way that would endanger an inno- was continually in debt to his land- retired as a freelance adventurer. He ~
cent party. lady and lover Sabbath Raven . married and raised a family. After his
wife died, Fortune's son placed him
HISTORY Raven was born Gina Morelli in in the Restwell Nursing Home in
Brooklyn, New York. She became New York City. Still an avid exerciser
During the 1930's, David Fortunov famous herself as the proprietess of and in remarkably good physical
won widespread fame as an adven- the gambling ship Mississippi Queen condition for his age, Fortune was
turer for hire under the name of in California, though she too spent a motivated to come out of his dec-
Dominic Fortune. Fortune gave him- great deal of time in New York. Rav- ades of retirement by the appear-
self the public image of a modern- en aided Fortune in his assignments, ance of the eccentric criminal Turner
day swashbuckler, and even wore a and was herself adept at battling D. Century. Fortune first met Spider-
distinctive costume when going into criminals. Man whi le both fought Century.
action or making public appear- Inspired by this adventure, Fortune
ances. Fortune had considerable In 1940 Fortune was assigned by a left the nursing home, despite his
success in battling criminals and mun itions manufacturer to track son 's wishes, to continue his search
subversives. He even thwarted an down the Nazi agents, led by Baron
attempt by the young Baron Strucker Wolfgang von Lundt, who had stolen for Raven.
to assassinate a United States sena- a set of top secret plans. Together Seeking a clue to her where-
tor. Fortune was based for a time in Fortune and Raven defeated von
downtown Hollywood, and later in Lundt and his men and recovered abouts, Fortune began investigating
New York City, where he apparently the plans. This was the last case that
grew up. He not only accepted fees Raven and Fortune worked on von Lundt • who was now living in "'-..
for the jobs he performed but also together. Fortune served in the America as Simon Steele, head of
did commercial endorsements for American military during World War Steele Enterprises. Steele contract-
Ferdley's Milk in print advertise- II, and lost touch with Raven , who ed the criminal known as the Shock-
ments and on radio. Nonetheless, in disappeared on a trip to Europe in er to kill Fortune, but instead Fortune
part due to his gambling, Fortune 1942, and was presumed dead. It and Spider-Man together defeated
was rumored that her trip was actu- the costumed criminal. Fortune is
ally a mission for U.S. Army Intelli- continuing his search for Raven,
unaware that she is apparently now
gence. an associate of von Lundt's. The
Fortune tried to find Raven, but mystery behind Raven's current ,,--....
activities has yet to be resolved.
eventually gave up. At some point he
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FRANKENSTEIN1S MONSTER
STATISTICS
F EX (20)
A GD (10)
S IN (40)
E AM (50)
R PR (4)
I TY (6)
P GD (10)
Health: 120
Karma: 20
Resources: None
Popularity: - 2
BACKGROUND
Real Name: "Adam"
Occupation: None
Legal Status: None
,...-..,.,, Identity: Publicly known, but gener-
ally believed to be a fictional charac-
ter
Place of Creation : lngolstadt, Bava-
ria, now in West Germany
Marital Status: None
Known Relatives: Inapplicable
Base of Operations: Mobile, current
whereabout unknown
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation :
KNOWN POWERS tor's ancestors, Veronica, on one ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Body Armor: The monster has thick occasion and could probably prevail
upon her for help if the need arose.
skin that serves as Good body armor
against physical attacks. Due to his
unusual physical resilience, all phys-
ical combat effects against the mon-
ster are reduced by one color,
therefore making him immune to
- Red results.
Rapid Healing: The monster can heal
from wounds at a much faster rate
than normal humans. He can regain
his Endurance rank in Health points
once every hour instead of only once
per day.
Suspended Animation: Whenever
the monster is subjected to cold of at
least Remarkable intensity, he
enters a state of suspended anima-
tion until he is warmed taking no
damage from the cold. An Endur-
ance FEAT is require to avoid this
event.
Huge Size: Standing over 8' tall, the
monster is considered to have Fee-
ble Growth permanently, giving him
~ a + 1 CS to be hit.
Talents: None
Contacts: In the past, the monster
has been helped by one of his crea-
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES language through secretly observing In 1898 Walton's great-grandson -
Hideous in appearance, Franken- people. Within months the monster found the monster, who had been
stein's monster is in fact truly sensi- could speak as intelligently as any revived by heat. The monster wan-
tive. Shunned by humanity, he has dered in Europe for a time. The crea-
often found himself in combat that he human being. ture suffered an injury to his vocal
would have avoided if left to his own Alas, the monster was anguished cords in a clash with the vampire
devices. Dracula, leaving him unable to
over the fact that his repellent physi-
HISTORY cal appearance isolated him from speak.
the human race. His attempts to
During the later years of the Eight- befriend people were met with fear, Frankenstein's monster again fell
eenth Century, Victor Frankenstein, hatred, and violence . Infuriated by into suspended animation within ice,
a brilliant student in chemistry and this total rejection, the monster want- but was revived again in recent
the biological sciences at the Univer- ed vengeance on all humanity and years. One of Frankenstein's
sity of lngolstadt and the heir to a on Frankenstein in particular. But, descendants, Veronica, operated on
Swiss barony, embarked on experi- after murdering Frankenstein's the creature's larynx so that he is
ments to create artificial life. Frank- young brother William, the monster once again able to speak.
enstein hoped thus to create a new confronted Frankenstein and
species of humanoid life, and, by requested that he create a mate for The history of Frankenstein's
doing so, to learn how to reanimate him. The monster promised that he monster has been inextricably linked
the dead and thus discover a means and his mate would go far from with that of Victor Frankenstein 's
for human immortality. Frankenstein human civilization and live happily descendants, many of whom
succeeded in piecing together a became scientists. Among them are
giant humanoid form from various together. Frankenstein began work Vincent Frankenstein, who died in
parts of different fresh human on creating the female creature, but, 1898 after an encounter with the
corpses. Frankenstein 's extraordi- fearing that the two creatures would monster, and his son Basil Franken-
nary genius enabled him to discover become parents to a race of mon- stein, who was killed in 1942 by his
a means of preventing cellular dete- own monstrous creation . Descen-
rioration in the body parts he used, sFtrearnskethnasttewinoudldestterorryoerdizethme afnekmianld~ dants in recent years include the late
and to overcome the human body's Boris Frankenstein , who created a
tendency to reject parts transplanted creature before bringing her to life. short-lived duplicate of the Silver
from another. Finally, using means Enraged, the male monster Surfer, Baroness Victoria Franken- ,,,........
that remain unrevealed, Franken- stein, heiress to her family's ances-
stein brought his creation to life. Ter- caused the deaths of Frankenstein's tral title, and Veronica Frankenstein,
rified and revolted by the grotesque friend Henry Clerval and of Franken- a surgeon and biophysicist. None of
creature once he had come to life, stein's wife Elizabeth. Pursuing the these people are direct descendants
Frankenstein abandoned him. creature into the Arctic, Franken- of Victor Frankenstein, who died
stein fell victim to cold, fatigue, and childless, but are descended instead
The bewildered monster wander- hunger. He was brought aboard the from near relatives of Victor's.
ed off. Although the monster's brain ship of Captain Robert Walton, to
had once belonged to a living whom he told his life story, before Note: Frankenstein's monster
human, the monster had none of that dying while aboard . The monster, should not be confused with two oth-
human's memories, and at first was finding his corpse aboard the ship, er creatures which were constructed ,,..-...
as ignorant as an infant. However, to be nearly identical to him in
the monster was highly intelligent, was repentant and intended to com- appearance. The first (depicted in X-
and not only learned to survive on its mit suicide in expiation for his Men #40) was a robotic android
own, but also rapidly learned human crimes. But instead the monster was which was destroyed and the second
frozen within ice and went into sus- (see INVADERS #31) was created
from parts of dead human bodies by
pended animation. Dr. Basil Frankenstein for use by
In 1818, the writer Mary Shelley Nazi Germany. This creature appar-
ently destroyed itself in a leap from a
published Walton's account of
Frankenstein as Frankenstein or, great height.
The Modern Prometheus, and she
allowed the public to think of the
book as a work of fiction .
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- STATISTICS FROG-MAN
F PR (4) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A PR (4) Eugene is a kid who means well, but
S PR (4) whose intentions do not always work
E GD (10) out. He is always eager to please
R TY (6) and is a big super hero fan. He truly
I PR (4) wants to make his father happy, and
P TY (6) feels that he is carrying on the proud
Health: 22 "Frog" tradition of the Patilio line.
Karma: 16
Resources: PR (4)
Popularity: 3
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Eugene Paul Patilio
Occupation: Student (high school)
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
/--...._ with no criminal record, still a minor
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: New York City, New
York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Vincent (father},
Rose (mother, deceased)
Base of Operations: New York City,
New York
Past Group Affiliations: Sometime
..-- partner of the Toad and Spider-Kid
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Leaping: Frog-Man wears a suit
equipped with electrically powered
leaping coils that allow him to reach
a height of 6 stories per jump and
cross 3 areas at a hop. Eugene is
inexperienced in the use of the suit
......., and must make an Agility FEAT to
stop, or he bounces in a random
direction and must make another
Agility FEAT roll until he succeeds.
When bouncing around in such a
manner, however, Eugene is - 2 CS
to be hit and receives a + 1 CS when
charging.
Talents: None
Contacts: Frog-Man has assisted
Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and
Captain America in the past. He has
allied himself with Spider-Kid and
the Toad as a somewhat successful
crimefighting team, but it is not
known if the group has remained
together.
53
another of Daredevil's foes, the origi- clumsy battle against crime. In , -
nal Frog-Man, who is now
HISTORY deceased.) attempting to help Spider-Man and
Eugene Paul Patilio's father, Vin- Vincent Patilio served his time in the Human Torch, Eugene acciden-
cent, was an inventor who had never prison and then returned to his wife
created anything successful until he Rose and young son Eugene. Rose's tally succeeded in defeating the
devised electrically powered coils salary kept the family financially sol-
that could be used for leaping great vent until she died of cancer. Barely criminal Speed Demon_. Greatly
heights and distances. Tired of his making enough money to support
lack of success, Vincent Patilio himself and his son, Vincent fell into encouraged by this victory, Eugene
designed himself a frog-like costume despair. He blamed his past as the
incorporating the leaping coils and Leapfrog for his failure in life. named himself "the Fabulous Frog-
embarked on a criminal career as
the Leapfrog. However, he was In an attempt to redeem his Man."
defeated twice by the costumed cri- father's name and thus get him to
mefighter Daredevil and once by come to terms with his past, Eugene Vincent was proud of his son for
Iron Man and sent to prison. (The Patilio decided to don one of his
Patilios have no connection with father's Leapfrog costumes and use capturing the Speed Demon, but his
it to become a costumed crimefight-
er. He began an earnest if somewhat pride turned to disapproval as
Eugene continued to serve as a
"super hero" from time to time.
Lately Eugene, as the Frog-Man,
unsuccessfully tried to join the
Defenders, and then formed a crime-
fighting team with the Toad and
Spider-Kid. The current status of this
team is unknown. ,,....,
54
FURY, NICK
STATISTICS
F IN (40)
A EX (20)
S GD (10)
E RM (30)
R EX (20)
I EX (20)
P GD (10)
Health: 100
Karma: 50
Resources: AM (50)
Popularity: 50
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nicholas Joseph Fury
Occupation: Public Director of
SHIELD
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: New York City, New
York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Jack (father,
deceased), Dawn (sister}, Jacob (ali-
as Scorpio, brother, deceased)
Base of Operations: SHIELD head-
~ quarters, apartment in Manhattan
Past Group Affiliations: Former
Colonel, U.S. Army; former official ,
Central Intelligence Agency; Public
Director of SHIELD
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS a Pilot of air and space craft, a demo- ADDITIONAL NOTES:
litions expert ( + 1 CS on all matters
Body Armor: Fury normally wears a involving explosives), is trained in
protective vest of Kevlar armor at all First Aid, is a skilled Marksman, and
~ times, giving him Typical protection has Wrestling and Martial Arts A, B,
from physical attacks and Poor pro-
tection from fire. D, and E skills.
Contacts: Fury is the Executive
Weapons: Fury uses a variety of Public Director of SHIELD, an espio-
weapons available in the SHIELD nage organization with Monstrous
armory, including machine and force Resources. He has ties with various
pistols. His personalized weapon is a parts of the U.S. Government, the
needle gun, which shoots a stream CIA, and MIS. He is a close friend of
of finely honed slivers up to 6 areas
away for Excellent damage on the the original Captain America and the
Edged Throwing column . The nee- mentor of Mockingbird.
dle gun contains 300 rounds and is
made of Excellent Strength materi-
als.
Reduced Aging: Since World War II,
Nick has received constant injec-
tions of the " Infinity Formula," a
serum which reduces aging by a fac-
tor of five. Thus Fury looks only 1O
years older then he did in the 1940's.
Talents: Fury has the Military, Espio-
nage, and Leadership talents. He is
55
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: On one mission in France, Fury as AIM, HYDRA, and Zodiac. Fury's ,,----
A hardened combat veteran, Nick came under the emergency care of personal honor and integrity has
Fury is a man of the highest stand- Professor Berthold Sternberg, who kept the unethical aspects of espio-
ards of honor and integrity. first inoculated him with the "Infinity nage and covert paramilitary exer-
Extremely proud, he prefers to Formula", a serum Fury has taken cises sanctioned by SHIELD to a
accomplish missions without outside annually since then, which has minimum. But as SH IELD grew to
help. Although he is aware that slowed the processes of aging in his the vast international network it is
something is afoul in SHIELD, he body. Sgt. Fury remained on active today, not even a man of Fury's abili-
prefers to resolve the situation inter- duty through the Korean War, during ty, drive, and integrity is able to per-
nally. which the Howlers were reunited for sonally oversee all of SHIELD's
a special mission to surreptitiously numerous operations. Consequent-
HISTORY cross the 38th parallel and blow up ly, SHIELD has undertaken opera-
an enemy MIG base. This mission tions from time to time without Fury's
Nick Fury was the eldest of three earned Fury a battlefield commis- authorization or knowledge, of which
children born to an American pilot Fury would definitely not approve
who died in battle during the last sion, and he was promoted to Sec- had he known of them. These opera-
year of World War I. Fury grew up in ond Lieutenant. Spy work Fury tions have been conducted by vari-
the Hell's Kitchen section of New performed for the French govern- ous of SHIELD's numerous regional
York City. In 1941, with the start of ment in Viet Nam in the 1950's directors or by subversives within ,,.--..
American involvement in World War earned him a promotion to Colonel, the organization. Former SHIELD .
II, Fury enlisted in the Army. He and eventually a full-time appoint-
underwent basic training at Fort Dix ment to the Central Intelligence agent Barbara Morse (now the cri-
under the command of Sgt. Charles Agency. Fury remained there for sev- mefighter Mockingbird) was vital in
Bass, a stern taskmaster who chose eral years, until he was contacted by revealing to Fury corruption within
Fury to be the company scapegoat. the Board of Directors of the newly- the organization. Fury has since
Shortly after completing basic train- organized international espionage then spent more time attempting to
ing, Fury proved himself an excellent organization SH IELD (Supreme keep tabs on all of SHIELD's activi-
soldier and capable leader, and rose Headquarters International Espio- ties and less times as a field com-
quickly to the rank of sergeant. In the nage Law-enforcement Division) and mander.
European theatre of operations dur- offered directorship.
ing World War fl, Fury commanded Recent indications are that certain ,.-...
the "Howling Commandos", a Fury has served as SHIELD's pub- factions within SHIELD are attempt- \
specially-trained band of soldiers lic director, both in administrative ing to turn it into an autonomous
whose exploits gained them fame for matters and in the field, ever since. organization free to indulge in vari-
their brave and apparently foolhardy His leadership has seen the organi- ous unethical aspects of espio-
combat style. zation through countless crises and nages. Fury has some awareness of
he was instrumental in thwarting the situation and is taking steps to
major threats to world freedom discover who is behind the plans to
launched by such subversive groups remove him from his position.
