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Meta

TSDA Superhuman Dossier

Full Name:  Brian Jameson
Aliases & Nicknames: Meta
Age: 26
Years Awakened: 13

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 189lbs.
Build: In good shape, broad shouldered and wiry
Hair: Short, blonde
Eyes: Hazel

GVD: Brian wears jeans and one of various clever teeshirts when not working along with converse all-stars.When he's working at the lab however he dresses the part, button up shirt and tie along with a white lab coat.

Political Alignment: Unaffiliated

Namidian Resources: N/A

Superhuman Abilities:

- Hyper-Analytical Mind: Brian's mind takes everything into account, but specifically he focuses this on the analyzing of probability and learning. Skills learned in this fashion: Robotics, AI Programming, Engineering, Biology, Genetics, Computer Science, Neuro-linguistics, Neurology, Accounting and linguistics.

- TK'punch: Brian's telekinesis is rudimentary and can only be accessed under duress in self-defense or in sufficiently adrenaline filled situations to deliver a punch that is fueled by raw mental power.

Common Uses: He's used his analytical ability in the past to learn programming and engineering of various complex machines and computers; he has used this ability to win in Vegas on multiple occasions and then calculates the odds that he'll be targeted by security for rigging games, making sure he never stays too long or wins too much. He does have problems sometimes with being creative or extrapolating probability from insane human behavior. His most recent ability manifested when he was cornered in Vegas by some thugs after a big win. He used his TK'punch to knock them out.

Brian used his mental powers and gadgets to infiltrate and steal secrets from organizations, so far successfully. While his gadgets do much of the work, he relies on his quick analysis of a situation to come up with a simple and easily executable plan since he strives for efficiency as with his minimalist philosophy. He can make money with any and all of these concepts but prefers to keep these inventions under his own control, fearing the probability of misuse as unusually high.

Specialized Equipment:
- Gadgets and AI:
- Brain-machine interface "Sunglasses": He has fashioned sunglasses that act as a hud and interface for his pocket computer wirelessly. Similar to Google glass but more stylish and slimmer.
- Pocket Computer(looks like iphone): He uses this to wirelessly interface and hack local wifi networks using a portable version of his AI companion, nicknamed "Johnny-5". It can access the interwebz, sort information and access computer functions if there is wifi or bluetooth capability.
- Upload Mental Attributes: Brian can replicate his mind into sufficiently capable computer systems, in this way, he can store memories or back-up information he thinks vital. Of course, only a high level computer programmer would be able to sufficiently decipher the meaning of these large files.
- Mobile Workshop/Home: Until he turns his attention towards building a helicarrier he makes use of an RV. He has retrofitted it with electrostatic intrusion sensors(touch based), a hardened blackbox server that is shielded against EMP and protected by "Johnny-5"(it's where he lives), a worktable and supplies, a bed and kitchenette and closet.

- Costume/Armor: Brian uses a skintight color reactive mesh suit to cover his body when he goes into a situation in which he thinks he might sustain damage of some kind. He's not a fighter typically, preferring lightweight and easy maneuverability to clunky and overly protective. The mesh suit is bullet proof and insulates from conduction and breathes easily. He has two main systems built into the suit currently. 1.) Computerized HUD version of his sunglasses(above) to protect his eyes with ports at his wrists, and 2.) chameleon pads on the hand and feet for sticking to even glass.

Specialized Training and Skills:
- Rock Climbing
- Security tactics and Technology
- Statistics, Accounting and Economics
- Robotics and Computer Science
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Neurology and Biology
- Linguistics
- Games theory

Hypothesized Goal: Meta's goals seem to be mostly altruistic in nature yet occasionally selfish. He takes information and is a talented hacker, and 'freeing information' seems to be a major goal to uncover wrongdoing, and ultimately shine a light on corporate misdeeds. However he does seem to go out of his way to make sure that he doesn't hurt people directly or indirectly, preferring victim-less crimes to outright violence. However his intellect and powers are dangerous if he should turn his mercurial stance towards other organizations.

Personality Profile: Brian is seen as slick and seems to know what's about to happen, appearing to get everything right the first time. Because of this he appears to have confidence beyond his station, sometimes appearing cocky. He is studious and strict, attending to minute details because of his tendency towards thinking ahead, he has planned for contingencies and surrounds himself with work, both personal and professional. He is not however, cold, quite the opposite, he can be caring and devoted to those he holds close. He is prone to mood swings however because of his near autistically organized mind and can be upset by details that are beyond his control.

Background: Brian found his mind was able to narrow it's focus to analysis at the early age of thirteen, prior to that point he was much an ordinary youngster with various geeky interests including DIY electronics projects and computers. His friends at that time were varied in interests however and he was also interested in sports and in particular, rockclimbing. His family life was tough as an only child with a single mother struggling to make ends meet, but he often had much time to himself. It was this loneliness that led him to learn and eventually create his companion 'Johnny-5' based on the popular movie character. It would be much later that Johnny would become nearly sentient as Brian's skills and mind grew, but would remain an invisible and unknown 'friend' to everyone else.

When Brian turned 16 he began to use his mind to propel him through school at an uncanny rate. However due to school standards he was not allowed to graduate early, so he began to use his mental prowess to accomplish other things and took the hacker name '/\/\3t4' to affect change on a larger scale, at first helping his friends pass classes and scale up their GPAs, then later to infiltrate credit bureaus to erase people's credit or bump them up and identity theft. He stopped much of this when an online friend was apprehended for a similar crime, misreading a variable he'd overlooked, striking a little too close to home for comfort.

At 18 Brian enrolled at NYU and moved from his Seattle home, working in Materials Science and minoring in Computer Science. While he was busy passing classes he was accepted as an intern at Cortech Solutions, a think-tank that produces brain-machine interfaces for robotic prosthesis. His work was adopted by his boss and without a thanks turned over to the company heads for review. The technology was non-invasive, an ability to read the brain's stimuli without surgery or a bulky electroencephalograph machine on the head. It was an instant winner, and although he got some praise from people he worked with, he was ultimately forgotten. This did not bother Brian but it was when he found in the company's files, an email conversation between DoD Officials for weaponization and the company's CEO that he became upset. So he began to make plans to steal the information back and erase any and all information regarding the his interface. That was when he again donned the mantle of Meta, and began to invasively remove all schematics, studies and test information from the company servers. He managed to get all but one prototype which had already been delivered to the DoD...

In the intervening years he dropped out of college and works for various think tanks, helping where he can and raising money for his own studies and research on his own merits and often hiring himself out to the highest bidders. Because of the nature of his power, he has flown under the radar mostly, but recently his advances in materials, tech and methodologies make him an almost even match for many Gifted and have brought his accolades to light to some groups in the scientific arena. His ability to hyper-learn is part of the potential danger posed by Meta.

Awareness: Y (actively avoids interaction)

Threat Level:  4