Between full weekends, writer's block, and computer issues, I finally have my character ready. I've always wanted to try object mimicry, but wanted to steer clear of Variable, so I took a note from BatGirl's Vixen build and just built his various forms as alt effects. Still looking for good picture. All questions and critiques would be greatly appreciated.
Replica
Secret Identity: Alexander Mason
PL 8 120
Abilities: 38 pp
STR 2 STA 3 AGI 3 DEX 2 FGT 4 INT 2 AWE 3 PRE 0
Skills: 18pp
Acrobatics 4 (+7)
Athletics 6 (+8)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8)
Expertise: Streetwise 5 (+7)
Insight 3 (+6)
Perception 5 (+8)
Ranged Combat (Blast) 4 (+8)
Sleight of Hand 3 (+5)
Vehicles 1 (+3)
Feats: 7pp
All-out Attack, Improved Initiative, Improvised Weapon, Luck, Ranged Attack 2, Takedown
Powers: 38pp
Object Mimicry, Quirk (-1 must touch object)
Brick (Asphalt, Concrete, Etc.): Enhanced Str 6, Enhanced Str 2 - Limited to Lifting, Immunity 10 Life Support, Protection 5 Impervious 7, 36pp
AE: Hard Metals :Enhanced Str 8, Enhanced Str 2 - Limited to Lifting, Immunity 10 Life Support, Protection 7 Impervious 9, -2 FGT, -2 AGI 1pp
AE: Sand, Water, Etc.: Elongation 2, Str-based Damage 4 (Accurate), Immunity Bludgeoning 20 - Limited to Half Effect, Insubstantial 1, Protection 5 Impervious 7, Regeneration 2 1pp
AE: Energy: Blast 8 (Variable: Energy Mimicked, Improved Critical 1), Energy Aura 3 (Variable: Energy Mimicked) Linked Force Field 5
Defenses: 19pp
Dodge 5 (+8) (+6 Metal)
Parry 4 (+8) (+6 Metal)
Toughness +3 (+8 Brick and Liquid, +10 Metal)
Fort 6 (+9)
Will 4 (+7)
Abilities: 38 pp + Skills: 18pp + Feats: 7pp + Powers: 38pp + Defenses: 19pp = Total: 120pp
Combat:
Unarmed +8 DC 17 (DC23 Brick)
Unarmed (Metal) +6 DC 25
Unarmed (Liquid) +10 DC 21
Ranged (Energy +8 DC23
Complications:
Orphan: His parents died due to an accident during the Storm. The Academy is his full time home.
Street Rat: He's still adjusting having an actual home and not needing to fight to survive.
Doesn't waste food: After scraping by for food or using his powers to skip meals, anytime food is offered he'll nearly gorge himself. He puts most anime characters to shame.
Loyalty: The Academy got him off the streets, he is eternally grateful and will defend it no matter what happens.
Story:
Alexander Mason was 14 when the Storm hit. He doesn't remember it too clearly. He knows his parents were dragging him somewhere lame for his birthday, then the storm his and the car was spinning out of control. He woke up sitting against a brick wall while an EMT told him he was lucky, he didn't have a scratch on him. Alex wasn't listening, his attention was focused on his parents' totaled care and the 2 body bags being loaded into the ambulance. His heart started raising, he started hyper-ventilating, and he started to get a weird "melding" feeling. He looked down and his hand looked like it was made of brick and it was spreading up his arm! "We'll have to contact CPS to pick up the kid." Alex snapped out of it, CPS would take shuffle him off to a random house, god knows where, with complete strangers watching him. The thought terrified him, so he did what a lot of scared, dumb kids do, he ran.
It was rocky start, but he quickly learned how to survive on the streets. He found a mostly, dry place to crash, grew eyes in the back of his head, and learned how to pick a pocket if he needed too. Being able to become a man of brick/steel/energy also helped. He mostly used it to stave off hunger, but also used it scare off some of the more dangerous miscreants one met on the streets. He didn't do this too often so he could avoid drawing too much attention to himself, but that only lasted so long.
After nearly 2 years being on the street and keeping his head down, Alex got noticed. One of the miscreants he had fought off had been gang member, next thing Alex knew the entire gang was hunting him and they were tearing up the neighborhood doing it. Not willing to let other's be hurt over him he decided to confront the gang at their headquarters. After some frantic fighting and series of mishaps, Alex was found by the authorities among the building's debris and was taken into custody. Sitting in the interrogation room, he wearily accepted his fate (either CPS or Juvie he suspected), but after so long things went his way. He was greeted by representative of some private school in Freedom City, a school where he could live, be safe, and learn more about his abilities. He wanted to act tough, like he didn't need their help, but what they were describing sounded too good and it had been too long since he had a home...