Adam McFarlane (Earth-6161)

* Basilisk
* Unmasked

**Editorial Names**
The Silent Basilisk, The Foreign Basilisk, Basilisk: Agent of Overture, The Ronin: Basilisk

**Codenames**
Overture Agent 305, Foreign, Mass Appeal

## Affiliations & Relationships

### Relatives

Jefferson McFarlane (father, deceased)
Ilene McFarlane (mother, deceased)
Lexi McFarlane (daughter, alive)
Marcel Johnson (adoptive son, deceased)
Damien Cates (adoptive son, alive)

### Companions

**Lovers**
Mia McFarlane (wife)
Jennifer Daniels (ex-girlfriend)

**Friends**
Matthew Specter
Calvin Watson
Ras Coltrane
Dane St. Lauren
Hatamoto Tanaka
Jade Dragon
Marcus Wentworth
Jazz Carter (Harakiri)

### Affiliations

**As Adam McFarlane**
McFarlane Industries

**As Basilisk**Bruiser Brigade (ally)
Overture

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Spy, businessman, philanthropist formerly; US Marine

### Education

Masters in Business
Juris Doctor

### Base of Operations

Brooklyn, New York City formerly; Chicago, Illinois, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sheffield, England, Las Vegas, Nevada

## Creators & Appearances

### Creator(s)

NeoFantasy & Morpheus

When talking about spies, it is often best recommended to never mention a spy by name but instead by codenames as their reputation speaks for themselves. Which could not be more apparent for **Adam McFarlane** or - as counter-organizations know him as - **The Ronin: Basilisk**. Born in Chicago to business-oriented absentee parents, Adam was forced to raise himself, which led to him running cons on people. It wasn't until he ran a con on a man named Dane St. Lauren that his life would be changed. Dane worked for the secret spy organization called **Overture** and Dane was on assignment in Chicago during this time. Impressed by Adam's charisma and wit, he elected to take him back to his home estate in New Orleans as he saw potential in him to which his parents agreed to allow.

In New Orleans, Adam was placed into school while Dane taught Adam several techniques that a spy would need. On Adam's eighteenth birthday, Dane inducted him into Overture and presented him with his codename - which was tradition within Overture for mentors to give their mentees their codename - and Adam accepted. During his first round of training for Overture, Adam was assigned to Squadron 09 where he worked closely with his new mentor, Hatamoto Tanaka, and his squad-mates, Calvin Watson and **Mia West**. The group would dissolve whenever Calvin was believed to be dead as a result of Adam's actions. This would have unforeseen consequences on Adam's children. However, after his work with Squadron 09, Adam was given The Forever Serum and bestowed abilities.

Adam and Mia fell in love during their time with Squadron 09 and the two would get married. However, Overture granted Adam his own team which consisted of newcomer Marcus Wentworth and later, Jade Dragon after Adam recruited her. Mia got pregnant with **Lexi** and Adam agreed to take some time off but before he could, Marcus would die in Siberia and Jade would defect from Overture. This event and Mia's pregnancy forced Adam to take a more "behind the board" role in Overture. When Lexi got older, Adam and Mia returned to the field and worked closely together. Later, Adam would find himself on assignment in Las Vegas when he encountered **Damien Cates**, who he would adopt shortly thereafter. The new family moved to Brooklyn where Adam and Mia would continue their Overture activities but Adam would personally begin his war with Jade as he wants to bring her back to Overture and more importantly, protect her **daughter** who he took under his wing. Adam would go on to takeover his mother's company, McFarlane Industries and focus its efforts on R&D.

## **Attributes**

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### **Powers**

**The Forever Serum**: In contrast to his children - both adoptive and blood -, Adam himself has superhuman abilities much like his wife as they both went through the similar process. Overture recreated a variation of the Super Soldier Serum that enhanced certain abilities that it naturally gives individuals. It was through this serum that Adam was able to become one of the greatest Overture agents. His abilities are nothing to look down at either as he has handled some of his children's villains such as Abstract and Dr. Octagon on his own whcih both has caused problems for Damien, Lexi, and his mentee, Jazz. However, the only one that Adam has had trouble fighting is Jade for personal reasons and the fact that Jade is more skilled than he is.

