Around the World With A New Character Each Week

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#127 PANDORA (Nigeria)

 

PANDORA

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

When Infinite Man first battled the New Men in Africa, he generated a mutagenic plague which was intended to destroy Dr Saul Numen, and while the attack failed, the plague was not entirely cleaned up in the aftermath. A family of chimpanzees contracted the mutagenic disease and suffered terribly. When Balthasar Numen discovered that the plague had shifted to the primates he alerted his family who quickly swung into action and created an antidote. However, many of the chimpanzees had perished. Those who remained were taken to the capital Abuja where Saul Numen hastily set up a clinic to treat them.

 

Twelve months later and only two chimpanzees remained alive: Pan and Pandora. A side effect of the mutagen was that both chimpanzees developed higher functioning brains and long after Dr Saul Numen turned his attention away from these creatures they decided to take matters into their own highly dextrous hands.

 

They realised that humans would never be able to save the chimpanzees' dwindling population because they were so easily distracted. Pan and Pandora realised it would fall to them to take the salvation of their species on to the world stage. They began to track the activities of Dr Numen and realised that he had great respect across the globe as well as great wealth. Added to these were his ubergenic powers and close-knit super family. Pan decided to emulate Numen, but to use the influence such things brought in a way which benefited the primate world.

 

He discharged himself from the clinic and together with Pandora set out to visit Gorilla City which had always been a kind of myth. He was greeted cordially by the cautious King and spent many months in the vast libraries and halls of knowledge. During her stay in the primate city, Pandora began to train with the security forces. She knew that Pan's dream would require a firm hand and while he excelled in the field of the intellect he was quite inept in the field of physical combat. Even before their family was killed Pan was something of a runt.

 

Pan and Pandora left Gorilla City with enough knowledge to establish their own 'New Men', although with obvious differences. They returned to Nigeria where they ventured into the dwindling forests. Pan called together a modest number of chimpanzees and spent hours talking to them about the coming dawn.

 

None of the chimpanzees seemed particularly worried about their lot in life, and in fact, many of them showed fear when faced with Pan's unusual behaviour.

 

It was Pandora who drew Pan back to the city. She counselled him that the way to salvation lay in the humans' world. If they were serious about saving their species they would have to engage in human affairs. She liked his idea of forming a super hero team, but suggested he employ humans. Pan was initially disgusted, but then saw the benefits. Humans were, after all, easier to manipulate than other primates. They were drawn to the power of money and luxury and fame.

 

So Pan began to scour the countryside of Nigeria for likely candidates, and while the country had a very large population he only found a handful of uberhumans, and of that group he could only persuade two to join his team. Nonetheless, he and Pandora trained them in the use of their powers and covertly set up their organisation. They were very cautious about releasing information too early. It was at this time that Pandora discovered she was now infertile. The discovery sent her into a depression and she withdrew from Pan and his project for several months.

 

With the advent of Africa Force, Pan thought that their plans would have been thwarted, but once again Pandora counselled him. She came out of her self-imposed exile and took a more active role in their plans. Africa Force was an international peace keeping force, dedicated to helping mankind with no thought of financial reward. Their team, however, would service those people or organisations which had the finances to pay for their help. And she said that there would always be those who had more money than sense.

 

Again, Pan agreed.

 

In 2005, Pan addressed the people of Nigeria via a television broadcast. he had already become a public figure through his strategic 'humanitarian work' at the local hospitals and clinics, and now he used that image to propel his super hero team onto the international stage. He unveiled the 'Next Gen' super heroes while Pandora simultaneously launched their organisation on the internet and across the world with offices in London, New York and Johannesburg.

 

The Next Gen were immediately hired by the government of Nigeria to assist with security around their oil production: something which Pan had predicted months earlier. The team swept into action and quickly eradicated the loosely organised groups of saboteurs. They were then swamped with work from small scale rescues of family members who had gone missing in London and Abuja, to security work protecting valuable museum exhibits in Spain.

 

As the work increased, the money continued to flow in, and Pandora even began to branch out into sponsorship deals. Soon Next Gen was a household name across most of the world, and their bank accounts were overflowing. Pan had set up the membership of the team with clear employment contracts, so while the company earned a lot of money, individual members only saw a fraction of the plunder. Still, they didn't seem to mind.

 

Personality

Pandora is more sedate than her ambitious brother, although she too believes that the only way to prevent her species from extinction is to actively engage in the human world - and to take as much money and assets from them as possible. It was Pandora's plan to use the profits from Next Gen's activities to purchase land from the Nigerian government, and so far she has established several wildlife corridors with many more on the horizon.

 

Pandora's influence can be seen in the everyday activities of Next Gen. She has paid the closest attention to the team members and acts as their surrogate mother. She is also more aware of potential problems than her brother and has frequently counselled him against certain rash actions. But she is also quite blinded by her infertility. When she and Pan survived the mutagenic plague she was relieved and felt blessed, but since learning of her inability to reproduce she has come to see her survival as more of a curse. She is driven to find a cure for her barrenness and has taken the members of Next Gen as her children until she or Pan can find a more suitable solution.

 

Quote

"In time they will come to view us as more than escaped circus animals, brother."

 

Powers

Possessing the physical attributes of a powerful chimpanzee, Pandora has trained extensively with what she calls Chimpan-Fu: a martial art she has developed in association with the security forces of Gorilla City as well as what she had learned as a young chimp with her family. She is a ferocious fighter, although she has a soft and gentle heart and will never intentionally maim an opponent. In addition to these fighting skills she possesses a keen intellect and is skilled in many areas. Although she often acts as Pan's assistant, Pandora is just as capable as her older and more intelligent brother.

 

Appearance

Pandora is a chimpanzee the size of a human child, but her eyes which have seen so much suffering, convey a very wise soul. While she prefers her natural appearance, she does realise that humans prefer to do business with clothed beings, so she has long since adopted the habit of wearing tailored clothing and simple dresses. When she joins the Next Gen team in the field she wears an armoured costume which has a dark green band across the top covering her shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of her torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

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#127 CRASH (Nigeria)

 

 

CRASH

Alhaji Obey

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Alhaji Obey found a way out of poverty through music and rose quickly up the echelons of the new Afrobeat music scene, going on to appear in world music festivals in Nigeria and even as far as South Africa. His parents had died when he was fifteen and he had the job of raising his two younger brothers, so when he began to gather some popularity as a musician he thought he had found a way to succeed. The constant threat of orphanages was now gone.