56
GAEA
~ ~TATISTICS
F TY (6)
A IN (40)
S AM (50)
E X (150)
R EX (20)
I MN (75)
P UN (100)
Health: 246
Karma: 195
Resources: N/A
Popularity: 40
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Patron goddess of
Earth
- Legal Status: Inapplicable
.dentity: Gaea is believed to be a
legendary being by the general pop-
ulace of Earth
Place of Birth: Earth
Marital Status: Inapplicable, but
Gaea has mated with several gods
Known Relatives: Chthon (fellow
Elder God), Atum, Thor (sons)
Base of Operations: Earth
- Past Group Affiliations: None
..'resent Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS ic practiced on Earth . She speaks all ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Elemental Control: Gaea has Shift Y
control over all of the natural forces Terran languages.
of the Earth, such as storms, volca- Contacts: Gaea has called upon Dr.
Strange in the past for assistance.
noes, tidal waves, etc. She also would be able to gain help
Shape Changing: Gaea can take any from any of the gods with whom she
female humanoid form that she wish- has mated, or any of her sons, partic-
-...~s. ularly Thor.
Jrowth: Gaea has Unearthly Rank
Growth, allowing her to become up
to 30 feet tall.
Healing: Gaea can bring any individ-
ual or creature of Earthly origin up to
full Health merely by touch.
Mental Powers: Gaea has Amazing
rank Telekinetic abilities and Shift Z
Telepathic and Teleportational abili-
ties.
Spiritual Transfer: Gaea can draw
upon the spiritual energies of all of
Earth's living beings, and bestow
mystical powers of up to Amazing
rank upon sorcerers who call upon
her assistance.
Talents: Gaea has the Medicine,
- 13iology, Geology, Genetics, and
Archaeology Talents. She has a Mys-
tical Background and the Occult
Lore skill relating to any form of mag-
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES demons. Atum killed virtually all the That son was Thor, who, however, -
Time and again Gaea's actions show Elder Gods, although some, like was raised by Odin's wife Frigga anc.
her to be an ally of mankind. She Chthon and Set, escaped into other did not learn his mother's identity
wields her godly powers quietly and until recently.
patiently, "letting nature take its dimensional worlds.
course." Gaea was the only Elder God per- On the arrival of the Third Host of
the Celestials upon Earth, the lead-
HISTORY mitted by the second generation of ers of Earth's pantheon of gods
gods to exist. She infused her godly learned that these extraordinarily
Gaea is one of the major Elder life essence into all living beings on powerful extraterrestrial beings
Gods who first materialized on Earth Earth. Each living being born on intended to return to Earth centuries
shortly before other lifeforms Earth is infused with a portion of her later to judge its inhabitants. If the
appeared there. She and her brother life essence. It is for this reason that Celestials judged against humanity
god Chthon were among those Elder Gaea has been known throughout at that time, they would destroy
Gods who inhabited the land masses human history as the patron god- Earth. Over the following centuries,
of the Earth (as opposed to the sea or dess of all living beings on Earth. while the leading male gods of the
skies) and may have had something She is the embodiment of the spirit of pantheons planned means of
to do with forming certain geological life, growth, harvest, and renewal on defense against the Celestials, the
patterns. Although Gaea was leading goddesses sought out mem-
humanoid in form, most of the Elder this planet. bers of the human race who had the -
Gods were not. Except for Gaea, the Under various names Gaea has highest genetic potential. Twelv6
Elder Gods eventually degenerated such humans were selected and
into demons; in other words, these become a member of every panthe- evolved by the gods into godlike
Elder Gods became parasitic entit- on of gods worshipped by polytheis- beings themselves, who became
ies, needing to feed on the life tic religions throughout human known as the Young Gods. Gaea
essences of other beings in order to history. Her role in these pantheons presented these twelve Young Gods
survive. Since humankind had not is always that of the maternal god- to the Fourth Host of the Celestials
yet been born, these Elder Gods dess of the Earth. In at least some as examples of the human race at its
began preying on each other. cases, Gaea is actually the parent to finest. As a result, the Celestials
races of gods who were worshipped judged in humanity's favor and left .-.....
Fearing that the demons' battles on Earth, or to particular gods within Earth, taking the Young Gods with
would destroy the newly evolving life specific pantheons. For example, them. This was perhaps Gaea's
on Earth, Gaea called upon the according to ancient Greek myth, greatest achievement in her role as
Demiurge, the sentient life force of Gaea gave birth to the sky god protectress of all life on Earth.
Earth's biosphere, and gave birth to
the first of the next generation of Ouranos, with whom she then mated Gaea is no longer worshipped or
Gods, Atum, who was dedicated to to produce the race of Titans, two of thought to be real in the monotheistic
the consumption and elimination of whom, Cronus and Rhea, were the cultures of the present day. However,
the evil which the Elder Gods had parents of Zeus and the rest of the whether people believe her to be real
wrought in their degeneration into first generation of Olympian gods. or not, when they refer to Mother
Nature or Mother Earth, they are...........,_
The Asgardian god Odin mated
with Gaea, under her name of Jord, speaking about Gaea.
in order to produce a son who would
combine the power of Asgard and
the power of Earth within himself.
58
GAL:.ACTUS
- STATISTICS
F MN (75)
A MN (75)
S CL1000
E CL3000
R CL1000
I CL1000
P CL1000
Health: 4150
Karma: 3000
Resources: CL3000
Popularity: -1000
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Galactus, formerly
Galan
Occupation: Planet Destroyer
--- Legal Status: None
Identity: Known throughout the uni-
verse, including Earth
Place of Birth: Planet Taa
Marital Status: (As Galan)
Unknown, (as Galactus) None
Known Relatives: None, although
Galactus has spoken figuratively of
Eternity and Death as his relations
Base of Operations: Mobile, via his
,-.. worldship, throughout the known
universe
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS Hunger: In order to survive, Galactus plete. Use of his Powers at full
Body Armor: Galactus' armor pro- must consume the bio-energies of strength reduces the time between
vides Shift X protection from physi- planets that support or have the feedings by 1 Terran day for each
cal and energy attack. In addition, potential to support life. instance.
Galactus is Invulnerable to Heat, After 30 days without feeding Galac- Talents: None
--.':;old , Corrosives, Toxins, Disease, tus' Class 3000 abilities will slip to Contacts: Galactus is feared
and Radiation. Class 1000. After 60 days, all Class throughout the galaxy. He has some
Energy Manipulation: Galactus has 1000 abilities slip to Shift Z. After 90 kind of friendly relation with both
days, they lessen to Shift Y, and so Death and Eternity, but the exact
Class 3000 ability to manipulate all on. Galactus may devour a planet's nature of this is unknown.
forms of energy. He can duplicate energies by using specially-built
any superhuman power or endow devices, or by absorbing the energy 59
similar powers to others to create directly (the latter leaves Galactus
heralds such as the Silver Surfer and immobile for 1-10 days). The process
Nova. Galactus rarely uses his takes 24 hours to initiate and com-
powers above Shift Y level, as they
drain his cosmic energies.
Telepathy: Galactus has Unearthly
Telepathy, but may only read a mind
that is not being read by another.
Technology: Galactus has an unbe-
lievable array of technological
devices available to him. He has a
_ spherical shuttle ship that may carry
"lim between the stars, and carries
equipment to allow him to eat plan-
ets without expending any of his own
energies.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: his starship for eons as life began to unrevealed purpose that he believes --
come into existence in the universe, will ultimately compensate the uni-
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES including the races that would give verse for all the destruction he
Galactus exists more as an elemen- rise to the Elders of the Universe. wreaks.
tal force than as an actual being. Eventually the young Galactus' star-
Although he often acts from motiva- ship was sighted by one of the At one point Galactus threatened
tions incomprehensible to mortal Watchers, an ancient race of beings to destroy the planet Zenn-La, home
men, he does seem to possess some who had undertaken to observe the of a civilized race. One of that world's
emotions. He is, however, careful to events of the universe. This Watcher inhabitants, Norrin Radd , persuaded
keep these emotions from influenc- considered destroying the being Galactus to spare the planet by vol-
ing which planets he consumes. before he harnessed his full power. unteering to become his "herald"
When his life was saved by Reed Instead, though, he decided to abide and search out uninhabited worlds
Richards, he sincerely swore never for him to consume. Galactus
to attack Earth again. He also appre- by the Watchers' oath of non- agreed, and transformed Norrin
ciates the honor and nobility of his interference, and let the nascent Radd into the Silver Surfer.
heralds, especially the Silver Surfer, Galactus depart in his starship.
who recently saved him from Eventually, however, Galactus
destruction at the hands of the The primal Galactus learned how grew determined to consume the
Elders of the Galaxy. He may also be to use his vast power, and created a energy-rich planet Earth. The Surfer
falling in love with his current herald, suit of armor to help him regulate it. rebelled as a result, and Reed
Nova. He then transformed the starship Richards of the Fantastic Four ,,__
into a kind of incubation chamber, thwarted Galactus. Galactus was
HISTORY where he spent centuries evolving
into his current form. Finally, the forced to vow to spare Earth, and he
Galactus is the sole survivor of the incubation ship drifted into orbit punished the Surfer by erecting an
universe that existed prior to the big around the inhabited planet energy barrier that prevented the
bang which brought our own into Archeopia. The Archeopians them- him from leaving Earth .
existence. Originally, Galactus was a selves did not disturb the strange
humanoid being named Galan, who ship, but years later a marauding Despite his pledge to Richards,
was born on the planet Taa. This space fleet, nearing Archeopia and Galactus returned to Earth several
paradise-like world was said to have thinking Galactus' ship to be a weap- times with an intent to consume it,
had a civilization which was the most on, attacked it. Galactus, his incuba- but was always thwarted.
advanced of any in the known uni- tion finished, emerged, destroyed
verse of that time. the fleet, and then, hungering for During his last attempt to destroy ,,...-,,.
Earth, Galactus had gone so long
There is no way of determining energy, consumed the biospheric without "feeding" that his energies
how much time passed between the energy of Archeopia. A small fleet of were severely waning, and a large
death of that universe and the crea- Archeopian ships managed to number of Earth's superhuman
tion of the current one. But finally the escape, but all life on the planet was defenders actually succeeded in
"Cosmic Egg" underwent another destroyed. (The Archeopian race defeating him in battle. Galactus lay
" Big Bang," and the being that had would later be fully exterminated by dying from lack of energy, but Reed
been Galan was simultaneously living planet Ego.) Richards saved his life. The grateful
hurled outward in his recreated star- Galactus pledged his friendship to
ship. Over the following millennia Richards and sincerely gave hisr -
Galactus built himself an immense word never to attack Earth again.
The nascent Galactus drifted in starbase, the worldship he calls Taa Galactus has steadfastly abided by
II, which engulfs the Archeopian this oath ever since. During this visit
to Earth Galactus recruited his latest
solar system. Galactus also sought herald, Nova.
out planets rich in certain unknown
energies that he consumed to sus- Galactus continues to prey upon
tain his life. During these many mil- other worlds, and recently he
lennia Galactus consumed only destroyed the Skrull throneworld,
planets uninhabited by sentient life- thereby plunging the Skrull empire
forms, except for Archeopia, and into chaos.
many centuries passed between his
"feedings". There is an account of a far distant
alternate future, in which man no
Galactus has succeeded in sup- longer exists on Earth, and Galac-
pressing his sympathy for intelligent tus, therefore no longer feeling
beings like himself when he was bound by his oath, consumes it at
Galan, and, believing himself to be a
higher kind of being than they, is will- last.
ing to destroy their lives to continue
his own. Moreover, he is aware that
he was created to fulfill an as yet
60
GARDENER
STATISTICS
F TY (6)
A TY (6)
s RM (30)
E IN (40)
R IN (40)
I RM (30)
p MN (75)
Health: 82
Karma: 145
Resources: UN (100)
Popularity: o
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Ord Zyonyz
Occupation: Botanist
Legal Status: Possesses no citizen-
ship
Identity: Secret. His existence is
unknown to the general population
of Earth.
Place of Self-Awareness: Seyfert
galaxy M-77
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Known uni-
verse and various microverses
~ Past Group Affiliations: Elders of
the Universe
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS is not known if he can use any of the ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Immortality: The Gardener is immor- powers of the Soul-Gem that Adam
Warlock did.
tal and does not die if reduced to o Talents: The Gardener's Reason is
considered to be Unearthly when
Health and Shift O Endurance. dealing with plant life.
Invulnerabilities: The Gardener is Contacts: The Gardener is one of
invulnerable to heat, cold, energy, the Elders of the Universe.
electricity, radiation, toxins, disease,
and aging. He can be affected by
slams and stuns, and is vulnerable to
mental and magical attacks.
Soul-Gem: The Gardener can use
the Soul-Gem which he wears upon
his brow to control and accelerate
the growth of plants at Shift Z rank.
He has developed the power stunts
of entangling and commanding
mushrooms and fungi. He can also
use the Soul-Gem to fly or open
dimensional portals, all at Class
3000 rank, and create Force Fields
of Shift X rank.
The Soul-Gem that the Gardener
wears is the one which Adam War-
lock wielded. It presumably contains
the souls of Adam Warlock, Pip,
Gamora, and others that Warlock
slew. The Gardener is immune to the
corrupting effects of the Soul-Gem. It
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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES beauty by sowing the seeds of Soul-Gem's power to combat the ~
Until recently, the Gardener was plants, flowers, and trees upon bar- Stranger, another powerful extrater·
interested in preserving all life, par- ren or devastated worlds. The num- restrial possessing a Soul-Gem.
ticularly plant life. After a recent ber of worlds he has turned into Believing that he "corrupted" the
change of heart, he appears willing fertile planet-wide gardens over the gem by its use as a weapon, the Gar-
to use plants to achieve his other eons is countless. He has amassed a dener abandoned it. Later, the Gar-
goals. knowledge of botany second to none dener replaced his Soul-Gem with
and has collected billions of different the one once worn by the golden
HISTORY seeds in his travels. Using his Earth-being Adam Warlock . War-
advanced cultivation techniques, he lock's frequent employment of the
Like all those of his fellow Elders of can cover a barren Earth-sized plan- gem as a weapon does not matter to
the Universe, the Gardener's origin et with lush vegetation in the space the Gardener as long as he himself
is lost in antiquity. What is known is of a year. has not used it in that way.
that he among the oldest living
beings in the universe, having been In recent millennia, the Gardener Upon being contacted by the other
a member of one of the first of the acquired a Soul-Gem, an alien arti- Elders of the Universe, the Gardener
universe's races to become sentient fact that enables its possessor to agreed to partake in aggressive
in the wake of the Big Bang . Virtually transform cosmic energy for person- activity against first Galactus and
immortal, the Gardener has devoted al use. The Gardener employed it to then the universe itself (perhaps he
his life to the creation of natural stimulate the growth of his seeds had, in fact, fallen under the influ-,--..
beyond their normal rate and to tra- ence of the Soul-Gem). When this
verse space without a starship. plan was foiled, the Gardener found
Recently, the Gardener used his himself trapped within a black hole.
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GARGOYLE
- STATISTICS
F EX (20)
A PR (4)
s RM (30)
E IN (40)
R GD (10)
I TY (6)
p GD (10)
Health: 94
Karma: 26
Resources: Poor (4)
Popularity: 4
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Isaac Christians
Occupation: Former soldier, former
mayor, later professional adventurer
, .._Legal Status: Citizen of the United
)tates with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Christianboro, Vir-
ginia
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ezekial (father,
deceased), Mary (mother, deceased),
Jeremiah (brother, deceased)
Base of Operations: Formerly
-...Defenders Mansion, Colorado
>ast Group Affiliations: Agent of
the Six-Fingered Hand, member of
the Defenders
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS bolts which do up to Incredible dam- good terms with Angel, Iceman, and
Body Armor: Isaac's thick hide gives age, but as many points will be the Beast, its surviving members. He
him Excellent protection from physi- removed from his Health as were might also be able to call upon the
cal attacks. used in the bolt attack. He regener- assistance of Derwydden, the last of
- Bio-mystical Life Force Control: Gar- ates this damage at a rate of 20 the druids.
