Post by Victor Borkowski on Jan 16, 2008 23:19:03 GMT -5
Basic Stats
Name: Victor Borkowski.
Codename
Gender: Male.
Age: 18.
Occupation: Student.
Place of Birth: Greenville, Illinois.
Place of Residence: Xavier Institute of Higher Learning.
Known Relatives:
- David Arthur Borkowski. [ father ]
- Katherine Jane Ellis-Borkowski. [ mother ]
Physical Stats
Height: 5'9.
Weight: 122 lbs.
Eyes: Green.
Hair: No Hair (Green Carapace).
Avatar: Chad White.
Abilities
Mutation:
Anole maintains a multitude of reptilian abilities that have arguably shaped him into the young man he is today. Born with his mutation, Victor has access to various gifts that stem from his genetic composition. Most visibly his appearance, has informed the general public that he is in fact a mutant. While his powers allow him to ‘blend in’ when need be, there is no hiding the fact that he looks like a mutant. His mutation has given him a spiked carapace in place of hair, green skin, a prehensile tongue, the ability to fix upon solid surfaces, plus an enhanced genealogy granting him improved agility, speed, reflexes, coordination, and balance. Victor is capable of utilizing his genetic code in a way that permits him to ‘blend in’ with his surroundings becoming virtually invisible to the naked eye. Like many mutants, Anole seems to have difficulty controlling the aspects of his powers when he is emotionally distraught. He also possesses the ability to grow back parts of himself, much like a reptilian creature would – for instance if he lost a limb such as an arm it would grow back within a few hours time (through act of force – see Reptilian Regeneration), however the price he must pay is the reproduced limb takes on an appearance much like his carapace head, scaly and visibly greater in stature than normal. As of present he has not experienced the effects of his hyper-reptilian-regenerative powers to this magnitude. To better inform the capabilities of his powers, each facet of his genetic enhancements has been broken down below in greater detail.
Appearance
From birth Victor has displayed his existence as a mutant, his appearance has granted him peculiar stares amongst the locals due to the fact that there is no way to hide his genetic deformity. Because of his childhood, Anole did not experience the shunned feeling that he did later in his years upon arriving at the Xavier Institute. The people of his village were of small minds and simply took Anole for what he was and didn’t express much bewilderment other than the boy was ‘different’. With the events to date, Victor found that the opinions of the people he grew up with changed when mutant hysteria became more prominent within other parts of the world. It was then that Anole got a true taste of how different he truly was. Unlike people with normal physiology, Anole displays traits much like any reptilian in reality. While he doesn’t have a elongated tail, he does have other properties of himself that aren’t canon to human physiology. Besides his spiked carapace, green skin, and scaly textured skin – Victor also has other features similar to reptilian creatures, such as a three-chambered heart instead of the normal four-chambered heart in humans, poikilothermic body temperature that makes him considerably sensitive to drastic weather changes (i.e. such as moving from the north to the south), he also has skin shedding capabilities which is further explained in Reptilian Regeneration.
Prehensile Tongue
Anole has an incredibly long elastic sticky tongue, which has been determined to be longer than his actual height. It compresses inside his mouth when not in use much like amphibian creatures with this talent. With it he is able to rapidly and abruptly extract it from his mouth swiftly reaching distances far past that of his normal grasp. The exact limit to how much force he is able to exert with his tongue has not been displayed as of yet, though he has shown tendencies at present to lift his own body weight without hindrance. The texture of feel of his tongue is much like any except he is capable of applying a thin layer of wet and sticky slime around the outside tip of his tongue – produced from his saliva glands. This enables him to use his tongue to stick or ‘grasp’ items normally out of reach, as well as gross most people out due to the unsanitary methods this causes. Victor has used his tongue to ‘grasp’ many things at a distance from him and routinely uses it during training sessions in which he is engaged in combat with another target. This allows him to fight at a distance as well as actively uses his other abilities to gain the upper hand in battle.
