FILE: PRE-INCIDENT

Dr. Thomas Payne is an Alumni of MIT University who studied Molecular Physics and graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors in 2011. Not only was he the most brilliant mind in the entire school he was also the university's most prominent student athlete, Captain of the schools boxing team and a Qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Word got out to Viper that MIT just graduated one of the most brilliant Molecular scientists the world has ever seen with this in mind they then created a plot to kidnap him to assist with the progression of their Omicron and Draysha technologies. On the way to London with his teammates Marlen Esparza, Rau'Shee Warren, Joseph Diaz Jr., Queen Underwood, Jose Ramirez, Jamel Herring, Errol Spence Jr., Claressa Shields, Marcus Browne, Michael Hunter, Dominic Breazeale, and Thomas' replacement Terrell Gausha the plane was hijacked by Vipers Air Troopers. Though the plane safely landed in England later that day Viper still accomplished their mission of obtaining Thomas as well as deleting all records of his existence from all the computer systems in the world.

Since his kidnapping Dr. Payne has either been forced to lead or assist with the technologies at multiple Viper Nests such as the various ones in Canada, helping with the development in Pre-Cogs technology ,as well as the Nest located on Monster Island, were he has helped further the progression of the Draysha Venom. During his years in captivity Dr. Payne has been apart of the team of scientists directly involved with the development of Viper's Omicron technology, as well as fellow captive Doctor Park Lee-Wen from North Korea who with the state of the art lab provided by Viper has made all variants of VIPER's energy weapons - Photonic, Plasma, and Pulson, now deal significantly more damage in standard fire modes. He has also worked with the deranged Doctor Phillippe Moreau who is responsible for the Draysha Venom. Though he learned and improved many of his skills his time as a Captive was gruesome and in-humane which lead his to training hard every night to aid him with his plan to escape.

FILE: POST-INCIDENT

Two years have passed as Thomas slaved away in captivity, when on one faithful day UNTIL's Special Operations unit lead by their commander Kyle Eckhardt, happened to performed a raid on the Vipers Nest in Monster's Island where Thomas was currently being held which resulted in the emancipation of Dr. Payne and a handful of other kidnapped scientists from the clutches of the diabolical Viper.
Upon his return to society Dr. Payne pledged that he will do everything in his power to prevent Viper and others like them from doing that to anyone ever again. As a result and with the help of UNITY and its scientist and hours upon end of back breaking work they developed their own version of an Omicron suit with the knowledge he gained from his work with viper. After its completion they all decided that Thomas would be the best fit for piloting the suit due to his naturally reflexes and strength as a boxer and his science know-how. Now dawning the Omicron tech that drove The Ripper insane the immense strength was toned down a great deal so his mind would be able to handle the suit and have complete control. Dr. Thomas Payne now goes by the name OVERLOAD and continues to fight for........JUSTICE!!!

FILE: PAYNE'S PSYCHE

Thomas is an intellectual who prefers to examine foes which he used during his boxing matches to find a weakness in his opponent while fighting them. He is often intrigued by the scientific implications of a problem, so much so that he almost forgets there is a problem in the first place. Thomas is an extremely likable fellow who keeps a pleasant smile on his face. However, he does occasionally lapse into depression over long-standing unsolved problems.Thomas suffered severe trauma inflicted by Viper during his time as their captive, and repressed it in his subconsciousness. Because Payne's mind is incredibly complex, the original trauma associated with the event is sometimes triggered during his exposure to the Omicron Suits injections but thankfully due to his intellect he can suppress it still giving him full control while dawning the Overload suit.

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FILE: TRANSFORMATION

The process by which Thomas transforms into Overload is the result of the chemical catalyst, Omicron inside his Omicron Exosuit enhancing his adrenal output. As in normal human beings, Banner's adrenal medulla secretes large amounts of adrenaline in time of fear, rage, or stress, which hormonally stimulates the heart rate, increases blood-sugar levels, and inhibits sensations of fatigue. Whereas the secretion heightens normal physical abilities in normal human beings, in Overload case it triggers (along with turning the suits Omicron trigger on)the complex chemical-extra-physical process that transforms his body into the bulky presence of Overload. The total time of transformation falls anywhere between seconds to five minutes, depending on the initial adrenaline surge and amount of Omicron used, which will be determined by the original stimulus. Soon after the transformation, the amount of adrenalin in Overload will return to more normal, reduced levels. When Overload transforms back into Dr. Payne, the excess muscle mass and energy is lost, presumably to the same place he derives it.

FILE: BOXING TRAINING

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FILE: SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH

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FILE: SUPERHUMAN DURABILITY

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FILE: SUPERHUMAN LEAPING ABILITY

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FILE: OMICRON ENERGY MANIPULATION

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FILE: JET-PACK FLIGHT

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