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Captain of the Devilfish Protectorate, Phalanx has worked in the organization as a cape for half a decade, Phalanx has proven themselves to be a highly capable robotics tinker, with a Greco-Roman theme (which has suited them well as far as merchandise sales are concerned.)
A long time member of the Protectorate, having been a core member of the Minneapolis team for almost a decade. Phalanx is known to be a top of the line Robotics Tinker. Much (but not all) of his tech is given a Greco-Roman Theme.


Phalanx began their career as one the few capes stationed at the Devilfish field office, before a promotion saw them stationed in Minneapolis, after serving there for several years with distinction. They were then transferred back to Devilfish after another promotion, in order to lead the local Protectorate as it transitions from Field office into a full Department.
Over the years Phalanx has volunteered for a variety of Charity Fundraisers, the presence of one or more heroes often being a deciding factor on the success of some of them. Notably among them the 'Trevor Project' and the 'Transgender Law Center' being his first choices when forced to pick.
 
Recently Phalanx has been promoted to Protectorate Captain, assigned to enure the safekeeping of Devilfish Minnesota, and the smooth operation of its Protectorate and Ward teams. So far he's done an excellent job watching over his hometown, but only time will tell what hardships await him in such an important leadership position.




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=== Appearance===
=== Appearance===
[[File:PHALANX TWINK 2.png|thumb|right| Phalanx's appearance out of costume]]  
[[File:PHALANX TWINK 2.png|thumb|right| Phalanx's appearance out of costume]]  
'''Civilian:''' Jasper Newchapel is a deceptively thin, but startlingly athletic person, called a twink by their friends, this is not necessarily an inaccurate description.
'''Civilian:''' Jasper Newchapel is a lithe but incredibly fit individual. Phalanx's skin is olive, having been the children of Greek Immigrants. He has light hazel eyes, and black hair. Standing at roughly 5'9 in height.
 
Jasper is 5 foot 9 inches in height, weighing 150 pounds. With a head of thick black hair, and light brown eyes.
'''Costume:''' Phalanx wears a distinctive golden suit of armor. This suit is more protective than that worn by PRT Troopers, but with a much better range of motion, as well as a built-in cooling system, that makes them the envy of many of their spandex and armor-clad compatriots.
 
Phalanx wears a full-face helmet, with highly-emotive blue-LED eyes. Although this helmet has been shown to have the capability to open, allowing unaided sight/breathing/speech. A bright-red helmet ploom sits atop the helmet, which conceals a couple small antennas for the radio’s powerful built-in radio.


While Phalanx has a number of weapons load-outs, the piece of equipment they are best known for is their Roman Parma (round shield), that they tend to carry with them regardless of other load-out choices.
'''Costume:''' Generally speaking Jasper wears a suit of Power-armor. Typically the exterior plating is made of a polished golden-bronze material, with a red plume on the helmet.  


=== Mundane Equipment and Resources ===
=== Mundane Equipment and Resources ===
''Wealth Level:'' 7
''Wealth Level:'' 7


Primarily lives at the Protectorate HQ, but has a well furnished/stocked Apartment that is seldom used outside of family visits, or the storage of miscellaneous belongings, that aren’t used enough to bother keeping at HQ.
Primarily lives at the Protectorate HQ, but has a well furnished/stocked [https://imgur.com/a/zDPLmSH Family Home] ,conveniently down the street from his own parent's house.


Has a slightly-higher than average Tinker budget, to account for expensive-but essential components in his Robots CPUs.
Has a slightly-higher than average Tinker budget, to account for expensive-but essential components in his Robots CPUs.
Has an extremely hardened set of Databanks for backing-up the digital half of his androids consciousness, backs them up every night before heading home from work.


* PRT-issue Radio
* PRT-issue Radio
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=== Mentality ===
=== Mentality ===
Jasper is a relatively jovial person, enjoying the company of their Protectorate coworkers, their PRT compatriots, and having a healthy respect for the Junior Heroes in the Wards, even if they feel a bit weird working with children and teenagers. Unlike some parahumans, they have little trouble making civilian friends
Jasper is a relatively jovial person, greatly respecting his co-workers, Protectorate, Ward, Trooper, and Clerk alike. They do their best to remain professional whenever possible, but have trouble not looking at the team like a big family. Feeling somewhat parental over the Wards at time, though they keep this to themselves usually.


