MU1 - Gamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe

ADDITIONAL NOTES: costumed criminal of the same,.--..

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES HISTORY name). " Battling Murdock" was very
Daredevil cares about people. His
Matthew Murdock was the son of successful under the Fixer's man-
love for justice has been tempered " Battling Jack" Murdock, a small-
recently by the machinations of the time prizefighter who had promised agement, but did not realize that all
Kingpin so that his primary concern his wife on her deathbed to make a
now is to help the victims of crime better life for young Matt than the of his fights had been "fixed" by
rather then visit justice upon the one he led. Hence, the elder Mur-
criminals. dock urged his son to pursue his Sweeney. Finally, the Fixer ordered
studies rather than become an ath-
lete. Matt Murdock became an excel- Murdock to lose in his next fight. A
lent student, but one day, after being
taunted by others as a weakling, and highly honest man, who especially
mocked with the name "Daredevil,"
he decided to train himself athletical- did not want to humiliate himself in a
ly in secret, so his fath ~r would not
know. fight his son was watching, "Battling

One day the young Murdock saw a Murdock" instead won the fight. In
truck about to hit a blind man. Hurl-
ing himself in front of the truck, Mur- retaliation, the Fixer had the elder
dock managed to save the man and
himself from being struck. However, Murdock gunned down by a thug
a canister of radioactive waste mate-
rials that the truck was carrying named Slade.
broke open nearby and Murdock
was bombarded by radiation. This The grief-stricken Matt Murdock
unknown radiation blinded him but
also mutagenically heightened his finished his studies, and he and Nel-
other senses. Young Murdock later
met a blind martial arts master son opened their own law office.
known as Stick, who taught him how
to use his augmented senses and Murdock was determined to bring
trained him as a fighter.
his father's killers to justice, but ,....--...
Matt Murdock attended Columbia
University with Franklin "Foggy" could see no way of doing so through
Nelson, who became his lifelong
friend. It was at Columbia that Mur- ordinary legal means. Hence, Mur-
dock met and fell in love with Elektra
Natchios, the daughter of a Greek dock decided to adopt the guise of a
ambassador. The first reported case
of Murdock using his abilities to fight costumed vigilante, and called him-
crime came when he fought terror-
ists who had captured Elektra and self " Daredevil," the name with
her father. The ambassador was
accidentally killed, and the which he had been taunted years
anguished Elektra left Columbia.
She would return to Murdock's life before. Murdock's heightened sens-
years later in her role as a costumed
assassin. es more than compensated for his

In order to finance his son's col- blindness, and thus gave him an
lege education, "Battling Jack" Mur-
dock, now past his prime as a boxer, advantage in fighting criminals.r
had made a deal with the promoter
Roscoe Sweeney, alias the Fixer Daredevil confronted and pursued
(who is not to be confused with the
the Fixer and Slade. Daredevil cap-

tured Slade, who confessed to the

police. The exertion of fleeing from

Daredevil gave the Fixer a lethal

heart attack.

Murdock continued to fight crime

as Daredevil. His greatest adversary

has proved to be the Kingpin, the

most powerful figure in East Coast,,..--..,.

organized crime (see Kingpin). Dare-

devil eventually came to fight

Elektra, who entered the Kingpin's

employ. But Elektra was finally mur-

dered by the criminal Bullseye, and

died in Murdock's arms (see

Bullseye). The death of Elektra, the

woman he still greatly loved, had a

tremendous emotional effect on

Murdock wh ich continues to this

day. Upon the recent discovery of

Daredevil's secret identity, the King-

pin acted to revenge himself upon

Murdock by robbing him of his for-

tune and legal standing. Daredevil

has since formed "Legal Aid and

Drug Hotline" with Karen Page as

his partner. ,,....-.._

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DARKOTH

,,____ STATISTICS

F AM (50)

A EX (20)
S AM (50)

E RE (30)

R PR (4)

I TY (6)
P FE (2)
Health: 150
Karma: 12
Resources: None

Popularity: - 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Major Desmund Pitt
Occupation: Former USAF pilot;
supercriminal
' \Legal Status: (as Pitt) U.S. Citizen
with no criminal record ; (as Darkoth)
wanted criminal.
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Marital Status: Widower
Known Relatives: Son, name
unknown
Base of Operations: Mobile
Talents: Test Pilot (as Pitt)

--... Contacts: None
\Past Group Affiliations: Former ally

of Diablo and Dr. Doom
Present Group Affiliation:

ROLE PLAYING NOTES that could withstand the Thing's Thing 's tough outer armor. Often ,
As Pitt, Darkoth is a career military mightiest blows as well as the impact Darkoth would carry a type of poison
of heavy armor artillery fired at close on the tips of these talons that would
officer and pilot. His devotion to wife, range without laceration. Darkoth's render his opponent unconscious.
however, surpasses even his devo- outer hide was also sufficiently dura- Prehensile Tail: Darkoth also pos-
tion to duty. Even as Darkoth, he ble to survive the friction of re-entry sessed a prehensile tail. The tail
~ retains his loyalty to his friends and into earth's atmosphere. In game enabled him to maintain balance
will not knowingly harm them. If his terms, this provided him with while stalking the rooftops, and
memory is blanked out, he becomes Amazing protection from both physi- could be used as an offensive weap-
a raging berserker and a relentless cal and heat-based attacks. on. Darkoth used it as a whip and as
Claws: In place of fingers, Darkoth a means of constricting his oppo-
toe. Should he later regain his mem- was equipped with steel talons nents. In both cases, it did Good
damage.
ory, he turns his fury on whoever has which did Incredible damage in com- Heat Emission: On Darkoth's head
used him. bat. These talons were made of an were two antennae called "Fire-

KNOWN SUPERPOWERS alloy that was able to rip into the 201
Cyborg Body: As a cybernetic organ-
ism, further mutated through chemi-
cal means, Darkoth possessed a
number of superhuman powers.
Major portions of his skeleton were
replaced with steel alloy (Monstrous
material). Darkoth survived direct
blows from the Thing, and was able
to battle Grimm in hand to hand com-
bat without suffering skeletal dam-
age.
Armor Skin: Darkoth's outer skin was
transformed into a thick purple hide

horns." In some as yet unknown way, HISTORY gram, denounced Pitt as a traitor. ...-...
they fed on the mental energies of Before he could be arrested, Des-
Darkoth's opponents within a range Desmond Pitt was a major in the mond Pitt disappeared. U.S. officials ·
of 50 feet. Fully charged, the horns United States Air Force when he met
were capable of emitting an test pilot, Ben Grimm. In short order deduced that he had been killed
Amazing heat ray that could melt he and Grimm, who would later because of his apparent failure to
through several tons of steel in a become the Thing, a member of the sell secrets to Latveria.
matter of seconds. Fantastic Four, became close
Kinetic Bolt: The Firehorns were also friends. During a brief return to civil- In reality, Pitt had been kidnapped
capable of sending off rays of heat- ian life, Pitt married and had a son. and brought to Latveria. Doom
less concussive force which were of During this period, His relationship wished to make an example of Pitt to
Excellent strength . The impact of with Grimm remained close. other individuals who might dare to
this force ray was sufficient to move consider betraying him. Pitt was
a 500 pound object back several Eventually, Pitt rejoined the Air forced to undergo nths of chemical
yards in one attack. Force and was assigned to the Ken- and cybernetic transmutation.
Mind Control: The Firehorns were nedy Space Center in Houston, Tex- Under Doom's direct supervision,
also able to enter and disrupt the as. There he was placed on the staff Pitt's body was reformed to resem-
mind of any opponent, reducing him of a research project designed to ble a legendary demon that suppos-
or her to insanity. This process took develop the solar shuttle (a variant edly haunted the mountains of
several minutes of high concentra- Latveria. Code-named Darkoth the
tion to achieve and was of Excellent on the space shuttle that would Death Demon, Pitt was given ,,,-
power. transmit solar energy from earth extraordinary strength, agility, and ·
Limitation: Because Darkoth rarely orbit to waiting solar panels on the
used the Firehorns to any great planet's surface). limited psionic powers. The final
extent, it can be assumed that they process in the creation of Darkoth
were weapons of last resort and that As Pitt became involved with the was exposure to Doom's vibration
the great amounts of mental energy early stages of the project, his wife device, a machine that could erase
required to utilize them rendered was diagnosed as suffering from a all traces of a man's past personality
them too costly to use in normal bat- terminal illness. The prognosis gave and memories. As a final humilia-
tle. her only a few months to live. While tion , Doom implanted in Pitt's mind
Winged Flight: Diablo gave Darkoth under the great emotional stress the suggestion that he was in reality
two supernaturally-derived abilities which accompanied knowledge of a demon who had been rescued ,,.--...
when he came under his power. The his wife's condition, Pitt also discov- from the Netherworld by Doom to be :
first of these was the addition of tiny ered that the solar shuttle project his personal warrior. As such,
bat-like wings at his ankles which had been infiltrated by agents of Vic- Darkoth became the most loyal ser-
magically gave Darkoth the power of tor von Doom , absolute monarch of vant of the man who had made him a
flight at Typical airspeed . the tiny Balkan state of Latveria. monster.
Phasing: Darkoth was also given the
power of intangibility at an Excellent In an effort to learn the extent of When Doom attempted to flee in a
level, although he could only employ the infiltration and its purpose, Pitt spacecraft, Darkoth stowed away
it for limited periods of time. decided to present himself as a will- onboard and attacked him as he
ing collaborator. Fearful that the spy piloted the ship into orbit. During the
ADDITIONAL NOTES: network may well have extended into ensuing battle, Doom's craft went off ,,.--....
other areas of NASA, Pitt told no one course and collided with a satellite.
202 of his plans, not even his superiors. Both Doom and Darkoth were sent
Attempting to gather as much infor- hurtling into re-entry.
mation as possible, he became the
confidante of the ring's leaders. Darkoth survived his fiery return to
They were so impressed by Pitt that Earth, and his body crashed into a
they brought the major to the atten- barren sector of the Texas deserts.
tion of Doctor Doom himself. To all But his flaming fall from the sky had
appearances, Desmond Pitt was a not gone unnoticed. Diablo, the mas-
ter alchemist, rushed to the spot
loyal spy. He soon learned that where Darkoth had landed. There he
Doom's men meant. to utilize the discovered that the Demon was very
awesome powers of the solar shuttle near death. Taking Darkoth back to
to energize solar panels in Latveria. his hideout, Diablo used a variant of
his own life-prolonging potions to
Before Pitt could expose the plan hold off Darkoth's imminent demise.
to United States government offi-
cials, his wife died. Grief-stricken, Exposing Darkoth to his will-
Pitt became careless with his ruse sapping potions to insure his loyalty,
Diablo chemically augmented .._,
and Doom discovered that he was a Darkoth's powers, giving him both
double agent. Doom's operatives, the powers of flight and intangibility.
still highly trusted in the space pro-

DARKSTAR

.-....STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A EX (20)

s GD (10)

E AM (50)
R GD (10)
I EX (20)
p IN (40)

Health: 90
Karma: 70

Resources: GD(10)

Popularity: 5 (50 in U.S.S.R.)

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Laynia Petrovna

Occupation: Ex-Government

Agent, now Free Agent

~Legal Status: Citizen of the

U.S.S.ft with no criminal record

Identity: State Secret

Place of Birth: Minsk, U.S.S.R.

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: Nicolai Krylenko

(brother), Sergei Krylov (father),

Marya Krylova (mother, deceased)

Base of Operations: Moscow,

U.S.S.R.

Past Group Affiliations: Champi-

.-.._ons of Los Angeles, Soviet Super

Soldiers.

Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS action during the round when tele- TALENTS
Darkforce Manipulation: Darkstar portation occurs and anyone attack- Darkstar speaks English and Rus-
has the ability to wield a form of ing them gets a +2 CS, as transit in
extradimensional energy known as this fashion is highly disorienting sian fluently.
the Darkforce. Darkstar can form (even for Darkstar herself). It takes
.......__simple Darkforce shapes such as Darkstar an entire round to open a CONTACTS
pincers, spheres, columns, and portal to the Darkforce Dimension Though she no longer works for
rings by mental commands. She can that she uses to teleport.
affect up to 2 areas at any time, and Flight: Darkstar can also manipu- the Soviet government she may
increase the density of the Darkforce late the Darkforce to partially neu- have contacts in it. She could most
to Amazing Material Strength. If tralize the effects of gravity, allowing likely prevail upon Iceman (and
using Darkforce material as a weap- her Good Air Speed. She can hover through him, X-Factor) for help.
on, she can fire it as a beam causing in place without effort or penalty.
up to Incredible damage with a range
of 2 areas. The Darkforce can be
used to support structures as if it
were Incredible strength material. If
Darkstar is rendered unconscious,
her Darkforce constructs will dissi-
pate.
Teleportation; Darkstar can enter
the Darkforce dimension and use it
to teleport up to 1 mile with Remark-
-- able accuracy. She may take up to
three individuals with her on a tele-
port. Anyone using this form of tele-
portation may not perform any other

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:

HISTORY

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Laynia Petrovna is a mutant born
Darkstar's loyalties are to the Rus- to a nuclear physicist and wife who
were accidentally irradiated during
sian people, not the government. an experiment. When her mother
She is a hero first and a Russian sec- died in childbirth, Petrovna's father
ond and, of all of the Super Soldiers, was told that she and her twin broth-
relates best to non-Soviets. er died in childbirth as well. The
mutant infants were taken into state

custody and when their powers man-
ifested themselves in adolescence,
they were turned over to Professor
Piotr Phobos who had started an
academy for the training of mutants.
Given the code-name Darkstar,
Petrovna studied at the academy
alongside her brother Nicolai Kry-
lenko (code named Vanguard) and
trained to be a government agent.
Soon after the academy was shut
down, Darkstar was sent to the Unit-
ed States in a mission accompany-
ing the fourth Crimson Dynamo. The
mission aborted, she joined the
Champions of Los Angeles for sev-
eral months until the team disband-
ed. Returning to her homeland, she

joined her brother and two others to
form the Soviet Super-Soldiers.

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DEATH

,..-..,S TAT I S T IC S

F CLSOOO
A CLSOOO
S CLSOOO
E CLSOOO
R CLSOOO
I CLSOOO
P CLSOOO
Health: 20,000
Karma: Unlimited
Resources: Unlimited

Popularity: O

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Death
Occupation : Not Applicable
Legal Status: Not Applicable
,,--..,. Identity: Death is not believed to

exist as a self-aware entity by the
general population of Earth.
Place of Birth: Big Bang
Marital Status: Not Applicable
Known Relatives: Galactus, Eterni-
ty (siblings, parents, and children)
Base of Operations: The Material

Planes
Past Group Affiliations: Occasional
,,,.--.., lover of Thanos and ally of various
Elders of the Universe

Present Group Affiliation :

KNOWN POWERS Mephisto, receive some of their ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Death can use any of the Powers power from Death. Death is silent, grim and patient.

listed within the Marvel Universe ADDITIONAL NOTES:
books as it sees fit at Class 5000 abil-
ity. It does not usually use these
Powers directly, as it prefers to aper-
,..-.., ate through other agents or to wait
for its prey to fail and eventually die.
Death may manifest itself as a
humanoid being of either gender, but
is normally presented as female.
Limitations: At the center of the uni-
verse there can be found a man-
shaped " hole" that is 30 feet tall
where Eternity was formed . Any
bei ng in this hole is im mune to
Death's touch and cannot die.

TALENTS
Death possesses whatever talents

are necessary for the performance of
its tasks.

CONTACTS
In the Marvel Universe there are a

number of "death gods" who seem
connected to Death in some manner.

