Bennett Masterson
 Mischief |
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| Name: | Bennett Masterson | ||
| Superalias: | Mischief | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Species: | Mutant | ||
| Occupation: | Transient/Vigilante | ||
| Citizenship: | US | ||
| Residence: | Subway tunnels and sewers. | ||
| Education: | Home Schooled/High School | ||
| Theme: | Original (OC) | ||
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| Apparent Age: | 20 | Actual Age: | 20 |
| Date of Birth | 01 Nov 2000 | Played By | Taylor Kitsch |
| Height: | 5'11" | Weight: | 150lbs |
| Hair Color: | Brown | Eye Color: | Completely Black |
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| Theme Song: | 'Rats' by Pearl Jam - https://youtu.be/SFXCEe3Aos8 | ||
Contents
Character Info
Profile
A transient, a homeless drifter, Bennett started life as the son of a wealthy peanut farmer in
Georgia. He was born with solid black eyes that marked him instantly as a mutant in a small town
that had little tolerance for such things. He was tossed aside by his father, an act that was
allowed by his mother, when his powers manifested at the age of thirteen. While he likes to believe
he's someone no one ever pays much attention to, his reputation for sticking his nose where it
doesn't belong is growing at an alarming rate. He logging a laundry list of enemies and that's not a
good thing for a man living alone on the streets. While he thinks he's still just 'Ben', names like
Rat King, Willard and Mischief are being whispered both by enemies and those he's saved. (Mischief
in this case is a name given to a colony or a group of rats.)
Timeline
Timeline:
* 2000 - Bennett Michael Masterson is born to wealthy peanut farmers in Blakely, GA. His
parents, Robert and Mary are shocked by his obvious mutation (eyes), when he's born. Blakely pays
big bucks to make sure that little Ben's medical records show he has a medical condition that
explains the blackness of his eyes and not an 'X-Genetic' one.
* 2013 - After years of being
ignored by his father, loved by his mother and teased over his eyes by local children, Bennett's
powers manifest when he's attacked by a group of bullies on his way home from school. One child is
severely injured by the hoard of field rats Bennett summoned. His father ships him off to a 'home
for mutant children' and never looks back. Mary doesn't stop Robert. A week later, Bennett runs from
the home.
* 2014 - After six months of surviving on his own by dumpster diving and learning
to rely on the rest of the homeless community in Atlanta, Bennett is caught digging for food in the
trash outside Kim's Korean Grill by the owner, James Kim (Jim Kim). Kim takes the boy in, feeds him,
trains him, loves him and Bennett's life path is altered forever.
* 2015 - 2018 - Kim didn't
send Bennett to school, but he made sure the boy had an education regardless. Between helping at the
restaurant and his book studies, James taught Bennett the Korean arts of Gongkwon Yusul, Haidong
Gumdo, Kuk Sool Won and Gungsol. His inhumane reflexes along with his desire to never be the victim
of a bully again made Bennett a very apt pupil. But he learned far more than just the arts in his
time spent with James. Bennett learned about compassion, justice and how he should never stand by
and watch an injustice happen from his mentor.
* 2020 - Bennett's life is changed forever
when Kim is killed while rescuing a young mother and her daughter from a gang initiation beating.
Orphaned once more and alone, he drifts from city to city, keeping mostly to himself. His rat
brethren are enough company most days. But he still prowls the streets looking to set wrongs right
in honor of his fallen mentor.
*2021 - Bennett's path takes him to NYC and the surrounding
areas. There are a LOT of rats in these parts, so maybe he'll stay awhile?
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Personality
Brave:
...or is that stupid? Bennett leaps before looking if he thinks there's a wrong that needs to be
righted. He'll put the lives of others over his own every single time. He simply will not turn a
blind eye, no matter what it might cost him.
Compassionate:
When someone else is hurting, Bennett hurts for them. He never judges unless it's for the worst
of crimes. He believes everyone deserves another chance. He has no prejudices or preconceptions
about people in general, be them mutants, normies or 'other'. Gay, straight, black, white, purple,
green or polkadotted, we all have our crosses to bear and we all need help bearing them from time to
time. Bennett is the guy that will help carry the load.
Homelessness:
In Bennett's case, Homelessness is a personality trait. It's a choice rather than out of
hardship for him. He's had two homes in his lifetime and both of them broke his heart, in different
ways but a broken heart is a broken heart regardless. He would rather live his transient lifestyle,
drifting from place to place and never really getting attached to anyone than to suffer that pain
again. It could be that he just haven't found a good enough reason to risk it yet.
Lost Soul:
On the surface, he believes this life of solitude and isolation is what he wants, but if he was
to look deep, deep, deep down... deep down past all the fear and the hurt, he would see that what he
really and truly desires is a place to belong. He's really just a lost soul looking for the beacon
that will bring him home again.
