<hr/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5UR1ZuWVd3Z1NXNW1iM0p0WVhScGIyNCwuMAAA/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/><div class="floatright">(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/lp6FkdhcsJq6zMkvSyaZn-eojn6oraoI7KiSVjNUZy0Q_HwPvJ-f8hkhFRVUrjBkkpkSMp6tDdQ9dbcy3Qh3N4QXaOwAwGCzZva4omSKjU_S4tX48OiH-1hQxGKrbobBzDA_lF1H4CtH362QRLFHTjiA=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d9/58/56/d958564bedcb71a0338367ce23b35d43.jpg)<br/><strong>Face Claim:</strong> Jesse T. Usher</div><strong>Legal Name:</strong>Alexander Torrence Shadmore<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>0M3G4[Gamer Tag/Social Media Name], NoHat[Hacker Handle]<br/><strong>Nickname(s):</strong>Xander, Shad<br/><strong>Hero Name:</strong>Zer<strong>0</strong><br/>Age: 24<br/><strong>Date of Birth:</strong>18th, December, 2026;<em>Sagittarius</em><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Pro-Gamer/Hacker/Engineer<br/><strong>Rank:</strong><br/><strong>Affiliation: </strong><br/><br/><strong>Place of Birth:</strong>Meteor City, Texas<br/><strong>Ethnicity:</strong>African-American<br/><strong>Citizenship(s):</strong>American<br/><strong>Current Residence:</strong>Loft<br/><strong>Education:</strong>High School<br/><strong>Wealth:</strong>Upper Class<hr/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5VR2g1YzJsallXd2dSR1Z6WTNKcGNIUnBiMjQsLjAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6'3<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>205lbs<br/><strong>Hair Color:</strong>Black<br/><strong>Eye Color:</strong>Hazel(Eyes become spiraling orbs of black and white when he uses his powers)<br/><strong>Complexion:</strong>Caramel<br/><strong>Physique:</strong>Athletic<br/><strong>General Description:</strong>Xander is handsome; he'd say so at least. He has sharp eyes, a straight nose, chiseled jaw, and a pearly white smile. He's even got dimples on his cheeks. He usually keeps his hair shaved down low into a fade or waves, and light facial hair(goatee, scruff, soul patch, etc...). He's been working out and involved in martial arts all his life, with some sports thrown in here and there, so he is deceptively muscular, as he is more defined and athletic than bulky and built, but it's obvious he spends time in the gym. He has several tattoos, all on his upper body, but none above the shoulders as he thinks that's just stupid if you want to ever show your face to anyone anywhere.<br/><br/><strong>Costume:</strong>Xander has designed his own hero costume with a mixture of DIY things he bought and created, and high tech bits and pieces he's gained from altering deliveries and retrieving things left over from his battles. It consists of a kevlar body suit, and a  kevlar helmet/mask that has it's own HUD connected to his personal network, as well as a vocal modulator. The lenses are equipped with a customized LED display that can project words, images, and even emotes and expressions like @_@ for example to express confusion. He also has a leather hooded vest lined(with a split tail that stops just above the backs of his knees) with kevlar and other durable materials over the suit. Both the vest and mask have been studded with spikes for a bit of personal flair.<hr/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5VM1J2Y25rLC4wAAAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Xander is one of those guys that just loves life and is infectious because of it. He always has a smile on his face, and is always making someone laugh just by being himself. It's one of the reasons he became so popular on Youtube with his let's plays and pro strategy videos that launched him into stardom on the gaming circuit.<br/><br/>Growing up with only his father and grandparents in the picture after his mothers untimely death, Xander has always been full of drive and passion, wanting to find<em>his</em>thing to make himself, his family, and his mother looking down on him proud. This causes him to always pour his heart and soul into whatever he undertakes, even if he doesn't like it.<br/><br/>If he's trying it, it gets his 100% attention and his best effort no matter what. While sometimes it's easier to be around computers and machine parts, listening to the hum and whirr of the parts than being around people, he does genuinely enjoy human contact. He's charismatic and can easily flow into and out of conversations with different types of people and topics.<br/><br/>At the end of the day though, he does get bored and enjoys winding down with some gaming or a nice project he can sink his teeth into. While not a womanizer, he is enamored with the female form and loves the ladies perhaps a bit too much. He can control himself though, and has figured not every girl is a groupie that wants him, and how to deal with the ones who don't fit that bill.