"No…you see powers, they don't kill people. No, no, no, no, no, y’all gotta see it for what it is. The powers don't kill people. You see, the people behind the powers ( yes, that also means me) every single person behind the powers that regular humans talk to or walk past everyday…they're the ones who kill people"- Cole McGrath.
Cole McGrath is an Alpha-level Conduit, criminal and sometimes anti-hero of Empire City. He was present in the event known as The Blast. After which, he discovered he had electrokinetic abilities.
Cole McGrath/Red Bolt is the Infamous Path Protagonist of inFamous Prime.
Appearance and Personality
Cole McGrath/Red Bolt is one of two paths of his original universe incarnation. Much like his original incarnation’s evil path, The Infamous Red Bolt is selfish, careless, ruthless and egotistic. This Cole shows no concern for himself or anyone else. He will kill with no remorse, and will destroy anything that annoys him. Cole's powers are also effected by his mentality.
Cole McGrath/Red Bolt stands at 5’10, slim/muscular build. Before the Blast, This Cole wore a black jacket with red on the inside, a black t-shirt, black jeans, and black shoes. After the blast, Cole's appearance didn't change much, except, he had replaced his black t-shirt with a red one. After Cole started taking the Nix Formula, his skin turned pale with bruises appearing all over his face and body.
Story
Powers and Abilities.
Electrokinesis- Cole McGrath has the ability to control, generate, and/or absorb electricity. He can shoot lightning, or overload a circuit. His powers include: Electric Breath, Ball Lightning Projection, Electrical Beam Emission, Lightning and Electrical Bolt Projection, Energy Strike, Weapon Infusion, Paralysis Inducement, Electrical Constructs, Electrical Bursts, Lightning Tether, and Electromagnetic Propulsion via Electrical Lines and Bridges. Other powers include:
- Negative Red Electrical Aura- Cole McGrath’s electricity glows a bright, negative red which is fueled and empowered by Cole’s negative emotions of anger, hate, fear and the death and destruction of everyone and everything surrounding him.
- Vampiric Energy Drain- Cole's electrical absorption has evolved in a way, where he has an unnatural hunger for life force energy. Cole can now drain the energy from objects and other beings. He grows stronger and gets hungrier every time he leeches off any poor, unsuspecting victim.
- Superhuman Strength- Cole is superhumanly stronger than a normal human. He is able to lift up to 100 tons with little effort. He can pick up and throw a fully grown human across a room with great speed and force.
- Lightning Speed- Cole can use his electricity to accelerate his movements. He can move up to speeds at approx. 100mph. To the human eye, it looks like Cole has teleported across great distances.
- Superhuman Dexterity, Stamina, and Immunity- Cole is incredibly nimble and can move across very steep surfaces with little effort. He produces less fatigue toxins than regular human. Making him able to run, jump, and fight without exerting himself. Cole is also immune to most diseases and toxins than a regular human.
- Electrokinetic Combat- Cole is able to utilize his electricity with his physical combat, granting him impressive offensive capabilities, whilst leaving his defensive abilities somewhat lacking.
- Superhuman Intelligence- Cole's electricity can speed up electrical signals in his brain, making him think faster than a regular human.
- Neuroelectric Interfacing via Touch-Cole can manipulate electrical signals in another individuals brain via touch, giving him some form of “telepathic” abilities. He can also put up a mental shield in his brain, protecting him from psychic attacks.
- Superhuman Senses- Cole has the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel more accurately than a average human. Cole McGrath does not need to cover his eyes in daylight. Cole can even sense the electricity in a 50 mile radius.
- Superhuman Reflexes- Cole's reflexes have been drastically enhanced. He can dodge bullets, catch flies in mid-air, dodge and maneuver around complex attacks, catch falling objects, block detriments, and react instantaneously to what others take more time to react.
- Superhuman Agility- Cole possesses agility beyond that of a normal human allowing him to effectively dodge attacks, swing from things easily, sprint, do back-flips and numerous athletic and martial implements with little effort.
