Seagull Sensation

This is the man known simply as Seagull Sensation. His past is unknown even to himself and the seagulls who rescued him all those years ago as a child. The Sensation is one of the original founding members of the "Avengers of Justice," and is the teams current leader.

Background
Little is known of the man called Seagull Sensation, as in recent years he evidently lost all of his memories. The Sensations memories only stretch back a few years, to the time he woke up on a beach, bloodied and bruised and surrounded by Seagulls. The Sensation took to these gulls as though they were his family, and in fact believed he himself was a gull. He followed this colony of gulls wherever they flew, and as is quite unusual for a gull, they migrated over the entire world. As he himself could evidently not fly, the Sensation developed an uncanny skill for swimming and running over very long distances. After quite some time, the Sensation began to pick up some words that the people he came across were saying, and he began to redevelop his ability to speak fluently. Unknown to him at the time, the Sensation was capable of speaking some 15 languages.

Public View
The following is an excerpt from a speech made by Carlo Mark, the Mayor of Beachville:

“S.S.

Bird Man.

That guy who tried to steal my chips, but when I shooed him away, squawked and hissed at me before attacking.

''These are all names. Identities of a man, nay, a hero who protects the livelihoods of all beach goers. Covered in feathers, dirt and that salty, salty seawater, his name is Seagull Sensation! No one is quite sure of the Sensation's past. Whether he was an orphan, child of wealthy individuals, a runaway experiment gone wrong or anything between these. All that is truly known for certain about him is his current life. In general, it could be said that the Sensation 'lives around.' He is never known to stay in one place for too long as he and his rather unique flock migrate around the globe quite regularly. Regardless, if you are found out to be committing crime on the Sensation's beach of the day, you are bound by fate to face the consequences. Also seriously, if you have chips and this guy spots you, either drop the chips or run as fast as your legs can carry you. Get inside, lock the door, bar the windows, do everything you can to protect yourself, for once the Sensation sees the hot salty goodness known as chips, he will not rest until he either has them or they disappear. Ahem... uh, moving on. When he first came to society the Sensation was an incredibly impressionable person. From his collective few years spent in English speaking countries he has learnt both Basic English and a very highly valued sense of justice.”''

It seems that despite his sometimes less than desirable actions, the good which Seagull Sensation has brought to the world is enough to outweigh any negative press he may receive.

Abilities

 * Intelligence - While Seagull Sensation possesses no true powers of his own, his recently discovered super-intelligence allows him to assist his fellow members of the Avengers of Justice quite adequately. Able to build flying suits and brain inhibitors, he even has the complete code for what would be a fully functioning A.I. on the Gullputer, but after much urging from his fellow teammates, he chose against activating it.


 * Fighting Ability – The Sensation is proficient in his own form of martial arts, copied and adapted from the intricate fighting styles of seagulls. In general, this involves a lot of screaming and flailing of the arms, as well as biting and kicking.


 * Physical Prowess – By following his colony of seagulls around the world for as long as he has, the Sensation has developed an incredible amount of stamina, allowing him to traverse most of a country without tiring. In addition, his swimming and running speeds are both at a level which allow him to keep pace with the flying gulls.


 * Buoyancy – At will, the Sensation is able to become as buoyant as a buoy, allowing him to sleep on water much like seagulls can


 * Situational Awareness – The Gull’s senses of his surroundings within a 10 metre radius have reached a point of being peak human, resembling those of a bird

Equipment
The majority of equipment that Seagull Sensation uses stays on his person and has been incorporated into his suit.
 * The Gull Suit - Designed to be completely waterproof and resistant to physical trauma of most every kind. Has several heated pockets placed around the body solely for the purpose of storing hot chips. The suit is capable of propelling the Sensation 40 meters into the air and the allowing him to glide back down to the ground. This function can only store 3 charges, but the charges can be replenished by moving the suit's legs
 * Brain Inhibitor – Designed to inhibit one specific primal instinct with the Sensation, this inhibitor allows the Sensation to be around hot chips without succumbing to their salty goodness and turning on whoever holds the chips. This inhibitor is installed in both his mask and across his base of operations, “The Nest."

Appearance
S.S. is a rather average looking man standing at a height of 5’10. Generally, his body is covered in dirt, feathers and salt. The suit he wears to become the hero Seagull Sensation includes what resembles bird wings along the arms, and a whole plethora of feathers along the rest of his body. Covering his head is a mask resembling a seagull head.