Kale Mahnn is from hawaii. Samoan on his mother's side and Hawiian/Scottish on his father's side, he grew up a big boy. When his mutant powers kicked in at the age of 13 he hid them. They weren't useful for a life of surfing and would prevent him from playing football at the University of Hawaii. After college he got a job as a landscaper and settled into the rest of his life. Then he met Jillian Park. Jillian was lovely, vivacious, and they fell in love almost immediately. Their courtship was fast and they were sending wedding invitations out nine months later. Although he was initially concerned how she would feel about his mutant power to change into a walking metallic statue, he decided to tell her the day before the wedding. Kale was surprised to find that Jillian was not only fine with his mutant abilities but she constantly told him he should do something with them. But Kale wasn't into the tights game and he simply wanted to be a family man. Jillian was diagnosed with cancer three days after their first anniversary; in six months she was gone. Kale's life had gone through such joy and pain in those three years that he didn't know what to do. He decided to honor Jillian's wish of him "doing something" with powers and when he saw the ads for Avant Guard: The Training Days, he decided it would be a start. Kale still has trouble wrapping his brain around the superhero stuff; he is the only contestant with a Public Identity, he simply hasn't come up with a name or costume. He wears work boots, blue jeans, and an old UH football jersey. Kale wants to be a hero to honor his lost love. He is one of the favorites on the show due to the overwhelming sympathy his story illicits. He gets along well with everyone, and although he often shakes his head in disbelief over some of the characters and antics going on around him, he does as good a job as he can. "What do you think about Copper-Top? No? Okay...What do you want me to lift?" Kale can become a being of living metal. This gives him tremendous strength, endurance, and resiliance. He was alway big and strong and this simply expands upon that. He has begun to pick up some "Brick" style skills (Hoist) and the trainers are trying to get him to perform Brick Tricks. He has shown to be one of the most durable contestants so far. The Avant Guard: TTD group is supposed to be somewhat light hearted, somewhat silly, but with potential. Many of these guys have no skill levels to speak of, and often have skills and powers that do not at complement each other. If you want to make them even closer to "Normals" drop his base STR to 15 or 20. His DEF can drop to about 20 as well. If you want these guys to be a bit more formidable...good luck! Just kidding! Besides the obvious Stat Increase, you could add some versatility to him by giving him Brick Tricks, or the Brick Martial arts, but CSL's are a must. Kale is tall and muscular. He is the handsome muscle-beach dude archetype rather than the heavyset behomoth archetype. He has black hair, brown eyes and tanned skin. When activates his powers his body becomes metallic resembling copper in color with his "hair" a glossy black. His eyes inexplicably become metallic green when he transforms. His standard costume is mentioned in his Background/History.