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Basics: Brotherland, Blake. Archon
Full Name: Blake Vincent Brotherland
Codename: Archon
Nicknames: N/A
Type: Original
Gender: Male
Species: Homo Superior
Age: 25
Date of Birth: March 23rd
Hometown: New York City
Current Residence: Manhattan, New York
Loyalty: Neutral
Occupation: Chairman of Brotherland RWT (Robotics, Weaponry & Technology)
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Height: 5ft 8”
Weight: 150lbs
Body Type: He is not exactly built either, he is athletic, not skinny, even though at first glance it would seem that way, but his slender figure is lined with wiry muscles.
Typical Style: Like with the most of him his clothing is nothing out of the ordinary. His upper body is covered in a simple dress shirt, usually black in colour, most of the time he has the top three buttons undone and it is usually untucked. His lower half is covered in a pair of blue denim jeans, he also has a black belt in it, with a silver buckle. Also on his lower half there is a pair of trainers, not designer, just black with white trimming. He wears a few pieces of jewellery as well, there is a silver ring on his ring finger, it is quite chunky and has the knot, the Celtic symbol of eternity on it. There is also an ankh around his neck, silver in colour.
Distinguishing Features: See Physical Mutations.
Physical Mutations: On his left side of his face, chest and upper arm there were a series of what someone would call tattoos, they are quite tribal in look, but the fact is they appeared when his powers awoke, they are in fact physical mutations. Also, there is his left eye, it looks normal, but when he is using his powers it glows an intense orange, this also happens with his tattoos.
Uniform: Mask & Hooded Cloak: images.wikia.com/ninjagaiden/images/f/f0/NINJA_GAIDEN_3_avi.jpg
His eyes, as stated before are normally chocolate brown, but the fact is, when in uniform he actually uses a prototype form of technology he built himself. This is the reason why his eyes are emerald green, because the prototype tech is in fact contact lens. The benefits from these are quite numerous, because they give him multi-spectral vision, night, heat and motion sensing, as well as that he has an inbuilt targeting system as well as telescopic vision, and power level reading. The way it works is that he has a wireless system inside the mask which feeds into his thought patterns, when he wishes to use one of these modes the wireless system will feed said wished to the lens and it will happen. This takes about two seconds from the moment he commands it.
Within the mask itself there are three other systems running. One, is a static field running around his head, which causes interference and resistance to telepathic or psychic attack or invasion. The second system is only one part of it, as other areas of his body have the other bits. These part combined produces a highly effective hazmat suit and he can go into areas too dangerous for humans, the system does not give him defence against attack, but if he was to be in a highly toxic areas, it would maintain his body so he would not be effected by it. Finally there is an inbuilt communications device, which is linked up to his personal computer in his underground lab, which aids him in tactical analysis. There is also an inbuilt eye-shield which, on command, will protect him from blasts of light, or any other things that could damage his eyes.
Suit: browse.deviantart.com/?q=mass%20effect&order=9&offset=72#/d4m54oo
The only things that could be considered as a weapon is in the lower parts of his hands, well, wired into the suit as well. There are systems around the forearm that picks up the kinetic energy he builds from the movements of his hands. It will then store it within the a small storage unit each arm has. When the time is right Blake can use the built up kinetic energy and convert it into an electrical current which he would use on his opponents. It will then, when making contact with someone, render them unconscious. He can do this as much as he wants, but he must make sure not to over load the storage units because that would turn that weapon against him.
The suit uses a duel-layer system. The inner layer consists of fabric armour with reinforced padding. The areas that do not need to be flexible, such as the chest, or shins, are reinforced by sheets of lightweight, but durable metals. This experimental type of armour is interesting, because it is as light are most clothing, but twice as tough as Kevlar. He also has Octo-Cammo-Tech in his suit, which he uses quite regularly. The system was inspired by the chameleon, and does not make him invisible in the usual sense, but blends the colours of his suit’s to his surrounds. To aid in his stealth sound inhibitors have been installed into the microfiber of the inner layer, for almost silent running, as well as strength enhancers and shock absorbers in the legs to aid him in fast movement and jumping.
Personality: Likes: First and foremost, even though it is really not the big a deal, considering his main power, Archon love to learn. He loves the thrill of breaking into a new area and learning all he can about it. This could be something simple like a new area of mathematics, or something advance like an experimental area of science. He does not care how hard it is, in fact he loves a challenge, the harder it is the more he enjoys it, hell, something he does not use his power simply because it makes it more of a challenge. He also loves technology, he loves everything about it, but his favourite area is robotics, it is why he spent so much time delving into that area. On a side note he would give anything to be able to take apart technology that is not of this world.
