Individual

Character's full name: Akshay Malik
Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Akshay M. Iris, Wordsmith
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of Birth: 02/10/1986
Nationality/ Ethnicity: Indian-American
Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: Buffalo, New York

Appearance

Hair color and style: Black, cut short yet still scruffy looking
Eyes:Deep Honey Brown
Height: 6'2
Build: Very thin, runner’s build but very tight musculature.
Visible mutation: Only if he’s talking too much (especially if drunk).
Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: Akshay does have a tattoo of a comic book sound effect that says Ka-Pow! on his right arm. He got it as a dare when he was in art school and now believes it to be one of the best decisions in his life. Aside from that, he has a couple scars just from regular growing up: old skinned knee scar on his left knee cap, an old dog bite mark on his left forearm, and a tiny scar on his chin from when he fell from his bike in high school.
Other features: Callused fingers from all of his drawing all his life. There also nearly always seems to be a smudge of ink or graphite on his person. Signs that he was working on his latest comic.

Everyday clothing style: Akshay dresses pretty averagely in jeans and various types of t-shirts. He does love to wear vests and he can look pretty damn good in a suit (but those are rare occasions). For simply taking a walk around the city, he enjoys wearing hoodies and t-shirts, all of which are usually decorated with some kind of comic book insignia.
Uniform: The only uniform he has is when he is working at the comic shop. There he wears one of many superhero t-shirts including Glob-Man or The Rat Avenger or Mirror-Girl or M is for Man. With these he wears just a casual pair of black pants and his name tag.
Sleepwear: Sweatpants and a old tank top. Shorts if it’s hot.
Miscellaneous clothing: The almighty Name Tag! Which he only wears at work. One piece of jewelry the man always wears is a blue Power Ring from one of his favorite heroes the Blue Torch! It is silver with a blue lamp made out of sapphire on the face.

Character

Personality: Pretty much a free-spirit. Akshay is a humorous individual whom always sees the funny side of life, even at the worst of times. His mouth has gotten him into a lot of trouble from time to time thanks to his inability to wrangle in his humor. But when given a crowd and an audience, Akshay simply loves to revel in the attention. This is a far cry from the mentality he once had as a kid, who was a very quiet and withdrawn; which is his reason for justifying his actions. He is the type of man who will spot someone he knows across a crowded room, shout out, wave his arms, and run up to see them.


But despite his quirk, any person who gains his friendship has pretty much made a friend for life. Akshay devotes himself to his friends and will gladly follow them to the gates of Hell and back. So long as no one takes advantage of him or steal his precious, precious money.
Hobbies/ Interests: Art and comics, obviously. But on a serious note, Akshay does have a rather gifted eye for art. Having studied it intently for much of his college life, the man does know a thing or two about the old masters. On top of this, Akshay usually keeps himself well informed in the comic scene. He loves all things comic books, movies, and video games. Such a nerd.
Job or part time job and description: Akshay is a indie comic artist. He has produced his own comic book series called “Slaggathor the Were-zombi-pire-stein Slayer” which has strangely started to become a hit on the indie circle. He makes his living publishing and producing his own comic, as well as working in a comic store called “One Comic to Rule Them All”. UPDATE 10/29/2019: Currently Akshay is a very successful movie director. His love of comic books and his gift of storytelling has given him a bit of an edge in the field, especially with how popular comic book movies have become.
Fears/ phobias/ concerns: Akshay is such a carefree individual that is really seems as if he has no fears or concerns. But it is obvious that the man does. One of his biggest fears concerns his powers and having to live the life he once did. He fears that his powers may one day grow so out of control that he will not be able to say a work without wordsmithing it. This problem also extends to his wordsight. He has nightmares of standing on the top of the Empire State Building and watching every single word uttered float up from the city in a thick veil of letters.

Also, Akshay fears the success of his comic book. Part of him acts like he does not want it to succeed because that only puts pressure on him to draw and write better. After all, there is no full pleasing the fans.UPDATE 10/29/2019: Akshay has gained more confidence with his creations but there will always be a bit of fear that his films will not resonate with audiences. He fears the day that people call him "Stale" or "Boring" or "Same ole, Same ole".

Special talents: Akshay is fairly fluent in sign language thanks to his youth when he feared speaking out loud because of his powers.

Morality

Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Akshay is completely good-ish. But if someone has a complying “word” or two, he may be able to tilt to their way of thinking.

Mutations

Mutation description: Wordsmithing - For lack of a better term, Akshay’s ability is…odd. Whenever Akshay utters a word, a noun actually, his mutation allows his mental energies to solidify and form into the word, a spelled out, physical representation, of it. The word always appears for a fraction of a second hanging in the air, like big white text surrounded by a black border. If he does not grab the word it falls to the ground and shatters and vanishes as if it never existed.

