiler who gave a mission report at the request of Batman. Batman supplied Xane with confiscated Velocity 9 that he’d managed to take from criminals during his time in Gotham and he provided him with a new suit.

:Notes: 
At some point I’d like for Xane to ween off of V9 and get his old suit back if that would be possible.[/center]