T hey, and powerful demons such as

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HISTORY The personification of Death ally all living creatures in the kn,..- 1
sometimes seems to possess fath- universe must eventually surret . ,r
Death can manifest itself on the omable motives. Death seems to themselves to Death. Even the Eter-
physical plane at certain times to seek new conquests, and manipu- nals and Asgardians age, although
certain individuals as a sentient, lates mortals with or without their they do so very slowly, and will some-
quasi-tangible humanoid entity of knowledge in order to gain them . day die. The Olympian gods do not
either gender. Like Eternity, Lord Death once attempted to destroy age, but can be killed by a sufficient-
Chaos, and Master Order, Death is Dracula through human pawns ly powerful force. The Elders of the
an abstract being embodying a con- because Dracula was depriving it of Universe, reputed to be the oldest
cept, whose true nature and origin is conquests by creating vampires who living beings in the universe, can
unknown. Death and the being were neither truly alive nor truly also be killed by a sufficiently power-
called Eternity are said to comprise dead. Death failed on that occasion, ful force. Galactus, the only known
the mystical essence of the universe: but Dracula eventually fell victim to entity said to predate the Big Bang
Eternity embodies the principle of permanent destruction. Although itself, believes his death inevitable.
life, and Death embodies the princi- Death ordinarily seems content to
ple of mortality. maintain a balance in the universe The relationship between Death
between its power and Eternity's, and the so-called gods of the dead of
Death and Eternity can both mani- Death will seize opportunities that the various pantheons is also very
fest themselves as sentient beings, arise to achieve dominance over hazy. Death gods like Hela and
and have spoken of themselves as Eternity. Death once appeared to the demons like Mephisto seerr -
siblings. They have appeared in mad Titanian Thanos in the form of a receive certain undefined pow.....s
humanoid form, although presumably woman with whom he fell so much in from Death and even rule over extra-
they could appear in any guise they love that he was willing to destroy the dimensional realms seemingly
chose. Eternity generally appears in universe in order to please her. inhabited by the souls of deceased
the form of a male, while Death usually Death also apparently works in part- mortals. But whether they are
manifests itself in female form. This nership with Galactus, the destroyer Death's pawns or allies cannot be
may simply be the form Death of worlds. Death has on occasion determined .
chooses to seduce males into doing its taken the role of gamesman, having
will. When Death presented itself once It should be noted that during the
to the vampire lord Dracula as a rival once played a tournament of cham- second "Secret Wars," Death was
rather than as a seducer, it took male pions with the Elder called the
form While Death can take the guise of "killed" by the Beyonder and ·~
a living human, it more often appears Grandmaster. then recreated . Both Deaths h, .;
to living beings as a hooded, robed Death 's ultimate goals are identical abilities and motives, and
skeleton. may in fact be the same entity in dif-
unknown. There may be a master ferent incarnations.
plan guiding its movements or noth-
ing more than random chance. Virtu- Death remains one of the greatest
mysteries of the universe.

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DEATH-STALKER

..-.._STATISTICS

'' F EX (20)

A EX (20)

s GD (10)

E EX (20)

R RM (30)

I TY (6)
p GD (10)

Health: 70

Karma: 46

Resources: PR (4)

Popularity: - 5

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Phillip Wallace Sterling
Occupation: Professional criminal
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
~ with no known criminal record
·. ... Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Riverdale, the Bronx,
New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Elizabeth Dawes

Sterling (mother)
Base of Operations: An interdimen-
sional realm
Past Group Affiliations: Former
,,...-,leader of the Unholy Three (as the

,'Exterminator)
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS wears underneath his gloves. He CONTACTS
Intangibility: Death-Stalker ordi- must be in solid form and must touch Death-Stalker has had several
narily exists in an interdimensional his victim with a Fighting FEAT roll.
realm lying close to Earth's dimen- The victim must make an Endurance unnamed criminal contacts in the
sion. From this dimension he can FEAT roll against Monstrous intensi- New York underworld.
observe Earth without being seen. ty or die. Resistance vs. Radiation
~ He can also temporarily materialize rank numbers add to Endurance
on Earth, either as an intangible numbers, as the deathgrip device
"phantom" or as a solid figure. He bombards the victim with micro-
can materialize on Earth for up to waves.
five hours but must rest in his interdi-
mensional realm for at least that TALENTS
much time before returning. Death-Stalker has the Electronics

As an intangible phantom, Death- and Repair/Tinkering talents.
Stalker is totally immune to physical
and psionic harm. Each round he
must decide whether he wishes to be

solid or intangible. He cannot be
both in a single round .

Death-Stalker can also " teleport"
by moving quickly through his inter-
dimensional realm , then reappear-
ing on Earth an equal distant away.
This allows him to teleport at Good
..-.. Rank.

·Cybernetic Deathgrip: Death-
Stalker has designed a pair of cyber-
netic deathgrip devices which he

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: could exile a victim to the interdi- machine that could enable him to ...---...
mensional void permanently. The stay on Earth as long as he wanted.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Exterminator wished to create the
Death-Stalker is a terrifying figure, impression that he and the Unholy Yet Death-Stalker found himself
Three might have actually disinte- continually thwarted in both these
and he knows it. As the Exterminator, grated their victims with their porta- areas by Daredevil, whom the he
Sterling was a typical scheming ble "ti me-d isplacement guns"; blamed for his inability to remain on
mastermind, but as Death-Stalker, hence, he chose the nom du crime Earth, and for the ravaging of his
he was obsessed with destroying " Exterminator." body due to the radiation. (Death-
Daredevil and draining off the ener- Stalker now had a chalk-white skin
gies that prevented him from exist- During a clash with the costumed which his costume concealed.) After
ing on Earth. crimefighter Daredevil, Ape-Man many clashes with Daredevil, the
succeeded in exiling Daredevil to the Death-Stalker, who had learned
HISTORY void with his displacement gun. Daredevil's secret identity of Matt
Daredevil was able to use his powers Murdock, hired and outfitted a new
The criminal known as Death- and skills to escape through a Unholy Three and sent them to cap-
Stalker was Phillip Wallace Sterling, dimension warp, and tracked the ture Murdock. (The original Unholy
the last member of an old, wealthy, Exterminator and the Unholy Three Three had been killed only recently.)
and prestigious family that had lived to their lair. After defeating the four, Ape-Man II and Cat-Man II succeed-
in America for centuries. It is not Daredevil intentionally triggered the ed in their mission, although the ,.......
known why Sterling turned to crime. explosion of the Exterminator's main Black Widow managed to stop Bird-
He conducted his first known crimi- displacement machine. At that time, Man II. With Murdock his prisoner in
nal activities under the alias of the Daredevil had temporarily grown a cemetery, the Death-Stalker killed
Exterminator. In this role Sterling tired of his superhero career, and Ape-Man II and Cat-Man II and
was the costumed mastermind was hoping to end it by feigning his revealed he was the Exterminator to
behind a series of crimes committed own demise. What Daredevil did not Murdock. The Death-Stalker
by the original criminals known as realize was that the explosion demanded that Murdock change
Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man, caused the nearby Exterminator to costume and become Daredevil for
who were otherwise known as the be irradiated with an extraordinary one final battle. As the battle went
Unholy Three. The Exterminator amount of the dimensional- on, Daredevil kept getting the best of ,,..--.
developed a "time displacer ray" or displacement radiation. The result him, and finally Death-Stalker, whO\
"T-ray" with which he could banish a was that the Exterminator found him- had shifted into the interdimensional
person or object from his own dimen- self in an interdimensional realm so void but was still visible on Earth,
sion for a period of his choosing. The close to Earth that he could see into leapt at Daredevil in an irrational
Exterminator claimed that the ray it without being detected from Earth. rage. Death-Stalker had to fully
projected its target into another materialize on Earth in order to use
"time continuum," but actually, the T- He also learned that he could rema- his " death-grip" but in fury he mate-
ray projected its victim into a limbo- terialize on Earth simply by willing rialized too soon, and solidified while
like interdimensional void lying close himself to do so, and then mentally passing in part through a tombstone.
to normal reality. If the Exterminator will himself back into the interdimen- As a result, Death-Stalker was imme- ~
banished a victim for 30 minutes, sional realm. However, he found it diately killed.
then he or she would automatically impossible to remain on Earth for
return to Earth once the half hour more than several hours at a time, Seeking to avenge her son's
was up. However, an intense enough because the T-radiation in his body death, the Death-Stalker's mother,
amount of "displacement" radiation inevitably drew him back into the Elizabeth Dawes Sterling, used her
interdimensional realm . fortune to construct a series of
death-traps with in her enormous
The Exterminator realized that his mansion. She had a large number of
power had great potential for crime identical robots, all in the form of a lit-
even as he longed for a means to tle girl, built to lure Daredevil into the
control it so that he could stay on house. However, Mrs. Sterling died
Earth as long as he wished. There- before Daredevil was induced to
fore, he adopted the new name and enter the mansion.
costume of the Death-Stalker. He
stole blueprints for a "cybernetic ...........
death-grip" from AIM and used them
to create mechanisms in his gloves I
to give him a "touch of death." He
stole the secret inventions, docu-
ments, and so forth from supposedly
inaccessible placed with his powers,
and also attempted to obtain the
materials necessary to build a T-ray

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DEATH-THROWS

GROUP BACKGROUND KNOWN POWERS KNOWN POWERS
Ultimate Skill: Ringleader juggles with Ultimate Skill: Oddball juggles with
The Death-Throws are a band of five Unearthly skill. He carries 10 razor-sharp Unearthly skill. His specialty is juggling
costumed jugglers who use their great tal- rings on his belt and wears padded spheres, and he carries 12 specially
ent, coordination, and agility for criminal gloves. He can inflict Good Throwing modified hollow balls. These include:
purposes. Very little is known about the Edged damage with the rings.
individual and collective backgrounds of • Smoke balls (treat as smoke gre-
the five members of Death-Throws. Pre- TALENTS nades).
sumably, their acknowledged leader Ringleader has the Leadership talent.
Ringleader was instrumental in organiz- • Knock-out gas balls of Incredible
ing them. The first member of the Death- CONTACTS intensity.
Throws to gain notoriety in the New York Ringleader has several low-level crimi-
area was Oddball, during the time he left • Acid balls of Excellent intensity.
the team to work for the costumed subver- nal contacts on the East Coast. • Solid rubber balls that do Good
sive Crossfire. While in Crossfire's Blunt throwing damage.
employ, Oddball met the demolitions ADDITIONAL NOTES: • Spiked spheres inflicting Typical
expert Bombshell. Oddball and Bomb- Edged throwing damage.
shell were assigned by Crossfire to cap- ROLE-PLAYING NOTES • Fire balls doing Good fire damage.
ture Hawkeye and Mockingbird to use in Ringleader acts as the team spokes-
the subversive's plan to rid New York of its TALENTS
superhuman crimefighters. Oddball and man. He prefers to lead by example, Oddball is a trained acrobat.
r---. Bombshell were taken into custody after rarely issuing direct commands.
being defeated by their intended victims, CONTACTS
but were soon bailed out by Oddball's ODDBALL None
brother Tenpin. Oddball decided to teach
Bombshell the art of jugglery apparently STATISTICS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
in order to win her affections. Bombshell
F TY (6) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
became accomplished at the art so quick- Oddball is a loon. He keeps up a
A RM (30)
ly that she was soon invited to join the bizarre patter at all times even when not
Death-Throws. s TY (6) juggling. He takes offense easily.

The Death-Throws' first known assign- E GD (10) BOMBSHELL
ment after recruiting Bombshell was R TY (6)
,,.--...breaking Crossfire out of police custody I EX (20) STATISTICS
before he could stand trial. This assign- p EX (20)
Health: 52 F GD (10)
ment brought them into conflict with both Karma: 46 A EX (20)
Hawkeye and Captain America. Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: - 2 s TY (6)
RINGLEADER
BACKGROUND E GD (10)
STATISTICS · Real Name: Elton Healey R TY (6)
Occupation: Professional juggler turn-
F GD (10) ed criminal I EX (20)
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with a
A RM (30) criminal record p GD (10)
TY (6) Identity: Known to the authorities Health: 46
,.-..5 Place of Birth: Reno, Nevada Karma: 36
Marital Status: Single Resources: GD (10)
E. GD (10) Known R~latives : Tenpin (brother) Popularity: -3
Base of Operations: Mobile
R GD (10) Past Group Affiliations: Member of the
Death-Throws, employee of Crossfire
I EX (20) Present Group Affiliation:
p GD (10)

Health: 56

Karma: 40

Resources: GD (10)

Popularity: - 2

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Charles Last
Occupation: Professional juggler turn-
ed criminal, leader of Death-Throws
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with a
criminal record
Identity: Known to the authorities

Place of Birth: San Francisco, Califor-
nia

Marital Status: Single
,,.-.., Known Relatives: None

Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Afflllatlons: Member of
Death-Throws

Present Group Afflllatlon: ·

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BACKGROUND TENPIN KNICKKNACK
Real Name: Wendy Conrad
Occupation: Professional criminal turn- STATISTICS STATISTICS
ed juggler
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with a F GD (10) F EX (20)
criminal record A RM (30) A RM (30)
Identity: Known to the authorities
Place of Birth: Scarsdale, New York s TY (6) s TY (6)
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None E GD (10) E GD {10)
Base of Operations: Mobile R TY (6) R TY (6)
Past Group Affiliations: Member of the I GD (10) I GD {10)
Death-Throws, employee of Crossfire p EX (20) p GD (10)
Present Group Affiliation: Health: 56 Health: 66
Karma: 36 Karma: 26
KNOWN POWERS Resources: GD (10) Resources: GD (10)
Ultimate Skill: Bombshell juggles with Popularity: - 2 Popularity: - 3
Monstrous skill. She specialized in
explosives before becoming a member BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
of Death-Throws and juggles armed Real Name: Alvin Healey Real Name: Nick Grossman
explosives, which will do Typical to Occupation: Professional juggler turn- Occupation: Professional juggler turn-
Incredible damage. She normally carries ed criminal ed criminal
up to 12 of them on her person. Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with a Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. with a
Stun Bracers: Bombshell wears a pair criminal record criminal record
of wrist-firing stun bolts which stun at Identity: Known to the authorities Identity: Known to the authorities
Excellent intensity with a range of 1 area. Place of Birth: Reno, Nevada Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single Marital Status: Single
TALENTS Known Relatives: Oddball (brother) Known Relatives: None
Bombshell is a demolitions expert and Base of Operations: Mobile Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Member of the Past Group Affiliations: Member of the
receives a + 1 CS when creating, rig- Death-Throws, employee of Crossfire Death-Throws
Present Group Affiliation: Present Group Affiliation:
ging, or defusing explosive objects.
KNOWN POWERS KNOWN POWERS
CONTACTS Ultimate Skill: Tenpin juggles with Ultimate Skill: Knickknack juggles with
As a mercenary, Bombshell has sev- Unearthly skill. He uses specially weight- Unearthly skill. His speciaity is juggling,,.-...
ed bowling pins which can be thrown to objects of dissimilar shapes. Weapons
eral criminal contacts on the East Coast. inflict Good Throwing Blunt damage. He inflict normal Throwing Edged or Blunt
can ignite them to do Excellent fire dam- damage. Items he has used in the past
ADDITIONAL NOTES: age. The clubs are made of Typical include a chain saw (Excellent damage),
material and Tenpin carries five at a time. a lead pipe, and a meat cleaver.

TALENTS TALENTS
None None

CONTACTS CONTACTS
None No ne

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Of all of the Death-Throws, she is the

most homicidal. She enjoys loud noises,
such as those caused by her bombs

going off in orphanages.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Tenpin prefers to follow quietly. Com- Knickknack is kind of slow on the

pared to his brother Oddball he is uptake and probably the most eager of
extremely unobtrusive.
the five to rush into thrilling situations. !,--...,,

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DEATHBIRD

~ STATISTICS

F RM (30)
A EX (20)
S RM (30)

E RM (30)

R GD (10)
I GD (10)

P GD (10)
Health: 110

Karma: 30

Resources: UN (100)
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Usurper empress of
Shi'Ar Empire
,.-.. Legal Status: Citizen of Shi'Ar
Empire, illegal alien on Earth
Identity: The fact that Deathbird is
an alien is not known to the general
public of Earth.
Place of Birth: The Aerie, Shi'Ar
home world
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lilandra (sister),
D'Ken (brother)
..- Base of Operations: Shi'Ar Empire
Past Group Affiliations: Ally of the

Brood
Present Group Affiliation :

KNOWN POWERS ranks increase by a + 1 CS, but they touched together, produce an
Flight: She has Monstrous control Incredible strength electrical bolt.
over her flying, which can reach do not alter her Health. She can only These two javelins can p roduce up to
Good Air Speed for up to 6 hours, retain this state for 10 rounds a day. eight bolts, with a 2 area range.
less if she is carrying extra weight. Javelins: Deathbird carries 12
modified telescoping "javelins" in TALENTS
r Her load-lift capacity is 290 pounds, her wristlets. She can throw these As noted above, Deathbird has the
javelins up to 4 areas away. The jave-
but her arms must be free. She can lins which she has used include: Weapon Specialist talent with her
hover in place, but not for more than javelins and has Martial Arts E. She
two rounds. She can use her hands • Normal javelins that cause has an extensive background in
Pinions: Deathbird's pinions are Remarkable Edged damage. Shi'Ar law as both a former criminal
sharp, spur-like vanes and can be and current empress.
used for fighting, causing Good • Javelins that release a gas
damage on the Edged Attack which fills the area struck. The gas is
column. She normally uses these distracting and hard to breathe.
when flying to make "fly-by" attacks. Everyone not protected from gas suf-
fers a - 1 CS for all FEATs per-
Talons: Deathbird possesses talon-
like fingernails of extraordinary formed in the area. The gas
(Remarkable Material) tensile dissipates in three rounds.
strength. With them she can cause
Excellent Edged Attack damage, but • Two javelins which , when
may not use them when flying.
Berserker Frenzy: Deathbird can
- go into a berserk frenzy when she is
m combat by making a red Endur-
ance FEAT roll. If the roll is made,
both her Fighting and Endurance

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CONTACTS HISTORY I~
Deathbird has allied herself with
Deathbird was the first born to the
the alien races of Badoon and Brood ruling family of the Shi'Ar, a race of
in the past to further her political mammal-like humanoids descended
aspirations. She has contacts with from bird-like creatures. Unlike her
both, but trusts neither. She also younger siblings, D'Ken and Lilan-
enlisted the aid of rebellious mem- dra, Deathbird possessed atavistic
bers of the Royal Elite Imperial characteristics (notably functional
Guard in her coup (including Hussar, wings growing from her arms, an
Fang, Warstar, and Quasar). Since extraordinary revolutionary " throw-
she is now the acting Majestrix, it back" mutation). For reasons yet to
seems logical that she can order the be revealed, Deathbird was denied
entire Guard with complete author- her birthright as heir to the throne, an
ity. honor bestowed upon her younger
brother D'Ken. For crimes against
ADDITIONAL NOTES: the state, Deathbird was exiled into
space. Eventually making her way to
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Earth, Deathbird began to gather
Deathbird is a crafty, manipulative supplies to repair her interstellar
vessel, crossing paths along the way
woman who lusts for absolute power. with the Earth heroes Ms. Marvel
She has deposed her sister as and Hawkeye. Escaping from Earth
Empress and will do anything to at last, Deathbird allied herself with
remain on the throne. the alien Brood and returned to the
Shi'Ar homeworld to wrest control of
the empire from her brother D'Ken
(who was in charge at the time) and
sister Lilandra. Despite the efforts of
Lilandra's loyal Imperial Guard,
Deathbird succeeded and currently
is empress of the Shi'Ar.

