Obadiah Archer (Valiant Entertainment)

==Summary==
Obadiah Archer is a young man with a special talent to draw information from the Akashic Field, a collective consciousness that stores all information known to mankind. Kidnapped at a young age because of his gift, which earned him the codename of Prodigal, and raised by a splinter of The Sect, a cult/association dedicated to obtaining immortality, Archer is ordered to kill He Who Is Not To Be Named once he reaches the age of 18, but after failing to do so the two somehow strike an odd friendship despite their differences, and proceed to fight together against The Sect as well as a variety of other threats as a duo known simply as Archer & Armstrong.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , possibly . with Psiot powers
Name: Obadiah "Obie" Archer. "Prodigal"
Origin: Valiant Entertainment
Age: 18
Classification: Human, Psiot
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery and Martial Arts, Information Analysis and Power Mimicry (Can instantly recognize and mimic fighting stylesArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 1, an ability he had since he was bornArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 2. He can also pull from non-combat skills such as lockpicking as well as ancient fighting styles such as pankrationArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 4 and even other random information such as extinct speciesArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 11 or forgotten languagesArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 13. Archer even has the ability of instantly copying and adapting to personal fighting styles developed over millenniaArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 9, and copy psiot powersArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 18Archer & Armstrong: Archer), Acrobatics (Can effortlessly pull off highly acrobatic movesArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 3 such as split air kicks and capoeira dancing attacks), Stealth Mastery (Skilled in lockpicking, escaping restraints and pickpocketing. Took out an entire group of elite agents without any of them noticing himArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 14), Pressure Points (Threw a knife at a goon's trigger finger, perfectly aiming it so that he would involuntarily fire at his colleagues. Can easily disarm enemies by striking the right places and has access to instant kill pressure point strikes with Dim Mak), Chi Manipulation and Damage Boost (Can power his strikes with Ki), minor Information Manipulation and Purification (Archer's power works by "downloading" information from the Akashic Field, and he can also upload information to it to purge it from his own mind, as he did with a dangerous mental virus that took him over), Vehicular Mastery (Can pilot planes and likely any other kind of vehicle with extreme skill), Preparation and Explosion Manipulation (Set up explosives to collapse an area in such a way that people he would meet there would not be able to follow him), Electricity Manipulation (Can shoot electricity from his hands), Telepathy (Archer's ability to use the Akashic Plane works by telepathically drawing information from a universal, collective consciousness of humanityArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 22), limited Energy Projection (Can attack with ki instead of physical force), Instinctive Reaction (The very act of drawing knowledge from the Akashic Field is automatic and reflexiveA&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 6. Capable of fighting even while anaesthetized into a deep sleep by sleepwalkingBloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps Vol 1 20. Can utilize inherent instincts in situations where they normally would not come into play, such as using the Diving Reflex to hold his breath when surrounded by paralyzing gasBloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps Vol 1 21), Telekinesis (Can blast out waves of telekinetic energy with Stun RamArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 19), Enhanced Senses (Detected an invisible foe in the middle of a chaotic battle), Air Manipulation and Vibration Manipulation (Can attack with air blasts), Forcefield Creation (With telekinetic shields), Hacking (Shown here), Damage Reduction (Can reduce the effect of blows he suffers with Systema), Statistics Amplification (Can psionically increase his power with Muscle Mode), Non-Physical Interaction (Can destroy psychic entities with Astral Nova), Fire Manipulation (With Pyrokinesis), Mind Manipulation (Can control minds), Flight (By telekinetically propelling himselfArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 23), Invisibility (Can become invisibleArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 25), limited Telepathy (Can enter another being's mind through the Akashic Field, though only if they are both meditatingA&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 8), Resistance to Mind Manipulation (Shrugged off a telepathic attack)
Attack Potency: At least Wall level (Destroyed a door, which is this strongA&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong Vol 1 1. Destroyed a small amount of rock by smashing Gilad's head into it, possibly Small Building level (Has sometimes been able to hurt characters on the level of the Eternal Warrior and Armstrong, but has at other times been shown to be very inferior to them). Small Building level with Psiot powers (Can use the same Psiot powers as the H.A.R.D. Cops) and ki (Defeated an enemy that had overpowered Armstrong)
Speed: Supersonic combat speed and reactions (Faster than Armstrong. Can compete with the Eternal WarriorArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 5)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Tossed the Eternal Warrior several meters away. Carried Armstrong with one hand and a girl with the other). Class K using Muscle Mode (H.A.R.D. Corps are stronger than Bloodshot with this power)
Striking Strength: At least Wall level, possibly Small Building level. Small Building level with Muscle Mode
Durability: At least Wall level, possibly Small Building level. Small Building level with shields (Blocked an attack from Armstrong)
Stamina: Superhuman. Wasn't impeded by an arrow through his midsection. Surpassed the world record for apnea.
Range: Standard melee range, several meters with powers, hundreds of meters with crossbow
Standard Equipment: Crossbow
Intelligence: Above Average. Archer is highly trained in the usage of his powers and has been shown to be quite the clever schemerArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 17. Extraordinary Genius with the Akashic Field, which allows Archer to draw from a universal, collective consciousness of information, gifting him with virtually perfect skill in just about any field, ranging from martial arts to acrobatics to hacking to lockpicking to surgery to holding his breath to dancingX-O Manowar Vol 3 38 to many, many more, as well as giving him an incredible breadth of knowledge in many things, to the point that he can engineer unlikely events, such throwing a knife at a goon's trigger finger in such a way that he would involuntarily fire at his colleagues.
Standard Tactics: Unwilling to kill, and views mind control as a last resource. Typically seems to somewhat prefer using martial arts and his crossbow over his Psiot powers.
Weaknesses: Unable to fight properly when cut off from the Akashic FieldArcher & Armstrong Vol 2 20. Somewhat naive due to his sheltered upbringing.
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