Post by qpq on Feb 18, 2012 13:37:27 GMT -5
Character Name: Arthur Light - Dr. Light
Brief History:
Arthur Light should be a golden child, the son of a politician and astronaut. His father was a famous trial lawyer that eventually worked his way into being a senator of the United States for a period of time. His mother was a celebrated astronaut mission specialist known for her work in the field of physics.
Beginning with the death of Arthur's mother, Linda Manier. Arthur was only eight years old when she died, but he would never forget that day. The day became night and he never saw his mother again. It was a localized event, one that was in the papers in their home in Seattle for several weeks.
During that time Arthur's father spent more and more time in Washington while Arthur attended boarding school. It was during that time that Arthur began to realize certain things about himself. Lights would flicker whenever he passed them and sometimes when he was alone he would focus and all the light could be pulled to the palm of his hand. Alone Arthur had nothing but the light to keep him company as began to feel the weight of everyone's eyes upon him.
As the years went by Arthur experimented more and more with his ability realizing that his mother had been able to do something similar, but what he did not understand is what happened to her. His parents were strong people. They did not fall. With that in mind Arthur spent year before high school attempting to show his father could do. He was met with a dismissive attitude, one that Arthur did not appreciate. His father's behavior He had power, he could use it, it was a matter of when and where, experimenting with what he could do. He needed to know his limitations.
As he entered high school, Arthur's father, John, realized his son had become withdrawn he also realized that he could no longer ignore what had been happening with Arthur. However things had become tense between the two, because John could not bring himself to admit things that he had kept secret from his son. Sensing that his father was close to revealing something to him Arthur allowed himself to be placed into therapy at the suggestion of his father as a way to work through his feelings. John felt that he was getting nowhere with his son and he felt partly to blame by sending him to boarding school so soon after his mother's death.
Arthur met with Dr. Samuel Jones several times before deciding that his father would either admit the truth or suffer the consequences. His father continued to avoid the subject of what was happening to Arthur and what happened with Arthur's mother. As a result Arthur experimented with his abilities resulting with the death of Dr. Jones.
Enraged Arthur's father confronted him upon learning the particulars of the case. The confrontation led to Arthur's discovery that his father was aware of his metahuman abilities for quite some time and that they were inherited from his mother. Apparently there was an accident that occurred in space during one of his mother's missions. The shuttle's shielding that normally prevents the radiation that sun emits was defective and there was an unforeseen solar flare incident that occurred during the mission. The radiation of from the flare affected all of the astronauts.
Of a crew of seven only Arthur's mother and two more survived past a year. They were given clean bills of health. Arthur was conceived during that time and it was after his birth that his mother began to display superhuman abilities. However, it was unknown if Arthur's mother, Linda, had developed the abilities, because of the solar radiation or if they were a catalyst for a dormant metagene that had become active due to the exposure to the radiation.
The time that Arthur and his father spent apart was spent with his father working with doctors to determine whether or not Arthur would suffer the same fate as his mother. There was even mentioning of attempting to correct what he felt was wrong. John never thought it would come to this. Arthur's rage erupted inside of him at that point and unlike Dr. Jones who was an experiment and attempt to grab his father's attention Arthur sought to hurt his father as much as he hurt by him. Since he felt invisible to his father all this time, Arthur decided to play 'lights out' with his father and caused a flare so bright and so close to his father that he took his father's sight by severely damaging his retinas.
Being a public figure a story was created to mask the event and Arthur's father did not run for re-election afterwards. Guilt consumed him over what happened and though Arthur could push the matter he saw what his actions had done to his father, all of them. They stayed in Washington for a bit longer before there was another incident that could've exposed Arthur. It resulted in a high school student losing her sight. Arthur thought nothing of it. It was simply a way to get her to stop looking at him. Arthur's father again covered up what happened by paying off the family and leaving Seattle.
John decided to return to his hometown of Star City hoping that he and Arthur would be able to work through their issues and he would be able to reach the son that he always loved, but wasn't sure how to handle. John fears and fears for his son saw him re-enter the world of politics becoming the Ambassador to the Great Britain. As John became increasingly aware of the danger that Arthur and people like Arthur represented he felt that there needed to be done to ensure that normal humans were not put in danger. They are now living in a world where Arthur's actions could lead to disastrous results.
Arthur saw the world turning into a place where is not free to be who he is. He was ignored, dismissed and hidden away. He wouldn't allow himself to be hidden away, however to prevent his father from taking drastic actions, Arthur finished high school without incident and applied to Metropolis University where he studied for the last four years during which he excelled in the area of physics and interned for at S.T.A.R Labs. After finishing there he applied for an overseas program to help distance himself from his father's watchful eye allow him to practice and expand on the use of his abilities while forging a name for himself within the scientific community.
Arthur’s father continued his work as an ambassador before retiring again as he became ill dying within two years.
It's only now that his father has passed that he's come back home to America ready to show the world what he's made of and why his father tried so desperately to keep him under control.
