Lee Franks

On first blush, Lee Franks looks military. He’s middle-aged with none of the paunch, and still stands with a Marine’s bearing and no-nonsense glare. People are surprised when they discover that he was also a bodyguard turned bush league hero named Conda, who used his modest stretching abilities to fight crime in Florida. While he enjoyed keeping people safe, Franks wondered where the snake idol he’d worn came from; the question drove him to find out, eventually leading him to the Zuni tribe in New Mexico. It was there he discovered that the serpent fetish belonged to the worshippers of the rainbow serpent, Amitolane. He came to the realization that he’d been wasting stolen powers on his own bush-league thrills. When he was with the Marines he had a purpose and clarity, but now he was approaching 40 and had little to show. Franks didn’t feel right holding on to the fetish and returned it to the Zuni. After that he started hunting down old buddies from the Corps, trying to find a place that suited him and let him help people like he had from behind the mask. That’s how he landed in AEGIS as a field agent.
AEGIS had been what Franks was missing in his life, though his time as a crimefighter meant he no longer quite fit in a world he once found comfortable. He’d gone from being a good soldier to someone who got things done his own way. He asked questions. He had a mouth on him. He’d gotten older and less patient. Those who liked him called him a straight shooter, and those he annoyed called him arrogant. Unfortunately, the former tended to be his peers and the latter his superiors. Franks realized he would never rise high in the Agent Division of AEGIS, but he was ready to make peace with that fact. That was before Bonham showed up at his desk and said, “Follow me.”
Ever since that day, Franks has served as the most straightlaced member of Red Group, serving as Bonham's eyes on the team but also protecting them with extreme measures he knows their boss wouldn't officially condone.

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While he has long since lost his stretching powers, Franks remains a marine and a field agent, and can handle himself in a fight in close quarters or at range. He hits like a truck and remains a decent grappler, but truly shines when he can pick up the nearest blunt object and put it to creative use as a weapon.