"You are nothing but a disappointment, Adam." The voice said. It was hollow, mechanical, inhuman; but it carried a sense of exasparation. "Shut up, father" the boy said. "Your mother, had I allowed her to live, would be so disappointed in you." "Shut [b]UP[/b], father!" Adam stood, his young frame was already thickening with muscle. His hair, long and untamed was the color of the void of space. "I don't know why I even bother with you." "[b]SHUT UP!! SHUT UP!! SHUT UP!![/b]" Cosmic energies rippled in the air around the boy, his eyes glowed with a raging red fire and he literally exploded. The armored room was ripped to shreds, but as the dust settled around the wreckage, Adam walked away. A world away, the mechanical gaze of Dr. Eidolon grimaced. The boy was becoming more and more difficult and expensive to contain. "Send the Retrievers after Adam," he commanded. Several shadowy figures scurried away to inform the others of their master's bidding. Eidolon looked at the snowy screen of the monitor. His anger at his son was great but he was beginning to respect the boy's power and fearlessness. He needed to deal with Adam soon, he could not afford to have paternal pride interfere with his destiny. The Retrievers, a team of specially designed and cultivated super humans had attacked Adam en masse. The battle was much longer than the last one. It also differed in that instead of Adam lying unconscious at their feet, the Retrievers lay broken and scattered about the battlefield. Several had been destroyed utterly, but Adam allowed others to live. He simply walked away. Dr. Eidolon was the greatest scientist of his era; he was among the most powerful mystics as well. The Earth quelled with fear when he appeared publicly. They had mourned the death of Starbird, the enchanting heroine that he had chosen as his mate. It had been with truly frightening ease that Eidolon destroyed the Protectors and took the unconscious Starbird with him. It was as if his whole career he had been holding back, waiting for the right moment to make his move. Eidolon used his magic to corrupt the woman's mind, used her as his "Bride' and then dispatched her when their child was born. That was fourteen years ago, since then Eidolon had systematically humiliated or destroyed Earth's heroes. He moved ever closer to his goal as Emperor of Earth, everything seemed to fall into place for him. Then Adam turned ten. Adam became more and more unruly. He demanded to know of his mother, his powers, derived from Starbird's cosmic energies, amplified by the Omega Gene, a specially engineered DNA additive that turned his own genetic material into godlike potential. Adam was to be his crowning achievement. A legitimate Heir that he would one day possess and rule for all eternity as an immortal God-King. Adam had become a liability. For the last four years resources, time, and manpower that should have gone towards the subjugation of Earth had gone towards keeping Adam in line. Adam had inherited his father's mind and will and his mother's power. Each day he seemed to grow noticeably stronger. Dr. Eidolon finally realized that Adam was not the success he was hoping for. Luckily he had the clone banks to fall back on. Dr. Eidolon then unleashed his Devastators, near mindless brutes of tremendous physical, or energy might. Though he surmised they would be unable to destroy Adam, they could keep the boy's attention while he summoned his abilities to dispose of the boy. Dr. Eidolon's arrogance was his undoing. Adam was as far beyond the Devastators as they had been beyond the human chattel he had desired to rule over. He had been unable to summon enough energy to truly harm the boy. His attack failed and Adam unleashed a devastating masterstroke that slagged Dr. Eidolon's armor and surely would have destroyed him utterly if he hadn't instinctively teleported away. The transport beam was a brief flash, but Adam knew what it was and was able to act. He dispersed the beam and Dr Eidolon was no more. Smiling fiercely, Adam began to float skyward. He had no idea what he wanted to do now but he was finally free. And then the world began to scream around him. The skies turned red and he could not see the ground. Adam panicked and tried to will things back to normal. Beneath him stood Baron Kajeric, the closest mystic rival Dr. Eidolon had ever known. Baron Kajeric had sensed the gathering of mystic energies as Dr Eidolon tried to kill his child and transported to the battlefield. He watched what transpired and realized that the child flying away was far worse a threat to his chances at world conquest than Eidolon had ever been. He quickly summoned his own mystical might and tore open a dimensional gate sending Adam anywhere but his reality. Let someone else deal with him. When he could see the skies again Adam knew he was not home. He was at the same spot on