Virgil Hawkins

**Secondary:**
Hawkins Residence
104 Cowan Drive
Sadler, Dakota City, MI

## Background

### 2002 - 2016: Virgil Hawkins

Born & raised in the Paris Island section of Dakota City, Virgil Hawkins is the second child of Jean & Robert Hawkins. His father, a former Marine, worked as a social worker & as the manager of the Freeman Community Center. His mother, who worked as a paramedic, was killed during the 2008 Dakota riots from a stray bullet. Unfortunately, she died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The worst time of Virgil's life would become synonymous with Dakota City's darkest hour.

To keep his children away from the gangs in the city, his father kept Virgil & his sister Sharon with him at the community center. But Robert didn't feel that was enough, so he moved his family to the safer working class neighborhood of Sadler so the rise in gang activity wouldn't have a negative affect on them.

As a young age, it was clear Virgil was a smart kid. Despite his small stature & quick tongue, Virgil was an honor roll student & was also involved with several extra-curricular functions. However, most of his time was spent frequently helping his father at the community center. But when Virgil was at school, he was known as a social outcast due to his intellect & interests in comic books, role playing games & science fiction. His interests made him & his friends the subjects of much bullying at school, especially from Francis Stone. When trying to stand up for his best friend Richie, Virgil took a serious beating from Francis until popular kid & Virgil's childhood friend Larry Wade intervened. But the intervention came with a price, Virgil was to join his gang if he wanted his protection. While Virgil never gave any official answer due to his natural hatred for gangs, the offer didn't imply an alternative was given. His best friends Richie & Frieda tried to talk him out of it before he knew it, Virgil became involved in the gang wars of Dakota.

In the following months, the gang wars escalated, culminating in a showdown at the Dakota docks in Paris Island. Though Virgil was no imposing figure, his presence was necessary at the event. Even after being given a gun, Virgil refused to kill his tormentor. He promptly threw the firearm in the water then hid behind some crates & old oil drums until the fight died down. Not long after, the police arrived & used a special tear gas under the belief that it is a radiation marker as a means of tracking the gang members if they escaped. Unfortunately, the gas killed about ninety percent of the people that were exposed to it & the rest were mutated them in an event now known as the Big Bang.

### 2016 - Present: Static

Virgil was one of "lucky" ones & was mutated by the gas, immediately gaining a variety of electromagnetic powers. Managing to flee the chaos unscathed on a trash can lid, he hid in his room for the rest of the night. Practicing with his newfound abilities & inspired by his interest in comics, he decided to fight crime. Luckily, Virgil knew he needed some help & convinced his father to let him go to the Metahuman Youth Center for the summer after revealing his powers. After meeting some other metahuman teens (Eddie Dorado, Brenda Del Vecchio, Tye Longshadow, Asami Koizumi, Paco Testas), Virgil became much more confident in himself & returned home at the end of the summer.

Upon returning home, he quickly recruited Richie & Frieda to help him use his powers to protect people in Dakota. And just like that, Virgil become a superhero & Static was born. Though Static set off to protect Dakota, the same couldn't be said for the other teens affected by the gas. Some of the gang members & even other citizens that had been present at the Big Bang, decided to use their powers for personal or villainous reasons.

As he got adjusted to the hero lifestyle, he meets other Icon & his partner Rocket, two Dakota City based heroes. With their recommendation, Virgil joins the Titans that fall & earns a mentor in League member, Black Lightning. After somewhat mastering crimefighting for the last few years, Virgil now has to master a new obstacle: college.

## Romantic Relationships

* Daisy Watkins: On & Off Girlfriend (2017 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Quantum Vapor Enhancement:** Static's physiology was altered by a mutant-genetic explosion which caused him to adapt unusual powers. His body itself can generate raw electromagnetic energy, which he has learned to manipulate, control and enhance. He can sense sources of electromagnetic energy or objects that can be affected by it such as underground water pipes. He can magnetize and demagnetize metals.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Fields***: Static generates an electromagnetic field just like the earth & the sun generate their own Electromagnetic fields. Static can also create barriers & shields that he can use to block, repel, hold back attacks and defend himself in battle.
	+ ***Wavelength Tuning***: Static can hear radio waves meaning he can listen in on the police broadband and music stations, as well as tapping into the phone lines so he can make calls.
	+ ***Mechanokinesis***: Static can capable of fixing or operating electronic devices through his electromagnetic manipulation. He can operate most devices just by touching, even if they are not plugged.
	+ ***Electrokinesis***: Static can generate electricity from his body & administer it in a range of different attacks & uses. He can charge devices, drain devices & project his electricity in a variety of controlled ways.
		- ***Electrical Displays***: Static is able to project his electromagnetic energies in the form of energy-based constructs, such as disks, orbs, bursts, shields, platforms, force fields & other projectiles or constructions.
		- ***Electromagnetic Force Bolts***: Static can project powerful blasts or bursts of electromagnetic energy from his hands for uses allowing him to hit, move or blow away his targets & potentially exerting enough force to destroy them.
		- ***Static Cling***: Static can adhere most objects or people to surfaces & other objects, plus Static can magnetize surfaces.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing***: Virgil can recover from injuries faster than normal humans. Even so, he has been hurt severely enough to where either a nurse had to see him or Frieda had to care for him.
* **High Level Intellect**: Static is a highly gifted student with particular skill in mathematics, science & computers.
	+ ***Multilingualism***: Virgil knows how to speak German & is fluent enough to carry on a simple conversation in the language.
	+ ***Science***: He is a highly gifted student with a particular interest in the maths & sciences. He is also a talented inventor, as he was able to create a robot raptor using spare parts from a quantum accelerator & the hover disc that he flies on. Red Robin states that Virgil's understanding of molecular structure rivals the Impulse's.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis***: He is able to apply his scientific knowledge in combat & real life situations & does so almost intuitively. This allows him a certain advantage over more powerful, but less intelligent, opponents.
* **Saucer:** Static carries a collapsible disc with him that he can magnetize. This allows him to levitate & move faster than he would on foot.
* **Static Traps**: Normally, he does not use any real weapons & mainly relies on his electromagnetic powers in battle. However, to defeat particularly formidable opponents, he will employ his "static traps," a well-planned use of his powers & everyday materials. These static traps were limited only by Static's creativity & the preparation time available.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 96 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* He hates his middle name & tries to prevent people from learning it.
* He has a crush on Celia Windward & Dusk.
* Early in his superhero career, Static flew using everyday metal objects like garbage can lids.
* He is best friends with Richie & Frieda. He is also close friends with Asami Koizumi, Eddie Dorado, Tye Longshadow, Jaime Reyes & Brenda Del Vecchio.
* His first & middle name are the names of Roman poets. His grandfather is coincidentally named for the legendary author of the poems the *Iliad* & the *Odyssey*.
* He possesses an almost fanboy-ish knowledge of comic books, role playing games, pop culture & science fiction
* He could use his powers as an alternate source to energize the power ring of a Green Lantern, which was just as effective as a charge from a power battery.
* Static idolizes many black superheroes, such as Green Lantern (John Stewart), Icon, Rocket & Black Lightning.
* Though a young superhero by many standards, he has his own person "rogue gallery." Some of his personal foes include Aquamaria, Command, Ebon, Hotstreak, Puff & Virus.

## Notes

* His crush on Celia is nod to *Young Justice.*