<strong>Photon Man</strong>(Kevin Carter)<br/><strong>Card Drawn:</strong>Joker-Ace<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><strong>Brief Character Concept:</strong>A lifelong criminal with the phenomenal and near-godlike power of an Ace whose power is limited by his own sense of right and wrong, and by the power itself - they just won't work if he acts as anything less than a paragon of heroism, and even so his power must be used sparingly because each time he uses it his life shortens a little more.<br/><strong>Something they love:</strong>Carter is a diehard comic book fan, and he can often be found incognito at comic book conventions. Amazing Comics once tried to create a comic book about him, but Carter found that he could not transform into Photon Man while the comic was being published. He figured out that it was because he was taking royalties from the company using his likeness, and once he had them donate his share of the royalties to charity he was able to use his powers again.<br/><strong>Something they put off doing:</strong>Cleaning. Carter's housekeeping leaves a great deal to be desired, and Renee often comes and cleans his apartment when he isn't home.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Kevin Carter - the Amazing Photon Man</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/tXMllRK.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/cX474cU.png)<br/><strong>Name:</strong> Kevin Carter<br/><strong>Code Name:</strong> Photon Man<br/><strong>Aliases:</strong> Carter, slick, wormy<br/><strong>Identity:</strong> Public (Known Ace)<br/><br/><strong>PL:</strong> 6 <strong>PP:</strong>  spent 114 of 114<br/><br/><strong>Ability Scores:</strong> 8 pp<br/> Str: 10/16*  (+0/+3)<br/>Dex: 10/16*  (+0/+3)<br/>Con: 10/16*  (+0/+3)<br/> Int: 12         (+1)<br/>Wis: 10/16*  (+0/+3)<br/>Cha: 16        (+3)<br/><br/><strong>Trade-Offs:</strong> Defense -3/Toughness +3. <br/><br/><strong>Saves:</strong> 3 pp<br/>TOUGHNESS                                 FORTITUDE            REFLEX                  WILL<br/>3 Ranks (+0/+9 - 6 of them Impervious*)       0 Ranks (+0/+6*)   0 Ranks (+0/+6*)  0 Ranks (+0/+6*)<br/><br/>"Wanna know what Carter's real superpower is? He can talk his way out of anything."<br/>-Renee St. Raphael<br/><br/><strong>Skills:</strong> 7 pp (24 Ranks)<br/>Bluff 8 ranks (+11)<br/>Gather Information 4 ranks (+7)<br/>Knowledge (Streetwise) 4 ranks (+5)<br/>Notice 2 ranks (+2/+5*)<br/>Sense Motive 4 ranks (+4/+7*)<br/>Sleight of Hand 4 ranks (+5/+8*)<br/>Stealth 2 ranks (+3/+6*)<br/><br/>*Bonus at full power<br/><br/><strong>Feats:</strong> 5 pp<br/>Attractive. Connected. Contacts. Fascinate 1 (Bluff). Interpose.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Powers:</span></strong> 82 pp<br/>Photon Manipulation<br/>Light Control 6 Ranks<br/>Cost: 8 pp/rank (48) + 4 AP + 21 other powers + 4 Power feats = 77 pp Total)<br/>Alternate Powers: Blast. Create Object (hard light constructs). Dazzle (visual). Obscure (visual, blinding light).<br/>Extras: Enhanced Strength. Enhanced Dexterity. Enhanced Constitution. Enhanced Wisdom. Flight. Super-Senses (Ultra-Hearing 1 rank, Ultravision 1 rank, X-Ray Vision 4 ranks). Super-Strength. Total Fade.<br/>Partial Extras: Impervious Toughness 6. Immunity 9 (Life Support). Toughness 3. Strike 3.<br/>Flaws: Fades. <br/>Limited - Only while acting heroically (Powers deactivate immediately when he is performing self-serving acts or being generally unheroic).<br/>Power Feats: Power Attack. Quick Change (Instantly transform into costumed identity). Takedown Attack 2. <br/><br/><strong>Combat:</strong> 12 pp<br/>Attack +3, Damage +0/+6 (While powers are active) Unarmed, Defense +3, Initiative +0<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Complications</strong></span> <br/>Criminal Past - Carter is a lifelong criminal, having committed various acts of theft from burglary to arms dealing to shoplifting. Notably, he has avoided crimes like human trafficking and drug dealing. But his criminal associates often call on him to do just one more job, despite his attempts to go straight.<br/><br/>Renee - Renee St. Raphael is the only person Carter loves more than himself, and he will go to any lengths to protect her and take care of her, but this causes him no end of problems, since she could be used to manipulate him by kidnapping her or otherwise putting her in danger.<br/><br/>"One time, a ...client... decided to get a little rough with me. He beat me up pretty bad, broke my jaw. Well, Carter found out, hunted him down, and broke his....everything. Poor bastard was in a full body cast for months, and last i heard he's still eatin' all his food through a straw."