Post by Exusiai on May 21, 2024 21:24:34 GMT -5
SHADOW KING
![](https://i.imgur.com/NrKZTMN.jpeg)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Real Name Unrevealed
Other current aliases Amahl Farouk
Former aliases Shadow Xavier, Ananasi, Evil One, Master of Games; possessed Cypher, Karma, Legion, Donald Pierce, Jacob Reisz, and many others
Dual identity Secret; his true nature as a multiversal being is unknown to most.
Current Occupation Would be world (possibly multiversal) conqeror
Former Occupation Crimelord, information broker, necromancer
Citizenship Various under many hosts
Legal status Varies dependant upon host; typically no known criminal record.
Place of Birth Presumably the Astral Plane
Marital status Inapplicable
Known relatives It is suggested that the Shadow King, Annihilation, the Adversary, the First Fallen, le Bete Noir, and the Goblin Force are all different aspects of the same thing
Usual base of operations Astral Plane
Former base of operations Cairo, Egypt; Cairo, Illinois; Muir Island
Current group membership Shadow Mob
Former group membership Former leader of the Gladiators
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) 6'1"
Weight Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) 330 lbs.
Eyes Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) Brown
Hair Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) Bald
Other distinguishing features The Shadow King is disembodied astral being, Some of the beings the Shadow King possesses take on his appearance or drastically alter their own.
POWERS & ABILITIES
(*=Linked)
Walking Dead A possessed corpse has the same statistics it had before death, but will gradually deteriorate, losing 1 point of Current Body per week (2 APs if the Shadow King is forced to use his powers extensively). Before the corpse's Body reaches 0 APs, the Shadow King must find a new host.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A "nightmare whose fondest desire is to be a man," the Shadow King enjoyed freeing the evil within human souls in order to gain mastery over their bodies. The nobler the spirit being degraded, the more the Shadow King reveled in the process of corruption. His goal was to destroy his old enemies, Charles Xavier and Storm, then to drown the world in a psychic ocean of hatred and evil. The Shadow King embodies the absence of passion, seeking order and control, a universe (multiverse?) that runs like clockwork, eternally precise and unchanging.
Source GHOTMU MU8, OHOTMU A-Z TPB #10, OHOTMU Deluxe Edition #17
Exusiai's Notes Okay, so this guy is all sorts of powerful, he is basically Jericho on super crack. I would hate to have to play a character having to combat him
Multiplier Base x10.5 Attribute Cost: 789; Powers: 2,861; Skills: 214; Advantages: 2,0115; Drawbacks: 1,313; Game Balance: (-68)
![](https://i.imgur.com/NrKZTMN.jpeg)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Real Name Unrevealed
Other current aliases Amahl Farouk
Former aliases Shadow Xavier, Ananasi, Evil One, Master of Games; possessed Cypher, Karma, Legion, Donald Pierce, Jacob Reisz, and many others
Dual identity Secret; his true nature as a multiversal being is unknown to most.
Current Occupation Would be world (possibly multiversal) conqeror
Former Occupation Crimelord, information broker, necromancer
Citizenship Various under many hosts
Legal status Varies dependant upon host; typically no known criminal record.
Place of Birth Presumably the Astral Plane
Marital status Inapplicable
Known relatives It is suggested that the Shadow King, Annihilation, the Adversary, the First Fallen, le Bete Noir, and the Goblin Force are all different aspects of the same thing
Usual base of operations Astral Plane
Former base of operations Cairo, Egypt; Cairo, Illinois; Muir Island
Current group membership Shadow Mob
Former group membership Former leader of the Gladiators
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) 6'1"
Weight Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) 330 lbs.
Eyes Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) Brown
Hair Inapplicable (varies with host); (Farouk) Bald
Other distinguishing features The Shadow King is disembodied astral being, Some of the beings the Shadow King possesses take on his appearance or drastically alter their own.
POWERS & ABILITIES
DEX | 2 | STR | 2 | BODY | 3 |
INT | 9 | WILL | 12 | MIND | 11 |
INFL | 10 | AURA | 13 | SPIRIT | 10 |
INIT | 21 | HP | 95 |
(*=Linked)
- Powers Broadcast Empathy: 15, Control: 14, Dimension Travel: 12, Invisibility: 8, Invulnerability: 13, Life Sense: 15, Mental Blast: 15, Mental Illusion: 19, Mind Blast: 13, Mind Field: 14, Mind Probe: 16, Personality Transfer: 12* Self Link (Spirit Travel): 20, Telepathy: 13
Bonuses
Mind Field: can attack through field
Personality Transfer: can be used to possess a newly-dead corpse. (see "Walking Dead" below)
Limitations
Broadcast Empathy: limited to tapping into the latent evil that lies inside all but the purest of souls.
Control: can only control a mind he has corrupted with Broadcast Empathy
Dimension Travel: Travel Only
Life Sense: Specific Life Form; Telepaths
Mental Illusion: can only be used on the Astral Plane
Mind Field: protects user only - Skills Detective: 9*, Occultist: 10*
- Advantages Area Knowledge: Astral Plane; Iron Nerves; Languages (Arabic, Egyptian, English); Omni-connection: Intelligence community; Scholar (international espionage, Egyptian law)
- Drawbacks Catastrophic Physical Restriction: After the Farouk body was slain by Xavier in Cairo, the Shadow King can only maintain a material existence if he possesses other living or dead beings; Miscellaneous: All of Shadow King's powers suffer a -4CS vs. Storm; Secret Identity
- Alter Ego Unknown
- Motivation Psychopathic
- Occupation Would be conqueror
- Wealth 11
Walking Dead A possessed corpse has the same statistics it had before death, but will gradually deteriorate, losing 1 point of Current Body per week (2 APs if the Shadow King is forced to use his powers extensively). Before the corpse's Body reaches 0 APs, the Shadow King must find a new host.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A "nightmare whose fondest desire is to be a man," the Shadow King enjoyed freeing the evil within human souls in order to gain mastery over their bodies. The nobler the spirit being degraded, the more the Shadow King reveled in the process of corruption. His goal was to destroy his old enemies, Charles Xavier and Storm, then to drown the world in a psychic ocean of hatred and evil. The Shadow King embodies the absence of passion, seeking order and control, a universe (multiverse?) that runs like clockwork, eternally precise and unchanging.
Source GHOTMU MU8, OHOTMU A-Z TPB #10, OHOTMU Deluxe Edition #17
Exusiai's Notes Okay, so this guy is all sorts of powerful, he is basically Jericho on super crack. I would hate to have to play a character having to combat him
Multiplier Base x10.5 Attribute Cost: 789; Powers: 2,861; Skills: 214; Advantages: 2,0115; Drawbacks: 1,313; Game Balance: (-68)