MU7 - Gamers Handbook 1991 Update

computer system and take any HISTORY: When Thor and Hercules left for
data she needed, no matter how the Black Galaxy, Stellaris was fol-
good the security of the computer Most of Stellaris's history is un- lowing close behind them. When
. s~ste_m. This is a Shift Z ability. Thor and Hercules encountered the
L1m1tat1on: The more equipment, known or clouded by mystery. Even High Evolutionary's sh ip in the Black
en~ancements, and weapons Stel- Galaxy, Stellaris was able to gain en-
lans ordered the living armor to take the origin she revealed is uwnacsletah~r try unnoticed. Stellaris freed and be-
on, the bulkier the armor got. This since it was obvious that she friended Nobilus, a mentally
~a~ only a sign of increasing power; unstable New Immortal created from
1t did not seem to penalize Stellaris's final force that activated the birth of cell samples of Thor. While Nobilus
abilities or agility. When the armor held off the High Evolutionary's New
had no special abilities working, it re- a new Celestial. Men and Thor, she plundered the
sembled a light suit of clothing . ship's computer system.
Talents: Stellaris was a Marksman She first appeared on Earth fol-
and an e.xpert in Martial Arts Type E, In the computer system she found
Acr?ba.t1cs , Tumbling, Astro- lowing. a replicoid sent there by the the location of a mysterious red Ce-
nav1gat1on, and Computers. lestial within the Black Galaxy.
Contacts: Stellaris was a loner all of Celestials. The replicoid was sent to Elated, she grabbed Nobilus and
her life, though she briefly be- took off for the location of the Celes-
friended Nobilus before she died. Earth to deliver a message to Thor. tial , hoping to kill her first Celestial.
The High Evolutionary, Hercules,
ADDITIONAL NOTES: The Celestials wanted Thor and Her- Thor, and the High Evolutionary's
New Immortals followed behind her.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: cules to go to the Black Galaxy im-
Stellaris was a bitter and driven Everyone arrived in time to wit-
woman who hated all Celestials and mediately. ness the beginning of the birth of a
anyone who associated with them. new Celestial. The organic Black
Her true form and sex were hidden Before the replicoid even had a Galaxy was apparently the matter
by her armor. Stellaris talked with a from which the new Celestial was to
guttural slang and deep voice that chance to give Thor the message be created from.
made many think she was a hulking
male brute. She was actually a beau: Stellaris attacked them both. During The ~eng~ful Stellaris powered up
tiful and graceful woman. her suit to its maximum level and
the battle, the Avengers arrived to charged the forming Celestial. A

help Thor battle Stellaris, and the re- huge explosion occurred and
seemed to destroy the whole Black
plicoid was mortally injured. The re- Galaxy. Thor and the other un-
harmed observers saw that the new
plicoid was able to deliver the
Celestial had completely formed.
message to Thor just before Stellaris The explosion caused by Stellaris
seemed to have provided the final
destroyed it. energy necessary for the new Celes-
tial to be born . A robot analyzer
Stellaris then attacked Hercules, made the final comment that Stel-
laris's living armor was exactly like
~ome~ow sensing his past connec- the armor worn by all the Celestials.

tion with the Celestials. Thor was fi-

nally able to defeat Stellaris in single

combat, and discovered that Stel-

laris was a woman. She threatened

to order her living armor to self-

destruct and destroy the Earth In the

explosion. Thor reluctantly let her

go.

During the battle, Stellaris re-

vealed that her race had been

judged unfit by the Celestials, and

had been destroyed. She never ex-

P!ained how she happened to sur-

vive, or where she got her suit of

living armor.

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STATISTICS:

F RM(30)
A RM(30)

s GD(10)

E EX(20)
R IN(40)
I EX(20)
p RM(30)
Health: 90
Karma: 90
Resources: AM(SO)
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Stygorr
Occupation: Lord of the Sub-Space
Zone
Legal Status: None
Identity: Existence is not known to
general Earth populace
Other Known Aliases: Stygorr the
Nightlord
Place of Birth: Sub-Space
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Sub-Space
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS:
Flight: Excellent air speed (1 O areas
per round) in an atmosphere, and
Unearthly air speed (40 areas per
round) in outer space.
Body Armor: Stygorr has Incredible
protection versus all forms of energy
attacks and Remarkable protection
against physical attacks.
Invulnerability: Stygorr is immune to
poisons, diseases, and radiation.
Life Support: Stygorr does not need
to breathe and he can survive in a
vacuum.
Energy Blasts: Stygorr can trans-
mute his body from positive to anti-
matte r. Stygorr can release t he
resulting energy charges as beams
of energy t hat cause up to Amazing
energy damage. He can also release
the power in one blast that inflicts In-
credible force damage to everyone
within one area.
Talents: None revealed.
Contacts: None revealed.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: The gravity and energy of the Sub- policeman, and Shiner took his gun.
Space Zone would tear the city block Shiner then tried to blow his way
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: apart if it entered the area. If the city
Stygorr is an arrogant being who be- block touched any part of the anti- into the Baxter Building with dyna-
lieves that he cannot be defeated by matter Earth, it would cause a huge mite, then later tried to enter using a
anyone. He is paranoid and thinks explosion that would completely de- wrecking ball. The Human Torch
everyone who enters his realm is an stroy the city block and everyone
enemy. stopped his attempts, so Shiner
trapped on it. threatened him with the gun. The
HISTORY: While Reed Richards worked des-
Several years ago, the Fantastic mob then realized that Shiner had
Four battled an alien menace known perately on a solution, the people on gone over the edge and they turned
as the Ebony Seeker. Just before the the floating block began a mob riot against him. Shiner got away and
Ebony Seeker destroyed the Earth, led by an arrogant engineer, Lew hid in a building that he was sup-
the heroes managed to defeat him. Shiner. Shiner was infuriated be-
The cost of their victory was the cause he thought the FF had trans- posed to help tear down.
transportation of their headquarters, ported the city block into outer space Meanwhile, Reed had figured out
and several blocks of downtown as part of some experiment. Shiner
Manhattan, into the Negative Zone. had been supervising the demolish- a way to use Stygorr's power blasts
ing of an old building when the city to propel the city block into the Dis-
Luckily, the city block was slowly block was transported.
drifting toward the Distortion Zone, tortion Zone and back into normal
the interface point between the Neg- Stygorr, the alien lord of the Sub- space. Reed had the Invisible Wom-
ative Zone and the normal universe. Space Zone, noticed the approach- an use her force field powers to push
Unfortunately, the city block would ing city block and presumed it was the condemned building off the
also be passing close to the gravity an attack. He flew out to meet the block, directly at Stygorr. No one had
wells of the Sub-Space Zone and the city block and began blasting away any idea that Shiner was hiding in
anti-Earth. Either of these might de- at the protective containment field the same building.
stroy the entire city block and its pas- Reed had placed around the block of
sengers. land. The containment field was cre- Sue did as Reed asked, and as
the building headed for him, Stygorr
ated by the machine that secured started to turn his body into anti-
the portal to the Negative Zone that matter. At the exact moment of trans-
Reed had built a long time ago. mutation , Lew Shiner tumbled into
Stygorr and merged with him. A
Reed Richards and the Thing ven- huge explosion occurred, appar-
tured out into the Negative Zone and ently killing Shiner and Stygorr. The
attacked Stygorr, but he ignored their
attacks. Meanwhile, inside the field, power of the blast was enough to
Shiner led a mob against the FF's send the city block through the Dis-
tortion Zone and back into the Posi-
Baxter Building. The mob captured a tive Matter Universe.

Stygorr's present condition and

whereabouts are unknown.

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STYX

STATISTICS:

F TY(6)

A GD(10)

s PA(4)

E GD(10)
R TY(6)

I PA(4)
p GD(10)

Health: 30
Karma: 20
Resources: GD(1 O)
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Jacob Eichorn
Occupation: Assassin

Legal Status: Unrevealed
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Partner of

Stone
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: result, Jacob Eichorn was injected
Ro.~ing Touch: Styx has the Amazing with a mutated cancer compound.
ability to cause organic matter he Although he developed an immunity
to~c~es. to instan!IY rot and decay. HISTORY: to the disease, Eichorn became a liv-
This inflicts Amazing damage to liv- The early history of Jacob Eichorn is ing cancer himself with the ability to
ing creatures, and affects organic a mystery. For unknown reasons, he kill organic matter by touch .
!""aterials (wood, rope, cloth, etc.) as became a homeless derelict. Even-
1f Styx were attempting to break the !ually, he was approached by a med- Eichorn's mind was also aafffteecrtethd~
item with Amazing Strength. Victims ical research firm seeking homeless for he took the name Styx
of this power must come into direct people to participate in experiments
c<?ntact with Styx's flesh. When Styx for new pharmaceuticals. The pay mythical passage to Hades. He
wishes to touch something or some- was good, and the danger promised quickly developed a twisted affinity
one without harming it, he wears a to be minimal. Eichorn readily ~or death, finding that only by bring-
pair of gloves. Styx's power stimu- agreed. ing death to others could he find
lates the pleasure centers of his happiness and release.
brain and, unfortunately, the more Unfortunately, one of the scien- It is unclear how Styx came to be
his power is used, the more intoxi- tists was pursuing his own unauthor- as~ociated with Stone. Apparently,
cating it is for Styx. ized research by exploring the Styx did something for Stone for
Elongation: Styx has the Feeble abil- theory that the human body can de- which Stone is forever grateful. By
ity to elongate his fingers up to 1 velop immunity to cancer by con- helping Styx control his deadly urg-
area. trolled exposure to the disease. As a es, Stone figures he is repaying his
Talents: None.
Contacts: Stone, Jonathon Caesar. debt.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
Styx teeters upon the brink of com-
plete lunacy. He lives only for death,
which is his sole pleasure. Without
his partner's guidance, Styx would
likely become a raving psychotic
killer, totally out of control.

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STONE opponent. Treat this as a Remark- Peter Parker's wife, Mary Jane. Cae-
able rank ensnarement attack. sar once kidnapped her, then hired
STATISTICS: • Gas Pods: He can shoot pods up Styx and Stone to eliminate a trou-
to 2 areas away which explode blesome Spider-Man. As Mary Jane
F EX(20) upon contact, releasing Excellent Parker and Jonathon Caesar watch-
A GD(10) Intensity tear gas that fills 1 area. ed the sunset , they saw Spider-Man
• Knockout Darts: Stone can fire a web-swinging toward them. Caesar
s GD(10) burst of small darts at any one tar- called his two new operatives, and
get in the same area as himself. Styx and Stone went into action.
E RM(30) Treat this as a shooting attack with
R TY(6) any kill result treated as a Standing on their turbo-hopper,
I TY(6) bullseye instead. The darts are the pair of killers swooped down
p TY(6) coated with a Remarkable Intensi-
ty knockout drug. upon Spider-Man, but the web-
Health: 70 • Net: He can shoot an Excellent slinger's spider-sense warned him,
Karma: 18 Material Strength net to entangle and he dodged a chain fired from
a target in the same area as him- Stone's cannons. But Stone was un-
Resources: GD(10) self. He can also use the net to daunted, and next fired gas pellets
catch falling objects. Consider and a sonic blast, which brought
Popularity: O this to be a Remarkable rank en- Spider-Man to the ground in Central
snarement attack. Park. Before the web-slinger could
BACKGROUND: • Nova Beam : At a range of up to 3 get in any good licks, Stone blinded
Real Name: Unrevealed areas, Stone can shoot a beam of him with a strobe burst.
Occupation: Assassin Incredible Intensity heat energy.
Legal Status: Unrevealed • Sonic Beam: He can fire a beam Meanwhile, Mary Jane escaped
Identity: Secret of coherent sonic energy that acts from Jonathon Caesar and took his
Place of Birth: Unrevealed as an Incredible Intensity force at- gun. After hitting Spider-Man with
Marital Status: Unrevealed tack at a range of up to 2 areas. his nova beam, Stone captured him
Known Relatives: None • Strobe Burst: Stone can produce with a glob of adhesive gel. Styx was
Base of Operations: Mobile an Amazing Intensity flash of light about to touch the mask of a blind
Past Group Affiliations: Partner of capable of blinding everyone with- and weakened Spider-Man, when
in the same area as himself. Mary Jane opened up with Caesar's
Styx Talents: Stone is a Weapons Spe- automatic pistol. Running from the
cialist with his shoulder cannons,
Present Group Affiliations: spray of bullets, Styx and Stone re-
granting him a +2CS to hit and a +1 treated to their turbo-hopper and
KNOWN POWERS: fled the scene. Caesar was sent to
to his initiative with the weapon. prison, but he has recent ly been re-
None. Contacts: Styx, Jonathon Caesar. leased on parole.

