The Chamber File
The Chamber File
Real Name: Jonothan Evan Starsmore
Alias/Nickname: Jono, Jon, Sparky
Age: 18
Nationality: British
Powers/Abilities: Bio-Blast, psionic speach
(full extent of psi-powers unknown), does not require food or oxygen.
Editorial comment: Although his bio-blast
is a weapon in and of itself, it (may) be used to power a flight pack
which Forge was going to build. Eventually. (Read: Don't hold your
breath.)
This may come to pass in the near future. Rumor has it that
Marvel is thinking of giving the team a new mentor: Forge. More on
that as it develops. If it develops. Affiliation: Generation X (Read: Baby
X-Men)
Base of Operations: the Massachusetts
Academy (a division of the Xavier Institue)
Confidents/Allies: Angelo Espinosa,
Gayle Edgerton (formerly, possibly reconciled)
Greatest Enemies: Emplate,(Gayle Edgerton),
Omega Red, Onslaught, (Bastion)
Romantic Interests: Gayle Edgerton
(former), Paige Guthrie (future? or former?) THE SCOOP
Another teammate with whom he as a special relationship is the
mysterious Penance, whose diamond-hard, razor-sharp skin makes her the
other 'monster' of the group. Although she has yet to say a word to
anyone, and her behavoir is rather animal-like, Chamber understands her
situation and seems to genuinely care about her. He often spends time
alone with her.
Other cool stuff about him:
-he (supposedly) has a rivalry going with Everett Thomas ("Synch")
to be team leader.
-he reads comic books to Artie and Leech, the two youngest team
members("but shh! Chamber gets 'baressed easy.")
-he likes Pearl Jam. And channel surfing.
-he (maybe) plays the guitar. . We don't know: -about his family; parents? brothers/sisters? other mutants in the
family?(come on, this is Marvel we're talking about!)
-other interests; does he REALLY play music? (there's a photo of him
holding a guitar in issue 12)
-and why didn't the Phalanx track him down? Obviously Xavier knew
about him, so why wasn't he in the computer?
Chamber is most known for the gaping hole in in his chest, the
result of his mutant ability: a devastating psionic bio-blast which
levels most opponents. This ability scarred him for life when, the
first time it manifested itself, he lost his upper chest and lower face.
As a result, he no longer requires food or oxygen and communicates
through psi-speech. He may or may not have accidentally paralyzed his
girlfriend, Gayle Edgerton (NOT a mutant), who later teamed up with the
villain Emplate for revenge (see
issue
summaries for details). As revealed definitively in issue 20,
Chamber has the potential to be extremely powerful: he is almost pure
psionic energy. However, because of the nature of this awesome power,
he has extremely low self-esteem, despite his natural leadership
abilities. The relationship between him and his teammate, Paige Guthrie
("Husk") has been hampered significantly because of this (see
Chamber &
Husk section). Chamber for a time seemed to be coming out of
his shell and rebuilding his life, especially in terms of his
relationship with Angelo Espinosa (a.k.a. Skin). For a time the
two of them were off sharing adventures seperately from the rest
of the team. However, since his return he has interacted little
with his teammates, and the little interaction he has had has
resulted in ailenating Husk, not bringing them closer.
-he has a room in the basement of the Boys Dorm.
-about the first time his power manifested; did it really cripple
Gayle? where was it? was anyone else hurt?