Powers: Light manipulation.
Brief History:
Arthur Light should be a golden child, the son of a politician and astronaut. His father was a famous trial lawyer that eventually worked his way into being a senator of the United States for a period of time. His mother was a celebrated astronaut mission specialist known for her work in the field of physics.
Beginning with the death of Arthur's mother, Linda Manier. Arthur was only eight years old when she died, but he would never forget that day. The day became night and he never saw his mother again. It was a localized event, one that was in the papers in their home in Seattle for several weeks.
During that time Arthur's father spent more and more time in Washington while Arthur attended boarding school. It was during that time that Arthur began to realize certain things about himself. Lights would flicker whenever he passed them and sometimes when he was alone he would focus and all the light could be pulled to the palm of his hand. Alone Arthur had nothing but the light to keep him company as began to feel the weight of everyone's eyes upon him.
As the years went by Arthur experimented more and more with his ability realizing that his mother had been able to do something similar, but what he did not understand is what happened to her. His parents were strong people. They did not fall. With that in mind Arthur spent year before high school attempting to show his father could do. He was met with a dismissive attitude, one that Arthur did not appreciate. His father's behavior He had power, he could use it, it was a matter of when and where, experimenting with what he could do. He needed to know his limitations.
As he entered high school, Arthur's father, John, realized his son had become withdrawn he also realized that he could no longer ignore what had been happening with Arthur. However things had become tense between the two, because John could not bring himself to admit things that he had kept secret from his son. Sensing that his father was close to revealing something to him Arthur allowed himself to be placed into therapy at the suggestion of his father as a way to work through his feelings. John felt that he was getting nowhere with his son and he felt partly to blame by sending him to boarding school so soon after his mother's death.
Arthur met with Dr. Samuel Jones several times before deciding that his father would either admit the truth or suffer the consequences. His father continued to avoid the subject of what was happening to Arthur and what happened with Arthur's mother. As a result Arthur experimented with his abilities resulting with the death of Dr. Jones.
Enraged Arthur's father confronted him upon learning the particulars of the case. The confrontation led to Arthur's discovery that his father was aware of his metahuman abilities for quite some time and that they were inherited from his mother. Apparently there was an accident that occurred in space during one of his mother's missions. The shuttle's shielding that normally prevents the radiation that sun emits was defective and there was an unforeseen solar flare incident that occurred during the mission. The radiation of from the flare affected all of the astronauts.
Of a crew of seven only Arthur's mother and two more survived past a year. They were given clean bills of health. Arthur was conceived during that time and it was after his birth that his mother began to display superhuman abilities. However, it was unknown if Arthur's mother, Linda, had developed the abilities, because of the solar radiation or if they were a catalyst for a dormant metagene that had become active due to the exposure to the radiation.
The time that Arthur and his father spent apart was spent with his father working with doctors to determine whether or not Arthur would suffer the same fate as his mother. There was even mentioning of attempting to correct what he felt was wrong. John never thought it would come to this. Arthur's rage erupted inside of him at that point and unlike Dr. Jones who was an experiment and attempt to grab his father's attention Arthur sought to hurt his father as much as he hurt by him. Since he felt invisible to his father all this time, Arthur decided to play 'lights out' with his father and caused a flare so bright and so close to his father that he took his father's sight by severely damaging his retinas.
Being a public figure a story was created to mask the event and Arthur's father did not run for re-election afterwards. Guilt consumed him over what happened and though Arthur could push the matter he saw what his actions had done to his father, all of them. They stayed in Washington for a bit longer before there was another incident that could've exposed Arthur. It resulted in a high school student losing her sight. Arthur thought nothing of it. It was simply a way to get her to stop looking at him. Arthur's father again covered up what happened by paying off the family and leaving Seattle.
John decided to return to his hometown of Star City hoping that he and Arthur would be able to work through their issues and he would be able to reach the son that he always loved, but wasn't sure how to handle. John fears and fears for his son saw him re-enter the world of politics becoming the Ambassador to the Great Britain. As John became increasingly aware of the danger that Arthur and people like Arthur represented he felt that there needed to be done to ensure that normal humans were not put in danger. They are now living in a world where Arthur's actions could lead to disastrous results.
Arthur saw the world turning into a place where is not free to be who he is. He was ignored, dismissed and hidden away. He wouldn't allow himself to be hidden away, however to prevent his father from taking drastic actions, Arthur finished high school without incident and applied to Metropolis University where he studied for the last four years during which he excelled in the area of physics and interned for at S.T.A.R Labs. After finishing there he applied for an overseas program to help distance himself from his father's watchful eye allow him to practice and expand on the use of his abilities while forging a name for himself within the scientific community.
Arthur’s father continued his work as an ambassador before retiring again as he became ill dying within two years.
It's only now that his father has passed that he's come back home to America ready to show the world what he's made of and why his father tried so desperately to keep him under control.
Powers: Light manipulation.