Equipment: Stone's powers are de- ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Once again a free man, Caesar
rived from his high-tech weaponry Stone is a rough and ready individ- has turned his attention from Mary
and equipment: ual, willing to take on even the Jane Parker to Spider-Man, wanting
Turbo-Hopper: Stone controls this toughest job, such as killing Spider- revenge for t he web-slinger's inter-
flying platform with his feet, allowing Man, if the price is right. He often be-
comes irritated at his partner when ference. Again, Caesar hired Styx
him to keep his hands free. It is Styx cannot control his urge to snuff and Stone to kill Spider-Man.
equipped with a rope ladder, which the life of anything he meets. Stone
is the leader of this villainous duo, Styx and Stone caught up with
Stone uses to raise and lower Styx to providing direction for Styx's deadly
and from the ground. The turbo- touch . Spider-Man in an abandoned sub-
hopper has the following statistics: way tunnel, where the wall-crawler
HISTORY: was fighting a desperate battle
Control EX(20) Virtually nothing has been revealed against Venom. A three-way fight en-
Speed R M (30) about Stone's background. At some sued, in which Stone's shoulder can-
Body EX(20) point in his life, Stone became in- nons were crushed by Venom before
Protection 0 debted to his partner, Styx. Styx's rotting touch apparently killed
Venom's symbiotic costume. W ith
Shoulder Cannons: Fixed to a metal Currently, Styx and Stone are a Stone weaponless and Styx stunned
harness, a pair of multi-purpose can- two-man assassination team em- from the pleasure of his kill, Spider-
nons rests on Stone's shoulders. He ployed by Jonathon Caesar, a psy- Man easily captured the duo and
can make the following attacks with chotic who has an obsession for turned them over to the authorities.
this unique weapon: Apparently, Styx and Stone are still
in custody.
• Adhesive Gel: He can fire a glob of
goo to strike one target up to 1

area away. Treat this as an Incredi-
ble rank ensnarement attack.
• Chain: Stone can fire a length of
Remarkable Material Strength
chain from his cannons up to 1 ar-
ea away in order to entangle an

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F TY(6)
A GD(10)

s TY(6)

E EX(20)

R TY(6)

I GD(10)
p IN(40)
Health: 42

Karma: 56
Resources: FE(2)
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Pamela Douglas
Occupation: Former editor, now an
,,--..._ adventuress
Legal Status: U.S. Citizen
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Heather Douglas
(cousin)
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Eternals of

Titan
~ Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: F EX(20) life support, and provides them with
UN(100) Amazing protection against energy
Telepathy: Amazing rank. A UN(100) and physical attacks.
Mind Control: Amazing rank. UN(100) Talents: Pamela is a trained journal-
Mind Blast: Remarkable intensity s TY(6) ist.
with a maximum range of one area. GD(10) Contacts: Sundragon can rely on
Kinetic Bolt: Excellent damage with E help from the Eternals of Titan,
a three-area range. R RM(30) Moondragon, the Gargoyle (Isaac
Force Field Generation: Sundragon I Christians), and the sentient stellar
p cloud known as Cloud . Sundragon is
can create a force field that provides currently traveling with the dragon
Amazing protection against physical Health: 320 and the Titan named Demeityr. Isaac
and energy attacks, and Cl1000 pro- Karma: 46 Christians has recently returned to
tection versus plasma attacks. Earth .
Navigation Sense: Unearthly.
Teleport: Sundragon can teleport 105
herself and up to two other people
with Unearth ly ability. She must

know the other people she is tele-
porting quite well, and she can even
teleport people she knows to her lo-
cation if they are within range.

Transport: Sundragon rides a large
dragon made of stellar matter, which
she controls mentally. The dragon
has the following statistics:

The dragon can fly at Cl3000 speed.

The dragon surrounds its passen-
gers with a field that protects them
from the vacuum of space, provides

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: Moondragon was defeated. She was caused when she entered the plas-
able to calm down Isaac Christians's ma column .
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: soul and make amends. Isaac's soul
Sundragon is a simple woman who now existed in a red crystal that he Not only did they teleport them-
is awed by the changes that have had once picked up in Doctor
taken place in her life recently. She Strange's house. Pamela put the selves out of the plasma column, but
is a kind woman who is truly thrilled they also teleported Demeityr to the
by the wonders of the universe she necklace with the crystal around her Dance ship. The Dance then let
is now exploring. neck. them go free, apparently done with
them.
HISTORY: Moondragon's personal space-
A few years ago, the arrogant psi- craft then arrived to whisk all three Demeityr joined their little tour and
onic known as Moondragon came away to the Titan moon. The Eter- they left for parts unknown. As the
under the influence of the evil being nals made Pamela feel welcome months went by, Moondragon 's
known as the Dragon of the Moon. there, while they waited for Moon- cloned body matured at an acceler-
She attacked her fellow Defenders, dragon's clone to reach gestation. ated rate, but not fast enough to suit
who defeated her at the cost of the During this time, Pamela began to her. An encounter with the living
lives of several members. Moondra- fall in love with a Titan named De- nebulae, Cloud, who had also been
gon 's body turned into a statue meityr. a Defender, angered the arrogant
which then crumbled into dust. Moondragon. A few days later,
When gestation day arrived , Moondragon became angered by
Moondragon's soul, though shat- Moondragon and Pamela discov- the intimacy Pamela and Demeityr
tered, somehow survived and was shared. She mentally assaulted
set adrift. Her soul finally found ered that once the baby clone was them and then forced her body into
sanctuary in the mind of her closest imprinted with Moondragon's soul, complete maturity.
living relative, her cousin, Pamela the baby would be given to the care
Douglas. Moondragon also some- of the Priests of Shao-Lorn and Pa- Moondragon then attacked De-
how contacted the computer called mela would be returned to Earth.
ISAAC, who helps run the Eternal meityr, Pamela, and Isaac, and tele-
colony on Titan , a moon of Jupiter. Both Pamela and Moondragon vi- ported them outside to die in the
ISAAC started creating a clone of olently objected to these terms. At vacuum of space. Luckily, a nearby
Moondragon. first, it looked as if they would have star held part of the consciousness of
to give in to the powerful Eternal the living nebulae, Cloud. Cloud
The weakened soul of Moon- leader, Mentor. Then Isaac Chris- saved them and then used her
dragon then began to contact her tians's soul spoke up and asked powers to activate the rest of Pame-
host, Pamela. At first Pamela Mentor to remand the two women in-
thought she was going mad, espe- la's dormant powers, and to give her
cially when two clawed hands and a to his care. Mentor had come to a new form. She also formed a body
man wearing a mystic crystal began know and respect Isaac Christians, out of stellar matter for Isaac's soul to
attacking her. She escaped and so he agreed. inhabit. She then created a dragon
Moondragon was finally able to initi- out of stellar mass, that Pamela could
ate contact and explain what was Pamela , the cloned infant of control and use as a form of travel.
happening to the scared young Moondragon, and the soul of Isaac
woman . Christians then started on a tour of They then confronted Moondra-
the galaxy in Moondragon's space- gon, who confessed that she felt as if
At first Moondragon had no idea no one really cared for her, and that
where the hands came from, but she ship. Just after leaving Titan, their everyone loved Pamela. Pamela
soon learned they belonged to the spaceship was pulled into a giant and the others forgave Moondragon
disembodied soul of Isaac Chris- ship belonging to the mysterious and told her that they loved her.
tians. Known as the Gargoyle, Isaac Dance. Moondragon told Pamela Touched by their love, Moondragon
had been one of the Defenders that the powerful race moved realized her error of her ways and
seemingly killed when the corrupted through the universe and performed promised not to make the same mis-
a variety of seemingly random acts. takes again.
No one knew why.
Pamela, now calling herself Sun-
The Dance members started forc- dragon, Demeityr, and Isaac re-
ing Pamela and the others into a sumed their exploration of space
column of fusion-level plasma . while Moondragon headed back for
Somehow, Pamela and Moondra- Earth. Recently, Isaac left Sundra-
gon 's mental powers awakened and gon and the others to return to Earth.
The current whereabouts and condi-
saved them from death. Pamela's tions of Sundragon and her traveling
powers were either awakened by companions are unknown.
Moondragon's efforts, the close call
with death, or some mutation

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STATISTICS:

F TY(6)
A GD(10}

s TY(6)

E IN(40)
R TY(6)
I AM(50)
p UN(100)
Health: 62

Karma: 156
Resources: PR(4) I CL1000 (in own
realm)

Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Margali Szardos
,,.--..,_ Occupation: Fortune teller, sorcer-
ess

Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Margali of
the Winding Road
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: Stefan Szardos
(son, deceased}, Amanda Setton/
Jimaine Szardos (daughter), Kurt
Wagner (foster son)
Base of Operations: A pocket di-

mension known as the Winding
Road
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: pects she wished. Margali was a powerful sorceress
Equipment: who has the ability to call on the fol-
Summoning: Margali had the ability lowing spells at all times:
Magic Wand: All of Margali's power to summon Doctor Strange's mystic
originated from the mysterious wand Eye of Agamotto and to make it fol- Personal:
she possessed. The wand itself was low her commands, even if Doctor Alteration-Appearance: Unearthly.
only made of a material with a Good Strange actively resisted. Growing: Unearthly.
Material Strength. When the wand Spell Control: Margali had the ability Invisibility: Unearthly.
was taken from Margali, she revert- Shield-Individual: Unearthly.
ed to her true mortal form, that of an to warp any spell cast by anyone Shape-Shifting-Unlimited: Unearthly.
old woman. While possessing the near her. Using this ability, she could Transformation-Others: Unearthly.
wand, Margali had the following change the general parameters of
magical abilities: the spell's effect (range or duration, Universal:
for example). This ability was Un- Conjure: Unearthly.
Magical Ability: Margali possessed a earthly and had a one-area range. Eldritch Beams/Bolts: Unearthly.
Mastery Level of Master of the
School of Faerie Magic. This meant
that her spells suffered a -2CS when

aimed at cold iron or metallic ob-
jects, or organic beings who were
partially metal in form.

Pocket Dimension: Margali was the
sole ruler of a small mystical pocket
--... dimension. She could people the di-
mension with various beings of her

making, and she could make the di-
mension take on any physical as-

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Illusion: Unearthly. Margali raised the children in a hell as depicted in Dante's Inferno. ,,--....
Matter Rearrangement: Unearthly. small Bavarian circus, where she Amanda, pretending to be Margali, .........._
pretended to be a simple fortune tell- kidnapped Kurt's fellow X-Men and
Dimensional: er. While Kurt worked on becoming a Doctor Strange. Amanda then sent r---
Dimensional Aperture: Unearthly. circus performer, Margali trained Ji- them to the same dimension that
maine in magic. The brooding Ste- Margali had sent Kurt, hoping that
Any other spells she casted were of fan eventually left the circus to make they would be able to help Kurt. Kurt
Monstrous rank. finally confronted Margali in this
Talents: Margali was a highly train- his own way in life. pocket universe and convinced her
ed sorceress, possessing the Mystic The small circus was taken over of his innocence. Amanda then re-
Background, Occult, and Scholar of vealed her true identity to Kurt.
Antiquities talents. by a rich Texas millionaire, who or-
Contacts: Margali can definitely de- dered Kurt to be placed in the freak Later, Amanda Sefton heard a ru-
pend on aid from her daughter, side show. The anguished Kurt quit mor that Dr. Strange needed a new
Amanda Sefton/Jimaine Szardos, the circus and headed towards Win-
and she can probably depend on zeldorf, West Germany, where Ste- apprentice, because Clea had left
Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler). It has him. She went to Strange and asked
not been revealed if she has any fan lived. Kurt discovered that to become his new apprentice (se-
contact with any mystic entities or Stefan had gone mad and killed two cretly compelled by Margali), as did
sorcerers, besides Doctor Strange. children. every crackpot in the world who
heard about the rumor. Strange ar-
ADDITIONAL NOTES: Two days after leaving the circus,
Kurt tracked Stefan down and tried ranged for all the petitioners to meet
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: at one spot, where he told them that
Margali was a self-assured women, to capture him. During the fight, Kurt he currently had no wish to take on
quick to anger and vengeance. She accidentally broke Stefan's back, an apprentice.
was very confident and seemed to killing him. Civilians discovered Kurt
enjoy flaunting her mystical powers with Stefan's body, and because of Margali Szardos appeared and at-
and knowledge. Margali was a regal Kurt's demonic appearance, they as- tacked Strange. Margali was an-
person who was used to people sumed that he had killed the two gered that Strange had refused to
obeying her every wish and com- children. Kurt was saved from the take on her daughter as an appren-
mand. Without the wand, Margali mob by the psionic powers of Profes- tice. Strange cast a spell to force
became a gentle, older woman who himself and Margali into the astral
had no interest in power or com- sor X, who asked Kurt to join his new plane. Margali warped the spell so
mand. team of X-Men. Kurt agreed and that all the would-be apprentices
went to America with Professor X. were also forced into the astral plane
HISTORY: with them.
Margali Szardos is a powerful sor- Margali blamed Kurt for Stefan's
ceress whose origins have yet to be death. Jimaine, who had long ago Strange and Margali battled with
completely revealed. Margali had a fallen in love with Kurt, followed him all their mystic forces. Strange soon
son , Stefan, and she also took in the to America and watched him. She realized that Margali's powers came
orphaned Kurt Wagner (who would became the airline stewardess from her wand. Strange tricked
one day become Nightcrawler of the Amanda Sefton, and arranged to ac- Margali and took the wand from her.
X-Men). Margali trained her daugh- cidentally meet Kurt. She mystically
ter, Jimaine Szardos/Amanda Sef- disguised herself so he would not Margali immediately regained her
ton , in the mystical crafts. recognize her, and they were soon true mortal form , that of an old wom-
dating each other regularly. an. She explained to Strange that
the wand was an evil entity that took
Margali eventually took her re- over its owner's mind. Margali re-
venge on Kurt by exiling his mind vealed that the wand had hoped to
and soul to a pocket dimension she gain control over Strange. Upon re-
had created . She did this during a turning everyone back to the physi-
birthday party held by the X-Men for cal plane, Strange destroyed the
Kurt. Margali magically placed a wand.
special gift among Kurt's other
presents. When Kurt touched the Thrilled to be freed of the wand's
present, a crystal likeness of him- influence, Margali is currently living
self, his mind and soul were taken a quiet life.
out of his body.

