Name: Apollo Val Char Cost 60 STR 50 18 DEX 24 35 CON 50 18 BODY 16 13 INT 3 15 EGO 10 30 PRE 20 20 COM 5 36 PD 24 21 ED 14 6 SPD 32 1/19 REC -36 70 END 0 66 STUN 0 Characteristic Rolls: STR: 21-, DEX: 13-, CON: 16-, INT: 12-, EGO: 12-, PER: 14- Run: 6", Swim: 2", Jump: 12", Lift: 100 ton Cost Powers END/Roll 20 Damage Resistance (20 PD/20 ED) 6 Enhanced Perception (all) (+2 to PER) 4 Enhanced Perception (Normal Sight, +2 to PER) 6 Telescopic Sense (Sight, +6 to PER); Costs END: -½ 18 +18 REC; Must have sunlight: Half, -1 90 Multipower (90-pt reserve) m-18 40" Flight (NC: 320"); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×8, +10; Non-Combat (MPH): 714 8 u-9 5" Flight (NC: 2500000"); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×500000, +90; Non- Combat (MPH): 5,580,000; Increased END: ×3, -1 3 m-18 18d6 Energy Blast: Thermal Vision; Range: 450; Versus: ED 9 m-18 9d6 Energy Blast: Thermal vision generated "wall' of solar flame; Range: 450; Versus: ED; Area Effect (Line): 18" long, +1 9 Cost Skills, Talents, Perks Roll You know, I really do want to give this guy some more skills, but he never seems to anything except hit things. 3 Tactics 12- 3 Streetwise 15- 3 Survival 11- 100+ Disadvantages 10 DF: Has a glowing halo when exerting powers; Concealability: Easily, 5; Reaction: Always noticed & major reaction, +5 15 Psych: In Love with Midnighter (Common, Strong) 15 Psych: Overconfidence (Very Common, Moderate) 10 Psych: Vengeful (Uncommon, Strong) 10 Reputation (11-) 20 Hunted by enemies of The Authority and Stormwatch (11-); Capabilities: As Powerful, 10; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Hunting, ×1; Punishment: Harsh, 0 10 Watched by United Nations (11-); Capabilities: As Powerful, 10; Non- combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Only Watching: ×½; Punishment: Harsh, 0 OCV: 6; DCV: 6; ECV: 5; Mental Def.: 0; Phases: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 PD/rPD: 36/20; ED/rED: 21/20 Costs: Char.: 212 Disad.: 90 Powers: + 216 Base: + 100 Exp.: + 238 Total: = 428 Total: = 428 Background: Little is known about Apollo - even to himself. Several years ago, Henry Bendix recruited a number of SPBs - ostensibly under the Stormwatch umbrella - to form a covert strike team. These individuals all volunteered for a covert operation so 'black' that all records of it, and the teams existence were expunged even before the mission was to take place. The team was teleported in for a smash-and-grab, deep behind 'enemy' lines. Unfortunately, intelligence didn't mention that the facility was guarded by Daemonites. Tragically, the manipulative Bendix had programmed the teleporter only to recall the team if it detected the presence of the item they had been sent to acquire. Faced with overwhelming odds and no avenue of retreat, the heroes gave a good accounting for themselves, before being slaughtered, one by one. Only two operatives survived the incident. Apollo with his solar enhanced physique ad The Midnighter with his tactics engine mind were able to escape the massacre. For the next 5 years, they lurked in the alleyways of America, fighting crime on the fringes of society - until they were discovered by Jackson King's Stormwatch and brought in from the cold. Given new identities to replace the ones stolen from them, this duo seemed ready to fade gracefully into retirement - until Jenny Sparks called to form a new team. Apollo draws his energy from the Sun, and presumably stores it within cells in his body. This energy renders his tissues nigh-invulnerable, enhances his strength to titanic levels and enables him to fly. He has also shown the ability to project the energy in focused beams out of his eyes in a form of 'thermal vision'. Apollo's thermal vision can be 'sprayed' to create a 'wall' of solar flame. His maximum flight speed is sufficient to allow him to cross half the globe in 30 seconds. Note : In recent issues, Apollo has acquired a 'halo' (pictured above) as a visual effect whenever he manifests his powers. It has yet to be seen whether this is merely cosmetic, or the sign of some new power. The halo seems to increase with exertion. When Apollo picked a large chunk of embankment, the halo expanded to encompass his entire body. =============================================================================== Disclaimer : All characters mentioned within are copyright Wildstorm-DC-Comics, and are used without their permission. Character write-up by John Desmarais for The Great Net Book of Real Heroes Much background information on characters found at: The Carrier - Headquarters for The Authority