MU3 - Gamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe

ADDITIONAL NOTES: fleeing emissary, Black Bolt used his for- coup when he kidnapped two members__
bidden power of the quasi-sonic scream
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES and blasted the alien ship out of the sky. of the Royal Family and forced Black Bo!
Maximus usually seems to be just When the ship crashed to the ground, it to give him the crown in order to spare
another power-mad, revenge-crazed landed on the parliament building, killing their lives. Black Bolt did so and allowed
megalomaniac. Yet much of what several key members of the Genetics himself to be placed in captivity. Maxi-
Maximus has done has benefited the Council, including the boys' parents. mus had negotiated a deal in which the
lnhumans. His creation of Omega The reverberations also affected Maxi- Kree would take all of the lnhumans with
forced the lnhumans to examine mus, addling his sanity and suppressing extraordinary abilities, leaving him the
their own prejudices toward the his nascent mental powers. When Black
Alpha Primitives. His alliance with Bolt assumed the throne shortly thereaf- other half of the population to rule. Triton
the Enclave resulted in moving Atti- ter, Maximus vowed to usurp his rule. and Karnak managed to rescue most of
lan to a place where they would not Maximus's captives and outwit the Kree
be endangered by atmospheric poi- Maximus staged his first successful agent Shatterstar. Unaware of the victo-
sons. Perhaps it is fitting that the coup a few years later by creating energy ry, Black Bolt let loose with his quasi-
ignoble brother of noble Black Bolt, beings that drove the Royal Family out of sonic scream in agony, once again
who has accidentally inflicted the city in search of Medusa. Black Bolt's leveling the city.
destruction on Attilan, should acci- cousin and betrothed. In the several-
dentally bring about good. Yet Max- year interval before they located her in Maximus then allied himself with the
imus's title, the Mad, is well earned; America, Maximus ruled Attilan in Black Enclave, a band of human scientists who
his goal is to rule Attilan, and he will Bolt's stead. Feeling secure in his posi- wanted to conquer Attilan. They man-
sell his people into slavery or ally tion, Maximus bade his servant, the aged to capture Medusa. When the
with any group to reach this goal. Seeker, to locate the Royal Family and Enclave threatened to execute her, how-
bring them back to Attilan. Immediately ever, Maximus admitted his passion for
HISTORY upon arriving , however, Black Bolt her and turned on them. A weapon Maxi
seized the crown back. Maximus acti· mus was manning overloaded, leaving
Maximus, an Inhuman, was the second vated the Atmo-Gun device to erect a him in a death-like coma. Black Bolt had
son of two of Attilan's top geneticists, dark force sphere around Attilan, impris- his brother's body placed in a special
Agon, the head of the ruling Council of oning the entire race inside. Black Bolt crypt, and when Attilan was transported
Geneticists, and Rynbda, director of the liberated his people by using his quasi- from the Earth to the moon, Maximus
Prenatal Care Center. Subjected to the sonic voice to destroy the barrier, at the accompanied it. On the moon, Max-
DNA-altering Terrigen Mist when he was price of devastating Attilan's ancient imus's mind made contact with an alien
an infant, Maximus peculiarly showed no architecture. Maximum's first coup last- power crystal located there, and it rea-
outward sign of any mutagenic change. wakened his dormant mental powers.
As he matured, he hid his developing ed several years. When Black Bolt next came to pay his,.-.....
psionic powers from the community but respects to his brother, Maximus wa1
was less successful at disguising his Maximus succeeded in his second able to use his power to affect a transfer
antisocial tendencies. When he was coup some months later. Drugging the of consciousness between them. For
about sixteen, his elder brother, Black Royal Family with will-deadening several months, Maximus ruled Attilan in
Bolt, was released from the protective " hypno-potions," Maximus wrested the Black Bolt's body as Black Bolt lay
chamber in which he had been confined crown from Black Bolt and had the Royal imprisoned in a tube. With the aid of the
since birth so that he could learn to con- Family imprisoned. Before he could acti- Avengers, Maximus's switch with Black
trol his potentially destructive mutagenlc vate his Hypno-Gun, which he believed Bolt was discovered. Maximus was
abilities. Black Bolt witnessed Maximus would make all mankind surrender to his forced to return to his rightful body and
making a treacherous pact with an emis- will, however, the Royal family escaped was once again placed in solitary con-
sary of the Kree. In an attempt to stop the and subdued him. His second coup last- finement. Maximus is currently plotting..--...

50 ed brief days. his next takeover of Attilan.
After some time in exile, Maximus was

invited back to Attilan. Detecting that
Maximus's psionic powers were begin-
ning to return, Black Bolt had Maximus

placed in a suspended animation cap-
sule, inside which he could not use his
powers. Black Bolt's cousin Gorgon.
however, objected to Black Bolt's inhu-
mane treatment of Maximus and freed
him. Maximus found himself using his
mental powers to subjugate the minds of
the Inhuman populace and to give his
brother Black Bolt amnesia. Maximus
then restored the dark force barrier
around Attilan and began negotiations
with the alien Kree to sell certain lnhu-
mans to the Kree to be used as soldiers.
Eventually Black Bolt's memory
returned, and with the Avengers, he
returned to Attilan and once again
destroyed the barrier. Maximus's third
takeover of Attilan lasted several weeks.

Maximus staged his fourth successful

STATISTICS MAYHEM

I ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mayhem is an absolutely ruthless
F EX (20) vigilante, showing no mercy to crimi-
A GD (10) nals, save that of a quick death as
opposed to a slow death. She carries
s RM (30) on her crusade against crime from
beyond the grave. Mayhem is partic-
E EX (20) ularly dedicated to killing corrupt
police officers.
R TY (6)
51
I GD (10)
p GD (10)
Health: 80
Karma: 26
Resources: TY(6)
Popularity: O

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Brigid O'Rielly
Occupation: Former police detec-
tive, now vigilante
.-... Identity: Secret
Legal Status: Citizen of the United
States with no criminal record; now
dead
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth : Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None

Base of Operations: New York City
Past Group Affiliation: Ally of Cloak

- and Dagger
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Fingernails: Mayhem's fingernails
serve as a Typical Edged attack.
Paralysis Gas: Mayhem radiates a
strange green gas that affects all tar-
gets in the same area as Mayhem.
Any person cut by Mayhem's finger-
~nail s (or anyone who has been dam-
aged by an Edged attack and still
has an open wound) must make an
Endurance FEAT or be paralyzed. It
has not been revealed how long the
paralysis lasts. Mayhem can also
use her gas to force her victims to tell
her the truth ; the victim must make a
Yellow Psyche FEAT to avoid the
effects of this " truth serum ." May-
hem's gas also neutralizes Dagger's
" Daggers of Light."
Flight: Mayhem can levitate herself

and travel at Typical air speed (6
areas/round).
Talents: As Brigid O'Rielly, Mayhem
had Law Enforcement and Detective
talents.

-- Contacts: Mayhem is an ally of
Cloak and Dagger. She may retain a
few police contacts as well.

soning asp1nn used by children. tives were exposed to a gas created,,-..,
O'Rielly cooperated but was
HISTORY by Marshall in order to asphyxiate.
appalled when Cloak swallowed
Brigid O'Rielly was a police detec- Hellman up in the darkness within them. Furious at Falcone, O'Rielly
tive in Manhattan's 21st Precinct. his cape, sending him into another
She learned that two strange vigilan- said if she could escape, she would
tes were attacking pimps, pornogra- dimension. O'Rielly decided to bring
phers, and drug pushers in her not wait for a judge and jury but
precinct. Finally, she saw the two vig- Cloak and Dagger to justice, but
ilantes, Cloak and Dagger, fighting changed her mind when Cloak gave would punish him herself. She said ,
"chickenhawks" who had gathered up Hellman to her. After Cloak and
runaway children to exploit. In the Dagger told her their origins, she "The mayhem I'd cause would purify
course of the battle, one of the chil-
dren was killed by a stray bullet. resolved to trouble them no longer. the whole department of your kind."
Although neither Cloak nor Dagger
had fired the shot, O'Rielly blamed Later, O'Rielly and other police The other three captives died, but
them for the boy's death, claiming
she could have saved him if not for officers investigated a warehouse Cloak and Dagger found O'Rielly
their interference. She was now allegedly containing millions of dol-
determined to capture Cloak and near death. To protect her, Cloak sur-
Dagger, but they teleported away. lars worth of illegal drugs. The ware-
house belonged to Marshall rounded her and Dagger with his
Later, Cloak and Dagger came to
O'Rielly to seek her help in tracking Pharmaceuticals, formerly owned by darkness, and Dagger tried to revive
down Duane Hellman, who was poi- Simon Marshall, whose experimen-
her with her " living light." But O'Riel-
tal drug had given Cloak and Dagger
their powers. In the warehouse, ly died, only to rise alive but trans-

O' Rielly and the others were formed into the being calling herself

entrapped by corrupt policemen Mayhem. Mayhem aided Cloak and
including Roger Falcone, who were
Dagger in fighting Falcone and his
in league with the Maggia family
smuggling the drugs. The four cap- two accomplices, and Mayhem her-

self killed Falcone. ,

Mayhem has allied herself with

Cloak and Dagger in hunting down

dealers in illegal drugs. Mayhem is

herself now a vigilante, showing no

mercy to the criminals she pursues.

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MEDUSA

STATISTICS

F RM (30)

A RM (30)

S EX (20)

E RM (30}

R GD (10)

I RM (30)

P RM (30)
Health: 110
Karma: 70
Resources: EX(20)
Popularity: 15 (90 among lnhu-
mans)

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Medusalith Amaquelin
Occupation : Royal interpreter of
..--.. Attilan
Identity: Medusa does not use a
dual identity. The general public is
unaware that she is an Inhuman
Legal Status: Citizen of Attilan

Other Known Aliases: Madame
Medusa

Place of Birth: Island of Attilan,
Atlantic Ocean
Marital Status: Married
.-.... Known Relatives: Quelin (father},
Ambur (mother}, Crystal (sister),

Karnak, Gorgon, Triton (second
cousins), Black Bolt (husband), Luna
(niece}, Pietro Maximoff (brother-in-
law)

Base of Operations: Attilan, Blue
Area of Earth's moon
Past Group Affiliations: Royal fami-
ly of the lnhumans; former Member
.......--. of the Fantastic Four and Frightful
:=our.

Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS • Attack her opponents up to one serum that negates this weakness.
Prehensile Hair: Med usa has the area away at Incredible rank, Talents: Medusa has Martial Arts C
Remarkable rank ability to use her with Remarkable damage. when she uses her hair in combat.
hair like a series of tiny tentacles. She is the only one who can read
Her power is telekinetic in nature; • Move along the ground 3 areas Black Bolt's body language well
despite its ability to move, her hair is per round, or Climb at a speed enough to understand him; she is his
almost identical to normal human of 2 stories per round. interpreter (there is a 1-round delay
hair. However, it is 12 feet long and when Black Bolt speaks through her
more resilient than normal (Incredi- • Rotate her hair like a propeller to another character).
ble Material Strength). She can per- to create Excellent intensity Contacts: Medusa is the queen of
form the following stunts at no cost: winds. the Inhuman Royal Family, and a
former member of the Fantastic
• Handle objects with Incredible Weakness-Pollution: Like all lnhu- Four. Also a former member of the
Strength and Agility. mans, Medusa is susceptible to the Frightful Four, she has cut off all ties
air pollution of the modern world. with that organization.
• Perform up to three actions She must make an Endurance FEAT
simultaneously using her hair each week or become Incredibly ill. 53
alone. However, Medusa is Reed Richards has invented a
unable to perform any concur-
rent non-hair actions.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: HI STO R Y band of criminals he had organized. ..--.
Grateful to the Wizard, Medusa went
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Medusa was the first of two children along with the criminal activities of
Medusa is a fiercely loyal Inhuman, a born to the Inhuman nutritionists the Frightful Four. When the group
true warrior queen. She is proud to Quelin and Ambur. Her father Quelin battled the Fantastic Four, all but
the point of arrogance, and has was the brother of Rynda, wife of ty1edusa were captured. Medusa's
viewed life as a series of simple con- Agon, king of the lnhumans, and as public exploits enabled Black Bolt
flicts, black against white. She such she has been considered part and the other members of the Royal
believes that people have used that of the Royal Family. Medusa's par- Family to locate her. Seeing them
world-view to trick her in the past. ents elected to expose her to the again restored her memory, and they
She is absolutely devoted to her hus- mutagenic Terrigen Mist when she were all taken back to the Great Ref-
band, Black Bolt, and to the tradi- was an infant, and the process uge by the Seeker, an agent of Maxi-
tions of the lnhumans, even to the endowed her with hair that she could mus.
point of fighting her closest friends to animate like added appendages.
protect them. While still in adolescence , she When Black Bolt regained the
began to make frequent visits to the throne, Medusa renewed her
isolation cell of her second cousin, betrothal to him and served as his
Black Bolt, and learned to communi- royal interpreter. She has remained
cate with him in a special sign lan- at his side seeing the lnhumans
guage. Medusa and Black Bolt through one of their most tumultuous ,.
developed a special bond between periods in history. Medusa has taken ·
them that blossomed into love when short journeys from the lnhumans' ·
Black Bolt was first allowed out of his base Attilan without Black Bolt, once
cell at the age of eighteen. when she engaged Spider-Man in
battle, another time to thwart the
In the aftermath of the first coming reunion of the Frightful Four. Other-
of the Trikon, Medusa left the lnhu- wise she has only left his side for a
mans' Great Refuge. Afflicted with period of months only twice. The first
amnesia sustained in an air crash, time she joined the Fantastic Four to
the Inhuman wandered Europe,
committing petty thefts to get food to take the Invisible Girl's place on the .r-
survive. Her animated hair soon
brought her unwanted attention and team during her estrangement from•
eventually the American criminal her husband. The second time, she
called the Wizard heard rumors of was taken captive by the criminal
her. Locating Medusa in Paris, the Enclave, who sought to conquer Atti-
Wizard brought her to America and lan.
enlisted her in the Frightful Four, a
Medusa has recently wed Black
Bolt, after the customary several-
year royal engagement period was
over. She and Black Bolt are expect-
ing a child.

54

MELTER

- ,STATISTICS

F GD (10)
A TY (6)

s TY (6)

E GD (10)
R EX (20)
I TY (6)
p TY (6)
Health: 32
Karma: 32
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: - 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Bruno Horgan
Occupation: Industrialist, profes-
sional criminal
_._Legal St atus: U.S. citizen
'.deceased}

Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Queens, NYC
Marital Status: Divorced
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: NYC area
Past Group Affiliations: Masters of
Evil (I and II), Death Squad
Present Group Affiliation:

'<NOWN POWERS thereafter fall unconscious from lash and Blizzard; ex-employee of
the shock of their wounds. Justin Hammer.
Melting Ray, Mk I: This weapon Melting Ray, Mk /II: This device func- ADDITIONAL NOTES:
tions just like the Mark II, but is
makes use of Excellent Intensity mounted on a belt harness, restrict- 55
energies which break down the ing its field of fire to the areas in front
structure of iron and steel. It has of the Melter.
Excellent range, but, because it is
mounted in a chest harness, it can Melting Ray, Mk IV: This version
only be used against targets in front functions just as the Mk II listed
of or in contact with the Melter. above does except that it has a Mon-
strous Intensity and range.
... Melting Ray, Mk II: This improved Talents: Melter has Remarkable
1ersion of the ray employs a variable Reason in Engineering, Repair/
frequency microwave generator Tinkering, and Business/Finance.
which has Remarkable Intensity and Contacts: Former ally of both Black-
range. Changing the frequency set-
ting takes one turn . The device's
operational modes are as follows:
• One (Metal}: Monstrous attack
on targets of up to Monstrous
Material Strength.
• Two (Stone): Unearthly attack
against non-mystical rock and
stone, including stonelike
beings.

• Three (Wood/Cellulose): Does
Amazing damage to plants,
wood, paper, rayon, and similar
materials.

