PS238/Characters
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Characters from PS238 include:
Staff of PS238
Herschel Clay ("Mantium")
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Dagnab Cytocorp hardware! If I found out who's been ordering from that cheap-wad supplier... I might as well make my own EPROM chips if we're going to use this junk! |
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- Affiliation:
- Clay Corporation (presumably owner)
- PS238
- Formerly of: Union of Justice
A description of the character goes here.
- Almighty Janitor: His job is quite a bit more than 'janitor', but he doesn't come across as 'teaching staff' normally. He's the maintenance guy for PS238. Which he designed and built.
- Gadgeteer Genius
- Reed Richards Is Useless: Averted, he modifies NASA equipment and is rich from selling some of his stuff via Clay Corporation.
- Super Intelligence
Alfred Cranston
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Even when you think you're doing the right thing, you might be going about it in the wrong way. |
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- Affiliation: PS238 (Principal)
- Formerly of: US Government (President)
A description of the character goes here.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: He had used his telepathic powers to defeat political opponents, win elections, and get great deals on cars.
- Our Presidents Are Different: Until the 'Cranston Incident' ended it in the Backstory.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Referring to his time when he was using his powers to be President. He's not sure whether he did anything wrong, but agrees that it was "the wrong way".
Doctor Positron
- Affiliation
- his "family"
- PS238
- Formerly of: Union of Justice
A description of the character goes here.
- Do-Anything Robot: Subverted when he has trouble fighting off aliens without the weapons in his combat body.
- Me's a Crowd
- Robo-Family
- Uncanny Valley: Normally, Doc P appears pretty much human, but (at least when interacting with his other selves) can lapse into Uncanny Valley-ness pretty badly. The other teachers tell him to knock it off because he's so unconvincing it's creeping them out.
- Telescoping Robot
Vashti Imperia ("Spell Syrin")
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Only you see my true appearance. To everyone else I look like Vashti Imperia, J. Crew patron. |
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- Affiliation: PS238
- Formerly of: Union of Justice
A description of the character goes here.
- Master of Illusion
- Stealth Mentor: To herself, no less.
Maximilian Krutz ("Coach Rockslide", "Rockslide")
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I think that's our cue. Let's go stomp some aliens. |
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- Affiliation: PS238
- Formerly of: Union of Justice
A description of the character goes here.
- Expy: Of Concrete, probably.
- Gentle Giant
- Nigh Invulnerable: He's been driven something like four feet into concrete flooring by a blow to the head. It doesn't seem to have done much more than stun him briefly (and leave him stuck).
- Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Max may be a massively strong, stone-tough bruiser that's more than seven feet tall, but he's pretty much stuck that way, which isn't much fun. He doesn't fit through doorways very well, can't move very fast and he can't even wear shoes, since they just kind of... burst.
- Super Strength
Cristina Kyle ("Micro Might")
- Affiliation: PS238
- Formerly of: Union of Justice
A description of the character goes here.
- Christmas Cake: She has had trouble dating.
- Deadpan Snarker: Less than others, but she often resorts to snarky comments when things get too crazy.
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Victor Von Fogg: (to Zodon) You will pay for this, oh, yes... |
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- Incredible Shrinking Man
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Isn't tall as is, and the smaller she shrinks, the stronger she becomes.
- Reasonable Authority Figure
Wayne Miller ("The Human Alloy")
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I've faced down military-level ordnance, fought beings with laser-beam eyes, taken on the worst the underworld has to offer... but [teaching] scares me worse than Doctor Von Fogg's legion of mole-warriors on a mushroom bender. |
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- Affiliation: PS238
- Formerly of: Power Partners
A description of the character goes here.
- Chrome Champion
- Extra Ore Dinary: Turned a door into gold once. The full extent of his abilities in this area have not been explained.
- Even Heroes Have Heroes: For Wil Wheaton.
- Scare'Em Straight: When he does the exposition, it gets... interesting.
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Herschel Clay: Besides, you have a knack for teachin' kids about science while scarin' the beejeebers out of 'em. It's a shame to waste a talent like that. |
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Dr. Isadore Newby
School doctor, both superpowered healer and mundane medically trained.
