Post by Captain Monkeypants on Mar 22, 2008 12:16:56 GMT -5
Code Name: Darkness (The darkness)
Real Name: Alex Swift (birth name: Brad Leebowitz)
Age: 32
Main Power: Stealth (shadow)
Additional Power: Martial Artist
Occupation (Day): Financial Investor (Day trader)
Occupation (Night): Ass Kicker
Origin:
His wife left him, because he was fired from his job on Wallstreet (he was a CFO at an investment firm that was committing fraud). They needed a scapegoat, and framed Brad. He then took to drinking and ultimately one night decided he would end it. He drove to the docks and decided to drive his car off the end of dock 13. He did and as he was drowning he saw several barrels leaking a black substance into the water. He thought of his parents and tried to reconsider, but realized he was out of breathe, and began swallowing the tainted water. He woke up 3 days later down the beach, alive and well.
First use of the superpower:
He realized that when he was walking down the streets at night, some people saw him and others didn't (most didn't). He had a montage and tested his powers, and realized "holy hell, i can do this". He then recalled that every Thursday his boss met with people in an old warehouse down by the docks. He decided that he would attend this meeting, and was amazed that at that meeting, the heads of 20 other fortune 500 companies were there. They discussed all their business models and ideas for other corporate takeovers and liquidations. Brad, hidden along the walls just stood there listening and learning. The next day he began daytrading and , using the information he just learned, he spent every last dime he had on investments. Brad made his money back 100 fold within a week, by the end of the month he was richer than he could ever believe. He began investing his money in bonds and taking it out of the stock market. Over the next 5 years, Brad stayed in his house, only leaving on thursday nights to get the new scoop for his investing. He became recluse, but realized that if he ever wanted to go outside and enjoy his wealth, he needed a new name, and thus, he became Alex Swift.
Reason for being a hero:
He wanted to surprise an old friend, so he pretended to be an investor and a client for one of his old friends. ("hey arent you Brad." "Who?" yeah yeah i know i know...but he now has black eyes and not green eyes...how about that!) So he helped his friend become a millionaire by making decent cash investing. One day they are out for drinks and the friend tells Alex that he's getting laid off and that his company is downsizing...yadda yadda yadda. He knows it has something to do with the meetings that happen every Thursday night, so he gets evidence from the next meetings, and implicates all the people there (tape recorders, etc) thus making them loose all their money. He finally realizes that he can do good for people by using his powers to expose crime.
Yeah, he learns martial arts so that he doesn't get his ass kicked if he gets found (which happens a few times).
Real Name: Alex Swift (birth name: Brad Leebowitz)
Age: 32
Main Power: Stealth (shadow)
Additional Power: Martial Artist
Occupation (Day): Financial Investor (Day trader)
Occupation (Night): Ass Kicker
Origin:
His wife left him, because he was fired from his job on Wallstreet (he was a CFO at an investment firm that was committing fraud). They needed a scapegoat, and framed Brad. He then took to drinking and ultimately one night decided he would end it. He drove to the docks and decided to drive his car off the end of dock 13. He did and as he was drowning he saw several barrels leaking a black substance into the water. He thought of his parents and tried to reconsider, but realized he was out of breathe, and began swallowing the tainted water. He woke up 3 days later down the beach, alive and well.
First use of the superpower:
He realized that when he was walking down the streets at night, some people saw him and others didn't (most didn't). He had a montage and tested his powers, and realized "holy hell, i can do this". He then recalled that every Thursday his boss met with people in an old warehouse down by the docks. He decided that he would attend this meeting, and was amazed that at that meeting, the heads of 20 other fortune 500 companies were there. They discussed all their business models and ideas for other corporate takeovers and liquidations. Brad, hidden along the walls just stood there listening and learning. The next day he began daytrading and , using the information he just learned, he spent every last dime he had on investments. Brad made his money back 100 fold within a week, by the end of the month he was richer than he could ever believe. He began investing his money in bonds and taking it out of the stock market. Over the next 5 years, Brad stayed in his house, only leaving on thursday nights to get the new scoop for his investing. He became recluse, but realized that if he ever wanted to go outside and enjoy his wealth, he needed a new name, and thus, he became Alex Swift.
Reason for being a hero:
He wanted to surprise an old friend, so he pretended to be an investor and a client for one of his old friends. ("hey arent you Brad." "Who?" yeah yeah i know i know...but he now has black eyes and not green eyes...how about that!) So he helped his friend become a millionaire by making decent cash investing. One day they are out for drinks and the friend tells Alex that he's getting laid off and that his company is downsizing...yadda yadda yadda. He knows it has something to do with the meetings that happen every Thursday night, so he gets evidence from the next meetings, and implicates all the people there (tape recorders, etc) thus making them loose all their money. He finally realizes that he can do good for people by using his powers to expose crime.
Yeah, he learns martial arts so that he doesn't get his ass kicked if he gets found (which happens a few times).