Mason O'Dare

## Background

### History

The O'Dare family is widely known throughout Opal City as red-haired, good hearted beat cops & detectives of the Opal City Police Department. The family migrated over to the United States from Ireland during the mid 19th century. Their ancestor Carny O'Dare was picked by Brian Savage to take over his position as Sheriff, becoming the youngest deputy to do so at the time. Carny did his job well & was loved by his offices. After being promoted to Chief of Police, he was killed in the infamous shootout known as "The Seige of Garlic Lane." Even after his death, the O'Dare family continued to come & go in the police department, almost becoming the assumed career of anyone born in the family.

### 1989 - 2010: Mason O'Dare

Mason O'Dare was no different. He was the fourth oldest, youngest son & second youngest child of Officer William "Billy" O'Dare. As Mason got older, he knew what was to be expected him & that he was to follow in the family footsteps but he wanted to go about it in a different way. So instead of going to the police academy after high school, Mason enrolled himself at Bowman College. Though it wasn't his parents' preference, they couldn't necessarilly get mad at their son for continuing his education. After nearly three years of general education classes, physical training and martial arts courses, Mason dropped out of college to enroll in the police academy. It was one of his dad's proudest day watching him finish his training.

### 2010 - Present: Mason O'Dare

Mason soon became a beat cop & though many people in the brass tried to convinced to become a detective or take an administrative role, Mason was adament about remaining on patrol. He enjoyed the lifestyle, the camaraderie, the day to day activity and all the action that came with it. It also allowed him to work closesly with his good friend Jack Knight, who had taken on the superhero moniker of Starman from his father (who was also a friend of Billy). Mason assisted Jack in whatever way he could, which led to him being introduced to a fortune teller named Charity on Jack's last case as Starman. When Chairty asked Jack for help in a man hunting her down, he put Mason on the case. While Mason was busy trying to save her life, Charity claimed that they were destined to fall in love. Mason laughed it off until the two ended up married after the capture of her attempted murderer, the reveal of his brother's criminal activities & her almost death at the hands of said brother.

With a new Starman in Opal City, Mason helps out him & the superheroes while remaining the best beat cop to all the regular folk in his hometown.

## Romantic Relationships

* Charity O'Dare: Girlfriend (2011 - 2013); Wife (2013 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Firearms:** As a cop, he is well versed in firearms. He mostly uses two pistols: his service semi-automatic & a revolver.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Investigation**
* **Law**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He is good friends with Jack Knight & Will Dayton.
* Despite Jack being closer in age to Mason's brothers, the two became particularly close. And after losing his older brother, Jack could use someone consistent in his life. Plus it was nice for Mason to talk to someone who wasn't a cop.
* Billy O'Dare has five children. His oldest Clarence is the Police Commissioner. The second oldest is Matt, who worked a bit in the grey area but suffered an injury that forced him to retire. Barry is the middle child & was the prodigal son until it was revealed he had multiple crimnal ties. Mason is youngest of the boys & the only one still working in an uniform office. His youngest & only daughter Hope is a top detective in the Homicide Unit.
* He met Charity in 2010.