Magnashock
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| Magnashock | |
| Player: @hydrothermia | |
| Origin: | Technology |
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| Archetype: | Stalker |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Thurman Wolchenski |
| Known Aliases: | Magna |
| Species: | Homo sapiens |
| Age: | 34 |
| Height: | 6'0" |
| Weight: | 194 |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | U.S. Citizen |
| Occupation: | Inventor/C.E.O. of Realm Industries |
| Place of Birth: | Providence, RI |
| Base of Operations: | Cap Au Diable |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | ' |
| Known Powers | |
| Electric Melee | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Ninjutsu | |
| Equipment | |
| Electromagnetic Gauntlets, Kevlar Padded Suit, Psychic Dampening Helmet | |
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Affiliations
Colleagues
Neutrals
Hawk Owl - (Destroyer of Paragon) - An Alaskan trucker who attempted to ship his power suits to Vancouver, BC. The truck and almost all power suits being destroyed by an F-16 Falcon.
Foes
Group
Villain Group: The Destroyers of Paragon
Quick Overview
Thurman Wolchenski is an inventor once under Aeon Corp, branching off into his own company Realm Industries, recently bankrupt after the facility was destroyed by Crey operatives. Using what he had left of materials he builds a battery powered electric fist gloves and spandex rubber suit donning the name Magnashock. This first run suit did not last long, keeping a charge became an eventual issue. Converting to bank heists to fund the new power suit. Finally having enough money to create a self-charging glove, electromagnetic gauntlets. Adding heavily Kevlar padded pieces on a suit to sustain stability.
Personality
Functionality over aesthetics. He doesn't care if he "looks good" or not. He isn't here to impress people with his appearance, but rather what he can build.
Character History
Early Life
Thurman Wolchenski was born to Eugene and Pearl Wolchenski in Paragon City, RI. Thurman grew up in a mid-upper class family living in the suburbs of Founder's Falls. At an early age is was prevalent he would become an "engineer" of sorts his parents said. Tinkering with anything he could get his hands on taking them apart and piecing them back together on a daily basis. Thurman got the usual nerd/geek moniker throughout middle and high school by the way he dressed and barely kept up his appearance. It was something that never bothered him, he was never an outcast considering he graduated at Founder's Falls High School as the Valedictorian and Student class president. Shortly thereafter he enrolled at Paragon University completing his bachelors degree in Advanced Physics, with an invitation from Dr. Aeon, Thurman gained his Ph.D. at Aeon University two years later. Eventually joining Aeon Corp for five years where pay was good, but the constant interruptions during his work by various villain groups and Arachnos got to Thurman. He decided to travel abroad for a few years before he would return to Paragon City studing various fighting styles in China, Japan, and Korea. Spending most of his time in Japan learning Ninjutsu. On returning to Paragon City he almost immediately got an offer to work for Countess Crey and Crey Industries. Thurman knew that it was a loaded company, but he had no interest in working for someone else, starting his own company known as Realm Industries.
Iditarod Transaction
Thurman knew by declining to work for Countess Crey, Crey Industries he'd have a bullseye the size of a nuclear armed third world country. He moved most of his operations out to Canada's Yukon Territory in a relatively remote location. Due to the recent influx of fighter jets felt as a tip off that Crey had finally tracked his facility down and he needed to move fast to get the new power suits he had build for a technological show in Vancouver, BC.
"Is this Meridian Hopkins?" Thurman said over the CB channel.
"Yeah, what do you want?" a Meridian Hopkins replied.
"I've got an important shipment to be delivered to Vancouver, BC. Think you're up to the challenge?"
Figuring his last comment would strike a cord with his contact he heard her retorted, "So what are we talking about here? Heavy machinery or just an everyday goods haul."
"If you don't ask anymore questions, I'll gladly pay you up front, say $500,000?"
"$500,000, you're kidding right?"
"Oh, no I'm not. If I couldn't afford to pay you I wouldn't have offered."
"Well, okay. Where do I need to meet you?"
"There's a little air field about 20 miles out east of Anchorage, you probably don't know where it is, so I'll upload the information on your cell phone, if you have one?"
"I do."
"Splendid."