• Four (Flesh): Causes Amazing
intensity burns to living beings.
Further, those victims who fail
an Endurance FEAT each turn

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES unwieldy, the Melter redesigned it ed for Iron Man 's new armor, did not ..-
The Melter was a firm believer in the into a hand-held gun. Still not satis- melt, and the Melter failed again .
power of technology to overcome fied, he later kidnapped Anthony
any obstacle or foe. He began his Stark and forced him to design a new Somehow, though, the Melter was
criminal career with the simple goal " melting gun," which was far more soon back at large. His reputation
of avenging himself against Tony powerful and was capable of dissolv- tarnished by so many humiliating
Stark. Over the years, his fixation ing all metals, as well as affecting defeats by Iron Man and his Avenger
increased to include Iron Man and human flesh, wood , and stone. teammates, the Melter decided to
any of his allies. This drive remained Defeated once again by Iron Man, win himself notoriety by killing the
with him to the end , although he later the Melter was returned to prison. Thing, who was then hospitalized,
began to devote more of his time to recovering from injuries. A large
acquire wealth through crim inal The Melter next fought the Aveng- number of other costumed criminals
means. ers as a member of the new Masters also tried to kill or capture the hospi-
of Evil organized by the robot Ultron. talized Thing, but all of them, includ-
HISTORY Afterwards, the Melter teamed up ing the Melter, were thwarted by
with Whiplash (who is now known as various costumed champions who
Bruno Horgan was an industrialist Blacklash) and the Man-B ull as
who specialized in the development, members of the criminal Death acted to protect him.
design, and manufacture of weapon- Squad. The Death Squad fought Iron Despite his long history of repeat-
ry and munit ions for the United Man at a large comics convention
States government. Horgan was ed failures, the Melter obsessively
driven into bankruptcy when a gov- but were defeated. persisted in seeking vengeance on
ernment safety inspection team The Melter again redesigned his his enemies. He was planning to·
proved that he was using inferior attack Iron Man and the Avengers ·.
materials. His defense contracts melting weapon to wear on his belt. yet again when he was fatally shot
were later awarded to his foremost Having again proved to be unsuc- with an explosive bullet by the enig-
competitor, industrialist and inventor cessful on his own , the Melter matic assassin Scourge, who was
Anthony Stark, who was secretly the teamed up with his former partner posing as the Melter's assistant.
armored crimefighter Iron Man. Whiplash and another of Iron Man's After murdering the Melter, Scourge
longtime adversaries, the original contemptuously crushed the Melt-
As one of Horgan's factories was Blizzard. The three criminals were er's latest melting beam weapon
being dismantled, the bankrupt financed in reconstructing their
industrialist noticed a strange phe- weaponry by billionaire Justin Ham- beneath his foot.
nomenon. One of his poorly con- mer in return for a percentage of the
structed, experimental radar devices proceeds from their robberies. The
had begun to malfunction. Casting a Melter, Whiplash, and the Blizzard
brilliant beam of light, it caused any had the misfortune of staging their
iron components upon which it robbery of a casino hotel when
shone to begin instantly to appear to Anthony Stark happened to be there
melt. Horgan analyzed the device with his friend , Bethany Cabe. Iron
and redesigned it so that it could be
strapped to his chest. Equipped with Man and Cabe succeeded in over-
this weapon , Horgan began his coming all three criminals, who were
career as the Melter by striking at the sent to the prison on Ryker's Island.
factories owned by Anthony Stark. Shortly thereafter, operatives of
However, the Melter was defeated by Hammer freed them and took them
Stark in his identity of Iron Man,
became the Melter's main nemesis. to Hammer's enormous " house-
boat" base. When Iron Man
As a member of Baron Heinrich appeared at the base, Hammer sent
Zemo's Masters of Evil, the Melter the Melter and numerous other cos-
twice battled the Avengers, the team tumed criminals to attack him. How-
of champions to which Iron Man ever, Iron Man quickly returned them
belonged. The Melter was also
among the costumed criminals who to prison.
were assembled by Doctor Doom to While in jail, the Melter met a
attack the Fantastic Four on the day
of the wedding of Reed Richards and nuclear physicist who had been con-
Susan Storm. victed for tax evasion. Together they
developed a method of adjusting the
Later, finding his chest device Melter's melting beam to affect Iron
Man 's new armor. After leaving
prison, the Melter confidently
attacked Iron Man yet again. Unex-
pectedly, though , Iron Man hap-
pened to be wearing an old suit of
armor that the Melter's beam, adjust-

56

MENTALLC

STATISTICS

f TY (6)
A GD (10)

s TY (6)

E RM (30)
R GD (10)
I RM (30)
p AM (50)
Health: 52
Karma: 90
Resources: TY(6)
Popularity: 5

BACKGROUND Contacts: In the past, Mentallo has ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Real Name: Marvin Flumm been an ally of the Fixer and has Mentallo is a second-string villain ,
Occupation: Professional Criminal served as a HYDRA mercenary. who is more successful as a lackey
Legal Status: United States citizen t han as a leader. He is a ne'er-do-
with criminal record ADDITIONAL NOTES: wel! who is out to get rich via the
---.._dentity: Known to authorities easiest possible means but not a fast
t>lace of Birth: Watford City, or original thinker. Eventually, he
North Dakota comprehends the situation well
Marital Status: Single enough to see ways to modify it to his
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile advantage.
Past Group Affiliations: Former
SHIELD agent, former HYD RA

ag ent
_J>resent Group Affiliation:

\

t<NOWN POWERS
Telepathy: Mentallo has the Amazing
power to psionically reach up to
three people once. He has a maxi-

mum range of 5 miles.

Hallucination: This Amazing power
can generate images directly in the
minds of up to three people. Each is

-..e. ntitled to make a Psyche FEAT to
ense the deception; failure indi-

cates that t hey believe the illusion to
be real.
Radar Sense: Using his psionic ener-
gies, he has the Feeble ability to
detect the presence and shape of
intangible or out-of-reach objects.

Anti-Psionic Helmet: The device
enables him to employ the following
powers:

• Excellent resistance to all psio-
nic attacks.

• Excellent mental Invisibility.
Weaknesses: He is at -1 CS to
attack any and all moving targets. In
addition, if his helmet is disabled or
missing, Mentallo takes twice the
damage from psionic attacks.
·alents: Mentallo has Remarkable
Aeason when dealing with Electron-

ics or Firearms.

57

HISTORY by telepathy, Mentallo staged a raid destroyed by the Micronauts, free-,........._
on SHIELD's Manhattan headquar- dom fighters from the Microverse
Marvin Flumm was born with tele- ters which came close to succeed- Mentallo and the Fixer pursued-
pathic powers that first began to ing. The pair were taken into them, intending to turn them over to
manifest themselves during adoles- SHIELD custody but escaped some HYDRA. At the end of a long skir-
cence. Flumm, content to work as a months later, thanks to the Fixer's mish with the Micronauts, Mentallo
shoe salesman, tended to ignore his genius. They took advantage of the was attacked by the Micronauts'
powers. But his telepathic abilities Fixer's connections to become Commander Rann, who wrested off
were detected by Niles Nardstrom, involved in the East Coast HYDRA, Mentallo's thought-screening hel-
the director of SHIELD'S newly orga- then being built by Silvermane. After met. Rann and his robotic ally Bio-
nized ESP Division, and Flumm was Silvermane's HYDRA operations .tron then bombarded Mentallo
invited to join. As Nordstrom helped were fragmented, Mentallo and the telepathically for information, even-
him develop his talent, Flumm's Fixer laid low for a while, then sur- tually causing his mind to overload
ambitions began to grow. faced in an attempt to use the cyborg and shut down.
Deathlok to assassinate the Presi-
Flumm conceived the notion of dent of the United States. The two SHIELD took custody of Mentallo,
secretly taking control of SHIELD ended up in SHIELD custody again, but agents of Professor Anthony
and using its resources to gain politi- until they were freed by HYDRA and Power managed to get him transfer-
cal power. But his plan was discov- again employed as operatives. red to the Professor's custody. Power
ered by Nordstrom before it could be hoped to use Professor Charles
put into effect, and Flumm was HYDRA wanted the two to debug Xavier's telepathic power to reviver
forced to flee. He did manage to Computrex, a computer system Mentallo's comatose mind, so that'·
steal a special SHIELD battle-suit designed to steal data from other Mentallo could use his power to
and certain telepathy-enhancing systems. HYDRA was interested in restore Power's son's mind, which
equipment, items which he used to tapping into SHIELD'S computer to was in a severe state of shock. Linked
create a new identity as "Mentallo." learn what SHIELD knew of the by a process created by the Fixer,
Microverse because the Microver- Mentallo battled Professor X on a psy-
Allying himself with Norbert Eber- sian tyrant Baron Karza had seized chic plane and was overpowered.
sol, alias the Fixer, whom he located control of a certain faction of Mentallo's current whereabouts and
HYDRA. When Computrex was mental condition remain unknown. ,...-..._

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,--~TATISTICS MIMIC

F TY (6) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A TY (6) The Mimic was a bitter, vengeful per-
S TY (6) son determined to make humanity
E TY (6) pay for his father's death. As he grew
used to his powers, he became an
R TY (6) arrogant and over-bearing braggart.
This attitude was most apparent
I TY (6) when he was dealing with "inferi-
ors." When he encountered a superi-
P TY (6) or being, he changed his ways. By
the time he died, the Mimic had even
Health: 24 become genuinely heroic.
Karma: 18
Resources: PR (4) 59
Popularity: 15

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Calvin Rankin
Occupation: Student
Legal Status: U.S. citizen

,--(deceased)
lentity: Secret
t'lace of Birth: Passaic, NJ
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Ronald (father,

deceased)
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: X-Men

Present Group Affiliation:

~NOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
ower Duplication: Mimic had the

Monstrous ability to duplicate the
powers and skills of anyone within 10
feet. He retained those powers until
he moved to any point which was
over 1 mile away from the subject.
Imitation: As a side effect, his body
altered its shape to accommodate
any powers based on abnormal
~Qhysiology (such as wings or large

iet)
Weakness: The Mimic did not auto-
matically duplicate innate safe-
guards incorporated in the original
person's powers. In order to acquire
such protective adaptations, a Yel-
low power FEAT must be made at the
time the original duplication occurs.

Talents: Mimic had only those tal-
ents which he mimics.
Contacts: None

HISTORY sion of Professor Charles Xavier. As to use his powers against humanity,..-,.
he neared the mansion, he began to Before he left, he saw the Supet
Calvin Rankin was the son of bio- develop powers like Xavier's, which Adaptoid defeat the X-Men , whom'
chemist Dr. Ronald Rankin, who was he used to determine the special the Super-Adaptoid intended to
engaged in research of an unknown composition of Cyclops' visor and transform into androids with the
nature at the time that Calvin gained glasses that enables them to block power to mimic the abilities of oth-
his power to mimic the abilities of his eye-beams. Rankin rapidly con- ers, as the Super-Adaptoid itself
others. Curious about his father's structed his own visor and intro- could. The Mimic discovered that he
experiments, Calvin one day entered duced himself to the X-Men, sup- could not mimic the abilities that the
his father's laboratory and acciden- posedly on friendly terms. But as Super-Adaptoid had itself mimicked,
tally knocked over a beaker contain- soon as Rankin was certain that he probably because the Super-
ing an unknown chemical, causing a had successfully mimicked their Adaptoid was a machine, not a living
red gas to form which he breathed in. powers, including the wings of the being. The Mimic volunteered to
Over the following months, Calvin Angel, he donned a costume he had have the Super-Adaptoid transform
discovered that he was as good at brought, fought the X-Men, and kid- him into an adaptoid and then join
athletics as the best athletes at his napped Marvel Girl. In costume, forces to conquer the world. Eventu-
high school as long as he remained Rankin called himself the Mimic. ally the Mimic caused an electrical
near them. Similarly, he found that backlash in the Super-Adaptoid that
he knew as much as any teacher did, The Mimic took Marvel Girl to his made both of them to lose the,,
as long as he was within the pres- cave hideout. Since he was now at a powers they had mimicked from oth '
ence of that teacher. Calvin's pride in great distance from the other X-Men, ers, as well as the Mimic himself to·
his new abilities evolved in time into he had lost all their powers except lose his power to mimic. The Super-
arrogance and conceit. Believing Marvel Girl's. He used the eye-beam Adaptoid escaped, and Rankin, a
that people would someday attack power he had mimicked from better man for his experience,
Calvin from hatred and fear, Dr. Cyclops to blast his way to the returned to normal life.
Rankin took Calvin to live in an iso- machine, and had just turned it on
lated cave. when the X-Men broke in. The Mimic But eventually Rankin discovered
seized Xavier, who had accompa- that his mimicking powers kept reap-
Deep within the cave, Dr. Rankin nied the X-Men , as a hostage, and pearing in flashes, becoming strong-
constructed a machine that would stood under the machine, expecting er and less controllable each time.,...._
enable Calvin to permanently retain that it would make his mimicked Once the power returned so strongli
any ability that he mimicked instead powers permanent. Instead, the that unless Rankin stayed on his
of losing it by moving away from the Mimic slumped unconscious. The X- guard constantly, he not only mim-
person. But one night the machine Men, bringing Rankin with them, icked the abilities of others, but also,
short-circuited every electrical fuse escaped the cave just before the without intending to do so, drained
in the surrounding county. As a mob machine exploded. Xavier explained all the energy from their bodies, leav-
of angry townspeople neared the that the Mimic's father, realizing the ing them dead. Rankin was panic-
cave, Dr. Rankin detonated explo- trouble that his power of mimicry stricken, but Vera Cantor, with whom
sives to seal off the entrance. How- could cause, had actually designed he was now having a romance, had
ever, Dr. Rankin was caught and the machine to remove that power.
killed in the blast. The machine was Xavier then psionically removed Henry McCoy, now an expert on,..-.,.
sealed off in a separate part of the Calvin Rankin's memory of being the mutation and genetics, join Rankir
cave. Mimic. at an isolated cabin in Canada.
Rankin had discovered that the dis-
Sometime later, Rankin encoun- Months later, while he was a stu- tance over which his powers
tered Vera Cantor with Henry P. dent at Metro College, Rankin was functioned was increasing, and that
McCoy, an X-man known as the caught in an explosion in a chemistry eventually, he might be draining
Beast. Rankin and McCoy fought, laboratory there. Rankin was unin- energy from people all over the world
and during the fight, Rankin gained jured, but the blast restored both his without being able to stop himself
the same degree of agility as the mimicry power and his memory of from doing so. Unknowing, that hap-
Beast's. Nearby construction work- being the Mimic. Rankin then con- pened to the Hulk, who found the
ers, believing Rankin to be a mutant, fronted the X-Men, and holding over Mimic's cabin. As the Beast, McCoy
forced him to retreat. them the threat of exposing their true tried to hold the Hulk off, but then
identities, pressured them into Rankin decided that the Hulk gave
Shortly thereafter, Rankin found accepting him as a member. Xavier him the means of making certain of
himself sitting near Jean Grey in a agreed since he knew the Mimic's eliminating the menace that the
cafeteria and found that he suddenly powers would be useful against the Mimic posed to the world. Rankin
had developed telekinetic powers. menace of Factor Three. held onto the Hulk long enough to
Realizing that she must be the X- drain enough of the Hulk's gamma,,-...
Man then known as Marvel Girl, he The Mimic's arrogance and com- radiation into his body to kill him, anc
secretly followed her to the X-Men's bativeness, however, soon led then he died.
base, the Westchester County man- Xavier to dismiss him from the X-

60 Men. Embittered, the Mimic decided

---STATISTICS MIRAGE I

I ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mirage suffered from an incredible
F GD (10) delusion of grandeur. He was bril-
A TY (6) liant in his chosen field but was
unable to recognize either his limita-
s GD (10) tions or ways of increasing his power.
Perhaps he subconsciously ac-
E TY (6) knowledged his basic inferiority in
that he never allied himself with oth-
R EX (20) er, probably more powerful, supervil-
I TY (6) lains. His criminal goals were to pull
p GD (10) off basic heists and gain notoriety by
battling solitary adventurers.
Health: 32
Karma: 36 61
Resources: TY (6)
Popularity: - 3

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Desmond Charne
Occupation: Holography techni-
cian, professional criminal
___Legal Status: U.S. citizen
deceased)
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

-._KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
jody Suit: Although Mirage had no
special powers of his own, the suit
which he wore made him a powerful
adversary and endowed him with a
variety of abilities.
Illusion-Casting: This Monstrous
power enabled him to develop the
following Power Stunts (all of which
are based on his appearance):

-----. • Disguise himself and up to eight
other individuals within 1-area.

• Affect light waves so as to make
himself and the surrounding
vicinity appear to be empty
space. Maximum area of effect
is 75 square feet.

• Mirage could create up to eight
simultaneous duplicates of him-

self within a 1 area diameter.
Talents: Mirage had Incredible Rea-
son in the field of holography and
was skilled in the use of Handguns.
Contacts: Mirage controlled his own
gang of street thugs.

