The Paradox Force

This is my latest entry to Squeam’s contest. I won’t be giving every detail out, as you can check out my album of profiles and stuff. This is just a relaunch and semi-reboot of the team. Hopefully you would like the redesigns.

 

Quantumind

Real name: Rory Aengus Flanagan

Story: Raised by a foster family, he would become a doctor in his life and after leaving Ireland, he joined many mercenary teams both as a doctor and bomb expert. Despite his conflict with saving and killing, he was framed for multiple crimes and spent some time in jail. After being released by the Paradox Force, Rory was inducted as the doctor, bomb expert, surgeon and archivist of the team.

Powers: Telekinesis, telepathic powers, reading minds, cast mental illusions, mind blasts, combining telekinesis with combat, link minds to communication during necessary situations and etc. Rory is skilled in almost any type of medical operations and has a vast medical knowledge. He also can dispose and create bombs out of anything.

 

Blazefire

Real name: Trent Ryan Shephard

Story: Hailing from a poor family, Trent had to support them by dropping out of grade 10 and did full time work. His encounter with a smuggler named Hendrix would lead to his life become a new start, where the man taught Trent a lot of things, and managed to pay for his sister’s studies. After a falling out with his mentor and his respective group, Trent went on several adventures before becoming one an engineer, tech support and one of the core members of the Paradox Force.

Powers: Pyrokinesis, augment flames with combat, using fire as a useful tool, resistance against water. Skilled in mechanics, electronics, trading, confidence tricks.

 

Grey Cop

Real name: Adrian Willis Kane

Story: Born in Detroit and growing up without many friends, Adrian struggled through hardships and loneliness, and found friendship with Marcus Cruz during his youth. After graduation at UCB, he toured in Iraq with a few friends, and during one of his campaigns, he accidentally killed a family when his powers activated. He has worked as a cop after his return and since then became a vigilante, as well as the team leader and tactician of the Paradox Force.

Powers: Super strength, senses, durability, agility, nigh infinite energy manipulation and blasts, combat reflexes, martial arts and firearms expert.

 

Spectre Blade

Real name: Noriko Hayashi ( ノーリコ ハヤシ)

Story: Noriko was a descendant of criminal legacy, and was born as a member who upheld strict family rules. But her family’s war with the Yakuza did not win her uncle’s approval, who took her to America for safety. Her uncle trained her in martial arts and provided everything she needed in her life, until she was called back to aid her family and earn their trust back. Her refusal to help led to the relationships being more strained, and opted to return to America instead. Her uncle would go into hiding, giving her equipment to survive. She was recruited by Adrian Kane. She is the scout, master spy, and ninjitsu expert of the team.

Powers: Super speed, phasing through walls, disease and poison immunity, X-ray vision, sense things, knowledge and practitioner in almost any form of combat method.

 

Teleshift

Real name: Marcus "Marc" Alfonso Ricardo y Crúz

Story: Marc’s parents (father is Brazilian, mother is Spanish) took him to America because they believed in good housing there. He was raised in Michigan and went to the same school where Adrian was. After he went to Iraq with his friends, he witnessed his friend’s powers activate and decided to keep it a secret. He subsequently became a assassin, sniper and protection agent, either to kill or protect high ranking individuals/groups. After Adrian formed the Paradox Force, he used his wealth to send his parents back to Brazil and some of his assets were used to build a team. He serves as the sniper, stealth assassin, weapons expert and partly transportation of the team.

Powers: Teleportation, conscious spatial awareness, teleporting people, object and clothes with him, shadow blending. Skills are as powerful as a Olympian athlete, includes marksmanship, combat and killing.

 

Visionmancer

Real name: Cobb Paxton Shaffer

Story: Cobb’s fascination with computers and technology stemmed from an early age. He had to move from school to school, but he managed to keep a steady life. During his later life, he joined the Parliament Elite, an agency. During his fourth and final mission at P.E., he failed in succeeding the mission and ended up being a disaster. Lost and distraught, he became a rogue agent. 8 months later, he met the Paradox Force, who apprehended him but would need his help in freeing Rory Flanagan. The mission was a success and he became a member of the team. His duties include hacking, analysing, backup, tech and combat support.

Powers: Technopathy, skilled in computers, technology and etc. He is a master of gadgets, and very skilled in boxing and Wing Chun. Recently, he developed tech-based weapons/equipment as well as seeing visions.

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