Strengths:

• Blunt Objects Always!: Because his mutation allows him to create rather solid representations of words, he can always have a steady supply of blunt weapons when he needs them. If he were utter the word “HAM!” he would have a blunt weapon, weak shield, or more likely a distraction, at his disposal.
  
• Word Size and Length: By adjusting the volume of his voice and the length at which Akshay pronounces a word, he can adjust the size and length of the physical representation his mind creates. He can make a word the maximum length of a baseball bat (roughly 35 inches) and the maximum width of about a soda can. The same also works in reverse. If he whispers or shortens a word, then it can create constructs about the size and thickness of an index card.
  
• Maximum Words: Akshay and create a total of about three constructs of regular size at one time. Any more than that will be too much for him to sustain and they all will end up cracking and shattering at touch of a breeze. But so long as he stays within his limit he can have them last as long as long as 24 hours before they dissipate on their own.

Weaknesses:

• ALWAYS On: Unfortunately, as…amazing…as Akshay’s ability is, the worst downfall is that his ability is always active. It takes a fair amount of concentration for him to not create words he speaks. This was worse when he was a teenager but now that he is in his twenties, he is able to hold a fairly moderate conversation before he feels the strain. But accidents happen. Many times he has been woken up by a word smacking into his head that his mind created while he was mumbling in his sleep.
  
• Nouns (Person, Place, or Thing): So far Akshay’s ability only works with nouns. If he were to say something such as “Dog” the word would be created, but not so if he were to say “Red” or “Cool” or “Giggle” or “Objection!” The word has to be a noun for it to be created.
  
• No Voice, No Words: If Akshay were to be unable to speak, there is no way his mind would be able to create the words. It is the power of his voice that activates his mutation into creating the word. If he were gagged or had somehow lost his voice, he simply would not be able to bring the world into being. Even a recording of his voice will not work.
  
• Brittle: Though the words that Akshay creates look pretty harmful (and they can hurt if they strike someone) they are harmless the second that they shatter. Once the word’s form is compromised (cracked, broken, splintered, etc.) it will take less than a second for it to shatter and disappear, leaving no evidence of it behind. Therefore each word he creates can be used as a blunt weapon once, maybe twice.
  
• English Only: Because his power developed at the time when his only fluent language was English, his power only works when he says words in English. If he were say “Pollo” (Spanish for “Chicken”), the word would not form.

Secondary mutation description: Wordsight – The way his mind creates physical constructs of words is because he actually sees words being spoken. When he is within 10 feet of someone, anyone, Akshay can actually see the words they speak drift out from between their lips, float into the air disappear into nothing. His power only works on one person at a time though, which is good because otherwise he would be seeing words everywhere!

Strengths:

• Can You Understand the Words Comin’ Outta My Mouth?: Yes, Akshay can. This ability is actually perfect for spying on people. If he is secretly within 10 feet of someone, he can spy on the words they are saying without them ever knowing. Only nouns, of course, but he can see them as clear as day.
  
• I Remember What You Said!: Because of his ability to see words, Akshay remembers conversations much more easily than a normal person. Once his brain sees a word being spoken, that moment is logged away in his mind, forever attached to that word since that is how his mind remembers what a word looks like when he is wordsmithing.

Weaknesses:

• Still Just Nouns: So far Akshay can only see nouns that are spoken. They normally look like white block text with a black outline, but on occasion can be a different color due to the person he is talking to. He doesn't know how the color is determined, it just happens. When in front of a single person, as they talk, he only sees the nouns that they say as they leave their lips. Because of that he only sees parts of the conversation.
  
• What’s That Comin’ Outta Your Mouth?!: This ability can also be quite distracting. If Akshay is not careful while he’s out walking, he will see random words popping out of the air in front of him. He has learned to ignore them, but there are still times where their presence cannot be ignored.
  
• If I Can’t See It…: Akshay’s ability only works if his eyes are open. If he is hearing a voice only, he cannot see the words too. That person talking needs to actually be within his line of sight for him to see the words. If his eyes are closed or if he is blindfolded, he won’t see them.
  
• English Only: Akshay can only see English words that are spoken outloud. If someone were speaking Spanish, or German, or whatever in front of him, he would not see a single word.

