Individual 

Character's full name: Eisenhower Brandt-Garcia
Alias/ Nickname/ Code name: Pause
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Date of Birth: March 17, 1998
Birthplace/ Home/ Place of origin: Baltimore, MD
Nationality: American
Ethnicity/ Cultural Heritage: Irish on his Father’s side, French on his mother’s side

Appearance

Hair color and style: Natural ginger, but can be found dying his hair blonde, pink, green, whatever he feels. Keeps it short and buzzed.
Skin Tone: Tan
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5’9” (180cm)
Build: Built, and athletic. Square shoulders. More torso than legs.
Visible mutation: N/A
Scars/ Tattoos/ Piercings: Very tatted. 
Other features: N/A

Everyday clothing style: He wears whatever he wants to wear, or barely nothing at all. Basically loose casual clothing, often printed tees.
Uniform: Chaos
Sleepwear: Commando
Miscellaneous clothing: Shades and hats


Character

Personality: 
Eisen loves to ask questions, and has been inquisitive as a youth. He is not satisfied with bullshit answers and will get at the truth because he feels as if no one has actual authority to keep truths hidden. As the youngest child, he has a need for attention, but is not picky about who or where he gets it from. He speaks his mind and goes wherever he wants, but is aware of societal expectations and will not garner unnecessary attention to himself. Eisen, however, cares little about laws and regulations. Permissibility is achieved through ability, in his eyes.

Eisen is typically an adrenaline junkie. Furthermore, as a kinesthetic learner, he loves to dive head-first into situations even prior to assessing the risks. His guiding factor is mostly derived from thrill and amusement. Yet, Eisen is capable of long periods of focus as long as it is devoted to an activity he has grown to love. His graffiti art and taking long runs/hikes are a couple of such activities.

Eisen lives in the world with the attitude that he owes the world nothing and the world owes him nothing in return. One chooses what one gives to the world. This belief was fostered by his two caring fathers who refused to shelter him from reality but also reinforced an attitude of gratefulness. All of life is a gift. As gift, no strings ought to be attached to anything. Thus, Eisen tends to be a forgiving and understanding person, yet this belief has also developed an antagonism against any force that imposes commitment onto him. If he does not feel as if he is free to continue any activity or relationship, his determination diminishes.


Hobbies/ Interests: He is a graffiti artist with some reputation. He goes by the name ‘Pause’ and his signature consists of two vertical, parallel lines. “||” Eisen loves music, crowds, thrills, travel, and people.
Job or part time job and description: Tattoo artist, D.J.,  Mercenary
Fears/ phobias/ concerns: He fears drowning, being in debt, and nuclear warfare.  
Special talents: Can cook, clean, chug energy drinks, scale walls, hold his breath for a minute. He also knows enough Spanish to get by.


Morality

Neutral: Eisen tends to be kindhearted, but will do what he wants when he wants. Knows how to avoid trouble when he wants to.


Mutations

Mutation description: Spatial Lock
Eisen’s mutation allows him to lock any solid object in its position in space as long as he maintains direct or indirect physical contact between the object and his palms or soles.

Strengths:
Eisen can potentially lock as many solid objects in space as long as they come into direct or indirect contact with his palms or soles. (example of indirect contact: if he holds onto a rope and locks its position in space, his mutation extends to anything else solid that the rope touches) Each palm or sole acts as a source of spatial lock, meaning he can directly lock up to four different targets.

Eisen utilises his mutation on a daily basis by locking his shoes into place as he walks through the air, essentially using his spatially locked shoes as stairs. Eisen has also achieved a level of competency with his mutation that allows him to spatially lock only part of that which he is in direct or indirect contact with. 

Weaknesses and Limitations:
Eisen must maintain his focus in order to keep his mutation activated. This essentially leaves whichever palm or sole Eisen uses to spatially lock immobile as well. 

The larger the mass of the object, the larger the focus required to utilize his mutation. Eisen’s spatial lock can also be overridden with sufficient force. If ever his spatial lock is overridden or he exerts too much of his power, Eisen suffers from mental backlash and muscle soreness of the arm or leg attached to the palm or sole used to spatial lock.

Eisen cannot spatially lock himself or other living beings. 

