Owen Mercer

## Background

### 1992 - 2014: Owen Mercer

Owen Mercer was born & raised in the Kansas city of Keystone City. His mother, Meloni Thawne had just graduated a college earlier that year when she gave birth to Owen. It was quite the scandal at the time as Owen's grandfather Thaddeus Thawne was the current Senator of Kansas & was known for his more conservative views. To make matters worse, Meloni claimed to not know the father or that she couldn't get in touch with him (sources conflict).

Wanting to make an honest woman out of his daughter, he tried to set her up with various suitable men before she began a relationship with his aide, Arthur Mercer. The two hit it off, with Arthur getting along quite well with Owen. At the encouraging of her father, Meloni & Arthur were married just before Owen turned two.

Because of his stepfather's standing & grandfather's connections, Owen received a good education. Unlike the two men, he was more interested in business than politics. After graduating & wondering about his life plan, Owen began feeling bothered by the fact that he did not know who his true father was. Not long after, Owen discovered he also had the ability to move at superhuman speed but only for short distances. Believing he got the power from his father, he confronted his mother about his identity. She admitted she was not sure of who he was initially but later discovered his identity when he returned to Central City as a notorious criminal. His father was none other than one of the Flash's arch-nemesis, Captain Boomerang.

Set on meeting his father, Owen did everything he could to get in contact with the man. When everything else failed, he posed as a criminal himself to set up a meeting. When Boomerang arrived, Owen revealed his identity & showed him a picture of his mother from her college days. Realizing he was in fact in his son, Boomerang decided to take the man underneath his wing, determined to make up for their lost years. The pair bonded for some time & Boomerang began to train him, even giving him the nickname of Boomer in the place of his namesake.

### 2014 - 2017: Boomer

When Owen's grandfather publicly condemned him after learning of his meeting with his father, Owen was taken in by the Rogues, who saw it as their duty to protect family. Though he was quite vocal about his dislike of their line of work, he never turned any of the members in.

Owen was eventually contacted to work with the Secret Society & was sent to guard a factory. When The Team arrived to stop them, the villains set off a series of bombs to blow up the factory. Owen was ultimately saved by the Team when the other villains abandoned him to his fate in the midst of the explosions. Owen was handed over to the authorities & imprisoned at Arkham Asylum, where he was inducted into the Suicide Squad. Alongside his new teammates, he was sent to Kahndaq in place of his father to capture Black Adam & his wife. The mission was unsuccessful after the team was stopped by the joint efforts of Black Adam, Isis, the Question & Renee Montoya.

### 2017 - Present: Boomer

With his time at Arkham up, Owen reformed from his old ways. Moving to Blüdhaven, he started his new life as a vigilante. His new career was met with some hostility by the city's vigilantes but after helping Blackbird take down some criminals, he was offered membership to the Outsiders. Though Batman did pit him against in a series of tryouts to remain a part of the Outsiders, he eventually passed. The team has helped Owen on his mission to prove himself & make up for his father's sins.

After an unplanned team-up with the Justice League, he developed a friendship with the infamous hero known as Superwoman. Though her big cousin / brother Superman was not a fan of her associating herself with a former criminal, Kara went out on a date with Owen where they both spoke about their past struggles. The relationship eventually became serious, with the boyfriend & girlfriend titles being attached. Eventually things fizzled out & although the pair still often flirt with one another, they have yet to return back to their romantic relationship. This might've been because of Kara's growing interest in an alien by the name of Querl Dox.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ ***Speed Bursts***: Unlike many other speedsters who gain their ability from the Speed Force, Owen gains his speed from his meta-gene. However, Owen can only move in short bursts of superhuman speed. This power allows him to accelerate short distances or, more notably, when he throws boomerangs.
* **Boomerang Mastery**: Owen inherited his father's skill at throwing boomerangs. He also trained with his father for some time & continued his training alone after leaving the Rogues.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Boomer is more of a brawler in terms of fighting. He learned a few moves with the Rogues then styles of martial arts with The Team. He has been personally trained by Nightwing, who Batman consistently pits him against in training.
* **Marksmanship:** Boomer has excellent marksmanship. He's even been compared to his father after certain feats in the field.
* **Trick Boomerangs:** Owen wields boomerangs that have many different properties. Many were given to him by his father. Properties of boomerangs include: electric, weighted, acid, explosive, tear gas, bladed, and sonic.

### Ratings

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