Equilibrium

**Benjamin "Ben" Jacobson** and his alternate personality **Jonathan "John" Jacobson** are the superheroes **Iron Sentinel** and **Lonely One**, respectively. He is also the third-in-command of the Super Hero Agency. Ben takes control in the day, while John takes control during the night.

## Personality

### Ben

Ben is usually somewhat out going, yet shy at the same time. He has friendships with Lightno-Strike, Cyberbat and Fire Spider, and he tries to get to know his teammates better. He sees Fire Spider as somewhat of a parental figure, and he works very well alongside Cyberbat.

Ben has a tendency to be extremely passive-aggressive at times, which can annoy his teammates.

Due to his scarring memories from his past, Ben hates killing people and would rather die himself than kill again.

He is somewhat humble, not liking to talk about his strengths, but he does have a tendency to judge people.

Ben most definitely has some form of post-traumatic stress disorder. He is also shown himself to be very vulnerable at times, displaying emotions normally considered to be weak. He frequently cries, and he has a stutter (much like his primary counterpart), albeit one that is significantly less prominent.

### John

In contrast to Ben, John is extremely introverted. He is very smug, has insane amounts of pride (having somewhat of a superiority complex, believing he is better than his teammates in almost every way) and tends to manipulate others. He has a high capacity for committing acts of violence, which causes repeated conflict between him and his peers. He keeps many of his emotions hidden, rarely showing anything but anger, yet he has had severe mental breakdowns on several occasions, finding his circumstances to be pitiful.

John has a tendency to devote himself to a single cause for long periods of time, and will go to any lengths to complete it.

In further contrast to Ben, John has volatile relations between him and Fire Spider.

### Philosophy

Equilibrium represents the duality of human nature, and can be seen as a reflection of the Yin and Yang symbol of Daoism. John represents the darker side of the human race, while Ben represents the good in everyone. However, both have tendencies to show the slightest sliver of the other, showing that no one can be pure good or pure evil. This can be seen through Ben's murder of Copper Soldier, or John's sensitive side when discussing the death of his friends.

Equilibrium also reflects how people grieve. John is constantly stuck in the past, and therefore, he is constantly stuck in an unhappy place. However, Ben tries to push forward through his past, but at the consequence of not dealing with his emotions fully. This can often cause them to resurface even worse than before.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Aura Manipulation:** Ben can control aura, an ability which is amplified by his suit.
* **Flight:** With his suit, Ben is able to fly.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Ben and John share above-average strength, which is slightly enhanced by the former's armor.
* **Elemental Manipulation:** Ben has basic control over the elements.

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intelligence:** John is an extremely quick thinker with high tactical prowess.
	+ **Bilingualism:** Ben and John speak English and Japanese.

## Weaknesses

* **Emotions:** Ben highly emotionally vulnerable. Insults, moral dilemmas, and bringing up his past can all easily cause him to be unable to fight, devolving into a crumbled puddle of sorrow.
* **Suit Dependency:** Ben gets the majority of his strength from his suits. All of his suits save for when the water chip is activated cannot remain submerged in water for extended periods of time, and all suits save for when the electric chip is active are somewhat vulnerable to a well placed electrical shot. The armor also melts at very high temperatures, but only use this as a last resort as it would take a long time to whittle down the metal.

## Techniques

* **Rage Mode:** Both have been seen in times of severe anger to begin pushing every muscle in their body to the limits. If prolonged, they will run out of energy and collapse, seriously injuring themselves for long periods of time.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Iron Sentinel Suit:**
* **Sludge:**