SAGE

Full Name: JaK Sage
Codename: "Sage"
Nickname(s): JaKy
Alias(es): -None-
Age: Approx. 17
Birth date: Unknown
Classification: Altered Human
Affiliation: Heroic Neutral





Hair Color: Jet Black
Eye Color:  Goldenrod
Height: 5'10
Weight: 168
Other: 



Regeneration - JaK is able to regenerate any part of his body. Every second billions of his cells all over his body are self-replicating just as fast as they can die, and will only speed up if an injury occurs. All organs regenerate, all damage is repaired, and all status affects are cured or cycled through within a few minutes of occurring. This ability effects his breathing, sight, stamina, and immune system giving him optimum levels of function. His body also releases far less toxins and more adrenaline when needed. Allowing him feat's of near-superhuman level strength, agility, and speed for longer periods of time than average people.

Sub-Power; JaK's skin alteration is not random. JaK's durability has been increased. He can now take as much blunt force surface trauma as anyone wearing reinforced kevlar armor. Additionally, a piercing attack will not pierce through him as easily as a human. Piercing attacks will only rip through his body all the way if in close proximity. However, this depends on the power and distance of the weapon used.


Transmutation - JaK has had his genetics altered to become, quite literally, a "Sage;" One who is in-tune with nature. Some also call them alchemist. JaK can re-arrange, speed up the process of/or reduce other natural processes to change the shape, composition, and mass of non-sentient (non-living) compounds and objects. JaK's radius of affect for this power currently only reaches 10 yards. However, JaK's radius for this power is spherical and it means he can effect a dome shaped radius of 10 yards of an entire compound, such as if he was trapped underground. While connected to the material JaK has full control over it and can shape the material to his needs and keep control/mobility, but only while connected.

Sub-power; Intuitive aptitude, as in JaK's knows what comprises almost anything on Earth sub-consciously. However, JaK only has knowledge of these things sub-consciously. Almost as if knowing something you didn't remember learning. JaK could not accurately explain the exact method or amount of materials that go into much of anything he alters or creates. However, his body is aware.



Likes: Girls, working out, being alone, music, his clothing style, being a tough guy, helping people out.

Dislikes: Jerks, his past, boredom, cowards, school work, rules, giving up, losing.

Strengths: Willpower - JaK has an indomitable will to never give up and to succeed. He always gives it 110% when he's trying something and is resilient to even the most extreme pain. This ability allows him to push himself in certain areas, such as attempting feats that nearly impossible without fear and allowing him to push his own capabilities, like punching through brick. Additionally, he can sustain extremely high amounts of torture without going into shock as well as defend himself and still make decisions intelligently even while mortally wounded. He also has limited resistance to any type of control or manipulation as long as he's aware of it.


Talented - JaK is a natural talent at most things he attempts. Even when he fails at a task he will be decent and only fall slightly short of his goal or vastly improve on a second attempt if he completely fails. JaK has a knack for learning something on the first try. JaK is capable of achieving the same high standard of results over and over again. He is dependable when he needs to be and will not fall to pressure or outside influences unless unavoidable.

Optimum Brain Efficiency: JaK is a quick thinker. He can assess situations, surroundings, and multiple outcomes at a rapid rate. He can do split second minor calculations with ease and usually comes up with battle strategies quickly. As well as being naturally smart when it comes to figuring out puzzles, traps, angles, and general critical thinking. However, his personality downplays it quite a bit and his anger causes him to be irrational. He is an extremely quick learner and has eidetic memory.


High-Level intellect - JaK can often figure out formulas, equations, and genuinely has the ability for instantaneous advanced problem solving even without the correct formula. While he is no genius and owes most of his intellectual achievements to his powers and enhanced thinking capabilities  he is still a very smart person and can manipulate others as well as gauge the best decision in nearly all situations unless other factors get in the way of his decision making process. 


Weaknesses: 

Unable to transmute foreign material - If he has never come across it's components before in life he cannot transmute it and will have to learn about it. To learn about a sub-stance he must place an open palm on the material and meditate. in this way he literally absorbs the knowledge about it and it's make-up for five minutes. Almost as if storing the information in a library.

