Origin
Jonothon Evan Starsmore discovered his powers when a blast of psionic energy that burst from his torso destroyed much of his chest and face and crippled his girlfriend, Gayle Edgerton. As a result the wound has been replaced by a constant glow of psionic fire. Unable to speak Chamber can only communicate telepathically, he does not eat, drink or breathe. He also has no organs. Much speculation has been made about Chamber's powers. Some say he may even be the most powerful mutant on earth.
Generation X
Generation X
Taking on the codename Chamber, Jono stayed away from the other members of Generation X, which freaked them out. However, he did manage to help the girl named Penance, by empathizing with her freakish nature and got her to trust him.
Omega Red VS Chamber
Emma and Chamber
Jono and Paige
One night, Husk actually decided to try and get drunk. Jono stood there and talked to her, and she ended up kissing him. Jono, taken by surprise, blew up the girl's dormitory on accident. Both were fine, as Husk's ability protected her. Paige thanked him for not telling the others what had surprised him into blowing up the dormitory, but Chamber misinterpreted it as her thanking him for not telling the others that she had fallen for a freak like him.
Emplate
Gayle and Jono
Onslaught
Chamber and Synch
Operation: Zero tolerance
By the time Chamber was back at the school, Husk invited him to her family's house for Thanksgiving. When they reach the farm, no one was around, and Chamber assumed it was because of his freakish looks. Even though Husk assured him that they had many mutants in the family and so her parents treated everyone equally, Chamber still insisted on his theory. Finding a picture of Husks' parents, Chamber stormed off, telling Paige that due to him they could never have a serious relationship like her parents. Husk and Chamber avoided each other for a while after that, but when Generation X were captured by Black Tom Cassidy and cast out into the middle of the ocean, the two still managed to argue, despite that there was little hope for the group. In the end, the group eventually were rescued and sent to San Francisco, but found themselves under attack from the Sentinels of Operation: Zero Tolerance. With the possibility of death being close, the two got a little friendlier. After the Sentinels were destroyed, Chamber apologized for how he acted during Thanksgiving, and Husk forgave him.
Shadow King - Dracula
When Psylocke was tricked by the Shadow King into releasing a telepathic pulse wave, the effects were felt worldwide, since it took away the powers of anyone with psychic powers (temporarily). Due to this, Chamber was now mute since he could only communicate telepathically. Husk left for Kentucky to look after her sick mother, and asked Chamber to promise to stay until her return. It being the only way he could say what he needed to, Chamber used his power to burn a heart into a piece of paper, showing his true feelings for Husk. One Halloween, Jono was bitten by Dracula whilst trying to save Paige. It is unknown if this has had or will have any long term effects.
Chamber VS Dracula
When Jono was in New York a bit later, he met a deaf goth girl. Communicating with her telepathically, he freaked her out since she wasn't used to sound. The deaf girl, whose name was Rana, got used to it soon, and when Jono showed her his powers she told him she wasn't scared of him or his powers. She gave Chamber her address and told him to write, but Chamber threw it away, thinking he had no use for it. Generation X finally decided to disband when Emma Frost started to act strange when her sister was mentioned, and Banshee began drinking heavily after the death of Moira McTaggert. Chamber was asked by Professor X to join the X-Men, which resulted in Husk and Chamber saying goodbye rather sadly, since they never worked out exactly what was happening with their relationship.
X-Men
X-Man
Sugar Kane And Chamber
Chamber confessed to Cyclops that he himself also felt insecure about being in the X-Men. He also realized that the school wasn't open enough to the world, hiding itself away despite that it was supposed to be open to mutants. Chamber enrolled undercover at Empire State University to investigate the murder of a mutant peace group there, with every member except the leader, Gigi Martin dying. Unfortunately, he got into a conflict with a mutant militant group and his roommate, who hated mutants. However, he did befriend another mutant named Amber. Jono also found out the hard way that he only trusted Gigi well because of her good looks, and that he was responding to Amber's affections when he realized she was a shapeshifter, not trapped in her reptilian body. Eventually Chamber found out that the deaths of the mutants were actually an accident, as Gigi's boyfriend had a similar power to him, only with less control. However, Gigi had claimed that they were murder so that mutants wouldn't be expelled for being too dangerous. Chamber left ESU for Xavier's school, though not on active duty.
