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More or less, except that the "we care about journalistic integrity, really" people only started popping up after the harassment started getting negative press, presumably trying to do damage control for their in-groups. The "only fringe elements that have nothing to do with our core culture" defense, if you will.

Mouflon is technically named after a kind of wild sheep, but the Goats of the Galaxy let him stay anyway. He is known for his indomitable will (high EGO and Mental Defense) and expertise with breaking into and out of secured facilities. His horns are thick and curled, which makes them good for blunt ramming. His one flaw for teamwork is that he's not good at following orders he disagrees with.

The Dumb Gods Speak by E. Phillips Oppenheim: A rare outright SF book by an influential spy thriller author, a spy thriller set in the future year of 1947. Using advanced television and EMP weapons, the mysterious International Bureau is about to score its greatest coup, an end to war! The good guys' plan is what would normally be supervillain territory. http://www.skjam.com/2014/09/01/book-review-the-dumb-gods-speak/ The Cloak Society 3: Fall of Heroes by Jeramy Kraatz: The villainous Cloak Society has captured the heroic Rangers of Justice and have taken over Sterling City by posing as the New Rangers. Only former Cloak Society trainee Alex Knight and his group of superpowered kids know the truth, but they've been branded as criminals. Can they rescue the Rangers, expose the Cloak Society (including Alex's parents) and save the city? This book has a hidden fatal flaw, which I talk about in the postscript to my review. http://www.skjam.com/2014/09/05/book-review-the-cloak-society-3-fall-of-heroes/

Sailor Moon Crystal opening... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsoyWaGq6A "We are not helpless girls who need men's protection."

Trinary is a machine lifeform who doesn't think of vwiself as an invader, so much as a missionary. Vwi was sent as part of the Gr#g((( Collective to convert all beings to Lj&b++ianism. Vwi has three forms, bipedal, tank and jet, all heavily armed. Trinary's greatest strength is also vwi's greatest setback--vwi's trinary operating system is completely incompatible with all Earth OS, so Trinary cannot use Vwi's machine telepathy to control Earth machines, but also cannot be affected by Earth beings' machine control powers. Trinary is confused by Earth's binary genders--Vwi's species has three genders that roughly translate into "sweet" "sour" and "quark." Trinary is quark, but tri-curious. Trinary is also confused by Replikant's mono-gendered species, but bears it no ill will as they can easily share the planet.

Similarly, radio taxicabs were a fancy innovation in the Thirties and Forties; generally a taxi would be stationed near a specific pay phone in case dispatch had a fare for them.

Replikant is a lizardish alien whose invasion army is all itself. With access to enough food, it can produce a new one of itself in three minutes. It likes the taste of human flesh, but is able to use any carbon-based life form as fodder. The other Invader Seven who happen to be carbon-based plan to kill it with fire once it has served its purpose, Replikant plans to eat them once they've served theirs.

So, Eighties Guy? (cf Futurama)

All right then, how about "The 20th Century Limited"? Five members at present--they started when three villains who had an obsession with particular decades of the Twentieth Century (1901-2000) met up and found they worked well together, despite their clashing motifs. They've since been actively trying to recruit people to represent the other decades, even if they aren't as obsessive about it. The group primarily does armed robbery of money or easily salable commodities (they're not completely crazy) but sometimes pull themed crimes to steal collectibles from a given decade. So at least three should be genuinely obsessed, and one should be just adopting the motif to stay in the gang. Sound good?

I'm always for the next group going in.

Breaker was born Dushane Shlaes and was known as "Ball Breaker" when he ran with the gangs in his home of East LA. He found Allah in prison, and for the first time really studied Malcolm X's philosophy (as opposed to using sound bites to justify petty crime.) Breaker does community outreach to help street kids learn about their cultural heritage and the righteous path. He's a reasonably devout Muslim who believes righteous deeds are more pleasing to Allah than a rigid conformation to petty rules: he sticks with them himself unless a life needs to be saved, but won't hassle others. Breaker's name comes from his ability to shatter rigid objects. He's also a very fit street fighter; he no longer fights for pride or wrath, but for compassion.

When I GM, I always mention that this is a possibility, along with the "surprise blow to back of head knocks you out, even though it logically shouldn't." I also pledge that I will never have this be a cheap way to kill the player characters or give the villain a full win.

Yeah, the browser history algorithms are often of dubious accuracy--they tend to go with "close enough" especially if a given advertiser paid extra to have their ad pushed. Worse, they share key words, so if you visited a site that calls for less gratuitious nudity, the ad algorithm will assume you want to see nudity.

Vacuum aka Edgar Sweeney has the power to create small areas of vacuum which he uses for various effects. He's pretty creative, but the limited effect made him best in teams with other villains. The Grudge Report earned his ire by digging up old photos of him in high school at a drunken party...dressed as "Girl Hitler." This has made him something of a laughingstock, and a target for supers who really hate Nazis, even one-time pretend ones.

