Mysterio Villain
Real Name: Quentin Beck.
Occupation: Professional criminal, former special effects designer and stuntman.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Other Aliases: "Domehead".
Place of Birth: Riverside, California.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: None.
Base of Operations: Mobile.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #
History: Quentin Beck started his career as a Hollywood stuntman, doing stunt work for television series and movies alike, before finding himself more interested in designing special effects. In a short time, he became known as one of the best effects designers in the industry. A friend of his joked that he should pit his talents against Spider-Man, who had just made the shift from amateur wrestler to costumed crimefighter in New York City. Intrigued by this suggestion, Beck traveled to New York and put Spider-Man under surveillance, hiring one of the independent gangs in the city to attack and record the web-slinger in action. He also gathered the remains of Spider-Man's webbing, to see if it could be duplicated.
Armed with this information, Beck devised the costumed identity of Mysterio, and embarked on a city-wide crime spree intended to draw Spider-Man's attention. At first, Mysterio presented himself as a magic-user, spouting stage magician nonsense and presenting his effects as real magic. Spider-Man discovered the truth, although in their first confrontation he was unable to apprehend Beck.
Mysterio has returned to plague Spider-Man on two different occasions since then. The last time ended in Mysterio's arrest. However, both the Rhino and the Vulture have recently been seen meeting with someone who looks a lot like Mysterio, at least from a distance, so it remains to be seen whether the Mysterio in prison is the real deal or an automaton, or whether he escaped prison the same time they did.
Age: 51.
Height: 5' 11".
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Brown.
Hair: Black.
Uniform: Dark green battlesuit with light green gloves and boots, purple cape, helmet composed of a glass one-way mirror enabling him to see out with ease but which obscures his identity from view.
Strength Level: Mysterio possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise. His battlesuit enables him to lift (press) close to 850 pounds under optimum conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: None.
Other Abilities: Mysterio is a genius in designing special effects, with specialties in chemistry, robotics, and pyrotechnics.
Weapons: Mysterio's battlesuit protects him from harm, increases his strength, and possesses various hidden compartments and chemical sprayers. He also relies on subterfuge, creating robots which are designed to look like his battlesuit. Among the various chemical sprays he has used are a colorless and odorless gas which weakens someone's will when inhaled, and a chemical which can dissolve Spider-Man's webbing.
336 points
| ST: 13 [30] | HP: 13 [0] | Speed: 6.25 [0] |
| DX: 13 [60] | Will: 13 [0] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 13 [60] | Per: 13 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d/2d-1 | BL: 34 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 10 | Parry: 10 | DR: 60/20 (uniform) |
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Ambidexterity [5]; Artificer 2 [20]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Gadgeteer [25]; Gizmos 3 [15]; High Pain Threshold [10]; High TL +1 [5]; Signature Gear (Battlesuit) [8]; Very Fit [15]; Wealth (Comfortable) [10].
Perks: Cloaked [1].
Disadvantages: Compulsive Lying (12) [-15]; Greed (9) [-22]; Obsession (Defeat Spider-Man) [-7]; Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5].
Quirks: Imaginative [-1]; Likes B-Grade Horror Movies [-1]; Show-Off [-1].
Skills: Acrobatics (H) DX+0 [4] – 13; Armoury/TL9 (Battlesuits) (A) IQ+2 [2] – 15*; Armoury/TL8 (Small Arms) (A) IQ+1 [1] – 14*; Battlesuit/TL9 (A) DX+1 [4] – 14; Camouflage (E) IQ+1 [2] – 14; Chemistry/TL8 (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Climbing (A) DX+0 [2] – 13; Computer Programming/TL8 (H) IQ+1 [8] – 14; Disguise/TL8 (Human) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Electrician/TL8 (A) IQ+2 [2] – 15*; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Media) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Electronics Repair/TL8 (Media) (A) IQ+2 [2] – 15*; Engineer/TL9 (Electronics) (H) IQ+2 [4] – 15*; Engineer/TL9 (Robotics) (H) IQ+2 [4] – 15*; Explosives/TL8 (Fireworks) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 13; Hazardous Materials/TL8 (Chemical) (A) IQ-1 [1] – 12; Hobby Skill (Horror Movie Trivia) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 13; Holdout (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14; Jumping (E) DX+1 [2] – 14; Liquid Projector/TL8 (Sprayer) (E) DX+0 [1] – 13; Makeup/TL8 (E) IQ+1 [2] – 14; Mathematics/TL8 (Applied) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 13; Mechanic/TL9 (Robotics) (A) IQ+2 [4] – 15*; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Performance (A) IQ+2 [8] – 15; Stage Combat (A) IQ+1 [3] – 14†; Traps/TL8 (A) IQ+1 [4] – 14.
Starting Spending Money: $8,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +2 from Artificer.
† Defaulted from Performance.