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[sub][b][u]   B a s i c   I n f o                                        [/u][/b][/sub]
[indent][b]Name:[/b] Henry Jonathan Olin  

[b]Age:[/b] 18

[b]Year:[/b] Senior

[b]Gender:[/b] ♂   [/indent]
[sub][b][u]   A p p e a r a n c e                                       [/u][/b][/sub][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Khoggip.png[/img][/center]
[indent][b]Height:[/b] 9'8"

[b]Weight:[/b] ~2800lbs
[b]Ethnicity:[/b] Asian American

[b]Physical Description:[/b]  At full height, Henry stands at a gargantuan 9'8, making him easily one of the tallest people alive. Henry is still distinctly humanoid in appearance though, and has scales are a dirty white coloration, with black, puma like splotches and stripes that liter his his body giving him a very interesting, Tegu-like coloration. His scales are thick and leathery in one direction but rough like sandpaper and sharp in the other, his skin being like that of a shark's- made of tiny teeth. 

Henry's body proportions are off compared to a normal person, and are closer to that of a lemur or other old world simian with longer limbs relative to body size. Unlike these primates however, he is extremely muscular: every inch of Henry's frame is taut and reinforced with muscle; he is visibly one of the strongest people around- if you were to call him a person at this point. He has a long, thick tail, which is somewhat prehensile, and extremely strong as it is made up almost entirely of muscle. It can curl up like chameleons or drag along the ground like an iguana’s, most often it comes up and off the ground helping his massive frame balance more easily. Henry's hands have mutated heavily, his fingers elongating and growing huge six-inch sickle claws. With one, his pinky, becoming a rough nub, is degraded away leaving him with only four usable fingers. His feet have already warped, having lost his pinkie toe and all of his nails, instead having thick, heavily padded feet and massive claws. All of his toe claws are capable of extending like that of a cat's claw and releasing a huge sickle claws nine inches in total length.

Henry's mouth and jaw have extended outwards as his head warped with his transformation, his nose and face broadening outwards into a very saurian snout, with his ears and nose and other cartilage structures degrading away. He is entirely unrecognizable as the man once known as Henry Olin.

[b]Clothing:[/b] As one can imagine, even the local Big and Tall struggles to meet Henry's size demands. He is well and truly enormous, and while his family requests formal attire from the store, his normal clothing is oftentimes hand made by his sisters or mother. However, due to his interests, he has received a few special pieces of clothing in his various adventures that he treasures dearly.

[b]Voice:[/b] Michael Clarke Duncan, basically.
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[sub][b][u]   P e r s o n a l i t y                                    [/u][/b][/sub]
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[b]Character Traits:[/b]  Because of his condition, Henry has developed some of the thickest skin around in a metaphorical sense. He has heard every insult under the sun thrown his way, and is almost impossible to visibly phase even if certain comments do get to him deep down. Growing up what most would think at first glance is a movie monster has led him to develop a strong sense of justice and empathy- especially for the downtrodden. Henry can be extremely charming, and outwardly friendly when a person is receptive towards him. Due to his size and appearance, he has developed a special type of intuition where- often picking up quickly when someone is uncomfortable around him, scared of something, or is feeling something that they are unable or unwilling to communicate for whatever reason.

Henry has a powerful voice and coupled with his large presence, he tends to command attention wherever he goes and to whomever he talks to. Henry revels in this, and has always been the kind of person to enjoy the spotlight. He inevitably receives the opposite simply by existing within the general vicinity of someone who doesn't like his organization, or what he is. Deep down, Henry wants to be accepted for who he is. The world can, after all, be a very judgmental place.

On the inside, despite all his social success and friendly relations, Henry is an exceedingly lonely individual. He has been all his life. When he was human he was and outsider looking in on the power craze. He wanted nothing more than to have a superpower like everyone else. Then, as luck would have it, when he got his ability it turned him into [i]this[/i]. While so many of his peers were granted superpowers that did nothing but raise them up, the possibility of a 'normal' life was snatched away. Henry [i]knows[/i] that he is ugly or at the very least undesirable, and has developed quite a case of body dysphoria. People with body condition like his is rare even among CLs. He firmly believes that he will never find love or be loved in that way. Desperation has led him down many paths of embarrassment, and some that he is particularly ashamed of. On days where he is reminded of his position, he teeters on the edge far more than he will ever admit to those that are close to him. He has watched his peers go to dances with dates and find young love where he found none- and coming home alone every day has taken a toll on his heart. Henry's parents and sisters love him because they're his family and it's... it's their duty. He's already got enough going against him and now when he finds his person, if he ever does, and the sees him, he knows. They're going to stare at him, at his massive frame and his tail and his toothy, reptilian face and think [i]crap[/i]. They're going to be so disappointed. They're going to wish he was someone else.

