Harbinger
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Harbinger | |
| Harbinger | |
| Player: @Bleedingseraph | |
| Origin: | Mutation |
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| Archetype: | Dominator |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Michael Summers |
| Known Aliases: | Vicar Summers |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 132 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Hair Color: | Blonde |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | High Lord of the Crimson Order |
| Place of Birth: | Ravenswood, IL |
| Base of Operations: | Beneath Cap Au Diable |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Christopher Summers (Son), Kirste Summers (Wife- Deceased), Marissa Summers (Daughter- Deceased) |
| Known Powers | |
| Strong Empathetic Abilities, Magnetic Control | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Confidential | |
| Equipment | |
| Standard Issue Crimson Order Emergency Teleport Beacon, Crimson Order Com-link | |
| No additional information available. | |
Harbinger is a Roleplaying Character and is always open to Coalitioning The Crimson Order with other RP Villain Groups.
Harbinger's Player can be reached at the Global Handle @Bleedingseraph
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Personality
Michael Summers was once a valiant, determined fighter for the cause of justice. Over the years, he became more grim and driven.
After joining Scion's Crimson Order he retained some of his ideals, only adopting a more fatalistic outlook. Upon sacrificing those closest to him for the "greater good," Michael died inside. He became Scion's Harbinger. An emotionless engine of destruction.
Upon reaching this dimension and time, he chose to stay and forge his own Order. To destroy Scion before his empire had grown... and to replace it with his own.
His experiences here changed him more than he cares to admit, a semblance of emotions once more echoing through his being. However, Harbinger remains, and always will it seems, a man determined to bend the world to his will... and woe to those who stand in his way.
Affiliations
Harbinger is the High Lord of The Crimson Order, a group he took over after the death of it's original founder, Scion. Originally determined to run the Order with Thomas Cross, once the precog left the group in his hands he began "pruning" the group. Several were cast out, others, he killed.
Powers
Empathetic Abilities
Growing up, Michael was known as a "sensitive" boy. He always seemed to know the right things to say and when to say them. He never gave it a second thought- it seemed as natural as breathing to him.
As combat grew to dominate his life he honed his Empathetic abilities to manipulate his enemies by sowing doubt in their minds, and bolster his teammates through courage and confidence.
Time passed as Michael became Harbinger and he honed this abilities to devastating degrees, using his emotional control to dominate the feelings and drives of others, sometimes crushing a man's will with no more than a few minutes with him. On a decidedly vicious edge, Harbinger had been known in his home dimension to make steadfast defenders of a planet turn into their own people's destruction.
Magnetic Control
Harbinger's mutant gifts manifested around puberty, as many mutant's do. It took several years for him to begin to master his then wild abilities over magnetic fields. Shortly into his Junior Year in High School he learned to keep them under a semblance of control. Michael hid from his abilities for quite some time. While he was in the air force he refused to use them at all.
It wasn't until after Michael had joined with the Cerulean Legion that he actually openly practiced his gifts. Even then, he did not have complete control over them. His mastery over his skills was incomplete until he joined with Scion. It was only then, in a rigorous training program overseen by the Overlord himself, that he fully manifested the ability to impose his will on the Magnetic Sphere to a terrifying degree.
Not only is Harbinger able to crush his opponents with Magnetic Force, but he has also learned to fire Magnetic Pulses as projectiles to disrupt the human body.
Abilities
Aside from his mutant gifts, Harbinger is an accomplished pilot in both rotary and fixed wing aircraft, as well as having experience with spacecraft of varying natures. Harbinger has also exhibited a strong grasp of tactics when deploying The Crimson Order, as well as strong leadership capabilities.
Pre-Crimson Order
The United States Airforce
Signing up after high-school, Michael joined with the airforce. After several tours of duty, he began climbing the ranks.
A fighter pilot by nature, it seemed, Michael had both the daring spirit and self confidence to excel in the field. After working as a test pilot (working on the Raptor series aircraft), Michael signed up for and was accepted into NASA's space program.
After a few shuttle flights and space walks, Michael felt at ease. It seemed he had worked for and achieved a childhood dream- being an astronaut. Something about space had always called to him, had always made him feel at home.
In his time planetside, Summers began delving into engineering and development. He successfully designed several shuttle systems and engine blueprints.
It wasn't long before he was pulled into the private sector and ran into an old friend.
The Cerulean Legion
Michael worked with Talbot on many small projects, eventually teaming up with him and a few others to design a lunar base. Mere days after construction was completed, John approached Michael and initiated him into The Cerulean Legion's non-sharded allies. After his initiation, Michael spent many months training his powers with his teammates before descending on Paragon City alongside the rest of the Legion.
His time in the Legion had its triumphs and its disasters. He accelerated in his abilities with unusual speed, pushing the limits of his powers on a regular basis. His zeal landed him in various medical facilities throughout Paragon, but his spirit was unwavering.
While in the Legion he met a woman named Kirste Kallunki. The two of them saw much of each other, becoming a regular duo seen throughout the various neighborhoods of Paragon, fighting back hordes of the Circle of Thorns and other adversaries. They soon fell in love, despite all the dangers such a relationship carried with it in their chosen line of "work."
As Scion's Crimson Order began to sweep over the world, crushing opposition in it's tyrannical fist, the battles became more deadly and desperate. Michael watched as those closest to him died against Scion's minions.
After Marrying his love, Kirste, the two had a daughter whom they named Marissa. Not long after, Kirste gave birth to their son, Christopher. The fighting against Scion became more important than ever to Michael. Now he was not only fighting to protect what staggered pockets of freedom remained as Scion razed the world, but he was fighting to protect his family as well.
Marissa grew and eventually wielded a Source Shard, joining The Cerulean Legion. Christopher, however, did not. He fought alongside his father as he grew, training in hand to hand combat.
As things grew more grim, Michael found himself leaving Earth as an ambassador of the Cerulean Legion when Scion's forces threatened more than just his own planet. In space, Michael traveled to several star systems and worlds, helping those he could against Scion's fleets.
Time passed slowly, it seemed, slowing to a crawl. Using experimental gene therapy to keep himself in his fighting prime, he refused to give in or give up, no matter what the odds. Unfortunately, the odds were against him. The more he fought, the more it seemed Scion took. Fellow heroes died around him, fellow friends.
In time he developed a strategy to eventually defeat the Overlord and his forces. One that required emense sacrifice. To defeat Scion, he would join him. He would sacrifice few so that eventually, the many would be saved.
The Crimson Order
Scion's Dimension
This Reality
Current Activities
Links and Stories
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