Delta means change. This is especially true of the hero known as Delta. Charlie Holt is superstrong and invulnerable. Alongside this, he is especially proficient in leading others, his mind well suited for strategy. This made him become successful as a hero and then leader of the Champions. He led them to victory after victory, but then things changed. Dr. Mikhail Xand, an evil superscientist had built a death ray. The Champions stormed in and he tested it out on them. Delta pushed everyone away and leaped himself, but he did not completely avoid its blast.
The ray engulfed his leg and pain shot through the hero. His invulnerability had saved his leg, but it could not save it from all damage. His cells became scarred and damaged, pain coming in waves. He writhed on the floor and through pain closed eyes, saw Rusch knock away Xand. Apogee and Torrent destroyed the ray.
His leg had been damaged beyond repair. The cellular harm was permanent and the pain perpetual. Amputation was not even possible due to Charlie’s invulnerability. The best they could do was give him a metallic splint which would keep the foot from moving too much to lessen the pain. Charlie quit heroing as a result. He knew a man with a limp would slow down his friends, so he stopped.
He became a recluse for a while, shut in his apartment. Occasionally, friends would stop by, but he still could not do what he needed to do. Then, change struck again. Rusch was in a pickle and needed help. He called Holt because he needed a strategist. Holt helped out his quick friend and realized he could still help, still be a hero. He now works as an adviser to other heroes, providing plans and help run things from afar. He is still a force of change in the world, making it a safer place.
