"Fighting is pointless. You're not very good at it."
— Black Tempest
Mythic AppearanceChampions AppearanceName: Classified (Tenaki Kobayashi)
Alias: Black Tempest,
Deadwind, Project 001Press Moniker: None
Age: 68
Species: Synthetic Metahuman
Gender: Male
Birth: Fort Worth, TX, 1952
Death: TBD
Resides: Citadel City, NY
Occupation: Enforcer, Shadow Temple
Affiliations: North American Shadow Temple, US Black Sector, US Army
Color Scheme: Black, Gold, White
Powers: (Shaw Formula)
- Enhanced Strength: an enhanced capacity for feats of physical strength
- Enhanced Endurance: an enhanced capacity for feats of physical endurance and stamina
- Enhanced Speed: an enhanced capacity for feats of movement speed
- Enhanced Reflexes: an enhanced capacity for feats of reflex and reaction time
- Age Immunity: a resistance toward aging and natural cell deterioration
Skills: Elite weapons, hand-to-hand, stealth, tactical, recon, and survival training
Equipment: Helmet, twin swords, dual silenced pistols, assault rifle w/grenade launcher, shield, tactical grenade charges, tranquilizer kit, compact taser, G Tech restraints, dagger.
Helmet: His helmet houses advanced technology for target acquisition, threat detection, atmospheric filtering, and optic filtering
Allies: Shadow Temple
Enemies: Lone Star, Thunder, Omega Woman, TBD
Motives: Serve the Shadow Temple
Personality: Tempest is rarely found in situations that could be considered overly social. As a result, he seldom speaks, and never shows his face. He is an introvert with an extremely high intellect some might say is wasted as a mercenary. He is cold, border-line sociopathic, and his chaotic neutral alignment makes him selfish in his motives and choices. He is a man of absolute conviction and willpower. Methodical, precise and organized; a modern day warrior.
Background: Born '52, Fort Worth, TX. Joined the army in '69 at 17 and was shipped to Vietnam that same year. He excelled on the battlefield, gaining a taste for combat. He moved into Black Ops work as the Cold War escalated throughout the 70s. His gift for stealth and execution made him an ideal spearhead for Uncle Sam. In '85, an injury officially declares him KIA. He is saved by his team, but he clings to life.
Upon returning to American soil, he was selected as a candidate for a clandestine super soldier program run by the Shadow Temple out of Citadel's very own Global Tech. Within the bowels of Whitmore Tower, he was injected with an experimental metahuman formula developed by Allen Shaw. The Shaw Formula enhanced his physical and mental capacity as it bonded with his DNA. He was the first human subject to successfully bond with the volatile knock-off of Johnathan Stokes' original serum.
They used him as a weapon. Under the name Deadwind, he carried out assassinations and metahuman takedowns. He has become the most loyal, vicious, and feared enforcer on the Shadow Temple roster.
[The loss of his right eye was a retcon made for his CO variant.]
(More characters to come.)