Post by Jace Banks on Apr 22, 2016 17:44:53 GMT -7
“This isn't my first rodeo, Mr. Stark.”
Name: Jay
Age: 18
How'd you find us? Marvel Topsites
RP experience: 3 going on 4
“Who are these people?”
Full Name: Jace Micah Banks
Nicknames: Kid, Jay, Mr. Banks, Mr.Danger, Knight in Blue armor, Pointy
Alias: Sentinel
Age: 24
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Race: Enhanced Human
Occupation: COO of Banks International
Class: Hero/SHIELD
Play-By: Lucas Coly
“We have left humanity behind...”
Any special talents? KICK BOXING — The focus on kickboxing primarily focused on creating body strength (in legs and arms) and taught Khris a multitude of moves in punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and basic defense. He is quite proficient in knee and elbow strikes (such as straight knee thrusts) and the basic defense moves, such as slipping, bobbing and weaving, and blocking. He also learned her uppercuts, hooks, and cross-counters (which have proved very useful on many occasions) for his upper body and hook kicks, sweeps, and roundhouse kicks for his lower body. Kickboxing was primarily used to teach Jace strength and strikes, which is what he has continued to use it for.
JUDO — Due to judo having a few of the same moves at kickboxing, he excelled well in atemi-waza (or body-striking techniques) but judo was used for him to learn nage-waza (throwing techniques) and katame-waza (grappling techniques), both of which being exceptionally useful in duties. He has primarily used throwing techniques to toss his opponents and disorient them while using the grappling techniques to pin and sweep. This skill is primarily used for winning hand-to-hand fights.
Skilled Spy: Jace is an skilled spy thanks in part to the training regimen put together by his parents. The two of them have been training Jace since he was thirteen to be a skilled infiltration operative. He is skilled in stealth, demolitions, survival, deducing other persons ways of thinking and other fields.
Urban Gymnast: Picking it up rather quickly from his college friends, Jace is incredibly skilled and talented at parkour and free running (thanks in part to his peak natural speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes). While it started as a hobby, it quickly became an integral part of his style as Manhunter. He finds it very useful in moving between rooftops as well as during pursuits and chases.
Master Bladesman: Well versed with bladed weapons, Jace has been trained by some of the greatest trainers in swordsmanship from multiple tutors . He carries his gauntlets and he carries a combat knife with him that is sharp enough to cut cleanly through a steel cable. Jace has been trained in the art of swordsmanship. He has been doing so since he was a child so he is now a master.
Other Abilities: Gifted Intellect: Jace has an above average intellect, and he has become knowledgeable in a number of subjects. He has a Masters in biology, and a minor in chemistry with little knowledge engineering (enough to keep his gear in tact). He is also able to process information quickly and come up with plans faster.
Superpowers: Jace has the advantage of his body replenishing the super soldier serum over time, it will never wear off. The serum enhances his metabolic functions such as the build up of lactic acids in his body, giving him the endurance of an Olympian. He doesn’t tire like the average person, able to push beyond normal limits in strength and stamina. Jace's muscular system has been revamped to allow him a terrifying burst of strength. He has been known to tear metal doors from cars and move at least a ton in weight. With his combat skills, the inhuman strength gives him an advantage.
To watch Jace move, it’s like watching a reed in the wind; it bends almost unnaturally but never breaks. He moves and dodges with an acrobatic ease; graceful and talented he can put a gymnast to shame with his complex leaps and jumps. He is able to perform extraordinary feats with cat like reflexes, leaping great distances of over twenty feet and climb sheer vertical walls without losing momentum. Naturally double jointed, he is able to dislocate fingers to slip from cuffs with ease. Jace is unsure of how fast he can run, he has been clocked at speeds of up to 45 mph but averages around 35, it really depends on how short the distance to sprint and how much room he has to work up a speed. He’s been able to run 20 mph, rather slow for him, but keep up the pace for well over half a day without rest. Jace posses heightened senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. He can pick up high-pitched frequencies the normal ear cannot much like a canine and has excellent vision like a hawk, able to see up to eight times father than the average person and has little trouble seeing in the dark.
As his physical abilities have increased, so have his mental. He is able to process ideas and thoughts nearly triple the average person, working on the most efficient and fastest manner possible. Some might consider it a photographic memory as he is able to recite and recount information he’s briefly in contact with. Don’t mistake him for a genius though, he is nowhere near some of the great minds such as the Osborns, Reeds and Starks.