The prison dimension resembled

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STATISTICS:

F Original Hela-Cursed Current
A UN(100) RM(30) MN(75)
EX(20} EX(20) EX(20)
s MN(75) AM(50) MN(75)
MN(75} IN(40)
E GD(10) GD(10) MN(75)
GD(10) GD(10) EX(20)
R RM(30) EX(20)
I 270 RM(30) GD(10)
p 140 245
50 50
Health: EX(20) 50 GD(10)
PR (4) 60
Karma: 50 30
Resources:
Popularity:

F Sigmund Siegfried Thunder Frog
RM(30) IN(40) AM(50)
A GD(10} GD(10) RM(30)
EX(20} IN(40) AM(50)
s RM(30) IN(40)
TY(6) TY(6) MN(75)
E TY(6) TY(6) GD(10)
R TY(6) TY(6) GD(10)
I 130 RM(30)
p 90 18 205
18 EX(20) 50
H ealth : FE(2) 2 GD(10)
Karma: 0
Resources: 2
Popularity:

Alternate Future Marital Status: Single (Thor, Blake, Telepathy/Animal Communication:
F AM(50} Jarlson, Sigmund), Divorced (Mas- While fighting Fafnir, Siegfried acci-
terson}, Married (Siegfried, Dargo) dentally tasted some of his blood.
A RM(30) Known Relatives: Odin (father), This granted Siegfried with the abili-
Gaea (mother), Loki (foster brother, ties to read minds and understand
s MN(75) deceased); Sieglinda (Sigmund's and speak with normal animals, with
sister), Gunthra (Siegfried's wife); Good Intensity.
E MN(75) Salla (Dargo's wife); Kevin (Master-
R EX(20} son's son), Marcy (Masterson 's ex- Leaping: The Thunder Frog had
wife) Monstrous Leaping ability {5 areas).
I GD(10) Equipment:
p EX(20) Base of Operations: Asgard , New
Health: 230 York City Mjolnir (Unique Weapon): Thor's
Past Group Affiliations: Asgar- hammer, Mjolnir, is made of Uru, a
Karma: 50 dians, Avengers mystical metal of CL1000 Material.
Thor's Fighting rank is Shift Y while
Resources: GD(10) Present Group Affiliations: using the hammer. The hammer
Popularity: 25 does Unearthly Blunt damage, and
KNOWN POWERS: Thor can throw Mjolnir up to 1O ar-
BACKGROUND: Invulnerability: Thor has Excellent eas. No one can forcibly take the
Real Name: Thor; Sigmund, resistance to physical attacks, heat, hammer away from Thor, unless he
Siegfried, Dr. Donald Blake, Sigurd cold, radiation, toxins, aging, and wishes it. Thor can do the following
Jarlson, Eric Masterson, Dargo Kyto disease. Typical resistance to en- Power Stunts while using Mjolnir:
Occupation: Warrior and adventurer ergy attacks. • Alter Ego: Striking Mjolnir on the
(Thor, Sigmund, Siegfried), general Illusion Detection: Thor adds a
practitioner and surgeon (Blake), ground, or a hard surface, trans-
construction worker (Jarlson), + 1CS to his Intuition when dealing forms Thor into his current mortal
freelance architect (Masterson), cor- form. If Thor is kept away from the
porate worker (Dargo Kyto) with illusions. hammer for over one minute, he
Legal Status: Prince of Asgard and automatically reverts back to his
honorary American citizen (Thor), Invulnerability: A special enchant- mortal form. While he is in his
mythical figures (Sigmund, ment was placed on Siegfried by the mortal form, Mjolnir looks like a
Siegfried), missing American citizen former Valkyrie, Brunnhilde. This en- simple wooden cane. Striking the
(Blake and Jarlson), American citize~ chantment provided Siegfried with wooden cane against a hard sur-
(Masterson), Citizen of North Ameri- Unearthly Invulnerability against any face reverts Thor back to his im-
ca Urban Center #5 (Dargo Kyto) form of physical damage, unless he
Identity: Secret (all) was attacked from behind. 109
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: A cave in Norway

mortal form. The statistics of mine into which dimension the lightning, or on command, Mjolnir
Thor's mortal forms are as fol- victims arrive in. This power costs can release a blinding burst of light
lows: Thor all his remaining Karma of Incredible intensity.
points. • Magic Detection: This detection
Dr. Donald Blake • Flight: Amazing air speed. Thor power senses the use of Asgar-
does this by spin ning the hammer dian magic with Good Intensity.
FAS ER I P around and then throwing it. As it • Life Force Drain: Thor can draw
FE PR TY TY GD GD RM takes off, he grabs hold of the out the life force of an Asgardian
Health: 18 hammer's leather thong and rides god, utterly destroying that im-
Karma: 50 behind the hammer. mortal. This power drains Thor of
• Deflection: Remarkable protec- · all his remaining Karma points,
Sigurd Jarlson tion against physical, energy, and and he loses all his Health points
magical attacks. Thor does this by except for 10.
FASER I P spinning the hammer in front of Armor: This suit of battle armor is
UN EX MN MN GD GD RM himself. made of a CL1000 metal and pro-
Health: 270 vides Shift Y protection against
Karma: 50 • Weather Control : Unearthly con- physical and energy attacks.
trol, includ ing producing Mon- Gauntlets: These gauntlets of
Eric Masterson strous intensity lightning bolts. CL1000 metal cover Thor's hands
Thor can shoot lightning bolts and arms, providing Shift Y protec-
FAS ER I P from Mjolnir without having to tion against contact powers. The
TY PR TY GD EX EX GD summon a storm . gauntlets are primarily used to pro-
Health: 26 tect Thor's hands from Mjolnir's ex-
Karma: 50 • Air Control: Create winds of up to cess energy.
Monstrous intensity. This air con- Belt of Strength: When Thor wears
Frog trol can be used to provide Mon- this magical belt, his Strength is in-
strous protection from projectiles
FASER I P to everyone within 1 area. The air creased by + 1CS. When removed,
GD GD FE TY GD GD RM control ability can also be used to
Health: 28 Thor's Endurance is reduced by -
Karma: 50 carry others with him in flight with 2CS for 24 hours.
Incredible speed . Tooth-Grinder and Tooth-Gnasher:
Dargo • Worthiness: Only a pure and no- Thor owns two large pet war goats,
ble person is able to pick up who pull his war chariot. Their statis-
FASER I P Mjolnir and use it. This person tics are as follows:
TY GD TY GD EX GD EX must have at least Excellent
Health: 32 Strength. A machine of Remark- FASER I P
Karma: 50 able Strength can pick up Mjolnir, RM GD RM IN TY GD GD
but it cannot use it. So far, only Health: 110
• Automatic Return : When thrown, Odin, Thor, Captain America, Karma: 26
whether it hits or not, Mjolnir flies Dargo, and Beta Ray Bill have
back to the spot from where it was been able to pick up the hammer. Powers: Incredible Flight and Excel-
thrown. • Unfettered Might: This special at- lent running.
tack does Shift Y damage and Attacks: The goats can ram (charg-
• Dimension Travel: Unearthly rank surrounds Mjolnir with a blazing ing rules) or attack with their front
power to travel between Earth and blue aura. If Thor is wearing his hooves (doing Remarkable physical
Asgard. Mjolnir can also open an Belt of Strength, damage is in- damage plus Excellent Energy/
aperture to a special pocket di- creased to Shift Z. Unless he is Electrical damage).
mension where Thor keeps his wearing his special gauntlets,
battle armor and his Belt of Might. Thor suffers Incredible damage Needless: Siegfried and Sigmund
Thor can also place his hammer in when he uses this attack. This at- used a magical sword enchanted by
the pocket dimension, and have it tack causes Thor to lose one-half Odin, named Needless. The sword
return to him at the beginning of of his Karma points. was made of a material with Un-
the next round, as long as he • Power Absorption/Reflection: earthly rank Material Strength. The
hasn't moved more than 2 areas Mjolnir can absorb energy and sword could do Monstrous Edged
away from where he originally visual psych ic attacks up to damage, or Amazing Blunt damage
opened the dimensional aperture. CL1000 intensity. Thor must then with the flat of the blade.
release the energy from Mjolnir Tarn Helm: This special helmet was
• Dimensional Rift: By focusing all possessed by Siegfried. Anyone
of Mjolnir's energy, Thor can cre- the next round. He can release it wearing the helmet could make him-
ate a rift in the fabric of the uni- in any direction he wants. He may self look like someone else with
verse, breaking the barriers also reflect the energy back to its Amazing intensity.
between dimensions. Anyone or source with Excellent Agility. Talents: Thor is skilled in Asgardian
anything caught nearby will be • Light Emission: When calling forth
forced into the rift by a Shift Z en- lore. In combat he receives a + 1CS
ergy backlash. Thor can deter-

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when using swords or a + 2CS when ed a child of Asgard and Earth, his eye and threw it in the Well of
which is why he mated with Gaea, Wisdom . This eye attained senti-
using Mjolnir. Donald Blake pos- the Earth Mother. Gaea gave birth to ence, and grew to a large size. The
sessed the Medicine talent, and Eric Thor in a small cave in Norway. A eye eventually told Thor many sto-
Masterson possesses the Engineer- few months later, Odin took the baby ries about himself and Odin, none of
ing and Architecture talent. which Thor remembered. The eye
Contacts: Thor can call on aid from to Asgard to be raised by his wife, told Thor that he was not the first
his fellow Asgardians, and his moth- the Asgardian goddess Frigga. Thor Thor, the previous one having been
er, the earth goddess Gaea. Thor killed during the last Ragnarok while
has been a member of the Avengers did not learn that Gaea was his fighting the Midgard Serpent.
since they first formed . Over the mother until many centuries later.
years, Thor has met and gained the The eye also told Thor that Odin
respect of most of the super heroes The young Thor was raised with
of Earth. A number of gods from oth- Loki, his step-brother. Loki had been had once stripped Thor of his godly
er pantheons are friends of Thor's. the son of the Frost Giant leader essence and placed it in two succes-
Laufey, who had been killed by Odin. sive mortal forms. These two incar-
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Even when they were growing up,
The original Thor was an honorable Loki was jealous of Thor's powers nations were the two Germanic
warrior, who believed it was the duty and popularity. This jealousy grew heroes of legend, Sigmund and his
of the powerful to protect those into an all-consuming hatred. son Siegfried . In these two mortal
weaker. Unfortunately, Thor some- guises, Thor played an important
times acted arrogantly, and his When Thor was eight years old, part in Odin's schemes to regain the
headstrong temper and brash ways Odin sent him to Nidalvellir, the land powerful cursed Ring of the Nibe-
often got him in trouble. He acted as of the dwarves. Thor was to order lung. Sigmund was killed by the war-
Earth and Asgard's guardian, but he the dwarves Brokk and Entiri to cre- rior Hunding, but Thor was then born
reluctantly acted against other ate three special items for Odin. One as Siegfried.
Asgardians if Earth 's need was of these items was the Uru hammer
greater. The original Thor used a for- called Mjolnir. Loki somehow sabo- Siegfried was the son of Sigmund
mal speech pattern (a form of taged the creation of the hammer so and his lover Sieglinda. Siegfried
pseudo-Shakespearian), and had a that its handle was made too short. gained the Ring of the Nibelung after
,- tendency to make long monologues killing the giant Fafnir, who had tak-
during combat. His alter-egos spoke Odin enchanted the hammer with en the form of a dragon. (This Fafnir
normally. should not be confused with the
many powerful magicks, including dragon Fafnir whom Thor has fought
Sigmund and Siegfried were both one that made it impossible for any-
very arrogant, with a tendency to act one to lift the hammer unless he or several times over the years .)
without thinking. Both were very she were truly worthy. Odin pro- Siegfried also gained the Tarn Helm,
brave, sometimes to the point of stu- claimed that Mjolnir was intended for which enabled its wearer to magi-
pidity in ignoring danger. Thor's use someday, when he had cally appear as someone else. Dur-
proven himself worthy to wield it. For ing the battle with Fafnir, Siegfried
The futuristic Thor is a brave the next eight years Thor trained to
young man who is not as serious as become a mighty warrior, and he accidentally tasted some of Fafnir's
the original Thor. His speech is performed many heroic deeds. Odin blood, which gave him the ability to
sometimes grand (but not pseudo- then presented Mjolnir to him, and understand the speech of animals. It
Shakespearian), mixed with futuris- declared him to be the greatest war- also gave him the ability to read the
tic slang ("Say, flash that!" ). rior of Asgard. minds of those nearby.

