AoX - Hot Guy

Mercer Krelborn

Hot Guy

X - BASIC

Real Name: Mercer Krelborn
Current Codename: Hot Guy
Codenames: Fire Crotch, Lava Lamp, Fire Starter
Age: 19
Birthday: October 13
Race: Mutant
Grade: Grade 12
Position: Student
Roommate: N/A

X - STATUS

Identity: Public
Citizenship: United States, United Kingdom
Marital Status: Single
Sexuality: Pansexual
Occupation: Professional A-hole
Education: Jean Grey School for Higher Learning

X - CHARACTERISTICS

Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" / 181 cm
Weight: 178 lbs / 80.7 kg
Eyes: Green
Hair: Naturally dark brown.
Skin: Olive
Unusual Features: 
His body is incredibly warm. He doesn't get cold almost at all.
Some joke that he has a fire in his stomach. He has to eat a lot or else he'll grow tired. He has a very high metabolism.

X - POWERS

Class: II

Stats: ○/●

Intelligence: ○○○○○●● | Normal

Strength: ○○○○●●● | Peak Human

Speed: ○○○○○●● | Normal

Durability: ○○○●●●● | Regenerative

Energy Projection: ○○○○●●● | Short Range, Short Duration, Single Energy Type

Fighting Ability: ○○○○○●● | Normal

Mutation 1: 
Elemental Mimicry (Fire) -
Mercer's body is capable of taking on a firey form when he comes into contact with high heat. This is a protective mutation that prevents him from getting burned. When his form is first taken it exudes a high amount of heat and energy and can burn others if they are too close. This form allows him to become a walking flamethrower, he can hurl flames at enemies if they are in range, but he needs to keep up his consumption of flammable items. If he uses too much fire it will force him back into his human form. If he sticks wood, paper, cloth, etc into his core, his flames will be replenished. 
Note: Gasoline has been tested but is extremely volatile and not worth the risk.
Additionally, Mercer can absorb fire to increase his own supply, this also works to put out fires if needed.
In this form he is extremely durable. Some forms of physical attacks have no effect on him, but projected forms of energy are always able to do some damage. In his fire form, he is susceptible to anything a fire might be weak to. Cutting off oxygen is a good way to force him back into his human form since his fire form consumes oxygen like crazy. Water causes him physical pain in this form. Even a few drops feels like getting stabbed with needles. If he is submerged or drenched with water, he will be forced back into his human form and most likely won't have consciousness after. Forcing Mercer back into his human form is very hard on his body and usually needs time to sleep before he can recover.

Cannot create or throw fire while in human form.
Must have contact with high heat to change form. If none are present, he's stuck and powerless.

Mutation 2: N/A
Weaknesses: Water, Projected Energy, Telepaths (Mercer is, for lack of a better word, stupid. His mind is easy to manipulate.)
Fighting Style: Mercer's fighting style? Go big or go home. He'll extinguish a lot of his energy in quick bursts. If someone is not quick enough to dodge his attacks they'll take a lot of damage very quickly. So if an opponent is able to dodge and outlast him, Mercer can be quickly defeated. 

X - PERSONAL

Likes: suckers, working out, burning shit, loud music, social gatherings, kissing
Dislikes: Puzzles or riddles (hates looking stupid), being powerless in urgent situations, extended periods of solitude, cats

Personality: 

Mercer is great at parties. He's a social butterfly, who could charm his way out of a jail cell. Mercer loves to have fun, even if that means shirking his responsibilities. Charming, and adaptable, Mercer is usually able to find ways out of problems despite not being very bright. It is hard to catch Mercer off guard and even then, he's protean by nature. He is spontaneous and it is difficult to pin down Mercer's motivations and plans. Though he usually has quite a few friends, he's protective of them, his belongings, and himself. Over all, Mercer is a giant tool. But he's got a pretty good heart and a weak spot for kids.

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- Lewd | Deceitful | Arrogant | Cocky | Devious

Mercer is.... very confident in his sexuality. He often makes passes or inappropriate jokes and though he stops when he knows someone is uncomfortable, it takes a little bit for him to fucking chill. Mercer has been known to con people, and is both deceitful and devious, neither are good character traits. You better keep you wits about you or else you could find you're missing your wallet. Mercer's motivations usually have his own benefit in mind. Chances are if he's doing something, he's under the impression he'll be rewarded or it will be worth while for him. He's in love with himself and any moment he can get to show off, he will.

Facts:
-Mercer keeps a lighter on him almost at all times.
-Fake ID. Like he's gonna give up on alcohol just because he's not of drinking age in the States.
-He'd smoke if it didn't cause his mutation to activate.
-His mom used to smoke so he is comforted by the smell of cigarettes.
-His clothes will burn if he's forced to change. If you intentionally cause him to change you will find your closet full of ashes. He's very protective of his possessions. 

