<hr/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5UR1ZuWVd3Z1NXNW1iM0p0WVhScGIyNCwuMAAA/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/QCq9oa0.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/ol4MHWn.png)<br/><strong>Face Claim:</strong> Jack Black</div>Legal Name: Charles Sherwin<br/>Alias: N/A<br/>Nickname(s): Stage Magician, Light Mage, Oh god not him again<br/>Villain Name: Lord Aether<br/>Age: 30<br/>Date of Birth: 1st of January 2020 [Capricorn]<br/>Gender: Male<br/>Sexuality: Heterosexual<br/>Occupation: Failing Stage Magician<br/>Rank: Bravo<br/>Affiliation: None<br/><br/>Place of Birth: NYC, USA<br/>Ethnicity: Caucasian<br/>Citizenship(s): US Citizen<br/>Current Residence: Small, run down apartment<br/>Education: Highschool dropout<br/>Wealth: Lower class (until the bank robberies start)<hr/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5VR2g1YzJsallXd2dSR1Z6WTNKcGNIUnBiMjQsLjAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/>Height: 5'6"<br/>Weight: 170 lbs<br/>Hair Color: Black<br/>Eye Color: Brown normally, silver when using powers<br/>Complexion: White, slight tan<br/>Physique: Slightly overweight and pudgy<br/>General Description: Charles is a jovial man in appearance, often smiling or grinning, with an open, inviting bearing and demeanor, but those don't quite compensate usually for people not to notice first that he's quite short, a bit overweight, and doesn't seem to be able to groom his beard a lot (which grows in record speeds without any supernatural help). He keeps his hair at a decent length, covering most of his ears, while his clothing style is about as unassuming as you can get, though they often look either cheap or second hand.<br/>Costume: He uses his old stage magician outfit as his costume - a white suit and pants with a black dress shirt, which has white buttons, and a white bow tie. He also adds a white top hat and a larger domino mask that hides most of his upper face and nose, styled like the mask of the phantom of the opera play. His long overcoat jacket and flair for the dramatic can look great in the wind and get caught on anything remotely annoying in equal measure.<hr/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5VM1J2Y25rLC4wAAAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/>Personality: In one word:<strong>Loud</strong>. Some might even say obnoxious, though he resents the remark. He does everything with 'flair', the whole world his (not very appreciative) stage. He has a bit of a jealous streak and feels the sting of rejection by a boring world harshly enough to turn to villainy to feel better about his underappreciated genius and true potential.<br/>Likes: Applause for a good show.<br/>The finer things in life, especially food and drink.<br/>Money in general, no matter what he'll spend (waste) it on.<br/>Dislikes: Killing. He's a villain that brings a show, and what show has nobody to tell about it after?<br/>Senseless destruction. Blowing up a monument to your rival has meaning, bombing the statue of liberty has too, not so much breaking every fountain in town.<br/>Humorless people, be they villain, hero or just normal people.<br/>Skeptics that cannot appreciate a good trick.<br/>Others getting more attention than himself.<br/>Comments about his weight or anyone not appreciating his "costume".<br/>Psychological Quirks: Often snaps his fingers to draw attention to himself when he's about to perform something 'dramatic', or simply out of habit more quietly. Also cannot help himself from saying "It's showtime" quite often before doing anything related to his stage magic or actual powers.<br/><br/>Backstory: A story as old as showbiz - a poor kid from NYC, dropping out of school to follow his passion he has amazing talent for, and becomes a grand, household name for generations to come. Easy, right? Well, not so much if your passion is stage magic, a field of entertainment that has been waning for generations. As a child, Charles was always a trickster, and learned enough parlor tricks to dazzle anyone that he tried them on - even developing his first own ones abusing mirrors and light. And he stubbornly followed that passion, leaving New York City to live in a small apartment in Meteor City and play small shows there until he found a real agent and made it big.<br/><br/>Years went by, and he never did make it big. Struggling by via small shows, children's birthday parties and sometimes, convenience store shifts instead of stage magic, Charles became angrier and angrier at a world refusing to acknowledge his amazing genius! He was the light in the darkness of mundanity why could nobody see that? Little did he know that the radiation remnants of the old meteor would hear his thoughts, and listen.<br/><br/>The awakening of his powers happened when one of his mirror tricks to appear "invisible" on stage failed... Only for his panic and will to refract light around himself. Amazed by his newfound power, he tried incorporating it into his shows to become a great star, but still he wasn't granted the instant, amazing gratification he had earned! So he did the only logical thing, really. He put on a white stage magician's outfit, refitted an old theater mask, and became the greatest showman of the modern day, ready to play the world as his stage:<strong>Lord Aether.</strong><hr/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5RV0pwYkdsMGFXVnouMAAAAAAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/>Talents: These are not related to your supernatural ability. However, they could come from it such as if you get a singing ability or your superpower has made you a better dancer. These are your human talents. Cooking, musician, singing, dancing, organizing, arts and crafts, painter, etc. You only get four because we do not want any Mary Sues or Gary Stews in this game.