Thurman knew his time was short. Making sure everything would be prepped and ready when Hopkins pulled into the airstrip. Thurman hidden in a black suit and his faced covered by a ski mask and goggles. Slightly muffled he said,"Glad you could make it. Here is your payment in the brief case and you can go about your business."
"Why come to me?"
"I heard you were one of the best truckers out here and thought you could use the money."
Being as quick as possible Thurman said to her,"Sorry to be so short, but I have a plane to catch. Goodbye and thank you for your business."
His return flight went smoothly until the final descent back to the facility. It laid in a fiery ruin in the biting winter air. "Damn it, they found me. Land the plane, I'm going to try and salvage anything I can. I will not let them get the best of me." Parts were scarce in the wasteland, but Thurman was able to find enough "working" pieces to put something together. Boarding back onto his plane he tells his pilot, "I think it time I returned home. Paragon City, RI." With that Thurman continued to work on another invention and made his way back to his home town.
Work in Progress.
Warehouse Stalker
"Damn it."
A voice shouts and the crackle of electricity from a fist hitting the wall in the Destroyers of Paragon base. Magnashock latest test on his new helmet has been frustrating, the only comparable opposition has been Lost.
"How can I get proper numbers if I can't get any feedback from these quasi-humans if they don't cooperate."
Magnashock hasn't had a decent facility since Crey razed his last a few months ago. He has been making do at the Destroyers base for a few weeks now. It isn't up to the caliber to what he is normally used to, so it has been a bit of a trial to create something new, let alone having the proper testing instruments to prove it will work. Magnashock sighs looking over the scattered pieces strewn about the large warehouse room. Plopping himself into a chair at the main frame monitor he noticed an old newspaper folded to a heist made by two villains by the name of Mindswipe and Mr. Mud.
"Computer, search Mindswipe and Mr. Mud in our database."
Mindswipe: Subject also known as Telford Pathe. Powerful psychic Villain presiding on the Rogue Isles. Co-founder of the villain group Rogues Gallery. Former member of the now defunct Sinister Seven. M.A.G.I. says to avoid engagement if possible. Origin of power: unknown.
"Stop. Search Rogues Gallery."
Rogues Gallery: founded by Mindswipe and Mr. Mud. Location: Warehouse 13, Oil Spill, Port Oakes, Rogue Isles.
"Stop, that should be enough. Now it's only a matter of I can getting him to agree to be my test subject for a few days. Hopefully I won't have to resort to anything barbaric, but I don't want anyone else to disrupt my request."
RP in Progress.
Old Acquaintances, New Nemeses
Work in Progress.
Upgrade
Work in progress.
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Electric Melee
Electromagnetic gauntlets power his suit and allows him to discharge large amounts of electricity through his hands.
Havok Punch, Jacobs Ladder, Build Up, Placate, Chain Induction, Thunder Strike, Lightning Rod
Ninjitsu
Thurman traveled abroad and studied many Asian fighting styles, but settling on Ninjutsu as his main specialty.
Hide, Ninja Reflexes, Danger Senses, Kuji-In Rin, Kuji-In Sha, Smoke Flash, Blinding Powder, Kuji-In Retsu
Fitness
Thurman takes his mind seriously as well as his health, training daily to keep his reflexes sharp in the lab and out in the world.
Swift, Health, Stamina
Leaping
The electromagnetic gauntlets also powers the rest of his suit to stimulate the muscles in his legs to allow him to jump long distances.
Combat Jumping, Super Jump
Fighting
Boxing, Tough, Weave
To contact this character's creator
- In-game: @hydrothermia
- CoH official forums: Hydrothermia
- CoH Guru forums: Hydrothermia
- Deviant Art: Hydrothermia
Creator Notes and Trivia
- Magnashock is influenced by the Spider-man villain the Shocker.
- Magnashock's helmet is psychic dampening, meaning keeping unwanted psychic guests out of his mind.
- Magnashock is my "final attempt" at enjoying a Stalker, it has been successful so far.
- Magnashock is my first Stalker to 50, third villain to level 50, and fourth overall.
- Unofficial Theme Song: "Thunderstruck" - AC/DC.
