Usher
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Usher</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>
Usher is a member of the Los Angeles Protectorate.<ref name="23.2"/>
Abilities and Powers
Has the ability to grant "unreliable" defenses, capable of countering Behemoths 'death aura',<ref name="I24">Interlude 24</ref> as well as many other powers. He could only target one person at a time.<ref name="list"/><ref name="R1"/><ref name="23.2">Drone 23.2</ref> His defenses didn't protect against being pushed or thrown around.<ref name="23.2"/><ref name="I24"/>
The targets of his power glowed<ref name="23.2"/> and felt an "energy" coursing through them.<ref>Chevalier could feel a sensation crawling through his body, an energy. It didn’t invigorate, not on its own, but he could feel a kind of relief.
Usher was alive, and Usher’s power coursed through him.-24.x (Interlude)</ref><ref name="23.2"/>
Usher's power was ranged, and only required him to concentrate on the person he was empowering.<ref name="23.2"/><ref name="R1">Usher - Consistent trump effect (one parahuman?), focused to the point of applying to one person, (threat to one individual), ranged application (blaster-esque situation?), protective (harm involved?). The trump effect blocks powers, implying that the relationship to the power at the time of the trigger is direct and negative. I'm picturing Usher being lifted by TK and dragged toward some threat (building's edge? churning machinery?) with the telekinetic further back, advancing. It fulfills the trend for gaining powers to have ironic consequences if he inadvertently cancels the other parahuman's powers while being threatened and held over a large drop, and that the resulting power reshapes his life to fling him again and again into confrontations vs. parahumans like the one that nearly killed him. --Usher's Trigger event</ref>
Another description would be that his power provided single-target power immunity to others.<ref name="list">Usher - Provided single-target power immunity to others. - Protectorate - Parahuman List (bolded edit by Wildbow)</ref>
| Enemy | Effectiveness |
|---|---|
| August Prince | No effect. |
| Bambina | Protected from her explosions, but seemingly not her kicks. |
| Behemoth | Negated his kill aura, although he was able to melt armor.
Protected Chevalier from the damaging effects of shockwaves, but not from being pushed backward by them. Didn't protect against Behemoth's blows. Didn't make it easier to breathe. May or may not have protected against radiation. |
| Starlet | Totally negated her attacks. |
History
Post-Echidna
Worked with Alexandria prior to her death.<ref name="23.2"/>
Post-Timeskip
Usher was a member of the team who went to arrest Pretender.<ref name="23.2"/>
Chevalier made use of his power to fight Behemoth in melee.<ref name="I24"/>
References
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