The reason why he loves technology so is because it helps him in another love and that is inventing. When he is not conducting business, or out doing good he will more than likely be found in his lab working on a new weapon or device. Outside of technology he has very few loves, but there is one thing he could say he loves almost as much as tech, and that is art. He has a particular fondness of Renaissance artwork, especially Italian, since one of his idles is the great Leonardo Da Vinci. He has other areas of art he likes, but that area has always been a fascination with him.
Dislikes: Archon cannot stand stupidity. He does not have a problem with people who could be considered stupid, but he cannot stand when people go out of their way to do stupid things, it is that sort of recklessness and borderline arrogance that really gets under his skin. Another thing he cannot stand in people, that is laziness. If they have a reasonable reason for not doing anything, that is understandable, but if someone was meant to be doing something, no matter how menial that task and was not doing it because they could not be bother, well, like with stupidity, it really gets under his skin.
Then there are Playboys. He is one of the most eligible bachelors in the US, but he does not go out and flaunt it, and because of this sense of mortality he cannot abide people who go out of their way to be seen with a different gorgeous woman on their arm every time they are seen in public. Even though he had never been subjugated to this he hates discrimination. Even though Blake is calm, cool and collected by the very definition of the words, he would lose his cool if he saw someone attacking someone else just because they were born different. Finally, he hates chaos. Even though his mind has so many ideas and thoughts running through it at one time, he will try his best to keep all of those thoughts and ideas in order, he is also OCD about chaos and mess.
Overall Personality: Like with his inventing, Blake has a scientific way of thinking about life. His calm, cool and collected attitude helps him with this way of thinking. He believes that the universe can be put into equations, he is also like a physicist in that was. Also, Blake is a very analytical person. Like with his universal equations he will try and categories everything in this world, and he will do everything in his power to make sure he finds the right categories for each thing. He is also a gentleman.
He is not so old fashioned to have strong Christian sensibilities, but he will conduct himself in a way that is proper and in the way he was brought up to be. Ironically enough, he has strong sense of mortality, even though he works for a weapon’s tech company, which he forces himself to have a blind spot about, he will try his best to not do bad by anyone, he is not stupid, he know bad things can happen, and something bad things will happen, but he will try his best not to be the cause of said bad things, well, at least to good people.
Family: Robert Brotherland (Father / Dead)
Kelly Brotherland (Mother / Dead)
Jessica Brotherland (Older Sister: 40)
Faye Brotherland (Older Sister: 38)
Vinessa Brotherland (Older Sister: 32)
History: Blake Brotherland was born in New York City, as an Arab American, his father was a born and bread American and his mother was Arabic. There marriage was frowned upon by his mother’s family, but they were in love so his mother turned her back on her family, even though it pained her so. Soon after they were married she became pregnant and nine months after Blake’s oldest sister was born. They tried four times, the first three times they had girls, who they loved with all their hearts, but his mother wanted a boy, and on the fourth try he wish came true in Blake.
This young man’s life was nothing special; he was brought up with his three older sisters in the Harp, his father’s pub. There was little to mention about his life, he went to school, And unfortunately for him he got below average grades, which was becoming a serious problem at one point, and no matter what help he was give he was still a D student, the highest grade he got when he was in “normal” school up was a C-. He didn’t have physical abilities to back up his lack of intelligence, and was quite often bullied because of this. It was getting too much for him, until one day and this day would forever change his life and not because of his grades and physical abilities for he was about to become a mutant.
He was getting ready for an exam he had that following day and it was his most hated subject, maths. He was painstakingly staring at a geometry book, and as usual he was not getting it. All of it was getting too much for him and the frustration was building up in him to breaking point, and he broke. He slammed his open palm on the page and through this vent of frustration his powers awoke. When his fingers connected with the page the information from that page poured into him and at first it freaked him out. After a few seconds of contemplating the information made sense and he understood something that was far beyond him. There was something else, a thirst, and it was drying him out beyond all imagining.
Blake did this same thing with a few other pages before he had an idea, something that was rare for him before. He closed the book and placed his fingers on the front cover and all the information from that book poured into him. The feeling was beyond imagining, all that information pouring into him from Topology to Axiomatic geometry, and he got it all, the more complicated parts took a few more seconds to understand, but in the end, everything in that book he knew and understood it as perfectly as it was breathing to him. What he didn’t know was as he absorbed the information his two physical mutations kicked in.
As he finished the geometry book he instantly wanted more and looked around for more books. By the end of the night he had absorbed the information from every book he had in his room, from simple fantasy books to calculus and history. His father walked in to tell him it was time for school and he found Blake, who seemed to be rambling at first but listening closely he was reciting pie perfectly. At first he was worried but he then saw the tattoos on his face and arms, and knew he did not have them the night before.
