Brawn

Brawn is a "brick" with the Chinatown Metas - but also a hero.

Description
Brawn is, as one might expect, a brawny, heavily muscled Chinese man - he has the sort of physique hardly found without superpowers.

Background
Brawn got his powers as a young man in the the big superfight in which the Electric Mage was killed. Caught in an explosion of little-understood energies, he was blasted for several blocks but somehow survived, the energies having suffused his body. As soon as this was discovered he was drafted into the army. The trouble was that Brawn was really too nice a guy for this - not willing enough to use lethal force for the army, and always wanting to help people, sometimes despite the mission at hand. He even began slipping away to play superhero. At first he got in trouble for this, but as his popularity as a superhero grew the authorities decided to let him for the positive PR.

Powers
Brawn is your basic brick, but he's learnt to do more than a few tricks with his strength. Chinese government records indicate he can lift 400t.

Personality
Brawn is just the helpful type. He wants to use the power to the greater good - the sort you can't stop from being a hero. He's inclined to see things in black and white. Unfortunately for him, now supervillains (as he sees them) have taken over the government of China, the world has become too grey to fit his viewpoint.

Relations
Brawn is, frankly, too much of a goody two-shoes for most of his fellow Chinatown Metas, though he gets on with Headlong despite ethical disagreements. While he is staunchly loyal to the Old Regime he opposes criminal activity, so he fits very badly into his new situation. Tim Lee tends to use him for defensive duties, which he is less likely to find objectionable.

History
Brawn escaped to Colonial Bay from the Siege of Beijing with the other Chinatown Metas. He was involved in the pursuit of Makeover, but also in fighting a fire in Chinatown.