Cypher

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Doug Ramsey (Scenesys ID: 1126)
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Quote
"Returning from death seems to have abnormally widened my perspective. I used to translate words...but everything we touch, every movement we make creates information. Everything is a language, and I translate it all."
Profile
Full Name: Douglas Aaron Ramsey
Gender: Male
Species: Homo Superior
Theme: Marvel (FC)
Occupation: Adventurer, Student
Citizenship: {{{Citizenship}}}
Residence: {{{Residence}}}
Education: {{{Education}}}
Status: Dropped
Groups: X-Men, Xavier's School, New Mutants
Other Information
Apparent Age: Late Teens Actual Age: 18
Date of Birth March 13 2007 Actor: Evan Peters
Height: 5'9" Weight: 150 lb.
Hair Color: Blond Eye Color: Blue
Theme Song: Cypher's IC Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/yb62xm8e

Profile

Douglas "Doug" Ramsey was a member of the second generation of students who passed through Xavier's school, commonly known as the "New Mutants". Unfortunately Doug was caught in a crossfire with a terrorist, and he died taking a bullet for one of his friends. He was buried in a quiet grave in Salem Center, to rest in peace... Until a deranged scientist's experiments led to Doug's resurrection. Now, Cypher is making up for lost time, and using his greatly expanded powers to fight a world that often fears and hates his kind as the Mutant Master of Language!

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What Do Doug's Powers Do, Anyway?

  • Hacked into an early Sentinel control program and caused the Sentinels to malfunction without being aware of precisely what he had hacked into (The New Mutants #13)
  • Translated an alien language with which he shared no linguistic root and had no previous experience in a matter of minutes, and was able to extrapolate the contents of a missing section of text in order to operate a piece of alien technology (The New Mutants Annual #1)
  • Was able to interface with Mojo-Technology (with Warlock's assistance), thwart his programming and restore Psylocke's mind (New Mutants Annual #2)
  • Was able to establish a basis of communication with Warlock (The New Mutants #21)

A Linguistic History

Douglas Ramsey is the son of Phillip and Sheila Ramsey, a pair of lawyers based out of Salem Center, NY. An only child, Doug was doted on by his parents and grew up affluent with high-tech toys at his disposal. He developed an affinity for computers and a knack for coding and programming, in what was (unbeknownst to him) the earliest manifestations of his Mutant power.

Phillip Ramsey's services as a lawyer were kept on retainer by Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, and eventually it became apparent to the school that Doug was a mutant himself; though for their own reasons Xavier and Magneto chose not to disclose this information to Doug or his parents. Instead, they quietly encouraged him to begin taking supplemental courses at the school and subtly encouraged his socializing with some of the younger students.

Doug did not truly become part of the X-Family until the night a strange alien life-form crash-landed in Salem Center and proceeded to invade the school seeking a power source it could siphon to regenerate himself. The students were able to trap the alien in the Danger Room, at which point Doug was retrieved and informed of his Mutant abilities. Despite his initial disbelief, Doug was able to communicate with the alien, which revealed itself as a Technarch entity called "Warlock." Doug became part of the regular orbit of X-School students, and he and Warlock became inseparable friends.

Over the course of his tenure as a student, Doug had numerous adventures, once deciphering an alien language in time to activate a device that stopped the Earth from being torn apart, and later on travelling to Asgard (which he remembers ambivalently) and Mojoworld (also fairly ambivalently). He and his friends also had an encounter with the Impossible Man, which ended in their favor when Warlock demonstrated he could do something the Impossible Man could not -- change color. During this time period, Doug engaged in frequent physical mergers with Warlock, and due to this he was unknowningly infected with the T/O virus Technarchs use to convert organic matter for energy harvesting.

Doug's life came to a premature end when a group of Smile-Face anti-mutant paramilitaries launched an attack on a cell of Morlocks in New York City. The X-Men intervened, and the New Mutants were tasked with escorting a group of Morlock children out of harm's way. Unbeknownst to the X-Men, a group of Smile-Faces had stealthed and were waiting for the students in ambush. During the course of the fight, Doug noticed that one of the Smile Faces had drawn a bead on one of his fellow New Mutants and was about to shoot them; Doug intervened and tackled the student out of the way, and was fatally shot. Magneto proceeded to arrive and crushed the offending Smile-Face in his own armor before rescuing the other students, but Doug bled out immediately. His parents were informed he had been accidentally shot by a hunter in the woods near the school and Doug was buried quietly in a cemetery in Salem Center where it seemed he would fade into memory, and he would have, if not for the actions of a rogue scientist.

Jorge Ramirez was an Umbrella Corporation virologist who was on the team that initially developed the G-Virus. He ultimately left Umbrella shortly before the Raccoon City incident due to a falling out with Umbrella's research heads over the purpose of their work; they sought to focus on biological weapons for potential military use; Ramirez felt that the real money was in developing longevity and resurrection treatments for sale to the super-wealthy and social elites. Ramirez eventually came to the conclusion that Umbrella's research was hopelessly tainted. Through unknown channels, he obtained knowledge of the Techno-Organic virus along with information about Doug, who he suspected may have developed a low-level T/O infection prior to his demise. Styling himself as "The Reanimator," Ramirez was able to activate the Techno-Organic virus and direct it to rebuild Doug's body at the cellular level; having already infected him at a systemic level, the virus also restored his memories and personality.

The Reanimator helped dig Doug out of his grave, took a tissue and blood sample, and then observed Doug's behavior for a time, before leaving him to the mercy of the Juggernaut, who took pity on a confused and obviously sick mutant and left him at Xavier's school.

Since his Resurrection, Doug has been attempting to resettle his new life. He first obtained information on Sen. Graydon Creed and his secret plans for the future, a copy of which he turned over to Batgirl when he learned that the Batman was investigating the Senator with intent to shut down his operations. With Beast's help, Doug was able to communicate with the remnants of the T/O virus in his system and direct it into going into remission. He made a brief excursion to SHIELD HQ at Iceman's prompting, in an attempt to play a prank that went awry.

Doug is now racing to complete his high school equivalency, at which point he is planning to begin taking online journalism and advanced CompSci classes. He has been invited to visit Genosha by Magneto, and is leaning toward accepting his offer. He has also begun preliminary training to become an X-Man, and is exploring both the limits of his powers and their potential applications.

He went out on a date with Magik, but despite the two of them having a pleasant evening, nothing more really came of it.

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