JOyle can remove up to an Incredible points per round. ADDITIONAL NOTES:
amount of Health from a target on Antimagical Force Field: Isaac may
touch. This loss is regenerated at a use his life force as a barrier which 63
rate of 20 points per round, but a vic- provides Monstrous protection
tim will die if his Health drops below against magical attacks. Each use of
zero. Every use of this power costs the force field drains 10 points of
the Gargoyle 2 points of Karma. Gar- Health.
Talents: None
goyle can control how much Health Contacts: Gargoyle was a member
he will take from a victim, but must of the Defenders and should be on
announce his intention before mak-
ing the attack.
Flight: Gargoyle can fly at 3 areas per
round.
Regeneration: Isaac regenerates
damage at Amazing speeds. In addi-
tion, he may regain lost members
through regeneration, and he enjoys
immunity to the effects of aging and
Jisease.
Force Bolts: Gargoyle can redirect
his own bio-mystical life force into
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES ance on the followers of the new eled considerably, and ultimatelyr--
Isaac had never intended on being faith, Christianity. One of these crea- found fulfillment in talking with an<.
anything other than Christianboro's tures was the demonic being now assisting Vishnu Dass, a wise man in
mayor, and was thrust into situations known as the Gargoyle of the
beyond his scope. He is a meek man Defenders. India. Christians returned to Chris-
with a quiet courage and old- tiansboro, which he led after his
fashioned ideals. Appalled by the violence wreaked father's death.
by the gargoyles, Derwydden came
HISTORY to his senses and used his magic to Christians later agreed to
draw them back to the cathedral and exchange bodies with the Gar-
Before the modern times and the rise become stone once more. But a few, goyle's original spirit, and thereby
of Christianity, the gods of various including the Gargoyle, were strong- _regained his human form . Leading
extradimensional pantheons held far willed enough to resist Derwydden's other surviving gargoyles, the Gar-
greater sway on Earth than they do power. They escaped, and preyed goyle (back in his demonic body) set
today and fairies and elementals upon human beings for several cen- out to dominate human beings.
abounded. But as time passed and turies. Christians encountered Derwydden,
Christianity spread, the old polythe- and they opposed the Gargoyle
istic faiths died out. Many of the air Eventually the Gargoyle came to together. When Derwydden turned
and earth elementals degenerated the attention of the Six-Fingered all the other creatures to stone, the
mentally and physically into Hand, a league of minor demons. Gargoyle fired bio-mystical energy at
demons. They treated the Gargoyle as a Christians, hoping to destroy him,,..-....
slave, and when he rebelled, they but, instead, it reversed theit
One cathedral was erected upon a determined to punish him. exchange of bodies. Now back in the
place of mystical power, which Gargoyle's form, Christians killed his
entered into the church's gargoyles, The Gargoyle's fate became human body to prevent the Gar-
granting them awareness but not linked with that of an aged man goyle's spirit from doing more evil.
mobility. One day centuries ago, named Isaac Christians, mayor of The Gargoyle's spirit was trapped
Derwydden, last of the Druids, came Christiansboro, Virginia, a town prin- within stone, Derwydden departed,
to the cathedral. The Druids were cipally built by his father. In recent and Christians returned to the
members of a polytheistic religion years, though, Christiansboro was Defenders.
who inhabited ancient Britain and tottering on the brink of economic
Gaul in the age that faeries and ele- ruin. Christians had studied the In her final clash with the~
mentals still thrived on Earth. occult; and decided to use it to save Defenders, using power granted hei
Derwydden was studying to become by the Beyonder, Moondragon with-
a Druidic priest, but set out to sea the town. He contacted the demon drew Christians' spirit from the Gar-
after committing a breach of disci- Avarrish, a member of the Six- goyle's body and transformed it into
pline. He was saved from drowning Fingered Hand and agreed to allow a gigantic, even more grotesque
by sea sprites, who cast him into sus- his spirit to inhabit the body of a gar- from that was filled with the power of
pended animation. When he finally the malevolent being called the
awoke, the Druidic religion had died goyle temporarily and do the bidding Dragon of the Moon. When four of
and the magical beings of that faith of the Six-Fingered Hand for a time the Defenders defeated Moondra-
had vanished. The shock drove in exchange for the solution to Chris- gon and the Dragon of the Moon, the,.---..
Derwydden mad, and he used his tiansboro's ills. Thus, Christian's Gargoyle's body was apparently car·
sorcerous powers to grant life to the spirit was placed in the body of the bonized, becoming a statue of dust
cathedral's gargoyles to take venge- Gargoyle himself and he was and ashes.
assigned to aid in capturing Patsy
Walker, who as Hellcat was a mem- However, the fate of Isaac Chris-
ber of the Defenders. tians' life force is still unknown, and it
is possible, therefore, that he may
Christians returned to Europe and someday return.
entered a degrading relationship
with Germaine, a prostitute. He trav-
64
GEIRRODUR ~
,----...STATISTICS
F RM (30)
A TY (6)
S IN (40)
E IN (40)
R GD (10)
I GD (10)
P TY (6)
Health: 116
Karma: 26
Resources: AM (50)
Popularity: O
Background:
Real Name: Geirrodur
Occupation: King of the Trolls
Legal Status: Citizen of the Domain
--..... of the Trolls
Identity: Unknow n to the populace
of Earth
Place of Birth: Domain of Trolls,
Gundershelm Caverns, Asgardian
dimension
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Ulla (wife), Rodi
(son)
Base of Operations: Domain of
--- Trolls, Asgardian dimension
Past Group Affiliations: Trolls of
Asgardian dimension
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS:
Body Armor: Geirrodur has the same
rough hide that other rock trolls
have, providing him with Good Body
Armor.
lnfravision: Geirrodur has the same
Remarkable rank lnfravision that all
rock trolls possess.
Tordenstock: Geirrodur wields a The rock trolls have all the powers of ADDITIONAL NOTES:
spear of uru metal which can do Geirrodur, but wield maces, spears,
Incredible Edged damage and is and energy guns which do Incredible
made of Class 1000 metal. damage of the appropriate type.
Immunity: Like all rock trolls, Geirro- TALENTS
dur is immune to all Earthly dis- Geirrodur has the Leadership talent,
eases. He can function comfortably and is quite charismatic for a troll. He
on approximately half of the oxygen has the Sharp Weapons skill. His
that a human could. Reason is considered Amazing
when he is forging weapons.
Minions: As King of the Trolls, Geirro- CONTACTS
dur can call upon any number of his Geirrodur commands the vast major-
----- <>ubjects, who have the following sta- ity of the trolls living in his domain.
tistics:
FASER I P
Rm Pr In Rm Fb Pr Pr
65
'
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: HISTORY having forged a mystic spear out of~
Although Geirrodur is in many ways the uru metal as a token of power.
a typical rock troll (brutal , savage, Geirrodur was born to the Rock Trol~s Among Geirrodur's finest accom-
that lived beneath the ground in plishments during his reign was the
and unsubtle), he is extremely smart Asgard. His father was the master design and construction of burrow-
(for a rock troll) and does have the blacksmith and weapons maker of ing machines which, due to the uru
best interest of his people at heart. the tribe and taught Geirrodur all the metal of their bits and scoops, could
He lusts for more territory to control, arts of the trade. When his father dig holes into other dimensions.
but does not wish to expend his sub- died in a war against the Storm Geirrodur's machine has even dug a
jects uselessly against a more pow- Giants Geirrodur took his father's transdimensional tunnel from the
erful foe. place. ' Loki, the god of mischief, caverns of Asgard into the bowels of
helped Geirrodur overthrow the the Earth. Geirrodur's rule was only
then-current King of the Trolls, Velde- once opposed: for a brief time the
maris. Ever since that day millennia Troll warrior Ulik usurped the throne.
ago, Geirrodur has ruled the Trolls, Geirrodur has in the past unsuccess-
fully attempted to conquer Asgard .
66
Ghaat Rider Ill
. STATISTICS: of power stunts: connections throughout the cycling
* Create a flaming version of profession.
F RM (30) Blaze's motorcycle in a single
A RM (30) round. This cycle had Amazing ADDITIONAL NOTES
S IN (40)' speed, Incredible body, and Incredi-
E AM (50) ble control. The flame cycle could ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
R GD (10) defy gravity, racing along walls, as Johnny Blaze always put up an easy-
I EX (20) long as it was in contact with a goin' cowboy front, but he was a tor-
P RM (30) secure surface. tured man during his time as the
* Create walls of flame, encircling Ghost Rider. His spectral form was
Health: 150 originally no different than his own
Karma: 60 a single area up to two areas dis- personality, but it was slowly taken
Resources: PR (4) tant. The flame was of Amazing over by a 'spook act' which thrived
Popularity: -1 O intensity. on terrible vengeance upon those
" Throw fireballs of Amazing fire the Ghost Rider considered 'evil.' In
BACKGROUND damage, up to four areas away. the end, Zarathos's demonic person-
Real Name: Johnny Blaze/ Zarathos * Use a form of cold hellfire which na completely dominated the Ghost
Occupation: Stunt Cyclist would inflict no physical damage Rider, and Johnny Blaze could only
---.. Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. but which would force the target to gain control of his own form for lim-
with no criminal record. make an Endurance FEAT or lose ited times.
Identity: Secret one rank of Psyche permanently.
Place of Birth: Unrevealed (This Psyche could be regained HISTORY
Marital Status: Single through training, of course.) The
Known Relatives: 'Crash' Simpson victim also needed to make a Johnny Blaze was the son of stunt
(stepfather), Roxanne Simpson Psyche FEAT (at perhaps a newly motorcyclist Barton Blaze, the top
(stepsister) reduced rank) against Amazing attraction at Crash Simpson 's Dare-
Base of Operations: Mobile intensity to avoid passing out due devil Cycle Show. The elder Blaze
Past Group Affiliations: The Cham- was killed performing a dangerous
-.... pions of Los Angeles to the psychic trauma. If the tar- stunt, and Johnny, now an orphan
Present Group Affiliation: get's Psyche was brought below (his mother Clara having died shortly
Feeble, its spirit was irretrievably after his birth), was adopted by
KNOWN POWERS lost. Crash and his wife Mona.
Alter Ego: The soul of Johnny Blaze
was bound with the demon Zarathos, Body Armor: The Ghost Rider's body Blaze, an accomplished stunt
giving rise to the creature with the was semi-tangible in such a way that cyclist, also began to take an interest
attributes listed above. However, most damage proved ineffective in the occult. Just when the Cycle
Johnny was often in his normal against him. This provided Amazing Show was about to get its chance at
human form, which had statistics as protection against physical attacks, fame with a booking at Madison
follows: and Class 1000 protection from fire, Square Garden, Crash Simpson
heat, poisons, and radiation. In addi- learned that he was dying of a rare
F A .S E R I P tion, he was immune to the effects of blood disease. Desperate to save his
GD EX TY EX TY TY RM hard vacuum and any attack on a liv- stepfather, Blaze performed a ritual
ing soul (such as Death-Stalker's to summon up "the devil," whom
Blaze 's mortal form had a 56 touch). Blaze believed to be the Biblical
Health and a Karma score of 42. He TALENTS: Johnny Blaze was a high- Satan but was actually the demon
did, however, have a popularity of 5, ly talented cyclist, in both his mortal
as a famous stunt rider. At first, Blaze and spectral forms, his Agility being
would automatically change into the considered Remarkable when deal-
Ghost Rider in times of danger (treat ing with motorcycles. Blaze was also
as Monstrous rank Intuition for sur- an expert in occult lore, a practice he
prise purposes). This state lasted has forsworn since his experiences
until danger was past, at which point with Zarathos.
the Ghost Rider abilities would fade.
As time went on, Johnny could sum- CONTACTS: The Ghost Rider was a
mon the Ghost Rider at will, but this member of the Champions of Los
proved to be increasingly difficult. Angeles, and Blaze could presum-
(Returning to human form required ably call upon any of the group's
- an Endurance FEAT to avoid 1-10
rounds of unconsciousness.) former members for aid if he
Hellfire: Using mystic flame, the required it. In addition, he met with
Ghost Rider could perform a variety Spider-man, the Thing, Doctor
Strange, the Son of Satan, and Dare-
devil, in ways more or less amena-
ble. As Johnny Blaze, he is a
well-respected stunt cyclist and has
67
lord Mephisto. Mephisto agreed to the demon manifested itself every control of their composite form. ,,..........
save Simpson from the disease in nightfall, mystically burning Blaze's Blaze no longer summoned the
return for Blaze's soul. flesh to become a fiery skeletal demon within him to help him
being. Using his demonic hellfire to accomplish his ends, such as fight-
At Madison Square Garden, Crash create a fiery motorcycle to ride, the ing crime. Instead, Blaze valiantly
Simpson performed the greatest composite Zarathos/Blaze entity struggled to prevent Zarathos from
stunt of his career, a cycle jump over became publicly known as the Ghost taking control and wreaking havoc.
22 car widths, and crashed to his Rider. Whenever the Ghost Rider
death. Blaze was shocked, since he returned to human form, Blaze's Centurious (the American Indian
flesh would be immediately restored. whose soul had been stolen by
believed the "devil" would protect Mephisto in order to capture
his stepfather. When Mephisto At first Johnny Blaze dominated Zarathos) sought vengeance on
appeared to collect Blaze's soul, the the Ghost Rider's personality. After a Zarathos for being the reason why
demon explained that he only prom- few months, Blaze's automatic trans- he lost his soul. Centurious entraped
ised to save Simpson from the dis- formations at nightfall ended. He Blaze's soul within his "crystal of
ease, nothing more. However, then became the Ghost Rider when- souls" and then defeated Zarathos.
before Mephisto could take Blaze's ever he mystically sensed "evil" in Zarathos cracked open the crystal,
soul, Roxanne Simpson (Blaze's his vicinity. Later, Blaze was able to releasing Blaze's soul and many oth-
stepsister) arrived and recited a spell control his transformations as well ers, and entrapping Centurious with-
of banishment she had read in one of as the actions of the demon when it in the crystal when it mystically ,,--...
Blaze's occult books. Mephisto was manifested itself. It was during this resealed. An associate of Centuri-
forced to leave without Blaze's soul, period that the Ghost Rider became ous offered to send Zarathos into the
but was able to graft the essence of a member of the Champions of Los crystal to take vengeance, and the
the demon Zarathos to Blaze's body. Angeles, a short-lived group of demon agreed. Zarathos' essence
superhuman adventurers. But the was sucked out of Blaze's body into
Blaze was unaware of the sepa- more Blaze became the Ghost Rider, the crystal, where Zarathos grapples
rate consciousness of the being that the stronger the demon became. eternally with Centurious, neither
dwelled within him, and believed that Eventually Zarathos tried to take able to defeat the other.
the demonic personality was a sinis-
ter side of his own personality. At first
68
,-..,._ STATISTICS GLORIAN
F TY (6) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Glorian is enthusiastic about his job.
A GD (10) Despite his transformation and the
many wonders that he has seen, he
s PR (4) still an Earthling at heart with an
Earthling's sense of wonder and glo-
E TY (6) ry.
R TY (6)
I GD (10)
p AM (50)
Health: 26
Karma: 66
Resources: CL 5000
Popularity: 0
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Thomas Gideon
Occupation: Apprentice dreamsha-
per
~..__ Legal Status: Former citizen of the
U.S. with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Gregory (father,
deceased), Claire (mother, deceased)
Base of Operations: Known Uni-
verse
Past Group Affiliations: Apprentice
~to the Shaper of Worlds
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS: ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Tachyon Manipulation: Glorian 's
major power is his ability to travel by
creating a " rainbow bridge" of
tachyons. With it he can carry him-
self and anyone else he wishes at
Class 3000 speeds. While travelling,
~~Glorian and his passengers do not
require food, water, air, or livable
temperatures.
Reality Manipulation: Glorian has
Illusion Generation powers of Shift Z
rank. At a rate of one area per round,
he can convert up to a 1omile diame-
ter circle for up to 23 hours. If he
does not maintain this illusion, the
area reverts back to its original
appearance.
Talents: Glorian has the Student tal-
ent.
Contacts: Glorian is the apprentice
of the Shaper of Worlds.
