O - DJ

QUOTE:

"My mom thinks my iPod will make me deaf, right now it's saving my ass."

HEIGHT:

5' 9"

WEIGHT:

156 lbs.

EYE COLOR:

Brown

HAIR COLOR:

Black

ETHNICITY:

Caucasian

BIRTHDATE:

Jan 22, 1992

AGE:

18

GENDER:

Male

APPEARANCE:

There's a cute innocence about Mark. He's a wire thin boy, just starting to work out and get definition. His face is still too soft and boyish to have to worry about zits and stubble yet.

He prefers the 'faux punk' look, with tighter and more tailored jeans, and shirts out of the 80's. He likes his hair a little longer, usually long enough to give a nice 'just out of bed' look.

He is also almost always seen with white ear buds either draped around his neck, in his ears, or poking out of a pocket. He has several ipods and always has one on him.

MODEL:

Joe Jonas

THEME SONG:

"Soundtrack to Your Life" by Ashley Parker Angel

WAIVER:

He's a minor and a fairly naive one at that, any injury or sexual situations need to be run by me or risk tainting the sweet little boy.

CHARACTER CONCEPT:

Music man - play me a tune

ORIENTATION:

Bisexual

DEMEANOR:

Thrill-Seeker

NATURE:

Honest-Abe

PERSONALITY:

Mark is a good ol boy in the purest forms of the word. He's a kind soul who would never hurt a fly. He's got a rare innocence from how he was brought up that has yet to be crushed by the world. He wants to experience everything. He wears his heart on his sleeve and is nice to everyone. He's a complete romantic in all aspects of his life, from art to love, and he hopes to fall in love.

He's attracted to boys and girls but is more comfortable flirting with girls than boys at this juncture in his life and he is quite a flirt. He sees the beauty in everyone.

GOALS:

Graduate high school, fall in love, expand mutant power, world peace.

CLASSIFICATION:

EPSILON-KAPPA - Ek3

POWER SOURCE:

Random mutation

POWER RANK:

EX - 20

SKILL LEVEL:

Minimal training or innate ability

APTITUDE:

Operate current technology: computers, electronics

WEALTH:

Salaried employment, middle class

ADVANTAGES:

APPROACHABLE- DJ is a very disarming, All-American boy who is very down to earth.

CUTE- There's no getting around it: DJ is cute. With his faux emo-boy hair, charming smile, and little boy peach fuzz, he'll maybe grow out of it at some point and be considered sexy but right now he's just cute.

POWERS:

ECLECTIC MIMICRY- DJ has the ability to control music to create various effects. Different styles of music create different effects, all depending on what he is listening to. All of his powers draw from the energy fields of his cellular membranes deep within him. The power, particularly with Flight, Strength/Agility/Endurance, and Lights sometimes will be automatic responses but energy blasts and shields are fully controlled.

ENERGY BLASTS- Brought on with strong and loud guitars as in Hard Rock, Metal, Classic Rock. They emanate from his hands as concussive energy blasts. The energy builds in DJ only in accordance to the music, after the song passes he has no more control over it. It stops immediately. His powers work the strongest during guitar solos. Blasts weaken with heavy vocals or drum solos.

FORCE FIELDS- Strings such as Classical, Twangy Country activate this power. The shield DJ generates protects against attacks. The power is stronger with more strings, Vivaldi is a good example of this. String Quartets are best. The shield will last so long as the music does.

STRENGTH/AGILITY/STAMINA- Strong bass line and percussion such as Rap, Crunk, and Hip Hop activate this recently discovered power. It has to be very solid beat, lower bass, the kind of rap that rumbles in the stomach and chest when played- the kind of music teenage jocks use to get hyped up. The energy internalizes, strengthening DJ's body. Over synthesized music that take away from the beat weaken this power. If the music changes and he's lifting something or flexed in a way DJ normally can't he can hurt himself. His stamina levels return to normal as well. When using this power, he is able to lift a maximum of 800 pounds, he can push himself to his bare limits for up to 2 hours without rest (barring he has 2 hours of music), and his agility allows him the ability to do complex gymnastics, balance on beams, and maybe dodge a bullet.

