Marco Vega



"Aw, hell yeah! Let’s do this!"

Summary
Marco Caldera is the main protagonist of The Firmament. He is a college freshman, and an agent of The Firmament, a secret organization outside of the government. He is part of a chosen group of people that utilize the power of the Celestial Stones, his being the Sun Stone. Using the power of the Sun Stone, Marco, alongside Thank the other holders of the Celestial Stones, fight the Fallen Apostles.

Personality
Marco is an energetic and passionate young man, who is normally able to get along with about anyone. While his extroversion can be overbearing to some at first, Marco trues to be adaptable to most people’s needs if he truly values them as a friend. However, he can also be a bit of an attention-seeker, wanting to be liked by everyone. Marco can also be impatient, and tends to have a short temper, especially when people mention his height or make fun of the things or people he cares about.

Personal Statistics
Name: Marco Ignacio Caldera

Origin: The Firmament

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Classification: Human

Date of Birth: July 25th, 2000


 * Zodiac/Horoscope: Leo

Birthplace: Kissimmee, Florida, United States of America

Height: 5’4” (162cm)

Weight: 155 lbs (71kg)

Likes: Baseball, Dancing, Dogs, Exercising, Nintendo games and consoles, Poetry

Dislikes: Cats (he’s allergic), Cold weather, Country music, Subjects involving too many numbers

Eye Color: Brown (Orange with powers activated)

Hair Color: Dark Brown (Black with powers activated)

Hobbies: College baseball, regular exercise, playing guitar

Values: Marco is very close with his mother and younger sister, and considers familial relations highly important. He is also a proponent of free love, being a gay man himself.

Martial Status: Single

Status: Alive

Affiliation: The Firmament

Combat Statistics
Tier: At least Low 7-C, likely 7-C

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Light Manipulation

Attack Potency: At least Small Town Level, likely Town Level (Capable of fighting off mid level Fallen Apostles on his own, which are comparable to low-end, tactical nukes.)

Speed: Speed of Light (Capable of dodging beams of real light fired off by Fallen Apostles. Moved fast enough that lightning seemed to pause.)

Lifting Strength: At least Class M (Once tossed the Fallen Apostle Phanuel, an Ophanim Class Fallen Apostle that dwarfed a small city.)

Striking Strength: At least Small City Class, likely City Class (Easily capable of shattering the faces of mid-level Fallen Apostles on his own.)

Durability: At least Small City Class, likely City Class (Capable tanking the attacks of mid-level Fallen Apostles on his own.)

Stamina: Superhuman

Range: Normally Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with light and fire attacks.

Standard Equipment: The Sun Stone, a pair of gauntlets named Corona

Intelligence: Average (Marco is very smart when it comes to subjects involving reading, writing, or music. He is also very talented at sports, particularly baseball, which he has a college scholarship in. However, he is not very good at things like math or science.)

Weaknesses: His powers on reliant on the Sun Stone. Should the Sun Stone be shattered, he will become powerless. However, the Sun Stone itself is highly durable and had a charm placed on it by the Magi that created it, allowing it to summon forcefields should something try to destroy it directly.
 * This charm has its own weaknesses however, as it can be nullified by more powerful magic.

Feats:
 * Can oneshot the weakest of the Fallen Apostles, who can destroy entire city blocks.
 * Can shatter the faces of mid-level Fallne Apostles alone. While the material of these faces are likely not earthly, and resemble marble, the can be comparable to solid granite.
 * Mid-level Fallen Apostles themselves are capable of vaporizing small towns in one shot.
 * Marco himself is one of the strongest members of his team, as well as one of the fastest.
 * Fallen Apostles attack using beams of real light, which Marco is shown to be able to dodge relatively easily.

Note: High-level Fallen Apostles typically float around the 7-B to 6-C range. Marco struggles or even outright fails to fight these alone, but on his team of six (himself included) he is able to take them on.

Other
Notable Victories:

Notable Losses:

Inconclusive Matches:

Trivia

 * Marco used to be the guitarist in his high school garage band, U R Not Da Father. They broke up after differences in musical taste.
 * Marco is highly protective of his little sister, Frida.
 * Frida takes up the Sun Stone for a short time after Marco is critically injured.
 * Marco struggled with his weight in childhood, leading to his current passion for exercising and baseball.
 * Marco is bilingual, in Spanish (his first language) and English.