Strength 6d

Agility 4x

Intellect 3c

Willpower 4x

Hand Size: Edge:

3 (17) 1

Powers:

Energy Reflection: George's sole power, this paranormal ability allows him to stand in the way of most attacks (physical or energy), as the force from said attacks will - should George be paying attention - reflect back upon their source. If defending, George can absorb the brunt of any non-magical, non-psionic assault, doing so with intensity 15 power.

For his next action, George may then release this power, turning it right back upon his would-be assailant, doing so at a similar intensity to what was originally thrown at him; should an attack exceed intensity 15 (as well as his inherent Strength in defense), this additional damage will apply to him normally, and he'll just reflect 15 points of harm towards his attacker.

Remember, though: he must consciously activate this power for it to work properly.

Equipment:

Pistol: George carries this thing around for effect, mostly. It's full of blanks, since he shot himself in the foot a couple of years ago, and really doesn't want to repeat that embarrassing experience. The non-lethal shells within can be used as a sort of +2 stunning Attack on George's targets - no real damage capability to speak of; it's all in the shock value.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing: George is good at busting heads, and has shown some true brawling potential. He makes all unarmed melee attacks at one difficulty level lower than is normally required, and can divide his pre-cardplay action score between two melee attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Espionage: George is skilled in surveillance operations, and often accompanies professional Medusa Web spies like Imprint and Troublemaker on missions that are more long-term in nature. He can readily operate 'spy' equipment, can tail a target easily, and can tell when he is similarly being followed.

Languages / English and French: George can speak French - well some French. Just a little bit, mind you, like a high school student. But, it can be enough to get by, unless he's actually talking to a French person, or someone else that speaks the language fluently...

Calling:

Gloryhound: an exemplar of this calling if ever there was one, George believes himself to be the Man, and make no bones about it! He's always hitting on women because he honestly thinks they want him, and he's definitely a braggart in combat, since hardly anyone can touch him.

Costume:

George doesn't wear one. In fact, he instead wears suits into combat, as his reflection power often takes care of any damage that would be done to them. Of course, he seems to be color blind, as his suits have a rather large color range to them (even bright green!). Imagine the big guy from Penn and Teller. Really!

Personality:

Well, other than the fact that he's a wise cracking sex fiend, George is an otherwise okay guy. He finds himself amusing, but that's okay, because everybody else does, too. If you can get past all these short comings, you'd probably like hanging out with George a lot.

He's like that perverted friend you had in college. You know, that guy.

Real Name: George (last name unrevealed)
Occupation: mercenary
Legal Status: presumed U.S. or Canadian citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: divorced (or so he claims)
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the Medusa Web

Height: 6'
Hair: 195 lbs.
Eyes: brown
Weight: black
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: his round rimmed glasses

Story:

George, the man who would become Backfire, was a rather mundane type of guy before he gained his paranormal ability. Little is known of his background, though, other than the fact that he does have a wife (or, as he says, an ex-wife - usually when there are women around).

After he gained his power, though, he was recruited into the Medusa Web, and has served as one of their advance agents. He usually helps out on surveillance missions and the like, and is convenient to have around when one of their paranormal targets gets all uppity.

Since they can't really hurt him. Unless he gets careless.

For instance, he was with several other Medusa Web agents when they were out to retrieve Wayne Tucker, a telepathic member of Psi-Force. George was busy pounding Tucker into paste when the telepath's soon-to-be girlfriend drove a car through the hotel he and the Web were chasing Tucker through.

He got knocked silly by a piece of hotel, since he wasn't expecting any trouble. And he later got punched out by Tucker, after Lindsay Falmon surprised him by discovering the little secret about his gun. He was too embarrassed to realize he was about to get hit - a lot.

Later on, Backfire was with Imprint and Donner Kopf during their attempt to recruit the Psi-Force teens. This came after a sort of disagreement between the Web and the U.S. government, and the Web decided to collect the psionic youths for themselves, before the Americans got to them.

While they were trying to accomplish this, the teens were attacked by Spitfire 2, a C.I.A. operative in a Big armor suit. Needing the kids alive, Backfire and his fellows helped Psi-Force defeat this metal menace, and parted on good terms.

Backfire and the others didn't get the results that Babel wanted, namely the recruiting of the Psi-Force youths, but at least the two groups were now in a position to talk in the future. And that's just what they did, after the Medusa Web freed Psi-Force from the Siberian Project.

This Soviet facility was dedicated to the study of paranormal powers, and most of Psi-Force was held within, captured by Rodstvow after he beat up and disintegrated their precious Psi-Hawk. Backfire was there to help in the rescue, and the later battle with Rodstvow.

After all, Rodstvow lived there, in the Project.

George survived the battle with the Soviet energy thing, and its corpse, as well. Well, until it realized it was dead, at any rate. After this, it is assumed that George was active in Medusa Web operations executed to keep the world in one piece during and after the War.

That being the last global conflict on this Earth, and the last actual published New Universe title. His activities after this time have yet to be chronicled.