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Gemini

a.k.a. Able Gemini, Baker Gemini, Charlie Gemini, David Gemini, EchoGemini
created June 1995 by P. Rogers

ST  13 (30 points)
DX 13 (30 points)
IQ  13 (30 points)
HT 13 (30 points)

Damage: Thrust 1d, Swing 2d-1, Punch 1d-1, Kick 1d+1, Speed 6.25, Move 6, Fatigue 14
Appearence: caucassion, 5'11", 160 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes; David is left handed, and Echo has a scar on his left cheek
Total Points: 555

Advantages
Eidetic Memory +1 (30 points)
Unusual Background (Super) (50 points)

Disadvantages
Delusion (Believes himself to be one mind with five bodies) (-5 points)
Duty (Project Superhero, 12 or less) (-15 points)
Secret ID (-10 points)
Sense of Duty (To close friends) (-5 pts)

Super Advantages
Duplication (Constant telepathic contact) +4 (Always on -20%, 320 points)
Polarized Eyes (5 points)
Reduced Sleep (10 points)
Regeneration: Regular (25 points)

Skills
     Acrobatics-7 (0 points), Bow-7 (0 points), Dancing-13 (2 points), Driving (Stock Car)-13 (2 points), Guns-15 (1 point), Judo-11 (1 point), Jumping-12 (1/2 point), Karate-13 (4 points), Knife-9 (0 points), Running-12 (2 points), Sex Appeal-10 (0 points), Shortsword-8 (0 points), Singing-13 (1 point), Sports (Basketball)-13 (2 points), Sports (Soccer)-12 (1 point), Staff-8 (0 points), Stealth-12 (1 point), Swimming-14 (2 points)
     Acting-13 (1 point), Area Knowledge (Houston, Texas)-13 (2 points), Area Knowledge (United States)-13 (1/2 point), Artist-12 (1 point), Bard-13 (1 point), Biochemistry-8 (0 points), Carpentry-13 (1/2 point), Chemistry-13 (2 points), Computer Operation-15 (2 points), Cooking-13 (1/2 point), Disguise-13 (1 point), Fast Talk-12 (1/2 point), First Aid-13 (1/2 point), History (United States)-13 (2 points), Holdout-8 (0 points), Language (French)-12 (1/2 point), Language (German)-12 (1/2 point), Language (Spanish)-12 (1/2 point), Literature-7 (0 points), Mathematics-13 (2 points), Musical Instrument (Guitar)-13 (2 points), Musical Instrument (Keyboard)-13 (2 points), Performance-11 (0 points), Research-10 (0 points), Streetwise-8 (0 points), Tactics-11 (1/2 point), Theology-13 (2 points), Writing-13 (1 point)

Quirks
Has a tough time with pronouns
Is frustrated because he is a unique being and no one can possibly understand him
Misses his older sister; writes letters to her often
Competes in national Nintendo championships whenever he can

Story

     The being today known as Gemini was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His mutant power of duplication manifested before birth, and therefore, when he was born he appeared to be quintuplets. He was three years old before his older sister was able to communicate to his parents that all five of her brothers shared one set of thoughts. (His sister later developed telepathic powers when she was sixteen. She quickly learned that her "brothers" really are five minds in constant telepathic contact, but she hasn't revealed this to anyone. She didn't tell Gemini, because for fourteen years he'd believed himself to be one mind in five bodies, and the truth would have forced his still young mind to re-evaluate his entire identity.)

     Naturally, his primary and secondary education were not only boring, but frustrating. Teachers thought it was "cute" having quintuplets in their classes, and would often create weird seating arrangements because of it. Gemini eventually got bored enough taking the same classwork over and over again at the same time, that he concentrated and arranged for two of his selves to advance a grade, and one to drop back a grade. This improved diversity in his input and made life much more tolerable. By the time he'd gotten to high school, he'd figured out how to have one or two bodies study, while the rest went out and did something else (football, read a novel, play computer games, role-playing games, anything).

     The only one who ever seemed to come close to understanding him was his older sister. Somehow, she always knew how to listen and the right thing to say. After her psychic powers began to manifest when she was sixteen, she moved to Massachusetts to attend a special school operated by the BTO. There she learned to control her skills, and studied law. Gemini hasn't seen her in five years, but he writes to her often, and a few times a year, she sits down and writes him long letters which always make him feel better.

Campaign Role

     Gemini is the "innocent" of the Project: Superhero team consisting of Dullon Duralloy ("psychopath") and Fast Forward ("loaded gun").  Duralloy has forbidden Gemini use lethal force, as Duralloy appreciates the seductive, corrupting power of force.

Personality

     For the most part, Gemini is a normal guy. Actually, he's five normal guys. He's worked hard to develop into a mostly normal person. He's always animated, and for obvious reasons is active 24 hours per day (he rests some bodies while remaining active with the others). He gets bored easily, but by "swapping" his boredom around between bodies, he can have one or two bodies remain intensely focused on a task for tremendous amounts of time.

Abilities

     Gemini is a duplicated being. He is unable to "unduplicate". All duplicates are in constant telepathic contact. He also has polarized eyes and regenerates.

Battle Tactics

     Gemini represents the tacticians ultimate dream. A five man squad capable of acting in perfect unison and without flaws in communication or coordination. He realizes that he's not really a strong fighter, so he'll try to avoid direct confrontation, preferring to keep opponents at range and use cover to protect himself. He'll often use one or two bodies to distract opponents, while his other bodies move into position.



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Last updated 14 November 1998 by Patric L. Rogers.
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