Origin
Corbin was born October 2, 1996, not much is known about Corbin’s parents. Corbin’s mother was found lying next to him on the door steps of an Orphanage in Irvine, CA. Corbin’s mother had been stabbed and died before help could arrive. When Corbin was found, a note reading: “His name is Corbin, please watch over him; please keep him safe…” When Corbin would ask about his parents, the orphanage staff would tell Corbin his mother died saving his life. At age 7 Corbin, along with several other children, was experimented on with Human performance enhancers. After the children were released, at age 8, Corbin was adopted to a middle aged married couple by the name of Mr. Charles Reed, and Tasha Reed. It seemed Corbin had finally found loving parents, and took the last name of his new family. At the age of 18, Corbin graduated from High School with honors, and pursued a career in law enforcement. At the age of 21 Corbin graduates from the Police Academy, and becomes a police officer for the city of Faulkom. Shortly after, Corbin’s father passes away from cancer. Now alone, Corbin’s mother needs constant attention due to her old age, and is placed in an assisted living community. In the year 2019 at the age of 23 Corbin is promoted to Corporal and transferred to the Narcotics unit. Corbin has repressed memories of the experiments that were done to him and sometimes has flashes and reoccurring dreams during the day of the events, although he can’t remember what the experiments or dreams are from, they still haunt him. Now at the age of 24 Corbin still works in the Narcotics unit. The flashes and/or dreams are becoming more frequent and are starting to effect his profession. Corbin is beginning to mature into the last remaining “Awakened” and the story begins.
Creation
Corbin Reed was created in 2007, when Joshua Skidmore, was driving to work. Josh had been working on basis of Corbin’s character for over 4 years before deciding to proceed with Corbin as he is now. Corbin’s creation stemmed from parts of Josh’s personal life. before venturing into the comic book profession, Josh spent some time in law enforcement, where a lot of character aspects derive from. Corbin was thought to be a lawful good type character struggling to find himself, although Corbin was an orphan, the events of his past make him who he is as an adult. Corbin’s background was then expanded when co-creators Stacie Renee’ and Brett Keith joined Josh and began development of “The Awakened” series giving Corbin a more human feel rather than superhero. Corbin is in a sense the comic book version of Josh. Model/Actor Wade Baker plays the role of Corbin perfectly.
Personality
Corbin is easy going and gets the job done. He takes pride in what he does and has a sense of humor yet feels responsible when things go wrong. Has a pretty long fuse but when he is done that’s when you see the temper. He will take most anything but he wears his heart on his sleeve. He is an open book to those that know him. Being adopted he feels that he always has to one up the abilities he has on the force to make them proud and that his parents will never stop loving him. He has a fear of intimacy due to his childhood and his profession as a cop. He has repressed memories which cause him to bottle up his emotions.
Character Profile
Real Name: Corbin Matthew Reed
Occupation: Corporal with the Faulkom City Police Department Narcotics Division
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 165 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Base: Faulkom City, CA
Partnerships: Ashlyn Beringer, Darren Wink.
Foes: Lee Stevens, Teslacorp.
First Appearance: The Awakened # 1 (August 2014)
Created by: Joshua Skidmore, Stacie Renee’ and Brett Keith
Powers and Abilities
Corbin didn’t have any special super human abilities, until he awakened and gained several powers from the “human Performance Enhancers” tested on him as a child.
Fire Control
Upon awakening, Corbin now can generate fire at will from his body, being able to generate fire has its benefits, such as, Corbin is now immune to fire effects such as heat as well as flames themselves. Corbin’s body absorbs it now. While concentrating Corbin’s clothes as well as anything he is in contact with can sustain the same fire resistance and consistency as his body. People, Corbin comes into contact with may also share in his fire generating ability if he so chooses to concentrate on that person. Corbin also has the ability to generate balls of fire as well as explosions, creating fire weapons he can throw and/or shoot.
Healing Factor
Now that Corbin is awakened he has a healing factor that has a mind of its own. Corbin’s body and mind can heal themselves without Corbin being aware or conscious. Other awakened hybrids may hurt Corbin but the only way to truly kill an “Awakened” is by cutting off their head, due to fast regeneration.
Agility/Strength
Corbin’s agility is now off the chart, from running faster than a standard human to jumping higher, even Corbin’s strength and endurance is far superior to that of an average human. when it comes to lifting weight, Corbin can now as an awakened lift approximately 730 kg (1609 lb), which is the equivalent to the average 21st century Smart Car.
Awakening
During a house raid, Corbin and his team are ambushed and killed, leaving Corbin as the sole survivor. While dealing with the deaths of his entire team and abandonment of his right hand man, Taylor, Corbin begins to smolder and glow. Unaware of his physical changes, Corbin is confronted by the shooter. Upon speaking to the unidentified person Corbin awakens for the first time and bursts into flames, then passes out, causing the house he had been in to explode and catch fire.
Dreams
Corbin continues to have very lucid dreams which always end the same. The dreams become more and more frequent as Corbin matures more and more into becoming “Awakened“. Later, Corbin learns that these “dreams” are really repressed memories from when he was being experimented on at the orphanage as a child.