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CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Theodore "Teddy" Altman, aka Hulkling
Series: Marvel Comics: Young Avengers
Canon Point: During Children's Crusade, shortly before Cassie's death.
History Link: Young Avengers @ Wikipedia | Teddy @ Wikipedia
AU/OC History: n/a
Game Import: n/a
Personality: Teddy is not an overcomplicated individual. Defying the "team tank" stereotype, he is generally level-headed, easygoing, intelligent, and difficult to make angry. While he is generally responsible and dutiful, however, he can also be stubborn, selfish, overprotective, and can be incredibly impulsive when threatened.
The Young Avengers, as a team, tend to be relatively reckless and don't give a lot of thought to their actions. In a lot of ways, Teddy frequently acts as the rock of the team, and along with Kate, helps provide a voice of reason to team plans. Because of this innate level-headedness, which likely came from being raised as the child of a working single mother as much as his own nature, Teddy often becomes something of a center around which the more impulsive, fiery members of the team can gravitate. He offers support, protection, and backup to his team, and while he shows no interest in being a leader, he helps temper the others and keep track of their moral compass. Also, despite showing no interest in leadership, he has the cool confidence and intelligence to be a strong force on the team - he never has to be lead around by the nose, understands plans and helps out with them, and has a biting, intelligent wit that he frequently expresses both in and out of costume. Despite the fact that he might look like a typical big blond jock, he is in all actuality a complete nerd, particularly when it comes to other Marvel superheroes, who he generally idolizes.
Teddy has a very strong moral compass, navigating complex situations and showing the courage to make decisions he feels are right in these difficult spots. This bravery allows him to survive through extremely traumatic experiences, such as watching his mother burn to death and being cut open and operated on without anaesthetic "for science" several times in a row. He manages to survive these situations, not always completely emotionally intact, but without being crippled by them.
While he wasn't always so confident in himself, starting out in school by seeking approval from classmates through shapeshifting himself to be more socially acceptable and using his abilities to impress a classmate, he has very much grown into himself by the time he joins the Young Avengers. He's effortlessly cool, having accepted who he is and what's important to him. He shows no shame in behaving in an openly homosexual way with his teammate Billy Kaplan, who he's dating, even in public places, or talking about his nerdy fanboy interests. Even as he learns things about himself and his life that he had never expected - for example, that his mother was a Skrull nanny, and that he himself is a unique alien hybrid, or that his boyfriend is the son of one of Marvel's most infamous heroines - he takes them in stride, learns what he can about the situation so he can deal with it, and accepts them as part of who he is and what his life is. He has a very, very grounded sense of what is important to him, and remains focused on protecting that - first comes Billy, then his team, and then his duty to help other people and the world.
This is actually where one of his greatest weaknesses lies. His strong pyramid of priorities can make him incredibly stubborn, a little rash, and even selfish. Billy is his top priority, and this has caused no end of moral dilemmas for the Young Avengers and Teddy personally. Because of the danger presented by Billy's reality-altering abilities, Teddy often finds himself having to protect his boyfriend at the cost of personal safety, and even the safety of the world. He is stubborn, dependable, and loyal, and this can be a problem when the people he is loyal to are making bad decisions, as Teddy will almost invariably back them up even when he thinks it's not a great idea, such as when Billy decided to go after the Scarlet Witch, who single-handedly wiped out most of the mutant abilities on the planet. His loyalty to Billy has also caused him to be incredibly impulsive, Teddy having directly threatened such Marvel powerhouses as Magneto, Wolverine, and Quicksilver (all of whom could crush him easily), and being directly at odds with not only the X-Men but the Avengers as well, when they threatened Billy in various ways. He has done a number of pretty stupid things because of his priority set, abandoning the responsibility placed on him to attempt to find peace for the generations-old war between the Skrull and Kree, and insisting on being a superhero despite being told to quit because he is too young. This just goes to show that, despite being pretty level-headed, he is only level-headed relative to the team he's on and the fact he's basically a stubborn and sort of rebellious 16 year old boy.
