Name: Speedball

Val	Char	Cost
13	STR	3
18	DEX	24
28	CON	36
10	BODY	0
13	INT	3
10	EGO	0
15	PRE	5
12	COM	1
3	PD	0
6	ED	0
5	SPD	22
9	REC	0
56	END	0
31	STUN	0

Characteristic Rolls: STR: 12-, DEX: 13-, CON: 15-, INT: 12-, EGO: 11-, PER: 12-
Run: 6", Swim: 2", Jump: 3/43", Lift: 151½kg

Cost	Powers	END/Roll
30	Elemental Control (30-pt reserve)
a-13	Desolidification; Reduced END: Zero, +½; Only vs Physical Damage: -1; 
	Takes Knockback: -¼	0
b-42	Superleap (+40", 43", NC: 688"); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×16, +15; 
	Non-Combat (MPH): 1,190; Reduced END: Zero, +½; Must have high kinetic
	energy collision to initiate: -¼	0
c-89	20d6 Energy Blast; Range: 1375; Versus: PD; Damage Shield: +½; Indirect:
	Any Location & Any Direction, +¾; Reduced END: Zero, +½; Only when 
	attacked: -¼; Only up to oppenents DC: -½; Activation: 11-, -1	0
3	Life Support: Intense Heat/Cold
18	Hand-to-Hand Attack (6d6, Total 8½d6); Range: 0	2
20	Mental Defense (42 pts); Add to Total; Only vs. Telepathy: -1
5	Instant Change; Clothes: One Set, 5

Cost	Skills, Talents, Perks	Roll
6	+3 level w/Superleap
20	Comic Book Martial Arts
(4)	Punch (OCV +0, DCV +2, 4½d6)
(5)	Kick (OCV -2, DCV +1, 6½d6)
(4)	Block (OCV +2, DCV +2)
(3)	Throw (OCV +0, DCV +1, 2½d6+v/5)
(4)	Dodge (OCV --, DCV +5)
3	Science	12-
3	Physics	12-

100+	Disadvantages
15	Secret Identity - Robert "Bobbie" Baldwin
10	Playfully sarcastic (Common, Moderate)
10	Hormonal (Common, Moderate)
10	Dependent NPC: Mother (Normal, 8-); Skills: Normal, +0

OCV: 6; DCV: 6; ECV: 3; Mental Def.: 42; Phases: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
PD/rPD: 3/0; ED/rED: 6/0

Costs:	Char.:	94	Disad.:	45
	Powers:	+ 252	Base:	+ 100
			Exp.:	+ 201
	Total:	= 346	Total:	= 346

Background: It all started with an experiment. Robbie Baldwin 
worked at Hammond Labs, in Springdale, CT, as a gofer.  He was curious about 
the top secret experiment that was going on and decided to sneak in and watch, 
as did Dr. Benson's cat, Niels (of course, we all know what curiousity did to 
the cat...).  Unfortunately, the energies involved went out of control and 
washed over Robbie and Niels, changing Robbie's life forever (Niels, not so 
much).

The extradimensional energy gave Robbie a permanent field of kinetic energy 
around him, protecting him from many forms of harm, including any sort of 
physical attack, extreme heat, and unknowing to Speedball himself, telepathy.  
Of course, there was a down side to all of this.  Robbie now found himself 
avoiding any sort of physical contact, because almost the slightest force 
would send Robbie bouncing uncontrollably, and starting the "Speedball effect",
which gave him his costume and altered voice. Speedball was (and still is) one 
of the core New Warriors.  He decided to join the team when he was in New York 
with his mother, shopping for a new television set.  He happened to see the 
other Warriors battling Terrax on the TVs in the store. Realizing the 
important thing (that teams like that get _all_ the babes...) Robbie ditched 
his mother and went to join the fray.

Robbie was once very paranoid about keeping his double life secret from 
everyone, including his family.  That has loosened a lot over the past few 
years. He told his mother after rescuing her in Brazil from the Force of 
Nature and Project: Earth.  Later, his identity has been discovered by his 
father, Carlton La Froyge (now known as Hindsight), the Poison Memories (who 
stole Namorita's address book), and most recently Rina Patel, who saw Robbie, 
as Speedball, die sometime in what appears to be the recent future. 
Unfortunately, as of this writing, very few details are known of whether this 
death will pass or not, or if it will be as permanent as Captain Marvel's or 
more like Superman's (ooh, four different people, all claiming to be 
Speedball!).

Powers/Tactics:  Since joining the Warriors, Robbie has gotten a lot more 
control over his powers.  He's gone from bouncing uncontrollably, to bouncing 
controllably, to using his powers to punch much more powerfully than a normal 
human, to using his "speedballs" as a distance attack.  He also seems to be 
able to hold the Speedball effect in better, once punching a locker full force 
without any change at all (except for a few speedballs appearing).  His 
"desolid" is vulnerable to physical attacks that don't connect with high 
kinetic energy, such as someone pushing a knife into him slowly rather than 
slashing at him with it.  His damage shield represents his ability to absorb 
the kinetic energy of attacks, bouncing off nearby objects until he comes back 
to crash into the attacker.

Writer's Notes:  The preceding information is courtesy of Kurt Onstad, 
hbmns001@dewey.csun.edu.  He maintains the unofficial Speedball home page from 
which most of this information came, and has graciously answered numerous 
questions pertaining to the accuracy of this writeup.  This writeup represents 
Speedball in the earlier parts of the New Warriors run.

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Hero System writeup by Tim Larson (spock@courtave.net)