Name: Mason Huer
Codename: Animus
Academy X Student Team: Omega
Age: 18
Birthday: September 1
Hair: black
Eyes: dark brown
Skin Tone: dark brown
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 197lbs.
Build: athletic, like a quarterback
Race/Nationality: black American
Notable Characteristics: He smells like trees or sometimes a zoo. That’s where he spends most of his time. His rat is hard to miss, she is either perched on his shoulder or in his pocket. Now a second rat has been added, also hard to overlook.
Uniform: Mason’s uniform is flexible, but not loose. He has a simple crimson under armor shirt, tailored to end halfway down his forearm. The X –Men symbol is graphed onto the shirt in black. He prefers not to wear gloves; just a personal choice. An odd choice in many people’s eyes, but Mason wears black suspenders. No reason really, he just likes the feeling. His pants are also under armor, lined with a material akin to chainmail, but thinner. It works almost as good. Those end right below the knee. His shoes are a customized Adidas. He’s tried other things, but they just aren’t as comfortable. He had them made black with red stripes. He asked that the sole and heel were reinforced and had a steel toe lining the inside. His belt is black and also has the X-Men logo on it in red. It isn’t very secure and has a couple of pouches holding various things. Most of them are for the Admiral.
Standard Dress: On the off days or while at classes Mason dresses in plaid button up shirts and jeans. He's not one for the form fitting look, outside of his uniform.
Place of Birth: Michigan; Lansing to be exact. It’s the city part of Michigan, but he likes to take a breather and visit the farmland on occasion.
Family: His mom and dad, Debbie and Ted, are both very easy going fun loving people. They’re happy that their son got mutant powers; he can do things they can’t. His sister, Tanya, lives with him. She has no powers to speak of, but they are close to each other. Mason’s move to Academy X was hard on her. His family considers his rat, Admiral Dot, part of the family. The Admiral gives Mason a huge advantage in battle because she is too small to hit easily and her teeth can cause serious damage. Recently, eleven other baby rats were added to the Huer family. Mason only kept one, the others were given away to friends or...the wilderness.
Superhuman Ability: Mason has animal mimicry meaning he can pick a trait of any animal to use to his advantage. He can use anything from a tiger’s strong paws to an elephant’s long memory. He can only use the trait if the animal he is trying to mimic is present. His human capabilities are somewhat a disadvantage. He can try and use a bird’s flight, but because humans don’t have wings, he is unable to fly. Mason can also see through an animal’s eyes. According to him, it looks like he’s looking through clear water. His body must remain stationary while he does this or it will confuse himself and the animal. If he is disturbed he loses contact with the animal. The Admiral lets Mason use the abilities of a rat at any time because she is always with him. His eyes cloud when he uses this power. It’s a natural effect his body has to block out images from Mason’s own sight. In recent months, Mason has learned to focus in on animals within 120 meters of his person. His sense is only blocked by physical walls. He has not yet been able to tap into the animal without directly seeing them, but he's working on that bit.
Abilities (not gained from mutation): Mason knows a lot about animals. His parents call him an animal encyclopedia. He plays the violin in his spare time; he’s gotten pretty good at it. His favorite place to go is Japan, so he picked up the language.
Power Levels: ((Since his power is so subjective I’ll just put his base skill level))
Physical Strength (1-10): 4
Power Mastery (1-10): 5
Speed (1-10): 5
Durability (1-10): 4
Intelligence (1-10): 4
Energy (1-10): 5
Agility (1-10): 4
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Personal Strengths: Mason is a tactical fighter and knows when to fight and when to back off. With his new control over his ability, Mason has been able to tap into animal traits a lot faster and is a better fighter because of it. He’s a good friend to have and has a good sense of right and wrong.
Personal Weaknesses: He still doesn’t like porcelain. End of story. He’s become more reluctant to talk to new people. He likes to be able to scope them out first and see how they act so that he can match their personality. His patience is a lot shorter than it used to be and his mind is constantly filled with odd thoughts. He’s afraid that he might composite the traits and that his head will eventually implode.
