Alex Summers

## Background

### 1981 - 1996: Alex Summers

Alexander Summers is the son of Major Christopher Summers, a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force & his wife Katherine Ann Summers. He & his older brother Scott Summers were both mutants.

When Scott & Alex were boys flying home from a family vacation in their father's vintage private plane, a scout ship from the alien Shi'ar Empire suddenly materialized & set the plane ablaze. Neither Scott & Alex knew what was going on but a quick thinking Katherine pushed the boys out the plane door with the only available parachute. The parachute caught fire, so Scott used his mutant optic blasts for the first time to slow their descent. Scott & Alex were unaware that their parents had been teleported from the plane by the Shi'ar a moment before it exploded

Scott suffered a head injury on landing that damaged the part of Scott's brain that would have enabled him to control his optic blasts. The two boys were hospitalized & both suffered traumatic amnesia regarding the incident. After two weeks at the hospital, he was placed in the State Home for Foundlings, an orphanage in Omaha, Nebraska.

Alex was taken in by Andrew & Joanna Blanding. They already has two children, Haley & Todd, but their son Todd had been killed in a car accident. Alex was pressured to act as his replacement, which he tried to do as best as he could. After a year of feeling inadequate, Alex let out a scream while in the backyard & manifested his mutant powers for the first time, incinerating the trees. Not long after, The Blandings were contacted by Charles Xavier in regards to his powers & his brother. Hearing of his brother, Alex accompanied the man back to the Xavier Institute, where he reunited with Scott.

### 1996 - 2005: Havok

Upon enrolling at the Institute, Alex began training to help him keep his energy in check. He was assigned the codename Havok by his brother. In time, he gained enough mastery over his power that he could release it only when he wished to do so, as opposed to when he was near death or in agony. He could wield his power skillfully enough to become a formidable opponent in battle. After nearly three years with the X-Men, Alex finally graduated but took a year off before making any decision.

During this period as a full-time crimefighter, the Institute welcomed the green haired Lorna Dane as a new student. Havok was immediately attracted to her, much to the anger of Iceman, who also showed a romantic interest in her. Professor Xavier saw the spark between the two & regularly paired Lorna with Alex for training sessions. The two discovered they had a mutual interest in geophysics, prompting Alex to enroll at Empire State University to pursue his passion. Lorna joined him the next year upon her graduation. Though they returned from time to time to assist the team, Alex & Lorna had essentially retired from the hero lifestyle & led a happy civilian life for some time.

Alex & Scott also learned that his grandparents were still alive from &owned a shipping company in Alaska. When the Summers had a family reunion, Scott & Alex were shocked to meet Madelyne Pryor, a pilot for his grandparents who was identical in appearance to Scott's late love Jean Grey. Scott & Madelyne quickly grew close & Alex attended their wedding as his best man.

When Alex had gone to visit his grandparents for the weekend when Lorna was asked by Xavier to accompany them on a mission. Unfortunately, her mind was overtaken by an evil being, known as Malice. Alex did his best to free her of Malice's grip but she continued to be an adversary. Malice made Alex aware of the fact that Lorna was being controlled & tormented him with the knowledge that he could do nothing about it. As time went on, Alex began to feel remorse for the fact he could not save Lorna. Around this time, the team had discovered that Jean was live. When Madelyne showed up at the mansion for refuge, she used her powers to seduce Alex into an affair during his confused & lonely state over the Polaris/Malice situation.

When things came to a head, Madelyne manipulated brother against brother. Havok accused Cyclops of abandoning his wife when she most needed him. But both men quit their fighting when Madelyne attempted to sacrifice her son. In the process, Madelyne killed herself & her hold over Alex had disappeared. As he was still trying to get over being manipulated by Madelyne, Malice's control over Lorna had weakened. The X-Men were able to corner Lorna & separate the being from her. As a result of the bonding, Lorna activated her Secondary Mutation. When they returned home, things between them were quite rocky due to Alex's affair & Lorna being possessed for half the year.

### 2005 - 2007: Havok

For the following year, Alex had seemed as though everything was fine until he impulsively left the X-Men & joined X-Force. Lorna officially ended their relationship though Alex noted it has long been over. Alex's departure, in addition to some other world altering news, caused Lorna to have a break with reality. She fashioned herself a helmet like Magneto & attempted to kill Alex but she was stopped by Xavier.