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DEATHLOK

,--._ STATISTICS

F AM (50)

A RM (30)
S IN (40)
E IN (40)
R EX (20)
I AM (50)
P PR (4)

Health: 160
Karma: 74
Resources: FB (2)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real name: Luther Manning
Occupation: Colonel in the U.S.
Army, retired
,,,-_ Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record, officially
dead as of 1985 (in an alternate reali-

ty)
Identity: His existence is not gener-
ally known to the general public.
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Janice (wife, sep-
arated), Richard (son)
,-. Base of Operations: New York area
Past Group Affiliations: Former
member of the CIA, pawn of Roxxon
Corporation and Fixer & Metallo
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS FASER I P TALENTS
Cybernetic Body: Over 75% of RM EX AM IN GD GD FB Deathlok's computer augmenta-
Manning's body was replaced with
cybernetics. Besides enhancing his Internal Computer: A micro- tion gives him the Weapon Master
........... physical attributes and Intuition, he processor within Deathlok's skull talent, Martial Arts A, and Com-
has the following abilities: provided many of the attribute puters. Manning has the Military Tal-
enhancements that the character ent from his army days.
• Body Armor at Excellent Rank enjoys. The computer was also able
• Enhanced senses at Remark- to override Manning's self-control, CONTACTS
able rank , including infrared/ making him a passenger in his own In his alternate reality Manning
ultraviolet vision, telescopic body. The computer can be repro-
enhancement, and audio amplifica- grammed by anyone with the appro- had several highly-placed military
tion . priate skills, making a Reason FEAT contacts.
Weapons: Deathlok carries a spe- roll against Amazing intensity.
cial Laser Pistol with a range of
Remarkable that does Incredible
damage. It runs off Deathlok's own
power supply. He also carries a kriife
made of Remarkable material.
Robotic duplicate: While in the
Marvel Universe, Deathlock's body
was used as a template by the Roxx-
on Corporation tor a robotic dupli-
- cate. While this construct had all of
the above powers and weapons, it
was limited to the following attrib-
utes:

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: HISTORY inventive genius enabled him to ,.--..
override Deathlok's computer-brain,
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Luther Manning enlisted in the enabling the criminals to use
Deathlok is a bitter hero, resentful army in the late 1970's and rose Deathlok as their pawn. The
through the ranks to become colo- Fantastic Four confiscated
of his powers and his forced obedi- nel. During war games in 1985, Man- Deathlok's now-inert body from the
ence to the computer within him. He ning was critically injured by the Fixer and turned him over to a cyber-
hates his semi-human state and effects of a concussion mine. (This neticist in London.
would willingly end his nightmarish incident occurred in a recently-
existence if the computer would diverged alternate reality, and is not There agents of the oil company
allow him to do it. a part of the mainstream timeline.) Roxxon stole Deathlok's body, plac-
Manning's superior, Major Simon fng him in the custody of Roxxon-
Ryker, salvaged his body for use in employed surgeon, Harlan Ryker,
Project: Alpha-Mech, a covert opera-
tion whose purpose was to create ironically the man who (in an alter-
cyborg super-soldiers. Manning's nate reality) would create the
brain, nervous system, and stil l- Deathlok cyborg in the first place.
living tissue were transplanted into a Ryker gave the cyborg a rigorous
synthetic body in an operation per- biopsy in order to learn from it. Then
formed by Major Ryker's brother in association with other members of
Harlan Ryker (code-named Hel- Roxxon 's Department M (for " Muta- ,.....__
linger), who had, years before given genies" ), he created a robotic simu-
his brother Simon cybernetic parts to lacrum of Deathlok. This robot was
repair damage to his legs and spine turned over to Roxxon's Nth Com-
incurred in an altercation with Doctor mand for testing . It was sent to infil-
Doom. trate and destroy Project Pegasus,
the government energy research
Manning awoke from the weeks- facility. The Deathlok robot was
long operation in a body that was destroyed before it could carry out its
partially his own and with a mini- mission.
computer occupying a portion of his
cranium. He was given the code- Eventually Ryker got the original ,,--...._
name Deathlok. At first an unwilling Deathlok functional. By this time,
agent of Ryker, Deathlok broke free
of his control and became a free Luther Manning's clone had been
agent. On a CIA assignment, dispatched by Godwulf (a former
Deathlok met the en igmatic member of Roxxon's Nth Command)
Godwulf, a vigilante who had access to find Deathlok. The clone succeed-
to some time travel machinery in his ed in his mission with the help of
headquarters in the subways of New Captain America, and gave his life to
York City. Godwulf displaced free Deathlok from Roxxon mental
Deathlok in time, where the cyborg domination. Deathlok returned to his
was snatched by a time machine own alternate reality where he joined ~
used by the Fixer and Mentallo and forces with Godwulf and his band of
brought to the present. The Fixer's Redeemers to defeat Harlan Ryker's
plans of nuclear annihilation.
Deathlok remains in his near-future
alternate reality, searching for a pur-
pose in life.

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DESTINY

STATISTICS

F PR (4)
A TY (6)

s PR (4)

E EX (20)

R GD (10)
I UN (100)
p MN (75)

Health: 34

Karma: 185

Resources: GD (1 O)
Popularity: 3

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Irene Adler
Occupation: Special agent for the
U .S. Government
_ Legal Status: Citizen of the United

Kingdom with a criminal record
Identity: Secret

Place of Birth : Salzberg, Austria
Marital Status: Widowed
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Washington,
D.C.

Past Group Affiliations: Freedom
Force (originally Brotherhood of Evil

Mutants)
Present Group Affiliation :

KNOWN POWERS the other character is within three When she fails, all surprise and ini-
unobstructed areas of her. tiative advantages, and the ability to
Precognition: Destiny has a 97% confer them on others, are lost for
chance of predicting the correct 3) If Destiny attempts to make a the next 1-10 rounds.
timeline for the next round of game- 81/ndness: Destiny is blind and
play, but loses 10% of her accuracy long range prediction (more then five usually carries a cane in her normal
for every round following the initial rounds in the future), the Judge identity. When in battle, she wears a
one. Another factor that may alter should secretly make a Psyche FEAT full face mask. Her powers allow her
the timeline is any totally unexpect- roll for her. Predicting up to 15 min- to see the most probable objects
ed, irrational behavior by her team- utes into the future requires a green characters, etc., that are present.
mates. If Destiny takes an active FEAT roll, up to 24 hours in the future She cannot be attacked by holo-
hand in the actions of the next few is a yellow FEAT roll, and beyond grams or optical attacks (though
rounds, her chance of guiding her that is a red FEAT roll. Any white fail- some psionic illusions will still fool
team to the right prediction is her). If her mental powers are strip-
ure means that she has completely ped or neutralized she cannot see.
improved. failed and sees nothing, while a col- Weapon: Destiny occasionally car-
ored failure means that she sees the
This has the following effects: wrong timeline and the Judge should
1) As long as Destiny can clearly present a misleading scenario.
communicate with her comrades,
her team will always immediately
gain surprise (their initiative die roll is
always considered 11 ). All of Desti-
ny's teammates must be within three
unobstructed areas of her for this
power to work. If Destiny is rendered
unconscious, or is otherwise unable
or unwilling to participate, all the
advantages are lost.

2) Destiny can use her Karma to
help another character's actions (as
she would normally help her own) if

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ries a crossbow pistol which has a HISTORY
range of Good and does Good dam-
age.

TALENTS Almost nothing has been revealed
Destiny has the Bows talent. She about the woman named Destiny. It
is not even known how old she is, for
is fluent in German and English. whereas she appears to be a woman
in her 60's, it has been speculated
CONTACTS that she is far older. She is a longtime
Other than the fact that she is an friend of Mystique, and joined the lat-
ter's new criminal Brotherhood of
old and dear friend of Mystique, Evil Mutants.
nothing is known of Destiny's prior
life. Aware of the U.S. government's
growing anti-mutant activity, Mys-
ADDITIONAL NOTES: tique decided to offer the Brother-
hood's services to the government,
and renamed it Freedom Force. Des-
tiny participated in Freedom Force's
first mission tor the U.S. govern-
ment: the capture of Magneto, lead-
er of the original Brotherhood of Evil
Mutants.

Destiny recently travelled with the
Freedom Force to Dallas, where she
foresaw the deaths of the X-Men in
battle against the Trickster. Her face
was revealed on national television
during the course of the battle.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Destiny is not much of a fighter but

prefers to act as a counsellor to Mys-
tique. She acts as team leader when
Mystique is elsewhere.

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.DESTINY I

--.... STATISTICS

F TY (6)

A GD (10)

s TY (6)

E EX (20)

R TY (6)

I EX (20)
p TY (6)
Health: 42

Karma: 32

Resources: TY (6)

Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Paul Destine
Occupation: Former carnival men-
talist, later presidential candidate
,.,.---.._ Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record
Identity: The general public was
unaware of Destine's powers.
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missou-
ri
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: None
--... Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS Scarlet Witch. At first subtly, then ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Telepathy: Before he possessed more overtly, the Crown would
the Helmet of Power, Destiny was a attempt to enslave its wearer (treat
natural telepath, with Remarkable as Unearthly Domination) for its own
abilities. purposes. On the lighter side, it also
Helmet of Power: Destiny was the provided its wearer with Immortality,
first of many in recent years to wear keeping him or her from the ravages
the artifact more frequently known of aging. The Crown is currently
~ as the Serpent Crown. It grants its believed to be destroyed.
wearer several abilities:
TALENTS
• Strength - With the Crown, None
Destiny has Amazing Strength and
Endurance, and his Health rises to CONTACTS
None
116.
• Domination - The wearer of

the Serpent Crown can control
another's will at Monstrous level, or
the wills of everyone watching, even
over broadcast airwaves, at Remark-
able intensity. As a power stunt, the
wearer can conjure up Remarkable
mental illusions.

• Telekinesis - The Crown can
be used for Monstrous telekinesis.
As a power stunt, Destiny once used
this ability to trigger an earthquake,
.--- doing Typical damage to all property
in a 25-area radius.

The Serpent Crown was worn by a
line of people later, including the

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ROLE-PLAYING NOTES guised mystical object of power Namor unintentionally triggered an _._
Destiny's original profession, that called the Serpent Crown. Appar- avalanche of ice. By the time Namor
ently the Ancients were actually a had freed himself from the ice, Desti-
of sideshow mentalist, would have colony of water-breathing Lemurians
provided him with all the adulation and had buried the Crown there. The ny was gone.
he craved, had he not found the Helmet greatly increased Destine's Destiny made his way back to the
"Helmet of Power!' With its mind- psionic abilities, as well as healing
warping effects growing more and his injuries and transforming him United States, and, under his true
more pronounced, he desired world- into a larger, physically stronger name, became a third party presi-
wide fame and dominion. He particu- man. Destine did not return to the dential candidate. Using the Hel-
larly disliked the Sub-Mariner's expedition and eventually used one met's powers, Destiny rendered
incessant interference, and would of the Ancients' devices to place virtually everyone who heard his
go out of his way to cause Namor himself in suspended animation, speeches submissive to his will.
grief. during which his powers continued Destiny intended by this means to
to increase. win the next presidential election,
In the 1930's and 40's, Destiny and then use the United States' mili-
had become a cruel and sadistic vil- Decades later, Destine emerged tary might to conquer the rest of the
lain, enjoying his victims' suffering. from suspended animation. He now planet. Destiny planned to enslave a
By more recent years, he had called himself Destiny, for he large portion of the American popu-
become a megalomaniacal para- believed it was his fate to rule the lace mentally through a live televi-
noid, eager to enslave the Earth or, world. Through his telepathic abili- sion address. But just before he .--....
failing that, destroy it utterly, By the began this speech on television, the
time of his death, he was completely ties, Destiny learned of the existence Sub-Mariner burst into the studio,
insane. of the civilization of water-breathing Destiny battled and overcame
Atlanteans then living beneath the Namor, and hurled him from the roof
HISTORY Antarctic ice. As a test of his of a building to the street below. But
immense powers, Destiny triggered the Sub-Mariner's tremendous
Early in the 20th century, Paul a series of immense earthquakes superhuman strength enabled him
Destine, using the stage name Men- that threatened to destroy the Atlan- to survive the fall. Unable to accept
tallo, earned his living performing a teans. Prince Namor the Sub- the fact of Namor's survival, Destiny
mind-reading act in a carnival side- Mariner, who was the grandson of went wholly insane. Irrationally _._
show. Unlike most supposed mental- the Atlantean emperor Thakorr and claiming he did not need the Helmet,
ists in carnivals, however, Destine the son of Leonard McKenzie and
would actually read the thoughts of the Atlantean princess Fen, went to Destiny said he would levitate him-
others telepathically. In an effort to the Antarctic surface to investigate. self down to the cheering masses of
learn more about his powers, Des- There, Namor confronted Destiny his followers through his own
tine did research in a number of but was defeated by him. Destiny powers. Destiny then jumped off the
books on magic. From these he psionically held Namor helpless and roof and fell to his death.
learned about a legendary race then used his mental powers to
known as the Ancients, who had destroy the Atlantean settlements.
mastered telepathy. Cruelly, Destiny used his psionic

Seeking to find the site of the powers to show Namor mental
Ancients' civilization, Destine joined images of the catastrophe, including
an expedition to Antarctica aboard the deaths of Fen and Thakorr. (Most
the ice-breaker Oracle, commanded of the Atlantean population, how-
by Captain Leonard McKenzie, in ever, survived.) Then Destiny used
1920. There, he and McKenzie
found a highly advanced form of his mental powers to force Namor to
dynamo, which had been built by the fly to New York City, to give Namor
Ancients, and which was now
entombed in ice. Destine broke amnesia, and to dull his ability to
through the ice, intending to use the think. The result was that Namor
dynamo to increase his mental spent years living in New York City as
powers. But by activating the device, a derelict, unaware of his true identi-
Destine unintentionally triggered an ty, until his memory and full mental
avalanche. Gravely injured, Destine clarity were restored through the
revived to see the so-called Helmet actions of the second Human Torch.
of Power, which had apparently been As for Destiny, he himself returned to
hurled near him by the avalanche, suspended animation to increase his
and which was actually the dis- powers further.

