Post by Cap'n Failz on Aug 3, 2012 19:15:16 GMT -6
Name: Kent Nelson
Aliases: Doctor Fate
Age: Chronologically in his late fifties or early sixties, but physically kept near thirty.
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Alignment: Good
Canon or Original: Canon
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Physical Appearance:
Special Abilities: Doctor Fate was a mighty sorceror an user of magic. Even without his magic abilities, he was a skilled hand to hand combatant and in excellent physical shape. His magic abilities include:
Weapons:
History: Born the son of archaeologist Sven Nelson, Kent Nelson followed in his father's footsteps. During the 1920s, Kent discovered an underground pyramid on an archaeological exploration in the Valley of Ur. Within rested Nabu, an ancient immortal held in suspended animation. Kent released Nabu, but a poison trap sprung in so doing killed Kent's father. Nabu had carefully engineered this behind the scenes to acquire a new host.
Nabu mentored the young Kent in the ways of magic and the secrets of the universe, granting him great power and taking his mind off of his grief. Kent served as agent of Lord Order in the battle against the Lords of Chaos, and receive the Vestments of Fate from Nabu, becoming Doctor Fate. As Fate, he went on many exploits and adventures, though he often recalled little of them, as Nabu "guided" him during his battles and trials. He would soon meet the beautiful Inza, the woman who would become a long-time romantic partner. Inza would be used against him in his first major battle, as the sorceror Wotan tried to strike at Fate through her, but was foiled.
Doctor Fate would encounter the Spectre at some point, and together they would destroy a netherworld gateway. During World War II, Doctor Fate would team up with several of the Mystery Men to defeat an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt's life, and at his request, form the Justice Society of America.
The spirit of Nabu entombed within the Helmet of Fate was becoming more nad more possessive, and Kent abandoned it, choosing instead to don a helmet of his own design with no powers of its own. His powers were cut drastically by this choice, but he continued his fight as a servant of Order. He was forced to don the Helmet once more, however, to track down the missing Spectre. He was forced to battle the Spectre, who was being controlled by Kulak.
Fate managed to defeat the Spectre, but lost the Helmet.
Many years later Kent would somehow manage to recover the Helmet, and rejoined the JSA. Kent and Inza remained unchanged by time's passage, while their fellow JSA members aged around them. The power of Doctor Fate had halted their aging process. Little is known of Fate's adventures and exploits during this period, but he did attend several gatherings with the Justice League of America from a parallel Earth, and battled against both Solomon Grundy and Psycho-Pirate.
Doctor Fate was also one of the founders of the new Justice Leage, where he and the League defeated Darkseid. His last adventure was against the Gray Man. Order and Chaos were at the breaking point, and the strain caused Kent and Inza to age rapidly. The strain on Inza caused her to commit suicide, and Kent was devastated and nearly sommited suicide himself, but the power of Nabu would not allow him to.
Kent was forced to remain alive and serve as Doctor Fate, at least until Nabu could acquire a new host.
Aliases: Doctor Fate
Age: Chronologically in his late fifties or early sixties, but physically kept near thirty.
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Alignment: Good
Canon or Original: Canon
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Physical Appearance:
Special Abilities: Doctor Fate was a mighty sorceror an user of magic. Even without his magic abilities, he was a skilled hand to hand combatant and in excellent physical shape. His magic abilities include:
- Telekinesis -- Doctor Fate can lift and manipulate several hundred pounds of matter effortlessly, and by channeling more energy can lift an indefinite amount.
- Flight -- Doctor Fate can attain magical flight and attain speeds far in excess of the speed of sound at need.
- Superhuman Strength -- Doctor Fate can augment his strength magically to theoretically infinite levels, though higher levels drain more and more energy to maintain.
- Superhuman Durability -- Doctor Fate can augment his durability magically to potentially infinite levels.
- Superhuman Speed -- Doctor Fate can magically augment his speed to theoretically infinite levels.
- Mystical Bolts -- Doctor Fate can porject bolts of mystical force of varying power, capable of blowing apart entire buildings at their most powerful.
- Illusion Casting -- Doctor Fate can cast a wide variety of illusions of all types. He can plant them into the mind of a specific individual, or for all within range to see.
- Invisibility -- Doctor Fate can render himself invisible to conventional sight.
