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The Immeasurable
Captain Collider
The Master of Matter
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"Power isn't a gift, it's a responsibility."
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Affiliations
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Super Group
Unaffiliated
Rank
Prodigious Physicist
· Other Affiliations ·
Unlimited Dynamics - UNTIL
Identity
Real Name
Dr. Malcolm Frederick Parton
Aliases
The Master of Matter, The Superman of Science, The Particle Protector, The Stellar Scientist, The Dynamic Man, The All-Powerful Pacifist
Birthdate
12th May 1974
Birthplace
Millennium City, MI
Citizenship
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Residence
Millennium City
Headquarters
Unlimited Dynamics
Occupation
Particle Physicist at Unlimited Dynamics
Legal Status
Registered Hero
Marital Status
Divorced
· Known Relatives ·
Vanessa Morello (Ex-Wife), Luna Morello-Parton (Daughter), Gerald Parton (Father), Regina Parton (Mother), Melinda Parton (Sister), Nicholas Parton (Brother)
Physical Traits
Species
Human
Sub-Type
N/A
Manufacturer
N/A
Model
N/A
Ethnicity
African-American
Gender
Male
Apparent Age
40
Height
6'4" (Previously 5'11")
Weight
260lbs (Previously 190lbs)
Body Type
Muscular, Large, Built
Hair
Black
Eyes
Blue (Previously Brown)
Skin
Dark
· Distinguishing Features ·
Unnaturally Blue Eyes
Powers & Abilities
· Known Powers ·
Particle Manipulation
· Equipment ·
Collider Stabilisation Suit
· Other Abilities ·
Super-Genius Level Intellect - Brilliant Physicist - Master Engineer - Skilled Chemist - Multilingualism




Once a brilliant physicist with a view for changing the world for the better, Malcolm Parton's life was changed forever when a freak accident caused him to fall into a highly experimental particle collider mid-collision. Though he should have been killed, an unknown variable caused the hyper accelerated particles to destroy and reconstruct Malcolm's body, merging with his physiology at a subatomic level. The process radically altered Mal, granting him the power to manipulate the very particles that make up the universe itself. Imbued with power beyond his wildest imagination, Mal vowed to use it responsibly in keeping with his pacifistic beliefs and became Captain Collider, the immeasurable Master of Matter!

A gentle and reserved soul at heart, Captain Collider considers himself a scientist and human being first and a superhero second, always prioritising thought and diplomacy over unnecessary violence and confrontation. Though his levelheadedness may make him a hero among heroes, however, his idealistic pacifism occasionally borders on naivete. Still, with the potential for absolute power constantly present within him, Captain Collider strives every day to ensure it doesn't corrupt him absolutely.



Biography

"I wasn't always as powerful as I am now. In a way, I'm glad that's the case. I don't think I'd fully appreciate the magnitude of what I can do now if I had my powers from day one." - Captain Collider

Born to renowned physicist Gerald Parton and medical doctor Regina Parton, Malcolm Herschel Parton was the middle of three children, his elder brother, Nicholas, and his yet to be born younger sister, Melinda. Born into well-educated, well-off family, Mal wanted for little and received all the love and support he needed from parents, siblings, friends and teachers growing up. From a very early age, the true value of companionship and community were instilled within him.

"I had a very normal life. Good family. Good home. Sure, it may not be the most interesting superhero origin, but I wouldn't have it any other way." - Captain Collider

Inheriting his father's natural genius, Mal showed a staggeringly high intellectual capacity very early in his childhood. Inheriting his father's love of science and his mother's compassion for others, he would often spend his free time studying the world around him in the hopes that he could somehow use what little knowledge he possessed at the time to make the people in his life happier.

"If you can do, then do good. That's what mom used to say, at least." - Captain Collider

His timidity and general lack of malice quickly earned him the scorn of his first bully, however. The older boy, eager to put Mal in his place, promptly singled him out and beat him up. Astonished by the boy's behaviour, Mal quickly ran home to report it to his parents. It was then that his father sat him down and told him the importance of both pacifism and knowing when to resort to violence and why.

"It was my father who first taught me the concept of pacifism -- of moral objectification towards acts of violence, against war, against picking on the little guy because you know he can't push back. But he also taught me what it meant to stand up for what's yours -- of knowing when there's no choice between getting your hands dirty and getting pushed into the muck. I'd hold on to those teachings for the rest of my life." - Captain Collider

Far away from his brother who favored the arts over science and his sister who simply preferred to socialise with her friends, Mal grew to become more and more enamoured with science and, before long, was off at one of the better high schools in the country, an honour roll student with aspirations of becoming a physicist even half as acclaimed as his father. There he met the woman who would go on to be the love of his life, fellow honour roll student Vanessa Morello.

