Joshua Eales

Joshua Eales is an extremely powerful Metahuman created by Dr William Carrow. After Carrow was taken back into the Atlas Research Division, Eales was inducted into the Atlas Protectorate by Dr Konrad Valcz. He usually works alongside the Hyperion Soldiers, and Eales has been confirmed to be closer to their level in strength than most Atlas super soldiers.

History
Joshua Eales originally joined the military with his best friend Jeff Trevor. They went through basic training together, but only Eales was selected for special training at Northern Guard Military Academy. Eales then went to the first three weeks of the course, making many new friends before he was brutally murdered by Mr Phobos in a terrorist attack.

Resurrection
Eales was resurrected by Dr Carrow two hours after his death. Carrow was forced to utilize large amounts of Synthetic Gene Five in order to stabilize and revive Eales. When questioned of why he saved Eales as opposed to any of the other cadets massacred by Phobos, Carrow replied by pointing out why Eales had been inducted into the Academy- his medical report. Carrow had been watching Eales as well as Miss Callaghan, Mr Van der Bayne and Lt Watson. Eales had a unique biological structure that would make him easy to modify, and this alone made the Atlas Defense Force interested in him. So in resurrecting Eales, Dr Carrow also exposed him to an experimental catalyst of his own design- the same he used on Ruby Callaghan- that set off a chain reaction in Eales' biology that led to extreme mutation.

Observation
Eales was sent to the laboratories of Dr Konrad Valcz immediately, and Valcz was immediately interested in studying Eales' unique situation. He observed Eales' mutations in a sterile environment for 6 months, and after he considered Eales' mutations to have peaked- in which Eales' innards had grown outside his body- Valcz applied Gene Five treatments to fully revert him to a stable human form. Eales had been exposed to so much Gene Five at that point that he began to evolve in a stable manner similar to Proto-Hyperion subjects. With some more nudging by Dr Valcz, Eales was fully restored to a functioning human being. While he was still weak after his mutations, Dr Valcz used the Steinmetz Engine to erase his memories of the torturous observation period.

Enhancement
Eales was then further experimented on by Dr Valcz, who convinced Eales he had been selected for enhancement due to his biology and heroic traits. Eales was enhanced to a level where he could outperform most Hyperion-Based Metahuman Soldiers, although he is still far weaker than true Hyperion and Proto-Hyperion Soldiers.

Hero
Joshua Eales was then revealed to the public as an Atlas born-and-bred superhero. His public backstory was very crafted, telling of his brutal 'injury' at the hands of a Resistance 'monster' and his restoration by the generous Coalition. He is almost a household name in 2039, as his deeds in protecting people have become well-known. He is the first Atlas-built superhero to be revealed to the public. He is noted to be using an experiemental Hard-Light Shield as his primary weapon of choice.