Episode 5 – Polarity Man : La magie immune Mecha?Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
Le vol de retour au quartier général de la Justice League a été quelque peu décevant pour Polarity Man. Bien qu'il ait essayé, sa vitesse de blaster de Warp n'a pas pu arrêter le déplacement spatial quasi-instantané de Warp et maintenant une menace intergalactique était entre les mains de supervillains connus. Lawrence's seul réconfort était le fait que peut-être Lobo leur donnait aussi l'enfer autant qu'il l'avait donné à l'équipe plus tôt. Après tout, avec un ego de la taille des Main Man, il n'y avait aucun moyen que le Czarnian se permette d'être capturé si facilement.
Mais c'était une conjecture. La seule chose qu'il savait sûre, c'est que le Costume Patroller avait besoin de réparations, et il a décidé de se rendre immédiatement dans ses quartiers pour le faire. Cependant, dès qu'il est entré dans le bâtiment, une réunion d'urgence a été convoquée au centre de formation de la Ligue concernant un seul corps de docteur. Voyant comme il est la base de la Ligue et la mech pourrait prendre plus d'espace qu'il n'en a besoin, l'homme Polarity a décidé de laisser son costume mech dans le hall. Après tout, seul il peut entrer et sortir de là.
Curieusement, Lawrence se tenait juste derrière les mentors pour entendre ce que leur sorcier en visite avait à dire. Peut-être était-il un peu trop près, bien que le bon docteur ait couvert Polarity Man dans une feuille de goo nasal visqueux au milieu de son avertissement.
Je ne pense pas que je sois vacciné pour la magie.Le lieutenant a dit après que le mucus s'est infiltré dans ses bandages de peau irradiée. Cela deviendrait le moindre de ses soucis bien que le méchant existant téléporté au milieu de la pièce et a déclenché sa marque de chaos sur la Ligue, affectant même les plus puissants d'entre eux avec atrophie, à l'exception de quelques-uns qui inclus Lawrence.
« Je vois que les lois du temps et de l'espace semblent être plus de suggestions. » a dit Polarity Man alors qu'il reculait lentement pour prendre toute la situation en compte. Alors que la plupart de ses coéquipiers étaient maintenant immobiles, certains d'entre eux sont devenus des mutations et se sont rebellés de leurs esprits propriétaires. Heureusement pour lui, ils étaient occupés avec les autres Leaguers. Attendez, ce n'était pas du tout chanceux parce que certains de ces mêmes Leaguers étaient maintenant des responsabilités sur le champ de bataille et devaient être escortés à la sécurité.
Après l'arrivée de Lizard, Lawrence tentait d'amener au moins un de ses coéquipiers dans le hall alors qu'il faisait une pause à son costume Patroller. À son jugement rapide, il choisirait Apollex alors qu'elle criait à Rookie, qui s'occupait actuellement de Clayface et Toon Girl. Courir jusqu'à son compagnon de Leaguer, Lawrence la tapotait par l'épaule.
Je suis sûr que Rookie ira bien. On doit vous sortir d'ici pour l'instant.
Name: Lt. Lawrence Trainor
Alias: Polarity Man – The Soldier of the Skies
Age: 33
Personality: Hopeful, Mellow, Brave, Self-Destructive, Indifferent
Archetype: Alien tech, the origin of which is kept secret from him by his military superiors.
Powers: Polarity Man’s powers mainly come from his mechanical power suit, which he has dubbed the “Patroller”. The suit’s capabilities include jet propulsion flight with a recorded Mach 2 speed limit, enhanced strength, radiation and atmospheric-pressure resistance, satellite wave interception, a visual scanner, and an arm blaster which fires radioactive or electrical energy at either short bursts or prolonged streams.
The lieutenant himself has one specific power which is the generation of a negatively charged energy with radioactive elements. In fact, his physiology changes to a plasma-like state when he generates enough of this energy that allows him to phase through certain solid surfaces, mainly the metal plating of the Patroller as it lacks an entry hatch.
Weaknesses: The two halves of Polarity Man cannot function without the other; Lawrence Trainor requires the suit to regulate his energy production or he risks overloading himself but the Patroller also cannot function without his unique energy signature either. The specifics of an overload are unclear but the lieutenant has no intentions of testing the theories regarding it.
Appearance: Underneath the armor and uniform are burns that have completely erased all traces of the lieutenant before becoming Polarity Man. To remedy this, specially prepared bandages that can help regulate the negative energy are wrapped around most of his body. This personal appearance of his is completely secret to the public though. For all they know, the Patroller suit is Polarity Man.






Character Evolution: While I personally will go with the flow of the story, I hope to see Polarity Man change from just a soldier to a real superhero over its course, perhaps even find the humanity that he lost. Other character changes will hopefully happen though I don’t have anything else in mind at the moment.
BRIEF Bio: As a USAF test pilot, Lt. Trainor had flown many top-secret aircraft out of the Langley airbase he was stationed at. The day he flew the experimental jet codenamed “Doom Patroller” was just like any other as well. The eggheads present at the flight assured him that it was going to revolutionize the way all fighter jets could respond to meta-human threats, serving as a solution rather than just a distraction. Lawrence didn’t believe the assessments, or rather, he didn’t care. However, once the jet’s systems shut off mid-flight and he started to free fall from the sky, he went from disinterested to shrieking mad in an instant. Before he hit the ground though, the jet imploded upon itself and form fitted a mechanical suit to his body that protected him from the impact.
When he came to, Lawrence was back at the air base’s medical bay but some remains of the jet had somehow fused to parts of his body like shrapnel which they were unable to remove. These pieces embedded in his skin gave off a unique energy signature that he would find to be both a curse and a blessing. He would spend months recovering from the crash and even more months learning to use the jet’s new form. While this went on, his superiors had negotiated for him to become a part of the Justice League as a US government sponsored member. Though the details of the deal are not known by the public, Polarity Man now finds himself in the ranks of the Justice League.
Notes: The character is mostly Negative Man with a twist of Robot Man, Blue Beetle and Captain Atom, while the mech appearance is the Gespenst from Endless Frontier. The Patroller suit is 2.12 meters in height and weighs 328.40 kilos.
Sample Post:
“Did I ever tell you how ridiculous the name ‘Polarity Man’ sounds?” said the being of pure energy emerging from the metal chassis of a jet-black mech suit, after landing in the middle of Nowhere, Virginia. Slowly, this being would reform itself into a solid state but the man that stood in its place looked quite banged up. Bandages covered a majority of his body but he otherwise looked just like any other flyboy that operated out from the Langley airbase, complete with a bomber jacket with an assortment of military badges and a pair of shades that look straight out of Top Gun. He would lay on the grassy field he found himself in, letting the minutes pass along with clouds that flew by. However, this tranquility wouldn't last long as he stood back up and continued his complaints. “I bet you the same engineers who designed the jet came up with the name. Apparently, we needed a fitting identity for the J.L. and a tagline that the public would recognize for good P.R. branding. I mean, I really don’t care bu-.”
Before he could finish his sentence, he would begin to lose his balance and fall to one knee as an electrical charge surged through his body. He stayed in such a position for a few minutes before regaining his composure as the shock stopped. “Right. Forgot about that. I guess we better suit back up, huh?” Across the man was no one else but the mech suit that he had emerged from, currently lifeless and immobile. However, the moment Lieutenant Lawrence Trainor re-entered, the systems of the machine were quick to start back up. With a smirk hidden underneath his bandages, Polarity Man would fire up his engines and hit the skies once more, patrolling to protect the free world underneath him.