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Julian Keller
File:Julian Profile pic.jpg Portrayed by Thomas Sturridge
Codename:	None
Affiliations:	Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters - student, New Mutants
Birthdate:	October 29, 1991

Journal:	In It For The Green
Player:	Ryan

Son of a wealthy California family, Julian was rejected by them and his friends when he refused to hide his mutant gifts. Xavier's offered him a place as an alternative to military school.

Details

Character Journal: In It For The Green

Real Name: Julian Keller

Codename: LazyBones

Aliases: Jules, Scion

First Appearance: December 5, 2008

Date of Birth: October 29, 1991

Place of Birth: Beverly Hills, CA

Citizenship: United States of America

Relatives: William Keller (father), Elizabeth Keller (mother), James Keller (younger brother)

Education: Incomplete High School

Relationship Status: Single. Formerly dated Angelica Jones

Occupation: Student, ex-Dilettante

Team Affiliation: New Mutants

Biography

Childhood

Julian Keller is the first born son of the self-made billionaire William Keller and his trophy wife Elizabeth Keller. In his early life, Julian was doted upon by his father and as soon as he could walk William began to groom him to be his heir. When his younger brother, James, was born, Julian was four. The two became inseparable for the rest of their young life. Growing up in Beverly Hills, Julian and James had every advantage afforded to them from private schools to foreign language tutors. By the time he started school, Julian could understand Spanish, Russian, Japanese and French- though he never had a tongue for them and had a hard time pronouncing even rudimentary phrases.

Adolescence

Family life was good for Julian until he turned thirteen and his powers manifested. He awoke in the early hours of the morning, and after an intense nightmare, to find himself floating a few feet from his ceiling, his bed ten feet below him. He fell and broke his bed, fortunately he was physically unharmed. He began to be able to move things with his mind and immediately told his parents. While not members of any mutant hate groups, William and Elizabeth didn’t have any particular care for mutants and advised their son to keep his abilities quiet. Ever the dutiful son, Julian obeyed, but his powers were still very active while he slept, moving things around the house and, on one occasion, blocking his parents in their room. As he grew older Julian’s telekinetic abilities grew with him, things around the neighborhood started to move around in the middle of the night, once, all the cars in a neighbors garage were turned upside-down. The community suspected vandals at first, until someone saw their car flip over first hand and claimed a green glow surrounded her vehicle when it flipped. Julian turned from favored son to black sheep in the blink of an eye and Elizabeth’s reaction was to send him to a counselor to curb his rebelliousness- regardless of the fact Julian had no control over the nocturnal incidents.

The counselor enlisted him in a mutant support group aimed at helping those with parents who didn’t accept them. Julian began to learn about the struggles of others like him and started to understand he wasn’t alone. When he was fifteen William and Elizabeth enrolled him in a public high school, since they had attended one themselves. The handsome, young and rich Keller had no trouble making friends, but kept his abilities secret. He joined the basketball and swim teams, threw parties and became very well known at his school. During his sophomore year, Julian quickly discovered one of the school’s favorite pastimes: Pick on the Rodent.

Doreen Green was a freshman at the time and the only known mutant in school and a feral. Because of this, the school would pick on her; stuffing her into lockers, throwing spitballs and calling her names throughout the day. Whenever others weren’t looking, Julian would do what he could to help Doreen, had he been caught he would have been branded with a target as well.

The Lords of Justice

During this time, he continued his counseling in secret. The summer before his Junior year of high school, Julian met Dean Alwin, an astral projector who recruited him into what was supposed to be a superhero team. Wanting to do something positive with his abilities, Keller was quickly indoctrinated into the group. With the help of one of the set’s members, Simon Gutierrez, he began to secretly practice his abilities; unfortunately years of repression had stunted them. As he continued to practice, the nocturnal events started to curb off, no longer affecting the entire neighborhood. Julian’s training progressed and he soon found himself able to lift weights over thirty pounds with his mind.

Soon he was actively taking down crack houses and meth labs around the city. Simon and Julian made an excellent pair both providing the necessary muscle in the missions given to them by the charismatic leader of the team Gordon McPhearson. For the entire summer Julian and Simon would swoop in on a target and sufficiently disarm them before Gordon and the rest of the team moved in to clean-up, which the duo didn’t stay for. But at summer’s end, there was no difference between the flow of drugs in the city and it finally dawned on Julian during the group’s final mission that they were actually the bad guys.