The new Thor, Eric Masterson, is a In the Ninth Century, A.O., Thor Siegfried then fell in love with
simple architect who is rather went to the Earth for the first time. Brunnhilde, a Valkyrie who had been
stunned by the changes in his life. While on Earth he promoted his wor- stripped of her godly abilities by
He lacks the confidence that the ship among the Vikings. Later on, Odin when she had disobeyed his
original Thor had, since this is all the Norsemen and Germanic people commands. Using the last of her
new to him. He often regrets that his would also come to worship Thor powers, she enchanted Siegfried so
new life as a hero often overshad- that he could be harmed only by at-
ows his personal life. Even though and the other Asgardians. While on tacks from behind.
he is not the original Thor, Master- Earth, Thor encouraged his wor-
son is just as brave and noble. The shipers to glorify the ways of com- Siegfried was eventually killed by
most important person in his life is bat. One day, Thor discovered that Hagen, the son of Albreich , the
his son Kevin . dwarf who had originally created the
some of his Viking worshipers had Ring and placed a curse on it. Odin
HISTORY: killed the defenseless inhabitants of then resurrected Siegfried as Thor,
Thor is the son of Odin , lord of the a Christian monastery. but Odin wiped out all memories of
gods of Asgard, and Gaea, the eld- his two mortal identities.
est goddess of the Earth. Odin want- Shocked by the fact that some of
his more fanatic worshipers were As the centuries passed, Thor had
killing innocents in his name, Thor many perilous adventures in
left Earth and cut himself off from his Asgard. But over time Odin became
worshipers. Over time, the worship concerned with his son's headstrong
of the gods of Asgard died out. ways and lack of humility. After Thor

At one point, Odin had plucked out 111

broke a truce by chasing a monster Blake was surrounded by a blaz- one named Beta Ray Bill. Bill had
into the land of the Frost Giants, al- ing light, and then he found his body been converted into a super-cyborg
most causing a war, Odin decided it transformed into a powerful form. and given a sentient spaceship
The cane had been transformed into
was time to teach Thor a lesson. a mighty hammer. Blake instinctively named Skuttlebutt. Bill was to guard
Using the body of a young medical knew that he had become the leg- the fleet on its long journey. The fleet
endary Thor, even though he still was being closely followed by a
student as a template, Odin created had no memory of his former life. horde of Surtur's demons.
a mortal body for Thor. This mortal
body was given a lame leg, and then Thor attacked the Kronans, who Upon entering the Milky Way Gal-
Thor, stripped of all his power and fled from his power and strength. axy, the fleet was discovered by a
memories, was sent to Earth to live Fearing that the whole planet was in- S.H .1.E.L.D. hyperspatial probe .
in the mortal body. He appeared on Nick Fury asked Thor to fly out and
the campus of the New York State habited by men like Thor, they called
College of Medicine, with a false his- off the invasion. For several years, investigate. Beta Ray Bill was awak-
tory and background implanted in Blake acted as the heroic Thor, and ened by Skuttlebutt when Thor
his memories slowly returned. Fi- breached the hull of the ship.
his mind. Thus did the life of Donald nally, Odin restored Thor's complete
Blake begin. memory and revealed himself. The two fought, and during the
fight Thor was separated from his
Blake applied himself to his stud- Thor spent the next few years hammer, causing him to turn back in-
ies with great care, and eventually maintaining his Blake identity and to Don Blake. Bill picked up the
graduated with top honors. Blake his medical practice. During this wooden cane (Mjolnir) and struck a
time, Thor saved the Earth many
soon gained a reputation as a caring times, fighting many super villains. wall of the ship. Bill was then trans-
family doctor and a brilliant surgeon. Thor helped found the Avengers, a formed into an alien version of Thor,
He opened a private practice in New group to which he still belongs. Later holding Mjolnir. This happened be-
on , he gave up his Blake identity per- cause of Odin's enchantments, de-
York City and hired a nurse named manently. signed to bestow the powers of Thor
Jane Foster. As time went by, the two upon anyone worthy enough. Odin
began to fall in love. The love affair between Thor and had thought that Thor was the only
Foster continued for many years. It one worthy enough, but Bill was also
Odin , knowing that such a love eventually ended when Jane Foster worthy.
could only end in despair, became fell in love with a mortal man, Kevin
worried . About that time, Odin sens- Kincaid . Their engagement was cut Skuttlebutt landed on Earth, and
ed the arrival of an alien space ship Odin then summoned Thor to
in the Solar System. The ship was a short when Foster lay dying. Sif al- Asgard. The summons carried Bill to
scout ship for a main invasion fleet lowed herself to merge with Foster,
saving the woman's life. The two Asgard instead. Odin then summon-
of the alien Kronans. They planned were later separated when Foster ed Blake to Asgard and transformed
to land on Earth and scout it out for him int©Thor. Thor and Bill made up,
the main fleet. Odin magically al- was sent to a limbo-realm called the but Bill refused to give up Mjolnir;
tered the ship's course so that it Runestaff of the Possessor. Thor, Bill felt that he had taken it in fair
Sif, and Kevin Kincaid were later combat, and he needed the hammer
would land in Norway. able to rescue Foster, and the two
Working quickly, Odin placed a mortals were then married. to protect his people.
Odin ordered a trial by combat,
compulsion in Blake's mind causing Nick Fury, leader of S.H.l.E.L.D.,
him to suddenly go to Norway for a later helped Thor set up a new iden- which Bill won. But Bill felt guilty
vacation. While walking along the tity as Sigurd Jarlson, a construction about taking the hammer that had
Norwegian coastline, Blake came worker. In this identity, Thor simply been made especially for Thor, so he
upon the Kronan ship and he was pulled back his hair, wore glasses, returned it to Thor. Odin then or-
discovered by the aliens. Losing his and dressed like a normal human. dered a new hammer to be made ,
walking cane during his flight from with the same enchantments and
the aliens, Blake took refuge in a Meanwhile, in a distant galaxy materials as Thor's. Odin gave this
known as the Burning Galaxy by its
cave. peaceful inhabitants, Surtur was new hammer, Storm Breaker, to Bill.
A secret door opened up in the making his first move toward Thor, Beta Ray Bill , and Sif then
Ragnarok. Surtur caused the core of
back of the cave, and he found a the Burning Galaxy to explode, cre- went to Bill's armada and drove off
chamber containing nothing but a ating enough energy to re-forge his Surtur's demons. Since then, Bill
gnarled wooden walking cane. Un- Sword of Doom. The disaster de- has helped protect Earth and Asgard
stroyed most of the alien empire. from Surtur and other menaces.
known to Blake, the chamber was The survivors fled in a fleet of ten
where Thor had been born so many thousand starships, hoping to find a Surtur then joined forces with the
centuries earlier. new home. renegade Dark Elves. The Dark
Elves and Surtur's demon army at-
Exploring, Blake found that the The aliens were all put into sus- tacked Earth, after opening the An-
only other way out was blocked by a cient Casket of Winters on Earth. ,,....._
huge boulder that he could not pended animation, except for the The armies of Asgard and Earth,
budge at all. Frustrated, and scared along with a number of super he-
by the thought of the eventual arrival roes, drove the invaders back.
of the aliens, Blake struck out at the
boulder with the wooden cane.

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Meanwhile, Thor, Loki, and Odin Thor arrived in time and secretly embroiled in a battle with the Egyp-
tian god of death, Seth. While Seth
protected Asgard from Surtur him- captured Loki before the evil god re- and his armies attacked Asgard di-
rectly, Thor and some of his friends
self. The three gods mingled their vealed the deception. Meanwhile, attacked Seth's Black Pyramid, the

essences, which increased their Volstagg discovered Surtur's sword . source of Seth's powers. Thor dis-
powers so that they might be able to Loki had hidden the sword and was covered that Seth's powers were
backed by the captured Bes, the
defeat the demonic fire elemental. using a machine to drain magical en- Egyptian god of luck. Thor also
found and rescued the lost Odin
During the battle, a great deal of ergy from the sword. from the pyramid. Odin had been

Asgard was destroyed, including the The magical energy had provided captured by Seth after separating
from Surtur during the long fall and
Rainbow Bridge. Loki with the power to transform battle with Surtur.

Surtur and Odin grappled with Thor into a frog. Volstagg destroyed Odin and Thor's allies returned to
Asgard to stand in the final battle
each other. They two combatants the machine, which freed Thor from against Seth and his army. Odin
granted Thor a portion of his power
then fell down a huge chasm, which the spell and transformed him back and left him behind in Seth's dimen-

then closed up. into his normal form . Thor then sion, to battle the arriving Surtur.
As Surtur and Thor fought, the
While Beta Ray Bill and the Asgar- talked the Asgardians into making
nearby Black Pyramid was de-
dian army prepared to return home, Baldur their new leader. stroyed. The resulting energy back-
lash thrust the grappling foes
preparations were made to select a Hela, who had guessed that Thor through time and space. Meanwhile,
Odin led the surviving Asgardians in
new leader since Odin had disap- had sent Kurse to Hel, cursed Thor a desperate battle with Seth and his
army. While Odin was busy fighting
peared. Lorelei, with the help of Lo- that so his bones became as brittle Seth, Hogun killed the death god
with the Black Knight, whose body
ki, enchanted Thor and caused him as a normal human 's. She also
had been cursed to become a living
to fall in love with her. Loki planned cursed him so that he could not die magical blade.

to get Thor to choose him as the new from his injuries. Thor grew a beard Thor and Surtur then arrived in
Asgard, and Thor managed to stun
leader. Thor broke free of the en- to conceal the facial scars caused by Surtur. Odin then absorbed Surtur's
life essences, imprisoning the de-
chantment, but the incident had Hela, and donned a suit of battle ar- mon within his own body.

strained Thor's relationship with Sit. mor to support his fragile body. After the battle, Thor returned to

Luckily, Sit later realized what had Despite the curse, Thor was able his life on Earth. Unfortunately, it be-
came harder and harder to commu-
happened and forgave Thor. to kill the Midgard Serpent. Thor sur- nicate and travel between Earth and
Asgard. Asgard drifted into the Neg-
Thor, Baldur, and some Asgar- vived the battle, even though the ative Zone and was apparently stuck
there. Odin imbued Mjolnir with the
dians then traveled to Hel, the realm prophecies said that he should die in ability to contact Asgard one last
time.
of the Asgardian death goddess, He- the fight too. He survived partially
On Earth, Thor was having many
la. They went to rescue a number of thanks to Hela's curse. problems of his own. Unknown to
him, his body had been infused with
Earth souls that had been unrightful- Unfortunately, his body was com- a portion of his evil step-brother's
power. This had happened when
ly taken by Hela. Thor and his allies pletely broken and battered, still Thor, Loki, and Odin had mingled
their essences during Surtur's first
were able to save the souls, but alive, but unable to move and in a attack on Asgard. This caused Thor
to have unexplained moments of
Thor's face was badly scarred in a great deal of pain . Loki sent the De- weakness during stressful situa-
tions. Thor also became friends with
fight with Hela herself. stroyer armor to torment Thor, but in- the architect Eric Masterson and
Masterson's son, Kevin.
Thor returned to Earth and re- stead Thor was able to send his
During this time, the mysterious
turned the souls to their mortal spirit into the Destroyer armor and

bodies. While on Earth, Thor also command this ultimate weapon.

became involved in the Beyonder's Thor then traveled to Hel, plan-

Second Secret Wars. The Beyonder ning to force Hela to free him of the

resurrected the leader of the Dark curse. Hela was stunned by his new

Elves, increased the Elf's powers, form, as the Thor Destroyer set

and re-named him Kurse. Thor was about obliterating Hel. Thor pretend·

able to beat Kurse, and send him to ed that the basic soul of the De·

Hel, where he caused Hela many stroyer had taken over, which meant

problems. that he acted like he was going to de-

Meanwhile, the gods of Asgard stroy Hela and Hel. The desperate

began the Great Althing, to chose a Hela had no choice but to return

new leader. Thor tried to return to Thor to his original body, and in re-

Asgard, but before he could he turn, release him from her curse.

could , he was turned into a frog by . Thor made Hela promise never to

Loki. Thor then helped the frogs of take a soul she was not entitled to by

Central Park defeat their enemies, the ancient laws, before he agreed

the rats. Thor the frog then regained to return his soul to his original body.

his hammer, and turned into a frog- The frightened Hela agreed and sent

like humanoid, the Thunder Frog. Thor back to Asgard. Thor arrived in

In Asgard, Harokin, an Asgard time to save Asgard from an inva-

warrior, pretended to be Thor. This sion by the Frost Giants, who were

deception postponed Loki's attempt secretly backed by Loki.