Power Growth: (12/13/2012)

The Power of Adjectives: Behold, the power of grammar! It seems as if Akshay’s powers (as unimpressive as he thinks they are) are continue to grow. He now has the power to affect the physical structure of the nouns he creates by imbuing them with attributes derived from adjectives! For example, if he says the word “sword” the word “SWORD” would appear as it normally does. But, if he adds the adjective “sharp” and says “SHARP SWORD” the word “SWORD” will appear as normal, but will now have a sharpness around its edge that the words he creates normally don’t have.

Strengths:

• Attributed Words – Akshay’s new words will be far more versatile than his old, blunt words. Depending on his vocabulary he can give his words a variety of textures, densities, uses, etc.
  
  

Weaknesses:

• What He Knows – Unfortunately for how versatile his adjective usage may be, it is all based on one simple thing…what he knows. He can only attribute adjectives to words within the confines of how he understands them. Examples: he if he attributes the adjective “SHARP” to a word, the word itself only be as sharp as the sharpest thing that he has ever felt, like a kitchen knife. So no claymore or adamantium sharp words for him. This same concept translates to weights, textures, etc. All of the attributes that he gives his words can only be given within the confines of what he has felt and how he understands it in his own mind.
  
  
• One at a Time – As opposed to the regular amount of words he can make, due to how complicated these words creations are, he can only make one of them at a time. Only when that word vanishes or breaks can he make another.
  
  
• Less Time – These words, because of their complex structures, also last less time than normal words he creates. Normal words he makes last a total of 24 hours if they aren’t broken, Attributed Words only last about 12 hours before they fizzle away into nothing if not used.
  

Fighting Style

Explanation: Absolutely none. Akshay really is not a fighter and tries to avoid it at all costs. But if he does get into a fight, it consists mainly of him pointing, shouting “Is that a HAM?!” then smacking his opponent on the back of the head with the word before running off in the other direction.
Pros for fighting style: Survival of the fittest? Heh, more like survival of the swiftest!
Cons for fighting style: Dammit. I just ran into a dead end alley, didn’t I? Ffffff--!!

Faction Allegiance
Unaffiliated


History Of Your Character
Akshay does not know anything about his birth parents. Found outside of a fire department, wrapped in a pale blue blanket, on February 12, 1986, Akshay was found by the fire chief with only a note that had the name “Akshay Malik” on it a plea to find a more suitable home for the child. With no way to track where he was born, who his parents were, or anything for that matter Akshay was taken in as a ward of the state and from birth needed to learn to rely on himself.

Akshay did not have a horrible time growing up. In foster care, Akshay was well-fed and developed nicely. He was like any other kid who ran around, was goofy and, most of all, loved to draw. He was quite the little artist and this fact endeared him to the many foster homes he skipped between. But when he was 12, Akshay was finally adopted.

A loving couple, Jonah Iris and his wife Charlotte Iris, met the fun-loving 12 year-old and almost instantaneously fell in love with him. Slowly they introduced themselves into his life until finally he ready to be adopted. For the most part, Akshay prepared himself for never being adopted but this turn of events changed his world. Before he knew it, he was packing his suitcase and forever saying good bye to Buffalo; his new home with Jonah and Charlotte would be in the metropolis of New York City.

New York City would also prove to be the site of an even greater life-changing event.

Akshay had a great year. Upon moving to New York City, Akshay immediately fell in sync with his adopted parents. They loved and cared for him and did everything in their power to make him feel at home. Akshay truly felt a sense of belonging that he did not have when he lived with any of his foster parents. For a year he went to school, made friends, celebrated holidays, was introduced to family, and just generally had the life that every child wished they had.

A year after his arrival, though, he would witness a terrifying event. Though his parents were not wealthy, they proved him with the best that they could afford. Unfortunately this did not mean that they could fully separate themselves from criminal element of the city.

While walking home from school, Akshay accidentally stumbled upon a local, teenage thug by the name of Mittensofsky. The teen was a mutant and had extremely large hands that he used to shake down people for money and other valuables. Akshay witnessed him attacking an older gentlemen. Too afraid to run, Akshay just stood there until he was discovered by the criminal who then turned his attentions to pummeling him.

It was a harrowing run home that resulted in Akshay fearing for his very life as the teen chased him down and even got a good punch or two in which nearly shattered the adopted boy’s body. But eventually he managed to sneak away and find a way home where he would experience the most exciting change to his life yet.

His parents, obviously concerned, lamented about what they were going to do when Akshay settled comfortably in bed to rest. His body sore and his mind unable to rest, Akshay kept reliving the event over and over again as he tossed about in a feverish sleep. But he did not fully awake until he felt a rather large THUD against his forehead. Snapping away he turned left and right assuming it was Mittensofsky who had snuck in to kill him. But he saw nothing until he looked beside his pillow and saw something strange…a large, shimmering word “HANDS” sitting half on his pillow and half on the floor. Akshay cautiously reached out to touch the word, seeing that it was in fact real and sitting there until it suddenly flickered and vanished.