McPhearson had recruited impressionable teenagers and given their abilities boosts with his power. He had been using them to consolidate his hold on drug traffic in Los Angeles County. No longer satisfied with the pretense of heroism, Gordon sent the group to rob an armored car at a bank. Once it dawned on Julian that they were attacking security guards, he quickly stopped the group from completing their mission. Unfortunately, the police happened to show up and everyone scattered. Making a rash choice, Julian held the cops off while Simon escaped, only to be arrested himself. In an attempt to escape, he pinned an officer against the brick wall of the bank, breaking both of his arms in the process.

In custody, the Kellers discovered their son’s activities and were furious. The family lawyer made a plea deal that required Julian to give up information on all the members of the Lords of Justice drug syndicate (in addition to a generous donation to the precinct by William to keep the media’s attention elsewhere). The only member of the gang Julian didn’t give up was Simon, who he didn’t see again during his time in Los Angeles. Once home Elizabeth Keller, usually the soft touch of the family, grounded her son until school started.

Just after the start of his Junior year, Julian decided that he could no longer live “in-the-closet” and came out as a mutant at school. Julian lost his friends and support networks, including those in the support group who had a strict confidentiality agreement. The only person who didn’t hate him at home was James- who was being groomed to take over the company in his place and wasn’t able to show the support he wanted to. At school, Doreen Green and Julian became friends and he made it clear that anyone picking on her would have to answer to him.

Unfortunately, he only lasted another two weeks at the school before he was expelled under false accusations of fighting. Before William could enroll Julian in a school out in the middle of the Nevada desert, he received a phone call from someone named Charles Xavier and was quickly sold on his private academy in upstate New York.

Living At The X-Mansion

Julian arrived at the mansion a day earlier than scheduled at the start of December. He quickly made friends with many of the other kids and had no objections to the school aside from the weather. Karolina Dean and he formed a special bond, since they were both from Los Angeles. In his first week, she taught him how to make hot chocolate, a skill he’d spend the next two months perfecting. Having arrived too late to enroll in new classes, he finished out the semester with similar classes to those he’d been taking back out West- finding them harder than any he’d ever taken before.

Being the only boy enrolled in his class, Julian quickly became the object of many a school-girl crush. Most notably were the crushes by Inez Temple and Angelica Jones. Enjoying the attention, Keller shamelessly flirted with both of them, finally kissing Angelica on New Years Eve- it would be months before they officially began to date. At the same time Inez had opened up to him and when she found out he’d kissed Jones, began to avoid Julian. In a more platonic way, he made connections with Catseye and Noriko Kikuchi- as well as the other members of the New Mutants team, most notably with Callie Betto, who serves as an anchor to his inflated ego and a reality check.

Almost a week after his arrival, Julian began powers training with his mentor Nathan Morrow. Wanting to spare the younger telekinetic the pain he’d experienced during his youth, Nathan began to teach Keller how to use his abilities responsibly and effectively. His training continued through Nathan’s absence the next semester as he practiced independently in the weight rooms and in the quarry.

Upon her arrival, Julian found a sarcastic rivalry forming with Carmilla “Cammie” Black, which eventually got him into some trouble when he broke a punching bag in the gym as she goaded him on.

So You Want To Be A Superhero?

During the time after his brief incarceration, Julian developed an addiction to online Flash games. One site in particular offered better graphics and game play than any other: Screwtop Games. After moving to New York, he was still able to keep up his addiction and eventually won the monthly prize giveaway, a full day with as many friends as he wanted at Laser Haven. Of course it was too good to be true and the group found themselves locked in Arcade’s Murderworld, themed around reality-television shows.

After a harrowing ordeal Julian was made an offer by the villain himself, to fund the winners of the competition as a corporate team of superheroes. The first to decline the offer, Keller smashed the monitor that Arcade had been speaking to them from. Shortly there-after, the winners discovered that everyone whom they thought had died was actually just being held in power resistant cages.

After returning home, Julian asked Angelica out and the two made their relationship more public. Unfortunately, this started the short-lived feud between Keller and Inez Temple- which was partially resolved when he apologized for being an ass and told Temple about his criminal past. Meanwhile, the new couple literally took off on their first date, as the young and handsome rich-boy chartered a private jet to fly them over New York City while they enjoyed a four-course meal onboard. The fallout from this date was two fold, firstly that Angel and Julian reached an understanding that such extravagancies weren’t expected. The second was a letter from home stating that he would be disowned if he ever made any more excessive purchases.

