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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8905233" data-attributes="member: 30538">Connor Roberts<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-7LZtDQD/0/0a6e8e50/M/Kid-Spectrum-Sam-Alexander-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Imagine being a kid with superpowers. Now imagine being a kid who wanted to have superpowers, and now has them ... but finds that they do nothing to make people, especially those who also have powers, accept him as an adult. Such is the life of Connor Roberts, made slightly worse by his strange certainty that if things were just a tiny bit different, he would have what he wants. He is not sure why he believes that, but he does.Most kids want to be a superhero at some point in their lives, other than those who want to be a supervillain. (Definitions being as subjective as they are, there is a fair amount of crossover between these groups.) Connor certainly did, but was not blessed with superpowers in his youth, or his early adolescence. He decided to train himself to be ready for a chance to gain them, studying and practicing at a variety of subjects that he thought might be useful. He was helped in this by the benign neglect of his parents, more focused on the problems of his two older siblings and grateful that he seemed to be keeping out of trouble.Definitions being as subjective as they are, it should not come as a surprise that a fair chunk of what Connor did could have gotten him into a lot of trouble. Case in point: exploring closed off mines in the Wyoming Valley was what some might consider trespassing, and many might consider dangerous. That said, Connor would have claimed that he was being careful, using a "Digital Canary" app on his smart phone to avoid gas concentrations. While making his escape from one of them, he tripped over a weird-looking rock that he reflexively picked up.Only when he got back to the surface and examined his finding did he start to get excited. It looked just like the power prisms that he had seen being used by both El Dorados and their mysterious female ally. And, sure enough, it allowed him to surround himself in a force field and take flight just like they could. His dream was coming true! He shaped his force field to disguise himself, and began venturing out as Kid Comet, dealing with street crime in his native Scranton.Fairly quickly, his activities came to the attention of those other power prisms, right when the original El Dorado returned from his journey in space. Initially, Connor was grateful to have the help of these more experienced heroes, especially when he found himself menaced, first by the villainous power prism user who also showed up and then by the Saturn-affiliated street gang that included his older brother. But that gratitude turned to anger when the old -- ahem -- when Edeth said that she had never heard of someone as young as Connor being trusted with a prism before.The El Dorados apparently convinced her not to take action but it was clear to him that he was not going to be welcome in their company for a while to come. Well, so what? He would join the Minor League, or maybe attend the Futurian Academy, and be welcome among them instead! Except that both groups indicated that, at fourteen, he was just a bit younger than they wanted. So he has found himself packed off to the Bethany Ryan School, with the other super-babies. It is beyond frustrating.Nevertheless, Connor fully intends to go on being a superhero, rather than letting the anger he feels turn him down a dangerous path. The question now is how subjective his definitions of superheroing will be ...Connor Roberts -- PL 7Abilities:STR 1 | STA 1 | AGL 2 | DEX 3 | FGT 2 | INT 2 | AWE 2| PRE 1Powers:Power Prism: Removable (-12 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flight Mode: Flight 7 (250 MPH), Aquatic; Insubstantial 3, Standard Action - 24 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Force Field: Linked Sustained Protection 8; Linked Sustained Immunity 10 (Life Support) - 18 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Offensive Applications: Array (16 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basic Blast: Ranged Damage 8 - 16 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exo-Armor: Enhanced Strength 5, Affects Corporeal 6 - 1 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Force Objects: Moveable Create 5 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tractor-Pressor Beam: Move Object 8 (6 tons) - 1 point</li> </ul></li> </ul>Advantages:Beginner's Luck, Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Move-by Action, Redirect.Skills:Athletics 3 (+4), Deception 3 (+4), Expertise: History 2 (+4), Expertise: Science 3 (+5), Insight 3 (+5), Investigation 3 (+5), Perception 3 (+5), Ranged Combat: Power Prism 3 (+6), Treatment 1 (+3).Offense:Initiative +6Unarmed +2 (Close Damage 6/1)Basic Blast +6 (Ranged Damage 8)Defense:Dodge 5, Parry 3, Fortitude 4, Toughness 9/1, Will 6.Totals:Abilities 28 + Powers 49 + Advantages 5 + Skills 12 + Defenses 11 = 105 pointsOffensive PL: 7Defensive PL: 7Resistance PL: 5Skill PL: 0Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Hates Being Treated as "A Kid". Power Loss (prism energy depletes.)Note: Based on <a href="https://www.echoesofthemultiverse.com/viewtopic.php?p=135881&hilit=connor+robertsr#p135881" target="_blank">a character concept</a> by Voltron64.</blockquote>

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