Porcupine (Earth-616)

Porcupine

Name:	Roger Gocking
Gender:	Male
Place of Birth:	unknown
Age:	30s
Aliases:	Porcupine
Origin:	High Tech
Origin Earth:	616
Present Location:	NYC
Occupation:	Laborer / Repentant Badguy
Team:	Team Urich, Solo
Alignment:	Villain-turned-Hero
Significant Other(s):	None
Powers and Abilities:	Power Armor
Portrayed by:	None

Origin

The Life and Times of Roger Gocking

• Roger was born and raised in a solidly middle class family. He was never gifted, never special. Just you run of the mill kid, living an average life doing what the majority of kids do growing up. He graduated high school with okay scores and managed to get into a technical school to learn a trade.

• Eventually Roger met and married Olivia and the two of them had a daughter, Kalie. The stress of having a young family was compounded by the loss of his job and inability to get a new one.

• To provide for his family, Roger made the unfortunate choice to resort to crime. As a petty hood, he store cars, robbed convenience stores and pretty much made numerous contacts among the shallow-end of the criminal pool.

• Roger was approached and given the opportunity to make a name for himself with the acquisition of Alex Gentry's old Porcupine armor. With the armor he could go from swiping parked cars and cash registers to robbing banks and larger heists. With the armor came entry into the network of supercrimals. He briefly held membership in many of those groups; The Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts Army chief among them.

• Roger eventually tried to go strait. After numerous encounters with the likes of Spider-Man, Hawkeye and Captain America, Roger changed his name, moved his family and tried his hand at an honest job. Unfortunately while living this assumed life, he became the target of Scourge. He was saved and protected by Captain America.

• After his daughter was abducted, Roger was forced back into crime against his will. Used by Lady Catepillar to commit crimes, he was stopped by Jessica Drew and then helped out of the situation Lady Catepillar coerced him into when Kalie was saved.

• Roger turned over a new-new leaf when he decided to return to trying to reform as well as using his Porcupine armor to stop crime. He didn't want to be a supervillain, he wanted to be a superhero.

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Psyche

+ Family Man

Roger's wife and child are usually at the forefront of his mind. To him, everything he does is for them. This is a strange mindset to have considering this would be Roger's justification for all the supervillainy he has committed in his past. Simply put, Roger feels that there is nothing he wouldn't do for his family. Whether it's go to the 24-Hour Pharmacy to pick up a pack of Skiddles for his pregnant wife at 3 am or rob a bank if his family needs the money that bad.

+ Reformed

Robbing banks and similar illegalities are mostly behind Roger now. A short stint in Supervillain's Anonymous and a few superheroes putting trust and faith in Roger has led to his recently desire to better himself. Roger wants to keep the Supervillain Porcupine a thing of the past while he looks forward towards a better, law-abiding future.

+ Determination

When Roger sets his mind to something, he doggedly persues it. Roger was busted on numerous capers by superheroes not due to his lack of drive and determination, but due to their being better than him that day. Roger can be single minded at times, but that's not always a bad thing. It gives him that extra push to win a pie eating contest or deliver that last second knockout blow to an opponent.

+ Motivation

Being a better person is Roger's strongest drive right now. He has accepted his past misdeeds, and through his friends and through support groups, Roger has dedicated himself to make up for what he has done. Whether that's cooking dinner for Olivia when she's tired from work or solving mysteries with Ben Urich or giving experienced pregnancy advice to Jessica Drew.

+ Goals

Roger doesn't know what the future holds for him, he just knows it's going to be better than what he got himself into in years past. Presently Roger wants to do good deeds helping his friends Ben and Jessica in their investigations but also learn from them and their experiences in superheroics to become a superhero in his own right. Maybe one day take experiences from both aspects of the superpowered continuum and counsel other supervillains seeking to reform.

Advantages

+ Porcupine Armor

This is the source of Roger's powers and superhuman abilities. These powers and abilities are detailed in the Abilities +traits. This armor was acquired by Roger during his supervillainous days from the Secret Empire. This armor is the last version of Alex Gentry's armor and is of Gentry's design. Without this armor, Roger is just a normal man. The Porcupine Armor allows Roger the following abilities:

• Superhuman Strength: When wearing the Porcupine Armor, Roger has strength high above the strongest normal man. If pushed beyond all safety limits, the armor enables Roger to lift upwards of five tons. The strength also allows him to punch holes through walls, shatter concrete, throw an object several hundred yards and vertically leap several stories with little effort.

• Superhuman Durability: When wearing the Porcupine Armor, Roger is highly resistant to damage. Alex Gentry, the developer of the armor, designed it to be primarily a defensive despite its numerous offensive abilities. The Porcupine Armor allows Roger to take a punch from an individual several degrees stronger than him and still get back up. This means, Roger can go toe to toe with someone like Spider-Man.

• Porcupine Spines: To add to the durability, when wearing the Porcupine Armor, Roger is protected by a series of razorsharp spines akin to a porcupine. Spines around his legs, back and arms act as a deterant for physically striking or grabbing Roger as the spines will cut, puncture and lascirate someone not protected. The spines around his forearms house numerous weapons systems which will be referenced later.

