Quetzal K
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| The Greatest Hero of All Time | |
| Quetzal K | |
| Player: @SomeKindaLizard | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Blaster |
| Security Level: | 3 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Kenneth Starr Jones |
| Known Aliases: | Quetzal K, K-Man, Ken Starr, Idiot, Fraud, K-Fraud |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 6'1"' |
| Weight: | 171 lbs. |
| Eye Color: | Brown |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Full-time Superhero/Would-be Media Icon |
| Place of Birth: | Unknown |
| Base of Operations: | Unknown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Unknown |
| Known Powers | |
| Capable of manipulating internal energy... to shoot things | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Showmanship (questionable) | |
| Equipment | |
| His helmet of justice! | |
| In all honesty, don't call this guy if you need help. | |
The magnificent Quetzal K is the greatest hero in Paragon City... or so he'd have you believe. His skills are dubious at best and his record is horribly spotty. If he has any actual interest in superheroics, they've taken a backseat to his self-promotion. With boxes of unsold merchandise, it seems Quetzal K is more interested in selling his image than fighting crime.
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History
In a desperate attempt to save dying wife, Dr. Kenneth Starr Jones created the powerful Life Boost formula that would give her a constant supply of life-renewing energy. With regular doses of Life Boost, Dr. Jones could keep his wife alive and healthy, until a permanent cure for her condition could be found. But Soviet ninjas broke into the lab and demanded the formula, killing Dr. Jones's beloved wife! Desperate to keep the formula out of the wrong hands, Jones injected himself with the only sample, unexpectedly granting himself energy-based superpowers. Now, Dr. Jones has set aside his former life to become Quetzal K, champion of justice and avenger of the innocent!
That's what it says on the packages of his unsold merchandise, at any rate. How Jones (who is not a doctor of any kind) acquired his powers is unknown. When asked, he only gives the above-quote story, not wanting to ruin the "brand" he's created for himself.
Those who've spent time around him say that Quetzal K seems to live in his own little world. He is a tremendously incompetent superhero, to the point of being an outright coward, but he seems completely convinced that he IS the greatest superhero, and that he's saved the world on countless occasions. Any criticism directed towards him seems to be filtered as a compliment of some kind, and anyone addressing him is automatically treated as a fan, no matter how hostile they may be. He seems to be so stuck in his own bubble that he rarely remembers people he's met before, as if he's met too many people to remember them all. He will use any opportunity to brag about his herosim and attempt to sell merchandise (though he does sometimes admit that he has yet to convince any major manufacturers to mass-produce any of his prototypes).
Nobody can tell if he's just really good at remaining in-character, or if he genuinely believes what he's selling. It may be a little of both.
Allies
- Windfire Suzume- For some reason, Quetzal and Suzume seem to run into each other often. He seems to think they're partners, oblivious to the fact that she actually detests him and only keeps track of him to clean up his botched attempts at heroism.
Enemies
- Sarah Nightingale- A Sarah holds Quetzal K partially responsible for the death of her parents. The event remains unclear, but needless to say, Quetzal K's involvement did nothing to help. For his part, Quetzal doesn't remember the event, and he seems to have trouble understanding why the now-grown Sarah Nightingale won't give him her number. In fact, he seems to have trouble remembering that she hates him. Actually, he seems constantly unaware that they've ever met.
Other Notes and Trivia
- Quetzal K has created his own line of merchandise, including action figures. No toy companies have any interest in his prototypes, so they're sitting in his apartment collecting dust.
- Quetzal K named himself after the resplendent quetzal of Guatemala because he saw the bird in a book and though its colors were interesting, and the name wasn't taken by any major superheroes. Quetzal K has no other connection to Guatemala. In fact, not only can he not spell Guatemala, he has no idea where Guatemala is (once suggesting it might by in India), nor does he know a single damned thing about the country.
OOC Notes
- Quetzal K is obviously inspired by countless superhero archetypes and countless subversions of those same archetypes, but he draws significant inspiration from Booster Gold and to some extent Street Fighter's Dan Hibiki.
- Yes, he is named after Kenneth Starr and Star Jones. There's no significance, I just wanted him to have a really stupid name.
- If you haven't seen Quetzal around, it's because he takes long periods of absences. This is largely because the character is so annoying, even I have trouble putting up with him, and I'm the guy playing him!
