Post by Eclipse on Oct 16, 2021 6:33:24 GMT
ECLIPSE
In the distant tomorrow of the 52nd Century, everyone is a superhero.
There will be no pain or suffering. Each child is born into a matrix of 5D powers - their COSTUME - granting them the grace of angels, an array of abilities ranging from high-scale energy manipulation to the power to traverse all of space-time in the blink of an eye. Most humans in this era choose to become adventurers in other planes, journeying outward from their utopian future in order to spread good through the megacosmos. It is not a stagnant utopia, but an open, ever-changing one - an entire universe of light and optimism where the only threats are the occasional monster forgotten to time, awoken only to be swiftly defeated by the combined might of the HIGH GUARD, members of the superpowered human race who use their gifts to protect reality.
It is a time of perfect harmony. But as pristine as the universe had become, there was a flaw.
The former lieutenant of the High Guard, the phenomenal STAR MAN, published a digimanuscript - a work that came to be called, simply, the BOOK OF EVIL.
Star Man renamed himself ECLIPSE, and swiftly declared war on the universe itself.
The campaigns at the end of time may have lasted for millennia, or an instant. Battles waged with the power of Gods ripped into the fabric of reality as true chaos was unleashed in a galaxy that had been completely harmonious for generations. Building a following of monsters and beguiled fellow humans, Eclipse completed his final coup de grace, the most destructive and heretical act ever conceived.
Sacrificing the bulk of his power, he tore open a portal in time, and returned to the Twenty-First Century, the inflection point in time which led to the ascension of Good over Evil.
And with that, he unmade the future. Only he remains...
...victorious.
POWERS
The base appearance of this field is what has been called the COSTUME, spectacular apparel which cloaks the user of a Millennium Harness in bright colors. This thought-controlled costume is similar to the crude armors of 21st Century weaponeers such as NICHOLAS PENDRAGON, only naturally grown and shunted into a sub-dimension originating out of the Future Human's psychic potential. This mental armor is a blend of scientific might, evolutionary adaptiveness, and mystic power - blurring the lines between what contemporary beings understand as separate forces. Simply put, everyone in the future is a natural-born superhero imbued with enough power to cross the cosmos in a blink.
The Millennium Harness insulates the rest of a human's body against nearly all stresses and weaknesses. Eclipse, like all beings from the 52nd Century, does not require food nor air. He can go without sleep indefinitely. His body does not age naturally, and so long as there is an energy charge in the Harness, it will heal from even the most grievous injuries at an accelerated rate. The sheathe of power which envelops him renders him resistant to psionic forces. Though there is no source of true invulnerability, even in the distant future, it is fair to say that Eclipse's endurance matches that of the most powerful 21st Century combatants.
The Millennium Harness' information processing power is staggering. Eclipse's intellect outclasses that of most 21st Century geniuses merely on account of his access to vast streams of information about his surroundings, all parsed by the unconscious field of the Harness. His intelligence is not crudely calculating, per se; he does not possess literal knowledge of things like chemistry, engineering, or history. Rather, he absorbs information about any given subject virtually instantaneously, simply by focusing on it. That is the power of 52nd Century technology: to learn as if by magic. If he focuses on something in his surroundings, he can initiate a "scan" with his power, probing it to ascertain its properties.
It was only by virtue of the Millennium Harness that Eclipse could survive hurling himself back in time, and doing so permanently damaged his powers, reducing them significantly in scope. A worthy sacrifice to destroy all that his nemeses held dear.
Energy Manipulation: A basic function of Eclipse's Harness is the ability to sense, nullify, amplify, and redirect energy. A thought-controlled weapon, his 5D Matrix can spontaneously produce deadly beams of pure force from an otherwise-imperceptible cloud of power that surrounds his hands; likewise, Eclipse can casually envelop himself in an invisible energy field powerful enough to absorb the brunt of blows from hyper-strong enemies, protecting himself from their horrifying physical might. Eclipse can replicate great feats of speed and strength through his command of energy, going blow-for-blow with 21st Century heavyweights without needing to truly exert himself physically. He can manipulate energy into physical constructs, such as bladed weapons, which he can then direct with his mind.
Eclipse can fly using this power, and hover in place. He can perform feats of telekinetic might through mere thought.
The energy from his bio-field can be used to stimulate matter in order to produce a variety of spectacular effects. He can transmute non-ensouled matter into different forms with a thought, accelerate the growth of life, stimulate the healing centers of other bodies to aid in recovery from wounds, or even - so he claims - resurrect the dead. At the height of his power, no feat is beyond his reach. 52nd Century technology, grown naturally within every newborn, is a miracle engine - they are all magicians of the highest sort.
The Agony Grid: Eclipse devised a specific pattern of attack for his hypercomputer to initiate on unsuspecting foes. The AGONY GRID is a radiating energy pulse which tailors its outputs to a scanned target's nervous system, stimulating each detected neuron to the maximum level of pain possible just under the threshold of sending the target into unconscious shock. It is a vicious maneuver which is noteworthy for causing no permanent damage to the target, leaving them physically untouched but mentally terrified of being once more subjected to the sensory overload his energy field can produce. When deployed, it manifests as a cone of pure red light extending outwards from his body.
Psychic Telepresence: Eclipse possesses the ability to project an energy duplicate of himself across space-time, with virtually perfect 1:1 reactivity between himself and his astral form. This specter is naturally weaker than his ordinary self, though with but a thought, he can manifest in the ghost's place. This psychic telepresence can pass through solid matter and become invisible; he possesses a full sensory suite even when operating remotely.