Jasper has changed since their trigger, having mellowed out oddly enough, compared to the more serious person they had been when acting as a PRT trooper pre-trigger.
Jasper has changed since their trigger, having mellowed out oddly enough, compared to the more serious person they had been when working as a PRT trooper pre-trigger.


Heroism is not just a job for Phalanx, they are genuinely called to be the best they can be, and while heroism is a major part of their life, they consistently endeavor to not let it consume them, or to let it be the sole focal point in their life.  
Heroism is not just a job for Phalanx, they are genuinely called to be the best they can be, and while heroism is a major part of their life, they consistently endeavor to not let it consume them, or to let it be the sole focal point in their life.
 
Jasper is a follower of Hellenism, though they aren't usually forward about it. They are also Transgender and Pansexual, the later two being clear if you pay attention to context clues, thought they are a private person about Religion, Gender, and Orientation.
=== Power ===
=== Power ===
''Trigger type:'' Single Natural Trigger (Controller Tinker)
Trigger type: Single Natural Trigger (Controller Tinker)
* Phalanx is first and foremost a robotics tinker. Phalanx’s robots, or Droids as Phalanx prefers to call them, are one-half Hardware (Positronic Brain) and one-half Software (Learning Algorithm) without the two-halves combined the Droids are non-functional.
 
* Phalanx can design these Droids to fulfill many specific tasks, but has spent the majority of their tinkering efforts on combat-capable law-enforcement droids, although this is not the limits of their power, simply what has been explored thus far.
Phalanx is an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics tinker. Capable of building three varieties of AI.
* The Hardware component of their Droids, the Positronic Brain, is extremely detailed work requiring maintenance (and somewhat pricey materials) to meet safety standards, thus Phalanx can only keep a small number of them in an optimal working-condition at a time.
 
* Typically The number of Positronic Brains that can be maintained at one time is six (6), as any more than that risks Phalanx being unable to keep up with Maintenance for their other Inventions, or the unintentional sabotage of Phalanx’s responsibilities in the Protectorate, and as a civilian.
* ''Virtual Intelligence:'' 100% Tinker Code
* Phalanx is capable of designing his Droids, with various levels of intelligence, sentience, and sapience, and may choose to include emulated-emotions if they are deemed warranted for function. Typically Phalanx’s Droids are Near-human in intelligence, but this is not always the case.
* ''Robots:'' 100% Positronic Circuitry
* Phalanx is capable of synthesizing several Meta-materials that are of use in his Inventions, the most ubiquitous of which is dubbed ‘Elysian-Steel’ used in both the Positronic-Brain, Armor-plating, and the construction of simple weaponry,
* ''Androids'' 50% Tinker Code / 50% Positronic Circuitry
* Like many Tinkers, Phalanx can build weaponry and armor, even if it is not their primary specialty. Armour designed by Phalanx is typically similar in construction to a simple Droid-Frame in structure, albeit hollow, and typically of lesser capabilities as a result.
 
* Weapons designed by Phalanx are rather simple for tinker-tech. With their power allowing greater versatility when designing Melee weapons, as opposed to those of a ranged variety. Typical Melee armaments may include things like, swords forged from meta-materials, bludgeons with a shock-element, or small Hard-light Knives.
'''Virtual Intelligences''' and '''Robots''' are the inverse of eachother.
* Ranged armaments might include a simple ballistic weapons, magnetic dart launchers, or low-powered Laser pistols (High end of what he can build)
 
* All of the Droids designed by Phalanx possess a distinctly alien mental-architecture, meaning that while capable of passable social interaction with humans they come off as somewhat socially incompetent, this means they may only be utilized to their fullest potential by Phalanx, who possesses an intimate-familiarity with their thought-processes, and technical-specifications. Only achieving maybe half effectiveness at best when supervised by others.
Both being built from the ground up for a specific purpose, and being generally unable to adapt beyond that purpose, without direct input and alterations from their creator. VI are designed for management/interaction with specific computer systems, while Robots are designed for specific physical tasks.
 
Neither is capable of achieving sapience/sentience on their own, though Phalanx could feasibly adapt sections of the software/hardware from a VI or Robot into an Android.
 
'''Androids''' are designed to be the best of both soft-ware and hard-ware. The best learning algorithms and code Phalanx can fashion, and the most advanced Positrionic Hardware he can afford. Together these form something capable of sapience/sentience. Emotions are also available, though Phalanx's particular variety of Androids are not even close to 1:1 with human thought processes.
 
