Fred Dukes - Phase 1

PHASE 1

Fred Dukes
File:Fred2.jpg Portrayed by Elden Henson
Codename:	none
Affiliations:	New Mutants
Birthdate:	11/5/92
Journal:	x_nothungry
Player:	Emerson

Fred is a young mutant, looking for a place and a direction. He's recently enrolled at the Xavier Institute, hoping to make sense of his life.

Details

Character Journal: x_nothungry

Real Name: Frederick Jacobi Dukes

Codename: None

Aliases: Freddie

First Appearance:

Date of Birth: November 5th, 1992

Place of Birth: Lubbock, Texas

Citizenship: American

Relatives: John Dukes (father), Martha Dukes (mother, deceased)

Education: Partial High School Education

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Unemployed; Former factory staff and security.

Team Affiliation: New Mutants

Biography

Born the son of a factory chief and a secretary, Frederick Jacobi Dukes seemed destined for a pretty normal life. His father, a dour unsociable man, never seemed to be satisfied with anything that Fred did, even in his youth. His mother, however, was a gentle and caring woman who raised him essentially by herself, as he husband was working more often than not. For the most part, Fred was a normal, well adjusted child.

Tragedy struck in Fred's early adolescence, when his mother was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. She fought for two years, but died when Fred was twelve, leaving him alone with his distant father just as his mutation was beginning to alter him physically. Fred became sullen and withdrawn, not making many friends for the next few years. Yearning for a group to belong to, Fred joined the football team at his local high school, but never really enjoyed it and dropped out of school soon after, taking a job at the factory his dad worked at when he was 15.

Like football and High School, Fred was unhappy at the factory. His relationship with his father finally hit a breaking point, and at the age of 16 Fred left his home and hometown. Traveling along the East Coast, Fred had no problems finding work in security for clubs or the like, and his bulk allowed him to pass himself off as older than he was. During one of his jobs, Fred became friends with an older man, a fellow bouncer, named Dennis Sunder. After a while of knowing one another and talking, Sunder pointed out that the kind of changes Fred was undergoing were much like what had happened to Dennis years ago: a physical mutation. After talking with some of Sunder's friends, Fred decided the best thing for him to do was get in contact with the Xavier Institute, via the so-called 'mutant underground railroad' and see what they had to offer. After a few weeks of travel, and meeting some...interesting people, Fred arrived at the gates of the Xavier Institute, hoping to turn his life around.

Living At The X-Mansion

Fred has just arrived at the Mansion, and is still adjusting to the dramatic lifestyle shift.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 350 lbs.

Eyes: Green

Hair: Brown

Other Features: Fred's calves and forearms are very large, even with his thicker frame.

Powers

Fred's physical form is drastically different from a baseline human. His dermis and musculature is made from a pseudoplasmic substance that is preternaturally difficult to injure. Slashing, piercing, or blunt force attacks do not damage Fred's body, although more powerful physical attacks will still cause him pain. While much larger than average people, Fred seems to move just as quick as a normal person. Fred does not appear to conduct electricity, is unaffected by heat or cold, and can't be burned by fire. Fred also does not fatigue naturally, and can go days without food or water with no physical drawbacks. However, the longer he goes the greater the pain he is normally in becomes.

Fred's unique physiology gives him a large degree of superstrength. He could easily punch through a concrete wall or dead lift three tonnes over his head. However, accessing his superstrength currently causes him great pain.

Fred cannot be poisoned through ingestion. While inhalants will effect him, it takes much larger amounts to do so, and tranquilizers would have to pierce his considerable dermis before effecting him. Fred's sensory organs are not as protected as the rest of him, and he can still be disabled by sonic or light-based attacks.

One of the odder abilities Fred's mutation has granted him is limited directional gravitational control. By concentrating (or 'thinking down' as he likes to put it), Fred can sync up with the Earth's gravitational field, making him for all intents and purposes immovable. Fred has been hit by a speeding car and not budged. Activating this power, however, causes Fred extreme discomfort. Not just physical pain, but a deep mental unease that causes Fred to access this power very rarely.

There are some other, odd physical manifestations of Fred's mutation: his mouth is about one half larger than normal when opened fully, and his forearms and calves are extremely large, even considering his obesity.

Equipment

Fred owns a beat up red sedan, a Zippo lighter, and his school issued cell phone.

Trivia

- Fred owns a plethora of eclectic sub-culture t-shirts that he had specially made for him. Because of his shyness and his predilection to dress in layers, however, most people would never know.

- During his life abroad, Fred picked up a smoking habit he engages in frequently.

- Fred is a connoisseur of old Infocom and point-and-click adventure games, and he owns a very comprehensive library of them.

Meta

Player: Emerson

E-mail: 190px

AIM:

Player Icon Base: Elden Henson

Meta Trivia