Herculean

## Appearance

### *Physical Description*

Richard doesn't have the most "in shape" physique. In fact, Dick has an out-of-shape body that seems fot when wearing clothes. He often speaks of his back, shoulders, and knees hurting.

He has light skin that's tanned a bit due to working outside and columbia blue eyes. His hair is battleship gray. He keeps his hair short ans has shaved of any facial, which has left behind the occasional patch of barely visible stubble.

### *Civilian Clothing*

Dick can usually be found wearing a pair of navy blue sweatpants with a navy blue t-shirt and white socks when lounging around at home. When he's out and about, he usually wears a random print t-shirt or a long-sleeved, flannel button-up shirt with blue jeans and a brown leather belt. Paired with this is a pair of old, off-white & light gray gym shoes.

### *Work Clothes*

When he's working, Dick has a pair of navy blue coveralls on that have a logo for Cornerstone Sanitation on the right chest and his name (Dick) embroidered on the left. He pairs these coveralls with a pair of work gloves and brown work work boots.

### *Hero Costume*

Dick's costume was designed by his son, Jonathan. It consists of a pair of black coveralls paired with black motorcycle boots, and black work gloves. And to mask his identity, he wears a bronze, illyrian helmet and red grease paint across the top of his face.

## Personality

### *Goals*

* Take care of his family
* Retire Peacefully
* Keep **Cornerstone City** safe

### *Character Traits*

Dick is what many would call a basket case. Whe his wife, **Theresa**, die, he could barely do anything, get anything done. It was like he was frozen in time. Since then, he's recovered little by little.

He's a prideful man and rarely changes his mind on anything. Yet, in spite of this, his son, Jon, managed to convince him to don a costume and roam the streets with The Clan to defend the city he calls home. He may not prioritize the superhero life like his son but, when his strength is needed, Dick can be relied upon.

## History

### *Family History*

The year was 1632, and the Lang Family lived in a small village in the German countryside. In their village, there was an old hag who threatened everyone that passed by her cottage. She was a mean and crass old woman, and ugly to boot. Then, one day as Ulrich Lang passed by the hag's cottage, he saw the hag performing witchcraft. Like a good civilian, he went and reported her to the local witch hunters.

They found her in the middle of oher witchcraft and arrested her. Out of spite and the need for revenge, the hag spat out a curse upon the Lang family and all its generations after with her dying breaths. Ulrich feared her curse and what it may do. He was lucky, in a sense, that the cursed affliction was almost immediate. When he arrived home, his wife and children possessed devil-given powers! For the safety of his family, he had them pack their things and they departed to a city called Berlin. There, they made a life for themselves without anybody knowing of the hag's curse.

### *Early Life*

Centuries passed and a decendant of **Ulrich**, named **Anzo Lang**, moved to America with his wife and son. There, his son, **Henry Lang**, married a lovely woman named **Ethel Muller** and had 5 kids. The second youngest son, Dick, grew up with a simple power granted to him by the curse. His power wasn't amazing, or a cool, as his brothers' powers. In fact, he wasn't interest in his powers that much and honestly wished for it to fade away. He tried not to use his powers but his strength was just too handy in everyday situations.

### *Family of Twelve*

When was ~40 years old, Dick married an amazing woman named **Theresa Senft** and together, they had 10 children.

1. Luciel, the oldest daughter and first born.
2. Jonathan, the second born, the oldest of their only set of twins, and the only son.
3. Jayden, the second daughter, third child, and youngest of thier set of twins.
4. Natalie, the fourth child and third daughter.
5. Nikko, the fourth daughter.
6. **Maxine**, the fifth daughter and the most tomboyish daughter.
7. **Constance**, the sixth daughter.
8. **Coriander**, the seventh daughter.
9. **Caitlin**, the eighth daughter.
10. And **Iris**, the nineth daughter, the youngest child, and the baby of the family.

Despite how expensive it was to rent the entire 12th floor of their apartment building, they needed to in order to have the space.

### *Present Day*

A year after his wife passed away from a heart attack, Jon presented him and his daughters a way to use the curses they bared to help people. Something about the wording and his intentions, they reminded him of **Theresa** and how kind she was to everyone. She'd always loved helping people and even when her health started declining, she still made an effort to help in anyway she could. So, despite his better judgement, Dick let his son make him a costume and drag him out to perform feats of heroism. He was given the codename "Herculean" to use while in the field.

But his strength wasn't all that needed. All he got to do was stop a car that lost control. And then he was disappointed in himselfwhen he saw the viseo of him doing it on the news that morning before going to work.

## Skills and Abilities

### *Powers*

#### **Supernatural Physiology**

Dick's powers give him a body that functions using abilities beyond that which can be considered human.

### *Sud-Powers*

#### **Supernatural Strength**

Dick is able to lift things that should be impossible for any normal huma being to handle. He was able to stop an out of control car effortlessly on his first outing as Herculean. Supposedly, he can lift over 500 tons.

#### **Supernatural Stamina**

Because of his powers, Dick can work harder for longer.

#### **Supernatural Durability**

Dick's durability is truly superhuman. Even bullets leave nothing more than small bruises on his skin.

## Weaknesses

### **Heavy Artilery**

Despite his ability to escape gunfire with just small bruises, Dick isn't indestructible. He can be injured just like anyone else. The only difference is is that it takes a lot more force to harm him.

## Equipment

### **Modified Illeryian Helmet**

Dick's illeryian helmet is made mostly of bronze but has a headset added to the inside of the helmet so that Dick can communicate with The Clan during patrols or missions. Even when he's not out on patrol with them, he makes them check in with him whenever they start ans wrap up. The headset in his helmet is linked to his phon, which uses the specialized group call with a tone of security on it to communicate with his kids during thier patrols.