"I was just a gangly geeky kid back then. What's more, I was a gangly geeky black kid in a predominantly white school. But when I was with Vanessa, I always felt like I belonged. Always." - Captain Collider

Becoming fast friends and, eventually, unlikely sweethearts, Mal and Vanessa both graduated from high school and attended Millennium City University, with Mal studying physics and Vanessa studying chemistry. It was during their study at the university that a twenty-one year old Mal proposed to Vanessa. Engaged to be married following the receipt of their respective PhDs in Particle Physics/Engineering and and Analytical Chemistry respectively. When their years of studying came to a well-deserved end, the two long-time lovers marked the occasion with a small wedding ceremony of family and friends.

"It was the happiest day of my life next to...well, that next part's coming up." - Captain Collider

A year later, their first and only child -- a healthy girl -- was born. Settling on the name 'Luna', Mal and Vanessa agreed that Vanessa would temporarily put aside her scientific career while Mal secured a job working within the physics lab of Millennium City University both as a particle physicist and as a lecturer. In this position, Mal quickly established himself as a brilliant physicist, helping to make a number of breakthroughs in the field of particle physics and gradually making a name for himself via his own personal discoveries and theories. One such theory would go on to form the basis of his later work, and that theory was the 'Power Particle'.

"Just think -- no more superpowers stemming from freak accidents; no more volatile, dangerous metahumans risking their lives and the lives of others by losing control of their powers, no more tragic deaths stemming from deluded, desperate people trying to replicate the anomalous circumstances responsible for creating so many of the heroes we owe our lives and well-being to. There would be a definite, common link between anyone with powers, be they mutant, mutate or even magical in nature; a single measure we could take to give a terminally ill patient a regenerative healing factor or a person with a degenerative bone disease enhanced strength and durability. That is the Power Particle and discovering it was to be my life's work." - Captain Collider

Quickly becoming a popular name for his various theses and books on the Power Particle, it wasn't long before Mal received the support he needed to turn his theory into a reality. Approaching the bold, young physicist with an offer of his own lab stocked with resources, a team of diligent, intelligent physicists at his disposal and all the money he needed to make sure he made the most of them, Olivier Dreyfus, President and CEO of Unlimited Dynamics, enlisted Mal's brilliant mind in the search for his much vaunted Power Particle, establishing a professional and personal friendship that would span throughout the following years.

"Ollie was everything I wasn't. Where I was shy and reserved, he was outgoing and loud. Where I was a simple guy who had worked my way to excellence, he was born into it and forced to protect it from vultures. I was fascinated by the various possibilities of the Power Particle, but he only saw the profit for Unlimited Dynamics. By all accounts, we should have hated each other-- but I saw that, beneath all the bravado, Ollie was a good man. I like to think he saw something in me too." - Captain Collider

Not all was well in Mal's personal life, however. Though he had always tried to be a loving and attentive husband and father, his commitment to his work on the Power Particle put a notable strain on his relationship with Vanessa and the now nine years old Luna. Their relationship was pushed to its full limit, however, when Luna was hit by a speeding car while playing outside. Though she survived the experience, she became permanently crippled from the waist down, confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Consumed by grief and guilt, Mal devoted himself to finding the Power Particle even faster in the hopes that he could use it to allow his daughter to walk again.

"It was...I should have been there. I could have saved her. No nine year old girl should have to accept the fact that she'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Not in my world." - Captain Collider

Though he insisted he was doing it for Luna's benefit, Mal's increased fervour towards his work inevitably had its toll on Vanessa, who was left alone to cope with the grief and added burden of Luna's accident. Eventually, the couple had a heated argument on Mal's thirty-eighth birthday and quickly filed for divorce soon after. Vanessa won sole custody of Luna on the grounds that Mal wouldn't have the time to look after her properly. Though reluctant to give Luna up, Mal was forced to concede that she was correct.

"I was so stupid. I thought that if I was going to end up saving Luna like I swore I would, I couldn't have any distractions. Not even her." - Captain Collider

Without a family to go home to, Mal increased his work hours and devotion to the Power Particle over the next year. Eventually, as if through sheer determination, his efforts bore fruit and he created the Power Collider -- a particle accelerator that hoped to uncover the mystery behind the Power Particle through the collision of various other particles theorised to be related to it. On the precipice of finally proving the legitimacy behind his life's work, Mal immediately called a press conference for the first attempt at giving birth to the Power Particle.

