Here's my character addition, I didn't know whether or not I should put it up in the OOC first or here. I have most of the info down, but I ran out of time so I'll write more when I get back from work today.
Basic Information
Name: Terri Cruz
Nickname/Alias/Etc: Godhand; Brass Knuckles
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Height: 5'7
Weight: 150 lbs
Status: New Student
Appearance
He is somewhat tall and has a naturally muscular build from a hard life. He doesn't exactly have any notable features about him, and tends to blend in with the crowd easily. His hair is dark brown and short, and he has dark brown eyes. He sometimes tends to grow some fuzz on his chin, although he tries to shave whenever he can. He sometimes gives off a sort of older brother aura.
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Ethnicity: Tan (sometimes darker due to working outside a lot)
Physical Appearance: Somewhat broad shoulders with a with a somewhat thick abdomen obtained from a labor-intensive lifestyle.
Attire: He is not used to wearing a lot of different types of clothes. His main outfits consist of a jumpsuit (when working) with a muscle t-shirt underneath.
Personality
He is generally an agreeable person who tries not to insinuate conflict between individuals and always tries to break up problems before they start. While he is generally nice, he tends to look down upon people coming from more well-off families. Sometimes this may be to a point where it clouds his own judgement.
Despite having a sense of honor, Terry is not above fighting dirty due to having grown up on the streets.
Outward & Innate Personality: Towards others, Terry tries to generally be friendly although he isn't usually one to start up a conversation. This is because generally he is wary of others, as he has learned that kindness can also sometimes net you enemies.
Hobbies/Interests: Reading books; managing the budget; cooking; drawing manga (although he is not good at it); Basketball (he is fairly good due to having played often).
Skills/Talents: He is good at cooking. Among the oldest children in his foster home, he often spent time trying to find ways to cook leftovers in the fridge when there was not enough money to go out and buy things. He is also knowledgeable in regards to street fighting, having learned some basic martial arts from an old master who lived on the same block. However his skills are relatively poor compared to those who train regularly, and he manages get by on experience and luck.
Prized Possession: Friendship and health.
Quote(s): *sigh* "I am in the red again this month too huh?"
"Those who don't work, don't eat!"
History/Bio:
Terry grew up in New York. He was left in the hospital by his mother after the doctors determined that an abortion was too dangerous. He never knew his parents, and cycled throughout the foster care system. Thankfully, the first home that he went in belonged to a kind older man who taught him about the goodness in others. There he lived together with 6 other children and they soon grew to become a tight-knit family Unfortunately the man died when Terry was 8, and he and his family were seperated.
Terry was shuffled into another foster home, one that simply used the children to get money from the government. While he had lost contact with the other 4, he managed to land in the same home as one of his previous friends, a girl named Anita. The foster mother was always gone partying, and the father would come home drunk and would physically and sexually assault the children. Anita and Terry were no exception and many nights Terry would lie on the ground in pain while the father had his way with the girl. Despite this, the two managed to survive by relying on each other and the other 20 children that lived neglected in the run-down home.
Terry's powers awoke at the age of 10. He came home from school to find his foster father in a drunken stupor and beating the children in the home. Anita was terribly beaten when she tried to shield a 5-year old boy from the man. Out of rage, Terry's powers activated and broke the father's hand when he tried to punch the barrier. Anita was taken to the hospital where she later died of her injuries. While the parents were never convicted, the home was declared unfit for the care of foster children and was shut down. He then circulated around the foster care system.
At the age of 16, Terry began working odd jobs to support himself. Although he excelled academically, he eventually dropped out of high school. He never got to know his foster family well, as he avoided them ever since Anita died. Instead he began living with an old man in a nearby ghetto who was once a martial artist, learning some basics and fundamentals of boxing, Wing Tsun, Capoiera, and Judo. While he had no money, the man let him stay in exchange for finding a job to support himself and doing chores around the home.
= Will add more to the bio when I get back from work =
Family:
Gregory Watson - Foster Father; deceased
Anita - Deceased; suffered ruptured kidneys and died in the hospital
Jesus - Alive; whereabouts unknown
Robert - Alive; whereabouts unknown
Nell - Deceased; killed in gang shooting
Jackson - Deceased; drug overdose
Relationships
Relationships: (Basically a section where you put your character's thoughts on the other ones they've encountered. You can also talk to other people and decide what your characters relations will be.)
[Character name] | [Impression (Good/Bad/Neutral]] | [Relationship (Friend, Rival, Crush, etc)] | [Character's thoughts [EX: I think Bob is quite the amiable fellow, has a great head on his shoulders, but is kinda daft]] |
Abilities
Power Class: Energy
Power: Terry can create an omnipresent barrier capable of blocking anything with a vector. Theoretically the field can be manipulated and expanded infinitely but becomes exponentially more taxing the larger it grows in size and the longer it is maintained. Due to not having a grasp or large understanding of his power, Terry generally limits it to his hands as he feels it makes more sense to him and does not make him as tired. In addition, he has been shown to use it as a sort of "boxing glove" so that he doesn't break his hands when fighting.
Weaknesses/Limitations/Drawbacks: The larger and more intricate the barrier is, the greater the strain on his body. Additionally, the intensity of the attack blocked also adds additional burden on Terry's body which in turn hampers his concentration and weakens his barriers. Trying to block something akin to a car going at 70 miles per hour would often case Terry to be bed-ridden for days. Likewise with bullets, as Terry can only block a short number of small caliber rounds before becoming completely exhausted. Attempts to push this power past his limits can result in the bursting of fragile blood vessels, causing him to bleed out of his eyes and nose and eventually cause hemorraging in his brain. So one can actually kill him by simply attacking his barriers.
Other: He thinks girls with short hair and a little muscle are attractive, which put him at odds with his home boys, who prefer thick women with a "nice ass".