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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8439358" data-attributes="member: 30538">Fermion<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-FNSD9Qt/0/658328e0/S/8159226-illustration-of-an-amazing-superhero-dressed-in-yellow-and-green-costume-with-cape-flying-through-th-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Fortunately for all of humanity, great minds do not always think alike. In the late 90s, Wilhelm Binder was regarded as one of the leading researchers in the nascent field of androtics, with Valerian Rossum one of his few rivals. After grants for this line of research dried up after Cerebron, however, Binder wasn't willing to pursue criminal means to that end, unlike Rossum, whose 2002 arrest seemed to confirm the folly of that course. Nevertheless, Binder continued to conduct small-scale, privately funded research into the biomechanics of android creation, hoping that matters would one day change, while working for the Morrison Institute on other matters.He got his big break when an associate at Argus asked him to consult on the study of the completed android body that had been seized from Rossum in the aftermath of Zane's coup attempt. At first startled by how much more advanced the prototype was when compared to his own work, Binder quickly learned from its examples. On his recommendation, Rossum's android was stored in an intact manner rather than being disassembled. It's not clear whether he'd realized that the android, later known as Machinanima, was slowly charging his batteries; he has never commented on the subject.Despite this boost, it still took Binder more than a decade to create his own functional android, in large part due to many other distractions, including research into gravity manipulation technology that would eventually be incorporated into the final designs. But Fermion, as Binder dubbed his creation, finally came on-line in 2018, while his creator was working at the Morrison Institute's Geneva offices. The android soon developed a reputation as a superhero in Switzerland, especially after rescuing CERN's facilities from an attack by terrorists allegedly sponsored by the Koreans. Since then, he has been unofficially employed by the Organization as its superpower security chief.Fermion has not yet revealed that he is an android to the general public. This is largely at Dr. Binder's insistence, as Fermion is bewildered at the idea that, more than twenty years after Cerebron last visited Earth, humans would be automatically hostile to android intelligences. However, he heeds the man who is his creator and mentor in this, as in nearly all things. Maintaining a secret identity as Binder's laboratory assistant, a Swiss national named Karl Link, he never hesitates to leap into action in the defense of science and sanity.His greatest weakness is his difficulty understanding emotional responses, both his own and those of others. While part of this is is relative youth -- having only been active for less than three years -- part of it is the fact that he was educated by an individual who also has difficulties understanding emotions. Nevertheless, Fermion is entirely loyal to the human species despite not fully understanding the humans he encounters. He would be dismayed to learn that Dr. Binder obtained some of the materials for his construction from agents of the artificial super-intelligence Savitor, whose existence he does not yet suspect.Fermion -- PL 10Abilities: STR 7 | STA -- | AGL 3 | DEX 2 | FGT 8 | INT 3 | AWE 2 | PRE 2Powers:Android: Immunity 30 (Fortitude effects); Impervious Protection 8; Regeneration 1 (natural healing) - 47 pointsGravitational Fields: Array (9 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Deflector Field: Enhanced Defenses 8 (Dodge 4, Parry 4), Subtle - 9 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Exoskeletal Field: Enhanced Strength 4, Subtle - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Force Field: Sustained Impervious Protection 4, Subtle - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Manipulator Field: Move Object 4, Precise - 1 point</li> </ul>Gravitational Flight: Flight 7 (250 MPH) - 14 pointsAdvantages:Close Attack, Interpose, Languages 2 (English, French, Italian, Japanese, [German is native]), Move-by Action, Power AttackSkills:Deception 4 (+6), Expertise: Science 5 (+8), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 5 (+7), Technology 4 (+7).Offense:Initiative +3Unarmed +9 (Close Damage 11/7)Defense:Dodge 12/8, Parry 12/8, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 12/8, Will 9Totals:Abilities 44 + Powers 82 + Advantages 6 + Skills 11 + Defenses 12 = 155 pointsOffensive PL: 8Defensive PL: 10Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 3Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Emotional Challenges (Impaired on Insight and Persuasion checks.) Loyalty (Dr. Binder.) Secret Identity.</blockquote>

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