Nighthawk II(Neal Richmond)(1459)

Nighthawk II secret Identity is Neal Richmond the son of the Original Nighthawk and former President of the United States.

## History

Neal is the son of the original Nighthawk teaching him about decency, honor, and justice. As without Nighthawk's tutelage and parental figure. Kyle felt his son would follow down the wrong path.

After the original Nighthawk retired in the late 80s his identity still secret, he began to become a public servant, and eventually elected to higher and higher public positions until he was finally elected President of the United States in 1993 During this time Kyle while dedicated to his family, had little time for them now and Neal was no longer Number one on his priorities. Neal grew up in the public eye, while only 6 years old when his father became President, he was well aware of the public eye. Towards the end of his first and only term, it was revealed to the public that Kyle was a masked Vigilante in the 1980s, while which was was unrevealed it ruined his chances of reelection. Neal was unaware of his dad's past at the time decided right then to dedicated his life to keeping alive the ideals he fought for by becoming his successor.

Eventually Neal paid for an advanced serum to be developed for him, which granted him enhanced abilities.

Neal at first tried to be as good as his father, but growing up in privilege and believing later in life that his father's Justice wasn't good enough, that sometimes Killing a criminal was better then letting the justice system handle it, spurred Neal to be recruited by Hyperion as he was looking to create his own hero group with similar beliefs.

## Powers

Due to the alchemical potion, Nighthawk possesses various superhuman physical attributes. Due to the unique nature of the potion, all of his superhuman attributes are doubled at night.

**Superhuman Strength:** During the day, Nighthawk possesses sufficient physical strength to lift about 1 ton. At night, his strength increases to the point of being able to lift roughly 2 tons.

**Superhuman Stamina:** Nighthawk's musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. He can exert himself at peak capacity for at least 2 hours during the day before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. At night, physical stamina increases sufficiently to exert himself at peak efficiency for at least 4 hours.

**Superhuman Durability:** Nighthawk's body is tougher and more resistant to certain kinds of injury than the body of a normal human, though he's far from invulnerable. Neal's bodily tissues are sufficiently toughened to withstand powerful impact forces. He can withstand impacts, such as falling from several stories and being repeatedly struck by a superhumanly strong opponent, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no injury. At night, his body becomes even more resistant to impact trauma, though he can still be injured by bullets or bladed weapons composed of conventional materials.

**Superhuman Agility:** Nighthawk's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. His agility is enhanced to twice his normal level at night.

**Superhuman Reflexes:** Nighthawk's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete, even more so at night.

**Superhuman Senses:** Nighthawk's senses of sight and hearing are augmented to superhuman levels of acuity. Nighthawk can see objects at much greater distances, and with perfect clarity, than a normal human is capable of. At night, his visual acuity is doubled so that he retains this same level of clarity. His hearing is similarly enhanced, enabling him to detect sounds at greater distances and sounds ordinary humans can't detect.

### Abilities

Nighthawk is a skilled acrobat and an experienced and capable hand to hand combatant. Over the years, Nighthawk has become somewhat of an expert on occult matters.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

Nighthawk uses jet-powered, artificial wings enabling him to fly through the air. Nighthawk can fly up to 120 miles per hour and still be able to breathe, although the jet-pack is capable of propelling him at even greater speeds. He is also capable of climbing to altitudes of 30,000 feet with extreme effort since it becomes very difficult for him to breathe at 24,000 feet. The pack itself has enough fuel to allow him to fly continually for up to 16 hours. The wings themselves are composed of a flexible, yet highly durable plastic/steel polymer that he can use to shield himself from bullets and even explosive grenades. Nighthawks cowl contains a number of instruments built into it including digital instrument displays, a radio transmitter, and special lenses in the eyes which further serve to enhance his already great eyesight.

### Weapons

Nighthawk has been known to wield talons on his gloves composed of Titanium, with a razor sharp edge to them. Coupled with his great strength, the talons are able to cut most conventional materials, including some types of metals.