Mirage

15-year-old chameleon Investigator with a talent for trouble

Jeremy Ballard (a.k.a. Mirage)

Physical Description

Special abilities

Dispersal: 4
Invisibility: 6 (“chameleon” version)

Limitation: Invisibility is Partial while moving (-1FC)

Specialized Equipment

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Jeremy Ballard is a chameleon-power mutant, the first known metahuman in four generations of Ballards to appear on the social register. Jeremy’s family are wealthy Bostonites who don’t cope well with the unexpected in any form; the butler, Thomas Johnson, has a better relationship with the kid, but Jeremy’s still best off at the Gironde School.

He’s one of the “Three Investigators” who got impressed into Wyldfire (and, importantly, its “extracurricular studies” program) since they threw themselves bodily into clandestine busybodying. In early December of 2009, one of the quieter students in his peer group came to Brian in a panic, saying that "Doctor Don" had sent her to him because she had a vision of black-jacketed soldiers coming after her and some of the other students. Brian immediately brought his fellow Investigators into the problem. Susie got more information from Cindy about her visions. They collected the other students most in danger, added Amy Prinz, and went into action to foil the bad guys.

That was the founding moment for Young Justice!

Jeremy has a bit of an impulse problem. He wants to be a hero so badly that he steps into dangerous situations without listening for that little voice of common sense.

He figures that’s not a problem, because it’s not a “little” voice: it’s Susie’s voice.

Except that most of the time, Susie is right next to him, stepping into the exact same trouble. And maybe, maybe, saying as they step forward, “Maybe we shoulda not? Oh well, too late now!”

Jeremy likes small animals and young kids. He has a great sense of direction. He is not a very adventurous eater, but he has been exposed to a wider variety of food types than his two best friends because of family soirees.

Jeremy cannot drive (his parents won’t sign him up for lessons) but he has managed to save up a tidy sum from his “allowance”. He has around $200 available to him right now.

Education

high school student at the Gironde School; he previously attended college prep schools elsewhere for elementary and middle school

Employment

Student

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Responsibility of Power

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Acrobatics (Dodge): 5
Artist (Sculptor): 3
Charisma (Persuasion): 6
Martial Arts (Defense, Blocking, Techniques and Holds, Battery aka Basic Punch/Kicks): 3
Military Science (cartography): 3
Thief ( Escape Artist, Stealth ): 8

Virtues & Personality perks

Sharp Eye
Area Knowledge ( Gironde School for the Gifted )
Connection, High: The Three Investigators
Confined Headquarters: secret lair inside Gironde School

Vices & Personality flaws

Mistrust
Age (Young)
Overconfidence

Social

Family Ties

As Second Investigator, Jeremy is very closely connected to the First (Susie Dolfin) and Third (Brian Tanner) Investigators.

Wealth & Financial state

Wealth: 03
(in any given week, Jeremy has access to about $200 of spending money)

Dex: 06

Str: 02

Body: 04

Int: 05

Will: 07

Mind: 06

Infl: 04

Aura: 04

Spi: 04

Init: 17

HP: 10

Current Location

Gironde School

Species

mutant

Year of Birth

1993 17 Years old

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Current Residence

Gironde School

Eyes

brown

Hair

chestunut brown

Aligned Organization

Young Justice

Other Affiliations

• Wyldfire

Appears in...

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