Robert was angry with Blake and went to grab him to tell him off, and when Robert did Blake was confused. Robert dragged him to a mirror and showed him. At first Blake was confused, but drawing on a book he absorbed on theoretical understanding of mutation he smiled and explained what had happened. Robert was scared that his son was a mutant but remembered a guy that came into the pub quite regularly and was actually down in the pub at that point in time. He called down to bring him up, when the mutant came up he explained what had happened and asked if there was anyway he could help. That mutant actually turned out to be an X-Man and said he could take him to a school that could help him. Robert thanked the mutant and helped his son pack. Blake was on his way to the Xavier Institute.
Over the two years that followed he learnt how to control his powers and studying, even though it was a given since, once he learnt to use his powers at will he could learn everything he needed to learn at the touch of his fingers. He learnt what he needed to learn but not more until he needed to know that certain thing. During his holidays he spent time back at his father's pub, expect for one holiday he went to the Arabic nations to study his mother's homeland. He also spent some time up in the mountains of New Hampshire with some of the Native American to truly learn their ways. He was eighteen and was about to graduate from the Institute and even though he could learn anything he did not know what he was going to do.
So, knowing that he was going to graduate he approached a loan company and spoke to them about starting up a business. It was a long a length chat, but in the end the gave him the lone, however, the amount they gave him was not exactly enough. The event that happened next was something that broke his heart, and started him along his path. His parent, whom he loved dearly, died in a car acciendent. Blake’s three older sister, not wanting to continue with the pub business, sold all of them, and, along with Blake, gained a sizable amount, which, along with the loan and the money his parents left for him, gave him just enough.
So, once he graduated he started up a small computer company. That was seven year before hand, over those seven years the company he set up grew, and was now a big business. From building computers they evolved into making experiment al technologies, such as computer systems, robotics, and, even, non-viral weaponry. They even have a number of government contracts under their belt.
However, over those seven years not only had his business been evolving but he had been as well, not genetically, but the weaponry he used in combat, because even though he had left the X-Men, he had never stopped fighting the good fight, and now with a lot of money under his belt he could do this a lot more efficiently. He is current a big name in technology areas, both for his genius and some say controversial technologies. He was also, for the previous two years voted one of Vogues top five eligible bachelors. Yes, little Blake has elevated from the young and slightly inexperienced Tactile, to the proud and somewhat powerful, leader of men, Archon.
Even though growing up in the Institute and being trained by the X-Men had made him wary of the government, when the MRA was released he had to think seriously about it. True he hated the idea of having to register, just because he was a mutant, but the fact was, he knew, if they found out and not because he registered it could seriously harm his government contracts, which in turn could irreparably damage his company. So, with the thoughts of his company and employee’s needs in mind he stepped forward and registered. It in fact had an interesting outcome, not only did it keep his contracts safe, but he gained two more. He was also offered a position within the BMA, which he accepted.
Classification: Beta
Powers: Powers: Blake’s power is a strange one. It is called Tactile Information Absorption. Using the touch of his fingers as a telepathic conductor he can absorb information of any kind text source, from the contents of a book to a long dead alien language. As long as he has some source to absorb the information from, say runes from the dead alien language. When it comes to storing the information his capability of storing information in his brain his five times as great as a normal humans, because of this he cannot know all, even though he comes close to being able to do so.
He is able to, when he sees no need for the information, systematically take that information from his mind and place it on another format, say, in a book, or on a computer system. He also has one more power his superhuman intelligence. This power is both a symbol of the accumulated knowledge he has absorbed as well as an enhancement to his ability to absorb. His mind works quicker because of this power, also his processing rate will increase making him able to absorb larger amounts of information at one time and at a faster rate, like an upgrade the processing unit in a computer.
Even though he can absorb, there are limits to the amount he can at one time. The most he has been able to absorb is about the same size as three encyclopaedias. If he was to try and absorb more it could prove dangerous, the more he tried to beyond his limits the more damage is inflicted to him, so, if he tried to absorb the internet, it would most defiantly kill him.
Skills: There are a number of skills to his name, but the ones he uses most often are as followed. He has a masterful understanding of computers and robotics. He is also highly skilled in geometry, chaos theory, genetics and quantum mechanics, the three main sciences, mathematics, computers, programming and designing, and business. He is also multi lingual, being fluent in German, Russian, French, Japanese and Spanish. Outside of the classroom he also has skills in unarmed combat, as well as various forms of sword fighting. He also is highly skilled when it comes to projectiles, from using them to actually making them.
