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Tech Knight is my foray into creating a power armor character. Instead of the walking arsenal of most Power Armor characters in comics I decided to give the character a theme. The theme is that of a Knight. Being a Knight his powers are basically A sword, a shield, and a mechanical horse (and also a suit of armor for defense) I also gave the armor some powers (a power supply, polarized lenses to protect against flashes and an internal air supply BACKGROUND Jason had a very good childhood. He had two loving Parents and an over protective older brother. He had plenty of friends and was doing well in school. Three months after his eighth birthday, His parents and older brother were in an automobile accident. The result left him an orphan. For the next few years, Jason was bounced from foster home to foster home. Parents who didn’t seem to want a child more than some free labor around the house. And some parents who had no idea what they were doing. Some parents wanted to change his name from Jason. His parents gave him that name. His mom, dad and brother were taken from him. No way was his name that they gave him going to be taken away. He eventually ran away from home in the suburbs and escaped to the city. After three years of living in the city, Jason has developed some skills to protect himself from people bigger than him and others who thought he was easy pickings because he was homeless. He also picked up some skills to help put food in his stomach and money in his pocket, even if it wasn’t his money. One day he went to gets some money when he saw a ‘mark’ in an expensive looking suit heading his way. He chatted with a stranger next to him when he bumped into the ‘mark’. He was about to apologies and walk way with the guy’s wallet when he noticed the ‘mark’s’ hand around his wrist with his hand around the man’s wallet. The man did not call for the police or beat on Jason. Instead, he gave Jason a job as his right hand man and gave him a home. The man was Reginald Price, An antique dealer, collector and trader. Jason was taught to manage his appointments, deal with other dealers and interact with clients on the times he was indisposed with latest finds, sales, and trips. Jason was also given a regiment of exercise, diet, etiquette, and some horse back riding. Jason was also given training in the use and care of some medieval weaponry when he commented on if Mr. Price used any of the weapons he had in his estate. Jason was thankful he didn’t ask if he read all the books in his library. As time went on the boss/employee relationship and teacher/student relationship moved to an almost father/son relationship. Mr. Price giving Jason the stability, acceptance and even love he has not received for his foster families or his fellow street people. It was during this time when Jason was brought even deeper into Mr. Price’s confidence. He learned that Mr. Price was also none other than Arcane Knight, The knightly power armored hero of the city, and member of the Protectors. There is a lot more to say about Arcane Knight but that is for another time. This made covering for Mr. Price a bit easier and also got Jason thinking along the lines of being trained like a squire of some kind (can you say sidekick?) Jason was wrong. For almost a year after learning of Mr. Price’s secret Jason learned he was going to be more than a sidekick for a hero. Mr. Price came back to his lair grievously wounded in his latest battle with the Black Paladin. Mr. Price leaned that his gift of immortality did not also include invulnerability. An over powering blow to the back has paralyzed Tech Knight. With Armor that was almost falling apart on him and a helm that now shown part of his face (but nothing recognizable past the bruises) The Arcane Knight on his summoned steed managed to make it home. Jason took up the reigns. But with the damage to Arcane Knight’s Mystical armor, Mister Price went to the Gadgeteer. He had a suit of power armor and a robotic horse made up for Jason based on his arcane suit of armor (As his arcane Armor slowly regenerates over the next few years). Jason enters the hero world as Tech Knight. NOTE ON ARCANE KNIGHT: He started his hero career in the time of knights, kings and wizards. On one mission he gained the boon of immortality. From then till now he has always been a knight and protector, Being covered in knightly armor helped the man now known as Mr. Price to protect his Identity. But with the growing news and media Mr. Price learned he had to change identity every thirty years or so. Also with the rise in technology, mutant and meta-human villains he used his money (That he gained through artifacts and ‘family’ investments) and experience to keep up with the evil Jones’s. He had gadgets, armor and recently discovered a suit of arcane armor |
