Kyle Hughes

## **History**

### **Early Life: 1984 - 2003**

* Kyle Hughes was born in 1984 to a middle-class family in a small town. He had an ordinary childhood, growing up with loving parents and a younger sister. However, even from a young age, Kyle displayed a fascination with fire that seemed to set him apart from his peers. He was captivated by the raw power and destructive beauty of flames, and he would spend hours watching them dance and consume everything in their path.
	+ As Kyle grew older, his obsession with fire intensified. He immersed himself in books and documentaries about pyrotechnics, learning about the science behind fire and experimenting with small controlled burns. Despite his academic intelligence, Kyle struggled to find a purpose in life that matched his unique passion.
	+ When the September 11 attacks occurred in 2001, Kyle was deeply affected by the tragedy. Witnessing the horrors of war on television, he felt an inexplicable pull towards the chaos and destruction that fire could bring. Driven by a desire to make a difference, Kyle made the decision to join the military.

### **Kyle Hughes: 2004 - 2008**

* Enlisting in the Army in 2004, Kyle found himself assigned to a combat unit deployed to the Middle East. He experienced the brutal realities of war firsthand, witnessing the destruction and loss caused by bombs and gunfire. In the midst of the chaos, he discovered that fire could be a powerful weapon, capable of causing fear and confusion among enemy ranks.
	+ During his deployment, Kyle became proficient in handling explosives and incendiary devices. His skills with fire and his willingness to embrace its destructive power earned him a reputation among his comrades. They started calling him "Agent Orange," a name he adopted as a twisted homage to the notorious herbicide used during the Vietnam War.

* As the years passed, Kyle's obsession with fire only grew stronger. When he returned home from the war in 2008 due to an injury, he found it impossible to assimilate back into civilian life. The adrenaline rush and thrill of combat had become an addiction, and he craved the chaos and destruction he had experienced on the battlefield.

### **Agent Orange: 2009 - 2017**

* Embracing his alter ego, Agent Orange, Kyle turned to a life of crime, using his knowledge of fire and explosives to commit acts of arson and destruction. His preferred weapon became Napalm, a highly flammable substance that he saw as the embodiment of his destructive desires. He revelled in the power he felt when watching buildings and lives go up in flames.
	+ However, Kyle's criminal activities would not go unchecked for long. Black Lightning, a superhero with the ability to harness and manipulate electricity, took notice of Agent Orange's reign of terror. In 2008, Black Lightning successfully captured Kyle and handed him over to the authorities.
	+ Sentenced to imprisonment, Kyle was incarcerated in Belle Reve Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility known for housing dangerous metahuman criminals. Locked away, his obsession with fire festered in the depths of his mind, and he plotted his eventual return to the destructive life he craved.

### **Agent Orange: 2018 - 2019**

* In 2019, an opportunity for redemption presented itself in an unexpected form. Kyle was offered a chance to join Task Force X, a covert government squad composed of incarcerated supervillains. The squad, commonly known as the Suicide Squad, was sent on high-risk missions in exchange for reduced sentences or other incentives.
	+ Eager to regain his freedom and unleash his fiery obsessions once again, Kyle accepted the offer and became a member of Task Force X. Utilising his expertise in pyrotechnics, he became a valuable asset in the squad, causing chaos and destruction with his deadly Napalm.
	+ However, the fall of A.R.G.U.S., the organisation overseeing Task Force X, proved to be Kyle's ultimate downfall. In a catastrophic event, A.R.G.U.S. was overrun by a powerful enemy force, resulting in the death of many squad members, including Kyle Hughes, aka Agent Orange. He perished in the midst of the chaos, consumed by the very flames he had so fervently worshipped throughout his life.

## **Threat Assessment**

### **Skills:**

* Boxing
* Chemistry
* Combat
* Demolitions
* Driving
* Firearms
* Hand-to-Hand Combat (moderate)
* Marksmanship
* Military Protocol
* Weaponry

### **Weaknesses:**

* Injured Leg: Hughes' leg was injured when serving in the Middle East, he is now slower and it will often seize up when cold.

### **Equipment:**

* Flame Proof Suit
* Napalm Gadgets