HISTORY was present in his secret identity of der. However, the kidnapping waf>-...
Peter Parker. After changing into his prevented by the masked crimefigl
Desmond Charne was a holography costumed identity, Spider-Man ter Daredevil, who, being blind,
technician who wanted to become a defeated the Mirage's men, but he could not be deceived by the
costumed criminal whose methods found himself unable to strike the Mirage's holographic trickery. Again
would be as impressive as the super- Mirage. Not only was the Mirage the Mirage served a short jail sen-
human abilities of the masked crime- using his holographic devices to
fighter Spider-Man. In pursuit of this make himself appear to be in a differ- tence and was released.
goal, Charne spent years studying ent place than he actually was, but The Mirage was invited by Gary
electronics and the use of laser tech- he was also using them to make him-
nology to produce three-dimensional self invisible at the spot where he Gilbert, the criminal formerly known
images called holograms. Charne really was. Moreover, the Mirage was as Firebrand, to attend a meeting of
not only mastered existing holo- somehow preventing Spider-Man costumed criminals to discuss the
graphic techniques but also secretly from locating the criminal's true menace posed to them by the myste-
made further advances in the field whereabouts with his extrasensory rious vigilante Scourge. The meeting
himself. As a result, he designed a "spider-sense." Finally, realizing he was held at the Bar with No Name in
costume containing miniaturized Medina County, which is one of sev-
equipment that enabled him to pro- was being deceived through illu- eral such establishments that serve
ject holographic images. Dubbing sions, Spider-Man caused an enor- as secret meeting places for cos-
himself the Mirage, he hired some mous chandelier to fall from the tumed criminals. However, despite
accomplices and embarked on a ceiling, which struck down the invisi- Gilbert's security precautionsr-
series of major robberies. ble Mirage in his true location. The Scourge showed up at the meetin-
metal in the Mirage's costume disguised as a bartender and killea
The Mirage and his accomplices shielded him from being seriously the Mirage, Gilbert, and all the other
intended to rob the people attending inj ured by the impact, and the criminals who were present. A day
the six weddings being held one day Mirage and his men were taken into later, Captain America donned the
at a New York City hotel. The crimi- custody by the police. Mirage's costume in a ploy to flush
nals successfully robbed the attend- Scourge out of hiding by making him
ees of three of the weddings and Years later, the Mirage and new think one of his victims survived. The
then broke into the celebration of accomplices invaded a hospital with ploy worked and Captain America
Edward "Ned" Leeds and Elizabeth the intention of abducting the Thing, subdued Scourge, although th~
"Betty" Brant, at which Spider-Man who was recuperating from injuries. criminal-killer was killed before h'
could be turned over to the authori-
The Mirage planned to auction the ties.
captive Thing off to the highest bid-

62

MIRAGE II

-STATISTICS

I
F GD (10)

A TY (6)

s GD (10)

E RM (30)
R GD (10)
I EX (20)
p IN (40)
Health: 56
Karma: 70
Resources: PR (4)
Popularity: 5

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Danielle "Dani" Moon-
star
Occupation: Student, adventurer
,......,_Legal Status: United States citizen
'dentity: Secret
·Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Black Eagle
(grandfather), William and Peg (par-
ents)
Base of Operations: X-Mansion

Past Group Affiliations: New
Mutants
..._Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS and does Shift-Y damage to god-like BRIGHTWIND
Mental Probe: Mirage has the beings. It is capable of penetrating
Unearthly ability to detect a target's even Death's defenses. FASER I P
greatest fears. Talents: Danielle is a trained hunter, GD EX RM IN TY GD TY
Illusion Casting: Her Unearthly survivalist, and equestrienne. Addi- Health: 100
power creates full size, threatening tionally, her skill with bows gives her Karma: 22
images of a target's greatest fear.
Targets who fail a Psyche FEAT a +1 CS whenever she employs Winged Flight: Brightwind can attain
......_believe that the illusion is real. When Excellent air speed (150 mph) with
1sed against multiple targets, each one. She is bilingual , speaking both its powerful wings.
victim will see a different illusion. English and Cheyenne. Mind Link: Brightwind is psionically
With a Red FEAT, she can create illu- Contacts: Danielle is able to call connected to Mirage and will answer
sions of a person's greatest desire. upon the New Mutants, X-Men , X- her summons if they are in the same
Telepathy: This Monstrous ability is Factor, Excalibur, and especially dimension.
limited to contact with animal minds Brightwind, her flying horse, in times
or shapechangers who are currently of trouble:

in their animal forms.
Death Sense: Mirage has the
Unearthly ability to detect the aura of
imminent death. Judges should

secretly roll once before the game to
determine if a " deathglow" was
seen. If the first roll comes up posi-
tive, a victim should be chosen at
random from the characters in the
game. The selected victim is unable
_ to spend Karma on Endurance
-=EATs during that game.
Ghost Staff: This magical weapon is

created directly from Danielle's mind

63

ADDITIONAL NOTES: where she was raised over the fol- seeking out Moonstar. She foughh
lowing years by Black Eagle. Finally, the bear outside Xavier's mansio
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Black Eagle contacted Professor and it nearly killed her. The New
Danielle is a proud, strong-willed, Charles Xavier, who had been a Mutants battled the bear, and one of
slightly defiant young woman. She is friend of his son, Danielle's father, in them, Magik, used her Soulsword to
devoted to her real family and her the army. Xavier and William had release Moonstar's parents from the
friends among Xavier's mutants. become blood brothers, and Xavier spell they were under, returning
She will battle Death itself in order to had become acquainted with Black them to their human forms.
save a friend. She takes her respon- Eagle. When Black Eagle asked
sibilities as leader of the New Moonstar to go with Xavier, she Amora the Enchantress later kid-
Mutants very seriously, especially angrily refused, believing all Cauca- . napped the New Mutants to Asgard.
since Doug Ramsey's death. sians to be her enemies. In her anger While she was there, Mirage res-
she unintentionally created an cued a winged horse from hunters.
HISTORY image of Black Eagle's death, as he Mirage herself was rescued from the
had foreseen it in a prophetic dream. hunters by Mist, one of the Valkyries.
Danielle Moonstar is an American Chastened, she agreed to go. Mirage had an immediate psychic
Indian of the Cheyenne Nation. rapport with the winged horse, whom
Moonstar's mutant powers emerged But before Xavier arrived, Black she named Brightwind after her pony
at puberty, but she could not control Eagle was murdered by agents of on Earth, and the horse selected her
her ability to create visible images of Donald Pierce, a member of the to be his rider. When the Ne.~
people 's greatest fears, and she Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club, who Mutants returned to Eartrr
thereby alienated everyone in her intended to overthrow its leader, Brightwind came with Mirage.
community except her parents, and Sebastian Shaw. Pierce was deter-
her grandfather, the chief and sha- mined to kill Xavier as well as other Soon thereafter, Professor Xavier
man Black Eagle. superhuman mutants. Moonstar, left the New Mutants in the charge of
unaware of Pierce's involvement, his former enemy Magneto. They
One night she created a symbolic vowed to take vengeance for her lost some of their powers in an
vision of her parents' deaths. Shortly grandfather's death. Hunted by encounter with the Beyonder. Under
thereafter her parents disappeared Pierce's agents, she was saved by the psychic influence of the Hellion
during a trip to the mountains. Moon- the mutant Karma, who arrived named Empath, Magneto closed the
star believed them to have been along with Xavier. Xavier told Moon- school and sent the New Mutants to~
killed, and her dreams were haunted star about Pierce, and the girl said study with the Hellions' teacher, th(
thereafter by a vision of a demonic she would work with Xavier to get her
bear, whom she bel ieved to be revenge on Pierce. White Queen. Mirage instead went
responsible for their deaths. This to her parents' ranch in Colorado.
bear tried to get at Moonstar, but the After Moonstar helped in the Magneto has since recovered from
spells of Black Eagle kept it away defeat of Pierce, she and the other Empath's influence and the rest of
from her. young mutants became members of the New Mutants have returned to
his new team, the New Mutants. Xavier's school. Whether Mirage too
After her parents' disappearance, Moonstar decided to remain with will return remains to be seen.
Moonstar was taken in by their them to honor her grandfather's
friends, the Robertses. Pat Roberts, request. She soon came to regard
their son , and Danielle were very her fellow New Mutants, regardless
close friends. But an inadvertent of their racial background, as close
psychic demonstration scared them, friends. She became an especial
and Moonstar fled to the mountains, friend of Rahne Sinclair, the mutant
Wolfsbane, in part because of the
psychic rapport they shared when
Wolfsbane was in non-human form .
Under Xavier's guidance, Moonstar
learned not only how to keep her
powers under control, but also how
to use her powers to create images
other than those of the objects of
people's fears. Eventually she and
Cannonball became the team's lead-
ers. Moonstar originally took the
code name Psyche, but later
changed it to Mirage, after the illu-
sions she creates.

With Black Eagle dead, the demon
bear was no longer prevented from

64

MISTER FANTASTIC

- .STATISTICS

F GD (10)

sA TY (6)
TY (6)
E EX (20)
R AM (50)
I EX (20)

p RM (30)
Health: 42

Karma: 100

Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Reed Richards
Occupation: Scientist, advent urer
Legal Status: United States citizen
--. Identity: Publicly known
?lace of Birth : Central City, Calif.
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Sue (a.k.a. Invisi-
ble Woman, wife), Nathan (father),
Evelyn (mot her, deceased), Franklin
(son)
Base of Operations: Baxter Build-
ing, Four Freedoms Plaza
Past Group Affiliations: Fantastic
........ Four
?resent Group Affiliation :

KNOWN POWERS become as thin as a sheet of Amazing ability to comprehend,
Elongation: Reed has the Monstrous paper. design, and repair technology.
ability to elongate any portion of his Body Armor: The unusual nature of Talents: Reed Richards is one of the
body. The maximum extent to which Reed 's physiology provides him with world's leading experts in the fields
he can stretch is 1500 feet. Remarkable protection from physi- of Electronics, Engineering, Phys-
Plasticity: Reed's body is Amazingly cal attacks and Good protection from ics, Dimensional Travel, and the
pliable and can absorb virtually any energy attacks. physiology of superbeings.
impact. By combining this power Contacts: In a crisis he can call
Nith his elasticity, he has managed Hyper-Intelligence: Reed's natural upon any superheroic individual or
to create the following power stunts: mental abilities were greatly aug- team in the free world or any Physics
mented by the mutation which gave or Engineering Department at any
• Reed can form his body into a him his elongation and plasticity abil- American university for assistance.
Bou nci ng Ball with Amazing ities. If his powers are negated in
Agility and Typical speed (60 some way, his Mental attributes drop 65
mph). by 1 rank.

• By forming his body into a kite, Hyper-Invention: Reed has the
Reed glide at Feeble air speed
(15 mph).

• By making subtle alterations in
his features, Reed can create
Good disguises and resemble
another person.

• By making a Reason FEAT,
Reed can dissolve his body into a
puddle capable of flowing through
almost any opening.

• Reed has developed the
Amazing ability to assume any
geometric shape.

• Reed has the Amazing ability to

ADDITIONAL NOTES: friend. Richards was already intend- gers and wrought havoc on the.-..
ing to build a starship for interstellar ship's controls. Grimm was forced tc
travel. When he told this ambition to abort the flight and return to Earth.
Once back on Earth, the four pas-
Grimm, Grimm jokingly said that he
would pilot the starship for Richards. sengers discovered that the cosmic
While attending Columbia, radiation had triggered mutagenic
Richards rented living quarters at changes in their bodies. Reed
the Man hattan boarding house Richards discovered that he could
owned by the aunt of a young girl become malleable and elongate his
named Susan Storm. Though she body at will. Richards convinced the
was still only a child , no more than others that the four of them should
twelve years old, Susan fell in love use their new-found powers for the
with the older Richards, much to his good of humanity as members of a
team he named the Fantastic Four.
embarrassment.
Three years before Reed Richards Richards, who became the team's
tested his starship, his father myste- leader, named himself Mister
Fantastic, while Ben Grimm, Susan
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES riously disappeared. In fact, Natha- Storm, and Johnny Storm named
Reed is an intellectual who prefers to niel Richards had devised a time
examine or negotiate with foes rath- machine which he had used to themselves the Thing, the Invisible
er than fight them outright. He is eas- attempt to journey into the future of
ily intrigued by scientific puzzles. his own world. However, the Girl (later the Invisible Woman), anc'
Reed is an extremely pleasant, like- machine actually transported him to
able fellow. However, he broods over an alternate Earth with a history con- the Human Torch, respectively.
long-standing problems which he siderably different from our own ;
has not yet solved. He is a dedicated Reed Richards would be reunited Under Richards' leadership the
humanitarian who will do anything in with him while visiting this alternate Fantastic Four has become Earth's
his power to help a suffering being,
even if he must defy others to do so. Earth years later. most honored team of superhuman
Richards recruited his old friend
adventurers, and has saved the
Ben Grimm, who had become a suc-
world from conquest or destruction
many times. Richards eventually

married Susan Storm, and they now ..........

have a son, Franklin.

cessful test pilot and astronaut, to Reed recently joined his wife ir

pilot the starship. Richards was semi-retirement from superheroics.
joined in California by Susan Storm, They are trying to raise their son
HISTORY who was now an adult. Richards and Franklin in a relatively normal envi-

Reed Richards, the only son of Storm were engaged to be married. ronment, unaware that Franklin has
wealthy physicist Nathanial Shortly before the starship was to adopted a superheroic identity of his
Richards and his wife Evelyn, was a own in conjunction with the Power
child prodigy with special aptitude in be launched, Richards used his sci-
mathematics, physics, and mechan- entific knowledge to defeat the extra- Pack kids.
ics. Evelyn died when Reed was sev- terrestrial being Gormuu, who had
en. Nathanial encouraged and intended to conquer Earth .
guided young Reed in his scientific Richards' encounter with Gormuu
studies, and Reed was taking strengthened his resolve to finish the
college-level courses by the time he starship, which he saw as a first step
for mankind to defend itself from
was fourteen. He attended several
extraterrestrial threats.
universities. However, when the federal gov-
It was at State University in Hege-
ernment threatened to withdraw its
man, NY, that Reed Richards first funding, Richards decided to test fly
met two of the most important indi- it himself. Though Grimm warned
viduals in his life. He was assigned to that the ship's shielding might be
room with a foreign student, a scien- inadequate, Grimm, Susan, and her
tific genius named Victor von Doom. adolescent brother Johnny all chose
The imperious von Doom, taking an to go. They intended to travel
immediate dislike to Richards, through hyperspace to another solar
decided to take other quarters. As system and back. However,
Doctor Doom, von Doom would later unknown to Richards, a solar flare
become Richards' greatest rival and caused Earth's Van Allen radiation
enemy. Richards instead gained as belts to be filled temporarily with
his roommate former high school unprecedented, ultra-high levels of
football star Benjamin J. Grimm, cosmic radiation. The intense cos-
who became Richards ' closest mic rays irradiated the four passen-

66

MOCKINGBIRD

S TATISTICS

)

F EX (20)
A EX (20)
S TY (6)
E GD(1 0)
R EX (20)
I TY (6)
P TY (6)
Health: 56
Karma: 32
Resources: TY (6)
Popularity: 50

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Barbara " Bobbi" Morse
Barton
Aliases: Agent 19, Huntress
.-- Occupation: Physicist, ex-SHIELD
agent, adventurer
Legal Status: United States citizen
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: San Diego, Calif.
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Clint Barton
(a.k.a. Hawkeye, husband)
Base of Operations: Avengers West

Compound
........, Past Group Affiliations: SHIELD,

·west Coast Avengers
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS especially Hawkeye. In fact, her Pop- ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Mockingbird is a brilliant scholar and
Body Armor: Mockingbird's Cos- ularity is considered Monstrous scientist. She possesses a fine ana-
tume gives her Remarkable protec- lytical mind and a relentless dedica-
tion from physical attacks and when she is dealing with SHIELD,
Excellent protection against fire. tion to honesty and justice.
Battle Staves: Mockingbird employs Interpol , and government security Mockingbird forms a perfect team
..... a pair of special battle staves in com- with Hawkeye; her common sense
bat that allow her to do the followi ng agencies. · and espionage training take the
things: edge off of Hawkeye's hot temper
ADDITIONAL NOTES: and snap judgments.
• Used as javelins, they can do
Remarkable damage to any tar-
get up to 4 areas away.

• Spring-loaded holsters fire the
staves up to 3 areas to do Excel-
lent damage. She can catch
them when they rebound by
making an Agility FEAT.

• When joined together they form
an 8-foot-long vaulting pole.

Talents: Mockingbird has trained
extensively for combat. As such, she

gains a + 1 CS with her staves and a
+ 1 CS to her Agility when Dodging.

She also has Remarkable Reason in
- the fields of Biology, Law Enforce-

ment, Detection, and Espionage.
Contacts: Mockingbird has worked
with SHI ELD, the Avengers, and

67

HISTORY two managed to thwart yet another While in SHIELD's Manhattan ,..-..
attempt by AIM to seize the Super- branch, local director Carl Delan·
Barbara Morse graduated from Soldier formula. Though Barbara dan, himself guilty of numerous
Georgia Institute of Technology with Morse became romantically involved infractions, attempted to stop Mock-
a Ph.D. in biology and passed her with Ka-Zar, she could not convince ingbird with the unwitting aid of
Civil Service examination so she him to forsake the Savage Land. Pre- Spider-Man . Although Delandan
could work with her biology profes- ferring field work over biology, Morse managed to destroy the microfilm
sor, Dr. Wilma Calvin, on the was given another assignment: to she carried, Mockingbird revealed
government-sponsored project to trail the subversive El Tigre in South his treachery to Nick Fury before she
rediscover the Super-Soldier formu- America. Coincidentally, this mis- was shot by agents acting under
la that created Captain America. sion also took her to the Savage Delandan's orders. While she recov-
While in the government's employ, Land, where she renewed her ered in a private hospital, Nick Fury
Morse's exemplary record came to acquaintance of Ka-Zar. Completing
the attention of SHIELD and she was the assignment with the Jungle conducted a vast "housekeeping"
invited to undertake training in her Lord's aid, she returned to SHIELD. sweep through SHIELD's many divi-
spare time. A champion gymnast in sions, exposing dozens of subver-
high school, Morse excelled at both Her next assignment was guard- sives within the ranks. When
the physical regimen and arts of ing a SHIELD lawyer who was totes- Mockingbird was released from the
espionage taught to all field agents. tify before a Congressional com- hospital, she was decorated for her
When Dr. Theodore Sallis, a maver- mittee investigating some of meritorious service but resigned to ,,,....._
ick scientist also working on the SHIELD's overseas activities. When become a free agent and adventurer.
Super-Soldier project, disappeared, the lawyer was killed in a suspicious
Morse was given her first field explosion, the head of the commit- Her investigation of Cross Techno-
assignment: to accompany SHIELD tee, believing the assassination to logical Enterprises for an unnamed cli-
agent Paul Allen, suspected of being have been an inside job, asked ent brought her into conflict with
a traitor, to the Savage Land in order Morse to work directly for the U. S. Hawkeye, who was then employed as
to enlist the services of Ka-Zar to find government to root out subversives CTE's security director. She and
Sallis. Allen and Morse succeeded in within SHIELD. Dropping out of Hawkeye soon learned that GTE was
contacting Ka-Zar and took him to SHIELD, Morse assumed the cos- knowingly manufacturing the compo-
the Florida Everglades. tumed identity of the Huntress and, nents for a machine designed to brain-
traveling to SHIELD's Mexico City wash superhuman beings with ,,.---..
Although Sallis was never found headquarters, managed to expose ultrasonics. Antagonistic at first, the
(unknown to them he had been the corruption of local division chief two joined forces to thwart the
transformed into the Man-Thing), Rico Santana. From there she began machine's contractor, Crossfire, and
Ka-Zar and Morse flushed out a her own.investigations into some of his hirelings, Oddball and Bombshell.
splinter group of AIM (Advanced SHIELD's other divisional opera-
Idea Mechanics) agents who were tions, looting data-banks and compil- Mockingbird proposed to Hawk-
attempting to steal the Super-Soldier ing evidence of corruption. Taking eye at the successful conclusion of
formula and revealed Allen to be a the new code-name Mockingbird the case and the two eloped. When
member. SHIELD director Nick Fury (from an operation for the C.l.A. Hawkeye was appointed by then-
assigned Morse to escort Ka-Zar involving Nick Fury before his own Avengers chairman, the Vision, to
during his stay in civilization, and the recruitment by SHIELD), Morse head the team's new West Coast- ,,,..--...
planned to take the evidence to Nick based team, Mockingbird agreed to
Fury himself. join her husband. Mockingbird has
been a member in good standing of
the West Coast Avengers ever since.

