
Civvie Spandex: His superhero uniform consists of a biking jacket, t-shirt, and a pair of union jack jeans. The Chosen One: In a strange variation of this trope, Cole was chosen by himself another version of Cole MacGrath from a Bad Future (going by the alias "Kessler") personally selected his younger self to gain superpowers and make his life a living hell, so that one day he may be able to defeat the Beast. Charles Atlas Superpower: Cole's Roof Hopping skills are not the product of his powers, but of time spent at his hobby of urban exploration, with his powers just making it hurt less if he falls. Chain Lightning: Cole's upgraded basic electric attack and Evil Cole's Arc Lightning can jump to multiple targets when used. Brief Accent Imitation: In the second game, he briefly mimics Bertrand's broad Southern accent during their final showdown.Ĭole: Oh, do you really think that I'm the Demon? "The Demon of Empiah Citay!". Book Dumb: He dropped out of college to spite his parents, hence why he was working as a mailman until the Blast. Blow You Away: Can use his powers to create a miniature tornado.
Blessed with Suck: While he gets awesome powers, he suffers from Power Incontinence.Badass Normal: Starts as a regular joe with serious Roof Hopping abilities.
Whether Cole uses his powers for good or evil is dependent on the player. Cole then spends the aftermath of the catastrophe just trying to survive the ensuing chaos and violence, while learning how and why all of this happened to him. Cole was an ordinary bike courier in Empire City who accidentally activated the Ray Sphere, which resulted in thousands of people around him dying, and also gave him the ability to control electricity. The protagonist of inFAMOUS and inFAMOUS 2.