 

But Alhaji's dream run came at a cost. At a festival in Ghana he was arrested for possession of narcotics which had been planted on him by an agent of the Sunset Cartel which was using the festival to launder money as well as distribute drugs. He was thrown into prison and would have to wait months, if not years, for a trial. While he languished behind bars his brothers would be taken from him. In his desperation Alhaji lost control. He slammed himself against the walls of his prison, screaming at the injustice of his life.

 

As he slammed he began to make dents in the walls and bars, until finally they snapped and he found himself surprised, but free.

 

While he hesitated at the prison, wondering what fate had in store for him if he fled the authorities, he also knew that he had to make sure his brothers were safe. He ran. The police pursued him and Alhaji found himself quickly disoriented in the city and was forced into a stand-off with the heavily armed police.

 

Africa Force One arrived and brokered a truce. Alhaji agreed to return to prison while Africa Force investigated the possibility of a frame-up. Luckily for Alhaji the team did uncover the Sunset Cartel's involvement and soon he was released, although he would never return to Ghana. When he arrived home he found himself without much chance of a new festival appearance. His embarrassing moment in Ghana had been televised across most of Africa and no one was returning his phone calls.

 

All seemed lost until he received a visit from a chimpanzee called Pan. News of Alhaji's powers had made the rounds as well and Pan encouraged him to join their new superhero team, Next Gen. There would be a regular and bountiful pay check and all he had to do was live the life of a super hero.

 

Taking the code name Crash, Alhaji has fully embraced the idea of becoming a corporate super hero. He loves the money and the fact he gets to be a super hero and smash things. Even when he smashes the wrong things, Pan or Pandora always clean up the bureaucratic mess. He is having a dream run.

 

Personality

Crash is an airhead who rarely thinks about the consequences of actions, and is probably a result of him running through one too many brick walls. He is a very pleasant and charming kid with a ready smile and an adventurous spirit, but he doesn't have much else going for him, unless you consider his music career.

 

He has joined Next Gen because it has finally put an end to his concerns about how to support his brothers. Everything seems to be perfect now, and Alhaji has enough money and free time to pursue the life he always wanted. And while he is a great hero, he tends to look at the financial and popularity aspects of his career rather than any altruistic notions of looking after people or the world at large. With that in mind he makes a perfect addition to the corporate Next Gen team.

 

Quote

"It's ... Crash Time!"

 

Powers

Alhaji Obey has always had a very hard head, but since his ubergene activated he has developed the ability to simply run through anything. He has smashed his way through buildings, through the sides of mountains and even through a battalion of Iron Heart armours (although admittedly he was later pinned and squeezed by those Iron Hearts and had to be rescued by his team mates). As well as uberhuman strength (able to lift in excess of 50 tons) and durability, Crash also possessing enhanced ground speeds which he uses to simply run through obstacles.

 

Appearance

Alhaji is an attractive man on the cusp of his twenties. He is a fervent dancer and has a very athletic and lithe body. As Crash he wears the team costume which is made from an armoured material with a dark green band across the top covering his shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of his torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

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#127 HUNTRESS (Nigeria)

 

 

HUNTRESS

Dina Okigbo

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

The Milan catwalks were sent into chaos in the Fall of 2007 when up and coming Nigerian star, Dina Okigbo, exploded out of her Pierre Cardin dress. While it may have been brushed off as a 'wardrobe malfunction' the assembled media witnessed a transformed Dina leap into the crowd and tackle an African man wearing dark shades and an overcoat. Within seconds, the man was identified as a hit man for the warlord Witch Doctor who had come to Italy to assassinate the French Foreign Minister who was in attendance. Dina had apparently seen the man's gun and reacted instinctively.

 

It was revealed much later that she had been involved in a gun battle as a child when fighting groups had stumbled into her house in Porto-Novo where her mother ran a clothing business.

 

However it wasn't Dina's bravery which was immediately photographed and sent across the world: it was her naked form, or near-naked form, which impressed everyone present. In the heat of the moment Dina's ubergene had manifested itself and she had transformed into a hybrid feline form. Her body was covered in luxurious leopard print and her eyes had switched to those of a predator.

 

As she was rushed away from the hungry eyes of the media, Dina managed to calm down enough to reverse the metamorphosis. For several weeks after the incident she was able to switch back and forth between her two forms, but eventually she found herself unable to shed the fur. Destined to look like a catwoman for the rest of her life, Dina made the bold decision to carry on modelling. At first the fashion houses were hesitant, but they soon showered her with opportunities as uberhumans were heralded in as the new face of fashion.

 

While she is no longer solidly booked for the entire year, Dina manages to keep busy for at least half of the year. She has also joined the Next Gen superhero team based in Nigeria. Her reasons for joining were to make the world a better place, particularly for young Nigerian women. She doesn't need the money which is handed out to her by the corporation, and donates it to local charities. Of all the members of Next Gen, Dina is the only one who maintains her hero status purely for the benefit of mankind.

 

Since joining Next Gen, Huntress has attracted much attention, including from adversaries such as The Hunter, who has promised that he will capture her one day. His obsession amuses her, but she knows that to be captured by him would possibly be worse than death.

 

Personality

Dina is the consummate professional with several years experience as a top fashion model assisting her keep her poise and incredible presence. She is rarely surprised and carries herself with a superiority which is evident to everyone she meets. Her beauty has become more exotic but is no less commanding, and she is one of Africa's most identifiable women, particularly in Europe.

 

Her cool presence is somewhat shattered when she enters a combat situation, however, and she has often found herself surrendering to her base animal instincts. She keeps her passions to herself, of course, but there is an undeniable thrill in drawing the blood of others.

 

Quote

"Have you considered a different line of work, Hunter? Such frequent failures would certainly put a dampener on my spirits."

 

Powers

Huntress has become a leopard-human hybrid, with enhanced senses and physical attributes. She is able to bench press in excess of 1600kg and easily competes against Olympic gymnasts, despite having had no training. She has retractable claws in her hands and feet as well as fangs which are stored in her jaw but can be released in battle. She is a very fast runner and is able to accelerate to top speeds within seconds: an ability which has ended many chases and one which fleeing adversaries are very aware of, and yet are unable to prevent.

 

Appearance

Huntress maintains a humanoid appearance but has retractable claws in her hands and feet, as well as retractable fangs where her canine teeth would be. Her body is covered in fine leopard fur and her ears are more like that of a cat. Her eyes are entrancing and have been widely photographed. They are golden with a slit pupil and can seem warm or deathly cool depending on her mood. She also has whiskers which are very fine and often overlooked, and a playful tail which is another of her trademark looks.

