Hunter "Kowari" Black

Hunter Black
Portrayed By	Sam Worthington
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	November 9th
Age	25
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Aliases	Kowari, Bounceback
Place of Birth	Melbourne, Australia
Current Location	New York City
Occupation	Bodyguard
Known Relatives	Michelle Black(mother), William Black(father)
Significant Other	None
Identity	Secret
Known Abilities	Kinetic Energy Redirection
First Appearance	Central Park
Alternate Versions	Future Hunter

History

Hunter Black was born to Michelle and William Black of Melbourne, Australia. His father was a dock worker down at the South Wharf, his mum spent her days dividing her time between being a mum and a part time job at the local mart. Hunter is an only child with boundless energy. For most of his childhood he grew up on the outskirts of Melbourne and ran with a small group of mates.

Grade school saw him as the class clown. Either he was in trouble for disrupting classes or sitting in the principals office for refusing to do his school work. With his parents busy with the daily grind they didn't have much of a chance to really crack down on his behavior. This trend continued all the way up to his high school years. Freshman year of high school brought a new turf and a since of freedom that he hadn't felt before. Now he could choose what he wanted to do for the most part and what he wanted to do was after school sports. That unfortunately meant making passing grades just to keep eligible. On a whim he went out for the freshman rugby team and found his niche. Coaches and peers looked to him to save games, which he did, and that seemed to happen in every sport he became involved in.

Even though Hunter excelled at sports he was an accident prone kid. Little things kept happening with more frequency as he got older. He'd daydream at the dinner table only to find that he'd bent the fork in half or he would pick up a mug only to have it instantly shatter. He was so prone to accidents that when he helped his father down at the docks they kept him away from anything dangerous.

When everything changed:
The weekend after high school graduation his best mates took him to the local bowling alley to celebrate. It was a bittersweet night that took a terrible turn for the worse. He begged off for the night at midnight leaving his mates to continue bowling into the wee hours. Out in the parking lot he noticed some kid from the high school getting tossed about by a handful of gang bangers.

Hunter rashly ran head long into the fight intent on tossing the gang bangers off the poor kid. He succeeded in doing so but the poor kid stumbled into the path of an oncoming truck. Without thinking Hunter tried to knock the kid out of the way but the kid ended up dropping like a stone. He then found himself facing the oncoming truck like a deer caught in the headlights. This is when a massive force pressed against him then rushed away from his body. The scene after that saw the gang bangers out cold, the poor kid looked like a bloody mess and the truck looked like it had ran into a wall at full speed. Hunter hadn't a clue what happened but he knew how it looked. He ran from the scene then continued to run after he grabbed what little money and clothing he could shove into his backpack at home. He could never foresee a time where he could tell his parents what happened and decided it was best if he just disappeared.

Years passed, he held odd jobs he always lost because he broke more merchandise than he sold. He began taking people on walkabouts through the Outback, a job where he rarely had to touch a thing. Every day he struggled with who he was, and what he thought himself capable of. Eventually he grew tired of running from himself as there was more to life than counting how many pints he ended up wearing instead of drinking down at the pub. No longer could he live without knowing what he was truly capable of and why.

Hunter was tired of living out in the middle of nowhere because that was the safest place for him to be. He went to a testing facility in Melbourne that confirmed that he had a mutation. It didn't surprise him nor did it make him feel any better knowing officially that he was a mutant. Impulsively he took all of the money he had saved up over the years and bought a one way ticket to New York. This seemed like a great adventure to go on and there were certainly enough news reports about mutant activity there that he might get to learn more about others and himself.

The Book of Black

Powers

Kinetic Energy Redirection - A thin force-field that is not detectable to the naked eye is always on around his body. The field can block an incoming physical attack up to a point. It would take something of considerable force to hurt him. EX. If Hulk hit him? Lights out Aussie. The maximum limit of his ability to redirect kinetic energy is 15 tons of force. The barrier is incapable of blocking non physical damage.

