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Marvel Boy II (gh)

Fighting: 

 Gd

Agility: 

 Gd

Strength: 

 Ty

Endurance: 

 Gd

Reason: 

 Gd

Intuition: 

 Gd

Psyche: 

 In

Health: 

 36

Karma: 

 60

Resources: 

 Pr
In (as New Warrior)

Popularity: 

 5
Real Name: Vance Astrovik
Occupation: Student, Adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States
Identity: Secret, but known to the Thing, the Avengers, and the New Warriors
Place of Birth: Saugerties, New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Arnold Thomas (father), Mary (mother)
Base of Operations: Taylor Foundation Penthouse, New York City
Past Group Affiliations: New Warriors
Known Powers:
Telekinesis: Marvel Boy is a mutant whose telekinetic powers have just begun to develop. At this point his Power Rank is Incredible and he can do the following Power Stunts:
  • Levitation/Flight: Good speed
  • Psychokinetic blasts: One-area range blasts that inflict up to Incredible force damage.
  • Force Field: field in front of himself or another person that provides In credible protection against physical and energy attacks.
  • Manipulate objects with Incredible Strength
Marvel Boy can increase his Power Rank up to Monstrous, at the cost of one Health point per column shift every round he does this. If he increases his Power Rank to Monstrous, he must also make an Endurance FEAT roll on the Stun column. He can use more than one Power Stunt per round, at Incredible rank, but at the cost of one Health point for
every extra power used each round.
Talents:
Vance’s Reason is Excellent when dealing with computers and any matter associated with space exploration/sciences. He has studied the exploits of super heroes and villains and he has Excellent knowledge in this field.
Contacts:
Vance could probably ask for aid from Captain America or the Thing. Vance is currently a member of the New Warriors.
Role-Playing Notes:
Vance is a bright young man with a flair for science. He is a good team player and a brave fighter. He will not hesitate to increase his power, causing him a bad headache and some internal bleeding, if the need is Vance is having a hard time dealing with his father, who is a bigot and hates Vance’s mutant powers.
History:
In an alternate future time line, Vance Astrovik will change his name to Vance Astro, and become a famous astronaut. In this alternate future he will become a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, a small group of people who have vowed to protect Earth and the Milky Way Galaxy from all those who would destroy liberty and freedom (see the “Guardians of the Galaxy” entry).

At one point, the Guardians traveled back in time to the 20th century and enlisted the aid of the Avengers. They traveled back to stop a powerful being named Korvac, who had fled from their time period. They eventually confronted Korvac who beat them easily. Korvac then lost because he was betrayed by the woman he loved.

During their stay, Vance Astro sought out his younger self. Vance wanted to warn his past self not to become an astronaut, so that some day he would not be encased in a protective containment suit that he could never take off.

The shock of meeting his future self caused the younger Astrovik to develop his telekinetic powers many years before the older Astro had. This caused Astrovik’s time line to diverge from Astro’s.

A few months after meeting his future self, Astrovik decided to use his powers to try to join the Avengers. He was told by Captain America that he was too young and needed more experience before he could join. Embarrassed and angry, Marvel Boy left the Avengers’ Mansion and ran into Night Thrasher and Kid Nova. Night Thrasher convinced Astrovik to join a group he was forming. The New Warriors, as they became known, soon included Namorita, Speedball, and Firestar. They have encountered a number of super villains so far, including Terrax, the Mad Thinker and Primus, the Forces of Nature, and Psionex.

In the past, Vance had been physically abused by his father, who is bigoted toward mutants in general. His father recently found out about Vance’s activities with the New Warriors. Vance’s father struck him, and Vance retaliated with his powers, vowing that he would never let his father hit him again. Vance secretly feels very guilty about striking his father with his telekinetic powers.

Vance is fascinated by space and the future exploration of the last frontier. He is also intrigued by super heroes and villains, and their exploits. Vance has a high regard for Captain America, which borders on hero worship.

Vance has the potential to become a good leader, thanks to his personality and abilities.