68

MDDDK

--.., STATISTICS

F PR (4)
A FE (2)
S PR (4)
E EX (20)

R AM {50)
I GD (10)
P AM (50)
Health: 30
Karma: 110
Resources: IN (40)

Popularity: 2

BACKGROUND

Real Name: George Tarleton
Occupation: Former AIM agent;
Former AIM leader
.....--._ Legal Status: U.S. citizen
(deceased)

Identity: Secret

Place of Birth: Bangor, Maine
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: AIM bases
throughout the United States
Past Group Affiliations: AIM
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS Robot Body: When Modok employed ADDITIONAL NOTES:
this mechanism, his Strength and
Multitasking: Modok could use any Fighting ranks were increased to
two of his psionic powers at once. Amazing. The body itself had the fol-
Force Field vs. Energy: Modok could lowing characteristics:
erect a barrier which provided him
with Monstrous resistance to energy Control Speed Body Protection
attacks but only Good protection EX FE AM AM
against physical attacks. Talents: None

Heat: Modok could unleash this Contacts: AIM
~ Amazing power at will. Living victims

who were attacked in this manner
suffered Good damage.

Kinetic Bolt: This bolt of force could
do Amazing damage over a range of
2 areas.

Mental Probe: Modok could use this
Incredible power at a range of up to 5
miles.

Psionic Blast: This power enabled
Modok to do Amazing damage at a
range of up to 2 areas.

Total Memory: Modok's fantastic
mind gave him an Amazing recall of
any fact he had ever known.

Hoverchair: Modok was confined to
his Hoverchair. Without it, he was
unable to move about due to his
....._ greatly deformed body. It had the fol-
lowing characteristics:
Control Speed Body Protection
EX GD RM PR

69

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES rescue her but was captured himself. any further threat to them. .----..
Modok had an undying hatred for Both he and Carter were sent to
those responsible for his transforma- Modok, who attempted to kill them. Two of the Serpents, Bushmaster
tion. His second greatest hatred was During Captain America's battle with
for humanity in general, since he Modok, other Al M agents, who were and Diamondback, discovered
was no longer a part of it. His remain- opposed to Modok's rule, fired a vol-
ing obsessive hate is directed at the ley of shots that wounded Modok. Modok aboard AIM's abandoned
current AIM leadership; this Captain America and Carter
assumes that he somehow survived escaped the submarine, which and partially demolished submarine
his apparent death. Should that be Modok then destroyed. However,
the case, he may actually aid heroes Modok used his psionic abilities to headquarters, interrupting his use of
in AIM's destruction. save himself and reassert his leader-
ship over AIM. equipment on board to recharge his
HISTORY
Not only was Modok continually psycho-motor energies to last him
George Tarleton was an agent and thwarted in his schemes by the many
technician of average intelligence superpowered adversaries, but also, for another year. Though weakened,
who was employed by the subver- under his leadership AIM made no
sive organization known as the scientific breakthroughs comparable Modok escaped, ultimately hiding in
Advanced Idea Mechanics, or AIM. to the organization's earlier creation
Tarleton was chosen at random by of the Cosmic Cube and the Super- a warehouse at a shopping mall in
AIM's "scientist supreme" (leader) Adaptoid. Instead, AIM had stag-
Lyle Getz to be a subject in an exper- nated intellectually and creatively. Newbury, New Jersey. The Serpent
iment in controlled mutation. Placed Moreover, Modok failed to launch an
against his will in the "alteration attack on any major nation as leader Society tracked him down to the
chamber," Tarleton underwent of AIM.
extensive cellular irradiation and mall, and Captain America went
physical bio-engineering that trans- Hence, dissatisfaction with
formed him into a massive-headed Modok's leadership grew increas- there, too, having learned of the Ser-
being possessing superhuman intel- ingly strong and widespread within
ligence and extraordinary psionic the organization. Following his pent's mission. Captain America
powers. Getz intended to have the defeat by the Yellow Claw, Modok
transformed Tarleton serve as a liv- was deposed as leader of AIM. How- found the weakened Modok as two
ing computer as well as to employ ever, he soon regained control of
Tarleton's new psionic abilities for AIM's operations on the West Coast of the Serpents, Cottonmouth and
probing the Cosmic Cube, an object and established a new base in New
of immense power. Hence, Tarleton Death Adder, were tearing away at
was given the code-name of Modoc, York City as well. In alliance with
which stood for "Mobile Organism Deathbird, then an exile from the his flesh. Modok died even as Cap- :.
Designed Only for Computing." Shi'ar Empire, Modok led his AIM
Enraged by his hideous condition , forces in an attack on AIM's East tain America was trying to help him.
Tarleton used his new psionic Coast division. Still, a considerable
powers to slay Getz and henceforth portion of the AIM organization The Serpent Society delivered
assumed the acronym "Modok," the remained outside of Modok's con-
"k" standing for "killing." Modok trol. Modok did not realize that the Modok's corpse back to AIM.
then seized control of the entire AIM members of AIM whom he believed
organization and eliminated all were securely under his control were Although Modok remained brain
active opposition to him in its ranks. secretly conspiring with the other
faction of AIM to destroy him. dead, they repaired the other dam-
The international law enforcement
agency SHIELD planted its opera- Modok led his AIM forces in an age done to it and kept the rest of the
tive Sharon Carter within AIM as a attack against the rival AIM faction,
double agent to learn what Modok but, to his surprise, both AIM groups body alive. AIM's new scientist
was and what his weaknesses, if joined forces and attacked him.
any, were. However, AIM discovered Modok retreated, soon afterwards supreme intended to use Modok as a
that Carter was serving SHIELD and fighting AIM forces alongside the
made her a prisoner aboard the Hulk, but finally fled after battling the living computer, but AIM member ,,-
organization's submarine headquar- Hulk himself.
ters. Captain America went there to Yorgon Tykkio sent Modok into battle
With Modok gone, all of AIM was
finally reunited under new leader- against Iron Man, guiding him by
ship. The new leaders of AIM hired
the team of mercenaries known as remote control. Tykkio had altered
the Serpent Society to assassinate
Modok to prevent him from posing Modok's headband so that it could

fire plasma blasts and so that Tykkio

could transmit his own voice through

it. Iron Man succeeded in battling

Modok to a standstill, whereupon

Tykkio, by remote control, caused

Modok's headband to fire plasma ,,--.....

that ignited underground fuel lines,

causing an explosion that, finally,

annihilated Modok's body.

70

MDDRED THE MYSTIC

STATISTICS

F TY (6)
A EX (20)

s TY (6)

E AM (50)
R TY (6)
I EX (20)
p MN (75)
Health: 82

Karma: 101
Resources: EX (20)

Popularity: - 20

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Modred
Occupation: Sorcerer's apprentice;
emissary of Chthon
/....Legal Status: British citizen (circa
3th century AD)
Identity: Secret

Place of Birth: near London ,
England

Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Wundagore
Mt., Transia
Past Group Affiliations: None
-..Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES: ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Modred is an example of a good man
Ritual Magic: By a combination of turned to evil by the direct control of
magical words and gestures, supernatural forces. Modred tries to
Modred can produce the following be a heroic wizard whenever
effects: Chthon's influence decreases. How-
ever, under Chthon's influence,
• Monstrous Magic Detection Modred becomes a dangerous
adversary who uses guile to gain the
• Amazing animation of and con- confidence of his intended victim,
trol over air, earth, fire, and then strikes without remorse. If
Modred ever returns from Merlin's
--. water. realm, he should be treated as a
hero.
• Amazing Weather Control
• Incredible Eldritch Bolts 71
• Incredible Resistance to Magic

• Increases Strength by + 3CS

(to Remarkable rank)
• Flight at Incredible air speed (up

to 300 mph)
Talents: Modred has Good Reason

in Occult Lore.
Contacts: Chthon

HISTORY offered his own, falling into a death- and knowledge of magic. Modred -..
like trance the moment his soul was was left in the custody of an evolved
Modred was born to a family of peas- taken. Gervasse buried the youth in cow named Bova on Wundagore
ants in sixth-century Britain and a large vault somewhere near the
apprenticed at the age of twelve to a Dark Tower. Mountain.
sorcerer named Gervasse. Distin- In her care, Modred's demonic
guishing himself as a capable stu- Almost 1,100 years later, two Brit-
dent, Modred's reputation reached ish archeologists discovered power gradually returned to him.
Camelot where the Maha Yogi, an Modred's tomb and breached it, an Bova was unaware of it until Modred
immortal mutant with seeming mysti- act which somehow caused Modred used his magic to reduce the Thing
cal power who was posing as Merlin to awaken. Modred used his and the Puppet Master to the size of
in the sorcerer's absence, heard of Darkhold-derived powers to free dolls and animated all of his toys to
him and summoned him. Since no himself and the archeologists from attack them. Soon after, the mutant
one knew of the imposture, it was the tomb 's cave. Once outside, Magneto angrily destroyed Bova's
thought that Merlin himself had suc- Modred was attacked by the Other, cabin after learning that he was the
cumbed to sinister influences. Leery the demonic host of the demon father of Quicksilver and the Scarlet
of the summons, Modred decided to Chthon who created the Darkhold as Witch, and that Bova had been the
attempt to acquire sufficient power his touchstone to Earth's dimension. midwife who delivered them. Sepa-
to confront Merlin by mastering the Though Modred believed he van- rated from Bova, Modred wandered
Darkhold , a mystical tome which had quished the Other, it actually took the European countryside, subcon-
been sequestered in the Dark Tower refuge in his own body. sciously heading toward his native
by the sorceress Morgan Le Fey's England .
ex-disciple Magnus. To prevent the Now possessed body and soul by
book from falling into the wrong Chthon in accordance with the Once there, Modred's memory
hands, Magnus constructed an elab- demon's plan, Modred was unaware and full sorcerous knowledge
orate spell that made it impossible of his own nature as a pawn of returned. Determining to magically
for anyone of evil intent to enter. The conquer his native land, Modred
good-intentioned Modred breached Chthon until some months later attacked England's greatest champi-
when Chthon summoned him to his on, Captain Britain, and stripped him
the barrier and approached the tomb in Wundagore Mountain in of his power-conferring uniform.
Eastern Europe. There Chthon com- Captain Britain was able to send a
book. manded Modred to retrieve the distress call to Captain America, ,,......._
As soon as he spoke the Darkhold from its current possessor however, and the two freedom fight-1
and then to fetch the mutant Scarlet
Darkhold 's incantation of power, a Witch in whom he had invested sor- ers managed to subdue Modred, and
dark cloud-thing materialized to take cerous potential at her birth decades Captain Britain regained his cos-
his soul in exchange for power. prior. Unable to resist the elder god's tume. Captain Britain's mentor Mer-
Modred used his own magical skills lin spirited away Modred 's body
to resist, until his betrothed, the influence, Modred battled the Scar- upon defeat, saying he would re-
daughter of Gervasse, entered the let Witch's companions, the Aveng- educate Modred in the world in
tower. When the cloud-thing threat- which Merlin now existed, and then
ened to take her soul, Modred freely ers, as the Witch was bodily return him to the mortal plane.
possessed by Chthon . When the Modred's current whereabouts and ,..-....
Avengers drove Chthon back into his activities are unknown.
tomb, Modred, bereft of Chthon's
demonic presence, lost his sanity

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MDJD

~TATISTICS
I

F FE (2)
A FE (2)

S EX (30)
E MN (75)
R AM (50)

I IN (40)
P AM (50)
Health: 109
Karma: 140
Resources: UN (100)
Popularity: - 20

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Mojo
Alias: Lifebringer
Occupation: Slave trader, android
,..,qrower, and movie producer
.egal Status: Ruler of his native

world
Identity: Existence unknown by
public

Place of Birth: Unidentified world in
another dimension
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: His native
- world

'ast Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS its into his lair. Such captured spirits first hour, 2 areas the second, 4
Biophysical Control: Mojo had the gain a semblance of reality while the areas the next hour, and so on. Dam-
Monstrous ability to alter a target's power functions. Sleepers can escape age ceases when l'le leaves the
metabolism, health, and physical by making a Psyche FEAT. Earth dimension.
condition so as to attain the following Dimension Travel: This power oper-
results: ates at Unearthly rank when used in Transport Platform: Mojo requires
conjunction with Spiral Reality Alter- this mechanism to stand erect. With-
-...., • Heal at 75 times the normal ation (Disruption). He has the out it, his ability to move about is
rate. Unearthly ability to warp his sur- severely limited. In addition to allow-
roundings in ways that threaten life ing Mojo to walk from point to point,
• Regenerate lost body parts. (by creating storms, causing wilting, the platform can fly at Good air-
• Physical Decay which causes and so forth). This power automati- speed. The carriage has the follow-
cally functions each hour to damage ing characteristics:
the victim's Endurance to drop a geometrically-expanding number
-1 CS each turn until the char- of areas. For example: 1 area the Control Speed Body
acter dies. EX TY IN
• Cellular disruption which does
up to Monstrous damage.
• Age Alteration which causes
either rapid aging or rejuvena-
tion at 75 times the normal rate .
Hypnotic Control: This power gives
Mojo Monstrous control over his vic-
tims.

Kinetic Bolts: These blasts are of
Incredible intensity.

Mind Control: Mojo has the Mon-
- ~trous ability to control a victim's

ninds, memories, and actions.
Spirit Control: This Monstrous ability
allowed Mojo to draw a sleeper's spir-

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Talents: Mojo has a Monstrous HISTORY some not-so-humanoid slaves. Spi;------
understanding of psychology, strat- ral, for example, had six arms, am
egy, slave-trading, and cinematogra- On a world in another dimension, a Quark looked like a ram. Mojo was ·
phy. race of sentient semi-humanoid
Contacts: Mojo could rely on the aid beings lacking spines evolved. The present when one of the slaves Arize
of Spiral, Major Domo, and his other race's inability to stand upright pre- had designed, who later became
android servants. vented their civilization from advanc- known as Longshot, first achieved
ing beyond a relatively primitive consciousness. Mojo put Longshot
ADDITIONAL NOTES: level. Finally, the scientist Arize to work in his movie industry, per-
designed an artificial exoskeletal forming dangerous stunts, but Long-
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES frame that would enable a member .shot became the leader of a slave
Mojo is fascinated by humans of his race to stand erect. Most of the rebellion. Longshot was captured
because of their potential as both race began using these exoskele- and rendered amnesiac, but he
slaves and cinematic subjects. He tons, and, under Arize's guidance, escaped and fled through an interdi-
prefers making movies to revenge, their civilization rapidly advanced. mensional portal to Earth. Mojo sent
thus he will let a foe flee if the escape Spiral and other rebel hunters to kill
will make good footage. He likes However, some of Arize's race him, but they failed.
subverting heroes for his own pur- refused to use the exoskeletons, and
poses. He sees himself as a consu- somehow these so-called Spineless Mojo became intrigued when he
mate artist, a true villain to enable his Ones became the race's rulers. The learned that Earth was inhabited by
heroic adversaries to attain life Spineless Ones demanded to have a a race of human beings. He jour-/'--.
through combating him. However, race of slaves, which Arize created neyed there with Spiral, intending to
since a true artist never repeats him- for them, through genetic engineer- prevent Longshot from returning to
self, Mojo must always come up with ing. Arize designed his genetic crea- their native world and stirring up fur-
a new plot. tions to resemble the Spineless ther rebellion. Mojo also decided to
Ones' mythic images of devils, take over Earth himself. However,
which look like Earth human beings. Mojo was defeated by Longshot,
who forced him into an interdimen-
One of the Spineless Ones, Mojo, sional portal. Presumably, Spiral led
became ruler of the entire world. He Mojo back to their home world. Long-
also ran a slave trade, creating and shot followed, having regained much_,-..
dealing in humanoid slaves, as well of his memory, planning to kill MojG
as a movie industry. Mojo supervised and lead his world's humanoids to
the creatio~ _<?_f many humanoid and Earth and freedom. Mojo's activities
since leaving Earth are as yet unre-
vealed.

