Kaine Dawson

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**Kaine Dawson**, otherwise known as **Paradox**, is one of Mercury's most greatest foes yet. Being obsessed on being the greatest scientist in the world, Kaine was once a scientist working for I.N.A.D. Labs. After undergoing the effects from the Freak Incident, Kaine suddenly became as fast as Connor Wynters, acknowledging that he's more capable and creative with his abilities than Connor. Briefly being known around certain parts of Millennium City, Kaine gained a god-like ego, dawning Connor as his Adversary.

## Biography

### Early Stages

*During his childhood, Kaine was an orphan, who was adapted by the Dawson couple, a family of well-privileged scientists who saw potential in the adolescent Kaine. While growing up, Kaine was remarkably knowledgeable in quantum physics and velocity, inheriting the chances of becoming a scientist. Throughout his current days, he managed to land a successful career, working at I.N.A.D. Labs as one of their head scientists amongst the staff team.*

*During a far-time of working, he began to work on a unclassified serum, inheriting compound-chemicals from the meteorite incident, which occurred years ago within the city itself. He felt that this serum could possibly bring the "future" to Innovative Network Advanced Division Laboratories.*

### The Fate of I.N.A.D. Labs

*Despite his efforts of achieving a "great opportunity" amongst his career, Cole Harrison, both founder + executive C.E.O. of I.N.A.D. Labs, immediately acknowledged the faults of Dawson's ideas. Aggressively responding to the staff, Kaine saw them being ludicrous about his ideas as he were to call them "delusional" for their remarks. After his immense outburst, he was relieved from his duties as a scientist, resulting on him being fired. Due to this idea, Dawson hastily rushed to the control room + taking all of his anger and frustration out on the work in progress energy inhibitor, causing it to malfunction.*

*While malfunctioning, Kaine managed to escape the waves throughout the building by entering the nearest exit, but eventually, Dawson was caught by it last-minute as the chemicals were to mix with his concoctions within his satchel, thus getting on him and leaving him unconscious.*

### Becoming The Paradox

*Waking up from the recent incident, Dawson found himself within an anonymous alleyway with tethered clothing, wondering what had happened to him since the 'Freak Incident' had occurred hours ago. Hearing an unfamiliar voice within the depths of his mind-- Kaine began to lose himself, until he were to see an alter-image of himself within a water-puddle. Knowing that the image within the puddle isn't exactly him, but it's something trying to contact him spiritly. The image didn't disclose who it was, but it sought to inform Kaine of his 'magnificent' future. While listening, Kaine began to witness flash-forwards of what was meant to be him, being the most feared person amongst certain parts of Millennium City. Acknowledging that he was connected to this unknown-source of energy, Kaine realized that he was now a conduit. Months after manifesting his superhuman abilities, Dawson now undergoes the moniker, Paradox.*

