Daniel Creed

"Do you want to spend your life with a boot on your throat? I sure as hell don't."

-Daniel Creed

Daniel Creed is a metahuman supremacist who operates along the United States East Coast. The founder of the terrorist organization, the Heralds of Diablo, better known simply as the Heralds, Creed is a violent radical whose goal is to usher in an era of new metahuman dominance. Cunning and charismatic, Creed has proved himself a thorn in the side of the US government ever since he founded the Heralds in late 2014.

Early Life
Daniel was born in Los Angeles in 1994. His father, Nolan, was a construction worker, his mother Debbie a waitress. Daniel also had one older brother, Oliver, better known as Ollie, his elder by three years. Daniel grew up in Compton during the late 90s and early 2000s, relatively poor, but with a relatively stable family life.

There was just one little problem: His father and brother were both metahumans. His father was a pyro, his brother a brawn. Both had there names and faces put into government databases when the Metahuman Registration Act passed in 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Daniel never demonstrated any sort of metahuman ability, and so was except, but had to deal with bullies in school who mocked him for being from a family of freaks. Daniel got in a few fights, as did his brother. Though when Ollie, using his superhuman strength beat up several of his classmates, he was arrested and served a month of jailtime, despite having been attacked by a gang of other boys first.

Incidents such as these prompted fierce chidings from their father, a stern and morally upright man. His sons were not to be criminals. They were to keep their heads down, and not get into trouble. Ollie was infuriated, calling their father a coward. Their house was small, so Daniel heard all their arguments from his bedroom.

Birth of the Revolutionary
When Daniel was fourteen, the house of the neighbors across the street caught fire in the night. His father immediately rushed out to help, using his powers to try and douse the flames, while he send Ollie in to help get the people inside out. Unfortunately, another one of the neighbors saw Nolan manipulating the flames, and called the police, thinking he was causing the fire. The cops arrived long before any fire trucks did, arriving just as Nolan finished dousing the fire. The police immediately drew their weapons on Nolan, even as Oliver angrily shouted that they had been trying to help. Daniel, who had been watching from the window, rushed outside, his mother following close behind him, calling him to stop. Both had weapons trained on them, and Nolan, trying to defend his family, attempted to put himself between them. Unfortunately, one of the officers was jumpy, and shot Nolan in the head as he moved. Oliver rushed the officer who had shot his father, sending him crashing into one of the squad cars, where he broke his spine, only for the other officers to gun Ollie down while his back was turned.

The sight of his father and brother being killed in front of him caused Daniel's dormant metahuman abilities to manifest for the first time. His clothes began to smoke, his eyes to glow red as flames sprouted up his arms and shoulders. One of the officers shouted that he was a meta too, taking aim and firing... Only for Daniel's mother to put herself between them. Taken right through the heart, she died instantly. Overcome by rage and grief, Daniel let loose a scream of anguish, and with it, a wave of fire that engulfed the entire street.

Physical Appearance
Daniel is a young man of Caucasian descent, standing at an average height of 5 '10''. Possessed of a narrow, athletic build, Daniel is covered in wiry muscle. His dark brown hair straight and a few inches long, but is often distorted by the red hat he prefers to wear, a gift he received from his father. Possessed of brown eyes, a prominent nose and otherwise well defined features, he is fairly handsome to look upon.

Stats
Threat Level: Gamma

Durability: Class 2

Regeneration: Class 3

Speed: Class 1

Strength: Class 2

Power Mastery: Professional

Karma Level: Outlaw