Toro Strength Agility Intellect Willpower 5d 4x 3c 3x Hand Size: 4 (25) Edge: 2 Powers: Fire Control (i): Thomas can generate large amounts of fire at will, inflicting intensity 10 energy damage per strike. These fiery assaults take the form of miniature fireballs, which Thomas can fling at anyone within three areas of his person. But that's not all. He can also manipulate existing flames, raising their intensity up to 10 or lowering them by a like amount, which will likely extinguish all but the hottest of flames (such as those used by the Human Torch). To date, Thomas has demonstrated the following power stunts: * Fire Restraints (i): if he can make a successful average difficulty fire control (agility) action against an opponent, Thomas can restrain him or her with a cage, dome, wall (or whatever) of fire. These flaming restraints inflicts no damage unless said target tries to escape. * Flame Shapes (i): Thomas can generate shapes of flame, like fiery letters in the sky, big fiery monsters, and the like, with this power stunt. Such shapes will remain in existence for as long as Thomas concentrates on them, plus one full aura duration. * Flight (i): by projecting his flames behind himself, Thomas can achieve the effect of flight, though this is limited to a flight speed of 5, as opposed to his maximum power intensity of 10. While not the speed of sound, this is nonetheless quite fast... Energy Sheath / Fire (a): Thomas, while he uses his fire control powers, is constantly covered by a sheath of writhing flames. While the sheath is active, Thomas has intensity 10 resistance to any sort of physical or energy attack (instead of his normal strength-based defense). Resistance to Fire and Heat (s): Thomas has been shown to be highly resistant to all sources of fire and heat. In game terms, consider this resistance to be +10 in scope, making Thomas immune to all but the most powerful of fiery attacks (such the Human Torch's)! Hindrances: (none) Skills: Boxing (s): Thomas has been trained in the fine art of unarmed melee combat by Bucky. As such, he can divide his total action score by two, and use this total for two unarmed melee attacks, the second of which will occur as a contingent action. Energy Control (i): Thomas has been extensively trained in the use of his fire control powers by the Human Torch. As such, he makes all actions with this power (save for his fiery energy blasts) at one difficulty level lower than is normally required. Trivia / Comic Books (i): when he wasn't Invading or Kid Commando-ing or otherwise fighting crime, Thomas made sure he enjoyed a handful or two of comics in his down time. If asked a question about them, he can answer at one difficulty level lower than is normally necessary. Calling: Youthful Exuberance: totally enamored in his super heroic life style, Thomas throws himself into the battle against Evil with an exceptionally wide-eyed fervor. He loves his life as he's always having fun - and helping people at the same time! Costume: Thomas wore a very... minimalist costume while fighting the forces of Evil - but then, his powers are good at wrecking clothes, and you almost never see him without his sheath active in a fight, anyway. His costume includes dark green shorts and boots, presumably made of asbestos. Personality: Despite his truly bizarre history, Thomas behaved like a typical teenager. He was cocky in most situations (that didn't involve girls, at least), believing that his fiery powers could protect him from most any form of harm. He was very close to his heroic partner, the Human Torch. Real Name: Thomas Raymond Occupation: adventurer, former circus fire-eater Legal Status: American citizen with no criminal record Marital Status: single Alias(es), if any: none Group Affiliation: the Invaders, the Kid Commandos Height: 5' 4" Hair: black Eyes: blue Weight: 115 lbs Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none Story: Even before he was born, Thomas' history was somewhat odd thanks to his parents. You see, his father Fred was an expert in asbestos flame-proofing, and worked with Professor Phineas T. Horton - creator of the Human Torch and other oddball androids like Volton and Adam II. Prolonged exposure to asbestos had given the poor man cancer. Meanwhile, his mother Nora was a scientist who experimented with various nuclear compounds, including radium. Of course radiation shielding wasn't what it is these days, and her dedicated work had made her ill. Despite their physical ailments, the two were blessed with a son, Thomas, who they tended to call Toro - a reminder of the romantic bull fights they'd seen down in Mexico. They weren't able to raise him as they would've liked though, thanks to their scientific connections. You see, they were targeted by the Asbestos Girl, a criminal mastermind who set fires in the course of her crimes and needed the Raymonds' expertise in building a Human Torch-proof suit. Suspecting she would try something like this, the Human Torch showed up to chase her off. All too easily, the Asbestos Girl harbored a grudge, and as such she arranged a terrible demise for the Thomas family. Causing a train they were riding to derail shortly thereafter, Fred and Nora were killed in the subsequent blaze - but Thomas survived just fine. As it turned out, he was completely immune to the fire and heat which has claimed his parents. Found by a traveling circus, Thomas was taken in by Tom and Ellie Alexander, the circus' fire eaters, who thought he'd make a great addition to the traveling show's nightly performance. News spread about the fire-proof Thomas though, and both the Human Torch and the Asbestos Girl came looking for him. After dealing with his would-be nemesis, the Torch found Thomas at the circus, and his mere proximity caused the youth to ignite - his powers fully manifested at last. Taking him under his wing, the Human Torch became Thomas' legal guardian, and the two eventually developed a sort of crime-fighting partnership; in other words, Thomas was the Human Torch's side kick - but he didn't mind second billing because he was just glad to help people. With the outbreak of World War II, Thomas and the Human Torch felt a need to lend their country a hand, and wound up forming the mighty Invaders with both Captain America and his own side kick, Bucky, and Namor - the Sub-Mariner! Thomas was a member for the duration of the War. When he wasn't engaged in side-projects like the Kid Commandos, at least. Or keeping up with the latest comics. Or ogling girls. Hey, the guy was still a teenager, after all...