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Omega Man
EmmaAlias: Still just Artus.
Age: 19 - physically
Gender: Male
Abilities: Artus possesses typical gargoyle abilities, including strength, speed, and agility greater than that of a human. When enraged, his eyes glow and his strength almost doubles. An enraged gargoyle, however, lacks good judgement skills. His wings are not built for sustained flight, however, he can use them to glide long distances. To do this, he must jump from a tall perch and use the wind to carry him. He can't take off from the ground.
His final ability is more like a weakness. Gargoyles are only active at night, as when the sun rises, they turn to stone. So every morning, Artus, too, hardens into stone. However, this stone forms allows him rest and healing from whatever wounds he received the night before. It could be life saving, if someone doesn't smash his stone form during the day. If his 'statue' is destroyed or maimed, he will not recover from it.
Personality: Artus is pretty non-conventional when it comes to gargoyles. He doesn't thrive on the traditions and celebrations of old times like many of his brethren do, but instead embraces the way of the future. Like his father was, Artus is pretty laid back, easy going, and friendly. He likes exploring human culture and mannerisms, often picked up a few of them himself. He's pretty optimistic and, overall, fairly typical of a guy his age.
However, he is still a gargoyle. Meaning, he has those defining personality traits of his species. He's very protective of those he calls family, and of humans in general. Gargoyles were created for the soul purpose of defending and protecting their human masters, thousands of years ago, and that instinct still remains in them. Although he's not too quick to anger, when he does get mad, it's nothing to laugh about. When enraged, gargoyles tend to loose themselves in a fit of anger. One that typically shies away from making lethal blows may snap a villain's neck for holding a gun on his friends.
Appearance: Artus stands at 6 feet even, and is still growing. His skin is a light greenish blue, and his eyes are golden brown. His hair, worn in a very modern mohawk, is jet black. Artus has a short mane of hair/fur that runs down his spin, ending at his tail. Artus can often be seen walking around in jeans, shorts, or other typical human attire. He has trouble getting shirts on over his wings, so he either just wears a tank top, or goes without. Wearing shoes, thanks to his large, clawed feet, is impossible.
Affiliations:
The Manhattan Clan - his family and gargoyle clan
Broadway - Father
Angela - Mother
Hudson - Grandfather, deceased
Notes: He really likes cooking and eating, but has a bad habit of not cleaning up after himself.
History:
Artus's egg was laid in 2008, and since gargoyle eggs are supposed to incubate for 10 years, he wasn't due to hatch until 2018. However, his egg, along with a few others, were stolen from his clan's hatchery by human scientists to be studied. They were too impatient to wait for the eggs to hatch, so they created a formula to speed the process up and force the hatchlings from their eggs early. This process sped up the hatchling's aging as well, making the infants grow into full adolescences in a matter of days. By the time the aging formula wore off, Artus and his hatchmates were physically around 12 years old.
They remained at the lab for a few more days, mostly confused and oblivious as to what was going on, until their clans tracked them down and managed to rescue them. Understandably angry, the hatchlings' parents laid waste to the lab. The children were taken back home to New York where their families began to deal with the consequence's of the humans' actions. Luckily, the children managed to grow up mostly normal.
Artus, despite having heard this story about the humans who forced him to age, was still fascinated by the creatures. His clan had been fighting crime in the dark streets of New York for years, despite the way humans may have treated them. They had many human allies. Artus wanted to push those slowly expanding boundaries between human and gargoyle. He watched the superhumans on TV and often thought about what it would be like to fight crime with them. When he caught wind of the Justice League making up a new, younger team, he jumped on it. After begging and pleading with his clan, he managed to convince them to let him go join the Teen Titans.