Enhanced Dexterity
Perhaps due to his reptilian characteristics, Anole has developed a high aptitude for agility, reaction time (reflexes), speed, coordination, and balance. Given this ability, Anole is made for quick time fighting – he is often quick to act as well as react to danger that comes upon him simply because he has these added senses to aid him. While he can easily be outclassed by a person with more experience in reacting to hits and blows in their vicinity, Anole has shown the capability to both offensively attack his target as well as strategically react and dodge or parry his opponents attack. He fights in a fluid form, always thinking about the next step before it’s even reached him yet. Victor has used his speed to enable his other abilities to respond all the more; when he’s attacked he has a choice of either responding violently with a draw of his tongue or responding defensively to find the nearest safety hollow to adhere to temporarily. There are times when Anole is caught off guard, but it’s mainly from sneak attacks (as he has no other senses to alert him of a nearby foe), or carelessness which is something he’s working to dwindle out. To those viewing his fight scenes, they can see a sort of art in the way he interacts with his adversities – compelling him to use his powers in new and exciting ways depending on the situation. It’s reasons like these that makes Anole a very adaptive opponent to meddle with.
Wall-crawling
Because he is capable of sticking to most solid surfaces, Anole uses this gift to the best of his abilities. Where most people have to reply on this talent, as their other abilities do not range heavily outward, Anole mainly uses his wall-crawling talent in an act of surprise or a responsive instinct to danger. When he’s sneaking up on an opponent he may choose to use a multitude of his power, both to reactively stick to normal out of reach places as well as blend in to his surroundings to make him all the more undetectable. The combined use of his knowledge and creativity makes this form of his power all the more useful. Through no act of his own, Anole is able to respond to the gravitational force that pulls against each and every being that walks the Earth. With it, he can stick to solid surfaces and defy gravity to limited extents – through his hands or feet Anole is capable of producing a invisible highly adherent sticking liquid through the pores of his skin to enable the act of climbing without having to cater to the force of gravity weighing him down. The few surfaces he cannot stick to are highly slippery surfaces that counteract with his own sticking fluid or objects with lower density and tendency to break or cave in under pressure such as glass and paper. More obviously, Anole’s weight still plays a factor in whichever object he chooses to climb – if said object is unable to hold his weight appropriately it will respond to the intake and react accordingly (whether it be shattering, caving in, collapsing, etc.).
Reptilian Regeneration
Through no known act of his own, Anole is capable of regeneration with limited effectiveness. He is capable of re-growing severed limbs as well as healing minor injuries through act of skin shedding. In relation to shedding his skin, Anole simply removes portions of his skin to renew skin tissue beneath the layer he pulled. This new layer of skin tissue can easily heal cuts and scrapes without much effort, higher injury such as deep wounds or gashes will take more time to heal, and could possibly kill him if the injury is serious enough. In response to his re-growing of limbs, Anole must first have a severed attachment to re-grown, he cannot (at present) spawn a new torso or anything as drastic as that, but a decapitated arm or leg can grow back within a few hours time. However Anole must forcefully grow the limb back through a state of emotional pivot, normally associated with extreme need or dire instances – otherwise the wound will remain premature and fail to reproduce any form of replace attachment. While this facet of his powers has not yet been revealed to him, if the process were to ever happen in the future the re-grown limb would be highly deformed to that of it’s original composition. A renewed arm would be more grotesque and bulky compared to his normally skinny genome; this is possibly an act of his mutation responding to the trauma of loosing the limb to begin. Let it be known that Anole does experience pain, however his body has a way of reactively zoning out extreme pain after experienced. Even if Anole looses a lot of blood, after the initial strike he rarely feels the sensation of being hurt, which can possibly be his outdoing since he may not be aware of all areas that need reasonable healing time.