<br/><br/>As a hacker, he has and still does bend and break rules, but it's more often for the greater good than not, and while the genuine spark of goodness is within him, he's not so naive to think that the world is black and white and always being the good guy is the way to save the day. As a hero, he tries his best to help the people, in and out of the mask, and actively volunteers and donates time, money, and his expertise to worthwhile ventures when he's not actively stopping crime. Due to the nature of his secret hero life, as well as his long career as a hacker, he's a bit guarded, but if you manage to befriend him, you have a true friend who would move heaven and earth for you...and a force of nature to deal with if you betray that friendship.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong>Video Games, Computers, Reading, Building Things, Breaking Things, His Powers, Good Food, Cars<br/><strong>Dislikes:</strong>Bullies, Loudmouths, Fakers, Cheaters, Villains, Big Business, Corporations, Black Hats<br/><strong>Psychological Quirks:</strong>When not focused on a task, Xander finds it incredibly hard to stay still and will move about, pace around, bounce his leg, etc... Some sort of movement will almost always be happening if he isn't giving his all to something in the moment.<br/><br/><strong>Backstory:</strong>Xander was conceived in LA, but he was born in Meteor City as his father, a brilliant engineer, got a job offer that paid so much more than his job at the time that he would make nearly three times his annual salary in six months. The Shadmores didn't even think twice before packing up and moving to Texas, and had been living there and doing well for about two months when Alexander was brought into this world. After nearly twelve hours of labor, he was born in perfect condition, with ten fingers, ten toes, and everything in the right place. And although no one knew at the time, two months in Meteor City had been long enough for his mother to absorb enough radiation that passed to him in utero that he was born with amazing powers.<br/><br/>These powers didn't manifest until the day his mother was killed in a drunk driving accident with him in the back seat. He was only a child, and he used his powers instinctively to protect himself, but was unable to focus hard enough to save his mother. The impact with the truck killed her instantly, and people were surprised he miraculously lived, but a close look at the wreckage showed that the area around him seemed to stop at a certain point, forming a bubble around him when in reality the entire car should have been crushed. The case was open and shut, and while the driver would spend the rest of his life in jail, the Shadmores had been torn apart and suddenly Malcolm was a single father and a widower.<br/><br/>Xander himself needed years of therapy to finally stop blaming himself for surviving and thinking he somehow failed his mother. It was a hard time for father and son, but they stayed strong and eventually accepted the loss and kept on living. As Xander got older, he began to follow his father footsteps into the world of electronics and engineering, as he enjoyed losing himself in a project and the sense of accomplishment he got when he completed it. He also enjoyed video games, as a good game would give him hours upon hours of entertainment without having to deal with the outside world.<br/><br/>After he discovered his powers one day when he knocked a delicate model he'd built off a shelf and stopped it from hitting the floor, he immediately told his dad. They began to experiment with what he could do, and after extensive testing, figured out he could manipulate gravity itself. He was told to keep his powers hidden, but Malcolm helped him train all the time as he believed his sons powers could help a lot of people some day. As he grew older, his fascination with his powers led him to forums and sites on the dark web where he learned as much as he could.<br/><br/>A surprising amount of the cases he learned of were in his home town of Meteor City. His fascination with the super power phenomena is what got him into hacking in the first place, as the juicy, pertinent information was often locked behind firewalls or hidden in private servers. It was surprisingly easy to get his feet wet as it were with plenty of people happy to give him tips and pointers on top of the many manuals and instructional guides he found. Soon, his life was almost entirely spent in front of a computer or behind a soldering gun. When he wasn't practicing his powers or helping his dad with a new design, he was gaming or checking up on a server he shouldn't be. As he grew older and kept at his passions and interests, he got better and better and better.