[hider=The Edgelord (WIP)] [b]Name[/b]: Jack Valent [b]Age[/b]: 26 [b]Alias[/b]: Edgelord, or sometimes [i]The[/i] Edgelord [b]Tier[/b]: 3 [b]Years Spent in LHA[/b]: 2 [b]Species[/b]: New Breed Human [b]Appearance[/b]: [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/75/19/53/751953af0fac40c815fd642dca7c2534.png[/img] Jack is somebody you could easily describe as "handsome", what with his sharp jawline and well-groomed dirty blond hair, both atop his head and on his face. Piercing blue eyes and a muscular frame about 180cm high complete the image, further assisted by a soothing voice with a very slight Irish accent to it and a simple shirt-and-trouser getups that emphasize his physique, usually unintentionally. The simple clothing is important for him, as in a pinch... [b]Super Appearance[/b]: [img]https://i.imgur.com/SwXbQhG.png[/img] ...he can strip himself down to his underwear and produce blades covering his entire body. The above image is not precisely indicative of how he looks in this state, but it is a decent enough representation; typically, he will also hide his face with these blades, masking his identity and protecting his head from injury. [b]Personality[/b]: Despite his superhero name and harsh backstory, Jack is a surprisingly mellow individual, his attitude bordering on irreverent, even tangential to a situation at times, a fact that might make him seem quite odd if he weren't so calm otherwise. Though he certainly faces both internal and external moral conundrums as to the nature of his abilities, he tends to approach them and other situations with a "well, it happens" mindset, shrugging off trauma with relative ease and not typically looking back at his past too much. This does not, of course, imply that he never feels negative emotion - for instance, deliberate and spiteful reminders of his past or other similar tragedies will lead him to grow very quiet, and he has a tendency to try and help people whenever he can, to the extent that he'll almost always assist somebody in trouble to the best of his ability unless it's physically impossible for him to reach them. Completely coincidentally, Jack is bisexual, with a thing for cute guys in particular. This has led to him having a bit of attraction towards Luka, though he tends to hide it behind his usual mellow persona. Plus, he reminds himself regularly, Luka being telepathically bonded to Killer Queen basically means any physical interaction between them would indirectly affect a cat too, even if it is fully sapient. [b]Powered Stats[/b]: [i]Strength + Psychic/Magic - Speed - Fortitude +[/i] [b]Powers[/b]: Jack's basic powerset is that of a low-power brick, combining substantial additional strength somewhat below peak human with a degree of enhanced healing - not enough to restore a lost body part, but certainly sufficient that mortal wounds to a regular human are merely debilitating for a time to him, as well as offering what amounts to boosted stamina. These alone might leave him easily mistaken for an especially strong and resilient human, but what pushes him into the realms of true superpower is his ability to generate razor-sharp blades from his body out of most solid substances, from bone to titanium, and even to material like glass, as well as retracting and regrowing them at will. The obvious benefit of this ability is an effectively limitless supply of weaponry to attack people with, often sufficient to cut through most armour and reformed easily even if broken; less obvious is the fact that it also affords something akin to limitless armour itself, as not only does covering yourself in regenerating swords make it harder to attack you effectively to begin with, but it also offers a great deal of resistance to harm depending on what the swords are currently made of, not to mention a surprising amount of versatility. [b]Skills[/b]: [i]Swordsmanship[/i] - Naturally, Jack's power encourages him to utilise his natural weapons to their fullest extent, which generally means practicing in and studying swordsmanship on the regular. More particularly, his practice includes work in various styles, ranging from historical European martial arts to kenjutsu, giving him a wide, albeit somewhat shallow, range of expertise, combined with an unusually deep pool of knowledge about them. [i]Fisticuffs[/i] - Jack has also taken up a limited degree of practice and study in nominally unarmed martial arts, most prominently boxing and streetfighting, though his theoretical knowledge again far surpasses his practical skill. On the one hand, he has the strength to do reasonably well in these combat styles even with relatively little skill; and on the other hand, one gains an edge in such things when one can literally produce an edge from themselves at any time they desire. [i]Weightlifting, and lifting in general[/i] - It's been suggested to Jack recently that he take up weightlifting to further improve his already-substantial strength. To that end, he's managed to figure out the best routines for doing so, and in the process further taught himself how to lift more conventional objects properly too, making him a good choice for hauling heavy items around. It helps that he can also recover more rapidly from any injuries he deals himself unintentionally, too. [i]Analysis[/i] - Jack is not traditionally intelligent; as far as logical thought goes, he is quite average indeed. He is, however, able to chug through data like a machine, and is perfectly happy to read through and process long lists for hours on end, which perhaps explains why he is able to retain so much theoretical information on various topics. [i]Cooking[/i] - Jack regularly maintains that one isn't really a proper adult unless they can cook their own meals, something he's had to do since a young age. He'd call himself decent, compared to somebody like Gordon Ramsey; most others would say he's far better at it than he gives himself credit for. [b]Equipment[/b]: Nothing, aside from the blades he can grow out of his body. Sometimes he breaks them off and throws them at people, but he absolutely prefers melee combat. [b]Weapons[/b]: Nothing, aside from the blades he can grow out of his body. [b]Fighting Style[/b]: You might expect somebody whose body can produce infinite swords to be quite unrefined when it comes to combat. As it happens, flailing wildly with a bunch of swords is rather unlikely to significantly hinder anybody; thus, he's actually taken a sensible approach and made time to train his ability to fight with his blades like actual weapons. Moreover, this training has covered many different styles of swordsmanship and unarmed combat, making his combat style a little unpredictable - albeit rather simplistic, once one realises what he's doing. A jack of all trades does not a master make. [b]Policy[/b]: One would not be wrong to expect a man who generates swords to kill people, and Jack certainly isn't one to shy away from the act if it's necessary. [i]If.[/i] A life taken is not so easily given back, something he knows all too well, and he makes absolutely sure to exercise caution in this regard, ensuring first that an act of slaughter is appropriate for a situation before indulging in it. Mere petty theft isn't worth slaying a man over; threatening the life of an innocent, on the other hand, surely is. [b]Notoriety[/b]: List me 3 different stories that were placed in the news about your superhero. [b]Biography[/b]: Tell me about their past, how they grew up, etc. Remember the more given, the more I can write in the RP [b]Theme Song[/b]: A good theme song is a good way to introduce a character [/hider]