Shane Walker

The All American boy, Shane led what could be considered a rather boring life. He grew up in the hills of Colorado until he was about a sixteen and they moved into Denver City. He never worked on a farm to save his life and has no idea how to milk a cow, his family just didn't have to call their own. It didn't bother him any, but it was a nice change of pace for him to be able to actually afford things and have an easier time getting a job in the city to advance in life. He adjusted rather easily to city life and made friends semi-easily. He used to jokingly call himself a country boy, but soon grew out of it as it got him a lot of questions he really couldn't answer.

High school was about as slow-paced as his rural life, but he wouldn't have gone back even if someone had paid him. During high school, he took on a lot of random odd jobs and became something of a jack-of-all-trades. He was pleased with that, but his test grades didn't really reflect it. He wasn't all that discouraged, as he was fairly certain he knew what he wanted to do in life by the time he was a senior. That was to be a cop, and not because he liked donuts. He did, however, like gum, and the prospect of free room and board.

Protecting people was also high on his list, of course.

Once out of school, he began saving money to get out of Denver City. It took him longer than he would have liked, but he was somewhat fickle when it came to working. He always wanted to be in two places at once, and that was understandably impossible. When he had saved up enough money, he struck out to Washington D.C. to go to police academy. He passed with flying colors, and after all the training and yellow tape he was a would-be rookie.

And then the outbreak hit.

Through all the chaos, he managed to find another survivor, Arden Lin. They helped each other escape the city and made their way to New York City. He had (in his mind) bonded with the woman for all their efforts to survive, but she more or less dropped him like a bad habit and disappeared without a trace. It was a slight blow to his pride, but he didn't have much time to deal with it as he was approached with the prospect of working for the Revival Project as an officer. It was money, it was a job, and they provided for all his transportation and housing. All he had to do was train himself and deal with being sent out to random countries that he didn't know a thing about.

His first project was helping out in Berlin to track down suspicious characters and also help ensure the safety of the city. Shortly after he left, the city fell unexpectedly. He also received news of his family's death, and it only served as a reason to push himself harder. He was thrust into the still fallen city of Dublin to help further clean it up. Project after project was offered to him: cleaning up Las Vegas, investigation sections of Taipei for bizarre occurrences, to serving as security for the Big 4 Tours, and then Rio for the destruction of the stadium. He was tired, but finally given a break for a week and then sent to Madrid to snuff out some of the evolved creatures.

He loathed his time there and was even chased by some more intelligent darkseekers and developed an unhealthy fear of all they had laying around on the outskirts of the city. It was unpleasant, but he managed to escape by grudgingly using his abilities. Afterward, he took a break in Buenos Aires and has been put on temporary leave for all his efforts.

condemnations

• 01/03/10 — Appeared on the community.

• 01/10/10 — Started following the Girls Abroad Tour as security.

• 01/19/10 — Participated in the Dodge Bowl.

• 01/22/10 — Unexpectedly got brought on stage for the Girls Abroad Tour in Madrid.

• 01/26/10 — Was found by Siobhan over the community.

• 01/30/10 — Went to Rome to visit Siobhan.

• 03/15/10 — Found Siobhan hurt from a fight with a Garrador.

• 03/22/10 — Stayed in the Revival Project hospital in Rome to protect his friends that were hurt.

• 04/09/10 — Was put on standby in Rome due to the fall of Buenos Aires.

• 05/10/10 — Participated in the Lee Hyori Charity Games.

He's the every man kind of guy that you take home to mom. Shane's friendly, relatively outgoing, and laid back. He has become a major workaholic, but he's not above being late to work for personal troubles if need be. He has come a long way and he knows it, but he doesn't really care to brag. Although he has become a little more assertive due to his experiences, he hasn't lost his charm entirely that made him simply Shane.

Over time, he even developed a dry sense of humour that he's rather proud of because sometimes that's all he had to fall back on some of his less than pleasant jobs. He isn't one to volunteer much about himself personally except for something he finds amusing, like the fact that his first day on the job was met with hordes of the undead.

Casually, Shane isn't the biggest of flirts, and he never had too much success in dating. He's not afraid to pop a favorable comment in a playful sort of way now, but that's taken him a lot of confidence building. For all his experiences, he has surprisingly remained pretty collected if a little damaged, he would say. He has terrible luck and he knows it, but he doesn't usually get down in the dumps about it. He has had enough go on in his life to let the smaller things roll off without a care in the world.