At the end of the wars in Iraq and Iran, Banks Consolidated was contacted by the government about another “Super Soldier” program that was established as another try. So as an the military defense suppliers and people with some very intelligent minds, they complied. Making a refined variant of the “Super Soldier Serum”, which bio-technologically and psycho-technologically comprised by his father and grandfather. Though it was not known why the government needed the serum since there were no major wars they needed to be involved in. 2 years later the program was shelved, but the Banks's kept a few samples of the unfinished serum, kept in the lair of Micah Corinthos-Banks . Where in which his father continued to work on it. Not sure if it would work, he used it just in case it did.)
Weapons: Suit: Designed after his father's old costume with some minor modifications , it is a navy blue stealth uniform that functions like a military ops uniform. It is a water and fire retardant costume, which is made of Kevlar, Nomex and light weight titanium. The costume also offers a medium level of resistance to electric shocks and force impacts i.e., falls from 30 meters height and The suit cannot be pierced by normal conventional sharp edged materials. It is designed to insulate and cannot be seen through infra red or heat sensors. And in the gloves is a decent amount of lead to protect him from the Promethium radiation.
Sword: A double-edged sword made of three metals: Volatile promethium, titanium and Carbonadium and is four feet long. This sword is a unique, straight bladed sword with a shaped edge, with a handle long enough to be used with one or both hands straight, the handle contains a metal pommel at the center.
SIG Sauer P220: A semi-automatic pistol heavily used by armed forces and police of many countries. He dual wields them.
Hard Light / Energy Construct Generator(s): Based off of stolen SHIELD Tech, he almost always has these on his body, as they are built into his gauntlets. They are capable of generating preprogrammed weapons or constructs near-instantly when activated. He often uses the generators to correct small hard-light knives which are used for throwing, another commonly seen construct is that of a rounded shield. Most constructs have a shelf life of around six to seven hours, this varies depending on use and size. Their hardness tends to be relative their spawning. The closer to their spawn time, the harder they are.
The constructs can be dissolved on command (and physical contact) with the gauntlets. When fully charged, they are capable of generating a near infinite amount of small constructs (small knives, daggers, etc.) when the energy from projected constructs is reconstituted. The more complex a construct, the more energy used (as while they look like holograms, the photonic structure is quite complex; often mimicking the actual atomic makeup as closely as possible.) Due to all the working parts, and the delicate nature, the device(s) are not capable of creating firearms. They are capable of creating bolts, arrows, and basic projectile ammunition.
WEAKNESSES:
Side Effects of the SSS: Madness: While his fanatical devotion to his ends and his long history have helped to drive him to become a force to shape the world, the effects of the SSS have inspired a certain instability that comes from the change to neural tissues. He has become somewhat more labile, with mood shifts and a mad rage that comes in fits and starts depending on how much his cells are regenerating at any given time. These can lead him to making numerous mistakes that can be exploited.
Twisted Sentimentality: Jace has become somewhat more sentimental towards worthy enemies or loved ones. Where once he would have killed every threat against him, as he gets older he’s finding that more and more he’s allowing his enemies to live, his failed subordinates to attempt again in the face of failure, he’s even started keeping old eradicated diseases out of a sense of misplaced sentiment. Where once the Guardian would slaughter his own relatives for if they'd done incredibly wrong, he’s finding more and more that he’s letting even his greatest enemies survive to fight another day. He’s started trying to monologue, to convince them of the rightness of his cause, and this has given multiple opportunities for him to be thwarted.
As every individual who has been selected for the Super Soldier Serum, they run the risk of side affects associated with taking it without the help of Vita Ray exposure. The most common being mental disorders such as schizophrenia and psychosis. Jace is starting to show signs of paranoia he masks as being wary.
Fear of Needles: Jace is a trypanophobic, meaning he is afraid of needles. He considers this both a strength and a weakness, as it means he won’t succumb to drugs or anything like that. But it means he hates getting shots, even for allergies. If someone tries to inject him in a combat situation, he could kill them.
Fitness Nut: Due to the unique nature of his mind, the dietary intake needed to keep himself operating at efficient levels is much higher than would be found within his peers. He requires a diet that is high in fats, complex carbs, vitamins, etc. While this strict regiment and diet does aid him (peak human fitness,) it also means he must be far more conscious of what he chooses to it, and when he eats. While some people can go without visible side effects when it comes to going without meals, he cannot. If he doesn't keep up with his daily requirements (around four times of what would normally be found of a man of his age, and size,) his functions begin to slow. At worst, he retains and processes information slightly faster than your average baseline human. However, this also effects the rate in which he can retrieve information from his mind. At times, because of this, he can come off as a bit of a fitness nut.
I See Better From A Distance: Jace is farsighted and without his contacts -something he gets from his father- (in very rare occasions, glasses), he is unable to focus visually on objects that are near to him, up to about three or four feet. If he goes more than a couple of hours looking at something near without any corrective accessories, he will begin to experience headaches and eyestrain, as well as occasional fatigue and irritability should he continue. It’s something that very few people know about and he likes to keep it that way.
