Overhaul Character in Villain Academy | World Anvil

Overhaul

A case of a villain lieutenant that could - with little to no problems - become a feared supervillain, yet decided against that. Overhaul is simply wholly uninterested in having to plan operations and avoid heroes, instead being content when allowed to focus on their experiments and being paid for their results. This resulted in their allegiance to the Villain Academy and then, from the dawn of the Second Villain War to Halworth Industries and through it, Villain Alliance of America.   Overhaul manages to stay even more anonymous and mysterious thanks to their individuality, leading to even their gender being largely unknown to the world at large. Their nature of a potential shapeshifted led to some speculations among people knowing about Archvile's existence that they are in fact related, but if so, then Overhaul refuses to confirm it.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Varied, due to their ability to reshape their own body almost at will.

Special abilities

Overhaul's individuality is called Reshape. They are capable of rearranging whatever object or person they touch from a molecular level up. This makes them an unmatched surgeon capable of healing otherwise impossible injuries with a single touch - or radically rewire someone's DNA and create some sort of horrid mechano-organic hybrid to be released against their enemies. They can also dismantle their enemy on said molecular level, or alter the building they are all in to crush the hero in front of them by smashing the walls into them.   By a rule, 'precise' changes take minutes for Overhaul to properly visualize before activating their individuality. They will also require some inside knowledge of their target, such as very precise scans of the body to know what exactly they are supposed to change and how. Merely pulverizing someone with a touch doesn't require such a thing.   They are capable of 'reseting' a body to its slightly earlier stage, by 'reshaping it' into the form that the body still 'remembers'. The result is Overhaul's capable of resurrecting people that died less than twenty minutes ago. Even if they are missing large parts of their body, Overhaul is capable of replacing the losses by borrowing flesh from other sources (human or not) and alter it from molecular level up to match the target's DNA, thus avoiding rejection. The mental side-effects of their resurrections is a stupor that lasts up to 24h, before the target returns to their full mental capabilities.   Overhaul is capable of freely reshaping their own body - they don't even need to touch it, they can do that at any point whatsoever. This allows them to reset injuries (even lethal ones, for as long as it's not brain damage and they are still cognizant enough to fire it before losing consciousness). They can also reshape their entire body (save for brain) into that of another person entirely. The only significant limit to that is the size of the brain - it has to fit the head in question, making them unable to shapeshift into small children. It also allows them to change their DNA, making them entirely unrecognizable by all medical tests.   They can also use their individuality to erase evidence for their crimes.   They are effectively limited only by the mass and available chemical components - they can't alter the molecules in question, only their arrangement. However, with most organic life having more or less uniform molecular composition, they are more or less allowed a free reign for as long as the exit mass is the same or smaller than what they started with. They also cannot alter gases - they can change things INTO the gas, but they can't alter what they can't touch. Their shapeshifting and hybridization surgeries also do not allow them to influence the individualities of their victims/patients.

Apparel & Accessories

Generally varied. The only relatively standard think (that they still occasionally ditch) is a gasmask, that Overhaul uses to not be influenced by their own chemical attacks (that would force them to over-extend their own individuality to remain healthy).

Specialized Equipment

Is often carrying a cylinder on his back filled with a number of liquid compounds that - when properly reshaped with their individuality - can turn into several different types of poison gasses depending on the circumstances in question. This is considered something of an exist strategy for Overhaul, something they can detonated (probably lethally gassing everyone within the small building) while escaping in the commotion.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Overhaul's backstory is effectively unknown thanks to their individuality and periodic radical reshaping of their own body. What is known is that they were a major member of the Villain Academy prior to its effective disbandment after Archvile's death. They were called to use their power when the potential recruit with promising mindset needed some urgent medical attention, while being a de facto attending physician of Archvile himself.   Their expansive knowledge about medical procedures and biochemistry led to suspicions that they were either a medical professional or a biochemist before their individuality manifested, but the truth remains unknown.   Overhaul managed to avoid dying during the fail of Villain Academy and disappeared promptly afterwards. They resurfaced as one of the most important lieutenants of Clockmaker, making them the head of biochemical branch of the Halworth Industries. How permanent of an arrangement is that remains to be seen, but in the meantime Overhaul remains at large and an active member of the Villain Alliance of America.

Intellectual Characteristics

Genius on the field of biochemistry and human anatomy, considered comparable to the best of conventional practitioners on both fields. Reasonably skillful tactician, although far from the best. Capable of leading people, although not through inspiring them but by a combination of fear and proper organization work focused on efficiency.

Morality & Philosophy

Sociopath with zero regards for human lives, wholy ready to murder and backstab at their leisure. Slightly unpredictable, although reasonable enough to NOT kill people unless they really, REALLY failed them. Mad scientists extraordinaire, who is - once again - ready to perform human experimentation with no remorse whatsoever.

Personality Characteristics

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Strengths
Genius on the field of biochemistry with an individuality to allow them to perform superhuman feats on that field. Capable of limited cybernetic modifications for as long as they understand the implant in question and know where to put it. Perfect surgeon, capable of resurrecting freshly deceased when needed. Deadly in close-quarters combat - for as long as they touched you, you're dead. Expert shapeshifter.
 
Weaknesses
Unlikable sociopath, resulting in very limited command skills and inability to actually inspire someone. Is thus relegated to a lieutenant position, where they genuinely excel. Will probably lose badly against an experienced ranged combatant like Quickdraw in a milisecond. Their lack of loyalty to the causes results in them being always suspected as a potential defector.

General Information

Classification
Alignment: Villain
Rank: Lieutenant
Class: Support/Medic
Threat Rating: S
 
Activity:
Type: Organized Crime
List of Connected Organizations:
Villain Academy
Halworth Industries
Villain Alliance of America
 

Description

Age
Unknown
Children
Gender
Varied [They/Them]
Eyes
Varied
Hair
Varied
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Varied
Height
Varied
Weight
Varied

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