Sundog

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                                    SUNDOG
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 Full Name: Aaron James Starr                                        Gender: M
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   Age: 25               Ht: 6'1''         Build: Muscular
  Eyes: Green          Hair: Blond          Skin: Green
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       | A tall, muscular man with green eyes, skin, and blond hair, |
       | and a golden aura around him.                               |
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   Nationality: American                          Citizenship: US Citizen
    Occupation: Pop Star
 Claim to Fame: Famous teen idol-turned famous singer/songwriter turned mutant
                superhero.
    Reputation: In the music world, Aaron is considered to have been a spoiled
                brat during his early teens, and a rather spoiled but
                extremely talented singer/songwriter in his twenties. While
                most people considered him incapable of an altruist act, his
                recent turn as Sundog has some people speculating that Aaron
                Starr may have finally woken up from his narcissitic dream.

                Or maybe he's just found a new way to get even more attention.
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 Abilities:
 * Flight Aura                      * Golden Aura
 * Singer/songwriter                * Strange Immortality
 * Tractor Aura
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 Advantages:
 * Fame Monster                     * Personal Wealth
 * Representation
                       Use +adv/view <item|all> to view.

 Disadvantages and Flaws:
 * Cocky Little Bugger              * Cosmic Battery
 * Fame Monster                     * Golden Aura
 * Shine In The Limelight
                     Use +disadv/view <item|all> to view.
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 See Also: +bg AS, +per AS, +info AS
 [OC]                                           Character Currently Unapproved
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+-[ Abilities: Aaron Starr ]--------------------------------------------------+


                                 FLIGHT AURA
  Aaron can convert himself into a being comprised mostly of energy and travel
  in the air. He cannot reach lightspeed, since he still possesses some mass in
  this form, but he can reach hypersonic flight speeds. Aaron possesses no
  strength in this form and has no access to any of his other powers. He cannot
  carry any other person or organic material, although inanimate objects (or
  completely synthetic life forms) that are in contact with him that are not
  larger than himself become part of him for the duration of the flight.

                                 GOLDEN AURA
  Aaron is constantly surrounded by the aura. As its name suggests, it consists
  of an aura of deep golden light that engulfs Aaron's body. He can manipulate
  the aura in several ways, and he can vary its intensity from a bright glare
  to a soft glow, but he can //never// fully extinguish it. It provides him
  with constant illumination.

                              SINGER/SONGWRITER
  Aaron may have started off as the heart-throb of a boy band in his teens, but
  there is real talent there. Once the bubblegum days were over, Starr showed
  the world that he was a serious talent with something to say through his
  music. His more mature work is known for being introspective and often quite
  touching. Those who have met Aaron Starr, though, often find it difficult to
  believe that the cocky celebrity could be capable of introspection at all.

                             STRANGE IMMORTALITY
  Aaron is not exactly immortal- in the fullness of time, he will die of old
  age. However, since his transformation, his body is immune to most ailments,
  and although toxins and the more severe of diseases can take hold of his
  body, the regenerative nature of his powers will allow him to recover
  anywhere between a week and a month, depending on the gravity of the disease
  or toxin. Should his body become damaged enough that death is imminent, he
  will turn into energy and apparently dissipate. His body will reconstitute
  itself after a week or so. This may take longer if there is some impediment
  such as a magical curse or the use of energy-draining powers or equipment.

                                 TRACTOR AURA
  Aaron can extend and manipulate his aura to form a tractor beam. This beam
  can levitate and manipulate objects up to 50 tons (for example: a tank, a
  locomotive.) The tractor aura can move objects, but cannot perform tasks of
  fine manipulation (like untying knots) on anything larger than a person.
  Objects weighing the maximum carrying capacity of the aura move at 5 feet per
  second. Lighter objects move much faster. Tractor beams cannot inflict damage
  directly, they merely lift and carry. The range of the tractor beam is 30
  feet (or half the length of a Bowling lane.)

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                                 FAME MONSTER
  Aaron had quite a lucrative career before his very public transformation. His
  outing as a mutant divided his group of admirers, but there is still quite a
  sizable number of fans who stick by him, along with new fans who are drawn to
  the heroic persona he's adopted. He was recognizable before, with the aura he
  is simply impossible to miss.

                               PERSONAL WEALTH
  Aaron Starr has been a successful popular singer/songwriter for about ten
  years now. He possesses considerable wealth from his record deals and the
  sales of merchandise and royalties. At the height of his career, he used to
  rake in several million dollars a year (especially during the Boy Band
  years), but his income has diminished from his glory days due to the split in
  his fan-base. On good years, he does manage to round out a million or two,
  most of the time slightly under a million. He has a rather posh apartment in
  New York City, but has sold his three sports cars- what use is a car to
  someone who can fly?

                                REPRESENTATION
  Aaron is still being represented by Amanda Dyers, his agent and her firm,
  seeing an interesting potential in another public figure turning out to be a
  mutant. Should Aaron ever turn 'toxic', Dyers will drop him like a hot
  potato, but for the meantime there may be good prospects in representing a
  musician who is also a self-identified hero. Sundog has been amenable to mix
  his old career and his new one several times- by staging public appearances
  where he speaks of tolerance towards mutants and metas, and performs pieces
  he's written precisely for the occasion. So far, the 'Singing Hero' has
  turned out well for the agency, but nobody knows what's in store in the
  future.

