Namir Dayan

Namir Dayan
Portrayed By	Oded Fehr
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	November 16, 1970
Age	36
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Aliases	Ninja of the NYPD
Place of Birth	Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Current Location	New York City, NY, USA
Occupation	NYPD ESU operative
Known Relatives	Arif Dayan (father, deceased); Cairo Dayan (mother); Fahd Dayan (brother); Zaina Dayan (sister-in-law); Essam Dayan (nephew)
Significant Other	Samantha Applebaum
Known Abilities	Audiokinesis (not publicly known)
First Appearance	Books, Sandwiches, and Other Such Oddities

Namir is a member of NYPD's Emergency Services Unit (the near-equivalent of SWAT), specializing in hostage situations and similar tactical emergencies. He is a native of Israel who moved to New York when he was still young. Though he was once a practicing Muslim and still cleaves to some of the core beliefs, he has since fallen from the faith and does not pursue it as strenuously.

History

Namir Dayan was born the youngest of two children in Ramat HaSharon, Israel on November 16th 1970. His father was an architect and a Muslim, making the family a minority in their native land. Namir grew up immersed in his faith, ingrained with humility and devotion to Allah and a sense of the true values of Islam. However, life in Israel was hardly easy for the small family. When Namir turned twelve years old, his father was offered and accepted a job with an engineering firm in New York, and the Dayans pulled up stakes and moved across the ocean.

In New York, life was hectic as the family tried to settle in. The chaos was made all the worse when Arif Dayan was knifed to death eight months after the Dayans had arrived in the United States. The blow was harsh for the wife and two sons he left behind. Fahd Dayan — 17 years old at the time — immediately dropped out of school and sought employment to help support his family, while Namir was encouraged to continue his studies. This encouragement paid off when he graduated from high school at the age of 18. He wasn't out of school for long before he began attending Herkimer County Community College, majoring in a degree in criminal justice. It was during his college years that he began to withdraw from the Muslim faith, and by the time he acquired his degree two years later, he was largely inactive in the religion. When he graduated from Herkimer, however, he had accomplished more than just an advanced education.

Namir's roommate was a notorious hound during the last year of Namir's college career. When he brought home his conquests, he was never discreet, and they were never quiet. As such, Namir spent many a night in the uncomfortable darkness listening to the sounds of his roommate and his enthusiastic guests enjoying themselves not too far away. Naturally, he hated this arrangement, but as his roommate was the only person he could find to share the rent with, it was an evil he had to endure. On such nights, however, he began to notice that the more he wished for the noises to stop, the quieter and quieter they seemed to get. After several months of this, Namir found that if he wished for it enough, the noises would stop completely. Thinking that it was just a figment of his imagination, he didn't consider it anything highly unusual.

After graduating from Herkimer, Namir changed directions and joined the Army as an MP. He endured six years in the service, and during that time he discovered that his ability to totally shut out his roommate's night-noises had become applicable to any and all sounds. He secretly and discreetly experimented during his time in the military, and by the time he left the service at the age of 26, he was quite adept at his inherent abilities.

A few months after leaving the Army, Namir moved back to New York and applied to join the NYPD. He was accepted and enthusiastically threw himself into his work, catching the eye of his superiors. He worked in a few precincts as a beat cop and even worked as a mounted officer for some time, but he didn't find his niche until three years after the events of September 11th, when he applied to the Emergency Services Unit. There, he specialized in hostage situations and similar tactical emergencies, and he was very good at what he did. It soon became apparent that Namir was extremely stealthy.

During one incident in which a father holed himself up in his apartment with his two daughters and a gun, Namir and a few others in his unit were sent in to diffuse the situation. Namir opted to go in alone through the air vents, despite fears that the noises would tip off the erratic hostage-holder inside. Of course, the noises were no problem to Namir, who soon took the man by surprise and disarmed him. This incident earned him the nickname "the Ninja of the NYPD".