Camouflage
Anole’s main power, and most used ability is the act of blending into solid surfaces to make himself appear ‘invisible’. This ability has the most potential in the way he can respond to danger, as many reptilian creatures use this form of camouflage as a defensive mechanism. Anole is able to genetically alter his appearance to perfectly mature a texture that he applies a single touch to. When camouflaging it takes just a few moments to fully cover his body and appear ‘invisible’ in most case scenarios. While there are times when this power will seem ineffective, for instance if his body was scene bulking out from whatever surface he was touching it wouldn’t provide much hiding in that aspect, he has been able to use this power willingly and unwillingly in response to emotional change. His powers are highly in tune with one another and the main ability he focuses upon when he doesn’t feel at ease with things around him is his ability to ‘disappear’. At times if Anole is feeling down he will subconsciously enact his want to be gone and blend in to whatever is around him in an attempt to vanish. Anole is working to actively prevent this type of happening from happening, but there still room to grown as with any aspect of his gifts.
Weaknesses
While many ‘Achilles Heels’ have been explained throughout the definition of his power Anole is still a typical teenager that falls under the act of being human. Meaning, he can be cut, stabbed, shot, bloodied up, beaten, poisoned, etc. and have to face the definite consequences that come with. He can die and is in no way immortal even with his limited regenerative abilities, Anole also is still new and inexperienced with his powers at present. While he understands many limitations that comes with using his powers he can still make all the wrong moves and do things that can ultimately get him killed simply because he doesn’t have enough tags under his belt to inform him of what to do and what not to do in respect to danger. In times of emotional stress, Anole has used his powers as an outlet to express his overall depressive mannerisms and will sometimes grow unstable amidst his colleagues depending on where exactly he stands (stability wise) at that time. His mind is another outlet to exploit, as he has no mental defenses that prevent his thoughts from being plucked, brain from being washed, or mind from being zapped, as well as the near endless other features psionics seem to have.
Skills:
Hand to Hand Combat
Growing up with a fascination for the Three Ninjas and Karate Kid movies, Victor spent many hours practicing fighting moves and poses in his room until his parents got the bright idea to enroll him in karate classes. He did amazingly well for his age, though his instincts for this type of combat allowed him to reach his ‘black belt’ status in no time. Even after mastering the junior course Victor found that this form of honorable combat would forever be with him. He even had to use this fighting style at some point during the age that bullies found it intriguing to pick on him. Anole’s natural quick reaction time and agility in general makes him highly capable at executing his combative moves with sheer accuracy. Throughout his years he has mixed a combination of karate as well as basic street moves to gain the upper hand in a fight. Never being the type of person to start a fight himself, Victor namely uses his brawling skills when he’s confronted or outnumbered. His training with the Junior X-Men has allowed him to improve his skills in this medium, aiding his teammates when they are pitted against a group of armed foes – Anole is quick to incorporate his fast tongue followed by a mass of fluid hand-to-hand techniques.
Stealth
Anole, built for missions where stealth is best, works well when sneaking is the greatest asset to have. His mutant gifts allow him to flourish in this department, which is why whenever situations arise he’s always willing to be a ‘scout’ if need be. His power to blend in to his surroundings as well as crawl on most surfaces makes him adapt at going ahead to see if greater danger is in store. He’s used a combination of his powers in order to achieve his goal of stealth and has improved greatly with the areas that are more or less, safe to hide in. There are very few capable of blending in as well as Anole in tests of covert operations, and Victor is the first to voice his obvious advantages in situations that require a bit of behind the scenes movement. He’s improved his own knowledge of stealth acts as well as what signs to look out for such as preventing the tripping of an alarm or more importantly understanding a security system and how to be in the blind’s eye of a camera. Not to mention he simply enjoys the rush that he gets from snooping around in places he ought not to, often times getting him into a great deal of trouble when simply for personal gain.
