Chris Black

Name: Christopher Black
Codename: Hercules
Nickname(s): Chris, Herc
Age: 18
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Good
Is this a canon?: No



Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3
Weight: Heavy
Other Traits: N/A



Main Power Origins: Science

Powers

Enhanced strength:
Thanks to the serum he took when he was young Chris possesses massive superhuman strength, enough to lift up to 10 tons and strike with the same amount of force. He also possesses superhuman durability allowing him to dish out as much as he can take; he can get hit by a bus and only have some bruises and scratches to show for it. He is very good at controlling his strength, even as strong as he is he has no issues with non-lethally incapacitating people.

Chris has had his ability for a long time and is quite well trained in using it for combat. As a result of this he has experience in using his ability for more than just punching and being punched. He is skilled in using his strength in softer, more subtle ways, such as to redirect attacks or treat foes like they are weightless.

Enhanced Leaping:
With superhuman leg strength Chris can jump at heights no ordinary human is capable of. At his maximum capacity he is able to jump up four stories high. As well as jumping high he is able to kick off the ground to move at superhuman speeds over short distances. Using this ability he can move up to 100mph over a distance of up to 10 metres, but any further than that and he loses speed. This is mostly used to take people off guard with an unexpected burst of speed, he is far inferior to an actual speedster.


Skills

Hand to hand combat:
Chris has trained in hand to hand combat since he was very young and as a result has become extremely proficient. He has trained in multiple styles of martial arts, combining them to create a very diverse and flexible fighting style that makes him a danger even to foes who are a match for his enhanced strength. Combined with his powers his hand to hand proficiency makes him a very dangerous close combat fighter.

Expert marksman:
As dangerous as Chris is in close combat there are times when it will be very difficult for him to get in and throw a good punch. For this reason he has trained as a marksman to overcome that weakness. He can throw objects with extreme accuracy, to the point of being able to consistently hit a moving target as long as he has a clear shot. He is skilled enough to also be able to have thrown objects accurately ricochet off of surfaces to make his ranged attacks more unpredictable.

Combat Tactician:
Though Chris is strong he's not just a meathead, he is actually much more intelligent than people give him credit for. He has a brilliant mind for tactics and is a very quick thinker, allowing him to come up with complex plans on the fly even while in the middle of an intense battle. He is also very observant and can catch small details that most would miss quite easily. When it comes to combat he can easily be considered a genius (not so much in most other areas though).

Abilities

Peak physical conditioning:
As well as the strength and durability granted from his powers Chris has excellent physical conditioning. His speed, stamina, agility and reflexes are all at peak ability for a man his size and age.

Physical Weaknesses

I can take it:
Chris is confident in his ability to take blows and dish them out in retaliation. By default if an attack is coming his way he will block it or tank it rather than try to avoid it, unless he is already aware that the attack is dangerous to him. This means that he can be easily taken off guard by an attack that is deceptively strong.

I'm all out:
While the steel balls are a good ranged offensive option there are only two of them. While Chris does make an effort not to lose them while fighting it can still happen. Without the balls he doesn't have much ranged options, only what he can find lying around him, which makes him a much less dangerous fighter at long range.

Mental Weaknesses

Conflicted:
Chris is naturally obliged to following orders. Usually this serves him well, but there could be times when he is given an order that conflicts with his own morals. This is a dilemma that Chris has never had to experience, and thus is unprepared for.

Uneducated:
Though Chris is very intelligent and capable there are some areas where his knowledge is lacking. Growing up he was only taught things that were considered important, so he is lacking knowledge in many areas that have nothing to do with being a superhero. This can leave him confused in certain situations.

Equipment

Steel Balls:
Chris wears a utility belt that has two holsters. Within those holsters are two large metal spheres that he uses as projectile weapons. The sphere's are made of an extremely durable metal, hard enough that they can withstand any punishment from Chris, and weigh one ton. Needless to say he doesn't use them against ordinary humans. He uses them to disarm weapons, destroy machinery or as a weapon against those with the durability to take it.




Personality
Chris is a calm, collected and stoic young man. He has a methodical approach to most situations and tends to never get flustered or taken off guard. He has been raised to be an ideal hero since childhood; he is brave and never hesitates to act, and he follows any orders given to the letter.

Though most of the time he is known to be competent and in control this only really applies to situations where he has to play the role of a hero and a fighter. But when it comes to more relaxed social situations he can be very socially awkward, he's just fine with talking formally to adults or giving pre-prepared speeches but when it comes to talking to people his own age it quickly becomes apparent that he does not have very good social skills.

His likes include working out and spending time in peace and silence, he never particularly had the chance to form any hobbies thanks to his background. His dislikes include being forced into social situations, such as a party or event that he's forced to go to, junk food and fragile objects.



Family Members: None
Place of Origin: California, USA

History
Long ago, before Chris was even born, a government agency was created in response to the rise of superhero vigilantes inspired by the likes of Superman and Batman. Their goal was to create superheroes of their own, ones who work for the government and answer to law enforcement rather than vigilantes who only answer to themselves. To achieve this goal they sought to find a way to create metahumans of their own; this became known as the Meta project.

One of the main scientists on this project was Brandon Black, a cold and callous man who believed that results were all that mattered. He was working on a serum that could grant super strength to those who took it. Unfortunately he found little success, he was able to develop a solution that worked on lab rats but when it came time to test it on humans the results were usually disastrous.

Despite these setbacks he was determined not to give up and instead looked for other ways he could approach the problem. One day he had the idea to give the serum in small doses to a child, so that as the child grew their body would adapt to the serum and take it in more naturally. However, his superiors were unwilling to let him test his theory on a child and told him to go back to the drawing board.

Refusing to be deterred the man decided to impregnate his wife and test his theory on his own child. The child was injected with the serum soon after he was born, and again whenever he was going through a stage of growth. By the time the child was five years old visible results could finally be seen, even as a small child the boy could physically outperform any grown man. That child was Chris.

Dr Black was ecstatic at this development, he presented his results to his superiors and was given funding to train Chris into a hero. Right away Chris began his training; working out to improve his physical capabilities, martial arts training to make him a greater threat in close combat and IQ training to make him intelligent and a quick thinker. This went on for years until Chris turned 18, and the government decided he was ready for action.

For this reason he was sent to Jump City to prove his worth and test himself against the heroes of this super-villain infested city. He was given the codename 'Hercules' and sent to work with the local police to aid them in fighting and capturing super-villains. Though he's here for business, Chris is secretly curious about the city and is eager to explore.