Timeline

• Born - November 16, 1970
• Moved to the United States - March 5, 1983
• Father's death - November 12, 1983
• Graduated high school - May 22, 1989
• Graduated Herkimer County Community College - May 12, 1991
• Joined the Army - August 4, 1991
• Left the service - September 28, 1997
• Joined the NYPD - January 17, 1998
• Promoted to the ESU - October 3, 2004
• Defused the mustard gas situation on Long Island ferry; admitted to Mount Sinai hospital for treatment - February 26, 2007

Ability

Namir has the ability to control the intensity of sound vibrations, effectively allowing him to adjust the overall volume of noise around him. His maximum reach is 250 yards in all directions, however his degree of control weakens the further away the sound is. At his maximum range of 250 yards, he's able to raise or lower the volume only about ten decibels (about the same volume as rustling leaves or calm breathing). The closer the sound is to Namir's body, the more control he has over it. Within a range of about 30 yards, he can increase or decrease the volume of sound as much as 120 decibels (loud enough to cause hearing damage after a short exposure, or soft enough to dampen anything louder than a jet engine). It is easier for Namir to deaden sounds than it is for him to amplify them.

The amount of time he can contain or maintain the sound's volume depends entirely on how far away it is and how loud or soft he makes it. In the most extreme cases, (250 yards at ten decibels; 30 yards at 120 decibels), his ability to maintain control diminishes after fifteen minutes, while his maximum time (minimum manipulation) is roughly three hours. If Namir pushes himself to the limit, he develops severe headaches and a temporary loss of balance, making him extremely vulnerable. Alcohol and drugs weaken his ability to exert control.

Namir has only recently begun to develop his powers enough to manipulate specific sounds. He can only do this with sounds that are within five yards, if they are easy to pick out (i.e. there is not too much background noise). This allows him to mute individual voices in a small crowd or amplify the click of a camera nearby. With enough practice, it's possible for him to increase the range of focus to at least 30 yards.

Quotes

• "What is it?" "It is wrapping paper affixed around a cardboard box, which contains something for you. Honestly, Sam, haven't you ever gotten a present before?" —to Samantha upon giving her a stethoscope warmer.
• "It's just general men-talk: women, boobs, comparing sizes." —to Samantha in reference to an Arabic conversation with William.

Trivia

• Multi-Lingual: Namir reads, writes, and speaks fluent Arabic and some Hebrew. When he takes notes in the pad he constantly carries around, they are written in Arabic.
• Dyslexic: To all outward appearances, Namir can read just fine. It's when he's asked to or forced to read something aloud that his latent dyslexia truly manifests itself. As such, only his closest family members know about his problem, and he likes keeping it that way.
• Favorite Color: Is silver, which is not something often known.
• Does Not Like Dogs: Especially small ones. He once had a horrible encounter with a terrier owned by his mother when he was thirteen and still bears the scars — mental and physical.
• Cream Soda: Namir has an inexplicable love for cream soda, specifically IBC, and his refrigerator is never without a sixpack. It is a mystery how he has managed to avoid developing kidney stones.
• Rats: Namir loves rats and owns a pair of does: Dahlia (a black hooded), and Lamis (a Siamese).
• XBox: Namir enjoys first-person shooters and owns an XBox 360. He plays games such as Halo 3 and Call of Duty 3 online under the screenname nyninja1116.
• LiveJournal: Namir has a rarely updated blog on LiveJournal under the name nyninja1116.
• Egg Creams: Even though he doesn't actually like chocolate all that much, Namir has been addicted to egg creams ever since Samantha made him one after their third date. While they are not in danger of supplanting IBC cream soda as his favorite drink, he's never been able to refuse one.

Relationships

Family

• Cairo Dayan: Namir maintains an excellent relationship with his mother and calls or visits her at least once every two weeks. She disapproves of his lax practices as a Muslim but is not very vocal about it and still supports him in many of his endeavors. As with many mothers who have sons in high-risk jobs, she worries quite a bit and expresses such to her eldest son, Fahd.