Acrobatics
Be that he partook in the gymnastic program growing up Anole has been trained with vast gymnastic talent. From the pommel horse, to still rings, along with the parallel bars. His floor exercises were top notch and Anole would have further interest in this sport if his securities had not caught up with him. When flipping, Anole has the capability to do front, back, cartwheel, as well as double somersaults without much difficulty – in motion, when he allows a great enough distance between himself and the final point he can perform a series of artistic flips and pummels to ensure he reaches his target by any means necessary. Combined with his other reflexes, Anole can instinctively pick up on how his body is positioned throughout his flips and jumps and sway them in a way that will better prepare this next mount of impact. Through his series of training Anole has become capable of defining acrobatic qualities, such as performing splits and hand stands – a talent that not just anyone can do with splendid results. He’s very nimble and proficient in using his agile body, which gives him a further outlet to explore during battles.
Leadership
There is one thing that is certain about Victor and that is he’s highly secure with himself and the things he expresses. This action has been with him since an early age and possibly due to his initial difference that set him apart in the world allowed him to develop his confident nature. Victor exudes self-assurance and poise enabling him to be a respectable leader. Over the years Victor has shown signs of guidance in many aspects of his life where an exact direction or due course was needed. Able to take the stand and say or do the things that need to be done given any situation, Anole has great potential in this area as well as room for growth. With any tendency to lead comes a great responsibility that needs to be carried out. As a leader he’s not only in charge of himself but also responsible for the people in agreement with him and those under his charge. While he can still make mistakes, as can anybody, Victor shows promise for well thought out tactics, encouraging words, as well as an appetite for danger that will get him through some of the more scary events in store. While in accord to his own capabilities, Anole is also aware of those around him who have what it takes to see them through and tends to verse these areas of opportunity to the whole group if it will overall help them. In training, Victor tends to call out a teammate who is more capable at defeating a direct target rather than solely relying on one person to get them through.
Acting
Ever since he could walk Victor displayed the tendency to showboat. His swagger seems to come from the high confidence he has for himself and others around him enabling him to act out load without having to worry about if it’s the right thing to do or not. He’s highly capable at doing impressions of other people and has even done a few mimicking voice tricks in his time. Victor seems to be at one with the stage when he got the chance to perform in dramatics as a child, he took well to this form of expression because it gives people the chance to step outside of themselves and be a totally different person. Anole can show a range of emotions in a matter of seconds and with acting he has worked to switch his emotion depending on the line he’s performing. The level of detail he puts into the simple things makes Anole one of the best when it comes to acting. This is one talent that he has stuck with and possibly will continue to develop throughout the years to come.
Personality:
When it comes to Victor’s personality, he remains and most likely always will be peculiar at best. It’s easy to judge what type of mood he is in but Victor has a habit of switching in between emotions to fit the best way he’d like to express himself at the time. As simple as this may seem, it’s far from the fact. Having this ill habit to be happy one moment and completely headfast the next gives Anole a wildcard type effect. His tendencies normally range in the sane category however under great stress he can say or do things that would normally be considered rash of him. Down-to-earth is the fix or glue that holds together a jumble of emotions all ranging in different directions making up Anole’s mental state. Having the life he grew up with enabled Victor to be apart of normal experiences that children should go through, ultimately shaping him into the green-skinned mutant he is today. The question of his skin or sexuality has never been much of an issue because Victor doesn’t let it be. Often times he won’t associate with people who have formed a closed or set mind regarding natural habits in life suddenly straying from the beaten path. Not to say he will completely discard such people if the situation allowed, he’d just rather not develop found memories with people like them if he can help it. The reason he allows himself to live to the fullest, care, support, and be reliable when he’s needed most is because Anole expects the same in return. Not as a way to do nice things for people only to seek nice things in return, but by being there for people you often times develop those qualities and want to be there for one another no matter what. Victor has many supporting characteristics that make him up, all of which can’t possibly be uttered in single frames. Dependable, confidant, playful – all are just a few of the expressing mannerisms that form the lovable youth known as Anole.
