David Alleyne

Brain Boy, Mister Mega-Brain 3000, Brainiac, Brains, Mr. After School Special, Mr. Judgmental, Mr. Know-It-All (Nicknames)

### Relatives

Christopher Alleyne (Father)
Dorothy Alleyne (Mother)
Kim Alleyne (Sister)

### Affiliation

Champions (Member)
X-Factor (Member)
Exemplars (Former Member)

## Biographical Information

### Residence

X-Mansion
1407 Graymalkin Lane
Salem Center, NY

## Background

### 1992 - 2007: David Alleyne

David Alleyne was born & raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago raised by his father & mother with his younger sister, Kim. Growing up, David was always bright & intelligent. He could have easily skipped multiple grades but his parents kept in the same class, not wanting him to miss out childhood experiences & putting an immense pressure.

At the age of fourteen, David's mutant powers first activated. While taking a geology exam. the answers just started coming to him, quicker than the normal rate for him. He quickly realized he was a mutant with the ability to telepathically absorb the knowledge & skills of anyone nearby. Concerned that this knowledge was not authentic, David kept his mutation a secret & began studying even harder. Even when he was told he could take college-level courses, he refused as he believed it was unfair due to his powers. While studying at the university library, he was outed as a mutant by the hate group Purity. After his cover was blown, Danielle Moonstar recruited him to join the Xavier Institute where he could freely use his powers.

### 2007 - 2009: Prodigy

David's first year went by pretty smooth, other than the occasional bullying from Julian Keller, who said that David had the stupidest power ever. When training squads were implemented at the school the next year, he was placed on Moonstar's Exemplars Squad with Surge, Elixir, Wind Dancer, Wallflower & Wither. Initially, Dani appointed David to become the team's field leader but he declined & the role was given to Wind Dancer.

In an attempt to increase his usefulness, Prodigy asked Emma Frost to remove the mental block despite Moonstar's apprehensions. The two refused, stating that it could have extreme repercussions. David was quite annoyed by their statements but grows close to teammate Nori while venting about his issues.

During a field training mission, David & his team noticed how it was Sofia's lack of tactical training that caused the team to fail the mission in the first place. After Josh's dispute with Sofia about the team losing the mission, David yet again gets prompted to be the team leader but states fully that he is standing by the original team leader so the two become co-leaders instead. That same night, Kevin was arrested for the accidental killing of his father. The Hellions went to free him but the Exemplars them from fighting government, led by Prodigy & Wind Dancer. By the next day, Kevin was cleared of charged & switched squads with Icarus.

The damage between the squads was done but the Exemplars were having problems of their own as well. The revelation that Josh was cheating on Laurie by carrying a secret relationship with Wolfsbane only deepened the rift. Then Laurie used her powers to make David kiss her at the winter formal in a successful attempt to make Josh jealous. In an attempt to mend bonds, Sofia tricked everyone into a camp-out on the grounds of the Institute. Josh & David ended up fighting over the fiasco at the dance before Laurie admits that she used her powers to get David to kiss her. After she apologized, David forgave her for taking advantage of him.

## Romantic Relationships

* Noriko Ashida: On & Off Girlfriend (2007 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology**
	+ ***Psychomimetic*:** He possesses a subconscious & uncontrolled form of limited telepathy, allowing him to temporarily mimic skills & knowledge from nearby targets. Prodigy could acquire mental & physical abilities, be it knowledge over a subject, a foreign language or mastery of a fighting style. He could even predict the attacks of others in order to avoid them. However, he is unable to retain that knowledge. When the person leaves his immediate proximity, Prodigy no longer retains information. Emma Frost described this mental block as a defense mechanism, meaning it is possible he could retain the information.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** Unknown
* **Might:** Unknown
* **Quickness:** Unknown
* **Mysticism:** Unknown
* **Gadgets:** Unknown
* **Projection:** Unknown
* **Tactics:** Unknown
* **Battle:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He is very open about his sexuality.
* He likes Jazz & the Chicago Cubs. He hates cheaters.
* David is a member of The Forums social media network.
* He has mimicked Wolverine's hand-to-hand combat skills, Cyclops' strategic knowledge, Beast's knowledge of science & biology, Iceman's mathematical comprehension, Shadowcat's computer prowess, his father's culinary aptitude & Doctor Strange's magical knowledge along with the education & abilities of of the X-Men & his former classmates.

## Notes

* The original character of Prodigy belongs to the Marvel Universe.