Dr. Tinycat
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Dr. Tinycat | |
| Player: @gray_sage | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Defender |
| Security Level: | 20 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Experiment # 44251 |
| Known Aliases: | Doc, Cat |
| Species: | Felis Catus (Domesticated Cat) |
| Age: | 5 human years |
| Height: | 100cm |
| Weight: | 7 lbs |
| Eye Color: | yellow |
| Hair Color: | varies |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Amerikanz |
| Occupation: | Radiologist, Medical Doctor, Medical Researcher |
| Place of Birth: | South Hampton Institute of Mad Science |
| Base of Operations: | Confidential |
| Marital Status: | Not legal...I think... |
| Known Relatives: | none |
| Known Powers | |
| Radiation control and projection | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Flight, Medical training | |
| Equipment | |
| Medical bag filled with colored band-aids, Cheeseburger smelling salts | |
| No additional information available. | |
Dr. Tinycat is a superhero/medical doctor who works in Paragon City. He not only fighting the forces of evil but is also furthering his research on using radiation for medicinal purposes.
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Background
Tinycat was once known as "senior thesis experiment # 44251". He was the final thesis project of a group of Genetic Manipulation majors at the South Hampton Institute of Mad Science or SHIMS.
SHIMS
SHIMS specializes in teaching unconventional forms of science and technology that at times seems questionable. SHIMS has always been a focus of controversy in the scientific community for their blatant lack of any kind of ethics in approaching science. They have been the target of religious organizations, scientific communities, environmental groups and even other universities.
Despite the controversy surrounding SHIMS, their detractors have had 2 major obstacles in their way: the prestige of SHIMS and the contributions of the school to science. SHIMS is one of the most difficult universities to get into. Even harder than Yale, Standford even Tokyo University. Getting there not only requires an exceptional academic record and financial backing but also open minds, strength of character and keen scientific insight. Part of the entrance exam is actually written in L33t. Rumor is that Professor Echo is one of the founders of the school.
In addition to the prestige of the school, the research departments of the school churn out scientific breakthroughs on a yearly basis. The school contributes to all aspects of science, from botany to astrology. Its just that these contributions usually end up in the hands of the wrong person. Regardless, SHIMS have had concrete contributions to the advancement of science. Its even sometimes beneficial to people. SHIMS, in addition to having no regard or awareness to ethics, have a different work ethic then most people. Its basically a more convoluted version of "Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk" and "Breakthroughs happen when you break through a few rules." The very result-oriented nature of SHIMS makes them a popular investment. People who invest in the experiments conducted by SHIMS are sure to get their money's worth. As such, SHIMS has many powerful allies and strong financial backers.
Birth
As mentioned, Tinycat was a thesis experiment. The researchers were trying to discover ways to make kittens eternally cute by stopping their aging process with the use of radiation. Though this as a thesis experiment may seem asinine, pointless and trite to most universities, it got a full green light from the head administrators of SHIMS. The researchers used, at the encouragement of their mentors, highly unstable radiation to slow down the pituitary system of experiment #44251. It was a success as the experiment stayed a kitten for 1 whole month. Unknown to the researchers that the side effects of the exposure to radiation wasn't just the stopping of the aging process, it was the development of the small brain of the kitten into one that could develop sentience and intelligence. Soon, the experimented started talking.
The experiment was kept under close observation, especially by the female researchers. They were entranced on how the small kitten tried to converse with them using a sort of garbled English that you would hear from children. Radiation signatures were still emanating from the kitten, but the levels were relatively safe. However, the brain of the kitten continued to develop and soon, though his grammar didn't improve, he was able to converse relatively properly with people. The kitten was so adorable to everyone that it became an unofficial mascot of the school. Some of the female students decided to teach the kitten how to read and write. The experiment had some problems holding a pen and turning the page with its teeth, but when they taught it how to use a keyboard and a computer, it was soon running up and down the keyboard hacking North Korean nuclear research facilities.
Academic Career
One month after Tinycat, the nickname given to the experiment, learned how to use a computer, he topped the entrance exams of SHIMS. When they gave him an IQ test, the machine that graded the test said that his IQ was "two hundred elebenty four." It is still unsure if that was a computing error. With those scores and that cuteness, Tinycat was able to get a Full Specimen Scholarship, a scholarship given to certain students whose genetic make up is worth studying and experimenting on. He majored in Biological Improvement and Manipulations and finished the 5 year course in 2 years. While at SHIMS, he was under close observation and experimentation from the researchers. The experiments resulted in a further strengthening of his radiation emissions and him learning how to stand on two feet.