Phalanx-Androids function via advanced neural-coding, and a rather difficult to maintain 'Positronic Brain.' Phalanx is limited in his ability to build and maintain more than half a dozen (6) of them, before they would be forced to neglect their Protectorate Duties and Personal Life. Though a smaller number of VI and Robots are within reason for him to maintain along with his 'Main-cast' of androids.
 
Phalanx has a particularly useful Alloy-recipe provided by his power, called 'Elysian-steel' which see's significant use in the fragile circuitry of his Robots and Androids. Phalanx like most tinkers is able to build rudimentary armor, weapons, and equipment for his AI, but its typically quite underwhelming compared to a dedicated tinker.
 
(Simple Ballistic weapons, Magnetic Dart launchers, low-powered Laser weaponry, Meta-material swords, Shock-bludgeons, hard-light melee weapons.) Power armor designed by Phalanx is basically a hollowed out Robot, with much of its automated functions replaces with manual controls.
 
All of the Androids designed by Phalanx possess a distinctly alien mental-architecture, meaning that while capable of passable social interaction with humans they come off as somewhat socially incompetent, this means they may only be utilized to their fullest potential by Phalanx, who possesses an intimate-familiarity with their thought-processes, and technical-specifications. Only achieving maybe half effectiveness at best when supervised by others.
 
Virtual Intelligence's and Robots do not count as 'alive' for the sake of powers Though the Androids do for some powers, and can even be perceived by Empaths.
=== Tinkertech ===
=== Tinkertech ===
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Contains a folding blade (6 inches usable) and a folding baton in both the left and right forearms.
Contains a folding blade (6 inches usable) and a folding baton in both the left and right forearms.
Features a standard NUCLEUS Tracker embedded in the helmet, and one in the Torso.
| notes      = This is a slight improvement of his prior armor, and is frankly scraping the upper limits of what Phalanx’s power will allow him to make as far as armour is concerned, and is one of the more maintenance heavy inventions as a result.
| notes      = This is a slight improvement of his prior armor, and is frankly scraping the upper limits of what Phalanx’s power will allow him to make as far as armour is concerned, and is one of the more maintenance heavy inventions as a result.
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They can be given orders via encrypted comm channels or via verbal commands given by either Phalanx or Zipdash. And can be trained in maneuvers either by manually practicing, or programming maneuvers by hand while they are offline.
They can be given orders via encrypted comm channels or via verbal commands given by either Phalanx or Zipdash. And can be trained in maneuvers either by manually practicing, or programming maneuvers by hand while they are offline.
| notes      = Their names are Zippy and Dasher, their names helpfully and lovingly hand-painted on their sides.
| notes      = Their names are Zippy and Dasher, their names helpfully and lovingly hand-painted on their sides.
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When the shield is in its mount, the arm-brace helps absorb the shock from hits impacting the shield. And allows her to punch harder without hurting her knuckles, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.
When the shield is in its mount, the arm-brace helps absorb the shock from hits impacting the shield. And allows her to punch harder without hurting her knuckles, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.
Each one features a standard NUCLEUS Tracker embedded in it.
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It comes with a laser sight They have an effective range of 60 meters. These pistols have no impact and work solely on heat
It comes with a laser sight They have an effective range of 60 meters. These pistols have no impact and work solely on heat
Features a standard NUCLEUS tracker embedded in it.
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''In order to preserve continuity of consciousness, the 6 AI that made up the 'Centurion-series Android' have been removed from their original housings, Improved and placed into new more specialized housings. In order to nurture their developing personalities, each android has had significant input into the aesthetics of their new bodies.''
''In order to preserve continuity of consciousness, the 6 AI that made up the 'Centurion-series Android' have been removed from their original housings, Improved and placed into new more specialized housings. In order to nurture their developing personalities, each android has had significant input into the aesthetics of their new bodies.''
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The Praetorian series possess a degree of free-will, while possessing hard-coded morals and inclinations to reassure NUCLEUS that rogue AI isn't going to be an issue. Despite this Phalanx has installed Hard-coded verbal administrator commands, That can compel the shutdown of Weapon systems, Motor Function, or a hardware reboot, in order to force compliance in the event of a software malfunction or software intrusion.
The Praetorian series possess a degree of free-will, while possessing hard-coded morals and inclinations to reassure NUCLEUS that rogue AI isn't going to be an issue. Despite this Phalanx has installed Hard-coded verbal administrator commands, That can compel the shutdown of Weapon systems, Motor Function, or a hardware reboot, in order to force compliance in the event of a software malfunction or software intrusion.
Each one is Equipped with a triple redundant Tracking system. Featuring a standard NUCLEUS tracker embedded in their skulls, between two armor plates. As well as a Mundane, but Military grade GPS tracker in one of their more easily accessed interior panels (Mostly a decoy, though also a redundancy). And finally a heavily shielded Tracker of Phalanx's own design, featuring its own battery separate from the rest of the Droids systems.
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Revision as of 04:39, 29 March 2021

