Besupo

Jeremiah Teu is a superhero with the Lestigue Police Departments Superhuman Taskforce.

Early life
Besupo comes from one of the few islands outside of the walls that were constructed to keep out the water rising from Dayncam. As a member of the Giant sub-race of Superhumans, his strength, speed, and considerable endurance is far beyond that of even the strongest of his Superhuman counterparts.

Besupo was born to Giant parents who had no interest in the affairs of the Humans and Supers, and so they sheltered him from it. As he grew up, it was clear that he was going to put everyone else before him, so when he was nine his parents sent him to train and hone his ability to save people. His training was very rigid, disciplined, and intense, his only reprieve being when he would visit his family on the week break he received once every year.

When Besupo was 15 he was training with his mentor when he got the upper hand, and before the mentor knew it, he was pinned up against the wall and being choked out. Without a word, the mentor transformed himself into a rock monster even larger than Besupo, and broke free of the hold.

Learning to transform
Upon confirmation of his readiness, the mentor began Besupo on the path of finding the rock within. For the next year Besupo fought rock monster after rock monster until, during a fight with the strongest of the Masters of the Rock, he managed his transformation. His transformed state allowed him strength and durability he had not experienced before, and soon after his 17th birthday Besupo was granted the title and position as a master amongst the Masters of the Rock. The Masters of the Rock spent their time protecting the Giant villages from anything that could cause them harm, but Besupo felt that they could be protecting the world with their abilities. His suggestions were largely put to rest by the other masters who were only interested in protecting their own kind, a viewpoint Besupo would soon adopt.

Having a family
Besupo settled down and found himself a wife, another Giant named Alaxi, and they brought children into the world – twins named Racken and Ellia, who Besupo could not have been more proud of. When Besupo was 26, and his twins were 4, Besupo went to help a small village of Giants with their harvest. While he was away, Alaxi fell ill, and by the time word reached Besupo and he got back to his village, she had passed away, his children at her side, weeping.

Leaving the Giant islands
Besupo made one more plea for the Giants to migrate inside the walls where there were many doctors and advanced medicine, but still the Giants would not yield, and he made the decision to leave himself. Packing his things and his children’s things, he made his way for a boat, only to be stopped by his mentor who blocked his way. Besupo’s battle with his mentor to get past lasted for hours, with great damage to both of their rock forms and the surrounding environment. Eventually the mentor yielded, wanting only what was best for the young family, and to make sure Besupo could protect the children if need be. And so they were free to leave the island.

A new life
Besupo got to Lestigue, only to be immediately confronted by the police force there. Giants were not commonly on Lestigue, especially permanently, however after proving he was not a threat, his family were accepted as permanent residents, and eventually citizens, of the city. His children went to school, got medical attention, and were happy with their new life. Besupo worked hard to learn to read, and eventually familiarised himself with the laws of the land and applied for the police academy the same year that Clayton Matthews joined. Clayton saw the Giant as a valuable member of the force and worked with him to make sure that he did become a protector again, of his new people.

Besupo was the fourth person The Crimson Ghost and Clayton convinced to join the Superhuman Taskforce, and it was never a question in Besupo’s mind.

Powers and Abilities
As a Giant, Besupo is granted a variety of natural abilities far beyond the scope of a regular person, including vastly increased strength and stamina. As with all Giants, he also possesses the superhuman ability to transform into a much larger rock monster, a form that grants him fantastic endurance, strength, and durability.

Trivia

 * Sanele has said that Besupo is derived from "Pisupo", which translates to "Corned Beef". He changed it when he decided "Be" looked cooler than "Pi" as part of his name. Glenn was not made aware of this fact until he had already included the character in Pyroette.