Alex Mercer

* Base
* Armored
* Evolved Form

*"One Virus. Three weeks. Millions dead. And I was there. My name was Alex Mercer,*and *my work is almost done."*
―Alex Mercer
## Summary

**Dr. Alexander "Alex" J. Mercer**, also known as **The Prototype** or by his codename **Zeus**, was the former head researcher of the Blacklight project at Gentek. After learning that those affiliated with the project were being systematically murdered, Mercer attempted to flee the city with a sample of his research contained in a vial. Cornered at Penn Station, Mercer smashed the vial and unleashed the deadly virus into the surroundings. This triggered a viral outbreak that eventually covered all of Manhattan Island.

After awaking at a Gentek facility with no recollection of his past, Alex Mercer escaped the building, and soon discovered his new powers and abilities, granted by the virus he unleashed. He began to utilize his powers to learn more of his fragmented past, as he scoured all of New York for those responsible.

## Power and Stats

**Name**: Alex Mercer, also called "DX-1118", Codename: Zeus

**Origin**: Prototype

**Gender**: As a virus he's technically genderless, but defaults to male as Alex Mercer.

**Age**: 29 (human memories). The virus is only about 2 years old by the start of the second game.

**Classification**: Blacklight Virus, Bioweapon

**Superhuman Physical Characteristics**, **Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant**, **Enhanced Senses** (Thermal Vision, Infected Vision, Viral Sonar), **Acrobatics** (Enhanced Condition, Hypermobility, All-Terrain Mobility, Surface Running), **Regeneration** (High),**Immortality**, **Statistics Amplification**, **Shapeshifting** (He is able to transform into anyone he's consumed, He can also modify his body's proportions and form them into weapons at will),**Absorption** (Absorbs the powers, abilities, memories, skills and experiences of any living thing he consumes, with any part of his biomass. This also allows him to negate his target's regeneration capabilities. Every living being that he absorbs makes him stronger), **Biological Manipulation** (Molecular level, Can manipulate all traces of the virus in existence down to the molecular level. Can manipulate the target's body through the virus), **Disease Manipulation** (Can infect his targets with the virus. The Blacklight Virus should be superior to the Redlight Virus, which was able to infect living beings and inanimate objects alike), **Can run up walls and other vertical surfaces**, **Adaptation** and Limited **Reactive Evolution** (Capable of producing hundreds of different strains of the Blacklight virus, can transform his body on-the-fly, increases his resistance to harmful situations with prolonged exposure, developed immunity to Bloodtox and the Parasite, developed unique powers to help fight Blackwatch and the Infected), **Density Manipulation** (Has the biomass of thousands of people inside of him, and can manipulate his body in many ways, such as gliding), **Limited Matter Manipulation** (Can transform his flesh-like biomass into metal-like structures capable of slicing through any armored vehicle, can convert anything a person is wearing into biomass (even capable of replicating electronic devices), can infect the molecules of his targets and control them through the Blacklight Virus), **Stealth Mastery** (Stated to be a security nightmare, cannot be detected by viral sonar, able to evade viral detectors), **Mind Control** via the Hive Mind (Can manipulate the minds of all the infected. Is capeable of performing every single feat of Elizabeth Greene), **Limited Telepathy** via the Hive Mind, **Shield Generation** (His shield can absorb damage before being destroyed and needing to regenerate), **Can summon and create Blacklight beings**, **Homing Attack** via Tendril Barrage Devastators, **Power Bestowal** (Can selectively seek out those with resilient DNA), **Limited Precognition** (Greene was able to show Alex her past memories as well as a glimpse of a future infected Manhattan. Not combat applicable however) **True-Flight** via Airtime (allows Alex to fly indefinitely), **Gravity Manipulation** via Anti-Gravity Field (anything that Alex hits/touches becomes trapped in an anti gravity field, floating helplessly. This extends to people/objects that are hit by people/objects thrown at them by Alex), **Energy Manipulation** via Warp Vortex (objects thrown by Alex will become engulfed in a vortex of energy, pulling in nearby objects and people, causing severe damage), **Vibration Manipulation** via Shockwaves (makes it so every time Alex jumps into the air, a massive shockwave pulls everything up with them) **Resistance** to **Mind Manipulation** (Resisted Greene uploading visions into his head, led the Hive Mind), **Radiation Manipulation**, **Resistance** to **Cold**, **Resistance** to **Heat Manipulation** (Survived a nuclear fireball), **Biological Manipulation** and **Power Nullification** (Adapted to The Parasite, which has nullified many of his abilities previously, through absorbing the necessary antibodies. Has also absorbed **Elizabeth Greene**, who was able to resist the properties and effects of the Parasite, thus should gain her resistance), **Immunity** to **all ailments known to man** (Was able to infect the cure designed to destroy the Blacklight Virus) and **Soul Manipulation** (A virus doesn't have a soul, and Alex was a corpse reconstructed by the virus)

**Speed**: **Subsonic+** (Can outrun even the fastest cars and helicopters) with **Supersonic+** combat speed and reactions (Can react to and dodge M1 Abrams tank shells, which fire at Mach 4.6. Blocked a grenade launcher shot, and can dodge and outrun helicopter gunfire) | **Supersonic** (Moved from the top floor of an apartment to the ground before Dana could react) | **Supersonic** (Faster than before) | **Supersonic+** with **Hypersonic** combat speed and reactions (Consumed 8 Evolved completely and added their combined speed to his own. Can move even faster in short bursts. Aside from the Evolved, likely consumed many enemies since the end of P1)

**Stamina**: **Limitless**, Can operate without needing internal organs, like his brain, to be intact.

**Range**: Extended melee range. Several meters with shockwaves, dozens of meters with Whipfist. Should be able to cover an entire continent with Tendrils, other Devastators should be similar. | **Limitless**

**Standard Equipment**: None notable

**Intelligence**: **Extraordinary Genius**. As a human, he is a GENTEK scientist, got University and National level award. Now, as he possesses the knowledge and memory of the thousands of people he consumed. Connecting himself with the Core Hivemind allows him to access the memories of every person affected by the Blacklight Virus. Extensive knowledge of biology from his past as a biochemist and is extremely well versed in military procedures, protocols, and tactics and combat. Knowledgeable in other fields of science as well from consuming dozens of scientists. Fully capable of utilizing nearly any military asset including tanks and helicopters after consuming hundreds of soldiers and can even shoot someone's vitals while moving at full speed and jumping over thirty feet into the air. | **Limitless**