After emerging from suspended
animation Destiny again clashed
with the Sub-Mariner in Antarctica,
but in the course of their battle,

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DEVIANTS

GROUP BACKGROUND Marital Status: Single causing injury or pain. For all this, he is a
The Deviants are an evolutionary off- Known Relatives: None man of honor, an oddity in the depraved
Base of Operations: Deviant Lemuria Deviant society. His word is rarely given
shoot of humanity that was brought into Past Group Affiliations: None and always upheld. Too, his love of
being approximately one million years Present Group Affiliation: Thena, one of the noblest Eternals, may
ago through genetic experimentation by be softening Kro's darker side.
the extraterrestrial Celestials. KNOWN POWERS
Molecular Control: Kro has Unearthly In short, Krois a villain, but an appeal-
The Deviants are not immortal or inde- control over his body on a molecular ing one.
structible. The sole known exception is level. This allows him the powers of Elas-
the Warlord Kro, who, despite being vul- ticity at Remarkable level, as he can REJECT
nerable to injury, has lived for untold cen- move molecules to alter his appearance
turies, although he has concealed this like putty. He is limited insofar as his STATISTICS
fact from his fellow Deviants. Many Devi- alterations cannot affect his skeletal sys-
ants possess superhuman abilities. The tem or his weight in non-trivial ways, nor F RM (30)
most common superhuman power disguise his pale red skin without make-
among the Deviants is superhuman up. He can also employ Regeneration at A RM (30)
st rength. Excellent rank and Resistance to Dis-
ease at Typical rank. s EX (20)
The Deviants were the first natives of Deviant Weaponry: Deviant scientists
Earth to develop technology, and even are especially dedicated to weapon tech- E RM (30)
thousands of years ago had already nology, their achievements on par with
become highly advanced in the study of the work of Doctor Doom. As Monarch of R TY (6)
,_ genetics. It was the Deviants who cre- his race, Kro had access to any equip- I EX (20)
ated the Subterraneans as their slaves, ment he desires. Common items are pro- p TY (6)
and it has been speculated that it was jectile weapons that do Incredible Health: 110
the Deviants who genetically trans- energy or force damage, Remarkable Karma: 32
formed ordinary humans into the water- Flame, or Amazing Snaring Missile, or Resources: : FB (2)
breathing Atlantean race. Unearthly Paralyzing Touch.
Infra-red Goggles: Kro often wears Popularity: 1
Originally the Deviants built their cities goggles that give him Good rank lnfravis-
on the Earth's surface. They used their ion. BACKGROUND
advanced technology to conquer the Real Name: Unknown, rumored to be
nations of humans, and eventually con- TALENTS Ransak
quered the entire known world except for Occupation: Warrior, sometime movie
~ the empire of Atlantis. Kro is a master tactician, gaining a + 2 actor
Legal Status: Honorary citizen of Olym-
Since the sinking of Lemuria, Earth's CS to any combat-related Reason pia
Deviant population has been greatly FEATs. He also possesses the Military Identity: Not known to the general popu-
reduced from what it was. Because of and Leadership talents. lace of Earth as a Deviant
the Deviants' distaste for childbearing, Place of Birth: Deviant Lemuria
they have felt no need to increase their CONTACTS Marital Status: Single
numbers by a considerable degree, and Kro can always rely on the Eternal Known Relatives: None
today there are only about two thousand Base of Operations: Olympia and
Deviants in the world, most of whom are Thena for aid. Frankly, he is more popu- Japan
sequestered underground. lar with her people than his own at this Past Group Affiliations: Former gladia-
time. tor in the Deviants' Arena of Combat,
F RM (30) Ally of the Eternals
ADDITIONAL NOTES: Present Group Affiliation:
sA RM (30)
EX (20) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES KNOWN POWERS
E RM (30) Krois wily and to some extent evil. He Killing Frenzy: Trained from early child-
hood to be a savage killer, Ransak can
R IN (40) cares little for the welfare of most others, enter a killing fury which boosts his
and his history is rife with examples of Strength and Endurance to Incredible
I IN (40) his disregard for life. He is a skilled com- and his Health to 140 and gives him the
p AM (50) batant and often fights for the sake of equivalent of Poor Body Armor (as he
Health: 110 can ignore minor wounds). He must
Karma: 130 make a red Psyche FEAT roll to come out
Resources: RM (30) of this frenzy before everyone in front of
Popularity: - 5 him is dead. If Thena is attempting to
influence him, or if the remaining targets
BACKGROUND are friends, only a yellow roll is neces-
Real Name: Kro sary.
Occupation: Former warlord, later Mon- Love of Combat: In any situation where
arch of the Deviants things might become violent, Ransak
Legal Status: Citizen, then Monarch of must make a yellow Psyche FEAT roll to
Deviant Lemuria avoid going into combat immediately.
Identity: Not known to the general popu-
lace of Earth as a Deviant. TALENTS
Place of Birth: Deviant Lemuria Ransak is skilled with hand-to-hand

weaponry, giving him the Sharp Weap-
ons talent. He has Martial Arts A and B.

219

CONTACT S TALENTS KNOWN POWERS
Ransak is an ally of the Eternals and Karkas has the Student Talent, and
Mind Control: Ghaur has Amazing
could call upon them for help if he so receives a + 1 CS in matters of Philoso-
wished. He is currently a student of the phy, his speciality. He also possesses a Mind Control powers which he can only
Eternal Kingo Sunen. Photographic Memory, allowing him to
retain anything that he is exposed to. use on Deviants whose genetic codes
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
CONTACTS are known to him (see Talents below).
Karkas currently resides on Olympia
Ghaur has mastered the power-stunt of
and could call upon Thena and the
remaining Eternals for help. altering a Deviant's malleable genetic

ADDITIONAL NOTES: structure, so that he might bestow any

new Body Alteration upon a Deviant (up

to Amazing rank) or just as easily kill the

victim by inducing a lethal mutation. Kro,

who has Unearthly control over his own

body, is immune to Ghaur's powers.

Celestial Powers: As the culmination of

Ghaur's greatest plot, he was possessed

of the enormous power of the Dreaming

Celestial. His stats became:

FA S E AIP

MNAM CL3000 CL5000 RMAM SHY

Health: 8125 ..--.

Karma: 280

KARKAS In this form, Ghaur had Shift X Armor

STATISTICS against all attacks, and virtually any oth-

F TY (6) er power at Shift Z rank. At the same
A PR (4)
time, Ghaur's mind was destroyed by the
s AM (50)
Dreaming Celestial, so the power was
E IN (40) something of a mixed blessing. It
R EX (20)
I GD (10) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES required the unimaginable power of the
p EX (20) Karkas is a pacifist who does not
Health: 100 Uni-mind to stop Ghaur and the Celestial
Karma: 50 believe in fighting under any circum-
Resources: GD (10) stances except for self-preservation. He artifact known as the Vial from the Pyra-
Popularity: 0 is extremely loyal to Thena and is con-
stantly seeking knowledge. mid of the Winds to secure the Celes- ...--...
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Karkas GHAUR tial's energies.
Occupation : Former gladiator, now
scholar STATISTICS TALENTS
Legal Status: Honorary citizen of Olym-
pia F GD (10) While a priestlord, Ghaur had the
Identity: Karkas' existence is unknown A GD (10) Leadership and Occult Lore talents.
to the general public of Earth Ghaur also has Photographic Memory,
Place of Birth: Deviant Lemuria s TY (6) which he has used to memorize the
Marital Status: Single genetic code of every living Deviant
Known Relatives: None E TY (6) except Kro. This allows him to use his
Base of Operations: Olympia R GD (10) Mind Control power on any living Devi·
Past Group Affiliations: Former gladia· I EX (20) ant. ,,.--..._
tor in the Deviants' Arena of Combat, p EX (20)
Ally of the Eternals Health: 32 CONTACTS
Present Group Affiliation: Karma: 50 Before his transformation, Ghaur was
Resources: EX (20)
KNOWN POWERS Popularity: - 3 (40 among Deviants) the center of a clerical network that held
Mutated Body: A freak even by Deviant great sway in, and eventually ruled,
standards, Karkas is covered with a BACKGROUND
tough, red elephant-like hide over his Real Name: Ghaur Deviant Lemuria.
entire body, providing him with Amazing Occupation: Priestlord
Body Armor. He is hairless, has no outer Legal Status: Citizen of Deviant Lemu· ADDITIONAL NOTES:
ear, and has six claw-like single-jointed ria
digits on each foot and hand. His lack of Identity: Ghaur's existence is unknown
opposing digits does not allow him to uti· to the general population of Earth.
lize many ordinary tools. Place of Birth: Deviant Lemuria
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Deviant Lemuria
Past Group Affiliations: Priesthood of
the Deviants
Present Group Affiliation:

220

DEVIL DINOSAUR & MOON-BOY

STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A TY (6)
S MO (75)
E UN (100)
R TY (6)
I PR (4)
P FB (2)
Health: 191
Karma: 12
Resources: FB (2)

Popularity: - 5

MOON-BOY

STATISTICS

F GD (10}

sA RM (30)
TY (6)
E GD (10)

R GD (10)
I GD (10)
p PR (4)
Health: 56
Karma: 24
........._ Resources: FB (2)

Popularity: o

BACKGROUND as a character rather than a dumb DEVIL'S TALENTS
Real Names: Devil Dinosaur and None
Moon Boy beast.
Occupation: Adventurers DEVIL'S CONTACTS
Legal Status: None Bite: Devil 's bite does Monstrous None
Identity: The populace of Earth damage.
does not know of the pair's exist- MOON-BOY 'S KNOWN POWERS
,,--.... ence. Stomp: Devil can stomp in one of None
Place of Birth: Unknown two ways. He can stomp with one leg
Marital Status: Unknown, presum- into any adjacent area, causing Mon- MOON-BOY'S TALENTS
ably single in the case of Moon Boy strous damage. He can also leap into Moon-Boy can ride Devil with
Known Relatives: None the air up to 2 areas away and stomp
Base of Operations: New York City with both legs, causing Unearthly Amazing ability. He can also commu-
Past Group Affiliations: Members damage. The leaping stomp is so nicate with Devil on a basic level
of the Fallen Angels. unpredictable that anyone trying to through unknown means. He has the
Present Group Affiliation: Dodge it receives a -1 CS. Thrown Weapons, Acrobatics, and
Tumbling talents. He cannot speak
DEVIL DINOSAUR'S Movement: Devil can move at English at this time.
KNOWN POWERS: Remarkable Land Speed or Leap
Altered Metabolism: For some across 3 areas, but not up or down MOON-BOY'S CONTACTS
unknown reason (either because more than 1 area in height. Moon-Boy can rely on help from
Devil is a mutant, or he was engulfed
by highly chemical lava fires at a Tracking: Devil can track prey by his own race, the Small People. On
young age) Devil is smarter and smell at Incredible rank. Earth he has become friends with
quicker than a normal tyrannosaur. Body Armor: Devil's natural hide the Fallen Angels.
acts as Monstrous body armor
r--. He stands 20 to 25 feet high and has against physical attacks and
Amazing against energy attacks.
bright red skin, also a result of the
lava fire. He has unusual willpower
for a creature and should be treated

221

ADDITIONAL NOTES: HISTORY travel with Moon-Boy and the two ,,-.,
had many adventures. In the course
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Moon-Boy and Devil Dinosaur of their travels, the two have
Moon-Boy is a fun-loving youth come from "Dinosaur World," an appeared on the Marvel Earth from
alternate Earth resembling early pre- time to time, but have always
who loves riding and being with Dev- historic times, where man was slow returned to their home dimension
il. He is intrigued by Earth and tries to evolve and dinosaurs never without attracting serious attention.
to help his comrades in the Angels became extinct. Moon-Boy is a
whenever possible. Devil is com- member of the Small People, a tribe Recently, the Fallen Angels, a
pletely loyal to Moon-Boy and often of intelligent fur-covered humanoids. loosely-knit band of super-powered
draws attention to himself by A wanderer, his lack of fear of the children, travelled to Dinosaur World
attempting to help his friend. nighttime earned him his name. and came across Moon-Boy and
Devil. After an understandable bit of
During his wanderings, Moon-Boy initial reservation, the Angels and
came upon another tribe attacking a Moon-Boy became fast friends. The
young tyrannosaur. He saved the two travelled with the Angels and are
beast, but not before it was seared now staying in a garage on Earth
red by strange red lava fires. Grate- with a street gang. Moon-Boy and
ful, the tyrannosaur, which Moon- Devil are slowly but surely becoming
Boy named "Devil," continued to accustomed to their strange new ,--.._
home.

222

DIABLC

---. STATISTICS alter his appearance by making the flesh of demonstrated the Excellent ability to
his face and body pliable, and the Incredi- manipulate the emotions of others or to
F GD(10) ble capacity to change his human form into enhance their willpower to Incredible
A TY (6) a blob of "nerveless protoplasm," thus pro- levels.
S TY (6) tecting him from certain forms of harm.
E GD (10) Among the alchemical feats he can
R GD (10) Among the many alchemical mixtures perform on non-organic matter are tem-
I TY (6) giving him control over others are a nerve porary Amazing molecular transmuta-
tions such as stones into feathers, the
P EX (20) gas pellet which causes Excellent paraly- Incredible molding of surface features to
sis in one or two areas, an Incredible sleep- suit his whims, the generation of Incredi-
Health: 32 ing potion, a Remarkable potion permitting ble explosions equivalent to 50 pounds
Karma: 36 a dying person to resist death for a short of TNT, the Unearthly animation of inani-
Resources: GD (10) time via cellular regeneration (perhaps a mate matter, Incredible conversions of
Popularity: -10 variant of his own life-prolonging elixir), a water into ice, and the creation and con-
Remarkable potion that renders a person trol of Remarkable objects or beings
BACKGROUND inert by lowering his or her body tempera- composed of the ancient elements of
Real Name: Estaban Diablo ture rapidly, and a pellet that makes a per- fire, water, earth, and air. The latter feat is
Occupation: Alchemist son susceptible to Diablo's Remarkable accomplished by numerous alchemical
Le gal Status: Criminal hypnotic commands. In addition, he has
Identity: Known to authorities 223
Place of Birth: Saragossa, Spain
Marital Status: Single
,........,,,., Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Talents: Alchemical Lore; Speaks Span-
ish and English
Contacts: Gilded Lily (former student)
Past Group Affiliations: Primal Elemen-
tals
Present Group Affiliation:

ROLE PLAYING NOTES
Diablo is a patient man who is out to

-..__conquer the world in his own time. He
always acts on his own or with the aid of
his servants, the Primal Elementals. He
distrusts human allies, especially other
Alchemists who are his equals (such as
Gilded Lily). He maintains a special
obsession with the destruction of the
Fantastic Four.

KNOWN SUPERPOWERS
Diablo possesses no superhuman

powers, except for prolonged life and vitali-
,..........__ty granted him by an alchemical elixir

which he must partake of from time to time.

EQUIPMENT
Diablo's powers stem entirely from the

huge arsenal of alchemical potions and
pellets that he has discovered or con-
cocted. His entire costume is lined with
hidden pockets and pouches where he
keeps his array of alchemical weapons.

The diversity and extent of the effects
of his alchemy at times seem magical in
nature. The basis of the ancient science
of alchemy was the transmutation of ele-
ments (lead into gold being the most
sought after effect) by means unknown
to modern science. Since all matter is
made up of elements, a mastery of
alchemy gives one a wide range of mate-
rials to work with. Diablo's alchemy
r---- enables him to control or influence his
own body, the bodies of others, or the
environment itself.

Among the effects of his alchemy upon
himself are the Remarkable capacity to

substances working jointly. cal conquests anew. He has plagued Resources: none
Although the scope of Diablo's humanity on numerous occasions, and Popularity: - 20
is most frequently opposed by the
alchemical wizardry is wide, all of the Fantastic Four. KNOWN POWERS
feats are temporary in nature, lasting no Earth Animation: Incredible rank
more than several hours without repeat- Although he has been trying to retire True Invulnerability: Remarkable rank
ed administrations. The only exceptions form his life of crime and serve out his Weakness: Water dissolves it.
are the potion he used on Dragon Man, remaining prison terms, the recent inter-
and his longevity elixir, whose length of ference of Gilded Lily has caused him to FIRE ELEMENTAL
effectiveness is as yet unknown. It renew his campaign against the STATISTICS
seems probable that he had a supply of it Fantastic Four.
with him during his century of imprison- F RM (30)
ment. PRIMAL ELEMENTALS A GD (10)
S RM (30)
ADDITIONAL NOTES: AIR ELEMENTAL E RM (30)
R TY (6)
HISTORY STATISTICS I FE (2)
P FE (2)
Estaban Diablo was born the son of a F RM (30) Health: 100
nobleman in early nineteenth century A GD (10) Karma: 10
Spain. Curious and inventive by nature, Resources: none
the restless young man became fasci- s RM (30) Popularity: -20
nated with the ancient science of alche-
my. Using funds borrowed from his E RM (30) KNOWN POWERS
inheritance , Diablo began to roam Fire Control: Remarkable rank
Europe in search of documents and arti- R TY (6) Fire Generation: Remarkable rank
facts of ancient alchemy, as well as rare I FE (2) True Flight: Remarkable speed
potions and herbs to experiment with. Weakness: It only exists as long as Dia-
Within a decade, he became the world's p FE (2) blo remains conscious.
greatest living authority on the science, Health: 100
having discovered or concocted count- Karma: 10 TRANS-MUTANT .-----..
less potions with bizarre properties. Resources: none STATISTICS
Haughty and cunning, Diablo began to Popularity: - 20
put his alchemical knowledge to use for F RM (30)
personal gain. KNOWN POWERS A GD (10)
Air Animation: Incredible rank S RM (30)
Journeying to Transylvania to investi- Whirlwind: Incredible rank E RM (30)
gate, Diablo decided to settle there and Weakness: It exists only as long as Dia- R TY (6)
set up permanent laboratory facilities. blo remains conscious. I FE (2)
Under suspicious circumstances, Diablo P FE (2)
acquired a spacious castle and began WATER ELEMENTAL Health: 100
work. Although most of his potions had Karma: 10
very transitory effects, Diablo discovered STATISTICS Resources: none
an elixir that could retard aging. Drinking Popularity: - 20
it, he began a reign of terror over the sur- F RM (30)
rounding Transylvanians, until one day a A GD (10) KNOWN POWERS
mob of villagers caught him unaware Molecular Conversion: Incredible rank
and imprisoned him in a massive crypt. s RM (30) but range is limited to contact.
Weakness: It exists only as long as Dia-
Diablo was trapped in the crypt until E RM (30} blo remains conscious.
the Twentieth Century, when he mesmer- R TY (6)
ized the Thing (of the Fantastic Four) and I FE (2)
forced him to free him. Not having aged p FE (2)
appreciably in his century of confine- Health: 100
ment, Diablo began to plot his alchemi- Karma: 10
Resources: none
224 Popularity: - 20

KNOWN POWERS
Water Animation: Incredible rank
Whirlwind (Waterspout): Excellent speed
Weakness: Only exists as long as Diablo
remains conscious.

