First Gear

First Gear is a retired villain of Halcyon City well-known for his feud with The Saboteur and mastery of steampunk inspired gadgetry.
== Character Background ==
During the 1970s, Walter Williams established himself as one of the gear and gadgetry experts of Halcyon City. He had a brilliant mind for invention but was never able to make his way in business and often found his ideas pilfered by large corporate entities. Convinced that the legitimate development of gear and technology would never bring his genius the recognition or profit he deserved, Williams donned the villainous persona of First Gear and became a notorious rogue of the city, engaging in robberies, kidnappings, and various capers for quick scores of cash and notoriety.
Throughout the 1980s, First Gear was the archnemesis of Megabyte, a new hero whose powers included the amplification of digital technologies. The two clashed along ideological and technological lines and First Gear was routinely foiled by both Megabyte and their teenage sidekick Kilobyte.
During a cataclysmic battle with invading space aliens, First Gear lent battle armor to Kilobyte. Megabyte used their powers to supercharge the armor, momentarily proving successful, but ultimately leading to a breakdown of the armor and Kilobyte's death. Both First Gear and Megabyte blamed the other for the malfunction. Megabyte would renounce their tech amplification powers and take on tech dampening powers as The Saboteur.
In the modern day, First Gear has mostly disappeared from the villain scene. Many believe that this is because he has been effectively neutralized by The Saboteur. Recently he has resurfaced in a number of capers involving medical research and wealthy socialites. His goal is to develop a synthetic organ replacement surgery that will cure an ailment that is killing him. In the meantime, his vitality and mobility is dependent on a mechanical suit of his own creation.
Category:B-Verse
Category:Villain
Category:NPC
Category:Characters