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Immense Field Connection / Speedster Physiology** - After being affected by the energy-wave back at I.N.A.D. Labs, Kaine gained an absurd connection to the The Immense Field, an extra-dimensional energy field, granting him many speed-based superhuman abilities. This altered and supercharged his DNA, cells, and neurotransmitters. It also augmented his bones, joints, tissue and entire physiology well-beyond peak human condition to easily handle the rigors of his powers. High-level friction, inertia, air pressure, reduced oxygen, vectors, and kinetic impact no longer affect him.
	+ **Superhuman Speed** - Paradox is capable of moving at tremendous hypersonic speeds, an ability so powerful that his movements are invisible to the naked eye. He can run across vertical structures and ceilings, over stretching seas, or effortlessly catch speeding projectiles.
	+ **Aerokinesis** - Similar to the likings of Mercury, Kaine can use his speed to generate air flows on various levels and for several effects. He can create vortexes to suffocate people or extinguish fires by forming it around them. He can create large and strong tornadoes, able to repel massive targets.
	+ **Superhuman Agility** - This ability naturally enhances Dawson's coordination, equilibrium and dexterity. He can change direction with immediate sharp turns without sliding or losing balance and instantly stop running on the spot.
	+ **Superhuman Momentum** - Kaine is able to generate great amounts of physical force through kinetic energy, simulating superhuman strength, even in a stationary position. Even little exertions from this build-up can generate tremendous force, able to knock a person out. He can propel himself to jump tremendous heights and distances.
	+ **Momentum Negation** - Kaine can come to a full stop, despite the extreme inertia of his movements, allowing him to further the illusion of having not moved at all if he moves at super-speed and returns to his previous location, before anyone can notice it.
	+ **Bodily Vibration** - Kaine can vibrate his body for various effects. This can mask his form from being clearly perceived or distort his vocal cords to disguise his voice. His vibrations can forcibly expel any toxins in him. He normally uses this perk to hide his identity and strike fear amongst citizens.
	+ **Intangibility** - By vibrating his molecules at the frequency of air, Paradox can physically pass through solid matter, even highly complex matter like carbine while in a universe of a different vibrational nature.
	+ **Afterimage Creation** - By using his speed to bounce back and forth so quickly, Kaine is able to create after-images with his speed, making it appear like he's in two places at once, no matter how far they are apart. This image is so realistic, that a human mind can't perceive the difference. He can also create mirror speed projections while retaining his peak speed.
* **Superhuman Thinking** - Dawson's connection with the Immense Field had also improve his thought processing at a superhuman level. He's able to clearly think, react to events, and perform actions long before normal humans can perceive them.
* **Superhuman Reflexes** - Kaine possesses reflexes far greater than those of a normal human being. This allows him to easily react to danger and events, and perceive the world in slow motion. He can relax this ability to enable him to interact with and tolerate the real world. While in this state, Mercury is also able to outpace the speed of other forces like gravity, allowing him to move faster than an object can be affected by gravity and begin falling. His reflexes are faster than normal people can even perceive.

* **Regenerative Healing Factor** - The Immense Field granted Kaine's physiology an accelerated rate of healing and regeneration. His molecules move at accelerated rates, mending damage far quicker and more efficiently than normal humans.
	+ **Accelerated Metabolism**: Because of his accelerated metabolism, Kaine burns calories at an accelerated rate, keeping his body slim and fit, so this requires him to intake a high amount of calories to function normally.

* **Superhuman** **Stamina**: Kaine's body eliminates the excessive build-up of fatigue-inducing lactic acid in his muscles and his musculature produces fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human, granting him exceptional endurance and lung capacity, greater than that of normal humans.

* **Superhuman Durability**: Paradox possesses superhuman resilience, most commonly seen from being unaffected by momentum build-up. He can take attacks and exertion, even survive impacts that would easily kill normal humans. While not invulnerable nor immune to pain, he withstood powerful lightning bolts, concussive shock waves, sonic blasts and inhumanly strong strikes, only being momentarily stunned.

* **Electrogenesis / Electrokinesis**: Paradox is able to produce a red energy identical to electricity from his body. This energy can be focused into his strikes, generating enough force in his strikes to greatly harm super durable foes without any harm to himself. Alternatively, its intensity can interfere with surrounding electronics and overwhelm electric-absorption. He can focus the energy into specific body parts to produce a strong static shock on contact with the target. In addition, he can harness it by directing it into his arms to repeatedly hurl lightning bolts to stun or repel enemies, and also electrify a surface. He can also absorb electricity from other sources, simultaneously giving him an extra boost when running or throwing lightning.
* **Time-Travel** - He can run fast enough to break through the fabric of the space-time continuum, enabling him to travel forward or back in time to monitor or alter past events.

### Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect** - While growing up within the Dawson family, a child prodigy turned recognized-genius, Kaine's intelligence is nearly unmatchable.
* **Knowledgeable in Science**: Due to his uncanny skills in Quantum Physic and his former career, Kaine is a brilliant-expertise. He is also one of the extremely few individuals with knowledge about the workings of The Immense Field.
* **Skilled Combatant** - Despite having no formal training in hand-to-hand combat, Kaine grew to become a formidable fighter when facing most opponents due to his tremendous speed. His abilities allow him to execute attacks against opponents with superhuman amounts of force.