- Phasing -- Doctor Fate can phase through most forms of physical matter and even some forms of magic and energy.
- Astral Projection -- Doctor Fate can project his astral form, which does not abide by the laws of physics and is immune to all but the most powerful magic and psychic attacks. It cannot interact with the physical world, however, and is therefore only of use in mental battles or as a means of communication, as it can cover countless thousands or millions of miles in a mere second at need.
- Magnetic Control -- Doctor Fate can control magnetic fields and manipulate them for a variety of purposes.
- Energy Manipulation -- Doctor Fate can absorb, channel, or otherwise control many forms of energy for many purposes. He has been seen to absorb and channel the energy of a lightning bolt, the thermal energy of a fire, gamma and other radiation, and to a limited degree, kinetic energy. It is also likely he can manipulate other fundamental sources of energy which naturally occur in nature.
- Energy Blasts -- Doctor Fate can project blasts of enarly any type of energy, provided he has access to a source of it, with varying, potentially infinite, power.
- Darkness Manipulation -- Doctor Fate can manipulate darkness into many forms including shields, weapons, blasts and even banish darkenss to light an area or close in an area with darkness and leave it blind.
- Solid Energy Constructs -- Doctor Fate can create constructs of solid energy, such as walls and barriers, weapons, platforms
- Enhanced Intellect -- Doctor Fate's intellect has been enhanced many times over. Not only is his actual IQ and intelligence far above a normal man, but his rate of thinking and processing new information is likewise enhanced.
- Mental Shields -- Doctor Fate can erect mental shields around his mind, protecting him from all but the most powerful psychic assaults against it.
- Telepathy -- Doctor Fate can communicate mentally with anyone within a few dozen meters, or across much greater distances with those he knows well or has formed a mental "anchor" with.
- Mind Control -- Doctor Fate can take full control over the minds of the mentall weak or exhausted, as well as the unconscious or sleeping.
- Memory Erasing -- Doctor Fate can erase and in some cases re-write the memories of others, though it is difficult to do unless the target is willing or otherwise incapable of resisting.
- Teleportation -- Doctor Fate is capable of instant short-range teleportation, and can teleport over virtually infinite distances via the use of portals.
- Virtual Immortality -- The Vestments of Fate keep Kent Nelson alive and functioning as Doctor Fate, essentialyl stilling time's passage for him. He will not die from old age nor from any disease or illness so long as he maintains his role as Doctor Fate.
- Resurrection -- Doctor Fate can raise the dead. With proper forewarning, Doctor Fate can even cast spells to resurrect himself in the event he is killed.
- Dimensional Manipulation -- Doctor Fate can manipulate the fabric of dimensions for various purposes.
- Divine Powers -- Doctor Fate can channel the power of various divine beings and deities to fuel his spells and further empower them.
- Magic Resistance -- Doctor Fate possesses a resistance to most magical effects, making him virtually invulnerable to all but the most powerful spells and magical assaults.
- Summoning and Banishing -- Doctor Fate can, with the proper knowledge, summon or banish virtually any being. He can summon virtually anyone to his side, and can banish most beings save those of exceedingly mighty power. He can choose to banish from a defined area, such as a building or town, or from an entire dimension, though the more powerful the banishing the greater the likelihood it is to fail or wither away with time.
- Countless Spells -- Doctor Fate has a plethora of spells arranged and memorized which he can use at need. Examples include alterhing his own size or the size of others, creating portals, magical shields or barriers, shifting his physical appearance, and many others.
- Tailored Spells -- With proper research and time, Doctor Fate can create spells custom-tailored to almost any situation, and to create almost any effect imaginable.
Weapons:
- The Helmet of Nabu
- Postcognition -- Doctor Fate can view events that have already happened by merely focusing on the subject or time.
- Psychometry -- Doctor Fate can see the past of an object by touching it or meditating upon it. He can also see an infinite number of possible futures for that object.
- Cosmic Awareness -- Doctor Fate can extend his five senses out to access information on a cosmic scale with virtually infinite reach.
- Postcognition -- Doctor Fate can view events that have already happened by merely focusing on the subject or time.
- The Amulet of Anubis
- Extra-Dimensional Detection -- With proper meditation, Doctor Fate can detect distrubances in the dimensional fabric, detecting things such as beings from other worlds or dimensions, powerful forces of magic or energy, and various other grand distrubances.