Weaponry: Outside of his Battlesuit’s systems, he carries a couple of weapons with him. The first of them is an energy pistol. It emits the same sort of power as a low blast from Cyclops, not exactly over powerful, but if he hits in the right spot it can do some damage, however, he uses this pistol for stunning and stopping his opponent, but he rarely kills with it. He also carries a sword with him, the blade is silver, with the handle and hilt black, the pommel and other parts to it are ice blue. Finally he carries five smoke bombs and five flash bang grenades with him, just in case he needs to make a hasty escape.
His Car: i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/Karrl_Garm/arccar.png
Base Model: Jaguar XK Convertible
Defence Systems: Archon’s personal mode of transportation has a number of defence systems, first of all the car’s skin has been replaced with a hard metal, which they use on armoured personnel carriers modified so it looks and weighs like a normal convertible, but supplies the same protection, as well as the window being replaced to make the entire exterior completely bullet proof. However, the car itself has four levels of security.
Level One: Just a stand everyday alarm, And vocal warning
Level Two: Silent Alarm, and direct communication with the nearest police station. As well as that, the vehicle has been outfitted with a defence system that implements the same type of attack that Archon’s shock gloves use, if someone was to touch the vehicle in the level of security five seconds later this would come up for half an hour. If someone was to touch the vehicle within that time limit without deactivating the systems it would send a high voltage of electricity into the person incapacitating the person.
Level Three: It will implement the electrical defence systems, but it will also use another system that he has personally installed. It is in fact the Octo-Cammo-Tech he uses for his suit. Of course he does not use this system often, only when he needs to infiltrate somewhere and needs his car to not be see, or when he is in fact hiding from a force that is too great for him to manage at that moment. Or other times where he needs that kind of technology.
Weapons Systems: The car has three systems for offensive use. The first of them is bonnet mounted, twin grenade launchers, of course with Blake’s views about killing they only five smoke bombs and a grenade he personally designed which, on impact erupts into a disorienting wave of sound. The second one is based on his energy pistols, but is in fact a full-automatic machinegun which fires the same level of energy as his pistol but at a much faster rate. Finally on the wheels he went a little Ben Hur with this one, using wheel mounted scythes that could cut through anything short of adamantium or vibranium.
Tech Systems: Along with the offensive and defensive systems it carries a number of other tech as well. For one thing it has a direct link to AMI his personal computer so, with the aid of her can perform needed tasks quicker and more efficiently. Along with that it has a direct hacking feed system, so when he needs to find information he can hack into the police scanners, CCTV cameras or most computer systems. Finally, to aid with the weaponry there is a targeting computer installed, as well as 306 degree vision from the cameras, he has on the car. Finally there is a feed to his arm mounted computer so if anything was wrong, say people were trying to steal it, it would send a direct warning the computer. Along with that, just for kicks, he installed a swivel mounted front and rear licence plate, so he could change between four different ones.
Role Play Sample: Blake was in the science lab, as usual. Due to is powers he had been given access to it whenever he wanted, with curfew times of course, he may be one of the smartest, if not the smartest person in the institute but he was still a student at the end of the day. He was working on one of his project, as he always was, whether it be just a simple chemistry experiment to pass the time to working on a robot, which he loved to do. This time he was working on his personal energy weapon, which he got the inspiration from when he first saw Cyclops use his powers.
It did not work exactly how Scott’s powers work. He first started to work on it a few months after he joined the institute, and had been tinkering with it ever since. It works on the principle that if certain partials were sped up to such degree that it would generate energy. He was using this principle in a way so he had that a mass amount of those partials condensed and then sped up to the needed degree and then channelled through a single point would create a energy based attack which would could be used in the defence of the school.
The weapon did actually work, but he was actually having trouble with certain aspects, such as the fire rate, and risks of overheating. He was working on both of these things, because they went hand in hand. After about two hours of work he closed it up and looked at the target he had made to be able to handle the energy based weapon. He took aim and started to fire, he managed to get six shots off before it started to overheat. He put it down and started to write on his papers, ”Six shots, not bad, two more then last time, with a bit more work it could prove effective in battle.”]
He suddenly woke up with a start and rubbed his eyes. He was confused for a moment, but he heard his alarm. He had been dreaming, a small smile crossed his lips, as he remembered that day, the days of when he was a student at the Institute, that day, was one of the first before he final finished his first piece of weaponry. He had to admit, he missed the simplicity of it, just building because he could, not because he needed to, he sighed and rolled out of his bed. He looked up, “Computer, have I got any free days in the near future?” The computer confirmed that he had no prior meetings that day and all needed paperwork was taken care off. He nodded, “Good, set today for meeting with old friends.”
