Post by bluelonewolf on Dec 17, 2012 16:17:43 GMT -5
Name(s):
Charles Victor Szasz/ The Question
Nicknames:
Vic Sage (Pseudonym)
Age:
29
Species:
Human
Gender:
Male
Alignment:
Good
Residence:
Itinerant, Born in Hub City, Colorado, started in Berkeley, California.
Personal Relationships(Optional):
Charles Victor Szasz was formerly known as Vic Sage, a top-flight investigative reporter that would write freelance for a lot of papers. He's a bit of a loner, preferring to dig through things himself as a hero. But the name Vic Sage still carries enough journalistic weight that he makes plenty of money on the side doing columns and acting as an external auditor for companies.
Occupation:
Freelance columnist/investigator/external audit services.
Abilities:
The Question has no superpowers, so he gets by on wits and guile, and more than a little bit of grit.
Genius- Vic is unquestionably a very, very smart man that can understand almost anything at a glance, along with its purposes and implications. He is extraordinarily perceptive and good with any and all security systems. He does not have any sort of mutated ability to do so, but he has a sixth sense that almost always seems to be right about almost any situation he's in. He's also got an impeccable memory and does not need to take notes; able to replicate what he saw unless he's dealing with something extremely technical.
Hand-to-Hand combat- Because his job and…hobby…can get him into deep shit, Vic has taken many years of training in judo, karate, and boxing that make him a very capable hand to hand fighter. Other trained superheroes or heroes might be a challenge, but your average security guard or mafia tough would be pretty toast.
The Question- Vic's identity as a hero is obfuscated by a specialized mask made of a substance called pseudoderm (More on that later). It binds to his face and offers him the visage of a complete blank. He has a belt buckle that releases a gas that allows this- and it reacts with a chemical his clothes and hair are treated with to change their color. It makes him able to appear as a completely different person very quickly. He also has a massive blue car that seems to be built like a tank that can flip license plates to blanks.
Weaknesses:
The Question can be quite paranoid and despite his genius can see a conspiracy in almost everything- including aglets, those plastic things on shoelaces. He's also merely another above average person and if shot will bleed, etc.
Personality:
Vic can be a bit of a card when it comes to his temper, as he gets mad at injustice and dirty dealings, but talking to him outside of his mask will reveal someone genuinely interested in the well-being of his fellow man. He has a tendency to softly sing or hum bubblegum pop songs even while in his alter ego, and sometimes comes off as a paranoid crackpot. As he would tell you 'I search through everyone's trash.'
Likes:
Writing, digging through facts and secrets, reading, listening to all sorts of music but mostly pop (though his favorite singer is actually Weird Al, which offers an interesting ironic look at things), pizza, takeout, stakeouts.
Dislikes:
Cooking, secrets, the fact that he can't eat with his mask on, being shot at or fighting (usually means he screwed up and behind people trying to kill him evidence is likely being destroyed), metal music, being stonewalled, good security systems.
Appearance:
Bio:
Charles Szasz was born to Frances and Dominic Szasz in Hub City, Colorado. He's the first of four children, all younger sisters. From an early age, he was interested in learning things and reading about great journalists- he had an entire collection of Time and National Geographic magazines right alongside a collection of Encyclopedia Brown and Hardy Boys novels. He went to a small private school, St. Charles de Sales Catholic, from kindergarten all the way through high school. There he was the editor and star writer for the school paper, the Daily Sales- the paper actually won a national award as the best school paper. He had a fascination with both writing and science, though he was naturally good at almost any subject and was placed in all sorts of advanced and gifted programs, but that simply bored him. Seeking a challenge he was accepted to the University of California, Berkley, where he was a reporter for the school paper yet again, while double-majoring in chemistry and journalism, which tried him plenty.
During his time in college, he was nearly caught trespassing around a company's property as he'd tested water by their plant for his chemistry class and found a high concentration of illegally dumped chemicals. He barely managed to escape with new samples, but his chemistry professor discovered him studying the samples in the schools' lab facility. His professor, Dr. Aristotle Rodor, a major chemist that had retired recently from DuPont, took sympathy with his student's desire to put this right, and revealed that he had been working on something new before he left DuPont over some managerial issues. He was working on a skin replacement for burn victims, known as pseudoderm. This specialized skin would cover burned flesh and maintain a normal appearance for its wearers. They devised a way to make a mask for Charles out of it, which resulted in his ability to get on the property and not be recognized by the cameras. Later, they co-developed additional chemicals that would change the color of his clothing when they were exposed to specialized capsules in his belt buckle that would also bind his mask to his face. Adopting the name 'The Question', Charles singlehandedly turned over evidence that bankrupted the company under legal pressure and forced them to shut down their plants.
Graduating from UC-Berkeley with dual degrees, he took the pseudonym 'Vic Sage' and started writing columns for whoever would publish them, working as a watchdog against bad companies, and sometimes criminals if he could get good information. His covert investigations have resulted in several mafia dons being arrested, the bust of a high-class prostitution ring that netted up five state senators, and four companies doing unethical business practices. His lifestyle is itinerant, mostly living in hotel rooms or in the backseat of his massive Cadillac, which doesn't bother him at all.
