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==Personality==
==Personality==
He lacked confidence in himself. Given his gained abilities and the manipulation by the [[Simurgh]], he was never able to grow out of this.<ref name="17.8"/>
He lacked confidence in himself. Given his gained abilities and the manipulation by the [[Simurgh]], he was never able to grow out of this.<ref name="17.8">[[Migration 17.8]]</ref>


It was largely his role to keep Noelle company when the other Travelers were off base.
It was largely his role to keep Noelle company when the other Travelers were off base.
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Oliver's power is best classified by the now defunct [[Shifter]] rating.<ref name="22.6c1">Oliver would be a low-level shifter. [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/#comment-23151 Wildbow comment] on [[Cell 22.6]]</ref> Effectively making him a low level [[Changer]]/[[Stranger]].
Oliver's power is best classified by the now defunct [[Shifter]] rating.<ref name="22.6c1">Oliver would be a low-level shifter. [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/#comment-23151 Wildbow comment] on [[Cell 22.6]]</ref> Effectively making him a low level [[Changer]]/[[Stranger]].


It changes his face and body 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. It is suggested that his power allows him to become skilled at anything he focuses on for an extended period of time.<ref name="17.8">[[Migration 17.8]]</ref>
He usually has blond hair.<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>It changes his face and body 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. It is suggested that his power allows him to become skilled at anything he focuses on for an extended period of time.<ref name="17.8 e1">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. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/migration-17-8/ 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>
 
his power was Eden's humanity distilled.<ref name="30.6 e1"/>
<!--Krouse didn’t generally dislike Oliver, but the guy was hard to like, too. He’d joined the group when they’d started their gaming club at school, had once been one of Noelle’s friends, back when they were in kindergarten or something. Now he was in a few of Krouse’s classes, but despite the associations, he remained a second string member of the group. Krouse was willing to admit to himself that Oliver was a second string friend, too. He was short, a little pudgy, with an unfortunate haircut and no real personality, rarely joining in of his own volition.
 
 
<ref name="17.7">[[Migration 17.7]]</ref>
<ref name="17.6">[[Migration 17.6]]</ref>
<ref name="17.5">[[Migration 17.5]]</ref>
 
 
Oliver's power gradually alters his appearance and improves his ability to learn and pick up new skills:
Migration 17.8 said:
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.
 
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.
Oliver's power somehow registers him as being like Zion's companion had been:
Speck 30.6 said:
Because somehow, this boy registered as being like this entity’s companion had been. Registering as the same state, as the power that made it so similar.
Krouse thinking about Oliver and Chris:
Migration 16.10 said:
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.
 
[...]
 
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 said:
Krouse didn’t generally dislike Oliver, but the guy was hard to like, too. He’d joined the group when they’d started their gaming club at school, had once been one of Noelle’s friends, back when they were in kindergarten or something. Now he was in a few of Krouse’s classes, but despite the associations, he remained a second string member of the group. Krouse was willing to admit to himself that Oliver was a second string friend, too. He was short, a little pudgy, with an unfortunate haircut and no real personality, rarely joining in of his own volition.
 
[...]
 
Oliver’s mom was a hardass in her own way, too, but he had buckled under that domineering pressure, breaking rather than thriving. In contrast to Marissa, his identity had been ground away.
Migration 17.5 said:
Oliver opened it. He looked like twenty four hours had passed and he hadn’t slept a wink. Oliver’s eyes were red, and he averted his gaze as he saw Krouse and Cody.
 
How’s she getting to him? Oliver’s biggest weakness would be his self confidence. Was she tearing him down like his mother would? Raising memories of past embarrassments, times people had laughed at him?
 
Migration 17.6 said:
Oliver had been saturated with self-doubt, loathing, all the things that made him introverted, passive, even whiny. He’d been brought to tears at one point, even. Marissa had been brought back to the stage, her focus turned to her relationship with her mom.
 
 
Oliver and Marissa trying to stop Krouse from drinking a vial:
Migration 17.6 said:
He screwed off the top of the canister and withdrew the vial inside. “A toast! If I’m screwed no matter which path I take, then at least I’ll go forward with courage! Fuck you, Simurgh!”
 
Marissa and Oliver appeared at the entrance to the living room just in time to see him tossing the contents of the vial back. They rushed forward to stop him and only succeeded in catching him as he fell.
...
“All good,” he said, knowing he was saying the same thing over and over, rambling. “Guess I’ll need one for her.”
 
He grabbed the heaviest book from the coffee table, then reached for a canister…
 
He could feel it, but couldn’t get a lock. He turned around, looked.
 
There.
 
The book was replaced by the canister the second he made eye contact. He nearly dropped it.
 
Krouse smiled. “Not too difficult. Not hard.”
 
He whirled around, nearly lost his balance. “Well, I’ll meet you guys at the hospital.”
 
“Krouse!” Marissa shouted. She stepped forward, reaching for him. He pushed his power into her and Oliver, switched them so that Oliver was within a few feet of him.
 
Oliver backed away, scared. Krouse had expected as much.
Oliver volunteering to take half of a vial:
Migration 17.7 said:
“Half of Division,” Krouse said, “Funny. But it doesn’t look like Noelle has powers. She’s said her skin fizzes, whatever that means, but maybe it’s incomplete…”
 
“I’ll take half,” Oliver said.
 
All eyes turned to him. Oliver continued, “If Noelle doesn’t want to finish it, I’ll take half. I’m not strong, I’m not brave, or smart, or creative. I don’t have it in me to be a hero. So as long as you don’t ask me to risk my life fighting stuff like the Simurgh, I’ll take the half, try to find other ways to help.”
 
“You don’t give yourself enough credit,” Krouse said. “You’re a decent guy.”
 