..-....
74

MOLE MAN

~TATISTICS

F GD (10)
A PR (4)

s GD (10)

E RM (30)
R RM (30)
I GD (10)
p RM (30)

Health: 54
Karma: 70
Resources: IN (40)
Popularity: O/ 100 to Moloid Subter-
raneans

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unknown

\ Occupation: 1 Ex-nuclear engineer,

.--(Uler of Subterranea
egal Status: Citizen of Sub-

terranea
Identity: Unknown
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Kala, Queen of
Atlantean Netherworlders (consort)
Base of Operations: Subterranea
Past Group Affiliations: Subterra-

eans
resent Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS Reason in the fields of Sub- ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Abnormal Sensitivity: Although Mole terranean geography and geology, The Mole Man is an example of a
Man has adequate vision in dark spelunking, Deviant weapons sys- person who acts as a supervillain to
places, he is blinded by normal light. tems, and monster training. deal with his bitterness. He originally
Hypersensitive Hearing: This Typical Contacts: In the past, Mole Man has wanted to destroy the surface world
power enables Mole Man to clearly been an ally of Kala and Red Ghost, as revenge for its rejection of him. As
hear almost any sound at a distance as well as leader of the Outcasts. time passed, he mellowed and
became more concerned with pro-
f up to 2 areas. ADDITIONAL NOTES: tecting his realm. He is sympathetic
,ypersensitive Touch: Mole Man can toward others who were also reject-
identify substances and items by ed by the world.
touch if he is able to make a Green
Reason FEAT.
Radar: This Typical power functions
similarly to Daredevil 's Radar Sense
but is not as acute.
Visor: This device protects Mole
Man's vision in normal lighting by
reducing its intensity.
Costume: The Mole Man 's costume
provides him with Amazing protec-
tion against heat, fire, and lava.
Staves: Each of these six-foot-long
staves contains Good Radar and
one of the following powers:

* Incredible electrical discharge
* Remarkable flame generation
* Incredible light emission
.. Incredible vibratory shockwave

Talents: Mole Man has Incredible

75

HISTORY beings created through genetic nus, intending to rule alone, turned-
manipulation by the Deviants, or against Kala, but soon was nearl
Very little is known about the origin of may be uncivilized, in some cases killed in an explosion. Kala and the
the Mole Man. According to the Mole nearly mindless, highly mutated heartbroken Mole Man parted, each
Man himself, his bizarre physical Deviants themselves. The Mole Man to rule his or her own kingdom.
appearance had caused him to be also developed a natural "radar
shunned and ridiculed since child· sense" that enabled him to sense The Mole Man's lust for venge-
hood. Believing that total loneliness things in the subterranean darkness. ance on the surface world eventually
would be better than the cruelty receded . He gathered many physi-
shown to him by other people, the The Mole Man first intended to cally deformed or ugly people from
Mole Man decided to exile himself take his revenge on the surface the surface world who had been
from humanity. He began searching world 's population by destroying spurned as he had, and created a
for the legendary land at the center Earth's power plants and unleashing peaceful utopia for them in his
his monsters. He was thwarted by underground kingdom. He endowed
of the Earth. the Fantastic Four in their first mis- some of them, known as the Out-
Finally, when he was about to sion after gaining their superhuman casts, with superhuman powers.
powers. The Mole Man next attempt-
abandon hope, his skiff washed ed to trigger a nuclear war between The Mole Man's forces clashed
ashore on a deserted island, which the United States and Soviet Union, with Kala's on the surface world, and
he named Monster Isle, located with- intending to rule what remained of during the battle, Kala lost her pro-
in the Bermuda Triangle. There the Earth's population with ray devices, tection against the air's effects and
Mole Man discovered a cavern lead- and then have his Subterranean swiftly became an elderly woman
ing deep underground. His enthusi- arm ies conquer the planet. The Still in love with her, the Mole Man
astic shouts triggered an avalanche, Fantastic Four foiled both these offered the distraught queen com-
which he survived, but at the cost of schemes. panionship, and she accepted . It is
most of his eyesight. not known whether Kala is still living
Apart from attempting to conquer with the Mole Man.
Nevertheless, the Mole Man made the surface world, the Mole Man has
himself ruler of a wide empire in the also tried repeatedly to make himself Recently, underground drilling
underground realm he called Sub- sole master of Subterranea. His that was part of billionaire Alden
terranea. (Subterranea does not greatest rival has been Tyrannus, Maas's Project Worldcore unleashed
another man from the surface world. magma in the Mole Man's realm , kill;..--...
actually lie at the center of the Earth, The Hulk and the X-Men have both ing many of the people and Subterra
but instead consists of a seemingly served as pawns in the wars
planetwide network of caverns lying between the Mole Man and Tyran- neans living there. Believing his
miles beneath Earth's surface.) In nus. Eventually the Mole Man cap- dreams of utopia ruined , the Mole
this underground world he discov- tured Tyrannus and used drugs to Man has once again become a dan-
ered a race of semi-humanoid crea- turn him into a mindless slave. gerously embittered man.
tures called Subterraneans. The
Mole Man controls the race known The Mole Man formed an alliance Recently the Mole Man left his
as the Moloids, which are distin- with Kala, queen of the Moloid followers to explore the inner
guished from other Subterranean Netherworlders, descendants of sur- caves. Chaos ensued when the Tyr-
races by their pale yellow skin color. face Atlanteans who now live under- ranoids took over the Moloids and
The Mole Man also found and mas- ground. The Mole Man fell in love formed an army to defend themr--
tered highly advanced technological with the beautiful Kala, and together selves from the Lava Men. The Moll
they conspired to destroy the sur- Man was himself kidnapped by the
devices which had been created and face world's civilizations with mag- Lava Men.
abandoned by the race of Deviants. ma from deep underground.
Furthermore, the Mole Man discov- However, Kala betrayed the Mole The Fantastic Four discovered
ered and learned to control a large Man by releasing Tyrannus from his that the caverns of Subterranea are
number of non-humanoid monsters, control, and the two new allies made all linked by space warps. These dis-
which either may be descendants of the Mole Man their prisoner. Tyran- cretely teleport travelers across
great distances or even into other
dimensions. It's clear that anything
can happen.

76

MOLECULE MAN

~TATISTICS

'F FE (2)

A PR (4)

s PR (4)

E GD (10)
R GD (10)
I FE (2)
p MN (75)
Health: 20
Karma: 87
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: 1

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Owen Reece
Occupation: Ex-lab technician , ex-
criminal, laborer at atomic plant
.._Legal Status: United States citizen

1ith psychiatric record
Identity: Powers secret from gen-
eral public

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Formerly NYC
area, now suburbs of Denver, Col.
Past Group Affiliations: "Secret
- ..Wars" criminal army
)resent Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS tality, none of his Powers is able to ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
directly affect living targets.
Elemental Conversion: Reece can Talents: None Owen is a nerd, a crazy little geek
alter the elemental composition of Contacts: Volcana (Marsha Rosen- with god-like powers. He uses his
matter with Unearthly skill. berg) powers to live out his fantasies,
which, unfortunately, often involve
Molecular Conversion: Reece can ADDITIONAL NOTES: world conquest. Owen is now trying
make Monstrous changes to the to be a good boy to make his friend
Marsha happy. He may still have a
molecular structure of matter. crush on Tigra, too.
--Matter Animation: Reece has the

Aonstrous ability to animate any-
thing, gaining the following powers:

• Flight at Poor air speed

• Monstrous control over any type
of machine.

Molding: Reece is able to make Mon-
strous alterations in the surface fea-
tures of any object.

Disruption: Reece can break down
the very structure of matter with
Class 3000 ability.

Serial Immortality: There are two

ways in which Reece can manifest
this Monstrous power:

• Reece can store his life force in
his wand, then take over any-
one who handles it.

• By making use of his various
powers, he can create a com-
pletely new body for himself.

Weakness: Except for Serial lmmor-

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Believing himself unable to escape, the Beyonder decided to rid himself ¢-
Reece created a humanoid construct to
serve as his companion, and through the problem by obliterating the mul
unknown means endowed it with con-
HISTORY sciousness. Reece let the construct verse. Reece attempted to save the uni.
believe itself to be his son. Before dying,
Owen Reece was a small, frail, timid Reece transferred his consciousness verse by destroying the Beyonder, but
child who obsessively clung to his moth- and powers into the wand his "son" car-
er. He grew into a weak-willed adult, ried. Not bound by human limitations, the Beyonder's immense power far sur-
made bitter and lonely by his mother's the construct, known as the new Mole-
death, and full of fear and hatred of what cule Man, escaped the world and went to passed even Reece's own. Ultimately,
he regarded as a deeply unfriendly Earth, bringing the wand with him. In an
world. Reece became a lowly laboratory attempt to avenge his father, the new Reece joined forces with many of Earth's
technician working at a nuclear plant Molecule Man battled the Thing of the
owned by the Acme Atomics Corpora- Fantastic Four, using Reece's powers superhuman champions to battle him.
tion. He was disgruntled by his job's long through the wand. Dependent on the
hours and low pay. One day, growing metal wand to maintain his existence in But the Molecule Man exhausted himself
careless, Reece accidentally activated this dimension, the new Molecule Man
an experimental particle generator, disintegrated when the wand was taken fighting the Beyonder, who unleashed an
which bombarded him with an unknown from him.
form of radiation. The radiation had a immensely powerful blast of energy to
mutagenic effect on Reece, releasing his However, the consciousness and
potential for psionic powers on a cosmic powers of the original Molecule Man destroy Reece and his allies. The blast
scale. Reece could now control all mat- remained within the wand, and the Mole-
ter, even down to the molecular level, cule Man could overpower the minds of ripped open Earth's crust in the area of
and all energy. The radiation also left whoevertouched the wand and take con-
markings resembling lightning bolts trol of their bodies. The wand passed the Rocky Mountains, and would have
across Reece's face. Reece named him- through the hands of a succession of
self the Molecule Man after his power to holders until Reece's mind recreated his caused incredible planetwide instability
control molecules. mutated body and transferred his con-
sciousness and powers out of the wand if not for the Beyonder's power. The Mol-
The tremendous forces released by and into the body. He threatened to
the accident opened a "pinhole" destroy the world, but was persuaded by ecule Man used his power to shield him-
between Earth 's dimension and the
dimension containing the immensely the Avenger named Tigra to give himself self and his allies, and to remove every
powerful entity later known as the up and seek psychiatric help.
Beyonder. During the following years, living thing from the path of the blast to
the Beyonder observed Earth and its Reece did so, and soon began to
multiverse through the interdimensional change. He now had simple goals: true safety. But as a result of his monumental
love, friendship, and a good home.
pinhole. Reece found himself sent to Battleworld, efforts, Reece had severely injured him;
The day after the accident, the presi- the planet created by the Beyonder, as
part of the small army of criminal super- self internally. ;
dent of Acme Atomics fired Reece for his human beings that were to engage in the
carelessness. Angered, the Molecule first "Secret Wars." Impressed by the His foes defeated, the Beyonder pro-
Man covered the president and his desk charismatic criminal leader, Doctor
with ice that he formed from molecules in Doom, Reece agreed to help fight the ceeded with his new plan to find fulfill-
the air. Reece was now out to use his superheroes also brought to Battleworld.
powers to take revenge on a world he During the course of the war, Reece and ment by using a complex machine to
believed had belittled and persecuted a superhuman called Volcana fell in love
him. Yet Reece was so filled with self- with each other. Doom eventually suc- transform himself into a mortal being
doubt, fear, and self-hatred, that he ren- ceeded in stealing the power of the
dered himself vulnerable by Beyonder and transferring it into himself, with his full power. The machine drained
subconsciously imposing limitations on both only temporarily. Believing himself
his powers. He believed himself to be abandoned by Doom, Reece threatened the Beyonder's power into itself, trans-
able to affect only inorganic molecules to kill him. But Doom helped Reece
(and hence unable to affect living beings break through his mental blocks and formed him into a mortal baby, and then
with his powers). realize that his power was greater than
he had believed. No longer angry at began transferring the energy back into
Uatu, the alien Watcher whose task it Doom, Reece used his powers to trans-
is to observe Earth, recognized the dire port himself, Volcana, and most of the him. The infant would soon again
threat that the Molecule Man posed to criminals back to Earth. On Earth, Reece
the multiverse. Uatu alerted the team of and Volcana began living together qui- become an adult. The Molecule Man and.-
superhuman champions known as the etly, and Reece took a new job as a work-
Fantastic Four of the threat posed by the his allies found the machine, and Reeci
Molecule Man. The Fantastic Four used er in an atomic plant.
Reece's self-imposed inability to affect But then, months later, the Beyonder, believing they could not take the chance
organic molecules to defeat him, and the
Watcher transported the Molecule Man again in possession of his full power, that the newly reborn Beyonder would
to confinement in an otherdimensional came to Earth in humanoid form seeking
world where time passes at an acceler- emotional fulfillment. When he failed, not someday destroy the multiverse,
ated rate.
decided to kill him while he was vulnera-

ble. Reece wrecked the machine, caus-

ing the infant's death, and diverted the

Beyonder's immense power, which the

machine released, through an interdi-

mensional portal into the dimension from

which the Beyonder had originally come,..--..

There the energy created a new, inhal

ited universe.

The injured Molecule Man and the Sil-

ver Surfer, uniting their power temporari-

ly, repaired all the damage done to the

Earth, restoring the mountains and the

part of the crust that the Beyonder had

destroyed. Reece, believing that Earth's

superhuman champions would always

worry about his misusing them, pretend-

ed his powers had been burned out.

Among his allies, only Volcana and the

Silver Surfer know that Reece still has

his powers, which have since returned to

full strength. Today Reece is still living

quietly with Rosenberg in their Denver

suburb.

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MDDNDRAGDN

~STATISTICS

·F RM (30)
A RM (30)

S GD (10)

E RM (30)
R GD (10)
I EX (20)
P AM (50)

Health: 100

Karma: 80
Resources: FE (2)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Heather Douglas
Occupation: Former priestess and
adventurer
,...,.....,.L, egal Status: U.S. citizen, natural-
zed Titanian citizen

Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Calif.
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Arthur (father,
a.k.a. Drax the Destroyer,
deceased), Yvette (mother,

deceased)
Base of Operations: Mobile; for-
.._rnerly Defenders Mansion, Colorado

' ast Group Affiliations: Avengers,
Defenders
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ROLE-PLAYING NOTES HISTORY
Telepathy: Unearthly rank Moondragon is a smug, arrogant,
Mind Control: Unearthly control self-centered person who will gladly Heather Douglas is the only daugh-
Mind Blast: Incredible intensity; step on anyone in the pursuit of her ter of real estate agent Arthur
maximum range is 2 areas goals. She feels comfortable acting Douglas and his wife Yvette. One
-.:[elekinesis: Remarkable rank as either heroine or villainess. She night when Heather was three years
(inetic Bolt: Excellent intensity; has no friends, only allies of the old , she and her parents were driving
maximum range is 6 areas moment. She develops fixations so when they happened to witness the
Talents: Unearthly Reason in the intense that, if her efforts are sty- approach of a scoutship belonging to
fields of Genetics and Biochemistry. mied , she will fly into a rage. She is a the mad Titanian named Thanos.
With good facilities, she is capable of sore loser. Wishing to maintain secrecy, Thanos
creating new superbeings. caused the car to crash and burn,
Contacts: Estranged member of the killing all the occupants but Heather,
Avengers and Defenders. She is still
friendly with Her. 79

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

who was thrown from the car. (Arthur testing some of Earth 's superhuman Defenders, she increasingly sought-....
Douglas was later resurrected in a champions for possible use in the to be accepted by them as a goo
new body as Drax the Destroyer.) war against Thanos. She also exper- person . Finally, she and the other
imented with the genetic make-up of Defenders were captured by Asgar-
Alone on the desert, the child was a number of human beings, using dian trolls. One of the trolls offered to
rescued by Mentor, Thanos's father Titanian technology to turn three remove the headband if she would
and the benevolent ruler of the Eter- Earthmen into Angar the Screamer, aid him with her psionic powers. The
nals of Titan who had been monitor- Ramrod, and the Dark Messiah. Dragon tempted her with offers of
ing his evil son's activities. Taken to power if she did so. Rejecting the
the settlement of Eternals on Titan, Soon after Thanos was van- Dragon and her own potential for
Heather Douglas was placed in the quished, Moondragon became evil, Moondragon refused to allow
Shao-Lorn monastery to be schooled involved with the Avengers, but she the headband to be removed and
in the arts and disciplines of the began to make her feelings of super- made it possible for the Defenders to
ascetic monks of Titan. The Shao- iority to commonplace humanity (as escape. The headband fell from her
Lom taught her complete control of well as to the majority of the Aveng- brow.
her body and mind as well as total ers) known, eventually denying her
mastery of her latent psionic poten- humanity and claiming to be a god- Moondragon learned that she was
tial. She also became an accom- dess. Offered membership in the dying. The Dragon of the Moon
plished athlete, martial artist, and Avengers, she refused, but she con- offered to save her life. As pain over-
tinued to associate with them period- came her, Moondragon became des-
geneticist. ically. perate and gave in to the Dragorr
Eventually she sensed a malevo- Now thoroughly corrupted by the
A turning point in Moondragon 's Dragon and endowed with much
lent spiritual presence and made thinking came when she helped the more power, Moondragon battled the
psychic contact with it. The pres- Avengers battle the power-siphoning Defenders. The Valkyrie forced her
ence was that of the Dragon of the being from the future Korvac. Scan- to retreat, but she returned weeks
Moon, a cosmic entity that claims to ning Korvac's mind, she learned of later to destroy the Defenders. The
have existed before the creation of his plan to remake the universe, Dragon, persuaded her to turn to the
planets in the cosmos, and to have eliminating all chaos, including free alien Beyonder for the power she
destroyed entire civilizations. The will. When the would-be god commit- needed. The Beyonder increased,.--...
ted suicide, she mourned his pass- Moondragon's power, and she one~
Dragon existed on Titan before Men- ing, believing his goals to be correct. again attacked the Defenders. She
tor settled there and claimed respon- She then began devoting her efforts cast the Gargoyle's human soul from
sibility for destroying the Eternals of to righting what she perceived to be his body, which fell under the
Uranus who had previously lived wrongs by imposing her will upon Dragon's control. Interloper, the Val-
those individuals and groups who kyrie, and others jointly hurled the
there. The Dragon began to take did not conform to her sense of pro- power of their life forces against
over Douglas's mind, but aided by priety. In the process, she took the Moondragon, the Dragon, and the
the psionic barriers protecting Titan, life of her father, Drax the Destroyer. possessed Gargoyle. They were all
she drove the Dragon from her mind. The Asgardian god Thor, a member
of the Avengers, turned Moondragon seemingly transformed into statues......--..
When her studies were finished, over to his father Odin , ruler of of ashes and dust, and the Dragon c
she chose " Moondragon" as her Asgard, for punishment. the Moon apparently disappeared,
name within the order of priests in presumably unable to remain in this
commemoration of her victory. Her Odin forced Moondragon to wear dimension without Moondragon. The
decision shocked the priests. She statue of Moondragon crumbled
came to regard Mentor and the a headband that greatly reduced her before the survivors' eyes.
entire population of Titan as, in her mental powers. Odin entrusted
words, " fools and idiots." Moondra- Moondragon to the custody of Brun- But whether this is what truly hap-
gon was unaware that the Dragon nhilda the Valkyrie, a member of the pened to Moondragon and the oth-
was continuing to influence her sub- team of superhuman champions ers, and whether they are still alive,
consciously, and that its goals were known as the Defenders, which or somehow capable of returning to
Moondragon reluctantly joined. She life, are questions still to be
becoming hers. was again consciously being tempt- answered.
Thanos launched an attack ed by the Dragon of the Moon, but
she continued to resist it. Despite
against Titan that destroyed much of her initial contempt for the
its civilization. Fleeing Titan in her

own space vessel, Moondragon
came to Earth where , under the
name Madame MacEvil, she began

80

MDDNKNIGHT

- ,STATISTICS

F RM (30)
A EX (20)

s EX (20)

E EX (20)
R GO (10)
I EX (20)
p RM (30)
Health: 90

Karma: 60

Resources: RM (30)

Popularity: 1O

BACKGROUND

Real Name: Marc Spector
Aliases: Fist of Konshu , Steven
Grant (defunct), Jake Lockley

_.._ (defunct)
Occupation: Adventurer, entrepre-
neur, ex-mercenary, ex-cab driver
Legal Status: United States citizen
with criminal record
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Randall (brother,
deceased), Elias (father, deceased)

..-....Base of Operations: Spector Man-
~ion, Long Island, NY

Past Group Affiliations: None
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS Good Edged Throwing damage. As a ADDITIONAL NOTES:
" called shot," they can be used to
Power Boost: While the moon is up, pin a target to a wall.
his Fighting, Agility, Strength, and
Throwing Irons: These can be used
Endurance ranks increase + 1 CS.
at a range of up to 5 areas to inflict
His Health increases to 130. Good Blunt Throwing damage.
Talents: Moon Knight has acquired
---..Ankh: This object glows in the pres- the skills of a Soldier, Driver, and
~nce of danger, giving Moon Knight Financial specialist.
Monstrous Danger Sense. Using the Contacts: When he needs help,
Moon Knight can (or could) call on
Ankh raises his Intuition +3 CS to Marlene Al raud, Jean-Paul
"Frenchie" Du Champ (deceased},
Amazing. It can be thrown to do Bertram Crawly, and Rick and Ray
Good damage. Johnson.
Bola: This weapon can be thrown up
to 3 areas to do Typical damage or
inflict a Good Grappling attack.

