The Joltergeist
Andrei Hodgkinson (a.k.a. The Joltergeist)
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Andrei had everything going for him - well liked by many, his career as a project manager was properly taking off, his love-life, although he had no set partner, was plentiful… And it was all just so boring.
Work was unfulfilling, his friends felt fake, and the dates were just the same thing over and over again. Still, he plastered on a smile, allowing his anger with the mundanity of his life to build up within until one day, a particular event sparked something within him.
It happened when Andrei was walking home from another day in the office. Taking a shortcut home, he cut down an alley and didn’t notice until it was too late that he was being followed by a couple of low-level thugs. They quickly surrounded him, with one thug pulling out a knife. For a brief moment, it seemed all would be well when a guard from one of the nearby buildings walked past the alley and locked eyes with Andrei, but his hope for backup faded when the guard ran away.
His heart racing, Andrei pleaded with his attackers, reaching his hands out defensively - and then a burst of electricity erupted from his palms, knocking his assailants to the ground.
Perplexed, Andrei could feel the power crackling beneath his skin, and he almost instinctively knew how to use it.
That day, something inside Andrei shifted, and he became desperate to experience that thrill once more. He quit his job and spent his time roaming around the more dangerous areas in Bathala, hoping that someone might attack him, but the increase in frequent hero patrols around the areas put a spanner in his plans - until it didn’t. After all, what greater thrill than to fight another powered being?
As time went on, Andrei paid a designer to build him a costume to help conceal his identity, learning how to control his powers better and discovering the limits to them. He started off committing small crimes under the name of The Joltergeist to draw the attention of the heroes, but they didn’t seem to care, too preoccupied with ‘bigger fish’, so when the opportunity arose for him to help out a more well known villain, Andrei was more than happy to sign up in order to appear on the heroes’ radar.
Education
Andrei graduated top of his class from the University of Bathala, having completed a BA in Media Production.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Andrei received some ‘boring’ awards throughout his life - his basketball team won a tournament, he got an award for an essay at university, and he once won a competition which awarded him a weekend away at a spa (he gifted the weekend to a friend who seemed much more eager to go).
Personality Characteristics
Likes & Dislikes
Ever since his powers developed, Andrei loathes day-to-day mundanity. He would much rather risk his life doing something thrilling and wreaking havoc.
Social
Family Ties
Though his parents and sister are still around, Andrei no longer has any contact with them, rejecting their ‘boring’ lives and their routines, no longer able to fathom why anyone would succumb to the tediousness of 9-5 jobs, forced social events and familial obligations.
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