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Dexterous Hands - His fingers are fast, precise and agile, as are his hands in general. They're also incredibly steady even under stress and strain.</li><li>Adaptability - When things don't go the way they should, he has always been able to quickly realign his plans.</li><li>Eye For Detail - He picks up on the slightest little details about everything, from a sports game to someone's outfit.</li><li>Charming - At heart, he's an actor and entertainer, and has always been one. A suave smirk or smile, a rose pulled from his coat, they're all enhanced by a good natural charm.</li></ul><br/>Skills:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Magic Tricks - He was a stage magician before he was a supervillain, and still has the incredibly dexterous and quick fingers from that job. And the rabbit.</li><li>Planning - To plan a show or to plan a heist is basically the same thing, just with more bullets, usually.</li><li>Fencing - It has been years since he really practiced, but he <em>was</em> on a fencing team once.</li><li>Showmanship - Even if you don't want to, Charles has a way of making you look at him and his antics.</li></ul><br/>Power: Light Manipulation<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Illusions: Aether can create nearly perfect visual illusions, creating photons and lightwaves to simulate nearly any image he can think of. As his illusions are purely made out of light, they cannot create sound or feel real to the touch. They can, however, move as he directs, and wink out of existence whenever he wishes.</li><li>Light Refraction: Instead of creating new images, Aether twists existing light to manipulate visuals. He can make himself virtually invisible to any normal sight or camera, and do the same for anyone else he focused his powers on, though he generally has trouble keeping the concentration up for long to keep more than himself from sight. As he can refract all types of light and photons, he can also pass right through alarm lasers and the like. However, as his power only affects light particles, he cannot become invisible towards things such as thermal vision, though light enhancing night vision won't work.</li><li>Light Transformation: Aether cannot maintain this power for long, but by utilizing it, he transforms his material body - or parts of it - into 'solid light', which he can still manipulate and utilize. This solid light can take on anomalous properties, as it gives off visible photons, yet also contains massive power in place - he can make his hand into a cutting blade of elongated light, for example. He can also turn his entire body into living, "solid" light, which allows him to move at incredible speed in single directions, though he cannot reach the actual speed of light as doing so would disperse his solid light body and kill him. Transforming fully takes a lot of energy in either case, thus making any movement at light-speed a last resort he cannot fully control as his mind isn't able to process information any faster. By transforming only part of his legs, he can fly, though only for short bursts and distances. </li><li>Light Projection: Aether's strongest power application that he usually refuses to utilize, for it lacks any subtlety and showmanship, being an expression of brute strength. By projecting 'solid light' from his body, he can create energy blasts of incredible potential. Working like high-energy destructive waves, these can be as simple as a cutting laser or as explosive as a collective photon gun that creates a near-nuclear explosion on a small scale. The potential for his power when he isn't holding back at all could potentially devastate a city with multiple shots.</li></ul><br/>Advantages: Light Manipulation has incredible scaling potential due to the energy it represents. Each of his powers can go from a minor effect to something that is truly awe-inspiring, mostly even just by manipulating more existing light. So long as the environment is very light-filled, even Light Projection doesn't take as much energy, as he can simply condense that light into his powers instead. During a midsummer day with clear skies - or among the neon signs of Las Vegas - his powers become incredibly dangerous. However, as he dislikes direct conflict, his greatest advantage is all the tricks he can play on the mind via twisting images, illusions and disappearing right before someone's eyes.<br/>Disadvantages: While powers as intense as Aether's don't technically fully follow conversion of mass, they still do to<em>some</em>extent. He burns massive amounts of energy when he utilizes his higher powers, making him easily tired and not easily replenished, needing a lot of food compared to any ordinary supervillain. His powers are weaker in areas with lower natural light, as he cannot take in any light then to enhance and make his own creations any easier, and in complete darkness, his power is utterly pitiful. During an overcast new moon night with lots of rain, he's less dangerous than a stray cat. Also, while his powers vary in speed from "laser" to "fast solid light projectiles", his mind is human - he cannot react to what he cannot think about yet. Maintaining his powers requires a lot of focus and concentration, the loss of which can cause backlashes that might even injure him. Extensive manipulations and releases of power also need 'conducting' via gestures and hand movements.<br/><br/>Weapon(s): None<br/>Gear: Parlor trick items - decks of cards, colorful scarves, bouquets of roses, sometimes a bunny. Where does he keep those wonderful surprises? Well, that would spoil the art of the stage magician, my dear.<br/><br/>Connections: You can list below any character connections you make.<br/><br/>Chase Kostan - It can be hard to find someone that appreciates the 'art' in the whole 'art of villainy' shtick, and with Arsène, Aether has found a bit of a kindred spirit. They're now planning their first big show together - a daring heist.