Character Sheet: Gregory Higgs

Author's Note

Hello, allies! Indomitable Vigilante Film Crew's The Director, back with another character sheet!

This is another one of the main trio in the Calamity Ranch saga, our loveable, mellow, teleporting goofball: Gregory Higgs, or just Greg. He's a very interesting character and also very easy to write for, even when the comedy sometimes clashes with the drama.

Toodles!

— The Director

General Info

• Hero Persona: Will (in reference to Will-o'-Wisp, but just Will); will be adopted after his internship at Calamity Ranch
• Civilian Persona: Gregory Higgs; nickname Greg
• Age: 18
• Biology: Human super
• Category: Speed-type

Physical Profile

• Gender: Male
• Height: 173 cm (5'8")
• Weight: 61 kg (134 lbs)
• Appearance: Pale skin; brown eyes; brown hair; scrawny & noodle-like build, like a skinny college white guy; for reference Scott Mechlowicz from the movie EuroTrip
• Notable features: Wears baggy clothes, sweatpants, and hoodies; often feels cold due to low body fat

Personality & Background

• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Disposition (personality):
  • Mellow/Detached: Always goes for the path of least resistance; is generally easy-going and doesn't cause any friction; often frustrates others due to lacking any real drive
  • Evasive/Flighty: Avoids any situations that are awkward, demanding, or vulnerable to not face discomfort; does so by physically removing himself using teleportation
  • Cynical/Intuitive: Very observant of others and surroundings; uses deductive reasoning to dismantle social dynamics
  • Efficient/Transactional: Refuses to expend energy needlessly, unless compensation is guaranteed and immediate; views effort as currency
  • Fragile/Defeatist: Suffers from "gifted kid burnout"; views struggle as a sign of failure; would rather not try and fail than to try and fail
• Background: Scoring high on all tests throughout his youth, Gregory was always lifted up and even promised a bright future as a hero. After all, teleportation is the ultimate expression of speed. He could outmaneuver and outspeed the fastest heroes. But that is where it ends. He couldn't score high on any written tests, only ever failing or barely passing. The reason he got into such a prestigious school inside The Citadel was due to high recommendation. Once he broke past the delusion of his "promised" bright future, he shut down and didn't put any effort into trying anymore. "If I don't try, it's like I didn't fail, right?"
• Quirks/Flaws/Flavors: Hates being pitied; hates when people shake their heads at him; scared of disappointing anyone, so just doesn't try

Powers & Mechanics

• Primary Abilities: Teleportation
• Sub-abilities:
  • Minor enhanced durability: due to needing to be tougher for teleporting
  • Minor enhanced endurance: due to needing more energy for teleporting, allowing him to teleport multiple times a day to around 15 times without causing any serious problems to his health
  • Enhanced perception: due to needing a clear image of the destination for teleporting (e.g. line of sight, memory, a picture)
  • Enhanced cognition: due to needing better calculations if teleporting without an image (e.g. blind teleporting in a direction, or teleporting a specific distance in a direction)
• Passive Traits:
  • Sharp eyes: stems from enhanced perception; notices small physical details that would've otherwise been missed
  • Quick thinking: stems from enhanced cognition; able to make split second decisions rapidly while on the move (often uses this to be quippy)
  • Intense caloric burn: stems mainly from teleportation, but also a bi-product of enhanced perception and cognition; burns a lot of energy whenever putting in effort
  • Maintains momentum: even after teleporting, he and anyone teleporting with him will maintain the same velocity as before the teleport (e.g. if he's thrown forwards, he'll be flung forwards after teleporting)

Stat Sheet

• Strength: 4
• Speed: 10+
• Utility: 6
• Classification note: Absolute Speed-type, with possibility of being Mixed-type, due to somewhat higher Utility stat

Special Skills

• Expert home chef: can make a meal out of anything; "Might as well make it tasty"
• Expert at fizzling out conflicts

Fun Facts

• Has a pet turtle (Hermann's tortoise) named Flash
• Encyclopedic knowledge of Monster Energy flavors
• Swears he would've been a great ninja if his teleportation didn't displace the surrounding air, resulting in a loud POP noise like a bubble bursting