Kyle Gibney

PHASE 1

Kyle Gibney
Portrayed by Greg Cipes
Codename:	Wildchild
Affiliations:	X-Men, Xavier Institute - Graduate student
Birthdate:	March 20, 1990
Journal:	King of all wild things
Player:	Frito

Kyle Gibney is a student at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. His feral mutation and healing factor make him an energetic and somewhat unpredictable teenager. Like most teenage boys, he rarely stops to think about how his actions might get him hurt. Unlike most teenage boys, he can heal from most of the physical consequences of his actions.

Details

Aliases: Beast Boy (X-Men Trainee name), Kyle used 'Wildchild' as a ring name while fighting in an underground fight club before adopting it as his codename.

First Appearance: October 25, 2004

Place of Birth: Billings, Montana

Citizenship: American

Relatives: Tyler Gibney (father), Margaret "Midge" Gibney (mother), Arlene Cross (maternal grandmother), Frank Cross (maternal grandfather).

Education: Attends the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Currently in his senior year of High School.

Relationship Status: Dating Clarice Ferguson

Occupation: Student

Team Affiliation: X-Men

Biography

Childhood

Kyle was born the only child of a fairly lower-middle class family. Both of his parents worked full-time jobs, and then some, neither having more than a basic high-school education. Until his early teens Kyle was a fairly average boy. Not quite a 'handful', but active, cheerful and just a little bit loud. A little hyper, a little overly affectionate, but nothing that was a major problem. Until he hit thirteen, puberty and all the social games that teenagers play in middle and high school.

Desperate for friends, he fell into socializing with the local potheads. He never actually -did- pot himself, deciding that it smelled hideously foul, but because the group accepted him - or so he thought - he spent a lot of time hanging out with them. In truth, they used him as an errand boy, an alibi and a lookout. In a fit of utter stupidity and burning desire to be accepted as cool, he took a dare. A really, really, utterly moronic dare.

Kyle stole a Porsche.

And as these things happen, Kyle got caught, arrested, and sent to juvenile hall. The stress of the situation caused him to manifest his mutation a few days after arrival, and he spent nearly a week in the center's infirmary, in bone-wracking pain. It was another several weeks before his mutation finished manifesting, leaving him nearly a foot taller and with several physical changes.

Rescued

Only a week after his mutation fully manifested, social workers and members of the local police came to transfer him to a detention facility designed for mutant adolescents. That is what they told Kyle, and the guards at the juvenile detention center. In reality, they were Mistra operatives, intent on taking him to be trained.

In October 2004, the Mistra training facility that Kyle was held at was discovered by Nathan Dayspring. He and several others - Pete Wisdom, Madelyn Bartlet, and Sam and Paige Guthrie went to the facility intent on shutting it down and rescuing the children there.

While Kyle was in the process of being empathically manipulated by one of the Mistra operatives, Nate found him and attempted to rescue him, and then calm him. It backfired, sending Kyle into a panic. In his haste to escape, Kyle attacked Sam, and was then tranquilized by Madelyn and brought to the school.

Living At The X-Mansion

Kyle's time at the school has largely been one of self-discovery and acceptance. He had to learn to accept his mutation, and now almost embraces it, at least on the surface. His unusual appearance still causes him some discomfort, but he considers the benefits to far outweigh the disadvantages.

With the resources of the school at hand, Kyle has become a fair to average student, putting in a great deal of effort to maintain a B+ average, and showing a preference towards English and Literature that seem out of place in the athletic looking hyperactive young man.

In the time that Kyle has spent at the school, he has developed a close and unlikely friendship with Forge. He is also good friends with Marius Laverne, Jennie Stavros, Julio Richter and Angelica Jones. Before she left, he was a frequent stalking target and friend of Catseye.

Now in his senior year of high school, he has spent it much like any other normal teenager with an acceptable set of grades. Fighting off Senioritis, sorting through piles of college applications, looking for dates and wondering just what the heck he's going to do with himself in the future. Unlike the average high school senior, Kyle has an additional and new set of responsibilities.

Maturity and the X-Men

After being the subject of a kidnapping for the seventh time, and suffering genetic manipulation and brainwashing at the of Dr. Rory Campbell, Kyle (along with Jennie and Marius) decided to join the X-Men in an effort to both learn to prevent threats to himself, but also to help prevent it to others. He was beset upon with the trainee codename "Beast Boy" and has spent the last half of 2007 learning to control himself, work with the team, use his powers responsibly, and how to write mission reports that do not use the word "PWN". The last of these has, much to the regret of the team leaders, not been entirely successful.

His ex-boyfriend Jay Guthrie returned to the mansion, which caused Kyle no small amount of awkwardness until he and Jay managed to resolve their lingering issues. In the meantime, Kyle went on a single date with Laurie Collins, with any further dates being prevented when their respective powers interacted badly and they decided it was best to not risk it. In winter 2007, Kyle began dating Clarice Ferguson, after Clarice assisted Kyle with his contribution to the 2007 Halloween themed costumes of the Teen Titans from the DC Universe comic series.

