Black Bishop Villain
Real Name: Harrison "Harry" Leland.
Occupation: Lawyer, businessman.
Identity: Harry Leland's position as the Black Bishop of the Hellfire Club is a matter of public record; his status as a mutant is a secret.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: "Evil Perry Mason".
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club.
Base of Operations: Hellfire Club Mansion, Manhattan, New York City; owns property in his native Boston, in New York City, and in Los Angeles.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #
History: Harry Leland was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to old money. He has on occasion claimed members of his family arrived on the Mayflower, but this claim is often made by all of the old money in New England, true or (more often) not. He attended Harvard in anticipation of taking control of the family business, but his interest in the law drove him to eventually become a lawyer.
How long Leland has been involved in the politics of the Hellfire Club is unknown. However, he is known to be a long-time ally of Sebastian Shaw, the current Black King, from when they were both new to the Club. When Shaw was made King, he promoted Leland to the then-vacant Black Bishop position.
As the Black Bishop, Leland has on two separate occasions come into conflict with the mutant adventurers known as the X-Men over various unethical and illegal dealings the Club was involved in; it was Leland's own legal wrangling which enabled the Club to escape repercussions from these incidents.
Age: 58.
Height: 5' 10".
Weight: 330 lbs.
Eyes: Green.
Hair: Red.
Uniform: None normally; when operating in official capacities as the Black Bishop of the Hellfire Club, wears a black and dark blue Revolutionary/Napoleonic-era suit with a white ruffled shirt.
Strength Level: Harry Leland possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in little to no exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: Leland possesses the ability to increase the mass of any person or object within his line of sight for a short amount of time. Typically this mass increase is used to immobilize his enemies. Presumably this extra mass is drawn from the same sidereal dimension where mass is virtual instead of actual utilized by size-changers that utilize Pym particles, but unlike the size-changers Leland does not increase the size of his targets.
Other Abilities: Leland is a skilled lawyer with years of courtroom experience.
Limitations: Leland is overweight and an alcoholic with a weak heart. His powers often put a strain on his heart when he uses them.
432 points
| ST: 9 [-10] | HP: 14 [10] | Speed: 4.75 [0] |
| DX: 9 [-20] | Will: 12 [0] | Move: 4 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 14 [10] | |
| HT: 10 [0] | FP: 10 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg:1d-2/1d-1 | BL: 16 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 7 | Parry: 7 | DR: 12/4* (concealed vest) |
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Affliction (Mass Increase) (HT±0; Advantage: Extra ST/HP +20, +2,000%; Cardiac Stress (HT Roll Every 10 Seconds), -40%; Malediction (SSRT), +150%; No Signature, +20%; Requires Concentrate, -15%; Mutant Psionic, -10%) [221]; Binding (Mass Increase) 20 (Cardiac Stress (HT Roll Every 10 Seconds), -40%; Engulfing, +60%; Malediction (SSRT), +150%; No Signature, +20%; Requires Concentrate, -15%; Unbreakable, +40%; Variable, +5%; Mutant Psionic, -10%; Alternative Attack, ×1/5) [25]; Business Acumen 2 [20]; Corporate Rank 6 [12]; Independent Income 20 [20]; Intuitive Statesman 3 [30]; Status 6 [10*]; Wealth (Multimillionaire 1) [75].
Perks: License (Lawyer) [1].
Disadvantages: Alcoholism [-15]; Bad Sight (Farsighted) (Mitigator: Corrective Lenses, -60%) [-10]; Low Pain Threshold [-10]; Overweight [-1]; Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5]; Sense of Duty (Sebastian Shaw/Black King) [-2]; Unfit [-5]; Workaholic [-5].
Quirks: Amoral [-1]; Careful Planner [-1]; Chauvinistic [-1]; Distinctive Speech (Thick Boston Accent) [-1]; Panics in Combat [-1].
Skills: Administration (A) IQ+4 [1] – 16†‡; Body Language (A) Per+0 [2] – 14; Carousing (E) HT+0 [1] – 12; Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Detect Lies (H) Per+0 [4] – 14; Diplomacy (H) IQ+3 [4] – 15‡; Intelligence Analysis/TL8 (H) IQ+0 [4] – 12; Interrogation (A) IQ+2 [8] – 14; Law (Massachusetts Criminal) (H) IQ+2 [2] – 14‡; Law (New York Criminal) (H) IQ+2 [2] – 14‡; Law (US Business) (H) IQ+2 [2] – 14‡; Literature (H) IQ-1 [2] – 11; Politics (A) IQ+2 [1] – 14‡; Propaganda/TL8 (A) IQ+4 [1] – 16†‡; Public Speaking (A) IQ+4 [4] – 16‡; Research/TL8 (A) IQ+1 [4] – 13.
Starting Spending Money: $4,000,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +2 from Corporate Rank and +2 from Wealth.
† Includes +2 from Business Acumen.
‡ Includes +3 from Intuitive Statesman.
Role-Playing Notes:
Harry Leland is not a combatant at heart, being utterly unprepared for it the few times he faced the X-Men. The courtroom is his battlefield, which is where he excels; he once legally outmaneuvered Matt Murdock. Being Boston Old Money, he holds himself above the "nouveau riche" of most of the Hellfire Club, save for some reason Shaw.
| DX | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Reach | Parry | Cost | Weight | ST | Notes |
| – | Punch | 1d-3 cut | C | 7 | – | – | 9 | |
| – | Kick | 1d-2 cr | C, 1 | n/a | – | – | 9 | |