Keith Lee was a computer programmer and hopless geek. He had always been a fan of martial arts. He loved movies, anime, comics, video games, and rpgs about martial arts. He had studied Karate for almost six months once too. His obsession with the fantastic world of oriental mystecism is what drew him to a MMORPG called Dragons of Thunder. It was there that he got encounterd Sifu Chen. Sifu Chen told Keith that he had a destiny beyond the game. A warrior would be needed in the real world. One that would face the Death Dragon. Keith was that warrior. Although he had his doubts, Keith followed Sifu Chen's directions and found himself in a warehouse with a single chair and VR helmet. The monitors surrounding the chair were blank. Keith, curious beyond measure, put the helmet on. Instantly, the world changed and he stood face to face with an older, sterner man, the man announced himself as Sifu Chen and launched into an attack on Keith. Amazingly, Keith managed to parry or dodge the strikes, he backed away as the older man approached. "The Death Dragon comes!" He shouted, "You are one of the warriors of fate! You have are one of the five warriors with the greatest chance to defeat the dragon!"
"What are you talking about?" Keith shouted back, despite his seeming skill at defense he was afraid for his life.
"We haven't much time." Sifu Chen stopped his assault as suddenly as he had started it.
Keith spent the next four years training. It was an intense ordeal, yet as far as he knew all he was doing was sitting in a chair with a VR helmet on. His body slowly became a weapon, his skills improved every day and soon he was able to access "Power ups" as he called them, abilities to counter the special attacks of Sifu Chen. How the virtual training was allowing him to fight in the real world he had know idea, but it was happening. Summoning a costume one afternoon, Keith began his career as the Virtual Dragon, video game martial artist extrordinaire. He joined the Sentinels just a few months ago.
Keith is barely treading water here. He has had his world view pretty much shattered in the last few years. He suspects Sifu Chen used magic fused with technology to transform him from an overweight non-athlete to a superhuman. He has faced off against things he didn't think existed, battled along side costumed heroes and even met the woman of his dreams. Its been a roller coaster ride and he is still unsure that he has what it takes to defend the world from the Death Dragon. He tries to hide this behind bravado and what he hopes is zen sounding quotes and sound bites.
"Enter the clutches of the Dragon, but don't let your defeat get you down."
Even without his "Special Abilities" pool, Keith is a potent martial artist. He is skilled in the Thunder Dragon Kung Fu style developed by monks in China hundreds of years ago. Due to the neccessary speed in which he was trained, his grasp of the art is imperfect. If he encounters a true master of the style he will be in a bit of trouble. He often uses his SA pool for "finishing" strikes.
A top tier athlete and martial artist. He is a bit tougher than normal for a martial artist, if you want to tone him down make his "Virtual Dragon Skin" power damage resistance rather than armor. You can drop his Special Abilities pool as well but this really takes away from the character. If you want to make him tougher? Increase the pool.
Keith is better looking than he thinks he is, he has an athletic build, strong features and a rather intense stare. His eyes are blue and his hair is brown. He is clean shaven, when he acts as Virtual Dragon he summons a costume that appears to be a a black silk kung fu uniform with a golden sash, golden full contact armor on his hands, golden combat boots on his feet, He wears a golden mask that covers the top of his head, but leaves his mouth and nose uncovored. The back of the costume is adorned with a golden dragon outline. He glows with a soft golden light when his "armor" is active.