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Old 05-15-2007, 09:24 PM   #25
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Default Re: [Supers] GURPS Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Reboot Edition

HUMAN TORCH

Real Name: Jonathan "Johnny" Storm.
Occupation: Race car driver and mechanic, adventurer.
Identity: Publicly known.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Glenville, Long Island, New York.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: Franklin (father), Mary (mother, deceased), Susan (alias Invisible Woman, sister).
Group Affiliation: Fantastic Four.
Base of Operations: The Fantastic, known space; the Baxter Building, Manhattan, New York City.
History: History: Johnny Storm is the younger of two children born to physician Franklin Storm. Growing up, Johnny was always the rebel of the family; part of this stemmed from the attention showered on his older sister Susan, leaving him to act out in order to get attention (see Invisible Woman). Johnny didn't care what kind of attention.

As he got older, he discovered he had a knack for fixing engines, and was soon running an underground repair shop in his parents' garage for the neighborhood kids' motorcycles and hot rods. After being invited to a race track (allegedly as a mechanic, although part of that may be exaggeration), he got his first taste at drag-racing.

When Susan's boyfriend, Reed Richards, announced that the ship with an experimental hyperdrive he'd designed was nearing completion at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Johnny and Sue were invited to tour the ship (see Mister Fantastic). During the tour, Johnny got lost in the engine room while admiring the workmanship. Four hours later, the work crews found him reassembling a thruster assembly that had come loose. An inspection of his work showed that the thruster worked better than before it had been installed, and Johnny was quick to accept their offer of employment, despite still being in high school.

Reed's ship, the Fantastic, launched on schedule. During the first test of the hyperspace drive, what was supposed to be a quick run from Earth to Mars and back, the shields on board proved unable to withstand the unusual radiation of hyperspace. The four crewmembers – Reed, Sue, Johnny, and pilot Ben Grimm – were bombarded with radiation the ship could not keep out (see Thing). It was only due to a last-minute jury-rig of Johnny's that the ship was able to return to Earth.

Not long afterwards, Johnny, along with the other three that were on board the Fantastic, manifested their powers, with Johnny becoming the second Human Torch. Not long afterwards, he accepted Reed's proposal to form the super-team known as the Fantastic Four.
Height: 5' 10".
Weight: 170 lbs.
Eyes: .
Hair: .
Abilities: Johnny Storm is a brilliant racing car driver. He is also a superb mechanic, and while is isn't able to design an engine or vehicle from scratch, he is capable of fine-tuning engines to run beyond their stated performance rates without problems.
Paraphernalia: Johnny Storm's Fantastic Four uniforms and regular clothing have been created using unstable molecules, enabling them him to "flame on" while wearing them without harming them in any way.

1,000 points
Attributes: ST 11 [10]; DX 13 [60]; IQ 11 [20]; HT 10 [0].
Secondary Characteristics: Dmg 1d-1/1d+1; BL 24; HP 11 [0]; Will 11 [0]; Per 11 [0]; FP 10 [0]; Basic Speed 6 [5]; Basic Move 6 [0]; Air Move 72 [0].
Advantages: 3D Spatial Sense [10]; Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Artificer 2 [20]; Burning Attack (Fire Ball) 5d (Rapid Fire: RoF 5, +70%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%; Alternative Attack, x1/5) [8]; Burning Attack (Flame Jet) 5d (Accurate +3, +15%; Increased Range (x10), +30%; Jet, +0%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%; Alternative Attack, x1/5) [7]; Burning Attack (Nova-Burst) 10d (Aura, +80%; Inaccurate –3, -15%; Increased Range (x10), +30%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [88]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Control Fire 10 (Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [160]; Create Fire (Destruction: Create and Destroy, +100%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [180]; Damage Resistance (Flame Sheath) 45 (Can't Wear Armor, -40%; Force Field, +20%; Switchable, +10%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [158]; Daredevil [15]; Enhanced Move (Air) 2.5 [50]; Fit [5]; Flight (Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [32]; Heat/Fire Talent 4 [20]; High Manual Dexterity 1 [5]; Infravision (Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [8]; Temperature Control 10 (Heat, -50%; Elemental: Heat/Fire, -10%; Super, -10%) [15].
Perks: Honest Face [1].
Disadvantages: Chummy [-5]; Code of Honor (Hero's) [-5]; Compulsive Carousing (12) [-5]; Impulsiveness (12) [-10]; Lecherousness (12) [-15]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Pacifism (Cannot Kill) [-15]; Slow Riser [-5]; Xenophilia (12) [-10].
Quirks: Loves his Fans [-1].
Skills: Aerobatics (H) DX+4 [12] – 17*; Brawling (E) DX+3 [8] – 16; Driving/TL8 (Automobile) (A) DX+5 [20] – 18; Driving (Motorcycle) (A) DX+1 [4] – 14; Innate Attack (Beam) (E) DX+7 [24] – 20; Innate Attack (Projectile) (E) DX+7 [8] – 20§; Mechanic! (WC) IQ+5 [60] - 16‡; Piloting/TL8 (High Performance Airplane) (A) DX+3 [8] – 16†; Piloting/TL8 (High Performance Spacecraft) (A) DX+3 [8] – 16†; Skiing (H) HT+2 [12] – 12.

* Includes +2 from 3D Spatial Sense
† Includes +1 from 3D Spatial Sense.
‡ Includes +2 from Artificer.
§ Defaulted From Innate Attack (Beam).

Note: I haven't figured out the new origin for the post-Reboot F4 yet. Also, Johnny happens to be the last character I've fully fleshed out to date. I've got power sets for Iceman, Invisible Woman, Marvel Girl, Mister Fantastic, and Wasp hammered out, and some stats for Iron Man's armor (based off the red-and-silver armor I grew up on). Spidey, Thing, and Thor are eluding me so far.

Note: Contrary to popular belief, Johnny does not possess Alternate Form: Body of Fire. If this was the case, he wouldn't be able to turn off the flames around his arms so that he could carry people in flight.
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