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Height: 5'5 ft
Weight: 152 lbs
Name: O'Brien, Flint
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Personality: Flint O'Brien's as stubborn as a mule and has a fiery temper that few can match. He has a strong distrust for authority, believing that he's better off making his own decisions than listening to anyone else. O'Brien is fiercely independent, more often than not choosing to approach a problem on his own than seek out help from others. He tends to rush into things without thinking them through. Flint's more likely to spend an hour ramming his head against a wall than to go to someone else, even if they're more capable, for help. Asking for assistance is a sign of weakness; and growing up how he did, Flint learned how to hide his weaknesses well behind an aggressive, unapproachable mask. He suffers from a poor ability to socialize due to this behavior. He has difficulty explaining his thoughts to others, especially if they have to do with his feelings. He'd much prefer to bottle up his emotions and let them fester than talk things out. Despite Flint's relatively powerful quirk, his many other shortcomings have made following his dream of becoming a hero...hard, to say the least. He's jumped between multiple schools, few being willing to deal with his rebellious nature. Yet, despite his many flaws, Flint has a passion that burns like the flames he commands. There is nothing in this life he wants more than to be a hero. His overwhelming desire to help people cannot be overlooked. He has never let anything stop him from achieving his dreams.
Background:
Flint O'Brien was born to Maria O'Brien in a run down Harlem clinic. His father had run out on Maria the day she told him she was pregnant, leaving the young woman to raise Flint all on her own. During Flint's first few years, Maria had difficulty keeping up with two jobs and finding time to take care of her son. Raised staunchly Catholic by her own parents, Maria relied on a local priest to help watch her child while she worked- she couldn't afford an actual daycare or babysitter. Father Adams did his best with the toddler, though the boy turned out to be quite the handful. The young mother, exhausted from work and inexperienced in child bearing, leaned heavily on the older religious leader's guidance. He himself wasn't great with children; Adams routinely found himself bending to the little devil's whims. Neither he nor Maria ever properly disciplined him.
Flint's powers manifested on his fourth birthday when he used the candles to set fire to the cake...and the table it was on. The Father's first assumption was that the child was possessed. Adams tried to cast out the demon, only for the young boy to freak out and use his powers to nearly set fire to the church using the candelabrum. Flint was then locked in a room for several days, only given food and water through a small window. The terrified four year old's pleas for an explanation fell on deaf ears. After much research and prayer,
the priest came to the conclusion that Flint had one of the 'Quirks' that had been talked about so much on the news. The boy was finally taken back home by his mother, but the damage had been done: Maria was terrified of her own child, and Flint hated her for letting Adams lock her away. He refused to ever go back to the church. His mom chose to leave him home alone.
Once he was old enough, Maria started to send Flint to school. He hated it. People kept telling him what to do. He fought against his teachers all the way till second grade, his defiance escalating to outright violence on a number of occasions. Flint was then forced to transfer to a 'special' school for more difficult children. As he grew older, Flint continued to defy authority. He got into altercations with other students practically every day. It was a miracle he avoided expulsion for so long.
Maria transferred him to another school after he finished elementary, hoping a new environment might promote better behavior. She was wrong. Flint continued to fight and rebel. He was barely passing all of his classes and went out of his way to screw with the other students. If he didn't come up with a split lip or red knuckles, his mother counted it as a good day. Things continued to escalate until another student arrived at the school. A transfer, and the only student at the school other than Flint with a quirk. It was only a matter of time before word reached O'Brien of the boy's special ability. His 'friends' dared Flint to fight him; and of course he took them up on their challenge. Flint caught the other student in the hall and attacked him. The new boy's super strength shattered Flint's ribs, and the pyro's fire covered his opponent in first degree burns.
That was the final straw. The police were brought in and ended up dragging O'Brien away in handcuffs. He was threatened with charges of assault and arson. Flint may have been taken to court, too, if it wasn't for the intervention of a stranger. One of New York's more famous heroes heard about the incident and came right away. In exchange for the charges being dropped, the boy would have to serve a year's worth of 'community service' and would be put on probation. After talking it over with Maria, Flint agreed. The hero took Flint in to the apprentice program. He explained what it was they did there. To a young, impressionable mind like O'Brien, this man changed his whole prospective. Flint hated his lot in life. He hated everything about how his mother had raised him. People had treated him like a freak for having a quirk, and, in his mind, he'd been striking back at them for their persecution. This hero offered him another way. Instead of destroying the system, Flint should strive to fix it- to make sure no one else had to suffer or fight like he had because they were born different. O'Brien channeled his energy into this new goal, throwing all of himself into becoming a hero.