to become the new leader of Asgard . Thor and Asgard next became

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Mongoose attacked Thor several tered Thor's mind. Thor accompa- Susan saved Marcy and Kevin , but
times, trying to gain a cell sample nied Dr. Strange on this journey. In- she died from the blast.
from the god of thunder. Finally, side Thor's mind, they discovered an
Mongoose kidnapped Eric Master- evil version of Thor, whom the real The enraged Thor drew out all of
son and left a trail that led Thor to Thor was able to defeat. They then Loki's life force with his hammer, de-
Wundagore, the High Evolutionary's discovered that it was actually a por- stroying the evil god forever. This
tion of Loki's evil essence. broke Odin 's sacred rule forbidding
home. Thor saved Masterson and Asgardian gods to kill each other.
joined with the High Evolutionary's Thor and his friends became
New Men in saving Hercules and the plagued by more problems, which Contacted by Heimdal!, Odin's
High Evolutionary from the mysteri- Thor soon found were caused by Lo- representative, Thor begged that
ous Black Galaxy. ki. Thor and Masterson were briefly Masterson be spared and that Earth
separated by a Celestial while they not be left unprotected. Heimdal!
During the recent Evolutionary were involved in the birth of a new agreed, and then Thor's soul was
Wars, Hercules and the High Evolu- Celestial in the Black Galaxy. eternally banished. The demon lord
tionary evolved to a higher state and Mephisto somehow captured Thor's
After this they journeyed to soul and now holds it captive in his
then had disappeared. Asgard with the help of Sif. At the realm .
time, Asgard was the scene of a tre-
Masterson accompanied Thor and mendous battle between the fire ele- On Earth, Masterson soon discov-
helped him free Hercules and the mental Surtur and the ice elemental ered that he could now assume Thor's
High Evolutionary from Celestials Ymir. This battle signaled Ragnarok, mighty form by striking his cane on a
holding them prisoner. They re- the end of the universe.
hard surface. The new Thor appar-
turned to Earth, while the High Evo- Following Odin's plan, Thor recov- ently still has all of Thor's powers, but
lutionary turned Wundagore into a ered Surtur's sword from the Sea of only has the experience, mind, and
spaceship and headed for the Black spirit of Eric Masterson.
Galaxy. Unknown to Thor, a cell Eternal Night. He then confronted
sample was obtained from him be- the two elementals. Unfortunately, Another version of Thor exists in
fore Wundagore left. he was weakened by his separation 26th-century Earth, in the alternate
from Masterson, and was easily time line inhabited by the Guardians
Hercules, Thor, and Masterson stopped by the two creatures. Mas- of the Galaxy. By this time, the gov-
were then viciously attacked by terson willingly merged with Thor ernments of Earth had fallen and the
again, even though it meant giving corporations had taken over.
Mongoose using weapons he had up part of his life.
stolen from Wundagore. Mongoose A rebellious cult of workers hoped
almost killed Thor using a powerful While Ymir and Surtur fought over to someday be free of the tyrannical
energy beam. Masterson took a kill- the sword that would light the Eter- rule of the corporations. They tried to
nal Flame of Destruction , Thor find someone who could lift a holy
ing blow for Thor, giving Thor and opened a dimensional rift that weapon (Mjolnir). Government
Hercules a chance to defeat Mon- sucked them both into the Sea of forces attacked a cult meeting one
goose. Unfortunately, Masterson Eternal Night, placing them both in night, causing a skeptical cultist,
was dying from his wounds. suspended animation forever. Dargo Kyto, to reach for the hammer.
To his amazement, Darga found him-
Thor used his hammer to contact Thor then returned to Earth and self transformed into a futuristic ver-
Odin, and begged Odin to spare found himself once more plagued by sion of Thor.
Masterson at any cost. Odin reluc- Loki and his evil designs. Loki kid-
tantly agreed , merging Thor and napped Kevin, Masterson's son, and This new Thor destroyed the evil
Masterson together, body and soul. then stole the Wrecker's Asgardian- corporation, which was secretly
They now share the same life, much given powers. More powerful than backed by Loki. During the battle, a
as Blake and Thor had. Unlike that ever before, Loki attacked Thor troll revealed that the real Thor had
when he came to rescue Kevin. After been held for centuries in some sort
case, the two were separate beings. Kevin was taken out of harm's way, of prison dimension (Loki wanted to
While Thor and Masterson dealt Thor beat Loki but could not bring
himself to kill his step-brother. make sure that Mjolnir didn't get
with their new condition, more prob- back to its rightful owner).
lems arose. Masterson's private life The arrogant Loki surrendered
suffered from his time away as Thor. and then shot a magical blast at Dargo attempted to open a mysti-
Masterson eventually gave up custo- Kevin and Marcy on the streets be- cal gateway and throw the hammer
dy of his son, Kevin, to his ex-wife low. The Enchantress, Loki's ally, through, hoping the weapon would
Marcy. While Eric thought it was feared Odin's wrath for her aid to
best, his secretary, Susan Austin, Loki and she mind-controlled Susan find its way back to its owner. Some
Austin to make her take the blast. time later, the hammer returned to
disagreed, as she had come to love Darga. Darga has since served as
Eric and Kevin. the Thor of his time period .

Thor's spells of weakness came
more often, almost causing his
death several times. Thor asked for
help from Doctor Strange, who en-

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STATISTICS:

F TY(6)
A GD(10)

s TY(6)

E EX(20)

R GD(10)
I IN(40)

p IN(40)
Health: 42

Karma: 90

Resources: TY(6)
Popularity: 3

BACKGROUND:

Real Name: Unknown even to her-
self

Occupation: Empath
Legal Status: Unknown
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: India
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Currently Doc-
tor Strange's Sanctorum in
Greenwich Village, mobile the rest
of the time
Past Group Affiliations: Jack Rus-
sell (Werewolf), Doctor Strange and
his allies

Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: Talents: Topaz has the Occult Lore ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
and First Aid Talents.
Psionics: Topaz is a powerful psy- Contacts: Topaz is a close friend of Topaz is a gentle woman who mostly
chic whose abilities are constantly Doctor Strange, Wong, and Rintrah. uses her powers to heal others. She
has a gentle but sarcastic sense of
growing. She has the following psi- ADDITIONAL NOTES: humor that appears at odd mo-
onic powers, at Incredible rank: ments. She is not the type of cos-
Telepathy: Topaz has Typical Tele- tumed hero who goes out to capture
pathic abilities, plus the Mental villains. She will sometimes accom-
Probe Power Stunt. pany Doctor Strange on a mission , if
Psionic Attack: Incredible range and
he feels that it is not a dangerous
intensity. mission .
Empathy: Incredible rank.

Emotion Control: Topaz can cause or
drain an emotion in other beings.
She can affect everyone in her area,
but she can only affect one emotion

at a time.
Telekinesis: Incredible range and in-

tensity.

Healing: Topaz can heal herself and
others, using her Psyche score to re-
place the injured person's Endur-
ance rank. She can heal any number
of people, but she can only heal
each person once per day. She is
even able to reunite a body with its
soul, if the two have become sepa-

rated.

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HISTORY: sort of mystical force. Topaz has recently returned to
New York and is once again staying
Topaz grew up in the streets of India, A few months later, the demon with Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange
with no memory of her parents . Mephisto kidnapped Topaz and is currently trying to free Topaz from
When war broke out, Topaz was cap- brought her to his realm . Mephisto Ullikummis, an ancient demon who
tured by authorities and placed in a informed Topaz that on her upcom- has taken up residence in Topaz's
prison camp. There she met the sor- ing 21st birthday, her powers would
cerer Taboo, who trained her and reach their peak, making her power- soul.
bought out her latent powers. Using ful enough to destroy even the de-
her powers, Topaz and Taboo were mon lord. Mephisto then tried to kill The spell to banish the demon
able to escape the camp. As Topaz her, but the desperate empath needs a number of special ingredi-
grew up, she acted as Taboo's famil- gained control of her powers and ents, including the soul fire from the
iar for his sorcery. blasted him apart. head of a demon. Strange, Topaz,
and Rintrah tried to obtain this ingre-
Topaz and Taboo ended up in Mephisto later reformed himself dient from the newest version of the
southern California, where Taboo and sent demons to attack Topaz. The Ghost Rider.
tried to force Jack Russell , a were- demons stole the part of her soul that
wolf, into giving him the book of contained her powers, and then they They were unable to remove the
black magic known as the Darkhold . imprisoned her in bedrock. She lay fire from Ghost Rider, because of the
Russell had no knowledge of the imprisoned as her 21st birthday great pain it caused the vengeful he-
book, so Taboo ordered Topaz to kill passed. Later, when Mephisto tried to ro. Topaz and her friends then
Russell. Sensing the goodness in helped Ghost Rider battle the myste-
Russell , Topaz refused. Taboo then hold Franklin Richards captive, the
ordered Topaz to leave him forever. young boy released an energy burst rious Zodiak, whose masters were
that freed Topaz's body. The rock- apparently magicians from another
Taboo later attacked Topaz and encrusted form of Topaz escaped to dimension. During the battle,
stole a portion of her soul. Taboo was Strange was able to gain the demon-
killed soon afterward, and the miss- Earth and battled Doctor Strange. ic soul fire off evil demons from an-
Sensing a human body within the other dimension.
ing portion of Topaz's soul returned
to her. For a time, Topaz lived with shell, Doctor Strange freed her and Topaz and Strange then flew to
took her to his home in Greenwich seek aid for Rintrah, who had taken
Russell and his family, and the two a deadly blow from Zodiak that had
fell in love. Unfortunately, the two Village. Topaz still lacked the em- been meant for Topaz. Back at his
were never able to admit their feel- pathic portion of her soul , causing home, Strange was able to save Rin-
ings to each other. her to lose control over her own
emotions and her sanity. trah, using his magical abilities and
Russell and Topaz later encoun- his medical skills.
tered the vampire lord, Dracula, in The alien sorcerer Urthona some-
Transylvania. Right after the con- how gained the missing part of To- The heroes had already gained
frontation with the undead lord, To- paz's soul and contacted her. He one of the other three items needed
paz's powers began to weaken. offered to return the piece of her soul for the exorcism spell-some were-
Topaz went to India, hoping that she if she would betray Doctor Strange.
could restore them there . While in The maddened Topaz agreed and wolf fur, which they had obtained
India she met Doctor Glitternight, helped Urthona transport Strange's from Jack Russel. They then ac-
who somehow stole the dark side of home to the alien's home planet. quired the final ingredient, a talon of
her soul after putting her in a trance. Urthona then captured Topaz and a vampire obtained while the vam-
Strange's servant, Wong. pire was in bat form . They got the tal-
Topaz recovered, and some of her on from Strange 's brother Victor,
powers returned. Meanwhile, Glit- Strange, wounded by one of who had recently become the vam-
ternight used the dark part of To- Urthona's attacks, sent his soul, in the piric hero known as Baron Blood .
paz's soul to create a magical beast apprentice Rintrah's body, to
under his control. Glitternight's Urthona's planet. The battle between As Rintrah, Morgana Blessing,
beast trailed Topaz back to Califor- Urthona and Strange's soul caused and Victor looked on , Strange began
nia, where it was destroyed by Rus- the release of Topaz's soul portion. To- casting the exorcism spell over To-
sell in his werewolf form . paz regained her powers, and
Strange defeated Urthona. Topaz and paz. To everyone's surprise, except
Later, Glitternight returned and her friends then returned to Earth. Strange, the demon in Topaz was
turned Topaz into a harpy. She re- not the Sumerian demon named Ulli-
Afterward, Topaz stayed for a bit kummis. It was actually Mephisto's
sisted and eventually was able to re- with the Sisters of Glastonbury Tor, daughter, Mephista. Drawn forth
turn to her human form. Glitternight female ancestors of the women who from Topaz's body by Strange's
later vanished in battle with some looked after King Arthur after his fi- spell, Mephista vowed that she
nal battle with Mordred. During her would kill them all and take their
stay, the Sisters helped Topaz gain souls back with her to her father's
more control over her powers. realm. The outcome of the battle is
not currently known.

