Rezurrection

*"Fear doesn't need conquering. Fear tells you where the edge is. Fear is a good thing."*
—AJ Carter
**AJ Carter**, better known as **Rezurrection**, is a combat-and-gadget-based vigilante and the best friend of **Jason Kade**, AKA the Almanac.

## Biography

### Vigilantism

AJ journeyed from boy to man, started training so he could defend himself, learning to control his anger, but it wasn't just anger, because the idea of killing criminals felt right, felt like justice. But this is when he learned there's a very fine line between justice and vengeance. He knew, but thought that didn't mean there wasn't one. One night, when fighting a mugger, he knew where the line was, and he didn't cross it. That became his first rule. AJ was well past training for self-defense, and thought if he kept going, he was going to need rules: rules that he cannot break and he will not break, never mind what the reason, never mind what the circumstance. Then he got to work.

## Personality

*"No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. How you adjust to the unforeseen is what determines success. And how you choose who leads determines character."*
—AJ Carter
TBA

## Abilities

*"Combat is about controlling conflict, putting the battle on your terms. You should always be acting, never reacting."*
—AJ Carter
* **Master Martial Artist:** AJ is an extremely powerful master hand-to-hand combatant. Practically a one man army, in his years as a crime fighter, AJ defeated countless enemies. He can perform punches and kicks to blocking moves, counters and throws with utmost dexterity and instantaneous precision. AJ's immense martial arts abilities allow him to survive even the most dangerous battles.
* **Master Spy:** AJ has supreme mastery in stealth combat and guerilla warfare, his hard training taught him to masterfully hide in the shadows like a bat and sneak upon enemies completely undetected to use silent takedowns. AJ also employs Smoke Bombs to escape from large crowds or to drop in to surprise them.
* **Genius-Level Intellect:**
	+ **Master Tactician:** A strategic mastermind, AJ is an extremely clever and insightful man, skillfully employing deception and tactics to defeat his enemies in the most effective ways possible.
	+ **Master Investigator:** AJ has no equal when it comes to forensic investigations and solving crime mysteries, able to use even the smallest clues and slightest details to solve extremely difficult cases and accurately deduce the identity of unknown criminal masterminds.
	+ **Master Engineer:** AJ's tremendous scientific knowledge grants him the capability to invent numerous useful gadgets to assists himself as a crime fighter. He personally assemble his first suit. Using keen intellect and his profound understanding of science and technology, AJ can make highly improved versions of different devices and machines.
	+ **Master Scientist:** AJ is a master scientist, who is highly well-versed in every known field in physics, chemistry, biology, and mechanics, but particularly applied science.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Rezurrection Suit:** AJ's highly durable Kevlar-titanium weave protective suit and combat armor used to compensate for his lack of invulnerability. It is invulnerable to knives, and small caliber bullets and is also fireproof. The cowl, neck, gauntlets, and boots are able to effortlessly deflect small arms rounds and blades, though the rest of the suit seems to be somewhat more vulnerable, as a blade could partially pierce the shoulder. Even so, it is not enough to truly harm or even slow down the wearer. In addition, the suit and cape can protect the wearer from explosions.
* **Original Suit:** The original suit was a Nomex survival suit for advanced infantry. It features a Kevlar bi-weave and reinforced joints, and it is tear-resistant and bulletproof. It also features hardened Kevlar plates over titanium-dipped tri-weave fibers for flexibility, making it light, fast, and agile. Separation of plates makes him more vulnerable to knives and gunfire.
* **Gauntlets:** The suit's gauntlets contain built-in Tasers and brass knuckles.

### Weaponry and Gadgets

* **Utility Belt:** AJ's specially designed belt, with its many pouches filled with an arsenal of numerous gadgets, weapons and tools at all times, to aid AJ in his mission. Some gadgets include smoke pellets and toxic smoke pellets.
* **Grappling Hook:** AJ's line launching, multi-purpose, highly versatile, and handgun-like device that fires a retractable, detachable line with a mechanized, magnetic, or clawed end, which AJ utilizes to traverse Neo Arcadia, escape danger and remain hidden from foes, all while allowing him to scale rappel, swing, catapult, or slingshot himself along structures or across gaps. It allows him to ascend and descend, much like an elevator or pulley system, at a harmless rate. It consists of a spool of cable, a winding device, and reloading feature. Once, it is shot a surface, it pulls the user at great speed towards their target and quickly retracts into the device once it is reached. This can be done in rapid succession, with the device being able to fire against instantly after retracting, with the speed of the device retracting being similar to flight. The line can pull great amounts of weight. It can also be used to pull on an enemy with great force, enough to stun and daze them or to injure them, with the end of the line also acting like a harpoon, as it can pierce into the flesh of a target and pull them. The line could even send people flying through the air towards the user due to the force it exerted when retracting. The protrusion at the base of the gun's grip also makes it ideal to be used as a blunt weapon in close-quarters combat. As the line can be detachable, it can be used as a lasso.
* **Sticky Bombs:** AJ's small, custom-built hand-held explosives that can stick to surfaces before detonating.
* **Smoke Pellets:** AJ's pellet-type grenades that emit a great amount of smoke, augmenting his already amazing stealth, that also come in toxic form. AJ once gave one to his best friend Almanac.

### Transportation

* **Car:** AJ's imposing and heavily armed custom combat vehicle used by him for transportation, pursuit and capture and one of his most powerful tools to aid in his war against crime.

## Trivia

* In the previous Epicverse lore, Rezurrection was known as Carter Atwood, and owned a robotic exoskeleton.