“Maybe,” Oliver said. He sounded sad, “Maybe I’m decent. But I’m not a great guy. Like I said, nothing about me is special. Nothing’s exceptional. So I’ll take half.”
 
“Okay,” Krouse said.
...
There weren’t many cars on the road, this time of morning, and less in the rest stop parking lot. Cody pulled in just beside the front door. Before Krouse was able to pull into another parking spot, Oliver was out of the door, running for the bathroom.
 
Oliver hadn’t changed either. Half a dose apparently wasn’t enough. It did seem to make the aftermath of drinking the stuff worse, though. Oliver’s condition had been nearly as drawn out as Noelle’s after he’d taken his dose.
Krouse thinking about Oliver and Oliver's power:
Migration 17.8 said:
Krouse pulled the car into the driveway. Oliver was outside, and hurried to Krouse’s side.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Fuck you, Simurgh, Krouse thought. They’d all been forced to deal with their individual tragedies. Noelle’s went without saying. Jess hadn’t gotten to walk, Luke hadn’t gotten to fly, Oliver got a physical and mental overhaul without any fixes for the real problems, and Marissa had been thrust into the situation she’d fought so hard to escape, where she was forced to pursue a life she didn’t want.
Skitter noticing Oliver:
Scourge 19.7 said:
I glanced over my shoulder at Tattletale. She was getting out of the van, and was joined by Faultline, Labyrinth, and four members of the Travelers: Sundancer, Ballistic, Genesis in her wheelchair and a blond boy who resembled but didn’t quite match Oliver in appearance. Tattletale was exchanging words with Regent. Getting an update?
 
Khepri looking into Earth Aleph for capes:
 
Speck 30.4 said:
There were capes in Earth Aleph, barely C-list by our standards. Sundancer, Genesis, and Ballistic were there as well, the former two in civilian clothes, retired, the latter in a lavish penthouse, fully done up in costume. My portals opened, and I had control of them. I left Oliver behind.-->


==History==
==History==
===Background===
===Background===
Oliver was a member of a professional-level video game team on [[Earth Aleph]]. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, Wisconsin on [[Earth Bet]], she took several buildings from Earth Aleph- including the building Oliver was in- which left him stranded on Earth Bet with his friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, he and [[Noelle Meinhardt|Noelle]] only took half a dose.
Oliver was a member of a professional-level video game team on [[Earth Aleph]]. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, Wisconsin on [[Earth Bet]], she took several buildings from Earth Aleph- including the building Oliver was in- which left him stranded on Earth Bet with his friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, he and [[Noelle Meinhardt|Noelle]] only took half a dose.
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===[[Golden Morning]]===
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Oliver participated in the final battle, where his power caused [[Scion]] to briefly believe he might be [[Eden]].
Oliver participated in the final battle, where his power caused [[Scion]] to briefly believe he might be [[Eden]].<ref name="30.6 e1">I opened a doorway, and I found one individual I’d left behind.<br><br>The boy with the changing faces.<br><br>The number man had said he’d taken a dose that had been focused on helping the entities be human.<br><br>I couldn’t change his face intentionally.<br><br>As it turned out, I didn’t have to.<br><br>I could feel Scion’s reaction, through my senses and the individuals I controlled.<br><br>Hope. For just a second. Not even the faint hope he’d experienced with the fake my teammates had put together.<br><br>Because somehow, this boy registered as being like this entity’s companion had been. Registering as the same state, as the power that made it so similar.<br><br>In the moment that hope died, the girl with the injured hand used her power on the iron rods. Infused them with the energy he was afraid of. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/speck-30-6/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.6]]</ref>


==References ==
==References ==

Revision as of 21:50, August 20, 2017

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Oliver is a member of the Travelers.

Personality

He lacked confidence in himself. Given his gained abilities and the manipulation by the Simurgh, he was never able to grow out of this.<ref name="17.8">Migration 17.8</ref>

It was largely his role to keep Noelle company when the other Travelers were off base.

Appearance and Powers

Oliver's power is best classified by the now defunct Shifter rating.<ref name="22.6c1">Oliver would be a low-level shifter. Wildbow comment on Cell 22.6</ref> Effectively making him a low level Changer/Stranger.

He usually has blond hair.<ref name="Cast1">Oliver – A member of the Travelers, a blond boy who takes a more backseat role on the team. - Cast (Spoiler Free)</ref>It changes his face and body 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. It is suggested that his power allows him to become skilled at anything he focuses on for an extended period of time.<ref name="17.8 e1">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.

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. - 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. - Cast (In Depth)</ref>

his power was Eden's humanity distilled.<ref name="30.6 e1"/>

History

Background

Oliver was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the Simurgh attacked Madison, Wisconsin on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph- including the building Oliver was in- which left him stranded on Earth Bet with his friends. After Francis found a suitcase full of Cauldron superhero serum, he and Noelle only took half a dose.

Story Start

Was not seen for a long time, and only then in Coil's base.

Post-Echidna

Returned to Earth Aleph.

Golden Morning

Oliver participated in the final battle, where his power caused Scion to briefly believe he might be Eden.<ref name="30.6 e1">I opened a doorway, and I found one individual I’d left behind.

The boy with the changing faces.

The number man had said he’d taken a dose that had been focused on helping the entities be human.

I couldn’t change his face intentionally.

As it turned out, I didn’t have to.

I could feel Scion’s reaction, through my senses and the individuals I controlled.

Hope. For just a second. Not even the faint hope he’d experienced with the fake my teammates had put together.

Because somehow, this boy registered as being like this entity’s companion had been. Registering as the same state, as the power that made it so similar.

In the moment that hope died, the girl with the injured hand used her power on the iron rods. Infused them with the energy he was afraid of. - Excerpt from Speck 30.6</ref>

References

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