EARTH ELEMENTAL

STATISTICS

F RM (30)
A GD (10)

s MN (75)

E RM (30)
R TY (6)
I FE (2)
p FE (2)
Health: 145
Karma: 10

--. STATISTICS DOC SAMSON

F IN (40) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A IN (40) Originally, Samson brought his
S AM (50)
E UN (100) psychoanalytic talents to the field,
R EX (20) preferring to reach agreements with
foes rather than beat their heads into
I EX (20) the dirt. After his recent adventures
he has grown more businesslike in
P EX (20) combat. He is obsessed with recap-
Health: 230 turing the newest, grey-skinned
Karma: 60 Hulk, as he feels responsible for
Resources: GD (10) freeing it upon the world.
Popularity: 5
225
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Leonard Samson
Occupation: Psychiatrist, teacher,
former special consultant to Gamma
............_ Base, New Mexico
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile

Past Group Affiliations: Although
not an official member, Samson has
,..-..... worked as a consultant to SHIELD.
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS

Body Armor: Samson's gamma-
irradiated skin provides Incredible
protection against physical and

energy attacks. He has no particular
resistance to heat and cold.
Leaping: Doc Samson has Shift Z
,..-,.._leaping power, such that he can leap
33 floors (500') straight up and 4
areas across.

TALENTS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Samson is a doctor of psychiatry

and a self-educated expert on the
Hulk and gamma radiation , and has
Martial Arts A, B, and C, and the

Medicine talent as well.

CONTACTS
None

HISTORY excess gamma radiation remained named, has long sought to capture,..--.
within the cathexis ray projector. and permanently cure the Hulk.
Psychiatrist Dr. Leonard Samson Motivated by scientific curiosity, and Samson worked as a university
came to General T.E. " Thunderbolt" probably by a desire to gain teacher during the recent time that
Ross with a plan to cure Ross's the Hulk was traveling through differ-
daughter Betty, who had been trans- superhuan powers for himself, Sam- ent dimensions, unable to return to
formed into a crystalline form son irradiated himself with the ener- Earth. But Samson returned to his
through a blood transfusion with the gies remaining within the projector. pursuit of the Hulk once the monster
Sandman. Samson had technicians The result was that the slight, brown- reappeared on Earth.
devise a cathexis ray projector that haired psychiatrist was transformed
would drain off gamma ray particle into a massively muscled, green- Samson eventually caught up to
energy and psionic energy from haired superhuman with gamma- the Hulk and was able to separate
Bruce Banner as he transformed into boosted strength. Banner himself the two personas, restoring Banner
the monstrous Hulk whom General to normality. Against SHIELD's wish-
Ross had long hunted. Samson the- seemed permanently cured , but he es, Samson freed the Bannerless
orized that as a result of this process, emotionally broke under the strain of Hulk, only to discover it was a mind-
Banner would be cured of the physi- seeing Betty, the woman he loved, less creature that acted out of pure
ological instability that continually being romanced by Samson, and rage.
transformed him into the Hulk. Hop- exposed himself to gamma radia-
ing to save Betty and to be cured tion, thereby undoing the cure. Feeling responsible for the
himself, Banner willingly participat- destruction this new Hulk was caus- ...----.....
ed in the experiment. The cathexis Samson later lost his superhuman ing, Samson tried to recapture it. He
ray succeeded in turning Betty Ross physique and power when he took a came into conflict with both Avenger
back to normal, employing Banner's teams and the new Hulkbusters.
psionic energy. blast of concentrated gamma radia- Banner and the Hulk were eventually
tion intended for the Hulk. However, forced to recombine and Samson 's
However, most of the psionic months later Samson regained his machine was destroyed. Samson
energy drained from Banner as well gamma-mutated form and superhu- worked with SHIELD in attempting to
as a considerable amount of his man strength when he was bom- recapture the new, grey-skinned
barded by intensive radiation from Hulk, but only resulted in the
an exploding gammatron, an experi-
mental gamma ray generator. He destruction of Gamma Base, partial----
ly at his own hands. His present situ-
has remained in this form ever since.
Doc Samson , as he has been nick- ation is uncertain.

226

DOCTOR DEMONICUS

STATISTICS

F TY (6)
A TY (6)

S PR (4)

E TY (6)
R RM (30)

I GD (10)
P GD (10)
Health: 22

Karma: 50
Resources: IN (40)
Popularity: -3

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Douglas Birely
Occupation: Geneticist, criminal
subversive
,......... Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with a criminal record
Identity: Known to the authorities
Place of Birth : Culver City, Califor-
nia

Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Pacific Ocean
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

·KNOWN POWERS
Body Suit: Demonicus is suffering
from a form of skin cancer brought
on by the radiation he exposed him-
self to. The suit prevents the cancer
from growing, and pr-ovides him with
Typical Body Armor.

TALENTS
,........., Demonicus has the Biochemistry,

Genetics, Bioengineering, and
Repairffinkering talents.

CONTACTS ADDITIONAL NOTES: ROLE-PLAYING NOTES

Demonicus has contacts with at Demonicus is obsessed with prov-
ing his theories of radiation and
least one group of power-hungry genetics and then using the fruits of
Japanese businessmen who sup- his genius to rule the world. He is pri-
plied him with money for his first marily a schemer and rarely
scheme. He later allied himself with engages in hand-to-hand combat.
Maur-Kon , who provided him with an
orbital headquarters.

227

HISTORY cessful creation was Batragon, member of the alien race called the ,.---....
mutated from a bat. Myndai. Maur-Kon, a "scientist sor-
Douglas Birely was a geneticist cerer" dedicated to fomenting cha-
studying the mutagenic properties of Birely soon fashioned himself a os, provided Demonicus with a huge
radiation at a private research com- bodysuit that inhibited the effects of satellite headquarters orbiting the
pany in California. Reading of the the skin cancer eating away at his moon, and the technology neces-
growing number of human beings body, and adopted the identity of sary to accomplish Demonicus's
who had gained superhuman abili- Doctor Demonicus. He then recruit- next scheme, bombarding the Earth
ties through exposure to radiation, ed a small army of criminals, merce- with huge meteors.
Birely asked his employer for per- naries, and derelicts to assist him, . Aboard his space station, Dr.
mission to subject himself to the radi- and used them to enslave the
ation they were using in their tests on Eskimos native to his island base. Demonicus mutated new genetic
animals, and was refused. Undaunt- Demonicus put the Eskimos to work monsters and constructed robotic
ed, he staged a laboratory accident constructing a transport craft made ones from Maur-Kon's designs.
during which he was exposed to the from the meteoric ore of the Life- These he unleashed upon the Earth
experimental radiation. To his cha- stone. Because his monsters in preparation for his meteor attack.
grin, he did not acquire any superhu- required periodic contact with the These monsters, Starchild, Cerber-
man powers, but instead contracted Lifestone to retain their vitality, it was us, and the Hand of Five, were met in
skin cancer. An official investigation necessary to mobilize the meteor in combat by the Shogun Warriors,
of the incident revealed Birely's sab- three huge robots constructed by the ,..-__
otage and he was fired from the com- order to expand the range in which ancestral enemies of the Myndai and
pany. his monsters could operate. Demoni-
cus planned to roam the globe with piloted by human beings. The Sho-
Jobless, Birely learned of a highly his creations, using them to plunder gun Warriors managed to defeat
radioactive meteor which had and pillage. their monstrous foes, thwart the
recently fallen near the Aleutian meteor attack, destroy Demonicus's
Islands and used his savings to char- Unfortunately for Demonicus, the space station and take him back to
ter a boat to the site. Unearthing the world security agency SHIELD Earth. There Demonicus was taken
huge meteorite, which he named the learned of his operation while track- into custody by SHIELD. Turned over
Lifestone, Birely acquired funds to local authorities in California,
from some as yet unrevealed source ing down the mutated dinosaur Demonicus escaped with the help of ,---....
in Japan and set up a laboratory in known as Godzilla. As Godzilla bat- some of his men. He has since been
the Aleutian Islands. He then per- trying to rebuild his base of opera-
fected a process by which to artifi- tled Demonicus's creations, Ghi- tions and create an army of monsters
cially mutate animals into huge, laron, Lepirax, and Centipor, with which to plunder the world. The
monstrous organisms. His first sue- West Coast Avengers learned of his
SHIELD liberated the enslaved recent activities and battled one of
Eskimos and captured Demonicus's his latest genetic monsters. Dr.
Demonicus is currently in police cus-
troops. Demonicus himself was sub- tody.
dued by SHIELD agent Gabriel
Jones, but managed to escape
before he could be tried for his
crimes, with the help of Maur-Kon, a

228

DOCTOR DOOM

.---- STATISTICS

F RE (30)
A EX (20)

S RE (30)
E IN (40)
R AM (50)

I IN (40)
P AM (50)
Health: 120

Karma: 140

Resources: AM (50)
Popularity: 40

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Victor von Doom
Occupation: Monarch
Legal Status: Ruler of Latveria
..-... Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Near Doomstadt,

Latveria
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Cynthia von
Doom (mother, deceased), Victor
von Doom II (clone, deceased)
Base of Operations: Castle Doom,
Latveria
Past Group Affiliations: None
,-.. Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS can be used as a propulsion system Doom . Such ammo is varied with
Hyper-Invention: Monstrous Reason to attain Good airspeed. each job. Past examples have been
. when inventing, designing, or con- Electricity: This blast does Unearthly explosive and tranquilizer bullets.
structing new devices, robots, weap- damage to anyone in contact with
ons, or energy systems. the armor. People within 10 feet of Talents: Dr. Doom is a combination
Mind Ti'ansferral: Amazing rank the blast suffer Incredible damage. of budding sorcerer and world-class
Ritual Magic: He has the following Rocket: Twin atomic jets on his waist scientist. His Reason is Monstrous
Typical spells: give him Excellent airspeed. when dealing with inventing, engi-
...--.. Dimension Ti'avel: Limited to travel to Self-Sustenance: Internal stores and neering, robotics, or weapon or
Mephisto's realm recycling systems give him the abili- energy systems.
Summoning: Good ability to summon ty to survive for several weeks in hos-
and control supernatural beings. tile conditions such as deep space. Contacts: He is a past ally of the
Sympathetic Magic (Voodoo): Feeble Sub-Mariner.
Weapons:
rank Mauser: This ordinary looking hand- 229
Body Armor: The armor possesses gun is modified to accept special
Incredible Material Strength and ammunition devised by Doctor
Incredible resistance to energy
attacks. The armor responds to Dr.
Doom 's movements and mental
commands. If Dr. Doom is away from
his armor, the armor can respond to
either preprogrammed instructions
or his remote control. It can only be
deactivated by attacks of Amazing
rank.
Force Field: This Monstrous intensity
.- field has a maximum radius of 8 feet.
Kinetic Bolt: These can be fired from
the g;:luntlets and faceplate. The
bolts on the faceplate, if detached,

ADDITIONAL NOTES: the countryside, peddl ing clever intended to conquer the world. In his ,,,-~
devices and potions he had created urgent desire to proceed with his 1
ROLE PLAYING NOTES to the gullible, knowing that they plans of conquest and revenge, von
Dr. Doom is a dangerous egomani-
ac. He will ruthlessly eliminate any- would turn worthless soon after he Doom donned his newly cast mask
one who opposes him. He holds left. Meanwhile, he continued to before it had completely cooled ,
grudges forever. However, his increase his knowledge. As his thereby permanently damaging his
incredible ego forces him to honor obsession with gaining power and entire face.
any commitments he makes, even if vengeance grew, von Doom became
the promise goes against his intend- increasingly distant from his child- Leaving the monks, the self-styled
ed goal. He believes that only he is hood sweetheart, a young, beautiful Doctor Doom returned to Latveria
truly able to rule the Earth. He is also gypsy woman named Valeria, much and soon overthrew the existing
obsessed with finding Cynthia's spir- to her distress. monarchy of that small Balkan
it and returning her to life. nation and installed himself as abso-
The dean of science at State Uni- lute monarch. Doom established a
HISTORY versity in America heard of von nation of peace and prosperity ruled
Doom's astounding reputation and by a stern dictatorship. Sequestered
Victor von Doom was born to Werner offered him a scholarship. Traveling in the royal castle overlooking Doom-
von Doom , a gypsy healer, and Cyn- to America to take advantage of the stadt, he began to use his mastery of
thia von Doom, who is said to have university's lab facilities, von Doom science to create the means to
been a witch . While Victor was still met Reed Richards, a brilliant sci- achieve further conquests. Eventu- ,.--..
an infant, his mother was killed ence student. Sometime later, von ally his schemes brought him into
under as yet unrevealed circum- Doom was in the midst of testing a
stances. Later, when Victor was still device for interdimensional com- conflict with his former college rival
a child, his father was hunted by the munication when Richards paid a Reed Richards, who was now known
authorities for his failure to cure a visit to von Doom 's headquarters. as Mister Fantastic, and who was
Latverian baron's wife of terminal Not seeing von Doom about, leader of the Fantastic Four.
cancer. Werner von Doom and his Richards examined his notes on the Richards and the Fantastic Four
son fled, but the father died of expo- experiment and discovered an error have proven to be Doom's most fre-
sure to cold. Anguished by his in his calculations. Enraged at find- quent opponents over the years.
father's death, the young von Doom ing Richards going over his notes,
vowed to make the entire world pay von Doom refused to listen to Recently, Doom bestowed vast
for the loss of his parents. Richards' warning and ordered him cosmic energies upon Tyros, an ali- ~
out of his quarters. Von Doom pro- en who had once, under the name
While in the care of Boris, a friend ceeded to use the device, hoping it Terrax, been a herald of the planet-
of his father's, the young von Doom would enable him to communicate destroying Galactus. Doom sent
discovered his mother's legacy to with his dead mother whose spirit, he Tyros to destroy the Fantastic Four,
him: a chest containing herbs, medi- believed, was trapped in some hell- who were aided in fighting him by the
cines, and objects said to have magi- ish netherworld. The machine mal-
cal powers. It was on discovering functioned and exploded, injuring Silver Surfer. Tyros's own cosmic
that chest that von Doom decided his von Doom . While convalescing, he power began to consume his own
mother must indeed have been a was expelled from the university and body as he grappled with the Surfer,
witch . He saw these artifacts as his formed the irrational belief that and finally there was a tremendous
means to gaining power and began Richards was responsible for the explosion in which the bodies of both ~
learning their uses. Von Doom also machine's failure. Von Doom discov- Tyros and the nearby Doom were
began developing his own innate sci- ered that the explosion had left a destroyed. But Doom had managed
entific abilities. For years he traveled long, thin scar along one side of his to preserve his own consciousness
face. The egotistical von Doom by transferring it into the body of an
believed that this slight injury had in onlooker named Norman McArthur,
fact totally ruined his face, and he using a psychic technique once
soon left America for the remoteness taught him by the alien Ovoids.
of Tibet where he hoped to find both
refuge from the sight of man and the Doom's consciousness once
hidden secrets of Oriental sorcery. again inhabits its original body,
which has been reconstructed, and
Discovered by an order of monks is exactly as it was before it was
destroyed in the Surfer-Terrax battle.
in Tibet, he lived with them for a
number of years, learning their Doctor Doom's life has been
secrets, and eventually becoming shaped by three goals which he con-
their master. The monks helped him tinues to pursue today: to destroy his
create a suit of armor and metal hated rival Reed Richards, to rule
mask which he now wore in his new the entire world, and to rescue his
guise as Doctor Doom, in which he mother from the netherworld.

