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| − | <td valign="top">[[Image:manuel.jpg|left|100px]]'''[[Manuel de la Rocha| Manuel "Empath" de la Rocha]]:''' Son of an ancient and influential Spanish line, Manuel Alphonso Rodrigo de la Rocha was groomed from birth to greatness, until his empathic powers surfaced in his early teens. Unable to cope with the influx of external emotions, Manuel was cast out, eventually institutionalised by his [[Alphonso de la Rocha| father]]. It was in the asylum, being tortured and trained as a mind breaker, that he met [[Emma Frost]] and agreed to help her escape in exchange for his own freedom and a save haven. Manuel's new life at [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters| Xavier's]], however, was far from easy, and his natural arrogance and susceptibility to using and being used by others gained him the enmity of most of his peers and not a few of the staff. The final straw came when, destroyed by the [[Hellfire and Damnation| murder of his father]], the [[Heiress Discordia| loss of his family name]] and the [[Lost In The Woods| betrayal]] of long-term girlfriend [[Amanda Sefton]], he nearly caused [[Tommy Jones]] to suicide. By agreement he left the school, for a time working for [[Gideon Faraday| Gideon Faraday's]] Eris corporation until its CEO died. Redemption came during the summer of 2006, when he joined [[Marius Laverne]] and [[Jennie Stavros]], his only remaining friends, during the events of [[Bleeding]]: caught in Jennie's lucksnap, he was critically injured when he pushed her out of the way of an oncoming truck. Since then he has been in a coma, transferred to Muir Island for specialist care - his potential rehabilitation could encompass more than just his broken body, earning him another chance. | + | <td valign="top">[[Image:.jpg|left|100px]] |
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| − | Manuel is an empath, a type of [[Psionics| psi]], able to both perceive and manipulate the emotions of others, extending to some higher-intelligence animals such as horses. His receptive range is approximately five kilometres, and he by necessity must use a portion of his power and his attention in shielding himself from the emotions of others.
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