It's hilarious how closely he follows the "Cyclops Motif" without completely copying him.
SPARTAN (Hadrian, Android copied from Yon Kohl, aka "John Colt")
Created By: Brandon Choi & Jim Lee
First Appearance: WildC.A.T.s #1 (Aug. 1992)
Role: Stoic Leader Guy, Blaster
Marvel Character Most Ripped Off: Cyclops (stoic, serious Blaster guy with the same haircut, physique & purpose on the team)
'90s Ratio: 8/10 (Blaster; takes a ton of damage and survives; has bandoliers; name sounds cool but means nothing as to his character)
Group Affiliations: The Kherubim, WildC.A.T.s
PL 10 (200)
STRENGTH 9
STAMINA --
AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 9
DEXTERITY 4
INTELLIGENCE 3
AWARENESS 3
PRESENCE 0
Skills:
Deception 5 (+5)
Expertise (History) 5 (+8)
Expertise (Military) 8 (+11)
Insight 3 (+6)
Intimidation 5 (+5)
Investigation 3 (+6)
Perception 5 (+8)
Stealth 2 (+5)
Technology 7 (+10)
Vehicles 3 (+7)
Advantages:
Accurate Attack, Diehard, Improved Aim, Improved Critical (Blasts) 2, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage for 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Leadership, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 6, Set-Up, Teamwork
Powers:
"Android of Yon Kohl"
Immunity 30 (Fortitude Effects) [30]
Protection 8 [8]
"Psychic Immunity" Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) [10]
"Backup Bodies & Immediate Download" Immortality 10 [20]
"Bio-Blasts" Blast 10 (Feats: Split) (Extras: Penetrating 8) (29) -- [30]
- AE: "Plasma Shield" Force Field 3 (Extras: Impervious 9) (12)
Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Bio-Blasts +10 (+10 Ranged Damage, DC 25)
Initiative +4
Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +9 (DC 19), Toughness +8 (+11 Plasma Shield), Fortitude --, Will +7
Complications:
Responsiblity (Emotionless Robot)- Spartan is an android, and typically does not react emotionally, at least at first.
Relationship (Voodoo)- Spartan and Voodoo eventually fall for each other, allowing him to open up emotionally.
Total: Abilities: 54 / Skills: 46--23 / Advantages: 17 / Powers: 98 / Defenses: 8 (200)
-Spartan was pretty clearly the "Cyclops" of the WildC.A.T.s team when they first debuted- as most of the members could be traced either visually or character-wise to the X-Men, it made sense we'd have a "Cyclops"- a stoic, stable guy. Spartan even had the "hair-showing mask" with a very similar (though more flowing) haircut and a large bandolier around his torso, meaning his silhouette had barely changed! He was also the team's resident Blaster, though at least he could fly.
-So eventually we got more backstory for the guy- Yon Kohl was a Kherubim warrior who had crash-landed on earth, and became a "Captain America" sort renamed "John Cole", living agelessly, fighting Daemonites all the while. He was an iconic American soldier and hero, and sacrificed his life on a mission. Thankfully, Lord Emp had copied John's personality so that it could be attached to a "Spartan Android" later- in the 1990s, this android was activated, leading the team Emp had formed. However, despite having Kohl's personality, he was an "emotiontless, reserved robot"... okay, the online bio says this, but in
WildC.A.T.s #1 he's clearly shown smiling, arguing impatiently with his teammates, and more. He was, more or less, a Personailty Clone of Cyclops- stoic but not a robo... well, he WAS a robot, but he acted like a Serious Leader Guy. In any case, Spartan eventually opened up, forming a relationship with his teammate, Voodoo.
-Eventually, however, the character was killed after joining Stormwatch following the seeming deaths of his original teammates- they turned up alive, but he was gone. Emp rebuilt him using a back-up disc and Kherubim science to make him even stronger. Later, he was taken over by the mind of the real John Cole. Finally, he followed Lord Emp's wishes and killed him, allowing him to ascend to a higher plane. In a rebooted continuity, he took the name Jack Marlowe and formed the "Halo Corporation" to fix the world, using Kherubim technology to solve problems like cars that required gasoline, and more. He combined his power with Void in this reboot world, but eventually continuity ended and he's back in his original form.
-Spartan, in his original form at least, is a Blaster who has Kill-O-Bot traits like enhanced strength and no Stamina score. Though in the first Limited Series he gets all of two shots in before he's shown getting his arm ripped off during a fight against Youngblood, and spends the rest of the time showing off his survivability, because he takes hit after hit after hit.
-Spartan's later powers include a massive upgrate to ST 11-ish, Protection 11, Flight (I assumed he could always fly, but he definitely does not in the first Limited Series), Life Detection (allowing him to scan entire cities for specific humans), X-Ray Vision, Infravision, and Enhanced Scent & Hearing. He likely ends up a PL 11-12 character. When combined with Void, he gains stuff like Teleportation.