Despite this, Alex remained with X-Force & worked as proactive team fighting for mutants. After a mission left him in a comatose state, Alex was admitted into the hospital. He was cared for by a nurse named Annie Ghazikhanian, who was regularly accompanied by her young son Carter. In time, Alex had fallen in love with Annie but learned that their relationship was because Carter had subconsciously used his telepathic powers to make them fall in love. Feeling manipulated again, Alex abandoned Annie & Carter then returned to X-Force.

X-Force eventually recruited Pete Wisdom, a former MI-6 operative, to train them for a time. After the team was caught in the center of a Vibranium bomb explosion, the world believed them to be dead. Though they assumed they would reveal they had survived, Wisdom opposes this as the team can now operate more clandestinely. For the following months, they used this status to secretly infiltrate & destroy anti-mutant organizations around the world. After months of working as paramilitary force, the team returned to the land of the living. X-Force disbanded shortly after & Havok rejoined X-Men, much to the chagrin of Polaris & Iceman who were now a couple.

## Romantic Relationships

* Madelyne Pryor: Affair (2004)
* Annie Ghazikhanian: Girlfriend (2006)
* Lorna Dane: Girlfriend (2001 - 2005); On & Off (2007 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology:** Havok absorbs ambient cosmic energy into the cells of his body & processes it into plasma. This results in control over an extremely powerful sort of destructive force. At times he is not entirely able to control this ability, which sometimes makes him a danger to those around him unless he wears a special containment suit to assist him. Havok's body is constantly in the process of absorbing cosmic radiation. When each of his body's power-storage cell enclaves reaches its capacity, excess cosmic energy is thereafter absorbed & immediately re-emitted in negligible quantities. It takes Havok's body about 16 ½ hours to recharge to its peak level unless he absorbs a large amount of energy at once. The act of concentration involved in releasing his energy in anything other than an omni-directional wave is physically exhausting for Havok if he continues it over an extended period of time. He can absorb cosmic energies from his environment (such as starlight, x-rays & gamma radiation) & store them within his body cells, metabolizing the energy in order to generate plasma wave discharges that super-heat & disintegrate objects or create concussion bursts by violently displacing air molecules in his path. His ability to absorb energy is so great that he was able to survive being dropped into a large star & use its energy to augment his powers to the point where he was able to defeat his immensely powerful brother Vulcan. He was also able to overpower Magneto using volcanic energy & blast the Hulk unconscious. Some believe that he is potentially stronger than his brother Cyclops.
	+ ***Energy Absorption*:** He not only can passively absorb cosmic energy from his environment but has shown he can willingly absorb, store & re-process various other energies from other sources through conscious force of will.
	+ ***Plasma Emanation*:** He possesses the ability to shoot or emanate plasma in the form of a blast or discharge, with a tell-tale concentric circle pattern. These waves will emanate from his body in all directions unless he purposely tries to channel them in a single direction, usually along the length of his arms. This results in control over an extremely powerful sort of destructive force. When Havok strikes an object with the waves of intensity of hot plasma, the sudden vast jump in temperature will often cause objects to shatter, explode, or seemingly disintegrate. Should Havok direct his energy at the lowest level, he can project it towards a human being & his target will suffer a severe headache but will not burn up.
	+ ***Flight*:** He can also use stored energy for flight by directing it as a downward thrust. At full energy capacity, he has an easier time managing his energized propulsion through his powers.
	+ ***Heat Immunity*:** He is virtually immune to the effects of most forms of heat.
	+ ***Radiation Immunity*:** He is virtually immune to the effects of most forms of radiation.

* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** He has been trained in martial arts by Wolverine.
* **High Level Intellect:** Intellectually gifted, Havok is well-educated in the geophysical sciences.

### Weaknesses

* **Uncontrolled Ambient Energy Conversion**: At times, he is not entirely able to control this ability, which sometimes makes him a danger to those around him unless he wears a special containment suit to assist him. This may also be due to psychological trauma similar to his brother.
* **Genetic Flaw:** Havok is not immune to Vulcan's powers, but is partially resistant to it by way of his ability to absorb energy. Havok is immune to Cyclops' optic blasts as Cyclops is immune to his powers.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Might:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Quickness:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Projection:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Tactics:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Battle:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 110 - Power Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* He is allergic to tomatoes & greatly dislikes cauliflower.
* His favorite movie is *West Side Story.*
* He is very fond of Stephen King books.
* After him & Lorna broke up, Alex asked Pietro to spy on Lorna & keep an eye out for her.
* Each Summers Brothers has a signature energy color: Scott has red, Alex has blue & Gabe has yellow.

## Notes

* The original character of Havok belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Pietro joined X-Factor to spy on Lorna for Alex in the *All-New X-Factor* series.