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| Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange |
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| Name: |
Dr. Stephen Strange |
| Birthdate: |
11/08/1925 (39, perpetually 35 due to defeating Death) |
| Faction: |
Mystics / Superhero Team |
| Codename: |
Doctor Strange |
| Position: |
Sorcerer Supreme |
| Hometown: |
New York, New York |
| Partner(s): |
Wanda Maximoff |
Height: |
6' 2" |
| Father: |
Eugene Strange (deceased) |
Weight: |
180 lbs (82 kg) |
| Mother: |
Beverly Strange (deceased) |
Hair Color: |
Black (silvered around temples) |
| Siblings: |
Donna Strange (deceased), Victor Strange (deceased) |
Eye Color: |
Grey-blue |
| Children: |
Billy ('Dimples') and Tommy (TBD). Technically Vic ('Serendipity'). |
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Background
His birth in 1925, occurring during his parent's vacation to Pennsylvania, seemed to set his life's standard as "unpredictable". His younger sister was born two years later and his youngest brother born seven years after this. Strange, as the oldest, felt a sense of protective duty to his siblings. His interest in medicine began at the age of 11 after he helped his sister through a minor injury, though it meant nothing when, during a summer vacation at home from pre-medical school, a 19 year-old Strange was unable to save Donna from drowning. Thus began his downward spiral of disillusion towards his medical career.
After earning his medical degree from Columbia University and completing a five-year residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Strange became quite egotistical in his rapid successes. The loss of his mother during this time continued to fuel his growing disappointment in himself. By the age of 28, he was hailed as a world-class neurosurgeon with all of the wealth the job brings in. His materialism, combined with his ego, led Strange to value the price of each surgery over the mantra of "doing no harm" and saving lives. Any romance he had during this time was quickly terminated due to his hubris. The loss of his father and his inability to be present during the man's dying brought him into conflict with his younger brother. Their relationship ended in a fight and Victor's death when he ran into the street. Strange, unable to process the loss of his final family member, became even more withdrawn from society.
Around three years after the death of his brother, Strange was involved in a car accident that left his hands permanently scarred and with severe nerve damage that resulted in constant shivering. This ended his illustrious career as a neurosurgeon. After becoming near-penniless through his ineffective search for a cure to the trembling, he bought a last ticket to Nepal, home of the Ancient One. While the Ancient One had mystical sorcery beyond comprehension, there was no offer of a cure, but instead an offer to Strange to be trained in the Mystic Arts. After coming into confrontation with the Ancient One's apprentice, Mordo, Strange accepted the offer and became pupil to the Ancient One.
It took Strange many years to learn of the Mystic Arts, to gain access his instinctive use of such powers, and to acquire knowledge of the interdimensional deities of the universes, such as the Vishanti. After a contest verses Death itself, Strange earned his immortality and the title of "Sorcerer Supreme". He traveled back to New York, where he now resides in his manor, the "Sanctum Sanctorum", in Greenwich Village.
IC Events
Feel free to ask the writer if your character has any background with Doctor Strange! He's run into a large number of folk over the last two years.
Traits
- Mystic Arts: Through years of study under the Ancient One, Strange has developed knowledge and control of the Mystic Arts, earning him the title of "Sorcerer Supreme" of Earth. He funnels the powers via various interdimensional deities, primarily the Vishanti (three godly entities, one being the creator of his Eye of Agamotto).
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- Strange's powers share comparable strength with the deity he invokes in order to cast them. The stronger the deity, the more strength in the spellcasting.
- He would rather not use Black Magic in any form, but will use it along with Chaos Magic in times of most dire need.
- Time Halt: Strange is able to call upon the powers of the Vishanti through his relic, the Eye of Agamotto, in conjuction with a specific set of gestures in order to freeze time. It does not last long and draws huge amounts of willpower from Strange in order to sustain it. Such is the focus required that Strange can interact with very little within his environment beyond moving around; it is incredibly difficult (if nigh impossible) to cast another spell within the confines of the effects (must roll a 95+ on a d100). He can release other beings from the spell's hold and they can interact within the sphere of nulled time as if untouched by it.
- The Words: Strange has trained in the knowledge of using words to distort reality, where the process of combining symbols (one word with another) gives the speaker differing abilities.
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- Energy Bolts: A magical bolt with properties depending on Strange's needs.
- Pyrokinesis and Cryokinesis: The ability to create fire or ice from manipulating the energy in the air around the caster.
- Paralysis: Strange can temporarily incapacitate another being by flooding their body with Mystic energy, similar to a tasering.
- Organic Disintegration: An uncommonly-used Power, the target is taken apart on an atomic level by Mystic energy.