Teddy is also not emotionally invulnerable. He has a lot of internal issues surrounding his family. He has an incredible amount of pent-up frustration, hurt, and loneliness surrounding the fact that he has been literally orphaned by incidents in canon. His mother's death is still relatively recent, and he had a run in with his "real" father, Captain Marvel, that demonstrated how much he craves a relationship with a father figure, something he's never had. When he's feeling hurt or lonely, and when he's not focused on a bigger issue, he can become angry and resentful of his absent parents that he doesn't always express in the best way (he once completely destroyed a few police cars because of it), or swing into grief which is only natural for a boy orphaned while a teenager. This is probably one of his greatest vulnerabilities.
Powers: Teddy has multiple powers due to his alien hybrid physiology.
Shapeshifting: Due to his half-Skrull heritage, Teddy can shapeshift his body into any form he chooses. This includes shapeshifting into any living creature (including humans) and altering his form to include extra size, armor, wings, etc. that make him all-around bigger than his base humanoid form. How big he can get hasn't been shown, but he tends to stay within twice or three times his normal body size on a general basis. This ability includes an automatic body function that moves his internal organs to avoid fatal injury.
Healing Factor: Due to his half-Skrull heritage, Teddy has a healing factor. This basically allows him to heal at a much, much faster rate than a normal human. While it isn't on par with that of, say, Wolverine, he is shown to heal knife wounds in a few minutes, and was able to withstand and heal quickly from multiple consecutive vivisections. This renders him pretty much unkillable except with an injury causing immediate death. How it affects viruses like the common cold and diseases hasn't been touched in canon.
Super Strength: Due to his half-Kree heritage, Teddy has super strength. It isn't ever directly quantified, but he is exceptionally strong for his size, even moreso than a normal Kree because of his Skrull heritage.
Immunity to Pheremones: Because of his alien heritage in general, Teddy is immune to any human-pheremone-based control or manipulation. Whether he's immune to other poisons or pheremones from his own heritage isn't shown, but he likely isn't.
Other Details: n/a
SAMPLES
Thread @ DDD on Livejournal
Prose log @ DDD on Livejournal
Any Concerns: n/a!
Player Name: coffee
Preferred Contact Methods: brewmegently @ aim, plurk
Other Characters: n/a
CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Theodore "Teddy" Altman, aka Hulkling
Series: Marvel Comics: Young Avengers
Canon Point: During Children's Crusade, shortly before Cassie's death.
History Link: Young Avengers @ Wikipedia | Teddy @ Wikipedia
AU/OC History: n/a
Game Import: n/a
Personality: Teddy is not an overcomplicated individual. Defying the "team tank" stereotype, he is generally level-headed, easygoing, intelligent, and difficult to make angry. While he is generally responsible and dutiful, however, he can also be stubborn, selfish, overprotective, and can be incredibly impulsive when threatened.
The Young Avengers, as a team, tend to be relatively reckless and don't give a lot of thought to their actions. In a lot of ways, Teddy frequently acts as the rock of the team, and along with Kate, helps provide a voice of reason to team plans. Because of this innate level-headedness, which likely came from being raised as the child of a working single mother as much as his own nature, Teddy often becomes something of a center around which the more impulsive, fiery members of the team can gravitate. He offers support, protection, and backup to his team, and while he shows no interest in being a leader, he helps temper the others and keep track of their moral compass. Also, despite showing no interest in leadership, he has the cool confidence and intelligence to be a strong force on the team - he never has to be lead around by the nose, understands plans and helps out with them, and has a biting, intelligent wit that he frequently expresses both in and out of costume. Despite the fact that he might look like a typical big blond jock, he is in all actuality a complete nerd, particularly when it comes to other Marvel superheroes, who he generally idolizes.
Teddy has a very strong moral compass, navigating complex situations and showing the courage to make decisions he feels are right in these difficult spots. This bravery allows him to survive through extremely traumatic experiences, such as watching his mother burn to death and being cut open and operated on without anaesthetic "for science" several times in a row. He manages to survive these situations, not always completely emotionally intact, but without being crippled by them.
