Dynamo

[RoyMBar]

Herbert Thaddeus Spreck was always small for his age, and lacked many of the social skills necessary to negotiate his way out of hostile situations. This lead to him being beaten up, quite often, as a child and teenager. He stayed indoors mostly, gaining a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering eventually. After graduation he was headhunted by Oscorp to be part of an electrical experimentation team. After years of developing technology for Oscorp, he was eventually thrown out on the street when as the leader of his department he refused to skip important safety procedures during experiements, including skipping directly to human trials.

Once banished from Oscorp and his reputation was destroyed by Oscorp's PR wing, he could barely get by, practically reduced to working for Radioshack. Once on the street for a few months, the Power Broker approached Herbert, offering him a way to go against the "Big Guy" and level the playing field against those with Power. Once taken to the Power Exchange, he made a deal with the devil in effect, taking the power he was offered. His being is infused with electrical energy now, his body a living Dynamo of destruction. All of his natural functions have been enhanced by the extra current rushing through them, granting him superhuman abilities. Herbert doesn't like people with power, and he's willing to destroy those with power if the option presents itself. They should be above using their power to bully those without power, and he's going to provide the hammer to smash them back down on level with everybody else.

Affiliations: Solo d10, Buddy d6, Team d8

Distinctions
Embittered Small Guy
Sold My Soul To The Devil (Without KNOWING it)
Chip On My Shoulder
d4+1PP or d8

Electrical Dynamo
Superhuman Stamina d10
Enhanced Strength d8
Energy Blast d10
Enhanced Durability d8
Enhanced Reflexes d8
Electricity Master d10

SFX: Area Attack: Target multiple opponents. For every additional target, add d6 to your pool and keep +1 effect die.

SFX: Boost: Shutdown highest-rated Electrical Dynamo power to step up another Electrical Dynamo power by +1. Recover power by activating on opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

SFX: Multipower: Use two or more Electrical Dynamo powers in your dice pool, at -1 step for each additional power.

SFX: Power Conductor: Step up or double Energy Blast on your next roll, or spend 1 PP to do both, then shutdown Energy Blast. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

Limit: Power Broker System: Shutdown highest-rated power and gain 1 PP. Recover power by activating an opportunity or during a Transition Scene.

Limit: Grounded: When submerged Shutdown highest-rated power every round and gain 1 PP per power. Take an action vs. The Doom Pool to recover each power individually.

Specialties
Business Expert d8
Combat Expert d8
Menace Expert d8
Science Expert d8
Tech Master d10

Milestones: I am Disgusted By All of You
1 XP: When you use your Science Expert or Tech Master for the first time in a scene
3 XP: When you cause an opponent or ally to become Emotionally Stressed Out
10 XP: When you defeat an opponent with all Electrical Dynamo powers shutdown

Milestones: Power Corrupts
1 XP: When you first take or deal Emotional Stress
3 XP: When you choose to either defeat an opponent using a d12 Asset created by Boost SFX or defeat an oppoent using a d12 Asset created by Power Conductor SFX
10 XP: When you shutdown all powers simultaneously or complete a battle without shutting down any powers

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This is my first attempt at building a Datafile of my own. Any thoughts or opinions fellow Marvel fans?

[Leftahead]

Neat, but I think the Milestones are a little too similar! Both of them relate to both emotion stress and use of powers. It sure looks like you could shut down all powers simultaneously as the bad guy is on his last legs, then pop him with a brick for 20xp.

If I were doing this, one track would have the power thing, the other the emotional stress line; it keeps them as separate but building narratives, and eliminates the 'combo' potential that's there now.

Just curious: is this character supposed to be a hero? I'm nt sure what his heroic motivation is if so.

[RoyMBar]

I actually was thinking that the Milestones weren't quite right myself. How would you suggest reformatting them? I would like to keep the milestone which requires the creation of a d12 Asset because I'm going to use it as a teaching tool to help my players learn how to create Assets. Nothing better to get them to learn how to then giving them some XP to try it. How would you do it?

He was made for a friend of mine that was looking for a "Punisher" type with Superpowers.

He's more of an Anti-Hero then a Hero. He dislikes people on both sides of the fence, but is more willing to work with "Heros" because they don't take advantage of "Normals" and more likely to kill/maim villains because they hurt and bully the innocent.

His motivation is getting back at bullies - and almost all villains are bullies on some level. So are some heroes, so he'd be willing to go after them if they stepped over the line too.