Dr. Doom is currently engaged in a
guerilla war with Dr. Doom II (Kristoff
von Doom). Dr. Doom's ego con-

230

DDCTORDOOM

vinced him that there should always DOCTOR DOOM II ROLE PLAYING NOTES
be a " Dr. Doom " even if the original Kristoff is a re-creation of Dr. Doom
died. Young Kristoff became Dr. STATISTICS during his early years as a supervil-
lain. His memories are identical to
Doom's ward when his mother was F RE (30) those of Dr. Doom during his initial
killed while under Dr. Doom's protec- A EX (20) battles with the Fantastic Four. His
tion. Kristoff was taken to live in Cas- personality is wilder and more erratic
tle Doom. When Dr. Doom's S RE (30) than the now mature and subtly mel-
Doomsmen robots believed Dr. lowed Dr. Doom.
Doom had been killed by Terrax, they E IN (40)
initiated mind-altering procedures R AM (50) HISTORY
that replaced Kristoff's personality I IN (40)
and memories with those of a youn- P AM (50) Kristoff was an ordinary boy in
ger Dr. Doom. This ersatz Dr. Doom II Health: 120 Doomstadt until his mother was
believes he is the real Dr. Doom and Karma: 140 killed during the revolt against King
the true Doom to be an imposter. Resources: AM (50) Zorba. Kristoff was adopted by Dr.
Because Kristoff controls the Popularity: 40 Doom as his ward and successor.
When the Doomsmen robots discov-
Doomsmen, they believe this as BACKGROUND ered Dr. Doom had apparently been
well. The Doomsmen have thus far Real Name: Kristoff von Doom killed, they undertook a special con-
- been able to prevent the real Dr. Occupation: Imposter tingency plan to convert Kristoff into
Doom from regaining access to any Legal Status: Ruler of Latveria a " Doctor Doom." They replaced
of his hidden labs or bases. Because Identity: True identity is secret Kristoff's mind with the personality
of this, Dr. Doom has had to seek Place of Birth: Doomstadt, Latveria and memories of a young Dr. Doom.
sanctuary in various countries in Marital Status: Single Because the new Dr. Doom stopped
exchange for his services. He Known Relatives: mother the procedure prematurely, he lacks
recently helped the Black Panther (deceased) the full memory of Dr. Doom. Conse-
construct a gigantic robot panther to Base of Operations: Castle Doom quently, he is repeating the actions
serve as a guardian for Wakanda. Past Group Affiliations: None of his predecessor. He and the
Present Group Affiliation: Ooomsmen are convinced that the
,-- DOCTOR DOOM 'S CASTLE true Dr. Doom is an imposter. Kristoff
KNOWN POWERS possesses full access to Doomstadt,
Doctor Doom is headquartered in Powers: None Doom's resources, and Latverian
Weapons: consulates worldwide .
Castle Doom, a huge 11 oroom cas- Kristoff wears armor identical in form
and function to Dr. Doom's armor. DOOM SM EN
tle built in the 16th Century by the The differences are that the suit is
Latverian nobleman Count Sabbat. designed to house an eight-year-old STATISTICS
The castle overlooks the Latverian child and that Kristoff wears a short
capital of Doomstadt (formerly mantle instead of a cape. Without F RE (30)
Haasenstadt). Taking occupancy the armor, Kristoff's physical abilities A EX (20)
soon after usurping the throne from drop to Poor rank. S RE (30)
King Vladimir, Doom has dwelled in Talents: Kristoff possesses Dr. E IN (40)
~ the castle ever since, with the excep- Doom's scientific skills.
tion of a brief period of time when the Contacts: None R EX (20)
usurper Prince Zorba reigned. I TY (6)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Among its many rooms, the castle P FE (2)
contains Doom's living quarters, his Health: N/A
many laboratories, his art museum, Karma: N/A
his robot factory, and his prisons. Resources: AM (50)
Castle Doom has a permanent staff Popularity: N/A
of 300, overseeing the castle's
upkeep and Doom's personal needs.
Only 50 of this staff are human; the
rest are robots.

KNOWN POWERS

The Doomsmen are robots created
in the image of Or. Doom in his armor.
They possess Incredible Material
Strength as well as the physical
powers incorporated into Dr. Doom's
armor.

231

Talents: They are capable of operat- GUARDBOTS
ing and repairing most of Dr. Doom's STATISTICS
devices.

ROLE PLAYING NOTES F GD (10)
The Doomsmen are programmed to A EX (20)
pretend to be Dr. Doom. They are S GD (10)
capable of imitating him well enough E RM (30)
to fool anyone, even the Fantastic R FE (2)
Four. When not acting as imposters, I FE (2)
the Doomsmen faithfully act as Dr. P FE (2)
Doom's henchmen and assistants. Health: N/A
Karma: N/A
GUARDIAN ROBOTS Resources: N/A
Popularity: N/A
STATISTICS
KNOWN POWERS
F GD (10) T he Guardbot series are usuform
A GD (10) robots with Excellent Material
Strength. They possess a face-
S RM (30) mounted ionic laser that fires
E RM (30) Remarkable blasts of plasma. A tri-
cycle pedestal enables the Guardbot
R PR (6) to attain Remarkable landspeed. A
I FE (2) self-destruct device disintegrates
P FE (2) the Guardbot and does Remarkable
Health: N/A damage to anything within 20 feet.
Karma: N/A
Resources: N/A ROLE PLAYING NOTES
Popularity: N/A The Guardbots are programmed to
defend Doomstadt and the Latverian
KNOWN POWERS countryside from invaders. They are
The Guardian series are humanoid mindless automatons directly con-
robots with Remarkable Material trolled by the Castle Doom computer
Strength. They are armed with a system.
blaster pistol. The pistol emits a plas-
ma blast of Excellent intensity with TIME MACHINE
side effects of Good intensity heat Doctor Doom invented a special time
and neural disruption. These pistols machine that is capable of transport-
kill ordinary humans but may only ing a target several centuries into the
stun superhumans. past. The device itself is a small con-
trol console mounted on a single leg.
ROLE PLAYING NOTES This connects to a rectangular plat-
The Guardians are programmed to form (8x12 feet). When the time
act as police and militia. They pos- machine is activated, the platform
sess minor self-awareness but their glows and creates a gateway to the
overall actions are directly controlled destination. The machine itself nev-
by the master computers in Castle er leaves. In order to return, time
Doom . travelers must have made arrange-
ments for the machine to create
another gateway at a selected time
and location. Note that in the Marvel
Universe, all time machines actually
transport the traveler to a parallel
world approximating the specified
point in Earth's past.

232

DOCTOR DRUID

- STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A GD (10)

s GD (10)

E RM (30)

R EX (20)

I EX (20)
p IN (40)
Health: 60
Karma: 80
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: 1O

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Anthony Druid
Occupation: Psychiatrist, occult

expert
,-... Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.

with no criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Amergin (10th

Century ancestor)
Base of Operations: Hydrobase
Past Group Affiliations: Member of

the Avengers
,....._ Present Group Affiliation :

KNOWN POWERS Psyche. Rank: Animal Empathy, Earth Con-
Bodily Control: Dr. Druid has Danger Sense: If the Judge is trol, Air Control, Fire Control, Water
Remarkable control over his own aware of some upcoming danger, he Control, Weather Control, and Plant
should make a Incredible FEAT roll Control. When he casts such a spell
body functions. about 30-45 minutes (game time) in in the presence of cold iron, he must
Telepathy: Druid has telepathy at advance. If the roll is successful, the make a Remarkable Rank yellow
Unearthly rank. He can do a Mental Judge should alert Dr. Druid of the FEAT roll or better to succeed.
Probe as a Power Stunt at Amazing
danger. TALENTS
rank. Druidic Spellcasting: Dr. Druid can Dr. Druid is a physician, psychia-
r-- Mesmerism: Using this ability,
perform a ritual that will take 1-1 o trist, and occultist, and possesses
Druid can Hypnotize (at Incredible Remarkable Reason in all of these
rank) an opponent. If the opponent is hours and then make a Psyche FEAT areas. He has enough combat train-
aware that Druid is trying to domi- roll. He may then use any one of the ing to give him Martial Arts A. He
nate his mind, and does nothing but following powers or any of their
resist him, Druid takes a -3 CS. Power Stunts at Remarkable 233
Illusion Generation: Dr. Druid can
cast illusions at Amazing rank. As a
Power Stunt he can cast an illusion
that will effectively make him invisi-
ble.
Levitation: Druid can levitate at

Feeble rank.
Telekinesis: Druid has Good
strength Telekinesis.
Magical Sensitivity: By making an
Incredible FEAT roll, Druid can iden-
tify the past use of magic (a green
FEAT), the spellcaster (yellow), and
the actual spell (red). He can also
ascertain the background of mystical
items by rolling against the creator's

also has the mystic talents of Trance, HISTORY
Mesmerism and Hypnotism, and
Resist Domination and the advan- Anthony Druid got his medical
tages of a Mystic Background. degree from Harvard, then went on
to study psychiatry. He retired from
CONTACTS his psychiatric practice after several
Druid has several Occult Lore con- years to devote more time to his
growing interest in the occult. He
tacts around the world. He presum- supported himself by writing popular
ably has the Mythology contact with books on psychology and related
the Celtic pantheon, but rarely calls matters and by lecturing. In the
upon them. By special rituals he can midst of his research for a second
call upon the spirit of his ancestor book on the occult, Druid was sum-
Amergin , and possibly other moned by an ailing Tibetan lama
descendents as well , to answer apparently in need of medical aid.
questions. The lama put Druid through a series
of bizarre mystic and spiritual tests
ADDITIONAL NOTES: to ascertain Dru id 's worthiness.
Finding him worthy, the dying lama
opened Druid 's mind to its hidden r---
powers and taught him the mastery
of certain mystic arts. He has thus (
become a practioner of the occult
arts.

Druid has been in seclusion for
several years, but recently came to
the aid of the Avengers. He has since
decided to remain with the group as
a probationary member.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Druid tends to come across as a

" cold fish," often remaining aloof
and distant from his teammates.
Recently he has been working on a
sense of humor, with varied results.
He believes himself a more capable
leader than Captain Marvel. Recent-
ly he has been undermi ning her
authority in various subtle ways.

234

DOCTOR OCTOPUS
'

- STATISTICS

F TY (6)
A GD (10)

s RM (30)

E EX (20)

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

Health: 66
Karma: 46
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: - 5

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Otto Octavius
Occupation: Ex-atomic research
consultant, criminal mastermind
,,-...,, Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with a criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Schenectady, New
York

Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: New York area

Past Group Affiliations: Frequently
heads his own gang, former leader
.-.... of the Sinister Six
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS carry him up to 4 areas/round, and has developed an overwhelming
Tentacles: Dr. Octopus can mental- may rise above two-story buildings. fear and dread of fighting Spider-
ly control a harness with four tenta- Punching handholds in buildings Man. If he ever confronts the
cles worn at the waist. This device is allows him to move vertically 3 sto- webslinger he must make a red
made of titanium steel (Amazing ries per round. Psyche FEAT roll to avoid lapsing
material strength) and the tentacles into a catatonic state. Octopus will
end in pincers made of Remarkable Octopus is in constant mental con- come out of this state when Spider-
~ strength material. tact with his tentacles, and may com- Man seems to be defeated or has left
mand them from great distances (a the scene .
Dr. Octopus can use his tentacles range of 900 miles has been report-
in combat in a number of ways: ed). He has tactile sensation through In case Octopus does go cataton-
these arms and, if the arms are dam- ic, he has programmed his arms to
• He may make up to four multi- aged, must make an Endurance initiate combat on their own. In this
ple attacks on a successful Fighting FEAT or pass out for 1-10 rounds. case the arms will fight at Poor rank
FEAT. The arms do not have to be attached with all appropriate combat modi-
to receive mental commands. fiers.
• He may engage in blunt
attacks, wrestling, or a combination Catatonia: Over the years Octavius
of these attack forms.

• He may attack non-adjacent
foes up to one area away.

• A single tentacle has Remark-
able Strength.

• Multiple tentacles used to
attack have Incredible Strength.

• Multiple attacks are resolved

on a single die roll, but are at + 1 CS

for each arm used.

• If Dr. Octopus uses two of his
arms for bracing, his Endurance to
avoid Stuns and Slams is + 2 CS.

Dr. Octopus' arms may be used to

235

TALENTS HISTORY Octavius gained an even greater ,,,-.
Dr. Octopus has skill in mechan- command over his extra arms, ena-
Otto Octavius was a brilliant atom- bling him to direct their actions even
ics, robotics, and radiation research. ic researcher who designed and con- when they became separated from
He also has Engineering and Repair/ structed a chest harness to which his chest harness. The harness was
Tinkering talents. four artifical tentacle-like arms were again fused to his body by radiation
attached to enable him to manipu- at one point, but at present the har-
CONTACTS late radioactive substances from a ness is not fused to his body.
Octopus maintains criminal con- safe distance. Because of his inven-
tion, Octavius was nicknamed " Doc- Doctor Octopus has sought to
tacts as a leader of his own criminal tor Octopus." In a freak laboratory amass wealth and power through
group. accident, volatile radioactive organic various criminal activities, and has
liquids exploded, bombarding the formed gangs with which he has
ADDITIONAL NOTES: scientist with radiation. The accident attempted to dominate crime in New
bonded his harness to his skin and York City. He has battled Daredevil
nervous system. Octavius received and Mister Fantastic, but he is
brain damage in the accident, caus- obsessed with destroying his most
ing him to become criminally insane. frequent nemesis, Spider-Man.
Octavius also found that he could Although Octavius' original, timid,
now control his artifical arms psioni- benevolent personality returns from ...-..._
cally, rather than by manual chest- time to time, his sinister Doctor Octo-
plate controls. Over the years, pus personality inevitably re-
emerges and becomes dominant
again.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Dr. Octopus is a petty, cruel man.

He is obsessed with the destruction

of his arch nemesis, Spider-Man. He
is in many ways a typical megaloma-
niac, inventing scheme after scheme
that might parlay his four extra arms
into world domination.

236

DOCTOR PYM

Dr. Henry Pym is one of Marvel's attack foes (causing only Poor dam- Health: 36
oldest heroes. His is certainly one of
the busiest, as he has had no fewer age but forcing the opponent to Karma: 36
than five separate superhero identi-
ties! make a green Psyche roll to ignore Resources: GD (10)

ANT-MAN the pesky bugs). Popularity: 1O

As a power stunt, he could also

instruct his entomical friends to KNOWN POWERS

arrange in patterns which could spell Shrinking and Insect Control:

out messages. These powers did not change from

Loudspeaker: This item is built into that of Ant-Man, save that space limi-

Ant-Man's helmet and allows him to . tations forced Giant-Man to reduce

talk at normal volume when reduced his Insect Control powers to Good

in size. rank. He did not use them very often.

Resistance to Toxins: Pym's helmet Growth: Pym originally had this

has a retractable plexiglas facemask power at Typical intensity. Further

which, when sealed, provides Excel- development of the Shrinking gas

lent protection against gasses. led to his being able to use it at Shift

Shortly after joining the Avengers, Z rank. He was limited to Amazing

Henry Pym decided that he should strength.

be able to use the Pym particles to Giant-Man eventually found that

enlarge himself as well as shrink. exposure to the Pym particles

Abandoning much of his technical allowed him to generate the size-

wizardry, he adopted the identity of altering effects without the gas. This

Giant-Man. advancement, along with other tech-

nological improvements and a grow-

GIANT-MAN ing awareness that "Giant-Man"

was a silly name, provoked another

change.

GOLIATH

STATISTICS

F TY (6)
A TY (6)
---.. S TY (6)
E TY (6)

R EX (20)
I GD (10)

P TY (6)
Health: 24
Karma: 36
Resources: GD (10)

Popularity: 5

KNOWN POWERS STATISTICS
Shrinking: Ant-Man used a Shrink-
ing Gas to deliver Pym particles, F GD (10)
allowing him to shrink himself or any- A TY (6)
one else in the same area. This S GD (10)
power was at Incredible intensity. E GD (10)
Insect Communication and Con- R EX (20)
trol: Cybernetic circuitry in his hel- I GD (10)
..._ met gave Ant-Man the Remarkable P TY (6)
ability to command ants and other
insects. He often rode a flying ant
(Feeble Flying speed) and could
command swarms of insects to

237

STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A GD (10)
S GD (10)
E EX (20)

R EX (20)

I GD (10)
P TY (6)

Health: 50
Karma: 36
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: 20

KNOWN POWERS
Shrinking: Other than t he fact t hat
Goliath did not need gasses to
shrink, this power remained
unchanged.
Growth: Goliath's power rank was
Monstrous, but his Strength could
reach only to Incredible. This power
was a strain to Pym's body. One per-
cent of his size-changes (determined
randomly) would cause his body to
remain stuck at the new height for 2-
20 days, or until Goliath could affect

a cure in his laboratory.

Protected Vision: Goliath learned

the value of protecting his eyes from
attack. Goggles provided Excellent
defenses.

After one abortive experiment,
Goliath accidentally inhaled strange
mind-altering fumes. He renovated
many of his powers and changed his
name to Yellowjacket, claiming to be
another adventurer who had killed
Goliath. Even after he was cured of
this insanity, Pym continued to use
the Yellowjacket identity in hopes of
avoiding the cellular deterioration
that accompanied Growth.