Ivory Boomerang: Like the bolo, this
weapon has a range of 3 areas. It
does Excellent damage and normal-
ly returns to thrower.

Lasso-Grapple: This can be used at a
maximum range of 1 area to cause

Good damage or make an Excellent
grappling attack versus a single tar-
get. Moon Knight can also use it as a
-qrapple, enabling him to climb walls
1t a rate of 2 stories per turn.

Scarab Darts: With a range of 3
areas, these weapons can cause

81

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES ute, Spector lay before the statue of centrate on his true identity of Marc,,..._
Basically Marc Spector is a mentally Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the Spector. He legally transferred own
disturbed man dealing with his prob- moon. Inexplicably, Spector's heart ership of his mansion from Grant to
lems through multiple personalities began beating again. In a delirium, Spector, and then became a world-
and superheroics. His guilt and dis- he attributed his revival to Khonshu traveling dealer of fine art. Symbols
gust over his past life compel him to and declared himself the moon's of his abandonment of his Moon
atone by acting as a hero. He reacts knight of vengeance. Draping him- Knight persona included his putting
strongly when he confronts people self in a white cloth, Spector the statue of Khonshu, which he had
from his past. While his associates destroyed Bushman's organization acquired long ago, onto the auction
find him difficult, he readily accepts in that part of the world, and then
orders from superiors. took Frenchie and Marlene with him block.
A few weeks later, Spector began
HISTORY back to America.
After months of deliberation, having vivid dreams that Khonshu
Marc Spector was the son of rabbi was summoning him. These proving
Elias Spector, a noted European Spector decided to adopt the cos- to be irresistible, he boarded a flight
Hebrew scholar who had fled to the tumed identity of the Moon Knight in to Egypt to investigate their signifi·
United States to escape Nazi perse- order to use his acquired wealth and cance. Three priests of Khonshu told
cution. As Marc grew up, he rejected resources to wage war against crimi- him that being Moon Knight was his
his father's way of life and began to nals and terrorists. Frenchie became destiny. Not able to help himself, he
pursue a very materialistic exist- Spector's pilot, confidant, and spe- donned the new Moon Knight cos-
ence. He first became a liaison to the cial agent. Marlene became Spec- tume they had for him and acceptec'
Central Intelligence Agency, and tor's confidant and paramour. their new weapons. The priests, who
resigned a few years later to become claimed to be unable to leave the
a mercenary soldier. He fought in learning of the underworld con- tomb, assigned him the task of
three African wars and five South returning to them the statue of Khon-
American revolutions. It was in Afri- nections of a group of businessmen shu which he had sold. In the proc-
ca that Spector met pilot Jean-Paul called the Committee, Spector sent ess, he encountered his counterpart,
DuChamp, whom he nicknamed Frenchie to infiltrate the group. the champion of Anubis, the jackal-
"Frenchie," a man who would When the Committee became inter- headed god, and defeated him.
become his most trusted aide and ested in using Jack Russell, the local Since returning the statue to them,....--.
constant companion. werewolf, as an agent of terror, he has acted as the agent of th\
Frenchie recommended Spector for priests of Khonshu, traveling the
At the peak of his career as a sol- the job of capturing the beast. world at their bidding to battle the
dier of fortune, Spector worked as Frenchie provided the Committee
second-in-command to Roald Bush- with Spector's Moon Knight cos- forces of evil.
man, a terrorist for hire who had his tume, pretending to have created the
face tattooed as a death mask. While identity for the job. Spector, as Moon
fighting rebel forces in the Sudan, Knight, found Russell and took him
Spector learned that Bushman to the Committee, but then set him
planned to loot a nearby archeologi- free, halting the Committee's opera-
cal dig. Already aware that he was
working on the wrong side, Spector tions.
decided to leave Bushman that Shortly thereafter, Spector adopt-
night. However, Dr. Peter Alraune, an
American archeologist trying to pre- ed the identity of millionaire Steven
serve the dig's treasures, tried to Grant. He bought a mansion on Long
stab Bushman in the back. Spector Island for use as his base of opera-
instinctively stopped him. Bushman tions in his war against crime. Seek-
murdered the archeologist. Sick- ing to travel incognito, Spector also
ened, Spector warned the archeolo- adopted the identity of cab driver
gist's daughter Marlene to get to Jake Lockley. As Lockley, he assem-
safety, and then challenged Bush- bled a network of street informants
man. Bushman bested Spector and and aides, including Bertram Craw-
left him out in the desert to die. ley, and Ray and Rick Johnson.

Spector was carried to shelter by The Moon Knight led a successful
adherents of the ancient Egyptian
religion, but it was apparently too crimefighting career in the New York
late to save his life. For nearly a min- area, battling such foes as the Mid·
night Man, Morpheus, the Jester,
and the Black Spectre. He also van-
quished his old enemy Bushman in
battle. However, the strain of main-
taining four separate identities
began to take its toll. Finally, at
Marlene's behest, he retired all of his
false identities so that he could con-

82

[ MDDNSTDNE

~ STATISTICS ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Moonstone covets wealth and con-
F GD (10) trol over others. She will gladly use
A EX (20) any means to further her goals,
S IN (40) although she prefers subterfuge and
E RM (30) treachery. She uses allies as tools,
R GD (10) although she will appear to serve
I GD (10) their needs. Her psychiatric skills
P EX (20) make her a cunning strategist who is
Health: 100 able to use her understanding of
Karma: 40 basic human behavior against her
foes.
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: -15 83

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dr. Karla Sofen
Occupation: Psychiatrist and psy-
chologist
----..,_Legal Status: United States citizen
'Nith criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Van Nuys, California
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Masters of
Evil (Ill, IV)

Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Light Control: Moonstone has the
Amazing ability to create light in any
portion of the spectrum (including
the infrared and ultraviolet). In addi-
tion, she has developed the follow-
ing power stunts:

• Unleashing a blast of Amazing
intensity light which can Slam or

.-....., Stun opponents of up to
Unearthly Endurance.

• Firing a laser of Amazing inten-
sity and range.

Flight: Moonstone can fly at up to

Poor air speed (60 mph).
Phasing: This Amazing ability is lim-
ited to Moonstone herself and her
costume. She can remain in a

phased state only as long as she can
hold her breath.
Talents: Moonstone has Excellent
Reason in the fields of Medicine and
Psychiatry. She is skilled in the use
of mind-altering drugs.
Contacts: Moonstone is a former
ally of Dr. Faustus and an agent of
the Corporation.

HISTORY invited her to Gamma Base where outfit. She assisted him in his,......._
she used her security clearance and scheme to discredit his old enem~
Dr. Karla Sofen was a former associ- powers to gain access to the secret Henry Pym until Egghead was killed
ate and student of the criminal mas- Gammavator components which she and she was apprehended. She was
termind Dr. Faustus. She satisfied hoped to sell to the Corporation , a turned over to the government
her cravings for power and control now-defunct criminal cartel. Her energy facility Project: Pegasus for
over others by her criminal activities. theft was interrupted by the Hulk, study but managed to escape with
A noted psychiatrist, she was asked however, and after holding her own the aid of fellow prisoner Blackout.
by a prison board to help cure Byron against the brute for a while, she fal- When the Avengers caught up with
Becton, the original Moonstone. tered and had to use trickery to extri- .them, Blackout surrounded them
Using hallucinogenic gas to make cate herself from the situation . with his darkforce energy and tele-
Becton think he was a monster, she ported them to the moon, where
caused him to reject the moonstone, Her cover uncompromised, she Moonstone hoped to find more moon
a rock taken from the Blue Area of was contacted by Senator Eugene rocks to augment her power. The two
the moon believed to be invested K. Stivik, a member of the Corpora- were apprehended by the mutant
with some of the Watcher's power. tion, and offered a position in the Dazzler and the lnhumans and
When she took the rock from him eastern branch of the organization. returned to Project: Pegasus.
and absorbed it into her hand, she Accepting, she was soon involved in
assumed the energy powers that a war between the East and West When Project: Pegasus aban-
were his. Coast factions of the Corporation, a doned its research on superhuman ---...
struggle also involving the Hulk, beings, Moonstone and Blackou(
After mastering her new powers, Captain America, the Falcon , and were among the test subjects to be
Moonstone offered her psychiatric Quasar. She was eventually appre- transferred to a new facility. They
services to Dr. Leonard Samson who hended and imprisoned. were freed en route by agents of the
was treating the Hulk. Samson second Baron Zemo, who was orga-
The criminal mastermind Egg- nizing a new Masters of Evil. Moon-
head freed Moonstone from prison to stone is currently at large.
recruit her into his Masters of Evil

84

MDRBIUS1 DR. MICHAEL

STATISTICS

I

F EX (20)
A EX (20)

S RM (30)

E AM (50)

R RM (30)

I EX (20)
P GD (10)
Health: 120
Karma: 60
Resources: TY (6)

Popularity : O

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dr. Michael Morbius
Allas: The Living Vampire
Occupation: Biochemist, ex-
-,adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of undisclosed
European country; US resident alien
with criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Unnamed European
count ry
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Los Angeles,
- California
?ast Group Affiliations: None

Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES: ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
(as the Living Vampire) As the Living Vampire, Morbius is
torn between protecting and killing
Pseudo-Vampirism: He was required people. Morbius tried to make
to make a Psyche FEAT once per day amends by battling other, more evil-
appearing villains. As a normal
or be forced to feed on human blood. human again, Morbius is a dedicated
Unless he took steps to avoid it, his researcher specializing in exotic bio-
.--....victims became pseudo-vampires. chemical procedures. Spider-Man
3/iding: Morbius could fly at up to probably still distrusts him, as would
Poor air speed (60 mph). any survivors of his attacks.
Claws: In melee, Morbius could
employ his claws to do Good Edged
Attacks damage.
Fangs: Morbius's bite was powerful
enough to do Good Edged Attacks
damage in melee combat.

Regeneration: As a pseudo-vampire,
Morbius had the Amazing ability to
rapidly heal physical damage.
Pseudo-Vampire Antidote: A dose of
this serum had the ability to prevent
a victim from becoming a pseudo-
vampire. Unfortunately, it didn't work
on Morbius.
Talents: Morbius has Incredible
- Reason in Biochemistry.
Contacts: Morbius is on good terms
with She-Hulk.

85

HISTORY the shock of seeing Nikos dead by he no longer required the blood of -
his hands caused his bloodlust to others to survive. Although he haG
Dr. Michael Morbius was a Nobel subside. Morbius was horrified by been cured of his original degenera-
Prize-winning biochemist who dis- what he had done and what he had tive blood disease, he still suffered
covered he was dying from a rare become. Then he began to feel him- from a compulsion to attack others
self becoming overwhelmed by a and drain their blood. This compul-
disease that was dissolving his blood desire to attack his fiancee and drain sion was not psychological but phys-
cells. He kept his illness a secret, her blood. Before this drive could ical in nature, resembling a drug
even from his fiancee, Martine Ban- overpower him, Morbius tried to addiction .
croft. However, he told his friend commit suicide by throwing himself
Emil Nikos, and together they into the sea. But the man's fear of Morbius found work in neurora-
death forced him to the surface, by diology at UCLA, and there synthe-
worked to find a cure. Morbius which time he was wholly in the grip sized a serum that he believed would
attempted unsuccessfully to slow of his vampiric urges. cure him of his compulsion for blood.
the progress of his disease with flu- Unfortunately, Jennifer Walters, the
ids containing distilled substances Morbius led a nightmarish exist- She-Hulk, was then suffering from a
from the bodies of vampire bats. ence over the following years. He degenerative disease that not only
Shortly before he believed he would led to her growing inability to control
succumb to the disease, Morbius attacked numerous victims for their her transformations into the She-
rented a small yacht so that he and blood, killing many of them. When Hulk, but also was causing a cellular --.
Nikos could conduct their final his normal personality would return, breakdown that would eventually kit~
attempts to discover a cure undis- he would be racked by feelings of her. Morbius let Walters take the
turbed, accompanied by his unsus- guilt. Morbius desperately sought a serum instead, and it not only cured
pecting fiancee. cure for himself, but all of his her disease, but gave her complete
attempts failed. Moreover, no matter control of her transformations.
One night Morbius had Nikos sub- how firmly he vowed never to attack
ject him to an electrical shock treat- or kill another victim, his vampiric In gratitude, Walters acted as Mor-
ment in an attempt to stimulate the drives sooner or later overwhelmed bius's attorney when he was put on
creation of more blood cells in his him. In the course of his dreadful trial for his murders during the time
system. The electrical shock some- career, Morbius battled Spider-Man he was a pseudo-vampire. Walters
how acted as a catalyst for the chem- several times and even traveled to
icals from the bats that were in his such exotic locales as a planet orbit- proved to the court that as a pseudo- """"
bloodstream , which then wreaked a ing Arcturus and the dimension of vampire, Morbius had been unable,
radical change in Morbius's body. the Cat People. to control his compulsion to kill for
Within moments, Morbius was trans- blood. The jury found Morbius guilty
formed into a being resembling in Finally, Morbius encountered and only of involuntary manslaughter, but
many respects a supernatural vam- fought Spider-Man at a mansion at the judge nevertheless sentenced
pire: he now had su perhuman Southampton, Long Island, New Morbius to serve three to five years
strength, fangs, and an animalistic York. Atop the mansion's tower, Mor- in prison. However, he suspended
lust for blood to replace the dissolv- bius had bitten Spider-Man and was the sentence until Morbius could
ing blood cells in his body. beginning to drain his radioactive synthesize another serum and com-
blood when he was hit by a bolt of pletely cure himself. After doing so, ,.......,_
Unable to control his vampiric lightning. Either because of the light- Morbius went to prison. Paroled after.,
needs, Morbius attacked Nikos and ning, Spider-Man's unusual radioac- a short time for good behavior, he
kitted him by strangulation . He was tive blood, or both , Morbius lost his has since moved to the Los Angeles
about to drain his friend's blood, but powers and regained his human area where he works as a scientific
form. Morbius retained his fangs, but researcher by an undisclosed firm.