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                             COCKY LITTLE BUGGER
  Aaron can be extremely arrogant and self-assured. Having grown up as a teen
  idol and then a successful musician adored by millions, he has somewhat come
  to believe the hype. He is often convinced he is the sexiest person in the
  room as well as the most talented. When he is not in Diva mode, he can be an
  extremely warm and caring individual, but there are times when the silver
  spoon shows. He takes personal rejection as an insult and his feelings are
  easy to bruise, although he doesn't hold grudges for long.

  Well, not //too// long.

                                COSMIC BATTERY
  Aaron's body is constantly converting cosmic energy to fuel his powers, and
  as such he is essentially a cosmic battery. This means that he is susceptible
  to powers or equipment that meddle with someone's ability to process energy,
  even to the point of cutting him off from his source of power! If he is
  severed from his energy source, Aaron will have no recourse to any of his
  powers and could even die permanently without his ability to reconstitute
  himself.

                                 FAME MONSTER
  As a mutant who can't help but be open about his identity in the wake of his
  career, Aaron is a prime target for groups such as the Friends of Humanity
  and similar anti-mutant groups. The fact that he cannot hide his identity
  (due to the aura) puts family and friends at risk.

                                 GOLDEN AURA
  While the Golden Aura is helpful in providing illumination, it makes it
  impossible for Aaron to be stealthy without external help. At its lowest
  setting, the aura extends ten inches away from his body and thus he would
  have to be covered or obscured by something that covered that much distance,
  as any item of clothing or armor that he wears is econmpassed by the aura's
  limit. He can be hidden by means of magic, illusion or power nullification,
  although he posseses none of these talents himself.

                            SHINE IN THE LIMELIGHT
  Because of the toxic environment that surrounds popular music and the top ten
  Billboard world, Aaron has come to think of his own self-worth as being
  dependent on the opinions of others. This does not extend to all parts of his
  personality- after all, he is very aware that the anti-mutant prejudice is
  only bigotry, no matter how large a number of the population were to accept
  it as a core belief, but when it comes to his talents and own personal worth,
  if nobody admires what he is doing, then he must not be doing it right. This
  will lead Aaron to push himself and desperately seek approval- whether it be
  from a crowd, from the media, or from someone he admires, loves or respect.
  At times, this may lead him to make desperate and foolish decisions.

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+-[ Background: Aaron Starr ]-------------------------------------------------+
 Aaron Starr was born into your typical fame-mongering family where the
 parents, failed actors themselves, tried to live vicariously though the life
 of their children. Out of all of his siblings (four total), Aaron was the one
 who made it. At ten, he was part of a kids-oriented live television show for a
 certain notable network, where his natural musical talents were observed and
 noted by some of the execs. He remained on the show until the age of fourteen,
 when he 'aged out' of the program's slot- but the company had plans for Aaron,
 and after a year of extensive coaching and training, he debuted in the boy
 band Beta Burn, where he quickly became the band's 'teen heartthrob' due to
 his good looks, his excellent dancing ability and his distinctive, clear
 voice.

 The band lasted four years, which is about the standard shelf-life of
 pre-fabricated bands of this sort. Aaron was the only member of the band to
 continue his music career with a high profile, and after a strange transition
 period he was able to cast his more juvenile influences aside for a solid
 career as a solo performer. He continued to top the charts for several years,
 until one sold-out concert in the summer of 2013 saw the unwitting
 manifestation of his mutant powers- fortunately no injuries came from it, but
 the unexpected manifestation of the aura and the uncontrolled energy blasts
 destroyed a good part of the stage and equipment.

 The public reaction resulting from this very public outing was the usual mix
 of support, criticism and anti-mutant sentiment and Aaron spent the next few
 months in seclusion and depression. Amanda Dyers, who had represented Aaron
 for many years, finally convinced him to make a public statement and to
 embrace his new status. At first, Aaron was hesitant to do so, fearing
 rejection, and while many of his fans did not return, he was heartened by the
 fact that there were also many who never left. Still, he was now a different
 man- his mutant powers caused him to convert Cosmic energy into the aura
 effect that now surrounded him permanently. For weeks he experimented with
 manipulating this aura and he came to realize that his powers had great
 potential- far more potential than special effects.

 THen it dawned on him that superheroes were far more beloved and admired than
 mere pop stars. Always someone to make a decision on impulse alone, a brief
 discussion with his costume designer, a few days of brainstorming names, and
 Sundog was ready for public consumption!

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+-[ Personality: Aaron Starr ]------------------------------------------------+
 Flirtatious, extremely self-confident and often brash and impulsive, Aaron
 can be equal parts charmer, equal parts annoyance, it depends on the day of
 the week. He often acts as if the entire world is watching and is prone to
 favor spectacle over substance sometimes. This is not to say that he is not a
 good person- far from it, but his positive attributes are often hard to see
 beneath the smooth public persona he has cultivated over the years.
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