Breaker

Breaker powers bind the user to a being from a different dimension, effectively giving them a second, superpowered body they can swap with under the right conditions. It's more or less a transformation: rather than using their powers directly, Breakers change into a superpowered alien 'form' in combat and become literal monsters. In most cases the metahuman has full control over this form, but sometimes their alternate body harbors a will and intelligence of its own, and may disrupt or even usurp the user's control.
A Breaker transformation always comes with caveats. They may have special conditions required for activation, a time limit for remaining in their Breaker form, or a cooldown between subsequent shifts. However, both entering and leaving the Breaker state will fully heal the metahuman and their bonded entity, making them difficult to permanently kill.

## **Breaker Features**

**Breaker forms:**
When a Breaker 'transforms,' their human body disappears from reality and is replaced by an alien being. These alternate forms are like nothing seen on Earth, and are each completely different from one another: some appear as tentacled horrors, while others are more like bizarre animals or living plants or creatures made of stone. Their physiology is often beyond the understanding of modern science, and can be dangerous enough to be considered an ability in and of itself. The size of these creatures also varies, with some being smaller than a human and others towering as high as buildings.

Most Breaker forms are unintelligent, and can be completely controlled by their bonded metahuman. Some, however, possess enough willpower and intelligence to either influence their bonded metahuman or even seize control while transformed. In such cases, Breaker powers can become highly dangerous, resulting in major casualties and causing the classification as a whole to be feared by their fellow metas.

**Special abilities:**
Beyond their unusual shapes and physiologies, some Breaker forms have powers of their own, rivaling those of metahumans. It's not uncommon to see telekinetic Breaker forms, or those that can read minds or manipulate certain elements. The more powerful the form, however, the more difficult the conditions for using it will be.

**Full recovery:**
Every time a Breaker shifts into their alternate form or back into their human form, their bodies are both restored to an uninjured state. This 'healing' does not restore injuries from before the metahuman gained their Breaker power, but otherwise can save them from even the brink of death. If a Breaker form is damaged to the point of incapacitation, they'll automatically shift back to their human state.

**Activation conditions:**
No Breaker power comes without a catch. The requirements and drawbacks for their transformations are different depending on the individual, but can be classified under four types: **Purgers**, **Conditionals**, **Gappers**, and **Timers**.

* Purgers can shift into their Breaker form whenever they want, but after a set number of shifts they'll puke their guts out and fall unconscious for eight hours or more.

* Conditionals can shift for a set amount of time, but only when certain conditions are met.

* Gappers have a cooldown between each shift to their Breaker form.

* Timers uncontrollably shift in and out of their Breaker form at specific intervals.

## **Breaker Template**

Breaker Form: (Name of the form) Brief description of the creature and its connection to the character.

**Breaker Type:** (Conditional/Purger/Timer/Gapper, or a mix) As well as a detailed description on what the parameters/requirements are for their transformation.

**Special abilities** (if any)**:**

**Biological Assessment:** (What is their body made of? How does it function?)

## **Example Power**

**Breaker Form:** The Fire Giant. A towering humanoid figure made of semi-molten lava.

**Breaker Type:** Conditional. The user can only shift into their Breaker state upon sustaining second- or third-degree burns across at least 5% of their skin.

**Size:** 15 feet tall, weighs over 2 tons

**Strength:** Can lift up to 10 tons

**Speed:** Can run up to 30 mph

**Reaction Time:** Normal human reaction times

**Durability:** Can take blows of up to 5 tons without significant injury

**Senses:** Has no sense of smell or taste, but can sense vibrations through the ground within a range of up to 100 feet

**Unique body feature(s):** Beneath a three-inch solid exterior layer, its insides are made up entirely of molten lava. Its resting body temperature is just over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.

**Special abilities** (if any)**:** Can open cracks in its epidermis and spray lava from its body at 100 mph, with a range of up to 30 feet.

**Biological Assessment:** It has no distinct internal organs, and is made up entirely of living lava. However, if its solid outer layer is broken, the magma inside will begin to leak out, gradually damaging it until it forcibly reverts back to its human form.