-I

86

MDRLDCKS

GROUP BACKGROUND Present Group Affiliation: HISTORY
fhe Morlocks are a community of
mutants who consider themselves out- KNOWN POWERS Annalee's children were among the
casts from society and rebels against it. Hypersenses: Incredible senses of sight, Marauders' early victims when they were
They were named by their former leader smell, hearing, touch , and taste, as well killed by Scalphunter. Subsequently, she
Callisto after the subterranean race as nocturnal vision. Her heightened attempted to force the Power Pack kids
depicted by H. G. Wells in his novel The senses give her the following Power to become her foster children. She even-
Time Machine. The community, which is Stunts: tually found happiness when she adopt-
organized like a large street gang, was ed the Morlock child Leech. Annalee was
led by its founder, Callisto, until she was • Incredible Tracking killed during a Marauder massacre.
defeated in single combat by Storm, a • Incredible detection of poisons
member of the X-Men. Storm is now offi- • Would be attackers are at - 6 CS APE
cially leader of the Morlocks, although
Callisto continues to act as their leader in when attempting to surprise her. STATISTICS
her absence. Knife: Made of an Excellent material, this
weapon does 10 points of damage. F EX (20)
The Morlocks live in a network of tun- Slingshot: With a range 2 areas, this A TY (6)
nels beneath New York City and much of weapon can be employed to do up to 5
the surrounding area in New York State, points of damage and may stun foes. s IN (40)
New Jersey, and Connecticut. The tun- Talents: Callisto has a Monstrous knowl-
nels were constructed in the 1950s by edge of New York City's tunnel systems E IN (40)
--.. the United States government for use in R PR (4)
::ase of nuclear war but were later aban- and receives a +1 CS when knife- I PA (4)
doned. The main tunnel is fifty feet in p FE (2)
height and width and runs the length of fighting. She also has remarkable skill Health: 106
Manhattan. The Morlocks call this main with her slingshot. Karma: 10
tunnel the "Alley." They have both main- Contacts: The X-Men and their related Resources: FE (2)
tained and extended the tunnel system groups. Popularity: - 2
over the years.
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES BACKGROUND
It was Callisto who discovered the Callisto is the Morlocks' founder, first Legal Status: United States citizen
Alley. She made her home there, and leader, and fierce protector. She is tough, Past Group Afflllatlons: Morlocks
then found another mutant, Caliban, feisty, crude, streetwise, and arrogant. Present Group Affiliation:
who had the psionic ability to locate oth- She is also a firm believer in honor. Cal-
3r superhumanly powerful mu- listo is Storm's firm ally. She appreciates KNOWN POWERS
tants. Using Caliban's power, Callisto good-looking male mutants and may kid- Shapechange: Ape has the Remarkable
gathered together a large community of nap would-be mates. ability to mimic the shape of other
mutants who considered themselves objects.
social outcasts, and they became the ANNALEE Talents: His superior Wrestling talent
Morlocks. As signs of rejecting society's decreases an opponent's escape
norms, many recruits to the Morlock STATISTICS attempts by - 2 CS . Ape prefers to
community have their physical appear- attack from the rear.
ances distorted by the power of the F GD (10) Contacts: None
Morlock called Masque. A TY (6)
......... Apparently all of the Morlocks have ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
superhuman powers of some sort. Three s PR (4) Because Ape is so slow-witted, he pre-
of the most prominent members of the fers to have Tar Baby suggest things for
Morlocks, are Caliban, Callisto, and Sun- E GD (10) him to mimic. Ape also likes to hide in Tar
der. Baby's shadow.
R PR (4)
CALLISTD I GD (10) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
p PR (4)
STATISTICS STATISTICS
F IN (40) Health: 30
Karma: 18 F GD (10)
A EX (20) Resources: FE (2) A TY (6)
S GD (10) Popularity: O
E EX (20} s PR (4)
BACKGROUND
R GD (10) Real Name: Annalee (surname E EX (20)
I IN (40) unknown) R PR (4)
P GD (10) Occupation: Mother I TY (6)
Health: 90 Legal Status: United States citizen p IN (40)
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks Health: 40
Karma: 60 Present Group Affiliation: Karma: 50
Resources: FE (2)
Resources: FE (2) KNOWN POWERS Popularity: 0
Popularity: 6 Emotion Control: Annalee could exert
Amazing control over as many as 8 tar- BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND gets at a range of up to 1O areas. Legal Status: United States citizen
Occupation: Former leader of the Talents: None Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
Morlocks. Contacts: Annalee was on good terms Present Group Affiliation:
with the members of Power Pack.
Legal Status: United States citizen KNOWN POWERS
Past Group Afflllatlons: Morlocks ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Memory Alteration: By means of a
Annalee appeared to be a frumpy house- Psyche FEAT, she can both implant new
wife. The other Morlocks were afraid of
her ability to control them. 87

memories and erase already existing (deceased) HEALER
ones in a target. Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
Talents: None Present Group Affiliation: STATISTICS
Contacts: None
KNOWN POWERS F PR (4)
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Acid: She used her Incredible powers to A TY (6)
Beautiful Dreamer is used as a resource. bore a pathway through rock at walking S TY (6)
She makes new members more recep- speed. E GD (10)
tive to life among the Morlocks by remov- Resistance to Acid: Her own powers pro- R GD (10)
ing their memories of previous lives. She tected her from acids of up to Incredible I EX (20)
needs a cigarette to act as a focus for her rank. P IN (40)
power. Health: 26
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Karma: 70
BLOW-HARD Cybelle was a resource used to enlarge Resources: FE (2)
the Morlocks' domain. She could use her Popularity: 4
STATISTICS powers to corrode an opponent if she
grabbed them. BACKGROUND
F GD (10) Occupation: Healer
A TY (6) HISTORY Legal Status: United States citizen
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
s EX (20} At will Cybelle could exude acid from her Present Group Affiliation:
body that enabled her to sear a path
E RM (30) through solid stone in seconds. She and KNOWN POWERS
her clothing were immune to the acid. Regeneration: Unearthly ability to
R TY (6) When Cybelle was slain by Harpoon she restore up to 100 points of Health lost to ·
became one of the first victims of the injuries. He cannot restore lost Endur-
I TY (6) Mutant Massacre. ance levels. He must make an Endur-
p TY (6) ance FEAT after each healing; failure
Health: 66 ERG means he cannot Regenerate for 1-1 O
Karma: 18 days.
Resources: FE (2) STATISTICS Weakness: He cannot cure diseases.
Popularity: 1 Talents: Incredible knowledge of human
F TY (6) and mutant physiology.
BACKGROUND A TY (6) Cc;>ntacts: Members of the X-Men and ,,-..
Legal Status: United States citizen related groups; especially Colossus,,
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks s TY (6) Professor X, and Mirage.
Present Group Affiliation:
E EX (20) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
KNOWN POWERS R TY (6) Healer is a very civil, caring Morlock. He
Hyper-breath: His pipe is needed as a I PR (4) will risk his own life to help others. He
focus for this Amazing power he uses to p PR (4) rarely speaks, preferring actions to
propel debris so that they do Remark- Health: 38 words.
able damage to everyone in a target Karma: 14
zone up to 1 area away. He can stir up Resources: FE (2) LEECH
dust and gravel to create a vision- Popularity: 0
obscuring duststorm of Incredible inten- STATISTICS
sity. BACKGROUND
Talents: None Legal Status: United States citizen F FE (2)
Contacts: Tunnelers, a branch of the Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks A PR (4)
Morlocks. Present Group Affiliation:
s PR (4)
HISTORY KNOWN POWERS
Energy Absorption: Erg has the Excellent E EX {20)
Following the Marauder massacre, ability to automatically absorb any R PR (4)
Blow-Hard and two fellow Tunnelers energy of Excellent or lower Intensity. I PR (4)
attempted to live on the surface. He was Higher ranks require FEATs. Failure to p PR (4)
killed by members of a street gang. absorb Monstrous (or greater) intensities Health: 30
results in his being Stunned for 10-100 Karma: 12
CVBELLE turns. Resources: PR(4)
Electricity: Erg can release the power he Popularity: O
STATISTICS absorbs in a directed blast from his right
eye socket. The intensity of this blast is 1 BACKGROUND
F TY (6) CS lower than the energy he originally Occupation: Student
A TY (6) absorbed. Legal Status: United States citizen
S TY (6) (minor)
E EX (20) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Past Group Affiliations: The Morlocks
Erg is upbeat, caring, supportive, and and X-Factor
R TY (6) basically a nice guy. He prefers to act as Present Group Affiliation:
heavy artillery for his fellow combatants.
I TY (6) KNOWN POWERS
P TY (6) Power Negation: Leech has the Class ·
Health: 38 1000 ability to negate all superpowers
Karma: 18 within 1 area. The power normally tune-
Resources: FE (2)
Popularity: 1

BACKGROUND
Legal Status: United States citizen

88

MORLOCKS

..tjons automatically, but he has learned powers to scar others. Masque can be BACKGROUND
':>W to turn it off or limit its area of effect used to recreate attractive features Occupation: None
(unlikely) or to perform subterfuge by Legal Status: United States citizen
oy a making a Power FEAT. altering others' faces. Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
Contacts; The Morlocks and X-Factor. Present Group Affiliation:
PIPER
ROLE-PLAYING NOTES KNOWN POWERS
Leech is a child. He is incredibly ugly in a STATISTICS Plague-Carrier: Plague has the Mon-
cute sort of way. Morlocks feared him strous ability to infect others with any dis-
because of the limits he placed on their F GD (10) ease of her choosing. In order to employ
powers. He had the responsibility to A TY (6) her power, she must make physical con-
keep others' powers under control. He tact with her victim (treated as an Edged
still has that task w ith X-Factor, as he s TY (6) attack). She normally scratches with her
helps their students learn to control their fingernails. She can only infect a person
powers. With X-Factor, Leech finally has E EX (20) with Good or better physical protection if
friends. R PR (4) that person has an open wound or recent
I TY (6) scab. Infection results in an immediate
HISTORY p PR (4) -3 CS reduction in all Abilities. Each
Health: 42 day thereafter an Endurance check is
Lee.ch's origin is unknown. He was des- Karma: 14 made. Success means healing can
perately lonely and unhappy, but has Resources: FE (2) begin. Failure means each Ability drops
finally found happiness as the foster son Popularity: O another -1 CS.
_..-..of Annalee. Talents: None
BACKGROUND Contacts: None
During the Mutant Massacre, Leech Occupation: Musician, alligator trainer
fled to the surface where he was found Legal Status: United States citizen ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
by X-Factor. He now lives at their head- Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks Plague resembles a weather-beaten old
quarters, where he is both student, ward, Present Group Affiliation: bag lady. She is probably the most
and helper. He helps out by keeping oth- feared Morlock. However, she only uses
er student's destructive powers in check. KNOWN POWERS her power in self defense, protection of
X-Factor has helped him learn how to Animal Control: Piper has Amazing con- the Morlocks, or at the leader's request.
control his power. Thus he can now limit trol over animals while using his flute as
his power's area of effect or even tempo- a focus for his power. He can summon SCALEFACE
rarily turn it off. animals up to a mile away. Possible ways
in which animals might be employed STATISTICS
lllASQUE against his foes include: Human I Lizard

STATISTICS • A swarm of rats or bats might be F TY (6) I EX (20)
used to reduce the movement rates A TY (6) I TY (6)
F PR (4) or vision of his victims by half. In S TY (6) I EX (20)
A GD (10) both cases, bites cause everyone to E EX (20) I EX (20)
suffer Poor damage each turn. R TY (6)
s TY (6) I TY (6)
• Snakes could be used to inflict Typi- P GD (10)
E RM (30) cal bites (with a 10% chance of the Health: 38 I 66
R TY (6) reptiles called being poisonous). Karma: 22
I TY (6) Resources: FE (2)
p GD (10) • Alligators could be summoned to Popularity: 1 / -5
-.._.ealth: 50 inflict Excellent bite damage.
\arma: 22 BACKGROUND
Resources: FE (2) Talents: Piper is an Excellent musician. Occupation: Tunneler
Popularity: - 5 Contacts: None Legal Status: United States citizen,
deceased
BACKGROUND ROLE-PLAYING NOTES Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
Occupation: Psychic plastic surgeon Piper is a pleasant-looking Scot who Present Group Affiliation:
Legal Status: United States citizen uses his animals to do the actual fight-
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks ing. He controls the animals for the KNOWN POWERS
Present Group Affiliation: simultaneous purposes of defense and Alter-Ego: She could transform into a
pest control. reptilian form which had the following
KNOWN POWERS abilities:
Shapechange Others: Masque has the PLAGUE
Monstrous ability to reshape another's • A bite which inflicted Typical dam-
body and face. Normally Masque just STATISTICS age
uses this power to scar or deform
Morlocks. It will work on corpses, provid- F PR (4) • Claws which could do Typical dam-
ing they have only recently died and are A TY (6) age
intact. S TY (6)
Talents: None E RM (30) • Scaled hide which provided Excel-
Contacts: None R PR (4) lent protection from physical
I TY (6) attacks
lOLE-PLAYING NOTES P GD (10)
It is unknown whether Masque is male or Health: 46 Talents: She had Excellent Reason in
female. Masque is bitter about his/her Karma: 20 excavation.
scarred visage and thus uses his/her Resources: FE (2) Contacts: None
Popularity: -1O
89

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES SUNDER
Scaleface primarily used her power to
assist the Tunnelers' task of increasing STATISTICS
the Morlock domain. Her reptilian self
was a formidable fighter, though no F RM (30)
match for firearms. A GD (10)

HISTORY S MN (75)

Scaleface joined Blowhard and another E AM (50)
Tunneler who fled to the surface world. R PR (4)
While in her reptilian form, Scaleface I PR (4)
was killed by an NYPD patrolman. P PR (4)

SKIDS Health: 165
Karma: 12
STATISTICS Resources: FE (2)
Popularity: - 1O
F GD (10)
A TY (6) BACKGROUND
Occupation: None
s PR (4) Legal Status: United States citizen
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks
E GD (10) Present Group Affiliation:
R PR (4)
I GD (10) KNOWN POWERS ,~
p EX (20) Armorskin: Sunder's tough hide provides
Health: 30 Excellent protection against both physi· ,,--,
Karma: 34 cal and energy attacks.
Resources: PR (4) Talents: None I
Popularity: 1 Contacts: None

BACKGROUND ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Real Name: Sally Blevins
Occupation: Student Sund~r is a brute and bully. He usually
Legal Status: United States citizen
Past Group Affiliations: Morlocks, X· acts directly under Callisto's control. He
Factor
Present Group Affiliation: fhiagnhdt~lengs tasks like demolishing things
super-strong opponents, and
KNOWN POWERS
Force Field: She automatically has Good running odd errands which his powers
protection against physical, gas, mental,
and energy attacks. She can increase make him well suited for.
this to Remarkable rank at will. She can
temporarily turn her power off by making HISTORY
a Psyche FEAT. As a power Stunt, she
has learned how to "skate" on her force Nothing is known about the past of the
field to reach Typical landspeed (45 mutant Sunder before his first encounter
mph). with the the X-Men. Sunder is a close
Talents: Skids has a Remarkable knowl- friend and ally of Callisto, the now-
edge of the tunnels under New York City. deposed leader of the Morlocks. Sunder
Contacts: She is on good terms with the was one of the few survivors of the
Morlocks and X·Factor. Marauders' attacks.

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Skids is a relatively normal teen. She
sees the X-Factor's wards and students
as both her siblings and a sort of "Junior
X-Factor." She usually goes off secretly
adventuring with them rather than the
main X-Factor team.

90

..-STATISTICS MS.MARVELi

F GD(10) ROLE PLAYING NOTES
A EX(20) As Ms. Marvel, she is a flamboyant
S AM(50) fighter prone to displays of her
E IN(40) powers. Her bravado masks her
R GD(10) uncertainty. She talks to herself a
I EX(20) great deal. In a situation that
P RM(30) exceeds or threatens her power, she
becomes self- doubting but she will
Health: 120 persevere to succeed anyway. Curi-
ously, if she actually does perma-
Karma: 60 nently lose something (her job, her
Resources: EX(20) powers), she no longer worries about
Popularity: 40 it and actually becomes more self·
confident.
BACKGROUND
Real Name: Carol Susan Jane Dan- 91

...-....v. ers
\lias: now known as Binary (see
BINARY, MU1)
Occupation: adventurer, ex-NASA
Security chief, ex-magazine editor,
ex-freelance writer, ex-military intelli-
gence agent
Legal Status: US citizen
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachu-

~setts

narital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Joseph and
Marie (parents), Steve (brother,
deceased), Joseph Jr. (brother)
Base of Operations: Mobile, cur-
rently Shi'ar Empire (as Binary)
Past Group Affiliations: Avengers,

X-Men, Starjammers
Present Group Affiliation:

~NOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Invulnerability: Incredible protection
against physical attacks and Excel-
lent protection against energy

attacks.
Flight: Excellent airspeed (150 mph)
"Seventh Sense": This Incredible
sense can be used in place of the

Intuition rank in a combat situation.
Talents: Military, Detective, Espio-
nage, and Journalism Skills. She
has Martial Arts B and E.
Contacts: She is an ex-Avenger and
ally of the X-Men and Starjammers.

HISTORY Carol Danvers was accidentally irra- Rogue also drained her of her memr----
diated by the unknown energies of ories, most of which however wer1
Carol Danvers entered the Air Force the Psyche-Magnitron , a device built restored by Professor Charles
at an early age and rapidly rose to by the Kree. The radiation from this Xavier, although he could not restore
become one of the leading agents in machine eventually augmented her to her the emotional bonds linked to
military intelligence, usually teamed entire genetic structure, giving her those memories. Later still, Danvers
with Michael Rossi, who became her superhuman strength, the ability to was abducted by the alien Brood and
lover. Upon leaving her work as a fly, and a clairvoyant " seventh subjected to an evolutionary ray
spy, she became security chief at sense." With these powers, she which triggered the latent potential
Cape Canaveral for the National assumed the guise of Ms. Marvel of her augmented genes. Thus she
Aeronautics and Space Administra- and established herself as a champi- became the cosmic-powered mutant
tion, where she met the Kree Captain on of Earth . During this time she named Binary. No longer feeling the
Mar-Vell. During a battle between
Mar-Vell and his Kree foe Yon-Rogg worked as a magazine editor and strong emotional ties to people and
at a hidden Kree base on Earth, freelance writer in New York City. places on Earth that she felt before
Later, in battle with the power- falling victim to Rogue, Danvers
absorbing mutant named Rogue, decided to leave Earth and pursue
Danvers lost virtually all of her Ms. adventure as a member of the spa-
Marvel abilities, leaving her with only cefaring band known as the Starjam-
her augmented genetic structure. mers.

