<div class="floatleft">(http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b917730cedbdc8aadd8b4baec8ea041/tumblr_mvrc31593N1sk63mwo1_500.gif)</div><br/><strong>Codename:</strong>Static<br/><strong>Real Name:</strong>Virgil Ovid Hawkins<br/><strong>Aliases:</strong>Static Shock,<br/><strong>Age:</strong>16<br/><strong>Mentor:</strong>Black Lightning<br/><strong>Bio:</strong>In February, Virgil was at the train station, waiting for his sister when he became one of the many victims to be abducted by the Light. He was held in stasis with another "batch" of abductees in Queen Bee's fortress until they were transferred to the Manta Sub, and from there taken to a mobile Reach Base in the Western Pacific. There he and the others were experimented on for just under a week.  Fortunately, the group he was with was saved by The Team, but not before Black beetle and Shimmer(Virgil has held resentment for her since she betrayed them) made things difficult.<br/><br/>After they were rescued, they were taken to STAR Labs in Taos, New Mexico for debriefing. That was when his powers first began to manifest. For more than a month, Virgil, Tye Longshadow, Ed Dorado Jr, and Asami Koizumi were kept at the Taos facility while the STAR scientists tried to discover the extent of their abilities. Long hours of tests, longer hours of training, and all the while being treated like kids. They finally got fed up and Virgil led an escape from the facility. Blue Beetle tracked them down and convinced them to come back, where they had to fight the rogue Red Volcano.<br/><br/>After that fight, they escaped again, only to be found by Lex Luthor. He offered them a deal; a safehouse, resources and protection in exchange for them striking back against The Reach. They did for a short while, until he told them he had a way to really hurt the alien "peacebringers". A Father Box was delivered that took them to Warworld so they could rescue Team members that had been captured. When they arrived, they were already surrounded, but they prevailed and found their friends. Unfortunately Black Beetle was already there and they would have been defeated if not for the original Speedy/Red Arrow, now going by Arsenal showing up and helping them out by releasing Mongul.<br/><br/>While he and Black Beetle fought, they escaped. Nightwing told them they had a place on the Team, but Virgil and the others declined when he dismissed Arsenal's actions, despite him being the only reason they made it out okay. The Runaways extended an offer to Arsenal and he joined them. Then they took a boom tube back to the safehouse. There they discovered that Luthor was the one who'd captured Arsenal and used them as a distraction so he could steal the Crystal Key for Warworld and bring it under control of The Light.<br/><br/>In June, Virgil was contacted to help 39 other heroes disable the Magnetic Field Disruptors placed by the Reach to destroy Earth when they were exposed to the Council. Virgil was Delta Squad along with Black Lightning who would later become his mentor. They succeeded along with everyone else in saving the world, and after that Virgil was offered a spot on the team. He accepted, and now going by Static, his first mission was to follow up on Batgirl's lead about Vandal Savage with Gamma Squad.<br/><br/><strong>Personality</strong>: Virgil is a driven individual, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure something is seen through to the end. He’s no stranger to hard work and hard living, as most of his life can be defined as just that; he tries not to let it weigh him down too much though. Another direct result of his hard life is his outlook on it; he’s seen the world for what it is, and knows what to expect.<br/><br/>If something seems like a lost cause though; that doesn't mean he’ll treat it like that. You don’t become a hero by letting the cards fall where they may and giving up. True he may look like a guy from the projects, because that's what he is; however his mannerisms hide an impressive intelligence and surprisingly sharp wit.<br/><strong>Powers/Skills:</strong>Electromagnetic Energy Manipulation & Generation<br/><strong>Equipment:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Uniform (http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/28841/STATIC2.jpg) - Like everyone else on "The Team", Static has his own unique uniform for missions. By pressing his lightning symbol on his chest, he can activate stealth mode which turns his uniform black with his lightning bolt turning a dark red. Beyond that, his uniform is made of a smart fabric that with time can repair itself if damaged. </li></ul><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Static Saucer - Static’s main(really only) form of transportation is in the form of a metal disk that while being incredibly light and thin, is stronger than reinforced steel. By running a charge through the entirety of the disk, he can magnetically adhere himself to it and cause it to soar through the air. He can “fly” at several hundred miles per hour and is incredibly skilled moving around.<br/><br/>Aside from that, Static has integrated a plethora of “features” into the disk. The main being that the disk itself is actually comprised of six metal plates that can be magnetically connected into a variety of shapes; several of the plates can even be used as projectiles while Static uses the others to fly.</li></ul><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Static Staff - Comprised as the same super light and strong material as his flight disk, Static has created a retractable/telescopic bo staff that like the real thing is 5.9 feet in length when it is at its normal size. When retracted it’s about the size of a standard test tube, and it can extend to a maximum of 12 feet. Since it’s made of metal, Static can run a current through it during combat to make it more effective. He can electrocute someone with a strike, achieve similar results to his “Taser Punch”, or even use the staff like a laser rifle and shoot blasts of energy from the either end.</li></ul><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>HUD Mask: The mask Static wears is more than just to conceal his identity and show off his insanely good fashion sense. Woven into the inside of the mask is Heads-Up Display that is viewed through thin, yet tough and damage resistant plastic lenses. This HUD shows Static useful information on his environment and similar things; it can even be viewed through the holographic projector on his disk for others.</li></ul><strong>Weaknesses:</strong><br/>One of Static's main weaknesses is that he has a finite amount of energy at any given time, and this gets drained at differing rates depending on what he's doing. Even if he goes into a fight fully charged, his energy may be sapped within minutes depending on the severity of the brawl and what techniques he has to use. As his energy is essentially tied into the amount of bio-electrical energy he has, when it drops past a certain point, he suddenly feels fatigue as if he's been fighting or exercising all day.<br/><br/>If he runs out of energy and has nothing to charge himself with, he's just a normal guy and fully vulnerable to all manner of harmful things. He is also mostly useless against insulators like rubber, and aside from generating enough heat to set them ablaze, can do nothing against them with his powers. He can also be drained by an outside source and reduced to normal if he's not prepared to fight against it.<br/><br/>Since he generates electromagnetic fields like Earth and the Sun; his powers are tied into those same fields. For example, if there happens to be a particularly powerful sunspot, his powers could amplify one-hundred fold, or diminish to near nothing. There's no way to guess just how he'll react to situations like that.<br/><br/><br/>