Personality: Mason is very affable and easy to get along with. Although he’s a bit timid at first, once you start talking, he’s a great guy. His friends are one of the most important things to him. That’s something his parents taught him at a young age, so you’d want to be his friend if you’re ever in trouble. He likes to keep as many people around him as possible. He doesn’t like hanging out with just one person, it becomes awkward. He’d rather hang out with a couple people at a time and jump in a conversation. His favorite pop is A&W Root Beer, and he likes Japanese food; he goes there a lot with his sister.
Hobbies: He likes to run, write, read, hang out with the guys, practicing his Japanese, eat, play with the Admiral and her daughter, and play video games
Mutant/Human Relations View: Mason feels that the world is just in a phase and we’ll get through it. But no matter what, anyone doing wrong to anyone else is completely unacceptable. To him, we’re all people deserving of the same respect and, if needed, punishment.
History: Mason was born in Lansing, Michigan on the first day of September. His older sister loved him as much as his parents did and it was good for a few years. It became even better when Mason and his family went to Africa for a Safari. Mason was only twelve at the time, but he could recall it right now in vivid memory. He liked the zebras and cheetahs and lions especially, but the heat! He would forever complain about how hot it is in Africa. The Admiral came into his life on his birthday, right before school. She was, to him, what some might call a godsend. Admiral Dot, or Admiral, but never Dot, is a black rat with brown tipped feet. They fell in love and he began to take her with him everywhere. She was allowed free roam of the house, Mason’s orders, but everyone loved her anyways. His freshman year in high school started that fall. He didn’t really want to join a team sport, but everyone said he should do football because of his body shape. He never did football, but he did tennis and swimming.
He discovered his power when he was racing one of his friends after school. He glanced over at a dog chasing after a ball. It was only a short glance and he didn’t have the control he has now. His muscles twitched and contorted. When the race started, he finished well before his friend did and everyone knew what had happened. He was lucky in that his classmates were okay about his abilities. He was at a mostly tolerant school. He ran home immediately and tripped once the dog was out of sight. He got to his mother and his whole family was excited. He continued through school, but on the summers his sister would take him and the Admiral to the most exotic places in the world to look at animals and see their abilities. He was happy. He was fifteen and he’d been to every continent when his sister was kidnapped.
He was blackmailed by a group of people that remain hidden to this day. They probably went under, but the memory still haunts him. Mason was given two options: Steal from some of the best guarded places on Earth, or lose a sister. He chose the former. He used his power to steal from the White House; President Bush’s favorite jacket. He was almost caught that time. But luckily dog’s have a good sense of hearing and he was able to hear Secret Service coming. He did that for a year and a half until they arranged for him to bring the Hope Diamond to the Himalayan Mountains and leave it at a certain spot; of course he and the Admiral stayed anyhow. They came looking for the diamond, but found him instead. He fought her captors off by biting chunks out of their necks when he saw a snow leopard. The others were mauled thanks to a black bear. It’s not something he’d like to remember, he tries not to utilize the more gruesome animals. He’s beat himself up over this ever since.
In recent months Mason has been practicing and using his abilities whenever he can. Only two days after prom, the Admiral gave birth to eleven mutated rat babies. Much to the joy of Everett and Narcissa, only two were kept with students. Hero, an amphibious rat, was given to Jacen as it seemed only fitting. Mason kept Freya, with retractable razor sharp fur. Like her mother, Mason expects her to live a long time. It is still unknown who the father is. Moira MacTaggert on Muir Island asked if she could keep some of them, and Mason was generous enough to give her four. Beast at the mansion kept three to study like Dr. MacTaggert. Two of the rats are roaming in the wild together somewhere.
During his training, Mason has had numerous blackouts where he would just feel completely animalistic. He doesn't plan on discontinuing the use of his ability, but one day, he may overload himself on animal traits and something very bad could happen.
Character Picture: 
Random things:
I think I said this before, but he likes A & W root beer.
His favorite place to visit is Japan
He can hold up a conversation in Japanese, but just barely
His favorite movie is Flash Gordon from 1980 with Sam Jones
He’s been to every continent, including Antarctica
He can play the violin like nobody’s business!
biggrin His friends call him an ‘oreo’, if you know what that means.
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Uniform: Being a New Mutant, Teagan wears a standard blue and gold uniform: A collared body suit of her team colors, a large yellow belt with the X logo, yellow wrist length buckled gloves and thigh high yellow buckle boots.