His friendships are very important to him, while not exactly a trusting person from stand by Victor would rather take the time to get to know someone before he can truly class them as a friend. In his younger years he was often naïve enough to call anyone that gave him the time of day a friend, but as he got older and understood the mutant chaos that is around each and every one of them – his lifestyle changed. Victor is the type of person that will give his life to save a friend, and in some cases gives his life for a person that needs their life protected. He understands what a friend is and how important it is to have people you can depend on, and hopes that in the process of making a friend he too has fulfilled his end of the union. Anole has been hurt many times before throughout his life and over the years the bits and pieces seem to have added up and torn away parts of the joyous youth that once was his. Victor understands that people aren’t perfect and prone to mistakes, however he’s taking the necessary measures to make sure he doesn’t end up fooled shamelessly again. Instead, Anole picks his friends carefully feeling that going around and calling people you only met for five minutes your ‘Best Friend Forever’ is simply absurd. This strive to support his morals and make sure that the people he does invest his time with are people he wants to be around enables Victor to have the singular vote for who falls into his trustworthy few. While it’s not impossible to become Victor’s friend considering he’s not a heartless oath, Victor does have a tendency to hold people up to their word and when they don’t come through he holds it against them – even if it’s insignificant to the cause. While his frame of mind judges heavily whom he confides in and conforms to, Anole has remained true to himself as rightly possible since his new dictum took effect.
Victor is smart for his age and understands many of the more complex things in life; this habit has formatted itself to how he presents himself to others. He’s not the one to show his knowledge of the fact or go around thinking he’s the smartest wiz that hit the streets, however he does offer his knowledge when the time comes and rarely reframes from speaking his mind. He enjoys reading and of course acting, however schoolwork is always a drag (especially history). Relative to his leadership capabilities, the main factor that makes him so applicable for the job is his tactical comprehension. Anole can understand what’s most important and uses this to formulate whatever plans seems to be in accord with what’s going on at the time. He can do this while keeping a clear mind and preventing himself from becoming overwhelmed by the who situation in general, his cool spirit caters to those around him – for when your leader isn’t freaking out you tend not to either. People who really get a chance to know Victor to the fullest will tell you, no doubt, that he’s a very compassionate creature, quite the oddball, but definitely a sort that you’d want to have around no matter what. His ability to conform and see what needs to be done even if he has to set himself aside to do it allows Victor to easily comprehend things to their fullest. When people have the habit of always seeing themselves as right it leaves very little room for development, which Victor wishes to avoid at all cost and if he’s called on his shit he’s the type to admit himself wrong and work to finish the task without holding any grudges in the process.
By definition, Victor is a homosexual meaning he likes men rather than women. This state of mind gives Victor the main bargain of his personality; he’s very defensive of his sexual orientation and will fight someone easily if they believe him to be weaker just because of his desires. Anole doesn’t hold grudges, but he will not sit idly by and let someone berate him because he likes guys. To him it has nothing to do with whether or not he can jump, walk, talk, speak, or do anything that a person with heterosexual habits can. While many people aren’t aware of his singled choice simply because Victor doesn’t feel the need to advertise it around – doesn’t mean he’ll abide by the common puns that come with sexually opposing suitors. To him it’s no different than the way humans treat mutants simply because of a genetic code that separates them, just because he’s gay doesn’t mean he doesn’t bleed like the next guy and hell be it if someone tells him otherwise. There are very few conversations that can get Victor riled up, but this is easily one of them – while he’s not ashamed of his sexual habits neither is he of his mutant heritage all of which have become parts of him and parts he won’t do without. All of Anole’s personality traits do stem from some part of him though, as he’s not just some cuckoo individual with a personality dilemma, many factors simply display a different side of him all considerate of the topic being expressed. Victor sees things differently than most people do, and hates to be generalized especially when it’s proven false of his character.