92

MS. MARVEL II

STATISTICS ADDITIONAL NOTES: spent the next decade mastering
dangerous physical activities such
Original " Thing" ROLE-PLAYING NOTES as mountain climbing, skydiving, ski-
IN (40) Ventura was originally a confused , jumping, and scuba diving. She also
F RM (30) GD (10) pathetic woman . Her only goal was took several wilderness survival
MN (75) apparently in running away from life. courses. She eventually began earn-
A RM (30) MN (75) When she met the Thing, she devel- ing money at such active professions
oped an attachment to him and the as lion taming , motorcycle stunt-
s IN (40) desire to earn his respect. After she riding, and movie stuntwork.
was brutally molested by several
E AM (50) men, she developed an almost crip- While she was with the Thunderi-
pling fear of men and a self-loathing ders motorcycle team, Ventura met
R TY (6) of her beauty. Now that she has been Ben 'Grimm, the Thing. He was very
I TY (6) transformed into a " She-Thing," she attracted to her because she remind-
p TY( 6) can lay aside her fears. ed him of his "dream woman"
Tarianna. Ventura found the Thing
Health: 150/200 HISTORY an intriguing physical specimen but
Karma: 18 did not share his romantic inclina-
Resources: GD(10) (RM(30) with the Sharon Ventura was the daughter of tions. While with Grimm, she met
Fantastic Four) a career military officer with the Unit- Ann Fraley, alias Auntie Freeze, den
.Popularity: 10 ed States Army. Her mother died mother of the coalition of female
when she was young and she wrestlers called the Grapplers. Aunt-
BACKGROUND became an "army brat," moving to ie Freeze offered Ventura the
whatever base her father was chance to join the Grapplers if she
,.-,..Real Name: Sharon Ventura assigned to. Her father apparently had her strength augmented. Ven-
)ccupation: adventuer, ex-pro desired a son more than a daughter, tura eventually decided to go
wrestler, ex-stuntwoman, ex-scuba and no matter how she tried to live through with the process, despite
diver, ex-motorcycle performer up to his expectations, he seemed the Thing's protests, and submitted
Legal Status: U.S. citizen unsatisfied. As a teenager, she herself to Dr. Karl Matus. Midway
Ident ity: secret enrolled in military school but was through the treatment, Ventura
Place of Birth: Unknown expelled within a year for refusing to decided that she was cheating her-
Marital Status: Single testify against a roommate who was
Known Relatives: None suspected of cheating on some self of attaining her full potential by
Base of Operations: Four Free- important examinations. Her father having that potential artificially aug-
couldn't forgive her for her expul- mented, and she tried to escape.
.......doms Plaza, NYC sion, and when he died a year later of She did not realize that the main
,ast Group Affiliations: Thunderi- a heart attack, they had not made treatment was already through and
their peace with one another. all that Malus had left to do was
ders, Grapplers, Unlimited Class
Wrestling Federation Ventura was seized by the desire administer a highly addictive sub-
Present Group Affiliation: to prove herself and become the best stance that would make her depen-
she could be without the rules and dent upon him for further drugs.
KNOWN POWERS regulations her father tried to make
Original form: her live by. Athletic by nature, she Auntie Freeze gave her a colorful
Invulnerability: Typical resistance to costume for use in her career as a
physical attacks. professional wrestler, and an
acquaintance suggested she call
--Hyper-Speed: Her Typical rank herself "Ms. Marvel." When Auntie
mables her to move four times as Freeze learned that Ventura had fled
fast as normal. from the last part of the treatment,
Hyper-Running: Her rank enables she was forced to order her other
her to run at Typical landspeed (45 wrestlers to make Ventura finish her
mph} for up to 3 hours. treatment. Ms. Marvel was aided in
As She-Thing: her flight from them by the Thing,
Armorskln: Her rocky hide gives her until he succumbed to a mysterious
Incredible protection against physi- ailment causing him to mutate. She
cal and fiery attacks and Remark- helped get him to a hospital where
able protection against other energy she had a battle with the She-Hulk,
attacks. the Thing 's replacement in the
Talents: None Fantastic Four. Despite the She-
Contacts: The Fantastic Four, Cap- Hulk's superior strength, Ms. Marvel
tain America (Steve Rogers a.k.a. held her own. Finally, the Thing fled
The Captain) the hospital, not wanting either of
them to see what he was becoming.

93

Ms. Marvel has since then been try- Thing. She also developed greater the Fantastic Four, she firmly rejech
ing to find Malus and free the wres- powers, although her speed was ed his offer (and almost killed him~
tlers from their dependence on him reduced by her more massive form. As she told Ben, in this new sexless
for drugs. Sharon originally mourned her lost form, she feels confident again and
form and was on the verge of a ner- free of her fear of men. Ben remind-
During a recent case, Sharon was vous breakdown . However, when Dr. ed her that the Thing body is not sex-
blasted with cosmic radiation. This Doom offered to restore her form in less. She and Ben Grimm may have
had the effect of spontaneously exchange for her help in destroying finally begun a romance.
mutating her to a state where she
resembled an earlier form of the

94

MUTANT FORCE

- GROUP BACKGROUND BURNER LIFTER
·,he Mutant Force is a team of super-
riuman mutants who work as merce- STATISTICS STATISTICS
naries. The team was originally F GD (10) F TY (6)
o rganized by another mutant, Mag-
neto, when he was still seeking to A TY (6) A TY (6)
conquer the world. The Mutant S GD (10) S GD (10)
Force aided Magneto in kidnapping E EX (20)
the mutant known as Mister One and E EX (20) R TY (6)
in battling Captain America. But the
group failed to stop Captain Ameri- R TY (6) I PR (4)
ca. Believing themselves to be fail- I TY (6) P PR (4)

ures, the Mutant Force was soon P PR (4) Health: 42
abandoned by Magneto. Karma: 14
Health: 46 Resources: PR(4)
The Force was found by another Karma: 16 Popularity: -1
mutant, the Mandrill, who gave them Resources: PR (4)
the name "Mutant Force" and used Popularity: O BACKGROUND
them as his agents in attacking a Real Name: Ned Lathrop
~ United States Air Force base and in BACKGROUND Occupation: Mercenary
·aiding a gold supply. But the Mutant Real Name: Byron Calley Legal Status: U.S. resident with
Force was taken captive by the team Occupation: Mercenary criminal record
of adventurers called the Defenders. Legal Status: U.S. resident with Identity: Known to aut horities
To avoid prison terms, the Mutant criminal record Base of Operations: Mobile
Force went to work for the United Identity: Known to authorities Present Group Affiliation:
States government, for whom they Base of Operations: Mobile
battled the Hulk. Present Group Affiliation: KNOWN POWERS
Density Control: Incredible ability to
The Mutant Force later went to KNOWN POWERS alter his density. When he increases
work for the subversive organization Heat: Remarkable ability to pyro- his density he gains:
-.._called the Secret Empire. Led by kinetically ignite a target up to 2
mother Secret Empire operative, ex- areas away. •Remarkable Strength
Fire Generation: Remarkable inten- •Remarkable Armorskin
Colonel Robert Baxter, now known sity flames project from his hands Gravity Control: Excellent ability to
as Mad-Dog, the Mutant Force with a range of 3 areas. lessen an object's weight to 50-200
attacked the Defenders at the wed- Fire Resistance: Immunity to his own pounds. He can affect any target up
ding of one of their members, Bax- flames. to Incredible weight and within 1
ter's ex-wife Patsy Walker. Defeated Talents: Criminal skills area of him.
by the Defenders, Mad-Dog and the Talents: Criminal skills
Mutant Force were taken into custo- ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
dy by SHIELD. But the Secret Burner is a bully who likes to use his ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
-Empire released Mad-Dog and the powers to wreak havoc, preferably at Lifter is a bully who likes to use his
Jlutant Force, who both then aided a profit. powers to wreak havoc, preferably at a
the Empire's new leader, Professor profit.
Power, in his attempt to launch a sat- HISTORY
ellite that would trigger a major HISTORY
nuclear war. The Defenders man- Burner's origin is unknown .
aged to thwart the scheme with the Lifter's orig in is unknown.
aid of SHIELD, and Mad-Dog and the

Mutant Force were again captured.
The Mutant Force is now once again
in SHIELD custody.

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PEEPER p PR (4) Popularity: -8

STATISTICS Health: 42 BACKGROUND
F PR (4) Karma: 14 Real Name: Aaron Salmonson
Resources: PR (4) Occupation: Mercenary
A TY (6) Popularity: -5 Legal Status: U.S. resident with
S TY (6) criminal record
BACKGROUND Identity: Known to authorities
E GD (10) Real Name: Randall Darby Base of Operations: Mobile
Occupation: Mercenary Present Group Affiliation:
R TY (6) Legal Status: U.S. resident with
criminal record KNOWN POWERS
I TY (6) Identity: Known to authorities His flexible reptilian body provides
P TY (6) Base of Operations: Mobile him with these powers:
Present Group Affiliation:
Health: 26 •Armorskin: Typical protection .
KNOWN POWERS •Tracking: Good rank
Karma: 18 Claws: Excellent Edged attacks, but •Constriction : Incredible Grap-
Resources: PR (4) his movement rate decreases to a pling Strength. Any hold on a vic-
Popularity: 0 maximum 2 areas per turn. His man- tim forces that person to make an,...
ual Agility is Poor. Endurance FEAT; failure mean(
BACKGROUND Electricity: Remarkable intensity unconsciousness for 4-13 turns.
Real Name: Peter Quinn electricity projected either as beams Talents: Criminal skills
Occupation: Mercenary from his c laws at a 2-area range or as Contacts: Recently joined Viper's
Legal Status: U .S . resident with a surrounding energy field. gang in invasion of the Serpent Cita-
criminal record Talents: Criminal skills del.
Identity: Known to authorities
Base of Operations: Mobile ROLE-PLAYING NOTES ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
Present Group Affiliation: He is a bully who likes to use his Slither acts very snake-like-
powers to wreak havoc, preferably at crawling, hissing , etc. He prefers to,....__
KNOWN POWERS a profit. be part of a gang of hopefully power
Telescopic Vision: Remarkable ability ful villains.
to clearly see a target one mile away.
Plasma Blast: Excellent intensity
eyeblasts with a range of 4 areas.
Talents: Criminal skills

ROLE-PLAYING NOTES HISTORY HISTORY
He prefers to use his powers at a dis-
tance when he wreaks havoc. He Shocker's origin is unknown. Slither's origin is unknown.
acts as lookout, scout, and sniper.

HISTORY SLITHER

Peeper's origin is unknown. STATISTICS
F GD (10)
SHOCKER
A EX (20)
STATISTICS S GD (10)
F EX (20)
A TY (6) E GD (10)
S TY (6)
E GD (10) R TY (6)
R TY (6)
I PR (4) I PR (4)
P PR (4)

Health: 50
Karma: 14
Resources: PR (4)

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~STATISTICS MVSTERID

F EX (20) ROLE-PLAYING NOTES
A GD (10) Mysterio is a glory-grabber. His
incredible ego demands that he be
s GD (10) the center of attention. Mysterio
rarely teams with other villains; he
E EX (20) prefers common thugs. He has the
impression that if he can defeat
R EX (20) Spider-Man, he can attain great
I EX (20) fame and power. As the numbers of
p RM (30) superhumans in New York grew,
Health : 60 Mysterio placed less emphasis on
Karma: 70 defeating Spider-Man. He is now a
more profit-oriented criminal.
Resources: EX (20)
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Popularity: -15

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Quentin Black
Alias: Ludwig Rinehart
Occupation: Special effects design-
,_._er and stuntman turned professional

~ri minal

Legal Status: United States citizen
with criminal record
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Riverside, California
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Sinister Six
--._present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Helmet: Crafted from one-way mir-
rored glass, this device contains a
one-hour air supply.
Gas Nozzles: Wrist and ankle noz-
zles in Mysterio's costume can be
used to release a variety of fogs:

• Amazing intensity fog
..--.._ • Amazing potency knock-out

gas
• Monstrous potency gas that

lowers the Intuition of those
exposed to it by -4 CS (mini-
mum of Feeble rank).
Holographic Projectors: These
devices give Mysterio Remarkable
Illusion casting and Hypnosis

powers.
Robots: Mysterio can create Human-
oid robots with Good Disguise skills,
steel shells, and electrical motors.
Talents: Mysterio has Incredible
Reason in the fields of special
effects, holography, engineering,

and robotics.
Contacts: Mysterio is a former part-
- ner of the Wizard.

HISTORY planned to discredit Spider-Man by Creating the illusion of his own...---.
committing crimes in his guise, then death, Beck escaped prison anc
_Quentin Beck began his career as a gain fame by capturing and defeat- resumed the identity of Dr. Ludwig
Hollywood movie stuntman, but ing the real Spider-Man. The attempt Rinehart. By this time, his goals were
soon became more interested in the fai led, and Spider-Man defeated much more oriented toward profit
field of motion picture special him, at which time Mysterio was than fame, and his next endeavor
effects. He quickly became one of arrested for the crimes he had com- involved behind-the-scenes manipu-
the most accomplished effects mitted in his false Spider-Man guise. lation in a nursing home. He
designers in the industry. Motivated After a brief prison term , Mysterio resumed his Mysterio identity when
by the desire to escape the limited was paroled and renewed his illegal Spider-Man again intervened.
recognition of his behind-the- activities. He briefly combined
scenes occupation, Beck tried to forces with " The Sinister Six" {him- While involved in the nursing-
become an actor but met with little self, Dr. Octopus, the Vulture, the home scheme, Mysterio became
success. A joking suggestion by a Sandman , Elektro, and Kraven the aware of a large fortune that years
friend gave him the idea of using his Hunter), a group of criminals seeking before had been hidden in the home
technical knowledge to kill Spider- revenge on Spider-Man , but that of May and Ben Parker by the bur-
Man and take his place as a popular effort also failed. glar who later murdered Ben Parker.
crimefighter. Mysterio became obsessed with
During his second brief imprison- finding the hidden money. Though
Beck moved to New York City and ment, he learned the arts of hypnosis his first attempt to find it failed, he ~
studied Spider-Man intently for and sleight-of-hand. Upon his was certain that May Parker or he(
months, filming him in action and release, he created the pseudonym nephew Peter knew the location of
collecting fallen pieces of his of psychiatrist Dr. Ludwig Rinehart, the treasure. He spent months
webbing to see if it could be dupli- and used his technological and psy- developing an elaborate plan to
cated. He arranged an anonymous chological weaponry in an unsuc- frighten them into reveali ng that
encounter with his intended victim. cessful attempt to drive Spider-Man information. It involved the same
Beck contacted the criminal known insane. Mysterio was captured and bogus aliens he had created for the
as the Tinkerer, outfitting him and his served another prison sentence. Tinkerer, though Beck maintained
accomplices with equipment that Upon his release, he established a his Mysterio disguise this time.
made them appear to be extraterres- brief partnership with the Wizard, a
trials. Beck himself participated in criminal who had on occasion fought Despite his detailed planning and_,......,_
their illegal activities and escaped the Human Torch. Though their plan extensive special effects, he and hi~
when they were defeated. The spe- to kill the Torch and Spider-Man was accomplices were caught by Spider-
cial effects he designed were con- set in Hollywood, familiar ground for Man and turned over to the police.
vincing enough to cause Spider-Man Mysterio, it, too, failed, and the pair His only gain was the discovery that
to think they were authentic aliens. were imprisoned. During this term , the money had long ago been
Mysterio revealed many of his destroyed by silverfish .
Following that encou nter, and secrets to fellow inmate Dan iel
after more months of preparation, Berkhart, setting him up to become After a short stint in prison , Myste-
Beck completed his Spider-Man cos- the new Mysterio. Berkhart attempt- rio escaped and attempted revenge
tume. He also created the masked ed to get vengeance on Spider-Man on Spider-Man with a new arsenal of
identity of Mysterio for himself. He in a gesture of gratitude to Beck. tricks. He was defeated again, how-,...--_
Like his benefactor, he failed . ever, and sent back to prison. It'~
unlikely that he'll stay there long.

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MVSTIBUE

....._ STATISTICS

F EX (20)

A EX (20)

s GD (10)

E IN (40)

R EX (20)

I EX (20)
p IN (40)

Health: 90

Karma: 80
Resources: EX (20)

Popularity: 10 I - 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Raven Darkholme
Occupation: Deputy Director,
Defense Advanced Research Plan-
,-...ning Agency; government agent
Legal Status: United States citizen
·identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Rogue (unofficial
foster daughter), Nightcrawler (pos-
sible link)
Base of Operations: Pentagon,
Arlington, VA
.-... Past Group Affiliations: Brother-
hood of Evil Mutants a.k.a. Freedom

Force
Present Group Affiliation:

KNOWN POWERS skulls worn on her belt can be used ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Imitation: Mystique has the Unearth- to create one of the following Incredi-
ly ability to transform herself into an ble effects: fog, knock-out gas, tear
gas, flare, acid, and explosive.
exact duplicate of any humanoid Talents: She has Excellent skills
creature. If she assumes the shape with knives, garrotes, and any form
---..of a larger person, however, she of handgun or machine pistol. She is
·:n ust make an Endurance FEAT proficient in Martial Arts (types B and
each turn. Each transformation C) and has Leadership and Espio-
takes 1 turn . nage skills.
Costume: Mystique's unstable cos-
tume bestows upon its wearer the Contacts: Mystique's background
following powers: gives her complete access to the
United States Department of
• The Amazing ability to absorb Defense.
any incoming electrical attack
and transform it into an energy
blast of one rank lower Intensity
with a 2-area range.

• Unearthly resistance to any
form of unwanted teleportation.

• The costume can rearrange
itself into any garment she
imagines.

Psionic Scrambler: This device gives
--- Mystique a Monstrous resistance to

.rny type of mental probe or telepa-
thy.
Skull grenades: Each of the nine

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