The Number Man

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Background

Number Man is a Thinker who can perceive and manipulate numbers. He fought alongside Jack Slash as a member of the Slaughterhouse Nine in his former identity as Harbinger. He became a member of Cauldron and has managed their finances for decades.

Personality

Number Man is a reserved and logical man, far more rational and calm than any who knew him as "Harbinger" would imagine.

His power reflects his nature, allowing him to take precise and calculated actions in the spur of the moment.

He has noted his distaste for the Harbinger clones, as they act according to word of mouth and rumors of his ruthlessness under that alias rather than acting more in line with his actual personality.

Appearance

Number Man purposefully dresses as normal as possible. He wears a button-down shirt and thin-rimmed glasses. He is clean-shaven and keeps his blond hair cut short. He considers himself "bland" and appears to be a bookish, middle-aged man.

Abilities and Powers

Number Man's ability makes him "good with numbers" to a ridiculous degree. He uses this ability to understand the world around him to such an extreme depth that he can shrug off a multiple-story drop, set up a controlled demolition on the fly, horizontally wall-run, and predict how someone will act and react inside or outside of battle. His power is also useful for Cauldron and he manages their funds.

History

Background

Number Man was a member of the Slaughterhouse Nine under King as Harbinger. Harbinger and Jack killed King in 1987 and Harbinger joined Cauldron prior to May 1, 1988.

During the Irregulars' attack on Cauldron, Number Man and his clones helped protect Doctor Mother. Following her death, he helped set up the demolition that brought Cauldron's headquarters down on Scion.

He became part of Khepri's swarm and helped calculate the likelihood of attacks hitting Scion.

References

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/interlude-21-donation-bonus-1/