Shaken, Akshay began to talk to himself to calm down when suddenly another word appeared before his eyes, and another, and another. They surrounded him in bed before vanishing from sight as well. Mutely he gasped in horror as it began to dawn on him that he too must be a mutant…

From that day on, Akshay became a closed off and extremely quiet individual. He used the incident with Mittensofsky as an excuse for his muteness which most adults attributed to trauma. If he needed anything, he wrote it down on a notepad he carried with him and simply said nothing at all. His parents were obviously afraid for him, fearing that their son was going to forever be traumatized by the event, but they did vow to help him in whatever way possible.

At 14, Akshay was taken in by a special school program that taught him sign language since he continued his refusal to talk. Akshay developed a natural affinity for sign language and soon began to regain some of his old happiness. But while he had everyone believed that he could not talk, Akshay secretly practiced his powers when he was alone in his room, late at night. He discovered he could only create nouns when he spoke and that with some concentration he could prevent even nouns from taking form. It was effort but gradually he slowly began to learn to speak again.

By the age of 18 he finally spoke again to his parents, which both shocked and brought them to tears with happiness. Happy to bring them joy, Akshay kept his abilities a secret from his parents and slowly fell back into his routine of being the happy, go-lucky boy he always was, but taking care to not let his words escape.

He graduated high school, decided to go to Art Institute of New York City because of his burning passion for art and comics.

For a couple years Akshay actually began to be happy again. He moved out of his parents house and had their blessing to legally change his last name to Malik. After all, relatives may still be looking for him. Of course, on top of all this, he had to mind what he said but he learned to live with his mutation. He began to actually feel so proud that he was a mutant, though, that he actively sought and befriended other mutants. But that was until Fall of 2007 when the nation passed the Mutant Registration Act. Fearing another traumatic event upon the discovery of his powers, Akshay kept his powers hidden, once more becoming reclusive. This only proved to be harder when he gradually began to notice that his powers were still developing.

While at a lunch break from his current job at a comic store, Akshay actually began to see words floating above other people’s heads. But they were not just random words, they were parts of their conversations, nouns. Having to deal with this new aspect to his powers, Akshay entered near muteness again; especially because he didn’t want to have to be sent to the camps.

Thankfully, once the Mutant Registration Act was overturned and the camps were disbanded, Akshay slowly began to relax and return to his old self. He loved mutants, he loved being a mutant, and he was no longer afraid to show his support. Of course he kept his own mutant abilities a secret though.

Throughout his reclusive times, though, the genius of his own art and storytelling came through in an indie-comic series he created called “Slaggathor the Were-zombi-pire-stein Slayer”. Working at a local comic shop, Akshay used his connections with them in order to print a small number of the comic books which suddenly began to receive some real praise.

Now Akshay lives in New York City, balances his life as a comic artist and a worker and still retains his devout appreciation for mutants and hopes that one day he will find the courage to blatantly announce his true nature to the world like so many before him have.

UPDATE: 10/29/2019
Akshay fled New York for some very specific reasons. It was enough to traumatize anyone. But that was why he buried himself in his work, to keep from thinking about "the incident". With renewed vigor in his comic series, Akshay wrote, drew, and inked issue after issue. Seemingly this was at the exact right point where the market was overly saturated with the standard comic book fare, and his popularity soared. He finally had found his breakthrough.

Over the years Akshay has grown more and more in popularity. When his comic book was optioned for a film, one stipulation was that he be directly involved in the movie. A few studios turned him down but when he found one that was willing to take a chance on him, he worked out beautifully. Akshay proved to be a savant on the set, directing with precision and truly capturing the heart of his comic for film. Upon completion and release, it would prove to be an overnight sensation for him. And it was through his creation that he found a new purpose -- film.

Success had found its way to Akshay Malik. With his new found fame and energy he was thrown into the world of film and writing. Already has written and directed a couple of great comic book movies, including: White Leopard, Captain Goldfish, and even managed to help rewrite some lacking scenes for Revengers: Homestretch (which everyone agrees were some of the best parts of the film). However Akshay has hit a bit of a slump. He wants to do more but his muse is beginning to lack. Knowing that his muse needs rejuvenation, he decided to do the only thing he could -- he moved back to New York City.

Plenty has happened in New York. What more does a young, successful writer and director need?