Living - Cannot transmute living organisms, other than plants (unless the plant is sentient then he cannot transmute it because it has a will of it's own) Transmuting bark/wood is easier than leaf/grass.

Still human - although enhanced, JaK will get tired and does need to rest and cannot push himself too far. His bones are breakable and he needs to breathe and can be poisoned, knocked out, and diseased if only for a short period.

Friction - To use his power JaK must have friction that he creates. Thus he must clap his hands together, snap his fingers, tap his foot, etc. JaK must create friction to activate his transmutations.

Limbs - JaK's powers work through his extremities. Thus he can use his tongue, hands, and feet to use his powers. Just laying down, sitting, etc. is not enough. His shoes and gloves all have a small hole in them allowing him to have skin contact with objects.

Must be touching - To manipulate a material it must be connected to him in someway. It cannot be separated from him or control will be lost and his control over the meld of the material only last five seconds. After five seconds it will retain the current form JaK has the material in unless he uses his power again.

Lethal injuries take longer to heal than non-lethal

Constructs break apart after creation if they wouldn't stand alone or hold together naturally.

Regalia saps JaK's life energy - poisons him with radiation making him unable to heal while wearing the armor and depending on the state he's in before putting it on he can only last 10 to 5 minutes before having to take it off. Also he will be weaker after he relinquishes it for a few minutes.

Bracelets - The left gauntlet can be broken if too much force is applied and the right cannot deflect magic. Both are not fully able to block elemental and energy associated destructive forces.

While skilled at many things, JaK still has his humanity and is prone to errors and mistakes especially at such a young age.


Skills:
Gymnastics/Free-Running - JaK Sage, is above average at free-running and acrobatics even without his powers. He's naturally good at assessing angles and distances, making him a good athlete. He can perform any flip, movement, or maneuver physically possible by the human body and thanks to his powers and perfect health he is even able to perform tricks and has displayed abilities not yet accomplished or naturally replicated at his choosing.

MMA - JaK is one of the only masters of Kem-Taosu AKA Savage Boxing - a martial art designed to fight predators by exploitation of tactics feral apex-predators use to attack their prey. No matter where the beast hails from the user of the martial art has a better chance of defending from their advances and retaliating. JaK is also experienced in a variety of forms of martial arts with emphasis in systema, BBJ, and kenpo, as well high degree of experience in keysi and Krav Maga. However he only mastered one martial art which is only effective against beasts.

Engineering/Science - JaK has passed multiple exams and has shown fieldwork proving his proficiency in chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Additionally JaK is well versed in biological sciences, chemistry, construction, drafting, architecture, etc. He can build well near anything with his powers as long as the materials are present. He is masterful at this practice and can build an item without any inconsistencies or flaws in design all from memory.

Pilot/Driver - JaK is able to use all types Earth vehicles efficiently and has been trained to do so. He can keep full control at high speeds, multi-task while in operation of vehicles, and perform stunts and tricks successfully.

Weapons Expert - JaK can shoot and wield all types of weaponry and even adapt common household objects for use in battle.While not a master in any type of tool or even a 100% accurate shot he is capable.

Strategist/Military training - JaK has been educated in warfare tactics and is no stranger to military jargon, slang, and terminology. He was a soldier and has been trained as such. 

Survivalist - JaK can survive in extremely harsh environments on no extra provisions. He is capable of functioning for extended periods without the basic necessities for survival or on limited use of. JaK knows how to start fires, make knots, jury-rig tools and shelters, and find resources, etc.  

Animal Aptitude - JaK can tame, train, or intimidate wildlife. He is able to predict their habits, movements, and interact with them without inciting attack unless the specimen was already aggressive. 

Multi-Lingual - JaK is fluent in English and sign-language, proficient in Russian and the basics of Polish and German, as well as the basics of multiple native tribes.


Equipment: 


Outfit - JaK often wears the same attire for a reason. JaK's biker jacket and specially made pants, shoes, etc. is made of a Kevlar fabric flame retardant mix with a bit of titanium.  Additionally, his shoes and finger less gloves are reinforced to reduce the shock of blows and falls, and it's all insulated. JaK's checkered belt compartments and hidden pockets also conceal small items:

Ammunition powder - Powder than can be used to detonate/load artillery and weapons.