69
HISTORY his father. Picked up by a Russian when his pawn, the Dragon Man, , ~
trawler, the two Gideons were even- broke free of his control. In the midst
Thomas Gideon, son of billionaire tually hospitalized. There they were of the wreckage appeared the Shap-
Gregory Gideon and his wife Claire, er of Worlds, attracted to the site by
was aboard a private jet with his par- told that they were dying of radiation the dreams of one of Gideon 's
ents when it was caught in the heat- poisoning. The elder Gideon spent henchmen. Though the henchman's
pulse and blast wave of a Russian his remaining months designing a dreams proved inadequate, the
nuclear weapon test. The plane device to tap the mutated genes of Shaper took Thomas Gideon, cured
crashed, killing all but Thomas and him of his fatal disease, and helped
the Fantastic Four and somehow him attain his true potential. As Glor-
reverse his cellular decay (and that ian, the young man has undertaken
of his son) at the expense of the
to learn the Shaper's skills.
Fantastic Four's lives. His selfish
scheme thwarted, Gideon was killed
70
GOLIATH
STATISTICS
F EX (20)
A GD (10)
S IN (40)
E MN (75)
R TY (6)
I PR (4)
P PR (4)
Health: 145
Karma: 14
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: -10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Erik Josten
Occupation: Former solider of for-
--..,tune and smuggler, now professional
.;riminal
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with criminal record
Identity: Known to the authorities
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
--.Past Group Affiliations: Former
partner of the Swordsman, ally of the
Enchantress, henchman of the
Black Widow, the Red Skull, the
Mandarin, Count Nefaria, and the
Grim Reaper; member of the Lethal
Legion and Masters of Evil IV
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS CONTACTS: Goliath, in his identity ADDITIONAL NOTES:
--.Growth: Goliath has Shift Y Growth as Power Man, was a lackey for the
Enchantress, the Red Skull , the
tlOWers. His Strength at normal Mandarin, Count Nefaria, the Grim
height is Incredible, but can never Reaper, and Baron Helmut Zemo of
exceeed Unearthly. Upon being ren- the fourth Masters of Evil. His
dered unconscious, Goliath does not powers were later augmented by the
revert to his normal size. criminal scientist, Dr. Karl Malus
Body Armor: Goliath's irradiated and, as a former mercenary, he has a
flesh provides Amazing protection number of his own criminal connec-
against phsical and energy attacks. tions.
Invulnerability: Goliath is Invulnera-
ble to Heat and Cold . Like Wonder
Man, he no longer needs food, water,
or air to survive. He can exist in deep
space tor a short time with no ill
effects and , due to Zemo's original
ray treatment, he no longer ages.
TALENTS: None.
71
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES peared, the love-smitten Power Man and was subjected to a strength- , ~
A cheap thug given vast powers, surrendered to the Avengers who lat- enhancing treatment. However, the
Josten has always been a bully and a er refused to press charges thus bargain was all a scheme by Nefaria
braggart with no redeeming aspects. causing Power Man to be released. to steal the power of Josten and his
He prefers to humble his opponents other henchmen for himself.
with sheer physical power, and Power Man soon met and allied
vengeance against the Avengers is himself with the criminal Swordsman Josten managed to escape while
now his primary goal. and the Russian spy, the Black Wid- the Avengers battled Nefaria and he
ow who, at the time, had been brain- returned to the docks where, under
HISTORY washed by the Red Chinese. In a the name of 'the Smuggler', he set
battle with the Avengers, Power Man up a smuggling operation for black
Erik Josten was formerly a merce- and the Swordsman were defeated market goods. Spider-Man stumbled
nary hired by Nazi scientist Baron but not taken into custody. Shortly upon Josten's business, however,
Heinrich Zema to smuggle stolen thereafter, they were pitted unsuc-
technology into his secret South cessfully against Captain America and with Josten's strength now a
American stronghold. With this by the Red Skull. The Skull returned
equipment, Zema built a machine the two to where he found them and fSrapcidtieorn-Moafnwmhaant aitgehdadtoodnecfeeabtehein~
that could project an unknown form
of mutagenic radiation ('ionic rays') shortly afterwards they were sum- in combat. Turned over to the author-
capable of bestowing superhuman moned by the Mandarin to aid him in ities, Josten was sentenced and
physical powers to a subject. The his latest scheme of world conquest. incarcerated for the second time.
first test subject was industrialist Again defeated by the Avengers in
Simon Williams, who became known South America, Power Man and the When he was finally set free, Jos-
as Wonder Man. When Zema fled his Swordsman managed to escape ten left the East Coast went to Cali-
South American base shortly there- while being extradited back to the fornia where he had heard that a
after, he left his 'ionic ray' machine United States. Later the two were criminal scientist, Dr. Karl Malus,
functional. Josten, who had been contacted by the criminal Grim specialized in the study of superhu-
wounded by South American author- Reaper and invited to join his Lethal man powers. Josten made a bargain
ities in his latest smuggling venture, with Mal us to renew his lost strength.
sought refuge in Zemo's now aban- Legion for the express purpose of of Dr. Malus not only managed to return
doned fortress and learned of the exacting revenge upon the Aveng- Josten's strength to its original level
machine. ers. Although the Legion managed but also subjected him to an extract
to capture all active Avengers, the of the growth formula created by Dr. ,--...
While he was there, Josten came heroes later escaped and subdued Henry Pym, the original Giant-Man.
to the mystical attention of the their captors.
Enchantress, the Asgardian god- The Pym formula reacted with the
dess who had been a former ally of This time, however, the Avengers strength-enhancing treatment to
Zema. When she offered him the decided to press charges and Power give Josten far more physical power
chance to submit to the 'ionic ray' than he had ever known. Josten
treatment, he readily accepted. Lat- Man and most of his teammates decided to take the name Goliath,
er, when the radiation bombardment were tried and imprisoned. When deriving satisfaction from stealing a
ended, Josten emerged with physi- Josten was released, he learned that hero's name even as a hero had
cal powers roughly equivalent to the name 'Power Man' had been once stolen his. Exhilarated by his
those of Wonder Man. The Enchant- assumed by the hero-for-hire Luke newfound power, Goliath went on a ,,.-...__
ress produced a costume for him Cage. Battling Cage for the right to rampage to make his might known to
and dubbed him Power Man. the name, Josten lost. Inexplicably, the world and was challenged by a
the strength conferred upon him by contingent of West Coast Avengers
Traveling to the United States, Zemo's machine was on the wane. who barely managed to subdue him
Power Man assisted the Enchant- Disheartened by the defeat, Josten by making him overextend his
ress in her scheme to discredit and shelved his costume and took a job powers.
defeat the Avengers. When that plot as a dock worker in order to renew
failed and the Enchantress disap- contacts in the smuggling profes- Goliath was later freed by allies of
sion. He was then sought out by the Grim Reaper and thus joined the
Count Nefaria, who offered him a Reaper in his battle against the West
chance to regain his former strength Coast Avengers. When they were
in exchange for special services. defeated, Goliath was returned to
Josten performed Nefaria's errands captivity and is currently in police
custody.
72
GIDRGDN
-----STATISTICS
F RM (30)
A GD (10)
S IN (40)
E AM (50)
R TY (6)
I GD (10)
P GD (10)
Health: 130
Karma: 26
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: 6 (80 among lnhumans)
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Royal Administrator
,...-..,, Legal Status: Citizen of Attilan
Jdentity: Secret
Place of Birth: Attilan, Atlantic
Ocean
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Korath (father,
deceased) , Milena (mother,
deceased), Back Bolt, Maximus
(cousins), Agon (paternal uncle),
Medusa (cousin by marriage).
------ Base of Operations: Attilan, Blue
Area of the moon
Past Group Affiliations: Royal
Family of the lnhumans
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS lands on his feet (the usual case, ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Mutated legs and feet: Gorgon's as he has a low center of gravity),
super-human powers come from the Gorgon and anyone carried in his
Terrigen-produced mutation of his arms are treated as having
~torso and legs. His legs are heavily Amazing body armor.
.nuscled , and his feet have taken the
form of hooves. His legs are further TALENTS: Gorgon 's Reason is
mutated so that he may generate an Good when he deals w ith all
intense pulse of kinetic energy which bureaucracies.
is triggered by his stomping. He can CONTACTS: Gorgon is a member of
do Amazing damage to materials by the Royal Family of Attilan and c an
kicking them, and if he stamps upon call upon the aid of other lnhumans.
the ground his power is felt as a
shockwave attack w ith a range of
two areas. Note that no damage is
inflicted by a shockwave attack,
although stuns and slams still take
effect.
Other aspects of this power
include:
* Gorgon is treated as if he has
Monstrous Endurance for pur-
poses of slams, stuns, and being
knocked off his feet in combat.
*Gorgon has an unusual form of
body armor when falling. If he
73
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: was a brother to Agon, king of the wandered Asia, Europe, and finally /..--...
Of all the lnhumans, Gorgon is the lnhumans, and thus his son Gorgon America in search of their kinsman
fiercest to stand up for Attilan, his is considered part of the Royal Fami- Medusa, who was separated from
monarch, and the Inhuman people ly of Attilan. Like most of the new them. When they finally found her in
(in about that order). He is a stub- generation of the Royal Family, Gor- New York, Medusa mistook Gorgon
born man, and his opinions are gon was subjected to the Terrigen for her enemy, having suffered from
unshakable once set. He counts all Mist when he was an infant, and the amnesia during her exile . Gorgon
the Royal Family of lnhumans as process endowed him with certain was forced to battle the Fantastic
close friends and will go to any physical adaptations and powers. Four, among whom she sought pro-
lengths to insure their safety. Gorgon's parents were killed in the t~ction . The misunderstanding was
war against the Trikon, three of the soon resolved, and Gorgon and the
HISTORY lnhumans' worker drones who were Royal Family returned to Attilan
where his cousin, Black Bolt,
Gorgon was the only son born to the transformed into energy-beings. resumed his rightful rule. Gorgon
Inhuman architect Korath and the During this war, Gorgon was has remained one of Black Bolt's
archivist Milena, leading citizens of most trusted aides and one of Atti-
the their city-state, Attilan . Korath forced to flee Attilan along with the lan's staunchest defenders ever
deposed ruler Black Bolt and other since.
members of the Royal Family. For
years, Gorgon and his companions
74
GRANmMASTER
-- <;TATISTICS
F TY (6)
A TY (6)
s GD (10)
E EX (20)
R AM (50)
I RM (30)
p AM (50)
Health: 42
Karma: 130
Resources: UN {100) .
Popularity: O
BACKGROUND
Real Name: En Dwi Gast
Occupation: Game Player
Legal Status: None
dentity: The Grandmaster's exist-
;nce is unknown to the general pop-
ulace of Earth
Place of Birth: Unrevealed planet in
now-dead galaxy
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Unknown plan-
et in unspecified location
Past Group Affiliations: Elders of
he Universe
1resent Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS rank ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Immortality: The Grandmaster is * Force fields of Shift X rank
immortal and does not die if reduced * Destruction of a planet by means
not revealed
to o Health and Shift o Endurance. * Permanent bestowal of super-
powers on mortals (such as the
Invulnerabilities: The Grandmaster is Squadron Sinister) after following
Invulnerable to heat, cold, energy, a pattern (such as the Squadron
electricity, radiation, toxins, disease, Supreme)
~nd aging.
Josmic Energy Control: The Grand- TALENTS: None
master has this power at Shift X rank CONTACTS: The Grandmaster is
and has developed several power one of the Elders of the Universe and
stunts. has often acted in concert with one
or more of his kindred.
* Resurrection of dead mortal
beings
* Death-power; tne victim must
make an Endurance FEAT against
Shift X Intensity or lose Endurance
ranks
* Temporary bestowal of resurrec-
tion and/or death-touch powers to
mortals, at Unearthly rank. If the
mortal does not use the power
within 1-1 O minutes, he himself
dies.
* Teleportation across din:ien-
..-- sions, time, or space of hirriself,
other people, or objects, at Shift X
rank.
* Energy or Force blast, at Shift X
75
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Earth inhabited by the Squadron of the Earth as a breeding ground for.---
For the Grandmaster, the game is Supreme to stage a contest of cham- superhumanly powered pawns for
everything. He is psychologically pions with the time-traveling Scarlet his games, but gave up the Earth
unable to resist a gaming challenge, Centurion. The Grandmaster's after losing a bet with Daredevil.
even if it involves something as sim- standard method of playing games
ple as flipping a coin for the fate of was to choose a team of champions Although the Grandmaster can
the Earth. Like the other Elders, he to do combat with another team resurrect most living beings after
always honors his word , but is often selected by his opponent. The their deaths, he cannot do so with
devious and follows the letter of an Grandmaster used the Squadron as virtually immortal beings like himself
oath instead of its intent. pawns for his games, while the Cen- who are killed. Therefore, the Grand-
turion assembled various of the master was unable to resurrect his
HISTORY brother Elder, the Collector, after the
Squadron's enemies as the Institute latter had been murdered. Greatly
As is the case with all of the Elders of of Evil. Winning the contest, the distraught over the Collector's
the Universe, the Grandmaster's ori- Grandmaster determined to create death, the Grandmaster challenged
gin is lost in the early history of the his own Squadron, since the original Death itself to a game. If the Grand-
universe. It is known that he is one of Squadron was unwilling to partici- master won , then the Collector
the oldest living beings in the uni- pate in further games. would live; if he lost, then the Grand-
verse. Like the other Elders, he is the master too would die. The Grand-
survivor of one of the intelligent He returned to his own universe and master and Death each selected ,,--
races that evolved in one of the first transformed three Earthmen into teams from among Earth's superhu-
galaxies to form after the 'Big Bang', counterparts of Squadron members mans, and sent each team to find
the cataclysmic event in which the Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum, and the and do battle over possessing sec-
universe was created. Although his Whizzer. He also created a counter- tions of a 'golden globe of life.' The
race became extinct and even his part to Squadron member Hyperion Grandmaster pledged that if his
native galaxy died as the ages out of non-living extradimensional team won , he would never use Earth
passed, the Grandmaster, like the people as pawns in his games again.
other Elders , lived on, having matter and invested it with conscious- The Grandmaster's team indeed
become virtually immortal. As the ness and artificial memories. These won, but then Death revealed that in
relatively few survivors of the earliest four counterparts became the criminal order to use the golden globe to res- ,,,...--..
period of the universe, the Elders team known as the Squadron Sinister. urrect the Collector, the Grandmas-
regard themselves as figuratively
being brothers. Having done this, the Grandmas- ter would have to forfeit his own life.
ter journeyed to the time period of Compelled by his sense of games-
The Grandmaster has spent his manship to see the game through to
extraordinarily long life in pursuit of Kang the Conqueror (a temporal its conclusion, the Grandmaster
amusement through the playing of counterpart of the Scarlet Centurion) died, and the Collector returned to
games. He has traveled throughout and engaged him in a game. After life.
the known universe, studying many Kang's champions, the Avengers,
civilizations' forms of games and The Collector eventually played a
play to the point of mastering them . defeated the Squadron Sinister, the game of his own with Death, pitting
He then began to devise his own Grandmaster drafted the World War
types of tournaments and contests, II heroes, the Invaders. If Kang won, the East Coast and West Coast,,.,....--..
challenging various opponents to the Grandmaster would briefly grant Avengers against each other. The
games of skill and chance for high him the power of either life or death; battle acted as a diversion so that the
stakes. if Kang lost, the Grandmaster would Grandmaster could absorb Death's
destroy the Earth. Fortunately, powers, but he was later distracted
Capable of traversing space, time, Kang's champions, the Avengers, tri- by Hawkeye and Death was freed.
and the dimensions, the Grandmas- umphed.
ter once journeyed to the alternate Since that time the Grandmaster
Later, having returned to the 20th has allied with the other Elders in a
century, the Grandmaster used scheme to kill Galactus. Due to the
Daredevil and the Defenders as his interference of the Silver Surfer, the
pawns in a game against the Prime plan failed and Grandmaster and
Mover, a robotic computer created most of the other Elders were killed
by Doctor Doom. when Galactus consumed them.
Upon winning this match, the
Grandmaster decided to take control
76
STATISTICS GRAVITON
F PR (4) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Franklin Hall was a petty man who
A TY (6) gained superhuman powers.
