Purple Phoenix

A shadow manipulating and resurrection Epic with multiple personalities and access to Epic-based technology. Married to Saccharine (Marigold Carlisle)

Overview
Previously a military engineer/Research scientist after Calamity he was part of one of the first scientific efforts to understand Epic abilities, during his time in this project they invented a number of devices to emulate Epic abilities such as Energy based explosives, however the Epics they were researching slowly became more and more violent and eventually one killed most of the research team, Jeff only managed to kill the Epic by using their recently fabricated energy based weapons against it, but the trauma of the event caused him to go insane, he suffers from split personalities, one which is aware that he's just a 'vanilla' and one that believes he is the Purple Phoenix, the other identity is the protector and does everything to set up traps to protect him from other Epics, however PP believes himself to be using his powers to protect himself.

He also believes that he doesn't need to sleep and that instead every night an Epic tries to kill him, and then he resurrects the next morning, his other personality frequently takes over while he's 'dead' and sets up traps, plants exploding pebbles, recharges his gear and plans for the next day to keep PP alive.

After arriving in Portland Purple Phoenix joined with Lightwards and the Empire of Light. During his alliance with the faction he accidentally fell from the museum headquarters of the Empire hundreds of feet to his death, reincarnating with yet another personality called Penumbra which was far more in line with typical Epic morals. After undergoing severe psychological trauma while attempting to reason with this new personality he was found by Aldo who was about to try to help the unfortunate Epic when they were discovered by Saccharine who was revealed to be Marigold Carlisle, Jeffs wife. Their reunion brought back much of Jeff's former personality as he assimilated the Protector.

Now fully aware of his Epic abilities but still worrying about the lingering personality of Penumbra Jeff was killed once again by an assailant from the Minor Epic Empire who Saccharine then killed in retribution and has now awoken with yet another new personality.

Powers
Primary: Shadow manipulation, any shadow that is touching his own shadow can be given solid mass and transformed any way Purple Phoenix wishes.

Passive: Self-reincarnation, any time that Purple Phoenix dies he is reincarnated in a nearby shadow a short time later.

Appearance and Personality
After months of travelling on foot Jeff has a long bedraggled beard and unkempt hair, he wears a large purple coat in addition to a bowler hat and is quite tall.

Jeff has multiple personalities, ranging from the defensive Protector to the homicidal Penumbra they are all individuals, although all his personalities share the same fear of his weakness.