- Immortality: By defeating Death in a contest, Strange has attained a form of immortality. He cannot age nor can be killed by human disease. However, it does not spare him from the effects of exhaustion, thirst, malnutrition, or sleep deprivation. He can also die from being overwhelmed by physical wounds, though he remains difficult to kill.
- Protective Shielding: Mystic energy kinetic shields cast between Strange and the enemy. They can dispel most magic and energy, but moderately-powerful physical attacks can break through and the shielding has no resistance verses psychic attacks.
- Illusions: He can project images that don't exist in an attempt to distract an enemy so he can attack or flee (in rare cases).
- Universal Awareness: Strange gains the ability to detect incoming dangers to the Earth and his dimensions, but only through the process of meditation. Without it, he is no more sensitive than the standard human (though his Mystic Arts do give him a heightened general sense of the wellbeing of the world).
- Astral Projection: Through much practice, Strange has gained the ability to separate himself from his physical body during periods of meditation. His Astral form has none of his body's needs and can travel with impunity to things such as physics; highly-powerful Mystic attacks can affect his Astral form. There is a time limit of 24 hours of separation before he begins suffering adverse effects.
- Dimensional Travel: By casting spells and conjuring rifts between the dimensions, Strange can travel to them in order to complete various tasks.
- Telekinesis: He has the ability to move objects using Mystic magic.
- Conjuration of Objects: In the past, Strange has collected large sums of money in order to pay debts and remain comfortable in his current state of affairs.
- Spell Casting: Through various rituals, Strange is able to cast spells of varying degrees of strength, from minor alterations of clothing to opening portals into other dimensions and summoning beings from within them.
- Former World-Class Neurosurgeon: Strange has an M.D. and Ph.D. in neurosurgery, but his past car accident ruined the steadiness of his hands. Unless he funnels magic into the process of using his hands during delicate operations, he is unable to do anything but consult other surgeons.
- Expert Occult/Magic Knowledge: Through years of study, Strange has accumulated a wide berth of knowledge about the various dimensional entities and the cults that worship them.
- Expert Martial Art Skills: Learned during his time at the Tibetan monastery under the tutelage of the Ancient One, these skills are handy for situations where his powers are stymied.
- Moderate Swordsmanship: This skill is used in extremely uncommon happenstances, but Strange has utilized legendary swords in his Mystical artifacts collection in the past.
- Flight (via Cloak of Levitation): At one point, Strange did attain the ability of flight via spellcasting, but the acquisition of the Cloak of Levitation negated this need. When he wears the Cloak, he can fly for sustained periods of time at 25mph, though this does take minor magical effort.
- Strategist: While somewhat impulsive in nature, Strange has shown the ability to correctly judge the outcomes of situations, which is useful in the fluid world of Mystic magic.
- Knowledge of Neurosurgery: A past in neurosurgery gives Strange the ability to deal with physical wounds from an expert's perspective.
- Continual Learning: Stemming from a perfectionist's drive and the need to be constantly aware of what he's defending against, Strange is always the foremost expert in his interests, such as the Mystic Arts.
- Speech and Signing: Strange must be able to speak and gesture in order to utilize the magics of the Mystic Arts. Being gagged and bound has been effective in stopping all of his powers.
- Mystical Endurance: Despite the magnitude of his abilities and powers, Strange is purely human. Like any human, even his tenacity has a limit. If he uses too much magic or energy in one sitting or over a period of time, he will become weary and be limited to the simplest of spells if even nothing at all. Overuse of the magic can also leave him with severe physical reactions such as nausea and migraines.
- Hubris: This weakness has haunted Strange from his childhood and on. He cannot escape his past success as a neurosurgeon and with a title like "Sorcerer Supreme", it's hard for Strange to step down from his pedestal at times.
- Disillusionment: Losing his sister at a young age and then both parents and his brother to traumatic circumstances in adulthood has left Strange with a sense of disappointment in his abilities, mostly in the medical field. This has bled over into his view of the world as a whole and left him with a jaded perspective. It's hard to him to "appreciate the little things in life", like food, when such intense studying of magic has left his system unable to process anything beyond a slurry.
- Loneliness: With a long list of enemies and very few human beings who could compete on his level, Strange is oftentimes by himself. He insists on keeping innocents at a distance to avoid drawing them into events beyond their understanding and to avoid unwanted deaths. His history of "love 'em and leave 'em" relationships doesn't help his case either. Having experienced the result of loss in most of his major relationships, he'd rather be alone but he doesn't like it one bit.
- Family: Loneliness has been shed for another, more brutal fault line: his Consort and their lineage (back from the future). While some edges have been rounded out by the Witch and the grown children, they remain a way to break him utterly. Having experienced loss before, their deaths are nightmarish to consider.
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