"I don't think anything could have prepared me for what came next." - Captain Collider

With scientists from all over the world, the Unlimited Dynamics board of executives and news crews all gathered for the momentous occasion, Mal and his team readied the Power Collider and prepared to make the final preparations for what may have been a life changing world event. As the collider powered up and prepared to fire, however, a walkway on the upper levels suddenly gave way, causing one of the scientists working on the collider to slip, narrowly grabbing on to the dangling walkway. With the walkway rapidly coming loose, Mal acted before thinking. Hoisting himself up to the walkway despite protestations from the rest of his team, he hurriedly pulled his fellow scientist to safety. As he turned to follow her to stable ground, however, the walkway finally came loose, sending Mal plummeting into the collider just as it fired off. As the horrified guests and scientists watched helplessly, Malcolm Parton was atomised before their very eyes.

"I'm not really sure if I can describe what it feels like to be reduced to subatomic particles to you. I've never been tortured, but it isn't hard to imagine that it's something similar to that -- only happening at the speed of light while seeming to take years." - Captain Collider

As the rest of Mal's team ran to shut down the collider in an attempt to save their leader, however, something unexpected began to happen. As the collider continued to smash particles into one another, a form began to coalesce within the light of the lofty machine. As if particles of energy were beginning to come together of their own sentient will, the collider's particle beams gave way to an indistinct, humanoid shape. Startled, the team activated the collider's emergency shut down and watched as the shape within the collider fell to the ground, revealing itself to be a stark naked Malcolm Parton.

"It was like I could see through every one of the subatomic particles my matter was broken down to. I could hear -- no, I guess -sense- would be a better word -- all the cries of terror and stunned gasps and then I could feel some outside force pulling me back together. If being atomised was painful, that was even worse." - Captain Collider

Though Malcolm appeared to possess the same memories and basic physical features he had prior to falling into the collider and being atomised, his body had been completely altered during the reconstruction process. Going from a lean, brown-eyed 5'11" man, he was 'reborn' with extremely dense and well-developed musculature, almost unnervingly blue eyes matching the hue of the collider's particle beams, the sides of his hair whitened and all with an extra five inches added to his height.

"I can't really recommend falling into a highly experimental particle accelerator to bulk up, however." - Captain Collider

Further study of Mal's physiology quickly yielded even more shocking results. For all his altered looks and musculature, the most radical change to his body came at a more subatomic level: indeed, his blood, bone marrow and even saliva all radiated a unique type of energy which indicated that the very building blocks of his body themselves had been manipulated completely. In his effort to create the Power Particle, Mal had become the Power Particle -- or at least the closest thing science had seen to it by that point.

"It was some kind of ironic twist, almost. All that time spent searching for the particle and I ended up trapping it inside of my own body by accident, where it was no good to anyone." - Captain Collider

Desperate to replicate the conditions that led to the particle manifesting itself within his own molecular structure, Mal ignored any further requests to detain and study the changes to his body and hurriedly attempted to figure out just what the variable or catalyst was that led to the creation of the particle last time but which could not be found in more controlled settings. Though he devoted a large deal of time to trying to rediscover the particle over the coming month, he eventually conceded defeat, realising that it would be impossible to find the one-in-a-million fluke that crated the first Power Particle.

"My life's work. My years of devotion. My marriage. Luna... It was all for nothing. What was the point of the Power Particle if I couldn't use it to better lives? To help people who truly needed it? Was it any wonder I became so dejected?" - Captain Collider

Everything was not as it seemed with Mal's physiology, however. As he slaved away in his lab, the changes within his body caused by the presence of the Power Particle began to manifest themselves in a more external way. Reaching for a desk lamp to better illuminate his research notes, Mal was rather startled when the device was flung into a wall when his hand accidentally knocked it off the desk. To further escalate things, his vision began to blur and distort. As he struggled to clear his head, and reached for a bottle of water, the water within the bottle almost instantly reached a boiling point. When he recoiled at the sight of it, the water froze solid. Quickly losing his normally calm demeanor, Mal bolted from the lab and rushed home -- but not before reducing the his coat to sand and cracking the ground where he walked.

