Difference between revisions of "Pointsphere (Justice)"

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Background

Shawn was born in Paragon City, RI in the Steel Canyon neighborhood. Shawn grew up in a typical, all-American family, as an only child with his beloved dog, Essex. He genuinely enjoyed school... well, at least the parts of school that go toward the purpose of school: learning. He loved to learn this, to discover. His teachers were always giving glowing reports of conduct and achievement to his parents.

However, there is no such thing as a story that is nothing but rainbows and butterflies. For, as you may know, a smart well-raised kid like Shawn is a prime target for your run of the mill schoolyard bully. And in Shawn's case, there was not just one dedicated bully, but several. It was like wolves with them: they seemed to travel in packs and circle the "weak" for an easy meal. And much feasting they did at Shawn's expense. And many a night did Shawn go into his room, teary-eyed and pissed at the world. Most of those things, would change sooner than he might have liked. Though, he wouldn't have ever told you that had you asked him.

There was one thing about Shawn, a secret, that he didn't even know about. He was a mutant. And he was gifted with the amazing ability to alter gravitational forces centered around a targeted object.

On the way home from a particularly horrid experience with a band of hooligans, Shawn was hoping that his walk home would allow him time to get himself under control so his mother wouldn't worry about him. Just as he was beginning to think about his homework and how well he was doing in Algebra, he was pushed —hard— from behind. He had time to think "Really? Today at lunch wasn't bad enough?" before his head collided with a nearby car. Instead of just continuing to walk and trying to ignore it as he usually did, Shawn stood up, and faces his assailant. It turned out to be an entirely different wolf-pack than the ones from lunch.

They were, at first, taken aback when Shawn turned to face them. In fact one miscreant even decided that today was a bad day for bullying and moved himself to the back of the group looking like he might just leave. The rest of them, however, started in with a vengeance before too long. And today, Shawn had had enough. He screamed "Stop it you jerks!" at them. Shawn didn't notice it at that exact moment, but the car his head had cracked into earlier was now crushed into a sphere of twisted metal and broken glass. The eyes of the bullies widened, and each one of them stared in disbelief. Finally, the alpha wolf turned tail and ran better than he ever had in his life, needless to say, the rest of the group followed his example.

It was a whirlwind for Shawn after that day. Many things changed for him, including the amount of bullying he endured after that day. But what is certain, is that Shawn's life got decided less abusive, and even more secretive.

Later Years

About 12 or so years after that car-crushing moment of triumph, Shawn had taught himself enough about his powers, and how to use them that he could not only manipulate gravity offensively, but could also use it to repel attacks from allies. He grew proficient in both arenas and decided that at the age of 25, he could finally join the ranks of Paragon's heroes!

And he did.

He was a fine hero for a time, but eventually he grew dissilusioned by the fact that he continued to see villainy (much like his bullies of years ago) continue to flourish despite the best efforts of the heroes. And so Shawn, who by now had abandoned his moniker of Wylde-Fire and was calling himself Pointsphere, decided that in order to safeguard those who were unable to defend themselves, he would need to acquire enough power to put down everyone who might do harm to innocents. To that end, Pointsphere dedicated his life to gaining power and influence while at the same time demolishing villains and heroes alike. Even such avatars as good as Statesman was only a hair's breadth away from turning into a Tyrant himself (as he had in other universes). No one can truly be trusted, not even the heroes that so many admire.

Now, Pointsphere works out of the Rogue Isles along with his Villain Group to acquire power and put down any who stand in his way.