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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8206549" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">The Untouchable</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-NnvmcHP/0/53985b5a/S/9305-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Even before Gregor Sychkin (b. 1933) became the Soviet Union's first known super-powered operative, he was a remarkable individual in many ways. Towering two meters and thirteen centimeters (less than an inch under seven feet, to reactionaries who cling to an Imperial system) in height with physical power to match, he was also a brilliant mind with a decided knack for negotiating the frequently dirty politics of working within the Committee of State Security -- better known to the West as the KGB. And then, late in 1956, he demonstrated superpowers.</p><p></p><p>The exact origin of the Untouchable's famous ability to make himself into a ghost-like figure has never been fully explained. For obvious reasons, the Soviets treated the origins of their superpower assets as state secrets, kept within the KGB's archives. Yet when those were finally opened to the public, explaining the origins of the rest of the SNM, nothing was revealed about what had sparked Sychkin's powers. It seemed fairly likely that the man himself had taken steps to ensure that no information about the source of his powers was available to be used against him. The most likely scenario is that he had been caught up in an experiment, like most of his colleagues. But it might be that his origins had something to do with the ancient families who had managed to survive the Revolution, and that his obfuscations were intended to conceal information about them, rather than himself.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, Sychkin was given the codename of Neprikasayemyy, or The Untouchable when his full powers were quantified by the KGB's resident scientists. Not only was he able to become an intangible, phantasmal being, he was also able to disrupt both electronics and the synapses of the human brain by bringing his supposedly ghostly hands into contact with them. On top of that, he soon learned how to transform others into intangible creatures, leaving them helpless to interact with the material world or even to ask for help. While the majority of those transformed in this manner eventually regained their substance, there are unconfirmed reports some never did so, eventually starving to death in their ghostly state.</p><p></p><p>Sychkin, a fervent Communist, was perfectly willing to use these powers against the enemies of his nation, and wound up being the cause of the very first 'team-up' between two American superheroes, when he provided additional muscle to a KGB sponsored smuggling ring, confronting the Cowl and the Futurian in the process. Despite the awkward teamwork between the two Americans, they were able to disassemble the operation and even capture the Untouchable. This early in the first age, however, the authorities were still learning how difficult it could be to contain a superpower, and he was able to escape with ease, returning home with useful intelligence to soften the sting of the operation's defeat. That would be the pattern of most of his activities in the years to follow.</p><p></p><p>When the SNM took form, Sychkin was the natural choice to lead, due to his experience, his raw power, and (especially) his clout. The Arachnid proved to be willing to follow his lead, but the arrogant Chelovek-Meteor clearly believed himself to be the superior choice, even after the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the American who took his name from him like some sort of trophy. This was the milieu that Pulya and later Remontnik, and all the second- and third-raters of the Assembly, found themselves dropped into the middle of. Pulya, at least, made her willingness to work under the Untouchable very clear. Their relationship was not without its bumps, to put it nicely, but he was starting to develop a genuine fondness for her shortly before he was ... involved ... in her death, during the Battle of Vietnam, under circumstances that led to him being rescued by the damned Komet.</p><p></p><p>In the aftermath, the Untouchable became increasingly convinced that he and his people had been subjected to an elaborate hoax in Vietnam, and that the Americans had deliberately destroyed their own, public super-agents while keeping a much more powerful group hidden from view. In the era of detente, his warnings were largely ignored. Had he not been assassinated in his sleep in 1982, during the rise of the Pythonian Insurgency, there's no telling how he would have responded to the challenge they posed, but he would likely have regarded them as a false flag operation by the Americans.</p><p></p><p><strong>Untouchable (Neprikasayemyy) -- PL 10</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 4 | <strong>STA</strong> 3 | <strong>AGL</strong> 0 | <strong>DEX</strong> 1 | <strong>FGT</strong> 8 | <strong>INT</strong> 3 | <strong>AWE</strong> 2 | <strong>PRE</strong> 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Density Decrease:</em></strong> Linked Concealment 4 (hearing, radio); Flight 4 (32 MPH); Linked Insubstantial 4 (vulnerable to mystical); Linked Sustained Immunity 10 (life support) - 46 points</p><p><strong><em>Disruption Attacks:</em></strong> Array (24 points)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Disrupt Electronics:</em></strong> Nullify Electronics 12, Affects Corporeal, Close, Simultaneous - 24 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Disrupt Synapses:</em></strong> Affliction 12 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated), Affects Corporeal - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Drag into Oblivion:</em></strong> Affliction 8 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Stunned, Transformed [to intangible]), Affects Corporeal, Affects Objects - 1 point</li> </ul><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Chokehold, Connected, Defensive Roll 2, Fast Grab, Hide in Plain Sight, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Power Attack, Redirect, Set-up, Teamwork</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+10), Deception 3 (+7), Expertise: Civcs 6 (+9), Expertise: Military 6 (+9), Expertise: Science 4 (+7), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 5 (+9), Investigation 4 (+7), Persuasion 5 (+9), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Combat: Guns 6 (+7), Stealth 7 (+7), Technology 4 (+7).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +4</p><p>Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 4)</p><p>Disrupt Synapses +8 (Close Fortitude 12)</p><p>Drag into Oblivion +8 (Close Will 8)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 5, Toughness 8/3, Will 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 48 + Powers 72 + Advantages 14 + Skills 30 + Defenses 13 = 177 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Responsibility--Motivation. Properly Paranoid</em></strong> (before 1971.) <strong><em>More Paranoid Than Proper</em></strong> (after 1971.) <strong><em>Relationshp</em></strong> (Pulya.) <strong><em>Rivalry</em></strong> (Krasnya-Kometa.