"It was like my body was a hotbed of chemical reactions! I was too caught up in how confusing it was to really appreciate it back then, but I was a living matter converter and, as it would turn out, so much more." - Captain Collider

As Mal ran home, the impossible reactions his body and presence triggered in a number of things and people continued to overwhelm him: street lights flickered rapidly, the fur of various dogs and cats stood up on end, asphalt sizzled into tar beneath his feet, flowers wilted and bloomed in a matter of moment and, most of all, Mal began to perceive the various atoms, particles and molecular structures within every person, creature and inanimate object he could see for brief, dizzying flashes. When he finally hurtled through the door to his home, throwing it off its hinges, he realised that the cause of the chaos unfolding around him was the Power Particle.

"It was so simple, really. Scientifically speaking, it was almost exactly what I hypotesised it would be, only multiplied by an incalculable number. My molecular structure was made up of clusters of Power Particles, to the point where I had become a -living- Power Particle -- imbued with limitless, frightening potential, capable of manipulating the world around me in the same way I theorised just one particle would be able to manipulate a human's genetic structure. Needless to say, I was...a little 'un-calm'" - Captain Collider

As he struggled to make sense of what was happening to his body, Mal began to make his way towards the bathroom upstairs. Missing a step in confusion, however, he hurriedly slammed his foot down to save himself from tripping and, as a result, launched himself through the roof of his building and into a billboard several miles away.

"I believe that particular billboard was advertising pain relief pills." - Captain Collider

Worried that his powers would only further spiral out of control and cause some adverse reaction -- mostly involving him exploding into a black hole -- Mal locked himself away in his basement and began drawing up plans for a suit capable of containing, focusing and stabilising the Power Particles flowing through his body. After about a week, he emerged from his isolation and contacted Olivier Dreyfus, informing him that he needed access to a Unlimited Dynamics test-site and a robotic engineering lab. Though wary of the seemingly unstable Mal, Olivier agreed.

"I had a chance to salvage my work: to still make a difference despite what happened. I wasn't about to squander it. With the Collider Stabilisation Suit, I'd be able to use neurotelepathical communication technology to better control the influence of my particles on myself and my immediate surroundings -- to fine tune them and develop them. Mostly, I would be able to not destroy a...country." - Captain Collider

Using his plans to assemble his 'Collider Stabilisation Suit' with the materials at his disposal, Mal donned the outfit and met with Olivier at the test site. Despite Olivier's skepticism at what appeared to be Mal losing his mind as a result of his accident, the CEO of Unlimited Dynamics quickly stowed his criticism when Mal began levitating off the ground. And any remaining doubts were quickly put away when he began flying.

"The suit only allowed me some crude, basic control over my...well, it feels a little silly to say 'powers' but, yeah. My current speculation is that my ability to control particles is being held back by my own primitive, limited human brain and my own psychological homocentric way of thinking. If I could somehow untether my perception from-- Uh, I'm probably getting a little carried away with myself." - Captain Collider

Though his flight landed in another crash, Mal's point had been made -- the Power Particle existed and worked and could still be used to some effect. Through the use of his stabilisation suit, Mal believed that he could personally refine and use his new found powers to aid in scientific progress in a more 'hands on' manner.

"I could actually touch the stars, accelerate chemical mixtures for faster reaction times, understand the comprehensiveness of almost any physical structure just by looking at it. With my powers, I could do and -be- everything and anything for the sake of scientific inquiry." - Captain Collider

Over the following three months, Mal and Olivier worked in secret to test the limits of his powers of particle manipulation, using the former's knowledge of science and the latter's creativity to thinking of new ways to manifest finer sub-powers and honing his pre-existing powers to their full potential. All the while, Olivier attempted to persuade the reluctant, pacifistic Mal to use his powers to become one of many costumed crimefighters in Millennium City, thereby promoting Unlimited Dynamics and his own celebrity status. Mal declined the idea of doing so, however, not wanting to become a cheap gimmick or a superpowered glory-hog. Though he kanebted the udea if nussubg a valid business opportunity, Olivier begrudgingly relented.

"I had absolute power, and I was going to use it for the betterment of mankind, not as a hopped-up atom bomb for UNTIL or one of those 'super teams' of glorified thugs to drop on all their problems. Heh, At least, that's what I initially thought..." - Captain Collider

With Luna's eleventh birthday fast approaching, Mal took a break from his regular trial runs at the Unlimited Dynamics test site to go and check up on her. Deciding to keep his distance rather than risk getting in a quarrel with Vanessa, he used his powers to fly up high and use his telescopic vision to watch her from the skies. As he checked up on her, however another nearby even caught his attention: the armed robbery of a local bank. With the local authorities nowhere in sight and one of the criminals clearly on edge, Mal reluctantly spurred into action. Landing in front of the bank, he first tried to talk the criminals down. When one of them took a little girl that looked similar to Luna hostage, however, he quickly opted to diffuse the situation more forcefully.

