Requiem

Character Info

 * Creator: T.J.
 * Age: 34
 * First Appearance: Welcome to Union City (Part 1)
 * Team/Affiliation: The Guardians
 * Powers: Physical Hardiness, Vampire Powers (see below)
 * Status: Deceased

Background
The man who would be Requiem was once a history professor at Union City University. He taught there for about eight years before the attack, and was well-known (with modest ratings on RateMyProfessor.com) and generally well-liked among his students. After attending a university football game, he was accosted by some of his students. Union City University had a minor offshoot of a larger vampire coven, and they attacked him and left him for dead. Bleeding profusely, he felt a change come over him. He stumbled home, and after many hours awoke to find he had become a vampire. What was left of the history professor faded away, and he embraced his new form (and strange new powers) by becoming a ruthless vigilante.

In "Shenanigans are Afoot", he was killed by an assassin's flash bomb, which was intended for Blackout. The flash bomb was revealed to have been launched by military professional Valor, who promptly took Requiem's spot on The Guardians.

Personality
He is completely committed to his new identity, and has become something of a recluse outside of his costume. To help him during the day (should that be necessary), Requiem wears a full leather bodysuit that covers him completely. He prefers the cover of the night, where he can move and strike his foes with ease. He has a name, but rarely speaks it, and tends to be secretive about what he did before becoming a vigilante. By joining the Guardians, he has a new purpose and a zeal on life, and only time will tell how much of his past self he will reveal.

He has an unusual friendship with the psychopathic Blackout, who shares his brutal methods of justice.

Superpowers
His new vampire form has given him quite potent superpowers. As an undead, he is no longer subject to the same limitations that a mortal body would face. He is extremely tough, physically, able to shrug off most conventional weaponry, along with having extraordinary speed. He can drain blood from his victims quickly, choosing to dispatch them (leaving exsanguinated bodies in his wake) or knock them out. He can also become invisible, and has the unusual ability to mesmerize his opponents.

Appearances

 * Welcome to Union City (Part 1)
 * Welcome to Union City (Part 2)
 * Shenanigans are Afoot! (killed)