<br/><br/>He was about seventeen when a close friend told him he should start a Youtube channel since he was so damn good at video games, so he took his advice, and in just a few months his popularity soared. In just four months he'd gotten a million subscribers, and he started to get scouted by professional game companies as "OM3G4" was the hot topic everybody was talking about. At his first tournament, he came in first place and took home a $50,000 prize in a stunning upset, and from there he continued to get more and more notice. His second tournament is what changed his life; or rather, what happened directly after.<br/><br/>By this time people knew who he was and projections had him winning the tournament. It was a randomized team event to challenge all the pros to work with people other than their team, or for solo players like him, to actually work well within a unit. His team narrowly won by only a single point, and after another hour or two of press and just hanging around and having a good time, he collected his check and headed home. On the way he stopped by "Fontaine's", an old school philly diner run by Desmond Fontaine, a Phillidelphia native and college roommate/best friend of Xander's dad Malcolm. The two considered each other brothers, which is why Xander grew up calling him Uncle Des, and the Shadmore's were a big reason he'd even moved to Meteor City.<br/><br/>It had been a big gamble, but one drunken night the two men figured that a traditional philly joint in the heart of developing Meteor City would be a huge hit, and they'd been right. Desmond asked Malcolm for some cash to help set it up with him getting a percentage of the profits and a co-ownership title. By the time Xander was born, Desmond had opened three more stores, but the flagship store he ran was always the most popular with lines around the block sometimes. Xander ate at Fontaine's more than anywhere else in the city, and he always made a habit of stopping by after a big win.<br/><br/>Tonight was no different, and after shooting the shit with his uncle for a few minutes, he went to use the bathroom while his food was being made. He was washing his hands when he heard the commotion after hearing the little bell for the front door. Men shouting about a robbery, his uncle shouting back that he wasn't a bitch, and they'd have to kill him before they took anything. Thinking about his mother, Xander didn't even hesitate. He rushed out from around the corner and threw a mean punch. It was the first time he'd used his powers on a person, and the results were impressive to say the least.<br/><br/>The first guy was sent flying sideways and cracked the wall on impact. The punch knocked him clean out and probably shattered his jaw. Then he waved his hand as the other robber turned to him and raised his pistol. The other felt the gravity on him start to increase as the air around him distorted, and then, he collapsed as Xander upped the pressure. He didn't stop until he heard a bone break, but that snapped him out of it, causing him to release his hold on him. By the time the the still conscious robber started to move again, Desmond had grabbed the shotgun he kept under the counter and racked a shell.<br/><br/>He was big, loud, and angry and he took aim while directing Xander to get their guns. Snatching both the pistols from the men, he called 911 while Desmond kept his boomstick trained on them, threatening their lives if he ever saw them again. Desmond kept shooting him strange looks, but Xander promised he'd explain everything later. The older man was still shocked at what he'd seen, but he would never betray the Shadmores so he simply nodded his head and made a note to erase the camera footage later.<br/><br/>After the cops showed up, both Xander and Desmond gave statements(with important bits withheld or altered) and after they left, he spilled the beans, telling his uncle everything. The older man listened the entire time, never interrupting until he finished. And then he only told him that his secret was safe with him, and to be careful. Xander knew then that he wanted to be a hero. The adrenaline rush, the high that came from stopping a bad guy and helping someone at the same time...he got the hero bug almost instantly. He'd always been smart so after a few weeks of preparation, he made a plan.