S TY (6) Despite his vast abilities he has
E RM (30) always met defeat due to his limited
A EX (20) imagination. He is one of the most
I GD (10) over-confident supervillains in the
Marvel Universe, yet he has always
P TY (6) been outsmarted. His downfall is
usually his attraction to women.
Health: 46
Karma: 36 77
Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: - 10
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Franklin Hall
Occupation: Former physicist
,,--- Legal Status: Citizen of Canada
with a criminal record in the U.S.
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth : Sanft, Alberta, Cana-
da
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Leader of
the "Fundamental Forces"
~ Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Gravity Manipulation: Graviton has
this power at Shift Y rank. He can
easily handle up to four effects per
round, and has maintained as many
as six at once. If he tries to handle
more then four effects in one round,
he must make a successful power
--,FEAT roll to maintain them all; failure
means that all but the two most
recent effects are cancelled. All
power stunts listed for this power in
the Players' Book, pg . 76, are estab-
lished power stunts for Graviton.
Additional power stunts include:
* Gravitic force bolts of Unearthly
intensity and range.
* Gravitic Force field of Unearthly
rank.
TALENTS: Hall was a physicist and
thus has the Physics talent.
CONTACTS: Graviton has used a
number of superhuman stooges in
the past, including the Blank,
Halflife, Quantum, and Zzzax. He
presumably has several criminal
:::onnections in the Los Angeles area.
HISTORY took over the research facility, lifting Graviton was exiled to interstelf~
it several thousands of feet into the space by the thunder god Thor, bu
Franklin Hall was a scientist working sky. Alerted to his threat, the Aveng- returned to Earth when a spatial
at a private physics research facility anomaly occurred nearby.
in the Canadian Rockies on a practi- ers tried to rescue the facility.
cal teleportation device. In the midst In the heated fury of the battle, Setting up a base of operations in
of an experiment, Hall overloaded Los Angeles, he attempted to unite
the power handling capacity of his Graviton unleashed sufficient power all of its criminal. mobs under his
equipment, causing an explosion to cause the matter of the sky-borne leadership, but . was eventually
that intermingled his molecules with laboratory to collapse inwardly
the sub-nuclear graviton particles around him. The matter of the facility thwarted by the West Coast Aveng-
that were being generated in a near- was infused with the atoms of his ers.
by series of companion particle body for a time, giving his new 60-
accelerators. Recovering from the foot form a massive gravitational Recently, Graviton escaped from
accident, Hall discovered that he field . Eventually, however, he was custody and formed a group of vil-
could mentally control gravity. A man able to separate his organic atoms lains based ·on the four 'Fundamen-
of great ambition, he designed a cos- from the land mass he had merged tal Forces', Halflife, Quantum, and
tume, called himself Graviton, and with. Still disoriented, the now- Zzzax. Although he temporarily
human Graviton attempted to find a defeated the West Coast Avengers
female companion by taking a New once more, he was eventually beat-
York department store hostage and en and his allies defeated. He was
levitating it above the skyscrapers . heavily sedated and is now in polic~
custody.
78
REEN GOBLIN
~ " STATISTICS
First Goblin I Other Goblins
F EX (20)
A RM (30)
S IN (40)fTY (6)
E IN(40)/GD(10)
R EX (20)/GD (10)
I GD (10)
P EX (20)
Health: 130/66
Karma: 50/40
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: - 1O
BACKGROUND
Green Goblin I
.....__ Real Name: Norman Osborn
Occupation: Professional criminal,
owner and president of Osborn
Industries, Inc.
Legal Status: Citizen of the United
States with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecti-
cut
Marital Status: Widowed
,.--- Known Relatives: Harry Osborn
(son), Liz Allan Osborn (daughter-in-
law), unnamed grandchild
Base of Operations: New York City
Past Group Affiliations: Partner of
the Crime-Master
Present Group Affiliation:
Green Goblin II Place of Birth: Scarsdale, New York gets. The Green Goblin carried a
Real Name: Harry Osborn Marital Status: Single pouch which could hold twelve of the
,....._ Occupation: Owner and president Known Relatives: None following items:
of Osborn Industries, Inc. Base of Operations: New York City
Legal Status: Citizen of the United Past Group Affiliations: None * Pumpkin Bombs: Explode for
States with no criminal record Present Group Affiliation: Excellent damage, may explode
Identity: Secret on contact up to two rounds after
Place of Birth: New York City KNOWN POWERS thrown.
Marital Status: Married Body Armor: The Green Goblin wore * Goblin Grenades: Grenades
Known Relatives: Norman (father, a costume of insulated chainmail, with light rubber mantle that
deceased), Liz (wife), Mark Raxton giving him Excellent protection from makes them resemble ghosts in
(presumed deceased brother-in- physical attacks and Remarkable flight. These grenades can be
law), unnamed child protection from Energy attacks. filled with standard smoke
Base of Operations: New York City Weapons Systems: Norman Osborn charges, Incredible intensity
Past Group Affiliations: None was adept at inventing useful gad- knock-out gas, Incredible Intensity
Present Group Affiliation: Incendiary Heat, or a special gas
Green Goblin Ill 79
Real Name: Barton 'Bart' Hamilton
Occupation: Professional criminal,
,-.. psychiatrist
Legal Status: Citizen of the United
States with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
that reduced Spider-Man's spider- obsessed with revenge upon Spider- removed Harry's costume, and Har-~
sense to Poor rank for 24 hours. Man for his father's death. Harry was ry was taken into custody by the
* Throwing Bats: Bat-winged wildly insane and no real match for police, who refused to believe Har-
blades do Good Edged Thrown Spider-Man. Bart Hamilton was as ry's claims to be the Green Goblin.
damage. Multiple blades may be ambitious as the original Green Gob-
thrown, but at a -1 CS to hit per lin, but made a poor schemer. His Harry was placed under the care
blade tossed in that round. attempts to apply psychological prin- of psychiatrist Dr. Barton Hamilton,
ciples to his plans were decidedly who successfully cured Harry of his
In addition to the pouch, the unsuccessful. insanity and even induced him into
Green Goblin wore gloves that did forgetting his life as the Goblin and
Remarkable energy damage to HISTORY _hence his knowledge of Spider-
any target within two areas. Man 's secret identity. Eventually,
Goblin Glider: The Green Goblin trav- Norman Osborn was originally the coveting the Goblin's power, Hamil-
elled on a glider with Incredible con- ruthless co-owner of a leading chem-
trol, Typical speed, Good body, and ical manufacturing firm based in ton decided to become the Green
no protection. New York City, which also had Goblin himself. Harry escaped cap-
research divisions that dealt in other tivity and again assumed the identity
TALENTS: Norman Osborn had the areas, including robotics. Osborn of the Goblin in order to get revenge
Business talent, as well as the came across a chemical formula that upon Hamilton. After catching up
Chemistry, Electronics, and Throw- his partner had developed with the with and battling Hamilton, Harry
ing skills. Neither of the later Goblins intention of using it to increase a per- permanently rejected his own Goblin,...-..
shared these abilities, but Hamilton son's intelligence and physical identity. Hamilton knocked Harry
had the Psychiatry talent. strength. That night Osborn tried to unconscious, but was then killed
CONTACTS: The original Green recreate the chemical from himself by the explosion of a bomb
Goblin had developed connections Stromm's notes. The solution turned with which Hamilton tried to murder
in the criminal underworld of New green and then exploded . both Harry and Spider-Man. On
York. Neither of the other Green reviving, Harry had again lost the
Goblins had much time to use these Only Osborn knew that the chemi- memory of being the Green Goblin
connections or develop any of their cal had indeed increased his intelli- as well as his knowledge of Spider-
own. gence dramatically, but what he did Man's secret identity.
not realize was that it had also driven
ADDITIONAL NOTES: him insane. Osborn designed a cos- Today, Harry Osborn is entirely,,..........
tume for himself which he colored sane, and there seems to be no dan!
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES green after the solution and named
Green Goblin I was a careful planner. himself the Green Goblin. After a ger that he will ever become the
Although Norman Osborn was long career as a criminal, the first Green Goblin again. Harry now runs
insane by most standards, his meth- Green Goblin died after killing his late father's company, has mar-
ods were exacting. If not for Spider- Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, ried Elizabeth 'Liz' Allan, lives in a
Man's meddling, most of his plans by throwing her off the George large home in New Jersey and has
would have succeeded. As the sec- Washington Bridge. He was acci- an infant child.
ond Green Goblin, Harry was dentally impaled on the point of his
own jet-glider and killed. Reporter Edward 'Ned' Leeds
came into possession of the original
Harry Osborn, Norman's son, was Green Goblin's notes and equipment....-.
at that time in a mentally unstable and used them to become the cosl
state due to the influence of certain turned criminal known as the Hob-
drugs he had been taking. He wit- goblin (see Deceased : Hobgoblin I).
nessed the final battle between Leeds looted all of Osborn's known
Spider-Man and the Green Goblin hideouts to collect all of the Goblin's
and the Goblin's demise. Now journals, weaponry, and other equip-
insane, Harry became the new ment. After Leeds was murdered,
Green Goblin and battled Spider- the identity and methods of the Hob-
Man, who defeated him. Spider-Man goblin were adopted by Jason Philip
Macendale Jr., the mercenary for-
merly known as Jack O'Lantern (see
Jack O'Lantern). Hence, Macendale
now carries on the criminal legacy of
Norman Osborn as the second Hob-
goblin.
80
GREMLIN
........ STATISTICS
F GD(10)
A GD (10)
S PR (4)
E RM (30)
R IN (40)
I GD (10)
P RM (30)
Health: 54
Karma: 80
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: 5
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Scientist
.--, Legal Status: Citizen of the
·U.S.S.R. with no criminal record, still
a minor, declared. an enemy of the
state
Identity: Known to certain officials in
the Soviet Government
Place of Birth: A hospital in a secret
location in the U.S.S.R.
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: The Gargoyle I
~ (father, deceased)
.Base of Operations: A secret base
in Khystym, U.S.S.R., formerly a
secret Soviet base in the Arctic out-
side the U.S.S.R, and the secret
base Bitterfrost in Siberia
Past Group Affiliations: The Soviet
Super-Soldiers
Present Group Affiliation:
~ KNOWN POWERS .. Incredible Body Armor, and a flying
·Genius: The Gremlin's intellect is a harness which allows him to fly at
as weapons, the boot-jets do Good speed (8 areas/round).
-- result of mutation. His Reason is Remarkable Force damage. Pet - Droog: During his occupation of
considered Amazing when dealing Bitterfrost the Gremlin kept a bio-
with Engineering, Electronics, Phys- The suit is also equipped with engineered 'dog' called Droog (Rus-
ics, Genetics, and Biology. Gauntlet Blasters (Amazing Force, sian for 'friend'). It has the following
Dwarf: A grotesque dwarf, the Grem- range 1O areas), a helmet-mounted statistics:
lin is considered to have Feeble heat beam (Incredible Energy, range
Shrinking, permanently on. 5 areas), a gauntlet-mounted tractor FASER I P
Titanium Man Armor: The Gremlin beam (Incredible Strength, range 5 RM GD UN AM TY TY GD
wears a modified version of the origi- areas), and Radar Rings (Grapple an
nal Titanium Man suit. It provides opponent with Remarkable Strength For unknown reasons Droog spoke
him with the following Physical up to 5 areas away). entirely in rhyme. He was apparently
Attributes: F: RM, A: AM, S: AM, E: Personal Equipment: In the past the killed in the destruction of Bitterfrost.
MN, Health: 185, and provides Gremlin has used a hand weapon of
Incredible protection from physical Good strength material which does 81
attacks plus Monstrous protection Excellent damage and ignores up to
from energy attacks. Further, it has
---.Monstrous Resistance to Heat, Cold,
~nd Radiation.
The suit can fly at Monstrous
Speed (30 areas/round), and if used
TALENTS: Gremlin speaks fluent bomb. When, following an accident Gremlin sought revenge him.
Russian and English. during the explosion of the gamma
CONTACTS: Gremlin maintained bomb, Banner was transformed into The Gremlin's men not only cap·
some contacts with Soviet intelligent- the monstrous Hulk, Starsky notified
sia and the scientific community, but tured the Hulk, who later escaped,
he is officially an enemy of the state. his superiors.
The Gargoyle captured the Hulk but also his pursuing nemesis Gen-
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
and took him to the Soviet Union, eral T.E. 'Thunderbolt' Ross, who
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES hoping to learn how to create an
Born a freak, Gremlin has grown to army of Hulks. The Gargoyle learned was later rescued by a party led by
hate his Soviet superiors who that the Hulk was Banner when he
caused his father's death. Despite reverted to human form. Longing to Ross's colleague, Major Glenn
this, he is sometimes forced to work be a normal human again, the Gar-
with them. He enjoys hand to hand goyle and Banner succeeded in Talbot.
combat when he is properly using radiation to restore the the
equipped for it. former to his original form. Grateful, During the rescue attempt, how-
he then helped Banner escape to
HISTORY ever, Talbot was himself captured
America.
The Gremlin is the son of a deceased Seeking vengeance on his superi- and later brainwashed into believing
Soviet scientist known as the Gar-
goyle. Forced by the Soviet govern- ors for making him the Gargoyle, he that he was a loyal Soviet citizen.
ment to participate in dangerous set off an explosion in which he and
atomic tests, his father was acciden- many of his colleagues were killed. When Ross attempted to rescue
tally bombarded with a massive dose
of radiation that horribly altered his Prior to his death, the Gargoyle Talbot, Banner stowed away on the
face and body, while vastly increas- fathered a son who, as a result of his
ing his intelligence. Now known as altered genetic structure , was also a mission and transformed into the
the Gargoyle because of his gro- mutant. This child , who later became
tesque appearance, he became one the Gremlin, inherited his father's Hulk, whom the Gremlin again cap-
of the Soviet Union's greatest scien- grotesque appearance and genius-
tists as well as a major figure in Sovi- level intelligence. Accounts vary as tured. Ross escaped with Talbot and
et intelligence. One of the to the exact age of the Gremlin, but it
Gargoyle's agents, Igor Starsky, was is known that he is not yet an adult. Bitterfrost was blown up by the intel-
assigned to spy on Dr. Bruce Ban-
ner's development of the gamma He was born in a secret Soviet hospi- ligence organization SHIELD. - ......
tal, and Soviet scientists, realizing
he was a mutant, studied him for Spying on his superiors, Gremlin
years. However, the Gremlin's intelli-
gence was so great and he achieved learned the truth about his father's
emotional maturity at such an
extraordinarily young age, that the death and angrily confronted them.
Gremlin eventually achieved a posi-
Fearing that he might now prove to
tion of great authority.
Among the Gremlin's many scien- be a danger to them, his superiors
tific achievements were the design set spies to watch him. The Gremlin
of the armor worn by the Soviet
Super-Troopers and the armor worn soon learned that members of the
by the men called the Devastators,
which drew tremendous power from Soviet government were working
an orbiting satellite which they could
against it. Fearing for his life, he fled
then fire at their targets.
The Gremlin had an enormous and was declared an an enemy of --.....
secret base built beneath the arctic the state.
where he was testing the Soviet
Super-Trooper armor when the Hulk The Gremlin took refuge in Khy-
was pursued into the area by the
United States Air Force. Believing stym where a Soviet government
that the hulk had killed his father, the
official sent the Soviet Super-
Soldiers, to find and destroy him. In
reality, though, this official and the
ones whom the Gremlin had discov-
ered to be traitors were alien Dire
Wraiths who had taken human form .
The Wraiths had also built a secret,-.
scientific base in Khystym. Worki n~
together with Rom and Starshine II,
the Gremlin and the Soviet Super-
Soldiers defeated the Wraiths. No
longer wanting to be under direct
government control, The Soviet
Super-Soldiers invited the Gremlin
to join them and they have taken
over the Wraith base as their own.
Recently, The Gremlin was
attacked by Iron Man, who was
attempting to destroy all technologi-
cal traces of his own suit. The Grem-
lin's jets ignited and exploded
apparently killing him.