 

As a member of Next Gen she wears an armoured costume which has a dark green band across the top covering her shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of her torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

 

She is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet. With that in mind it really doesn't matter what she wears: she always draws a crowd of admiring bystanders.

 

Notes

Huntress if the current field leader of Next Gen, and probably the only one with any kind of leadership potential.

 

Picture supplied by Storn.

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#127 RICOCHET (Nigeria)

 

 

RICOCHET

Pepper Adu

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Pepper Adu is the son of a wealthy banker, Richard Adu, and was spoiled rotten in his early childhood when both of his parents left him in the care of a nurse and spent most of their time jet setting around Africa. As a result, Pepper became a computer aficionado with a desperate need for human contact. His nurse was old and well past the usual retirement age, and his school friends were equally self-centred and distant. When he began to socialise on the internet Pepper found that he was no longer alone.

 

Within months he had established a wide range of cyber-friends from all corners of the globe, but it was his friendship with one which ultimately brought him undone. Her name was Pru and she seemed to be everything Pepper wanted in a friend, particularly in a friend who also happened to be a 'girl'. As a fifteen year old he was smitten with her, which was exactly what the real mind behind 'Pru' wanted. The Pru persona was created by a computer criminal dubbed Computa who had begun using her prodigious gifts with computers to organise scams across the internet. She was an uber, a technopath, and she was soon responsible for numerous 'Nigerian Scams' which flooded the inboxes of millions of people across the world.

 

She soon learned everything there was to know about Pepper and his father, and while the boy was good with computers he was an easy touch when it came to scams. He was quickly hooked by Pru and gave her enough information to bankrupt his father as well as the bank he worked for. When Pepper discovered what his information had led to, he was devastated. Unfortunately he never had the opportunity to find out who she was, because the police quickly arrested him and brought him to trial in one of Nigeria's most infamous trials. Because he was a minor, his name was suppressed, but the story was sensationalised. It turned out that Pru had committed a series of high profile crimes and Pepper was intrinsically linked to her. In fact, Computa had made sure that Pepper was seen to be the boy behind the Pru persona. He was blamed for everything.

 

Pepper spent a year in juvenile detention. His father disowned him and he was left to flounder in a dangerous new world. Pepper doesn't really talk about what happened behind bars but it is clear that it still haunts him today.

 

When he was released he was sent to a state-run foster home because his family refused to allow him back into their house. While the government attempted to coerce his father to take him back, Computa took her opportunity to silence Pepper once and for all. She dispatched two hit men to kill him in the foster home, but they killed the wrong boy and when they realised their mistake, Pepper had made a run for it, clambering over the roof of the home and onto an adjacent building. The hit men chased him and during the course of the chase Pepper was wounded and fell through a skylight in one of the buildings, plunging head-long into a vat of chemicals which lay below.

 

He quickly surfaced and pulled himself out, only to be confronted by the hit men. They fired at him, but the bullets simply bounced away. When the hit men recovered from their shock (after quickly ducking in case the bullets struck them) they realised Pepper was gone.

 

He had been slammed backwards by the force of the bullets and careened far across the neighbourhood, landing safely in a park several blocks away. He realised he was now an uberhuman and he decided there and then that he wouldn't let anyone else manipulate him into anything he didn't want to do. He refused to return to his father's home, even after the courts ordered Mr Adu to do so, and struck out on his own, earning some money as a computer technician as well as working nights as a super hero.

 

After trying to hunt down Computa and failing miserably, he settled into his new role as Ricochet; so when he was approached by Professor Pan to join his superhero team, Next Gen, it seemed like the natural thing to do. Plus there was the incentive of regular pay cheques and the resources to perhaps capture Computa once and for all.

 

Personality

Rico, as he likes to be called, is a bright-faced overly talkative kid. He is a keen computer technician, bordering on obsessive, and extremely overconfident about the quality of his work (something which got him into trouble with Computa years ago). He also likes submerging himself in spy thrillers, especially conspiracy theory stories like the Da Vinci Code, and dreams that one day he will be the subject of a similar title. He considers himself a hero, without any hesitation.

 

His upbringing has made him selfish but dense about his poor interactions with other people. He doesn't realise he is annoying and pretentious, nor does he seem to care if others act that way. With that in mind he gets on well with everyone, until they get tired of his antics.

 

Beneath his effervescent precociousness is a dark brooding boy who has experienced some horrible things in the youth detention centre. It is quite probable that he will need counselling very soon, and may even change his personality once he begins to deal with the issues which still haunt his dreams.

 

Quote

"Ooooh nnoooo! Nottagain!"

 

Powers

Ricochet is able to withstand nearly any level of assault, whether it be a bullet or a cruise missile. His body generates an absorbent/reflective field which absorbs great levels of energy while also shunting away any excess. This shields him from nearly everything but has the sometimes awkward side effect of shoving him backward with great force. He has become the human soccer ball, able to be kicked great distances without any harm coming to him.

 

His team mate, Crash, has begun using Ricochet as a weapon in combat by slamming into his field and sending him flying into enemy lines. While Ricochet was initially hesitant about such tactics he has since found that being Crash's bowling ball has its benefits: the gregarious Crash now considers Ricochet more of a friend, and that's something Rico is always on the look out for.

 

Appearance

Pepper is a scrawny kid of eighteen, although he looks to be much younger than that. He has grown up without much guidance and has the look of an outsider about him, perhaps in the way his eyes constantly dart from side to side. He talks all the time, ALL the time, and this combines with his nervous appearance in a way that quickly annoys those around him.

 

As Ricochet, he wears green goggles to protect his identity as well as the armoured costume of Next Gen, which has a dark green band across the top covering his shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of his torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

 

Notes

A Speedball homage (of course!).

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#127 LIGHTNING (Nigeria)

 

 

LIGHTNING

Farouk Nafada

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Farouk Nafada led an ordinary existence for the first twenty-eight years of his life. He was married but not blessed with any children. He worked hard with the three heads of cattle his father had left him, and managed to live from one day to the next. One day, however, his life was ripped out of its mundane trajectory. While tending his cows, Farouk was struck down by a freak lightning bolt which had formed from dark clouds overhead. It was unseasonal weather and no one expected any such disaster to befall one of their neighbours, but Farouk was laid out on the plains, seemingly dead.

 

On closer inspection it was discovered that Farouk was not dead. He sported a wicked-looking lightning scar on his chest and his skin was charred, but he could move and soon he could talk. The staff he had held to keep the cattle in line was transformed, as if by magic, into a powerful spear. Some of the elders believed they had seen such a weapon in the distant past, but whatever its origins, Farouk soon found that it had bonded to him and when he held it, strange powers were unleashed and his body was transformed.

