Character Name: Simon Lombardi
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Organization: Big Bad Wolf Limited
Class: Demo-Man
Special Abilities:
- Blowing shit up: Being a demo-man may or may not be harder than you think. Really, Simon doesn't care how easy it is, its just fun to him He has dedicated himself to mastering the art of blowing shit up. In fact, he is capable of blowing things up by just thinking about it. He doesn't know what kind of 'kinesis' this is, but he loves it. There are limitations though. He can't just think about someone's brain blowing up and have it blow up. They might get a head-ache, but that is probably because of Simon just being himself. It takes a lot of focus for Simon to access this power, and focus is something Simon lacks. Thus, he is limited to inanimate objects. He is limited to objects about the size of a chair, and that size still takes a little while. The shape is also a factor. A brick is easy because its just a simple rectangle, as would be a plastic ball, but something shaped like this would be a bit harder. Range is also a factor, as long as Simon can get the item in focus, then his range is extended much farther far, about 10 yards, but if he didn't have physical contact beforehand. then it is very limited, and he has to be rather close to it to make it start, about 5 yards. Once the item is in Simon's focus, he chooses when it blows up. He can hold onto it as long as he stays within range. If he leaves range, then it is just explodes with no warning.
- Agility: Simon is good at maneuvering. He can climb, jump, and run well, to either find a better angle to blow something up, or just hide from something he set to explode.
- Fearlessness: Also known as dumbassery. Simon is afraid of nothing. He has no mental restraints. He will follow or disobey an order without a first thought, let alone a second. He does what he wants.
Bio: Simon was born in Louisville Kentucky, and lived a pretty easy and quiet life. This was all fine and dandy for a time. Simon went to school, played sports, and was fairly unremarkable, if a little bit hyperactive. Well... aside from his abilities. Throughout his life, Simon was always a fan of fireworks. Living in Louisville, home to one of the biggest fire-work shows in the world, only pushed this a forward a bit.
It was in about 6th grade that he first took notice of his ability. He was skipping stones down a creek, when one of the stones burst into fire. He thought of it as nothing but a freak-occurrence at first, but when he threw another one, it to combusted in a similiar fashion. After some practice, he found he could blow-up small objects with semi-regular results. These were just small rocks though. It was similar to a fire-cracker.
Due to his lack of focus or intelligence, it took Simon a while to reall hone this ability or improve it, so his progress was slow. He mostly just used it to mess with people. Gradually though, he managed to improve it, to a point that the explosions and items could become much more impressive and powerful.
This came to use on a simple day when he was making his way home after work, at age 20. Out of an alleyway, a man with a knife walked towards Simon and demanded that Simon give him his wallet. Simon proceeded to blow the knife up in the mugger's hand and tackle him to the ground. The incident gained hims a small amount of renown in his town, but Big Bad Wolf Limited also took notice. They gave him an offer to use his abilities to help them. After seeing how good the pay was, Simon joined without a second thought. Despite, or in spite of, his lack of rational thinking, Simon has managed to survive and thrive for a whole 7 years. Protecting the Mother of Hell may change that though.
Equipment/Belonging:
- Assorted items: Simon carries multiple light weight items around with him for the purpose of blowing up. These consist mostle of plastic, lightweight bricks and spheres. They vary in size, and some have different functions. A few of them are rubbery and bouncy, some are just simple and still, and few are adhesive, and can stick to surfaces.
- Dart gun: A small dart gun that Simon like so carry around. He has had quite a bit of practice with it. Once he shoots it off, the dart will stick to the target, and Simon blows it up. He can make it go boom mid-air, but that is a bit difficult.
- Protective gear: a standard pair of goggles and a protective vest, This is meant to stop shrapnel and other crap from getting to him. He takes good car of himself Its a shame he doesn't think to much about the safety of others.
- Actual explosives: Simon considers using man-made explosives cheating. Despite this, he does carry around a flare gun hidden deep in his bag. Its mostly used for signaling, because he doesn't like using anything but his own natural born abilities. There are also 2 grenades hidden down in there. Those are last resort things though, just meant in a pinch.
Notes: Simon is a brash fellow. He has little care for subtlety and often does things just because they may look or seem cool. He can be a bit quick to act or assume, but he is overall a well meaning guy. He just isn't that smart.
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