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Revision as of 05:35, 7 December 2015
| The Funktastic Frog Boy | ||||||||||
| Player: @valiants88 | ||||||||||
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| The Funktastic Frog Boy leaps into action! | ||||||||||
| Biographical Data | ||||||||||
| Real Name: | Frederick "Freddie" Pond | |||||||||
| Known Aliases: | None | |||||||||
| Gender: | Male | |||||||||
| Species: | Human (augmented) | |||||||||
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | Liverpool, England | |||||||||
| Base of Operations: | Liverpool, England; Millennium City, Michigan, U.S.A. | |||||||||
| Relatives: | Diana Pond (mother); Colin Pond (father, status unknown); Fred Milne (uncle, deceased) | |||||||||
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| Age: | 15 | |||||||||
| Height: | 6'0 | |||||||||
| Weight: | 120lbs | |||||||||
| Eyes: | Light grey; gold sclera; very similar to an actual frog's eyes. | |||||||||
| Hair: | Black; light green highlights; thick and spiky, with a prominent widow's peak. | |||||||||
| Complexion: | Medium tone; smooth; often damp dependent on general state of health. | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | Wiry | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | Distinctive physical mutations include large, protruding eyes; wide mouth; protractible tongue; long limbs with above-average flexibility; large hands and feet. | |||||||||
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| Identity: | Secret | |||||||||
| Years Active: | Less than one | |||||||||
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Occupation: | Student | |||||||||
| Education: | Secondary school | |||||||||
| Marital Status: | Single | |||||||||
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| Superhuman strength, agility, and jumping speed; enhanced jump ceiling; increased flexibility and elasticity; expanded lung capacity (can hold his breath for up to an hour); extendable, sticky tongue, can be launched quicker than a human eye can perceive; adhesive grip; night-vision; lightning-fast reflexes; skilled swimmer prior to mutation; practised acrobat and martial artist. | ||||||||||
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| Protective goggles; reinforced boot soles; communicator-watch. | ||||||||||
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Contents
Background
Early Life
Freddie Pond was born in the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool, the only son of Captain Colin Pond and biology teacher Diana Pond (née Milne). He was named in honour of his uncle, his mother's twin brother, who passed away after succumbing to grievous wounds sustained whilst foiling a mugging. Although Fred Milne is remembered as something of an eccentric who spurned social niceties, Diana maintains that her brother was the most heroic man she had ever known, and a good friend to those who needed him.
The time Freddie got to spend with his father was always limited, as Colin's purported work with the United Kingdom's Special Air Service frequently required him to operate in secrecy in far-off countries, and correspondence was heavily restricted. His current status since his deployment to the Middle East in 2012 remains confidential. Freddie's adolescence brought with it an unfortunate sense of ambivalence towards his father as a result of their poor relationship.
Becoming Frog Boy
Freddie was one of many victims of bullying at the hands of a gang led by Moses "Croc" Crocker. After a complication at school, during which he inadvertently humiliated Crocker in front of the student body, Freddie was jumped on the way home by a thief who ran off with his schoolbag. This turned out to be part of a revenge ploy on the part of Crocker, who was waiting in ambush in a nearby park. The attack was swift and brutal. Crocker intended to drown Freddie by holding his head under the surface of a pond.
It was just as Freddie was losing consciousness that a meteorite touched down in the same pond, irradiating the water with strange, mutagenic energies and subjecting him to a painful transformation that left him with a plethora of frog-like powers. Freddie was quick to observe the possibilities this presented, though he opted to keep what happened a secret for the time being. This was easier said than done, however, as the change also gave him enlarged hands and feet, rubbery skin, and exaggerated facial features.
In order to maintain his secret, he took to covering his face, leading others, including his mother, to assume he had been badly injured when the gang attacked him. Crocker fled, scared of the potential ramifications, and has not been seen or heard from since. Freddie lamented that the situation had spiralled well out of his control and may have ruined someone else's life. Deciding to make the best of things, he spent a weekend testing out his new powers, designed a costume and styled himself as "Frog Boy."
The Hero of Merseyside
Frog Boy made his debut when he thwarted an attempted mugging of his school's headmaster. He went on to make local headlines by intervening in robberies and mob-related criminal activity across the county. After aiding the police in a siege and saving fourteen people, a D.J. on B.B.C. Radio gave Frog Boy the title "Funktastic." Frog Boy contacted the show personally to accept his new name.
On his fifteenth birthday, he received a surprise message from Defender, leader of the Champions, inviting him to Millennium City for a celebration of young heroes from all over the world. The cover story he gave his mother was that he had been in contact with the administrator at a noted school for gifted youths, and wanted to attend an open day which required him to visit the United States. When she tried to follow him, he told her he planned to stay with several other invitees.
Arriving in the United States, he met and befriended other heroes, many of whom were amazed by just how young he was. Taking a great deal of exception to this patronising, he decided to extend his stay, buying more time to impress the adventuring community. He currently resides at a bed-and-breakfast in Westside which, though far from an ideal base of operations, allowed him a closer look at the level of lawlessness in the district and his first clue as to how he could prove his worth.
Joining the Adventurers
Over the next few days, Frog Boy proceeded to make a nuisance of himself to the numerous gangs vying for control of Westside. While out on patrol, he foiled the supervillain Ice Ice Johnny's robbery of an off-license. He was approached by Red Spider and Fox, two leading members of the Adventurers, who had been watching from close by. Impressed by his feats of athleticism and improvisational capacity, they believed he would be useful in their battle against Lady Vengeance. Excited, he agreed to join them without hesitation.
The subsequent debriefing revealed the team's plan to force Lady Vengeance to abandon her impenetrable armour, but the set-up demanded that her attention be focused elsewhere, something the Adventurers were convinced Frog Boy's speed and agility allowed for. Footage of the group's prior engagements with the villain took some of the wind out of his sails, but when Red Spider gave him the option to stand down, he refused, giving a heartfelt speech by which he promised never to let down the people who trusted him.
Powers and Abilities
Freddie Pond obtained a number of special powers after being doused with water irradiated by a meteorite. These include:
Physical aptitude: Frog Boy's raw strength, agility, speed (especially when jumping) and reflexes have all been drastically enhanced.
Flexibility and elasticity: although Frog Boy still has a human skeletal structure, his physiology is more rubbery, meaning he can contort his body or reach further without injuring himself, and his skin can absorb a lot more punishment.
Jumping: Frog Boy's trademark is his remarkable jump ceiling. His maximum height and distance are always increasing with practise, but as of this writing he has been witnessed easily crossing entire city districts in just a few short hops.
Tongue: Frog Boy's second signature is his powerful tongue, which can stretch up to around twenty feet in length. It can be launched at incredibly high speeds, and is also extremely sticky. The adhesion can be switched on or off at will, so it can be wielded as a snare, bludgeon or grappling device without the risk of becoming stuck.
Lung capacity: Frog Boy's lungs have greater plasticity than a mortal's, allowing him to hold his breath for up to an hour at a time. Prior to this, he was asthmatic, however the condition seems to have been eradicated.
Grip: Frog Boy's fingers terminate in flat, sticky pads, which allow him to scale walls and ceilings, and make it harder for opponents to dislodge him.
Night-vision: Frog Boy's eyes have more in common with the structure of an actual frog's eyes, which makes him better suited to operating under cover of darkness. His ability to perceive yellow light has also been improved.