Your Name: Cam
Other Characters: Camaxtli
Full Name: Blake Vincent Brotherland
Codename: Archon
Nicknames: N/A
Type: Original
Gender: Male
Species: Homo Superior
Age: 25
Date of Birth: March 23rd
Hometown: New York City
Current Residence: Manhattan, New York
Loyalty: Neutral
Occupation: Chairman of Brotherland RWT (Robotics, Weaponry & Technology)
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Height: 5ft 8”
Weight: 150lbs
Body Type: He is not exactly built either, he is athletic, not skinny, even though at first glance it would seem that way, but his slender figure is lined with wiry muscles.
Typical Style: Like with the most of him his clothing is nothing out of the ordinary. His upper body is covered in a simple dress shirt, usually black in colour, most of the time he has the top three buttons undone and it is usually untucked. His lower half is covered in a pair of blue denim jeans, he also has a black belt in it, with a silver buckle. Also on his lower half there is a pair of trainers, not designer, just black with white trimming. He wears a few pieces of jewellery as well, there is a silver ring on his ring finger, it is quite chunky and has the knot, the Celtic symbol of eternity on it. There is also an ankh around his neck, silver in colour.
Distinguishing Features: See Physical Mutations.
Physical Mutations: On his left side of his face, chest and upper arm there were a series of what someone would call tattoos, they are quite tribal in look, but the fact is they appeared when his powers awoke, they are in fact physical mutations. Also, there is his left eye, it looks normal, but when he is using his powers it glows an intense orange, this also happens with his tattoos.
Uniform: Mask & Hooded Cloak: images.wikia.com/ninjagaiden/images/f/f0/NINJA_GAIDEN_3_avi.jpg
His eyes, as stated before are normally chocolate brown, but the fact is, when in uniform he actually uses a prototype form of technology he built himself. This is the reason why his eyes are emerald green, because the prototype tech is in fact contact lens. The benefits from these are quite numerous, because they give him multi-spectral vision, night, heat and motion sensing, as well as that he has an inbuilt targeting system as well as telescopic vision, and power level reading. The way it works is that he has a wireless system inside the mask which feeds into his thought patterns, when he wishes to use one of these modes the wireless system will feed said wished to the lens and it will happen. This takes about two seconds from the moment he commands it.
Within the mask itself there are three other systems running. One, is a static field running around his head, which causes interference and resistance to telepathic or psychic attack or invasion. The second system is only one part of it, as other areas of his body have the other bits. These part combined produces a highly effective hazmat suit and he can go into areas too dangerous for humans, the system does not give him defence against attack, but if he was to be in a highly toxic areas, it would maintain his body so he would not be effected by it. Finally there is an inbuilt communications device, which is linked up to his personal computer in his underground lab, which aids him in tactical analysis. There is also an inbuilt eye-shield which, on command, will protect him from blasts of light, or any other things that could damage his eyes.
Suit: browse.deviantart.com/?q=mass%20effect&order=9&offset=72#/d4m54oo
The only things that could be considered as a weapon is in the lower parts of his hands, well, wired into the suit as well. There are systems around the forearm that picks up the kinetic energy he builds from the movements of his hands. It will then store it within the a small storage unit each arm has. When the time is right Blake can use the built up kinetic energy and convert it into an electrical current which he would use on his opponents. It will then, when making contact with someone, render them unconscious. He can do this as much as he wants, but he must make sure not to over load the storage units because that would turn that weapon against him.
The suit uses a duel-layer system. The inner layer consists of fabric armour with reinforced padding. The areas that do not need to be flexible, such as the chest, or shins, are reinforced by sheets of lightweight, but durable metals. This experimental type of armour is interesting, because it is as light are most clothing, but twice as tough as Kevlar. He also has Octo-Cammo-Tech in his suit, which he uses quite regularly. The system was inspired by the chameleon, and does not make him invisible in the usual sense, but blends the colours of his suit’s to his surrounds. To aid in his stealth sound inhibitors have been installed into the microfiber of the inner layer, for almost silent running, as well as strength enhancers and shock absorbers in the legs to aid him in fast movement and jumping.
Personality: Likes: First and foremost, even though it is really not the big a deal, considering his main power, Archon love to learn. He loves the thrill of breaking into a new area and learning all he can about it. This could be something simple like a new area of mathematics, or something advance like an experimental area of science. He does not care how hard it is, in fact he loves a challenge, the harder it is the more he enjoys it, hell, something he does not use his power simply because it makes it more of a challenge. He also loves technology, he loves everything about it, but his favourite area is robotics, it is why he spent so much time delving into that area. On a side note he would give anything to be able to take apart technology that is not of this world.
