Teck the Porcupine

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Teck the Porcupine
Name	Teckno Logico (call him Teck)
Species	Porcupine
Age	18
Height	113 centimeters (3'8")
Weight	36.2 kilograms (79.6 lbs.)
Special abilities & skills	Common sense and attention to detail give Teck an extraordinary talent in laying out plans and identifying flaws. Skilled with and adaptive to all kinds of technology - can assemble, program, and hack computers and operate extremely complicated astronomical equipment. Teck's large, round ears provide remarkably acute auditory senses.
Unique ability	Teck's spines aren't like most. Bunched between his large spines that make the shape of his head and remain unseen are very specialized quills that are anchored into his cranial skin by pressurized follicles that contract in sync with muscle tension, enabling his spines to fire as projectiles. When used in conjunction with his spin attack, it makes for an omnipresent shower of razor sharp quills that can prove deadly.
Carried items	N/A
Ability Ratings
Speed	Natural high speed runner: 175 miles an hour at sea level. His jacket deters him from reaching this speed, however, so he usually never passes 140 MPH without taking it off.
Agility	Can climb, swim, and dart around with the best of them thanks to practice from boring afternoons in his childhood. He has impressive acceleration, able to reach 0-100 within 4.3 seconds. Best of all, though, is his jumping ability - from a standstill, he is capable of jumping straight up at heights of fifty feet or more.
Strength	His arms are only as useful as picking things up.
Stamina	He's like a bottle rocket - goes off at full tilt then drops as soon as he started.
Toughness	Although Teck is healthy and fit and his quills provide ample defense, he is extremely dependent on cold climate. Teck starts experiencing hyperthermic symptoms at º85 Fahrenheit - he cannot stand heat.

General Info

Common sense is his name, chivalry his native tongue.

Brought up by a quintessential 50's-style father (complete with argyle sweater, round spectacles, tasseled loafers, and briar pipe) who was hellbent on striking it big with his harebrained inventions and a doting housewife mother with a thick British accent who cared about nothing else but making sure his belly was full, Teck developed an affable charisma that is matched by few and copied by many...

Some say that's his special power: an extraordinary excess of character. Throughout all the trials and tribulations of his life; from his first adventure on North Island to saving lives with a group of ragtag 'freedom fighters' called The Era to even taking up a position as a political underdog at one of the world's most revered economies, the Ultimatropolis, so much variety and even a lot of the adversity he has dealt with has given him a worldly, intellectual, chivalrous, witty, charming, yet short-tempered and hotheaded demeanor.

Although generally optimistic when common sense call for it, Teck's dryness and dripping sarcasm usually give him off as a cynic at times. He is known to be rather probing and often annoying with his tendency to correct anybody on anything wrong they say or do. Despite that, his wit, poise, overly animated rhetoric and outrageous British accent & slang make him very fun to be with. It can be amusing to watch Mr. Logico prattle on and on and on in the utmost animation about the subtleties of properly making a bed and sprinkling the anecdote with a barrage of, 'bloo'eys', 'e-gads!', 'gah'damns', and 'bugger alls.'

Around the opposite sex, Teck's knighthood style chivalry earns him quite a lot of attention with the ladies - not that he notices it. Teck spent the first thirteen years of his life in a tree house with just his parents and was schooled at home, making him a little oblivious to outside emotions. Throughout his entire life, Teck's interaction with women usually never passes dispelling some computer advice.

In the realm of suspense, Teck's sobriety comes out full swing. When the going gets tough, he is very single-minded; he focuses unwaveringly on the task at hand, and when that particular task involves jeopardy or endangerment of others, Teck is usually the first to lay out the plan. Teck also looks out for safety above all else, he is far more secure than reckless, and is always the first to point out a potential flaw, setback, or loose thread in even the most airtight plan. On the same token, Teck is also very sensitive to criticism or rejection and his dry wit makes him awfully passive aggressive, albeit he can be quite open about his aggravations too. Very open. So open, in fact, that people have pissed themselves in response to his mudslinging and ranting. In the end, though, his temper pales in comparison to his charisma, for he is a social maniac most people just love to love.

