DARKFIRE (c) 2009
Real Name :
Nathan Adams
Gender :
Male
Height :
5’10’’
Weight :
200lbs
Eyes :
Green
Hair :
Black
Occupation :
Former British Military assassin.
Place of birth :
Un-named military base hidden beneath the Scottish Highlands.
Known Relatives :
None.
Powers :
Nathan was born into the British Military as an experiment to create the perfect assassin. As a result his strength, speed, endurance and reflexes have been significantly enhanced. He is able to dodge a bullet at almost point blank range, run a 2 minute mile and keep this speed for a seemingly endless time. His vision is just as good in the dark as it is during the day.
For reasons first unknown, Nathan’s resistance to heat, flame and radioactivity are so far off the scale he may actually be immune to all the effects these would usually inflict.
Nathan also possesses a low level healing factor that requires his consciousness to take effect. The speed of his healing depends on the severity of his wounds and how hard he is able to concentrate on the area. A typical gun shot wound can take 3 hours of deep concentration to heal. He has even been known to force his body to “drive out” a bullet as it heals.
Abilities :
Bred to be the perfect weapon, Nathan is familiar with all armament and military vehicles. He is able move silently and infiltrate the most restricted areas with no one even being aware of his presence.
What makes Nathan so dangerous is the mental conditioning he has been subject to since birth. He has studied every form of combat and has been taught using all forms of military training ever documented throughout history, a massive amount of knowledge the normal mind would not cope with. This means that not only can he match the skill of any foe he encounters he knows how their training has taught them to react to certain situations. This allows him to manipulate almost any event that arises in the field.
Weaponry :
Nathan prefers the “close and silent” approach when on missions. This is so he can control where, when and how a body falls. To help with this, all his effects are small, lightweight and allow freedom in his movement.
Nathan’s favoured weapons are two 6” retractable needle-like blades hidden in his forearm cuffs and two custom made trench spikes. These are lighter weight versions of a weapon designed for the close combat trench warfare during the First World War. The blades are 12” smooth edged knives designed for striking down, piercing the enemies helmet and skull with ease. The non-serrated edge allows the blades to be extracted just as easily. The hilts are based on knuckle dusters, making these weapons perfect for almost all close quarter encounters.
In addition, Nathan carries a short sword and silenced pistol to help him get out of any unforeseen complications.
Background Story :
Nathan had no parents. It wasn’t until much later in his life that he truly understood how literal that was.
When the British armed forces sought to create the perfect weapon, a war veteran named General Brooks came forward with a proposal most would turn away. However, the General had already started work on his project several years before hand and just needed a facility and crew to take it into it’s final stages. Partly due to the time and funding that could be saved but largely down to their short sightedness, the British Government agreed Brooks’ plan.
One year later a base hidden deep within the Scottish Highlands had been set up. General Brooks introduced an infant to the technical team explaining that this infant was to be their weapon. No-one knew where the child came from and those who asked too much disappeared just as mysteriously as the child appeared. Over the years the child, named Nathan by genetics expert Gemma Adams showed amazing progress in his training. His physical conditioning was far beyond what anyone expected and the rate of his academic learning was astounding. As he grew, he came to view Gemma as a mother figure and answered only to her or General Brooks. The General saw himself as a father to Nathan but Nathan only viewed him as his superior. The General had an influence over Nathan he could not explain and he hated the thought of being controlled.
By the time he was sixteen Nathan was sent out on his first mission, the assassination of a Korean War Lord. He impressed all who had worked with training him. He had managed to infiltrate the military compound, take out his target and return to the pick up location without notice and ahead of schedule.
Over the next 7 years Nathans missions came thick and fast as he continued to fulfil his duties without question. He gained a reputation with all guards at the Highland facility. None of them could understand how he was able to move undetected. They joked as they spoke of him “living in the shadows” and even “moving like the dark itself”.
It was one chance evening when Nathan overheard these guards that planted the seeds of change in Nathans life. They had spoken of his out-of-the-blue arrival and the disappearances of people who dug too deep into his life. Nathan began to wonder who his parents were, why General Brooks took him and who he really was. Sneaking out of his quarters, a task that came all too easily to him, Nathan began the search for any information that might shed light on his past. All he found was a series of dead ends and broken trails. He started to trust General Brooks less and less but still the General had an unexplainable hold over Nathan.
Two months later came the biggest night of Nathans life. General Brooks handed him his next assignment. It was what Brooks had Nathan trained for and a mission that was not backed by any Government. Nathans orders were to assassinate both the Russian and American presidents, planting evidence to suggest the others involvement. Realising this would lead to nuclear war Nathan refused. Infuriated, the General struck Nathan with a force he had never felt before. As he stood over a stunned Nathan he began to reveal why this was needed and in the process, who Nathan really was. The information tore through Nathan as he learned he was a product of fusing human DNA with an alien embryo. General Brooks revealed he himself was one of many undercover aliens paving the way for a full scale invasion and how a nuclear war would eradicate most of the human life on the planet while they themselves would remain unharmed. This would leave a minor clean up job for the incoming invaders. Horrified, Nathan fled the room in search of his one and only confidant, Gemma. As he raced toward her Lab the alarms sounded. He knew it was for his benefit as troops flooded out into the corridors to block his path. Even unarmed, it took little effort getting past the soldiers. Passing his own quarters he collected his personal weapons and made his way to Gemma with few obstructions. Once there he began to tell her all he had learned and begged her to escape with him. The surrounding offices suddenly burst into flame. As he realised his emotions had clouded his judgement and he had walked into a trap he saw Gemma fall to the ground lifeless as gunfire shattered her test equipment. Engulfed by the blaze Nathan carried Gemma’s body out of the building, emerging completely unharmed. With his clothing still covered in flame he headed back into the Highland facility looking for General Brooks only to find drones of soldiers swarming in to engage him. The man once billed as “the walking darkness” now walked cloaked in flame as he killed guard after guard to get to the Generals quarters. Once there he found the room deserted.
Four years on, Nathan has now taken the identity of Gemma Adams’ son to help him live and travel the world. He has now developed the oppressive feeling he felt when around General Brooks into a sixth sense to help him track down and kill all members of the alien race bent on destroying humanity. Remembering the names spoken by the guards during his training and escape at the Highland facility, Nathan now calls himself, Darkfire.
I'm wondering if I should start writing fully detailed episodes for this character. I'd like to know what do you guys think?
**All work on this character's name, background story and appearance is the work of Michael Godber.
(c) 2009