The Pro Tempore is a member of the Unholy Days, a group of low-powered villains who are themed around various holidays and special calendar events. His (or possibly her) chosen time is Administrative Professionals' Day. He (or possibly she) is a whiz at paperwork and bureaucracy, able to penetrate any organization to assist his (or possibly her) allies. Pro Tempore presents as male, but is androgynous enough in appearance that many people suspect that person is actually a woman. PT refuses to dignify any questions on the subject with a response, pointing out that biological sex is irrelevant to most office jobs. The Headmaster may know for sure, but isn't telling.

Ragtime Gal was Betty Lodge, a USO volunteer who used red, white and blue gems that shot various types of energy to deal withblack marketeers and Third Column spies. She wore a gaudy costume not so much to disguise herself but to draw attention away from her mixed-race heritage (many would have considered her a light-skinned black woman who was trying to "pass.") After she retired from heroics, a series of thefts and other circumstances has prevented anyone from gathering all three of her gems in one place.

Dear Q.U.I.R.K., I am a street-level superhero (some would argue the "super" part) who has had a fairly long career. In my early days, I fought a particularly pathetic villain I will refer to as "mister whoopsie." His powers were impressive in description, but he was obsessed with petty crime and otherwise addlepated, so I was able to easily defeat him each time. Indeed, the fact that he was one of my rogues' gallery was used to mock me more than once. I breathed a sigh of relief when he finally got enough convictions to qualify for Stronghold, where he has been ever since. Fast forward to recent months, when I and the superhero team I now belong to were sent to a parallel Earth. One where the man I knew as "mister whoopsie" was Emperor Whoopsie. the cold, calculating mastermind who ruled the world. Captured by him, I underwent a mind probe, and intrigued by his other self, Emperor Whoopsie used his time/space viewer to see why my world's version was so different. Turns out that on my Earth, mister whoopsie suffered a childhood injury that resulted in undiagnosed brain injury. (Both versions of whoopsie turned out to have horrifically neglectful parents.) As a result, he did not have full control of his powers, and at least some of his personality problems were also caused by this. My team did not so much defeat Emperor Whoopsie as convince him to seek out his true destiny among the stars, and as a parting gift he gave me a data file with an exact description of the brain damage mister whoopsie has. It would apparently be a simple operation by brain surgery standards, and one of my teammates happens to be a qualified brain surgeon. The thing is, given his powers, and the miserable life mister whoopsie has endured to date, I am afraid that curing his brain damage will unleash an unstoppable monster thirsting for revenge on a cruel and uncaring world. Oh, and on me, because I was a real jerk to him personally. I now regret my ableist slurs, and can offer no defense for those. So, do I get mister whoopsie the medical help he deserves, or do I stay silent, for the sake of the planet? Worried and conflicted, Boston Brawler

Esteemed Q.U.A.C.K.: I am normally a powerful war god--you've probably heard of me. I have been assisting a team of mortal superheroes as part of a goodwill initiative by my pantheon. (This is a lot easier now that "carrying lots of large guns" is considered a bona fide superpower.) As part of trying to fit in with my teammates, who are not completely beneath me, I have been attempting to engage in what the humans call "banter." Unfortunately, it turned out that my father, who has an odd sense of humor and has never much liked me, happened to be visiting during one such exchange of banter. He thought it would be amusing to strip me of my War portfolio (my sister is overseeing it for the time being) and make me God of Caring about Laboratory Analysis. I need a quick briefing on what, precisely, Laboratory Analysis actually is, and how I can use it in combat. Preferably before Norse-Storm-Hammer-God finds out. I do not ask how to get my father to turn me back, as I know the answer is, "when he gets bored." Sincerely, The God of Caring About Laboratory Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdE5pjEKGis This is courtesy of a company that creates online profiles for jobseekers.

Octagon aka Marshall Jens is a perennial member of the Crazy Eights, having served on the first, third, fifth, sixth and current eighth lineups. His primary powers are being stronger and tougher than most normal people, which he has supplemented with combat training and a variety of gadgets (what sort of gadgets depends on the villain he's working for this month and whether they've paid him recently.) He also has the ability to place himself in suspended animation for a day or two, most often used to escape prison. Octagon is pretty pragmatic and sensible for someone in a group that has "crazy" in the name--he often accomplishes the actual goal while his more colorful associates distract everyone.

Geokinetic aka Milsom Cardigan, is a mutant who is able to control any metal or mineral that is touching the Earth--but only so long as he himself isn't touching the ground. This makes his jetpack a tempting target for savvy opponents.

Blasto the Magician was really mild-mannered accountant Percival Portnoy Pinkriver--an amulet allowed him to turn into a powerful mage, but he never accessed any spells that weren't destructive in nature. Only his reluctance to hurt people kept Blasto from becoming a villain.

Marsha Hanness is Sussurus, whose deceptively gentle winds whisper people to sleep while she robs them blind. If pressed into battle, usually because Captain Aro-Jack woke everyone back up, she can sharpen her breezes to tiny razor-blade like cutting edges.

Yep, I think so. There is, of course, some validity to concerns about language policing, but far too often complaining about "political correctness" is a stalking horse for "I want to be able to be just as horrible towards people who aren't like me as I was before, and not get called out on it."

Pacific Northwest could also include water-based skills; TF: canoes, rowboats, small sailing vessels; PS: Fisher; AK: Waterways, Navigation: water; KS: edible sealife, etc.