The Ringer

Elihu Ballentine was a man raised by professional con-men. Growing up around liars and cheats formed in his head a sour image of society. As he grew, so did his guilt. Thus, instead of inheriting the family job, he became a private investigator to help those who were taken advantage of, though his negative demenor didn't change in the slightest.

After the virus struck and most of his clients were wiped out, Elihu fell into depression and anger feeling that all of his good deeds were for nothing. He abandonded his investigator career and became a problem solver. Any job for the right pay, no matter how nuts.

It was during these jobs that he found out he had an ability. Elihu had the ablilty to erase the powers of others, permanently, but the cost was that it only worked once a week. This also struck at Elihu's moral standing as he felt that erasing others' powers was to say that they were somehow created wrong. That they had no right to exist. Using his powers sparingly, he began to take on tougher and crazier jobs.

In a world of superhumans, he is the one to call to deal with it. He is THE RINGER.

Abilites
Power Erasure: the ability to permanently erase another's powers.

Enhanced Investigation: Because of his upbringing and previous career, Elihu possesses unc anny investigative prowess.

Weakness
Elihu is a normal human in build. He has no ability to deter or alter damage recieved above that which a normal human can take.