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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX❝Michael Mora❞
- ➳ What's their alias?
- The Silk Spider/The Spider/White Spider
➳ How old are they?
- 27
➳ Are they male or female?
- Male
➳ Are they human or a super?
- Super
➳ What's their preference?
- Heterosexual
➳ What are their powers if they have any?
- Spider Mimicry – his powers mimic that of a spider, entailing him to: enhanced agility, balance, durability, endurance, immunity, jump, marksmanship, reflexes, regeneration, senses (enhanced vision, seismic sense), speed, and strength (lifting roughly forty tons). He can produce pheromones, organic webbing, bio-electricity, poison, and possesses retractable claws at his fingers and toes. He may be inaudible, supplemented by inert stealth tactics and danger intuition, which he utilizes like a true predator.
The venom he secretes from his claws and fangs is a neurotoxin that may induce paralysis, necrosis and potentially death being the outcome of being exposed to too much of the neurotoxin. His fangs secrete the neurotoxin most effectively, so he may lift his mask partly in order to utilize them.
He possesses the capacity to mentally control the flux of inter-atomic attraction (electrostatic force) between molecular boundary layers, thus allowing him to crawl on walls, though he can use this attraction offensively for a fearsome (nearly unbreakable) grip, as well as tugging on whatever he wishes.
His pheromones generally attract spiders to him, and he may compel them to obey. While he doesn’t really pay the ability any mind, it is there, and he secretes these pheromones unconsciously. They are by no means utilized for manipulating others.
While all of these qualities are enhanced with the addition of a much stronger, spider-like form when he’s off his stabilizers, he initially had absolutely no control over his feral nature in this form, but has gained some over time. The tests done on him in this form show that he vaguely recognizes things of personal significance, but he is otherwise just acting off of instinct.
➳ What are their weaknesses?
- ▪ While not a physical weakness, he initially had a dependence on stabilizers to retain his human appearance.
▪ In order to properly produce organic webbing, as well as function properly in general, he has to consume a high-protein diet. Whether it’s raw or not makes no difference, but he prefers it cooked. He consumes a lot of skinless white chicken or turkey, seafood, pork tenderloin and lean beef.
➳ How do they act?
- While his aims are pure, the means to get to them are often not. He aligns more as an anti-hero, eager to relay bloody justice to any and all who he deems unfit to live. It’s driven by the trauma of watching people wronged at his own inaction, and the aggression is present throughout his actions. He’s cynical, ill-tempered, and almost sadistic when against the lowlife scum of Chicago. In his normal guise, he plays it off as the average Joe, not too eager to get attention. The recurring personality trait with the mask on or off is his apparent sternness. He’s actually more himself when the mask is on, since discretion gives him more freedom to express himself. He has, however, made the effort to turn a new leaf and stop killing.
➳ What's their backstory?
- Originally not considered to be a super at all, he was sought out by a group of shady individuals who claimed he possessed “dormant superhuman traits”, and that he’d need only participate in their program to unlock them. Naïve and eager to become something greater than himself, the 16-year-old agreed, but quickly regretted the decision once he arrived at their facility and was experimented on for months. After a series of awful experimentation, Michael finally mutated. The outcome, however, was not at all what he expected. He mutated into a monstrous, humanoid spider. The task was tedious, but they managed to contain the situation. Utilizing something they called DNA Stabilizers, a serum which they injected into him every few days, they were able to return him to his human form, with powers that remained. Catalyst—as what they called themselves—would go on to consider him a success.
This dependency on the stabilizers was what they used to manipulate him into their service. As their chief agent, he was tasked with the capture of other dormant supers, thus making him responsible for a series of kidnappings that occurred between 2002 and 2009. The fact that he was putting others through such misery weighed heavily on him, and he snapped in 2010, where he and his friend Elena broke out together, stealing several doses with the intention of figuring out the formula, afterwards destroying the facility via an explosion and planning to start a new life together.
He initially got by using the money he stole from wealthy criminals, but he’s recently made contact with old friends whom have supported him by getting him a job as an executive assistant, though he considers himself more an errand boy. This is merely a front for his less-than-pleasant costumed activities at night. Now freed, he sought to make due of what he originally intended, taking to the streets as a costumed superhero. Unfortunately, the trauma of his experiences has left him bitter and aggressive. He finds himself taking this aggression out on criminals, violently murdering them. It has sparked the attention of the Superhuman Investigations Agency, who are actively seeking him out despite the division in the agency about whether he’s a menace or a hero willing to make the hard decision.
➳ Anything else we need to know?
- ▪ His suit was designed by his former captors, his current ensemble being his modified MK12 suit. It’s a full-body suit composed of a ballistic weave (interwoven carbon nanotube material), with looser weaving in pivot points for maximum maneuverability. The suit itself is waterproof, fire-resistant, and bullet resistant. The suit is divided into five parts: the mask, the top, the bottom, the gloves, and the boots. There are parts with additional padding, particularly the forehead, torso, back, arms, thighs, calves, and wrists. The gloves have miniscule slits at the fingertips, so that the tips of his retractable claws can poke through, allowing him to utilize his natural poison, and slits at his wrists for his webbing. The knuckles have carbon fiber knuckle guards, which he uses offensively. The same applies for the bottoms, which have a crotch guard, and the boots, which have toe and heel guards. Initially black and grey, the overall appearance of the suit is matte black and white, though the lenses over his eyes are red tinted, the design intended to intimidate his opponents. The suit can stop .22, 9mm, and .45 caliber rounds. While the normal individual would at least suffer from nasty bruising or internal bleeding, his durability generally leaves him with very light bruising if any. In the event that the suit may sustain damage, he is familiar enough with the schematics to make repairs, though the means to make the repairs are costly. He possesses exactly one backup suit, in the event his current one takes too much punishment.
▪ He models his suit and style after Marvel’s Peter Parker. Like Peter Parker, he’s 5’ 10” and weighs 167 lbs.
▪ A unique usage of his powers is to slow his heart and calm himself down at will, allowing him to effectively lie while showing no physical signs of the deception.
▪ He hates the “Itsy Bitsy Spider” song, and gets annoyed at most songs regarding a dying spider.
▪ Aside from English, he fluently speaks French, Japanese, and Spanish, with a bit of Mandarin.