82
GREV GARGOYLE
STATISTICS
F RM (30)
A EX (20)
S IN (40)
E IN (40)
R EX (20)
I GD (10)
P TY (6)
Health: 130
Karma: 36
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: - 15
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Paul Pierre Duval
Occupation: Former chemist, now
....-.,_ professional criminal
Legal Status: Citizen of France with
criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Fotainebleau,
France
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Former ally
--..._ of AIM, former captain of the Star-
ship Bird of Prey, member of the 4th
Masters of Evil
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS Blunt weapons. This power is "non- CONTACTS: The Grey Gargoyle
conductive "; if two people were was a brief member of the 4th Mas-
Body Transformation: By touching holding hands and the Grey Gar- ters of Evil and was an ally of AIM on
himself with his right hand, Duval goyle touched one of them, only the one occasion.
transforms himself into a living one he touched would be affected.
statue. When in human form, all of With really big objects, a volume of 83
....... Duval's physical statistics are Typi- 1O cubic yards can be transformed
cal, giving him a Health of 24. In this with a single touch. The Grey Gar-
form Duval has stone-like skin which goyle wears a special protective
provides him with Incredible protec- glove when he does not want to use
tion from physical and energy this power.
attacks. He also has Incredible
resistance to heat, fire, cold, and TALENTS: The Grey Gargoyle is an
radiation . expert in Chemistry, and has Acro-
batics and Martial Arts Band E skills.
Duval can transform himself in a
single round, can remain in stone
form indefinitely, and does not need
to breathe or eat while transformed .
Petrification Touch: The Grey Gar-
goyle transforms people or objects to
stone for 1 hour by touching them
with his right hand with a Fighting
FEAT roll. Against people, this power
works through clothes but touching
,...-.... someone in a battlesuit affects only
the suit, not the wearer. Objects
become Incredible material and the
Grey Gargoyle often uses them as
ADDITIONAL NOTES: HISTORY secret of immortality from the alleg- ,----
edly immortal Thor. He failed in the'
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Paul Pierre Duval was a young attempt and was twice bested in
The Gargoyle has one main tactic chemist working for a commercial combat by him. He then attempted to
which he uses to the utmost. If he is pharmaceutical outfit in Paris when acquire the deadly compound
unable to touch a cautious hero, he he accidentally spilled a potion con- dubbed "Element X" but was thwart-
will often transform a hostage and taminated by some unknown organic ed in the attempt by Captain Ameri-
threaten to shatter the resulting substance on his right hand. To his ca, the Falcon, and Nick Fury.
statue. Against lesser opponents he dismay, his hand began to turn to
will often resort to brute force. stone-like material still capable of Trapped aboard a satellite in Earth
movement. Accidentally touching orbit, the Gargoyle was rescued by
his other hand, he soon learned that Advanced Idea Mechanics. In an
he could transform his entire body attempt to launch a satellite with
into the stone-like material, simply heavy weaponry, the Gargoyle acci-
by rubbing his hand over the surface dentally rocketed into space once
of his body. Further, he discovered more. There he was retrieved by the
that any matter he touched also turn- Bird of Prey, a pirate starship whose
ed to stone, although it was incapa- crew members were of various alien
ble of movement like himself. races. He assumed command of the
Mercenary by nature, Duval decided ship for a while, but the crew muti- ~
to exploit his bizarre power for per- nied. The Grey Gargoyle made it
sonal gain, and turned to theft. back to his native Earth and battled
the Avengers. He was defeated and
Calling himself the Grey Gargoyle, taken into police custody but was lat-
Duval was soon bored with the ease er freed by the 4th Masters of Evil.
with which he could steal, and decid- Following a defeat at the hands of
ed to go to America to wrest the the Wasp and Black Knight, he was
again returned to jail.
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~ ~TATISTICS:
F GD (10)
A EX (20)
S GD (10)
E GD (10)
R TY (6)
I TY (6)
P TY (6)
Health: 50
Karma: 18
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: -10
BACKGROUND Zombie Powers: Nekra reanimated although the Man-Ape and Black Tal-
Real Name: Eric Williams the Grim Reaper's dead body as a on parted from it on hostile terms.
Occupation: Professional criminal zombie that thought it was still alive. The Grim Reaper and Nekra were
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. The zombie had the same ability lovers.
..--..._ with a criminal record ranks as the living Reaper, with some ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Identity: Publicly known additional zombie powers:
Place of Birth: Paterson, New Jer- * Excellent Body Armor versus phys- 85
sey ical or energy attack
Marital Status: Single * Invulnerability to heat, cold, radia-
Known Relatives: Sanford (father, tion, toxins, and disease
deceased), Martha (mother), Simon TALENTS: The Grim Reaper was a
(brother), Vision (brother), Wanda Weapon Specialist with his scythe,
(alias the Scarlet Witch, sister-in-
law), Thomas, William (nephews) giving him a + 2 CS.
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Leader of CONTACTS: The Grim Reaper was
the first Lethal Legion ; former part- the leader of both Lethal Legions,
ner of the Space Pahtnom and lead-
er (with him) of New York City
fragment of HYDRA; ally of Ultron,
Nekra, Black Talon II, Goliath, and
Man-Ape; former member of the
Maggia
........__Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS:
Battle Scythe: The scythe is made
of Incredible Strength Steel. The
blade inflict 10 points of Edged dam-
age or 16 points of Blunt damage if
the flat of the blade is used. Other
weapons are installed in the haft, as
listed below:
* Force Blaster-Remarkable dam-
age, range 5 areas
* Cerebral Stunner-Monstrous
intensity stunning on touch, can be
reversed to cancel the stun-effect
* Knock-Out Gas-Excellent intensi-
ty, fills one area
* Blade-Spinner-This has several
____ effects, including an Excellent rank
buzz-saw; Excellent protection
against thrown objects and bullets; if
used like a rotor, allows a safe fall
from any height
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Later, the Reaper told the Vision that which resembled Simon Williams'. ,........
The Grim Reaper is a good example it was impossible to transfer his mind own, to plastic surgery to make it
of a truly psychotic villain. Through- into a dead body, and that what the look exactly like Simon, and had the
out his life he was obsessed with Reaper really intended to do was to Black Talon resurrect it as a zombie.
returning his brother Simon to life. transfer the Vision's consciousness The Reaper and his allies captured
He was never convinced that Won- into the body of his fellow Avenger Wonder Man, the Vision, the Scarlet
der Man was his brother until his Captain America if the Vision would Witch, and the West Coast Aveng-
final confrontation, and upon realiz- not obstruct the Reaper's and Phan- ers. The Reaper's plan was to trans-
ing Simon was his brother, he killed tom's plans to defeat the Avengers. fer the minds of Wonder Man and the
himself. He was also a bigot at the At this time the Reaper believed that Vision into a computer of Ultron's.
time of his death, but fell in love with by transferring that mind into a The computer would determine what
the albino-Negro Nekra, the only human body, he would have effec- was common to both minds and
person he ever truly loved. tively recreated his human brother. delete the rest. What remained, the
The Vision preteended to agree, but Reaper believed, would be the true
HISTORY later turned against the Reaper and consciousness of Simon Williams,
the Phantom. Together the Space which the Talon would then project
When Eric Williams was a member Phantom and the Grim Reaper head- into the mind of the zombie. Thus,
of a Maggia "family" in Las Vegas, ed the New York City area faction of the Reaper believed, he would finally
he investigated the circumstances of the subversive organizaton HYDRA restore the true Simon Williams to a
his brother's (Wonder Man's) death. that Madame Hydra had led after the kind of life. But the Reaper's plan
Eric held the Avengers responsible demise of Supreme Hydra Baron failed, for his captives were freed
and vowed to avenge Simon's Wolfgang von Strucker. The Space and defeated his allies. Wonder Man
demise. Eric hired the criminal Phantom now intended to destroy and the Vison confronted the Grim
weaponer known as the Tinkerer to the Vision . When the Grim Reaper Reaper in a subterranean cavern.
design and build a weapon with objected, the Space Phantom There Wonder Man forced the Grim
which he could combat the Aveng- ordered HYDRA assassins to kill the Reaper to recognize that it was he,
ers. Armed with a scythe the Tinker- Reaper. The Vision then hurled him- Simon, who had embezzled the
er constructed for him, Eric Williams self before the Reaper, saving the money, and that the Vision was, in
created for himself the identity of the Grim Reaper's life. After a battle with effect, Simon's twin brother. Realiz- ...-....
costumed seeker of vengeance, the the Avengers, the Space Phantom ing that Wonder Man was indeed
Grim Reaper. and his HYDRA agents were defeat- Simon and that the Vision was more
ed, and the Grim Reaper escaped. like Simon than the Reaper was, the
The Grim Reaper's first attack on Reaper was torn by guilt over having
the Avengers failed. He subsequent- Later, the Grim Reaper hired the wanted to kill Wonder Man. The
ly organized the first Lethal Legion, a second Black Talon, a master of voo- Reaper ran away from the two of
team consisting of the Living Laser, doo, to resurrect Wonder Man as a them and, perhaps intentionally, fell
the Man-Ape, the original Power zombie. The Grim Reaper sent Won- over a ledge to his death far below.
Man (now known as Goliath), and the der Man to Avengers Mansion to
Swordsman, to battle the Avengers. wreak havoc, but, due to the unusual But this was not the end of the
The Avengers succeeded in defeat- changes in Wonder Man's body Grim Reaper, for Nekra later resur- ..-.
ing the Legion, however. caused by the process that gave him
superhuman powers, Wonder Man rected him as a zombie, using tech-
The Grim Reaper knew that the eventually returned to a true state of niques that made him almost truly
Vision had been given Simon Wil- life. alive. The Reaper did not remember
liams' brain patterns. The Reaper he had died, and as long as he did
formed an alliance with the otherdi- The Grim Reaper decided that nei- not realize he was a zombie, he
mensional Space Phantom, who ther Wonder Man nor the Vision was remained in the state of nearly full
claimed to have technological truly his brother, and that they were life that Nekra had given him. After
means of transferring a person's instead mockeries of Simon Williams being shot in the back during a rob-
consciousness into another body. who must both be destroyed. The bery attempt, and having his arm cut
The Reaper tempted the Vision, who Reaper attempted to kill both of them by his own scythe (thanks to Magne-
longed to be accepted as a human at a hospital but was defeated by the to and Wonder Man}, and seeing no
being , with the offer of transferring Vision. blood , the Grim Reaper realized he
his consciousness into the still intact was a zombie. Furious at Nekra, the
body of Wonder Man, which the Afterwards, the Grim Reaper gath- Grim Reaper nevertheless kissed
Reaper had stolen from its grave. ered together a team of allies con- her as he reverted to being a truly
sisting of his new lover Nekra, the lifeless corpse.
Black Talon , Ultron, Goliath, and the
Man-Ape. The Reaper subjected the
dead body of criminal Brady Kent,
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GUARDIAN
- STATISTICS:
F EX (20)
A IN (40)
S RM (30)
E EX (20)
R IN (40)
I GD (10)
P EX (20)
Health: 110
Karma: 70
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: 4 (21 in Canada)
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dr. James MacDonald
Hudson
Occupation: Petrochemical engi-
-..... neer, later government agent, later
freelance adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of Canada
with no criminal record
Identity: Secret, known to certain
Canadian government officials
Place of Birth: London, Ontario,
Canada
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Heather McNeil
Hudson (wife), Ramsey McNeil
(father-in-law), Claire McNeil
(mother-in-law)
Base of Operations: Ottawa, Cana-
da
Past Group Affiliations: Member of
Alpha Flight, Supervisor of Beta and
Gamma Flights
Present Group Affiliation:
~ KNOWN POWERS: a " vortex" of energy, doing Excellent occurs so instantaneously that it
damage to everyth ing within one appears as teleportation to the
Battlesult: Guardian's powers area with a 2 area range. naked eye.
derive from his battlesuit. Besides Digging: Guardian could use the TALENTS: Hudson had the profes-
the powers listed below, the suit suit to tunnel through bedrock at a sional skill of Engineering and the
boosts Hudson 's Agility and rate of 3 areas per round (2 areas if Scientific skills of Physics, Com-
Strength. Both of these attributes puters, and Electronics.
are Good without the suit, making forming a tunnel for others to follow). CONTACTS: Hudson served the
Transport: Guardian 's suit had a Canadian government through
his Health 60. special movement system which much of his life, and had many high-
Force Field: Guardian's battlesuit could manipulate gravitons to stop ranking Political Connections in that
generated a personal force field of Guardian from moving with respect country. He was a good friend of Wol-
Amazing strength against physical to the rotating Earth below. This verine, as well as the transmutator
and energy attacks. It diffused but gives him a air speed ranging from Madison Jeffries. He was the leader
did not absorb inertia, so that Guard- Shift Z (at or near the Equator) to of Alpha Flight and on good terms
ian cou ld be slammed but not Incredible (near the poles). Regard- with the members of Beta and
stunned . less of the speed , the movement
87
Flight: Guardian could fly at Shift X
speeds, or 50 areas/round.
_ Energy Beams: Wit the suit Guard-
ian could fire blasts of energy from
his hands doing Incredible Force
damage with a range of 1oareas. As
a Power Stunt Guardian could create
Gamma Flights. secret research and development without her husband's knowledge, ,..--....
agency within the Canadian Ministry summoned the other members of
ADDITIONAL NOTES: of Defense. Within a year Hudson Alpha Flight to help him. The six mem-
married Heather McNeil, who had bers afterwards decided to continue
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: been Jaxon's secretary. acting as a team performing altruistic
Although a skilled scientist and a loy- missions, and they were joined by two
al Canadian, Hudson was somewhat It was shortly after his wedding trainees for eventual membership in
naive about his government. He also Alpha Flight from Department H's
seemed to lack any true talent for that James Hudson learned of the Beta Flight, Marrina and Puck. Having
leadership, although undoubtedly formation of the team of superhu- come to terms with his guilt over injur-
the somewhat fractured nature of the man champions called the Fantastic ing MacTaggert, James Hudson took
original Alpha Flight did not help. Four. Inspired by the news, James the new code name "Guardian."
Hudson decided to form a team of
HISTORY superhumanly powerful agents to go Months later, Heather Hudson was
on missions for the Canadian gov- taken captive by Delphine Courtney, a
A little over a decade ago, James ernment. Logan (later to be known humanoid robot serving Jerome Jax-
MacDonald Hudson, an engineer for as Wolverine, whom the Hudsons on, who had formed a team of super-
the Am-Can Petro-Chemical Compa- had met in Wood Buffalo National human agents called Omega Flight in
ny in Canada, invented an armored Park) aided James Hudson the initial order to destroy Alpha Flight and gain
suit that would enable its wearer to phases of the creation of the team, vengeance on James Hudson. Jaxon ...--....
bore through the earth in exploring which would be called Alpha Flight, took remote control of the robot Box
for oil or other geological resources. and it was planned that Wolverine and used it to battle Guardian during
Hudson resigned from Am-Can would lead the team. the ensuring clash between Alpha
when he learned that his superior Flight and Omega Flight. Hudson's
Jerome "Jerry" Jaxon, intended to Logan fell in love with Heather battlesuit was severely damaged in
turn the exploratory suit over to the Hudson but at this time did not tell the battle, and in order to defeat Box,
American military, which would use it her of his true feelings for her. Logan he tore circuits out from the battlesuit
as a weapon. Determined to prevent knew that Heather's attitude towards and fed energy from his battlesuit's
Jaxon from implementing his plan, him was maternal, and he finally power pack directly into Box. Thus the
Hudson went to an Am-Can complex realized that she was too deeply in Bo.x robot was destroyed and the feed- ..--
one night, secretly donned the suit, love with her husband ever to leave back apparently killed Jaxon. But then '
and then used its poer to destroy him. Therefore, wanting to put his
Am-Can's plans for its construction. longing for Heather behind him, Hudson had to disconnect his battle-
Hudson then used the suit's flying Logan quit Department H when he suit's power pack within seconds or
capability to escape. Hudson aban- received an offer from Professor else it would explode. Heather entered
doned the suit but made off with its Charles Xavier to join the X-Men. the room just in time to witness the
cybernetic helmet, which he had explosion that killed her husband.
designed and built before going to At first James Hudson's code
work at Am-Can, and without which name as a costumed agent was The members of Alpha Flight sub-
the suit was inoperable. "Weapon Alpha." Under this name sequently chose Heather Hudson to
he attempted to carry out his orders become their new leader. Later,
Hudson was invited by the Canadi- to bring Wolverine back to Depart- Alpha Flight again clashed with ....-.._
an Prime Minister to participate in ment H by force. Hudson failed in Omega Flight, which this time was
the creation of Department H, a top this task, but in the course of this led by the Courtney robot, which was
mission accidentally nearly killed the wearing a reconstructed version of
88 X-Men's ally, Dr. Moira MacTaggert. Guardian's battlesuit. Courtney was
The guilt-ridden Hudson subse- destroyed and Omega Flight was
quently took the new code name defeated, but Alpha Flight salvaged
"Vindicator," believing he now had to the Courtney robot's battlesuit. Soon
vindicate himself. Eventually the afterwards, the Canadian govern-
Canadian government accepted ment again began giving Alpha
Wolverine's departure from Depart- Flight its official and financial sup-
ment H, and the Hudsons resumed port. Believing she herself needed to
their friendly relationship with him.
become an active combatant in the
Alpha Flight had six members- team with enough power to hold her
Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Sha- own alongside the other members,
man, Snowbird, and Vindicator- Heather Hudson began wearing
when it and Department H were dis- Courtney's recreated version of her
banded by the Canadian government husband's battlesuit, with modifica-
for financial reasons. But shortly there- tions, in action. Heather has taken ,....-.._
after when James Hudson, as Vindi- the code name "Vindicator" which
cator, went to investigate what proved was formerly used by her husband.
to be the emergence of the mystical
Great Beast called Tundra, Heather,
I GUARDIANS OF :THE GALAXY
~ Vance Astra
STATISTICS:
F EX (20)
A EX (20)
S TY (6)
E GD (10)
R EX (20)
I GD (10)
P GD (10)
Health: 56
Karma: 40
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: 5 (100 in the future uni-
verse)
BACKGROUND
,,._. Real Name: Vance Astrovik
Occupation: Former astronaut, now
adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of t he U.S.