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8206549, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]The Untouchable[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-NnvmcHP/0/53985b5a/S/9305-S.jpg[/IMG] Even before Gregor Sychkin (b. 1933) became the Soviet Union's first known super-powered operative, he was a remarkable individual in many ways. Towering two meters and thirteen centimeters (less than an inch under seven feet, to reactionaries who cling to an Imperial system) in height with physical power to match, he was also a brilliant mind with a decided knack for negotiating the frequently dirty politics of working within the Committee of State Security -- better known to the West as the KGB. And then, late in 1956, he demonstrated superpowers. The exact origin of the Untouchable's famous ability to make himself into a ghost-like figure has never been fully explained. For obvious reasons, the Soviets treated the origins of their superpower assets as state secrets, kept within the KGB's archives. Yet when those were finally opened to the public, explaining the origins of the rest of the SNM, nothing was revealed about what had sparked Sychkin's powers. It seemed fairly likely that the man himself had taken steps to ensure that no information about the source of his powers was available to be used against him. The most likely scenario is that he had been caught up in an experiment, like most of his colleagues. But it might be that his origins had something to do with the ancient families who had managed to survive the Revolution, and that his obfuscations were intended to conceal information about them, rather than himself. Regardless, Sychkin was given the codename of Neprikasayemyy, or The Untouchable when his full powers were quantified by the KGB's resident scientists. Not only was he able to become an intangible, phantasmal being, he was also able to disrupt both electronics and the synapses of the human brain by bringing his supposedly ghostly hands into contact with them. On top of that, he soon learned how to transform others into intangible creatures, leaving them helpless to interact with the material world or even to ask for help. While the majority of those transformed in this manner eventually regained their substance, there are unconfirmed reports some never did so, eventually starving to death in their ghostly state. Sychkin, a fervent Communist, was perfectly willing to use these powers against the enemies of his nation, and wound up being the cause of the very first 'team-up' between two American superheroes, when he provided additional muscle to a KGB sponsored smuggling ring, confronting the Cowl and the Futurian in the process. Despite the awkward teamwork between the two Americans, they were able to disassemble the operation and even capture the Untouchable. This early in the first age, however, the authorities were still learning how difficult it could be to contain a superpower, and he was able to escape with ease, returning home with useful intelligence to soften the sting of the operation's defeat. That would be the pattern of most of his activities in the years to follow. When the SNM took form, Sychkin was the natural choice to lead, due to his experience, his raw power, and (especially) his clout. The Arachnid proved to be willing to follow his lead, but the arrogant Chelovek-Meteor clearly believed himself to be the superior choice, even after the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the American who took his name from him like some sort of trophy. This was the milieu that Pulya and later Remontnik, and all the second- and third-raters of the Assembly, found themselves dropped into the middle of. Pulya, at least, made her willingness to work under the Untouchable very clear. Their relationship was not without its bumps, to put it nicely, but he was starting to develop a genuine fondness for her shortly before he was ... involved ... in her death, during the Battle of Vietnam, under circumstances that led to him being rescued by the damned Komet. In the aftermath, the Untouchable became increasingly convinced that he and his people had been subjected to an elaborate hoax in Vietnam, and that the Americans had deliberately destroyed their own, public super-agents while keeping a much more powerful group hidden from view. In the era of detente, his warnings were largely ignored. Had he not been assassinated in his sleep in 1982, during the rise of the Pythonian Insurgency, there's no telling how he would have responded to the challenge they posed, but he would likely have regarded them as a false flag operation by the Americans. [B]Untouchable (Neprikasayemyy) -- PL 10 Abilities: STR[/B] 4 | [B]STA[/B] 3 | [B]AGL[/B] 0 | [B]DEX[/B] 1 | [B]FGT[/B] 8 | [B]INT[/B] 3 | [B]AWE[/B] 2 | [B]PRE[/B] 4 [B]Powers: [I]Density Decrease:[/I][/B] Linked Concealment 4 (hearing, radio); Flight 4 (32 MPH); Linked Insubstantial 4 (vulnerable to mystical); Linked Sustained Immunity 10 (life support) - 46 points [B][I]Disruption Attacks:[/I][/B] Array (24 points) [LIST] [*][B][I]Disrupt Electronics:[/I][/B] Nullify Electronics 12, Affects Corporeal, Close, Simultaneous - 24 points [*][B][I]Disrupt Synapses:[/I][/B] Affliction 12 (Resisted by Fortitude; Dazed, Stunned, Incapacitated), Affects Corporeal - 1 point [*][B][I]Drag into Oblivion:[/I][/B] Affliction 8 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Stunned, Transformed [to intangible]), Affects Corporeal, Affects Objects - 1 point [/LIST] [B]Advantages:[/B] Chokehold, Connected, Defensive Roll 2, Fast Grab, Hide in Plain Sight, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Power Attack, Redirect, Set-up, Teamwork [B]Skills:[/B] Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+10), Deception 3 (+7), Expertise: Civcs 6 (+9), Expertise: Military 6 (+9), Expertise: Science 4 (+7), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 5 (+9), Investigation 4 (+7), Persuasion 5 (+9), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Combat: Guns 6 (+7), Stealth 7 (+7), Technology 4 (+7). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +4 Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 4) Disrupt Synapses +8 (Close Fortitude 12) Drag into Oblivion +8 (Close Will 8) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 5, Toughness 8/3, Will 7 [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 48 + Powers 72 + Advantages 14 + Skills 30 + Defenses 13 = 177 points [B]Complications: [I]Responsibility--Motivation. Properly Paranoid[/I][/B] (before 1971.) [B][I]More Paranoid Than Proper[/I][/B] (after 1971.) [B][I]Relationshp[/I][/B] (Pulya.) [B][I]Rivalry[/I][/B] (Krasnya-Kometa.) [/QUOTE]
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