Les Preston is the son of a minor supervillain, Nightspeed. Nightspeed was a speedster on the lower end of the speed spectrum in the 70's and early 80's. He actually hit the big score as a member of a group of supervillains hired by VIPER to stage a diversionary robbery so that they could enact one of their nefarious schemes unhindered. The supervillains were successful in so far as getting the money from the bank, but they were halted by the Sentinals. During the combat, Nightspeed convinced the rather dim-witted Rampage that he would guard the cash so Rampage could enter the battle. Nightspeed then took the money, directly to a drug lord who owed him a favor. The money was laundered, Nightspeed was never seen again. He retired that night, married his girlfriend in vegas and set up a new life for himself in Canada. Les seemed pretty normal when he was born, he didn't exhibit superpowers until he was fifteen. His specialized leg mutations gave him an advantage in athletics and with his height he was heavily recruited as a basketball player. Les took a different route. He loved his parents dearly but his father's supervillain past bothered him. Les spurned the college offers, readily admitting his super powers, and began training for the only career he wanted; that of a superhero. Now in his early 20's, Les has taken the name Vault Man and he has arrived in the big city to answer the call for heroes. An honest, forthright, young man, Les plans to do at least as much good as Nightspeed did bad. It won't be too difficult, Nightspeed wasn't really a hardened criminal, he was just amoral enough and drunk with power to think he could take what he wanted. Vault Man takes being a hero very seriously, and considers his rather limited super powers to be enough to make a difference in the world. "Mind if I Jump in?" Acrobatic to the extreme, Vault Man leaps all over the battle field. His is a controlled chaos, however, and he always has a target in mind. He has studied Tae Kwon Do for seven years and is quite skilled, he makes use of the numerous kicks and his flying side kick is devistating. A slightly super powered martial artist. Vault Man is almost humerous, almost serious. You can take him in either direction. Vault Man is a tall, lean, and muscular young man with black hair and brown eyes. He wears a gray body suit with blue boots, trunks, gloves, and mask. His belt is black. He has a blue "V" on his chest. Outside of his costume, Lester is a handsome African American youth with a baby face and modern fashion sense.