• Fahd Dayan: Fahd and Namir have a slightly strained relationship due to the fact that Namir was encouraged to continue his education while Fahd had to drop out of school to support the family after the death of Arif. Fahd later went on to get his GED and attended night courses in order to earn a degree. Fahd also disapproves of Namir's career choice and lack of faith and is far more vocal about it than his mother, though the two brothers have had no major quarrels on the subject. Namir has recently informed Fahd that the woman he's dating is Jewish, and it has caused no small amount of enmity in an already tense relationship.

• Zaina Dayan: Namir gets along splendidly with his sister-in-law and is known to tease her incessantly about her love of dolphins, while she teases him about his fear of dogs. She makes incredible halva that Namir insists cannot be bested.

• Essam Dayan: Essam is Namir's nephew, with whom Namir gets along well and often spoils rotten. Essam is into manga and anime, which is something Namir doesn't quite understand, but he indulges the boy's hobbies anyway. He also plays XBox with Essam whenever he has the chance.

Friends/Good

• Alyssa Christianson: Namir met Alyssa by chance on the street and spoke to her at length about the mustard gas incident and the mechanics thereof, as she was curious to get some information for a book she was working on. The two ran into each other a few times after that and later found out that each had abilities during an incident in Starbucks (in which Namir frightened both her and Sean with a display of his powers). He has helped Alyssa come to grips with her gift on some level and considers her a good friend and person.

• Bekah Morgan: Namir knows Bekah mostly as Samantha's friend, however he's started to get to know her a little better and counts her among his own friends. Bekah is the doctor who treated him when he was shot in the ribs during a botched robbery, and it was through this event that he figured out she had a gift. They get along well on a pseudo-sibling level, with plenty of good-natured ribbing about his relationship with Samantha. Bekah has been more than helpful in many ways and always seems to be a good source of support.

• Erica Snow: During an attempt to fly covertly, Namir happened to catch Erica in an alley and, thinking she was up to no good, nearly arrested her. He found out her true motives for floating about in the dark wearing a ski mask and shared his own powers with her. The two maintain a loose friendship, as Erica volunteered to help Namir search for the man responsible for the mass suicide at Yankee Stadium. Though such attempts have remained unsuccessful, the two still keep in touch, including a rather embarrassingly failed attempt to set Erica up with William.

• Nima Jones: Namir and Nima play Halo 3 online together, often working on the same team (Karmageddon). He's met her face-to-face once, when she informed him that he looks like "that guy from The Mummy". He maintains that she is one of the best Halo players he's ever had the fortune of teaming with.

• Samantha Applebaum: Due to his occupation, it was inevitable that Namir would become acquainted with ER doctors. He managed to hit it off well with Samantha after he was charged with the task of bringing in a young hostage victim for care. The two became friends, which changed to something a little more after Namir asked her out on a date whilst laid up in bed after the mustard gas incident on the Long Island ferry. It was to Samantha that he went after he frightened Alyssa and Sean with a display of his powers, and it was then that they both discovered that the other was gifted. The two have since grown closer and don't seem to mind that Jews and Muslims are generally not meant to get along (though their families are another matter entirely). He's admitted that he loves her, however that only makes him all the more cautious in breaking such news to his family.

• William Connors: While Namir argued with Fahd over his relationship with the Jewish Samantha, William happened to overhear the Arabic words and spoke to Namir in his native tongue. The two quickly discovered that they had a few things in common, such as a love of adrenaline and combat situations. They set up a laser-tag day in which Samantha managed to shoot Namir once, thus securing bragging rights for the rest of her life. Namir won the match and William insisted on another, which has yet to happen. Later, Namir attempted to set William up with Erica, only to discover that William is gay. It's made Namir a little uncomfortable with the other man, but it's nothing a good talk can't fix.

Other/Neutral

• To be added.

Enemies/Bad

• To be added.

Meerkat'd

Nameerkat, drawn by Heidi