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STATISTICS:

F GD{10)

A EX(20)

s GD{10)

E TY(6)
R TY(6)
I EX(20)
p TY(6)

Health: 46

Karma: 32

Resources: GD{10)
Popularity: - 5

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Assassin, professional
criminal
Legal Stat1;1s: Citizen of the United
States with an international criminal
record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Presumed single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: for 1-10 turns. 15 points of damage on the Shoot-
ing column.
None. • Hypodermic: The victim must suc-
Equipment: All of Trick Shot's abili- ceed at an Excellent Intensity En- Talents: Trick Shot is a Weapon Spe-
durance FEAT or be knocked out cialist with the bow. As a result, he
ties are the result of his equipment: for 1-10 turns. has Incredible Agility and Excellent
Bow: He uses a compound bow of Reason for all FEATS concerning
Good Material Strength . It can fire • Razor: Trick Shot uses this arrow shooting, handling, and designing
arrows up to a range of 6 areas. for assassinations. It inflicts 25 bows and arrows. By succeeding at
points of damage on the Shooting a Green Agility FEAT, he can fire two
Quiver: Trick Shot's quiver holds up column with a Bullseye result be- arrows in one round. With a Yellow
to 24 arrows of varying effects: ing treated as a Kill result.
FEAT he can fire three arrows, and
• Blunt: With a rounded point, this • Smoke: This arrow fills 1 area with by making a Red Agility FEAT he can
arrow attacks on the Shooting Excellent Intensity smoke. All fire four arrows in one round. Trick
FEATs in the smoke-filled area Shot also has experience as a circus
column and inflicts 15 points of suffer a -2CS penalty. performer.
damage, but Kill results are treat- Contacts: Hawkeye.
ed as Stun results. • Target: This arrow is commonly
• Circling: This arrow can turn up to used for target practice. It inflicts
360 degrees to hit targets around
corners or behind Trick Shot; it in-
flicts 15 points of damage.
• Entangling: Upon contact, the ar-
rowhead explodes, surrounding
the target in a net of Remarkable
Material Strength .
• Flame: As this arrow streaks
through the air, it bursts into
flame, em itting Good Intensity
heat. It is often used to ignite com-
bustible materials.
• Gas: Knock-out gas fills 1 area. All
those in the area must succeed at
an Incredible Intensity Endurance
FEAT or be rendered unconscious

117

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Clint and injured him severely; he criminal ways, Trick Shot decided to
was about to kill Clint when Trick turn over a new leaf. As his first good
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Shot intervened. After driving the act, Trick Shot came to the aid of
Though noble at heart, Trick Shot Swordsman away, Trick Shot took
can be a ruthless killer if the price is Clint home in order to heal him and Hawkeye, who had recently had a
right. His greed has driven him to continue his training. ransom put on his shooting arm by
use his talents as an assassin and a Crossfire. Trick Shot knew that
professional criminal. After several more months of in- Crossfire had hired numerous crimi-
tensive training , Trick Shot decided nals to hunt down Hawkeye, and he
HISTORY: that Clint Barton was ready to be- arrived just in time to save the
Almost nothing has been revealed come his partner in an extortion Avenger from the deadly projectiles
about the early life of the man who racket. For their first exploit, Trick of a group of juggling villains called
would become known as Trick Shot. Shot took Clint to the home of a crim-
His professional career began when inal called Marko, who happened to the Death-Throws.
he joined a traveling circus as an be the man who loaned money to the Trick Shot bandaged Hawkeye's
archer. While with the circus, Trick Swordsman. Trick Shot killed Marko
Shot came to know Clint Barton, the while trying to get money from him. wounds and told him about the ran-
boy who would later become the som placed on his shooting arm.
costumed Avenger called Hawkeye. As the two archers fled the scene, However, Hawkeye was still suspi-
Clint killed his brother, Barney Bar- cious of his former trainer; he
Clint had been training with an- ton , who had been working as one of slipped away into the city sewers
other circus performer called the Marko's bodyguards. Dismayed by while Trick Shot was not looking. Un-
Swordsman in the art of throwing what he had done, Clint turned on fortunately, Crossfire had previously
knives. The Swordsman quickly no- Trick Shot, and the two men fired at seen to it that a homing device was
ticed that Clint's skill with the bow one another. Clint was impaled placed on Hawkeye. Alone in the
surpassed his talent for throwing sewers, the injured Avenger was
knives, and he felt that Clint would against a tree, where Trick Shot left tracked and surrounded by the
be more valuable if trained as an him after swearing to one day return Brothers Grimm, the Death-Throws,
archer. Thus, Clint began training and kill him. Bullet Biker, Bobcat, Mad-Dog, Aa-
under Trick Shot's tutelage. zorfist, and Crossfire.
What Trick Shot did for the next
Over the next few months, Clint few years is unknown. However, it is Meanwhile, Trick Shot met Mock-
began to show considerable prow- assumed he hired out as a merce- ingbird, Hawkeye's wife, and joined
ess as an archer, while the Swords- nary and assassin for well-paying cli- her in the search for her husband.
man developed a gambling problem
that quickly landed him deeply in ents. As time progressed, Trick Shot Luckily, Mockingbird was able to use
debt. In an attempt to get the money was presented with the grim news her S.H.l.E.L.D. training to patch in-
to pay his debts, the Swordsman from his doctor that he was dying of to the same frequency used by
robbed the carnival owner and cancer, and that he had only a short Crossfire's homing device. Thus she
knocked him unconscious. Clint time to live. Determined to die a no- and Trick Shot arrived on the scene
happened upon the Swordsman as ble death, Trick Shot sought out Clint just as Hawkeye was about to be at-
he was counting the money and real- Barton, who was by now the famous tacked by a horde of costumed vil-
ized what his former mentor had hero called Hawkeye, so he could lains.
done. The Swordsman attacked
force Hawkeye to fight and kill him in Though the fight was fierce, the
a duel. Trick Shot trapped Hawkeye heroes defeated all of the villains,
on an island in Greece, where they but not before Trick Shot was gravely
fought. Hawkeye would not kill his injured. As he was loaded into an
former trainer, however. The two
archers made peace, and went their ambu lance after the battle , Trick
separate ways. Shot revealed his desire to turn over
a new leaf to Hawkeye. Whether he
Not long ago, Trick Shot was told fully recovers and continues to pur-
by his doctor that his cancer had sue the life of a crimefighter remains
gone into remission. Forsaking his to be seen.

118

U-MAN

STATISTICS:

F EX(20)
A RM(30)

s MN(75)

E AM(SO)
R GD{10)

I TY(6)
p EX(20)
Health: 175

Karma: 35
Resources: GD(10)
Popularity: -5

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Merrano
Occupation: Warrior, former scien-
tist
Legal Status: Citizen of Atlantis,

wanted as an outlaw
Identity: Merrano's existence is not
generally known to the populace of
Earth
Place of Birth: Atlantean capital city
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Former ally
of Nazi Germany during World War

II, member of the defunct team
known as Super-Axis
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: the people of Atlantis and especially whom he secretly despised.
Resistance to Cold: U-Man possess- Namer, the Sub-Mariner. Since be-
es Excellent protection from cold coming one of Attuma's lieutenants, As an adult, Marrano worked as a
and cold-based attacks. Merrano is more level-headed and research scientist in the Atlanteans'
Swimming: He can swim at Good responsible toward Atlantis. Antarctic city. However, an insatiable
speed (4 areas per round). lust for power grew within him. In a
Water Breathing: Twin gills located HISTORY:
on his neck enable U-Man to breathe Early in the 20th century, Merrano desperate grasp for power, Merrano
water (fresh or salt). He requires wa- was born as a full-blooded member allied himself with Nazi Germany. He
ter to breathe, and he will suffocate of the aquatic race of beings known betrayed the Atlantean city's loca-
after 20 minutes in open air unless as homo mermanus. As a boy, Mar- tion to the Nazis, who quickly
he has some special means of sur- rano was a playmate of young launched an attack, severely dam-
vival. He can see underwater as well Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, aging the Atlantean fleet, destroying
as a human sees on land, and he the Atlantean Hall of Science, and
can withstand the intense water leaving Atlantis's emperor in a co-
pressure at the ocean 's bottom. ma. Acting as emperor, Namer ban-
Talents: Having been a research ished Merrano for treason.
scientist, U-Man has knowledge of
Chemistry, Biology, and Physics.
Contacts: Attuma.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
Originally, a burning hatred and a
lust for power consumed Merrano.
During that time in his life, he would
go to any lengths to gain the power
necessary to wreak vengeance upon

119

Exiled from his homeland, Mer- him. Merrano did not resist, and be- Sersi, Quasar, and Stingray) re- -
rano wholeheartedly joined the Na- came a willing ally of the Japanese sponded to the danger, as well as
zis in their insane effort toward world spy. Lady Lotus also brought Baron five members of the Soviet People's
conquest. Merrano believed a Nazi Protectorate (Red Guardian, Vostok,
victory would bring him enough per- Blood, Master Man, and Warrior Fantasma, Crimson Dynamo, and
sonal power to fulfill his dream of re- Woman under her dominion. After Perun). The two hero groups arrived
venge against Prince Namor. forming this unholy alliance, Lady at the submarine at the same time,
and battled one another. However,
Combining his own advanced At- Lotus named the group the Super- they soon joined forces when the en-
lantean scientific knowledge with Axis. raged Atlanteans attacked.
that of the Nazis, Merrano invented
a way to increase his size and For their baptismal assignment, During the fierce battle, a stray
strength to the point where he ri- Lady Lotus sent the Super-Axis to
valed the Sub-Mariner. Taking the Chicago. Using her psychic powers shot fired from U-Man's weapon hit
name U-Man, he became the living to speak directly to their minds, Lady the submarine, forcing it to surface.
equivalent of one of Germany's dev- Lotus commanded the Super-Axis to The terrorists docked at St. John's,
astating U-boats. wreak havoc at the largest railroad Newfoundland. Meanwhile, the
terminal in the country. combined might of the Avengers and
U-Man often came into conflict the People's Protectorate forced the
with Namor and Namor's allies, the Everything was going as planned Atlanteans to retreat.
small strike force of adventurers until Captain America, the Human
Torch, Miss America, the Whizzer, The leader of the terrorist group,
called the Invaders. On one such oc- and the Sub-Mariner arrived on the
casion, U-Man took command of a scene. From her hideout in China- known as the Peace Corpse, de-
town, Lady Lotus watched the battle manded access to the island's facili-
fleet of Nazi U-boats with orders to rage within her crystal ball. Fearing ties in order to repair the sub, or they
intercept and destroy Prime Minister the national guard would soon ar- would execute one hostage every
Winston Churchill's flying boat, the five minutes. Taking charge, Captain
Berwick, which was due to land for a rive, she ordered the Super-Axis to America refused to negotiate, and
rendezvous with the H.M.S. Duke of retreat. the terrorist shot Stingray (who had
been captured}, apparently killing
York, a British battleship. Fortu- The Invaders followed the Super- him. At that moment, five members
nately, just as the flying boat was Axis to Riverview, a giant amuse- of Alpha Flight (Guardian , Shaman,
about to touch down on the waves, it ment park in Chicago . Lady Lotus Box; Puck, and Diamond Lil} arrived
was warned and began to climb into ordered the villains to destroy the and took charge, claiming that the
rides, in the hope that they would kill Canadian government had autho-
the air. However, the Berwick's pon- rized control of the situation to them.
toons skimmed the water, giving U- American servicemen on leave Captain America and Red Guardian
Man just enough time to grab hold. there. As U-Man went about disman- reluctantly agreed to let Guardian
Peering from a window, the Prime tling the support structure of a roller take charge.
Minister watched in dismay as U- coaster, he was ambushed by the
Sub-Mariner and knocked into a In order to buy time, Guardian
Man started to tear off a wing of the huge, lighted sign . The electricity agreed to let the terrorists begin re-
plane. Luckily, the Sub-Mariner ar- rendered U-Man unconscious. The pairs on the sub. In the meantime,
rived at that moment. After a brief Invaders successfully kept any civil- the three groups of heroes began to
battle on the wing of the Berwick, the develop a battle plan. They success-
two Atlanteans fell into the sea. ians from being killed, and rounded fully recaptured the ship, but upon
up the rest of the Super-Axis. Lady entering the missile control room,
Namor had nearly defeated U- Lotus, however, was not captured. they found that two of the terrorists
Man, but he was forced to leave the had wired themselves directly to the
villain and go to the aid of Winston The Invaders would come to de- missile launch system. Just as the
Churchill's plane , which had been feat U-Man time and again. The final heroes were deciding what to do, U-
caught in a Nazi weapon that pro- end to Merrano's plans for venge- Man and the Atlanteans attacked
duced a spiraling headwind. With ance came with the defeat of Germa- once again. During the mayhem, the
the help of the other Invaders, the ny in 1945. Unfortunately, U-Man submarine's warheads detonated,
was never captured and tried as a sending all of the heroes, villains,
Sub-Mariner freed the Berwick from war criminal. and citizens of the small island to an
the strange weapon and brought it in alternate dimension. After a long or-
for a safe landing. U-Man and his Recently, U-Man aided the Atlan-
men managed to escape during the tean warlord Attuma in his failed at- deal in the alien realm, all of them
tempt to conquer the surface world. were returned safely to Earth. Mer-
confusion. Later, U-Man, Tyrak , and Orea, rano's present whereabouts and ac-
Later during the war, U-Man was along with a number of Atlantean tivities are unknown.
warriors, intercepted and attacked a
inexplicably drawn from his watery
domain to the streets of Manhattan's large group of heroes who had "in-
Chinatown, and a place called the vaded" their underwater realm . A
" House of Lotus." An enigmatic Jap- Soviet nuclear submarine, named
anese woman called Lady Lotus, us- the Waterwind, had been taken over

ing her psychic abilities, had brought by terrorists. Five members of the
U-Man to her, and now controlled Avengers (Captain America, Vision,

120

STATISTICS:

F EX(20) ing in respect to the earth's rotation , protection of ordinary citizens.
A IN(40) thereby moving at air speeds rang- When the battle situation becomes
ing from Shift Z (near the equator) to too intense for his human half to
s RM(30) Incredible (at the poles).
Talents: Hudson has the profession- bear, the mechanical portion of his
E IN(40) al skill of Engineering and the scien- persona takes over. When this hap-
R IN(40) tific skills of Physics, Computers, pens, all emotions and feeling are
I GD(10) and Electronics.
p EX(20) Contacts: Hudson served the Cana- suppressed.
Health: 130 dian government through much of In the past, he had been easily
Karma: 70 his life and has many high-ranking
Resources: EX(20) political connections. He was a good manipulated by government agents,
Popularity: 5 (25 in Canada) friend of Wolverine. because of his political naivete.
Since his return from " death," he is
BACKGROUND: ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: more aware of the deceit that was
Vindicator is a man dedicated to the perpetrated against him in the past
Real Name: Dr. James MacDonald and is therefore much more suspi-
Hudson
Occupation: Petrochemical engi- cious when it comes to orders from
neer, later government agent, later governmental liaisons.
freelance adventurer
Identity: Secret, known to Canadian
government
Legal Status: Citizen of Canada
with no criminal record
Other Known Aliases: None
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: Alpha Flight
Headquarters, Toronto
Past Group Affiliations: Alpha

