Augustus Freeman

## Icon

***Arnus*** was a alien mediator from the planet Terminus. He was forced to crash land on Earth in a deep south cotton plantation. He lost his memories and took the appearance of a black boy. He was raised by a kind enslaved woman and named ***Augustus***. Over the years his memories returned in small bursts along with superpowers. He used his abilities to help his fellow slaves with their work. Eventually, Augustus helped free slaves as a part of the Underground Railroad. Once slavery was abolished, he took the name ***Augustus Freeman*** and became a successful lawyer. Aging slower than humans, Augustus outlived everyone he loved. He carried on as a lawyer, posing as his son. He then met Estelle Jackson, whom he later married. They moved to Paris where Estelle became pregnant with Augustus' child. However, due to their different biologies, they decided it would be to risky to have a child of different species, and aborted it. They moved back to the US where Estelle died of cancer decades later. Augustus then moved to Dakota City and became a recluse while owning his own law office. One night, a group of teenagers snuck into Freeman's mansion to steal from him. Augustus confronted the teens and was shot; this did not effect him. Freeman then put fear into them, saying to respect the law and tell no one of what they saw. Days later, one of the teens, named Raquel Ervin, came to tell Augustus that he had a gift and should use it to help their city. Freeman took it into consideration and became the superhero ***Icon***, with Raquel as his sidekick Rocket.

## Personality

* Augustus is respectable and direct with his words and actions.

## Abilities

* **Law:** Augustus has been an accomplished corporate lawyer for centuries.
* **Military Protocol:** Augustus served the US military in the American Civil War, along with the allied powers in World War II.
* **Multilingualism:** Augustus is fluent in English, French, and Galactic Standard.
* **Skilled Fighter**

### Powers

* **Terminan Physiology**
	+ **Decelerated Aging:** Augustus ages at a far slower rate than Humans.
* **Unique Physiology:** When Arnus came to Earth and replicated the genetics of Doran, he also gained all of the possible Metahuman abilities his family could have; gaining a vast amount of super powers that became stronger the older he got.
	+ **Accelerated Healing**
	+ **Enhanced Agility**
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**
	+ **Enhanced Senses**
		- **Enhanced Hearing**
		- **Enhanced Smelling**
		- **Enhanced Taste**
		- **Enhanced Touch**
	+ **Enhanced Speed**
	+ **Enhanced Stamina**
	+ **Enhanced Strength**
	+ **Flight**
	+ **Invulnerability**
	+ **Peak Physical Condition:** Augustus' genetics were made to be the strongest they can possibly be.
	+ **Positron Manipulation**
		- **Concussive Blasts**
		- **Energy Projection**
		- **Force Fields**

## Equipment

* **Icon Suit:** Augustus' Starship has a clothing fabricator that he used to create this nearly untearable suit. Once he joined the Justice League, Icon donated it to them for other heroes to have highly durable uniforms.
* **Starship**

## Trivia

* Augustus holds conservative views on economical and social problems. This often led to arguments between him and his liberal sidekick. Over the years, Augustus has changes some of his view due to Raquel's persuasion.

## Quotes

* *"I sincerely hope that whatever you're about to pull out of your coat is made of chocolate... because I promise you, I'm going to make you eat it."*
* *"Rocket, if you don't stop talking I'm going to drop you."*
* *"I'm Icon. And I'm here to help."*
* *"As many of you have already witnessed, I am gifted with certain special abilities. I have possessed these gifts for many years, but for the most part have refrained from using them. No more. Today I set a challenge for myself, a challenge to be of service to humanity. I will do this by being a living example of what's possible. I intend to hold myself to a very high standard. I ask no less of you. I challenge you to challenge yourselves. You are all gifted with special abilities. Strive to live up to your potential as I will strive to live up to mine. I can fly... so can you!"*
	+ Icon introducing himself after being rewared the key to Dakota City.
* *"School and honest labor may not seem attractive to you gentlemen... but at least it doesn't get you arrested."*
* *"I am old by your standards. Old enough to know that justice is either for everyone, or no one."*
* *"The more I'm with humanity, the more I realize how alike we are. And although the world I come from has eliminated primitive concepts like money, the truth is I am a refugee on Earth because our ship was destroyed by a terrorist. So even we still have a way to go."*