* **Superhuman Physiology**: Adam was blessed with an incredibly enhanced physiology that pairs well with his Overture training. His strength - and by extension durability - have been heightened to the point where he can lift over two tons with relative ease. However, he struggles with weights over five tons. His more baser abilities such as his speed, agility, and senses were heightened as well but none more than his senses. While not bordering precognition like Damien, Lexi, Alexis, or Jazz, his senses help him move out of the way of danger but it doesn't alert him to anything that is occurring. Instead, he just gets a feeling because of his heightened senses around him.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor**: One area that Adam soars in - compared to his vigilante peers - is his incredible healing factor. Where as it takes hours or minutes - depending on the wound - to heal for Damien and Lexi, it only takes a matter of seconds for Adam. His healing factor is so great that he can regenerate from anything as long as his head is intact which includes growing new limbs, however, this process does take a few hours. This healing factor also gives Adam an immunity to foreign toxins that enter his body.

### **Abilities**

* **Master Combatant**: Trained by Dane St. Lauren and later Hatamoto Tanaka, Adam is an extremely gifted fighter in most forms of combat that were allowed by Overture. There are certain types of martial arts that Overture refused to teach as they were deemed "too dangerous" but the many they were allowed to teach were impressed upon Adam with regularity as combat became his second language, even being able to communicate with Mia through combat. Something that was rare amongst Overture agents.
* **Gifted Businessman**: After taking control of McFarlane Industries, Adam has become quite the shrewd businessman. He has conducted deals that have made McFarlane Industries rank amongst the top five fortune five-hundred companies but this hasn't changed his priorities. While the company is thriving, this has allowed Adam to have more free time as he has people who can fill in for him if need be. Adam does have a law degree that he uses for his business but oftentimes, it doesn't factor in to his overall work.
* **Master Shinobi**: Whereas Dane prompted combat, Hatamoto promoted stealth and forced Adam to become invisible in any situation he is in. Regardless of his surroundings or what he is wearing, Adam has mastered the art of blending into any environment to the point that not even Hatamoto himself was able to find Adam. His stealth ability has proved him well as he was able to sneak up on Jade Dragon post-Nightosphere process which is something that nobody has been able to do, not even Hatamoto. Adam does use this to scare his children which has led to more family meetings than Adam would care to admit.
* **Espionage Prodigy**: Adam has been called - on numerous occasions - the best spy in Overture for his prowess of being able to extract information, quietly infiltrate governments, and tactically identify and disarm weapons of mass destruction. However, Adam refers to his wife, Mia, as the best spy. Though, Adam's reputation speaks more towards agency work while Mia's is more towards R&D. Adam is incredibly charismatic which leads to him to be able to talk his way into anywhere which only adds to his expertise of spy work. A testament to this was that Adam figured out that Lexi was Widow and Damien was Bedlam prior to the events of 4eva N A Day because he did his due diligence.

### **Weaknesses**

* **Brain Dead/Decapitation**: There is one sure fire way to kill Adam and it is to cut his head off or render him brain dead. If his brain is not working, it cannot send the proper instructions to the rest of his body to have his healing factor save his life. Without his healing factor, anything done to him is fatal but this won't matter as he will be dead the moment his brain is dead.

## **Paraphernalia**

### **Equipment**

* **Basilisk Suit**: Given to him by Overture the day after he got The Forever Serum. The suit itself is incredibly fascinating as it is comprised entirely of liquid armor that is layered over by reinforced flexible graphene that allows for maximum mobility at a reduced weight as the graphene is scattered around the major organs instead of being pilled on the suit. The suit has a utility belt that houses several different items that give Adam an edge through gadgets in combat and for stealth. As Mia and Adam traded off assignments, they developed a system where their respective suits have telemetry that is connected to an at-home command center at their Brooklyn Estate.
* **Undun & Finality**: Adam's twin set of katana's are actually custom-made. Ordered by Hatamoto, created by an old man in Japan, these blades were replicas of two different blades. Undun is a replica of the Onimaru Kunitsuna (Demon Sword) and Finality is a replica of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Grass-Cutting Sword). While on the surface, they do not have any otherworldly properties despite their original's names, Jazz has stated that there is something off about the blades which led to her believing that maybe they were not replicas after all.