Caleb Rodham

> “These trashy little creatures try and say that we're dangerous. Of-fucking-course we are, these pissants are on their way out and we're about to be taking their place. Top of the foodchain, baby, that's where we META belong."
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**The Mad-dog of Gotham**, otherwise known as **Cerberus** or **Caleb Rodham**, is a Metahuman Extremist who believes in Meta Supremacy and engages in acts of terrorism under the banner of revolution. While only twenty-three years old, the meteoric rise of Cerberus has caught the eyes of hero and governments alike. As of current, Caleb Rodham is # 10 on the FBI's Most Wanted. Cerberus is also known as the founding member of the Metahuman-exclusive gang known as Hades; a loose organization of like-minded Metahuman extremists who engage in open acts of terrorism and disorder under the same ideologies of their leader.

## HISTORY

Born to Giselle and Muhammed Rodham in the slums of Gotham, his mother was a crackwhore and his father a failed clown turned Joker gang member. By no means was the life of Caleb one mired in happiness, his days often spent learning the ins and outs of surviving as a gangster in the cruel streets of Gotham.

As he grew, so did his disdain of this world. How could a society so unjust continue to exist? He had read in books centuries old that even in the great era of Kryptonian heroes, this world was plagued by imbalances and corruption. While having a moral awareness, Caleb was not fortunate enough to be able to act on his ideals. It is the right of the strong to project, and the weak to submit. Caleb never had wealth. He never had strength. Caleb wasn't even able to free himself after his parents were shot in an alleyway outside the Gotham Theater at the age of fourteen.

While some have risen to become great vigilantes after the loss of their parents, Caleb was forced into servitude by the same gang his Father had joined. Hazed and conditioned to become nothing more than a goon, Caleb didn't even remain in school; Caleb chose to pursue a career in violence and the Underworld instead of seeking solstice in academia.

Unfortunately the career of Caleb came to a grinding halt after he was commanded by his leaders to rob from the Mooney Mafia, a particularly powerful and politically endowed family that ran a great deal of Gotham's darker spots. A single shot to the back of the head and he was gone. Caleb was declared brain dead, however Gotham General kept him alive as an observatory patient, a prime slab of worthless street meat to poke & prod.

While in the physical realm, Caleb had been declared brain dead at the age of 19, the failed gangster found himself fully conscious... in Hell. In the fiery pits of the Underworld a demon approached Caleb, seducing him with the promise of purpose & power... and all he had to do was to return to life, and they would even help with that. All he had to do was agree... and so Caleb did; a deal with the Devil forged in the nightmares of a dying mind.

Upon re-awakening a year later, he immediately displayed an uncontrolled mutation; a meta-gene seemingly manifesting from the trauma of his mysterious rebirth. As he began to transform, like a werewolf under the light of a full moon, though without a full moon in sight, the S.T.A.R. Labs became involved. He was quickly detained and relocated.

No one knows how Caleb escaped S.T.A.R. Labs, but somehow the twenty-three year old did after three years in captivity, however now he roams the world collecting Metahumans who the world tries to suppress, trying to free his brethren from the darkness of a dying species & the bigotry of Humanity.

## PERSONALITY

***"I ain't here to be your hero, I'm here to be your savior."***

While perhaps at his core a good person in some way, Caleb is by no means a righteous man. He lives a hedonistic life ripe with sin, and does not repent for his addictive and toxic tendencies. This decadent mutant is known for his blossoming emotions that often roar untamed like a wild fire, but he is even more widely recognized for his belligerent charisma. He is an unrefined gem, an imperfect creature that seems to shine brighter than any star in the night sky. While he is passionate about his Meta siblings, and considers all Metaborne his family, due to his own grim upbringing he isn't afraid to show tough love if not outright execution to family who don't tow the line and join the cause. Despite being someone who was discriminated against first for being born poor, but now being a Meta, he himself is deeply discriminating towards non-Metahumans, or what he calls "Normies", and will often times treat them like the subhumans their kind has treated his family. While extraterrestrials have no real presence in his mind, if they side with Normies, Cerberus will consider them a Normie and deal with them accordingly.

## APPEARANCE

While many "Villains" of old were well dressed, groomed, and often uniform in their appearance that cannot be said of Cerberus.
His medium length silver hairy often never styled but left to messily veil his peachy face, allowing only occasional glimpses of his peering blood-red eyes.

His style of choice often being rougher in nature than your typical organization head, Caleb can often be found adorning faded blue jeans, a black (and usually wrinkled) tank top, black combat boots worn & scarred, and a leather jacket with studded shoulders.

While not the tallest or the bulkiest of men, only being just two inches taller than six feet & weighing no more than two-hundred pounds with his Swimmers build, his often hunched posture and sharpened canines can be intimidating enough to make men many times his greater buckle and fall to their knees.

## POWERS AND ABILITIES

**Metahuman Physiology:** Due to the unique nature of his Metahuman mutation Ceberus has developed a novel and passive physiology that calls upon the augmentation of particular senses. Cerberus celebrates enhancements to his five senses even when not activating his actual mutation. Cerberus also has an augmentation to his stamina & speed due to this physiology that allows him to be considered a higher tier in particular than your standard Human, though his level pales in comparison to Speedsters and Kryptonians.

**Doberman Transformation:** While their natural Metahuman physiology grants Cerberus an enhancement definitively three fold that of an average person, upon transforming into a Doberman of standard size they experience an increase of at least six fold to their senses and other physical facilities. A particular blaring downside of their transformation is that the longer they remain in a fully transformed state, the more feral & vicious they become. Once Cerberus has fully embraced his inner Hellhound, he will often be forcefully dispelled from his own abilities and rendered unconscious.

**Skilled Tracker:** As a survivalist from a young age, even before developing their powers Cerberus displayed a genuine talent for hunting and tracking down people using a street-wise approach to detective work. While clearly not Sherlockian in their approach, when combining their Metatraits with their street smarts Cerberus can track down most prey he seeks.

**Experienced Street Brawler:** As someone who grew upon the mean streets of Gotham, Cerberus has had his fair share of scuffles. While he doesn't have a particular school of martial arts, he has a more rapid & underhanded approach to fighting. While he knows basic forms for different fighting styles, he incorporates them loosely and wildly; a cocktail of furious random strikes being the result of dealing with the meta endowed Cerberus.

## TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

**Unlimited Credit Card:** A mysterious card that Cerberus has attained through unknown means. The card itself has an unlimited line of credit and it is unknown if Cerberus has ever actually paid into the tens of millions he has already rang up on this line.

## WEAKNESSES

**Education:** Due to their lack of education certain words and concepts can go right over the head of Cerberus, and while he has a great deal of wisdom from his time in the slums he lacks a refined intelligence, which can create conflict beyond the immediate physical level.