Polaris

Polaris, AKA Ryan C. King, is a Balance from Earth and one of the first new Balances and Darksides to come to the world since the end of the War of Twilight. He is one of two Balances on the Alternate Fighters, the other being Hikari Ino.

Polaris operates mostly out of the Alternate Fighter's base as their technical support, but will take to the field himself if necessary. In addition, he also has access to his own team, known as G.H.O.S.T. (Global High-Risk Operations and Special Tactics).

Powers and Abilities
As a Balance, Polaris technically has no limit to his power, as Balances gain more powers with age and training, but being relatively young and having disavowed himself of the Balances, his powers and skills are limited.

Technomancy
Polaris's main power and the first he obtained when he touched the Balance Shard is technomancy, a power from Shadowrun, the ability to manipulate computer data by interfacing with it using his bioelectric field, usually through their wireless signal. This means that he can use any computer that is equipped with wi-fi, except any computers older than 1997. This makes Polaris arguably one of the best hackers in the world, as his computer code is unique to him and only him and can't be replicated, he can spot bugs in computer programming easily, and can't be "hacked" himself, except by another, similarly skilled hacker, but given that Shadowrun takes place in 2072, Polaris has a good long time ahead of him as top of the cyberheap.

As such, he has access to programming beyond that of current technology, including Blackout, a program created to strike computers and the ones manning them with a dose of high-energy biofeedback, stunning them. He also has access to the much more deadly variation called Black Hammer, although he's sworn never to use it unless he's absolutely sure there's no way for him to survive otherwise.

The Azure Thunderbird
When Polaris Awakened as a technomancer and jumped worlds for the first time, he ended up in the world of Infinite Stratos, on a cargo plane transporting a new, as-of-yet untested IS called the Azure Thunderbird. While Awakened, Polaris didn't have a lot of control over his powers at first, so when he unconsciously went to touch the IS to make sure it was real, it activated and accepted him as the new pilot, and the shock destroyed the plane, but Polaris managed to use the new IS to save the members of the crew from falling to their deaths. As the second male to activate an IS, he was immediately taken to the IS Academy for study. Given he was still technically an American citizen, they allowed him to become a teacher at the IS Academy while also simultaneously being a student.

The Azure Thunderbird is listed as being a 3.5-Generation IS, similar to the ones used by Cecilia, Rin, and Laura, and designed for stealth combat. It is equipped with four .40 machine guns (two in each forearm), a high-frequency claymore, heat claws, two four-pod micro-missle launchers in both legs, and an experimental gauss rail cannon called the Katrina. The Katrina uses a combination of electromagnetic energy and phyiscal shells designed to disrupt targeting and evasion systems even if they miss their target, allowing Polaris to follow up with close-range fire or melee attacks.

When deactivated, the Thunderbird takes on the form of a bird-shaped belt buckle.

Jesse James
Jesse James is Polaris's Persona, obtained when he was running with the Phantom Thieves against Drake Darkstar. Based on the American outlaw of the same name, Jesse James strikes its foes at a distance with Gun and Curse-based skills while Polaris attacks with a bo staff and a Winchester .30-30 rifle.

Quotes

 * "I'd ask how you were able to figure that out, but you'd probably just give me more snark."
 * "Why yes, I do worship Ray Lewis. It comes with being a Ravens fan."
 * "Now, who wants to negotiate? I take all attempts to placate me in cash and Riot Points."
 * "Nobody's perfect, not even me. It's a lesson I've learned many times. But I fought my demons. You gave into yours. And I'll prove it by beating your ass so soundly in the ground even they will feel it, wherever they are!"
 * "Yeah. I'm looking at him. And the scuttlebutt of it is, I used to be like you, you know. Always thinking the world is out to get me because they couldn't understand my pain. My struggle. But what did that thinking get me? Nothing. Just the feeling of emptiness and loneliness that followed me out of my teenage years and into adulthood. That's when I realized the truth with my own eyes: the real threat isn't people treating you badly, it's turning into two-faced, underhanded, hypocritcal, projecting assholes like you!"