Starhawk (Simon Hawkes)

[Black Sam]

STARHAWK



HERO NAME: Starhawk
LEGAL NAME: Simon Hawkes
SPECIES: Metahuman
GENDER: Male
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Blue
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180#
AGE: 34

ABILITIES 
INTELLIGENCE: 3 
STRENGTH: 2/6 
AGILITY: 2 
SPEED: 2 
HEALTH: 4 
ENERGY: 6/18
REGENERATION: 7 

ACTIONS 
Black Ops 2 

• Espionage and field craft
• Specialties: bodyguard; infiltration/exfiltration

Close Combat 3 

• Agility Bonus or Weapon Modifier
• Split stones for multiple targets
• Specialties: krav maga; submission; U.S. Army multistyle

Force Field 5 

• 10' area; absorbs damage up to the number of stones in the Action Box; damage up to the same number of stones over that come out of the Energy Pool
• Efficient: gain 1 free stone per 2 stones invested, max AN
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) 

Gravity Manipulation 7 

• As Mastery with extraordinary power 
  
• Create/manipulate the force of gravity 
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) 
  

Investigation 5 

• General investigative skills
• Specialties: finding people; hacking; interrogation; law enforcement; surveillance

Ranged Combat 2 

• Weapon modifier
• Specialties: handguns; military weapons

Social Skills 5 

• Interaction with NPCs
• Specialties: charm; contacts; law enforcement; military protocols; professional

Telekinesis 6 

• Use as Close or Ranged Combat
• Manipulate objects at range
• Substitute AN for Strength
• Costs 1r per 10' of range
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) 
  

Vehicle Operation 4 

• Operate vehicles
• Specialties: drones; helicopters; military vehicles; precision driving
  

MODIFIERS 
Mental Defense 1

Wealth 3 

EQUIPMENT 
Nth Metal Containment Suit 4 

• No x2 damage and Magical Defense 
• Self Contained (breathing) 
• Flight at MN (movement only; cannot combine with other Actions)
• Enhanced audio/visual at MN 
• Communication suite
• Power Regulation: due to the suit's energy-dampening properties, directed energy attacks weaken its ability to regulate Starhawk's powers. Each red stone of damage he takes from an energy attack is also subtracted from his powered actions
• Property of LexCorp: full tracking and monitoring capability 

*Power out of control without Nth Metal Containment Suit. Starhawk's ability to manipulate gravity is so intense that he cannot control it. Without the suit, investing more than 2 stones into his powered actions (Force Field, Gravity Manipulation, or Telekinesis) causes them to flare out of control with collateral damage.

CHALLENGES
Compound-K +3 Obviously fake news.

Driven +3 Simon has been through a lot in his life, the death of his father and subsequent poverty, the horrors of war, brutality at the hands of America's enemies, and most recently the death of his wife and daughter in Doomsday's rampage. As a result, he is a man of action, never able to not get involved and always driven to do something about it, whatever "it" might be. 

Flawed Patriot +2 America is the greatest country the world has ever known, and Simon looks down on anyone who thinks otherwise. This view has spurred him to acts of heroism and civic duty, but it also colors his perceptions about other people.

Secret Identity +2 Simon takes his secret identity very seriously. Not only could knowledge of his identify endanger his mother, but he's made enemies both during his time in law enforcement and abroad.

True Believer +2 He spent his whole childhood being let down by the system, so he became a part of it, first in the Army and later in the FBI, trying his best to make a difference. Eventually he realized that the system was built to fail and that nobody in authority was willing or able to get things done – nobody except Mr. Luthor, that is. A self-made billionaire who is using all his power and resources to make the world a better place is just what the world needs, and Simon has become a fervent supporter.

Vulnerable Dependent +1 When his father, an NYC firefighter, was killed in 9/11, Simon and his mother faced a difficult life. Through shared hardship they became inseparable, and after he got out of the Army he was able to take care of her the way he always wanted. Sadly, over the last couple years she's become confused and no longer remembers her son. He and Marcy took her in when they got married, and thankfully she was away at the doctor's when Doomsday destroyed Metropolis. When Simon volunteered to become one of Mr. Luthor's Supermen of America, he made the difficult decision to put her in the care of an Alzheimer's facility under her maiden name, all-too aware that she could be used against him by the enemies of Mr. Luthor in the future.