The reason why he loves technology so is because it helps him in another love and that is inventing. When he is not conducting business, or out doing good he will more than likely be found in his lab working on a new weapon or device. Outside of technology he has very few loves, but there is one thing he could say he loves almost as much as tech, and that is art. He has a particular fondness of Renaissance artwork, especially Italian, since one of his idles is the great Leonardo Da Vinci. He has other areas of art he likes, but that area has always been a fascination with him.
Dislikes: Archon cannot stand stupidity. He does not have a problem with people who could be considered stupid, but he cannot stand when people go out of their way to do stupid things, it is that sort of recklessness and borderline arrogance that really gets under his skin. Another thing he cannot stand in people, that is laziness. If they have a reasonable reason for not doing anything, that is understandable, but if someone was meant to be doing something, no matter how menial that task and was not doing it because they could not be bother, well, like with stupidity, it really gets under his skin.
Then there are Playboys. He is one of the most eligible bachelors in the US, but he does not go out and flaunt it, and because of this sense of mortality he cannot abide people who go out of their way to be seen with a different gorgeous woman on their arm every time they are seen in public. Even though he had never been subjugated to this he hates discrimination. Even though Blake is calm, cool and collected by the very definition of the words, he would lose his cool if he saw someone attacking someone else just because they were born different. Finally, he hates chaos. Even though his mind has so many ideas and thoughts running through it at one time, he will try his best to keep all of those thoughts and ideas in order, he is also OCD about chaos and mess.
Overall Personality: Like with his inventing, Blake has a scientific way of thinking about life. His calm, cool and collected attitude helps him with this way of thinking. He believes that the universe can be put into equations, he is also like a physicist in that was. Also, Blake is a very analytical person. Like with his universal equations he will try and categories everything in this world, and he will do everything in his power to make sure he finds the right categories for each thing. He is also a gentleman.
He is not so old fashioned to have strong Christian sensibilities, but he will conduct himself in a way that is proper and in the way he was brought up to be. Ironically enough, he has strong sense of mortality, even though he works for a weapon’s tech company, which he forces himself to have a blind spot about, he will try his best to not do bad by anyone, he is not stupid, he know bad things can happen, and something bad things will happen, but he will try his best not to be the cause of said bad things, well, at least to good people.
Family: Robert Brotherland (Father / Dead)
Kelly Brotherland (Mother / Dead)
Jessica Brotherland (Older Sister: 40)
Faye Brotherland (Older Sister: 38)
Vinessa Brotherland (Older Sister: 32)
History: Blake Brotherland was born in New York City, as an Arab American, his father was a born and bread American and his mother was Arabic. There marriage was frowned upon by his mother’s family, but they were in love so his mother turned her back on her family, even though it pained her so. Soon after they were married she became pregnant and nine months after Blake’s oldest sister was born. They tried four times, the first three times they had girls, who they loved with all their hearts, but his mother wanted a boy, and on the fourth try he wish came true in Blake.
This young man’s life was nothing special; he was brought up with his three older sisters in the Harp, his father’s pub. There was little to mention about his life, he went to school, And unfortunately for him he got below average grades, which was becoming a serious problem at one point, and no matter what help he was give he was still a D student, the highest grade he got when he was in “normal” school up was a C-. He didn’t have physical abilities to back up his lack of intelligence, and was quite often bullied because of this. It was getting too much for him, until one day and this day would forever change his life and not because of his grades and physical abilities for he was about to become a mutant.
He was getting ready for an exam he had that following day and it was his most hated subject, maths. He was painstakingly staring at a geometry book, and as usual he was not getting it. All of it was getting too much for him and the frustration was building up in him to breaking point, and he broke. He slammed his open palm on the page and through this vent of frustration his powers awoke. When his fingers connected with the page the information from that page poured into him and at first it freaked him out. After a few seconds of contemplating the information made sense and he understood something that was far beyond him. There was something else, a thirst, and it was drying him out beyond all imagining.
Blake did this same thing with a few other pages before he had an idea, something that was rare for him before. He closed the book and placed his fingers on the front cover and all the information from that book poured into him. The feeling was beyond imagining, all that information pouring into him from Topology to Axiomatic geometry, and he got it all, the more complicated parts took a few more seconds to understand, but in the end, everything in that book he knew and understood it as perfectly as it was breathing to him. What he didn’t know was as he absorbed the information his two physical mutations kicked in.
As he finished the geometry book he instantly wanted more and looked around for more books. By the end of the night he had absorbed the information from every book he had in his room, from simple fantasy books to calculus and history. His father walked in to tell him it was time for school and he found Blake, who seemed to be rambling at first but listening closely he was reciting pie perfectly. At first he was worried but he then saw the tattoos on his face and arms, and knew he did not have them the night before.
