Augustus Freeman (Dakotaverse)

In 1839, an alien starliner malfunctioned and exploded, and a jettisoned life-pod crashed in the middle of a cotton field in the American South. The alien Arnus used the life-pod's equipment to mimic the first life-form who discovered him: a slave woman named Miriam. The pod was equipped with a unique survival mechanism, which reconfigured the genetic structure of its passenger to resemble whatever life-form it first encountered. And so it happened that Miriam, a slave woman who discovered the pod, found inside a baby boy with his mother's eyes.

In the present, the alien is still with us. He did not age visibly beyond adulthood; to disguise this fact, he periodically assumed the identity of his own son. By the late 20th century, he was posing as Augustus Freeman IV, the great-grandson of his original human identity. Still marooned, Augustus waits for Earth's technology to catch up to his life-pod's. Secretly possessing superpowers that belie his human appearance, he has always performed quiet acts of charity. But one night, his house is broken into, and Augustus uses his powers for the first time in decades, an action that is witnessed by Raquel Ervin.

Raquel is an idealistic teenage girl who was born in Paris Island, the poorest, most gang-ridden neighborhood in Dakota. Her prospects seemed fairly bleak until a chance encounter with Augustus Freeman IV. After seeing him use his powers, Raquel persuaded Augustus to become a superhero named Icon, with herself as his sidekick, Rocket.

Augustus is portrayed as a very intelligent, somewhat stiff kind of person. Due to his upper-class job as a big time lawyer and "proper" way of speaking; is often criticized as being a "sell out" or "white washed". He usually prefers to do everything by the book instead of acting on instinct. During the majority of his series he mostly fought plain street crimnals and those who gained powers from Dakota's big bang.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Super Strength: Icon possesses vast superhuman strength, putting him almost in the same class as Superman.

Super Speed & Reflexes: Icon possesses the ability to think, move, and react at superhuman speeds.

Super Stamina: Icon possesses highly efficient musculature which produces almost no fatigue toxins, granting him almost limitless stamina in all physical activities.

Flight: Icon flies by manipulation of gravitons (a subatomic particle associated with the force of gravity) manipulation of magnetic fields and control of his absolute molecular movement, plus utilizing his superhuman speed can fly far beyond supersonic speeds. It is yet unknown if Icon can fly near the speed of light.

Super Senses: Icon possesses superhuman senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.

Enchanced Mental Perception: Icon possesses the ability to sense & comprehend things on levels that far exceed human capabilities.

Super Durability & Invulnerability: Icon seems to possess high-invulnerability & durability, being capable of withstanding tremendous impact forces, high caliber bullets, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury. He is even capable of surviving in the vacuum of space unaided.

Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his nigh invulnerability to injury. It may be possible to injure Icon. If injured, his body is capable of quickly repairing damaged tissue with much greater speed and efficiency on a superhuman level.

Longevity: Icon possesses longevity that enables him to age vastly slower that human beings.

Energy Generation: Icon has the ability to generate, control, and emit blasts of charged Positron energy from his hands.

According to Icon, he possesses powers that all humans will possess once they evolve past their limitations.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Icon possesses vast superhuman strength, putting him almost in the same class as Superman.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

Icon held conservative views on economic and social issues, which often put him in conflict with more liberal Milestone Comics superheroes, including his sidekick. Under Rocket's influence, he eventually began re-evaluating his views. Icon #1 announced a contest, where readers answered the question "Is this comic book about Augustus Freeman IV, marooned space alien, or Raquel Ervin, budding writer in a tough neighborhood, or both?" The winning letter, printed in Icon #9, was selected because it "captured the essence of the book. The ICON series is about both characters as seen through the eyes and told through the voice of Rocket." Because of the superficial similarity of his powers and origin story, Icon was sometimes referred to as the "black Superman." The letters page in Icon #2 includes three letters making this reference. The dismissive editorial response begins, "I think the resemblance doesn't go much beyond Augustus being a 'strange visitor from another planet.'" In conclusion, "If the Hero of Dakota was in any way inspired by the Superman mythos, it was because RAQUEL was inspired, not any of US!". Icon was nominated for three Eisners and is a three-time winner of Parents' Choice Award honors.

Trivia

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Augustus Freeman (Dakotaverse)

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