Almanac Suit

*"There's no costume when the man and the mask are one."*
—Jason Kade
The **Almanac Suit** is the crime-fighting uniform used by Jason Kade as a vigilante. The original suit was composed of nothing but facepaint, a hockey mask and
a black hoodie. The current version is a black and red utilitarian suit with improved identity concealment and protection.

## History

### Original Suit

Jason Kade began to fight crime in Emerald City as a vigilante in March 2015. He used his step father's bulletproof vest worn over a black hoodie, along with a hockey goalie helmet and skull face-paint underneath, and he wore black work boots. He carried a golf bag with a baseball bat and a hockey stick to fight.

### Creation

After the first suit proved ineffective, Jason upgraded the suit by adding red leather and spray-painting a new helmet red. He also started carrying batons as his weapon of choice.

### Usage

#### Scarlet Swashbuckler

Jason was much more fond of his red and black suit. He used it to fight murderers and thieves, and began fighting more exotic criminals after he befriended Lance White, such as Stomp and Pyromaniac.

However, when Jason failed to stop the treacherous Terrorbyte from dominating Oxbridge, he lost faith in his crimefighting abilities.

#### Giving Up Crimefighting

Jason proceeded to put away his suit and live among the civilians.

Jason took the suit for memory-sake when he moved to Neo Arcadia and started operating as the "Blue Arrow" along with the Arcadian Rebels.

#### Return of Almanac

*"Ay, red and blue!"*
—Lance White
Jason took up his original suit once more in May 2017, and has upgraded it since.

## Capabilities

The Almanac suit is durable, yet light, and is flexible enough for Jason to perform his complex acrobatic parkour maneuvers, as well as participate in hand-to-hand combat.

## Sections

*"Good thing about red, they can't tell how much you're bleeding."*
—Jason Kade
* **Helmet:** Jason's helmet is a fortified carbon tube helmet which is nearly indestructible. Carbon nanotubes are lighter, cheaper, and have twice the tensile strength of titanium, making it reliable and durable enough to withstand blunt force trauma or blows from superhuman opponents, as well as providing protection from physical blows and projectiles. Through exhaustive ballistic testing, his helmet has been verified through extensive experience in the field to be five times stronger than FRP helmets, while at the same time still being a third of the weight. The helmet features red-tinted lenses and room for a communications earpiece. The lenses were upgraded for his birthday in 2019, granting him the options of night vision, thermal vision, and tactical vision which provides him combat-critical information to help him better read the battlefield.
* **Face Mask:** The face mask is red, and is made of a compressible micro-fabric which has no restrictions on Jason's visual field while on the run or aiming. The face mask acts as a backup identity concealer.
* **Bodysuit:** The suit overall is a lightweight, tactical, utilitarian-style uniform designed to protect Jason against the terrors of the night. It is composed of a mixture of a high-density Kevlar component and Nomex fiber, making it bulletproof and fireproof, and is also unable to hinder Jason's movement while he is fighting, running, or performing his complex acrobatic parkour maneuvers. It can withstand gunfire and knives, but in the event Jason comes to harm, the red aspects prevents others from seeing him bleed. The two colors, black and red (which happen to be his favorite colors) also serve a stealth purpose; by using the naturally dark areas of the outfit, Jason can integrate into the dark parts of the environment around him. When Jason began working for Carmine Incorporated again, he used his developer resources to upgrade the suit by coating it with a combination of polyethylene, glycol and silicate to cause hydro-clusters to form when the suit is impacted by kinetic energy, and has passed extensive durability tests, protecting all of his vital areas.
	+ **Holsters:** Two holsters on the outside of each thigh hold his batons. There is a calf sheath on the right boot that holds his combat knife.
* **Utility Belt:** Jason's specially designed belt, with its many pouches filled with an arsenal of numerous gadgets, weapons and tools at all times, to aid Jason in his missions. The belt can hold his grappling hook on the side. Arguably, his most frequently-used pouch contains his shuriken and kunai.
* **Crimson Cestus:** The suit comes with reinforced alloy gloves, having the appearance of twin cesti as an allusion to Ancient Greek boxers of Pygmachia.
	+ **Wrist Computer:** Jason's EPF-issue wristpad was designed by technician Saul Collins. This computer is located on the left forearm, and is connected to Rebels Base and EPF computers to retrieve GPS tracking signals, serving as a form of guidance while Jason is on the streets. One button controls his boot-blade ad others control his helmet's secondary functions.
* **Boots:** In the event of electrical misadventure, Jason wears standard black insulated footwear. Jason got the idea for these boots from the Emerald City Police Department issued field galoshes.
	+ **Boot-Blade:** Inspired by his Christmas 2017 gift from Leah Caverly, Jason integrated a retractable blade in the front of his right boot. This is operated by his wrist computer.

### Accessories

* **Tactical Parachute:** A parachute used to slow Jason's movement during a relatively small falling as a mean of security. This parachute allows Jason to jump quickly off trains and land safely despite high speed leaps.
* **KJ Becker's Goggles:** KJ Becker gave Jason a pair of his signature goggles. These goggles are modified to amplify the spectral range, allowing him to change from standard vision to thermal imaging to night vision. They also serve as digital binoculars and offer infrared vision.

## Variations

### Original Suit

The original vigilante suit was composed of a hockey mask, a hoodie, black pants, gloves, and a golf bag.

### Tactical Suit/Stealth Suit

The Tactical Suit is composed of a short-sleeved black polo shirt, a black bulletproof vest, and black military pants tucked into black combat boots. Black is better for stealth and urban camouflage.

### Frigid Suit

The Frigid Suit is made to combat gelid environments. Micro-technology thermal units are sewn into the fabric of the torso to keep Jason warm, and able to withstand temperatures down to 45 below zero.

### Vision Corp Armor

Saul Collins designed a new suit for Jason with the appearance of a silk material which is actually covering an extremely thin layer of graphene beneath it, making it completely bulletproof in addition to resistance to slashing and piercing damage.

The right hand contains a bracelet with a few buttons on it. The primary button, upon being pushed, causes the suit to take on the appearance of Jason's ultimate suit while retaining its new protective properties. The secondary button will activate a shielding system that allows Jason to resist a few hits from energy damage. The tertiary button is a simple communications link.

### Manatorian Armor

Thunder Storm forged a suit for Jason from "the most powerful metal" from the planet Manatoria. The suit dramatically elevates his physical attributes to superhuman levels equivalent to Storm's base form.

The suit incorporates technology which uses digital graphic electricity as an omni-purpose weapon. It also allows him to navigate, track, and protect him from atmospheric threats. The suit can also transform into any disguise Jason desires. Jason can easily equip the suit and activate its features by saying "Almanac online."

## Trivia

* The original suit takes inspiration from Casey Jones.
* Jason repairs his suit with epoxy spray.
* Initially, Jason was sometimes criticized for not having Kevlar sleeves.