Jupiter
Real Name Joseph Blake
Created and Copyright Barry Reese
| REFLEXES 4D (14D) Brawling 6D (16D), dodge 5D (15D), piloting 5D (15D, self +2D) |
| COORDINATION 4D (14D) Marksmanship 6D (16D), thrown weapons 5D (15D) |
| PHYSIQUE 5D (33D) Flying 6D (34D), lifting 6D (34D) |
| KNOWLEDGE 3D Arcane lore 4D, computer ops 4D, criminology 4D, languages 5D |
| PERCEPTION 3D Know-how (powers) 10D, search 4D, shadowing 4D, survival 4D |
| PRESENCE 5D Charm 7D, command 7D, interrogation 6D, intimidation 6D, persuasion 7D, willpower 8D |
ADVANTAGES: Acting Ability -3D, Attractive Appearance -2D, Charismatic -3D, Contact (Dark Society) -6D, Contact (International Hero Corps) -6D, Contact (Media) -3D, Contact (United Nations) -4D, Courage -2D, Leadership Ability -2D, Wealth -6D
DISADVANTAGES: Enemy (Dark Society rogues gallery) +6D, Dependent (Spook) +1D
| SPEED: 30 | PDV: 3 (8) | BDV: 4D (7D) | P/L BONUS: +3 (+17) |
| HERO PTS: 33 | VILLAIN PTS: 0 | CHARACTER PTS: 250 | BODY PTS: 180 |
POWERS: Microwave Projection (eyes, hands) 16D, Superattributes: Reflexes, Coordination 10D, Superattribute: Physique 28D, Invulnerability 9D (limitation: Ineffectiveness (magic) -1D), Longevity 1D, Flight 14D, Supersenses (Hearing) 3D, Light Manipulation 11D (Specialist: Flash effect only)
BACKGROUND: Jupiter’s mother was caught in the rays of the Tunguska event that took place in Siberia in 1908. Pregnant at the time, she immediately noticed that her unborn child seemed to be growing at an accelerated rate within her and was quite active. She came to the attention of an American scientist (Wilbur Blake) who took her under his protection. After she died in childbirth, the scientist took the baby back to the United States with him and named the child Joseph. It soon became clear that the child was not a normal boy — he developed far faster than normal and was a physical marvel, as well as being able to channel energy through his body. Upon reaching maturity, his aging seemed to halt, leaving him perpetually in his twenties physically. Eventually brought under the auspices of the United States government, his first mission was to accompany the bombers on their runs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the end of the War, the Allies were able to convince the United States to ‘share’ Jupiter (his codename being a reference to both the mythological god and to the largest planet in the solar system) with the world. Jupiter thus became the first member of the United Nations’ International Hero Corps (IHC).
Decades later, he is now the world’s most popular ‘superhero’, with action figures, a Netflix series, and a long line of charitable works to his name. He can sometimes come off as arrogant but that’s a byproduct of being treated as special his entire life — he genuinely does want to help the world. He has been in a longtime relationship with his teammate Spook, a woman trapped in a ghostly, intangible state. In recent years, she has managed to find way to become tangible for short periods of time and they have since married.
He hates dealing with ‘magic,’ since that seems to be one of the few things that can really hurt him.
Barry Reese - Writer of Badass heroes 