Jensen Rossovich was a security officer for the Russian Overt Urban Soldier's (R.O.U.S.'s), a front for an underground scientific research program by the Russian Syndicate. He was on-duty the day of The Great Burn and became a meta-mutant. He was immediately conscripted into the program as a test subject where he underwent years of torture and brainwashing. Over time his powers were augmented by the experiments and, using cybernetics, they implanted Gnortadium coils that serve as a conduit to release his death spores, creating a nearly unbeatable killing machine.

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Augmented Meta-Mutant Physiology:

Lecher possesses various superhuman attributes as a result of being a meta-mutant and after undergoing augmentation procedures at the hands of the Russian Syndicate during the 2040's. His first meta-mutant ability, exhaustively studied, has led to his other two main powers. His three most powerful abilities are:

Death Factor:

Lecher's first meta-mutant ability allowed him to emit lethal pheromones (death spores) from his body. These spores result in the weakness or death of anybody in his vicinity. The severity of the effect is based on the endurance, health, and relative proximity of the victims. Normal humans can be killed or incapacitated after a matter of seconds of exposure, while a being with exceptionally accelerated healing powers and physical stamina can sustain exposure for minutes or hours. At the fullest extent, Lecher's spoores can easily blanket the world, assuming he can reach a high enough orbital altitude first. Lecher must secrete his pheromones or they will begin to erode his own body.

Life Force Absorption:

Lecher has the ability, and need, to drain the life force of other humans to sustain his own. He can do this by ensnaring his victims within his tentacles and using them as a conduit for his Death Factor. At one time the combination of his Death Factor and the presence of Gnortadium in his body had the effect of slowly poisoning him which caused him to need to drain life forces frequently. The more life force he drains, the stronger he gets and the faster he heals.

Power Absorption:

This ability was such that it could not only drain powers, but also skills, memories and even qualities, as Lecher had stolen Behemoth's popularity on one occasion.

Energy Absorption

Power Distribution: Lecher can return stolen powers if he wishes.

Regenerative Healing Factor: Lecher is capable of healing at much greater speeds than that of an ordinary human. He has proven capable of healing from deep slashes and puncture wounds within a matter of minutes. However, he is able to use the energy he drains from others to enhance his healing powers to higher levels. His healing factor appears to focus on his tentacles and armor as well, implying that they have become a part of his body.

Superhuman Agility: Lecher's natural agility, body coordination, and balance are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Absorbing the life force of enemies increases his agility exponentially.

Superhuman Durability: Lecher wears a suit of dark, red armor, composed of a material believed to be imitation Nthbranium. This armor, which covers most of Lecher's body, renders him highly resistant to injury. He once withstood an energy blast from Fusion Burn, that propelled him a distance of several miles without sustaining injury. Even without the armor, Lecher's body is capable of withstanding powerful impact forces and blunt trauma, such as falling from several stories or being repeatedly struck by superhumanly strong opponents, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no discomfort.

Superhuman Reflexes: Lecher's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete. Absorbing the life force of enemies increases his reflexes exponentially.

Superhuman Stamina: Lecher's muscles generate considerably less fatigue toxins than the muscles of an ordinary human. He is capable of exerting himself at peak capacity for about a day before fatigue begins to affect him. However, he can use the energy he drains from others to enhance his stamina even further.

Superhuman Strength: Lecher is superhumanly strong and is capable of lifting about 10 tons normally. After absorbing the life energy of a powerful unnamed meta-mutant, Lecher was shown to be capable of lifting roughly fifty tons. Theoretically, his full strength is limitless.

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Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Military Tactician: Has defeated The Engineer, Cyberian and Trident in combat. He was trained in various forms of armed and unarmed combat by both the Russian Syndicate and various organizations throughout the Japanese underworld. Highly intelligent, he has quickly become highly skilled in the management of criminal organizations.

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Armor: He also wears a suit of red retro-Russian armor. This armor has withstood assaults from Lady Khaalida's Nthbranium claws, though her claws can penetrate the material after repeatedly, powerful strikes.

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Insatiable Hunger: Due to his meta-mutant Death Factor and the presence of Gnortadium within his body, Lecher must frequently drain the life forces of others in order to survive. However, if he found the Gnortadium Synthesizer, he could use it to synthesize and "clean" Gnortadium (allowing him to have the benefits of Gnortadium without having to combat radiation poisoning), the only metal that can neutralize the Death Factor thereby stabilizing it within his body.

Obsession: Lecher is so addicted to the "feel of the power flowing through his body", that he continually absorbes vital energy from other living beings.

Vulnerability to Weaknesses: Lecher takes over the weaknesses of his victims; these included The Green's need for sunlight, Nereid's vulnerability to fire, and even any mental illnesses someoneone may have.

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