King Brain

Origin: The Man Who Would Be King

Over a period of years the man who would become King Brain scrutinised the conversations, finacial transactions, relationships and all the secrets that passed through the Otherlife world. He was able to gain access to secret Longbow and Malta networks, acquiring and building highly advanced technologies. Eventually he came across the work of Dr. Creed in exposed cranial enhancement, and was able to cross reference it with SERAPH and DATA projects which helped him unlock its true potential. Undergoing the experimental brain upgrade transformed him into a powerhouse of intellectual capacity, ravenous for more secrets and technology to fuel his greed.

The self-styled "King Brain" (who imagines himself as monarch of Otherlife) carried out many campaigns to sow terror and fear among the population of America and encourage everyone to stay home and socialise only via Otherlife; a move which makes him richer and more powerful with each player! He even teamed up with Dr. Aeon to link his sinister aims in with Architect Entertainment.

Now he has set his sights higher still, and a multitude of plans within plans are unfolding as his nefarious plots gather pace.

Personality

Although greedy for knowledge, King Brain is not a truly wicked villain, and does not kill unless absolutely necessary. He has grand and utopian ideals, and will even work with heroes against a foe that threatens humanity. His greed leads to a sense of practicality in running his "kingdom", and he will act in the interests of his bottom line and the continued success of Otherlife. However, anyone working with him should always bear in mind that he operates on multiple levels and might betray them at a moments notice to achieve unseen goals.

Powers

Due to his enormous mental capacity and calculating power he's awesome by analysis and a capable Chessmaster type of villain. He tries to force his opponenets into situations and traps with a series of carefully planned and calculated gambits, because he is much less dangerous when taken by surprise. However, with sufficient time to plan, he can overcome the most powerful of enemies.

King Brain possesses limited psionic abilities. He is unable to read minds or shield people from psychic intrusions, but what he lacks in skill he can make up for in the psychic equivalent of "brute strength". His massive mind can project deadly psi-beams, and unleash waves of painful psycho-kinetic energy. He is also a powerful telekinetic, able to propel himself, surround himself with shields and create a variety of effects using his mental might alone.

Although his mental shields are comparatively poor, leaving him open to attack, actually reading his mind is a traumatic experience for psychics. It is truly colossal, and most psychics who have tried describe a feeling of vertigo, or of being lost. He has many conscious thought processes operating at once in a way that normal humans would find almost unimaginable.

Equipment

Temporal Booster - One of his most prized designs, King Brain stole the idea for the Temporal Booster from Malta and completed it with help of data pilfered from Arachnos and Aeon Labs. The booster allows him to speed up an ally, making them faster by compressing time around them. This also allows them to recover faster, meaning an ally can often continue to fight non-stop as though they had time between battles to recover their strength. The device is psionically tuned and encrypted to King Brain to prevent theft and use by others, and ensure his allies stay loyal.