The long term fall out for Julian began the first week after the trip to Laser Haven. Things began to be moved around the mansion at night and it didn’t take long for Julian to be singled out as the culprit for these nocturnal pranks. Though it has subsided over time, there is usually something changed around the mansion every morning- usually something small like a painting flipped over. Keller has also taken steps to occupy his ‘gremlins’ (as he calls them) by putting a number of unsolvable Rubik’s Cubes in his room by the door- they tend to try and solve them before any other mischief can happen. Julian has an agreement with Kyle Gibney that the young telekinetic will take care of any damage he creates, and the older feral will let him know if he’s stumbled on anything.

A Midsummer’s Nightmare

When the Professor announced that the school would be working with a local public school in their spring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Julian wasn’t immediately thrilled. However, he, like most of his fellow New Mutants, found themselves trying out. To his surprise, Julian received the part of Demetrius and discovered- to his further astonishment- that he really enjoyed acting.

Strange things started happening around the set after one of the chaperones cursed the production by saying Macbeth during rehearsal. Julian fell prey to a number of these accidents, including having his script switched and costume hidden. In the end the New Mutants saved the day by catching a local student who had the mutant ability to turn himself invisible. Just prior to opening night, Angelica and Julian attempted to trigger Julian’s ability to fly by having him jump off the room. During this unsuccessful test, the couple made their relationship official.

Half-way through the production, Julian received a midnight surprise in the form of Fred Dukes, his roommate. After a bit of a rocky start the pair discovered a mutual passion for video games and bonded over frequent bouts in Street Fighter Four fueled by Red Bull.

Red X: Dangerous Load

While biweekly training sessions with Nathan were going well enough, Keller found himself in the precarious position of using his powers on a scale he wasn't entirely comfortable with. A train derailment caused a propane spill and Nathan and Julian were called upon to serve as barriers as John and Angelica burned off the excess spill. Though he was simply serving as a back-up for Nathan, Julian attained a new level of comfort with his powers in the wake of managing the explosion.

Pas De Trois

Over the months leading up to prom, Angelica and Julian found great comfort and familiarity with each others company. The couple was so comfortable with their relationship that when Manuel De La Rocha called in a favor, Angelica didn't see a single possible problem with it. Manuel owed a favor to the Stepford girls and intended to use his influence to send Esme Stepford to the prom with Julian. Angelica agreed to this and all the arrangements were made- the only thing that was unforeseen was Esme's attraction to Julian.

On prom night, Esme and Julian were out on the balcony overlooking the north lawn when she suddenly made her move. When Julian rejected her, not wanting to hurt Angelica, Esme used telepathy to get what she wanted: a kiss. Of course, as fate would have it, Angelica walked out onto the balcony just as the two were kissing and assumed the worst. Though Julian chased after her, she took off to the sky and never looked back. It would be another month before Julian discovered the truth behind the night and even after that, there was nothing to be salvaged of his relationship with Angelica.

Mutation Sternutation

Not long after the fateful night of prom, Julian found himself at a art exhibit with Callie Betto and Jean-Phillip Colbert, as well as a smattering of other mansion residents. Little did he know that while there, he was exposed to a power-swapping virus that left him with their electrokinetic chaperon's abilities. Of course, he wouldn't discover this until after Callie found herself with Rouge's abilities and put Julian into a comatose state for the better part of a day.

With the help of Nori and Doctor Grey-Summers, Julian learned how to use his new abilities, but was very grateful when his telekinesis returned.

Reefer Madness

During a routine field trip to observe a controlled burn of a state park, Julian found himself on the wrong side of a fire wall along with his fellow New Mutant team mates. When the fire burned through a marijuana farm, the team suddenly found themselves rescuing the hippies whom were growing it and experiencing a major high.

To help the hippies get the money they would need to pay off the crop (to their mafia investors) Julian quickly volunteered to be part of a team that would count cards at a local Indian casino.

Malibu Madess

On a brilliant July day, William Keller showed up at the mansion with an offer for Julian. Spend less than $500 in the next month and he'd be allowed to return home with his new friends at the end of the summer for a couple weeks. The senior Keller didn't think his son had it in him to accomplish the task, but was quickly proven wrong as Julian spent as little as possible over the next four weeks.

On their way out to the beach house in Malibu that his family owned, with a majority of the New Mutants in tow, the team ran afoul of a rather overzealous TSA agent, who detained them for the better part of an hour. Then, upon their arrival, a discovery was made- the Kellers had left town for the duration of the group's stay to avoid seeing Julian. The news came as quite a shock to Julian, who sulked most of the rest of the trip. After seeing Nicholas Gleason with his former flame Angelica Jones, Julian found himself seeking comfort in the arms of Inez Temple.