He can deal with that. If they ever find him, he can deal with disappointment. But he can't go looking for it. He can't keep actively trying to find someone who's going to at least initially wish he were someone else- and that fact tears him up inside.

Henry does find limited solace in those that do give him a chance, though. He’s a bit of a doormat in that sense- too afraid to stand up for himself to the people he cares about because he thinks that if he does they’ll leave- even if he knows deep down that they don't care about him. At least not in any genuine or meaningful way. He prefers empty company to crushing isolation- anything to not be alone. He tries too hard, picks up tabs where he shouldn't, desperately tries to stay in contact, overextends, and becomes protective or jealous where he shouldn't. At this point in his life, the idea of [i]real[/i] friends that want to hang out with him for more than the beer in his mom and dad's wine cellar, that rhythm of separation and closeness is what he lives for. The reminders that they aren’t him, which is good since he's not a very good friend to him. If it came down to their life or his, he wouldn't even have to think- it wouldn't even be much of a choice at all.

If you ask anyone in school what they thought of Henry Olin, they'd say he's [i]the fuckin' man[/i], that he's the school mascot without the costume, a total party animal. Very few would be able to tell you much about what he likes, or who he is.

[b]Bonds:[/b]  What gets him up out of bed every day? Henry would say that his mother would be sad if he was gone. He's still trying to find something for himself. He hopes he finds it soon.

[b]Activities:[/b]  Henry can readily be found in local music/comedy and is very much an audiophile. Whenever a comedian or concert comes in town, he's there. He also regularly participates in school events, but has never been a big intramural sports kind of guy despite many in the town requesting his presence in football. The only time he has ever participated in that was for swimming in his Freshman year, in which he placed fourth. Henry is a musician first and foremost, and while he cannot play many anymore (aside from the piano), he has always had a love for music. As well he is a lifetime nerd, and has been working at the local Saturday Comics since he was sixteen. He has bloomed further socially as the superhero movie craze has begun to pick up serious momentum. As the local friendly giant, he is also fairly present at Ted & Ted's, which is the only place that offers workout equipment in his size/caliber.

[b]Skills:[/b]  Henry has an ear for music that few can match, in part due to his attunement to the sub-bass part of music. Henry also has an eidetic memory, which he uses to make it through school or work with relative ease despite his comparative lack of effort and is most commonly employed to remember special comic editions, character quotes, and TTRPG rules.

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[sub][b][u]   B a c k s t o r y                                        [/u][/b][/sub]
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[b]Backstory:[/b] Henry was born to an affluent Asian-American family in Leesburg. He was the last of three siblings. When he was born Henry was average weight, and had a full head of hair and looked like a little old man. He did nothing but scream and shit for three days after that. Typical baby behavior.  

And for a while, Henry was a normal boy. This was abnormal given everything that had happened in Leesburg, but with mounting hostilities towards CL's, his parents were fairly thankful for it. He attended normal school, was normal height, had the same issues and problems as a normal person. Then, when he turned twelve in middle school, puberty hit him like a freight train. Unlike most, his awkward phase was extremely short. Also unlike most, his pubescent period was when his power manifested [i]hard[/i].

Within the span of a week he had eaten all the food in the house, had undergone excruciating and debilitating pain, and became the single most pissed off kid you will ever meet (brooding teenagers had nothing on him). He quite literally nearly took his sister's hand off for trying to swipe away a spare meatball. If this was Oregon trail everyone's diets were set to bare bones for about eight days for sheer survival purposes as he ate everything he could get his mouth around (there are still bite makes on the dinner table for evidence). Henry's mother took him to the hospital, and too many forms of therapists and none of which had ever seen something like him before.  

