This is a character I did long ago for this site: [mshg.proboards.com]. It was meant to be a Marvel Universe campaign with a superhero team set in Memphis, Tennessee instead of the usual Big Apple most MSH games are based in (this was before the Gulf Coast Avengers netbook enhancement came out, you understand) but unfortunately RL issues had made me sort of put rp'ing aside for a long time until quite recently. So without further ado here's Tachyon.

Disclaimer: Images is from the Protectors comic book from Athlitacomics and the Education World Forum.



Tachyon

Real Name: Aileen Baker
Race/Origin: Caucasian/Cyborg - Artificial Limb and Organ.
Occupation: (Former) waitress, (Current) part time superhero and aspiring country music singer.
Age: 25
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee.
Family: Buford (father), Bella (mother), Pappy Moe (grandfather), Buck (uncle), Clara Puckett (aunt), Josh, Billy Joe and Little Ronny (brothers), Linda and Tammy Sue (sisters), Leroy Owens (ex husband).
Legal status: American citizen with no criminal record.
Marital status: Divorced.
Level of education: High school dropout at the tenth grade although she still has a diploma via an GED program.
Base of Operations: Memphis, Tennessee.
Identity: Publicly known.

F - TY (6)
A - RM (30) / AM (60)*/ FB (2)**
S - PR (4)
E - GD (10)
R - TY (6)
I - PR (4)
P - PR (4)

* - Only when using her Hyper-Running and Hyper-Speed and does not add to her health. ** - Without her cybernetic implants.

Health: 50
Karma: 14
Resources: TY (6) (while backed by the Promethean Institute, PR (4) otherwise)
Popularity: 20

Powers:

Most if not all of Tachyon's arms, hands, feet and legs have been replaced by cybernetic parts made up of Excellent (20) Rank materials and covered up with synthetic flesh that while acting for all intents and purposes like normal limbs (no heavy weight, great strength or durability despite the materials involved and allowing her to touch and feel things), they do give her the following abilities:

Hyper-Speed = RM (30) Rank.

Hyper-Running = RM (30) Rank. She can run up to speeds of 250 MPH/15 Areas. Due to the cybernetic enhancements, she suffers no damage from wind resistance, friction and windburn and can safely breath high velocity air though these protections does not extend to anything (or anybody) she is carrying.

Kinetic Bolt = EX (20) Power Rank, Feeble (2) Rank Range (Contact). By running fast enough and getting close to an opponent, Tachyon can create a glowing white energy field of solid kinetic force around her hands that can strike at an enemy really hard. She must be able to run at very high speeds (at least 100 MPH) in order to generate the energy.

Costume = Tachyon wears a special suit made of unstable molecules created by the Promethean Institute designed to withstand the damage caused by high velocity speeds while running. The suit has shoes that is equipped with enough traction on the soles to insure she can make sudden stops on almost any solid surface on the ground even at 250 MPH and overall gives her PR (4) protection against all Energy attacks.

Limitations: The cybernetic limbs are subject to -1 CS damage from magnetic and electrical attacks and they also need constant repairs, parts and maintenance from the Promethean Institute.

Talents: Acrobatics, Performer (Singing)

Contacts: Doctor Silas Moore, Director of the Promethean Institute (Scientific)

History:

Aileen Baker grew up in Nashville, the center of country western music and like so many girls with stars in their eyes, she wanted to make it in the big city as a country singer while she was waiting on tables at the local Chili's restaurant.

Until the car accident which made her a paraplegic...

Her good for nothing husband, Leroy left her and in desperation to pay the medical bills, Aileen agreed (against her family's wishes) to be part of an statewide medical experiment sponsored by the Promethean Institute, a private think tank based out in Memphis to help the physically handicapped by surgically implanting cybernetic components directly inside limbs (or so they said).

Of course, in her eagerness to walk again (and getting the money offered to her), Aileen didn't bother to read the fine print...

Roughly 57% of the organs, tissues and bones of both Aileen's arms and legs were replaced by mechanized parts instead merely operating on just her legs which she was initially led to believe but she found that she couldn't do a thing about it as she already signed the legally binding contract allowing the Institute to do what they wished to her body.

While the Institute's board of directors did not anticipate her survival after a few days of wearing the implants due to the high chance that her body might violently reject them, no one not even they realized that not only Aileen had survived with no side effects whatsoever but there was the unexpected things from the implants that happened right after the surgery as well like the time when Aileen was suddenly jogging a bit too fast and almost colliding upon a wall at a very high speed in the Institute's gymnasium or the following day when she punched an intern in the face and breaking his jaw during her daily physical therapy session with solid white energy glowing from her hands when he had gotten fresh with her.

Silas Moore, the Director in charge of the Promethean Institute and its chief scientist found out what was happening and after learning that the experiments could never be repeated with other volunteers (test subjects really; luckily, the Institute had its own morgue complete with incinerators...), decided to expose Aileen to further field testing by having her become a superhero and promoting the Institute's best interests by being its public spokesperson.

Aileen of course was reluctant. She wanted to be famous to be sure but to become a famous freak like those muties she often saw on TV? No way!

But Moore was nothing if not persuasive, stating that as the cybernetic parts were the legal property of the Promethean Institute, they would by all rights have them removed and then have Aileen thrown out onto the streets while at the same time making certain that she will be sued for breach of contract. At least by going along with the plan, she can have free room and board in the Institute premises as well as regular maintenance and repairs on the implants by some of the best technicians in the state if needed.

It took Aileen only one second to think about all this and say: "Deal."

Wow, that's a pretty in depth history and well thought out character.

Thanks. Granted, she is not as physically gifted in combat compared to many speedsters such as Quicksilver but then again she wasn't meant to be. As the campaign was rather low level (no powers above IN rank), Tachyon focuses more on avoiding taking damage by moving very fast anyway.

Pretty kewl!!
Low powered is great and she looks definitely to be fun.