It could be much worse isn't something he says anymore, as it never was met with a positive result. Cynical? Maybe just a little bit.

Superhuman Physicality — Shane is super-humanly strong and is typically able to lift about 70 tons. However, since he is able to absorb various types of energy, he is ultimately capable of lifting in excess of 100 tons.

superhuman speed — He is capable of running and accelerating to high speeds which a human could never achieve.

superhuman stamina — Shane's musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human. He can physically exert himself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue begins to impair him. However, he is capable of channeling absorbed energy to further increase his stamina to higher levels.

superhuman durability — The tissues of his body are considerably harder and more resistant to physical injury than those of an ordinary human. Shane is capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, great impact forces, falls from great heights, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury. While channeling the energy he has absorbed, his body's resilience is extended to an even greater degree, even allowing him to survive in the vaccum of space for extended periods of time.

superhuman agility — Shane's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.

superhuman reflexes — His reflexes are heightened in a similar manner and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.

Energy Absorption — Shane can absorb any type of energy and channel that energy through to his blasts.

Energy Manipulation — Ability to psionically tap and manipulate an unknown form of energy for various effects. His ability to wield energy seems to be infinite. Shane can project radiation along the electromagnetic spectrum and control magnetism.

variable energy blasts — Shane can generate light, heat, force, and electricity or really any form of energy in the form of powerful blasts. He generates these blasts from his hands as well as his eyes.

flight — Shane is able to fly and levitate using his powers. He is capable of interstellar flight (adding more energy to become increasingly fast, presumably sub-light or light speed).

solid energy constructs — Shane can solidify his energy into forcefields and other shapes. The effect of his energy constructs can be used to simulate a form of telekinesis by lifting and moving objects.

energy disruption — Shane is able to manipulate energy even if it does not originate from him.

power suppression — He can apparently use his powers to override those of another's mutagenic aura, making them temporarily unable to use them. It is unknown if this is limited to only other energy-manipulators.

energy detection — Capable of detecting energy signatures from great distances. This includes other people with energy powers.

energy self-sustenance — He also appears capable of breathing in space. Though this ability seems to be limited, as if he doesn't rest or find power other then his own, his reserve will leave him seemingly depleted until he does.

Power Siphoning — Shane has demonstrated the ability to siphon his opponents powers through telepathic means. He can't keep the powers longer than a week as of yet.

Father — Deceased.
Mother — Deceased.

Friendships

Javier — Just about a close to a new friend he can get these days. He worked with him in Madrid and thank god for his knowledge of Spanish for which he would have been lost otherwise. He eventually warmed up to Javier and trusts him to have his back.
Rocío — She's about as close to a friend in Buenos as he gets. He helped her out with some groceries in the market once, and has tried to check on her once in awhile. Missing.
Shawn — Like Siobhan, he goes pretty far back with Shawn. He's a good guy and Shane thinks highly of him. There's not many people he gets to keep in touch with from his past, which is part of why he's vowed to find Siobhan no matter what and keeps Shawn posted constantly of his progress.
Siobhan — This is his bff. They go all the way back to middle school. She was an amazing redheaded tom boy and the only girl he's never been attracted to despite how attractive she is. She's like a sister to him. She stayed in Denver City when he left to D.C., and was worried about her after the outbreak. Thankfully, they found each other on the community.

Could be Friends

Arden Lin — She helped him out in D.C. and he lost touch with her once they got to New York. He won't lie and say he doesn't still think about her.

Project Workers

Bianca Falaguerra — He doesn't know very well, but she's a hard woman to miss when she is around. He means that in a non-chauvinistic way, he promises.

Acquaintances

Anthony — He seems like a cool, normal, collected guy. Shane offered to be on his Dodge ball team for the Dodge Bowl. Deceased.
Hyori Lee — He was there to oversee the Big 4 World Tour and met her along the way. She was pretty nice.
Niav — She was searching for her sister when he met her, and he tried to help her out. They didn't get to know each other very well, but he thought she seemed nice if a little (understandably) sad.
Norah — He met her over the community. He's offered to try and find some of her family with his contacts, but has had no luck do to all the recent mess.
Stasya — Her name is a mouthful, but she was really cool. She was his teammate at the Dodge Bowl.