Metro Moth
Contents
Biography
"One man can make a difference.", this is the mantra that gave birth to Metro Moth. Alex Shade has no super powers or a great fortune to help fund his heroic activities, but he dose have the drive and belief that what he's doing makes the city a better place.
After the events that crippled Millennium City, Alex saw how the criminal element was taking their opportunity to bring the city deeper into the darkness. The over worked MCPD could not stop them and the current heroes of the city were starched too thin. So he choose to act, to step up, and make a difference. But how? He had no super power or limitless cash flow.
He came up with making him self a suit and gadgets to make up for that small detail. He found a lot of what he could use in old science magazines and of course comic books. He was surprised how easy it was to make his arsenal of crime fighting gadgets. But now he needed a look, a new identity. After giving it much thought he picked the Moth as his new crime fighting name and look, but it was lacking something. Wait! Metro Moth. Yes! That would be it, as he was going to fight crime mostly in the Metro area it was prefect.
Powers
- Peak Human Combat - Alex seems to be Highly skilled at hand to hand unarmed Combat as well as at lest 3 different forum of martial arts, Alex has no known Super Powers' but is extremely' athletic at the level of Olympic athlete as well as being able to lift up to 550 lbs, though he he can not lift a car he can flip most over.
- Gadgeteer - Alex also has a high Degree of engineering Skills which can be seen in his Crime fighting Gadgets, which he makes him self, which not always work out perfectly the first time.
Equipment
- Besides his never ending supply of gadgets he seems to come up with, Metro Moth has an arsenal of disguises he uses as well. Metro Moth can be seen all around the city citizens and fellow heroes pass bye him UN-Knowingly on a daily basis.
- Metro Moth is a Master of Disguise not even his fellow ETERNALS know all of his looks.
- He has found that some times blending into the back ground will allow him to gather more information on various criminal activity's rather than just busting in the door in full hero gear.
- A few of Metro Moth's Disguises are:
- Bud the Bum, a mangy looking Bum smelling of cheep wine and the Streets'
- Tony J, Pizza Delivery man From Darren's Pizza always Hot and on Time
- Donny The Door Man, Opening Doors with a Smile over at Club Caprice.
Weaknesses
Physical
Metro Moth Cut's an impressive figure even standing among the rest of the Eternals, yes he has his limitations but thew counted Psychical training he has pushed his Body to the peak of it's athletic ability' to that of an Olympic athlete.and even though his Combat Skills are top level and his gadgets impressive at the end of the Day' he is just a Man in a Costume with no Super Powers.
this single truth has almost cost him his life more than once' it's not that he is reckless far from it he's a planer but his Personnel flame is never leaving any one behind or turning tail and running' it's just not his way.
Psycological'
well he's Not Nut's ? well maybe a little Nut's i mean you would have to be to fly around the City fighting Giant Robot's with Death Beams' or Super Villains who can Melt Steel with Burning Plasma Beams when you have no Super Powers' Right.
well that's the lest of his issues most Hero's have there Secret Identity's from the Public loved one's and some times even there team mates, but for Metro he's a man who was a Hero' in the past who is now posing as a completely Different man who's a Hero.
for most the past is just that the past but for Metro the past is only a few years ago' the loss of his true love' Vicky his friend and Mentor Captain Freedom and the Original Eternals, he carry's this with him every day' and thought he is always smiling on the out side inside it takes it's toll.
Friends, Allies and Acquaintances
Eternals, Inc.