Phalanx
Author /u/Magos_Nashoid
Civilian name Jasper Newchapel
Alignment Hero
Affiliation Protectorate Captain (Devilfish)
PRT Classification Tinker, Master,
Born Devilfish, Minnesota
Status Active


A long time member of the Protectorate, having been a core member of the Minneapolis team for almost a decade. Phalanx is known to be a top of the line Robotics Tinker. Much (but not all) of his tech is given a Greco-Roman Theme.

Over the years Phalanx has volunteered for a variety of Charity Fundraisers, the presence of one or more heroes often being a deciding factor on the success of some of them. Notably among them the 'Trevor Project' and the 'Transgender Law Center' being his first choices when forced to pick.

Recently Phalanx has been promoted to Protectorate Captain, assigned to enure the safekeeping of Devilfish Minnesota, and the smooth operation of its Protectorate and Ward teams. So far he's done an excellent job watching over his hometown, but only time will tell what hardships await him in such an important leadership position.


Character Sheet

Appearance

Phalanx's appearance out of costume

Civilian: Jasper Newchapel is a lithe but incredibly fit individual. Phalanx's skin is olive, having been the children of Greek Immigrants. He has light hazel eyes, and black hair. Standing at roughly 5'9 in height.

Costume: Generally speaking Jasper wears a suit of Power-armor. Typically the exterior plating is made of a polished golden-bronze material, with a red plume on the helmet.

Mundane Equipment and Resources

Wealth Level: 7

Primarily lives at the Protectorate HQ, but has a well furnished/stocked Family Home ,conveniently down the street from his own parent's house.

Has a slightly-higher than average Tinker budget, to account for expensive-but essential components in his Robots CPUs.

Has an extremely hardened set of Databanks for backing-up the digital half of his androids consciousness, backs them up every night before heading home from work.

  • PRT-issue Radio
  • PRT-issue Medical Kit
  • Zipties
  • Set of Handcuffs
  • Multi-tool
  • Police Truncheon

Skills and Specializations

  • Understanding of Government bureaucracy
  • Understanding of criminal and conspiratorial behavior aka basic level criminology.
  • High speed pursuit vehicle training
  • Basic first aid
  • Understanding of basic human intelligence gathering.
  • Basic Forensic Knowledge
  • Understanding of laws and legal procedures
  • Navigating his way around quickly with maps, charts and tables, orienteering, instruments, or dead reckoning.
  • Searching a room, vehicle, or person for weapons and contraband.
  • PRT Self Defense training in unarmed combat
  • PRT Self Defense training with PRT weapons
  • Skilled Use of Antiquated weaponry, and associated tactics.
  • Basic PRT/Police Squad Tactics
  • Customized Squad Tactics (Devised by Phalanx for himself and his AI)
  • Can play the Piano.
  • Is a pretty good Dungeon Master.

Mentality

Jasper is a relatively jovial person, greatly respecting his co-workers, Protectorate, Ward, Trooper, and Clerk alike. They do their best to remain professional whenever possible, but have trouble not looking at the team like a big family. Feeling somewhat parental over the Wards at time, though they keep this to themselves usually.

Jasper has changed since their trigger, having mellowed out oddly enough, compared to the more serious person they had been when working as a PRT trooper pre-trigger.

Heroism is not just a job for Phalanx, they are genuinely called to be the best they can be, and while heroism is a major part of their life, they consistently endeavor to not let it consume them, or to let it be the sole focal point in their life.

Jasper is a follower of Hellenism, though they aren't usually forward about it. They are also Transgender and Pansexual, the later two being clear if you pay attention to context clues, thought they are a private person about Religion, Gender, and Orientation.

Power

Trigger type: Single Natural Trigger (Controller Tinker)

Phalanx is an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics tinker. Capable of building three varieties of AI.

