my dispatch swap au ideas. im still here and thinking about them i promise. ideas and asks super welcome!
robert:
-roboboy
-grey mechanic jumpsuit with orange accents
-way less scars
-family history of engineers
-dad died a few years ago in the aftermath of a villain attack, grandpa died of natural causes
-previous batch of phoenix program (maybe same group as Royd?) after getting caught and arrested for hacking, OR not phoenix program at all and just a regular employee who wanted regular hours and medical benefits lol
-perhaps lives with chase (who is much younger - didnt feel a need to use his powers as much with robert in his life & without the brave brigade or robbies death)
-works at sdn torrance for all teams as a mechanic, creates and repairs gadgets for heroes to use in the field (think mha support team?)
-kind of awkward / a loner but gets adopted by the z team after one of his gadgets inadvertently saves one of their lives
herman:
-splashdown
-(but often gets called other names like waterboy / waterman / wet guy by villains heckling him - think spider-man)
-hero outfit either blue or white wetsuit i dunno
-not a legacy hero but heavily encouraged by his grandma (who maybe was a vigilante or support hero back in the day?)
-previously had extremely good control of water powers - essentially made a giant mech out of water surrounding his body
-wasn’t wet all the time due to said power control. can also breathe in water
-got injured in an accident / explosion fighting… whoever shroud will be in this au (brainbook?). lived but after his coma had extensive brain damage that caused neurological issues (including both his stutter and making him lose all control of his water powers)
-extremely frustrated by this but cannot fix it. maybe could be fixed by extremely expensive experimental surgery but being a solo hero does not make good money. also has extensive medical debt. possibly why he joined SDN in the first place
-not really shy or unconfident in this au but maybe not used to having close friends either… between a full time job to support him and his grandma + solo hero work he probably had 0 free time to talk to people
