Nate Walsh

*"Look, you have to learn to balance your rage. Find your happy place, and always have it in the back of your mind. And when you rage, think of everything that's not a villain as an egg; you don't want to break the egg. Do you understand?"*
—Nate Walsh
**Nathaniel "Nate" Walsh** is a scientist and field agent of the EPF under the codename **Zilla**. Originally a friend of Colonel Clark Flat of the Delta Dogs, Nate befriended his vigilante friends through the EPF and became an ally and unofficial superhero, using his scientific expertise to enhance his performance on the battlefield.

## Biography

### Early Life

*"You ready?"
"Born ready."*
—Almanac and Nate Walsh
Growing up, Nate wanted to be a scientist. More specifically, he wanted to be involved in an "experiment gone wrong" and become a superhero. In his youth, he became known for his anger issues, and after graduating high school, Nate attended the EPF Academy for operations, science and technology, where he honed his skills. While working with the EPF, he befriended the Killer Kings Marine Corps soldier Clark Flat, and eventually a majority of the Arcadian Rebels. Nate would be one of many scientists and engineers to supply the agents and superheroes with gadgets, but he deeply desired to become one himself. He thus learned to fight with his fists and other weapons, and also dabbled in archery, in hopes of becoming a field agent and possibly a superhero.

### Agent of the EPF

#### Laboratory Explosion

In October 2017, the public lab at the main EPF Neo Arcadia headquarters was destroyed in an explosion. Due to this not being the first time the lab had been subjected to danger, Walsh was allowed to put in a request for a personal lab. In his new lab, Nate would engage in private experimentation to enhance himself.

#### Self-Improvement

Walsh, through chemistry, attempted to improve his strength, speed and aim in mid-December 2017. This resulted in his skin turning green and his physical attributes enhanced.

By early January 2018, he had finished the final version of his containment armor to keep him from unwillingly transforming into **Zilla**.

#### Losing his Arm

*"Son of a bitch snuck up behind me."*
—Nate Walsh
In mid-January 2018, Nate lost his arm when he was jumped by a criminal with a blade. After it was amputated, Nate constructed himself a prosthetic arm to use.

#### Conundrum

Over the next few months, Nate's Zilla form (eventually dubbing it as a "rage beast" class) turned darker, physically and mentally. He'd charge into battle without forethought, and his Zilla skin would become gray. His skull is more visible and with slightly formed horns. Nate would often face judgment from other vigilantes for acting without thinking.

## Personality

*"I just think you're a secretive ass."*
—Nate Walsh to Jason Kade
Unlike most spies of the EPF, Nate prefers to convey his thoughts and doubts in the open. He takes great offense to being excluded from missions or being referred to as a "monster." He is very proud of his work, and he becomes very aggressive and easily offended when participating in battle.

*"DON'T QUESTION ME, YOU GOT THAT? DON'T YOU DARE QUESTION MY WORK! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME, YOU PIECE OF SHIT?!"*
—Nate Walsh to Brian Henshaw
Nate acknowledges the fact that he has anger issues, but he channels this into determination to be a superhero and better scientist. However, while he is transformed, he has difficulty with thinking first, and instead barrels into situations.

## Physical Appearance

Before his startling transformation, Nate was a man of average height. He has blond hair, and often wears a suit. His right arm is robotic.

When transformed, Nate's aesthetic is similar to the superhero Hulk; he is a giant green-skinned humanoid with immense strength. Recently, the green has turned gray, and his skull is more visible and pointier.

## Powers and Abilities

*"Nate's a human."
"Well..."*
—Clark Flat and Nate Walsh, 1/15/2018
### Powers

*"You think daggers can hold me back?"*
—Nate Walsh
In December 2017, Nate subjected himself to an experiment with EPF resources to overcome his human limits and obtain superpowers. His most noticeable powers are his unbridled strength and excess density.

