Syphon (Victor Titanoba)

## Syphon

**Syphon** also known as **"Victor Titanoba"** is the husband of Tessa Titanoba and a shunned biologist who previously worked for a numerous amount of organisations including Valktech Industries within the Valktech Medical Advancement Facility along side Alexander Charkov and more recently was involved with V.A.R.D. Syphon's research has primarily been within the grounds of Variancy, pushing the limits of power a single being could possess.

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

Syphon stands at an average height of 5"8' he has fair skin although can be pale in certain lighting conditions, he has a pronounced chin, sharp light green eyes with noticable black bags underneath them, and his hair is muddy blonde, cut to a short length. He can be seen mostly in a white lab coat with thick square framed glasses on. Though he does not show it to anyone, his right arm has crystalised in certain areas, appearing almost like scales.

## **History**

### **Origin**

Victor Titanoba first worked for Valktech Industries within the Valktech Medical Advancement Facility, providing his knowledge within the field of biology and his studies with Variancy, he firmly believes Variancy is the next evolutionary step for humanity and is willing to accelerate the process so that everyone may have the chance to "evolve." While Valktech funded much of his research, they were unsure of the implications to his experiements, his end goal in particular, they kept a close eye on him for much of his time within the facilities.

It is within Valktech that Victor would go on to meet his now wife Tessa Titanoba, originally she was a willing Variant test subject and scientist to one of his experiments, until they realised their similar ideals, for her, if everyone was a Variant there would be no more discrimination. Together the two would continue to work towards their sharred goal, finding ways to create new Variants through injection of already present Variant DNA within a non-variant host, Victor would even test upon himself.

Victor's testing days would soon be dismantled as Valktech wished to move funding into a new and up-coming project known as "Hope" involving Nanotechnology to repair human tissue and replace limbs. Victor was furious after all he had accomplished, he just needed more time and recourses, together with Tessa they left Valktech, but not without a parting gift.

### **V.A.R.D**

After his departure from Valktech, Victor's work was soon acknowledged by an underground organisation known as "V.A.R.D" they employ him to continue his research efforts and provide him with already known knowledge of Variancy through their own discoveries.

## **Powers and Abilities**

### **Powers**

As an artifical Variant, Syphon has many abilties at his disposal, his set of powers enable him to be a force to be reckoned with.

* **Life Drain:** Able to draw out the strength of an individual through physical touch, this power allows him to use the other pieces of his arsenal.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Syphon is able to withstand heavy hits and buldgeoning if he drains a person of their strength to use as his own.
* **Regeneration:** Simultaneously with his Life Drain ability he can absorb the life force of an individual to restore his own.

### **Abilities**

* **Biologist:**
* **Strategist:**

### **Weaknesses**

* **Skin Condition:** Syphon has an irritable and sensitive right arm, a side-effect of his constant self experimentation.