Identity: Not generally known to the
populace of Earth
Place of Birth: Saugerties, New
York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Arnold Thomas
-... (father), Mary (mother)
Base of Operations: An alternate
future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way
Galaxy
Past Group Affiliations: Guardians
of the Galaxy
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS:
Telekinesis: Vance has limited tele-
--· kinesis that allows him to project
oeams of force. His power has a
range of one area and does Incredi-
ble damage. As a power stunt, he
can do Excellent damage to every-
one within the same area.
Body Armor: Vance's body suit is the Guardians of the Galaxy. He Charlie-27
made of Remarkable material. If he could call on the Avengers for assist-
ever receives more than 30 points of ance if he t ravels to the 20th century STATISTICS:
damage from one attack (or cumula- again.
tively from Edged attacks), t he suit F EX (20)
will rupture and Vance's body will ROLE-PLAYING NOTES A GD (10)
feel the effects of centuries of Vance Astra is somewhat somber, as S IN (40)
delayed aging. he still has not grown totally accus- E IN (40)
TALENTS: Vance can fly most space tomed to living life in a containment R GD (10)
vehicles, and his Reason is Remark- suit. He is still not totally familiar with I TY (6)
able in the areas of physics, astrono- life in the 30th century, but has P TY (6)
- ·my, electronics, engineering, and adapted well. He is occasionally Health: 110
chemistry. He is proficient in Martial short-tempered and has even lashed Karma: 22
out at his teammates in the past. Resources: EX (20)
Arts Band E.
CONTACTS: Vance is a member of
89
Popularity: 0 (100 in his future uni- Health: 60 team and will try to avoid combat -
verse) Karma: 32 when possible.
Resources: EX (20)
BACKGROUND Popularity: 0 (100 in his future uni- Vondu
Real Name: Charlie-27 verse)
Occupation: Former soldier, now STATISTICS:
adventurer BACKGROUND
Legal Status: Citizen of Earth colo- Real Name: Martinex F EX (20)
ny on Jupiter Occupation: Former technician, A EX (20)
Identity: Not known to the general now adventurer
populace of 20th century Earth Legal Status: Citizen of Earth colo- s EX (20)
Place of Birth: Galileo City, Jupiter ny on Pluto, last known survivor
Marital Status: Single Identity: Unknown to the general E EX (20)
Known Relatives: Charlie-26 populace of 20th century EarthFL) R TY (6)
(father), Mabel-17 (mother) Place of Birth : Cerberus Center, I IN (40)
Base of Operations: An alternate Pluto p RM (30)
future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way Marital Status: Single
Galaxy Known Relatives: None Health: 80
Past Group Affiliations: Guardians Base of Operations: An alternate Karma: 76
of the Galaxy future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way Resources: EX (20)
Present Group Affiliation: Galaxy
Past Group Affiliations: Member of Popularity: 0 (100 in his future uni-
KNOWN POWERS: the Guardians of the Galaxy verse)
Body Armor: Charlie-27 has Good Present Group Affiliation :
protection against physical and grav- BACKGROUND
ity attacks. KNOWN POWERS:
TALENTS: As a trained soldier, Heat and Cold Generation: Mar- Real Name: Yondu Udonta
Charlie-27 has the Guns, Blunt tinex is able to generate beams of
Weapons, Sharp Weapons, Martial intense hea~ from his right hand and Occupation: Former hunter, now
Arts B, Wrestling, Military, and First the chill of vacuum from his left.
Aid skills. Charlie is trained in Zero-G adventurer
Combat and takes no penalties for These beams do Shift Xdamage, but
fighting in such an environment. Legal Status: Member of the Zatoan
CONTACTS: Charlie-27 is a member Martinex can only use each four
of the Guardians of the Galaxy. In times per day. For purposes of hitting tribe of Centauri IV
addition, he has some pull in the a target, Martinex is treated as hav-
Jovian military and call upon the help ing Excellent Agility, and has a range Identity: Unknown to the populace
of the Avengers if he travels to the of one area.
20th century again. of 20th century Earth ,,..-.
Body Armor: Martinex's silicon
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: body provides Unearthly protection Place of Birth: Plysa Forest, Cen-
Charlie-27 is the easy-going member against temperature extremes,
of the team. Despite his military Excellent against other energy tauri IV, Beta Centauri System
training he tends to follow the lead of attacks, and Typical against physical
other Guardians like Vance and Mar- attacks. Marital Status: Single
tinex. He is quick-witted and adapts TALENTS: Martinex has Remark-
quickly to varying combat situations. able Reason in matters of Engineer- Known Relatives: None
ing, Physics, Computers, and
Martinex Electronics. He also has the Pilot Base of Operations: An alternate
skill and is acquainted with a wide
STATISTICS: variety of spacecraft. future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way
CONTACTS: Martinex is a member
F GD(10) of the Guardians of the Galaxy. If he Galaxy
A GD (10) travelled back to the 20th Century,
S RM (30) he could call upon the Avengers for Past Group Affiliations: Member of
E GD (10) assistance.
R EX (20) the Guardians of the Galaxy
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
I TY (6) Martinex acts as the scientific advi- Present Group Affiliation:
P TY (6) sor for the team. Although he will use
his powers when necessary, he is the KNOWN POWERS:
least accomplished fighter of the Empathy: Yondu is a mystic, able
to sense and form a rapport with
local flora and fauna. He can sense
unnatural features in a wilderness
setting and can pinpoint spiritual and
psychic forces, all at Unearthly rank.
Unique Weapon: Yondu uses a bow
and a quiver of arrows, the arrows
being made of yaka, a sound-
sensitive metal found only on Cen-
tauri IV. By whistling , Yondu is able to
control the direction of the arrow's
flight after he has shot it. As long as
Yondu is able to whistle, each arrow
has an Incredible Control rank and ,,,-.......
can even return to Yondu or vibrate
at frequencies of his choice while in
flight.
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
~.. As a Power Stunt, Yondu c an Identity: Secret per day.
cause an arrow to fly around an Place of Birth: Arcturus IV, Arcturus TALENTS: None. Although
opponent in such a manner as to System Starhawk is conversant in many sci-
confuse the unfortunate victim. If Marital Status: Married entific fields, he receives no Column
Yondu makes a Incredible FEAT roll Known Relatives: Ogord (adoptive Shifts when attempting to perform
against the target's Intuition, that tar- father), Salaan (adoptive mother), any action.
get can not move from the area he is Tara, Seta, John {ch ildren, CONTACTS: Starhawk is a member
in, and any ranged attacks that he deceased) of the Guardians of the Galaxy. He is
uses are - 2 CS. Base of Operations: An alternate on good terms with the Avengers in
* Yondu can also affect an Intangible future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way the 20th century.
opponent by making a Incredible Galaxy
FEAT roll against the Power Rank of Past Group Affiliations: Guardians ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
his opponent's Intangibility. If he suc- of the Galaxy Starhawk tends to come across as a
ceed the opponent becomes solid for Present Group Affiliation: somewhat otherworldly figure. Aleta,
1-10 rounds and must make a STUN on the other hand, is a warm com-
FEAT roll with a - 2 CS. KNOWN POWERS: passionate individual, but tinged
TALENTS: Yondu is a trained Resistance: Starhawk has Mon- with bitterness at her fate of being
woodsman. He has the Bows talent, strous immunity to diseases, poi- the " lesser half" of the Starhawk
sons, the effects of radiation. gestalt.
~' snd his Agility is considered Starhawk's suit provides him with
Remarkable for purposes of getting life-support of indefinite duration. Nikki
off multiple shots.
CONTACTS: Yondu is a member of Light Control: Starhawk can STATISTICS:
the Guardians of the Galaxy. If he manipulate light energy from any
travelled to the 20th century he could source, changing it into energy that F GD {10)
call upon the Avengers for assist- he can use. He can project beams of
ance. heat or force, create temporary A RM (30)
objects of solid light, and penetrate.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: energy fields by jamming their wave- s TY (6)
,........_ c\s Martinex is the team's scientific lengths. This power is Unearthly in
E GD (10)
advisor, Yondu is the Guardian 's strength .
" spiritual" advisor. He is somewhat R GD (10)
of an enigma even to his teammates. Flight: Starhawk is able to fly, I GD (10)
He is a "primitive" but not ignorant reaching Shift Z speeds (200 areas p TY (6)
by any stretch of the imagination. In per round, or 3750 miles per hour) in
combat he prefers to use his arrows space and Monstrous speeds (30 Health: 56
to confuse and will rarely strike an areas per round or 450 miles per Karma: 26
opponent to wound. hour) in a planet's atmosphere. Resources: EX {20)
Starhawk's Agil ity increases to Popularity: O (100 in her future uni-
Starhawk match his speed when flying (with a v e rse)
ceiling of Unearthly, and with no
STATISTICS: change in Starhawk's Health). BACKGROUND
Real Name: Nikki
F EX (20) Extra-Sensory Perception: Occupation: Adventurer
A GD(10) Legal Status: Citizen of Earth colo-
S IN (40) Starhawk is able to sense concentra- ny on Mercury, last known survivor
E RM {30) Identity: Unknown to the general
R AM (50) tions and expenditures of energy in populace of Earth
I UN {100) Place of Birth: Solstice, Mercury
P MN (75) the space-time continuum. This Marital Status: Single
Health: 100 Known Relatives: None
Karma: 225 power is at Class 1000 rank. Base of Operations: An alternate
Resources: EX {20) future, 3015 A.O., The Milky Way
Popularity: 5 (100 in his future uni- Gestalt Body: Stakar and Aleta Galaxy
verse) form the composite being that is Past Group Affiliations: Guardians
Starhawk. Stakar usually controls of the Galaxy
~ ,ACKGROUND Present Group Affiliation:
Aeal Name: Stakar and Aleta the Starhawk persona, but in
Occupation: Adventurer moments of personal crisis, Aleta KNOWN POWERS:
Legal Status: Citizens of Arcturus IV can take over temporarily by making Resistance to Heat: Nikki's skin is
a Red Psyche FEAT roll. If she suc- heavy in melan in, one of several
ceeds the Starhawk body becomes mutations that give her Unearthly
female. Aleta can remain for 1-100 protection against attacks using
minutes before Stakar resumes con-
trol. She can only attempt this once
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ultraviolent radiation and Monstrous Pluto, its mining colony on Mercury, Charlie-27 and Martinex. Managing ·-
protection against heat-based and and its scientific outposts on Jupiter, to escape the Badoon, the four
infrared-energy attacks. ultimately killing nearly every inhab- decided to band together to rid the
itant of the three settlements. The
Protected Senses: Nikki's eyes Badoon then invaded Earth itself, Earth and its colonies from Badoon
have Incredible protection against decimating the technologically infe- oppression. They named them-
bright light. rior space fleet of the United Lands selves the Guardians of the Galaxy.
of Earth. Millions of human beings
Weapon: Nikki wields a laser pistol were exterminated and the remain- In 3015 AD. with the aid of the
which can do either Excellent energy der forced into slave labor. Space Defenders of the 20th Century, the
damage or requires a successfully militia pilot Charlie-27 a native of the Guardians managed to liberate the
hit target to make a STUN roll with a Jupiter Colony, returned from a solo solar system and rout the Badoon
-2CS. empire. Since then, the Guardians
TALENTS: Nikki is a Marksman and tour of duty to see his home world have set forth in their starship, the
a Weapons Master, also proficient in overrun by the Badoon . Managing to Captain America (and later Free-
Martial Arts A and E. She has Acro- escape by jumping into a teleporta- dom's Lady when the America was
batics skill and can Pilot spacecraft. tion tube, Charlie-27 arrived on Pluto destroyed), in search of other men-
CONTACTS: Nikki was rescued by and joined forces with Martinex, the aces to the galaxy and its peoples.
the Guardians of the Galaxy and has last Plutonian left on the planet, who They have since been joined by the
chosen to remain a member of the had volunteered to stay behind when Arcturan mutant Starhawk and his
team. She could call upon the his people evacuated in order to wife Aleta, and the Mercurian colo- ..........._
Avengers for assistance if in the 20th destroy Pluto's industrial complexes nist Nikki.
century. to keep them out of enemy hands.
Charlie-27 and Martinex teleported Twice so far the Guardians trav-
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: to Earth, hoping to learn the extent of eled through time to the 20th Centu-
Nikki is freewheeling and enthusias- the Badoon invasion. ry. The first time they attempted to
tic, a breath of fresh air to the some- retrieve a Badoon memory tape
times grim Guardians. She is At about the same time, American detailing the aliens' first invasion
flamboyant, as displayed by her pro- astronaut Vance Astrovik, who had attempt. Although they failed to learn
pensity for trick shots. embarked upon the first manned what they came for, they recruited
spaceflight to another star system, the Defenders to help them liberate
HISTORY arrived on the planet Centauri IV Earth. The second time they jour- --..
neyed into the past to search for the'
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a over a thousand years later to find
team of superhuman and extrater- that while he was en route in sus- human-turned-cyborg-turned-god
restrial adventurers living in an alter- pended animation, Earth had devel- Korvac. This second stay lasted sev-
nate future of the 31st Century who oped faster-than-light travel, eral months, during which period the
have formed a team dedicated to the traveled to Alpha Centauri centuries Guardians were granted honorary
safeguarding of the Milky Way Gal- ahead of him, and founded a settle- membership in the Avengers. During
axy from any force that threatens the ment. Upon learning his achieve- each of the two stays in the 20th
security or liberty of its various peo- ment was meaningless, Astrovik left Century, Vance Astro met with his
ples. The Guardians was formed the human colony to complete the present day temporal counterpart, a
shortly after the alien Badoon invad- surveying mission he was assigned teenaged boy. The second time ..--....
ed the solar system in 3007 AD. The to anyway. He soon met Yondu , a Astro managed to unleash his youn-
Badoon attacked and destroyed the member of the native humanoid pop- ger self's latent psionic powers, thus
Earth's manufacturing colony on ulation of the planet, and when Yon- ensuring that the boy would grow up
du's tribe was exterminated by the to make the same mistakes he
marauding Badoon, Yondu accom- made. The Guardians have since
panied Astra back to Earth. Taken returned to their own time era, to
captive by the Badoon upon arrival, embark upon new, as yet unrecord-
Yondu and Astro encountered ed exploits.
