Aaron Ward

Aaron Ward, better known as Paladin, is an electrokinetic superhero who resides in and defends Great Britain. As an Alpha Level Threat, he is by far the most powerful metahuman in the nation, and is among the mightiest on the face of the Earth. This fact has afforded him a tremendous degree of status, making him England's golden boy and ensuring that his name is known throughout the world. Be that as it may, the image of a virtuous paragon of English heroism is a falsehood. Raised in a laboratory like a rat, Aaron is largely bereft of proper human connection, and views himself as a superior organism, showing little regard for his fellow man.

## Biography

### Pre-Birth

Aaron's mother, Emily Brown, was a resident of Birmingham, England. A drug addict, she eagerly signed on for Project Avalon as soon as the promise of monetary compensation was discussed. After settling into the secret government facility known as Camp Wallace, Emily was among the first subjects in an experiment based around injecting fetuses in the womb with ichor. The fetal Aaron was exposed to an enormous amount of I-3 ichor formula, and as a result, his birth was fatal to his mother and several of the doctors assigned to deliver him. The superhumanly strong Aaron ripped his way out of his mother's womb, killing her, rising into the air, discharging bolts of green electricity as he floated about, which struck and killed three members of his birthing team.

### Early Life

After the debacle of his birth, Aaron was raised within the labs of Camp Wallace, as had earlier subjects of Project Avalon. Unlike them, however, he was not trained to be a remorseless killer in service to the British government, as the previous subjects who had been all developed undesirable tendencies. Aaron was raised to be the perfect English superhero, being taught English history and culture, so he would be able to act as the a paragon for the country's citizens to look up to. The only somewhat normal relationship that Aaron developed was with Doctor Edith Lane, the head scientist charged with overseeing his development.

#### Isolation

Being raised in a lab, being bombarded with a concocted life and practicing his powers, Aaron was deprived of many of the social bonds experienced by young children. When he was six, attempts were made to socialize him and the other Project Avalon Children by introducing them to one another. However, a fight over a toy truck resulted in the young Aaron accidentally killing one of the other subjects, a girl by the name of Elsa. The superhuman strength behind a shove he gave her knocked her across the room, where the impact against the wall killed her.

This resulted in Aaron being removed from the main population of children to a more secure facility, one bereft of the previous comforts of Camp Wallace, such as they were. There he at least had a room that resembled a normal child, with glow in the dark stars on his ceiling and a bed shaped like a rocket ship, as well as a large collection of toys, which he frequently broke due to his inhuman strength. At the new facility, Aaron's room was spare, blank, and clinical, bereft of any sort of color or warmth.

#### Lambs to the Slaughter

Following his isolation, Aaron's superhuman hearing began to develop to a hitherto unseen level of sensitivity, making it hard for him to sleep. The speaker in his room that was often used to communicate with him became painful to his sensitive ears, causing Aaron to destroy it using an electric blast. Aaron's sole comfort during this time was his teddy bear, Mr. Buckingham, named after Buckingham palace.

After having gone a long period with insufficient sleep, due to being kept up by the ambient noises of the facility where he was kept, Aaron was subjected to his first combat trial, as he was deemed to be sufficiently agitated. A team of heavily armed guards were sent into the room with orders to neutralize him, opening fire on Aaron and eviscerating Mr. Buckingham with their gunfire. Terrified, Aaron released a storm of electricity which killed them all in moments, before breaking out of his room, homing in on the voice of Doctor Lane, who was overseeing the trial in a nearby control room.

Despite having set off alarms across the facility and having killed several men, Aaron was praised by Doctor Lane, who told him that he had made her proud with his actions. This was the first time in Aaron's childhood where he was praised for killing people, and was the start of his gradual desensitization to violence and disregard for human life.

## Physical Appearance

Aaron is a tremendously handsome individual, standing at 6'1 possessed of a lean, chiseled frame and features, silky black hair, and unique seafoam green eyes. Though he is almost thirty, he retains the appearance of a man of some twenty years, shining with youthful vigor. His hair is typically worn short, slightly longer on the top, and styled meticulously by tremendously skilled stylists. In addition to his role as a superhero, Aaron also enjoys a modeling career thanks to his gorgeous looks, and is one of the most frequently featured celebrities on the covers of various fashion and beauty magazines.

## Powers

Metahuman Physiology:

* Electrokinesis
* Flight
* Regenerative Healing Factor:
* Superhuman Durability
* Superhuman Senses
* Superhuman Speed
* Superhuman Strength

## Stats

Threat Level: Beta

Power Mastery: Professional

Karma Level: Hero

**Durability:** Class 5

**Regeneration:** Class 2

**Flight:** Class 4

**Senses:** Class 3 (Sight, Hearing,)

**Speed:** Class 4

**Strength:** Class 5