ANGER: Jace fights with a lot of rage. This rage drives him to sometimes do things that his grandfather does not particularly approve of in most cases but Jace has come to terms with him not accepting what he does now. Whether it be assisting in breaking a few of a criminal's ribs or some harsher form that would result in a criminal being hospitalized incessantly after they achieved their objective as his career as Sentinel. Jace has not learned to directly keep his anger at bay. He is, in all forms, a product of his Chicago environment. Sometimes, Jace forgets the moral code that David has tried countless times to instill in him. Often times is what was meant to replace sometimes in the aforementioned statement. Almost as if he erases the moral code from his memory purposely.
His anger also forces him to sometimes have his mind almost submerged in a constrained state sometimes. Jace can sometimes forget the importance of situations or his objective in coming to a place when in an infuriated state. This can lead him to murdering a slew of people because of his nefarious state or even murdering an important, intricate piece of a puzzle before he retained the victim's needed information. Jace's own anger hampers his progress in most situations, rendering him in a blinded, rage filled state.
Personality: Jace is a dangerous man; literally is dangerous because he attempts to kill more than half the people he encounters every day. A long time ago, someone wronged him and ended his life early and he's on a warpath to make sure that doesn't happen again; granted the way he goes about this quest for cleansing the world is quite reckless but he's a reckless man with nothing to live for but this mission he decided upon himself. If he were to get hurt and die, what's the harm? He's already living on borrowed time.
Jace is in simple a hot-headed son of a gun, quite the comparing contrast to that of the contrived stoicism of his former predecessor. Sharp-witted and adorned with every necessary degree of calculated cynicism, he is all anyone would expect of him considering his lengthily mouthy background. There are two correlating faces to the one and only Jace Banks the face he shows to the few he trusts/admires and then the face he shows to well just about everyone else. He is a man who keeps his friends close, whom of which relies on trust and respect to a particularly harsh degree. He could not always be considered so hostile, so absolutely detached. At one time, he was just a boy. There had never been anyone to blame, but Jace had been just that kind of boy; inspired and enthusiastic in a world of disappointments and avid neglect. With time, he had grown weary and depressed.
With peaking years, nihilism spawned in a collection of spores tainting the recesses of a whimpering mind. Bitter and cynical and yet strong in more ways than even he would ever admit. Inspired in truth by trust and encouragement; memories of a man who adopted him after the death of his father and of another who took place as an even greater mentor. Eventually, there will be a child, small and yet so powerful to his willpower that he would forget all troubles for the simplicity of their laughter and joy. Jace has never been evil, hard-headed but not impenetrable and the few that remind him of that are life long. In truth, all men are mortal and all men are capable of loneliness. Jace among all else is a lonely man whom constantly chooses the path of singularity.
He sought friendship while at the same time rejected ever needing to know the feeling of it through the bitter alienation. Brutality rot in place, rich in shaded ambition and callous recklessness. And yet still it was worth believing that beyond the self-denial; there would always be desire and strength to surmount even that of his own will's subjugation and to be apart of something even if it not the path likely taken. Jace is a reserved man, naturally. Most of his feelings are better ought left at home but in truth he seeks companionship in all degrees of trust and mutual necessity. On occasions, he can be civil but long conversations tend to lead to his dark humor coming out; but who the hell expects a man who rose from the grave to be all sunshine and rainbows? Coupled with his temper, Jace really isn't the nicest person in the world or even a person who gets along with other. But that's fine with him. Who needs friends when you have a .44 magnum desert eagle?
“Cause I'm with you to the end of the line.”
Family:• Mother: Sasha Banks, aged 47 (Deceased, Cancer)
• Father: Micah Corinthos aged 43 (Deceased, Heart attack)
• Sibling: N/A
• Grandfather: David Banks aged 67 (Alive)
Grandmother: Barbra Bronson aged 65 (Deceased)
Extended family: Josiah Briggs (Brother Figure), Jesse Rodriguez (Close friend), Lucas Baker (Brother in a friends way)
History: The story of Jace Banks began in Chicago, IL, where his father Micah, the second Winter Falcon, had traveled to Chicago while following a lead on a massive drug and illegal weapons ring. At the same time as this the woman known as Sasha Banks , or Liberty’s Saint was already in Chicago as it's resident Savior. Unknown to either party, the two had stumbled upon the same crime ring and were following parallel leads until the two eventually crossed paths. Upon finding out the two were going after the same syndicate the two decided to join forces, at least for a short time. Little did they know what would eventually become of this joining. The longer the two worked to track and build a case against the syndicate the closer the two got. The teaming went on for several months, both finding promising leads from time to
time.