92
GUARDSMAN
,-. STATISTICS:
F EX (20)
A EX (20)
S IN (40)
E AM (50)
R GD(10)
I GD {10)
P GD (10)
Health: 130
Karma: 30
Resources: GD (1 O)
Popularity: 1o
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Michael O'Brien
Occupation: Former pol ice ser-
geant, former security director of
....-..._ Project: Pegasus, now chief of secu-
rity at the Vault
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record
Identity: Unknown to the general
public, known to the administration
of Project: Pegasus and certain gov-
ernment officials
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Marital Status: Single
..--..._ Known Relatives: Kevin {brother,
deceased)
Base of Operations: The Vault, Col-
orado
Past Group Affiliations: Head of
Project: Pegasus Security, head of
The Vault security
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS:
.--...._All of the Guardsman 's Powers
derive from his armor. Michael
O'Brien's normal stats are:
FASER I P
Gd Gd Ty Gd Gd Gd Gd
Body Armor: The Guardsman Life Support: The armor contains ADDITIONAL NOTES:
armor gives Incredible protection an internal air supply good for 30
from physical attacks, Excellent pro- minutes' use.
tection from energy attacks, and TALENTS: O' Brien is an ex-
Monstrous protection from radiation . pol iceman with the Law Enforce-
ment talent and Martial Arts E.
Flight: Boot-jets allow O'Brien to fly CONTACTS: O"Brien was originally
at Remarkable speed (15 areas/ a sergeant in the NYPD. He was
round) for up to 2 hours. If used as chief of security at Project: Pegasus
weapons, the boot-jets do Excellent and now occupies a similar position
damage to any target within 2 areas. at The Vault.
-. Repulsors: Aepulsors in the
armor's gauntlets can do Incredible
damage up to 2 areas away.
93
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Guardsman, offered to aid the board witnessed Stark's heroic attempts to ...--..
The Guardsman is a respectable, if in their plot against Stark. As a show
unspectacular, superhero who per- of support, he agreed to quell a pro- save ltihveast Sotavrekrwaasvriidsekiongmaomnaitjoor~
haps takes his responsibilities a bit test rally outside the plant. The aware
too seriously. It was his feelings for Guardsman aimed his repulsor rays
his brother that led Michael to steal at the crowd injuring four protestors. heart attack by the strenous activity.
the Guardsman armor and his Sickened by what he did, O'Brien
extreme sense of responsibility that turned on the renegade board mem- Escaping confinement O' Brien
drove him from Project: Pegasus. bers, roughing them up. But seeing
Tony Stark with Marianne Rogers decided he was wrong about Stark
HISTORY caused him to once again become
unbalanced and he went outside to and determined to help him by don-
Kevin O'Brien was an engineer vent his rage on the growing crowd
working for the newly-opened Lakani of protestors. Stark donned his Iron ning the now-cool Iron Man armor.
island plant of Stark Industries (now Man armor and engaged the
Stane International) who came to the Thus clad, he was mistaken for the
attention of Anthony Stark. Despite a Guardsman in battle to prevent him
careless streak that once caused the from doing more damage. Losing the real Iron Man and kidnapped by the
laboratory he was working in to Guardsman sought refuge in an
explode, he became a close friend of experimental tank. In an attempt to Mandarin. Stark discovered an old
Stark and was soon appointed head stop him without hurting him, Iron
of Stark's research department. On Man trained his repulsor rays on the set of Iron Man armor that the sabo-
several occasions, O'Brien assisted vehicle and accidentally hit its fuel
Stark and his supposed bodyguard supply. The tank exploded , killing teur had overlooked and went to Chi-
Iron Man, who was really Stark him- Kevin O'Brien.
self, notably against the Spymaster na to rescue O' Brien. Upon rescuing
and the Espionage Elite, saving Tony Some months later when the
Stark's life on more than one occa- details of the incident came to public him, Stark chose to reveal his true
sion. Stark then decided to reveal to light, Kevin O' Brien's brother
O'Brien that he was secretly Iron Michael , a sergeant on the New York identity to O'Brien before he went off
Man, and to build for him a second City police force, decided that the
suit of armor for use in the event of official investigation exonerating to battle the Mandarin. O'Brien flew
an emergency. That emergency Iron Man's actions was a cover-up.
came a short time later when Iron Reopening the investigation without back to New York where he took cus-
Man and his current girlfriend Mari- official sanction, O'Brien confronted
anne Rogers were taken captive by Stark, interrogated several of his tody of the Guardsman armor once ,.-.
the superhuman madman Mikas the employees, and finally hired an more.
Soulfather. Putting on the armor unscrupulous private investigator to
before it was fully tested, O'Brien fell After Iron Man defeated the Man-
prey to a malfunction in the cybernet- get him inside the Long Island plant.
ic ci rcuitry controlling the armor There O' Brien located the Guards- darin, Stark fixed the malfunction in
which apparently stimulated the man armor and put it on , determined
regions of the brain where rage and to use it to bring Iron Man to justice. the Guardsman armor's circuitry so it
jealousy originate. However, the malfunction in the
cybernetic circuitry also affected his was safe to wear. Michael O'Brien
O'Brien found himself seized with brain and he flew into a rage, seek-
sudden attraction for Stark's ing to kill Iron Man. Iron Man con- was determined to use the armor to
girlfriend Marianne Rogers , and fronted his attack and finally
became extremely jealous of Stark's convinced him that the armor was vindicate both his brother's and his
power, looks and fortune. At the causing him to act insanely. Stark
same time Simon Gilbert, then chair- took Michael O'Brien into custody own senseless actions. When Stark
man of the board of Stark Industries' rather than press criminal charges,
stockholders, grew alarmed that hoping to convince the man of his International (formerly Stark lndus-
Stark was moving out of munitions innocence in his brother's death.
production and mapped strategies While Stark worked on a new set of treis) was taken over by the criminal ,,-...
with the board to seize controlling armor, the Japanese mutant Sunfire
interest in the firm from its principal attacked the plant. Stark was unable Midas, the Guardsman joined with a
stockholder, Stark himself. O'Brien, to put on his new armor since it had
clad in armor and calling himself the not yet cooled and unable to find any number of Stark's other friends and
of his spare suits of armor since a
saboteur had stolen them. Hence he allies to battle Midas's men. He was
was forced to put on the Guardsman
armor to fight off Sunfire. O'Brien turned to gold by Midas's power, but
was later restored to flesh. Having
quit the police force, O'Brien inter-
viewed for the position of security
director at Project: Pegasus, the
government energy research facility,
after its previous director Quasar,
quit. With a high recommendation by,,......_
Tony Stark, O' Brien got the job.
Some time later, while guarding the
project, O'Brien's Guardsman armor
was damaged in a battle with the
subhuman Lava Men. It was later
repaired at the project's expense.
O'Brien as the Guardsman has been
living and working full-time in the
Project since his appointment and
has performed his duties capably.
When much of the super-villain
containment duties of Project: Pega-
sus were transferred over to The
Vault, O'Brien transferred as well
and was made chief of security
there. The security staff wear manu-
factured duplicates of the Guards-,..-..._
man armor.
94
GVPSVMCTH
- STATISTICS:
F TY (6)
A GD (10)
s TY (6)
E EX (20)
R PR (4)
I GD (10)
p PR (4)
Health: 42
Karma: 18
Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: O
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Sybil Dvorak
Occupation: Socialite, cult leader
Legal Status: Naturalized citizen of
.--.. the U.S. with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth : Foscani, Rumania
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Los Angeles,
California
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:
_ KNOWN POWERS: wings are purely ornamental and ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Psychokinesis: Gypsy Moth is a have no effect on her flight. If suffi-
mutant with the power to manipulate ciently braced, she could levitate
material by mental command. She others, up to 120 pounds.
has a preference for manipulating TALENTS: None
"soft" materials, such as organic tis- CONTACTS: Sybil is on good terms
sue and fabric, as opposed to "hard" with the original Spider-Woman, hav-
inorganic ones. Gypsy Moth can ing helped her on one occasion. She
manipulate nonliving material at leads a cult of hedonistic worship-
Monstrous level, though she only pers but most of them are society
dropouts.
---.. willingly affects materials of up to
Remarkable rank. This is sufficient,
in most cases, to cause a hero's cos-
tume and hair to constrict or bind
(treat as a Wrestling hold at the cloth-
ing's material rank, maximum of
Remarkable).
Gypsy Moth can also affect organ-
ic material, causing muscles to
cramp or skin to break. She must
make a Monstrous Control roll with a
-4 CS to do this; if she is successful,
her victim must make an Endurance
FEAT roll or suffer up to Remarkable
damage (and possible stun). Her
powers are effective within a one
area range.
Flight: Gypsy Moth can lift her own
body, allowing her to fly at 4 areas
per round. She cannot carry signifi-
cantly more than her weight. Her
95
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: abilities. In her late teens, she met a herself wings and a disguise, and ~
Mentally disturbed, Gypsy Moth is handsome middle-aged American she began to scour the haunts of the
less a supervillainess then a trou- actor named Jason Reed who was rich and famour in search of her
bled young woman. Her motivations starring in a foreign-financed
are somewhat vague and nebulous. remake of the movie Dracula. errant lover. The sight of social gath-
Her primary interest is her own com- Seduced by him, she agreed to erings she could never be part of
fort. When her own interests are accompany him to his Hollywood provoked her to use her powers to
involved she will help superheroes. home as his mistress. The glamour prey upon the socialites an activity
and excitement of being in America which brought her into conflict with
HISTORY in love with a wealthy actor soon fad- the original Spider-Woman. Eventu-
ed when Reed spent increasingly ally, Dvorak managed to get her
Sybil Dvorak is a mutant whose more time away from home. Her citi· American citizenship and an inclu-
powers manifested themselves zenship papers not yet processed, sion in Reed's will. Soon afterward,
while she was a child. Raised by gyp- and still not speaking English flu- Jason Reed died of an obstructed
sies, she had spent much time alone ently, Dvorak felt like a prisoner in blood vessel in his heart, and Dvorak
nurturing and focusing her mental the actor's home. She soon began to inherited his home and wealth. She
suspect that Reed was having affairs
with other Hollywood starlets. One used it to start a hedonistic cult of
night she used her powers to weave drugs and decadence that wor-
shipped her as their queen.
96
l
----. STATISTICS:
F TY (6)
A TY (6)
s TY (6)
E TY (6)
R GD (10)
I GD (10)
p GD (10)
Health: 24
Karma: 30
Resources: AM (50)
Popularity: 1O
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Henry Peter Gyrich
Occupation: Government Agent
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
~ with no criminal record
Identity: Gyrich does not use a dou-
ble identity
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Washington ,
D.C.
Past Group Affiliations: Member of
,,--.,_ the National Security Council, form-
er government liason with the
Avengers, member of Project
Wideawake
Present Group Affiliation:
KNOWN POWERS:
None
TALENTS: Gyrich is a skilled
Bureaucraft, and he receives a + 1
r'\CS when dealing in such matters.
CONTACTS: Gyrich has vast con-
tacts with the U.S. Government and
with law enforcement agencies. His
resources shown above indicate his
access to government equipment.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: HISTORY
Gyrich is obsessed with the idea that
superpowered individuals will b ring Henry Peter Gyrich was appointed
about the downfall of normal men by the National Security Council to
and women. He is cold, heartless, investigate unofficial reports of irreg-
and aggressive. ularities in the operations of the
Avengers. The Avengers was grant-
ed by the U .S. government certain
privileges such as exemptions from
air traffic regulations, access to cer-
tain classified intelligence informa-
tion, and a special priority status
97
enabling them to operate ith a mini- ties. Despite their protests, the Raven Darkholme of the Defense ,-----...
mum of bureaucratic red tape. When Avengers could not persuade him to Department, and Dr. Valerie Cooper
Gyrich went to investigate the relent. Weeks later, after the Aveng- among other representatives of mili-
reports in person, he discovered a tary and civilian security depart-
gaping hole in the wall to Avengers ers struggled to operate under ments. The project noted that
Mansion cause in a recent battle with restrictions, Gyrich returned to tell America no longer had a virtual
Count Nefaria, and none of the them his requirements for the rein- monopoly on superhuman mutants
Avengers present. Overpowering statement of their security clear- and decided to investigate the feasi-
the Avengers' butler Edwin Jarvis, ance. Among other things, he bility of employing a special team of
Gyrich bound him to a chair and demanded that the Avengers limit mutants to counter the threat of for-
deliberately set off a security alarm. their membership to seven, and that eign mutants. (Eventually the Broth-
When the Avengers responded, he he determine who that seven would erhood of Evil Mutants was drafted
introduced himself, lectured them be. Despite general dissent, Captain to fill this position and was renamed
about their lax security, claiming that America convinced the others that Freedom Force.) Gyrich became
anyone could have walked in and the reinstatement of priority status involved with e threat of the alien
stolen their sophisticated technology was of prime consideration and
or classified records. He explained worth any other inconvenience. Con- Dire Wraiths, and met with the man
that their priority status could only be sequently, the Avengers allowed named Forge, special weapons
revoked by two people, the Presi- Gyrich to determine that the Falcon, maker for the U.S. government and
dent of the U.S. and himself. After who had never been an Avenger
reporting his findings to the council before, be asked to join. Gyrich also SHIELD. Gyrich obtained from .,........__
in Washington, Gyrich returned to instituted a security screening and Forge the prototype of a gun based
New York, finding that Hawkeye had identification for all members. on the device carried by the Galador-
left the front door open when he ian spaceknight Rom, which neutral-
entered. Although he was detained Gyrich then requested a transfer ized Wraiths' abilities. This gun
by a security device, Gyrich was still in his responsibilities and was made could be adjusted to neutralize
unimpressed by the Avengers' a special consultant to Project superhuman powers in mutants.
secuirty. He told them he was revok- Wideawake, a covert governmental Wh ile trying to apprehend the
ing their priority status and all commission to deal with the prob- mutant Rogue for breaking into a
accomanying privileges, effectively lems posed by the growing number SHIELD installation, Gyrich acciden-
denying them use of their quinjets, of mutants in America. Project tally shot her fellow mutant Storm, ~
monitors, and data files, as well as Wideawake is headed y National robbing Storm of her powers. Gyrich
curtailing certain extralegal activi-
Security Advisor, Judge Petrie and has since continued to serve on the
its members include Frank Lovwell staff of Project Wideawake.
of the Cetnral Intelligence Agency,
98
HAMMER AND ANVIL
HAMMER
STATISTICS
F GD (10)
A TY (6)
s GD (10)
E GD (10)
R TY (6)
I FE (2)
p FE (2)
Health: 36
Karma: 10
Resources: TY (6)
Popularity: - 4
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Leroy "Hammer" Jack-
son
Occupation: Criminal, mercenary
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with criminal record
Identity: Public
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: " Crackajack"
Jackson (father, deceased)
Base of Operations: Defense
Research Corp. offices in NYC, CA,
•and elsewhere
Past Group Affiliations: D.R.C.
Present Group Affiliation:
ANVIL
STATISTICS
F GD (10} in NYC, CA, and elsewhere power levels constantly rise and fall
A PR (4) Past Group Affiliations: D.R.C. with the available energy supply.
Present Group Affiliation : Body Armor: Variable resistance to
s GD (10) physical and energy attacks.
KNOWN POWERS Healing: Accelerated self-healing
E GD (10) The powers shared by Hammer and Mind Link: Automatic mental rapport
Anvil are the result of their connec- between Hammer's and Anvil's
R PR (4) tion to and through the Synthecon minds.
I PR (4) cable, an alien device of Monstrous Deathtouch: If someone other than
p FE (2) Material. Hammer or Anvil touches the Syn-
Absorption: Monstrous ability to thecon cable while it is converting
Health: 34 absorb kinetic energy within 1 area Incredible or higher Intensities of
Karma: 10 and transform it into additional kinetic energy, that person must
Resources: TY (6) Strength, Endurance, and the make an Endurance FEAT against
Popularity: - 3 powers listed below. Note that the that Intensity or be immediately
BACKGROUND 99
Real Name: John " Johnny" Anvil
Occupation: Criminal, mercenary
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with a criminal record
Identity: Public
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: D.R.C. offices
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