[Scallop] Michael Jon Carter {Planetary}

General Information



Full Name: Booster Gold!! Jon Michael Carter



Codename or Alias: Green Lante-- BOOSTER GOLD



Anonymity: Pff, everyone knows who Booster Gold is.



Gender: Male



Race: Human



Age: 25! 30



Place Of Birth: Gotham City, New New Jersey



Occupation/Status: Saving the world of course



Alignment: Hero with a capital H



Factions: Planetary



Canon Or Original?: Canon



Powers/Abilities:



History Buff: What more could you want from a world class time traveler? Booster has always been somewhat of a fan of tales of the unexpected from the past, and what many now consider the present. But every step he takes, the golden wonder finds himself in his very own past! Or what he believes to be! As a result of his vast array of knowledge, Booster has memorized various historical events and people, even if they don't seem to completely add up with what he experiences today. Due to that, he can realize when something happens differently than expected, or if he meets someone he can have a vague idea of where he remembers them from. But after all, the golden rule of time travel, don't change anything.



Temporal Resistance: Speaking of what more could a time traveler want! Booster, unbeknownst to his beautiful brain, possesses an extremely rare genetic disorder that for most, would never even realize. The disorder, essentially, gives Booster an affinity for temporal travel, what would usually shred a non-speedsters DNA, has no affect on Michael, essentially making him impervious to any kind of temporal phenomenon, hence why the blonde wonder can retain memories of a timeline he is no longer part of. Also why he's so far avoided any detection by any kind of Temporal enforcers.


Weapons/Items:


The Gold Cover All!: The perfect key to beating crime and becoming the perfect super-hero. The Gold Cover All is the name Booster has adopted for the super powered suit that he had 'acquired' from the museum. The suit fits the wearer perfectly, covering every inch or as much as the user will ask for. The suit works with the neuropaths of the user to fit it to the user's specifications. For Booster, this fits to a bright blue and gold spandex suit, covering Booster in a layer of reinforced steel-like substance condensed into spandex. This allows him to survive gun-shots, knives, heat blasts and other such attacks. This does not, however, encounter for high forces of bludgeoning damage. Due to the lack of shock absorption, if something heavily hammers into our hero, it will likely have bone rippling side effects even if the suit protects him.

The majestic super suit also comes equipped with self-hovering technology, which allows Booster to emulate the power of flight, as well as heighten his speed, meaning that he can fly as fast as 100 mph if he dials it up to 11. The suit also enhances his inherent strength, allowing Booster to go to toe with the likes of Superman (FOR SURE) and other such heavy hitters. The suit allows Booster to harness and gather energy, before unleashing it in power, often concussive blasts of energy after storing them with his gauntlets. IN addition, the suit can generate an energy shield, based off of the energy it has gathered. 



Skeets: His trusted assistant, Skeets! A former security robot, Booster had successfully ripped the bot with him to the far off land of the 21st century. Skeet is able to launch powerful laser blasts, as well as containing headlines for the next 50 years (albeit, for the wrong timeline). Skeet also has binocular vision, as well as X-Ray/Thermal potential, allowing him to deliver perfect surveillance for our golden boy, Booster Gold. Skeet hovers along with Booster and does not require Booster to tell him what to do, however due to Booster's rewiring, he is eternally loyal to the goldstar, even if booster is out of commission, Skeets will come to the rescue. Skeets is also fitted with direct wifi access, video capabilities, as well as perfect microphone for streaming. Skeets is fully cognizant, and will often voice his displeasure or worries with Jon's antics.


Appearance



Image:


Physical Appearance: The absolute finest figure of a man you have ever seen! Shining naturally blonde hair that totally isn't bathed in dye! Beautiful glistening muscles that are painstakingly maintained and heightened by the suit in terms of appearance. A truly admirable jawline, ready to cut glass, piercing blue eyes that certainly distract from the bags under his eyes, that and the foundation. His whole face always has a healthy dose of makeup on it, to ensure its ready for any kind of photography, or even videography! Booster stands at an imposing 6'2, with mighty broad shoulders and the most amazing calves you've ever seen (if you aren't from the 25th century).

Clothing and Armor:

(See Weaponry, who needs any other kind of clothing when you got the one of a kind Booster suit, however he does have various expensive gaudy gold suit/jackets he wears over his suit).




