The Logical Lunatic
Name: Miles Graham
Alias: Outlier, The Enlightened Enigma, The Numerical Nightmare, The Logical Lunatic, Mister Ballistic, The Procedural Prodigy
Alignment: Insanely Moral
Appearance: Scarred right side of face, artificial right eye. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Height: 6'2 (slightly variable)
Build: Artificially toned physique, pliable body structure
Notable Family Members: Gregory Graham (brother)
Origin: Miles Graham came from the same household that produced the hero known to the world as Telescopic Man, a statistic so improbable that it continues to vex him to this day. With a nearly superhuman thought-process derived from a misdiagnosed mutation, Miles shared Greg's knack for inventing. Miles concealed it, though, too smart to let his talents go to waste on building automatic doors and security systems as his brother had. Adopting a disguise as a normal little boy with above-average grades, he expertly faked his death in a car wreck at the age of twenty-one, shocking his entire family. But in his eyes, it was something that needed to be done for the greater good.
For the greater good. It was a saying that would soon become his mantra, a way to justify his abandoning humanity...for a brief period of time. Manipulating others in order to accrue funds with which to purchase resources, he went to work building a workshop with which he could save the world. He developed several inventions that had the potential to revolutionize humanity, but he could not possibly share them with the world; he had calculated that there would be 92% chance that his inventions would be used to accelerate the extinction of humanity. Best to keep them for himself, and to personally steer humanity towards a destiny he saw fit.
Personality: Miles is obsessed with logic and the nature of the universe. He considers it his duty to preserve the existence of the human race by any means necessary, and views moral choices in extremely black-and-white terms, with the right choice always being the one with the most efficient and morally upright outcome. He will not hesitate to take any course of action should it serve the greater good.
Powers
Inhuman Thought Process: Miles' original mutation was the pliability of his neural system. His genetic mutation was misdiagnosed as a brain tumor, but following a period of treatment by radiation, it was left alone. Rather than a tumor, his brain, while nearly genetically identical to that of a normal human, was about a dozen times more complex. With time his brain accrued even more processing power, enabling him to store and synthesize facts as easily as a walking or talking. The pliable cells of his neural system support more efficient data processing and storage, while using a fraction of the time and energy a normal man would take to think. He can 'stretch' his brain to handle different problems; while in combat, his adrenal glands stimulate his reflexes, enabling him to move and react far more quickly than average. He can change the structure of his neural web to accommodate extraordinary mathematical problems, such as quantum physics or highly advanced calculations.
Pliable Cellular Structure: In an effort to expand his neural cells' elastic nature to other parts of his body through experimentation, Miles instead altered the basic makeup of his cellular structure, granting him extraordinarily pliable body tissues, organs, and bones. That is not to say that he can stretch his limbs; Miles would snap instantly back into form, as his muscles are not strong enough to force themselves into an elastic position for an extended period of time, relative to normal stretching. It does make him extremely durable, however, as any impact upon his system is accounted for by his elastic organic matter. He can contort his body into impossible positions, as well as endure intense forces. By tensing his elastic muscles, he can cause his form to harden momentarily, allowing him to strike a foe with far more force than normal.
Mathematical Sensory System / Reflexes / Causality Sense: Miles interprets the world around him as pure mathematical data. He can determine the qualities of nearly any target within moments of laying eyes upon them, including trajectory, velocity, density, probable outcomes of certain endeavors, structural fallacies, and much more. He can "see" the path of any object in motion, predicting with extreme accuracy its path of motion. He can calculate probabilities instantaneously, and make extremely difficult choices within less than a second. By applying his knowledge of probabilities and variables, he can accurately predict the outcome of nearly any action. He can 'foresee' many events based on the information available to him. While this is not true precognition, it is very similar in its effects, so long as he is fully aware of his surroundings and the possible effects on his situation.
Extraordinary Stamina: Due to the elastic nature of his cellular structure, Miles does not tire normally as most people do. His mitochondria produce and store excess energy within the expanded cellular material, providing him with much more energy to call upon. The lactic acids that result in fatigue do not build up in his muscles as quickly, and he is able to continue to exert energy for extended periods of time.
Accelerated Cellular Repair / EXO-Stem Cell Presence: Miles' cells can repair themselves over an extended period of time, save for the initial scars on his face. Because they were inflicted prior to Miles' advanced genetic treatment, his cells view the scarring as his natural state, and they do not repair it. Otherwise, they will automatically begin reconstructing any exceedingly damaged tissues within his body. If they are damaged beyond conventional cellular repair (IE acid, burns, disintegration wounds, disease, etc.) his cells will instead disassemble the malfunctioning structure, building it back up from scratch. His neural cells could be reconstructed as well, but not without memory loss. Extensive damage to his form is not repaired instantaneously; while small wounds heal quickly, but greater damage to his body takes more time.
Neurological Control: Miles can alter the neurological pathways that lead to his sensory inputs in order to dampen, enhance, or altogether ignore his nervous system. He can thus endure intense pain, stave off hunger, and go without sleep for long periods of time. This skill increases his already enhanced senses, letting him pinpoint precise changes in his surrounding environment, and making it difficult to take him by surprise.
Skills
Inhuman Intellect: See Powers.
Artificially Mastered Fighting Styles: Through a combination of mental stimulation and observation, Miles has taught himself several highly advanced combat forms. These martial arts enable him to make maximum use of his pliable cellular structure and his mathematical sensory input, allowing him to predict and react accordingly to enemy tactical and martial maneuvers. Through mere observation, he can anticipate a foe's next move, reacting before they've thrown a follow-up strike and preemptively ending the battle. While he has little real combat experience, he knows enough techniques to be classified as a master in several forms. Outlier dislikes fighting, instead preferring to negotiate his way out of a situation.
Charismatic Personality: While seemingly unemotional and purely logical, Miles retains an intimate understanding of the art of conversation and communication. He can chat casually to nearly anyone, keeping in mind their opinions and emotions, and reacting accordingly. He can convince many people to see his points of view, and can maintain a relatively normal personality whilst amongst other, lesser beings.
Polyglot: Miles has memorized most languages on Earth, save for a few exceedingly rare ones.
Paraphernalia
The Helm: An advanced piece of headgear developed by Miles to provide him with information his normal senses cannot detect, the Helm is and example of technology far ahead of its time. The Helm can pick up and hack into electronic devices, collect visual data across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, maintain a status display of all of Miles' life functions, detect changes in the environment, such as temperature, pressure, and radiation, and communicate with other devices. The Helm disguises most of Miles' scarring.
Miles' disintegration device is built into his Helm, as well as a paralyzer that targets a foe's neural system.
Another key element of the Helm's offensive features include a precise stasis-beam projector. Focused by the small cylindrical opening on the forehead of the Helm, Miles can aim the stasis beam using his eye movements, picked up by the visor. The beam, comprised of an experimental g-diffusal system that mitigates the observable movement of the atoms surrounding the target, while still allowing them to maintain their average kinetic energy. In effect, the stasis field is a 'freeze ray,' only without the cold. Once he has locked on to a target, he can move it using the helmet while keeping it in the field. The field has its limits, all based upon certain mathematical and physical qualities such as mass, density, atomic composition, volume, and more.
Weaponry: Miles maintains a stash of highly advanced weaponry within his secret laboratory. He does not, however, employ any large-scale devastation-inducing tools; rather, his most commonly used 'weapon' is a disintegration device. Projecting a wave of molecule-eating anti-matter at a target, he can control the area-of-effect of the weapon. While he has handheld versions of the same weapon, the disintegration device is built into his helmet.
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