Unfortunately, when Chamber to the school, he found out that Husk and his' relationship had ended, when Paige started a relationship with Warren Worthington III (Archangel).
Weapon x
Weapon x
Runaways
In Runaways (vol. 2), Chamber seemingly has joined a group called Excelsior which aims at trying to dissuade teenagers with superpowers from becoming superheroes, but it is really a time-displaced 1985 version of Geoffrey Wilder who has joined them in order to get information on Runaways, using a "chameleon ring" which he has. At the end of the story arc "True Believers", he quits the team, as he has all the information he needs.
House of M and Decimation
After M-Day
transformed
Jono was moved to a hospital in England, but was abducted by his therapist a few weeks later - his therapist being Frederick Slade, a member of the Clan Akkaba. Under orders of Ozymandias, Jono was afterwards completely healed by the Clan and was transformed into a young version of Apocalypse. A scan of Jono's energy signature has revealed that his powers have possibly evolved to Omega-level.
New Warriors
Decibel
Decibel is first seen in issue 3 of New Warriors vol. 4 as a member of Night Thrasher's most recent incarnation of the team. In this new persona, Jono has a hi-tech suit, which gives him the ability to create solidified sound constructs. In New Warriors Vo. 4 #7, he reveals that he chose those particular powers because he didn't want to be a weapon of destruction anymore, and could now create.
Powers
Chamber
Chest cavity partially vaporized from navel to upper jaw filled with a energy manipulated through psionic biokinesis enabling force or laser blasts or explosions, telepathy.
Cannot speak due to lack of lower jaw and speech organs, must communicate telepathically, no need to breathe or eat, most major organs missing.
When Synch duplicated his powers, he was able to fly, something Chamber had never accomplished himself.
Decibel
Flight, emulated telekinesis, sonic blasts, solid sound constructs, force fields.
It's unknown if these are his own powers after transformation by Clan Akkaba, or if he is powered technologically.
He also has grey skin, blue lips and the Clan Akkaba symbol tattooed on his chest. All results of modification by Clan Akkaba, though it has been indicated that he was born with the Clan Akkaba symbol.
Characteristics
- Gender--Male
- Height--5' 9"
- Weight--140 lbs (64 kg)
- Eyes--Brown
- Hair--Brown
- Unusual Features--Oddly-shaped red tattoo on his chest. Gray skin and blue lips.
Alternate Realities
Earth-295
Chamber of Earth-295 (Age of Apocalypse) only had part of his chest blown out when his powers manifested, his face remains intact. He was the leader of Generation Next.
Earth-9602
Chamber of Earth-9602 (Amalgam) was called Jono Hex, had a legendary temper, and founded the band of outlaws called Generation Hex.
Chamber of Earth-811 (Days of Future Past) was the leader of a group whose members included, among others, Cecelia Reyes. This alternate future, from which Rachel Summers originates.
Chamber of Earth-1035 (X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "Generation X: The Last Family") was one of the last four mutants in existence. He and the others (Leech, Jubilee, and Skin) will do their best to stop Operation: Mutant Armageddon.
Earth-5700
Chamber of Earth-5700 ([[Weapon X: Days of Future Now Trade Paperback:vol:19715]]), an alternate future of our own timeline, was a member of Excelsior (the old name for The Loners), a group whose members included, among others, Cecilia Reyes. This is sometime after he broke free of the Weapon X program, but, in doing so, literally lost his head. He was seeing most recently wearing the Xorn helmet, presumably because it kept his energy under control.
