Editing Oliver (section)

==Appearance and Powers==
Before gaining his powers, he was a short and dumpy blonde kid with a bad haircut.<ref name="17.1">Oliver and Chris were standing outside the door. A more different pair was hard to imagine. Chris was Marissa’s friend. After Marissa had dropped all of her old hobbies and joined the team, Chris was the only one of her friends who’d stuck around. Krouse didn’t see why, but Chris tended to have girls all over him. He was worlds different compared to Oliver, who was short, pear shaped, his blond hair cut in an unfortunate bowl-style that wouldn’t have suited someone four years younger.<br/>[...]<br/>Krouse looked at Chris and Oliver. Second stringers. He’d been one of them, more or less content to watch as everyone else had all the fun. Oliver was trying to get to a competitive level, but he wasn’t very good. Chris only participated to keep Marissa company and to earn some pocket money. - [[Migration 17.1]]</ref> Afterward, his power caused his face and body to continuously shift according to his basic perception of attractiveness, which slightly changes every time he sees a new face to the point that even his friends have had trouble recognizing him. Additionally, he can now become skilled, mentally and physically, at anything he focuses on for an extended period of time.<ref name="17.8 e1">Krouse pulled the car into the driveway. Oliver was outside, and hurried to Krouse’s side.<br/><br/>Oliver was taller than him, now. The baby fat was gone, and he was fit. Krouse had wondered at times why Chris had been so attractive to the ladies. He didn’t wonder with Oliver. Oliver was attractive in a way that meant he could model, he was naturally athletic, he was even smart. It was scary how fast he was picking up new skills.<br/><br/>But he was still Oliver. Whatever gradual transition his power was offering, it hadn’t changed the person at the core of it; an insecure, socially stunted teenage boy. In a way, it had made it worse. Oliver’s face and body changed according to his basic perception of attractiveness, and that changed a little every time he saw a new face. In little ways, his face changed day by day, to the point that it wasn’t always easy to recognize him.<br/><br/>''Fuck you, Simurgh'', Krouse thought. They’d all been forced to deal with their individual tragedies. [...] Oliver got a physical and mental overhaul without any fixes for the real problems  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/15 Excerpt] from [[Migration 17.8]]</ref><ref name="Cast2">'''Oliver (Returned home)''' – A noncombat member of the group. He gained powers that alter his appearance and improve his ability to learn or physically better himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref>

Throughout his changes, he seems to keep certain basic physical features,<ref name="Cast1">'''Oliver''' – A member of the Travelers, a blond boy who takes a more backseat role on the team. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]</ref> such as the blond hair originally had.<ref name="17.1"/>

His power also lets him impersonate [[Eden]], which was used to great effect in the final battle against [[Scion]].<ref name="30.6 e1"/> This is due to the Balance vial being the distilled form of Eden's humanity.<ref>
:'''What would happen if someone drank a vial that was nothing but Balance.'''
Oliver. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/bbv9hq/whats_a_small_thing_you_wondered_about_but_it/ekn1fg9 Comment by] [[Wildbow]] on Reddit</ref>