Alice Oberon
Teacher of the Rainmaker classes. Canonically completely powerless; why she's in charge of the Rainmaker students remains unexplained.
Roland Wooster
Former Battle Butler for the defunct Union of Justice (a.k.a., most of the current teaching staff).
Students
Jenny Adams ("American Eagle")
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I'm in favor of blue - it's the same color of the skies, limitless and free, just like America. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- American politicians (sponsored superhero)
- PS238 A-team (sometimes)
- Age: 10
A description of the character goes here.
- The Comically Serious: During her tenure with Tyler's impromptu "superhero team".
- Deadpan Snarker: Eventually. Congrats!
- Doorstopper: When it's time for an action report, she "writes like a little Tom Clancy".
- Patriotic Fervor
- Winged Humanoid: Wears a backpack above ground to conceal them.
Bernard Brenner
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Bernard Smash! |
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- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
- Age: 7
A description of the character goes here.
- Cute Bruiser
- Dumb Muscle: His "more cognitive side" is yet to emerge.
- Hulk Speak
- Shapeshifter Mode Lock: He presumably can switch between "normal human" and "chubby troll" modes, like his father. Except he never did it and can't figure out how nor understand an explanation while he's like this.
- Superpowerful Genetics: Son of Bryce Brenner aka "The Unbelievable Ultrabrute".
Ron Peterson ("Mo-Ron", "Captain Clarinet", "Argonaut")
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I wasn't sure I wanted to do this saving people and stuff. It felt good to help, but I still want to make my music. |
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- Affiliation:
- Excelsior (student)
- Argos (King's only known heir)
- Formerly of:
- PS238 (student)
- Praetorian Academy (student)
- Age: 8
A description of the character goes here.
- Batman Can Breathe in Space
- Break the Cutie
- Brought Down to Normal
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: Fears his own strength because of this. One day, he might forget.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: ...Or so you'd think. Subverted hard. Of course, it's also what makes him stand out among the "run-of-the-mill" Flying Bricks.
- Fail O'Suckyname: His Argoasian name is "Mo-Ron". He lives in dread of what would happen if his acquaintances on Earth found it out.
- Flying Brick
- Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad
- Super Strength
- Superpowerful Genetics: Son of Atlas.
- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
Tom Davidson
- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
- Age: 10
A description of the character goes here.
- Shout-Out: It is Word of God that his name was taken from two Doctor Who actors.
- Time Master
- Time Travel Romance: It turns out a simple school assignment he did will have lead into an unexpected direction...
- Wise Beyond Their Years
Julie Finster ("84")
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I'm sorry my powers aren't special or anything. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team
- FISS movement (living symbol)
- Earth ("official champion")
- Formerly of:
- US Government (preliminary Earth Ambassador on Argos)
- Argos (trojan delegate)
- Age: 7
A description of the character goes here.
- Character Development: Her growth as a hero, despite her generic powers. Taking on the name "84" is part of it.
- Contagious Powers: Apparently, a close contact of unusual kind with strange entities has a lasting effect on her. Now she can see minions of Chaos and Order.
- Cute Bruiser: It certainly looks good when she stops mid-swing a guy whose gauntlets alone are almost the size of herself.
- Flying Brick: Called "F.I.S.S." in this setting.
- Super Strength
- You Are Number Six: #84 registered metahuman with F.I.S.S. powers.
- Superpowerful Genetics: Possibly (indirect). She and Suzi are cousins.
- Touched by Vorlons: She does see imp and cherubs, though it's not clear since when. Possibly from exposure to the powers of Tyler's clone?
Kevin Kramer ("Emerald Gauntlet, Jr.")
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Let's blast it! |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team
- Formerly of: Emerald Ones (trojan delegate)
- Age: 7
Son of expy of Green Lantern, somehow "inherited" a copy of the original gauntlet (and yes, it's still detachable)
- Batman Can Breathe in Space: On the Moon, anyway.
- Generation Xerox
- Green Lantern Ring
- Hard Light: Much like with the original Green Lantern.
- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
Alejandro Torres ("The Flea")
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Is now when you tell me to "stay out of trouble" and "go back home" and "it's too dangerous" and stuff? |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team (reconnaissance)
- Revenant (field agent)
- Age: 8
A description of the character goes here.
- Animal Eye Spy: With insects.
- The Beast Master/Speaks Fluent Animal: Talks to and commands insects. This is quite useful to him - flies make excellent bugs, and even high-tech powered armour can be inconvenienced by a big swarm of bees.
- Deadpan Snarker: Occasionally.
- From the Mouths of Babes: Occasionally says the facepalmiest things.
- Fun Personified: He's always ready for pranks, puns or snooping.
- Not Quite Flight: He jumps pretty high and can cling to things that fly on their own - up to and including low-flying jet planes.
- Snooping Little Kid
- Wall Crawl
Ambriel Valentine ("Guardian Angel")
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You can't touch me, you can't hurt me, and the more you try the worse it's gonna be for you. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team
A description of the character goes here.
- Barrier Warrior
- Blessed with Suck: Can't get hurt, can't get injured, can't get sick. The sucky part comes about because she never developed resistance to diseases.
- Bubble Boy: What the Blessed with Suck aspects of her Barrier Warrior powers have effectively turned her into.
- Guardian Entity: Assumed to have. It's not like they can chat or something.
- Nigh Invulnerable
- Snooping Little Kid: She knows all too well about her invisibility to every known type of electronic sensors. And enjoys the benefits.
Malphast
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To be honest, I didn't know I could do it. It sort of "happened." I think I need to learn more about what I am from Ms. Imperia. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team (magic expert)
The son of a demon and an angel.
- Captain Ersatz: Looks like Spawn. Has the origin of Genesis. Acts considerably nicer.
- Power Incontinence: Accidentally summons a tentacled... thing while listening to music.
- Reality Warper: Among other powers - there hasn't been a demon/angel hybrid before, so no-one knows what he can do.
- Me's a Crowd: Mentions that he built "a homunculus out of cafeteria food."
Toby Marlocke ("Absolute Powers")
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To get what I wanted, I had to give up something: the best friend I could have. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- Nuclear Family
- Age: 8/0
Tyler's former remote-control clone body, given autonomy by the actions of the forces of Order and Chaos and adopted by his parents. In the process, Toby gained quantum-based Reality Warper powers.
- Flight
- Power Incontinence Every time he uses his powers to affect something, something equally bad or random happens in proportion to the scale of the task. Teleporting himself causes someone's phone to turn into a banana. Trying to give his brother powers gave every unpowered person in the world powers and depowered every superhero, and he was forced to change it back. Maybe. He also have a limited precognition for major side effects, so he could know it without actually resorting to Reset Button.
- Reality Warper
- Replacement Goldfish (Played with - though he's a clone designed to impersonate Tyler, he is the empowered son Tyler's parents have always wanted. As a result, Tyler worries they'll like Toby more. And whether they remember Tyler exists at all.)
- Teleporter Accident: He is a walking Teleporter Accident. It's never directly harmful to himself nor (so far) other human beings, but the portal itself (if any) and/or something inanimate carried or in immediate vicinity of either origin or destination points is likely to end up... twisted.
Tyler Marlocke ("Moon Shadow")
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Look, I can't do any of the stuff you do. I don't have... you know... powers. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- Revenant (sidekick)
- PS238 A-team (informal leader)
- Formerly of: 84 (
advisor"official consort" of the preliminary Ambassador) - Age: 8
A normal boy with two very famous heroes for parents. They wonder why he hasn't got any powers, but he is sent to school "just in case".
- Action Survivor
- Badass Normal: In training at least.
- The Chew Toy
- Grappling Hook Pistol: Tyler's still getting the hang of it. Hilarity Ensues. Interestingly, it's about the size of the MythBusters model, and thus is worn as a sizeable forearm bracer rather than sitting in the utility belt.
- The Jinx: A very directed and specific one, aimed mainly at Captain Clarinet.