The energy that comes toward Hunter is reflected back in the direction it originated from. He does not have control over how much force is reflected nor can he redirect the energy in another direction. If you shoot at him the bullets will strike the field and return to the shooter. The speed of movement dictates the force being redirected. The faster the more powerful the return.

Due to the field any physical attacks made by Hunter such as kicks and punches are effectively double the normal strength of a human being.

Skills and Talents

Close Combat Fighting – Athletic training in multiple sports such as Rugby and Boxing make him a formidable opponent. Very agile and his power makes his physical attacks such as kicks/punches effectively double the normal strength of a human being.

Mechanical Repair – Able to make repairs on motor vehicles and choppers. He picked up this skill over the years working with people who repaired company vehicles.

Weapons Usage – Competent enough to use fire arms but unable to use blades. He also prefers not to use weapons unless it is absolutely necessary.

Weaknesses

All non physical abilities Such as magical, psychic and other forms of Energy. The only way a physical attack can get through the field is if the damage is more than the field can handle or the object moves slow enough not to cause the field to rebound the intrusion.

Impulsive Nature Hunter does not think things through. He's rather impulsive in every aspect of life and when it comes to a dangerous situation he rushes in regardless of what's going on. This means he will get in over his head at times as well as have no plan whatsoever.

The Field The field is always on making life a challenge for the man. He has to handle situations in such a manner that he doesn't trigger the field causing it to rebound whatever it is that he is doing. This also means that in the case of taking an injury it is very difficult to treat him. A physician would have to move at a slow pace to be able to pass instruments through to treat him. Move too quickly and the object will get pushed away from the body.

Stuff

Collection of Rock T-shirts – Enjoys collecting them and they make up the bulk of his wardrobe. Collected since the 80s from various Rock tours.

Harley VRSC- The one thing he's splurged on with his money. He prefers bikes over cars. Cars make him feel trapped.

Personality and Resources

Hunter is most comfortable being amongst a crowd. He enjoys being a part of something going on, such as a concert, and doesn't have to be too concerned about keeping accidents from happening. The accidents still happen from time to time but none that are severe enough to send people calling their insurance agents.

He's currently working part time as a bouncer at a local night club. His main source of income however is providing security for celebrities that are in the New York area for shows and appearances. His constant worry about controlling his power doesn't mean he doesn't use it for his own amusement from time to time. He once bet other bouncers at work that he could punch a hole through the cheap walls near the employee break area. Several tried it themselves and got nothing but a broken knuckle or two. He ended up pocketing just enough money from the bet to pay for the repair to the wall.

His one bedroom apartment looks like a library with a bed lost somewhere amongst the stacks of books overflowing the shelving. He has a knack for fixing broken down vehicles, and when he can't sleep there's always the 24hr sports networks.

Timeline

+ Show 2010 Logs

2010 Logs

Date	Log Title	Cast	Summary
May 19, 2010	Two Australians walk into a bar	Bruce & Hunter	Hunter meets Bruce on the street and goes to Nowhere for a drink.
June 24, 2010	Touchy Subject	Rogue & Hunter	Hunter meets Rogue in a bookstore.
June 28, 2010	Scrapyard Search	Rogue Kisha& Hunter	Hunter runs into Kisha and Rogue in a scrapyard.

2011 Logs

April 2011

Date	Log Title	Cast	Summary
April 23, 2011	Yabbering in the mall	Kieran kevinp & Hunter	Typical weekend trip to the mall where random people chat.

Quotes

• "Eh…I think I broke it."
• "Oy, mate! I reckon you don't wanta be doin that."

Trivia

• Hunter is an avid Rugby player and fan.
• Lived almost a decade in the Never Never and the Outback.
• Total bibliophile!

Theme Music and Such

• Violence Fetish by Disturbed
• On your feet or on your knees by Motorhead

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