Gila
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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Overview
Gila is a Scientist named David Stonesmith who tried to get a stable job after an "accident" and decided to be a super villain to support himself and get revenge on paragon for keeping him out of working society.
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| Gila | |
| Player: | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Stalker |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | David Stonesmith |
| Known Aliases: | "lizard" |
| Species: | green iguana |
| Age: | 35 |
| Height: | 5' 9'' |
| Weight: | 184 Ib. |
| Eye Color: | Orange |
| Hair Color: | Confidential |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American Mutt |
| Occupation: | Archvillain |
| Place of Birth: | Seattle |
| Base of Operations: | Rogue Isles |
| Marital Status: | single |
| Known Relatives: | Paul Stonesmith (father) Gretta Stonesmith (mother) |
| Known Powers | |
| Claws, Agility, Regeneration. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Basic logic, home trained espionage | |
| Equipment | |
| baggy Gap pants, coated with a special stealth assisting chemical | |
| No additional information available. | |
Personality
David is best described a social jerk, while very outgoing; is tactless and at worst times, annoying. Also prone to easily betray those he knows except for a select few if it works to his advantage.
History
As a child David was fascinated with what animals would achieve and do and always wished he and everyone could also, wondering if that humans are the top species of the world, why do lesser beings get nice frills?
He graduated from a Seattle university with a degree in biology and chemistry, and zoology; then moved to Paragon city for a job offer in Crey's PR labs, for months he worked on the multiple serums to achieve that with no cosmetic effect. Shortly after his research was shown in the paper he was visited by a group of 3 people who believed what he was doing was not good for humanity and tried to kill him by giving him and OD injection of his own serum experiment. David woke up later in a hospital forever changed on the outside after security found him the next morning.
After getting out of the hospital he tried to get a steady job either to be turned down or fired shortly after for scaring customers or shedding on the floor, or just generally not being a sight others wanted in the work place. He later decided to strike back and be a super villain and tried to rob a fast food store and killing a cashier in the fray, only to forget the doors could be locked down. sentenced to 60 years in the zig for robbery and murder in the second degree, he sat for 6 months until he got broken out with the rest of the inmates.
"Lets trying flying"
Sometimes simple ideas end up a large mess, thinking of installing cybernetic wings to try flying seemed ideal. Buying a Kit resembling a Lego set; instructions included, David asked a close friend to install them; sadly that plan never came to pass. David was ambushed at the Plexcorp medical room and given a (tampered) retro virus by a indirect enemy he had wronged named Alchemy Monday. waking up in mercy bay with further mutations and a clear message that some people are not to be trifled with.
The Supreme Society
After being fired from a bioengineering and weapons manufacturing corporation, David was short on allies, looking to find some through contacts and assets. Eventually he was tipped off to the Supreme Society's base of operations and happily joined after some conversation. Now a inner circle member and assisting them greatly.
Project: Line Blur
One thing always conflicting David throughout his criminal career was identity, still considering himself a reasonable human being, he would normally become defensive, abrasive; or violent when that was questioned or outright insulted. being inspired from the term "having one's cake and eating it" David funded and worked on a project he hoped would do two things; shut off social inhibition and reasoning and increase regenerative rates when under life threatening stress (I.E. combat) after some internal shadow wars in the bioengineering firm from where he worked on the project, he recovered his previously lost work and completed it. doing what the intentional outcome was; blurring the lines between man and beast.
Powers
Side effects of the change David had was the ability to Hyper regenerate himself, most deep gashes taking a maximum of 20 seconds to close, and limbs and non vital organs a day and a half. this regeneration also allowed David to teach himself to protrude claws of bone from his hands when he wanted to, able to cut through most metals, flesh, bone; and some rocks through further gene alteration and bi-daily calcium shots.
Weakness and limits
Power comes at a great price. David frequently has issues with body temperature and has to stay in hot or cold temperatures to balance himself and not overheat or freeze, is weak to psionics. Shedding is also an issue and goes through it every couple of months, he sells the shedding to purse makers for a little extra money. David also has a fear of fire and is easily burned.
fun facts and triva
Unlike normal serpent or lizard anthromorphic creatures, Gila does not enunciate every "es" sound, but rather every other one or at least waits 30 seconds before doing that again.
Gila's origin is based from Bio-Constrictor/Dr. Klimo from the CGI animated show "Max Steel".
