Name: Dimitri Ivanoff AKA Dark Matter
Age: 86 (apparant age 21)
Sex: male
Physical Apperance: Roughly six foot tall, Black hair, No eyes. Muscular build, Ivory white skin. Grey pair of gauntlets visible on hands at all times
(Shadowmancer form) Bleeding eye sockets, visible white hair and face, Visible sash and gauntlets. All else blends into shadows and darkness.
Alliance: Former Soldier of the USSR
Breif History:
Dimitri Ivanoff was born in Siberia in 1920. He grew up as most children there did, impovershed yet happy. He was the Son of Yuri Ivanoff, a blacksmith in the villiage he grew up in. His father however was a drunk, and a heavy gambler, he'd often leave home for days at a time only to return with his earnings gone. Dimitri wasn't dumb enough to mention anything, he'd done that before and it only resulted in a harsh beating. Dimitri hated his father, he found his salvation in the newly formed soviet socialist republic. At age 16 he joined the Red army, by this time it was the year of 1936. Stalin was ruler of Russia by this time and his madness had already began to manifest itself, Dimitri didn't mind. The red army gave him pride, purpose and he loved it, loved knowing he was important to the state, to the Socialist Republics. For three years he served, till 1939 when Nazi and Soviet forces invaded poland, he fought then, finding combat a horrible yet exhilerating experience. It was at this time in which Hitler and Stalin were good friends, In a show of faith nazi forces revealed some of their occult experimentation to soviet forces. The soviets would develop this technology till 1941, when Dimitri was Chosen to undergo his transformation into a soviet supersoldier, this was neccecary, as Nazi forces were pushing deep into russia, Stalin ordered that the experiment see success, no matter how many test subjects from the red army had to be sacrificed. Dimitri had little problem with being chosen for this experiment, he saw it as another chance to become special, to become more than just the quivering boy under his father's fist. Agreeing to this experimentation he was led to a previously excavated temple located in a secure position deep in siberia. The scientists and occultists had already strapped him to the altar there, a pair of aged gauntlets put over his hands, and thus the ritual went ahead. About midway through Dimitri felt the most agonizing pain he had ever felt in his entire life. He felt as if some cold, bone chilling ice had been poured into his viens, as if someone were ripping his insides out. He suddenly blacked out. From then on his life would never be the same. When Dimitri Awoke he found himself in a hospital recovery room, various politcal officers and generals standing around his form. They all looked so different, as if he could peer into their souls, he noticed as well that his vision had been radically altered, he saw sillohettes of objects, saw intense light where there was darkness and dark blackness where there was light. He discovered that when he looked down at himself, his skin had shifted to an ivory white color, his hands were covered in those metal gauntlets. He was horrified, this was too much. no matter how much he tried he could not break those gauntlets off. Then, as if out of a dream, his hero, Comrade stalin entered the room, comming to attention immediately he could only stare in awe at the ugly colors eminating from the man, even though he was smiling there was a blackness to his soul. Stalin congradulated him, explaining that he was to be the first of a line of soviet super soldiers that would crush the facist swine. Things changed from then on, Dimitri underwent many tests, he found that he could control shadows, making them tangible entities. He likewise found that when wounded, if he went to a place of total darkness he’d heal rapidly. Likewise he found out that he had the ability to phase between planes of existance, entering a shadow version of the world where he could move freely, even though it was only for short periods of time. Yet there were drawbacks to his newfound powers, he had become vulnerable to holy objects and water. His body seemed to be in pain when around them, likewise he was utterly blind when around intense light. if wounded he’d be damaged more than the wound would normally hurt. As tests continued he found he could use those gauntlets, which seemed to be made of an alloy that was highly durable, to climb walls and attack foes. He had indeed become quite the formidable soviet soldier, he’d prove this on the battlefield.
Throughout the war he went on covert assasination missions, sneaking behind enemy lines to slaughter top ranking Nazi commanders, though he was likewise used for stalin’s own purposes, killing many russian generals and political adversaries in complete secrecy. He earned the title of Dark Matter due to his affinity for the night. It became apparant through these years that he’d stopped aging.
His missions continued throughout the cold war, always having to do with securing the state or eliminating those who were threats. Frequently he found himself killing russians suspected of working with the americans, he was likewise instrumental in assiting in training of Omega Red. Teaching him various combat moves and techniques. Though as time wore on he became dis-illusioned with the soviet cause, the state. He found the more he killed the more boring it became. By the time the soviet union fell he left his homeland, moving to america to start his life anew. Though he was always lonely through his long existance, he never did have a friend, only superior commanders. being on his own, coupled with his dislike for irrattional, stupid people had made him bitter twords the world. Taking up residence in NY he now acts as a fortune teller, making phoney profecies as he looked into the souls of each person that came to him.

Abilities: Shadow meld- Ability to make shadows tangible, so shadows could leap out and grab a foe for example
Shadow Phase-Ability to enter an alternate realm of existance and move freely for short periods of time. When phasing he is barely visible as a sillohette and impervious to physical damage, though he cannot likewise cause physical damage to those in the normal realm when he is phasing through the shadow realm
Dark Vision- Able to see things in a negative spectrum
Aura Vision- Able to read people’s aura
Shadow Heal- Able to heal rapidly in places of extreme or total darkness
Dark Strength- He becomes stronger and faster than the average human in shadow and nighttime

Weaknesses:
Holy objects and water hurt. Water will burn like acid and take a very long time to heal, objects sear his flesh on contact.
Blinding light: When someone shines an intense light into his sockets his vision blacks out. Likewise he is utterly blind during the day
Increased damage and slow healing- As he heals faster in shadow, he heals slower in intense light or total daylight. If struck he’d bruise heavily, bones would be weaker, also if shot he’d have a hard time stopping the bleeding
Weak- in daylight he is much weaker than he is in darkness. His strength and stamina are cut in half

Unique Items: Guantlets- The gauntlets seem to be made of an ancient metal that is highly durable, roughly equivelant to Carbon-adamantium. They are sharp as razors and permenantly sealed onto his hands. This means he can use them to climb up buildings or attack enemies.