Earth, but this earth was different. Adam quickly discerned what had probably happened to him and took off towards America, nation of heroes, to find a way home. This Earth was different than his home, he noted as he flew. He picked up radio broadcasts and television; summoning a "screen" of cosmic energy he watched the news for a few hours. There was no Dr Eidolon here. There had never been a Starbird. There had never been an Adam. The history of this Earth was similar but different than his own. Now intrigued, Adam landed in New York and began studying. He spent months simply visiting libraries, watching news channels, listening to the radio; it was fascinating. None of the superhuman champions or threats from his home had emerged here. The "event" that had ushered in the age of the Superhuman in the 1940's was different than the one in his world (a different year no less). After months of research Adam realized that this Earth was a fresh start. He flew to a police station, announced who he was and turned himself in. The Police, PRIMUS, then even UNTIL found nothing on this boy. He was made a ward of the United Stated Government and sent to a state run children's home. Adam was a perfect child, polite, articulate, he helped out around the house, played well with the other children, never used his powers in anger. As far as anyone knew he was simply a decent human child. He was released to his own recognizance when he turned eighteen and traveled across the United States, earning his food and shelter along the way. He never used his powers for personal gain. He didn't use them period until a chance encounter with Firewing. The fiery gladiator made a challenge at a nationally televised sporting event that Adam was attending as payment for three weeks work on in a mill. Adam accepted the challenge and flew into the sky to meet his Fiery Foe. Firewing found, to his amazement that this youth was every bit as powerful as he. The fight took some time; Adam, who shook of years of rust at using his powers, finally managed to overcome Firewing and rendered the villain unconscious. The papers heralded the arrival of a new, unknown hero. One reporter dubbed him a super heroic prodigy, and Adam took that for his name. He designed a costume in his minds eye and used his cosmic energy control to create it out of local microscopic matter. Prodigy had arrived and he was going to make the most of his new start. Adam feels he has been blessed with a new life, a fresh start. The first 14 years of his life were an exercise in uncontrolled anguish, anger, and violence. From the time he was four his father taught him what it meant to be a king. Adam, brilliant and sensitive chaffed at the callousness of his father's teachings. Upon the discovery that his mother had been kidnapped, forced to marry against her will (or brainwashed to marry), then murdered by the man who called himself Adam's father; Adam closed his mind to Dr. Eidolon's words. As he grew and his power matured he became less and less controllable. After their final confrontation, Adam had pondered his future. His father removed, he was not really angry at the world; but he knew they would only fear him. He had been pondering leaving Earth for the stars when Baron Kajeric had banished him to this new reality. Adam simply decided that this world would serve as his new start. It took him a few years to learn enough about this Earth's culture and earn his identity. Now that he has had time to think and weigh his options he has decided to become a defender. A part of him still hears his father's voice, telling him he is an Emperor born to rule the world. He doesn't want to rule but he does feel responsible to protect those less capable than he; and that's just about everyone. "It's okay, I am here to help." Adam possesses fantastic cosmic prowess. He has more raw power and fine control than Cosmo of the New Guard. He can control matter on an atomic level, he has superhuman strength, endurance, and durability. He can fly extremely fast inside and outside the atmosphere. He can emit devastating blasts of cosmic power. Adam backs this up with a super genius intellect. Prodigy is one of the most powerful beings on the planet. He counts Viperia, Lord Destroyer, Atlas, Nilrem, Dr. Yin Wu, Empress, and Tokafanes as equals. If you want him to be more "grounded" drop his VPP to 50 pts or eliminate it all together. To make him more powerful give him a few more CSL's and increase the VPP to your desired level. Prodigy is a classically handsome young man with sharp features, a very muscular physique, long black hair, and blue eyes. He stands a little over 6' tall and weighs a surprisingly massive 500 lbs. His costume is black with a royal blue cape, fastened to his costume with two gold broaches. He has a blue infinity symbol on his chest. His boots and belt are blue. He wears no mask.