Physical Abilities

General Physical Capabilities: Eisen works out often and has a mentality suited to an “American Ninja Warrior”
Fighting Style: He can punch, kick, wrestle, and he uses a mean bowstaff.
Fighting Style Pros/Cons: Likes to take down his foes quick, and bonus points if they aren’t looking.


History Of Your Character
Eisen was conceived by a surrogate mother, Lacey Garris, on June 2, 1997 whose sperm was donated by Jason McKinley, husband of Alicia McKinley. Halfway through Lacey’s surrogacy, however, Jason McKinley was imprisoned for drug abuse and Alicia McKinley no longer had the means of her own nor a desire to follow through with the child. 

Garris happened to know of her two friends, Victor and Emmanuel Brandt-Garcia, who were looking to adopt a third child. Arrangements were made and Eisenhowever Brandt-Garcia was born on March 17, 1998, 7lbs, in MedStar Harbor Hospital with curly ginger hair and no complications. 

Eisenhower, nicknamed “Eisen” grew up in Northwest, Washington DC on New Jersey Avenue. His fathers Victor and Emmanuel, whom he affectionately called Daddy and Papi respectively, raised him and his two older siblings, Braddock (6 years older) and Aurelia (4 years older). Braddock was adopted from a foster-care system and Aurelia was adopted from China.  

Eisen’s fathers were quite aware of their childrens’ differences and struggled as any parents would to raise young men and women in a society that may not always understand and accept their family and way of life. Braddock and Aurelia went to public schools like all the other children. Yet, Eisen’s fathers made a different decision for him, for when Eisen first learned how to walk, he began to exhibit peculiar abilities. One day, Eisen crawled into Victor’s opened toolbox and began to play with the hammer. Seeing the danger, Victor tried to yank the hammer out of Eisen’s hand, but it was as if the hammer had been glued to the air by some special force. Eisen was adamant about keeping the hammer and once Victor let go, the hammer too continued to move again.

Taking into account Eisen’s natural head-strong nature, his fathers decided to prevent him from entering the public school system and to enroll him in online classes. Eisen at first grew jealous that his siblings were able to attend normal school and he wasn’t, but his jealousy did not last. His father’s were often busy at work and Eisen soon learned that once he finished his work he was free to explore the city with the understanding that his mutant abilities gave him this lifestyle that wasn’t like his siblings, but that he could endanger it as well if he slipped up.

Eisen’s elementary and middle school life consisted of doing the bare minimum for online classes, exploring the city in his free time, hanging out with neighborhood kids, and hanging around his dad Emmanuel. Emmanuel ran a hair-parlor and often took Eisen with him, meanwhile Victor managed sales and statistics in an office downtown. Eisen also learned a bit of Spanish, as Emmanuel is from El Salvador and would often have hispanic patients.

During Eisen’s highschool years, however, his father Victor became quite ill. At this point, his eldest siblings had moved out to their out-of-state colleges and he was the only one left at home. This put a stop to Eisen’s free-roaming lifestyle and forced him to grow in responsibility. To help pay the bills, since Victor could no longer work, Eisen decided to start his own business cleaning gutters. He began to use his mutation more and more during this time, without his parent’s knowledge, which made him a popular choice for gutter cleaning. One his way to work one day, Eisen caught a graffiti artist at work and gained inspiration to try it. His highschool years were then occupied with taking care of his father, his part-time job, and in spraying up the city.

Eisen’s father grew well enough to get back to work just as Eisen was finishing up his senior year. He was 18 when he got his online highschool diploma and Eisen had made friends in the graffiti world, gaining reputation as the guy who scaled incredible heights to spray his designs. At the same time, however, one of his graffiti friends nicknamed ‘Xia’ noticed that Eisen was a mutant. Xia brought Eisen to an underground mutant fight in Brooklyn and Eisen was hooked. Many times before had he questioned what to do with his life, and knowing his mutation had already decided for him that he did not grow up and get an education like the other kids, encouraged him to follow Xia. Eisen told his father that he and Xia would be continuing his gutter cleaning business in New York, where he was certain there would be more gutters to clean.

