Alexander Caine

*”I ain’t no hero, ain’t no legend, just a killer.”*

*-Alexander Caine*

Alexander James Caine is a Metahuman who is very good at killing people and a mysterious agent of the Federal Office of the Abnormal. A Green Beret in the Vietnam war, his heroic actions in the Hanoi massacre became that of military legend. Caine was recruited by ARGUS into the Thanatos Program before ever reaching home, becoming its first subject. Reborn with immense regenerative abilities and Codenamed ‘Charon’ he became Thanatos’s most effective and notorious alumni, leading to the nickname of ‘the Ferrymen’ to signify him and his fellow secret government agents.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Alexander was born to a Manx family in Baltimore in the year 1950. His father was a fisherman, and as soon as he was old enough, Alexander was introduced to the family trade. He became an accomplished swimmer as a result of his seaside activities, and an even more accomplished brawler due to the constant tussles he engaged in at the bars and docksides. Despite not being a spectacular student, Alexander never performed too poorly in school.

### Vietnam War

The life of an academic was not for Alexander, and when he graduated high school in 1968, he enlisted in the US Army. He entered during the latter years of the Vietnam War, after the use of metahuman soldiers had begun. He distinguished himself in boot camp, and upon his deployment, proved greatly skilled at outwitting the ambushes and traps of the Viet Cong with ambushes and traps of his own, which saw his recruitment into the Green Berets, and a swift rise through the ranks.

#### Hanoi Massacre

By the time that the American military, lead by the metahuman soldiers of the Thunderguard, had taken Hanoi, Alexander was a sergeant in the Green Berets with a squadron under his command. He was on leave with his brothers in arms, celebrating their victory with drinks in a local bar, when Brigadier General (insert name) was killed.

### Project Thanatos

As the war drew to an end, Alexander was recruited by Project Thanatos, which was designed to provide adequate replacements to the recently disbanded Blackout Squadron. Receiving a dose of I-3, formula, Alexander gained a set of abilities that would best be described as the original purpose of the old I-5 formula. After gaining his power, Alexander spent five years training under Carter Maddis, the only member of Blackout Squadron still in the employ of the US military. After his training was complete, Alexander went on to become one of the most lethal assassins at the government's disposal.

### Present Day

Alexander currently is located in a government base on the Chesapeake Bay.

## Abilities

Metahuman Physiology: Alexander received dosage of the I-3 ichor formula which successfully transformed him into a metahuman, and endowed him with multiple superhuman abilities.

* Regenerative Healing Factor: Alexander's most notable power is his regenerative healing factor, which enables him to recover from the vast majority of wounds near instantaneously. When he is cut, the gash seals behind the knife, not even allowing blood to begin to flow. Any bullets which puncture his flesh will be nearly immediately forced out, and he is capable of regrowing a lost limb or organ within a few dozen seconds. The greatest feat he is capable of is recovering after having been in close proximity to the explosion of a large bomb, which resulted in him regenerating from a pool of congealed blood within about ten minutes. As a result, it has been speculated by Argus that the only way to overcome his healing factor would be to completely obliterate every cell of his body. It should also be noted that when his brain is heavily damaged or destroyed, Alexander is temporarily incapacitated for the seconds or minutes it takes him to repair the damage.
	+ Limitless Stamina: As a result of his healing abilities, Alexander's body produces virtually no fatigue toxins, meaning that his endurance is virtually never ending. Furthermore, due to his inability to experience fatigue, as well as the fact that his brain is constantly being repaired to top condition, he does not require sleep.
* Superhuman Durability: Alexander's body is tougher than a normal human, with skin likened to toughened leather that can usually withstand a glancing knife strike without injury. His body is easily able to withstand the force of most human punches, though bullets will still go right through him as they would for an ordinary human.
* Superhuman Senses: All of Alexander's senses are enhanced to levels slightly above the human peak, allowing him superior hearing, vision, smell, and taste.
* Superhuman Speed: Alexander is capable of moving much more quickly than an ordinary human. He possesses reflexes that enable him to easily dodge and strike at normal humans in hand to hand combat, and can easily achieve a sprinting speed of forty five miles per hour. However, due to his healing abilities, he is able to increase his speed to a maximum of sixty miles per hour, as the horrendous muscular tears that would result in such exertions are instead healed immediately.
* Superhuman Strength: Alexander is gifted with physical strength which allows him to easily overpower any normal human. He is able to lift approximately two thousand pounds, or one ton, over head, without trouble, especially considering his immunity to fatigue.

## Skills

Extremely skilled swimmer, Master of many forms of hand to hand combat, Master of many forms of melee combat, Extremely skilled marksman, Master of dozens of firearms, Master of stealth actions, Master of assassination and espionage strategies, skilled fisher. Fluent in all dialects of English, Manx, Gaelic, French, Italian, Russian, Swedish, German, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese and semi fluent in several others.

## Stats

Threat Level: Delta

Power Mastery: Elite

Karma Level:

**Durability:** Class 1

**Regeneration:** Class 5

**Senses:** Class 1 (All Senses)

**Speed:** Class 1

**Strength:** Class 1

## Trivia

Staunch supporter of Maryland blue crab, As a member of Project Thanatos is separated from the General metahuman population.