Roleplay
Where did you learn about this site?: Asleep in the night, an angel visited my dreams and from his glorious lips he whispered…”Google…”
Do you have any other characters on MRO, if so who: Jorge Cervantes, Agnes Nicholas, and Booker B. Bookman
Sample RP:
And so Slaggathor snarled menacingly as she looked around at the undead horde. The chainsaw buzzed noisily in one hand while in the other she held a silver plated backscratcher from the possessed Chinese Antique store behind her, and was using as a blunt weapon. She glared between the legions of undead who stalked her from the shadows. Then she muttered with spite…

“I’m gunna reintroduce you all…to dea—“

Squeeak!

Akshay looked up from his drawing desk and adjusted his glasses. He arched a brow as he lifted his inking pen from the paper. And gently nudged his table, hearing that squeak once again. He rolled his eyes as he pulled off his magnifying glasses and set them down next to his drawing.

The drawing itself was quite good. The shadings on all the panels were well done and lettering that he was adding in by hand were straight and perfect. It looked like the comic artist was a fan of the classic style of comic books, rather than making every digital. He was one of the few purist left in the industry, well…kind of. You had to be IN the industry to be a purist in it. For now, he was just another indie comic artist.

He sighed as he pushed his table again and it squeaked in protest.

Standing, he began to look across his meager drawing room. It was small and contained only his drawing table, a file cabinet that contained his “graveyard” (a collection of reference pictures), and several of his more well done pieces hung up around the walls which included character models, vehicles, and monsters.

“Matchbook, matchbook, my kingdom for a matchbook…” he said with a low and concentrated sigh.

Even though Akshay Malik didn’t smoke, he still looked around for a matchbook. When was the last time he lit a candle? He then smirked…it was for Laquisha. He wanted to make their first date so special so he bought scented candles and slyly figured out which scents she loved best. She said she loved the smell of Pine and the scent of New Car Smell. How was he supposed to know using the several of the both of them at the same time in a small room like his bedroom would result in her breaking out in hives?

Needless to say that date was over quick. Clearing it was her fault for not making up her mind. And he bought a whole box of wine to impress her to! Such a waste…

The caramel skinned, 24 year-old sighed as he reached up and brushed his hand through his short, messy black hair. Thoughtfully he gnawed on his bottom lip as he casually looked about the room. Adjusting his graphic tee of the “Blue Torch” he patted his jean clad legs. He could not remember what he did with that matchbook from that night. Grumbling he was about to give up his search when an idea suddenly sprang to mind.

He returned to his chair, cleared this throat and whispered…

“Matchbook…”

Instantly, before his eyes, the word “MATCHBOOK” appeared. It was only about the size of an index card but about as about as thick as a matchbook. He plucked it out of air and leaned down, shoving the word beneath the gimpy leg of the table. Testing it, he found that the wobble was completely gone and this made him grin.

“Perfect,” he smirked as he replaced his magnifying glasses across his eyes and leaned down. Carefully he continued inking and hummed a little song to himself. He’d get a lot of work done today.

Oh wow!!!!!

Grats, Jorge.

Oh, Jorge. This is such a fun power to think about. Kudos on the fourth, Sir!

PS: I'm quite certain that Calley has been reading your comic... Not necessarily buying it, per se, but reading it.

Congrats on your fourth! He's awesome.

Congrats on #4, Jorge-- you're a crazy RPing fiend. ^_^ He looks like he'll be a kick to read.

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Makes me want to get to my third faster!

This character is awesome Jorge!

Superb as always, Jorge! Congrats on the fourth!

HAM! and by that I mean spectacular, I like him Jorge!

now this IS creative!

He. Is. Wonderful.

*rolls over laughing* that has got to be the funnest mutation I've ever heard of! Nice imagination pal!

Updated with Akshay's Power Growth!

Heh. *drops this here*

Individual



Character's full name: Akshay Kumar Malik

Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Stalker

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Date of Birth: 02/10/1986

Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: Buffalo, New York

Nationality: American

Ethnicity/ Cultural Heritage: Indian



Appearance



Hair color and style: Ebony black, shaggy and loose. There are times where he will pull it back into a very short pony tail, but he prefers to keep his locks unbound.

Skin Tone: A deep caramel brown

Eye Color: Deep Honey Brown

Height: 6’2

Build: Lean but very tight musculature

Visible mutation: When his mutation is activated, his irises turn a neon shade of red and his eyes dim to black as he vanishes.

Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: Akshay carries plenty of scars from his time training and following mutants. The early days were very rough on him, causing him to nearly lose his life a number of times. Because of that, he carries several scares, including a gunshot wound to his left bicep, a deep gash running diagonally down his chest, and a burn wounds on both calf muscles.

Other features: Rough, callused hands from his training days are still on his hands, a reminder of everything he’s done to get this far.



