Aaron is a hero known as Overwhelm.
History
Origins
Aaron is a student at the university when he answers a newsletter for a psychological study on campus. The lab is working on a machine able to transfer emotions from one brain to another, in order to work on therapy techniques or empathy training. Aaron and another student, Curt, are placed on each side of a wall, not knowing who the other one is. The machine is supposed to transfer Curt’s emotions into Aaron, but something goes awry in the laboratory and the machine starts beeping and shuddering. They both get nervous, but still think that the scientists know what’s happening. The scientists do not know what’s happening, and the machine explodes, pushing backwards the both of them. They are rushed out of the lab separately, after the scientists made sure that they were okay, and having apologized and asked them to not tell anyone what happened. However, something is wrong with them. Aaron feels flooded with emotions (sad, angry, excited all in equal measures), and soon realizes that he can unleash these emotions upon others, and starts using his new power for villainous ends, with the supervillain name Overwhelm.