 

Lightning crackled through his body and demanded to be released. It was certainly too much for the simple-minded Farouk and he found himself shunned from his family and neighbours. He was forced to leave and began to walk aimlessly, trying to forget about the look of fear in his wife's eyes. His own eyes were crackling with electricity.

 

For a while he tried to control his powers. He learned to fly and enjoyed the sensation, although he was never fully comfortable in the air. He came across Africa Force and joined them for a shot time before coming into conflict with the thief known as Scarab. Farouk's spear was of great interest to the thief and while Scarab escaped capture, the powerful spear did not escape Scarab's attention.

 

Farouk was convinced to return to his wife by Africa Force and he did so with relief; but when he arrived he found that Scarab had already sought him out to acquire the spear. He threatened Farouk's wife and without a moment's thought Farouk dropped the spear. His powers vanished and Scarab took up the powerful weapon, seemingly stealing away Farouk's new life even before it had really begun.

 

The spear had no effect in Scarab's hands and the thief was furious. In his rage he killed Farouk's wife with the spear: an accident, for sure, but Scarab never stopped to contemplate his actions. In a rage Farouk found that the spear had returned to his hands, as if by magic.

 

Lightning flared throughout the house, blowing its walls down and chasing the thief out of the village. Farouk followed and battled Scarab for nearly an hour before subduing him. The battered Scarab pleaded for his life and Farouk stepped away. While Farouk could easily have ended the man's life he decided against it: for no other reason than the children of the village had gathered to stare.

 

He warned Scarab to keep away from him or he would kill him the next time, and then he passed the thief into the custody of authorities.

 

Finally he attended his wife and saw that she had a decent burial. The act severed all ties with the village and Farouk felt himself drawn to the capital, although he had no idea of what lay there for him.

 

As it turned out Professor Pan was assembling a team of Nigerian superheroes and Farouk wandered in to the city at an opportune moment. He was snatched up by Pan and given more money that he had ever seen before. Farouk accepted the position and has since tried to establish a new life for himself in the capital, although he has had great difficulty in adjusting to his new circumstances.

 

Personality

Lightning possesses great power but looks out at life through simple eyes. He is still most comfortable by himself on the land, but with the advent of his powers he has had very little time to be so withdrawn. Pan encourages the team to be public faces, but Farouk refuses to reveal his identity to the world, partly because he is afraid that more tragedy may befall his village, but also because he wants to hold on to something of his self.

 

Quote

"The stick is a part of me, as I am a part of the stick."

 

Powers

Lightning gains his powers from the magically transformed spear. It seems to hold immense power but the power can only be released through Farouk's touch. Pan has reasoned that the spear is tied to Farouk's life force and if Farouk dies the spear will either lose its power or be released from the bond and be able to be used by another. Pan's interest in any succession plan is obvious to many on the team but Farouk doesn't seem to notice or care that Pan is planning on what to do in the event of Farouk's death.

 

The spear is able to generate a powerful lightning bolt which can strike at range, or be combined with the fierce spear head for a deadly attack. It enables him to fly through the air, produce an electric-field which can protect large areas or be used to encircle enemies. He has enhanced physical attributes when wielding the spear, particularly speed and durability. He also gains increased mental resistance and an iron will, which has shown to be powerful enough to stop mentalists from dominating his mind.

 

The bond between Farouk and the spear is very powerful. He is able to summon the spear to his hands from great distances. However, without the spear in his hands, Farouk possesses no powers and should be considered a regular human.

 

Appearance

Farouk Nafada is a farmer from a village near Makurdi. He is mostly unremarkable in appearance apart from a prominent scar on his chest which he received from the initial lightning strike. The scar is, as you would expect, in the shape of a lightning bolt. When he touches the spear his body is infused with energy, and this can be seen most clearly in his eyes. When he is in possession of the spear lightning shoots across his eyes like a storm across the prairie. As a member of Next Gen he wears an armoured costume which has a dark green band across the top covering his shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of his torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

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#127 THUNDER (Nigeria)

 

 

THUNDER

Ahmed Abubakar

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

In the early hours of the morning, truck driver Ahmed Abubakar collided with another container truck on a remote highway. The resulting fireball could be seen for miles and when emergency services eventually arrived on the scene they expected to find nothing but carnage. However, Abubakar was alive. He had been thrown from the inferno and he lay unconscious on the road. All around him, the road was shattered, as if it had been pummelled by a sledgehammer.

 

He was taken to a hospital in Abuja where he slowly made a recovery, despite frequent relapses brought on by equipment failure. Doctors couldn't immediately explain why his room would be collapse around him. The bed would creak and break; the IV tubes would dissolve; the walls would collapse. Eventually a visiting scientist suggested he be tested for an active ubergene. The scientist was an expert in the field, as well as being an intelligent chimpanzee: Professor Pan. Abubakar was diagnosed as an uberhuman. Pan took him into care where he could provide effective monitoring equipment as well as dampeners to limit the man's destructive abilities.

 

Pan was assembling a team of super heroes and saw the potential in Abubakar. His powers were incredibly destructive, perhaps uncontrollable; but they were also unbelievably powerful. Pan was hungry to harness the man's power and decided that the potential damage to the environment was worth the risk. Abubakar was the last member of the team to join, and he was given the name Thunder to balance Lightning, another Muslim uber who had befriended Abubakar. Together Lightning and Thunder have helped each other through their emerging powers, as well as their meteoric rise to celebrity status. Neither Abubakar nor Lightning had ever had much money or influence; so with the almost limitless amount of money at their fingertips Abubakar has had quite a lot of adjusting to do.

 

Abubakar's powers were documented by the government from his hospital visit, and news reports quickly sprung up about his destructive nature. Pan managed to deflect much of the criticism but subsequent Next Gen adventures have shown Abubakar's powers are perhaps even more destructive than initial reports. He is embarrassed by his potential for mass destruction, but he is also bound to Next Gen and realises that the only reason he was hired was because of the destructive power at his disposal.

 

Personality

Abubakar is very aware of how much he can destroy the environment. Since his days in the hospital he has given up any desire for personal belongings. He has rightly learned that nothing lasts forever in his vicinity. He has given up much in his transformation from lonely truck driver to public hero for hire. He has embraced his Muslim faith as a way to explain the turn of events, and has become more comfortable with himself, especially without any of the trappings of his previous life.

 

He has developed a patience borne from the fact he can destroy the world around him if he loses his temper. He is very hesitant to use his powers and will not be bullied into doing so. He only unleashes them when he can see that there is little option, and never if it would involve hurting innocents.

