Alexander Lexington

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Alexander lexington
File:Lex.png Portrayed by Josh Hartnett
Codename:	Lex
Affiliations:	none
Birthdate:	May 13, 1980
Journal:	x_lexington
Player:	Nathan

Once a career soldier, Lex ruined his future to uphold his morality. Now he's doing whatever it takes to stay out of a cell.

Details

Character Journal: x_lexington

Real Name: Alexander Lexington

Codename: Lex

First Appearance:

Date of Birth: May 13th, 1980

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, FL

Citizenship: United States

Relatives: Samuel Lexington (father, deceased) and Jenna Lexington (mother)

Education: High School

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Ex-Soldier (Remanded into Charles Xavier's custody)

Team Affiliation: N/A

Biography

Pre-Xavier's

Born to Samuel and Jenna Lexington, Alex spent most of his early years living near the beach in Jacksonville, Florida. His father was an airplane mechanic who spent most of his time hopping between fixing private planes, mostly Cessna's and small Learjets, and restoring WWII fighters for air shows. His mother bred Bernese Mountain Dogs, and Alex spent most of his childhood playing with them.

Alex's family realized he was a mutant when he was fourteen. Jenna was looking for one of the dogs, who had escaped from the house, when she noticed Alex stumble around the garage. He was trying to be secretive but he failed miserably at it. She ran towards him asked him what was wrong, and he pointed behind the shed. His mother followed his pointing and saw the mangled remnants of his new dirt bike. When his father got home, Alex and his mother were waiting for him in the kitchen. Alex told him about the bike, after much prodding from his mother, and said that there must have been a malfunction or something. After checking out the damage to his bike, and saying that it looked more like he'd ran over a mine, his dad asked him if there was any more to the story. Alex didn't want to lie to his parents so he told him that he was trying to make it go faster when a spark arced from his hand to the throttle. The bike sped up for a few seconds and then the engine began rattling and he jumped off just before it exploded. His father didn't quite believe the story, and asked him if he could make it happen again, this time making a light bulb brighter. Alex did as his father asked, causing the light to shine brilliantly for a few moments before exploding with a loud pop. That night Samuel and Jenna stayed up late, discussing their son's future, and they finally decided to keep his mutation a secret.

For the next two years the Lexington's enjoyed a peaceful life, with Alex using his father's shop as a safe place to practice his powers. He helped his father build and modify several small projects, including a go-cart with built in capacitor so Alex could charge it himself while driving it. Together they rebuilt an old P-51D Mustang for an Air Show in Pensacola.

In 1996 the plane was finally ready to fly and they couldn't be more ready for it. However, nobody was prepared for a massive engine failure which brought the plane crashing down into a massive oak tree. Samuel was killed instantly. Alex blamed himself for several weeks until the report came back that the crash was caused by a faulty intake valve that stalled the engine, something he could not influence with his powers.

Nevertheless, Jenna blamed Alex for the death of his father, becoming more and more aloof. Alex tried several times to explain the situation to her, but she refused to hear what he had to say. On the second anniversary of his father's death, shortly after his 18th birthday, Alex arrived home from school to find a note on the table. It told him that though his mother had long since forgiven him for his mistake, but she couldn't live with the knowledge that he'd killed his father.

Afraid for his mother's life, Alex ran to the cemetery in an attempt to find her. He arrived to find her kneeling before his father's grave, pressing a flower to the stone. He approached her, wanting to comfort her but she pushed him away. She told him that he was no longer welcome in her house. He asked her what he was supposed to do and she told him she didn't care as long as he didn't do it anywhere near her. With barely six months before graduation Alex decided he would join the military, in hopes that the structure would help him cope with his mother's decision.

Upon arriving at basic training in July 1998 Alex was nicknamed Lex due to the multiple occurrences of it in his name. Lex made squad leader in the first few weeks, proving himself to be a natural leader, despite struggling with being kicked out of his own home. He worked extremely hard to impress his superiors and advance through the ranks.

By March 2002, Lex had achieved the rank of specialist in the rangers and applied for Special Forces training. He aced the Qualification Course and was promoted to Sergeant after a year long training course. Over the next 6 years he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class, serving as the commander of his A-team.

In December 2008, as part of the UN peacekeeping initiative, Lex's company was sent to Pakistan as part of the Internal Security Assistance Force to eliminate potential terrorist cells. His unit was to be used in conjunction with an air-cavalry assault group but their helicopter was attacked on its way to the base of operations and everything changed. Lex's GPT (General Purpose Troops) commander, Captain Luke Parish broke down under fire, and he was forced to use his power to stop the man from massacring a group of civilians. His intervention disabled the helicopter, stranding all the men aboard and injuring the pilot. When they were retrieved by an armored column Parish blamed the entire incident on Lex.

During the military's investigation of the incident, Lex's use of powers was found to be in direct violation of the ban on the military use of mutants and he was forced into a permanent furlough from the military. In order to keep him out of trouble, the military remanded him into the custody of Charles Xavier as a way to maintain the status-quo on anti-mutant sentiment without pushing strenuous diplomatic situations.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 195Lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Other Features: Lex has the latin phrase “de oppresso liber,” which means “ To Liberate the Oppressed,” tattooed across his upper back.

Powers

Lex has limited control over electronic systems by controlling, and shaping, power levels in the system. He spent a great deal of time training himself so that he could control systems without burning them out. Even so, he still has problems with regulating his energy output which makes it likely that he will fry any system he controls for longer than a few minutes. He can generate enough electricity to power a helicopter for several minutes, however doing so will knock him unconscious for several hours. Over the years he has been able to increase the speed of his car, recharge batteries, and operate small electronics remotely without damaging their systems. According to all of his experiments, Alex has found that the more familiar with the system the smaller the chance of it burning out on him. He has also figured out that hooking up a capacitor to any system allows him a little extra room for error. Alex practiced on remote controlled cars in his last years of high school, and achieved a maximum range of 100 feet. Lex once controlled a helicopter by touching its frame, but ended up frying it's engine and blowing out all of the electronic equipment.

The other part of Lex's power is that he can charge his body with electricity in order to shoot it out of his hand, or send a pulse through the air or ground. Although he believes it has the potential to kill someone if sent directly at them, Lex has never had the need to try it and so he has no idea if it is actually capable of doing more than stunning someone.

Equipment

Two K-bar knives, and a tattered copy of Martin Buber's I and Thou.

Trivia

Lex loves to cook, if you need something romantic prepared for your special someone you should let him know.

Plots

None.

Meta

Player: Nathan

E-mail: 180 px

AIM: erratusangelus

Player Icon Base: Josh Hartnett

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