X - ORIGIN

History: Mercer was born and raised in Abingdon, England. His mother, a single mother on her own, wasn't too wealthy, in fact she worked two jobs, slept very little, and left Mercer alone on his own for long periods of time. Despite the little time they spent together his mother cared a lot for her son, and worked so long so she could support him. She wanted to give him the best life possible. Mercer had a great relationship with his mother, and hoping to help out, he left home when she was working and would be back in time for her to get home for dinner. Mercer became very street smart, very thrifty and very... envious. He saw people with lots of money who hardly seemed to work for it, and that upset him. Figuring he could use the money more than them, he began to pick pocket. He began to con. He began to steal. It was easy. He was handsome growing up, and was unassuming in appearance. Normally known for a shitty smirk, he could have won an award for best actor if he had applied his energy toward acting or theater.
Despite not having a formal education he was witty and charming and a master of words (though lately its been shitty pick-up lines and inappropriate jokes.) His life was going pretty smoothly until his mother caught on to his scheme. He couldn't hide the money he was bringing in, and told his mother it was from a job. Of course she was proud, and went to meet him one day at the restaurant he supposedly worked at. She wasn't a dumb woman and was upset that her son lied to her, and felt inclined to steal in order to help out. Their relationship didn't suffer from this, but she told him to stop, which he agreed to.
Now he agreed not to steal money, but nothing was said about pickpocketing or coning right? Well he did it anyway. When Mercer was sixteen he had a pretty good record of pickpocketing. He was good about taking things when people weren't looking, until one day a woman caught him with his hand in her purse. Mercer will tell you she freaked out. She went a little over the top. She tased his ass. Normally that would end pretty well. It hurts like hell, but nothing too bad, right? Wrong. Mercer hadn't noticed much of a change except for maybe not getting cold nearly as easily. But it was like the electricity triggered something in him. The heat from the taser caused his body to respond accordingly to protect him from the burns. So naturally he'd spontaneously combust. While he did cause a scene because suddenly there is a man who is on fire, he found out very quickly that:
A) The fire didn't hurt him.
B) Water hurt a lot.
When someone sees another person on fire, their first instinct is to throw water or get a fire extinguisher. But when your body is made of fire, that stuff really is painful. The fire was put out, and Mercer was "saved". Doctors were surprised to find not a single burn on his body. It was quickly determined that Mercer was in fact a mutant, and that his father most likely was too. Suddenly his good looks and charm didn't matter because he was ostracized and blamed for many different crimes that he had no connection to. His mother, wanting only the best for her son, looked into solutions and found Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. She figured getting him away was the best option, and he could make friends who were like him.
Mercer has spent almost two years at the school, and is learning the extent of his fiery abilities.

Universe: Earth-2016
Place of Birth: Abingdon, United Kingdom
Nationality: English
Ethnicity: English/Lebanese

Relatives: Tracy Krelborn (Mother)

X - RELATIONSHIPS

TBD
Allies: 
Enemies: 

X - ROLEPLAY

Timezone: EST
Method: Discord (preferred), Google Docs, Twitter
Format: Paragraph, script, headcanons/plotting
Rating: I'm usually okay with anything, but I'd prefer talking before dealing with any mature content.
Example: (From Ebenezer's app)
He sat positioned in front of a polished floor length mirror. Ebenezer concentrated on the open space behind him as his fingers clenched his knees that were folded underneath him. Sweat dotted the young man's forehead as he attempted to manifest one of the many voices in his skull. His breathing hitched as a noticed a murky green eye sip into existence near his right ear. Violet wisps grew around it as did the voices now increasing in volume.
Paint it red.
It seemed to giggle. Ebenezer swallowed and worked on warping this voice. It was like a rubber band. Stretching it was difficult at first but got easier toward the middle. More eyes and mass filled the space around him. Voices came in like a flood. 
You forgot to write her. You could slay your roommate in their sleep. Your professor laughed at you today, you just didn't see. You should get curry for dinner.
His breathing slowed as he tried to control them. He extended an arm as the violet energy warped into the shape of a sabre. He felt he was getting the hang of it until.... SNAP. The rubber band reached its failing point. The energy lost form and disappeared as it sunk to the floor. Ebenezer clapped his hand to his temple almost as if he attempted to smash a bug. He sat for a moment in silence, well not true silence. He sighed quietly as he wiped the sweat away from his face. After a moment he shifted a little awkwardly and stood. He made a point not to listen to the voices but... curry did sound good.