Name: Domiel Holiday Gender: Male, straight Age/DOB: ~17 (in RY0), Aged, 2027 Origin: Repurposed Earth, spliced in the AAEC Family: Mother Uriell, father Doug Holiday, can be considered a cousin properly to the ELLs, and feels quite close to them as well as 'normies' of the Mesa; Is spliced later on with Carmen, their daughter is Debra Other: certainly has half-siblings among the Pantheon based on Holiday's ... performances... Height: 5'10" Weight: ~130* Icarus lightens his weight by a large margin, normally with his muscular frame he ought to be around 250 Hair: Very rich black, naturally wooly, and kept to his high back with dreds as shown, often adding clips and beads, or headbands and hats Eyes: outright black, deep as the Void, and apparently as pretty, to anyone caught looking at them for long periods; even, under expressive eyebrows Appearance: very dark skinned, with a few moles here and there, prefers to wear the Aperture orange and white look with a badass black utility jacket over it and work boots to round it out. He has incredibly soft lips, a broad nose, and a voice to die for, just ask anyone. Genetic Abilities: because he has the unusual genetic makeup of an ELL and a latent normal, Mel didn't really know what to expect out of his genes beyond 'matter related'. And that, they are. He can lay his hands on virtually any inorganic substance, from diamonds to paint chips, and reduce it to component molecules in minutes. He can destroy virtually anything in less than ten minutes, if he can still hold on to part of it. The influence of this power extends about 3 meters from his hands, so one of his favored tactics is to run a finger along a wall or even the floor as he's being pursued by Combine soldiers, and momentarily that wall collapses, that floor vanishes below them. This is a consciously used ability, normally if he is holding on to something, he does get a strong psycometric sense of its component elements, and can make sense of even complex machinery if the parts are touching and within his range. He cannot tell details about anything other than the makeup of that item, so he relies on sensible knowledge and downloaded information to identify tools, machines, devices, and structural components. He does have a minor Empathy, close range, around 10 meters, and he can 'ping' ELLs within about 200 meters. He has a tight Vortal bond with Avenger, however. |
Image Credits: Doll Divine Hipster |
Icarus Processing: Yes, while he was being spliced up and with a booster revision when he was aged. He was born, via a surrogate, so his Vortal abilities are very secure; the process certainly lightened his adult weight, he is quite a bit more muscular than anyone of that weight. His strength is nearly 3 times normal, and he takes no damage from scraping, impaling, cutting, or abrasive items, though his bones can break, and he does get sick now and then, only from organic or biological sources, however. Basically if it's inorganic it isn't going to be doing much damage, as edged items seem to instantly dull on touch, and even boulders have crumbled against him as they fell. He isn't cocky about this, however, because he never knows whether there's a weird mutant animal right around the corner of that fallen boulder. His speed and senses are normal, though he is more flexible than a musclebound man. | |
Skills or Profession: Given skill downloads appropriate to both of his parents, and more specifically the ELLs work. His father has helped him learn the more practical side of life, while mom makes sure that auntie ELLs will aid her son. As his powers developed, he was afforded more specific demolitions and chemistry, physics, and that sort of practical application downloads. Mostly, he likes to be able to touch something and list off its specific elemental components just to show off. As a young man, he is quite ... randy, like his dad, and enjoys posing and showing off for the ladies. Also as a young rider, he is incredibly good with the dangerous flights that he and Avenger do behind enemy lines. He is a visible threat, and he can keep a squad of soliders, or even a pack of Striders and Hunters, busy while the others in his team get in and do the real damage. He likes narrow escapes, but he also likes embellishing the stories of those escapes while he's playing B&B with dad and the group... | |
Personality: One might expect someone named after a fictional angel of justice to be a bit more ... well, stately? He's anything but. He is flamboyant but not hot-headed, reliable and a self-starter who can figure out just where to be when the shit hits the fan, and makes sure that he is not either the fan or the shit. He's no trouble-maker: his best interests are for the world and the people in it, and he intends to rid the Rookery of the Combine threat any way he can. He follows instructions very well, possibly thanks to his ELL downloads, but he also likes to innovate here and there. And when he's done in the field, he really, really enjoys the down time with friends. He's one of those gym hounds that has a deep love of geeky things. | |
Events or History: As above, he was created very shortly before the demise of the Repurposed Combine, and has had his job cut out for him ever since. Once the local areas around the Medusa, Icarus facilities, the EC, and even the Mesa were settled, he moved over to the Rookery and started over with his dad mainly to guide him. He's tried to encourage the ELLs to join their B&B group, but they seem to think that it's less interesting than he likes. With Avenger bonded to him - truly - they are quite the avenging pair. He would probably cosplay as his namesake, if that was still a thing - and it might be, if he heads out to the Grounds to play with the hippies and that lot for a 'convention'. They reside at the Rookery proper, and are on call for a large range of destructive duties around the wastes. |
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Dragon Name: Avenger |
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