  • Virtual Intelligence: 100% Tinker Code
  • Robots: 100% Positronic Circuitry
  • Androids 50% Tinker Code / 50% Positronic Circuitry

Virtual Intelligences and Robots are the inverse of eachother.

Both being built from the ground up for a specific purpose, and being generally unable to adapt beyond that purpose, without direct input and alterations from their creator. VI are designed for management/interaction with specific computer systems, while Robots are designed for specific physical tasks.

Neither is capable of achieving sapience/sentience on their own, though Phalanx could feasibly adapt sections of the software/hardware from a VI or Robot into an Android.

Androids are designed to be the best of both soft-ware and hard-ware. The best learning algorithms and code Phalanx can fashion, and the most advanced Positrionic Hardware he can afford. Together these form something capable of sapience/sentience. Emotions are also available, though Phalanx's particular variety of Androids are not even close to 1:1 with human thought processes.

Phalanx-Androids function via advanced neural-coding, and a rather difficult to maintain 'Positronic Brain.' Phalanx is limited in his ability to build and maintain more than half a dozen (6) of them, before they would be forced to neglect their Protectorate Duties and Personal Life. Though a smaller number of VI and Robots are within reason for him to maintain along with his 'Main-cast' of androids.

Phalanx has a particularly useful Alloy-recipe provided by his power, called 'Elysian-steel' which see's significant use in the fragile circuitry of his Robots and Androids. Phalanx like most tinkers is able to build rudimentary armor, weapons, and equipment for his AI, but its typically quite underwhelming compared to a dedicated tinker.

(Simple Ballistic weapons, Magnetic Dart launchers, low-powered Laser weaponry, Meta-material swords, Shock-bludgeons, hard-light melee weapons.) Power armor designed by Phalanx is basically a hollowed out Robot, with much of its automated functions replaces with manual controls.

All of the Androids designed by Phalanx possess a distinctly alien mental-architecture, meaning that while capable of passable social interaction with humans they come off as somewhat socially incompetent, this means they may only be utilized to their fullest potential by Phalanx, who possesses an intimate-familiarity with their thought-processes, and technical-specifications. Only achieving maybe half effectiveness at best when supervised by others.

Virtual Intelligence's and Robots do not count as 'alive' for the sake of powers Though the Androids do for some powers, and can even be perceived by Empaths.

Tinkertech

Sentient Tinker tech

Gifted/Traded TinkerTech

Obsolete TinkerTech

Backstory

Like many children, Jasper wanted to be a Hero when they were a kid. Things didn’t work out that way though. But a successful career in the PRT was rewarding in its own way. Jasper would even argue that putting your life on the line to help others meant more when you weren’t a bullet-proof Modern-day Demi-god.

This wasn’t just a job for Jasper, it was a life-calling. But on Earth Kaff, all good things must end in tears. During one fateful operation Jasper and his squad was disabled by a potent emotion-manipulator. To this day Jasper is uncertain why it affected him so much more than his squad-mates (not that they didn’t have a rough time too).

The others took sometime to recover from the long-term negative effects, perhaps a month of downtime on average. Power-induced PTSD was no joke after all, but it seemed that the effects wore off with time with minimal lasting effects.

Not so for Jasper though, perhaps Jasper was simply more inclined towards Agoraphobia, but the PTSD had left Jasper a grade-A agoraphobe and Insomniac. They were able to tough through things at first, so they returned to active duty (barely passing psych checks) but their performance quickly dropped. His comradery with his co-workers fizzled out, and their combat effectiveness was hampered. The PRT discharged Jasper, putting them on reserve, so that Psychiatric help could be given.

Months passed, with minimal progress, Jasper isolated themselves from civilian friends, and family, video calls with their Therapist continued, and Jasper found some solace in the form of digital media, but things remained stagnant, and alone. Efforts to improve were continually met with setbacks, this continued for months.

TRIGGER

The PRT Therapist was alarmed when Jasper ceased communications, concerned that Jasper had taken their own life, they called the police, and the paramedics.

Jasper was not dead, but had simply dismantled every electronic device he owned in a fugue-state, having constructed most of a Bipedal Robot. Jasper remained unresponsive to the Police and Paramedics in his home, and the PRT were dispatched when it was clear this was a parahuman matter.

Their Trigger had left them different, they still had agoraphobia, but something had fundamentally changed, that allowed a gradual recovery. Legally they were now a member of the Protectorate, and while it took over a year and a half of concerted self-improvement to recover to the point that they were allowed on active duty. Jasper flourished as a protectorate hero.