ConEmber

I did a thing for a ground gym to be inserted into SwSh’s possible sister game(s)

I found myself in the pit of the arena with a few hundred onlookers staring at me with my opponent standing on the opposite side, holding a very long weapon with a large and sharp piece of metal on the end. I stood my ground as he charged at me and followed my instincts. He swung the weapon at me from the side and I thrust my fist towards the blade as the scales on my knuckles thickened drastically and the blow bounced off before he swung at me from above and my other hand went above me, catching the blade as the scales on my palm thickened as well. Now, it was my turn to show what I could do. I felt magic surge through me, into my arms and legs as I quickly struck the man once in the ribs and then slammed my foot into his knee with a pair of flaming blows, knocking him down very quickly. I smiled to myself. I still had it.

So, I have a superhero OC with a two stage power. Stage one is that they uncontrollably absorb any metal through skin contact (he wears gloves so that he doesn’t accidentally absorb a doorknob or a zipper on a jacket). Stage two is that he converts the energy from the metallic bonds in the metal to heat energy and shoots it out. While superheroing, he’s called Alchemic Lion. His super suit is metal armor that has a light and lion aesthetic. When he needs some metal, he absorbs a piece of the armor and uses the energy from those to fight villains. He’s also quite good at breaking and entering, on account of most locks being made of metal.  One downside of his power is that heavy metals, like lead or mercury, are significantly more dangerous to him than other people because absorbing the metal causes it to go directly into his bloodstream. This is also why he’s a vegetarian, as the amount of metal he brings into his body means he has a quite high iron intake, and he needs to avoid meats so as to not have too much in his system. He isn’t trying to convert others to it though, he’d honestly eat tons of meat if he could, but that would lead to clogged arteries very early on in life.  The second downside is that storing the energy inside of him causes fatigue, with the more energy stored taking more out of him. Low amounts, like that of a coin or gauntlet finger joint from his super suit don’t take much effort, but larger amounts, like that of an iron or a whole gauntlet, take much more to keep within the body for a perfectly timed release.  Out of costume, he looks mildly handsome, with sharp features, brown hair, and brown eyes. His usual attire is a light blue hoodie with a faux-fur lined hood, jeans, and a black duffel bag which holds his suit and his supplies for his civilian job: sculpting. He has tools for it, but doesn’t really use them much since he can really take bits of metal away with his fingers. The studio he rents time in tends to get incredibly warm when he uses it because he launches the heat blasts out into a slab of stone so that he doesn’t need to store it while he’s working. He lives in a small apartment with his girlfriend (who, unbeknownst to him, is one of his most persistent villains). He’s also a lot less assertive when not in costume, and a lot slower to actually show his anger. When in his suit, he is quick to take charge (even when he probably shouldn’t) and acts very rashly without considering consequences much. 

Image i wanted to include but wouldn’t copy paste: https://www.deviantart.com/saccharinerose/art/SPOP-AU-Rogelio-Outfits-807466899 (same artist who did the second image)

Here you can see my boy Orryn “Badger” Garrick. He is a gnome barbarian. I’ve reflavored his rage to be him putting on and activating a mech suit. His backstory is that he overdedicated himself to one project while pursuing a higher education and failed out of said education with only one project of his getting good marks (the aforementioned mech suit). After flunking out of every class, he went and earned his nickname “Badger” by getting into a bar brawl with a goliath and winning.  His Primal Path is Ancestral Guardian with the Ancestral Protectors feature reflavored as small drones that pull weapons towards him when swung. I’ll reflavor the other features as he gets them.  Currently he’s level 5 and has the squat nimbleness feat because it boosted his strength and gave some nice other bonuses.  Oh, and thanks to Heroforge for giving me a good gray base to work off of for the look of Orryn.