Micah Stevens shook his head as he took the stage. A man of his intelligence and schooling, reduced to doing tricks as a stage magician! Sure, he had always had a knack for sleight of hand and a flair for the dramatic, but he really wished he could have turned his PhD in Sociology into a teaching position, or indeed any paying job at all, instead of being reduced to... this. Performing legerdemain for drunk, bored gamblers at a second-string casino outside Providence. It was enough to drive a man to drink.
He was halfway through his mind-reading trick when the door burst open and a half dozen VIPER agents rushed in followed by... oh, my God, is that Rhode Island Red?! People were already scrambling for cover as the man-rooster did his famous Crow of Justice, causing one VIPER agent to run screaming to escape through the stage door. Unfortunately, he tripped on the stage stairs and face-planted, causing his blaster rifle to go off while pointed at the stage magician. Stevens was sure he was going to die, but his hands moved instinctively, creating a magical shield that deflected the photonic energy. "What the..." Stevens said as he stumbled backward. As the agent got to his feet and moved toward the stage magician, Stevens' hands again seemed to move of their own accord, casting another spell that caused mystic bands to encircle the Goon in Green, wrapping him tight.
Once all the VIPER agents were dealt with and the police were called, Rhode Island Red walked up to shake Stevens' hand. "Marvolo, is it? Good work taking on that agent. It's always good to have another superhero on the job." Stevens pondered his situation. Somehow, he was able to cast honest-to-God magic (though damned if he knew how he had done it). Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth (and reasoning that several dozen people had seen him cast magic), he told the press that he was Marvolo, the newest superhero to protect Providence, RI. (He was sure there had to be some way he could turn this into a profitable venture.)
Through trial and error (mostly error), Marvolo has learned he can cast a handful of spells. Most of his successes are instinctive (borne of desperation) rather than the result of practice, though he's trying to replicate some of his "oh-shit" spells (with varying degrees of success). A mis-cast levitation spell caused his cape to animate, giving him an ally of sorts (though Marvolo isn't sure the cape is always on his side). The wands and staff he carries and the "mystic amulet" at his neck are mostly props, though one of his wands is secretly a high-tech taser. He supplements his spells with smoke bombs, flash bombs, and other covert tech trinkets. And hopes desperately that he can pull off this "junior superhero" gig without losing his head... literally.
My style is most of the Champions heroes/villains from the early years are retired or dead.Dr. Destroyer tried to blow up most of America (Detroit,New York and LA got the worst end of it)Destroyer using a Capt. Atom type hero was going to blow up key parts of the world,Grond gaining enough of his humanity back delayed the Dr.costing Grond his life but even though heroes and some villains stopped him he managed to carry out part of his plan.Now with the help from funding and Primus those cities are rebuilt and new Champions have stepped up to defend America vs both old villains and new ones.Working out of Washington Towers in Century City( former New York city) both Primus and the new heroes are the first line of defense against Evil.