Amazo Guy

## Official Lore

**Amazo Guy** is the superhero character featured on the front cover of ***Superheroes & You: A Practical Guide* by Professor Steven Boxleitner**.

He seems to also be featured on a poster in Kid Potato’s costume room which hints at his past reputation as an icon of some sort.

He also has an entire two pages (at least) in Steven Boxleitner’s book dedicated to a BBQ Ribs recipe which is pretty silly but adds to the notion that he was a real character that perhaps collaborated with Professor Steven Boxleitner to create the handbook with both professionals’ insights.

Also here is WordGirl with her own copy of the book:

## Appearance

Amazo Guy has short, swept back dark brown hair (appearing black in most lighting), tanned skin, brown eyes, and stands at 6'5. His hero uniform is green with a long red cape, features a yellow emblem with the initials "AG", and red gloves and boots. In his hero form, his visors block his eyes, concealing his identity.

His civilian attire consists of a pink hoodie with the bottom and sleeves cropped off, leaving his arms and stomach bare, with black jeans or sweat pants and black boots or tennis shoes. Other outfits include a green leather jacket over the hoodie with themed pins ranging from the iconic gay/trans flag colors and pins from Mr. Big's apparel company. His visors are nearly transparent but still hold its vibrant red color.

## Fanon Lore

Amazo Guy was born August 24th 1973 to [REDACTED] on planet [REDACTED]. He resided with his birth family until pressured to recruit for the ***Off World Heroes Program (OWHP)*** at 9 years old due to unmet "unrealistic" physical and mental standards by this age, including height, sight disability, and "unfavorable" desires of identity.

The *OWHP* is a program put in place by **The Greater 3rd Quadrant**, a coalition of planets united to serve a common goal of peace and prosperity, to keep peace by spread of influence and power. Child heroes are assigned a planet and host family to live the remainder of their working lives in service and given the option to retire back on their home planet or their assigned planet. Host families are comprised of retired OWH's who train and guide the young hero in assimilation of customs and culture. Children are prompted to chose aspects of their civilian identity including names and hobbies that can later be used to pick "cover" jobs within the local government.

At the age of 9, Amazo Guy became an official member (and oldest sibling) of the Castillo Family consisting of **Andrea Castillo** (Mom, retired OWH - *The Heartland*), **Georgie Castillo** (Dad, *high-school history teacher*), **Vera Castillo** (Sister, oldest), **Thomas Castillo** (Brother, youngest), & **Kathy Castillo** (Sister, youngest). Host parents, Andrea Castillo & Georgie Castillo, presented him a list of masculine names, per his request, and decided on "**Adam Castillo**".

On the Castillo Family Ranch on the outskirts of Fair City, Adam adopted the role of "little brother" in the dynamic of his siblings due to his timid nature and previous emotional traumas. Over the next several years, Adam grew more outgoing and found a love of cooking and caring for the farm animals with an affinity to birds with his ability to understand them. His father taught him World History & Cuisine and his mother taught him Law & Martial Arts. His siblings inadvertently trained him in social skills and various skills in their respective interests.

Adam remained home-schooled until 1991 when he enrolled into Fair City University, majoring in Law Enforcement and minoring in Psychology. He remained living at home and commuted via flight (exception being rainy and storming days where taking the bus is safer) until 1994, his junior year of university.

On May 13th 1994, on a particular storming day on his way to class, the university bus he rode collided with 21-year-old student, Steven Boxleitner, instilling a life-long fear of failure in the also 21-year-old student, Adam Castillo. Over the course of that summer, the two grew closer with their shared trauma and compatible personalities. A few weeks into the friendship, Adam developed a crush on fellow student, Steven Boxleitner, and his love of science and engineering. Steven Boxleitner eventually invited Adam to move into the spare bed in his dorm as it had been empty during his entire enrollment.

(Work In Progress - literally just read this lmao)

## Powers & Abilities

* Flight
* Super-Speed (can create heat/electricity with friction)
* Heightened Hearing
* Heightened Sense of Smell
* Super-Strength
* Understands & Communicates with birds

## Weaknesses

* Heightened Hearing (can become extremely overwhelmed leading to a meltdown)
* Heightened Sense of Smell (can become extremely overwhelmed leading to a meltdown or become affected by toxins easily)
* Sight is extremely limited when in contact with Nitrogen (due to ancient genetics previously needed for survival against deadly nitrogen based creatures that once plauged The Greater 3rd Quadrant)
* Emotional vulnerability