Flight, supervisor of Gamma and Be-
ta Flight
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS:
Mechanical Augmentation: Vindica-
tor's powers come from his integra-
tion with his battlesuit. His battlesuit
has been integrated with his flesh,
making a working synthesis of the
two.
Force Blasts: Incredible rank force
with a range of 10 areas.
Communications with Cybernetics:
Amazing rank.
Force Field: Amazing strength

against physical and energy attacks.
Energy Detection: Amazing (50) de-
tection, identification, and tracking
of electromagnetic energy at any
wavelength within 20 areas.
Computer Links: Remarkable (30)
mental connection and communica-
tion with computer systems.
Flight: Shift X air speed.
Transport: Vindicator can stop mov-

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HISTORY: who had formed a team of his own Roxxon 's Samuel Higgins, as-
called Omega Flight. In the battle signed to deal with this situation,
James MacDonald Hudson created against them , Guardian's suit was called in one of their para-ops, Wind-
an armored suit that would enable its severely damaged, and in order to shear, to help fix the problem that
wearer to bore through the earth . defeat Box, he had to tear even Hudson had become. Eventually,
more circuits out of his battlesuit. He Box, Diamond Lil, and Forge all be-
When he heard that the company tried to deactivate the suit, but just came involved in the assault on this
that he was working for, Am-Can mechanical monster, all unaware
Petro-Chemical, was going to sell as Heather entered the room, the that it was in truth Hudson at the
the suit to the United States for mili- suit exploded and everyone as- center on the machine. When they
tary purposes, he destroyed all the sumed that James MacDonald Hud- reached Hudson's unconscious
plans for its construction and made son had died. body, Madison Jeffries was able to
wake up Hudson's human side by in-
off with the cybernetic helmet. However, instead of being killed in terfacing with the machine part of his
the explosion of his suit, Guardian being and bring up images of Hud-
Hudson was quickly invited to join son 's wife, Heather.
Department H, a top secret research was teleported at faster-than-light
and development agency. James speed through the space-time con- His reunion with his wife was a dis-
was inspired when he learned of the tinuum , finally coming to rest on appointment; the years spent in hi-
formation of the Fantastic Four. He Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. bernation and his fusion with his
intended to gather a team of his own Unable to maintain his battlesuit's battlesuit have drained away much
for Canada; its first member was Lo- system and succumbing to the of his emotion .
gan, who later became Wolverine. harsh atmosphere, he collapsed.
Upon returning to Alpha Flight,
Logan helped create the team, but He awoke to find that an alien
fell in love with Heather in the proc- race, the Qwrlln, had saved him by Hudson resumed using his old code
ess. Instead of causing problems using their advanced technology. name of Vindicator because his wife
with his friend's marriage, he opted was known as Guardian at this point.
to leave and accept an offer from Unfortunately, they were unfamiliar
Charles Xavier. with the human race and took the The Canadian government ap-
battlesuit's circuits as part of Hud- proached Vindicator, asking him to
At first, Hudson's code name as a son's natural body. They created a take over as leader of Alpha Flight
costumed agent was "Weapon Al- natural synthesis between the me- from his wife. The officials assumed
pha." Under this name, he attempt- chanical and biological parts of that they could manipulate James

ed to carry out his orders to bring Guardian. much easier than Guardian. James,
back Wolverine to Department H by finally understanding how these
force. He failed in his task, and al- At this point, Hudson discovered people had been controlling him,
most killed the X-Men's ally, Moira that the he had been flung thou- took this information to Heather and,
McTaggert. The guilt-ridden Hudson sands of years into his past. The with this revelation , the Hudsons
took the name " Vindicator," believ- Qwrlln placed Hudson in a cryogenic were reunited emotionally as well as
ing that he had to vindicate himself stasis chamber so that he could physically.
for his rash action. The Canadian sleep until he had caught up to his
government finally accepted Wolver- correct time. During a battle with Headlok, a
ine's resignation from Alpha Flight.
When he woke up from his lengthy creature that controlled minds, his
Eventually Alpha Flight was cre- sleep, the Qwrlln had mysteriously teammates forced the mechanical
ated with the members Aurora, Sas- vanished, leaving behind the rem- portion of Vindicator's brain to take
quatch, Northstar, Shaman , nant of their civilization and a space- control. When the computer part of
Snowbird, and Vindicator. The team craft to return Hudson to Earth. him took over, he was able to over-
was officially disbanded when De- ride Headlok and defeat him. This
His spacecraft landed in the left him in a totally mechanical state
partment H went under due to finan- ocean off of British Columbia after in which he referred to himself as
cial problems, but the members spending two months in space. The "this unit." Fortunately, this was only
reunited to fight the mystical Beasts. craft was found by a Roxxon Oil Re- temporary; Vindicator has since re-
After defeating Tundra, one of the search Rig and the comatose pas- turned to his normal state.
Great Beasts, the members decided senger was remanded to the
to continue acting as a team per- company's custody. Vindicator seems to have control
forming altruistic missions. They over how much of his mechanical
were joi ned by two trainees from Be- While the organic portion of Hud- nature is visible. At times, the area
ta Flight: Marrina and Puck. Having son's brain slept, the mechanical around his body shines with the glint
section began communicating with of metal; at other times it is totally
come to terms with his guilt over in- Roxxon 's Denver Facility's Com- flesh. The reason for this has yet to
juring McTaggert, James Hudson puter Network through the medical
took the new code name Guardian. monitoring device. After two years, be explained .

Months later, Heather was taken he was able to control and subvert
prisoner by Delphine Courtney, a hu- Roxxon's Cyberweb. Hudson uncon-
manoid robot serving Jerome Jaxon, sciously created a series of mechan-

ical defenses designed to protect his
body.

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WARRIOR WOMAN

,....__ STATISTICS:

F EX(20)
A GD(10)

s IN(40)

E IN(40)
R GD(10)
I GD(10)
p TY(6)
Health: 110
Karma: 26
Resources: GD(1 O)
Popularity: -5

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Frieda Ratsel
Occupation : Nazi agent
Legal Status: German citizen
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married to Master
Man I, though this is disputable
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Former
member of the Super-Axis, former
partner of Master Man I, partner of
Master Man II
Present Group Affiliations:

KNOWN POWERS: Woman held complete and unwaver- Frieda learned of the missing ingre-
Warrior Woman was exposed to a ing loyalty to Adolf Hitler. Currently dient, and decided to try the formula
variation of the Super-Soldier formu- she is the ally of Herr Nacht, the sec: on herself. As she was preparing the
la that produced Captain America. ond Master Man. compound, Frieda was interrupted
As a result, her physical abilities by her superior officer, who forbade
were greatly enhanced. She has no HISTORY: her to take the formula. Frieda used
superhuman powers, but relies The early life of Frieda Ratsel is a her whip to disarm the officer, and
solely upon the attributes of her mystery. It is known that she became unintentionally hurled him into the
--. genetically-perfect body. a valuable Nazi spy during .World apparatus she was using to make
Talents: Frau Ratsel is so skilled at War II. As part of her duty, she kid- the formula. The device exploded,
hypnotism that she can force a vic- napped and interrogated an Ameri- and the blast transformed her into
tim to reveal any information he can. soldier named William "Biljo" the mighty Warrior Woman.
knows, unless the victim succeeds White, who knew information about
at a Yell?w Psyche FEAT roll. Only the Super-Soldier formula. After suc- At the sight of her, Adolf Hitler was
one roll 1s attempted per victim per cessfully hypnotizing the private, very impressed, and hastily decided
day. Frau Ratsel has Excellent Rea- that she ~hould marry Master Man I,
son regarding espionage. She is a who readily agreed. Warrior Woman
Wea~ons Specialist with her whip,

granting her a +2CS to hit. She can

use the whip to make grappling at-
tacks.
Contacts: Third Reich , New Reich.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES:
Frieda Ratsel is a sadistic, brutal
woman. She hates most men, and
of!en displays her contempt for
Wilhelm Lohmer, the original Master
Man, by referring to him as a stupid
oaf. During World War II, Warrior

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considered Master Man I to be a From her hideout in Chinatown, Lady Wall was erected. Although auto- ,-
blundering oaf, and scorned him. At Lotus watched the battle rage within mated machines kept her in sus-
her ruler's command, however, she her crystal ball. Fearing the national pended animation, Doktor Kraus ,--....
guard would soon arrive, she ordered believed that she would suffer brain _.._
relented to the idea of marriage. the Super-Axis to retreat. damage when awakened. Master _.._
After the wedding ceremony, Hitler Man I was willing to take the risk, and
The Invaders followed the Super- threatened Doktor Kraus with bodily ..-.
planned to execute the Invaders, who Axis to Riverview, a giant amuse- harm if he did not quickly and suc-
had recently been captured with the ment park in Chicago. Lady Lotus cessfully revive his beloved. In order
help of Master Man I and Warrior ordered the villains to destroy the to ensure success, Doktor Kraus
Woman, as part of the celebration. rides, in the hope that they would kill gave Warrior Woman a transfusion of
The final vows were never spoken , American servicemen on leave artificial blood from the android Hu-
however, because Union Jack and there. As Warrior Woman wreaked man Torch, who had recently been
Spitfire arrived on the scene and res- havoc in the fun house, she was at- kidnapped by Kraus's thugs.
cued the Invaders. Although Hitler tacked by Miss America. During the
himself proclaimed Master Man I and fight Warrior Woman grabbed the As Doktor Kraus was reviving War-
Warrior Woman to be man and wife,
the fact remains that they never actu- hero's ankle, and was flown into the rior Woman (and causing serious
ally spoke their wedding vows, and it sky. By making a sharp turn, Miss harm to the Human Torch), Namor
could be argued that they were never America flung Warrior Woman into a broke into the lab and began a battle
legally married. huge sign , rendering the Nazi un- with Master Man I. As Namor was
conscious. The Invaders successful-
Later during the war, Warrior ly kept any civilians from being about to defeat Master Man I, he was
Woman (along with Master Man) was knocked unconscious by Warrior
killed , and rounded up the rest of the Woman, who had been successfully
drawn to America by the psychic Super-Axis, who were all taken into revived, apparently without serious
powers of Lady Lotus, who wanted brain damage.
to force the couple to join her villain- police custody. Lady Lotus, however,
ous group called the Super-Axis. was not captured. After Namor was securely placed in
Master Man and Warrior Women re- a containment device in the labora-
sisted , vowing they would always re- As the allied guns pounded Berlin tory, Doktor Kraus took Master Man I
main loyal to Adolf Hitler. Master near the close of the war, Master and Warrior Woman to meet their
Man, however, was quickly cowed Man I and Warrior Woman were mysterious benefactor, Herr Nacht,
into submission when Lady Lotus placed in suspended animation in who revealed his plans to place him-
used her psychic powers to assault separate, secret laboratories within self as the leader of the New Reich.
The meeting was interrupted by an
him with spectral images of Captain the city. Through the foresight of alarm-Namor had broken free.
America, the Human Torch, the Sub- Baron Strucker, these two hidden fa-
Mariner, Spitfire, and Union Jack. Af- cilities had been built for this very Herr Nacht convinced Master Man
ter her whip was transformed into a purpose. Baron Strucker knew that I to return to the lab alone and fight
huge snake, Warrior Woman too was Hitler's regime would fall, so he de- Namor. With Master Man I gone,
subdued, but she never truly gave vised a way for the two greatest war- Herr Nacht expressed his love for
up her devotion to Hitler, and she riors of the war to be preserved,
swore revenge against Lady Lotus. ensuring that " the dream" would be Warrior Woman , and persuaded her
The Super-Axis also included U-Man reborn in the future . to leave her husband.
and Baron Blood, neither of whom
resisted Lady Lotus's leadership. After Baron Strucker's funding ran Back in the lab, Namor was de-
out, Herr Nacht took over the financ- feating Master Man I and Doktor
For their baptismal assignment, ing of Master Man I and Warrior Wom- Kraus's thugs with the help of Na-
Lady Lotus sent the Super-Axis to an's preservation. Herr Nacht's father morita, Union Jack, and the elderly
Chicago. Using her psychic powers was involved in the project from the Lady Crichton, who had been the
to speak directly to their minds, Lady beginning, over 40 years ago. Over costumed hero called Spitfire during
Lotus commanded the Super-Axis to those years, the project was technical- World War II. During the fight, Mas-
wreak havoc at the largest railroad ly managed by Doktor Kraus, a Ger- ter Man I inexplicably reverted to his
terminal in the country. With his man scientist whose life had been true form as the weakling Willie
great strength, U-Man began to rip saved by Herr Nacht's father. Lohmer. At that moment, Herr Kraus
up railroad tracks, while Baron arrived in costume as Master Man II,
Blood killed the engineers of a loco- Recently, with the reunification of with Warrior Woman at his side.
motive, causing it to derail and erupt Germany, Herr Nacht decided it was Overwrought at losing his powers
in a fiery blast. Master Man and War- time to awaken the slumbering war- and being rejected by his beloved ,
riors. Because Master Man l's preser- Willie Lohmer threw a switch that ap-
rior Woman did their part by destroy- vation unit was hidden on the west
ing tracks and signalling systems. side of Berlin before the war ended, parently blew up him, Warrior Wom-
he was continually monitored by Dok- an, Master Man II, and most of the
Everything was going as planned, tor Kraus, and was easily revived. On thugs. No bodies were ever recov-
until Captain America, the Human the other hand, Warrior Woman was ered, however. Presumably, Warrior
secured on the east side of Berlin, Woman is still at large, allied with
Torch, Miss America, the Whizzer, and and was separated when the Berlin Master Man II and the New Reich.
the Sub-Mariner arrived on the scene.

