Sylvester Statham

Sylvester Statham is the leader of the Bloody Spades gang in New York. Statham is a mutant and was born with his abilities. He is harsh, but gentle when he needs to be, and is extremely loyal.

Early Years
Sylvester was an arrogant boy who thought himself better than anyone else. Nobody got in his way for the longest time, until he turned 15 and his mutant ability started to manifest itself. Everyone turned on him, drove him out of town, and hunted him for years (the cause of his grey hair). Eventually, he made it to New York, and joined the Bloody Spades.

Gang Life
Sylvester started out as a grunt, but one day, when his leader was killed in a raid, his respect by the other members granted him leadership of the gang. He was 21 years old, the youngest leader in two years. Once the super heroes started to show up, Sylvester saw an oppurtunity to prove his gangs power over the supers.

Ground Zero
When the Bloody Spades attacked Ground Zero, the heroes of New York came to stop them. A huge battle ensued and ended in a defeat for the Spades. They retreated what was left of their forces and left.

Storm of the Century
When the storm was in full swing, Sylvester led his Bloody Spades to help save New York, because no profit was to be made when the city was destroyed. Evacuating what they could, the Spades did as much good as they could, then when the storm passed, they went back into seclusion.

Powers and Abilities
Sylvester is a mutant, meaning he was born with his powers.

Blood-laced Retractable Swords: Able to manipulate the iron in his blood, he is able to cause two 4 foot long swords from the bottom of his wrists.

Blood Control: Using his iron shifting ability, Sylvester can use his blood as a defense and an offense. However, it has to be close range, as he can only create sharp objects.

Street smarts: Being on the streets for a quarter of his life, he learned what was what in New York's underground.

Weaknessess
Long Range Attacks: Statham's blood manipulation can only protect him from close range attacks.