Quackhell

Okay, what's his story?

Valici the Vulgarian a vampyre from late 1500s Romania. Before his conversion he was a false prince and charlatan acquiring wealth and land through murder and deception. Upon becoming the undead after a fateful encounter with the strigoi witch known as Raisa, he created the foul Red Church and he and his disciples plagued the land. Their reign of evil was ended by The Holy League led by Michael the Brave. The Vulgarian was thought to be destroyed in the final battle, but he was rescued by Father Time. He will assist his savior, but he plots to someday return to the past for his revenge or failing that reform the Red Church in modern times.

Torpedo Moscow a hard hitting high flying brick who is a Cold War supersoldier turned mercenary. He is starting to slow down a bit as the years and hard living are catching up, but he can still dish out a ton of damage. Realizing the growing collective might need a tactician and planner he reached out to an old cellmate...

...Battlemaster attacked the bunker in a display of the latest upgrades to his power armor that he live streamed via his remote controlled drones in the hopes of attracting mercenary work. The fact that Vile-8 and some other prisoners were freed was just a bonus. However he soon felt the heat from not only the military, but the Iron Cadre whose plans and prototypes he had used for said upgrades. He needed to get out of the country quick and sought the aid of villain 3...

Brother Ammon He wields the Sword of Laban. Made of precious steel and a hilt of pure gold it grants powers of protection and is especially effective at damaging the demonic and unholy.

Quanton The Ionic Man Dr. Horatio Blevins was working with CERN at the Large Hadron Collider when aliens known as the Reavers released the Cascade Effect in the Earth's atmosphere. In Blevins case he absorbed energy from the LHC and due the Cascade gained the ability to manipulate matter at a subatomic level. He shortly thereafter transformed himself into a physical marvel and when asked joined with the other people granted abilities from the Cascade to form the Luminaries. He along with other members Rosewood, Old Jo, Blitzbreaker, Speed Round and Nautilus defeated the Reavers and now stand as the Earth's ultimate defenders.

Big fan of all these takes. Excellent work everyone. I am going to go with SteelCold's entry as the winner.

The Confounding Cubehead It's origins are a mystery, but this humanoid with a multi-colored puzzle cube for a head seemingly appeared out of nowhere a few years ago crashing the national puzzle aficionado convention Enigma-Con. When it moves the puzzle pieces that form it's head it causes various reactions in onlookers depending on the color/patterns on display. Fear, joy, anger, confusion, paranoia, dancing the Macarena, chicken impersonations, yodeling etc. It seems more curious than malicious, but no communication with it has been successful. How Viridian Bat convinced Cubehead to join the team or is controlling it is another puzzle that has yet to be solved. New Team Concept The Deadsperados 6 members with Old West undead/horror themed powers or gimmicks.

The Grand Grimorium is a bookstore and coffee shop that offers free WiFi and a large catalog of all types of literature including a collection of obscure tomes on the occult and magic. Rumors abound that store owner Ilsa Nightbridge is a member of the Trismegistus Council, but she is merely a book lover who wishes to spread the joy of reading. However her white Persian cat Abby Cadabra is a familiar who lost her mistress several years ago and she is looking to find a new owner if she sees magic potential amongst the customers who browse the racks.

The Wild Weird and Wonderful Wuzoo This enigmatic and absurd so called "high crime artist" has been known to perform his own capers including the Night of the Broken Turnstiles, the Revenge of the Boingo!!, and the Cleveland Cuisinart Kerfuffle. He will no doubt bring his own twisted tweaks to the Bat's latest scheme.

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Calhoun's is a popular country and western bar that sits on the bustling Rustler's Row in the city's Bottom Right Point district. Owner Roy Calhoun is a large gregarious host who loves to mingle with his patrons and often tends bar. The two story building houses the main stage on the first floor for the larger local and traveling acts(Yellow Roses, The Wichita Boys, Midnight Riders) while upstairs is The Loft with a smaller stage for up and coming talent (Charlotte Sullivan, The Rez, Rough House). The crowd gets a bit rowdy at times but the peace is kept by low level brick twins Keith and Kris Midthunder, who act as the head bouncers for the bar.

Sorry I meant Bottom Left Point or the poor section of town.

Operating out of South Point is detective/mage Brujo Joe. He has battled such threats as the Yum Kimil worshipping Maya Death Cult, the legendary El Chupacabra, the assassin Santa Muerte, and an invasion of K'nyanians from an Indian Mound that leads to their underworld city.

Red Storm Anatoli Tarkov is the son of the Cold War era soviet superhero also named Red Storm. His father participated in the August Coup and was slain by his former teammate Venerable Ilya. His mother thereafter sought asylum in the United States. Anatoli's energy and weather manipulation abilities manifested in his early twenties as the genetic treatments that empowered his father were passed down to him. Anatoli decided to adopt the Red Storm name and claimed he was rebelling against the Western Ideology and embracing hardline Communism. However this was largely just talk. Anatoli enjoys the wealth and infamy that come with being a supervillain more than any political motivation.

Three really good entries. I am going to go with BoloOfEarth as I liked the speedster aspect of CoBolt. The next image is yours. Also I am glad the thread still has some interest as it has been a lot of fun to participate in.

Love Dove Possessing the power to charm and enthrall with her Cupid's Kiss the Love Dove specializes in robbing weddings of the ultra rich and often stealing the groom away while she is at it.

Yeah this thread may be on it's last legs, but i'll go ahead and post up an image anyway.

Charrúa Guerrero Felipe Delgado of Uruguay has the ability to tap into the spirits that inhabit all things. This gives him the power to assume the physical aspects of objects(stone skin, water form etc), the abilities of animals(strength of a bull, flight of an eagle) and see the true nature of humans in the aura he can see around them. He believes the death vision was a message from the World Spirit and that his and his team mates deaths may be a necessary sacrifice to save the Earth.

Yeah, that is what I meant by too open ended, but I figured as a place holder it wouldn't be too bad and it does offer up some fun possibilities.

This is perhaps a bit too open ended as a theme so again if anyone else has a good idea please feel free to insert it instead. New Team: The Doomed Four heroes that have all seen a vision from mystical harbinger that in one years time they will die. Now these four have banded together to fight their fate and cheat death or try and figure out if it is all some kind of twisted scheme.

Iron Duke A large almost mini-mech size battlesuit piloted by Gareth Adkins that has a huge battery of artillery cannons across the shoulders, chest, and arms that can fire a variety of specialized ammo. Adkins is part of the group to build his wealth and power base to eventually return the British Empire to it's old heights, with him as it's one ruler naturally. The other members tolerate the future "Iron King" but are leery of his personal motivations that may jeopardize the team.

Feron Fenix, the latest member of the Court of Magi, drew an Ace of Wands from the Wizard's Deck upon induction and was granted the ability to summon the Ignis Fatuss or Fool's Fire. The glowing floating lights can bequile and charm those who gaze upon them.