Taniel began life (for me) as a Marvel villain OC. He's a product of dna testing, unbeknownst to himself, and so he thinks of himself as a mutant (incorrectly). Overly charming with a partially fake southern accent, he puts himself in the best position to use his power-stealing abilities (think Rogue, but without the death touch to go with it) by flirting and establishing intimate relationships with people who possess knowledge and abilities he finds useful in life.
Also, he's a huge masochist.
I'm looking to play him opposite some heroes -- maybe canon, maybe ocs, maybe some government officials looking to keep him in lockup.
Basically, whatever.
Name: Taniel Keiding
Aliases: The Facsimile, Tan
Face Claim: Seth Rollins/Colby Lopez
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Age: 30
Birthdate: March 22
Occupation: Thief/Criminal
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Armenian, German
Education: Bachelor’s in Business from University of Iowa
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 217 lbs
Build: BUILT. Muscular, sculpted.
Skin Tone: light
Hair: Black, long, naturally curvy. Blonde streak (more like a chunk amirite) towards the front, over the right eye
Eyes: Brown
Family:
Stefan Keiding (Father, estranged)
Sofia Keiding née Gasparian (Mother, deceased)
Personality: Enterprising, incisive, spontaneous, daring, active, courageous and energetic, impatient, impetuous, vain, proud, egotistic, selfish, jealous, coarse, ruthless and violent. Manipulative. Possessive.
Very much an ends-justify-the-means sort of person.
Powers/Abilities:
Power Absorption
- Can temporarily absorb powers or knowledge from other through touch (skin to skin)
- the origin of the power/knowledge will have a reduced version of their own power or will be unable to access the knowledge taken from them for a short period of time
- the length of time the power or knowledge belongs to Taniel/is taken away from the origin depends on the length of time physical contact is made, after which point Taniel no longer has acces
- unless the knowledge or power is being used at the time, the origin will not be aware of their knowledge/power being temporarily taken/lessened. It is not felt nor is there no immediate way to perceive it
Masochism Embodiment
- Takes pleasure and draws power from receiving pain and harm
Hand-to-Hand Combat Proficiency
Acrobatic Proficiency
Peak Human Strength
BIO:
Stefan Keiding and Sofia Gasparian met in highschool, fell in love, got married and both struggled through minimum wage jobs to maintain a small household they felt loved in.
Until Sofia fell ill, coughing and feverish, and remained so for several months until finally Stefan convinced Sofia to see a doctor.
The diagnosis was stage three lung cancer, the tumors too large and too incorporated into her lungs to remove by their small town surgeon – any chance of saving Sofia’s life relied entirely on their ability to afford moving to Iowa City, of affording the cost of surgery and chemotherapy without insurance.
They’d nearly given up when what seemed to be a miracle presented itself.
An exchange; the two would conceive a child, Sofia undergoing what seemed like harmless tests and monitoring, in exchange for healthcare and financial assistance. The agency involved assured Sofia and Stefan that it was a typical study, funded by an education institution, on the stress of financial burdens on pregnancy.
In truth, it was an experiment – one marked, without a doubt, failure upon the birth of the child
(he was normal, by all accounts. No super strength, no strange coloring to his skin or eyes, nothing they’d been hoping for)
Sofia died within weeks, leaving Stefan to raise their son, Taniel.
Things were not as they seemed.
