Alex Striker

At 12, Alex Striker's Uncle Eddie messed up and bought his godson a Hyperion. Alex had asked for a Famicom, and at time was distraught, but his heartache was brief. Soon he game to appreciate the beauty and refinement of the Hyperion, filling spiral notebooks with his own level designs and sketches of Zorba, the beloved Greek Baker characater, along with his allies and enemies.

At 14, Alex worked hard to synthesize his two great passions, gaming and Scouting. He programmed a videogame that teaches how to identify pixelated versions of trees and other plants, and succefully lobbied for his Troop to recognize a Game Design badge.

 At 16 years old, he is now the third ever Hyperion Challenge World Champion. The competition was ferocious as he battled opponents in multiple different games. Alex was almost disqualified at the regionals in Philly when he used the waterfall exploit in LAZERFORCE against Kevin Curd, who had been heavily favored to win. The panel had decided that the glitch was a legitimate strategy, but Alex made sure to toe the line all the way through to the final round in Houston.

When he won an invite plus chaperone to this Apex Vector launch party, he knew he had to take his Uncle Eddie for three reasons. 1) If not for Eddie, he might been lured to Nintendo or Sega, and never have found his true console home. 2) Uncle Eddie has been depressed ever since he was suspended for punching that corrupt lieutenant governor, and needs something to take his mind off it. 3) His estranged ex-wife Tina Murphy is overseeing the event, so maybe he can rekindle a lost romance?

Goals:

- Uphold the scouting values of honesty, helpfulness, and bravery

- Learn as much as possible about the amazing science being done at Apex Vector

- Boost Uncle Eddie's spirits

Ability: Hacking

This ability allows a character to control certain computerized systems, which are designated with an [H]. For purely dramatic reasons, it is limited to 3 uses during the game. Hacking allows a character to activate any function within the bounds of the target's design, such as open, close, activate, move, display images or sounds. This ability will not restore function to machines that have been manually disabled.

Uses Left:

Ability: Marksmanship

When firing a device you can shoot to incapacitate rather than kill.

Ability: First Aid

If you encounter a character who is Incapacitated, you can use the First Aid Kit to revive them. This ability does not function without a First Aid Kit. If a character is targeted with a deadly attack, and you use this ability on them within a count of 5, you can cause them to be incapacitated for 10 minutes instead. The kit contains enough supplies to be used 3 times during the game.

Ability: Scout's Honor

The targeted character believes that Alex is telling the truth. If Alex ever uses this ability to convince someone of a lie, this ability is afterwards irrevocably destroyed.

Item: Swiss Army Knife with "AJS" monogram.

Small, but sharp. The target of an attack with this item has been stabbed dead. Flip your name tag to unseen and inform a secret keeper.

Item: HAM Radio
Item: First Aid Kit

Item: Compass

Item: Assorted Supplies

Just some stuff that might be useful.