Phantom



Who Phantom was before the Boston Zombie Bloom is a mystery, even to Phantom. He was a John Doe, a shooting victim, who prevented two thugs from attacking a young woman who later became Anarchy - a Puppet - when she was caught in the same Bloom that created him, Slice, Macabre and Psyche.

Initially appearing as a walking corpse (albeit without the horrific visage that affected most of the zombies in Boston), he has subsequently begun to 'fade', appearing more and more transparent and ghostly. When it's visible, he has a clear gunshot wound in his chest.

Powers & Abilities
Due to his 'dead' state, Phantom is stronger, faster and more resistant to mental attacks than ordinary humans. He does not need to breathe, and suffers no ill effects from extreme cold.

He has been taught to fight with a staff by Oak, of the London Bloom.

In addition Phantom has so far manifested a range of powers and abilities. They include:
 * Insubstantiality - The power to phase through solid objects, and to avoid some attacks by becoming immaterial. It seems that this is a semi-permanent effect that he has control over. This power has also been used as an attack, to materialise his fist in an opponent to cause internal damage.
 * Telekinesis - The ability to hurl nearby objects at enemies.
 * Spirit Sight - A power that lets him 'see' the spirit/soul/Essence of another being. It has been used to determine if someone is Ascended, touched by Essence or is an ordinary human. It cannot distinguish between 'Positive' and 'Negative' Ascended, leading to the suggestion that the difference is more to do with Psychology than the effect of the Essence.
 * Terror - A mental (Psyche) attack that instills utter terror into the target weakening their resolve and sapping their spirit.