(No I love Emery! I love their name and the name the Silver Samurai. It's really cool. And their superpower too, it's dope!)
(Also I sorta got inspiration from Flame Princess and Prometheus for this character. I hope you like him.)
Name: Janus Namgung
Age: 26
Gender: Cis male (he/him/his)
Sexuality: Demisexual biromantic
Appearance: Most known for his tall stature and sculptured frame, Janus is 6'1". His hair is cherry red and long pushed back. It tends to be slightly messy, although he does not really seem to notice. He always has a natural medium tan even if it's winter time. All over his back and the insides of his forearms are light scars, but he has no recollection of why they're there. He has dark brown hooded eyes. His go-to outfit is a dark slim-fit tank top with dress pants, shoes, and a long suit jacket. And he does love to wear earrings, usually studs, along with other accessories. Sometimes he paints his fingernails if he's in the mood; currently they are not painted. He does have his toenails painted a random color and currently they are burgundy.
Personality: Regardless of the path that he is on, Janus still has a heart of steel with cracks filled with gold. He cares about others, their wellbeing, and whether or not they are in danger. And he will do anything to make sure they are safe. Quite often does he invest himself into work, his goals, people he cares about, and so on rather than himself. Janus does analyze things from every perspective, but other times he says to hell with it. He is not one to step back and let things happen. Despite his constant urge to jump to action, he does enjoy sitting back and watching from afar. And while he is a bit cold and callous, there are remnants of his original warm/sensitive personality lingering.
Backstory: Janus has no idea what happened during the first four years of his life. In reality, he was created in a lab for the purpose of experiments. A professor who had worked there rescued Janus and became his father. To ensure that Janus would live a normal life, his "father" injected him with two different serums. One to wipe his memory and the other to disable his fire abilities, but one of them only worked.
Regardless, Janus grew up with a pretty normal life. His father married a man who is a conductor and happens to teach music at the same university he teaches in downtown. Janus was known to be a bright and warm kid who would do good in the world. He gotten good grades while being generally liked by all in school. But by the time he turned thirteen, his powers started to come back.
He was scared knowing that with his powers, he can do a tremendous amount of destruction and harm. Janus never told the professor because he swore that if he ever did use his powers, it'd be for good. He was not interested in becoming a superhero at first. The idea only came up while he was in college learning about the history of superheros. When he graduated and came home, Janus got a job at the Superhero Villain Protection Agency as a researcher and historian for their data center.
It was only four months into the job did he realize that there is something wrong with the SVPA. Through files from the last thirty years, the agency has run experiments on bodies of victims in villain attacks without the knowledge of the victim's family. They even force people with powers to become superheroes against their own will. He tried to blow the whistle on it, yet no one believed him. Despite hiding his identity in the process, he got upset and quit his job. Things only got worse when his fathers were involved in an accident caused by Cassander fighting a villain.
His father (the professor) died while his papá has to rely on a cane for walking. Janus was all alone and had no to turn to. He was broken, never to be the same ever again. Still, he had his powers. Why not use them to take down an organization who's a threat to the people? His judgment may be cloudy, but who cares?
Janus never meant to be a villain. At first he (he being Maestro Fiammo) tried to be a superhero, but next thing he knew the SVPA, Cassander, and people had labeled him as a villain. It's interesting now that he works for a newspaper company and as a news consultant. Sometimes he has talked about himself, Maestro Fiammo, and no one bats an eye. But Maestro Fiammo will teach them a thing or two.
Hero/villain name: Maestro Fiammo (sometimes just called one over the other)
Powers and weapons: FIRE! His main power is the ability to generate fire in which he can also control most of the time. There is also thermal resistance and enhanced strength. Also he can detect a person through heat. The flames he generates are like extensions of his nerves. He can feel anything or anyone that touches it or is close by. That being said, distinguishing the flames hurts him. It does leave him in pain, sometimes still does when he goes home and lays in bed.
Hero/villain appearance: As Maestro, his hair changes to a royal blue with some streaks of a light orange at the top. The color of his eyes turn to a dark blue, yet they do light up orange whenever he is angry or using his powers. His outfit consists of a white 18th century-esque rocco shirt, black pants, boots, long leather coat, and a mask. (https://pin.it/6e1fuTe)
Other: He has depression and anxiety, but he also doesn't admit it; mostly because he doesn't know that he has it. You can tell when he is in a depression funk when he's doing a slushie run at two in the morning. Coincidentally one of his favorite sports is swimming and if he's not at home, work, or being Maestro Fiammo, you can find him at an indoor pool.