* **Transformation:** Nate concocted an elixir that triggers transformative properties in his body and ingested it. By subjecting himself to this experiment, he can now morph into a powerful, green humanoid known as **Zilla** upon mental command. Using his scientific prowess, he designed the experiment to improve his strength, speed and aim in a form of biochemical treatment which targeted his pituitary gland and flooded it with human growth hormones. Before his exposure to the **Zilla Serum**, like all humans, Nate's body had different mechanisms for responding to stress, such as those concerning the role of the nervous system and the fight-or-flight response reacted to any stressful situation with an autonomic release of catecholamines (stress hormones) from the adrenal glands that either made him face things bravely or panic. After the exposure, Nate's hormonal balance was adjusted to make himself more brave in potentially dangerous situations. The serum manifested itself in a green, primal physical form that increases his size, strength, and other attributes. Even though Nate is missing his right arm, he claims to still be able to transform whenever he feels like it, despite being unable to heal it. When Nate transforms his irises discolor to a red shade, his intelligence is significantly (and obviously) lower, and he has a gorilla-like demeanor and stance, often pounding his chest before battle and even charging as such (which could mean the Zilla Serum contains animal DNA, which powers him by specific DNA sequences, with the animal compounds regenerating his damaged arm when he transforms). Over time, the green pigment has shifted to dark and light gray (similar to Jax Miller as Destroyer), with his skull becoming more visible as well. Nate can now stop mid-transformation to any part of his body, occasionally returning his head to normalcy in order to better communicate with others in a quick manner and return to the battlefield.
	+ **Enhanced Strength:** His most prominent power is generating tremendous levels of physical strength, allowing him to achieve a number of feats, such as shattering metal tables or easily tearing off his own containment suit. In conjunction with his ability to manifest wings and fly, Nate can strike his opponents with the force similar to a locomotive. In his civilian attire, Nate's cybernetic arm increases his human strength to nearly equal levels to his Zilla form, as he was once able to swiftly break a wooden desk in one move, cracking a solder's skull open with one hit, and punching a metal desk so hard that it broke. Although, it appears Nate's bursts of anger are what warrant his strongest feats.
		- **Enhanced Leaps:** Nate's strength extends to his legs, allowing him to leap great distances and heights with precision. He can approximately cover 1500 miles in 6 hours, or the entire United States of America in 12 hours.
	+ **Enhanced Durability:** Nate is extremely resilient when he transforms into Zilla. He is able to withstand blows and attacks of considerable force because his bones, skin, muscles and bodily tissues have an extreme density and he possesses a high degree of resistance to injury, pain, and disease. He can thus remain unfazed when struck by opponents of similar superhuman strength. This is what allowed him to survive being shot in the face by a cannon.
	+ **Enhanced Speed:** The superhuman strength of his much more developed legs that are not usually available for humans allow him to run at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of a human being. On one occasion, he was almost fast enough to dive in front of ammunition fired from Corvell Grim.
	+ **Enhanced Agility:** Nate's agility is boosted as well, despite his large size when he transforms. He can navigate through environments with ease, as well as leap with minimal effort.
	+ **Enhanced Stamina:** Nate has substantially greater endurance than a normal human, allowing him to run, fight, and maintain peak output for hours on end. His highly advanced musculature produces vastly less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human, thus allowing him to operate very efficiently.
	+ **Enhanced Senses:** Nate's five senses appear to be enhanced as well, as he can see, hear, smell, touch and taste better than the average human. His vision was mostly improved however, because he stated the experiment was intended to augment his aim among other features. He was able to detect an enemy behind a wall.
	+ **Flight:** Nate's experiment also had wings sprout from his back, allowing him to fly at supersonic speeds. This, combined with his elevated strength, Nate can strike his opponents like a locomotive.
* **Technorganic Physiology:** Nate cybernetically upgraded himself after his right arm was cut off.
	+ **Computer Interaction:** Through the use of his cybernetic arm, Nate can serve as a solid state computer drive to download information from other computers, and can also directly delete information from said computers.
	+ **Energy Blasts:** Nate's cybernetic arm has L.A.W.S. (laser-aided weapon systems), powerful enough to repel individuals back with concussive blasts of energy.

### Potential Powers

A side note, Nate is often indecisive with his character's powers. The following is a list of contemplated powers.

* **Metal Manipulation:** The ability to control metal. Nate used this power to bend a gong in half, but quickly discarded of this.
* **Elemental Mimicry:** Once Nate touches a substance, he can absorb it and consciously transform the molecules of his body into that substance. He can do this to increase his strength and durability, as it is proportionate to the tensile strength of whatever material he touches.
* **Earth Manipulation:** The ability to move rocks with his mind. With this power, Nate could control rocks to use as projectile weapons, rocks and boulders included.

