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Character Name: Vladimir “Vlad” Piotrovitch Rasputin

Character LJ (if applicable): under_the_skin

Physical description (face, build, weight): 6”3, brown hair, blue eyes, well built but not the body builder size his father is

Age: 20

Birthday: May 17

PB: (If using one.): Vladimir Ivanov

Abilities:

Vlad has super durability and strength (Class 100 as full metal form) but when hit hard enough, his skin seems to rip off to reveal a dark metal looking form beneath. The more of this exposed, the greater his strength in proportion. 20% of his body revealed as the metal form = 20% increase in strength. So in his normal form he works around 50 tons but can go higher when under extreme stress or strain. He is capable of withstanding great impacts, bullets, energy blasts, extreme heat or cold (although a rapid switch between the two will cause cracking and damage), falls from great heights, and even is resistant to electricity and some magic attacks. Since he doesn't switch to this metal form ever (and his skin grows back quickly to recover him) he is not heavier or slowed down because of this mysterious metal form beneath. He has to be careful about how much strength he puts into things though as it could easily kill people. Also has increased stamina (not very superhuman though) which allows him to go on longer than the average human as well as increased speed (but not superhuman) due to stronger leg muscles without the weight that would come with extra muscle. He's currently working on using his enhanced strength to leap over great heights.

Vlad is fluent in English, Russian, German and quite good in Japanese. He’s had training in a variety of martial arts by Wolverine and his mother, and sword-fighting by Nightcrawler.

 

Weaknesses and flaws:

While he does have super strength and durability, unlike his father he doesn’t have a massive weight to make him sturdy enough to stand in front of oncoming things and not be moved. He's a lightweight tank in a way. He can be thrown, pushed away and such but won’t be damaged by the landing is all. So if hit with a large enough caliber he will be pushed back, same goes for explosions since his weight always remains the same. In order to make a dent in a vehicle coming at him he usually does a leaping punch to prevent himself from just getting hit and being thrown away. He’s no more invulnerable to disease than anyone else but has the problem that no surgeon seems to be able to pierce the metal layer. Unlike colossus he has no switching off and on of this metal form and thus still needs food and water, more actually than the average person. He can also be knocked out by gas, poisoned or be internally hurt. While he can lift 100 tons in his normal, non-scrapped up, form, it’s rare, difficult and takes a great deal of effort and has only occurred under great stress. Vlad has found that working out and exercise has made it easier for him to reach these limits.

 

Character location/Home: Xavier’s

Alignment (villain, hero etc): Hero
Team: Xmen

Relatives (living/dead?): Katherine Pryde (mother/alive), Piotr Rasputin (father/alive), 2 siblings,  Illyana Rasputin (aunt), Mikhail Rasputin (uncle)

Backstory:

The younger son of Shadowcat and Colossus, Vlad grew up mostly at Xavier’s where both his parents had posts as teachers and administrators. Despite the mansion being attacked quite a few times during his childhood, he had a happy one and could often be found following his godfathers, Uncle Logan and Kurt, around and insisting they teach him their cool moves. Both gave in and Logan ended up teaching young Vlad some of the martial arts he’d taught to Kitty while Kurt helped the young boy out with his sword skills, which Vlad particularly enjoyed. Especially when they’d train in the danger room as pirates. As the son of two mutants he fully expected to one day become an actual student at Xaviers and not just the little kid free to run around. His was initially a more subtle manifestation, a few days of odd pains all over but no physical change seemed to be nothing but a freak bug. It was only a few weeks later, while managing to get to the roof of one of the lower sections of Xavier’s did his mutation become apparent. Slipping on some shingles, Vlad painfully slid down the rest of the way, in what was sure to result in some very nasty “roof burns” and a bad fall. Instead he landed without breaking anything and seemed perfectly fine until the others noticed that half his body, where he should have been scrapped up, seemed to have had the skin ripped away to reveal a dark metal layer underneath. There was a frenzy as they tried to figure out if the skin would re-cover this layer, or if he could turn off this metal form underneath. It turned out that he had no control over the metal form and that it constantly lay under his skin regardless of what he wished, but at the same time his skin would slowly regrow and again cover the areas where it had been ripped off. Now able to be a real student at Xavier’s, Vlad was quite excited to finally be a part of the school for real. He excelled in the computer classes, Kitty had made sure he had a good base to begin with before he was ever enrolled, and was an avid illustrator in his free time. Once he graduated, Vlad left for a year of studying in Munich, then the next year in Moscow, until finally, at the insistence of his parents, he came back home to stay and Xavier’s and help where he could. Of course, being an Xman wasn’t a bad way to convince him to come either.

Vlad is rather easy going and adventurous, and believes that although mutants might not have it best, he’s going to enjoy life to the fullest. He studies computer science, and believes, unlike his father, that his talent at drawing should only ever be a hobby or side interest and wouldn’t be much good if he ever wanted an actual job. But he still draws as often as he can and has a collection of them in his room, but he’s somewhat shy about people seeing them. He also fences in his free time. Because his mutant power is enhanced when he does get “injured”, it usually results in lots of clothes being destroyed which has led him to usually limit how much he wears, and has no problem walking around in less, regardless of weather. It became a running joke in the dorms. Near nudity doesn’t phase him but he realizes he should probably work on wearing more clothes around people.

 
 

How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?: Returning to Xavier’s to continue his studies, catch up with old friends and help out 

What are you planning to do with this character? Join the xmen, and shenanigans and plots of course

What do you want to see happen with this character?: Develop a bit and learn more uses for his powers