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Guardian/Parent: Gravity_Dragon
Full Name: Marcus Calinarius
Hero Name: Hardware
Age: 18, not that he can age normally anymore
Gender: Male
Personality: Marcus is usually hard to read. Mostly because he can't really can't move his face much anymore. He's managed to hold onto his generally cheerful demeanor, but he keeps quiet most of the time. People that meet him often make the mistake of thinking he's in armor, or just a machine, he gets a kick out of proving them wrong though. When someone actually takes the time to get to know him they find a kind, and unshakably loyal person.
Likes:
Machines
Metal (music, and material)
People that treat him like a person
Driving
Helping others
Dislikes:
Magnets
EMP
Anyone trying to control him
Seeing children hurt
Powers/Abilities:
Technoform: This unique and strange power is what has granted him his robotic form. He cannot deactivate this power, so he remains this way. It also allows him to transform into virtually any type of machine. He cannot turn into something larger than approximately 70 tons however (full size Abrams tank for example), and he cannot become anything smaller than half his normal size, nor can he split apart. He can adapt the machine he needs to his weight limits however.

Metal Manipulation: This power allows him to work with any kind of metallic substance as if it were clay. This includes heating, cooling, hardening, softening, and even sharpening. A vault door is literally a plaything for him due to this. He can only manipulate about a hundred pounds at a time, but even that is dangerous if he gets the chance. Using this, he can also render himself bullet proof, and nearly immune to metal weapons. Nearly being that it can still dent or crush him. This particular ability also gives him an extreme grip on anything metallic, making it nearly impossible to remove from his hands. Along with this, he can eat metal to regenerate himself more expediently.

Adhesion: This simple power allows him to stick to nearly any surface with his hands or feet. (Or tires, skids, ext) He can also use it to enhance his grip, so he won't drop the poor person he's attempting to rescue from falling.

(Not powers, but more like advantages from being a robot: He's stronger than most humans - able to lift a car for instance. He can see in a variety of modes - Thermal, night, telescopic, infrared. No x-ray though. Comms gear, he's never without a radio, or the internet if there is signal. He's also very durable.)

Weaknesses: Magnets are a biggie when you're made of metal. If someone manages to get him with an electro magnet he's stuck to it. (Hope it isn't covered in metal though)

EMP: Electro Magnetic Pulse: These won't stop him, but they sure as heck scramble his sensors. If he's hit with a strong enough pulse he's rendered blind and deaf until his systems recover.

He can only repair himself so much without metal. If he loses a limb and has nothing to replace it with, all his repair systems will do is seal off the hole until he finds the limb, or metal to consume.

Strangely enough, if someone has say an axe they like, and they've used it enough, he cannot manipulate the structure of the item in question. He is unsure as to why, but many personal weapons cannot be affected by his power. He can protect himself from the edge of the blade, but it still does damage based on the weight of the item. Essentially, it turns it into a big club, and he still catches dents.

Also, he cannot transform freely. He has to transform to his original form before changing to another.
Weapons: Swords: He has four that he carries, One attached to the shield, two on his hips, and one massive one (I'll put up a pic). He also carries a small selection of knives and there are small caliber vulcans in his helmet. There is a small energy pistol built into his shield as well.
Great Blade: Sword number 4. This baby does triple duty. It's a massive sword, and it also turns into either a Gun Emplacement or a vehicle mounted weapon if he transforms with it. He doesn't carry it often however. His shields are mostly for defense but they can be used to smash a person too close for comfort.
History: Marcus wouldn't be the first person you'd think of when the field of advanced robots and micro machines were mentioned, but he did play an important role in the creation of such machines. Mainly, he was the guy that made all the unique alloys that they used possible. He also signed up to be a test pilot when the main guy shattered his knee. He was a smart kid, but he was a bit antisocial due to the nature of his work, and the gag orders that they were required to sign each week.

Things were going well for him, he'd managed to create a new metal with the help of the labs experimental nano machines, and the tech guys had decided to make it into the outer skin of their newest prototype. This was great news for him, since he was gonna be the one that piloted it for the first time.

Things were going well on the main tests, until they decided to check on the auto repair system. It was supposed to be simple, slightly damage a small part of the armor, and watch the little bots patch it up. Only problem was, someone had goofed the programing. Instead of fixing the minor issue, it "fixed" the armor's ability to open, and then fixed Marcus' bad reaction times, by turning his brain into a computer system. Two agonizing hours of horrible pain and panicked lab techs resulted in Marcus fusing with the new armor, permanently.

With no way to reverse the process, and no way to recover the project, it was shelved and they managed to force him into shutdown, pending transfer to Power City. They had hoped to have some of the techs there evaluate the chances of separating him from the armor there, but the recent villain activity at the fire department and the police station killed the driver, and reactivated his self preservation systems. He immediately got loose, and started to run, until he noticed the chaos around him. Immediately, he began to help where he could, while keeping under cover.

He's still unsure about what to do, or where he is, but he's fairly sure he wants to help people. No point in making things bad for others for a mistake, right?
If you had your own theme song....:
Other: He's an 8 foot tall combat android. Dare you to wrestle with him. whee