 

Quote

"When they call me in, you know it is over."

 

Powers

Thunder is able to generate extremely powerful waves of disruptive energy which breaks down the atomic structure of inorganic material in a 40 metre radius. This alone is cause for mass destruction but he is also able to follow up this wave with a concussive force blast which literally obliterates inorganic matter. Used in combination there is so far nothing which can resist him. Through concentration he is able to focus his disruptive energy into a beam rather than affecting a whole area. He has also learned to choose the objects which will be affected by the waves of energy: a trick he has developed in consultation with Pan in a way to avoid mass property damage.

 

He is also able to control his breathing to such an extent that he no longer requires air to survive, as long as he remains conscious. His hearing is also enhanced into the ultrasonic region.

 

Appearance

Ahmed Abubakar is a man in his early thirties, with dark skin and a powerful build. He is very quiet and seems to be judging the world around him with soulful eyes. He keeps his hair shaved on his head and maintains immaculate personal hygiene, particularly with a very close shave every day. As a member of Next Gen he wears the team costume which is made from an armoured material with a dark green band across the top covering his shoulders and upper chest, with a white band covering the rest of his torso, and dark green trunks and pants.

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Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Fast, aren´t you ?

Wellcome back !

 

(Hope you feel better)

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welcome back

 

hey tribe, good work here. very glad to see you back. love your stuff. specifically the global/international concept.

 

good luck with your personal stuff and hopefully it all goes the way you want:)

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#129 HUGINN and MUNINN (Norway)

 

 

HUGINN and MUNNIN

Erik and Lief von Bruim

Character Sheet (Click Here)

Created by Noah Thorp

 

Background

Erik and Lief von Bruim are the great grandsons of Otto von Bruim, who was once known as the German super-villain known as the German Eagle during World War II. Otto was a member of the Ubermensch. Near the end of the war a few of the Ubermensch became disillusioned with Nazi Germany, or awoke to the horrors of Nazi Germany.

 

In the end the Ubermensch turned upon one another. In one of the most cataclysmic battles of the war several of the Ubermensch were killed and most were severely wounded. German Eagle was one of the wounded. In a fight with Max Uber, Otto’s wings were ripped from his back. Normally this would probably kill Otto, but Otto was given his wings in a mystical rite, and in effect the removing of his wings freed him from the magic.

 

After the war, Otto retreated into Norway, eventually making his way to Spitsbergen probably one of the most remote places in the world. Otto did his best to hide from the world; his shame for his participation with the Ubermensch making him into a recluse.

 

However, as the years pasted the horrors of the war were put behind him, and Otto married a Norwegian woman and they had many children. When Otto was called by his oldest son, his son sounded really worried. His twin sons, Lief and Erik who had just reached puberty were sprouting wings from their backs. Otto had never told his children about his dark past as a member of the Ubermensch.

 

Otto was beside himself, and out of desperation contacted his form Ubermensch teammate, Max Uber. Max gladly came to Spitsbergen to meet with Otto whom he hadn’t seen since the war. The famous German super-hero talked with Otto’s son, and as briefly as possible explained that his sons were Uberhumans and that they needed to use their gifts to help protect the world like he and the other members of Uber-Force were doing. The boys father wasn’t too pleased with what Max told him but there was little he could do about it.

 

When Lief and Erik were old enough to go to university in Oslo they left with two gifts from their great grandfather, twin sets of costumes and goggles. Otto knew that his great grand children would make up for the dark legacy that he had created during the war. Like the twin ravens of Odin, Lief and Erik would debut to the world as Huginn and Munnin.

 

Personality

Lief and Erik have been close to one another since birth. The twins seems to even have developed a sort of ‘twin speak’, which keeps them in constant contact. There is nothing the other wouldn’t do to protect his twin.

 

The twins are dreamers, dreaming about how one day they’ll become the greatest super-heroes in the world. They’re a little naive spending more time dreaming about becoming great than doing something about it. Fortunately there isn’t much Uberhuman crime in Norway for the twins to fight. However, they’ve tangled with Blitzkrieg and the Kinder der Zukunft on a number of occasions.

 

Quote

"We see far, no villain can hide from Huginn and Munnin."

 

Powers

Lief and Erik both have a set of fully functional wings growing from their backs. The twins can fly at great speeds and have even created a coordinated attack where they fly around a foe really fast. This attack sucks all the air from between them by causing a compression wave. However, the twins aren’t always successful with this attack.

 

The twins also wear a suit of reinforced clothe that protects them from most damage. To protect their eyes, the twins were goggles that also protects them from flash attacks.

 

Lief and Erik’s eye sight is greater than a normal person, and they can pick out a target from a long distance. Each twin has also trained themselves in how to fight with their wings. Many a foe has gotten a wing in the face.

 

Appearance

As Huginn and Munnin, Lief and Erik wear a reinforced costume similar to the flag of Norway. Their costumes are hooded and cover their upper faces. Growing from their backs are a pair of fully articulated wings which are covered with black feathers.

 

When attending university, the twins usually wear clothing typical of university students. The twins make no effort to hid their uniqueness from others, even though their super hero costumes hides their upper face.

 

Notes

Noah created these guys just before I dropped out of cyber-existence and I totally forgot about them. So I guess for this entry you, faithful readers, get a two-for-one deal. Enjoy!

[tribe]

#129 T-BANE (Norway)

 

 

T-BANE

Kjell Knarbakk

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Kjell Knarbakk worked for twenty years on the railway, and for what? When cutbacks were announced and retrenchments showered down upon the drivers and rail engineers of Norway Knarbakk found himself alone in his mid-forties with no family, no job and no prospects. He moved south into Europe searching for work and found itinerant jobs driving heavy machinery, but only ever for a short time. He was too old. There were always cut backs. There were other reasons too, but after several months Knarbakk stopped listening. He received every knockback with the same expressionless grunt and nod of his large head.

 

One night, as luck would have it, he took a job driving a train in eastern Poland which was attacked by Oktober: a terrorist group of uberhumans determined to return Russia to its communist past and expand its territories. The team's witch, Baba Natasha, had been possessed by a powerful demon called Sitkesh which had temporarily commandeered the team. Sitkesh's plan was to hunt down and destroy the progeny of the Witch King of Estonia, specifically Porguneitsi.

 

Knarbakk found himself driving a train right into the middle of a battle between the powered-up Baba Natasha and the supremely angry Witch King.

 

In the midst of the battle, Baba Natasha shattered one of the Witch King's staffs which exploded and then immediately imploded causing a major rift in the dimensions. The Witch King was vanquished and the demonic Sitkesh was also drawn out of the young Russian witch. Oktober fled after Baba Natasha realised she had been played by a demon, and the train wreckage was abandoned.