- Only Sane Man
- Ridiculously Average Guy: It's right on the cover - Issue 03: The Amazing Adventures of the Uncannily Incredible Perfectly Ordinary Boy.
- Seen It All: . «I don't think anything can upset me any more».
- Shrouded in Myth: Amongst the PS238 students Moon Shadow gains a near-mythical reputation and huge cult following who equate him to the superhero version of Chuck Norris, including everyone thinking he has a ton of powers he doesn't really have. Tyler is understandably very confused about it.
- Superpowerful Genetics: Subverted.
- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
- Un-Sorcerer: Despite being a son of two superheroes, both of whom are very powerful... and very proud, and now also gone a little too far into wishful thinking.
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Tyler's diary: My parents put me here because they think I'll get powers someday. They don't seem to understand that if a blue boy who weighs a couple hundred pounds drops something big and metal on you, it doesn't matter if you were GOING to get powers someday. |
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Murphy
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I am acquainted with all stories form this world and others as they form the tableau of what you quaintly call "reality." The dreams of all sentient beings come together to shape what we see when we walk apart from the realms of sleep, and the whimsical novels of which we speak give their small contribution to making whole that which we see as the universe. |
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- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
A description of the character goes here.
- Anthropomorphic Personification
- Black Eyes
- Captain Ersatz: Of Dream from The Sandman.
- De-Power: The reason he's in an elementary school; he's been reduced to the child-sized "Prince of Daydreams."
- Dream Weaver
- I'm Having Soul Pains: Downplayed. According to Murphy, "too much destiny" in one place makes his aura itch.
- I Have Many Names: How Murphy introduces himself.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: He could just say "yes". «But it wouldn't be as illuminating».
- Wall of Text
Poly Mekkis ("Polymer")
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One time I grabbed our mailbox when Mom was driving to the mall, and when we got there, my arm was- |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- PS238 A-team
A description of the character goes here.
- Fun Personified: Her powers are the source of many a funny Fridge Logic moment.
- Magic Pants: Emulated as a funny in-universe example, with a dash of Late to the Punchline:
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Poly Mer: I'm glad I don't have to worry about costumes. |
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Prospero
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This is a sample of DNA that came from what you call a "cafeteria". It has evolved several times since I constructed this device. I have concerns for those consuming it. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- Angie
- Formerly of: unknown planet
A description of the character goes here.
- Expospeak Gag: Once his dialogue is translated.
- Foreign Queasine: His attitude about the cafeteria food.
- Gadgeteer Genius
- Intelligible Unintelligible: (Only to Angie.)
- The Unintelligible
- Prospero's dialogue is actually written with a font in which every character looks more or less the same. This font *is* decipherable, and reveals his dialogue for the first issue to contain nothing but comments from the author and Monty Python references. Later issues become slightly more in-character-esque.
- Wingdinglish: Prospero's walls of text in his introductory chapters starts off with "If you can read this" and goes on with Monty Python quotes, a recipe, etc, to avoid heavy spoilers, but in the rest of the series, his utterings are often hilarious.
Angie Sinthousy
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Ha! Never fails! You got owned, Dude! Now let's finish da Acessorizin'. |
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- Affiliation
- PS238 (student)
- Prospero
- Age: 11
A description of the character goes here.
- Bungling Inventor: Her gadgets are built literally from junk, so they tend to be either unreliable (like that Body Double robot) or more often habitually over-engineered (to compensate?) - in which case they work, but too powerfully. Tim Taylor Technology is her style.
- Catch Phrase: Knowhatimsayin'?
- Clap Your Hands If You Believe: Hinted that some of her more fantastic creations only work right when she's using them, or at least in the vicinity.
- Deadpan Snarker:
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I rigged up dis hologram robot-thing o' my bad self to sit at my desk an' give da same wise-crackin' answers I usually do. |
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- Gadgeteer Genius: In some ways more than Herschel
- Totally Radical
- Wrench Wench
Marvin Hazelwood ("The Sleeper")
- Affiliation: PS238 (student, Rainmaker program)
A description of the character goes here.
Satori Deacon
- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
- Formerly of: Excelsior (student)
A description of the character goes here.
