Al Rothstein

## Background

### 1992 - 2012: Al Rothstein

Albert, mostly known as Al, is the son of nuclear scientist Terri Kurtsberger & helicopter pilot Phillip Rothstein. At a young age, Al's father was reported missing & presumed dead. After his helicopter was found blown up, he was presumed, leaving Terri a widow & single mother. Not able to raise her son alone, she moved from Ivy Town to Opal City. There, she received a lot of help from Al's godfather, Al Pratt, who had acted as Terri's big brother growing up & was also her son's namesake. Because he was close in age with Al's son, Thomas, the two grew up as brothers.

Al spent a lot of time outside with the other kids in neighborhood, playing pickup games until they began excluding him. He began getting in regular fights with him until his mom forbid him from going outside with them. Not long after, he would experience extreme growth spurts overnight. With his new size, he decided to go outside to meet with his bullies. They think that he's standing on something & attempt to knock him off. Once the bullies realize he did in fact grow in height, they run away.

He begins using his height to his advantage & joined the high school basketball team. Though he excelled in the sports & became highly recruited, Al realizes that he was tired of the sports. Nonetheless, he accepted a full scholarship to play basketball as to not be a burden on his mother. Other than school work & basketball, Al spent his free time with his family. While visiting his godfather's house, he helps him, Thomas & Grant work on Al's car. In the process of exerting himself, he unintentionally increased his body's mass, multiplying both his height & weight. His godfather instantly realized that Al was a metahuman. After the two had some talks, he decides not to waste his power & joins the Justice League.

## Romantic Relationships

* Beatriz de Costa: *Unknown*
* Aresia Prince: Dated (*Unknown*)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**: As a result of a gene passed on from his grandfather, he has the power increase his size, allowing him to grow up to 28 feet tall. At this height, Al is resistant to all attacks from normal sized people. With atomic dispersal, Al increases the distance between his own atoms, thus increasing his overall size. Under normal circumstances, his mass would remain the same no matter how large he becomes. However, his mass increase power counteracts these effects to a point.
	+ ***Mass Alteration*:** He can reduce or increase his mass to make his blows hit with even more force.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength***: As he grows, his strength increases. He can tear the sides of armored ships & go toe to toe with Solomon Grundy, Buckeye & Robotman.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina***
	+ ***Enhanced Speed***
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** He can withstand the impact of jeeps as they speed toward him, crushing the jeep on impact.

* **Aviation:** Albert is also a skilled pilot, just likes his father.
* **Mechanical Aptitude:** In his spare time, Al works on a cars & even wanted to be a mechanic.
* **Multilingualism**: He is fluent in English & Kahndaqi.
* **Physicality:** Al was an all star basketball player. He could've went to college on a full scholarship.

### Weaknesses

* **Power Limitation**: Increasing his size beyond his optimal limitations causes him great physical discomfort.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Al's jet is named the *Steel Eagle*. It was an old fighter jet given to him by his godfather that he fixed up so that he could use for team use.
* He is best friends with Thomas Pratt & Todd Rice. He is also good friends with Rick Tyler, Hank Hall, Don Hall, Jack Knight, Grant Pratt & Kate Spencer.

## Notes

* His relationship with Aresia is a nod to his romantic interest in Fury in the comics.