 

The only evidence of the clash between the two waging creatures was a single shard of the Witch King's staff - which had imbedded itself in the chest of the astonished Kjell Knarbakk.

 

Once he realised he wasn't dead, and in fact had actually grown in stature and strength, Knarbakk took a relatively short time to become accustomed to his new powers and his new life as an enforcer. The money was easy and he was able to vent his years of frustration with unmatched power. No one could stop him. Not even the police.

 

Personality

Knarbakk is big and loud, with little formal education and a heck of a lot of anger towards the world. Since becoming T-Bane, or Subway, he has cast off any pretence of patience and is liable to fly off the handle at anything. His strength is formidable and he has yet to find an opponent who can match him, although Armstrong of the Brotherhood has come close.

 

T-Bane works for anyone with the right kind of money. Through some kind of loyalty to his homeland, T-Bane has established himself in Oslo and works mostly throughout Scandinavia.

 

Quote

"I have twisted the head off bulls, dreng. And sometimes I play the songs of AC/DC with the leg of a bull. Are you scared, no?"

 

Powers

Imbued with magic from a broken staff once possessed by the powerful Witch King of Estonia, T-Bane has exhibited immense raw strength and durability which has him within the realms of the strongest uberhumans in Europe. He is highly resistant to conventional, as well as magical, attacks and is capable of immense property damage. He has shown a tendency to run through walls and buildings, often collapsing entire blocks to hide his trail or to block pursuit.

 

One particular perk of his new occupation has been the purchase of state of the art body armour.

 

Appearance

In his costume, Knarbakk is intimidating. He is very large and incredibly heavy, which makes him difficult to move if he wills it. His arms and legs are particularly thick giving him the impression of a barrel. His armour is metallic and dense with semi-translucent shoulder guards. The costume is dark grey with red bands. Out of his costume Knarbakk is recognisable as having a broken nose and small, mean blue eyes. His face is creased with wrinkles and he often wears a moustache or goatee beard. Since being stabbed by the magical shard, Knarbakk often feels he is getting younger. He is certainly a lot more powerful than he ever was in his younger days, and it is quite possible his aging process has been retarded.

 

Notes

T-Bane is my first attempt at using the Fabrica de Herois blog.

 

His villain name means subway in Norwegian, btw.

[FenrisUlf]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Concerning Huginn and Muninn -- great idea for their background as legacy heroes. Why do a Nazi's kids have to grow up to be evil themselves? Why can't they try to make up for what their parent did?

 

And I also like the hint of a anti-Nazi 'underground' among the Reich's metahumans that paralleled the one in the Wehrmacht. I still think that someone could make a good story out of a WW2 RPG adventure/story that uses the idea of WW2 German metahumans who try to take Hitler down to save their homeland.

[tribe]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

And I also like the hint of a anti-Nazi 'underground' among the Reich's metahumans that paralleled the one in the Wehrmacht. I still think that someone could make a good story out of a WW2 RPG adventure/story that uses the idea of WW2 German metahumans who try to take Hitler down to save their homeland.

 

In Uberworld, that's the only reason the Germans lost the war. They vastly outnumbered any Allied ubers.

 

The world's version of 'Superman' was Max Uber, a German. He was with the Nazis for the beginning of the war and then changed sides, and thus turned the tide of the battles.

[gmurie]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Did you lose the Shaper? Or are you just going to use those characters you've already posted for Norway?

[tribe]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Did you lose the Shaper? Or are you just going to use those characters you've already posted for Norway?

 

Hi Glen,

 

Yep, I lost everything (just ask Noah!!). If you could send him again I can add him to the Norway entry. I remember he was a major psychic with a nice background.

 

Ben

[gmurie]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Hi Glen,

 

Yep, I lost everything (just ask Noah!!). If you could send him again I can add him to the Norway entry. I remember he was a major psychic with a nice background.

 

Ben

 

Crap! So did I! Obviously he's imagined himself out of existence. I'll recreate him for a different country. Any reasonably civilized country with a first rate socialized medicine system and a strong humanitarian streak could support him.

[tribe]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Crap! So did I! Obviously he's imagined himself out of existence. I'll recreate him for a different country. Any reasonably civilized country with a first rate socialized medicine system and a strong humanitarian streak could support him.

 

How's Portugal? It's a P country. Otherwise I could definitely see him as French for some reason!

[gmurie]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

How's Portugal? It's a P country. Otherwise I could definitely see him as French for some reason!

 

You really want an insane Frenchman capable of completely altering reality within twenty km of himself on your world? Are you ill?

[tribe]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

You really want an insane Frenchman capable of completely altering reality within twenty km of himself on your world? Are you ill?

 

Oui!

 

It'd be a good story arc having England turn into a French-version (kind of like an alternate timeline).

 

Bring on the revolution!

[gmurie]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

I found him! I found him! I never emptied my trash folder, so there he was. Hooray for Linux!

 

Attached is Shaper in all his original glory.

[The Arc]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Raml (Oman)

 

 

Jamal bin Rub’ al Khali

http://www.uber-world.com/characterpage.php?cid=972

 

Background

The winds whipped across the desert for days. Rashid hunkered down in his tent waiting for the winds to die down. Born a bedouin, he knew that these things could go on for days, and afterwards he’d have to go searching for his herd. Hopefully the sheep wouldn’t have scattered too far away from the tents, but only Allah knew for sure.

 

 

That night the storm finally blew off towards the sea, and Rashid came out to see a sky clear and dark. The moon had waned, and all the stars shone brightly in the night sky over the desert. Rashid said a quick prayer to Allah in thanks. As the beduin turn to return to his sleep rolls, a falling star flashed across the sky. Rashid took this as a good omen.

 

 

The next day luck was with Rashid and he quickly found his stray sheep, and was going to return them to their feeding grounds when he saw something flashing in the distance. Curiosity got the better of Rashid; the sheep could wait for a little while.

 

 

Rashid trudged deeper into the desert, the light seemed to call Rashid on. It took most of the day to find the object that was emmitting light. In a crater created from a falling piece heaven Rashid found a sand colored stone that glowed with the light of heaven. Reverently, Rashid picked up the stone with both hands. The stone was warm, but not hot to the touch. For some reason the stone made Rashid think of the Black Stone in Mecca. Rashid knew that he had to present the stone to his shiekh, and wrapped it up in a strip of the clothe of his robes.