DOCTOR PYM KNOWN POWERS sledge hammers, baseball bats,
Projective Shrinking: Dr. Pym can chainsaws , f lying cameras, and
STATISTICS whip up a field of Pym particles and laser drones, support braces,
alter the size of any inorganic object shields, and restraining glass
F EX (20) he touches, with Incredible effect. spheres. Most of these have
A EX (20) Any intelligent target, such as a Remarkable material strength and
robot, may make a Material strength most of their attacks are as per nor-
s TY (6) FEAT roll against the power to avoid mal items of their variety. Items with
the effects. flight capabilities have Poor speed.
E EX (20) Micro-equipment: In the many A player using this character should
R EX (20) pockets of his outfit, Dr. Pym has col- specify before play just what equip- ,..--.,.
I GD (10) lected an array of simple weaponry ment he carries w ith him. Pym usu-
p GD (10) ally carries up to six items.
Health: 66 which he carries at reduced size. He Vehicle: " Rover," which has been
Karma: 40 can enlarge and use any of these in a called the Pym-mobile, is one of Dr.
Resources: EX (20) round. He has been seen using
Popularity: 7

238

DOCTOR PYM

Pym's more complicated devices. ADDITIONAL NOTES: magnetic fields, to entrap the parti-
Rover seats two, flies at Excellent cles with in two separate serums.
speed, climbs walls at Remarkable ROLE-PLAYING NOTES One serum would reduce the size of
speed, and can make acid and gas Throughout his early career, Pym persons and objects, and the other
attacks at Remarkable intensity and would restore them to their normal
a range of two areas. Rover has grip- was quiet and studious, never quite size. Pym tested the reducing serum
per claws of Remarkable Strength feeli ng comfortable as a flashy on himself and discovered it was
and Fighting ranks. And, most sur- super-hero. In his last days as Yel- more powerful than he had expect-
prising of all, Rover can speak, lowjacket, he was abusive to the ed: It reduced him to the size of an
posessing Typical Reason and a Wasp and finally acted to betray the insect. Pym became entrapped in an
childlike curiousity of the world Avengers. After a long period of soul- anthill and was pursued by the ants
around it. Although Pym could con- searching and an abortive suicide within. He escaped and restored
ceivably shrink it, he has yet to do so. attempt, he finally put his life back himself to his normal size with his
together. His new outfit is deliber- other serum. Deciding that the
BACKGROUND ately non-heroic looking, the better serums were too dangerous to exist,
Real Name: Henry Pym to avoid falling into the same old Pym destroyed both of them. How-
Occupation: Scientist, adventurer behavioral traps, and his outlook is ever, weeks later he reconsidered
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S. analytical, positive, and somewhat his decision and began to recreate
with a criminal record . light-hearted. the serums, whose existence he
Identity: Secret, except as Dr. Pym then kept secret. Inspired by his
Place of Birth: New York City HISTORY experience in the anthill, Pym under-
Marital Status: As Ant-Man, Giant- took a study of ants, and succeeded
Man, and Goliath: Widowed. As Yel- Dr. Henry Pym, an American bio- in creating his first "cybernetic hel-
lowjacket: Widowed and remarried. chemist with extensive knowledge in met," which would enable him to
As Dr. Pym , Widowed and divorced . other scientific fields, married Maria communicate with ants through
Known Relatives: Maria Trovaya Trovaya, a brave and beautiful young transmitting and receiving psionic/
(fi rst wife , deceased}, Janet Van woman who had been a political dis- electrical waves.
Dyne (second wife, divorced}. sident in her native Hungary, from
Base of Operations: Avengers' which she had fled. Naively believing After an alien being from the plan-
Compound, Los Angeles, California that his American citizenship would et Kosmos killed the scientist Vernon
Past Group Affiliations: Partner of protect her, Henry and Maria Pym Van Dyne, Pym revealed his secret
the Wasp, Avengers , Defenders traveled to Hungary shortly after identity of Ant-Man to Van Dyne's
(briefly}, Masters of Evil Ill, and West their marriage. The Pyms were con- daughter Janet, who wished to
Coast Avengers. fronted by agents of the secret police avenge his death. Pym taught Janet
Present Group Affiliation: there. Henry Pym was knocked how to use the gas within which he
unconscious and Maria was mur- now contained the "Pym particles,"
TALENTS dered. Pym was greatly distraught and, through bioengineering, gave
Henry Pym is a brilliant scientist, by his wife's death, and decided to her the ability to grow insect-like
do whatever he could in the future to wings when she used the gas to
,..,.--- skilled in Chemistry, Biology, Genet- battle injustice and inhumanity. shrink herself to insect size. As the
ics, Electronics, Physics, and Engi- Wasp, Janet Van Dyne assisted the
neering. He also has the Back in the United States, Pym Ant-Man in finding and defeating the
Repair/Tinkering talent. He discov- discovered a rare group of subatom- murderous Kosmosian. Pym and
ered the Pym particle and created ic particles, which have become Van Dyne gradually fell in love, and
robots such as Ultron and Rover, known as the " Pym particles." Pym they became crime-fighting partners
possessing independent thought. was able, through the application of in their costumed identities, and
were two of the founding members of
CONTACTS the Avengers.
Outside the Avengers, Pym can
Pym next developed a series of
contact Scott Lang, the current pos- capsules containing the Pym parti-
sessor of the Ant-Man equipment. cles which he used to grow to greater
than normal heights. Thereafter,
Pym preferred to use his power to

grow to giant size for crime-fighting,
and called himself Giant-Man. How-
ever, his size-changing imposed
great strains on Pym's body that he
believed could be fatal, and, upon
deciding their careers as Giant-Man
and the Wasp were too great a dan-
ger for Van Dyne, Pym decided to

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retire as a costumed crime-fighter. YELLOWJACKET KNOWN POWERS ,,--..,..
Sometime later, when both Attuma
STATISTICS Shrinking, Insect Communication
and the Collector captured the
Wasp, Pym decided to use his grow- F EX (20) and Control, Protected Vision:
ing power again, donned a new cos- A EX (20)
tume, and adapted the name of S GD (10) These powers were much the same
Goliath. Wasp was rescued, and E EX (20)
Pym continued to work in his labora- R EX (20) as they had been in Pym's previous
tory while adventuring as Goliath. I GD(10)
P TY (6) i n c a r n at i o n s . Technological
One day, Pym accidentally dropped Health: 70
some vials containing various Karma: 36 advances allowed him to restore
unknown gases. The released gases Resources: GD (10)
wreaked a radical temporary person- Insect Control to Remarkable inten-
ality change in Pym. He took the new Popularity: 30
identity of Yellowjacket, claimed that sity with less bulk than he required
he had murdered Henry Pym , and kid-
napped the Wasp, proposing mar- as Ant-Man.
riage to her (as Pym had long wanted
to do). Van Dyne realized what was Flight: Wings on his costume
going on and went along. An attack by
the Ringmaster and his Circus of allowed Yellowjacket to fly at Good
Crime shocked Pym back to sanity,
and Pym - now married to Van Dyne speed.
- seemed to have everything.
Disruptor Pistol and Sting: This pis-
However, various laboratory failures
and other problems, combined with tol could cause Excellent energy
his own impossibly high standards for
himself, led to a deterioration of Pym's damage at a range of 1 area. He
personalty and relationship with his
wife. After a particularly violent inci- eventually modified this attack,

dent while the Avengers were trying to using his wings' vibrations to amplify
capture the Elfqueen, Yellowjacket
was court-martialed and kicked out of the attacks to Remarkable intensity r---
the Avengers, and Van Dyne divorced
him. and channeling the power through

Pym then fell under the influence his gloves.
of his old arch-enemy Egghead, and
only after several complicated turns A mental breakdown disgraced
of events was Pym able to defeat
Egghead and his accomplices and Pym and caused him to retire his
get back in the good graces of the
Avengers. size-changing identities. After a stint

Life still wasn't easy for Pym. Work- as the West Coast Avengers' secre-
ing with the West Coast Avengers,
Henry Pym grew depressed and con- tary and physicist, Pym hit upon his

templated suicide. Afterwards, with most recent heroic identity.
the inspiration of Espirita, he gathered

his strength and decided to forge a
new life for himself. He found a way to
use Pym particles on inorganic
objects he was touching, being able to
shrink objects up to two stories high.
He devised miniaturized gear and
took an active part in adventuring yet
again as Doctor Pym, wearing normal
clothing. His ability to force other items
to shrink, along with a gift for tactics
and his scientific genius, has provided
him with all the abilities he needs as an
Avenger.

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- STATISTICS

F GD (10)

A EX (20)

s TY (6)

E RM (30)

R GD (10)
I MN (75)

p MN (75)
Health: 66
Karma: 160
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Stephen Strange
Occupation: Surgeon (retired),
occult expert
-- Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
with no criminal record, recently

deceased
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Member of
.-.. the Defenders
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS brings the item, character, or being may receive a FEAT roll to avoid its
to the caster. The being in question effect.
Magical Ability: Doctor Strange is may make a Psyche FEAT to avoid
the Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth the conjuration . Cloak of Levitation: The Cloak per-
Dimension. He may use any listed mits Flight of Shift X Speed. The
Power as a spell , subject to the limi- • Eldritch Beams/Bolts (U)-As Cloak may be commanded to per-
tation of Personal, Universal, and force or Energy Missile weapon, of form discreet actions, and in combat
Dimensional energy restrictions. He Monstrous power and range. it has Incredible material strength
~ uses these abilities at the Amazing and may act as if it possesses
level, unless otherwise noted as • Dimensional Aperture (D)- Incredible Strength.
Power stunts. In addition , Dr. Creates an opening into, and per- Corruption: As a result of drastic
Strange regularly uses the following mits passage to and from , another measures that Dr. Strange had to
spells: stated dimension, with Monstrous take to protect the Earth dimension
ability. Requires a FEAT roll only for after destroying most of his arcane
• Alteration-Appearance (P)- unfriendly or hostile dimensions or property, he has fallen further and
as a minor illusion of Amazing Inten- unwilling travellers. further into the clutches of black
sity that changes the Doctor's magic. No longer pure enough to
appearance and that of his compan- • Spell of Silence (U)-Prevents
ions, usually hiding their costumes. subject of spell from speaking of cer- wield the Eye of Agamotto, he now
tain matters or subjects. Only char- wears the Medallion of Ultimate Sor-
• Astral Projection (P)-as acters of Amazing or greater Psyche
Power of same name, with Unearthly
ability.

• Levitation (P)- as Power of
same name, with Incredible ability.

• Shield-Individual (0) as Per-
sonal Force Field , able to repel magi-
cal attacks.

• Telepathy (P)- a Power of
same name, with Unearthly ability.

• Conjure (U)- a specialized
Teleport of Amazing Intensity that

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rows. This artifact has the Unearthly HISTORY guest while a bitter storm spent itself -..
power to corrupt an individual 's fon- outside. Strange soon discovered
dest dreams and twist them to night- Stephen Strange was a brilliant, that the Ancient One's pupil Baron
mare. ambitious, and somewhat arrogant Mordo was plotting to kill his master.
neurosurgeon whose meteoric Trying to warn the master of the
Moreover, the Dimensional spells career was tragically cut short in an pupil's treachery, Strange was dis-
he can call upon now all involve the automobile accident. Strange sus- covered by Mordo and mystically
summoning of Dark Powers. Everyti- tained minor nerve damage which restrained. Witnessing Mord6's
me he casts a Universal or Dimen- prevented him from holding a scal- power and learning of his murderous
sional spell he must pay a price of 10 pel steadily enough to perform deli- intent shocked the jaded Strange
Karma, as doing so is an inherently cate surgery. Although he was into a realization of the nature of evil
evil act. offered a prestigious consultant's
position, Strange's pride prevented and of the necessity to combat it.
TALENTS him from accepting. He invested his Eventually Strange sought a way to
Doctor Strange was a skilled sur- fortune in attempted cures and get around Mordo's spell by sincere-
fraudulent doctors and saw it dwin- ly offering to become the pupil of the
geon before becoming the Sorcerer dle to nothing. He swiftly degener- Ancient One himself. The sorcerer
Supreme, and retains his Medicine ated from recluse to drifter to freed Strange of Mordo's spell and
talent. He is an expert on Occult and drunken derelict. Then Strange admitted that he knew of Mordo's
Mythological Lore, and has been heard talk of a learned man in Tibet true nature all along. But having
taught Martial Arts A and E by his known only as the Ancient One peered into Strange's soul, he saw
former manservant, Wong. whould could supposedly work mira- the potential for great goodness and
power. Thus, Strange became the
TALENTS cles. Ancient One's disciple and learned
Doctor Strange's mentor was the Determined to find this miracle the secrets of sorcery. In time,
Strange returned to America and set
Ancient One, who has since merged man, he made his way across the up shop in Greenwich Village in New
with the universe but on rare occa- ocean and then the frozen wastes of York City. Though the world at large
sions has returned to advise. the Himalayan Mountains. Just thinks that he is no more than an
Strange's own pupil Clea is now the when he reached the limits of his eccentric occult authority, Doctor ,,-
ruler of the Dark Dimension. Among endurance, he stumbled upon the Strange has inherited from his men-1
the beings that Strange calls upon to Ancient One's palace. The aged sor-
work his Dimensional spells are Hog- cerer told him he would only con- tor the mantle of Earth's Sorcerer
goth, lkonn, and Raggadorr. sider helping Strange if he proved Supreme.
himself worthy. Refusing to fully
ADDITIONAL NOTES: believe in the Ancient One's magic Of late, Dr. Strange has been
anyway, Strange remained as a forced to turn to the forbidden Black
Magicks and has accepted Kaluu,
the Ancient One's greatest foe, as an
erstwhile mentor in his fight against
the demons that menace Earth.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Because his powers have always

required a high degree of self-
control, Dr. Strange usually remains
aloof and austere. Recently, his per-
sonal problems have led him down
the path of despair and he seems
resigned to his corruption, viewing it
as a necessary evil.

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DDCTDRSUN

- STATISTICS

F EX (20)
A EX (20)
S RM (30)
E RM (30)
R IN (40)
I EX (20)
P MN (75)
Health: 100

Karma: 135

Resources: EX (20)

Popularity: o

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Doctor Sun
Occupation: Scientist; Conquerer
Legal Status: Chinese citizen with a
--- criminal record

Identity: Existence is a secret
Place of Birth: Beijing, China
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Talents: Medical and Inventing
Contacts: None

Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

,.--.

ROLE PLAYING NOTES
After his unwilling transformation

into a cyborg, Dr. Sun decided to seek
revenge by conquering the world. He
is attracted to the field of vampirism
and sees them as the perfect soldiers.
This interest has brought about a long-
standing rivalry with Dracula. Recent-
ly, though, he switched his emphasis
,,..---...to the use of powerful computers as a
means of conquest.

KNOWN SUPERPOWERS any computer system which was of resistance to all physical attacks.
sufficient complexity to retain it. ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Mind Control: Doctor Sun possessed Linguistics: Doctor Sun had a
various psionic powers, enabling Remarkable ability to learn and 243
him to exert Monstrous control over understand new languages quickly
due to his mind's computer
the minds of others (aided by his enhanced capabilities.
technology, Sun could maintain con-
trol over large numbers of minds EQUIPMENT
simultaneously). Cyborg Body: For a time Doctor Sun
used a robotic body made from a Mon-
Kinetic Bolt: Using another aspect of strous material with superhuman
his mental powers, Sun could project strength whose limits are not known.
Remarkable concussive bolts of Body Armor: Doctor Sun's cyborg
pure psionic force. body provided him with Monstrous

Bio-Vampirism: In order to sustain his
living brain, Doctor Sun must take in
fresh human blood every 24 hours.
..-- Mind Transferral: Over the course of
his career as a criminal, Doctor Sun
demonstrated the Monstrous ability to
transfer his consciousness to or from

