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History and Origin

Manifesting at a young age, Sullivan's mutant ability to read the emotions of others caused him to fall prone to occasional yet sudden mood swings, leading his parents to believe their son was suffering from an extreme form of depression. George and Catherine Cleaner looked across the country for someone who could help the family cope with the young child's temperament, in fear that his mind could become even more unstable.

Attracted to the case, a relatively unknown psychologist by the name of Ezekiel Morse approached the Cleaners with an offer for his services, claiming that he had much expertise in cases like Sullivan's. Excited with the prospect of "one last opportunity to study a remarkable human mind", Morse invited --or rather, insisted-- the Cleaner family relocate to Millennium City so he could easily keep an eye on the child and track his progress. The decision to leave Boston wasn't easy to make, but without any other apparent alternative to choose from, they complied.

In the private sessions he had with the child, Dr. Morse proved to be very knowledgeable about Sullivan's powers and took great interest in his mental potential. Morse even attempted to probe further for possible undiscovered latent psychic talents, with no apparent success. Sullivan took a liking to Morse near immediately due to his humor and compassion, and the two quickly struck up a friendship.

At home, on the other hand, Sullivan noticed his parents were not acting like their usual selves since the family's relocation. Even more jarring to him was what the boy felt on an empathic level: it was almost as if his mother and father were altogether devoid of any emotions at all-- they were under the effects of mind control! The situation became worse when both of his parents suddenly approached and attempted to subdue him. Unable to escape through the only door out of his City Center townhouse, Sullivan fled up the stairs of his home and locked himself in the bathroom. His fear became overwhelming, and as he cried into the sink he suddenly felt the sensation of falling forward into and down the drain.

Sullivan's consciousness had left his body, most likely due his powers reacting to the stress of feeling endangered. With the help of water flowing from the tap of his sink, the energy of his mind travelled through Millennium City's mazework of pipes until it ended up in a sector of the sewer system located under Westside. Deprived of most of his senses, yet still aware of what he believed himself to be, Sullivan unwittingly caused his mind to form a bond with the garbage and waste of his surroundings. With this makeshift body of sludge and debris, he fumbled around in the darkness until he found an "exit": emerging from a manhole in the middle of an alleyway just as a gang of mobsters were attempting to hold up a citizen for her valuables...

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Physical Attributes

Sullivan Cleaner

Unknown.

Sludd

Sullivan's consciousness exists independently of his original human body as a psionic essence. In the form of Sludd, his physical body is composed of a homogenous mass of sludge and waste materials originating in Millennium City’s sewer system. As such, he has no need to eat or breathe to survive, and is highly resistant to physical injury that doesn't outright destroy his mass. He does, however, need a form of rest in order to regain mental energy spent on concentrating to maintain his form.

Powers and Abilities

• Empathy: Prior to “becoming” Sludd, Sullivan Cleaner was a mutant with a sensitivity to the emotions of others around him. He has recently shown to be capable of picking up on surface thoughts, though this is unreliable.
• Elemental - Garbage Physiology: See Physical Attributes: Sludd above.
• Telekinetic Cohesion:
• Shapeshifting: Sludd is able to shape his amorphous body into crude forms, often appearing as either a puddle of sludge or a vaguely humanoid shape. He is able to flow around objects and barriers, entangle and restrain foes using his own mass, and throw pieces of himself as offensive projectiles.
• Environmental Empowerment:
• Telepathy (+): Unable to speak, Sullivan must now resort to broadcasting his thoughts to those within earshot. He cannot yet focus this power to individual recipients.
• Psychic Senses: Despite being physically unable to do so, Sludd is able to perceive some human-like senses with his makeshift body. He has displayed a form of visual and oral cognition as well as sensitivity to touch and smell.

Equipment and Other Paraphernalia

Sludd may oftentimes possess various small items that have been buried inside the waste he uses to form his body.

Personality and Attitude

Sullivan's abilities as an empath cause him to become emotionally sensitive and impulsive at times. While usually calm and collected, his own mood is often directly influenced by the attitudes of those surrounding him.

Associations

Allies

Warhawk, Americana, Kl’vin, Thomas Cathal - The initial heroes that discovered and assisted Sludd following his awakening.

Megadrive - Due to his powers, Sludd was able to discover the secret behind this “robotic” hero during their first encounter. The two seemed to part on friendly terms.

Enemies

Ezekiel Morse, aka ????

RP Prompts

• If you think you see a nearby manhole cover getting lifted ever so slightly, chances are Sludd is scouting the area to see if it is safe to emerge.
• You might find an unexpected ally in Sludd should the authorities send you on yet another sewer recon assignment.
• Sludd empathizes with mutants or similar metahumans that have lost their physical humanity.

Trivia

• "Sludd" is a corruption of the words sludge and flood.
• Sullivan doesn't consider himself to be homeless, since he can make his home in the sewers.
• The waste Sludd is made of may give off an offensive odor. Naturally, he is immune to his own stench.
• It's rumored that his simulated sense of sight can only "see" in shades of green, brown and burnt yellows.
• He apparently detests being called by his "Sully" nickname because his parents use it all the time.

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