Nearly a week later, Julian's criminal past caught up with him, in the form of an attack on the beach house by his former Lords of Justice teammate Simon Gutierrez. The fight was brief but ended up destroying the beach house and costing the Kellers an exorbitant amount in repairs and insurance premiums. Relocated to the West Coast Annex, the New Mutants learned about Julian's past for the first time.

Carry On

Going to stay on Doreen Green's grandfather's farm for New Years was supposed to be a relaxing trip back to the West Coast for four New Mutants, but after discovering that his old team mate from the Lords of Justice- Dean Alwin- was going to die, things became complicated. After saying his goodbyes at the hospital, the four teens found themselves confronted again by Julian's old friend, Simon. After tracking him to a drug deal, the teens barely escaped with their lives and agreed to keep their activities that day a secret- though Pixie would later break the silence.

A Growing Rivalry

A routine training activity with his rival Nicholas Gleason turned ugly, when Gleason slashed Keller across the hindquarters in a feral rage. Despite numerous attempts to apologize, Julian and Nick hadn't seen eye to eye since their performances in Doctor Jeckyl and Mister Hyde, performed in town, where Nick also nearly lost control and ate one of the New Mutants.

A month-or-so later, the pair were matched up in a training exercise designed to teach Nick how to dodge things while in his wolf form. After Julian mocked the boy repeatedly and smashed several eggs over his head, Nick entered a feral rage and scratched Julian across the buttocks, leaving a permanent scar from the incident.

Noise & Confusion

Not long after the training accident, or attack depending on who you asked, Valentines Day came around and Julian and Nico found themselves at a local cafe. While there several of their friends came by and were in the process of leaving after a rather public display of affection by Nico when a Moped crashed through the storefront window.

The X-Men trainees and Nico sprung into action as Simon Gutierrez once again made a move to kill Julian and anyone who happened to get in the way. The group of super-powered teenagers took the boosted adversary down easily and for their efforts found themselves arrested by the Salem Center Police Department. An unconscious Simon was taken off to a nearby hospital where he eventually woke up and broke out; sparking a small scale manhunt.

Since the SCPD's motives in the hunt were questionable, the X-Men intervened and made efforts to find the boy first. Julian was paired with Monet and the two managed to find and subdue Simon who then told them, in great detail, the reason why he was trying to kill Julian: an old mutual acquaintance had his mother hostage.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 170 lbs

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Black

Other Features: Dimpled chin, heroically-square jaw line, four concentric scars on his right buttock and upper-rear-thigh

Powers

Telekinesis, with a green energy signature: Julian’s first manifestation occurred during a nightmare when he was thirteen years old. At the behest of his parents he suppressed his powers and they ended up manifesting as nocturnal outbursts- these outbursts still occur during particularly intense dreams and during times of great stress. When Keller finally did start to develop/train his abilities he concentrated on heavy objects, ignoring the fact that fine motor control was just as difficult. Currently he is able to lift up to three-dozen objects that weigh thirty pounds- or up to a ton of singular weight- the heavier the objects the fewer of them he is able to lift. At one point, Julian tried to float a basketball across the court, only to pop the ball- this discouraged him from experimenting with light weight objects. When confronted by the police, Keller attempted to pin one officer to the wall, only to end up breaking both of the man’s arms- in short he lacks gentleness or finesse. He has been practicing levitation on himself, though the results have been poor. With proper training and instruction, this could be developed to flight.

Julian can create telekinetic shields and bubbles that are as durable as the armor on a light tank. These shields are the only thing he is able to do when they are engaged and can only fit three or four people at their maximum. Keller’s active range has been tried to fifty feet without showing signs of over exertion- during nocturnal episodes, there were reports of incidents from up to a half-a-mile away. When he uses his abilities in excess, his eyes begin to glow green. After the adrenaline rush has passed in one of these incidents, he’s likely to pass out and sleep for a day or two. Keller possess quick reflexes and has shown a clever acumen at solving problems with his abilities instead of with his hands. Given that, if presented with a problem that powers can’t solve, Julian is likely to be temporarily stunned or at least slowed down. Keller has a significant amount of potential, but it will take a significant amount of training to develop.

More recently and after the tutelage of Nathan Marrow, Julian found himself more able to handle small and delicate objects, training with eggs to work on his fine motor control.