Eric Chin F A S E R I P Res Pop Pr 4 Ty 6 Pr 4 Ty 6 Ex 20 Gd 10 Gd 10 Gd 10 Sh 0 Health: 20 Karma: 40 Origin: Eric Chin is a normal human. Totally normal. Sure, he's smart, but he never got around to developing the M.A.X. technology any, and as such, didn't actually become a super hero like the other Troubleshooters. Known Powers: (none) Equipment: (none) Quirks: (none) Talents: Computers: like Terry, Eric was a master compuer whiz. His true passion since he was a child was to learn what made computers tick, and what he could do with them. His Reason concerning matters of computer technology should be considered +1 CS. Engineering: Eric, like the other Troubleshooters, was an engineering student in Jenny Swensen's M.I.T. course. As such, he can add +1 CS to all FEAT rolls required of him when attempting to build anything. Student: like all the Troubleshooters, Eric was an M.I.T. collegiate, and as such, was still learning his final Talents. This would reduce the final Karma cost of his other talents (still in process, so to speak) to 800 points, 1000 if learned from another player character (assuming that somebody is playing Eric). Contacts: Eric can still rely upon the surviving Troubleshooters for aid should he need it, as they are all still close friends. Eric could also ask (and receive) help from Jenny Swensen, provided he knew where she was. Costume: None. Eric wasn't a super hero, had no high tech M.A.X. gear, and didn't get into trouble like the other Troubleshooters were incessantly trying to do. Personality: Eric is a smart and reserved soul. He goes out of his way to help his friends, going so far as to break the law in order to do so (after all, what's more important, eh?). However, he didn't quite trust the M.A.X. technology and the effect it had on his friends, so he never actually got to making a M.A.X. suit all his own. Saved his life, that... Real Name: Eric Chin Occupation: student Legal Status: American citizen with a criminal record Marital Status: single Alias(es), if any: none Group Affiliation: the Troubleshooters (defunct) Height: 5' 6" Hair: black Eyes: brown Weight: 135 lbs Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none Story: As a youth, Eric Chin was fascinated with computers. He played with them constantly as a child, and learned how they ticked at a very early age. However, his fascination for computers turned to computer hacking, as he learned how easy (and fun!) it is to break into other people's machines to learn their dark secrets. Most impressive with a Commodore 64, to be sure. Eric got really good at it, though, and decided he wanted to try breaking into real places as well; of course, this didn't go as well as his online hijinks, and he got caught. Luckily for him, however, Eric didn't go to jail (due to his age), and was able to resume a normal, crime-free life from then on until his college days, when he became a part of M.I.T.'s Troubleshooters. An odd duck of a clique, the Troubleshooters were a gaggle of techno-geeks and other high tech wannabees, who happened to be at the absolute top of their classes at M.I.T. A hard working student himself, Eric couldn't help but get sucked into the eddies of mirth and mayhem that surrounded the Troubleshooters and their bizarre technological pranks on campus. As a Troubleshooter, Eric found himself eventually helping one of the team's favorite instructors, Professor Jenny Swensen, to break into Krotze International. Her father worked there until his mysterious death, and Jenny needed to get proof that the company killed him on purpose. Liking the idea of the challenge, the five Troubleshooters helped her get in. Once there, the team discovered something else altogether: Doctor Karl Swensen's Mark 2 M.A.X. armor suit. Knowing why it was hidden, Jenny then stole it and the mobile laboratory it was built in, taking the Troubleshooters with her into the back woods of Boston. While there, the Troubleshooters began to break down the M.A.X. technology in order to see how it worked. Once they understood how it worked, the Troubleshooters started producing practical applications of the heuristic breakthroughs of Doctor Swensen; well, all but Eric. Unlike his fellows, Eric wasn't sure that this was such a good idea, and as such, he never built himself up a high tech M.A.X. toy. And this, in the end, saved his life from the anger of Steel Hawk. This assassin, in the employ of the Club, was working to destroy Jenny Swensen. The Troubleshooters, trying to get her out of jail, went to his place looking for proof of his involvement in the murder he'd framed her for, on a lark. Of course, at the man's place, they also found evidence that the man was out to kill the visiting English Prime Minister, and set out to stop this dastardly deed! The Troubleshooters succeeded at this, but gained Steel Hawk's emnity, and the villain tracked the college students down and smacked them silly, killing Andy and maiming Ferris. However, having lacked any actual high tech toys, Eric managed to avoid Steel Hawk's vengeance. Though he wasn't affected by the carnage, Eric was at ground zero when it happened, so he rode with Tim to the hospital. Eric's further activities have yet to be chronicled... Chronology: Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 1, Star Brand # 2, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 2, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 3, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 4, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 5, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 6, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 7, Spitfire and the Troubleshooters # 8.