Background

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Appearance

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Personality

Lev Balakov is an animated, energetic and impulsive individual. He is both easygoing and easily distracted. Despite his villainous upbringing, the not-so-upstanding young man has managed to maintain a surprisingly optimistic outlook on life. Lev seems determined to not waste a single moment of his newfound freedom.

Lev is still very much a work in progress, he definitely has no shortage of bad habits. Concepts such as personal possession are still foreign to him. You have to remember his main role model was a supervillain.

At times Lev does seem conflicted, but considering his rather sudden and drastic transition from villain to hero it only makes sense for his moral compass to sometimes be spinning. And while the humor and happy-go-lucky attitude are no doubt in part a facade or coping mechanism, there does appear to be a half decent guy beneath all of it who genuinely wants to make up for his involvement in the family's many terrible crimes.

Abilities

Surge's main power is to generate vitality or life force, which grants him a variety of abilities.
His mutant powers often manifest in the form of vermilion tinted sparks and bright warm light.

• Enhanced Stamina - Because Surge can generate vitality, he pretty much has an unlimited amount of energy. His muscles simply never tire because his body just keeps on rivatalizing itself almost indefinitely.
  
  

• Life Detection - As a mutant Surge is able to sense nearby life, he detects the life force all around him.
  
  

• Life Force Transferal - Surge can transfer the vitality he generates through physical contact, infusing others with life force and energy. For most metahumans this means their meta abilities also gain a boost. They may find themselves suddenly able to use powers at their maximum potential, at least temporarily (or as long as physical contact with Surge is maintained), without exhausting themselves.
  
  

• Regeneration - Surge's power allows him to regenerate organic matter. He can recover from virtually any injury almost instantly and survive wounds that would be lethal for any normal person. Exactly how fast he regenerates of course depends on the amount of damage that has been inflicted.
  Because Surge is able to transfer the life force he generates through physical contact, he can also use his power to heal others by simply touching them. Technically, his abilities work on anything organic. He could revive a dying tree, restore a half-eaten piece of fruit or even make someone grow a moustache.

Weaknesses

• Family - Surge has very conflicted feelings about his family, which could lead to dangerous hesitation.

• Inexperience - Surge is relatively new to the hero scene. And to being one of the good guys in general.

• Limitations - Surge can only generate life force, he does not have the power of creation. It is not within his power to reverse aging, cure genetic disorders or induce life. He can bring someone back from the dead, but only if part of them is still alive and said person has not reached the end of their lifespan yet.

• Magic - With the possible exception of death magic or necromancy, Surge has no resistance to magic.

• Moderation - Boosting another metahuman's power may result in increased risk and a loss of control.

• Not Invulnerable - Disintegration, complete molecular destabilization, total incineration or any method that ensures the destruction of Surge's whole body (or that damages him faster than he can heal) is not something he can come back from. There needs to be something left of him to be able to regenerate.

• Not Unstoppable - While Surge would survive drowning, freezing, being poisoned and so on. He will not be of much use in a fight when he is encased in ice, buried under rubble or drowning on an infinite loop.

• Pain - Surge may have build up a tolerance for pain, but he is far from immune to it. He still feels all of it.

• Range - Most of Surge's abilities require physical contact or for him to get in relatively close proximity.

• Sleep - His muscles may never tire, but Surge still needs to sleep to stay sharp and recharge himself.

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