[b]The initial NPC antagonists of Everett's first arc[/b] [hider=Delta Ghost] [img]https://i.imgur.com/tYawTHh.png[/img] [b] Marcus "Delta Ghost" Toome [/b] Male, 34 | Project Ghost; Field Agent/Black Ops | B-Level Metahuman; Brick/Shapeshifter [i]"You grow up with expectations, you know? They define you. And when they don't match, go up in smoke? Well... heh, it's not like it'd matter if everything else did, too."[/i] A straight-faced and often ruthless figure, Marcus has never been one to avoid a fight or to back down. Instead, he welcomes conflict and often got in trouble for picking fights over the smallest of slights. His dishonourable discharge seems to have solidified his attitude towards authority, but [i]something[/i] prevents him from directly disobeying the orders he receives from command. While he has no personally defined moral code other than 'get the job done', he is not a sadist and has no interest in getting civilians or people he perceives as 'weaker' drawn into conflict needlessly. Ultimately, he seems to have little respect for anyone - least of all himself. [hider=His New Body] [img]https://i.imgur.com/gYSCDu6.png[/img] Artwork by [url=https://opengameart.org/users/zonked]zonked on opengameart.org[/url] [/hider] [hider=Info] [b]Powers:[/b] After the experiments performed on him as part of Project Ghost, Marcus's consciousness was transferred into a stable and isolated server network, where it was then overlaid with an in-progress military AI designed to control and coordinate swarms of nanomachines. With his mind 'backed up' in the UK, the instance of Marcus engaged in the current manhunt for Everett resides within one of the prototype 'swarm carriers', a highly advanced modular exoskeleton that houses roughly 90,000 'bugs' - although each is little over a centimetre long, he has full control of them and they can rapidly break down and reconstruct physical matter that he touches. Working in tandem, they can fuse together at the molecular level to form a highly durable bond, allowing him to withstand continuous gunfire and explosives with ease. --- This also grants him great agility and potential for stealth, as the swarm can operate autonomously from the exoskeleton for days at a time in 'recon' mode, slipping through ventilation or miniscule gaps and temporarily forming into a 'shadow form' - this lacks the greatly enhanced strength and durability of the full exoskeleton, but has proven useful for assassinations and data collection. [b]Attributes (Select one at each category):[/b] [indent] Height: 5"1 (compressed) - 7"2 (at full) Weight: 400 pounds (compressed) - 300 pounds ('free', with the entire swarm released) Strength Level: 15 tons Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 24 MPH Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 5 hours Agility: Normal human (compressed) - shapeless, though not able to travel through air or water-tight seals ('free') Intelligence: Average Fighting Skill: Mastered Resources: His inability to function in normal human society leaves him only with the resources granted by his powers or the needs of any given mission, but he can rapidly build what's needed at any given moment, assuming he has sufficient materials. [/indent] [sub]FC: Jean-Claude Van Damme[/sub][/hider] [/hider] ---- [hider=Beholder] [img]https://i.imgur.com/yvlJoNs.png[/img] [b] Sarah "Beholder" Blackwater [/b] Female, 41 | Project Ghost; Field Agent/Researcher | A-Level Metahuman; Mystic/Acrobat/Grey Matter [i]"Mmm, excuse me, the adults were talking? No manners at all."[/i] An often frightening woman with little concern for the opinions of others, Sarah's powers have left her with little tolerance for the tiniest and most frustrating of failings in others, their subtlest faults and fears and tells being magnified to her a hundredfold. As one of those chosen by the golden spider, she thinks of herself as wholly unique, even in a world of heroes, and far above the concerns of others. So far, she hasn't encountered anyone else with a gift from the golden spider, but would probably find the idea of it amusing. [hider=Info] [b]Powers:[/b] For the most part, Sarah has just been given access to extensive training, but the golden spider gifted her with the 'Light of the Wind'. With this, her eyes and mind are altered to superhuman levels - able to see within the ultraviolet and infrared spectrums (or even deeper into the wavelengths of light with proper concentration), her photographic memory and superhuman reflexes and reaction times allow her to discern the truth and subtlety of every human motion, social situation, or cunning trick. Few traps can evade her sight, for her vision even stretches into the spectrums beyond our physical universe, given further practice. --- On top of this, she is a trained and accomplished marksman with all firearms, but has a fondness for rifles - minus the scope, of course. It's more dramatic and flattering that way. [b]Attributes (Select one at each category):[/b] [indent] Height: 5"9 Weight: 170 pounds Strength Level: Normal human Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 35 MPH Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Normal human Agility: 15X human level Intelligence: Above average Fighting Skill: Mastered Resources: Minimal, but an expert at using her environment to her advantage [/indent] [sub]FC: Cate Blanchett[/sub][/hider] [/hider]