Personality



Sexual Orientation: The Hammer of Justice Swings Both Ways! 

General Personality: "In a word Jon is a uh, he means well I swear! Sure, he comes off as overly boisterous, highly incompetent but full of himself, but he means well! After all, who can blame him for wanting to be a hero? That's his dream, to be a true hero, even if it does come off like he's in love with himself. And suuure, maybe you can call him narcissus, and maybe he does flirt with himself in the mirror, and maybe he does easily sell out for sponsors in his streams that he definitely shouldn't be running. But, this is him at his best! He's even started eating with his mouth closed, hell, he got complimented in the street and only offered one autograph! Last night, someone mistook him for Sentry just the other day, and he only agonized over it for an hour! Jo--Booster has insecurities just like any of us, but at his core, he does just wanna help people! ....Even if it does help his ego" - Skeets' character reference for Planetary.

"Describe myself in one word? heh, impossible. You need much more than just a single smattering of letters to describe the one and only, BOOSTER. GOLD. But if I had to choose a word, I'd have to say. Outstandingly unbelievable! Like, you ever seen someone do what I do? I'm the very figure of the man of tomorrow! THE literal! Golden boy. And you ever see Spider-Man collabing with Hello Fresh? Course not, cos he has no idea how helpful those fancy little food crates are! Hell, I have to get Skeets to cook for me. So, I'm just saying, you want the best? Boom, you're looking at it baby. All new, all real, 100% super-hero. I know you guys need a new poster boy, so consider me prime and ready for the lights, cameras and of course, the action!" - Booster's own "character reference".

Face/Voice: Glenn Howerton

Skeets Voice: Charlie Day


Anything Else

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Character's History



Siblings: Michelle Carter (Not Born Yet)

Mother: Ellen Carter (Not Born Yet)


Father: Jon Carter (Not Born Yet)

Other Family:

- Rip Hunter


History:





Well, where to start with a man as significant as the one and only Booster Gold. Born in the far off year of the 25th Century, Booster Gold was once a down on his luck youth, wandering the futuristic streets in search of fortune and hope. Until one day, a massive explosion at the downtown factory occurred, spurring the young Booster into action, despite having no powers, no equipment. The young man, with all his gusto, investigated this heinous crime. The forces of Royal Flush had carried a terrorist plot, and he could not sit idly by and let these heinous criminals get away with it. And so, he sprung to action, dashing into their target. 

There, Booster was chosen. The golden suit of justice, was gifted unto him by the extra terrestrial android Skeets, who had chosen Booster for the true nature of his heart. A solid gold heart. For that, the wise other lifeform chose Booster to bear the flag of justice, wear the suit. And thus, the hero Booster Gold was born. However, he could not stay in his time, for a much more pressing threat lay in the past. Unwilling to let both the past and his time fall into peril, the gallant Gold took to transporting himself to the 21st century, where he could fight like no other.

....At least, that's what we tell the press.

Truth of the matter is, Jon Michael Carter was born in a not so glamorous manner. 

Born in the still thriving slums of Gotham City to a loving doting mother and a father who had a less than stellar gambling habit, Jon found himself the better half of a set of twins alongside his sister Michelle. Sure, not the most, amazing conditions. But they made ends meet. His mother worked as a tour guide for the Museum of Justice, always taking the young twins with her to work due to the unreliability of the nanny-bots, and the growing fears over his father's habits.

These fears turned out to be rather well founded, as eventually, he ditched them. Jon was only six when that rat bastard of a father skipped out on them, but hey. His mother spun it. And she spun it all too well. he wasn't abandoning them. He was seeking glory, glamour, fortune. She couldn't be mad at him. One day, he would earn all that glitz, and he would return to them, and shower in the rewards, shower in the fame and fortune. It would all work out.

Michael took to being the cock of the walk at high school, quickly making a name for himself in anything but academics. Who needs brains with a body like this after all? He was no bully, but he sure as hell was no preppy dorkwad. So he rose and rose through the social echelons, and even found himself a place on the professional football team, where he excelled. Natural talent shining through, he finally found something that he could make a name for himself, vowing to make himself go full pro after graduating college. There was just one issue though, that all consuming ebbing phantom that hung over them all those years.

Money.