[Black Sam]

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BACKGROUND
Simon Hawkes was a typical Brooklyn teenager when he was first became acquainted with injustice. He grew up surrounded by heroes – Simon's dad and his firefighter buddies as well as the superheroes who came and went from the Hall of Justice a few blocks from where they lived. But everything changed when the Twin Towers came down, and nobody wearing a cape was around to save the day.

It was just Simon and his mother after that. She worked as a substitute teacher to make ends meet, but it was never quite enough. They lost their home and moved between shelters until the insurance pay-out finally came, but even that barely got them off the streets. Their first lucky break didn't come until a few years later, when Simon's application to West Point Academy was accepted and he became property of the United States Army. 

It was an exciting change for Simon at first. He trained to become an aviation officer – it was during a combat patrol at the end of his first deployment that Lt. Hawkes was shot down and captured by Taliban soldiers. He spent weeks injured and enjoying the nonexistent mercies of his captors before he was rescued. The government gave him a medal and a discharge, and while he was still recovering back in the house he helped buy for his mother, he decided on a different course. Once he was back on his feet, Simon went to work for the FBI.

He made a name for himself as a tenacious and dedicated agent, but over time, working at the Bureau only increased Simon's sense of frustration that originated with the government's mishandling of 9/11 families and deepened with the inconsistencies of the "war on terror." It angered him to learn that some people really were above the law, and Simon's career was impeded by his insistence on pursuing cases that other agents avoided. Eventually other concerns superseded his dissatisfaction at work. Health issues forced his mother into an early retirement in Metropolis – that was where Simon met Dr. Marcy Grey, his mom's physician. As with everything else in his life, Simon was what he wanted and chased it. Their whirlwind romance prompted Simon to leave the Bureau behind and focus on the family he hoped to have with Marcy.

Their life in Metropolis was everything he hoped for. Simon had no trouble finding work as a helicopter pilot after the wedding, and as his mother's condition began to deteriorate they took her into their home. Soon after, Simon and Marcy welcomed their first child, Abigail – but Simon should have known better than to grow content. That's when all good things came to an end, and this time was no different. This time it was Doomsday – literally. An alien monster duked it out with the Man of Steel, and both titans died in what was left of the streets of Metropolis. Marcy and Abigail were only two of thousands who died in the attack, but for Simon it seemed like the end of the world.

Only one man stepped up in the days and months after the disaster. Not the Justice League, not the government. Only Lex Luthor was there to help; only he had a real plan and the will and resources to save the city and the nation. When Mr. Luthor – the only real hero left in America, as far as Simon was concerned – announced his "Supermen of America" project, Simon was on LexCorp's doorstep the following day. With his consent, Simon was bombarded with exotic radiations and strange science he couldn't begin to understand. At fist his powers were immense and out of control – Mr. Luthor lost two labs and spent millions of dollars constructing a containment suit to regulate the energies Simon could now wield. From the beginning Simon was all-in. He believed in what they were doing despite the risk, and gave LexCorp free-reign with his career going forward.

As Starhawk, Simon is eager to go out and make the kind of difference in the world only great men like Mr. Luthor are truly capable of.


