Profile: Purple People-Beater

Hero Name: Purple People-Beater
Real Name: James Killian
Global Name: @urbanknight
Nickname: Jim, Jimmy
Age: 30
Date of Birth: 08-01-89
Height: 5’ 0”
Weight: 200
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Marital Status: Single
Distinguishing Marks/Scars: None
Hometown: Kings Row
Current Residence: Atlas Park
Group Affiliation: Paragon Protectorate
Group Rank: Officer
Hero Identity known to Public?: No
Day Job: Business Owner


Family Data
Father: John
Mother: Jessica
Siblings
Brothers: Jack, Jeff, Jason, Jacob, Josh
Sister: Jennifer
Spouse: N/A
Children: None

Biography (Original)

When you’re only five feet tall and all of your siblings, including your sister, are breaking the six foot mark, life
tends to be a little rough on you. James comes from a family who lives by the motto “Only the strongest survive.” James,
being the youngest and the “runt” of six siblings was picked on by everyone in his family, including his parents. He
learned at a very young age that no one was going to stand up for him, so he was going to have to stand up for himself.

James took up boxing at the age of ten and to the surprise of everyone, excelled at it. He started competing in the
ninth grade and over the next four years racked up an impressive string of victories.

Over time, James noticed that he was taking fewer injuries and dealing out greater damage. It all came to a head his
senior year of high school. He came across a group of Skulls harassing some girls from his class. He stepped in to stand
up for the girls and the gang members immediately attacked him. James soundly defeated them all, though he was a little
surprised when his hands started glowing during the fight. After visiting a doctor specializing in treating Heroes and
learning about his new powers, James registered as a Hero.

Although James had proven how tough he was over the years, after learning of his new powers, his family disowned James
for being “a freak.” James moved to Steel Canyon and started going to college.

James has reconnected and reconciled with his sister Jennifer, though the rest of his family still refuses to speak to him.
His family has disowned Jennifer for revealing that she is a lesbian and for her association with James.


2019 Update

James and Jennifer eventually went into business together, opening up a dating service exclusively for Heroes, which turned
out to be wildly popular and successful among the Paragon City Hero community.