Small throwing knives - while not expert at throwing knives he uses them periodically for distractions or as a form of shuriken.

Tool kit - a small kit he uses for breaking and entering or hot-wiring machinery with a mini-flashlight.

Bulletproof vest - underneath his shirt JaK wears a vest.


Kyoketsu-shogei AKA chain knife - is a retractable ball and chain like weapon JaK utilizes for grappling. JaK can also wield it in battle by swinging it at the enemy. The tritanium hook-knife at the end latches on to things and retracts, zipping JaK to them, but can also cut an enemy. Additionally the chain is a galvanized carbon steel wire rope that extends fifteen feet and reels back into a holster that can be attached/concealed to his arm, waist, and back. 


Regalia - On JaK's right arm rests a bracelet composed of two precious metals - Viranium and rune minerals aka the philosopher's stone. This stone is a living mystic metal that reacts sort of like a plant. It is self-replicating and can be trained to take on form on command, especially with JaK's power manipulating it. The bracelet when activated transforms into a suit of armor which protects his head, abdomen, upper back and chest, shoulders, forearms, elbows, wrists and hands, feet, pelvis, kneecaps and shins with highly kinetic energy/blunt force resistant armor. Although other areas of the armor are susceptible to blunt force trauma and can be broken and breached but they will also heal and reform on their own.

Laser Gauntlet - On JaK's left arm is a piece of high-tech weaponry. This bracelet is a mix of Viranium and Nth metal, but because of the impurity it cannot handle a ton of energy or power from either spectrum. Directly blocking a huge force with this gauntlet will cause it to crack and eventually break, therefore JaK also just deflects with this item. The other function of this gauntlet is to restructure itself into a sort of blaster that unleashes interchangeable forms of lasers or particle beams. It can fire energy blasts that use intense heat, it can stun a nervous systems, blow holes through brick and singe iron, or emit forms of concussive blasts. These blasts come as little bursts or straight-line beams and large blasts. The large blasts and straight lines have a thirty second cool down due to overheat. The blaster connects to JaK's nervous system and produces a targeting system in one eye, allowing him better aim of targets.


Habits/Quirks: Occasionally JaK will smoke cigarettes. He cracks his knuckles, neck, and ligaments a lot before a fight. One of his bangs commonly covers his eye and he typically wears punker style clothing. He walks like he doesn't really care about his surroundings and typically has an arrogant scowl upon his face. Likes to speak in metaphors and curses from time to time.

Personality: JaK always has an attitude, but it's not always angry. He can be sarcastic, mad, arrogant, egotistical, sassy, etc. Although, deep down he has a desire to always do the right thing and uphold ideals of freedom and humanity. He typically doesn't follow rules and gets into a lot of conflicts but he's not a bad guy at heart. He stands up for what he believes in and never backs down from challenges - not to say he will stupidly pursue a bad stuation. He's haunted by his past and usually feels alone in the world.




Family: Unknown 
Place of Origin: Gotham City
History: JaK Sage all his life has been raised by his butler, Langstrom. Langstrom explained to the boy when he was young that his parents were murdered and their killer was never caught, but their fortune was left to him. 


JaK moved from Gotham to attend Muakami High School after expressing to Langstrom that he wanted to live alone. He has a home in the residential district and attends/skips school as he pleases. JaK got in with the wrong crowds quite fast and resorted to shop-lifting and eventually burglary to fit in.

One night while on a run his group was ambushed by a heroine and JaK fled. He ran into a construction site, which had an off-limits area. Once inside the area JaK traveled through tunnels that led him to an underground cavern holding an alien meteorite crystal. The crystal chamber sucked JaK inside of it and altered him. Before it could change him completely JaK was rescued by that same hero.

JaK moved in with said heroine and began a relationship after a bond was established between the two based off an understanding of what it was like to be meta-human and unaccepted by society. Eventually the relationship produced a child, but only weeks after conception the mother was impaled through the abdomen after JaK's failure to defeat a monster horde in the subway.

The event led to their eventual break up, and JaK branching out on his own to start a band. JaK had only learned to drum and fight on the streets with his old group of thieves, but during his last relationship he played a performance with the heroine and fell in love with the idea. JaK's band gained a lot of popularity and lived in a modified dojo in the residential district. After the first show JaK departed from the group after a relationship with his bass player went airy.