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STATISTICS : WHIZZER

F RM(30) 125
A MN(75)

s TY(6)

E GD(10)
R TY(6)
I TY(6)
p TY{6)
Health: 121
Karma: 18
Resources: UN(100) (as a Squad-
ron member)
Popularity: 40

BACKGROUND:
Real Name: Stanley Stewart
Occupation : Former postman, gov-
ernment agent
Identity: Publicly known
Legal Status: Married
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth : Unknown
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Madeline (wife),
Tina (daughter)
Base of Operations: Squadron City
Past Group Affiliations: Squadron
Supreme
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS:
Hyper-Running: Shift X land speed
(750 mph) and resistance to air fric-
tion. Acceleration rate is 1.5 mph per
foot traveled.
Hyper-Endurance: While running,
Whizzer's Endurance increases to
Unearthly rank, though his health
doesn't increase.
Hyper-Speed: Unearthly power in-
creases his reaction time 100 fold.
This power functions while he is run-
ning. Power Stunts include the fol-
lowing:
• Delivering 100 Typical blows per

turn .
• Perceiving and catching high ve-

locity objects with Unearthly ease.
Airwalking: Remarkable speed by
rapidly fanning his arms and legs.
Waterwalking: Unearthly speed by
skimming along on the surface ten-
sion of the liquid.

Weakness: For each minute spent defeated the Overmind and Null, verse's next Sorcerer Supreme. He
using his powers, Whizzer must freeing the Earth from thralldom . opted to trade places with the white
spend an equal time resting in a being and thus stop Lightner from
hypo-metabolic trance. If prevented This battle left the Squadron's devouring worlds. As a conse-
from resting, he is unable to regain world in an economic and political quence, the powers of Sorcerer Su-
his full powers and incurs a -2CS on mess. The Squadron decided to preme were conferred upon Thomas
all of his physical powers and stats take over America for a year and im- Lightner. Benjamin left the Squad-
until he does rest. plement their Utopia Program. They ron's dimension, set on undoing all
Talents: Good knowledge of the intended to use their powers to solve the damage that Lightner had
U.S. Postal Service. all of the country's problems. As a caused.
Contacts: Squadron members, gesture of good faith, the members
Quasar. of the Squadron revealed their true On the way back to their Earth, the
Squadron was transported to the
ADDITIONAL NOTES: identities to the people of the world, main Marvel Universe Earth by the
assuring them that the Utopia Pro- new Sorcerer Supreme of their di-
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: gram would succeed. One member mension, Thomas Lightner. He obvi-
Whizzer is a devoted family man of the group, Nighthawk, disagreed
who places his family before his du- with the majority and began plan- ously didn't want the Squadron
ties to the Squadron. While trapped ning to thwart the Squadron's plans. around to challenge his newly ac-
on the main Marvel Earth, he has be- quired powers.
come upset at his separation from Nighthawk had gathered his own
his family, resulting in rude, abrupt group of dissenting heroes and vil- The Squadron ran into Quasar in
behavior. space and they were taken to Pro-
lains, who were named the Redeem- ject Pegasus, hoping to find a way
HISTORY: ers. In the climactic battle between back to their own dimension. There
Stanley Stewart is a native of the the Squadron and Nighthawk's Re- they consulted with Reed Richards
other dimensional home of the deemers, Nighthawk along with to see if his Time Machine could
Squadron Supreme. He gained his many people on both sides of the help them return , but that attempt
powers by passing through a fog battle were killed. The Squadron failed .
bank of unknown origin. After this gave up and conceded defeat. They
event, he could run at superhuman promised to dismantle the Utopia During the group's stay at Project
speeds. He became a costumed he- Program and return the fate of Amer-
ro and eventually became a found- ica to the average person . Pegasus, a race between all the
ing member of the Squadron speedsters on Earth was organized
Supreme. The next great test of the Squad- by the Elder of the Universe known
ron occurred when a white being of
Whizzer, as well as most of the immense size began to grow and as The Runner. Whizzer participated
rest of the Squadron, succumbed to threaten to devour the Sun. The in the race to the moon on a special-
the enthralling power of the entity Squadron mounted a last-ditch effort ly constructed racetrack, but he was
known as the Overmind . This collec- to save their world with the help of beaten by the Eternal Makarri and a
tive mind entity, working together strange being known only as Buried
with the demonic being Null, the Liv- one of their greatest enemies, Mas- Alien .
ing Darkness, used the Squadron as ter Menace.
pawns to rule the Earth. One mem- Then, Dr. Strange came to Project
ber of the Squadron retained his The Whizzer was one of the four Pegasus to send them home magi-
freedom, however; Hyperion man- heroes who flew into space with a cally. But Lightner had laid a magical
aged to travel to another Earth and device designed to contain the grow- trap for the Squadron that caused
recruit the superteam known as the ing creature. He ran on a treadmill half of their bodies to stay on Earth
Defenders to help him. Together, the that generated the locomotion nec- and the other half to be flung into the
Defenders and the Squadron finally essary for him to move through space between dimensions. They
space. He ran until his feet bled. Un- were rescued from this horrible
fortunately, all efforts to fight this death by Quasar and Dr. Strange.
growing white entity failed. Their uni-
verse was saved when Arcanna's Whizzer and the other Squadron
son, Benjamin, traded places with members trapped on Earth are now
the white being, who turned out to be waiting for Arcanna's son, Benjamin,
Thomas Lightner, the Nth Man, who to finish repairing the Nth Man's de-
had been turned into a living hole in struction through the dimensions.
Once Benjamin returns to Earth, the
space. He had devoured seven uni- Squadron should be able to· return
verses before happening across the home with Benjamin's help.
Squadron's universe.
Whizzer isn't taking this separa-
The infant Benjamin Thomas tion from his family very well; he is
Jones was slated to become this uni- currently always on edge.

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ZALADANE

STATISTICS:

F GD(10)

A EX(20)

s GD(10)

E IN(40)
R GD(10)
I EX(20)
p AM(SO)
Health: 80

Karma: 80

Resources: RM(30)
Popularity: -1 O

BACKGROUND:

Real Name: Zala Dane
Occupation: Queen of the Savage
....--.., Land

Identity: General populace of Earth
is unaware of Zaladane's existence
Legal Status:

Other Known Aliases: Polaris II
Place of Birth: Unrevealed

Marital Status: Unknown, but pre-
sumed single

Known Relatives: Lorna (sister)
Base of Operations: The Savage
Land
,...--.. Past Group Affiliations: Leader of
the Savage Land, Queen of the Sun
People, former ally of Garokk and
the High Evolutionary
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS: throwing metallic objects with over electricity and gravity by manip-
Amazing accuracy, inflicting up to ulating the magnetic lines of force of
Magical Power: Not all of her mysti-
cal abilities have been revealed at Remarkable damage. the planet. She can inflict Incredible
this time. Her powers seem to be • Ensnare an opponent with the damage to a target at a range of five
areas.
linked to the Savage Land, indica- metal 's Material Strength dam- Equipment: Zaladane has used a
ting a sort of specific nature magic. age. wide variety of items in the past.
The following skills have been dis-
played: Flight: Excellent air speed. For each They include the following:
• The Black Lotus: A plant with a
• Unearthly ability to summon or re- person carried, air speed drops by
one rank, to a minimum of Feeble. scent that has a Monstrous stun-
create Garokk, the Petrified Man. ning ability.
• Magical bands: She can create Force Field: Amazing rank force field
covering one area. Each additional • Fire Bombs of Remarkable fire
Monstrous ability mystic re- area decreases the protection -1 CS. damage.
straints. The force field stops all physical , en-
ergy, and psionic attacks. • The High Evolutionary's air car,
Magnetism: Amazing control over a
range of ten areas. With the Magnet- Energy Control: Incredible control capable of Amazing air speeds,
ism powers stolen from her sup-
posed sister, Lorna Dane (a.k.a.
Polaris I}, Zaladane has exhibited
the following Power Stunts:
• Inflict up to Amazing damage to

mechanical constructs.

• Manipulate ferrous objects ,
Amazing range and strength . This
includes metallic heroes, such as

Colossus.

• Attack a target by levitating and

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with Excellent Control, Excellent of the Sun God had arrived and that Dane's sister, because Havok may
Body, and Good Protection. the armies of the Sun People must have been noticing a family resem-
• Pteranodon capable of flying at go to war to honor their god. blance to Polaris.
Excellent speeds, with the follow-
ing stats: Five centuries previous to this, a Zaladane remained out of most of
British sailor drank a strange liquid the action fighting the being Termi·
FASER I P while in the Savage Land. This liquid nus, content with the power that had
EX EX GD EX FE FE FE conferred on him immortality and su- become hers as the High Evolution-
Health:?O perhuman powers and transformed ary's second in command. She be-
him into Garokk, the Petrified Man. gan her association with the Savage
Talents: Martial Arts D and E, Lead- The upcoming war was revealed to Land Mutates at this point.
ership, Occult Lore (Savage Land), Garokk in his dreams and he con-
Genetics, Devices of ancient races tacted Ka-Zar to help prevent the More recently, Zaladane had her
(such as the Atlanteans and the De- war. When they arrived in the Sav- sister, Lorna Dane , captured and
viants). age Land , Garokk proclaimed him- brought to the Savage Land, where
Contacts: High Evolutionary, Sav- self, destroyed all of Zaladane's Zaladane stole Lorna's superhuman
age Land Mutates. weapons, and stopped the war. powers of magnetism and infused
them into her own body. Her army of
ADDITIONAL NOTES: In an attempt to control Garokk, natives were being controlled for her
Zaladane infuriated the now-mad
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES: Petrified Man, causing a battle. by the mutate known as Worm. Once
Zaladane is obsessed with Garokk, Garokk ended up being immersed in again, Ka-Zar and the X-Men battled
the Petrified Man, and the conquest the liquid that gave him his powers
of the Savage Land . She is an ex- originally, which killed him. Zaladane and rescued the Savage
tremely ruthless villainess, enslav- Land's citizens from Worm's powers.
ing the citizens of the Savage Land Months later, Zaladane began her
to do her bidding. It is difficult to pre- Zaladane rebuilt her army and set
dict her strategies, as her motives conquest of the Savage Land again, up six towers, each located above a
and history are very vague, which by resurrecting Garokk wit~in the primary nexus of the earth's mag-
gives her an advantage over the he- body of a different man. She painted netic field. They were to be used as
roes who choose to oppose her. the chest of a prisoner named Kirk amplifiers, so she could tap into the
Earth's magnetic field and become
HISTORY: Marston with oil made from the one with it. It would wreak havoc
Zaladane's early history remains a ashes of the Petrified Man. Garokk across the globe, and would also
mystery, but she claims that her real was reborn and Zaladane was his cause catastrophic damage to the
name is Zala Dane, and that she is chief advisor, as they tried to bring biosphere.
the sister of the mutant Lorna Dane. peace to the Savage Land by forcing
How she came to be in the Savage everyone to live in a city of Garokk's Nick Fury, Ka-Zar, Magneto, and
Land and how she became the Sun construction. Ka-Zar and the X-Men Rogue teamed up to stop Zala-
People's queen and high priestess is wrecked the plans of Garokk and Za- dane's plans. She managed to cap-
still unknown. ladane. Garokk was lost, last seen ture Magneto and drain some of his
falling down a seemingly endless pit. power away before the others broke
Zaladane was the high priestess Zaladane disappeared. into her citadel. During the ensuing
of the Sun God of the Savage Land, battle, Magneto managed to rehook
Garokk. She declared that the time She resurfaced again much later, himself to the machine that had
this time as an aide to the High Evo-
lutionary, as he restored the now de- leeched away his and Lorna Dane's
stroyed Savage Land to its former powers.
state. He was using Zaladane for his
own purposes even as she was us- Zaladane lost and paid the price
ing him to gain power once again in for failure. Magneto made sure that
the Savage Land . She came face to
she would never be able to attempt
face with the X-Man Havok during world conquest again by impaling
this time, who found her strangely her with multiple spears of metal and
familiar looking. This adds support killing her.
to Zaladane's claim of being Lorna

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