- Demonic Possession: Various non-corporeals try to possess her the moment they get the wind that there's a medium around.
- Powers Via Possession: At least occasionally there's an upside to turning her brain into omelet.
- I See Dead People: She can see ghosts and other supernatural phenomena. And hear.
- Magnetic Medium: She hates it, because as soon as any given ghost figures this out, it will tell others, and soon they will bug the living crap out of her with requests from beyond the grave. And then other entities will get the wind of this and try to possess her. Which she likes even less.
- True Sight: Strait through illusions.
Suzanne Finster ("Suzi Fusion")
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Doctor Positron says my internal body temperature can melt lead! |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- Nuclear Family
- Age: 6
A description of the character goes here.
- Gas Leak Coverup: Tends to prompt these.
- Power Incontinence: Not powers per se, but her self-control is... well, it's good for 6-year old, but that does not say much. Thus everything works fine, right until she gets upset or distracted or panicked.
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Zodon: If we can still see it, she's panicking. If she doesn't shut off the thrust, the only camera that can take her class picture is on the Hubble telescope. |
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- Superpowerful Genetics: From "Nuclear Family".
- Walking Disaster Area: Not as far and wide as she could be with those nuclear powers, but still makes troubles often enough. And everyone knows this.
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Suzi: Don't worry! I'll keep you safe, Tyler! |
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- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
Dillon Fillmore ("USA Patriot Act")
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The Defender of patriotism has arrived! And he's here to hone his skills and fight injustice! |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- American politicians (sponsored superhero)
- PS238 A-team (sometimes)
- Age 10
A description of the character goes here.
- Energy Absorption: Thanks to Zodon's station.
- Patriotic Fervor
- Super Soldier
- Super Strength: And it's been growing, lately...
Vern McIntire
- Affiliation: Praetorian Academy (student)
- Formerly of: PS238 (student, Rainmaker program)
A description of the character goes here.
Victor Mycroft Von Fogg
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Join Von Fogg or be vaporized from space. |
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- Affiliation:
- PS238 (student)
- Von Fogg family (heir?)
- Age: 8
A description of the character goes here.
- Big Bad: (Trying, anyway)
- Enemy Mine: Without asking, even.
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So yes, we saved the planet. Again. Do I get a t-shirt if I do it a third time? |
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- Gadgeteer Genius: Though not on the same level as some of the others.
- Overlord, Jr.
- Super Intelligence
- Superpowerful Genetics: Son of Doctor Philippe Von Fogg.
Franklin Springer ("The Whiz")
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Let's play kickball! Me against everybody! |
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- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
- Age: 8
A description of the character goes here.
- Power Incontinence: He has to have his hair and nails trimmed multiple times a day to keep others from noticing how fast they grow.
- Spirited Competitor: A teacher had him racing with Julie after noticing that Franklin is not going to try his best unless he competes against someone. Unlike in Superman vs. Flash racing, he plays to win, wants the prize (which the teacher invented on the spot just to make him run again) and complains that the conditions are unfair.
- Super Speed
- Superpowerful Genetics: Son of Lady Lightspeed.
Zodon
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My brain is going to hemorrhage. If I wasn't given the chance to do independent study in the labs, I'd go caroling ape-beans. |
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- Affiliation: PS238 (student)
- Age: 5
A description of the character goes here.
- Big Bad: In training.
- Butt Monkey
- Deadpan Snarker
- Hidden Heart of Gold: His wriggling in Volume 9.
- Jerkass
- Super Intelligence
- Unusual Euphemism: Due to the Barry Ween chip. When he really gets going, it switches to Show Tunes.
Others
Mr. and Mrs. Marlocke ("Ultima" and "Sovereign Powers")
- Affiliation:
- Earth Defence League
- Nuclear Family
A description of the characters goes here.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: They have their moments.
- Smug Super: In case their chosen names don't tell you something about the pride level. Other than this, they seem to be decent (if scatterbrained) people, however.
