Stranger

Stranger is a detective from New York and head of PRO's Intelligence Division. He is currently interim Chief Director of PRO.

## Personality

Stranger is goal oriented and focused, not getting distracted easily. His single mindedness can sometimes be a problem when trying to see the larger picture, as can his perceived knowledgeability. He thinks he can and should do this by himself. He is hypocritical in wanting others to play by the rules though he himself couldn’t be bothered to follow them. He dislikes the spotlight, in addition to being introverted, but also because the attention would not allow him to operate how he does. He is obsessed with his personal privacy but couldn’t care less about other people’s.

He has an odd habit of not framing questions, his statements usually definitive. The projects an air of confidence and assurance onto others. He does not talk often and says the bare minimum to explain himself. He generally refuses to elaborate and expects others to be on the page as him. He tends to abruptly walk away and leave conversations when they are no longer useful to him.

He dislikes superheroes who frequently engage with the public under the pretense of celebrities. He believes that the public eye is antithetical to jurisprudence and that to truly dispense justice one must remain detached form society in some capacity. He is objective and rarely lets his emotions cloud his judgement.

He is a strong advocate for due process and does not believe it is his job to 'execute justice'. He is an agent of the law, not someone who should be enacting justice onto criminals. He disapproves of personal vendettas and believes everyone should have their day in court, regardless of perceived guilt. He recognizes how easy it would be for him to kill others and, as such, refuses to do it.

## Appearance

Unknown, though thought to be very plain looking and unassuming. There are very few pictures of him from before his gained powers, Stranger going out of his way to destroy official documentation about himself.

## Abilities and Powers

Stranger’s power makes it impossible to accurately sense him with visual cues. People are physically unable to look at his direction to the point that attempting to do so painfully (and potentially lethally) would wrenches someone’s neck. Notably, this ability also functions through technology, making it impossible for cameras, videos and the like to accurately sense him. In addition to disrupting visual cues, this ability also makes it difficult to make physical motions towards Stranger. A person cannot point or gesture to his direct location, any such motions veering off course, much in the same way as above. This ability also prevents people from making physical contact with Stranger, muscles cramping up as if they struck an imaginary wall around him. This makes it nearly impossible to attack Stranger with most forms of weapons and incredibly difficult to shoot him with firearms. This ability doesn’t prevent objects from moving once they are in the air, however, just making it impossible to aim anything at him.

His abilities don’t work when there is a solid, intervening object between him and another person. Things like smoke or fog are (generally) not enough to stop his power from working. The effects of his power become more pronounced at longer ranges, eventually becoming impossible to look in his general direction as his power redirects eye movement. Generally speaking, his power alters eye movement in a natural fashion. People looking for someone will eventually recognize that there is a blind spot that they cannot look at, for whatever reason.

Like most Strangers, Stranger’s power is always ‘on’. He has found he can suppress it for extraordinarily small amounts of time, but it takes his nearly full and undivided attention and any lapse is exceedingly painful for anyone looking at him.

He does not require any amount of sleep and does not cast a shadow. It is possible he has a minor Master ability that enforces his verbal commands in some, subtle aspect.

Beyond his superpowers, Stranger is a world class detective and is incredibly intelligent.

## Trivia

* Is consistently placed within the 'Top Five' smartest parahumans in the world.