Kyle's training as an X-Man began to pay off during the events of Thirteen Days. When the X-Men and trainees who had remained behind were called up to retrieve and rescue their teammates who had crash-landed, Kyle found himself defending Skin, Blink and a squad of soldiers from Toad. Quick thought and some unorthodox tactics gave Kyle the upperhand, luring Toad in close range with insults and mocking and despite a broken jaw, breaking Toad's kneecaps and knocking him unconscious.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 205 lbs.

Eyes: green-brown

Hair: dirty blond

Other Features: Due to his mutation, Kyle has slightly larger than normal ears, pointed at the tops. He also has extended top and bottom canine teeth, and the nails of his fingers and toes are clawed. His feet are larger then normal human feet, and have developed in such a way that Kyle is most comfortable walking on the balls of his feet. On any given day, he might have short spiky hair, longer shaggy hair, or below-the-collar hair tied back into a ponytail and a variable amount of facial hair, depending on his mood, and whether or not he decided that shaving was more or less important than another fifteen minutes of sleep.

Powers

Kyle has what is described as a " feral" mutation. He possesses enhanced agility and strength, and his senses of sight, hearing, smell, and taste are incredibly acute. He also possesses atavistic physical traits, with claws, elongated canine teeth and a less complex digestive system.

The enhanced agility and flexibility allows Kyle to essentially have the level of skill and flexibility of a professional gymnast, although without the formal training to make them look crisp. Without stretching, Kyle can do a full side or front split. He easily does flips, cartwheels and handstands, and lands on his feet more often than not when falling or jumping. He is also stronger then someone of his build would normally be. He has increased muscle density and develops muscle tone easily due to his healing factor.

Kyle also has pointed ears, extended canine teeth, and far more jaw muscle than the average person, which enables him to bite through small to medium bones. He also has a bit more body hair than average, though not to the density of Hank McCoy, or even Logan.

He has claws on both his hands and feet. On his hands, they are simply tougher and sharper than normal human fingernails. On his feet, the claws resemble that of a large cat or dog. Kyle's feet are longer then a normal foot, and he walks primarily on the balls of his feet. Putting his feet flat on the ground is uncomfortable for him and causes cramps in his Achilles' tendons.

Kyle also possesses a healing factor. Less powerful than that of Logan or Sarah, he heals from injuries faster than normal, up to regrowing two toes that were accidentally severed in a wood chopping accident. He is very resistant to colds, flus and infections, and has not to date caught any contagious illnesses.

Equipment

Although Kyle currently does not legally own it, Marius purchased a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 for Kyle as repayment for his help in saving Marius' life.

One small but fully grown spoiled-rotten black-and-white cat named Shamu, Jr.

Trivia

Despite all protests to the contrary, Kyle is not only an excellent dancer, he very much enjoys it, as it gives him a chance to show off his agility and athleticism without being violent.

Due to his mutation, Kyle's digestive system reacts badly to a number of artifical flavorings, colorings and preservatives that most people can consume. Despite being a self-described omnivore, he is very conscious of what goes into his food - and the food choices and sensitivies of others. When you have a two page long (and growing) list of foods you can't eat, you can't help but notice it when other people do the same.

Kyle is the owner of a small black-and-white cat named Shamu, Jr, which he and Marie rescued from the snowed-in animal shelter in Kansas City. He spoils Shamu utterly, but will deny any knowledge of this when accused.

Kyle's X-Men trainee name was given to him out of pure and unashamed metareferencing. To further this, his Halloween 2007 costume was of Gar "Beast Boy" Logan.

Plots

2004

X-Men Mission: Wildchild

Sound and Fury

2005

Traitor

2006

X-Men Mission: Loose Ends

Publish or Perish

Mutant Fight Club

Masque (plot)

Vitiation

Living Pele (as part of Red X)

2007

When It All Goes Wrong Again

Minitooth

Red X Mission: Whiteout

Most Dangerous Game

This Savage Land

Ahab

Voodoo Child

X-Men Mission: Fin Fang Foom!!!

Thirteen Days

Jishin Da!

Meta

Player: Frito

E-mail:

AIM: fritokal

Player Icon Base: Greg Cipes

Meta Trivia

When writing the application for the character of Kyle Gibney, Frito had been inspired by the voice and mannerisms of Beast Boy from the Teen Titans cartoon. After several months of Icon Bases that were less than ideal, it was suggested to her by Ben that she use Greg Cipes, who fit the physical description of Kyle almost exactly. Greg Cipes happens to provide the voice for Beast Boy. Due to this, when it became time for Kyle to be assigned a 'trainee codename', Beast Boy was the obvious choice. Shiro (played by Ben) was the one to suggest this.