Chase McIntyre

"I have a few suspicions, but we can't act without cause. Due process of law exists, remember? Not for you though, clearly."

Chase Abraham McIntyre is a Meta-Human, and the Lead Director of the Meta-Human Response Division (MRD) of the United States. He is internally referred to as Mobius by the MRD in classified documentation - a reference to his origins.

Synopsis

Chase is the first and only child of Robert and Samantha McIntyre, a pair of professional lawyers in the U.S. Chase grew up right at the end of the Meta-Human conflicts that rapidly engulfed the United States in the late 90s. Growing up in the Midwest, Chase manifested his initial ability at an early age.

Frequently getting into trouble at school due to his lack of personal responsibility - Chase grew up as a delinquent, learning to steal and rob as an outlet. He'd frequently get into scraps with local MRD agents, always in a makeshift costume disguise to avoid being identified. Eventually, he ended up dropping out of high school after poor performance and repeated harassment by his classmates.

Deciding to pack up and leave the Midwest, Chase would later go to Las Vegas, using the money he'd taken from his various heists - in order to make a new name for himself. Ignoring his parents' suggestions, he'd get himself involved in various criminal organizations - while also presenting himself as a stage magician. During his stage magician gig at Las Vegas, Chase would use his powers to leave audiences in awe - with his reputation greatly improving as a result.

Eventually, Chase's various debts and obligations started to pile up. Soon, various different Meta-Human criminal groups attempted to either capture him or kill him for his outstanding debts. Eventually, he was caught during his thievery and prosecuted, before being thrown into jail.

It was in jail that Chase would then be experimented on by a certain clandestine organization - as part of their last ditch attempt at creating the ultimate Meta-Human.

The organization, having ties to certain parts of the government, decided to use Chase as their experimental guinea pig - after their last attempt had failed miserably. The result with Chase, however, was different. Due to his unique Meta-Human abilities, Chase withstood the Metanium infusion much more efficiently than the original test subject did.

Now imbued with powerful supernatural abilities - Chase would then break free of his containment, much like his predecessor. Unlike his predecessor however, Chase wouldn't lose his inhibitions and control of his mind - instead choosing to make a deal with the Government.

In exchange for working for them, Chase's theft record would be expunged. Given the nature of his new abilities, he became a high value operative for the Government, eventually being hand picked as the next MRD Director, after the previous MRD head had resigned.

Now, Chase operates as the MRD Director of the entirety of the United States - while also being stationed within The Spire in Sanctuary City.

Powers & Abilities

Reality Bending [Former]

Despite the name, Chase's core Meta-Human ability was relatively benign. He originally had the ability to increase the structural probability of an event's occurrence through conscious effort.

Essentially, Chase had the ability to increase the odds of success in whatever he did, within reason. Meaning he could make himself just a little bit stronger or a little bit faster, depending on the situation.

Besides that, his ability was cumulative in nature - meaning that the longer he focused on a situation, the greater his chances of success.

Dynamic Power Manifestation [Current]

After being infused with the last of the Metanium recovered from the original Meta-Human experimental labs - Chase's powers were radically altered.

Ever since that experiment, Chase was infused with the same abilities as Faust - the ability to manifest whatever Meta-Human abilities were necessary for the situation.

Unlike Faust, However, Chase's abilities are fully stable - thanks to his initial Meta-Human power helping him to withstand the Metanium infusion process.

Chase can manifest whatever Meta-Human abilities he needs, depending on how his power chooses to react to the situation.

Abilities manifested by Chase can last for as long as he chooses, although he prefers to limit the number to maximize his efficiency.

The abilities that Chase can manifest include:

• Telepathy - Chase is an extremely powerful telepath. Although not at the level of someone like Orion at his peak, he's still incredibly formidable.
• Telekinesis - Much like his telepathy, Chase demonstrates incredibly powerful telekinetic ability. His precision is also nearly unrivaled.
• Teleportation - Chase can displace himself through space-time in order to move across vast distances.
• Psychometry - With a touch, Chase can trace the personal history of any object - greatly helping him in his investigative work.
• Supernatural Physical Characteristics - Chase demonstrates strength, speed, durability and reflexes on a level matched by Meta-Humans like Hyperia.
• Evolution - Chase has the ability to rapidly improve his physical characteristics, such as his intelligence, metabolic efficiency and energy storage abilities.
• Energy Manipulation - Chase can generate, manipulate and absorb massive quantities of energy, in various forms. His preference is kinetic energy.
• Matter Manipulation - As with energy, Chase can generate, manipulate and absorb matter at high levels of efficiency. This is one of his preferred powers,
• Healing Factor - Chase has the ability to rapidly heal himself of any conventional damage within seconds. However, he can be overpowered by a sufficiently powerful energy source.

Chase theoretically has access to an infinite number of abilities, as his core power simply manifests abilities necessary for the situation. While Chase has some input towards the "range" of powers that he can manifest - he cannot specify the actual power that he wants to utilize.

That aspect of his ability, the capacity to freely choose - is still something that he's working towards.

Notes

• Chase is the youngest MRD Director in history - due to his origin and the deal he made with the government.
• His best friend is Dynamo - one of the former Commanders of the Sanctuary City branch of the MRD.
  • Chase has known Dynamo, or Ryan, for over a decade - as they both used to be low level "criminals".
• Chase's other friend is Valkyrie - the current MRD Commander of the Sanctuary City branch.
  • Valkyrie, or Diana, has known Chase for nearly as long as Dynamo has.
  • She also has a very clear crush on Chase - which everyone can see.

• Chase generally wears sunglasses, even indoors and at night.
  • This is because his eyes are highly sensitive to light - a byproduct of a sensory ability that he allowed to grow for years, and has never removed.
• Chase has an amicable relationship with Dr. Miranda Grayson.
  • Miranda also has some feelings for Chase, but is much better about hiding them.
• Chase's favorite food is hamburgers, a statement that he himself agrees is rather predictable.