Task 004 - Atlas
Guild Member Name: Atlas
Face Claim: Samuel Larsen
Age: 23
Species: Human (Soul and mind is bonded to Mt.Olympus)
Powers & Abilities: Greek Deity Physiology - Atlas has the ability to call upon the physiology of Greek deities. He is able to harness the power of a singular deity at a time, for example calling upon Zeus would produce electrokinesis, air manipulation, weather manipulation, and sky manipulation. If he wishes to call upon another deity then those abilities disappear and are replaced with the concurrent power of said god/goddess. The strength of the powers are not as incredible as an individual who has control only over that specific ability. Atlas has about average control over each of the powers. Using this ability for long periods of time at full power takes a toll on his mind and body since he has to drain the power from Mt.Olympus and his mortal being cannot take that large amount of pure energy.
Backstory: Félix Merlo, better known as the hero Atlas, began his life being born into a family without hero genes. He was the only child of two normal middle class working parents who spent most of their time away while Félix busied himself with knickknacks found around the house. He quickly took an interest in reading and began immersing himself in stories of wonderful adventure and moral dilemmas. The books would quickly pass time away until his parents arrived home exhausted, quickly fed him a healthy heaping of takeout, and rushed him off to bed. Despite his interest in fiction he loved history books about the Greek Deities and sought after any knowledge about them that he could.
When he was seven his mother took him on a trip to the library that he would never forget. He had been excited for multiple reasons that day, he got to go on a rare outing with his mom and got to rent more books to read. Though, Félix had wandered off and stuck his nose where he didn't belong. A section of the library that was off limits to normal visitors. It held large ancient texts that were written in languages the young boy couldn’t understand. But by a stroke of luck, he came across a table that had a book open to a page titled “Mt.Olympus” which Félix had noticed right away. He hopped up upon the chair and ran his fingers across the pages, though a corner sliced into his thumb and a drop of blood landed on the paper. Félix panicked. He desperately tried to wipe away the red but the spot grew bigger, and bigger to the point that even a seven-year-old knew the size was too large to be normal. He tried to jump off the chair and run away crying for his mom but he couldn’t move, a large rush of electricity bolted through his body and his eyes began to glow a brilliant shade of gold. The next thing he remembers was waking up in the hospital weeks later surrounded by his crying parents.
Not long after his release from the hospital did his ability begin to surface, and it came in large waves. Once his parents realized that their child had been granted an ability by some higher being above they forced him to give up his childhood to train in order to be the next great hero. Félix first appeared as Atlas when the invasion occurred, using his power to take out large groups and protect civilians from being hurt. At first, people feared that Atlas was another alien who would turn on them at any second but he quickly proved his loyalty (and species) by providing constant support. At 21 he was invited into the guild after the war had been completed, and he took the chance without a second thought. A part of him was happy to get away from the grips of his parents but he still reeled from the loss of his childhood.
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good
Signature Move: Endures - Unlike most signature moves that produce a high-level attack that takes down opponents, Endures is used to restore all of Atlas’ stamina while also increasing the power of all attacks that come after it. This move is only used when Atlas has found himself unable to continue the battle through his own means and cannot be used again until he has let his body rest.
Extra Info:
Atlas’ sigil is a simple golden laurel wreath that looks as almost if it’s melting against a stark white background in order to make it pop.
Atlas’ costume is rather simple, a white aviator jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a laurel wreath that acts as a mask, and bronze jeans that are easy to maneuver in. Since some of his ability has him transforming parts of himself the design is simple enough to remake but also open enough to not be torn most of the time.
Atlas’ color scheme is gold, white, and bronze.
Atlas would have rather chosen to not have an arch nemesis because he finds people that have an obsession with him to be creepy. But, out of seemingly nowhere came a villain under the guise of Tartarus, which Atlas immediately thought was ridiculous because any self-respecting nerd would know that Tartarus worked with the Titans and would thus not go against Atlas. Tartarus’ goal is to sink society into a neverending hell as a punishment for all the wrongdoings in the world.
Atlas is the embodiment of the song: https://youtu.be/7I34zOUZCXM
Atlas is very aware of the age difference amongst himself and the other guild members, but he doesn’t let that stop him from expressing himself, which is usually done by jumping onto tables to dance or belting out a song. He does try to get the other heroes to join him and is ecstatic when they let down their guard long enough to play with him.
Atlas would never tell anybody but he’s constantly worrying about the safety of the other guild members and will get visibly excited once he learns that they have defeated a villain or returned safely.