 

 

With light steps Rashid retraced his path back towards his tribes lands. Rashid wasn't paying close attention and almost droped the stone. In fear he opened his bundle. The stone had a crack in it, and like a hen's egg hatching it fell into pieces. However, Rashid was left with an infant boy newborn in his hands. However, this boy was like no other. The child was made entirely of sand. Rashid was in awe, and then the infant opened its' sandy eyes and looked at Rashid and smiled.

 

 

Rashid named the boy Jamal, and raised him as his own. Jamal has used his abilities to protect the bedouins of Oman, and on occassion the everyday people of Oman and the Arabian Penensula. To the outside world, Jamal is known as Raml or Sand Dune. Rashid has never been able to explain to Jamal what exactly happened the day that the bedouin found the stone that became Jamal.

 

Personality

Raml presents to the world a wise and confident adult. He likes everyone to think that he's an adult, but the truth is more like an act. When angered or frustrated Raml typically acts like the teenager that he really is. However, while Raml does age, he has no idea how long he'll live.

 

 

Raml has a strong sense of justice. He doesn't see himself as a hero, but feels that often he must act to make sure justice is served. Otherwise, Raml thinks of himself as an average bedouin.

 

Quote

"The desert is a harsh mistress. To me she is my mother."

 

Powers

Raml is able to control the medium of his body as if it were made of individually controlled grains of sand joined in a liquid-like state. By drawing in more matter between his grains of sand he can grow in size or length. By changing how these sand grains relate, Raml can immitate the color or texture of rock or sand. His inherent ability to know every little grain of himself allows Raml to reform missing sand grains of himself from other stone.

 

Appearance

Raml normally wears no clothing beyond an occasional set of slippers when he doesn't want not to ruin expensive floorings or carpets. He is normally beige in color, or red brown, with lighter or darker hues dependent on the ground he's most recently moved through. While his form varies, it's mostly recognizable as vaguely humanoid, even when the overall form isn't.

 

 

When not actively shaping himself, Raml usually settles into a youngish looking man of a lean build, with close cropped hair (shaped anyway) with the raised texture of a long sleeved tunic, a sleeveless cloak, and a headclothe or kufiyya --all made of the same material, him.

[tribe]

Re: Around the World With A New Character Each Week

 

Picture will be coming Noah.

[tribe]

#131 Farishtah Zhiyaan (Pakistan)

 

Four desperate ubers from the future who have come back to our time to eradicate The Assembly and put a stop to India's expansionist foreign policy.

 

Now they are trapped in 2008 the team is fragmenting.

 

Intezaar has gone mad and is even more hell-bent on destruction.

 

Afroza has become fatalistic and knows that she won't be going home ever again. She has turned her depression into a fiery vengeance.

 

Raast has begun to see the possibilities this new world offers, particularly in the business of master super villain. It's only a matter of time before he leaves the team to begin his own reign of villainy across the world.

 

And Jazbah who just wants to live a happy life and put down the weapons. Being the youngest, though, he rarely gets any attention. Perhaps one day he will simply walk away from the others and settle down.

 

The threats do not just come from within, though. The team's primary mission is to destroy The Assembly, and The Assembly is aware of their existence. Just how long can a team of outcast ti8me travellers survive against the world's largest and most ruthless superhero team?

[tribe]

#131 INTEZAAR (Pakistan)

 

 

INTEZAAR

Real Name Unrevealed

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Fifty years into the future, India's plans to expand its power over its neighbours have come to fruition with it ruthlessly occupying land as far east as Thailand and as far west as Afghanistan. In its wake the super team Assembly has laid waste to the uberhuman population of those occupied countries, as well as much of its infrastructure and defence forces. India has become a powerful colonial force with its influence matching that of the United States, China and Russia.

 

Within the wreckage of Pakistan a small fire of rebellion grew, however, in the early 2040s. A man, whose identity was burnt away even as his flesh was stripped from his body by hideous experiments, made a pledge to overthrow Ganesh and the cruel soldiers of the Assembly. He was forged into Intezaar: a cyborg avenger. For years he fought against the Indian armed forces and the Assembly, but it was only when he was teamed with other Pakistani avengers, the Farishtah Zhiyaan, that a glimmer of hope was shown to the rebellion.

 

Time travel.

 

It showed how desperate the times were that only by returning to the past could they overthrown the tyranny before them.

 

Since arriving in 2008: several years later than expected; Intezaar has become a little more unhinged than he was in the 2050s. He is exhibiting signs of a total psychotic personality. Even his team mates are not safe from his bouts of aggression and cruelty.

 

Intezaar has managed to gain the attention of the Assembly and they consider him a real threat.

 

The don't realise that they were the ones who actually created him.

 

Personality

Intezaar was once a man, but there is very little remaining of him physically or mentally. He has been systematically replaced ver the years by dedicated and desperate men. He believes that he must destroy the Assembly, particularly Ganesh, and that there are no excuses for failing to do this.

 

He will stop at nothing to destroy them.

 

Recently he has shown the world just how unstable he is after he indiscriminately killed dozens of United Nations delegates in Mumbai even after they had shown an interest in hearing Intezaar's story, particularly the fact that he and his team were time travellers. Since the massacre the world has come to see Intezaar as a terrorist and even SAGE has begun to hunt for him.

 

Quote

"That will not be allowed." - quickly followed by bursts of gunfire or the crushing of bone.

 

Powers

Intezaar is a cyborg of unknown origin. He appears to be a skeleton, although it has become known that within his bone structure lies a sophisticated biological system which replicates regular human organs. He does not require oxygen to operate and seems quite capable of working under the most extreme of circumstances, but he does require sustenance eventually.

 

The most advanced of his systems is the ability to quickly modify his sensors. He seems quite capable of mimicking any sense within seconds and is an expert tracker.

 

He is stronger and faster than humanly possible as well as having an almost unlimited endurance. His usual method of attacking is a rapid punch with his metallic alloy fists: an attack which is capable of punching through steel walls.

 

Appearance

He is tall and frightening, as any metallic-skeleton would be. It is clear to anyone that Intezaar is less than human. His bones are exposed almost as an insult to the humanity he is seemingly so desperate to save, and his voice is robotic and obviously lacking in compassion. He wears a uniform, although he doesn't need to, and it is black with dark red stripes crossing his chest and up his legs. There is a prominent number 1 on his chest which signifies his leadership status amongst the Farishtah Zhiyaan.

 

It also suggests that he only answers to himself.

[tribe]

#131 AFROZA (Pakistan)

 

 

AFROZA

Afroza Younis

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Fifty years into the future, India's plans to expand its power over its neighbours have come to fruition with it ruthlessly occupying land as far east as Thailand and as far west as Afghanistan. In its wake the super team Assembly has laid waste to the uberhuman population of those occupied countries, as well as much of its infrastructure and defence forces. India has become a powerful colonial force with its influence matching that of the United States, China and Russia.