Car:
Charles Victor Szasz/ The Question
Nicknames:
Vic Sage (Pseudonym)
Age:
29
Species:
Human
Gender:
Male
Alignment:
Good
Residence:
Itinerant, Born in Hub City, Colorado, started in Berkeley, California.
Personal Relationships(Optional):
Charles Victor Szasz was formerly known as Vic Sage, a top-flight investigative reporter that would write freelance for a lot of papers. He's a bit of a loner, preferring to dig through things himself as a hero. But the name Vic Sage still carries enough journalistic weight that he makes plenty of money on the side doing columns and acting as an external auditor for companies.
Occupation:
Freelance columnist/investigator/external audit services.
Abilities:
The Question has no superpowers, so he gets by on wits and guile, and more than a little bit of grit.
Genius- Vic is unquestionably a very, very smart man that can understand almost anything at a glance, along with its purposes and implications. He is extraordinarily perceptive and good with any and all security systems. He does not have any sort of mutated ability to do so, but he has a sixth sense that almost always seems to be right about almost any situation he's in. He's also got an impeccable memory and does not need to take notes; able to replicate what he saw unless he's dealing with something extremely technical.
Hand-to-Hand combat- Because his job and…hobby…can get him into deep shit, Vic has taken many years of training in judo, karate, and boxing that make him a very capable hand to hand fighter. Other trained superheroes or heroes might be a challenge, but your average security guard or mafia tough would be pretty toast.
The Question- Vic's identity as a hero is obfuscated by a specialized mask made of a substance called pseudoderm (More on that later). It binds to his face and offers him the visage of a complete blank. He has a belt buckle that releases a gas that allows this- and it reacts with a chemical his clothes and hair are treated with to change their color. It makes him able to appear as a completely different person very quickly. He also has a massive blue car that seems to be built like a tank that can flip license plates to blanks.
Weaknesses:
The Question can be quite paranoid and despite his genius can see a conspiracy in almost everything- including aglets, those plastic things on shoelaces. He's also merely another above average person and if shot will bleed, etc.
Personality:
Vic can be a bit of a card when it comes to his temper, as he gets mad at injustice and dirty dealings, but talking to him outside of his mask will reveal someone genuinely interested in the well-being of his fellow man. He has a tendency to softly sing or hum bubblegum pop songs even while in his alter ego, and sometimes comes off as a paranoid crackpot. As he would tell you 'I search through everyone's trash.'
Likes:
Writing, digging through facts and secrets, reading, listening to all sorts of music but mostly pop (though his favorite singer is actually Weird Al, which offers an interesting ironic look at things), pizza, takeout, stakeouts.
Dislikes:
Cooking, secrets, the fact that he can't eat with his mask on, being shot at or fighting (usually means he screwed up and behind people trying to kill him evidence is likely being destroyed), metal music, being stonewalled, good security systems.
Appearance:
Bio:
Charles Szasz was born to Frances and Dominic Szasz in Hub City, Colorado. He's the first of four children, all younger sisters. From an early age, he was interested in learning things and reading about great journalists- he had an entire collection of Time and National Geographic magazines right alongside a collection of Encyclopedia Brown and Hardy Boys novels. He went to a small private school, St. Charles de Sales Catholic, from kindergarten all the way through high school. There he was the editor and star writer for the school paper, the Daily Sales- the paper actually won a national award as the best school paper. He had a fascination with both writing and science, though he was naturally good at almost any subject and was placed in all sorts of advanced and gifted programs, but that simply bored him. Seeking a challenge he was accepted to the University of California, Berkley, where he was a reporter for the school paper yet again, while double-majoring in chemistry and journalism, which tried him plenty.
During his time in college, he was nearly caught trespassing around a company's property as he'd tested water by their plant for his chemistry class and found a high concentration of illegally dumped chemicals. He barely managed to escape with new samples, but his chemistry professor discovered him studying the samples in the schools' lab facility. His professor, Dr. Aristotle Rodor, a major chemist that had retired recently from DuPont, took sympathy with his student's desire to put this right, and revealed that he had been working on something new before he left DuPont over some managerial issues. He was working on a skin replacement for burn victims, known as pseudoderm. This specialized skin would cover burned flesh and maintain a normal appearance for its wearers. They devised a way to make a mask for Charles out of it, which resulted in his ability to get on the property and not be recognized by the cameras. Later, they co-developed additional chemicals that would change the color of his clothing when they were exposed to specialized capsules in his belt buckle that would also bind his mask to his face. Adopting the name 'The Question', Charles singlehandedly turned over evidence that bankrupted the company under legal pressure and forced them to shut down their plants.
Graduating from UC-Berkeley with dual degrees, he took the pseudonym 'Vic Sage' and started writing columns for whoever would publish them, working as a watchdog against bad companies, and sometimes criminals if he could get good information. His covert investigations have resulted in several mafia dons being arrested, the bust of a high-class prostitution ring that netted up five state senators, and four companies doing unethical business practices. His lifestyle is itinerant, mostly living in hotel rooms or in the backseat of his massive Cadillac, which doesn't bother him at all.
Car:
