[hider=The Man In Black] [center][h1]THE MAN IN BLACK[/h1][/center] [center][h3][i]"A soldier kills to protect and so do I, only closer to home."[/i][/h3][/center] [img]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/008/108/015/large/adam-fisher-afisher-mib-01.jpg?1510544663[/img] Name: Alexander J. Morrison (doesn't mind if you call him Alex or Morris). Anti-Hero Name: The Man In Black. Age: 73. Nationality: American. Ethnicity: Caucasian. Location: Chicago, Illinois. Theme:[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5UaRYB0M3DY[/youtube] Occupation: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, former CEO of Genos Corp (still wields power from behind the scenes), and full time Vigilante. Personality: While he was quite a hotheaded and driven man in his youth, the passage of time and hard work in the field of genetics has mellowed him dramatically. He now listens to other's concerns or complaints patiently and takes time to think out his plans for the future of his life and company rather than making brash decisions like the ones in his younger years, which helps contribute to the stability and success he now enjoys. It should also be noted that while he does take the lives of various criminals during his nightly "strolls", Alexander doesn't enjoy it and even offers them a chance to turn themselves in to the local authorities. An opportunity very few take. Every kill he makes he views as necessary, something that has to be done in order to preserve the lives of others and maintain peace. Backstory/Origin: Born in 1945 to Linda and James Morrison a few months after the conclusion of World War II in Springfield Illinois, Alexander James Morrison was raised in a rather simple home without many luxuries or commodities, just the bare essentials. Over the course of his childhood, his parents did their best to raise him right by keeping him away from negative influences, which did help to lessen the rebellious tendencies that he would experience in his teenage to young adult years. Upon reaching the age of twenty, Alexander, who had been working diligently to earn his GED between occasional periods of acting out, finally got what he needed to enter a state college. From there he studied many different subjects such as biology, chemistry, literature, and the arts just to name a few. After years of enrollment and study, Alexander finally graduated, although with a rather large sum of debt that his family wasn't able to pay off which forced him to seek employment. So he took part to full time jobs in his hometown, started some small ventures of his own, not all of which were successful, and even dabbled in the Stock Market for a while. These various sources of income allowed him to pay off a bit of his debt, but not much. Deciding he needed a larger, more stable source of income, Alexander spent the next couple of years forming connections with various people in order to start his own company, one that would focus on ways to improve medical technology and the human genome as well. In 1975, at the age of only thirty years old, Alexander finally achieved his goal and founded Genos Corp. which would go onto become one of the worlds leading medical, and genetics, research companies. Fast forwarding several years into the future, Genos Corp. becomes extremely profitable thanks to Alexander's leadership and owns several subsidiary companies that help market their parent companies products and research while Genos Corp. itself continues to delve deeper into genetics research behind the scenes, looking for new ways to help improve the human condition. In early 2010 scientists at Genos Corp. discovered a way to reverse or heal, the damage done to cells more effectively by studying the way lizards regrow their limbs. They began delving into this further, until they eventually figured out how to unlock a cells potential to regenerate by exposing them to small amounts of mutative radiation. While the initial test results were slow regrowth of internal bodily structures or a slightly faster heal time for damaged skin, over time the scientists found ways to make the regeneration more powerful and fast until getting animals to regrow entire limbs was childs play. When they presented their findings to Alexander a few months later, they requested permission to start public trials to see how well the process worked on a wide variety of people, which Alexander denied. Upon explaining his reasons for doing so, which included the potential harm that could be caused if their knowledge fell into the wrong hands, the scientists agreed that a public trial of the mutation would be too risky and decided to continue to work on the project as they had been, saving it's public release for a later and hopefully more peaceful time. While they continued their work, Alexander was busy attending a charity event in Topeka Kansas, when an unidentified assailant shot him once in the heart from a rooftop opposite the location the event was being held in. The shooter escaped before the police fully locked down the area and Alexander was rushed, by his own request, back to Genos Corp. headquarters in Chicago Illinois. Upon arrival his best surgeon's attempted to remove the bullet, but found it too risky, so his geneticists had him placed in one of their Regen Chamber's, as they called it, where they proceeded to bombard his cells small concentrated bursts of mutative radiation. Once the procedure was complete, they removed him from the chamber and placed him in an intensive care unit where he could, hopefully, recover. After about a day of recovery, Alexander's body finally managed to push the bullet out of his heart, which wasn't easy due to how it was designed, and healed all of the damage. Once he was up and about, Alexander held a public event where he alieved fears and dismissed rumors that he had died and returned to work as usual. Only this time he knew that there was someone out