Everyday clothing style: Akshay is rarely found out of his government issue suit, but when he does wear street clothing, he tends to gravitate towards comfortable jean and t-shirts with a short-sleeved, button-up top.

Uniform: Much the same as any government agent, Akshay wears a field suit to shore up respect and intrigue from the common populace. These tend to come in shades of dark blue, black, grey, and on occasion, tan.

Sleepwear: Silk boxer shorts and nothing else

Miscellaneous clothing: Silver crucifix he wears around his neck that his husband gave to him for their second anniversary. Akshay is an atheist but he wears it in hopes to showing the man that he is trying.



Character



Personality: There are two sides to the coin that is Akshay Malik. The side that most people see are his agent side. Cold, a little hard-hearted, with just a tinge of sadistic maliciousness about him. Akshay isn’t swayed by pleas for pity or mercy. He is a company man and knows how to follow orders. He feels like he owes everything to S.U.P.E.R. as they helped to refocus his life and have brought him the happiness that he never thought possible for himself. But these are feelings he keeps buried down, instead focusing only on being a good soldier and doing everything that needs to be done, without question. This has meant that, more often than not, Akshay has spilled blood without always knowing why. If he is given a target, he completes his mission, enough said.



The other side of Akshay is the side that only his family and, occasionally a work partner, will get to see. He is a quiet and collective soul, but he can be quick to smile when he is actually entertained or genuinely happy with a situation. He doesn’t always show this emotion as Akshay tends to keep his reserved, but when he cares for someone (his partner or his child or a very close friend) Akshay is extremely loyal to them, to the point that he would kill for them.

Hobbies/ Interests: A guilty pleasure is that Akshay does have a collection of very valuable comic books that he keeps locked away. He reads voraciously, but only non-fiction. He particularly enjoys history books about war, civilization, and so forth. Lastly, much to everyone’s surprise, Akshay knows how to play the banjo.

Job or part time job and description: S.U.P.E.R. Agent

Fears/ phobias/ concerns: Akshay’s deepest regret is that he was never able to help his adopted parents, an event that still haunts him to this day. Added to that, Akshay has developed a fear that he will not be able to protect his current family either. He worries that, even though he is devoted to his job, that one day it will put either his husband or his child at risk. The idea that he could lose them looms heavy in the air around him and, often, can keep him up at night. However, he is also addicted to painkillers and though he feels he has it under control, he also is concerned about going overboard and putting his family at risk. Still, it is all he can do to keep himself together sometimes.

Special talents: Playing the banjo, Origami, and, of course, Dancing (it’s what his husband says cemented their relationship).



Morality



Good/ bad/ neutral/ other: Lawfull-Evil: You can’t spill as much blood as Akshay has had in the name of freedom and not have it twist you just a little bit. While at first he used to be worried about his actions, now he is steadily growing numb to them. He does believe that what he is doing, he is doing for in the best interests of his country and for his family – that is all that matters to him.



Mutations



Mutation description:

X-Gene Tracking / Teleportation: Have you ever seen a slasher flick? Have you wondered how it was possible for the slowly shuffling, knife-wielding maniac just happens to catch up to a young teenager running a full speed? That is the best possible way to describe Akshay Malik’s abilities. His powers work on two levels: the first is that he can sense active X-Genes within 1,500 square feet (roughly a basketball court] on a X/Y/Z axis. No eye contact needed, Akshay can see an active X-Gene like a beacon in the night. This has both drawbacks and advantages:

Strengths:

• Eye of Sauron:
• Active X-Genes: A great boon for S.U.P.E.R., Akshay knows who is a mutant and who isn’t – at least active wise. When brought into a situation where agent aren’t sure who is a mutant and who isn’t, the answer is as clear as day to him. It makes him a most valuable ally in the fight to keep humanity safe.
• Lock-on Target: Akshay can, of course, see many X-Genes at the same time, but he does also have the ability to lock onto a specific one, thus muting the rest of them that he sees. This helps to cause less distraction is a group of mutants are fleeing and he is only interested in one of them.

