Strongman

Strength 15d

Agility 4x

Intellect 2x

Willpower 6x

Hand Size: Edge:

3 (17) 1

Origin:

Relentlessly bullied in his youth, Percy van Norton shelled out a remarkable amount of money to buy an experimental drug that increased his strength to super-human levels - though it lowered his intelligence at the same time. He can be considered an altered human.

Powers:

Body Armor (s): other than his astounding strength, Percy's only real power is his durability. Having skin that is 'as tough as a rhino', Percy can be considered to have this power at intensity 12, offering him that, or +3, protection from attack.

Hindrances / Augmentations:

Naive: the bizarre concoction that gave Percy his irrational strength also worked wonders on his mind - but not in a good way. His smarts aren't what they used to be, and as such, he can be conned into almost anything thanks to his rather diminished capacity.

His ability scores are zero (0) regarding deceptions and ambushes.

Equipment:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing (s): while he's not too bright, and may have in fact lost some of his talents, Percy can still fight with the best of 'em. He may divide his pre-card play action score between two unarmed melee attacks, the last of which occurs as a contingent action.

Contacts:

While he may've had various contacts amongst law enforcement types, former high-dollar friends, and so forth, Percy has turned against his country, and not too many people like a traitor. As such, his only likely remaining contacts are amongst his fellow Battle-Axis team-mates.

Calling:

Demolisher, with a secondary calling of Peace of Mind: Percy likes his new body, there's no doubt about that. He loves using his amazing strength to beat on others and prove his superiority. Which, of course, reveals his secondary motivation: silencing the demons of his youth.

Costume:

When in action as the mighty Strongman, Percy wears a rather heroic get-up. It consists of yellow stretch fabric trousers, blue flared boots, a blue and yellow vest (complete with a high yellow collar), a red belt and bandolier, and of course a rather large, yellow cape (for effect).

Personality:

Percy is dim. He was forever changed by an experimental drug he bought and used to boost his strength, if only to silence his childhood demons. He's now incredibly gullible, and while he originally used his powers for good, he was quickly duped into serving the ends of evil men.

Real Name: Percy van Norton
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with a considerable criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation the Battle-Axis

Height: 6' 6"
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Weight: 350 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Percy has a rather prodigious lantern jaw.

Story:

After being beaten by bullies throughout his youth, Percy van Norton became obsessed with protecting himself from such in his adult life. As such, he set about making a whole lot of money, and after he had enough, he bought an experimental drug cocktail in 1940.

Eagerly subjecting himself to its effects, Percy found that he had grown strong - super-humanly so, in fact. Unfortunately, it also affected his mind, making him somewhat... less intelligent than before. People even told him so, but he didn't buy it. He improved himself, after all!

Percy used his new abilities to fight crime for a time, but quickly grew tired of people making fun of his diminished capacity. He thus began to run with a new set of friends, friends that worship strength in all its many forms. Friends like the Nazis (if such can really be considered friends).

Seeing how their army bulldozed over France and other nations, Percy found a mental affinity with these villains. As such, he was easily swayed into the Battle-Axis along with Doctor Death's other dupes, and went along with the team's plan to tear California off the west coast.

Though he and his compatriots were rather strong, the Battle-Axis had nothing on the Invaders who opposed them, even if the team wasn't at full strength. Defeated and arrested for treason, Percy's ultimate fate is as of yet unknown - though it probably wasn't very pleasant.

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