Eventually a year passed and the two slowly began to form more than just a working relationship. That year working together brought them to a point where the respect and trust that Micah showed Sasha made her feel like he didn't view her as a weak little female and in return she treated Micah like the true Winter Falcon not just someone under the wing of the original. Time went by and eventually the tag team took down the weapons ring and with that done the two actually took the time to think about what had occurred over their time together.
And 11 months after their wedding day, Jace Micah Banks was born, a bundle of joy that would make his parents the happiest people around. Sasha and Micah had decided that they only wanted one child, and that Jace would be enough for them. Jace’s parents were loving and caring towards him, and decided that they would train him in everything they knew, but let him have a normal life as well. From the age of four, Sasha also taught Jace marksmanship. This was because she wanted her son to also be like her, even if he did take after his dad a bit. This allowed them both to train their son in their trades, making him more versatile then the others. In addition to all of this, he was trained in the use of swordsmanship and Escrima very competently, something he was become very proficient with, also learning parkour to make sure he could use it when he was older, and his martial arts training was started as soon as his marksman training was, and he was trained in a variety of martial arts. Despite all this training, Jace had a sort of ordinary life. He had friends he would hang out with, and he occasionally played basketball with his dad, and going shopping with his mother, even if he hates this bit. Around the time he was six, they began to leave him with his grandfather, David, so they could go back to being heroes. While looking after Jace, his grandfather would teach him a bit of swordsmanship and martial arts, something that he bonded to the older man with. But only after a year, the visits stopped because his grandfather had gotten very sick and didn’t want the boy to see him in such a
bad situation.
By the time he was twelve, Micah took Jace out as his sidekick, codenamed Red Falcon, and he was also put on a diet and training regiment to get him to the peak of human potential. Together, father and son patrolled the City of Chicago as Winter Falcon and Red Falcon. As Red Falcon, Jace utilized a collapsible crossbow, since his mother wasn’t letting a 12 year old out with a gun, a Escrima sticks, and a katana as well two things he would keep using for the rest of his career. During one night of training, there was small accident. He was hit in the side of his left eye by the staff. The staff caused a severe disability, causing him to lose his peripheral vision in his left eye. However, he was able to keep working as the Red Falcon despite his injury, compensating for his lack of left peripheral vision. There were also nights when Sasha would join them, Liberty, Winter Falcon and Red Falcon working together. They were a happy family of crime fighters, always working in tandem. Micah was still training Jace, but Jace was beginning to finish his training.
For five years, Jace was Red Falcon. By this time, he had also mastered and gained a proficiency in a dozen martial arts, and mastered most of the disciplines he had been taught. One day, a few weeks after Jace had turned
17, the leader of the assassin clan in Chicago; Nathaniel Queen attacked the Banks' while they were on patrol. He had been making a plot to attack Micah and his family. This was because Micah had sabotaged many of his plots, and
Nathaniel was finally ready to attack. During this assault, Micah and Sasha were knocked out. This caused Jace to lose his temper and composure, and he attacked Nathaniel. Even though he held his own for a short time, Nathaniel stabbed Jace in the gut. But, Jace returned the favor by stabbing the old mad man in the shoulder. Micah and Sasha woke up, and managed to subdue Nathaniel; while Jace’s injury was more severe than it had looked. He was almost dead, and the only thing that saved him was a serum that was a mix between the X Serum (super soldier experiment his father was secretly working on) and the Dynamic Formula. This saved his life, but left his attributes being further enhanced, and his healing being accelerated slightly.
When he came to, Jace made a decision. He left behind the Red Falcon identity, and took on a new one: he became Sentinel, one of his father’s old identities and made an entirely new costume, which matches his father’s recent costume, but with red on where Micah’s had been purple and it is predominantly black apart from that, with a helmet and a utility belt that contains all his standard equipment. For two years, he has been the Sentinel.
When Jace turned 18 he went to college, when he returned six years later with a Masters degree in biology, he did decided to help in the other familybusiness. His grandfather, David, as President and CEO of Banks International while their father still maintained his status as the leader of the crime fighting side of the family. Jace decided to join the public side of the family business and was made COO and advisor of Banks International. He took to the job and thrived in his new role within the company. He even helped increase productivity in several key R&D areas which increased profitability of the company as a whole.
SHIELD found out about his skillset, which he was told made him an excellent special operative. He became a excellent operative. He's done information gathering, and assassinations. His alias has been placed on multiple rescue operations and security details.
Although the company is primarily known as a military defense contractors, Banks International also includes dozens of umbrella companies involved in all sectors of the economy both in Chicago and around the world.)
“Dance-off, bro. Me and you.”
Custom Title: The Guardian Legend
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