While he wasn't always so confident in himself, starting out in school by seeking approval from classmates through shapeshifting himself to be more socially acceptable and using his abilities to impress a classmate, he has very much grown into himself by the time he joins the Young Avengers. He's effortlessly cool, having accepted who he is and what's important to him. He shows no shame in behaving in an openly homosexual way with his teammate Billy Kaplan, who he's dating, even in public places, or talking about his nerdy fanboy interests. Even as he learns things about himself and his life that he had never expected - for example, that his mother was a Skrull nanny, and that he himself is a unique alien hybrid, or that his boyfriend is the son of one of Marvel's most infamous heroines - he takes them in stride, learns what he can about the situation so he can deal with it, and accepts them as part of who he is and what his life is. He has a very, very grounded sense of what is important to him, and remains focused on protecting that - first comes Billy, then his team, and then his duty to help other people and the world.
This is actually where one of his greatest weaknesses lies. His strong pyramid of priorities can make him incredibly stubborn, a little rash, and even selfish. Billy is his top priority, and this has caused no end of moral dilemmas for the Young Avengers and Teddy personally. Because of the danger presented by Billy's reality-altering abilities, Teddy often finds himself having to protect his boyfriend at the cost of personal safety, and even the safety of the world. He is stubborn, dependable, and loyal, and this can be a problem when the people he is loyal to are making bad decisions, as Teddy will almost invariably back them up even when he thinks it's not a great idea, such as when Billy decided to go after the Scarlet Witch, who single-handedly wiped out most of the mutant abilities on the planet. His loyalty to Billy has also caused him to be incredibly impulsive, Teddy having directly threatened such Marvel powerhouses as Magneto, Wolverine, and Quicksilver (all of whom could crush him easily), and being directly at odds with not only the X-Men but the Avengers as well, when they threatened Billy in various ways. He has done a number of pretty stupid things because of his priority set, abandoning the responsibility placed on him to attempt to find peace for the generations-old war between the Skrull and Kree, and insisting on being a superhero despite being told to quit because he is too young. This just goes to show that, despite being pretty level-headed, he is only level-headed relative to the team he's on and the fact he's basically a stubborn and sort of rebellious 16 year old boy.
Teddy is also not emotionally invulnerable. He has a lot of internal issues surrounding his family. He has an incredible amount of pent-up frustration, hurt, and loneliness surrounding the fact that he has been literally orphaned by incidents in canon. His mother's death is still relatively recent, and he had a run in with his "real" father, Captain Marvel, that demonstrated how much he craves a relationship with a father figure, something he's never had. When he's feeling hurt or lonely, and when he's not focused on a bigger issue, he can become angry and resentful of his absent parents that he doesn't always express in the best way (he once completely destroyed a few police cars because of it), or swing into grief which is only natural for a boy orphaned while a teenager. This is probably one of his greatest vulnerabilities.
Powers: Teddy has multiple powers due to his alien hybrid physiology.
Shapeshifting: Due to his half-Skrull heritage, Teddy can shapeshift his body into any form he chooses. This includes shapeshifting into any living creature (including humans) and altering his form to include extra size, armor, wings, etc. that make him all-around bigger than his base humanoid form. How big he can get hasn't been shown, but he tends to stay within twice or three times his normal body size on a general basis. This ability includes an automatic body function that moves his internal organs to avoid fatal injury.
Healing Factor: Due to his half-Skrull heritage, Teddy has a healing factor. This basically allows him to heal at a much, much faster rate than a normal human. While it isn't on par with that of, say, Wolverine, he is shown to heal knife wounds in a few minutes, and was able to withstand and heal quickly from multiple consecutive vivisections. This renders him pretty much unkillable except with an injury causing immediate death. How it affects viruses like the common cold and diseases hasn't been touched in canon.
Super Strength: Due to his half-Kree heritage, Teddy has super strength. It isn't ever directly quantified, but he is exceptionally strong for his size, even moreso than a normal Kree because of his Skrull heritage.
Immunity to Pheremones: Because of his alien heritage in general, Teddy is immune to any human-pheremone-based control or manipulation. Whether he's immune to other poisons or pheremones from his own heritage isn't shown, but he likely isn't.
Other Details: n/a
SAMPLES
Thread @ DDD on Livejournal
Prose log @ DDD on Livejournal
Any Concerns: n/a!