### Abilities

*"I'm a scientist!"*
—Nate Walsh
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Nate is an intelligent agent and scientist with talents in technology, mechanical engineering, robotics, cybernetics, chemistry and medicine.
	+ **Expert Engineer:** Nate is a skilled engineer, computer scientist, robotics technician, and an intelligent designer, having developed multiple gadgets for the EPF. His skills are on par with the enthusiastic and elite engineer Saul Collins (prior to becoming hypercognitive). Among his inventions are a Cane-Gun, Wristwatch-Bow, a Tracker Arrow, the Stealth Boat, a listening device, Almanac's Space-Suit, his own cybernetic arm (with nerve-wire interface) a tritanium club, Ben Jacobson's temporary prosthetic left arm, and Strength-Enhancement Gloves. In his spare time, Nate constructs suits of armor to satisfy his boredom, such as Ben Jacobson's shell armor. He is also a skilled computer specialist with knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	+ **Expert Scientist:** Despite being more of a mechanical engineer, Nate is a fairly competent chemical engineer. He has knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. He was able to concoct the **Zilla Serum**, a molecular resequencing smart virus with a non-normative reciprocal action; the contents of the vial rewrote his DNA and gave him superpowers. It is unknown what he extrapolated it from, but the biomolecular enhancements resulted in him being able to morph into a giant creature with tremendous strength (possibly meaning he used gorilla testosterone). He also may possess experience in cross-species genetics, as the Zilla Serum causes him to behave like a gorilla. Nate strives to figure out a method for synthesizing a new stable super-heavy element, which he desires to dub "Natium;" until then, he is more than capable of using Tritanium for his experiments.
	+ **Skilled Physician:** Nate is skilled in evaluating and diagnosing injuries and applying science to remedy these problems. He treated Ben Jacobson when he was poisoned, and supplied him with a prosthetic left arm, as his initial left arm had to be removed to avoid risk of further bodily poisoning.
* **Skilled Combatant:** While having no formal training, Nate can keep up in a fight. When transformed, his hulking physical attributes are his biggest advantage. Clark Flat has commended his fighting ability after taking notice on his tendency to engage in bar fights. In his civilian guise, Nate was unable to stop the criminal who had cut off his arm, however. He has practiced fighting with swords, shields, hammers, axes, clubs and staffs, but his preference is his fists. According to his friend Jason Kade, Nate has an aptitude for Zulu Stick-Fighting and Boxing or Dambe.
* **Skilled Marksman:** Nate has experience with a handgun and is capable of hitting his targets, whether it be bullets from his Cane-Gun, arrows from his bow, energy blasts from his cybernetic arm, a grappling hook, or precise leaps. The Zilla Serum improved his aim when his in his superhuman form.
* **Bow Expertise:** Nate is a skilled archer. Previously, he used his Wristwatch-Bow on field assignments in unison with Trick Arrows. On one occasion, Nate fired four arrows at four targets with incredible speed.

## Weaknesses

*"When me turn into monster, me no smart. Me more brawn than brain. More act first, think later."*
—Nate Walsh
* **Low Intelligence:** The transformation process severely lowers Nate's intelligence by suppressing his prefrontal cortex; his brain's energy is more directed to moving and fighting than planning and anticipation. This is very noticeable due to his poor grammar, especially with avoiding contractions. He can barely communicate with his teammates, but he can understand when to fight.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Containment Armor:** Nate's containment suit prevents him from transforming in situations where he cannot control it. The armor is resistant to knives.

### Weaponry and Gadgets

* **Bionic Arm:** Nate constructed a metallic prosthetic right arm for himself after it was cut off. It gives him extraordinary superhuman strength in his civilian mode. He compares this to a Swiss Army Knife, due to its versatility, as it also contains multiple gadgets.
* **Zilla Serum:** Nate made a chemical compound, a biological reactive serum related to livestock. The formula's serum compound is a DNA trigger, which can reverse his abnormal genetics.
* **Hammer**
* **Axe**
* **Tritanium Club**
* **Zilla-Gloves:** Nate constructed a pair of gloves that elevate his strength to levels of when he transforms into Zilla, for the purpose of sparring.
* **Handgun:** Nate held this handgun on Brian Henshaw in a fit of anger.

### Former

* **Cane-Gun:** When used for combat, the base of Nate's cane raises a reticle for aiming and uncovers the muzzle for bullets, and a trigger as part of the grip.
* **Bow:** Before his transformation, Nate would use his personally-designed wristwatch-bow on missions.

## Relationships

	+ Saul Collins - Friend
	+ Clark Flat/Flag - Friend
* Arcadian Rebels
	+ Jason Kade/Almanac - Friend
* Charles - Butler