Tinycat continued on to further his studies at the Sacred Heart Medical School, finishing his studies, internship and board exam in 2 years. He graduated Suma Cum Laude. In the graduation, he had to be lifted up to the podium so that he could speak into the mic. People say that it was the cutest valedictorian speech ever.
While he was studying, he studied the radiation in his system. He was studying medical applications of his radiation signatures. This study continued even as he got an MD. He was easily able to find a grant and corporation to help fund his studies. He was even approached by several top female CEOs personally to discuss his work. Some say that even Countess Crey met up with him. They say that these meetings would usually end up with the CEOs "inspecting" Tinycat personally.
Research
In his research, Dr. Tinycat did see the various medical applications for his radiation signature. He saw that it could be used for patching wounds, therapy, steroid research and even revival surgery. But the side effects were dreadful for normal humans. For someone to be able to reap the benefits of the radiation emissions, they would need to have invulnerability or mutant DNA or 35 chromosomes or magically altered anatomy or a rigorously trained human physique. In short, what would be detrimental for normal people was perfectly harmless for metahumans and peak humans.
Tinycat's research reached a dead end and he saw that he needed metahumans to experiment on. Seeing on how that would be too difficult in terms of logistics, not to mention illegal, he figured out a way to get close to the metahumans and try out his radiation experiments without them knowing and maybe, in fact, grateful: join the super powered ranks of Paragon City's heroes.
What started out as an opportunity to collect data became something he actually loved. He loved seeing people happy to see him. He loved making the bad guys sick to their stomach and giving the good guys a boost. It was only when he started doing a lot of field work that he realized on how much he preferred it rather than being stuck in a lab. And he saw that people really needed doctors in Paragon City, what with all the maniacs and alien invasions. Tinycat felt that Paragon City was a place that he could use all of his research, medical knowledge, radiative powers and cuteness to the full extent and do a lot of good.
Powers, Abilities and Equipment
Dr. Tinycat has a strong control over his unique radiation signature. He is able to manipulate and project it in various ways. He is able to inflict sickness upon his enemies with his radiation poisoning. The poisoning can vary from weakening an enemies overall physical prowess to making the enemy so sick to his stomach that he cant even fight anymore. His poisoning is also highly infectious. He can also manipulate the radiation to eat away at an opponent's armor, leaving their defensive capacities crippled. He can spread his radiation to his allies as well in the form of beneficiary effects. Whether it is giving the cells of his allies a jump in their mitochondria to instantaneously heal wounds or making them hyper active to give his allies a physical boost so strong its almost drug like and criminal, Tinycat can definitely bring out the radiative induced best in his allies.
He has also recently learned how to project his radiation in the form of blasts. Though Dr. Tinycat really doesn't want to hurt people (just make them so sick with radiation that their children will have three heads) he knows that he has to defend himself. But he is more adept with the acidic and biological nature of his radiation rather than the concussive aspects so he is not skilled in using it offensively. However, as a defense mechanism, he has been known to scream and lash out radiation in all direction, infecting his enemies with a poisoning that eats them from the inside.
He also has extensive medical training that he is able to use even in the heat of battle. He can perform surgery to bring his allies back from the brink of death, with a little radiation bonus as well. He's gotten all the side effects of his mutating surgery fixed...almost. He also has a medical bag that contains many rainbow colored band aids. He likes putting band aids that matches his allies' favorite color. They seem to do the trick as he is able to patch up wounds in the middle of combat. He also has cheeseburger smelling salts that he can use to help someone refocus. He uses them to break them being dazed and confused. No one is sure exactly what is in his cheeseburger smelling salts because he seems to be able to use it to break through earth and ice, extinguish fires, break psychic bonds and manipulate gravity to help his allies that are being hampered by these elements.
Dr. Tinycat can also use his radiation to make his cells lighter than air, allowing him to fly great distances.
Appearance
Dr. Tinycat's genetic make up is constantly shifting. His fur color varies from color to color and it is impossible to determine what breed he originally was. When you see him, he can look like a Siamese at one second, then a Russian Blue in another. Thankfully, his allies have no problem identifying the good doctor. I mean, even in a town like Paragon City, how many walking, talking cats with medical licenses are there?
Occupation
Dr. Tinycat, isn't a rap artist. He is an actual medical practitioner who is stationed in various hospitals around Paragon City but is usually found Steel Canyon's hospital. He is a radiologist and a general practicioner. He is a skilled doctor and doesn't need his radiation to help him with his patients, except maybe as a cheap anasthetic to knock them out. He is usually accompanyed by a nurse who has to lift when dealing with patients because most hospital beds are taller than him.
