Aegis
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Aegis</default></title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <group><header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Death</label> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Post-timeskip</label> <label>Ward start</label> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label></group> <group><header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Classification</label> <label>Unique Features</label> <label>Alignment</label>
<label>Status</label><format><label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Aegis is a parahuman and a member of the Brockton Bay Wards.
Background
After Carlos triggered, he joined the Brockton Bay Wards team. Following Triumph's graduation into the Brockton Bay Protectorate, Aegis became leader of the Wards.
Personality
[Coming Soon]
Appearance
Carlos is described as young man of Puerto Rican descent. He wears a rust-red costume with a matching helmet, both with silver-white trim, and a shield emblem. During his first appearance, however, he switched costumes with Clockblocker as part of a plan to trick the Undersiders.<ref name="3.8">Agitation 3.8</ref>
Abilities and Powers
Aegis possesses the ability of flight and an augmented physiology that lacks any weak points.<ref name="3.3">Agitation 3.3</ref><ref name="3.9">Agitation 3.9</ref><ref name="3.10">Agitation 3.10</ref>
His entire biology is filled with so many redundancies and reinforcements that makes it very difficult to put him down. For example: blinding him allows him to see by sensing light through his skin, cutting his throat bleeds no more than cutting the back of his hand, cutting off an arm would only last until he could get it reattached and stabbing him in the heart means that other organs would take its place.<ref name="3.3"/> During the Wards' confrontation of the Undersiders at the bank, Aegis survived being slammed into the ground hard enough to kill a person, and stood back up after less than a second. Angelica held him in her mouth and whipped him around like a toy, but he kept fighting.<ref name="3.9"/> After Brutus and Angelica played a game of tug with his body, Kid Win hit them with a series of bolts from his Alternator Cannon, blasting the three of them into the opposite building. It took the dogs some time to get up, but Aegis was in the air immediately. <ref name="3.10"/>
Aegis' augmented physiology allows him to abuse his body in ways that make him appear to possess supernatural strength. He can throw punches hard enough that they’d break his hand, mangle his joints and tear his muscles, and his body will take it. He can further enhance his strength by undergoing adrenaline rushes that he can keep going for hours. This has the further side effect of making it so that he never gets tired.<ref name="3.3"/> He was able to deliver a two-handed blow to Brutus' snout that knocked him over onto his side.<ref name="3.9"/>
In addition to his flight and augmented physiology, Aegis possesses a form of Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) although his powers allow him to deal with the drawbacks.
History
During the battle at the Bank, Aegis led the Brockton Bay Wards to the bank after it was learned that the Undersiders were robbing it. He switched costumes with Clockblocker in an attempt to fool the Undersiders and have Clockblocker tag them - removing the majority of the Undersiders' fire power in one fell swoop. He then lined up with the other Wards across from the bank and waited for the Undersiders to attempt to make a break for it.
Following the Undersiders' release of some of their hostages, Grue flooded the street with darkness. Bitch and her dogs emerged from the darkness towards Aegis and Clockblocker only to switch course and go after him instead of Clockblocker. Aegis held his ground against Brutus and Angelica, but ended up receiving severe damage to his borrowed costume. Kid Win rescued him by blasting both Aegis and the dogs with his Alternator Cannon.
He emerged from the rubble and flew into the air to get a bird's eye view to try and find them, but Grue filled every street and side street they passed.
Following the battle, the Brockton Bay Wards moved to the PRT Building where they were chastised by Director Piggot. Aegis then debriefed the Wards, and Panacea, who arrived accompanied by Armsmaster and Miss Militia.
Panacea asked who needed the most help, but Aegis told her that he would live and volunteered to be the last person healed. Gallant spoke up and Panacea followed him to a private space to get healed while Aegis stayed behind. He later looked up as Panacea emerged, picked up a marker and began to write down information in the column that had been made for Tattletale. He was eventually healed.
Aegis later appeared alongside New Wave's fliers following the reveal of the Empire Eighty-Eight's identities and Purity's subsequent rampage. Crusader and Rune ran interference for Purity, distracting and trapping the heroes so that Purity could blast them out of the sky.
Director Piggot eventually decided to restructure the Brockton Bay Protectorate and Wards team and planned to swap Aegis with Weld. She and the PRT wanted to see how Aegis would handle leading a different team.<ref>Interlude 7.x</ref>
After Armsmaster and Dragon's program predicted that Leviathan would attack Brockton Bay, Aegis moved to the Protectorate base. He was seen talking amongst the Brockton Bay Wards near New Wave. He then listened as Legend gave a pre-battle speech.<ref>Extermination 8.1</ref>
Aegis later moved to distribute armbands to the gathered heroes and villains that would help coordinate them in the upcoming fight. He then joined the group of front-line combatants led by Alexandria and Dragon. He was later teleported out of the base by Strider.<ref>Extermination 8.2</ref>
Later, when Leviathan was heaving himself out of a building's remains and used his tail to fling debris at the assembled capes, Aegis threw himself at the incoming projectiles. Despite his efforts, two capes were struck down while a third was struck in half by the water from Leviathan's tail.<ref>Extermination 8.3</ref>
Leviathan was later trapped by Kaiser, giving the assembled capes time to gather and prepare for when they would move again. Aegis took an aerial route to prevent Leviathan from heading to the rooftops. He was later killed by Leviathan when the Endbringer broke free and went up towards the rooftops.<ref>Extermination 8.4</ref>
Aegis' name was later added to the Endbringer monument.
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