They needed it, they never had enough of it. And it was choking them. It was choking them real bad. His mother was a saint, but she was suffering. And, he simply couldn't bear it. He began throwing games, betting against himself, and running massive gambling schemes to ensure he always had the largest payout. This meant he could afford her surgery, send Michelle to college, and make himself a real Big Shot. Only issue. He sure as hell wasn't subtle about it. The authorities caught on quick, and made a very public arrest, crippling his football career, and also ruining his mother's heart. Nice thing about prisons of that time though! They strapped you into a tube, and just let you sit there for your sentence, time just flew by!

3 years later, he was released. Michelle was long gone, no contact had been established. And his mother. Well. He could at least bring monument flowers. That was. That was something. 

Rock bottom sure does suck. 

Rock bottom brought him, very little jobs. Living out of slums he never thought imaginable, he kept turning back to lying, cheating, running scams, gambling. Roll of the dice, never know, could make it to one of those nice luxury hotel rooms tonight. Eventually, he got a job as a janitor at the Museum of Justice. The very same halls his mother use to guide him through. It was a bittersweet reunion. Sure, he felt her there. But he also felt the absence. Of everything. He kept seeing those superheroes he looked up to, chief among them Reed Richards. Now there was a man who had it all. Family, friends, genius, wealth, acclaim. And look at those cheekbones. Stretchy and still looking good. Everything about him, to Booster, was the true image of a hero. Doing good, having a family, and looking good while you did it. If only, he could be like that.

Wait.

Why couldn't he?

After all, that amazing scientist man always used fringe type gizmos to earn his space. So, why couldn't he? This day and age had rejected him. But the 21st century hadn't. And so, he hatched a plan. He hijacked and rewired, somehow, a security bot at the museum and renamed him Skeets. Using his new assistant, he staged a heist late one night. Stealing the supersuit of some idiot called Goldstar, and then breaking into the restricted section, grabbing that time doohickey and plugging it into Skeets. And away, he went. Time to change history, time to make his name. He had to shed it of course, all the bad it came with. And he adopted his true name. Booster Gold. And with that, he knew what he had to do. 

He was going to save President Steve Trevor.

...Okay so coupe, of issues.

He arrived in the 21st century. First issue, there never was a President Steve Trevor. At least, not where he had ended up. Hell, Reed Richards was divorced. This ah uh, wasn't looking great. It didn't even look like Mayor Fisk was in office, and that was a great year! However, the time doohickey? Busted. Skeets', judging. So he had to make the best of a bad thing, he set out to make a name for himself. When that proved...difficult. He turned to the only place he knew could use his heroics. Planetary. Sue Storm was a visionary, so surely she would see the vision for a hot young golden hero like himself. 

Yeah, everything was coming up Booster.




Role Play Sample:




"BOOSTER YOU MANIAC, HOW DID YOU EVEN-- WHAT DID YOU DO!"


"Relax tin can! Smooth sailing buddy, smooth sailing. Man this is like the god damn lazy river, you could make a fortune off a spa treatment with thi--"


"Please don't tell me you're seriously considering how to monetize this."

The two of them hurtled through the ever expanding, ever flowing, nightmarish tunnel of time. Temporal rifts threatening to envelop them, storms flashing against the orb the two of them had been encased in. SKeets, the golden little fellow he was, was experiencing a form of turbulence that many would get sick of just imagining. Booster, on the other hand. Hands behind his head, lounging back with a dumb smile on his face. Fortune and fame was in his path now, he had secured his future. And it was in the past!


A blinding wall of light crashed against them. And.

Silence. Darkness.

Then of course.

"SEE! What did I tell you scaredy bot, welcome to the 21st Century! Technology is going insane, space travel is at an all time high! And look! They've got the Supesicles!"


The blonde dorito shaped hero burst into action heading over to grab a newspaper whilst the shiny security bot hovered over to him, somehow appearing sea sick despite his lack of gills. As the blonde man grabbed a superman shaped popsicle and leaned against a bench. His eyes. Widened. Then drooped. He scanned through and through, realizing very quickly. This was not where he wanted to be. No President Trevor. The Flying Graysons were dead?? This was all....so exciting! 

Sure, this wasn't the plan! But hell! What superhero didn't face such adversity! The tale of Booster Gold was just being written!

And this, would be the first chapter!