<br/><br/>He took advantage of the surplus of materials his father had lying around because of work, and rounded out what he needed by buying some things he didn't have access to over the dark web. He made his own super suit, created a "lair" out of an old garage warehouse he bought for cheap, and even made his own private and secured network which he used to monitor police frequencies and sightings of superhumans as well as any pertinent information he could use in his heroic endeavors. That was when he was eighteen. He's been heroing for nearly seven years now, and has become well known, at least throughout Meteor City as he doesn't venture beyond the city limits much. He uses the money he makes from Youtube(30 million subscribers), gaming, and all his sponsorship's to fund his hero career.<br/><br/><br/>(https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjMyLjAwMDAwMC5RV0pwYkdsMGFXVnouMAAAAAAAAA,,/comic-balloon-new.regular.png)<br/>Talents:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Gaming</li><li>Engineering</li><li>Showmanship</li><li>Guitarist</li></ul><br/>Skills:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Martial Arts[MMA/Krav Maga]</li><li>Hacking</li><li>Programming</li><li>Mechanic</li></ul><br/><strong>Power:</strong>Gravity Manipulation<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Gravity Field Alteration:</strong> Zero can freely manipulate the gravity fields of people and objects in his vicinity(maximum range of 100 yards). This ranges from decreasing or increasing gravity over the entire area to cause things to float weightlessly, or to crush everything and everyone with gravitational forces well beyond the norm. At full power, he could flatten the area around him or condense gravity into a single point, creating a black hole.</li><li><strong>Personal Gravity Manipulation</strong>: By manipulating his own personal gravity, or the personal gravity of someone else he can create force fields of gravitic pressure to withstand attacks, fly, and even simulate super strength by increasing his mass and density while decreasing the weight of whatever he's lifting or moving .</li><li><strong>Gyro-Telekinesis:</strong> A more focused application of altering gravity fields allows Zero to manipulate things with a fine degree of detail, shifting and moving the gravity field with such precision that he can freely control the movement of things within his field of influence. This allows him to simulate telekinesis.</li><li><strong>Gravity Attacks:</strong> Zero can generate and condense gravitons(the particles that make gravity possible) to be used to directly attack people. This can be in the form of a beam, an orb, etc... The destructive power of gravitons being compressed and then exploding violently upon impact is extremely dangerous, so he has to measure his power carefully before unleashing it.</li></ul><br/><strong>Advantages: </strong>His nearly free reign over gravity itself makes Zero a powerhouse and a highly versatile combatant in a fight. He's capable of directly attacking, defending, and crowd control with nearly equal degrees of usefulness in all areas. He can also support his allies or innocent civilians if needed by altering the trajectory of attacks, shielding them from harm, or even directly moving them out of harms way. He is even highly useful when it comes to search and rescue as he can lift tons and tons of rubble and debris without worry of harming someone. His powers allow him to work well solo, or with a team, and his control over his abilities after training his entire life make him extremely valuable.<br/><br/><strong>Disadvantages:</strong>Even after training his entire life, his powers are still very volatile and dangerous, so he has to always make sure he is in complete control or he could seriously injure or kill someone, or even worse, a large amount of people accidentally. While his powers don't really involve math, he has to "feel" out what he's doing, so he has to understand just how much pressure to exert without killing someone or turning them into jelly. He has to know that if he slams someone into a wall they won't break every bone in their body. Most importantly, his extremely powerful abilities put a strain on his body, and after constant exertion he will not only start to lose control, but lose physical strength as well. Should he be tapped out, it will take several hours for him to be able to use his powers again, as the mental and physical strain is not only a warning sign, but a self-defense mechanism so he doesn't kill himself.<br/><br/><strong>Weapon(s):</strong>He keeps an assortment of non-lethal projectiles he uses in conjunction with his powers to quickly take out bad guys(dense rubber pellets, pepper balls, rock salt, etc...)<br/><br/><strong>Gear:</strong>In addition to his projectiles, Star-Child also makes use of crowd control implements for surprise attacks and controlling crowds for lack of a better term. Things like flash bang grenades, pepper balls, mace bombs and more. This allows him to fight lower threat individuals without destroying the surrounding area.<br/><br/><strong>Connections:</strong>Open