ORIGINAL CAD 

ABILITIES (15w)
INTELLIGENCE: 3 (1w)
STRENGTH: 2/6 (0w, 2r)
AGILITY: 2 (0w, 2r)
SPEED: 2 (0w, 2r)
HEALTH: 4 (2w)
ENERGY: 6 (4w)
REGENERATION: 7 (6w)

ACTIONS (29w, 2r)
Black Ops 2 (1w) CL1

• Espionage and field craft
• Specialties: bodyguard; infiltration/exfiltration

Close Combat 3 (1w) CL0

• Agility Bonus or Weapon Modifier
• Split stones for multiple targets
• Specialties: krav maga; submission; U.S. Army multistyle
  

Force Field 5 (6w) CL2

• 10' area; absorbs damage up to the number of stones in the Action Box; damage up to the same number of stones over that damage Energy Pool
• Efficient +1 CL
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) -2CL

Gravity Manipulation 7 (9w) CL1

• As Mastery with extraordinary power +2CL
  
• Create/manipulate the force of gravity +1CL
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) -2CL
  

Investigation 5 (3w) CL0

• General investigative skills
• Specialties: finding people; hacking; interrogation; law enforcement; surveillance

Ranged Combat 2 (0w, 2r) CL0

• Weapon modifier
• Specialties: handguns; military weapons

Social Skills 5 (3w) CL0

• Interaction with NPCs
• Specialties: charm; contacts; law enforcement; military protocols; professional

Telekinesis 6 (4w) CL0

• Use as Close or Ranged Combat
• Manipulate objects at range
• Substitute AN for Strength
• Costs 1r per 10' of range
• Power out of control without containment suit (*see below) -2CL
  

Vehicle Operation 4 (2w) CL0

• Operate vehicles
• Specialties: drones; helicopters; military vehicles; precision driving
  

MODIFIERS (1w, 1r)
Mental Defense 1 (0w, 1r) CL0

Wealth 3 (1w) CR0

EQUIPMENT (7w)
Nth Metal Containment Suit 4 (7w) CL3

• No x2 damage and Magical Defense +2CL
• Self Contained (breathing) +1w
• Flight at MN (movement only; cannot combine with other Actions) +2CL
• Enhanced audio/visual at MN +1CL
• Communication suite
• Power Regulation: due to the suit's energy-dampening properties, directed energy attacks weaken its ability to regulate Starhawk's powers. Each red stone of damage he takes from an energy attack is also subtracted from both his Gravity Manipulation and Telekinesis. -1CL
• Property of LexCorp: full tracking and monitoring capability -1CL

*Power out of control without Nth Metal Containment Suit. Starhawk's ability to manipulate gravity is so intense that he cannot control it. Without the suit, investing more than 2 stones into his powered actions (Force Field, Gravity Manipulation, or Telekinesis) causes them to flare out of control with collateral damage.

CHALLENGES
Compound-K +3 Obviously fake news.

Driven +3 Simon has been through a lot in his life, the death of his father and subsequent poverty, the horrors of war, brutality at the hands of America's enemies, and most recently the death of his wife and daughter in Doomsday's rampage. As a result, he is a man of action, never able to not get involved and always driven to do something about it, whatever "it" might be. 

Flawed Patriot +2 America is the greatest country the world has ever known, and Simon looks down on anyone who thinks otherwise. This view has spurred him to acts of heroism and civic duty, but it also colors his perceptions about other people.

Secret Identity +2 Simon takes his secret identity very seriously. Not only could knowledge of his identify endanger his mother, but he's made enemies both during his time in law enforcement and abroad.

True Believer +2 He spent his whole childhood being let down by the system, so he became a part of it, first in the Army and later in the FBI, trying his best to make a difference. Eventually he realized that the system was built to fail and that nobody in authority was willing or able to get things done – nobody except Mr. Luthor, that is. A self-made billionaire who is using all his power and resources to make the world a better place is just what the world needs, and Simon has become a fervent supporter.

Vulnerable Dependent +1 When his father, an NYC firefighter, was killed in 9/11, Simon and his mother faced a difficult life. Through shared hardship they became inseparable, and after he got out of the Army he was able to take care of her the way he always wanted. Sadly, over the last couple years she's become confused and no longer remembers her son. He and Marcy took her in when they got married, and thankfully she was away at the doctor's when Doomsday destroyed Metropolis. When Simon volunteered to become one of Mr. Luthor's Supermen of America, he made the difficult decision to put her in the care of an Alzheimer's facility under her maiden name, all-too aware that she could be used against him by the enemies of Mr. Luthor in the future.