Real name: Anthony Regal
Occupation: High School Graduate
Identity: Anthony's status as a mutant is unknown
Legal status: US natural born citizen with no criminal record
Other aliases: None
Place of birth: Alexandria, Virginia
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Norris Regal (Father, deceased) Kelly Regal
(Mother, Deceased)
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: Currently New York
First appearance: November, 2002
History:
Born in 1985, Anthony Regal was born to an abusive father, Norris, and submissive mother, Kelly. His early childhood was not that bad, as his father had managed to hold down a decent job with decent pay, but he still was a bit too rough with Anthony, occasionally hitting him a bit to hard when they were playing. At the age of 10, his father enrolled him in a youth football league, simply because he wanted to teach his son that life was rough sometimes. However, Anthony excelled at the game, as well as many others his father would enroll him in. Anthony's father began a slow boil over this fact, actually becoming jealous of his son. This lead him to become much more abusive of his son, actually going so far as to break his arm at one point. Anthony and his mother covered up the true cause of the injury, playing it down as a household accident, but Anthony never forgave his dad for it.
About the same time Anthony started high school, his father was fired for sexual harassment at his job. From that day on, Anthony's already sad home would begin to sink even further in chaos. Anthony tried out for the football team, and made varsity his freshman year, thanks to a seemingly incredible instinct for the game and excellent physical prowess. This lead to Anthony being accepted into social groups for the first time in his life, and he dove right into them, not really noticing that the people he hung around with were the same type of people that his dad was. His dad by now had turned to the bottle, and began to abuse Anthony's mother, as well as him. Anthony had wanted to go to the police, but his mother begged him not to, so he did not. However, Anthony did begin to spend more time away from home, sleeping at other people's houses, or outside when he had to.
Anthony's high school would win back-to-back state championships his sophomore and junior year, and Anthony began to attract the eyes of the college recruiters. During this time, Anthony began to hang out with a less popular group of kids, many of them social outcasts or intellectuals. During this time, Anthony began to develop an interest in strategy games, especially chess. However, and eventual confrontation between some of his fellow athletes and one of the kids he had made friends with would ruin all of that. He stood idly by as they beat the kid, and walked away when it was over. His new friends didn't forgive him, and they shunned him.
At the beginning of his junior year, Anthony's late blooming mutant powers began to manifest themselves. His hits on the football field became much more intense, and he became known as an unstoppable running back. Anthony was unaware of his powers, and simply believed his increased skills were the years of practice and work paying off. However, there were several small incidents, such as a few nasty falls, or collisions where he felt no pain, which made him begin to wonder about himself. By his senior year, several colleges had scouted him, eventually signing to play football for the University of Notre Dame after he took a year off from school. However, something would happen in days after he graduated from high school.
After a long night of partying with his friends to celebrate his graduation, Anthony returned home at 3 am to a horrific scene. As he pulled up in front of his house, Anthony noticed that the front door was a jar. Anthony cautiously entered the house, not sure what to expect. What he found was a crime scene. His mother lay on the kitchen floor, beaten to death with a hammer, and his father was laying in his recliner, a bullet hole in the side of his head, his revolver in his hand. Anthony was stunned, and fell to the floor, lying there for several minutes. Finally, a single thought crossed his mind. He had to get away, to get out of here. He didn't want to be around this anymore. He just wanted to get far, far away from this place, and never come back. He wasn't really thinking anymore when he gathers up a duffel bag of his possessions, or when he cleaned out his dad's wallet. He walked out of the house, and into the night. He would later arrive at a bus station, and purchased a ticket. To where, he wasn't sure, but anywhere was better then here...
Height: 6'2" Weight: 212 pounds
Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown
Apparent Age: 18
Unusual physical characteristics:
Strength level: Anthony possesses the strength of a man who
engages in regular, intense physical exercise.
Known superhuman powers: Anthony appears to have the power to
increase the impact of his body. He can deliver devastating blows with his
body, and appears to be able to move his limbs at extreme speeds. He also
appears to be able to nullify the kinetic energy of any object that touches
him.
Other abilities: Anthony is an athlete of incredible caliber, able
to excel at most sports.
Weapons and paraphernalia:
Other notes: