Ultimate Hawkman
Four thousand years ago, a Thanagarian scoutship detected the signature of Nthite, a highly-useful metal with unusual properties, in an otherwise-unremarkable system. The Nnthite was in an asteroid heading towards the system's third planet. The pilot, Hor-Oos Kator, decided to intercept so he could get a sample. If his readings were correct, there may be more of the precious substance elsewhere in this system - a physical sample would be more than enough evidence to send a fleet here, and he would be rewarded greatly.
He retrieved the sample, but an unusually strong stellar flare disabled his ship's instrumentation and stardrive. Having no other choice, he attempted a manual landing in the crippled craft. He guided the craft to a lush-looking river valley, the only life-sustaining area in a vast desert. Unfortunately the damage to his craft was too great for him to land it safely and it crashed.
Kator was gravely injured and his powerful wings were crushed beyond all hope of recovery. The primitives who lived in this valley were able to rescue him but to save his life, they amputated the ruined wings.
Kator lived among these natives for several years, learning their language and eventually teaching them. He constantly wore his raptor-head flight helmet so the on-board recorder would preserve is experiences, should any Thanagarians ever come this way again. Having problems with his name, the natives came to call him "Horus" and heaped great honors upon him. A mate they brought him as well - Sha-era, the daughter of their king, who eventually bore him a son. As good as his life here was though, he greatly he longed for the skies that he and his people had commanded as their birthright.
Using and refining the primitives' technology, Kator was able to eventually extract the Nthite from the sample he'd gathered years previously. With the refined metal and parts from his craft, he was able to build a great mace and an anti-gravity harness. The craftsmen of the tribe worked the shell of the craft, fashioning metal wings which Kator, now Horus, attached to his harness. After many years, Kator soared into the sky, firmly cementing his place as a god among the natives. When he died, his helmet, harness and mace were sealed into his tomb to preserve them for all eternity.
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Thousands of years later, an archeologist named Carter Hall was at an excavation in the Egyptian desert when he discovered a previously-unknown temple of Horus. To his amazement the temple contained an intact tomb! Carter entered the tomb alone, not willing to wait. There, he found the perfectly-preserved artifacts of the tomb's occupant - a winged harness, an ornate but very functional mace and an exquisitely-detailed bird-headed helmet. He reached out to touch the helmet and his mind flooded with images...
Whether through fate, dumb luck or the guidance of a higher power, the discoverer of Horus' tomb was a direct descendent of his, separated by over 300 generations. The helmet responded to Carter's Thanagarian DNA and began its long-awaited download. Suddenly he had two complete sets of memories. All of the artifacts, their function and history, were intimately familiar to him... as was the occupant of the second sarcophagus. Carter/Kator wept for his long-dead beloved mate for what seemed eternity. Then he felt the powerful call of the sky.
Taking up the mace and donning the helmet and harness, Carter Hall stepped into the sunlight and soared into the Egyptian sky - Hawkman was reborn!
(Ultimate) Hawkman
PL10
Abilities
Strength 5, Stamina 6, Agility 4, Dexterity 4, Fighting 10, Intellect 2, Awareness 4, Presence 2
Powers
Wings & Harness:
Flight 6 [Wings; Removable ]
(5 points)
Nth-Metal Mace:
Damage 5 [Strength-based; Penetrating; Penetrating on base STR (5), Affects Insubstantial 1], Nullify Magic: Nullify 10 [Simultaneous, Broad; Close; Linked to Damage, Affects Insubstantial 1]
Alt: Weaken Toughness: Weaken 10 [Affects Objects; Linked to Damage, Affects Insubstantial 1]
Feature 2 [Throwable, Returns when thrown], Easily Removable (Mace) (-16 points)
(24 points)
Thanagarian Heritage:
Hawk's Vision: Senses 2 [Extended Vision 1, Low-light vision], Language of the Birds: Comprehend 2 [Speak to & understand Animals; Limited (Birds only)]
(4 points)
Aerobatics:
Enhanced Skill 8 [Acrobatics (+8); Limited (Only while flying)]
(2 points)
Equipment
Weighted Nets: Snare 6 [Resisted by Dodge; Hindered & Vulnerable, Immobile & Defenseless. Short range 12', Med. 30', Long 60'; Secondary Effect; Unreliable (5 uses); Split 1, Dimished Range 3, Quirk: Targets must be adjascent, Accurate, Improved Crit]
Javelins: Damage 2 [STR-based (Total damage: 6). Short Rng: 60', Med. 150', Long 300'; Ranged; Unreliable (5 uses); Ranged on 4 STR, Accurate 2, Dimished Range 1]
Khopesh: Damage 3 [STR-based; Improved Crit (19-20), Accurate]
Advantages
Agile Feint, Equipment 6, Improved Critical [Mace], Luck 2, Precise Attack 2 [Close & Ranged, Concealment], Power Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Move-by Action, Evasion 1, Favored Environment [Aerial], Languages 2 [Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Thanagarian]
Skills
Acrobatics 2 (+6/+14 w/ Flying), Athletics (+5), Deception (+2), Expertise: Egyptology 6 (+8), Expertise: Thanagar 4 (+6), Insight 4 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+8), Perception 4 (+8), Persuasion (+2), Ranged Combat: Throwing 6 (+10), Stealth 4 (+8)
Offense
Initiative +4
Mace +10, Damage 10, Damage + Nullify Magic or Weaken Toughness, Crit 19-20
Net +12, Damage 6, Split attack, Accurate, Crit 19-20
Javelins +14, Damage 6, Accurate 2
Khopesh +12, Damage 8, Accurate, Crit 19-20
Defense
Dodge 12, Parry 12
Toughness 8 (Def Roll 2), Fortitude 10, Will 8
Power Points
Abilities 74 + Powers 35 + Advantages 20 + Skills 18 + Defenses 18 = Total 165
Complications
Motivation: Justice
Secret ID: Carter Hall
Temper
Honor (Does not preclude feints in combat)
Flashbacks to life as Hor-Oos Kator
Hatred: those who destroy natural habitats (loggers, strip-miners, polluters, etc.)
Design Notes
In Kator's time, Thanagar was a natural paradise and the Thanagarian's technology worked in conjunction with nature, not in opposition. Now that he has Kator's imprinted memories, Carter has developed an intense hatred of polluters, strip-miners, loggers - any who actively destroy habitat. Carter's eyesight has always been excellent due to his previously-unknown Thanagarian heritage. After the imprint, he found he could communicate with all types of avian life. Carter/Kator has a strong sense of personal honor, which also fuels his thirst for justice. Carter will also frequently find himself lost in Kator's memories - especially those of Sha-era, Kator's wife.
EDIT: Slight change to correct math mistake on cost of mace.