 

Within the wreckage of Pakistan a small fire of rebellion grew, however, in the early 2040s. A man, whose identity was burnt away even as his flesh was stripped from his body by hideous experiments, made a pledge to overthrow Ganesh and the cruel soldiers of the Assembly. He was forged into Intezaar: a cyborg avenger. For years he fought against the Indian armed forces and the Assembly, but it was only when he was teamed with other Pakistani avengers, the Farishtah Zhiyaan, that a glimmer of hope was shown to the rebellion.

 

Time travel.

 

It showed how desperate the times were that only by returning to the past could they overthrown the tyranny before them.

 

Afroza Younis found herself drafted into the Farishtah Zhiyaan because of her powers. When she first burst into flames as a toddler, she was spirited away from her family and raised with the rebellion. At the age of sixteen she was sent to work with the cold-blooded cyborg, Intezaar, and when the time travel portal was opened two years later she entered it along with her team. In those two years she had hardened. Her mission was simple: destroy the Assembly.

 

The time portal missed its mark and the team of assassins found themselves arriving after the Assembly had formed. Ganesh had already arrived on Earth. It was 2008.

 

Afroza was furious, but under Intezaar's tutelage she quickly turned her fury and frustration to better use. Even though the Assembly had already entrenched itself in this time, they had yet to find general acceptance in the international community. Intezaar ordered the team to strike at the Assembly, to strike them again and again. Afroza had nothing to lose.

 

The Farishtah Zhiyaan have been in our time period for several months. The Assembly is now aware of them and have made them the number one on their hit list. Afroza has already managed to set up a deadly rivalry with Saraswati, despite the fact that Saraswati has been ordered by her CIA handlers to get Afroza and her team to the United States. The US believes that Farishtah Zhiyaan can be used to their advantage, and they would also like to learn more about time travel.

 

Personality

Afroza is, as you might imagine, quite a fiery woman. Her flames burn the brightest when she is offered an opportunity to destroy the Assembly or anything related to the Indian oppressors. She is blinded by her hatred for them and will do anything to avoid the future that she was born into. Of the team, only Afroza and Intezaar remain fatalistic, knowing that they will die in the present so that their future may never come to be.

 

The longer she stays in this time, the less hold she has on her emotions. In her future she was surrounded by misery and pain. Now that she finds herself in 2008 she realises that there are many people in the world who are happy, and the fact that Jazbah continues to suggest they forget the crusade and settle down is driving her insane. Part of her wants to give up the fight and life as peacefully as she can, but the dominant part of her is consumed beyond redemption.

 

She will die for her cause.

 

And she knows it... embraces it.

 

Quote

"I will not stop burning until it is all gone!"

 

Powers

Afroza means light from fire. Even at an early age, Afroza exhibited signs of being the fire-woman she grew into being. Her hands burst into flame within the first weeks of her life, and after that she was whisked away to be hidden by the rebellion. As she grew within their shadowy ranks, she learned how to control her powers and how to use them to destroy the enemy.

 

She is able to transform her normal looking body into one covered in flames. This produces a field of intense heat which is capable of melting most projectiles before they even touch her, as well as harming anything or anyone who comes into contact with her. She is able to create short light-bursts as well as devastating blasts of fire.

 

As she has grown Afroza has become more and more athletic and agile, and when she is in her fire form she is able to elongate her body almost as if she were composed purely of flame. She is also very quick in her fire form and able to move as fast as a wildfire. She is a competent hand to hand combatant and combat acrobat.

 

Appearance

Afroza is a young woman in her twenties although her life has been very hard and she has a beaten-down look about her when not in her flame form. She seems very anxious and uncomfortable without her flames, something which is even more striking when she does transform into her fiery form. When she does do this, her thin black hair explodes into a luminous fiery orange and her eyes brighten with their own flames. Her skin turns red and she gives off extreme heat.

 

Her uniform is a sleeveless red top and shorts. She wears red boots, a yellow belt, and the number two on her uniform signifying that she is considered second in command to Intezaar (although Raast has never given her respect).

[tribe]

#131 RAAST (Pakistan)

 

 

RAAST

Yunus Gul Khan

Character Sheet (Click Here)

 

Background

Raast means truth, although the word is perhaps only ever used to benefit Yunus Gul Khan himself. He has always been self-centred and self-serving: his genius level intellect allowing himself to ingratiate himself into the ranks of the Pakistani rebels of 2050. While he joined the Farishtah Zhiyaan as a way to test his theories on time travel, it wasn't until during the journey to 2008 that his powers manifested and his body transformed into a diamond-like form.

 

The Farishtah Zhiyaan have been in our time period for several months. It has been revealed recently that Raast is actually the grandson of the Assembly member, Krystal. His actions in the present have led his team mates to question his loyalty and Raast himself is keen to explore the opportunities his arrival in the safety of 2008 have produced.

 

He has begun organising a split from the team in the hope of beginning an international career as a supervillain.

 

The idea thrills him.

 

The freedom.

 

The power.

 

The truth.

 

Personality

Raast wants to be a serious contender amongst the worl'd super villains. He has the brains and the motivation. All he needs to do is manage to escape from Intezaar's suicide mission and start out on his own.

 

He has no respect for anyone except himself as he has yet to meet his equal. Intezaar openly distrusts him but Raast realises that he no loner cares and has sometimes goading the leader almost to the point of open warfare.

 

Quote

"You need me to make this work. Consider your plea again, Intezaar, and this time ensure that you include a little grovelling."

 

Powers

Yunus Gul Khan is a genius and was the main brains behind the time travel portal, although he has yet to rebuild the device in the present. During the transportation to the past, though, his body underwent a further mutation and he is now composed of a diamond-like substance. He is unsure what his natural state is now and every hour his body tends to shunt off to its alternate form.

 

In his diamond form he is exceptionally difficult to harm, although his strength is still well below uberhuman levels.

 

Raast still relies mostly on his intellect and is usually behind the play during battles. He would prefer to stay out of action altogether and send in minions to do his dirty work - something he plans on doing in the future when he becomes an independent master super villain.

 

Appearance

Yunus has olive skin, dark curly hair and a short beard and moustache. He has a wiry body and affects a smirk most hours of the day giving the impression of someone who is certainly superior to all those around him. As Raast his body is composed of a hard diamond-like substance which seems to be partially translucent at times. His grandmother is Krystal although his skin is much more resistant than hers ever was.