Henry was taken out of school for a short time, and as he regained control over himself and his body calmed down, he wasn't anywhere near what he was when the transformation began eight days before. Standing at a staggering 6'5 from his previous 4'11, and weighing in at a gaunt 210lbs, Henry was unhealthy, and overall sick, but still much larger and stronger than his own father. His body was still suffering the effects of the chemical changes and metabolism shift from warm blooded to lukewarm. His awkward stage continued for another week or so as his body adapted, and gained weight. He ate as much as before, but he wasn't as violent in doing so. Eventually he calmed down over the next two weeks, being a solid 401 lbs. At the weight of 411, he was actually capable of passing urine and passed his first stool since he began the change two and a half weeks before. When school started up again he did online school, and when the 8th grade year ended and 9th grade began, he returned to in person schooling for the first time in a year and a half. What had once been Henry Olin was no longer. Despite his inhuman appearance Henry's social life boomed. Yes, he was weird, but he wasn't the only CL in town that looked the way he did, and now he wasn't the only kid in town his age [i]without[/i] a power. Henry was always smart, having been at the top of his classes (middle school, less impressive, but he was gifted even then), but with his newfound social life he has begun coasting. He did not have to try hard to be marketable and his mere presence dominates many activities he participates in. It's hard to forget Henry Olin was there- be it drinking heroic amounts of beer at parties that he hosts when his family is away or simply working as a clerk in the local comic store. He has thus far avoided any major run ins with the law, but his socialite nature has more than once put him at risk.

Currently Henry has a full ride scholarship to UF, so long as he can graduate without incident. Who would've thought that the Gators would want a big lizard on their side.

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[sub][b][u]   P o w e r s                                              [/u][/b][/sub]
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[b]Description:[/b] Henry is a large, and very, very physically imposing CL, if not due to his sheer size, then to his power. Reptiles are extremely resilient for their sizes. His size and powerful build grants him incredible strength- Enough to damage structures, bend steel, and resist inordinate amounts physical punishment. Like most reptiles, Henry is covered in scales and while he is not armored like a crocodile, the thick interlocking scales produce a coat of dermal armor that is as puncture and tear proof as Kevlar- making him very resilient to small arms fire. 

His front limbs are longer than the average humans, allowing him to move on all fours with no discomfort, and his torso is slightly elongated, allowing him to almost prowl like a large cat. Coupled with a leg structure that is very different to the usual humans (with his ankle joint extending out and giving him a second leg joint to work with), his strength, and the m. caudofemoralis muscles (the ones that attach his legs to his body and tail), he can effectively lunge at over forty miles an hour, and sustain a sprint for a short time capable of keeping pace with most Olympic runners. Mobile joints and powerful muscle attachments in his arms and legs allow him to be surprisingly agile for a creature his size.

Henry has an extremely acute set of senses (hearing, sight, and smell, etc). Especially smell. He has two ways of smelling the air, which is through his nose and then through his tongue like a snake. Also like a snake, he has two pits right in front of his eyes that allow him to heat-seek, and like a gecko has color night vision. His blood also has displayed a much lower pH than that of regular blood, making it un-survivable for most diseases, and will denature protein based compounds such as venom to the point where they function at a less potent effect, or simply do not function at all depending on the lethality. Henry also has several other less superpowered abilities in common with several species of reptiles, amphibians, and birds: An anticoagulant bite, claws, a nasty set of triple rowed teeth (some shark like, others more crocodilian), and some other weird things thrown in there.

Henry has a regenerative healing factor that allows him to regrow full limbs if they are lost, not just his tail, within a relatively short period of time. This healing factor is extremely potent, and while it does not have the speed of say, Wolverine, it does have the ability to redirect and reroute the flow of blood in his body with a complex set of muscles that close off and contract upon separation or damage. Small cuts and bruises heal within minutes, but things like crushing trauma or puncture wounds from high caliber firearms take much longer and will likely put him down and out.

Henry is a survivor. Like all reptiles he is incredibly resilient by nature, often not showing signs of illness or pain until it's either too late or he's gotten over it that, in combination with a natural accelerated healing rate, can make him very hard to kill. In times of trial and dire need for food and sustenance Henry has shown that he has ‘lukewarm blood’. His body temperature normally hovers around 80-85F at any given time, as he is warm blooded. However, he can slow his metabolism drastically, enabling him to brumate and survive on very little food and water for extended periods of time.

