Blue Diamond

Powers:

Body Armor (s): after an exceptionally large (and blue) diamond detonated while he was examining it, Elton's body was penetrated by millions of microscopic fragments of the stone, fragments that act to provide him +4 protection against attacks of all varieties, unless they are specifically stated as armor ignoring. Of course, with his Strength, that doesn't really matter...

Hindrances:

Bruiser: never very well-trained in the use of his physical might, Elton must rely upon his Agility to determine his action score when making melee attacks, instead of Strength. Sure, the man is quite intelligent, but he's still not much of a rough-houser when you get down to it.

Skills:

Boxing (s): if he declares it in the beginning of an exchange, Elton can divide his action score among two separate unarmed melee attacks, the last of which being a contingent action. Considering that he's already at a severe penalty to strike an opponent, this is not a good idea, to say the very least...

History (i): as an anthropologist, Elton has a distinct understanding of the history of mankind and as such, he can apply his knowledge of the past to help in current situations. Furthermore, should he be dropped back in time, Elton can at least attempt to blend into the culture without too much problem.

Sociology (i): using his anthropological knowledge, Elton can reasonably predict how a person (or people) will react in a given situation. Also, as an added game benefit, should he declare that he is observing folks in an exchange, he can always launch an undeclared contingent action against them.

Teaching (w): as a skilled instructor, Elton naturally has this skill, which allows him to pass his knowledge onto others. In other words, if somebody should be wanting to learn anthropology, Elton's the man to ask, as he is one of the world's leading authorities in this area, bar none.

Calling:

Responsibility of Power: at first, Elton wasn't sure he wanted to be a hero, but once he received a call for help from Bucky and the Patriot, he decided to do what needed to be done. He's not thrilled with the whole super hero lifestyle, but he figures with great power comes great responsibility, and all that hoopla.

No, really.

Costume:

As the Blue Diamond, Elton wears a blue stretch fabric uniform, which was complemented by yellow boots, gloves, trunks, and a yellow belt. Elton also wore a mask that covers all of his face, save for his mouth and nose; this mask is blue save for the very top, which has a yellow sort of 'dome' shape on it. He also bears a stylized diamond design on chest, with yellow 'glow' around it.

Personality:

Elton really comes across as a reluctant sort of hero, as he tried the job on for a time, and then retired until calamity forced into action again. He is a worldly, intelligent college instructor and a dependable hero that, while sort of inexperienced, gives it his all. Of course this is all his fellow crime fighters expect of him, being aware of his situation and relative unease with combat in general.

Real Name: Professor Elton T. Morrow, PhD.
Occupation: adventurer, instructor
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none known
Group Affiliation: the Liberty Legion

Height: 6' 2"
Hair: brown
Eyes: blue
Weight: 495 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Way down in Antarctica, while on a scientific expedition of great import, Elton T. Morrow and another scientist discovered an 'azure diamond' of exceptional size - the largest ever, in fact. The two recovered the stone, and proceeded to take it back to America. However, their boat was torpedoed by a German U-Boat, and in the mayhem that resulted, the stone exploded.

His compatriot didn't survive the incident, but Elton himself was besieged by millions of tiny diamond fragments, each of which embedded themselves within his body. He managed to survive this somehow, as well as the frigid waters of the Antarctic, and was eventually picked up by a passing ship - though it quickly became apparent that he had been forever changed.

En route to his home, Elton discovered that the diamond bits in his body had somehow given it the 'hardness of diamond itself, and great super human strength to go along with it. How this was possible has yet to be told by medical science, but there he is. For a time, Elton decided to use his newfound powers as the heroic Blue Diamond, but he didn't find the adventuring life very interesting.

Returning to his career as a college instructor, Elton tried to forget his heroic phase, but was forced into action yet again after he was attacked by Nazi thugs on campus. Right afterward, he heard a plea for help from Bucky, the partner of the one and only Captain America, who claimed that the Invaders were in serious trouble. Though he didn't want to, Elton became the Blue Diamond yet again!

Journeying to New York City, Elton met several other heroes who responded to Bucky's call for help, and with them, he formed the Liberty Legion! This band of heroes, though they'd never worked together before, nonetheless fought with a mind-controlled band of Invaders, and managed to free them before the evil Red Skull could use them to kill countless Americans at a ball park.

Elton continued on with the Liberty Legion after this, and he and his teammates were on very good terms with the Invaders, and in time the two groups blurred together into one great strike force. While the Legion worked against threats at home, and the Invaders fought abroad, the two groups would trade members and favors to assist each other when necessary, in order to maximize their overall effectiveness.

Elton remained with the Liberty Legion until the end of the War.

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