Gemini
Biographical Details
- Full Name
- Richard Rogers.
- Born
- January 4, 2322. Due to time travelling, this date bore no relationship to his chronological age. His civilian identity had a date of birth of January 4, 1958.
- Died
- Unknown.
- Relatives
- Irene Shaw (Image), wife. Bruce, son. Alison, daughter. Sylvia, daughter.
- Occupation
- Research scientist and former officer of the 24th century Special Police.
- Associates
- Member of Strikeforce (II).
Description
Height 5'11" (180cm). Weight 304lbs (138kg). Blonde hair, brown eyes.
History
Gemini comes from an alternate timeline, in which history diverged from the universe inhabited by Strikeforce. The point of divergence appears to be in the 24th century, when a team was picked to go back in time. In the main Strikeforce universe, the team consisted of Avatar, Black Swan, Electron, Nightflyer and Scorpio. In Gemini's universe, he was selected, along with Image, Littlejohn, Hammer and Lotus. This universe is designated "Universe (II)", though often called simply "Gemini's Universe" by Strikeforce after they discovered its existence.
In both universes, Richard Rogers was a brilliant student who became one of the world's greatest authorities in the fields of teleport technology and energy sources. He did much work on improving the world teleport net while still at university. Later, he devoted time to perfecting small personal teleport devices.
Rogers was working on a dangerous design for a small, long range teleportation device. The Council of Science had already rejected the design as too dangerous for use. Rogers was continuing development with private funding, helped only by Charles Downes, an old friend and rival from college.
In the spring of 2348, Rogers and Downes were prepared to test their device. There was a tragic accident and Downes vanished, teleported out of existence. Or so it seemed. A public enquiry was convened, at which Rogers was accused of criminal negligence. During the hearing, he began to experience strange thoughts and voices. At the same time, he became aware of a great increase in body weight (though he grew no larger) and he gained new po Strikeforce he could not afford to let this show.
In combat or on missions as Gemini, he was competent, efficient and quick thinking. Gemini could be called the backbone of the team.
Since travelling to 1987, Gemini had taken a strong moralistic stance and strove especially hard to fight for liberty and justice, as he saw them. He had become very much an idealist.
Skills and Abilities
In some way never properly explained, Rogers found himself possessing double the speed and strength of a normal man, with a corresponding increase in stamina and resistance to injury. His mass was 50% greater than normal for a man of his build. In his prime he could lift (with great effort) approximately one ton.
Due to an early passion for athletics, coupled with Special Police training, Rogers developed an impressive range of skills. His fighting ability was on a par with a world champion boxer, but for practical purposes he was superior due to his superhuman speed and strength. His gymnastic skill was also world class, while his practical reaction time was considerably above human normal.
Rogers was a brilliant scientist. Not only was he an authority on many ground-breaking theoretical subjects, he was also a leading inventor in his time.
Equipment
Gemini wore a suit of lightweight armour, consisting of an advanced Kevlar derivative with stronger alloy plates protecting his torso and head. The armour was impervious to conventional small arms fire.
Gemini incorporated two advanced devices into the armour. His personal teleport unit enabled him to teleport up to three kilometres with minimal strain to his system. Antigravity devices allowed him to fly through the air silently at speeds of almost 120kph. Both of these devices were controlled cybernetically via circuitry housed in his helmet. They were powered by high density storage batteries housed in his belt, with power for several hours' flight or dozens of kilometres of teleportation.