Dr. Kinetic

Dr. Kinetic

**Real Name:** Dr. Rowan Vance

**Alias:** Dr. Kinetic

**Occupation:** Theoretical Physicist, Engineer, Hero

**Affiliation:** Independent Hero

**Alignment:** Lawful Good

Rowan Vance was a prodigy born into an ordinary world. His father, a car mechanic, taught him the art of precision — “every motion has a purpose.” His mother, a physics teacher, taught him the science behind it — “every force has a reaction.”

Those lessons became the foundation of his life’s philosophy: *energy never dies, it only changes form.*

At a young age, Rowan was captivated by motion — the gears of a watch, the swing of a pendulum, the ripple of an ocean wave. While other kids dreamed of flying, Rowan wanted to understand what *made* flight possible. By sixteen, he was building small kinetic engines from junkyard parts, devices that could store energy from motion and release it in bursts.

He wasn’t trying to be a hero — he just wanted to make the world move smoother.

By twenty-six, Rowan earned his doctorate in Mechanical Physics and was quickly recruited by **NovaDyne Laboratories**, the galaxy’s leading energy research firm.

There he met **Dr. Evelyn Korran**, a geologist and energy systems analyst. Evelyn was unlike anyone he’d ever met — pragmatic yet visionary, sharp but kind. She believed technology could heal the universe’s scars instead of deepening them. The two grew close over years of work, eventually falling in love.

Through Evelyn, Rowan also met her older brother, **Dr. Miles Korran** — NovaDyne’s Director of Research and Development. Miles was brilliant, ambitious, and coldly logical. To him, energy wasn’t about peace — it was power.

Together, the three scientists worked on the **Kinetic Stabilization Project**, a device designed to capture seismic energy from planetary quakes and redirect it harmlessly into the atmosphere. Evelyn focused on the geological calibration, Miles on structural amplification, and Rowan on the core — a sphere of synthetic matter capable of absorbing kinetic stress.

It was the most ambitious project in NovaDyne history. If successful, it would end earthquakes forever.

But corporate greed doesn’t wait for perfection.

NovaDyne’s board, hungry for military applications, pushed for early activation despite Rowan’s warnings that the stabilizer wasn’t ready. Evelyn stood by him, urging caution — Miles sided with the board. He wanted progress at any cost

On activation day, the untested core overloaded. The containment field collapsed. The explosion tore through the facility, unleashing a kinetic blast that leveled half the district.

Three hundred twelve people died — including **Evelyn Korran**.

Rowan was one of the few survivors, found barely alive beneath the rubble. His right arm shattered, lungs scorched, bones fractured.

When the world demanded answers, Miles blamed Rowan. “He overrode safety protocols,” Miles testified. NovaDyne distanced itself from the scandal, and the world turned its rage on Rowan Vance. He was stripped of his title, his funding, and his reputation. The man who tried to stop the disaster became the symbol of it.

Consumed by grief, Rowan vanished from civilization. For years, he drifted between abandoned colonies, haunted by memories of Evelyn’s laughter and Miles’ betrayal. But in the quiet void of isolation, guilt evolved into purpose.

He began working again — this time in secret. Using scraps, alloys, and fragments from the failed reactor, Rowan built two mechanical gauntlets powered by **miniaturized kinetic cores** — devices that could **absorb energy from physical motion and store it for later use**. Every impact, every punch, every explosion became fuel.

The same power that once destroyed lives could now protect them.

He called them the **Kinetic Gauntlets**.

Rowan integrated them with his nervous system, allowing his body to regulate their output. But the connection came at a price: removing the gauntlets would kill him. They weren’t just tools anymore — they were part of him.

Years later, the world saw a mysterious figure during a seismic meltdown on **Verris City**. A masked man in a cobalt-blue suit, his gloves glowing like molten energy, punched the collapsing ground — and the tremors stopped.

News reports called him a myth. Scientists called it impossible. Survivors called him *Dr. Kinetic*.

He became a ghost of salvation — appearing during disasters, stopping collapses, redirecting explosions, and then vanishing before authorities arrived. No one knew who he was or what he wanted. All they knew was that whenever the ground shook, he appeared.

Rowan wasn’t trying to be famous. Every life he saved was one less reminder of the ones he couldn’t.

Dr. Kinetic lived by one guiding truth — *energy never dies, it transforms.*

He believed the same for people: tragedy could turn to purpose, pain could turn to power.

He saved cities, prevented collapses, and stabilized quakes across galaxies. To those he saved, he was a savior. To governments, he was an unregistered weapon.

To himself, he was neither 

Though he tried to bury his past, it haunted him. Miles Korran’s name resurfaced years later — now the CEO of NovaDyne Prime, rebuilt and wealthier than ever. Rumors spread that Miles had repurposed the original kinetic reactor for military use.

Rowan never confronted him. He believed vengeance would only corrupt him as greed corrupted Miles. Instead, he focused on saving others — ensuring that no one else would lose everything to energy misused.

* **Absorb Kinetic Energy:** Capture and store motion from physical impacts — punches, falls, bullets, or shockwaves.

* **Energy Redistribution:** Release energy as concussive bursts, force waves, or seismic punches.

* **Earthquake Strike:** A full charge can cause a magnitude 5 quake or stabilize collapsing structures by counterbalancing motion.

* **Air Burst Mobility:** Propels him through shockwave-powered jumps or deflects projectiles midair.

* **Energy Vision:** Advanced sensors allow him to visualize kinetic flow, predicting structures or enemies in motion.

**Weaknesses:**

* Excess energy strains his nervous system and heart.