Ability Info

Teck is more of an intellectual utility character - able to sort out details, emphasize formality, use technology, and devise plans. On the physical side, he has agility and is ALWAYS willing to prove his worth in a fight when his temper goes out of hand. He has a high running speed, high acceleration, and exceptionally strong leg muscles. His jumping power is similar in proportion to a jumping spider's. Couple these two attributes together and you have a powerful system for dynamic combat. Teck also knows the spin attack and learned the on-ground spindash (he cannot perform it in the air) when he was just six.

Teck's physical drawback is his stamina which is dependent on the climate. He was born in a tropical/temperate climate but his genetics are adaptive to cool temperatures and he develops hyperthermia twenty degrees LOWER than average. Teck has suffered near heat stroke over three times in his life, one of which was at 83 degree Central City heat; not exactly an oven! He cannot stand heat for long and develops symptoms of heat exhaustion within minutes. His range for comfort is between 50-75 degrees and he actually thrives in 20-40 degree weather! Thankfully, he knows his limits and will usually hold off any dynamic movement if the climate is unwelcoming for his natural inclination towards cold temperatures.

Miscellanea

Trivia

• Closest friends: Streak the Hare and Janet Palamara
• Worst enemies: Edgar Balcombe, a ruthless and vindictive human tyrant who wishes to overthrow Ultimatropolis and turn it into a super military power. Teck has had a deep history of brutal entanglements with this man.
• Biggest rivals: Rocco Daniel James, a raccoon who is a sworn follower of the Eggman Empire. Teck sees Rocky as a rival from an intellectual standpoint, especially since they act very much the same.
• Known relatives: His father Wilbur Logico, an inventor, and his mother Julianna (which is who he got his accent from) both still reside at the Wood Zone on Westside Island and Teck visits them often. Teck also has his Aunt Wilma and Uncle Zachary at Resort Island.
• Favorite color: Green. (Not that he ever shows it.)
• Likes: Anything to do with space/astronomy/cosmology, cold climates, cheeseburgers (I swear, he's worse than J. Wellington Wimpy), deserted yet highly industrialized areas with a very heavy duty flair to them (Metropolis Zone is his favorite), reading, sleeping, rain, recreational exploration, and conducting research in his space observatory.
• Dislikes: Heat, rejection, heat, did I mention heat? I think I did. Anyway... heat, desserts, hedgehogs, any form of disarray or disorderliness, spiders, and when he senses any modicum of angst or ill feelings amongst his friends.
• Pet Peeves: Subtle egos. Teck thinks of it this way, "Well damn, mate, if your head is that far up your arse you might as well eat the shat and not sniff it!"
• Birthday: August 28th (he couldn't be anymore of a virgo!)
• Birthplace: Wood Zone, Westside Island
• Occupation: Teck is an accomplished Astronomer and Celestial artist. His research and breathtaking renderings of the cosmos are littered in dozens of educational publications worldwide and his name is very well known amongst the astronomy community.
• Home: A cozy and very rustic chalet in the picturesque village of Quaintshire Brook, North Island. You know it's Teck's house when you see the huge space observatory outside.
• Character theme: I've owned this character for damn near ten years and I have never found a theme that matches him. Help plz.
• Miscellaneous trivia:
  • Although Teck is a seasoned astronomer, to this day, a majority of the mathematical aspects of the field perplex him. He usually needs a calculator or needs to refer to notes he's taken to remember certain operations and formulas. This is why he is an astronomer, not an astrophysicist.
  • Teck is left-handed.
  • Teck was nameless for the first 5 years of his life since his parents made a neat decision to let him name himself. He named himself Teckno since when said with Logico, it sounds like “technological.”
  • Teck’s Uncle, Zachary Logico is owner of the Logico Tobacciana business, a family-owned Briar Pipe craft business passed down from generation to generation for over 160 years.
  • Teck’s father invented the world’s first Spindash dynometer, a high endurance machine capable of measuring the torque and power output of any animals that have learned the spindash. It's one of his few useful inventions.
  • Teck has been known to be rather racist towards some species, particularly hedgehogs since they’re everywhere and he is occasionally mistaken for one. He thinks porcupines should be the first thing to come to mind when you think of sharp spines and spin attacks. (Which, to a point, is justified since New World porcupines do roll into balls for defense!)

Beyond the Profile

Played By

Robert, AKA nUcLeArEnVoY

Credits

Try not to steal this character. I know I can't stop you, but at least try not to. Dignify yourself.