JaK left Jump City in search of finding himself and ended up on a voyage to a savage land where he started a whirlwind romance with a woman named Elaine. JaK was later betrayed by Elaine after finding out she was the heir to a criminal organization and was thrown tied to an anchor then thrown overboard the ship. JaK survived and was temporarily marooned on island. He escaped the island and followed the girl to the savage land where he confronted her on two occasions. In each encounter he was mortally wounded but during the second Elaine lost her life.

JaK retrieved a treasure she was after and was rescued by a man named Savok.  Savok nursed JaK back to health and taught him a new form of martial arts to defend himself in the savage world. JaK was later betrayed by this man as well who wanted the special stone gem Elaine coveted for himself. JaK killed his teacher and left the savage land.

JaK traveled to Russia where he was kidnapped and tortured for two days before being thrown into an underground fight ring. Even though he was injured JaK defeated two tigers and proved to be of use to the Russian government. JaK was inducted into the KGB to help fight in a war against meta-humans attacking the border. During this period JaK started a relationship with a world class gymnast.

JaK trained relentlessly in acrobatics, martial arts, and studied very hard in military tactics and engineering/sciences. In addition to moving in with his girlfriend Eva and continuing the blossoming relationship. Eventually JaK discovered the border war was actually a forceful deportation of meta-humans the Russian military felt were troublesome and JaK became disturbed. JaK elected to quit his position and as a result he was captured and his girlfriend was murdered.

DONE!

Claaaaaaaaaaimed!

A 12ft jump without powers seems a little OTT. Toning it down to 7-8 would perhaps be better.

Timing on his healing... how long would a cough take or a broken bone? Need to gauge how fast he can do that.

Changed to 8 feet annnnd put a timeframe. Not wolverine quick, but still fast considering it's one of his trademarks.

JaK Sage, Re-Done to be more Zydony. Will do history as I go along.

Wrist-Mounted Guns- What is proton fire?

Durability- How many tons of force does it take to damage Sage's promethium body?

IMP- How destructive is this punch in tons of force? Can't be pulling any Whitebeard's, unfortunately.

Regeneration- How long does it take him to heal light, medium, and heavy wounds? How long does it take to regenerate limbs?

Proton fire is lasers basically (light beams). The pew pew starwars kind.

Edited Regen (weakness) and IMP section.

I cant really specify tons here because weight doesn't equal force of impact, also Promethium is a canon source and the only account I could find of it even being altered was 3 supermen bending it and Aquaman ripping off a piece of it from hinges, but that's not destroying just removing so I can only assume with examples provided.

Promethium for all intents and purposes is durable enough to take Superboy's strongest blow in DC however, but isn't unbreakable. Superboy is 80 to 100 ton range.

I can state magic that affects the laws of physics as a weakness if it seems overpowered.

meant to make this comment before two people were already looking at it, but this isn't how x-ionization works. Something is either x-ionized or it's not, no inbetween, no formerly x-ionized. All X-ionization does is make edges extremely sharp.

Ah I see, I thought the x-ionization made it sharp and dense according to a DC forum that stated x-ionized was probably the hardest in DCU over supermanium but that was probably incorrect. Regardless it doesn't change the app since promethium still has only been destroyed or altered by what I stated above. However, it does help to realize that X-ionization doesn't make it dense.

oh wait, I think I was mistaken nevermind.

True, weight doesn't equal force of impact, but for our intents and purposes on this site, it does. We need to know if someone with a certain amount of super strength would be able to crack his shell, so to speak, so I've been having people measure durability in tons (which is pitted against strength).

On that note, 80-100 is too high. 50 tons is the highest amount of strength or durability accepted for a single power. The strongest people on the site should be able to hurt (though not easily murder) him. His durability needs to be brought down to 50 tons at most. If you need some justification for this, then the same nanites that regenerate him unfortunately also effect his durability. Otherwise, perhaps the Zydon could have used impure Promethium (to make him a prototype for an upcoming project).

Magic should be listed as a weakness, and it should hurt him just as much as it would a normal person.

Re-Done.