"It's like my dad always used to say: there's a time and a place for force. And when just the right amount of force is applied to just the right object, you get all kinds of unique results." - Captain Collider

Acting quickly, Mal used his particle vision to atomise the hostage taker's gun. When the other two bank robbers fired on him, he used a focused wall of radiation to stop the bullets in mid-air. With that out of the way, he quickly accelerated towards the criminals in the blink of an eye and -- taking a firm grasp of both weapons -- melted their guns into molten metal, effectively disarming them. With his impressive show of power over with, Mal implored them to give up once more. They surrendered without resistance.

"Diplomacy works." - Captain Collider

As Mal watched the recovered security guards cuff the defeated bank robbers, however, the getaway driver made a speedy escape with the bags of stolen money already loaded into the vehicle. Giving chase, Giving immediate chase, Mal lifted the speeding car off of the road and gently placed it upside-down, welding the door handles shut to keep the driver in place until rescue services arrived. As he came away from the situation, though, he was surprised to see a gathering of civilians cheering him on for his works -- with an ecstatic Luna among them. Overcome with a sudden pride at having aided and inspired the crowd -- and, by association, his estranged daughter -- Mal departed from the scene and arrived at the test sight with a new tune -- he was going to be a superhero.

"I must have sounded like a condescending jackass when I berated heroes for being self-centred showboaters. It wasn't until I saw my little girl in that crowd that I realised the true value of heroes to the world -- men and women who use their powers, their technology, their steely-faced determination to inspire the people who look up to them. Sure, some of them are thugs and some are gloryhounds, but every single hero whoever donned a silly costume and saved a life meant something to somebody; they meant something to Luna. And I had a responsibility to do the same. Well, maybe do it a little less dangerously, but I digress..." - Captain Collider

Rushing the prototype stabilisation suit to his design department to have them give it a more 'heroic' motif, Olivier began promoting the live broadcast premiere of 'Captain Collider': the 'Master of Matter' and the ultimate 'Superman of Science'. Though he had his doubts about his friend's branding of his superhero identity, Mal agreed to go along with the publicisation of his superhero persona, believing that, with his powers, it would be best to make his intentions and his gentle nature as clear as possible.

"I've been a 'weak' man. I know what it's like living in fear of those guys flying high over our heads with enough power to topple skyscrapers. I didn't want there to be any mistake about who I was and what I wanted for my fellow man. Plus, it was pretty obvious Olivier had planned for the whole thing anyway -- wouldn't want that to go to waste." - Captain Collider

The very next week, Mal made his very first appearance as Captain Collider during Unlimited Dynamics' presentation at the Millennium City Science Expo. Introduced as a man who blended all the best elements of science and superheroism, he became Unlimited Dynamics' mascot and de facto head of physics. With his fantastic powers, it was undoubtable that he would make the world a better place and help aspiring scientists the world over reach their goals. In a blinding storm of flashing cameras, frenzied shouts and a stream of interviews, Captain Collider was born.

"Personally, I do like the name. Dr. Collider sounds kind of self-gratifying. And a little evil." - Captain Collider

Now forty years old, but seemingly immune to the effects of aging, Malcolm Parton has been Captain Collider for a very short three months. In those three months, however, he has tirelessly used his powers to push the boundaries of science and heroism on an almost daily basis, quickly beginning to build a reputation for himself. And though his secret identity of Dr. Malcolm Parton, the particle physicist who just happened to get into a freak science-related accident a short time before Captain Collider made himself known, is probably the worst kept secret in the world, he continues to better himself as a man and a 'superman', mastering his command over particles with every passing day.

"My father always used to tell me that power -- be it intellect, strength or...otherwise -- is a responsibility, not a gift. When you have it, you can either use it to do the right thing or withhold it for fear of that power being too great. But if you use that power selfishly, irresponsibly, then you're no better than an ignorant child playing with what he doesn't understand. And when that happens, you're going to have to answer to me." - Captain Collider

Powers

"Well, I don't really like to throw mine around..." - Captain Collider

Particle Manipulation

"Particles are the building blocks of all creation. They make up everything we understand to be real and, more than likely, everything we suppose to be real too. And through the manipulation of those particles, I can do a lot of good or a lot of bad. Don't worry -- I'll stick to the former." - Captain Collider

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