Alex Summers

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Havok

* Havok
* Alex Summers

### Childhood: 1979 - 1992

Alex is the second son of aviator Christopher Summers and his wife Katherine. Alex grew up with his older brother Scott and little brother Gabriel. When Alex was thirteen, most of the Summers family was flying home from a family vacation in Christopher's vintage private plane. Gabriel was too young and had remained home with his grandparents. Scott and Alex were both asleep at the time when their mother woke them up and quickly strapped the two into the same parachute. Alex did not even realize that the plane was on fire before his mother shoved both Scott and him out the plane door.

Alex panicked when they hit the ground hard. Their parachute had not opened until nearly the end of their fall and Scott went limp after breaking his legs and hitting his head on impact. Fearing his brother was dead and not sure what else to do, Alex ran to find help. He had no idea that they were in rural Nebraska. After running in a frenzied state for hours, Alex finally found civilization but could not remember how to find Scott. The police were contacted and Alex was taken in by a foster family with child services.

### On His Own: 1992 - 1993

Alex was put in the care of Andrew and Joanna Blanding, who had two children of their own: Haley and Todd. Alex was often frustrated as no one had any information on his parents or his brother. Attempts to get word to his grandparents with the information Alex provided failed.

Andrew took Alex to Omaha to see if an unidentified boy was Alex's missing brother. However, as they were in the hallway, talking to the doctor to caution Alex about the patient's head injury, there was an explosion which knocked Andrew and the doctor out cold but only knocked Alex off his feet with a burning shirt. As Alex tried to put out the flames, the flames disappeared into his chest and his ribs began to glow blue, shining through his skin.

Scared, Alex zipped up his coat to hide the energy and ran out. Two days later, while scavenging for scraps, Alex dropped to his knees and let out a painful scream. When he regained his senses, he found himself in a scorched crater with a melted dumpster beside him and the sound of sirens approaching. A witness to his explosion, a nearby homeless man, led Alex away from the scene and shared his own scavenged meal with Alex in exchange for the boy's story.

This vagrant, Jack Winters, convinced Alex that the two of them should look out for one other. Using an abandoned factory as a hideout and training ground, Jack helped Alex learn to harness his ability and release it regularly without causing mass destruction. In return for his help, Alex helped Jack collect on "debts" owed to him.

After several months with Jack, Alex came to realize that Jack was a criminal. Alex decided he wanted no part of it. Alex watched from a phone booth as Jack was hauled into custody by the police. He then used the same phone to call his grandparents, but to no avail. He was about to set off on his own once more when a balding man called to him by his name and asked if he wanted to see his brother.

### Gifted Youngster: 1993 - 1995

Alex was taken by Charles Xavier to New York where he saw Scott in a coma. Charles assured Alex that Scott would wake up and that both brothers would be welcome at his school. Alex was still hesitant but after being given a tour of the school by Lorna and put in touch with his grandparents and little brother, Alex couldn't wait to begin.

## Analysis

* **Mutant Level:** Alex is a Gamma-Level Mutant with Beta-Level projected potential.
* **Mutation — Plasma Discharge:** Alex's body constantly absorbs ambient energy and converts it into a form of plasma. The plasma then becomes dormant in Alex's body with the structure of his rib cage acting like a power-cell enclave. Throughout the day, excess energy can be released in negligible quantities to prevent regular overload. With practice and focus, Alex can release them in contained, directed blasts as opposed to the omni-directional wave of a full release. He can even choose to use the plasma wave discharges in a focused stream to super-heat or even disintegrate objects, or release a wider burst to create a concussive blast which violently displaces air molecules in its path.
	+ ***Energy Resistance:*** Due to the metabolization of his body's passive absorption of energy, Alex's body is completely immune to his own plasma. Furthermore, upon contact with Scott's body, the energy harmlessly dissipates with no effect. Of special interest is that Alex and his brother Scott appear to be almost completely immune to each other's powers, registering a direct hit from each other's most potent energy blasts as little more than a solid slap. While resistant to most forms of energy, Alex is completely immune to heat and most forms of radiation.
	+ ***Plasma Propulsion:*** Havok can use stored energy for brief, limited flight by directing it as a downward thrust from his hands or feet to propel him into the air and fire other bursts to change course or decelerate for a safe landing. While Alex has shown the ability to do this, he remains quite hesitant to do so without a flight partner to assist him.
* **Expertise — Science:** Alex enjoys geology, math, and physics. He's actually a bit of a nerd and trivia guru. He enjoys reading science fiction stories and particularly likes spending his weekends and holidays devouring a Stephen King novel, often rereading his favorites regularly.
* **Background — Younger Brother:** Much like his older brother, Alex is a charismatic young man. He has a good knack for teamwork when motivated. However, Alex seems to be more interested in staying clear of anything that Scott is interested in. This is likely Alex wanting to find his own way. Perhaps this is Alex trying to make it clear that he is not Scott and is tired of being compared to his older brother.
* **Containment:** At times, Alex is not entirely able to control his ability, which sometimes makes him a danger to those around him. As a precaution, Alex wears a special sensor that registers if his containment levels are within range of capacity that the risk of an accidental release is possible. If the sensor gives him a warning, Alex is to excuse himself from what he is doing and release a sufficient blast in a safe location. Before bed, Alex is to deplete his energy completely. The last time he failed to do so before retiring for the evening, Alex woke up engulfed in flames as his bed, blankets, and pajamas caught fire. Hank McCoy is currently working on a prototype containment suit to assist him. Charles Xavier believes this inability to fully control his ability is not caused by physical injury like in the case of his brother, but believes that there may be some psychological trauma which Alex is not yet ready to come to terms with. Many of his accidents seem to happen when he is unconscious or distracted.

### Threat Assessment

* **Might:** 2 — Normal
* **Acumen:** 3 — Learned
* **Speed:** 3 — Exceptional
* **Tactical:** 2 — Normal
* **Energy:** 4 — Extensive Ability
* **Resilience:** 3 — Enhanced, Tough
	+ **TOTAL:** 33
	+ **RANKING:** Capable

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Alex was recruited on April 27th, 1993 at the age of 13.
* He is currently a Sophomore and will graduate with the Class of '97.
* His best subjects are Geology and Physics.

### Notes

* Alex Summers resides in Subsidiary Reality M, within Murum Locus.
* Havok is a character originating from *Marvel Comics*.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Alex Summers

1. ↑ Cerebro Files: Alexander Summers