• Weapons Systems: When wearing the Porcupine Armor, Roger has at his disposal a number of offensive weapons. The armor conceals rocket and grenade launchers as well as energy beam projectors within the spines and material protecting the wearer's forearms. Rockets and grenades can be of standard explosive type, explode in a cloud of smoke or various gasses or other "trick" style explosives such as lubricant or glue, depending on what he can get his hands on. The energy projector is a "standard" laser-like weapon. The energy, at its strongest, can blow a man-sized hole a normal wall or crack a reinforced safe. Alex Gentry designed the weapons systems to be modular and many more weapon types can be switched out for something else depending on the need with relative ease.

• Ancillary Systems: When wearing the Porcupine Armor, Roger has non-weapons systems that he can use. This ranges from short-burst rocket boosters that enable limited emergency flight capabilities, on board sensory equipment, short-term environmental protection and gas mask, rudimentary computer system, acetylene torches, energy and data transfer ports, data storage and of course pockets and pouches for physical storage of small items.

+ Underworld Contacts

Roger has spent more time on the bad side of the tracks than he has on the good. He has an extensive network of contacts ranging from Supervillains from his time as a member of the Masters of Evil to low-level hoods and gangbangers.

+ Jessica Drew

Earth-616's Spider-Woman is the person that Roger would say is responsible for his final and complete turn in the direction of his life. For a few years, Roger had tried to go strait and leave his villainous past behind him. He found himself donning the Porcupine Armor for nefarious purposes time and time again. The final time was an act of coercion. His family was threatened if he didn't commit crimes for another criminal. Jessica freed him from that situation and took him under her wing. Jessica is one of Roger's staunchest allies and he can call upon her, her experience, considerable resources and contact lists. Jessica can rely on him, though his resources are much more meager than her own.

+ Ben Urich

Roger works with Earth-616's Ben Urich. The two of them act as a investigative and detective team. With Jessica Drew, Roger learns the superheroic ropes and tricks of the trade. However, with Ben, Roger's learning to use his head, pick up and notice things about situations and places. Ben acts as the brains and man with all the contacts and Roger is the intern under Ben's wing. Well, and the muscle. Because Ben has taken Roger under his mentorship, Roger feels a deep appreciation to him and would do anything for him. Roger can rely on Ben's skills, experience and contacts with the Police, the media and others in his years as a journalist.

+ Villains Anonymous

Much like a person can lean on their support group when tempted to drink, in the case of AA. Or when they're tempted to return to using stronger drugs, Roger has a support group, the pastor of the church they meet at, and his Vil Anon sponsor he can rely on. Roger joined Villains Anonymous as a means of finally kicking the Villainous lifestyle. His heart was never in it, but being a superpowered criminal had monetary advantages. When Roger feels the tug from the opposite side of the track, he's got a dozen or so people feeling the same exact thing he is from his support group that he can contact.

Skills

+ Laborer

Roger's not very educated. He got through High School with average to below average grades. He never aspired to go to College and never really took on a trade. He bounced around from manual labor job to manual labor job. He's good with his hands and could probably convince a foreman to give him a job in many physical fields.

+ Parenting

Roger's life changed when he became a father. His motivations and outlook on life gradually changed to put his kid and his wife ahead of everything. Roger took to parenting like nothing else in life and he enjoys being a Dad. One could look to Roger for advice about parenting methods and children in general.

+ Supervillainy

So, you know how Roger's got this fancy armor that enables him to use superhuman attributes? Yeah, Roger totally used those powers to do villainous things like robbing banks and being mob bosses' muscle. Roger knows the ins, outs and angles of being a supervillain, despite not being too terribly good at it. He's spent more time on the wrong side of the tracks than he has the right side, and can "be inside the head" of a bad guy. This mindset and knowhow has aided him in his work with Ben Urich and Jessica Drew.

+ Combat

Roger's a brawler. He's got not formal training in any particular style. His experience as The Porcupine has led him to develope his own, unique combat style. It utilizes wrestling holds, close-combat street fighting techniques and various ranged weaponry. His style allows him to go toe-to-toe and hold his own with many superpowered and super-skilled combatants.

+ Basic Engineering

A skill of necessity. Roger is self taught basic mechanical engineering. Due to the high tech nature of his armor, and lacking the resources to rebuild and remake, Roger was forced to teach himself about the armor. Roger knows its ins and outs and is capable of making repairs with the right tools. Roger is no Tony Stark or even Abe Jenkins, but he's capable of figuring out how to keep his armor going.

Disadvantages

+ Tech Dependent

Without The Porcupine armor, Roger is just your average Joe with the strength and speed of a man who engages in moderate physical activity.

+ Former Villain

Roger has run in some bad circles. As a result, he's racked up a rap sheet and has a criminal record. A criminal record affects his ability to find employment and makes those that enforce the law not fully trust Roger's good intentions. Furthermore, as a former supervillain, people that Roger once called partner or worked with may take issue his turning over a new leaf.

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