Mimic Hero
Real Name: Calvin Rankin.
Occupation: College student pursuing an astrophysics degree, adventurer.
Identity: Secret.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: Ronald (father).
Group Affiliation: Former member of the X-Men.
Base of Operations: New York City.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #
History: From an early age Cal's father, a noted biochemist, always told him he was destined to do great things. Athletic and intelligent, Cal performed well at everything he put his mind to, but could not shake the feeling that something was missing; he was good, but he wasn't, in his mind, "great". His scholastic and athletic accolades won him a few scholarships to Empire State University.
Cal was in his freshman year at Empire State when the greatness he'd spent his life searching for was thrust upon him, much to his surprise. An explosion in the science building caused him to inhale the fumes from several chemicals at once. This caused a body-wide change; as the X-Men and Spider-Man were on hand to assist in getting the building empty and the fire under control, Cal found himself able to copy many of their powers.
Drunk with power, Cal, now calling himself the Mimic, arrogantly challenged the X-Men to combat, using their powers against them. He managed to hold his own until they decided to split their forces, headed in five different directions. The Mimic found himself unable to maintain his duplicated powers and conceded the battle.
Still believing his powers set him above those he duplicated, he basically demanded the X-Men make him a member. It wasn't until the X-Men were ambushed in Central Park by the Mutant Liberation Front while he was present that they saw the man he could be, as he leaped to the X-Men's defense without a second thought. It was at this point they offered him membership.
Mimic's membership in the X-Men didn't last very long, as his brash personality caused him to clash with Cyclops, who was regarded as the team's leader, over practically everything. During an argument, he flew off in a huff, claiming that he'd seek his destiny without them. Weeks later he fell under the domination of the Puppet Master, who caused him to again attack the X-Men. Soulfire, using her telepathy, discovered this and caused Mimic to fall asleep, breaking the Puppet Master's hold over him. Humbled, Mimic apologized to Cyclops for his earlier outburst, but indicated that he needed to figure out who he was before he could rejoin the team.
Mimic has since aided the X-Men against the android Super-Adaptoid, which resulted in the Adaptoid trying to duplicate Mimic's duplicated powers. The resulting feedback canceled out both their powers. Mimc was later seen practicing with Cyclops's eye beams, indicating his power mimicry had returned. Whether the Mimic will return to active duty with the X-Men in the future is unknown.
Age: 18.
Height: 6' 2".
Weight: 225 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Brown.
Uniform: Blue bodysuit with a white "M" on the chest, white gloves, white boots, blue half-mask, white belt with a blue "M" on the belt buckle. As an X-Man he wore a similar uniform, only with the "M" on the chest and buckle replaced with an "X".
Strength Level: Normally, Mimic possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise. However, when copying powers he is able to temporarily boost his strength up to the level of the person he's copying, which can potentially reach the Class 500 range, able to lift (press) over 500 tons.
Known Superhuman Powers: Mimic possesses the superhuman ability to copy the powers of up to five other superhumans around him. He needs to be within 100 feet of the person whose powers he's copying in order to actively duplicate the power, but can retain the powers up to a mile distant.
11,627 points
| ST: 12 [20] | HP: 12 [0] | Speed: 6.00 [0] |
| DX: 12 [40] | Will: 12 [0] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 12 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-1/1d+2 | BL: 29 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 9 | Parry: 9 | DR: 12/4* (uniform) |
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Fit [5]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Jack of All Trades 3 [30]; Modular Abilities (1000 Point Cosmic Power) (Accessibility: Cannot Duplicate Chi, Magical, Divine, Demonic, Spirit, or Tech-Based Powers, -10%; Accessibility: Can Only Duplicate Up To 5 Power Sets, -10%; Accessibility: Cannot Go Beyond One Mile From Power Set's Template, -10%; Accessibility: Must Be Within 100 Feet of a Person With the Power in Order to Duplicate It, -20%; Physical and Mental, +100%; Requires Concentrate, -15%; Trait-Limited: Advantages Only, -10%; Super, -10%) [11,500]; Versatile [5].
Perks: Supersuit [1].
Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Hero's) [-10]; Overconfidence (6) [-10]; Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]; Secret Identity (Utter Rejection) [-10]; Stubbornness [-5]; Wealth (Struggling) [-10].
Quirks: Arrogant [-1]; Proud [-1]; Show Off [-1]; Stop Having Fun, Guys! [-1].
Skills: Astronomy/TL8 (H) IQ-2 [1] – 10; Boxing Sport (A) DX-1 [1] – 11; Brawling (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Innate Attack (Beam) (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Innate Attack (Gaze) (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Innate Attack (Projectile) (E) DX+1 [2] – 13; Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ-2 [1] – 10; Physics/TL8 (Astrophysics) (H) IQ-2 [1] – 10; Sports (American Football) (A) DX-1 [1] – 11; Sports (Baseball) (A) DX-1 [1] – 11; Wrestling Sport (A) DX-1 [1] – 11.
Starting Spending Money: $2,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
Role-Playing Notes:
Mimic is brash and arrogant, believing his powers put him above those he's copying. At heart, however, he's a good man who will ultimately do the right thing.
When hanging around the X-Men, whether as an ally or an antagonist, he tends to copy Cyclops's eye-blasts, Angel's wings, Beast's strength, Soulfire's telekinesis, and Iceman's ice-projection powers; he'll occasionally swap out Soulfire's and Iceman's powers for their opponents'.
Design Notes:
1. Mimic is able to copy abilities that have the Biological (-10%), Passive Biological (-5%), Mutant (-10%), Psionic (-10%), Mutant Psionic (-10%), Mutant Biology (-0%), and Super (-10%) sources. He is unable to copy Chi (-10%), Demonic (-10%), Divine (-10%), Magical (-10%), and Spirit (-25%) powers, or any ability with a Gadget limitation. I haven't decided yet whether he should be able to copy Chemical (-10%) or Power Cosmic (+50%) abilities; I suppose that should be left up to a GM's ruling in play.
2. I'm not sure right now whether he's a Hero or Non-Villain Antagonist as in Year One he'll flip between the two roles almost on a whim.