- Stage Mom: Tyler's parents are utterly convinced they can micromanage their son into becoming the World's Greatest Super Hero (when they aren't ignoring him). He is destined for greatness -
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"To even think otherwise is to defy the will of the Universe." |
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Mr. Peterson ("Ul-Ron", "Atlas")
- Affiliation: Argos (Crown Prince; King)
- Formerly of:
- US Government (sponsored superhero)
- Earth ("official champion")
A description of the character goes here.
- Expy: Of Superman. Down to Krypto the Superdog, only with a less ludicrous back story (both for him and dog, that is).
- Flying Brick: The brickiest among the Argosian nobility, which consists entirely of Flying Bricks.
- Genius Bruiser: He has a mental boost implant, then was manipulated by a supervillain in childhood and learned from misadventure, grew up on a planet with very chaotic history, and for a while had to fight a trickster god every year. Some people both on Earth and on Argos think he can make a nice puppet just because he's polite and a bit too enthusiastic...
- Rightful King Returns
Aurora
Mostly-deceased wife of Mantium.
- Formerly of: Union of Justice.
A description of the character goes here.
- Dead to Begin With: Mostly.
- Haunted Technology: Nanite cloud.
- Semi-tangibility
- Shock and Awe: She can shoot lightning and her alias hints at having related powers back when she was alive.
- Weaksauce Weakness: Water.
Mrs. Riley ("Astral Girl")
- Affiliation: US Department of Metahuman Affairs
A description of the character goes here.
- Astral Projection
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: Getting underfoot is what she does best. And is most of what she does.
Diana Langdon
The clerk from local K-Mart.
- Gynoid
- Robo-Family: One of Positron "siblings".
- Swiss Army Appendage: Has an integrated toolkit. To fix slushie machines, and all that.
- Telescoping Robot: Suddenly, long hands.
Charles Brigman ("Underguard Greyhound")
- Affiliation: Praetorian Academy (student, intern)
- Formerly of: Excelsior (student)
- Age: 12-13? [please verify]
A description of the character goes here.
- Jerkass
- Teleporters and Transporters: When he manifests the power.
- Teleport Spam: used to great effect when fighting the PS238 kids.
- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
Cecil Holmes
- Affiliation:
- Excelsior (student)
- Revenant (field agent)
- cruiser Valiant Lance (acting captain)
- Age: 8
A description of the character goes here.
- Ascended Fanboy
- Badass Longcoat
- Cape Wings
- Cthulhumanoid: But only when he's travelling though dimensions.
- Conspiracy Theorist: He actually gets pretty close to figuring out the truth about PS238, but Tyler derails him with alien stuff.
- Also, the reptiloids are up to no good... just not in his school.
- Detect Magic: Or rather detect metahumans, as always-on ability. Which naturally made living in one town with PS238 and having classes in the same building "fun", even before it became Wonderburg.
- I Just Want to Be Special: Cecil is itching to participate in something great, which is how he got into those "alien investigations". And reacted with enthusiasm on things like being told some of his memories are gone, or seeing his body shape becoming unstable. Of course, that's also why he sucks at secrecy. And asked a demon to retain bat wings after his transformations is undone.
- Kid Detective
- Meaningful Name
- Nosy Neighbor
- Only Sane Man: But only regarding Paper-Thin Disguise.
- Properly Paranoid
- Touched by Vorlons: From the foursquare game.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Doesn't know the school secretly has superhero students, so is convinced it's being infiltrated by aliens in disguise. Later, it's been established that Cecil can detect metahumans. He's very disappointed that "the aliens were a lie."... But not for long.
Alec Kent
- Affiliation: Excelsior (student)
- Age: 8? [please verify]
A description of the character goes here.
- Geometric Magic: Alec ends up being able to do magic with scribbled diagrams after some exposure to Malphast and places normally beyond mortals' reach.
- Straight Man: He used to be Cecil's sensible friend. Then took in stride all the weirdness. Right until
- Touched by Vorlons: Hanging out with Malphast and messing with runes led to uncontrolled manifestation of his magic talent.
Walter Durvin ("Headmaster")
- Affiliation: Praetorian Academy (headmaster, duh)
- Formerly of: USA Senate
A description of the character goes here.
