Daedalus is an inventor for hire, a brilliant man who sells his tech to the highest bidder on either side of the law. Some of his tech includes that little metal orb, which can move on its own and can latch itself onto people by separating. Once it has attached itself, often with a massive amount of momentum, often enough to break bones, it can either explode or release a massive discharge of electricity.
Daedalus is also always found with his bodyguard, Icarus. Icarus’s past is unknown, but it appears that Daedalus saved his life and Icarus felt honor-bound to repay the debt by acting as a bodyguard. The two have developed a deep friendship over time and now Icarus protects his life, not out of a sense of duty, but as an act of protecting a friend. Daedalus gave Icarus a suit that can fly with hard light wings and can fire off light blasts.