Editing Assault (section)

==Abilities and Powers==
Ethan is a kinetic energy manipulator, controlling the energies of movement, acceleration, and motion,<ref name=":1">[[Tangle 6.5]]
</ref> but only on himself and things he touches.<ref name="Cast2" />

[[Battery]] was able to kick off him and leap in the opposite direction at full power without hurting him; in fact, he could use the energy of the impact to move himself at high speeds.<ref name=":1" /> He could move over long distances at speeds similar to [[Chariot]], whose suit allowed him to move a hundred miles an hour.<ref name=":3">There's a kid calling himself Chariot.  Been racing around the city with a powered suit that lets him move a hundred miles an hour.  Assault finally caught up with him last night, brought him into custody.  Wound up calling the kid's mom, got him to agree to talk to [[Kid Win|our recruiter]]. - [[Sentinel 9.4]]</ref><ref>"The only ones capable of moving that fast are Assault and maybe Chariot," I said. - [[Monarch 16.3]]
</ref> He could cross a room with a single leap.<ref name=":4">[[Monarch 16.2]]
</ref> He couldn't hit as hard or move as fast as Battery could when charged,<ref name=":2" /> but he moved faster than she did on average.<ref>She covered more distance with the start-stop motion of charging and running than she did just running, but it made for a halting progress where Assault simply continued forward.  He made some headway on her.  She knew he’d stop at some vantage point to wait for her. <span class="">- </span>[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt]<span class=""> from </span>[[Interlude 12.5]]</ref>
He had a limited ability to resist incoming [[containment foam]], which slid off him more easily than normal.<ref name=":1" /> Bugs slid off him as if oiled.<ref name=":4" />

He could deliver kicks that shoved a person across a room without hurting them. He could kick a desk into the air across a room at an enemy.<ref name=":4" />

As Madcap, he used his extremely flexible power somewhat differently.<ref>I think this would work best if I took on a new identity.  New costume.  My powers are versatile enough that I doubt anyone's going to draw a connection. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 12.5]]</ref>
He could hit an armored van hard enough to make it roll, or stand in front of one and have it bounce off him, crumpled as if hitting a telephone pole.<ref>Madcap hit one of the armored PRT vans hard enough to make it roll.  The driver of the second tried to steer clear, but Madcap stepped into the path of the incoming vehicle.  It struck him and the vehicle virtually bounced off of him, the hood crumpling as though it had hit a telephone pole. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> He could rip the doors off an armored van.<ref name=":0" /> He could rip a weapon from an enemy's hand or smash them against the ground with a touch.<ref>She wrested the bumper free with a tug and then swung it at Madcap like an oversized bat.
He blocked it with one hand, and the scrap of metal slipped from her hand and went sailing into the nearby cornfield.
Then he slid forward and tapped the flat of one hand against her chest.  She bounced off of the ground and fell in a heap.  It took her one attempt at standing before she realized it was futile. <span>- </span>[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt]<span> from </span>[[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> He could smash his way through a solid concrete wall without slowing.<ref>Madcap leapt to one side as Legend fired a series of beams at him.  The villain plunged into and through the concrete wall of the jail, and Jamie was only steps behind him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt]<span class=""> from </span>[[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> When Battery slammed him against a wall, he rebounded as if made of rubber. He was able to throw her down the length of a hallway.<ref>Her elbow caught him while he was still airborne, and unable to dodge.  She slammed him into a wall, and followed up with a leaping kick while the effects of her power still coursed through her.
Madcap rebounded off of the wall as though he were made of rubber and ducked beneath her incoming kick.  Twisting around as he rose back to a standing position, he got a grip on her from behind in the same moment her foot hit the wall.  Heaving, he hurled her down the length of the hallway. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> When he ran, he moved faster with every step.<ref>Legend’s lasers tore into the spot where Madcap had been a half second ago.  The villain sprinted toward Jamie, moving faster with each step. <span class="">- </span>[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt]<span class=""> from </span>[[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> He could make a metal chair that was tripping him crumple and explode.<ref>He turned on the spot, reaching out to block her strike or grab her.
But she didn’t give him the opportunity to do either.  Instead, she spent the rest of her accumulated power in a single burst, pulling at the metal of a nearby chair.  It fell over, sliding into Madcap’s path.  The metal legs caught on his own legs, one sliding just beneath his descending foot.  He stumbled.  He exerted his power, causing the chair to crumple and explode before he stumbled any further and fell. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 12.5]]</ref>
His power didn't prevent him from stumbling on unanticipated objects, nor make him immune to [[Legend]]'s kinetic lasers.<ref name="I12½">[[Interlude 12.5]]</ref> His power was totally ineffective when he was in midair.<ref name=":2">She activated her power.  Time seemed to slow down as she sped up.  She snapped her head to look <em>up</em> and saw him in the middle of a leap over her head.  He’d timed it perfectly, so he would be above her when she rounded the corner.<br/><br/>Except she was faster, and she could hit harder than he could.  Given a chance.<br/><br/>Her elbow caught him while he was still airborne, and unable to dodge. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 12.5]]</ref>