The next couple years were characterized by couch-hopping, high-bidding, gruesome fights and an introduction to the gory and almost pornographic reality of the underground mutant life. Xia turned out to be the girlfriend of one of the mutant scouters. Eisen convinced Xia that he was no fighter, but would be loyal to the industry. Eisen advertised for fights, prepped the fighters, and even tossed out a couple of dead bodies. He was adverse to the atmosphere at first, but the sheer adrenaline kept him going and he grew eyes for Xia, wanting her for his own.

Eisen soon solidified himself as a referee, using his mutation to stop fighters from killing each other at the last moment, and earning himself the nickname ‘Pause’. Yet, he grew more and more weary as Xia’s boyfriend grew greedier and wealthier. Realizing he would not have a chance if he didn’t swoop in and snatch her, Eisen planned on taking care of Xia’s boyfriend in the night after a huge fight, when he’d be drunk and high. He lost his nerve once the fight ended, and decided to go home. The next day, he learned that Xia and her boyfriend had passed away in the night due to a drug overdose.

Eisen soon left the underground arena, realizing his blindness toward the mutant fights was caused by his own ignorance. He bore little hatred toward the underground scene, since those mutants came mostly out of their own accord, but grew bitter toward his blind love for Xia. Realizing he didn’t have much on his own, Eisen trained and applied for a job as a telephone wire installer and repairman. 

Eisen eventually grew sick of the day job, spending more and more time in the night. In a couple years, made new friends and became a D.J. for a local nightclub. He also spent the rest of his time chasing thrills, parkouring through the city and bulking up.

He soon gained enough reputation as an artist by traveling with other artists, getting into electronic music and and hitchhiked across the country, couch hopping and doing what he wanted. On his off days, he’d pawn valuables he’d pickpocket, even did odd jobs for money for fun, earning a small reputation as a mercenary. He picked up the bowstaff and learned to carry himself in a fight and also how to sneak around.

His heart for the underdog remained, however, and now he’s back in New York looking out for those who may not have a place to be. He helps run a body modification shop in the city,  as a tattoo artist, but can still be found doing odd jobs here and there, partying it up, and finding himself strange corners of the city. Visits his nephews sometimes yet is still looking for a larger cause to lend himself to.

Roleplay
What’s your OOC alias?: Atlas
Where did you learn about this site?: Google
Do you have any other characters on MRO, if so who: Nope
Sample RP:

The clerk behind the counter handed Eisen the plastic cup with a lid and a straw wide enough to suck up his pointer finger. The drink in the cup was a light purple and small black balls rested at the bottom, which swirled a little when he picked up the drink. Eisen turned to the chick with black bangs who had already pierced the top of the drink with her straw and abducted the small black balls through it. 

“Is this a snack or a beverage?” Eisen asked, holding the straw in his hand like it were a spear. The clerk and the girl snorted in unison.

“How have you been in New York for three years and not have had Boba Tea?” She leaned forward, took the straw from him and stabbed his drink with it. He held the drink out away from his chest, as if it had been about to explode.

“I’ve lived 22 years and never heard of the flavor, ‘Taro’ either.” He took a sip and let the purple, creamy liquid sift through his teeth and soak his tongue with flavor. He swirled his tongue around and smacked his lips a little. He raised his lips and a smile began to form wrinkles on the side of his cheeks.

“Holy shit. This is good.” He took a larger slurp and caught three of the brown pearls in his lower mouth. He then bit down on them, his teeth getting caught mid-chew, as if they were round little gummy bears. His eyes widened, and he took larger sips, trying to suck up enough brown pearls to fill his mouth. One pearl snuck its way past his tongue and into his throat, causing him to cough loudly. He put a hand up to indicate that he was fine.

The girl laughed loudly, unafraid to be obnoxious or offensive with her laugh, and tugged on Eisen’s elbow sleeve. “Let’s go before you lose a lung and this place closes down because of you. There’s more to see in Chinatown”

Eisen let her pull on his sleeve, in fact he welcomed it. He felt a burning in his chest when he was around her, almost as if he had met his match. He was certain the burning wasn’t just because of the taro milk tea that had leaked into the wrong pipe during his last sip.

This profile was originally posted on Jan 1, 2021 and approved Jan 2, 2021. Original thread is here.

This profile has been reposted on a new sub-account so it can be under the same global account that Spero/Atlas is using for their other current characters.