Unity

### Relatives

Biological Utopian Father, Biological Utopian Mother, Adoptive Human Father, Adoptive Human Mother

## Appearances

### Debut

Volume 1: The Fracture: Issue 1

**Ben Newport/Unity** is one of the Main Protagonists of the comic book series Fallen Heroes published by Infinite Comics.

A renowned and beloved superhero worldwide, Unity was one of the most powerful superheroes on Planet Earth, having come from a planet called Utopia at such a young age, and adopting the name Ben Newport after being adopted by the Newport Family. However, an event known as The Fracture caused by The Deviance seemingly killed most of Unity's friends, causing superheroes to be outlawed. As a result, Unity became a recluse, until he saved the life of a teenage girl named Mia Kincaid, giving him a newfound ally.

## History

### Early Life

Not much is known about Unity's earlier life, except that he was born on a planet called Utopia, and when he was three-years-old he was sent to Earth for an unknown task. Unity was found by the Newport Family and raised in a wealthy setting, being named Benjamin Newport. As a young adult Ben discovered his powers, and later became the world's most powerful Superhero **Unity**, eventually going on to co-found the Earth's most premier team of Superheroes, The Sentinels. He would also make an enemy of Christopher Avian, who would become his archenemy.

### The Fracture

Unity was part of an effort to stop an alien race known as The Deviance, who were intent on destroying Earth. Unity met with other founding members of the Sentinels, including his teammates Steel Shadow, Madame Hex, Skylight and Quickspeed, plus another unnamed member, to discuss their plan of action, they were overwhelmed by the Deviance, and made the call to to call in other superheroes and even supervillains to stop the Deviance, despite reluctance from other Sentinels. They managed to stop them, but at great cost, setting the stage for an event called The Fracture. Many of Unity's allies were killed, and even Unity was thought to be killed. Racked with guilt, Unity denounced his superhero identity and went into hiding under his name Ben once again, and did not even intervene when Avian was made Earth's Primary Protector following the Outlawing of Superheroes.

### Revealed

Despite being in hiding, Ben returned after hearing cries for help from a teenage girl who was about to be killed by Avian's henchwoman Emiko Takaya. Ben manages to sneak out of work and save the girl by throwing Takaya into a wall, although he is immediately recognized by the girl as the retired superhero Unity. Unity escapes once the girl thanks him, and returns to a cafe that he works at as a waiter, and owned by his longtime friend Miguel Arratia, who asks him if he has spoken to *"her"* yet, although he tells her he hasn't. Later, Unity is surprised when he goes to serve someone, only to find out it is the same teenage girl he saved. She introduces herself as Mia, and although Unity asks her to leave, she decides to order some food and asks questions about the Sentinels' fight with The Deviance, although Unity responds by asking her to stay away from him.

Hours later, as he is finishing his shift, he discovers that Mia is still there. She asks him why he is avoiding her, and he tells her that after the Fracture he became tired of fighting and tells her to stay away from superheroes. Mia then reveals that Steel Shadow is her father, and Unity responds that he knows, which is why he saved her. As Mia responds, Unity sees a red target on her forehead, and quickly protects her from a gunshot. He flies outside of the cafe, where he confronts Steel Shadow's enemy Oneshot, whom he learns has been hired by Christopher Avian and Emiko Takaya, who are watching Unity on a screen. He destroys Oneshot's rifle and warns him against going after Mia, before turning his attention to Avian. After destroying the camera, he leaves Oneshot to the authorities, whilst he returns to check on Mia. After Mia reveals she is ok, Unity reveals his real name is Benjamin "Ben" Newport, and gives Mia his address, telling her to meet him the next day. He then flies off after he hears Mia's mother calling.

The next day, Mia arrives at Ben's home, and Ben questions why Mia wants to know so much about The Fracture. After she tells him about her father, he tells her that he doesn't know much about her father, but assumes that he died as he saw him moments before every hero seemingly sacrificed themselves. Mia asks more about the Fracture and wants to know why every hero died, but Ben shocks her by saying that not every hero died, and after she pushes him, he admits that some heroes survived, but were forced into hiding after the United Nations banned superheroes from operating. When Mia questions if her dad is alive, Ben retracts his previous statement and admits that he saw her father die. He tells her that he intends to leave the hero life behind and attempts to sway her away from finding other superheroes, as if the Government will lock up any existing superheroes due to the anti-vigilante act, prompting Mia to leave. Hours after Mia leaves, ben receives a knock at his door, and when he opens it, he is shocked to find Gareth Pearce, who tells him that they need to talk.

## Personality

Prior to The Fracture, Unity was a symbol of hope and justice to those on Earth, and worked hard to protect it's people alongside his teammates. However, after the events of the Fracture his demeanor changed drastically. Ben became more of a recluse, seeking to hide himself from the world as he blames himself for recent events. However, a chance encounter with Mia changes everything once again.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Super Strength**: Unity has super strength, although his super strength is much more than average earth-based heroes with super-strength. Unity is able to carry heavy weaponry and machinery, and can even throw the most powerful of supervillains.
* **Flight**: Unity has the ability to fly wherever he goes, and can move at supersonic speeds when in flight.
* **Near Invulnerability**: Unity is impervious to even the most powerful of supervillains, as his Utopian heritage gives him a near-invulnerable advantage against his enemies. However, this does not include Utopium, a Utopian material that when used can harm a Utopian.
* **Increased Sight**: Unity has the ability to see from hundreds of miles aways, having honed his abilities from when he was younger. This helps him to save Mia when he sees Takaya attacking her.
* **Beams of Light**: Unity has the ability to generate beams of light from his hands, creating a destructive force of nature that allows him to take down his enemies with ease.

### Abilities

* **Increased Stamina**: unlike most superheroes, Unity can fight for long periods of time, as his physiology prevents him from getting tired.
* **Moral Compass**: Unity has a unique moral sense of compass in that he does not kill any of his enemies, but would rather see them imprisoned after lengthy battles.
* **Wealth**: as an adopted son of a wealthy family, Ben has access to various equipment and locations to call home, although after the Fracture he does not use it so as not to draw attention to himself

### Weaknesses

* **Utopium**: Like all Utopians, Unity has a weakness to an organic material called Utopium. When synthesized properly, Utopium can be crafted into any weapon capable of either harming or even killing Unity.

## Relationships

### Family

* Biological Utopian Father
* Biological Utopian Mother
* Mr Newport - adoptive father
* Mrs Newport - adoptive mother

### Allies

* The Sentinels † - friends and teammates
	+ Steel Shadow † - teammate and best friend
	+ Madame Hex † - teammate
	+ Skylight † - teammate
	+ Quickspeed † - teammate
* Miguel Arratia - longtime friend and boss
* Mia Kincaid - situational ally
* Gareth Pearce - former friend

### Enemies

* Avian Enterprises
	+ Christopher Avian - archenemy
	+ Emiko Takaya
* Augustus Reinhart/Oneshot

## Trivia

* For this character I modelled Unity after Superman, although unlike Superman I gave Unity lightbeam based powers, and disregarded some of the powers that Superman has so as not to make them too similar.