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When Myles Gideon turned 13, something strange started happening to him. He suddenly found that he could receive insights about what people around him were feeling. He would also on occasion feel faint and start to black out. During these spells, he would have vague visions of the future. Afraid of what might happen if these abilities were discovered, he strived to keep them secret.

He began reading everything he could find on psychic phenomenon and decided to become a famous psychic. Also studying stage magic, he was fascinated by the magicians and mediums prevalent during the early 1900s, and even started developing a stage persona. This, of course, made him the weird, freaky kid at school who other kids loved to beat on.

Unfortunately, Myles’s powers never developed past vague impressions. After high school, he took a job as a prop man for a small theatre. He continued practicing stage magic, focusing on working out an act as a mentalist; occasionally he would get work, but he never really got a big break. It was during this time that he picked up a young assistant, Emily Kane, who has been with him since. He ultimately decided gain fame by exposing frauds. He earned some small media attention for his efforts, but fame eluded him. Then FOX called.

It seemed that some scientist had invented a machine that could pierce dimensions, and hoped to capture a ghost on live TV. FOX was planning to air it as a special along the lines of its alien autopsy program, and the network wanted Myles to be a guest on the show. When first asked to join the show, Myles felt a strong uneasy feeling, and a shiver ran down his spine. Consequently, he said yes, hoping that this was his big break.

The show was filmed in a so-called haunted house. As filming continued, an uneasy feeling grew in Myles. When the machine was finally turned on, all hell broke loose. It felt as if every sense in Myles’s body was turned upside down and inside out. Pandemonium overcame the film crew and other guests. Suddenly, Myles had the sense that something was coming through a dimensional doorway. He did not know what it was, but it felt big and dangerous. Trying to capture it was going to be one big joke; he had to turn off the machine before it came through. As he made his way across the room, it felt as if his mind was being ripped apart. After what seemed like a lifetime, he reached the machine, just as a feeling of pain, anger, and pure malice washed over him. Not even looking up, he smashed the machine to the floor. The last thing Myles remembers about that day is the explosion as he was flung across the room.

Upon awakening in the hospital, Myles soon discovered that his personal life had gone from okay to bad to worse overnight. It seemed that FOX blamed him for the explosion and was threatening litigation. The doctors informed him that he would need at least six months of therapy to recover. Last, but certainly not least, all the color had been drained from his body as a result of the accident.

During his recovery, Myles noticed that something else had happened as well. It was as if a door in his mind had opened. His empathy had become more powerful, allowing him to read people’s emotions at will. He could even project emotions into other people, but that was not all; he could also move objects with his mind. Strangest of all the side effects was an ability to shift himself slightly out of reality.

Myles did his physical therapy during the day and practiced his new abilities at night. After several months, he felt recovered, but the bills were piling up and he needed work. That’s when he found out that his agent had dropped him and nobody was willing to hire him. Depressed, Myles went to the bank to empty the last of his savings. While in the bank, there was an attempted robbery. Feeling he had nothing to lose, Myles tore into the robbers, in the process becoming a hero.

Upon hearing a certain large entertainment corporation was hiring heroes, Myles decided to apply. After all, it could be his big break.

Myles was born with the ability to receive vague impressions of the emotions people around him were feeling. On occasion, he would also suffer dizzy spells in which he would gain vague insights of possible future events. After the incident, his powers were affected three fold: First, his insights into the future became clearer, and he could now sense and project emotions on a conscious level. If he concentrated, he could create an emotional scream, stunning a person with an emotional backlash. Second, the incident awakened a latent ability of psychokinesis, allowing Myles to move objects with his mind. Myles is still developing this ability, and for the most part can only grab or throw objects at this time, though he has learned to create a psychokinetic shield to defend himself. Third, but not least, he has found that he can shift his body slightly out of phase with reality, becoming intangible. Myles is a skilled magician and stage mentalist, with a background in stagecraft.

During Hero City’s opening day, Gentleman Ghost was seriously injured by the animated doll called Small Wonder, who shattered Myles’s leg when Myles let his guard down. The injury to his leg never fully healed, and the cane he once carried for show has become more or less a necessity. However, training with the other Hero City team members has allowed him to hone and expand his other abilities, making him more effective in and out of combat.

Myles is very average, just shy of handsome. He has an albino-like appearance, lacking total coloration. Even his eyes lack color. Myles wears early twentieth century eveningwear (tuxedo) all in white, including a top hat and a silver cane.