Robert was angry with Blake and went to grab him to tell him off, and when Robert did Blake was confused. Robert dragged him to a mirror and showed him. At first Blake was confused, but drawing on a book he absorbed on theoretical understanding of mutation he smiled and explained what had happened. Robert was scared that his son was a mutant but remembered a guy that came into the pub quite regularly and was actually down in the pub at that point in time. He called down to bring him up, when the mutant came up he explained what had happened and asked if there was anyway he could help. That mutant actually turned out to be an X-Man and said he could take him to a school that could help him. Robert thanked the mutant and helped his son pack. Blake was on his way to the Xavier Institute.
Over the two years that followed he learnt how to control his powers and studying, even though it was a given since, once he learnt to use his powers at will he could learn everything he needed to learn at the touch of his fingers. He learnt what he needed to learn but not more until he needed to know that certain thing. During his holidays he spent time back at his father's pub, expect for one holiday he went to the Arabic nations to study his mother's homeland. He also spent some time up in the mountains of New Hampshire with some of the Native American to truly learn their ways. He was eighteen and was about to graduate from the Institute and even though he could learn anything he did not know what he was going to do.
So, knowing that he was going to graduate he approached a loan company and spoke to them about starting up a business. It was a long a length chat, but in the end the gave him the lone, however, the amount they gave him was not exactly enough. The event that happened next was something that broke his heart, and started him along his path. His parent, whom he loved dearly, died in a car acciendent. Blake’s three older sister, not wanting to continue with the pub business, sold all of them, and, along with Blake, gained a sizable amount, which, along with the loan and the money his parents left for him, gave him just enough.
So, once he graduated he started up a small computer company. That was seven year before hand, over those seven years the company he set up grew, and was now a big business. From building computers they evolved into making experiment al technologies, such as computer systems, robotics, and, even, non-viral weaponry. They even have a number of government contracts under their belt.
However, over those seven years not only had his business been evolving but he had been as well, not genetically, but the weaponry he used in combat, because even though he had left the X-Men, he had never stopped fighting the good fight, and now with a lot of money under his belt he could do this a lot more efficiently. He is current a big name in technology areas, both for his genius and some say controversial technologies. He was also, for the previous two years voted one of Vogues top five eligible bachelors. Yes, little Blake has elevated from the young and slightly inexperienced Tactile, to the proud and somewhat powerful, leader of men, Archon.
Even though growing up in the Institute and being trained by the X-Men had made him wary of the government, when the MRA was released he had to think seriously about it. True he hated the idea of having to register, just because he was a mutant, but the fact was, he knew, if they found out and not because he registered it could seriously harm his government contracts, which in turn could irreparably damage his company. So, with the thoughts of his company and employee’s needs in mind he stepped forward and registered. It in fact had an interesting outcome, not only did it keep his contracts safe, but he gained two more. He was also offered a position within the BMA, which he accepted.
Classification: Beta
Powers: Powers: Blake’s power is a strange one. It is called Tactile Information Absorption. Using the touch of his fingers as a telepathic conductor he can absorb information of any kind text source, from the contents of a book to a long dead alien language. As long as he has some source to absorb the information from, say runes from the dead alien language. When it comes to storing the information his capability of storing information in his brain his five times as great as a normal humans, because of this he cannot know all, even though he comes close to being able to do so.
He is able to, when he sees no need for the information, systematically take that information from his mind and place it on another format, say, in a book, or on a computer system. He also has one more power his superhuman intelligence. This power is both a symbol of the accumulated knowledge he has absorbed as well as an enhancement to his ability to absorb. His mind works quicker because of this power, also his processing rate will increase making him able to absorb larger amounts of information at one time and at a faster rate, like an upgrade the processing unit in a computer.
Even though he can absorb, there are limits to the amount he can at one time. The most he has been able to absorb is about the same size as three encyclopaedias. If he was to try and absorb more it could prove dangerous, the more he tried to beyond his limits the more damage is inflicted to him, so, if he tried to absorb the internet, it would most defiantly kill him.
Skills: There are a number of skills to his name, but the ones he uses most often are as followed. He has a masterful understanding of computers and robotics. He is also highly skilled in geometry, chaos theory, genetics and quantum mechanics, the three main sciences, mathematics, computers, programming and designing, and business. He is also multi lingual, being fluent in German, Russian, French, Japanese and Spanish. Outside of the classroom he also has skills in unarmed combat, as well as various forms of sword fighting. He also is highly skilled when it comes to projectiles, from using them to actually making them.