[b]Limitations:[/b]  Different levels of injury require different amounts of time to bounce back from. Being hit by a baseball bat could result in a few small fractures, which would mend within the hour. Being shot in the lung, if the bullet is high enough caliber to penetrate his hide, or falling debris could put Henry out. He might be a juggernaut of a person, but he is not invincible. On the note of bullets, while his body might be resistant to low calibre firearms, he is not resistant anymore than a regular man is to the major bruising and internal damage that the force that the bullet carries. Muscle damage and the ensuing recovery process could very well kill him later.

This ability to heal so efficiently and quickly has eroded Henry's instinctual urge to hold himself back in strength related activities. Under normal conditions most beings use only 20-30% of their potential muscle usage. Henry is very capable of using 100%- resulting in muscle fiber damage and other issues that would be crippling. Lifting and throwing vehicles, while possible, is taxing on his body. Sometimes too taxing. If he is subject to enough physical strain in a short time frame that his ability to heal cannot keep up with it, he is very likely to collapse and hurt himself further. Henry, while larger and heavier, is not Titus McArthur, and his strength comes from his size and is not directly his power.

Henry is a very big creature. This means that he has difficulty squeezing into some areas and his mass does befit him regarding endurance as his frame's size and build make him naturally lack locomotion stamina. He can only maintain such a fast sprint for a short period of time. Long periods of extended movement are not his forte because he's just not mechanically built for that- no matter how large his lungs are. He is heavy, and it puts a monumental toll on his body to keep up a fast pace. This however, is not nearly as much of a problem in the water.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b]  Because his senses are so powerful, sensory overload can be a big problem for him. He literally cant handle large amounts of bright light and loud sounds because they can cause him a lot of pain and confusion. His vision also gets fucked up when stuff gets into the heat sensing pits, he's pretty blind in those cases because that tends to give him a pretty trippy experience. Imagine your eyesight being flooded with nothing but blurs of red and yellow and being unable to see anything but that mix. As one can imagine this clashes pretty hard with his audiophile hobby... which is why he listens to music at very low volumes. It sounds wonderful that way to him. He regularly shows up to parties with ear plugs. It doesnt stop him from hearing conversation, but it takes the edge off.

Henry has thick, strong bones. While stronger than a human’s, they are not invincible. If Henry put his full strength into throwing a punch at a steel wall, he'd smash the steel alright. But he'd probably break all of his knuckles and give his arm about six fractures. He needs to be careful. He was a human once, as hard as that may be to believe and humans were not built to be as big as he is. The only reason he's able to survive and thrive is because his body changed with his size- but he cant throw himself around without seriously injuring himself. Impacts become more and more dangerous the larger the body gets, and Henry is a very large person. Because he is so large, Henry is also almost impossible to miss. He demands attention, and while he is quite a bruiser, focus fire and a lack of proper cover can quickly wear him down. 

If he goes into a hibernation like state to last as long as he does, he will most likely do nothing but breathe once and hour for a very long time. It is an emergency thing to do and it really isn’t good for his body to do it for long.  

I’d also like to point out once again that Henry’s regenerative ability is NOT like that of Wolverine’s. It’s several times as fast as a human’s, but he will NOT bounce back from any wound unless it’s minor, much like a normal human. It can take him months to grow back a limb, and weeks to recover from various other injuries (The average stab wound recovery time is the two to three weeks. Henry would recover fully over the course of a better part of a week).

[b]Favorite Subject:[/b] TV Pro/Digital Art.

[b]Least-Favorite Subject:[/b] AP US History. He's never been a huge fan of how the school has gone about teaching history.

[b]Grades:[/b] A-B Student. Could probably do a whole lot better if he actually tried.

[b]Embarrassing Moment:[/b] Henry got particularly belligerent at a party in his 10th grade and bragged about a girl he was talking to. Turns out it was an unknown individual preying on him for money. Henry doesn't talk about it much, and neither does anyone else. It's more embarrassing in a sad way than it is in a funny way.
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