Message #273627

[Flipz]

Username: Flipz
Character Name: Clive W. Parsons
Home Planet: Hyllesia
Species: Prototype Cyber Human
Species Description: Like ordinary Cyber Humans, the Prototypes have Data coded into them, allowing them a number of different powers.  However, unlike ordinary Cyber Humans, the Prototypes' powers are tied to a single external implant that runs along the spine and into the brain; this means that they may disengage the majority of their cybernetics and pass as regular humans visually as well as on most scans.  They have a very limited set of innate powers, and instead derive most of their abilities based on what they observe around them.  Clive is one of the next-to-last batch of prototypes, meaning he has more innate abilities than the prototypes before him as well as more room for learned abilities than the final batch of prototypes (whose instability led to the discontinuation of the adaptive ability system as a primary feature).  Clive's batch of prototypes posess 6 innate powers, which happen to be very similar to the following Kanohi powers: Fate, Regeneration/Healing/Biomechanics (one power), Quick Travel, Adaptation, Sensory Aptitude, Psychometry/Telepathy (one power, works only with computerized, mechanical, or cybernetic beings).  They have the "space" for up to 9 additional powers, though they will not be quite as powerful as the originals or the innate powers.
Age: 19
Personality: Clive is a highly driven young man.  He isn't impatient, nor is he impulsive; he simply does not tolerate any delay that lasts longer than he deems necessary.  He'll stop what he's doing only as long as it takes to formulate a plan; for his cybernetically enhanced mind, this rarely takes long.  His brilliant understanding of science allows him to predict the results of his actions with uncanny accuracy.  This has greatly increased his reputation as an elite, unstoppable mercenary, something he encourages as much as possible.  When he dismisses his armored power suit, he becomes much more relaxed, and deliberately takes the time to enjoy his surroundings.  However, he only dismisses the suit when he is not on a mission, and as he has gained infamy over the years, his skills have become more and more in demand.  On the rare occasions when he must go undercover as an ordinary person, he maintains a number of false identities, whose personalities he creates from a combination of the people he has met on his travels.  Essentially, he is a cross between Michael Westen and Samus Aran.
Backstory:  From a young age, Clive had to fend for himself; his birth parents, high-ranking members of his planet's government, were assasinated by bounty hunters when he was still in grade school.  Taken in by his father's superiors, he became committed to ending all violence in the name of pride.  His furious studies into socioeconomics and politics at the Hyllesian Planetary University took an unexpected turn when he came across the work of Alicia Warwick, a leading artificial-intelligence and robotics expert.  Warwick was a human, and she became the first intelligent being to temporarily transfer her mind into an artificial device, and eventually became the first to connect her mind to the galactic cybernet.  Warwick's studies, and the myriad social possibilities they opened, led him to devote himself to the technical field.  As in everything he does, he completely deovted himself to his studies, and this is what drew the attention of the creators of the Cyber Humans program.  Unbeknownst to most, Clive helped design the Cyber Humans, and chose to join the prototypes when accidents began to discourage new recruits from joining the program.  As a designer of the Cyber Humans, he knows EXACTLY how the powers work; as a result, he essentially posseses the Kanohi Mask of Conjuring as a "bonus" innate power.  (He can "conjure" up more than one power at once, but each "conjured" power will take up an "adaptive" power slot.)  He was the idealist on the team; he saw the potential of cybernetics to improve mankind, and perhaps to end the galaxy's wars.  That said, he is not afraid to use force to achieve peace; he served as a member of his homeworld's military for several years before the final version of the cyber humans he created began to outstrip him.  He then decided to become a mercenary, hiring himself out to the causes he considers "worthy"--as long as they have money or other resources with which to pay him.  He travels the galaxy, seeking profit and infamy, and hoping that one day, his profit will become that of the entire galaxy when he becomes its great benefactor.