<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Real Name:</strong> Jacob ("Jay" or "Jake") Crow<br/><strong>Alias:</strong> BlackOut<br/><strong>Age:</strong> 17<br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Male<br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong> Straight<br/><strong>Played by:</strong> Kepesk<br/><strong>Home Town:</strong> Sedona, Arizona<br/><strong>Known Relatives:</strong> James (father), Barbara (mother), Kayla (sister)<br/><strong>Profession(s):</strong> Student<br/><br/><strong>Mutation (Powers):</strong><br/><em>DarkForce Generation/Manipulation </em> - Jake has the ability to summon and manipulate an extra-dimensional energy. The specific source of this energy is as yet unknown, but provides Jake with the following abilities:<br/>   <em>Energy Solidification </em> - So far, this is Jake's primary means of attack. He summons the energy and solidifies it in crude energy `   blobs' around his hands, feet, etc, then attacks with it. He doesn't have the ability yet to form it into anything other than simple shapes. The attack adds a bit of extra damage, with the rare possibility of stunning an opponent.<br/>   <em>DarkeForce Bolt </em> - This is currently the focused totality of Jake's ability. He can concentrate the energy into a single beam. It's fairly weak as far as energy emission abilities go, and has a better chance of stunning the opponent than doing any real damage. This attack can also leave Jake winded since it requires him to summon as much energy as he can at once.<br/>   <em>Resistance to Darkness </em> - Jake is granted some resistance to Darkness-based attacks.<br/>   <em>Susceptibility to Light </em> - Jake is susceptible to Light-based attacks.<br/>   <em>ShadowCasting </em> - Jake can summon his energy to darken or dim the light in small areas.<br/>   <em>Gateway </em> - This is actually just a function of his ability; that he's opening a `gateway' to another dimension where he draws the energy from. He has no real control over it other than this...yet!<br/><br/><strong>Special Skills or Training:</strong><br/><em>Meditation </em> - Jake meditates every morning...when he can.<br/><em>Martial Arts: Weapons Specialist </em> - Jake practices with various martial weaponry semi-regularly. He's not a real `master' of any of them yet, but he knows enough how to use them without hurting himself.<br/><br/></span></span><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://www.darkeforce.com/tmp/jake_crow.jpg)</div></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Background:</strong><br/>Jake had a fairly normal upbringing in Sedona, Arizon where his father worked at a real estate firm, and his mother worked as a landscaper. Eventually, his parents drifted apart, and ended up getting a divorce about the time Jake was entering high school.<br/>One day while at school, Jake found himself in a confrontation with another student, and his abilities manifested from that altercation. He was examined by some nearby specialists who actually cared about their jobs and his well-being, and was fortunate enough to end up at the school.</span></span>