Virus

Daniel Radcliffe as Orion Calloway

GENERAL Name: Orion Calloway Birthdate: 01/24/1946 Faction: X-Men Codename: Virus Position: X-Man Hometown: Athens, Greece FAMILY STATISTICS Partner(s): Single, ready to mingle Height: 6'0" Father: Zechariah Calloway (deceased) Weight: 180lbs Mother: Dinah Calloway (deceased) Hair Color: Black Siblings: None Eye Color: Aquamarine blue Children: None

Background

Orion Marcus Calloway was born in Athens, Greece on the 24th day of January in the year 1946. He lived a quiet life. Spoke the right amount of Greek, was lively as all Greek children are…but by the time he turned eight years old? His mutant powers manifested, his flesh turned into a stone like substance after absorbing concrete…but, after mild panic, he quickly began Learning how to control them better and better with each passing moment….but…other parties found out. An operative of the Hand took notice of Orion's 'special' qualities, and whisked him away from his home, killing his family in the process.

Trained and disciplined, grown and raised, in the Hand's ideals, he became the ideal shadow operative, carrying out assassinations and other misdeeds in their name…until eventually, he was found by a member of the X-Men, and subtly convinced to change his ways to their ideal. He attended and lived at the school, all while rebuking his past with the Hand.

But…that wouldn't be the end of Orion's peculiarities.

Upon one of his earliest missions with the X-Men, Orion discovered a point of impact from a meteor. Upon investigation? The Symbiote named only as Virus latched itself onto him and became it's host. The two share a symbiotic relationship, and appear to at times…be the same person. Accepting Virus as another life to protect, he kept the Symbiote's existence a secret for quite some time.

Now? Now Orion is trying to help the world. Even joining small groups of people in making sure the streets stay safe.

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Traits

Powers

• Substance Mimicry- Orion has the mutant power to take on the properties of what he touches. It's a willing absorption and is limited to inorganic/inanimate materials. For example, if he touched titanium, his body (or a specific part of him) would turn into titanium and bear it's properties (namely heavily increased durability).
• Superhuman Strength- His mutation allows him to lift up to 15 tons. Though When in use of the Virus Symbiote, Orion's strength is enhanced, and he can lift up to about 25 tons.
• Superhuman Durability- Orion is usually durable enough to survive being thrown through brick walls unharmed. Aside from that, he is as durable as the substance he absorbs. When in use of the Virus Symbiote, Orion is strong enough physically to withstand high calibur bullet fire relatively unharmed and even go toe to toe with some of the strongest of individuals. Though he can still be taken down through blunt force, he can take a licking and keep on ticking.
• Healing Factor- When wounded, Orion can absorb a further substance to slowly repair himself. So if he absorbed steel, only by absorbing more steel would he be able to recover. But When Virus is in use, Orion can regenerate from all forms of damage….given time. and as long as he doesn't die on impact of the actual blow. If he loses an arm, Virus will help him recover the entire limb over the span of a few weeks. Minur injuries like bullet wounds heal almost immediately. Life-threatening wounds will take a month(s) to recover from without aid.
• Symbiote Constituent- Matter - When in use of Virus, he can enlarge, reshape, or stretch his body for new and creative means of attack. For example, when in Virus's use, he could change his right arm into a sharp bladed weapon.

Skills

• Martial Arts- Trained a ninja of The Hand since he was extremely young, Orion is incredibly skilled in a multitude of martial arts, including Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Jiu Jiutsu, Muay Thai, Tai Chi, and all the sword styles in between as his favored and most knowledged styles.
• Multilingual- Orion can speak English, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Japanese fluently with some passable knowledge in Greek.
• Acrobatics- Thanks to his martial arts training under the Hand and his combat training with the X-Men, Orion is very fluid and he can perform acrobatics and parkour extremely well. He's no master, but he can hang with the big dogs.
• Stealth- Assassination, Sabotage, Breaking and Entering? A master of all of it. Thanks to being an agent of the Hand, he knows exactly how to perform the mission he was chosen to do. Though his time with the X-Men has significantly lowered the need for something like this, he still has the knowledge in his back pocket.

Advantages

• Virus- Virus is a Klyntar (also known more widely as a Symbiote), a race of inorganic, symbiotic creatures who are originally benevolent and require a host to function. Arriving via meteor during one of Orion's missions with the X-Men, the Symbiote immediately attached itself to Orion and the two have been together ever since. The two learning from one anotehr and ultimately becoming a team. Virus is the main and only reason for a majority of Orion's powers, being the result of their mixed strength.
• X- Men - Orion is a member of the X-Men and can rely on it's members for help and has access to the technology and equipment the group would have access to.
• X- Institute - Orion is a student (grad) and resident of the Xavier's School for the Gifted. He can rely on the place to be his home.
• Katana Blade- The only memento Orion has of his days in the Hand and something he still uses for the better good now. Namely to help him in close quarters combat, he's extremely effective with the weapon and can use it for lethal or non-lethal purposes….though more oftne than not, it's for the latter.

Flaws

• The Hand- Orion was raised and trained by the shadow organization known only as the Hand. A great many enemies does the Hand have, with Orion being the latest in a long line of them. He knows too much and now serves as an enemy. They would like nothing more than to either get him back or kill him.
• Voices in His Head- Despite the benevolent nature between Orion and Virus, at times the two often speak to each other. Virus speaks through Orion's mind constantly and Orion often responds vocally…which can make him seem crazy. and someday? It just might.
• Not Always In Control- Sometimes, despite using Virus's ability, they share a consciousness. Much akin to sharing the same body. Thus…in times of distress, Virus can take control of Orion completely and become in control, often turning into a savage monster because of it.
• Sound/Sonic attacks- Due to being fused to Virus, who he often 'wears' in the form of regular clothes that the Symbiote takes the appearance of, if he is struck by a sonic attack, it causes BOTH Virus and Orion to become instantly overwhelmed with pain and agony. Sonic attacks threaten the existence of the symbiote itself and in extension, the host.
• Fire- A natural weakness of the Klyntar race and thus, Orion/Virus. Fire threatens the existence of the symbiote and by extension, Orion.
• Host removal- It's possible for Orion to be separated from his symbiote. The Symbiote could be convinced to leave Orion for another host (unlikely, but possible) OR the Symbiote oculd be forcibly removed through any number of means.

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