- Superhuman Jump- Cole reach tall distances by simply jumping. He can run across one building and jump effortlessly to the other. He can also land very hard, making a vibration.
- Superhuman Awareness- Cole has an increased sense of self-awareness. Far above an average normal human.
Enhanced Gunmanship- Cole McGrath is highly skilled with all types of guns allowing him to perform great feats and benefit in a far ranged combat.
Expert Chemist/Chemistry Manipulation- Before the Blast, Cole McGrath had a penchant for science and chemistry. After the Blast, Cole could use his powers to manipulate chemical substances.
Pheonix Formula- Cole McGrath created a formula, grafted from a mixture of ray field energy from a blast core, and blood from a conduit who had pyrokinetic abilities. Cole named his mixture. The formula gave Cole McGrath new and upgraded abilities to match his own. His powers include:
- Flaming Orange Electric Aura- Cole's normally red negative electricity turns a bright flaming orange electricity which embodies rage, vengeance, and hellfire.
- Nightmare Blast- Cole sends a black cloud of ash and dust, stunning and disorienting his enemies, in a smoke bomb-like fashion.
- Napalm Grenade- Cole creates a small ball of pyroelectric energy in hand. Then he throws the ball of energy in a grenade-like fashion, that explodes on impact.
- Hellfire Rockets- Cole fires off five clusterballs of energy from his hands in a rocket-like fashion, that explodes on impact.
- Ionic Drain- Cole lifts up his hand (right or left) and pulls in and drains the energy from any victims surrounding him. Cole gets a great deal of strength from this power.
- Firebird Strike- Cole gains the pyrokinetic ability to fly through the air at supersonic speed. His arms and legs become fiery and resemble a Phoenix's wings.
- Spikers- Cole fires off spikes of energy ( similar to porcupine's quills) into his enemies, which explodes five seconds after impact.
- Tar Grapple- Cole uses one or more tar "pillars" to ensnare his enemies and hold them above the ground. He can even cause an explosion if he adds a spark to it.
- Smoke-based Teleportation- Cole can teleport across short distances, leaving and appearing while surrounded by thick wisps of smoke.
Weaknesses
- Water- Being submerged in large bodies of water or being hit large amounts of water will cause Cole's electrical abilities to short circuit, leaving him temporarily vulnerable and causing harm to others and himself.
- Power Outage- The absence of electricity or electrical power source will cause Cole to become weak, vulnerable, disoriented, and in a worse-case scenario, will cause him to suffocate afterwhile.
- Apathy- The combination of the emotional trauma he experienced growing up and the unnatural hunger for energy has caused Cole McGrath to grow very apathetic. While this has its strengths, It can be a burden to everyone around him, especially when trying to form relationships. Simply put, Cole McGrath cares very little for anyone in or around his presence or his life, himself included, which in turn ends up being a sort of a weakness for him.
- Nix Addiction/Side Effects- Cole McGrath has unhealthy addiction to the drug, Nix. He continuously takes the drug at an alarming rate. This addiction to the formula causes Cole to be affected by a number of strange side effects: fatigue, scaring in several places on his body, fainting spells, paleness, early onset dementia, and hallucinations which could be very telling signs of borderline personality disorder.
- Extreme Brute Force- Conduits (and in some cases, Human Augments) with higher levels of superhuman strength are able to overpower Cole to overwhelm him at best or at worst, incapacitate him.
- R.F.C. (Ray Field Collar)
- R.F.H (Ray Field Harness)
- R.F.G. (Ray Field Generator)
Equipment
- Death and Despair- Cole McGrath's main weapons: Death and Despair. Two modified M1911 pistols that uses Cole own geostatic energy as a substitute for bullets.
- Gigawatt Blade- Among Cole McGrath's arsenal is a modified custom made greatsword capable of conducting and generating electricity: The Gigawatt Blade. The sword is able to cut through almost anything and used to greatly enhance Cole's defensive and offensive capabilities. Cole has some experience with sword fighting, so he uses the Gigawatt Blade as a last resort when fighting.