• Name: Jayden Armstrong
• Code Name: n/a
• Age: 16 year
• Height: 5'6"
• Weight: 140 lbs
• Build: Athletic
• Hair: Dirty blonde
• Skin color: Caucasian
• Eyes: Green

History: Jayden was born in Sacramento, California to Jonothan and Tina, not the best of parents. His parents where the type that wanted absolute perfection in all things. Including their son. School grades had to be the best. If his manners weren't just right, again punishment. Clothes folded neat and perfect and Jayden's room the shining example of prestine neatness. Sports, if he didn't make the cut, he was grounded and punished. Sadly though, when Jayden failed to please his parents at anything he was punished, and these punishments tended to be beatings. His father would drag him down into their basement and chaining Jayden's wrist to the wall he'd cane his son till he was near unconcious. And even then, what weakness he showed only infuriated his father further. It was no surprise that when it was discovered that Jayden was a mutant this only enraged his parents. They believed that his mutation was his fault, and that he contaminated the family bloodline, ruined it and condemed it.

Removing him from school under the guise of being home schooled, Jayden was locked away in his parents basement for a time, not allowed to leave the home for fear of what others would think. This in and of itself was cruel given Jaydens claustrophobia. Trapped in a cold dark place Jayden panicked and activing his power on instinct he generated his first full frictional forcefield about himself. Frantically he began running around the basement at a hyper pace, running into objects continually. Within moments, perhaps a few minutes, the continued collision of the friction field upon the various items in the basement caused them to heat up, and in some cases catch fire. This only sent Jayden into a further panic. Bolting up the basement stairs he crashed through the door and breaking it down he ran blindly away from his parents house. Now he spends his days on the street, moving from place to place in the hopes his parents never find him again... assuming of course the house didn't burn down with them in it.

Power: The ability to psionically control and manipulate friction and frictional fields.

Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency toward such motion of two surfaces in contact. Through this unique ability Jayden can achieve movement at super speed and accelerate other objects by manipulating and reversing frictional forces. It is theroized that with enough frictional energy Jayden can eventaully reach the speed of light. Friction is a force known to slow an object, not speed it up. Through his ability, Jayden manipulates the friction about him so that it has a zero effect on him or an object, allowing for free acceleration. At the same time this friction is used as an accelerating force, reversing it, and it is pushed off of other molecules (be it air or another surface). In order for Jayden's power to work though, he needs to have a source of friction to manipulate. This is easily achieved by Jayden rubbing his hands together or moving his fingers. As his training and experiece grows Jayden will be able to create and amply a friction field by just snapping his fingers or even smaller movements, and eventually understanding how to manipulate friction in its inactive state (see Static Friction)

• Strength: possesses the normal strength of a human for his age who engages in regular excersize
• Stamina: Peak stamina due to continual movement and working of musculature.
• Endurance/Durability: Increased induranced due to heathy metabolism. Durability is no different than that of a fit 16 year old.
• Agility: possesses slightly above avarage agility of a human his age who engages in regular excersize.
• Healing: Standard human.
• Super Speed: Can achieve speeds up to Mach 2.5 or 1,650 MPH. It is theroetically possible to achieve the speed of light, however this would require not only a great deal of focus, but a friction field so precise that it is forcibly accelerating an object or in this case Jayden on an atomic level. Should this be achieved there is no saying what will happen to Jayden or the objected accelerated.
• Friction Field: By manipulating and moving the friction around him, Jayden can create a unique force field. This field is capable of deflecting near any force or object as it uses friction to repel other forces, friction being a force that slows movement. At the same time this shield is similiar to the blast shield that is found on the character Cannonball. It should be noted that unless carefully monitored and regulated this field could potential ignite objects on fire due to the interaction of friction on a surface, heating it (much like rubbing hands together quickly).
• Static Friction: Static friction occurs when two objects are not moving relative to each other (like a book on a desk) yet are in contact. By manipulating this type of friction Jayden can force an object to move or slow it down, and at times, cause it to start to heat up should be able to speed the frictional forces enough. It is theoretically possible for Jayden to hold an object in place. This is done by restricting and freezing the frictional forces on and around an object or person regardless of what medium they are in or on. This is better seen with the manipulation of kinetic friction.
• Kinetic Friction: occurs when two objects are moving relative to each other and rub together. Since friction is exerted in a direction that opposes movement, kinetic friction usually does negative work, typically slowing something down. There are exceptions however, if the surface itself is under acceleration. One can see this by placing a heavy box on a rug, then pulling on the rug quickly. In this case, the box slides backwards relative to the rug, but moves forward relative to the floor. Thus, the kinetic friction between the box and rug accelerates the box in the same direction that the box moves, doing positive work. It is this unique scenerio that allows Jayden to move at hyper speeds. By reversing kinetic friction Jayden is able to accelerate objects and himself. To further elaborate on kinetic friction, two examples are Static and Fluid. Sliding friction is when two objects are rubbing against each other. Fluid friction is the friction between a solid object as it moves through a liquid or a gas. Through these specifics and others like it, Jayden will be able to manipulate his powers further.
• Flight mimic: When achieving super speeds, Jayden can use frictional forces and fields to "walk" on air. It makes it seem as if Jayden is running in the air, however gravity can not be negated and he would eventually lose his height, returning to earth where upon he would have to 're-run' himself back into the sky. It should be noted that the faster Jayden is running the farther he will travel between landings.
• Thermal generation: When two surfaces meet and move relative to each other they generate friction, thus converting kinetic energy to heat. Through the stacking of friction and by increasing the frictional forces Jayden can heat surfaces and generate heat around him in an aura like effect. On average this is seen as a mirage like effect, like heat rising from the road on a hot day. At a higher level and with greater training Jayden could heat objects via friction fields to the point of combustion, melting, or outright catching on fire. Opposite to this Jayden can lessen heat by reducing the friction between molecules. It will take a great deal of training though before Jayden could put out any fires or be anything close to a firestarter.
• Vibration generation: By applying frictional forces on himself and other materials, Jayden can create a resonating effect that will result in vibrations from the colliding objects. This skill requires great focus and concentration to use at it requires an even greater focus on the frictional forces that must be applied on a near molecular level on a single object. The only time it is easier is when it is between many objects, such as a group of ball bearings. For the most part though this is a power that may never be realised or used as it's one not normally associated with friction. Example of vibration via friction manipulation: Place a bottle on a table. The contact between the bottle and table creates the neccessary static friction. Upon moving the static friction, kinetic friction occurs. By subtle and quick manipulation of this frictional force the object is forcibly moved. By directing the frictional field/forces it can control the directional movement of said bottle on table. Should the field be correct and fast enough the bottle will then vibrate on the table. Due to the mechanics involved in this process, it makes this ability very complex and requires a great deal of refinement and control over Jayden's powers, hense it's exceptionally limited use.
• Weaknesses: Claustrophobia, fear of failing to please others, wanting to be too helpful.