Kreetch
Character Information
History
Early life, and the Pandora Project
Waclaw Kritchinksky was born in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) in 1985, the only child of Stefan and Maria Kritchinksky.
His mutation manifested itself in 2003, when Waclaw hit puberty, as he started to emit dangerous levels of radioactivity. His parents were approached by the scientists of the Pandora Project, who created a special suit of body armor for him, in exchange for letting them study the boy. Waclaw stayed as a in-patient until the attack on the Project's headquarters during Paragon City's 'Power Crash' on May 21st, 2005.
W.A.T.C.H.
After the destruction of the Project, Waclaw decided to stay in Paragon City and fight the criminal elements plaguing the city under the name of Kreetch (his high-school nickname). He was the first of its former patients and employees to be contacted by Hana Yamada to join the newly-reformed super group W.A.T.C.H., and he helped Hana restructure the group from a worldwide anti-terrorism agency to a more community-focused support group and information clearinghouse. After serving as one of the group's cornerstones for many years, he accepted the position of Director of W.A.T.C.H. after Hana temporarily left the team in 2015. He stayed on as Director until the group disbanded in 2019.
Personality
Waclaw is very protective of his teammates and of the people close to him, to the point of over-protectiveness. He has been known to neglect his own safety in order to safeguard others.
Having been confined to a protective suit most of his adult life, he has exhibited self-image issues and bouts of depression.
Abilities
Waclaw's unique mutation has transformed him into a sentient mass of radioactive plasma.
Equipment
Waclaw's blue-and-gold armor is powered by his body's own natural radioactivity, and by highly efficient solar panels located on the armor's shoulder pads. In addition to keeping his radioactivity in check, this armor increases Waclaw's strength and durability to meta-human levels and enables him to fly.
As some people have mistakenly assumed, Kreetch is not affiliated with Crey Industries or its "Paragon Protectors", despite the similarity of his power armor's color scheme.