Team X: Operation World Wipe Plot Profile
REAL NAME: Ethan Ross Sykes
AKA: Captain or Apollo
IDENTITY: Public
CITIZENSHIP: American
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lubbock, Texas
DATE OF BIRTH: 9th March 1976 - Aged 35
OCCUPATION: Military Operative; Captain of A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment
FAMILY: Anthony Sykes (Father); Jennifer Sykes (Mother); Noah Sykes (Younger Brother - 32) & Lizzie Sykes (Sister-in law - 30 ); Amber Sykes (Younger Sister - 28); Caitlin Sykes (Youngest Sister - 24)
SEXUALITY: Straight
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Emily Anne Sykes née Porter
CHILDREN: One Son - Jacob - fourteen months old. Family and friends are all under the impression that the baby is his. Ethan and Emily both know that this is not the case.
MUTATION: Displaying super human strength Ethan literally has the max abilities it's possible to have. He is as fast, durable, strong, and agile as any human could be. He could win every contest in the Olympics, weightlifting to racing. He has run a mile in 2:54:12.5 and bench-pressed the equivalent of a small call at 5000 pounds. A major part of his mutation is that it naturally prevents the build-up of fatigue poisons in his muscles. Effectively he never tires, so he can do such extraordinary feats and fight for such a long time however in the case of Ethan he is limited in some respects by his secondary mutation.
Durability and resiliant skin - when Ethan allows his powers to kick in his skin becomes super hardened so to protect his organs from any adverse side affects of his primary mutation. Yet this process drains him and whilst his mutation is allowed full control Ethan doesn't feel the effects but the moment it switches off he feels drained and exhausted. It also increases his weight, not vastly but enough to take him from 195lbs to 210lbs.
A side effect of his mutation is that Ethan is also incredibly intelligent. Something that remains whether he keeps his powers recessive or not. He also remains athletically able - though this is impart to his training and not purely reliant on his abilities. He also ages slower due to the nature of his mutation, it preserves his body and by keeping it in the peak of physical condition he appears at least to be five years younger than he is.
WEAKNESS: Because his secondary mutation counter acts his first Ethan needs to be careful just how much he utilises it. Currently he is able to maintain his durable skin and super human strengths consistently for seven hours with some fatigue and a need for bed rest equivalent to a good nights rest and plenty of fluids. Usually it is best considered to keep him under medical observation
Anything more however can result in hospitalisation due to both mental and physical fatigue and strain.
APPEARANCE: Ethan is your typical Texan boy, handsome, mild-mannered and polite. With sharp blue eyes (from his Dad) and brown hair kept short and presentable he's not the most imposing figure in the room height wise at only 5ft 11inches. However what Ethan lacks in height he most certainly makes up for in stature as he carries his athletic form well, clearly caring about being fit and healthy.
HISTORY: Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas; Ethan is the eldest of four children, born to High School sweethearts Anthony and Jennifer Sykes, he grew up on the family farm, mucking in from an early age to help out with the everyday running of the farm. He learnt to ride as a child, played on his High School football team and graduated with a G.E.D of 749.
His mutation didn’t truly reveal itself in its entirety until Ethan was eighteen (shortly before graduation from High School) and came across a car accident in the middle of the street. The car door had buckled due to the collision trapping a mother and her child inside; this would have been fine if the van that had collided with them hadn’t begun to leak gas. Without any understanding of how he did it at the time Ethan dragged the car to a safe distance and peeled the roof back.
Praised a hero Ethan was also quickly labelled a freak and questions arose about his previous athletic achievements. Though nothing was done about it graduating High School was not a fun experience for Ethan.
Despite all of this Ethan had always excelled in class, surpassing many of his peers with his academic scores. When it came to choosing a university though Ethan applied to three or four ivy League schools and was admitted to all of them but chose instead to attend West Point where not only did he receive rigorous academic training but also the physical fitness requirements and military leadership requirements that he needed to gain so to improve his leadership, managerial and interpersonal skills.
He had always aspired to join the military but was desperate to balance this with having a family of his own. Whilst training Ethan met Emily Porter, youngest daughter of General Porter at The United States Military Academy at West Point. Mindful of the potential fallout that could come from having a relationship with the General's daughter, Ethan made sure that he played by the rules and was respectful at all times. The General and his wife both approved of Ethan and he was allowed to court Emily.
Within a few years Ethan was a proud graduate of The United States Military Academy at West Point, where he had been immersed in a military-oriented environment and upon completing his undergraduate degree requirements Ethan was commissioned and received the gold bars of a Second Lieutenant.
On the day of his graduation and before all his classmates, Ethan proposed to Emily who accepted and within six months they were married.
Quickly moving up the ranks Ethan due to his skills and eagerness to progress, he was deployed abroad, serving in a range of countries on both military and peace keeping tours. Despite being a mutant the other soldiers accepted Ethan as one of their own and nicknamed him Apollo as a joke, a name that he chooses to ignore as much as possible. Over the next few years though Ethan found it hard to juggle his career and family, with Emily seeming unable to appreciate what Ethan was trying to achieve with his life. They became increasingly distant, arguing any time that Ethan was home and more so when he was stationed away.
Appointed a Captain by General Stone, a man who Ethan has always admired (even if he's brash, rude and often politically incorrect) he led his company; A Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment of 200 men for two years before accepting a new task: to work with the Mutant Right Enforcers located in Spokane. A dream job, in many respects, Ethan wanted to help ensure that the human supremacists did not take control politically. It was also a chance to be based back in America, closer to his wife and his young son.
Only problem was Ethan and Emily both knew that Jacob wasn't his.
Rather than going home each night to face the reality; that his wife was having an affair, his son wasn't his and this life he'd been trying to create was a lie, Ethan started to put more emphasis on his career, devoting hour after hour to his job. Unbeknownst to everyone else Emily has given Ethan an ultimatum, by the end of the month he has to decide: his family or his career.
The only thing is that Ethan hasn't been exactly faithful himself.