Changeling Villain
Real Name: Unrevealed.
Occupation: Professional criminal.
Identity: Secret.
Legal Status: Uncertain; no known criminal record.
Other Aliases: Too many to count; has impersonated Charles Xavier and Magneto, among other.
Place of Birth: Unrevealed.
Marital Status: Presumably single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Former employee of the High Evolutionary, former associate of the X-Men.
Base of Operations: Mobile, formerly New York City.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #
History: Not much is known about the Changeling's early history. It is believed he discovered his abilities at an early age and kept them secret, using them to pass unnoticed. Over time, he grew to become a world-class thief, committing crimes that were ultimately figured as inside jobs, with someone else – the person he was impersonating – getting arrested and convicted.
At some point, however, the mysterious being calling himself the High Evolutionary approached the Changeling, indicating that he had proof of the Changeling's crimes, essentially blackmailing the criminal into assisting the Evolutionary.
Resentful towards being blackmailed, the Changeling assisted the Evolutionary in his scheme to attempt to "evolve" the entire population of New York City into mutants, which would have resulted in the deaths of thousands in the process. This scheme was thwarted by the X-Men with the Changeling's assistance, but both the Changeling and the High Evolutionary escaped. (As the High Evolutionary's own motives are unknown, it is possible that he expected the Changeling to assist the X-Men, and that his scheme to "evolve" the city was never meant to succeed.)
Learning that he was dying of lung cancer, the Changeling approached the X-Men, professing to wanting to do some good before he died. He assisted the X-Men in a case, but his criminal methods and amoral attitude soon had them arguing with him. Upon receiving a letter from his doctor that his cancer had gone into remission, the Changeling decided to try his luck with his criminal career elsewhere and left the city. His current whereabouts and activities are unknown.
Age: 26.
Height: 5' 11".
Weight: 180 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Brown.
Uniform: Blue bodysuit with purple trim, purple gloves, purple boots, purple belt, black eye-mask.
Strength Level: The Changeling possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: The Changeling is a metamorph, with the mutant power to make himself look and sound like any person of either gender he has a chance to study. He is able to control his skin pigmentation, eye color, hair color and length, and even his height and build to a slight extent, adjusting his height by several inches while maintaining his overall weight. The Changeling's control is such that he is able to fool retina scans, fingerprint readers, and voice-print software.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: While working for the High Evolutionary, the Changeling had access to a number of high-tech weapons and devices. During his time assisting the X-Men, he was shown to still have one of the High Evolutionary's laser pistols, and his uniform was made of a lightweight ballistic fabric intermingled with dynamic molecules which protected him from conventional gunfire and permitted his uniform to resemble normal clothing while maintaining the same level of protection.
188 points
| ST: 10 [0] | HP: 10 [0] | Speed: 6.00 [5] |
| DX: 12 [40] | Will: 12 [0] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 14 [10] | |
| HT: 11 [10] | FP: 11 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-2/1d | BL: 20 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 10 | Parry: 10 | DR: 12/4* (uniform) |
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Body Control Talent 4 [20]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Elastic Skin (Link w/ Hermaphromorph, Can Be Used Separately, +20%; Mutant, -10%) [22]; Fit [5]; Hermaphromorph (Link w/ Elastic Skin, Must Be Used Together, +10%; Mutant, -10%) [5]; Mimicry (Voice Library, +50%; Mutant, -10%) [14]; Sensitive [5]; Social Chameleon [5]; Versatile [5]; Wealth (Comfortable) [10].
Perks: Accent (British) [1]; Accent (Deep South) [1]; Accent (French) [1]; Cutting-Edge Training (Beam Weapons (Pistol)) 2 [2]; Hyper-Specialization (John Wayne B-Movie Trivia) [1]; Pistol-Fist (Beam Weapons (Pistol)) [1]; Supersuit [1].
Disadvantages: Callous [-5]; Compulsive Lying (12) [-15]; Greed (9) [-22]; Light Sleeper [-5]; Overconfidence (9) [-7]; Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]; Secret Identity (Imprisonment) [-20]; Terminally Ill (Up to 2 years) (Mitigator: Weekly Treatment, -65%) [-17].
Quirks: Attentive [-1]; Closet Fan (John Wayne Movies) [-1]; Sexual Orientation (Bisexual) [-1].
Skills: Beam Weapons/TL10 (Pistol) (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Boxing (A) DX+1 [4] – 13; Climbing (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Detect Lies (H) Per+0 [2] – 12*; Disguise/TL8 (Human) (A) IQ+4 [2] – 16†; Fake! (WC) IQ+2 [48] – 14‡; Hobby Skill (John Wayne Movies) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Judo (H) DX+0 [4] – 12; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 13; Photography/TL8 (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Search (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Sleight of Hand (H) DX+0 [4] – 12; Smuggling (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Stealth (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Typing (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12.
Starting Spending Money: $8,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +1 from Sensitive.
† Includes +4 from Elastic Skin
‡ Conditional +1 from Mimicry when impersonating someone.
Role-Playing Notes:
The Changeling is a con artist and thief who finds that, although he is a superhuman himself the world of the superhuman often intrudes more than what he bargains for. He is occasionally known to have pangs of conscience, and when push comes to shove he will do the right thing, but even then he will approach his good deeds with a criminal's attitude, not hesitating to swipe a wallet if the opportunity presents itself.
| BOXING | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Reach | Parry | Cost | Weight | ST | Notes |
| – | Boxing Punch | 1d-2 cr | C | 11 | – | – | 10 | |
| DX | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Reach | Parry | Cost | Weight | ST | Notes |
| – | Kick | 1d-2 cr | C, 1 | n/a | – | – | 12 | |
| – | Bite | 1d-3 cr | C | n/a | – | – | 12 | |
| THROWN WEAPON (STICK) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Acc | Range | Weight | RoF | Shots | ST | Bulk | Rcl | Cost | LC | Notes |
| 10 | High Evolutionary Laser Pistol | 3d+1 (2) burn | 6 | 420/1,250 | 2.1/C | 3 | 52(3) | 5 | -2 | 1 | $6,400 | 3 | [1] |
| – | or | 3d+1 cr ex | 6 | 840/2,500 | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Notes:
[1] Price quadrupled due to being produced two TLs early.
Design Notes:
1. While his uniform is essentially the same as the picture I'm using, I am not giving him that weird-ass helmet from the '60s!
2. I'm not sure yet whether the Changeling will have, or use as an alias, the real name given to his counterparts (both given the codename "Morph" due to legal issues stemming from a DC character using the name Changeling at the time) from the X-Men animated series or the Exiles comic, "Kevin Sydney". In his original appearance in X-Men v1 in the mid-1960s and in the issue where it was revealed (read: retconned) that he was impersonating Charles Xavier when he died, as well as in the Official Handbooks (original through the Master Edition, at least), his true name was never revealed.
3. The laser pistol designed using the Blaster and Laser Design article from Pyramid #3/37 – Tech and Toys II.