Anthony Atwood

Anthony Atwood (Codename: Ember Archer) is a fictional character appearing in the OCVerse. Created by

Anthony Chandler, the character made his debut in 2013, originally as an antagonist. Over the years, the character has went through a plethora of alignment changes; from a chaotic and evil personality, to an anti-hero, until finally settling as a more traditional hero. The Ember Archer was one of the first villains of what would become the larger OCVerse, and has even outlasted his original heroic rival in terms of longevity, both canonically and otherwise. He is the central character of stories pertaining to the fictional plane of existence of which he draws his powers, Athars, and was a prominent member of the superhero team The United Races before the multiverse-wide reboot known as The Conclusion.

Originally depicted as a villain to the superhero Zarge, Anthony Atwood started out as a political activist, protesting the injustices of the law and order in his small town.A freak encounter with the corrupt mayor sent the then teenage Atwood spiraling into a coma; not to awake for almost a full year later. When that time came, the vengeance in his heart for those who wronged him (including Zarge, whom Anthony blamed for having failed to save him from the coma) was so strong that it caught the attention of the dominant race of Athars, the Fire Clan, and they recruited him. This is when he adopted the chaotic identity of The Ember Archer, the Athars ring allowing him to formulate constructs of fire with a single thought of his mind. He, of course, preferred arrows.