there who wanted him dead. Knowing he needed info, he bought several weapons and equipment. Ramped up his security force, creating a sort of private military force to protect his assets and turned the basement of his companies headquarters into a full on secret hideout from which he could monitor criminal activity in the city. He also had a dedicated team of engineers and scientists formed, who could create new tech for him to use while he pursued the person or people who tried to kill him. He eventually tracked them down and eliminated them seven years later, returning back to his normal life soon after. Or rather, he tried to. But he just couldn't settle down knowing there were all kinds of criminal gangs and orginizations out there causing havoc, so he publicly announced his plans to retire from the public eye and left the day to day operations of his company in the hands of his vice president, Lucas Sterling, before setting up shop in the buildings sublevels. From there he began hunting down various criminals and criminal organizations under the cover of darkness and has continued to do so ever since. Tools/Equipment/Weapons: Two [url=https://files.gamebanana.com/img/ss/wips/506fe27864002.jpg] Mateba Unica 6 auto-revolvers with silencers[/url], kept in duel holsters attached to a black leather belt fastened around his waist, an old Android smartphone, and a [url=https://www.dpciwholesale.com/images/D/RT4748-E.JPG]13" R-Tek black tactical combat knife[/url] which he keeps in sheathe that's attached just to the front left portion of his waist for easy access. Skills: Alexander has knowledge in a wide variety of fields such as genetics, marketing, public speaking, banking, negotiating, hand to hand combat, the use of fire arms, and management. Abilities/Powers/Mutations [list] [*]Regeneration Type IV. Capabilities: Minor to moderate wounds heal near-instantaneously, appearing as though they never happened. Lost limbs and internal organs will be completely regenerated. Damaged nerves can be healed to a certain extent. Cellular senescence is drastically reduced, if not completely halted, granting decelerated aging/eternal youth. Critically and fatally damaged cells can regenerate, preventing scars. User can regenerate as long as the head/brain is damaged to no more than a certain level. Disease Immunity. User is near-completely unaffected by toxin or drugs. Destruction of the head is one of the few sure methods to ensure the user of this level's death. Healing strength may be so powerful, the blood is enriched with healing powers that can be used to heal others. Tumorous cells may actually be multiplied via regeneration as they are considered living cells. [*]Weaknesses: Alexander's regenerative abilities can be stopped or overwhelmed if he is exposed to a high amount of damage for a long time. His regenerative powers can also be taken if a geneticist with enough skill undoes the mutations he was given. Decapitation or a well placed round to the head will kill him as he needs his brain to be intact and connected to the rest of his body in order to regenerate. Old age will still kill him as he can only live for around four hundred years before his cells begin to divide and replicate without the mutation that gives him his power. [/list] [list] [*]Peak Body: Alexander has, through a strict diet and exercise regimen, unlocked the full potential of his body and attained the pinnacle of human physical ability. [*]Weaknesses: Alexander must keep up his training regimen in order to stay in peak physical and mental shape. One slip up in dedication and he could be spending months or even years of his life getting back to where he was. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Relationships] [list] [*]James J. Morrison - Father, retired World War II vet. Currently living in Springfield Illinois. [*]Linda S. Morrison - Mother, former factory worker. Deceased due to heart complications. [*]Lucas Sterling - Employee, former Vice President of Genos Corp. now CEO. Currently living in an apartment complex in Chicago. [/list] [/hider] [hider=Trivia] [list] [*]The logo for Alexander's company, Genos Corp. [hider=Genos Corp. Logo][img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a1/f2/87/a1f2877db377ca881c79777cc35dc735--westworld-hbo-hbo-series.jpg[/img][/hider] [*]Genos Corp. Headquarters. [hider=Genos Corp. Headquarters][img]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/67/63/b2/6763b2cd868f0e1821bf282fd7360f73--trump-tower-chicago-skyline.jpg[/img][/hider] [*]Alexander's favorite dessert is mint chocolate chip ice cream. [*]Alexander has a strong interest in philosophy natural or otherwise and, when not focusing on reducing the cities criminal population, can most often seen thinking about the nature of the universe and man's place within it, especially givin recent world events. [*]Genos Corp. is a nationally recognized company worth several billion dollars and is currently the worlds leader in the medical science and technology fields. While it also specializes in genetics, the company has not released or even shown any of their advanced research into the field to the public at the request of Alexander, who wishes for such knowledge to remain secret until the world is ready for it. [*]Unlike most companies, Genos Corp. doesn't have a motto as Alexander believes that it is better to show your sincerity through actions rather than words. [*]Originally Alexander had only a vague idea of how his regenerative powers worked, but after several years of practice he's pretty much figured out how everything works. [*]Alexander no longer appears to physically age thanks to his regenerative healing factor. [*]Despite his healing factor, Alexander still suffers from fatigue, hunger, and thirst just like any other human. Though he has more stamina than usual thanks to years of physical training. [/list] [/hider] Status: Alive. Roleplay: Ultraverse ~ Inactive/Dead.