Talons of Truth
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Talons of Truth | |
| Talons of Truth | |
| Player: Zedrik | |
| Origin: | Science |
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| Archetype: | Brute (Claws / Willpower) |
| Security Level: | 2 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Ryan Orville Cooper |
| Known Aliases: | None |
| Species: | Human (Altered) |
| Date of Birth: | November 29, 1989 |
| Age: | 20 |
| Height: | 5'9" |
| Weight: | 145 |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Praetorian |
| Occupation: | Police Officer |
| Place of Birth: | Imperial City |
| Base of Operations: | Praetoria |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Doctor Charles Cooper (father), Judith Cooper (mother) |
| Known Powers | |
| Instinctive melee technique, Enhanced mental fortitude and determination, Immunity to nearly all viral and bacterial infections | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Highly intelligent | |
| Equipment | |
| Cybernetic claws | |
| None | |
Contents |
Background
Experiment
Charles Cooper was once a respected geneticist. He had a loving wife, was financially well-off, and had a good job developing crops that resist harsh conditions and yet yield a viable harvest. All this changed, however, when he learned he was sterile and could not conceive a child with his wife.
Something within the good doctor snapped and he became obsessed with his childlessness. His work deteriorated until he had to be fired. This didn't help his mental state. His marriage was strained until he was approached by a shady character about a new job. Jumping at the chance of working again, he and his wife Judy moved to Paragon City.
He did as he was told, asking no questions on exactly what it was he was doing. He had ideas, but he would rather not think about the implications. Besides, he was able to covertly do experiments on his own. Manipulation his own DNA with his wife's, he was able to create a zygote and implant his wife, who was forced to submit.
Early Life
After the initial implantation, Judy soon became happy to finally be pregnant that she no longer cared how it had happened. When Ryan was born, the infant was doted over so much by his mother, that she didn't even realize how cold her husband had grown.
As Ryan grew, it was apparent that he was highly intelligent. His mother placed him in early learning programs, but the instructors kept telling her that they believed something was wrong with the child. Ryan was emotionally cold. He didn't like playing with the other children and even snubbed attention from the instructors.
As Ryan grew older, his distant attitude troubled his mother, who was now seeing a similar behavior in her husband. She got Charles to admit what he had done and Judy freaked. Judy could no longer see Ryan as her child, but as a thing her husband had created in a lab. The recent problems led her to having an affair with a neighbor. When Charles found out, Judy simply told him that their marriage was over and moved out of town with her new lover.
Ryan attended school, purposefully downplaying his intelligence so as not to garner unwanted attention. He still looked upon the other children as inferior creatures and wanted nothing to do with them. He kept to his books and such.
