Rodney Batt

Rodney Batt

Laura Batt (Sister)

Ralph Rager (Cousin)

Sierra Rager (Cousin)

Brock Rager (Cousin)

Jordyn Rager (Cousin)

Arzu Rager (Cousin)

Andre Rager (Uncle)

Donna Rager (Aunt)

A high school graduate with a dark past, **Rodney "Rod" Batt** is known by many to be quite a complicated figure. Though he keeps to himself most of the time, he still enjoys socializing and befriending other people. However, many envy him because of his secret ability, which he calls "Batt Sense", which he believes makes him similar to Spider-Man because of his Spider-Sense.

## Biography

### 2022 GWCU Shooting

In 2022, mere hours after completing his last final exam, Rodney Batt found himself in a mass shooting. At the time the shooting occurred, he'd been eating lunch, looking forward to a long Winter Break. Suddenly, his "Batt Sense" went off, alerting him to impending danger. Moments later, he took cover as bullets riddled the dining hall.

He attempted to fight off the shooters, only to discover that they seemed to be somewhat "immune" to pain and carried out the killing "without an ounce of emotion." Though Rodney survived the incident, he was considerably traumatized.

Weeks later, his cousin Ralph Rager reached out, announcing his intention to investigate the shooting and identify the parties responsible. In Mid-December, Rodney and his sister Laura were unwittingly recruited into Ralph's investigation after stopping a series of assassination attempts targeting Ralph during what his cousin claimed was "a vacation in Florida."

During the course of the investigation, Rodney discovered the existence of Operation LARX, a super-soldier-assassin program that created "unstoppable human weapons" via mind control and brainwashing. To his horror, Rodney also discovered the existence of several other assassination programs created by the US Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and J-SOC.

Suspecting that the shooting at GWCU was meant to be an incredibly disturbing "test run" using US citizens as guinea pigs, Rodney attempted to reach out to Ralph, only to discover that Ralph already found the information beforehand.

Later, Rodney met Martyna Czerwinska, a young Polish girl who happened to be the daughter of a Polish police officer, who had been kidnapped by the CIA after stumbling upon information regarding LARX, but was rescued by Ralph Rager. Martyna told him that there was information she herself was looking into regarding LARX and that the CIA agent holding her captive was part of a separate program codenamed *Treadstone*.

### Meeting Jason Bourne and Adam Hayes

Rodney later met rogue ex-Treadstone operatives Jason Bourne, and Adam Hayes, both of whom were conducting their own investigations into Operation LARX and revealed that Martyna was an informant for both men.

## Personal details

### Personality

Rodney Batt, unlike his cousins the Ragers, considers himself the "Voice of Reason." He likes to calmly talk his way out of trouble rather than fight, unlike Ralph who has gone straight to violence on numerous occasions. However, Rodney is not a pacifist; he *is* willing to use violence if he's forced into a situation where violence is his only option to get out of a bind.

Rodney is considered an introvert and doesn't really talk to anyone. That being said, he does have an empathetic heart and is willing to help out anybody with their issues, even total strangers, as demonstrated by how he was willing to assist Martyna Czerwinska, Jason Bourne and Adam Hayes with their investigation into Operation LARX despite having just met the three hours before.

### Physical appearance

Rodney Batt is around 18-19 years old as of 2022. He stands at 5'9" and weighs about 210 lbs.

## Skills and abilities

### Abilities

* **Batt Sense**: Similar to Spider-Man's Spidey Sense, Rodney has a secret ability known as "Batt Sense", during which all five of his senses will be heightened to superhuman levels in an attempt to highlight the origin of certain threats. It is unknown where this hidden ability originated from.
* **Trained Martial Artist**: In his junior year of high school, Rodney took up Muay Thai and Kickboxing as part of his exercise routine, but in some cases he has been known to use them in fistfights against other people.

### Weaknesses

* **Tunnel Vision**: A side-effect of having Batt-Sense, the intense pressure of all five of his senses working in overdrive at a near-superhuman rate to pinpoint the location of threats will leave Ralph with a sensation akin to tunnel vision. This has been the cause of various accidents in which he has collided with other people/objects while trying to determine where a threat is originating.