Weaknesses and Limitations:

• Inactive X-Genes: Of course, Akshay can only see active X-genes. If someone has the ability to suppress their powers, or they are standing in an adapted field, Akshay cannot see them with his powers, they essentially blink off his internal map
• One of Us! One of Us!: the drawback to seeing all the mutants within his field of vision also means that he sees all of them. Trips to S.U.P.E.R. facilities where mutants are held prove to be quite hellish to the young man. Every active X-gene he sees, lit up all around him. This can cause migraines if he stays for prolonged periods of time so he tends to step into an Adapted aura if there is one nearby to help manage. Additionally, Akshay does have a slight painkiller addiction to help cope when he’s around too many mutants.
• Lock-on Time Limit: After locking onto a mutant signature, Akshay only has minutes in order to purse them before their beacon blends in with the rest of the crowd. After this, their beacon turns the same shade as everyone else’s, in his eyes, so it becomes far easier to lose them amongst the crowd.
• Limited Intel: Akshay only knows that a person possesses an active x-gene. He has no idea what their abilities are or any other details about them, including age, gender, or strength of their abilities. He just knows that they are mutants.

Secondary mutation description:

X-Gene Tracking / Teleportation: The other half of Akshay’s abilities centers on his ability to teleport towards his trackee. Much like the horror movie slashers discussed above, once Akshay locks onto a target, he can then step backwards, forwards, or sideways into a mist / haze that fully envelopes his body one second, and the next he vanishes from sight, instantly taken to where the locked-on mutant is located.

Strengths:

• Peek-A-Boo!: When Akshay mist-travels to a mutant he has targeted, he appears anywhere within 20 feet of them. He can appear just outside of that range, directly behind them, in front of them, or around a corner from where they are. This serves an extremely tactical advantage as this maneuver can startle fleeing mutants and aid him on getting the drop on them.
• Can’t Touch Dis!: IWhile Akshay moves into the suddenly appearing mist, his body simply seems to be disintegrate into thin air. The process only takes seconds, but it also affords him a momentary window of protection. While he is dispersing, Akshay cannot be touched or harmed in anyway.

Weaknesses and Limitations:

• Actively Moving: Sadly Akshay cannot mist-travel while in a prone position. He needs to be actively walking, running, crawling, or even rolling. If he is standing still, chained down, tied in place, then Akshay cannot mist-travel until he has the freedom of movement again.
• Fall Alone: Akshay cannot take anyone with him. He cannot bring in more agents to help, nor can he grab someone and pull them back with him.
• Can’t Stop: Once Akshay begins the process of mist-walking, he cannot stop it. If something happens in the room he is in, his attention is required, it will be too late as a second later he will appear where he had started to teleport to.
• Cool Down: While Akshay can mist-walk as much as he wants, he cannot continue to do so consecutively. He needs a cool down period of at least 30 seconds before he can teleport again
• Only Locked-On Targets: The most important aspect is that Akshay can only mist-walk to those people whom he has locked onto with his X-Gene tracking. He cannot randomly teleport to places in his minds eye, or teleport to regular humans, adapteds, or people with inactive x-genes. They have to be active mutants who are within his sensing radius.

Physical Abilities



General Physical Capabilities: Akshay is thin and wiry, but he has the training of someone who has been working for the government for quite some time. His musculature is peak for someone of his age and stature and provides him with corresponding strength and stamina. His speed and agility are slightly higher as Akshay uses this to his advantage whenever possible.

Fighting Style: Government trained. Akshay is skilled in basic hand-to-hand combat but particularly excels in knife fighting. Akshay will normally carry two knives, sheathed inside his jacket, that allow him to have quick access to weaponry should he need it.

Fighting Style Pros/Cons:

Pros

- Unexpected. He looked too thin with his suit on to really look like he can do any damage, but Akshay catches these people off guard all the time.

- Deadly. His knife-fighting skills are fairly mastered, meaning that he is a deadly and unsuspecting opponent, able to disarm and incapacitate opponents with a few, well-placed stabs and slashes.

Cons

- Lacking strength. Akshay isn’t the strongest or most well-rounded fighter. If he fights someone who is just physically stronger, head to head, he could easily put himself at risk for being killed.

- Up Close. Sadly Akshay’s fighting skills all center on him being up close and personal with his opponents. This definitely ups the risk factor for him.



History Of Your Character

Akshay does not know anything about his birth parents. Found outside of a fire department, wrapped in a pale blue blanket, on February 12, 1986, Akshay was found by the fire chief with only a note that had the name “Akshay Malik” on it a plea to find a more suitable home for the child. With no way to track where he was born, who his parents were, or anything for that matter Akshay was taken in as a ward of the state and from birth needed to learn to rely on himself.

Akshay did not have a horrible time growing up. In foster care, Akshay was well-fed and developed nicely. He was like any other kid who ran around, was goofy and, most of all, loved to draw. He was quite the little artist and this fact endeared him to the many foster homes he skipped between. But when he was 12, Akshay was finally adopted.

