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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8138311" data-attributes="member: 30538">Manifest<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-QpRcktj/0/017b8217/S/TSL3tcE-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />It's been said that information wants to be free. That's not literally true, of course, for information cannot desire anything and freedom is a nebulous concept. What information does tend to do is spread beyond the confines of its origin point despite the best efforts of people to contain it. A good example, or at least the one most relevant to the current discussion, is the knowledge of the experiment which created the Omnivore, which was in its turn intended to replicate the transformation of Stardust. Despite the failure of the original experiment, it was tried several more times, never producing the dramatic results. Over time, the focus of the experiments shifted to the study of how certainly highly exotic particles, volatized by the phenomenon, interacted.One such experiment was conducted in New Delhi in 2007, under the supervision of Professor Vikram Bhargava, a relatively undistinguished physicist. Those who knew him as a student have described him as having always had something of a chip on his shoulder about the way that Hyperbrains had come to dominate every major research facility, believing that patient and methodical study that could be conducted by anyone was greatly superior to supposed brilliance available to only a few. He was not a pleasant or well-liked individual, but nevertheless competent in his field.The accident, if that's what it was, has been analyzed quite a bit in the last decade. Sabotage was initially ruled out as a cause, then ruled back in again after certain evidence was re-evaluated. Regardless, the testing chamber began to buckle under the stress of the experiment, and Bhargava ordered the evacuation of the facility while he attempted to stabilize the reaction. He clearly failed, and it exploded before he could get to safety, reducing him to a lingering cloud of ionized particles ... which regained consciousness an hour or so later.Transformed into an energy being, able to communicate with others but not physically interact with them, Professor Bhargava supervised the construction of a containment suit which would theoretically restore some physical substance to him. It was a success, and he was startled to realize that, with his particulate form providing the suit with power, it actually made him physically stronger than he'd ever been. Four years after the accident, after going through several iterations of the containment suit's design, he was finally ready to debut as India's newest superhero, प्रकट (Prakat) or Manifest.While perfectly willing to fight criminals, supervillains and monsters, Manifest's primary goal is to prevent the sort of scientific accidents that transformed him, and also to stop deliberate attempts to induce super powers. He believes that his own experiences grant him the best possible perspective on the subject, and has had frequent, heated debates with other scientific heroes on the subject with different opinions. It's been noted that he still has something of a chip on his shoulder when dealing with Hyperbrains, and is not considered a pleasant or well-liked individual in the superheroic community, either.That said, he is respected, and was invited to join the Powerhouse in 2014. He turned down their offer of membership, preferring to focus on his own agenda rather than being distracted by other affairs, but has maintained ties to Paragon and Supergiant, often passing along information about (what he considers to be) dangerous experiments that he's discovered through his own sources that would be completed before he could interfere. He has closer ties to them than he does most of India's other superheroes, who often embrace mysticism, playing up parallels between themselves and India's legends to a degree that makes him uncomfortable. That his actions in preventing scientific origins ensures that there are fewer scientifically themed superheroes in the subcontinent is not something that makes him happy, either.Inertron -- PL 11Abilities:STR 8/-- | STA -- | AGL 2 | DEX 2 | FGT 6 | INT 4 | AWE 1 | PRE 1Powers:Energy Being: Flight 9 (1000 MPH); Immunity 30 (Fortitude Effects); Insubstantial 3, Switchable (Sustained Duration to turn off); Regeneration 1; Senses 8 (darkvision, extended vision 2, vision penetrates concealment) - 72 pointsEnergy Containment Suit: Removable (-15 points)* Energy Direction: Array (33 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Energy Blasts: Ranged Multiattack Damage 11 - 33 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Energy Burst: Burst Area Damage 2 Damage 11 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Energy Wave: Cone Area Damage 2 Damage 11 - 1 point</li> </ul>* Physical Substance: Enhanced Strength 8; Impervious Protection 12 - 40 points Advantages:Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Diehard, Inventor, Languages 2 (Bengali, English, others [Hindi is native]), Move-by Action, Power Attack.Skills:Expertise: Science 8 (+12), Insight 8 (+9), Intimidation 8 (+9), Investigation 6 (+10), Perception 10 (+11), Ranged Combat: Energy Direction 8 (+10), Technology 8 (+12)Offense:Initiative +2Unarmed +6 (Close Damage 8)Energy Blasts +10 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 11)Energy Burst -- (Burst Area Damage 11Energy Wave -- (Cone Area Damage 11)Defense:Dodge 8, Parry 6, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 12/0, Will 6Totals:Abilities 12 + Powers 122 + Advantages 8 + Skills 28 + Defenses 11 = 181 pointsComplications:Responsibility--Motivation. Obsession (prevent superpowered accidents.) Temper.</blockquote>

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