Harold Finch

==Summary==
Harold Finch, also known by a series of aliases, is a reclusive billionaire software genius. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Finch built a machine capable of predicting future crimes, outputting the victim or perpetrator's social security number. Finch divided the numbers into two categories, relevant, and irrelevant, with relevant numbers being sent to the U.S. Government, and irrelevant numbers being deleted every night. Following the death of his friend Nathan Ingram, Finch recruited John Reese to help him prevent the crimes predicted by The Machine.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with weapons
Name: Harold Finch, Harold Martin, Harold Whistler, Harold Wren
Origin: Person of Interest
Gender: Male
Age: More than 45 years old
Classification: Human, Cofounder of IFT
Powers and Abilities: Genius Intelligence, Hacking, Stealth Mastery (Finch is an expert in counter-surveillance tactics as he lost both Reese and Shaw when they tried to tail him.PERSON OF INTEREST S3E02: GhostPERSON OF INTEREST S3E02: Nothing to Hide He can detect even the most subtle interrogation tactics like when Reese asked what's good at the restaurant they were meeting at and Finch deduced that he was trying to figure out if he was a regular and lived nearby. When Philip Chapple slipped a tracking device into Finch's pocket, he was aware of it and promptly dumped the device into a laundry truck from New Jersey, laying a false trail for Chapple's men.), Vehicular Mastery (Finch flew and landed a small fixed-wing aircraft in heavy weatherPERSON OF INTEREST S2E017: Proteus and remotely landed a passenger jet at the Rome Airport,PERSON OF INTEREST S3E13: 4C Immense Pain Tolerance, In "God Mode" can be fed information from The Machine allowing for secondhand Clairvoyance
Attack Potency: Below Average Human level (Physically impaired)
Speed: Below Average Human (Walks with a limp)
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level
Durability: Human level
Stamina: Superhuman (In “return 0”, Finch was shot in the gut and bleeding out, but made his way across New York City dodging Samaritan operatives and climbing onto and then later off of the roof of a building.)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Computer, very rarely carries a gun
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Finch is extremely adept with technology, having created several bugs and SIM card readers to clone phones. He created some of the most advanced computer systems in existence, including the Internet.PERSON OF INTEREST S2E13: Dead Reckoning He also created The Machine and was able to create a clone of Samaritan with a small piece of Samaritan's code. Upon receiving a mere sample of code from the Machine, Finch is able to recode it around to act as a virus within a virus, crashing but then freeing the Machine.PERSON OF INTEREST S3E16: Ram On missions, he often uses a number of techniques to acquire information, such as reversing a speaker to form a crude microphone, tampering various tech, or good old social engineering. On one occasion, he even managed to be a good impromptu sniper spotter, accurately calculating distance and atmospheric conditions. He also hacked the CIA and added Michael Cole as an agent to the CIA's system,PERSON OF INTEREST S2E19: Trojan Horse hacked the Department of Defense,PERSON OF INTEREST S2E13: Dead Reckoning and claimed he could hack the Pentagon.PERSON OF INTEREST S1E18: Identity Crisis Finch is skilled at creating and deciphering coded messages, having programmed the Machine to send him numbers using the Dewey Decimal System, and once left a message for Reese in the Tap Code. He can read braille and understands Morse Code.PERSON OF INTEREST S2E02: Bad CodePERSON OF INTEREST S3E14: Provenance Finch was able to slip a burner phone into Reese's isolated cell inside of Rikers Island without being caught despite Agent Donnelly ordering that Reese and the other three men be left with no way to contact the outside world.PERSON OF INTEREST S2E11: 2πR To communicate with Reese without being detected, Finch was able to disguise cell phones under cloned IMEI signatures, which the police and FBI were unable to track for over a year and a half. The FBI only figured out Finch's system after working for months to figure it out after learning that Reese had been communicating with his "handler." However, although they were able to track the phones via signature, they were unable to listen to the calls or find Finch himselfPERSON OF INTEREST S2E10: Shadow Box. Finch has demonstrated ability to defuse bombs. When faced with a bomb with a cell phone timer, Finch was able to analyze the bomb and, using his knowledge of electronics, hack and defuse the cell phone moments before the bomb exploded. Finch was able to do this, even though he had never disarmed a bomb before, and Mark Snow, a trained CIA agent, had been unable to disarm a similar vest for months.PERSON OF INTEREST S2E13: Dead Reckoning Finch at least has enough chemistry knowledge to blow up a meth lab and walk Shaw through it.PERSON OF INTEREST S3E05: Rezgovar Although Finch is skilled in computer science, he also demonstrates proficiency in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.PERSON OF INTEREST S1E12: LegacyPERSON OF INTEREST S4E02: NautilusPERSON OF INTEREST S4E22: YHWH He also managed to beat The Machine at chess.PERSON OF INTEREST S4E11: If-Then-Else)
Weaknesses: Incapable of turning his neck and walks with a limp as the result of a bombing. Standard human weaknesses.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*God Mode: At one point during the series, Harold is granted "God Mode" by The Machine. During this, The Machine will provide him with instructions and information, including the locations of anyone who's a threat to him.
==Notable Matchups==
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