Recluse:
Despite his compassion for others, most times Bennett would rather be alone in a subway
maintenance tunnel with his rats rather than with other people. The rats are the one thing he knows
he can count on in his life, that will always be there.
Character Sheet
Powers
Claws and Teeth:
Much like the Wolverine's bone claws, Bennett is able to extend claws from his fingertips.
They're small and thin, but razor sharp. In addition to his claws, he can also extend rodent-like
incisors that are capable of cutting through almost any natural metal, but more importantly, bone.
Both his teeth and his claws cause injury to skin and gum when they extend. These injuries generally
take several days to heal.
Empathy:
Like his communing with the rats, Bennett's ability to determine emotions isn't a mental
ability. It's directly related to his enhanced sense of smell and his ability to detect chemical
changes in a person's body as their emotions change. If his sense of smell was compromised, he
wouldn't be able to determine someone's emotional state.
Enhanced Agility:
Ever seen a rat run across the top of a fence at lightning speed? It's not often that they fall.
Bennett's sense of balance and reaction times are enhanced beyond that of normal human
capabilities.
Enhanced Senses:
Bennett's hearing, sense of smell, touch and taste are all enhanced to match those of his rat
companions. He uses these heightened senses to compensate for his poor vision.
- Hearing - Bennett can hear at an ultrasonic level. He hears sounds beyond the range of human
hearing and at a much greater distance. The softest of footsteps is enough to warn him of someone's
arrival and their location.
*Smell - His sense of smell is incredible. He can easily use
this to track a person, detect poisons, smell someone coming and even smell the chemical changes in
a person's body related to changes in emotion.
*Touch - If the sound and smell of someone
approaching doesn't alert Bennett, the vibrations they cause with their steps and even their
breathing will. Bennett doesn't have whiskers like his rat allies, but his sense of touch is so
developed that even the slightest of vibrations are easily felt against any bare skin. Even through
his clothing and shoes, he can feel more than normal humans.
*Taste - Another line of defense
is Bennett's sense of taste. Much like his rodent brethren, who can learn to distinguish the taste
of the poison used to kill them from the smallest of samples, Bennett can taste the most minute of
changes in a substance. Hold the hot sauce and pepper, please. Strong flavors are just too
overpowering for him.
Healing Factor:
Rats heal quickly. They can't regenerate limbs or come back from next to nothing left status,
but they heal remarkably well without much medical intervention when it comes to injuries. Bennett's
healing time is roughly cut in half compared to that of an average human.
Malleable Bones:
If a rat can fit its head through a space, it can fit its body. Bennett possesses this same
quality. This makes it easy for him to get into and out of tight spots. The malleability of his
bones can also aid him in slipping restraints.
Ratkin:
Bennett can summon and control rats and he can do so on a pretty large scale. This ability isn't
mental, it's vocal. Bennett has the ability to create sound on the ultrasonic level, much like his
rodent 'brethren'. Rat's have incredible hearing and are able to hear his calls up to a mile away.
Considering the amount of rats in New York City, that's the potential to call upon a whole lot of
little friends.
His control of the rodents doesn't lie in commanding them so much as asking
and respecting them in their language. He speaks 'rat'.
Ultraviolet Vision:
Rats may not be able to see on the red spectrum, but they can see on the Ultraviolet spectrum.
This can help him see underwater, in dense fog and other such situations as well as allowing him to
pick up things like fingerprints, saliva and blood.
Skills
Archery:
Bennett is a master of the Korean art of Gungsol. While he's an expert with the Gakgung, this
skill can also translate to other bows. While he's a master of handling the Gakgung, his poor vision
makes long shots at smaller targets more difficult. If he can see it, even if it's a blurry blob, he
will almost always hit his mark.
Braille:
During his time with James, Bennett learned how to both read and write in Braille so he wouldn't
be slowed down by his poor vision when it came his home schooling.
Calm the Waters:
Bennett isn't so much a diplomat as he is just good at talking people down. This is likely due,
in part, to the patience and compassion instilled in him by his mentor. It takes a lot to get his
blood boiling, so mediating even the most heated of situations doesn't come near to ruffling his
fur. If he stays calm and reasonable, it's a lot easier to get others to fall in line.
Close Combat:
Bennett is a near a master of the Korean Martial art Kuk Sool Won after studying so long under
Kim. The main elements of Kuk Sool Won include hand techniques, leg techniques, throws and
grappling, falling and acrobatics, joint lock techniques, body conditioning, animal style
techniques, traditional Korean weapons, martial arts healing methods and meditation and breathing.
Korean Cuisine:
Bennett isn't a master chef, but he does know his way around a kitchen from his time spent with
James. He can cook almost anything well if he has a recipe, but it's Korean food that he does the
best and without needed someone to read him a book to do it.
