Mechanically . . . . hmmm

Okay how about, "Emissary of Power".  A human saddled with the burden of great power from human spirit or Faithful Followers.  Therefore you would have to have "[ -1 ] Marked by power"  This would be your ability to "shine/standout" to humans and supernatural monsters to let them know you are a part of something powerful.   You would have to work to maintain Emissary of Power status by working to convert more and more people.  You would also have to keep up a strong public image and never allow yourself to be filmed, photographed, or seen by a lot of people in questionable areas.  Would also let the Storyteller/Game master compel your trouble to not be able to do things because this.

In regards to powers, since they are all mind based you could create the pool and go modular.  Give yourself a Human form for when you aren't "psyched up" and give yourself a beast change to represent when you are.  Create the pool of points and do a short list of abilities.  You have limitations, but you would be able to spend a round to "psyche up/shift" to a new power.  A two point pool will cost you four refresh.  But that grants you lots of range.  As you milestone up, you can increase your pool and have multiple powers going at once.

I can see the character on stage getting ready to be cut by weapons.  Even walk across glass.  So he "psyches up" and activates inhuman toughness.  Then impresses the crowd. 

For the next show of power he wants to do something with speed.  So he spends a round to deactivate the toughness, and activate Inhuman speed.

So it would be written as so.

[-1] Marked by power
[+1] Human Form
[-1] Beast Change
      [-4] Modular Abilities
             Form Points - 2

Total Cost -5.  So you could play the character with a feet in the water campaign.  With more refresh you can increase your form pool, or buy some stunts.  Perhaps one that shifts Endurance to Conviction for you, for determining physical stress.

Hope this helps get your creative juices flowing.

Hmm, interesting.  You could go "massive mentalist".  Make him a Tony Robins self help guru.  Have thousands of people believe in him.  Then he becomes a Focus of Faith.  He doesn't get the power from within, as much as he gets power from all the people that believe in him.  We know that the swords of the cross are focus items that channel the faith of millions across the world into physical reality.  He would be like that but on a smaller scale.

This would also lock him in to wanting to increase his "power base" and convert more and more people to his thinking so he could become stronger, or keep his powers.  Take some stunts to shift skill checks to Conviction, or Discipline.  And make everything a mind game with the character.

Almost like a "Tick" character.  Is he so strong and tough because he thinks he is? or because he is the embodiment of justice?

One thing to note for you as well. 

When the group is generating player characters, take advantage of the phase 4 and 5 option of passing the story around so that everyone has a chance to add to them.  The stories in our group became quite twisted and in-depth.  It allowed me to take elements and BBEGs from those stories and loop them back into future adventures, and subplots.  Which makes the players feel like they have created the world, and thus have an investment in it.

Let me just say I am glad the Original Poster Posted the example of combat.

Let me also say that two groups of players can run the same scene, and come up with different actions/outcomes.

Let me also say that two GM's will rule differently on actions, and use the rules in different ways.

Now let me say, if both groups had fun.  The GM's and Players did it right.

I just hope all these discussions about rulings, and meanings, are not happening around the table. 

Afterwords, okay.  During, NOT okay.  Everyone is there to have fun, not rules lawyer.

Nice post Eberg.  It will help people new to fate see a combat.

DragonCon ALWAYS a blast! 

Wish I was going this year.  Have fun guys n gals!

Yes, but he was already very tired in 3 before attempting it and a little bit beat up; that's why the spell nearly killed him. A fresh wizard who is prepared to Lawbreak your ass into oblivion is really, really scary.

And that is why Wardens kill sorcerers (read not wizards yet) that start showing the signs of people prepared and willing to "lawbreak your ass into ovlivion".  Helps me sleep at night knowing that only well adjusted wizards get fully trained.  And the crazy psychos get an early grave and headless corpse.

Of course I do wake up thinking about the "couple" ( read not hordes ) of dark wizards running around in the shadows.  But I can go back to sleep easy enough when I remember that if they do ANYTHING sizable, they show up on the radar and get taken down.