Ardor

Ardor is a hero acting as a bodyguard for Egress since 2009. He started his career in 2001 working for the Spanish government.

Appearance
Ardor is an Asian man in his early thirties. He has short, black hair and wears glasses. He does not wear any sort of hero outfit, preferring to wear civilian clothing. While working for the Spanish government, his outfit was red and white poncho, along with a similarly colored mask.

Personality
Ardor used to be an extremely passionate man, immediately getting fired up for any cause he was interested in. This was thought to be partially because he conditioned himself to immerse himself in something to strengthen his powers. As time went on, he lost this capability, but has been noted to be more mature and reliable. He is a friendly person, still assisting the Spanish heroes during important times and appearing quite often to speak with people in hospitals or schools.

Career
Ardor started his career in 2001 when he stopped a building from collapsing on top of a crowd. He was then recruited by the Spanish government and worked with them dealing with villains and natural disasters.

In 2009 the European Supers Association asked him to work as a bodyguard for Egress, to which he agreed. Since then, he has been protecting the other hero.

Powers
Ardor has the ability to acquire any power he wants. He needs to verbally declare his goal, and afterwards he gains the means to do it. How strong the power he gains is depends on how much he cares about something. In his early years, his powers often granted him some fairly useless effects, but nowadays he quite reliably gains strong abilities.

The power he gains disappears when it is no longer needed. The more specific the declaration, the stronger the power. Saying "I want to defeat my opponent" would grant him a weaker power than "I want to stab my opponent in the leg".