Ersatz

Ersatz's powers and abilities

Ersatz�??s powers work by aligning him with an alternate version of an existing superhuman from elsewhere in the Omniverse. His body is replaced with this extradimensional doppelganger, leaving his consciousness intact, but his body a corrupt reflection of his subject. It�??s uncertain if Ersatz actually draws a body from elsewhere in the cosmos and takes it over, transforms himself into a copy of it, or creates a body out of extradimensional energies. In any case, he has powers and abilities similar to those he duplicates.

The catch is that Ersatz pulls a twisted, or as he calls them, �??erstatzed,�?� version of his target. These copies have powers,

physical appearance, or other aspects thematically opposite the original. Thus he turns into an overweight unattractive powerhouse when he copies Princess*. If he copied Ultramarine he�??d turn into someone wearing a battlesuit designed for volcanic and subterranean exploration, or possibly an aquatic version of Veronica Steeley wearing a battlesuit that allowed �??her�?� to explore the surface world. And so on. Erstaz has a strong preference for copying the powers of

heroes who possess a significant amount of innate power. Given the choice between copying someone skilled or someone with power, he always chooses the person with

the biggest, flashiest powers.

*This does not mean that he is limited in ability as an out of shape human might be to another. His ratings put him on equal standing with them; he just becomes a beneficial doppelganger of any comic being that he wants to copy anywhere in existence. He might look horrible, if applicable, but powers and abilities are what matter.