Morse Code:
Bennett taught himself Morse code and he's since passed it on to a number of friends along the
way. It's an easy way to communicate through walls and by tapping on pipes when a person calls the
tunnels beneath a city home.
Natural Leader:
While he's never really had the chance to be a leader of men, if given the opportunity Bennett
would likely shine. He's fair, compassionate, level headed and open minded; but he's also not afraid
to break out the 'commanding voice' when necessary. He would be the type of leader that led by
example and was followed due to respect, not fear.
Parkour:
Freerunning is how Bennett gets around the city. His inhumane reflexes make the act of leaping,
jumping, climbing and bouncing his way around the city look almost effortless.
Singing:
While he has no professional training, Bennett has a natural talent for song. It's a good way to
pass the hours while sitting around a barrel fire with his fellow transients.
Stealth:
Between his enhanced agility, his martial arts training ratkin physiology, Bennett is one sneaky
little dude. If he's putting his all into moving around silently and unseen, it's likely he'll be in
and out before anyone even has a clue.
Survival:
Bennett has been wandering across the country on his own for a lot of years. He's well versed in
both urban and wilderness survival. He knows the best places to find shelter in a storm in a city.
He knows how to build that shelter in the wilderness. He knows the best plants to eat and the best
times to go diving in a dumpster. From wooded forests to the concrete jungle, Bennett knows how to
find what he needs to survive.
Tracking:
Bennett is an expert tracker. His enhanced senses certainly play a part in his ability to track
down just about anyone he's looking for, but other factors come into play as well. His attention to
detail, his ability to focus intently on the task at hand and his intimate knowledge of both city
and rural landscapes all go hand in hand with his senses when it comes to following a mark or
finding someone that's lost.
Resources
Family Money:
If it came right down to it and Bennett needed something, anything, his mother would make sure
he got it. It would take him being in an absolutely hopeless spot for him to make that call, but she
would answer.
Street Connections:
The underbelly of the city is an entirely different world than the one most people live in from
day to day and Bennett thrives in that world. If he needs something, he knows who to talk to or
where to go to get it. If he need information, he knows who to ask.
Streetwise:
Hand in hand with his connections, Bennett is 'street savvy'. He knows the ins and outs and the
who's who of the dark corners of the city. He knows which gangs are at war with each other at any
given moment. He knows where to find the most trouble and how to avoid it if he needs to. He knows
what cops work what beats and which ones are corrupt and which ones are the up and up. He's a
virtual fountain of streetwise information.
Weapons:
For a poor homeless dude, Bennett has quite the collection of bladed weapons. He's picked up
some off of enemies he's bested, but the majority of them were left to him by his mentor. Some of
them are no more than simple, run of the mill, store bought blades but many of them are exquisite
pieces of remarkable craftsmanship. The latter are exclusively Korean in design. He also has Jame's
gakgung. The gakgung is probably his most prized possession because it was his mentor's most prized
possession. The bow is old, but so well maintained that it fires more accurately than most modern
bows.
Weaknesses
Easily Overwhelmed:
While Bennett has learned how to dampen his heightened senses down to a tolerable level, when
he's exhausted physically or mentally that control slips. With the loss of control comes a flood of
sensory input that can bring him to his knees if he's in busy, overpopulated area. He is also easily
taken down by powers that that specifically assault the senses, Dazzler's pretty lights and Black
Canary's ear splitting cry just a few examples of things that can bring him to his knees even when
he's trying to dampen his senses. This is why he prefers the solitude of the service tunnels in the
subway to living topside under a bridge somewhere.
Enemies:
Bennett's inability to turn a blind eye to social injustice, violence against those undeserving
of it and any and all other manners of things that are just wrong in the world today, has caused him
to rack up a list of enemies. Bad guys don't like it when good guys can't stay out of their
business. While he hasn't adopted a moniker of his own, a few have been assigned to him; Rat King,
Mischief, Sewer Boy and Willard the tops of the short list. His reputation is growing and, with it,
the list of people that would like to make certain he isn't up in their business.
Mary Masterson:
He's still too angry to even call the woman, but Bennett still loves his mother. He would still
trade his own life for hers if he was in trouble. That's just leverage for his enemies.
Poor Vision:
Bennett isn't entirely blind, but his vision is far below normal. He sees the world in blurry
shapes and blobs and relies almost entirely on his other heightened senses combined to get by. If
even one of his other senses is knocked out or severely compromised, he's at a distinct
disadvantage. His eyes are also extremely sensitive to light, he can't see on the red spectrum and
he's almost completely peripherally blind.
Weak Respiratory System:
Bennett doesn't suffer from asthma, he doesn't get winded from physical exertion, but his
respiratory system isn't up to par in much the same way a rat's isn't. He's much more easily
susceptible to chemical agents that work by being inhaled. A room gets gassed, he's likely the first
to go down.
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