Gregor Alkaev

## Overview

Greg is a mercenary for the Min Alrramad and the father of Agafya Yesikov.

## Biography

### Past

Gregor Alkaev was born in 1963 in Omsk. He joined the Soviet Armed Forces and quickly worked his way up into the KGB. During this time he also became engaged to Oxana Yesikov.

After a leak in the KGB Intelligence Network was discovered, the Committee began black-bagging agents who were close to the leak. Greg was taken away to a decommissioned Soviet Gulag near Magadan Oblast.

Having once been a Uranium Mine, the Soviet Government established a laboratory at the camp to research Parahumans. Experiments to create new Parahuman Soldiers was approved, and Greg was subjected to an experimental treatment, alongside nearly a dozen others.

After a week, Greg was the only patient to survive the treatment. He also developed powerful Parahuman abilities, which he used to escape imprisonment.

Briefly returning to Omsk, he visited Oxana once more before attempting to leave the USSR permanently. They conceived their daughter that night, although Greg had no knowledge of the pregnancy.

Greg was caught attempting to cross the border and neutralized by Soviet forces. Returned to the Gulag, he was subjected to tests for years until he was rescued by Phoenix El-Ghazzawy and his team.

### Freaks for Hire

Greg became a part of the Min Alrramad, where he politely serves under Phoenix. He is known for his quiet demeanor and incredibly powerful abilities, which he uses sparingly.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Greg is a man of average height, with an athletic and muscular build. He has dark hair with flecks of grey, and a long white-grey beard. Greg is missing his left arm below the elbow, and using his abilities he holds a crude prosthetic hook made of scrap metal in place of his hand. He almost exclusively wears prison jumpsuits, undone so the sleeves may be tied around his waist and he remains shirtless.

### Personality

Greg has a very relaxed personality from his years in the Gulag. Despite being an immensely powerful Parahuman, Greg has shown an almost laziness toward using his powers. He will not hesitate though if he or his friends are in danger. After being freed, he elected not to speak or make any sound, having "nothing to share" up until he met his estranged daughter.

## Powers and Abilities

### Electromagnetic Force Manipulation

Greg can manipulate electromagnetic fields, allowing him to produce a vast array if effects.

### Magnetism

Greg uses a form of magnetism to control his prosthetic hook and keep it attached to his body. He is also capable of magnetizing various metals and lifting numerous large metallic objects with ease.

### Flight

By lifting the metal in the steel-toe boots he wears, Greg has shown the ability to fly at moderate speeds. He can also cause other objects to fly, including an old tugboat that he is fond of, which has become a mobile base of operations for the Min Alrramad.

### Lightning Generation

By manipulating the magnetic fields around him, Greg is able to generate electrical discharges and control where they travel, even against the path of least resistance.

### Light Manipulation

Light rays are an extension of the electromagnetic spectrum, and therefore are under Greg's control. With focus, Greg is able to bend light rays as he desires, creating illusions, as well as using light to create powerful lasers.

### Nervous Manipulation

By controlling the electrical impulses of the biological nervous system, Greg can manipulate the bodies of living things.

### Electromagnetic Pulse Generation

Greg can produce powerful EMP's that can destroy all circuit-based technologies within range. He has shown skill at targeting these blasts to only affect specific areas, while leaving others unaffected.

### Swordsmanship

Greg has shown moderate skill at fencing, using his powers to straighten his hook into a crude rapier. He has sparred against Rem on numerous occasions, receiving an overall good review from the master swordsman.

### Bilingualism

Greg is able to fluently speak Russian and English, although in his later years he prefers to remain mute.

## Trivia

Greg is classified with an Alpha-Class Parahuman Ability.