Flint's powers manifested on his fourth birthday when he used the candles to set fire to the cake...and the table it was on. The Father's first assumption was that the child was possessed. Adams tried to cast out the demon, only for the young boy to freak out and use his powers to nearly set fire to the church using the candelabrum. Flint was then locked in a room for several days, only given food and water through a small window. The terrified four year old's pleas for an explanation fell on deaf ears. After much research and prayer,
the priest came to the conclusion that Flint had one of the 'Quirks' that had been talked about so much on the news. The boy was finally taken back home by his mother, but the damage had been done: Maria was terrified of her own child, and Flint hated her for letting Adams lock her away. He refused to ever go back to the church. His mom chose to leave him home alone.
Once he was old enough, Maria started to send Flint to school. He hated it. People kept telling him what to do. He fought against his teachers all the way till second grade, his defiance escalating to outright violence on a number of occasions. Flint was then forced to transfer to a 'special' school for more difficult children. As he grew older, Flint continued to defy authority. He got into altercations with other students practically every day. It was a miracle he avoided expulsion for so long.
Maria transferred him to another school after he finished elementary, hoping a new environment might promote better behavior. She was wrong. Flint continued to fight and rebel. He was barely passing all of his classes and went out of his way to screw with the other students. If he didn't come up with a split lip or red knuckles, his mother counted it as a good day. Things continued to escalate until another student arrived at the school. A transfer, and the only student at the school other than Flint with a quirk. It was only a matter of time before word reached O'Brien of the boy's special ability. His 'friends' dared Flint to fight him; and of course he took them up on their challenge. Flint caught the other student in the hall and attacked him. The new boy's super strength shattered Flint's ribs, and the pyro's fire covered his opponent in first degree burns.
That was the final straw. The police were brought in and ended up dragging O'Brien away in handcuffs. He was threatened with charges of assault and arson. Flint may have been taken to court, too, if it wasn't for the intervention of a stranger. One of New York's more famous heroes heard about the incident and came right away. In exchange for the charges being dropped, the boy would have to serve a year's worth of 'community service' and would be put on probation. After talking it over with Maria, Flint agreed. The hero took Flint in to the apprentice program. He explained what it was they did there. To a young, impressionable mind like O'Brien, this man changed his whole prospective. Flint hated his lot in life. He hated everything about how his mother had raised him. People had treated him like a freak for having a quirk, and, in his mind, he'd been striking back at them for their persecution. This hero offered him another way. Instead of destroying the system, Flint should strive to fix it- to make sure no one else had to suffer or fight like he had because they were born different. O'Brien channeled his energy into this new goal, throwing all of himself into becoming a hero.
Quirk:
Fire Manipulation-
Flint is capable of controlling fire with his mind. Any existing flame is his to command. He is able to shape an inferno to his will, wielding it as a weapon or choking it out as he sees fit. O'Brien can quench or control a blaze roughly the size of a house fire, though doing so takes some concentration and effort on his part. He can't create fire from thin air; Flint is only able to control existing flames. Manipulating a blaze takes some measure of energy and focus, the intensity of which is dependent on the size and ferocity of said inferno. Unlike some pyros, O'Brien is in no way immune to his quirk's power. He can be burned just like anyone else. To counteract some of the limits of his abilities, Flint tends to keep multiple lighters on his person- just in case he needs to get fired up; they don't offer a great volume of fire to work with, but it's something. To the same effect, Flint's been on the look out for fireproof clothing, though he's yet to find anything after rummaging through the stocks of numerous thrift stores.
Talents and Skills:
- While he has no formal combat training, Flint's aggressive and stubborn personality have gotten him into plenty of scuffles. He can take a hit, and he knows how to dish it out.
- Due to his mother working two full time jobs and never having time to take care of him, Flint had to learn how to feed himself. He isn't a half bad chef. O'Brien's especially good at making a decent meal with very few ingredients to work with.
- Flint's family never had the money to pay for a trip to the hospital. If he got hurt (and thanks to all the constant fights, that happened often) he had to patch himself up. He learned how to keep a steady hand when using a needle, and the best way to make a splint.