A loving couple, Jonah Iris and his wife Charlotte Iris, met the fun-loving 12 year-old and almost instantaneously fell in love with him. Slowly they introduced themselves into his life until finally he ready to be adopted. For the most part, Akshay prepared himself for never being adopted but this turn of events changed his world. Before he knew it, he was packing his suitcase and forever saying good bye to Buffalo; his new home with Jonah and Charlotte would be in the metropolis of New York City.

New York City would also prove to be the site of an even greater life-changing event.

Akshay had a great year. Upon moving to New York City, Akshay immediately fell in sync with his adopted parents. They loved and cared for him and did everything in their power to make him feel at home. Akshay truly felt a sense of belonging that he did not have when he lived with any of his foster parents. For a year he went to school, made friends, celebrated holidays, was introduced to family, and just generally had the life that every child wished they had.

A year after his arrival, though, he would witness a terrifying event. Though his parents were not wealthy, they proved him with the best that they could afford. Unfortunately this did not mean that they could fully separate themselves from criminal element of the city.



While walking home from a particular fun-filled evening at the movies, Akshay and his parents were stopped by a roving band thugs. Akshay didn’t know why, but something drew him to these individuals. It was almost as if the rest of the world dimmed and he could see them, shining like beacons in the darkness. However, they still made a scary lot and the fear would only continue to amp up. They pushed the trio into a nearby alley, trying to terrify them with their displays of mutant abilities. Fire. Ice. Sharp spikes. Akshay was beside himself as he watched them advance. He closed his eyes but he could see them as clear as day. When one of the thugs with an expanding jaw and a mouth filled with rows upon rows of sharp teeth advanced on them, Akshay suddenly found himself focusing on the mutant that was furthest away. In the blink of an eye, feeling himself grow lighter than air, Akshay found himself in front of the mutants one second, and behind the furthest back attacker the next.



Confused, startled, Akshay watched helplessly as his parents were murdered before his eyes. The mutants, seeing that he was like them, merely turned and escaped into the night, leaving the boy with the broken, bleeding bodies of his adopted parents until a neighbor finally heard the crying and called the police.



The years that followed were a blur for Akshay. He slipped back into the system, bouncing between foster homes, therapists, and all sorts of professionals that just wanted to help him cope. His mutation was still a mystery to him, something that he couldn’t quite get a grasp on understanding so he kept it a secret. While his outside demeanor grew cold, internally he was still seething over the what had happened to his parents and the mutants who had just gotten away with it. He would get his revenge, he knew that, no matter how long it took.



Becoming social enough just to stay in school, get his education, and finally move onto college, Akshay remained a pretty solitary figure. He lost the only place he had ever truly felt at home and now as little more than flotsam, just trying to get by. Still, he managed to do well enough in school so his future seemingly had high prospects, but he could never get over what happened to his parents – that is until he started to experiment with his mutation.



Akshay hated the fact that he was a mutant but, with time, he grew to learn to harness this side of him. Through experimentation and trial and error, he learned that he could sense active X-genes around him and that, by locking onto one of those signatures, he could actually teleport himself closer to them. It was a neat trick but a bit risky; how could it be of use to him? It would seem that his antics wouldn’t go unnoticed as, after only a few months of observation, the government would come knocking at his door.



S.U.P.E.R., that’s what they called themselves. When they arrived, they terrified the hell out of Akshay, but with a few choice words, they were able to get him to sit in one place. They had a proposition; they knew of his abilities, they were impressed, and they wanted to help him utilize them to their utmost potential. While it Akshay didn’t seem interested at first, they added to his deal by showing him recent surveillance shots of a certain large-mouthed mutant who was seriously in need of dental work. He agreed.



That was when the training started. Akshay was inducted into the organization willingly. They taught him to fight, to train with his abilities, and even some therapy to help him get over his issues. Over time, Akshay became one of the most valuable agents in S.U.P.E.R., despite the fact that he was a mutant. He even found time for a little self-discovery in the fact that he was gay. Of course, falling in love at work was never a good idea, Akshay still did it, found himself a great man and after a year of marriage, adopted a young child. However, work and his mission were hard on the couple and, eventually, they found themselves drifting apart. Still, Akshay hopes to avoid this by agreeing to a temporary separation and allowing the both of them some breathing room.



Either way, Akshay loves his family, loves his country, and works hard for his organization as it was the saving grace of his life.



Roleplay

What’s your OOC alias?: Jorge

Where did you learn about this site?: Some psychopath who wandered by him, jabbering about how no matter how hard he tried to get away, he just kept getting pulled back in. Don’t remember his name, only that it began with a J. Handsome guy, though…

Do you have any other characters on MRO, if so who: Jorge Cervantes Belladonna Honey Booker B. Bookman

Sample RP:

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