BLINDING LIGHTS- Synthesized music such as Dance and Pop, stuff more in the treble, and not as heavy beats. The more 'fake' it sounds the brighter the light. If the beat overrides the melody the light weakens. The lights have little to no destructive force but are a good escape measure or location if DJ's lost in the dark.

FLIGHT- Soft pipes such as Celtic, Native Music, and some woodwinds give DJ the ability to fly. His body turns the energy inward and then out, creating propulsion much like Cannonball but without the speed. His body was not built for high speeds or high altitudes. He can do 20 miles per hour flat and reach 50 in a dive. If the music cuts out or changes, he will fall. In flight he can only sustain what he can carry.

FIGHTING SKILLS:

BOATING- Growing up on the water, he learned how to Jet Ski, sail, and motor a boat. He doesn't often get sea sick and knows how to survive on the water. He's a good swimmer as well.

CLIMBING- DJ has yet to find a surface or tree that he couldn't scale with or without ropes. He knows how to free climb as well as rappel.

COMBAT STYLES: Aerial/Martial Arts- Fighting in the sky. So long as DJ's earphones stay on or in and he can fly. He's not fast but using his skills as a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do he can fight to some degree in the air.

COMPUTERS: Usage- DJ, like most modern kids, can use a computer for daily stuff. He also is versed in Garage Band- a software by Mac for composing music.

PERFORMING- Singing, acting, and playing guitar are all skills that DJ has. When singing, he's a first tenor and has perfect pitch. He's also an adept disk jockey though he does this mostly for fun.

TRIVIA- Music. With powers like his having a knowledge of music comes in handy.

WATER SPORTS- Growing up on the water has given him lots of skill with surfing, boogie boarding, and skiff boarding.

WEAPON STYLE: Slingshot- Some may find it humorous but DJ is a wicked shot with a sling shot. He uses rocks or small metal ball bearings as projectile weapons.

WRITING- DJ is an avid journal writer. In it has poems, songs, and works of fiction mixed in with the notations from his day to day life.

DISADVANTAGES:

CURIOSITY- DJ is a young, teenage boy prone to do stupid young, teenage boy things.

HOMESICK- DJ has never been away from Hawaii where his friends and family live. While he has a laptop to chat with them on, he's still alone and misses his home.

LIMITED USE- DJ's power only works if he's listening to music. Without it he's powerless.

MORAL CODE- No matter what, DJ will not kill or be killed. He tries to minimize injury to rendering someone unconscious if possible. He often feels bad if there is damage to buildings or personal property that is directly his fault. If he were to kill or seriously injure someone he would carry a lot of guilt with him.

MORTAL- DJ is human and as a human he can die, he can get sick and get injured.

NAIVE- DJ grew up in a small, close knit community where people were generally kind to each other. He is kind hearted, inexperienced, and un-jaded. He could easily be lead astray by a well-seeming though foul intentioned person. He knows enough to not trust the 'well known' bad guys like Magneto and Dr. Doom, but he's still learning with the rest.

PHOBIA- Having been bitten by a poisonous snake as a young child and nearly dying, DJ is terrified of snakes.

UNIFORM:

Standard black with music notes and bars stitched into the arms and back, protective pocket for his ipods, bright green piping.

EQUIPMENT:

3 iPod shuffles (2 gig green, 2 gig red, 1 gig silver), 160 gig iPod (black), 4 gig iPod Nano (green), 32 gig iPod touch, headphones (ear buds and over ear as well), laptop, iPhone

RESOURCES:

Typical- Gets a hundred dollars a week for allowance.

TRANSPORTATION:

Bus pass, friends with cars, his feet.

CONTACTS:

Friends in Hawaii

RELATIVES:

Paul Shepphard- Father- Marine Biologist

Melissa Shepphard- Mother- Stay at home mother

Kyle Shepphard- Brother - College student

Amelia Sheppard- Sister- 9 year old

Jocelyn Sheppard- Sister- 5 years old

ENEMIES:

Mutant Haters