HISTORY Dracula retained his memories, young costumed crimefighter Nova, ,,---
but, unknown to him, Sun had also who was secretly student Richard
The man known only as Doctor initiated a process by which Dracu- Rider, Sun investigated further and
Sun was once one of the leading sci- la's superhuman powers were slowly discovered Nova's link with a Xan-
entists in the People's Republic of being drained into Sun himself. darian spacecraft orbiting Earth.
China. He conceived Project:Mind, Dracula, his powers tremendously Capturing Nova, he had them both
in which a human brain, separated reduced, finally confronted Sun in teleported aboard the spacecraft.
from its body, would be linked to a the latter's new lair in Boston, Mas- Here, Sun intended to make use of
computer. sachusettes. Sun and his underling, the ship and its computers, which
Juno, an assassin with a silver spear were linked to the massive, highly
During the "Cultural Revolution" in the place of his left hand, had advanced computers of the planet
of the People's Republic in 1966, already captured Dracula's nemeses Xandar, in his plans to conquer
Sun somehow incurred the wrath of Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, and Earth.
a general who held power in the gov- Rachel van Helsing.
ernment. The general had Sun con- Sun was thwarted by the arrival of
victed of unknown charges and Sun had Juno kill Dracula and the more powerful Sphinx, however,
sentenced to death. Further, the gen- incinerate the body. He then allowed who commandeered the ship and
eral decided, Sun himself would be Drake and his companions to took it to Xandar. Fleeing the starship
the test subject for Project:Mind. escape. As Sun intended, they as it approached Xandar, Sun went
returned with a large number of sol- to that world himself. There he pro- r
After doctors caused Sun 's heart diers to attack his headquarters. jected his consciousness into the
to stop, they quickly removed his great Xandarian computers.
brain surgically before it cou ld Using the hypnotic powers he had
undergo cellular deterioration, and stolen from Dracula and magnified After being aided by the Fantastic
placed it within a receptacle which with his technology, Sun took psionic Four, the grateful Xandarians permit-
was designed to provide it with oxy- control over the minds of the sol- ted the establishment of a link
gen and nourishment. diers. He planned for these troops to between their computers and the
be the nucleus of his own army, and robot known as H.E.R.B.l.E.
With this done, the doctors then to mesmerize any other attacking (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-
linked Sun's brain to a network of troops so that they would also join Type, Integrated Electronics) which
computers. Drawing upon the elec- had been created by the team's lead-r----
trical energy in the computers, Sun his forces. er, Mister Fantastic. Sun's con-
attacked the doctors with blasts of Drake, van Helsing, and pulp writ- sciousness transferred itself into
psionic force. Using his new found H.E.R.B.1.E. and returned to Earth in
powers, Sun forced a number of peo- er Harold H. Harold invaded Sun's that physical form.
ple to serve him, and to conceal his headquarters and made off with
whereabouts from Chinese authori- Dracula's ashes. Reluctantly, realiz- Once back on Earth, Sun (in
ties. Eventually Sun left China alto- ing they needed Dracula's powers to H.E.R.B. l.E.'s form) attempted to
gether, now intending to rule the defeat the greater menace posed by
entire world. Sun, Drake and his allies resur- destroy the Fantastic Four. In the
rected the vampire lord. Now that course of the battle, Sun managed to
In order to survive, Sun's brain Dracula had a new "life," he once transfer his consciousness into the
needed continual fresh supplies of again possessed his full level of Fantastic Four's master computer.,,,---
human blood. Therefore, he under- power, as if it had never been Mister Fantastic sealed off the mas-
took the study of vampires, who also reduced, although Sun did not lose ter computer from other systems;
sustained themselves with blood. He any power. Dracula again confronted thus trapping Sun who could only
decided to take control of the world's and battled Sun at the latter's lair. A escape by transferring his con-
vampires, so that they could obtain sciousness back into H.E.R.B.l.E..
blood for him and serve as an army fi re began during the battle that,
for him as well. Capturing the most before the eyes of Dracula, Drake, H.E.R.B.l.E., now free from Sun's
powerful of Earth's vampires, Dracu- and other witnesses, consumed the control, which was prevented by its
la, he attempted to transfer his mem- brain they believed to be Sun's. programming from allowing any dan-
ories into the mind of Brand, a ger to befall the Fantastic Four if it
vampire agent of Sun's, so that However, Sun had deceived them: could prevent it, hurled itself at the
Brand could then take control of the he had decapitated Juno and it was master computer. The resulting colli-
rest of the world's vampires. Brand his brain that had been destroyed by sion caused an explosion that
failed to destroy Dracula, however, fire. Sun had secretly teleported his destroyed both H.E.R.B.l.E. and the
who then defeated Sun. own brain to an alternate headquar- master computer. Sun's conscious-
ters. ness thereupon apparently ceased
to exist on the mortal plane.
Sun eventually had a robotic body
constructed for himself, in which his
brain was placed. Learning of the

244

~ STATISTICS

F RM (30)
A UN (100)

S MN (75)
E CL1000
R MN (75)

I MN (75)
P UN (100)
Health: 1205
Karma: 250
Resources: Unlimited
Popularity: - 30

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dormammu
Occupation: Conqueror, former
ruler of the Dark Dimension
~ Legal Status: Exiled citizen of the
dimension of the Faltine, exiled citi-
zen of the Dark Dimension
Identity: Publicly known in the Dark
Dimension. His existence is
unknown to the general populace of
Earth
Place of Birth: The Faltine dimen-
sion
Marital Status: Single
____ Known Relatives: Umar (sister),

Clea (niece)
Base of Operations: The Dark
Dimension
Past Group Affiliations: None.
Former ally of Umar and Loki
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS • Eldritch Beams/Bolts (U) - As ones. He does all of this at Unearthly
MagicalAbility: Dormammu is one of Force or Energy Missile weapon, of rank.
~ the most powerful magic-wielders to Monstrous power and range. Flames of Regency: When Dor-
ever exist. He may use any listed mammu is ruling the Dark Dimen-
Power as a spell, subject to the limi- • Telepathy (P) - Dormammu sion, he receives a + 1 CS on any
tations of Personal and Universal can telepathically contact anyone he power he uses.
energy restrictions. Being a Dimen- wishes throughout the dimensions at
sional entity, he is able to generate Class 1000 ability. Immortality: If Dormammu's Health
these energies himself. He uses is reduced to O his body dissipates
these abilities at the Monstrous • Transformation (D) - Dor- and begins to reform elsewhere over
mammu can transform himself or a period 2-20 months.
level, unless otherwise noted as others into another substance,
Power stunts. In addition, Dormam-
mu regularly uses the following retaining the target's own shape. He
spells: can also endow another individual
with new powers, or enhance old
• Counterspell (D) - Dormam-
mu can cancel out or tamper with the
magical spell of others at Unearthly
ability. He must make a FEAT roll
against the Intensity of the spellcast-
er he wishes to affect.

• Dimensional Aperture (D) -
Creates an opening into and permits
passage to and from another stated
dimension, with Unearthly ability.

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TALENTS HISTORY Mindless Ones and, with Olnar's ,.,.......
Dormammu has the Occult Lore infant son Orini unable to rule and
Originally, Dormammu possessed the wizards defeated, chose Dor-
and Mystical Background talents. humanoid form. He and his sister
CONTACTS Umar were sorcerers of great mysti- mammu as regent of the Dark
cal power, in the dimension of the Dimension . (After a brief time under
None Faltine. For unknown reasons they Umar's rule, the Dark Dimension is
ADDITIONAL NOTES: were exiled from this dimension, and now governed by Dormammu's
they sought sanctuary from Olnar, niece, Clea.)
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES the wizard-king of the Dark Dimen-
Dormammu uses his powers sion , a small "pocket" cosmos in a Dormammu transformed himself
dimension other than Earth's, in into pure mystical energy, thus ena-
directly and to the point. Although he which the laws of reality are different bling himself to use his vast magical
may engage in complex schemes to from those in the Earth dimension. (It powers more efficiently. He placed a
gather power, once he has gained has been speculated that this took spell upon the remaining few wiz-
the power he uses it in a forthright place many thousands of Earth ards that rendered them incapable of
manner. Oddly enough, Dormammu years ago.) Dormammu and Umar speech, and therefore of using most
is possessed of a strange sense of promised to show Olnar how to of their magical powers, and con-
honor and will never break his word expand his realm. Intrigued, Olnar demned them to wander through the
once given or attack someone to overruled the objections of the other Dark Dimension as outcasts. Dor-
whom he is indebted. wizards of his realm, who distrusted mammu had no intention of surren- ,.........
the two exiles, and he granted Dor- dering his throne to Orini, Olnar's
mammu and Umar not only sanctu- heir, when the child came of age, but
ary but also positions of power. In instead raised Orini as his ward, and
return , the two Faltinians showed Orini became Dormammu 's loyal
Olnar how to break down interdimen- disciple.
sional barriers and to absorb other
pocket dimensions into his own. For an unknown number of Earth
Thus Cinar greatly expanded the centuries, Dormammu has sought to
size of the Dark Dimension. conquer the Earth dimension. He
has always been frustrated by the
However, after many years of such Sorcerers Supreme of the Earth ~
conquests, it was discovered that a dimension, each of whom has used
pocket cosmos that had recently the Amulet of Agomotto as a weapon
been added to the Dark Dimension against him. The most recent Sor-
was the home of the savage crea- cerers Supreme of Earth dimension
tures called the Mindless Ones. The to oppose him have been the now
Mindless Ones spread destruction deceased Ancient One, and Doctor
throughout the Dark Dimension and Stephen Strange, who has become
killed Olnar. The surviving wizards Dormammu's greatest foe. Despite
blamed the two Faltinians for the Dormammu's vastly greater power,
Mindless Ones' rampage. Suspect- Strange has defeated him repeated- r--.
ing that the wizards would attack the ly. Most recently, Dormammu under-
two of them, Dormammu and Umar took a complex plot that involved his
struck first and defeated the wizards. reaching back in time to incarnate
The two Faltinians then combined himself physically on Earth in the
their magic to imprison the Mindless year 1943, long before his first clash
Ones behind a mystical barrier with Doctor Strange. However,
which still exists today. Umar, youn- Strange and Dormammu's niece
ger than her brother, was greatly Clea had journied back in time to
weakened by this feat, and did not 1943. Each contributed to creating a
regain her full power until long after- means of destroying Dormammu,
wards. The people of the Dark scattering his mystical essence
Dimension acclaimed Dormammu throughout myriad dimensions.
and Umar for saving them from the However, it has been theorized that
Dormammu, a being of pure mystical
energy, cannot forever be destroyed,
and it remains to be seen whether he

may someday return.

246

DRACULA

,,--- STATISTICS

F RM (30)
A AM (50)
S RM (30)
E UN (100)
R GD (10)
I AM (50)
P AM (50)
Health: 210
Karma: 110
Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: - 30

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Vlad Dracula
Occupation: Former prince of Tran-
sylvania and Wallachia, former ruler
......_ of Earth's vampires

Legal Status: Former prince of Tran-
sylvania and Wallachia, deceased
Identity: The general populace of

Earth believes Dracula died centu-
ries ago.
Place of Birth: Schassburg, Tran-
sylvania, (now Sighisoara, Roma-

nia).
Marital Status: Widowed three

,.--. times
Known Relatives: Vlad Dracul

(father), Mircea and Radu (brothers),
Zofia and Maria (wives), Lilith
(daughter), Vlad Tepelus (son) (all
deceased), Domini (wife), Janus
(son), Frank Drake (descendant).
Base of Operations: Castle Dracu-
la, Transylvania

Past Group Affiliations: Ruler of
....--.... Earth's vampires.

Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS Summoning and Controlling: Drac- • Blood Dependency - Depriva-
ula is able to command the meaner tion of blood results in weakness ( -1
Resistances: Dracula ignores most animals (bats and wolves), thunder- CS on all stats every two days) and
physical attacks but not Stuns and storms, lesser vampires , and an overwhelming desire for blood.
Slams. He has Excellent regenera- humans at Unearthly rank. Upon seeing blood, a vampire failing
tive abilities. a Psyche FEAT roll automatically
Vampire Bite: Dracula's bite inflicts
Transformation: Dracula can trans- Typical damage each turn. If the vic- attacks.
form himself into the following: tim is not slain, he or she remains • Direct Sunlight - The rays of
weak ( -1 CS on all FEATs) until a
• A mistlike cloud which allows weekly Endurance FEAT is made, the sun or attacks which duplicate
him passage through tight spaces and subject to Dracula's telepathic solar radiation cause Amazing dam-
and Feeble Flight. commands. age to vampires. If reduced to 0
Health, a vampire turns to powder.
• A bat, having bite attacks Vampiric Limitations: A number of
(Good damage) and Typical Flight. attack forms and weaknesses inflict • Religious Objects
damage to a vampire:
• A wolf, having the abilities to • Mirrors - A vampire must
bite (Remarkable damage), move at make a Psyche FEAT roll to avoid
3 areas, and use Monstrous lntui-
_...._ tion.

• A man-sized bat capable of fly-
ing at 4 areas/round, with claw and

biting attacks for Excellent damage.

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smashing a mirror. and 1456 Dracula married Zofia, a collected by Bram Stoker and pub- ,,--.
• Houses - Vampires are Hungarian noblewoman. The mar-
riage was short-lived but produced a lished in 1897 as the book Dracula,
bound from entering a dwelling daughter; Lilith. A second marriage
unless freely invited. in 1456 to Maria produced a son, which is mistakenly believed to be a
Vlad Tepelus.
• Silver - Silver weaponry can work of fiction. Dracula was eventu-
inflict normal damage on a vampire. In 1459 Dracula was defeated in
battle by the Turkish warlord Turac. ally resurrected yet again.
• Wood - A wood stake or blade On learning that Turkish soldiers had
produces an automatic "kill" against raped Maria, Dracula attacked Quincy Harker (Jonathan's son)
a vampire on a red result. Turac, who mortally wounded him.
Turac brought Dracula to the gypsy died in his final clash with Dracula,
• Permanent Destruction - Lianda to be healed. Lianda, how-
Three methods of slaying a vampire ever, was a vampiress, who killed during which Harker succeeded in
are known to "kill" it forever: expo- Dracula with her bite, causing him to
sure to sunlight; piercing the vam- rise as a vampire himself. When killing the vampire. However, Dracu-
pire's heart, beheading, burning,
then scattering the ashes; or using Turac killed Maria, Dracula then la was soon revived once more.
the Montesi Formula. killed Turac (who also became a
vampire as a result). Dracula later Dracula eventually took his revenge
TALENTS defeated the vampire Nimrod in bat-
Dracula is a trained swordsman tle, thereby succeeding him as ruler on Rachel van Helsing (Quincy's
of Earth's vampires. Soonafter, Drac-
and has Martial Arts A and B. He ula enhanced his own blood with that daughter), trnsforming her into a
possesses both the Occult Lore and of Varnae, the sole survivor of the
Mystic Background Talents. first group of vampires to exist on vampire. On her own request, Van
Earth, who were turned into vam-
CONTACTS pires by pre-Cataclysmic Atlantean Helsing was killed by the X-Man Wol-
None. sorcerers using the Darkhold, a pri-
meval book of black magic. This step verine to free her from existence as a
ADDITIONAL NOTES: gave Dracula greater powers than
any other vampire. vampire.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Dracula was the ultimate embodi- In 1606 Dracula moved to the cur- Finally, the modern-day cult of
rent Castle Dracula and began his
ment of the evil of mankind. series of long journeys, during which Darkholders eliminated all of Dracu- ,,----..,
Although not averse to confronta- he encountered the sorcerer Cag-
tion, he is not stupid and knows liostro. During Dracula's absence, a la's vulnerabilities except one: The
when to run to fight another night. number of noblemen, including Bar-
on Russoff, took over his land. In Montesi Formula. Through the mag-
HISTORY retaliation, Dracula murdered
Rusoff's wife Louisa. ic of the Darkhold, people were first
Vlad Dracula was born in 1430 as
the second son of Transylvanian Dracula's principal opponent in transformed into vampires, and a
nobleman Vlad Dracul in the town of the nineteenth century was Abraham
Schassburg, Transylvania. Eventu- Van Helsing. Between 1875 and mystical formula in it, the Montesi
ally, after years of battling with the 1890, Dracula was killed by a bar-
Ottoman Turks, he became the rage of silver buckshot fired by an Formula, could be used to destroy all
prince of Wallachia. Between 1451 American. Dracula was resurrected
years later, but the many minute par- of Earth's vampires forever. Through
ticles of silver remaining in his body
caused him to age rapidly; ingesting this, Dr. Strange and his allies com-
enough blood restored him to his
usual physical age and appearance. pletely obliterated Dracula from the

In 1890, through Jonathan Harker, mortal plane. ~
Dracula bought Carfax Abbey in
England. Abraham van Helsing pur- Due to Strange's use of the Monte- .
sued Dracula back to Transylvania,
si Formula, no vampire can exist in
where van Helsing brought about his
destruction. Letters and journal Earth's dimension, not even a vam-
entries by Van Helsing and people
connected with him concerning pire brought to this dimension from

Dracula's foray into England were another one. Presumably Dracula

and other vampires can only be suc-

cessfully resurrected on Earth

through the magic of the Darkhold. a

book now possessed by the alien

sorcerer Urthona. r'

While in the possession of

Urthona, Dr. Strange destroyed the

Darkhold. There seems therefore to

be no method of releasing vampires

into the Earth dimension.

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DRAGON MAN

~ STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A GD (10)
S AM (50)
E MN (75)
R FE (2)
I FE (2)
P PR (4)
Health: 145
Karma: 8
Resources: none
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dragon Man
Occupation: Inapplicable
Legal Status: Property of Prof.
,.-- Gregson Gilbert
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Biology Department,
State University, Hegeman NY
Marital Status: Inapplicable
Known Relatives: Inapplicable
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS
Armor Skin: Incredible resistance to
physical and energy attacks.
Fire Generation: Monstrous rank
Prehensile Tail: Remarkable damage
Winged Flight: Good speed
Weakness: Sonics. Certain frequen-
cies cause Dragon Man to undergo
extreme mood swings.
Contacts: Prof. Gilbert, Fantastic
.- Four

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

ROLE PLAYING NOTES
Dragon Man is a superpowered
infant. He is barely self-conscious
and has an extremely limited ability
to learn. He does remember friends
and things he enjoys. He can be eas-
ily distracted by pleasurable stimuli.

Because he doesn't really speak, his
player should be limited describing

his actions or imitating Dragon
Man's roaring speech.

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