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Revision as of 00:05, 19 December 2006
Doug Ramsey, formerly a student at Xavier's, currently works as the entirety of the Snow Valley Memorial Center's IT department. His mutant powers are based around pattern recognition. In addition to granting him comprehension of both the written and spoken word of every language ever created by human beings (and in one notable exception, a language that had not been invented yet), he can also crack codes and interpret body language.
Contents
Details
Character Journal: x_cypher
Real Name: Douglas Aaron Ramsey
Codename: Cypher
Aliases: Lexicon, Aron Hugaldrson
First Appearance: August 25, 2004
Date of Birth: May 7, 1987
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado
Citizenship: American
Relatives: Ramsey Family: John Ramsey (father), Mary Ramsey (mother), Katie and Jennifer Ramsey (younger sisters)
Education: Graduate of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, class of 2005. Currently pursuing correspondence college courses.
Relationship Status: Single
Occupation: Doug is the sole member of the IT department for Snow Valley Memorial Center.
Team Affiliation: X-Force
Biography
Childhood
Doug is the eldest of three children born to a typical Denver middle-class family. Whilst his bookish habits and slightly smaller stature made him a target for bullying in school, for the most part his childhood and early adolescence were happy. He was part of the Alison Blaire fan club, enjoyed his computer games and Magic: The Gathering tournaments and was otherwise a normal, if slightly geeky, teenager.
The difficulty began when, as part of a normal physical, blood tests were taken that revealed Doug was a mutant. He appeared to have no active power, however, and it was felt there was no need for special training or assistance. Then the results were somehow leaked to the public. Doug's family began to be harassed by the anti-mutant group, Friends of Humanity, who had a presence in their city. Reluctantly, in order to protect his family, Doug agreed to leave home and attend Xavier's, arriving there in August 2004.
Life At The Mansion
Despite his natural shyness, Doug settled in quickly at the mansion. He became firm friends with Jamie Madrox, with whom he had much in common, as well as Everett Thomas, Kitty Pryde and Marie-Ange Colbert. He also became an older brother figure to Artie Maddicks and later, Miles Blaire. He also had the habit of falling for girls who were, inevitably, in love with someone else, thus dooming himself to disappointment; first with Paige Guthrie and then later with Marie D'Ancato.
X-Force and the Snow Valley Center
Physical Characteristics
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Eyes: blue
Hair: blond
Other Features: Doug's left ear is pierced, and he wears a small silver or gold stud in it. He has one notable scar, on his chest right above his heart from the events in Asgard.
Powers
Doug began his stay at the mansion not convinced that he even had a mutant power. He was merely a guy with a bit of a talent for languages and hacking. That lasted until he discovered that he could practically read his roommate Jamie's body language. He tested his theory by refreshing his journal page in different languages that he had never studied in his life, and found that he could read them all.
Since that time, Doug has discovered that his power extends to pattern recognition. This means that he can comprehend the written or spoken word of any language that he sees or hears, including the future language Askani. He can also "read" body language and decipher codes. His instinctive mastery of languages also includes computer languages, part of what makes him such an excellent programmer.
Equipment
Doug always has his PDA with him.
Trivia
Doug enjoys what has been termed as "waging savage war on his taste buds", that is, he has an obsession with spicy food. He and Amanda frequently go for curry nights after work.
He, Jamie Madrox, and Guido Carosella knew each other previously from an Alison Blaire fan site.
He was one of the lead singers for the student band People Covered In Fish.
Plots
2004
2005
X-Men Mission: The Perfect Nanny
2006
Operation: Don't Leave Me With The Germans
Meta
Player: Twiller
E-mail: 
AIM: tknophobia
Player Icon Base: Ryan Phillipe
Meta Trivia
Doug Ramsey basically began as the X-Project version of his player, as he was nervous that he wouldn't be any good at this whole LJ RPG thing.