- Body Double: His Senatorial office is "now being run by a quite clever android duplicate". Because the sight of his new body would raise too many questions, some answers to which may contain "breaking and entering", "theft" and "patent violations" -- and that's even before his other deeds would be noticed.
- Body Horror: Quite a looker. On the upside, now he can dig very fast through earth and data alike, and probably is mostly invulnerable.
- Brain-Computer Interface
- The Chessmaster: He has many layers of misdirection for his activities. Oh, and he unofficially rates his students on "Vetinari Scale".
- Snake Person
Dr. Philippe Von Fogg
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What kind of world is it where a man who can build a zeppelin-mounted death ray can't even operate a simple camcorder? |
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- Affiliation: A giant airship city-state (dictator)
A description of the character goes here.
- Emperor Scientist
- Shout-Out: Has an uncanny resemblance to a certain other webcomic writer, and then there is his flying castle.
- Super Intelligence: Presumably.
Alexandra Von Fogg
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Von Foggs do not humble themselves. |
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- Affiliation:
- Praetorian Academy (student)
- instructor/Metascience department chief/Prospective scapegoat)
- Von Fogg family (heir?)
A description of the character goes here.
- Daddy's Little Villain
- Deadpan Snarker
- Gadgeteer Genius: Just as smart as her brother...
- Manipulative Bitch: ...but more ruthless and manipulative
- Sparing the Aces: Alexandria looks down at almost everyone, but claims she's unwilling to harm other Super Intelligences and treats them as respected, but not trusted Worthy Opponents.
- Super Intelligence
- Superpowerful Genetics: Daughter of Doctor Philippe Von Fogg.
Harold Nelson ("The Rainmaker")
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The government wants to know how superpowers work, so they poke and prod the folks with powers that can't fight back. Like us. |
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- Affiliation: PS238
- Formerly of:
- US government (test subject)
- Dr. Irons (brainwashed minion)
A description of the character goes here.
The Revenant (Kent Allard, many other aliases)
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I sometimes think access to cash is the greatest superpower of all. |
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- Affiliation:
- himself
- various enterprises
A description of the character goes here.
- Badass Normal
- The Chessmaster
- Crazy Prepared: He has a box under the seat in his jet just in case he suddenly needs to go into space.
- Crimefighting with Cash: See the quote.
- Expy: Of Batman (minus grim and dramatic sides, plus connections everywhere).
- I Have Many Names: So many that when Revenant have to "retire" one of his richer identities (Kent Allard), his greatest inconvenience is attachment to it.
- Kinda Busy Here: Every time Tyler or others call him for advice. But he's so badass he can whomp supervillains and give career counselling simultaneously without breaking a sweat.
- Combat Uninterruptus: Happens all the time.
- Vigilante Man
Roaring Cloud
- Formerly of: his tribe (chief)
- Age: over 200 years
The former chief/shaman of an unknown tribe in America - a little before the arrival of Europeans (lucky for them). Cursed to sit there and not remember anything that "swells his heart".
- The Atoner: It's kind of tricky, while he can't access his magic, interact with anything or even move around.
- Ironic Hell: The curse is obviously tailored for his flaws.
- One-Man Army: Okay, almost half of the people on this page could count (at least potentially), but he made a point of issuing a challenge to a "conventional" army. When he finally gets to blast things, it was big magical artillery show indeed.
- Personality Powers: Affinity to thunder-and-lightning magic is quite fitting for his (former) temper.
- Smug Super: Consistently acted on excessive pride. Which is why he eventually was cursed.
- Swiss Army Superpower: The first thing he does after getting his magic back is forming a radio transceiver from tiny discharges.
- True Sight: As a ghost.
Blockbuster
- Affiliation: Las Vegas Metahuman Task Force (presumably)[please verify]
- Formerly of: Union of Justice or an allied group
Micro Might's estranged sister-in-arms. Now looks after law and order in Las Vegas. Appeared on two pages, but she's a part of UoJ history.
- Fair Cop: She's easy on the eye in an uniform. So far it remains a mystery how she looked younger, air-dancing in some sort of tight outfit - this usually comes with the territory, doesn't it? - and maybe with a better hairdo, but there's always hope for more Union of Justice' flashbacks.
