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Brian "Ace" Isley
Name: Brian A. Isley
Age: 19
Birthday: November 12th (Scorpio)
Bloodtype: B
Family: his parents, Leslie and Doctor David Isley; his Aunt Pamela
Hair: orangey-redish-brown, fairly short except in the front where it hangs into his eyes
Eyes: pine green
Likes: computer games and archery
Dislikes: his family (common theme)
Favorite Food: you name it, he'll eat it
Least Favorite Food: there isn't one, as far as anyone knows
Favorite Subject: electronic engineering
Least Favorite Subject: history
Hobbies: archery, tinkering with electronic equipment
Aspirations: to turn off the implant in his skull
Strengths: he has perfect aim and is quite buff; also seemingly endless (and sourceless) mechanical knowledge
Weaknesses: no one has ever explained "patience" to him, and he absolutely will not tolerate cruelty to children. Although this is a good thing in most cases, it can get him in to trouble.
History
Brian's parents were both fairly famous throughout the medical and electronic worlds. Leslie was probably the best electronics engineer on the planet; her husband a neurological doctor and scientist. For whatever reason, perhaps an over-abundance of brilliance, natural insanity, or maybe too many reruns of The Wrath of Khan, they became obsessed with the idea of creating the "perfect person". However, unlike on Star Trek they couldn't create a superman genetically. Which didn't mean they couldn't do it another way.
They began to work together on an electrical implant that could control aspects of a human brain, enabling it to think, react, and remember on levels high above the average human. Testing this wasn't easy, though; human experimentation was illegal. They needed to find a willing volunteer, or at least an unknowing volunteer. Eventually, they hit on the idea of having a child and implanting the device soon after birth. Which lead to Brian's birth, as well as his brain surgery.
At first it didn't seem like Brian was anything other than a healthy, happy child; not until he was about seven. Then he began asking his parents questions about his earliest memories, of the days after the implant was put in. He remembered it clearly, and his parents (the sickos!) were ecstatic. Their device might have worked after all, and they explained to him that he was probably the luckiest person on the planet. After all, he would eventually develop all sort of abilities that no one else had. Statisfied with their work, they moved on to other things and more-or-less left Brian to himself. He wasn't really neglected, there was always food and clothing for him, but his parents just didn't care much once they knew the device was working.
But they made a mistake, and forgot to tell him to keep quiet about it. A science magazine was interviewing him several years later, for a story about his parents. He was asked what their biggest experiment was, and he told them about himself. The story was printed, he was x-rayed, and sure enough there was a mechanical device within his skull. His parents were arrested, and doctors attempted to remove the device. They failed, as they didn't have the electronic knowledge necessary. All they managed to do was break it ever so slightly, limiting the advantages that it would otherwise have given Brian. (This was completely by accident.) They didn't really know how this would effect him.
With his parents in jail for quite a long time, the government began looking for a next-of-kin who could take him. Unfortunately, his Aunt and only other relative was in Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. So he was released into a foster home, where he was just as neglected as he had been before. Eventually, he grew frustrated with it and ran away. He disappeared; his parents were informed but didn't care. (Why should they? After all, he'd squealed on them...) His Aunt cared more than they did, but every time she either escaped or was released from the asylum, Batman had to drag her back. So she couldn't go looking for him, either. By that time, the "computer kid," as newspapers had called him when the scandal arose, was completely forgotten.
Brian lived on the streets, or wandered from town to town. He was twelve when he ran away, but thanks to the still-working parts of the device on his brain he had gathered enough knowledge to keep himself from getting killed. Sometimes, he'd wander from city to city, until he was about eighteen. Then he "settled down" in Pallis, and ended up in a gang. (Well, a wimpy gang, anyway.) He had since realized that his aim was perfect, no matter what he was aiming. He'd tried archery several times, and realized he liked arrows more than guns. (Fellow gang members began to call him Robin Hood, which he detested.) He hung out in Pallis until a run-in with Silver and The Law.
They found out who he was and his past, and then realized he was entitled to the money his parents had in savings. They were still in jail, and thus wouldn't need it themselves. Brian used it for bail, and to get himself an apartment. He taught himself to work with computers, a knowledge that came with creepy ease. Getting a job was easy for him, he writes code and designs web-pages to support himself. And so, he was more-or-less content until One Fateful Day...
No, I'm not going to tell you what happened on that Fateful Day, because it's the first storyline with Archer in it, and what would the fun be if I gave that away?
Appearance
As Brian:
Brian's hair is a bright orangy-brown and although overall short, it hangs into his eyes. He usually attempts to keep it back with some sort of head band, but this has yet to work. He's tall and buff, but this is usually hidden behind rumpled clothes that are too lose.
As Archer:
Unlike Silver, he can't change his hair or eyes instantly. His costume is pretty low maitenence, a white T-shirt with a green vest, an orange-red belt with gold buckle, brown pants, green gloves, and silly green shoes. He's usually wearing two quivers of arrows (one of plain, old-fashioned arrows; the other carrying some sort of poison. He keeps them color-coded, but no one actually knows what the code is,) and a simple bow.
He really hates it when people call him Robin Hood, although it happens amazingly frequently.
Personality
Brian's personality is, in a word, smug. He's usually amazingly pleased with himself, for one reason or another. He represents the sidekick in the story, which makes him a combination of technical skills, comic relief, and a love life that's nonexistent.
His girlfriends all turn out to be evil, or they die tragically. He's a sod who falls for villainesses. He claims to be uninterested in Silver/Veronica, and she's stated flat out that if he ever even suggests they bring their partnership to a new level, she'll hurt him badly. (His comments on her? "Silver is cool. Sexy, spunky, a bitch sometimes- she won't be reading this, will she? 'Cause she's a bitch who could probably kick my ass.")
As Archer, he somehow always finds himself as the wise-cracking junior partner. Despite being older and more imposing physically, he's still the one who gets kidnapped and held hostage. (He doesn't know how that works, and it frustrates him. It just amuses Silver.)
He's a pretty nice guy, overall. At times, he can be antisocial- when all of your living relatives are in jails for the criminally insane, that'll happen. However, he's a devoted crime fighter, and committed to the cause of making sure no child ever has to grow up as neglected as he did, and certainly not worse than him. In most cases, he can practice restraint when dealing with badguy, but if he sees a lowlife try to hurt a kid, the lowlife is going to find himself beaten bloody before the police even get near him.