Dyson

Dyson (Dr. Neil Murray Higgs, also called 'Neil' or 'Dr. Higgs' or 'Dr. Dyson') is a superpowered member of the Illuminate.

Biography
Much of the life of the man who would become Dyson is currently unknown.

Neil's powers manifested several months after his infection by The Virus during a laboratory accident. Injected with a prototype of The Virus that was latter deemed a non-viable strain by Dr. Schmidt, he moved from Pennsylvania to Texas to work on a revival of the Superconducting Super Collider project. A catastrophic accident in the project bonded a massive amont of stranglets to the dormant Virus in his body, changing the Doctor into his current form.

Although powerful, Dyson rarely has to use his powers offensively. He remains mostly isolated aside from contact with the other members of the Illuminate. The Illuminate is, for the most part, content to let him work and collect on any fruitful research Neil produces. He is not involved with the Illuminate's attempts to manipulate the Unified Society or the Dynasty, but does keep tabs on their scientific progress.

Dyson spends nearly all of his time in his observatory and laboratory just outside of Brownsville, Texas. It is here that he works on his multiple projects such as investigating Dark Matter, building his own particle collider, or keeping a record of the strange ionic activity coming from somewhere out on the edge of the universe.

Powers and Abilities
Dyson has the powers of Stellar Physiology and Quark Manipulation, granting him a wide array of abilities that make him both extemely powerful and incredibly versatile.

Before the Supocalypse Neil was a Doctor of Astrophysics with aptitude in a variety of scientific fields such as physics, chemistry, and engineering and a functional knowledge in other fields.

Weaknesses
His Stellar Physiology constantly emits various electromagnetic and nuclear forces that can greatly harm organic and inorganic matter, so Neil enlisted Brainstorm in the construction of his helmet to capture the energy his body produces and safely store it for other uses (acting like a sort of Dyson Sphere, hence the name).

Stubborn at times and often slow to change, Neil is an individual who is eternally disbelieving but still empathetic to others. This can make him easy to manipulate by skilled wordsmiths, empaths, and psychics.