- Penetrate Illusions -- Doctor Fate can pierce illusions of nearly any caliber.
- Gauge Condition -- Doctor Fate can perceive the physical and mental condition of a being.
- Alternate Reality Sight -- Doctor Fate can see into multiple alternate realities and dimensions, observing occurrences and events.
- True Sight -- Doctor Fate can see through all manner of artificial concealments and disguises, and can even see through physical matter or other means of cloaking or hiding something.
- Dimensional Sight -- Doctor Fate can see things happening in other dimensions, or in the spaces between dimensions.
- Aura Perception -- Doctor Fate can perceive the aura of an individual, gaining instant knowledge of many facts about them or any abilities they may use. He can see their general mindset and karma, their physical well-being and health status, discern the power of an attack or weapon they wield, as well as predict their movements in some cases.
- Ability Boost -- With proper incantation, Doctor Fate can double the power of a single spell or ability cast by himself or an ally.
- Extra-Dimensional Detection -- With proper meditation, Doctor Fate can detect distrubances in the dimensional fabric, detecting things such as beings from other worlds or dimensions, powerful forces of magic or energy, and various other grand distrubances.
- The Cloak of Destiny
- Indestructibility -- The Cloak itself is virtually indestructible, and has at times been used as an emergency shield against all manner of attacks.
- Near-Invulnerability -- When wearing the Cloak, Doctor Fate is highly resistant to msot forms of harm. It is still possible to hurt him and inflict damage, but his body will remain undamaged and whole unless hit with attacks of overwhelming power.
- Superhuman Strength -- The Cloak naturall grants Doctor Fate a degree of superhuman strength, roughly four to five times stronger than that of a normal human at peak strength.
- Indestructibility -- The Cloak itself is virtually indestructible, and has at times been used as an emergency shield against all manner of attacks.
History: Born the son of archaeologist Sven Nelson, Kent Nelson followed in his father's footsteps. During the 1920s, Kent discovered an underground pyramid on an archaeological exploration in the Valley of Ur. Within rested Nabu, an ancient immortal held in suspended animation. Kent released Nabu, but a poison trap sprung in so doing killed Kent's father. Nabu had carefully engineered this behind the scenes to acquire a new host.
Nabu mentored the young Kent in the ways of magic and the secrets of the universe, granting him great power and taking his mind off of his grief. Kent served as agent of Lord Order in the battle against the Lords of Chaos, and receive the Vestments of Fate from Nabu, becoming Doctor Fate. As Fate, he went on many exploits and adventures, though he often recalled little of them, as Nabu "guided" him during his battles and trials. He would soon meet the beautiful Inza, the woman who would become a long-time romantic partner. Inza would be used against him in his first major battle, as the sorceror Wotan tried to strike at Fate through her, but was foiled.
Doctor Fate would encounter the Spectre at some point, and together they would destroy a netherworld gateway. During World War II, Doctor Fate would team up with several of the Mystery Men to defeat an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt's life, and at his request, form the Justice Society of America.
The spirit of Nabu entombed within the Helmet of Fate was becoming more nad more possessive, and Kent abandoned it, choosing instead to don a helmet of his own design with no powers of its own. His powers were cut drastically by this choice, but he continued his fight as a servant of Order. He was forced to don the Helmet once more, however, to track down the missing Spectre. He was forced to battle the Spectre, who was being controlled by Kulak.
Fate managed to defeat the Spectre, but lost the Helmet.
Many years later Kent would somehow manage to recover the Helmet, and rejoined the JSA. Kent and Inza remained unchanged by time's passage, while their fellow JSA members aged around them. The power of Doctor Fate had halted their aging process. Little is known of Fate's adventures and exploits during this period, but he did attend several gatherings with the Justice League of America from a parallel Earth, and battled against both Solomon Grundy and Psycho-Pirate.
Doctor Fate was also one of the founders of the new Justice Leage, where he and the League defeated Darkseid. His last adventure was against the Gray Man. Order and Chaos were at the breaking point, and the strain caused Kent and Inza to age rapidly. The strain on Inza caused her to commit suicide, and Kent was devastated and nearly sommited suicide himself, but the power of Nabu would not allow him to.
Kent was forced to remain alive and serve as Doctor Fate, at least until Nabu could acquire a new host.