Weaponry: Outside of his Battlesuit’s systems, he carries a couple of weapons with him. The first of them is an energy pistol. It emits the same sort of power as a low blast from Cyclops, not exactly over powerful, but if he hits in the right spot it can do some damage, however, he uses this pistol for stunning and stopping his opponent, but he rarely kills with it. He also carries a sword with him, the blade is silver, with the handle and hilt black, the pommel and other parts to it are ice blue. Finally he carries five smoke bombs and five flash bang grenades with him, just in case he needs to make a hasty escape.
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Base Model: Jaguar XK Convertible
Defence Systems: Archon’s personal mode of transportation has a number of defence systems, first of all the car’s skin has been replaced with a hard metal, which they use on armoured personnel carriers modified so it looks and weighs like a normal convertible, but supplies the same protection, as well as the window being replaced to make the entire exterior completely bullet proof. However, the car itself has four levels of security.
Level One: Just a stand everyday alarm, And vocal warning
Level Two: Silent Alarm, and direct communication with the nearest police station. As well as that, the vehicle has been outfitted with a defence system that implements the same type of attack that Archon’s shock gloves use, if someone was to touch the vehicle in the level of security five seconds later this would come up for half an hour. If someone was to touch the vehicle within that time limit without deactivating the systems it would send a high voltage of electricity into the person incapacitating the person.
Level Three: It will implement the electrical defence systems, but it will also use another system that he has personally installed. It is in fact the Octo-Cammo-Tech he uses for his suit. Of course he does not use this system often, only when he needs to infiltrate somewhere and needs his car to not be see, or when he is in fact hiding from a force that is too great for him to manage at that moment. Or other times where he needs that kind of technology.
Weapons Systems: The car has three systems for offensive use. The first of them is bonnet mounted, twin grenade launchers, of course with Blake’s views about killing they only five smoke bombs and a grenade he personally designed which, on impact erupts into a disorienting wave of sound. The second one is based on his energy pistols, but is in fact a full-automatic machinegun which fires the same level of energy as his pistol but at a much faster rate. Finally on the wheels he went a little Ben Hur with this one, using wheel mounted scythes that could cut through anything short of adamantium or vibranium.
Tech Systems: Along with the offensive and defensive systems it carries a number of other tech as well. For one thing it has a direct link to AMI his personal computer so, with the aid of her can perform needed tasks quicker and more efficiently. Along with that it has a direct hacking feed system, so when he needs to find information he can hack into the police scanners, CCTV cameras or most computer systems. Finally, to aid with the weaponry there is a targeting computer installed, as well as 306 degree vision from the cameras, he has on the car. Finally there is a feed to his arm mounted computer so if anything was wrong, say people were trying to steal it, it would send a direct warning the computer. Along with that, just for kicks, he installed a swivel mounted front and rear licence plate, so he could change between four different ones.
Role Play Sample: Blake was in the science lab, as usual. Due to is powers he had been given access to it whenever he wanted, with curfew times of course, he may be one of the smartest, if not the smartest person in the institute but he was still a student at the end of the day. He was working on one of his project, as he always was, whether it be just a simple chemistry experiment to pass the time to working on a robot, which he loved to do. This time he was working on his personal energy weapon, which he got the inspiration from when he first saw Cyclops use his powers.
It did not work exactly how Scott’s powers work. He first started to work on it a few months after he joined the institute, and had been tinkering with it ever since. It works on the principle that if certain partials were sped up to such degree that it would generate energy. He was using this principle in a way so he had that a mass amount of those partials condensed and then sped up to the needed degree and then channelled through a single point would create a energy based attack which would could be used in the defence of the school.
The weapon did actually work, but he was actually having trouble with certain aspects, such as the fire rate, and risks of overheating. He was working on both of these things, because they went hand in hand. After about two hours of work he closed it up and looked at the target he had made to be able to handle the energy based weapon. He took aim and started to fire, he managed to get six shots off before it started to overheat. He put it down and started to write on his papers, ”Six shots, not bad, two more then last time, with a bit more work it could prove effective in battle.”]
He suddenly woke up with a start and rubbed his eyes. He was confused for a moment, but he heard his alarm. He had been dreaming, a small smile crossed his lips, as he remembered that day, the days of when he was a student at the Institute, that day, was one of the first before he final finished his first piece of weaponry. He had to admit, he missed the simplicity of it, just building because he could, not because he needed to, he sighed and rolled out of his bed. He looked up, “Computer, have I got any free days in the near future?” The computer confirmed that he had no prior meetings that day and all needed paperwork was taken care off. He nodded, “Good, set today for meeting with old friends.”
Your Name: Cam
Other Characters: Camaxtli