ALRIGHT FAM i apologize completely for this extreme loser but there is info about him under the cut and also info about his *throws confetti* magical jacket!!
- he’s a nobody. at least, in the hero world...and like, regular world. just a dude struggling to get buy. he works as a waiter at a relatively nice restaurant, so he makes decent money with tips but he’s still 100% on the rough side.
-he lives in an apartment with three other dudes.
-his parents are still alive and well, and he has no incredibly tragic backstory. he is, at his core, a normal guy.
-he’s pretty lazy in the sense that he will always take the path of least resistance, and would rather sit on the couch thirsty rather than get up and get himself a glass of water. he gets away with a lot as a waiter tbh because he can be fairly charming when he wants to be but he will 100% “forget” that you asked for an extra glass of coke.
-but there are a few things he isn’t lazy about. he likes to work out, and he’s fairly passionate about the homeless community.
-because he works out he has the appearance that he can kick some ass but like...he has no idea how to throw a good punch. he can do some damage from the power behind his hits but like...against someone who knows what they’re doing? mmmmnah.
-but he’s very resourceful, and is good at sort of macgyvering his way out of a situation. so even if he is outmatched he’s pretty good at finding loopholes. even dirty loopholes. he’ll fight dirty. in fact that’s his normal mode of fighting. gotta win somehow.
-he came across the source of his superpowers from...he has no idea. this jacket literally just showed up in his apartment one day, and he assumed it was one of his roommates but he needed a jacket cause it was a little chilly so he put it on and then....well. shit went down.
- it’s an ancient magical thing, ya’ll. real old, but no one knows exactly it’s origins. gavin is pretty sure it’s satan’s jacket. it sort of behaves like it’s possessed. he tried to throw it out, and walked back into his apartment only to find it still on his bed. it never moves or acts otherwise living when people are watching it but HE KNOWS THERES A DEMON IN IT HE’S SURE.
-when the #chosenone puts the jacket on, they are immediately teleported to wherever they are needed most. if there is no immediate situation then the wearer won’t be transported anywhere. to this day, every time gavin is dropped into some random situation, he isn’t totally sure if the jacket wants him to help the good guys or the bad guys, but he helps the good guys because he high key wants to be a superhero.
-the jacket can change forms but...only into different kinds of jackets. for instance, it can become a parka, and gavin will walk into his room and there will be a parka on his bed and he’ll be like sooo....guess we’re going some place cold? cool. the standard form is the most casual looking, normal as hell blue jacket. zips up, has a hood, looks innocent as shit.
-when wearing the jacket, gavin can heal from nearly any wound. but, if the jacket is off, then like...he’s shit outta luck. he gonna die.
-the jacket’s PRIMARY ABILITY: the wearer can, at any point, reach into the pocket and pull out virtually any item in existence, known or otherwise. gavin can reach into the pockets and pull out a sniper rifle, a tactical nuke, a wireless scrambler, a pocket knife...
THE PROBLEM: gavin has no idea how to use the jacket, so the items he pulls out are more or less...random. he could really need a gun, but instead the jacket is like nah i think a cheeseburger would be better and then he’s standing there with a cheeseburger. and it’s not a good situation.
this makes him all at once an pretty decent threat...annnnd a totally useless hero. it really just depends. sometimes he gets something badass, and sometimes he gets the driver’s license of some old man from milwaukee.
this will get better the more he learns how to use the jacket.
he really tried to get rid of the jacket. but he can’t.
it will only also work for him, but like, it can be removed by anyone so if he gets grabbed they can just...take off his jacket. and then he’s just normal old gavin.
the jacket wont work for anyone but gavin. he has 0 idea what makes him so special. its weird as hell. but like he’ll roll with it.
LIMITATIONS: he can only have one thing from the jacket at a time. so he can’t exactly hoard all the cool stuff he pulls out. they disappear in very subtle ways, unless he’s using them or they have already been used. so he really can’t just keep pulling and pulling things unless he “discards” things. in gavin’s words “bullshit”.
he calls himself SURPRISE because when he first showed up to a mugging, he yelled out SURPRISE BITCH and then just stuck with it. so now, when he shows up, he says surprise. because he’s a loser. and wants to be a cool hero. it’s really lame.
desperately wants to meet all the heroes and impress them. unfortunately he’s not very impressive.
he literally is always caught off guard because he’ll put the jacket on and then suddenly he’s next to, like, batman and he’s about to fight some crazy whacked out villain and it’s ALWAYS AN ORDEAL.
but, he has proven himself sort of useful. he’s pulled some pretty wicked stuff out of that jacket, and surprise has shown to be a bit of a game changer. sometimes. it really depends because he is really bad at this right now.
he’s been a hero for about three weeks, two days, and thirteen hours
he’d really like to be a part of a group. like, that sounds so cool to him he’s like eyyyy nightwing you see my jacket it’s cool right? could be helpful! what up green lantern you think you can put in a good word for me at the ol’ league? nudge nudge? SUPERBOY SIGN MY JACKET.
alright so that’s enough for now if anyone has any questions about this weird shit pls hit me up and i’ll help ya out!
