Registry of the Evolved Database
File #30 Oct 2008 09:41
| Name |
Allen Matthew Rickham |
Aliases |
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| Status |
Unregistered Evolved |
Ability |
Metal Mimicry |
| Gender |
Male |
Race/Eth. |
Caucasian |
| Birthdate |
March 27, 1955 |
Age |
54 |
| Height |
6' 4" |
Build |
Average |
| Eyes |
Hazel |
Hair |
Brown |
| Residence |
Unknown |
| Employment |
Unknown |
| Parents |
Lawrence Rickham (father; deceased)
Elisabeth Rickham (mother; deceased) |
Siblings |
None |
| Marital Status |
Marie Rickham (wife; estranged) |
Children |
Vincent Rickham (son; estranged) |
| Profile |
Allen Rickham was the New Hampshire State Senator running for election of President of the United States of America in the 2008 Presidential Elections, highlighted as a champion of Evolved rights and civil liberties.
He defeated Republican candidate Andrew Mitchell and Independent candidate Nathan Petrelli in November by securing both the popular and electoral vote, and was preparing for his inaugriation in 2009 before unexpectedly stepping down from the position of president-elect, disappearing from the stage of politics. His vice-presidential candidate Nathan Petrelli would instead ascend to his position as president.
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portrayed by
Lance Henrickson |
Metal Mimicry: With a surge of adrenaline, Allen Rickham is able to transmute the organic composition of his body to that of solid iron. His entire body shifts under the change, not just his exterior, creating an appearance like an animated statue of solid metal. While in this form, his weight multiplies dramaticly, causing him to weigh close to fifteen hundred pounds, granting him a remarkable stability and resistance to movement and manipulation. Rickham's physical composition is dense enough to deflect bullets up to .45 calibre without harm, though higher calibre weapons can damage his physical body.
Rickham's iron form is incapable of feeling pain or other tactile sensations, making delicate touch or fine manipulation of objects incredibly difficult. While in his iron form, Rickham does not percieve light and sound normally, but instead senses vibrations within his metallic form, effectively echo-locating and creating a mental composition of his surroundings that closely mimics normal sight. As a solid metallic object, Rickham does not possess internal organs or other fragile internal workings, meaning that while transmuted he may lose limbs or otherwise be severely injured without fear of death. However, he is unable to heal this damage naturally, and any harm to his metallic body is transferred to his flesh body when he shifts back to normal.
While transformed, Rickham is incredibly difficult to kill and damage, his seamless iron form capable of great feats of strength and resiliance, however extreme heat can warp and distort his body, and electricity of significant voltage can not only halt his movements but also force him back into his normal form painfully. Rickham does not need to eat, breathe or sleep while in his iron form, however all of these biological functions catch back up to him when he shifts out of his iron body. If he were to go weeks without eating and shift back, he would be ravenously hungry and incredibly sick when he reverted.
In his iron form, Rickham may be killed by methods such as being melted down, or otherwise demolished into fine pieces.
Appendices
Background
"Since the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the American people - fear of communism, fear of terrorism, fear of immigrants, fear of people based on race and religion, fears of gays and lesbians in love who just want to get married. Fear of people who are born different. It is fear that allows our political leaders to manipulate us all and to distort our national priorities."
Animal Rights
Rickham identifies himself as a vegan, and he is a long-time advocate of the ethical treatment of animals. He has stated that "As a necessary component of the living world, we must extend compassion to one another and to every living thing.
Death penalty
Rickham strongly opposes the death penalty. He states that because human judgments are "fallible and often wrong", we do not have the moral authority to take human life. He advocates elimination of the federal death penalty "even if unpopular" and has introduced a national moratorium on executions. He has contended that 98% of those executed have been poor.
Rickham has introduced legislation that would abolish the death penalty under federal law.
Immigration
Rickham has said that "Welcoming immigrants to our shores has been one of our country's vital traditions since its very inception." He supports immigration reform and giving resident undocumented workers "a clear road map to legal status". In 2001, Rickham was a co-sponsor of H.R. 500, which would have given legal status to all those living in the U.S. for at least five years.
Rickham directly opposes legislation in Congress which would force visitors to the United States from other countries to register under the Linderman Act before entering the country, even if their homeland is not in complience with the act.
Civil liberties
The American Civil Liberties Union gave Rickham a 100% rating on civil liberties for the 2006-2007 legislative session. In addition he has been given a 89% lifetime rating by the ACLU.
Rickham supports same-sex marriage and opposes the definition of marriage as "between a man and a woman". Rather, he feels that all citizens deserve equal treatment under the law, and should be allowed to choose for themselves who they want to marry. He has also voted for the expansion of hate crime laws in the United States and against banning LGBT adoption in Washington, D.C.
Rickham has opposed the USA PATRIOT Act since its inception. He voted against the act in 2001, and against its renewal in 2006. He voted for an amendment to the constitution outlawing flag burning and desecration.
In 2007, Rickham voted "no" to the Linderman Act, despite pressure from constituents to ratify the Bill as it passed through Congress. In that same year he voted to require the Department of Defense to present a detailed plan for transferring prisoners out of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, and lobbied to prevent Homeland Security from overstepping the "basic fundamental human rights" of any United States Citizen in which they would be incarcerated for "a condition they were born with."
Linderman Act
Rickham continues to make efforts to stand against the Linderman Act, deeming it "a slap in the face of this country's forefathers" and a "misguided step towards fear-mongering genocide." Rickham stands in the forefront of the growing opposition of the Linderman Act, and vocally opposes the proposal to the United Nations to make complience with the Evolved Registry mandatory to all UN members.
Logs:
| 2008 |
| Date |
Title |
Participants |
| 12/19 |
Prelude to Disaster |
Steve, Sylar and Rickham |
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Disaster Within Disaster, Part II |
Abby, Alexander, Cat, Conrad, Dina, Edward, Elias, Elisabeth, Helena, Matt, Owen, Rickham, Sylar, Trask, Wu Long |
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After The Ball Was Over |
Abby, Cat, Conrad, Edward, Elvis, Helena, and Rickham |
| 12/20 |
Licking the Wound |
Abby, Cat, Edward, Helena, Matt, Rickham and Teo |
| 2009 |
| 01/02 |
Be Honest |
Rickham and Steve |
| 01/06 |
Atlas Pondered |
Matt and Rickham |
| 01/25 |
Far To Fall |
Rickham and Steve |
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Trivia and Notes:
- Allen Rickham keeps his status as an Evolved secret from even members of his family. This power he possesses is both his greatest secret and his most important motivating force behind his career to champion the rights of others.