<br/>-Renee<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Drawbacks</strong></span><br/>Borrowed Time (Very Common, Moderate +4 PP) Carter's powers are slowly killing him, and the moment he stops using them, either because his time ran out or because they were nullified or lost due to unheroic actions he must make a d20 roll against DC 10 or be immediately Fatigued.<br/><br/>"Damnit, Carter, don't be stupid! Every time you use your powers you come here coughin' up blood and lookin' like death himself! You can't keep doin' this shit!"<br/>-Renee<br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong> None.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Important Statistics and Facts</strong></span><br/>-Flight Speed: 500 MPH normal, 1,000 MPH accelerated (approx.33% faster than the speed of sound), 2,000 MPH all-out (nearly triple the speed of sound)<br/><br/>-Lift/Carry (Approximate) at full effective lifting strength of 46: Light - 2 tons. Medium - 4 tons. Heavy - 6 tons. Max Load - 12 tons. Push/Drag - 30 tons. Examples: Lear jet, subway car<br/><br/>-Power Fade Time: Eight minutes and twelve seconds (or 82 combat rounds) until total power loss, requiring at least an hour absorbing photonic energy before being usable again.<br/><br/>-Senses: Can see ultraviolet light, allowing him to see normally at night by the light of the stars or other UV light sources, see through solid objects as if they weren’t there and hear very high and low frequency sounds, like dog whistles or ultrasonic signals.<br/><br/>Actions that count as 'not heroic'<br/>-Stealing for reasons other than heroic (taking a doomsday device or death ray from a villain doesn't count).<br/>-Killing for any reason whatsoever.<br/>-Using his powers for personal profit (No endorsement deals).<br/>-Anything else that makes sense or violates the spirit of four-color comic morality.<br/><br/><strong>Power Point Expenditures:</strong> Abilities 6 + Skills 7 (28 ranks) + Feats 5 + Powers 77  + Combat 12 + Saves 3 - 4 Drawbacks = 114 pp<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Bio</strong></span><br/>"The rest of the world knows him as the Amazing Photon Man, but i've known him as long as i can remember, and lemme tell you he's not how everyone sees him. There's two things you need to know about Kevin Carter: First is that he's a born crook. He can't help it; looking for a score or an angle is just in his nature, and that'll never change. The second thing is that he's got a heart of gold. <br/><br/>Sure, he's a thief. But he's never hurt anyone that wasn't hurting him or somebody else, and he doesn't take from anybody that can't afford it. He's a good person with bad habits who keeps bad company, and I love him to death. He can do good and be a real hero, i know he can. Too bad he doesn't know it."<br/><br/>-Renee St. Raphael, high-class prostitute and on-again, off-again girlfriend of Kevin Carter<br/><br/><strong>Power Description</strong><br/>Kevin Carter was once one of the most powerful Aces to ever exist, able to perform a staggering variety of incredible feats seemingly without limit, but since his powers failed over a decade ago he has been significantly weakened.<br/>Carter is able to psionically manipulate Photons and related energies in the electromagnetic spectrum, giving him vast power over energy and force and allowing him to perform feats that are the stuff of legend. At his full power he<br/>was fast enough to circle the earth in less than a minute and strong and durable enough to hold up a collapsing, burning skyscraper long enough for all within to be rescued by firefighters (one of the few truly heroic feats he has ever performed).<br/> <br/>Carter could also emit beams of focused light from his eyes and had senses enhanced far beyond those of an ordinary person, with sight keen enough to see the vibrations in the air created by movement and hearing sensitive enough to listen to a whispered conversation from several miles away, among other awe-inspiring feats.<br/><br/>Now, his power is greatly reduced, as his powers are directly tied to his sense of self, and he currently believes himself to be unworthy of the power he once wielded (And even that which he currently has). His powers last only as long as he is using them to perform heroic acts, and even then only for a few minutes at a time. In addition, each time he uses his powers it seems to take a bit of his life force, killing him a little at a time.</div></div>