- Flight: Of what we have seen. Other powers remain unknown.
Paradox
- Affiliation: faceless forces of the Multiverse
- Age: several millennia, according to himself
A description of the character goes here.
- Cosmic Plaything: He has appearance, voice and knowledge he's "supposed to" have at the moment.
- Mr. Exposition
Mental Nucleus
- Affiliation: Nuclear Family
A description of the character goes here.
High Lord Dax-Ra
- Affiliation: Argos (head of a noble House)
- Formerly of: cruiser Valiant Lance (captain)
Forak's former boss, on a mission to ensure the Rightful King Returns... and certain trusted advisor becomes the real power behind the throne?
- Evil Chancellor: He expected Atlas/Ul-Ron, raised on a backward planet, will be a fish out of water and would make a nice figurehead.
- Evil Gloating: If he had patience to steer clear or better off arrange an alibi when his operatives do something untoward and just let them do their job, nobody would know he's involved at all -- whether they'd be fooled the same way as he was or not. Truly "there's no fool like a royal fool".
- Flying Brick: Like all Argosian nobility.
- Jerkass: Somewhat infamous on his planet as a "tin-pot stiff-neck" having "odd priorities".
Brian Holland ("Victorious", "71")
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Sorry if I'm being too big a fanboy. I'm kind of nervous. |
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- Affiliation
- "Heroix"
- FISS movement (activist)
A description of the character goes here.
- Flying Brick / You Are Number Six: FISS #71.
- Otaku Surrogate: Among the active fans of Julie.
- Punch Clock Hero: Working in Heroix is not quite as glorious as it sounds. It gets worse when he is forced to admit this.
Forak ("New Atlas", Zero)
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My royal blood is about as thin as toilet paper, and that's not the only similarity, in my opinion. |
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- Affiliation
- As Forak: 84 (trainee, fan); FISS movement
- As New Atlas: US Government (sponsored superhero)
- As Zero: Infinite Vanguard
- Formerly of || cruiser Valiant Lance (engineer) ||
- Age: late teens?[please verify]
A description of the character goes here.
- The Chew Toy: When we first meet him, poor chap stands right under a thick hatch door about to be explosively removed. His luck doesn't improve too much or for very long after that. Upon being extracted from under the hatch's bent remnants, he is hit with Shrink Ray and captured. Then gets out just in time to be irradiated with an Argonite crystal. Then he ends up marooned on Earth... And he understands better than anyone what a joke promoting him as "Atlas 2.0" is, thank you very much.
- Flying Brick: Technically. He's on the opposite end of the Brick-iness scale from Atlas - just enough so that he counts as one. And had little to no flight practice.
- Otaku Surrogate: He's a natural-born fanboy. Which helped him to distract one Man Child, but drove Julie half-mad when he started several "fan clubs" of 84 and began to follow her with a camera for co-admirers' benefit.
Ajax ("82" (planned))
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Not for revenge. That's too petty. Besides, they'd just try to get me back. I'd gain nothing. |
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- Affiliation
- Praetorian Academy (student)
- FISS movement
A description of the character goes here.
- Bastard Understudy: He is already rather keen and haggles like a devil. His boss openly encourages this.
- Flying Brick
Veles
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I know I'm being a bit of an A-type personality, but that's godhood for you... |
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- Formerly of: Slavic pantheon
- Age: ancient
A description of the character goes here.
- Friendly Enemy: He used to fight Perun all the time; now that Perun is gone, he needs to find another opponent. He challenges a "champion of Earth" to yearly contest, and even did some trash talk. But in the end, it's a fate thing rather than his fancy, and he likes having a Worthy Opponent... and maybe getting some perks out of the deal.
- Horned Humanoid
- Stealth Mentor
Phlogiston
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It was one of the names that weren't taken. It was either that, or Miss Miasma. |
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- Affiliation: Elementalists
- Formerly of: Plasma Pack
A description of the character goes here.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Semi-tangibility
- The Smart Gal: She is know-it-all and the brain of the team in Plasma Pack. According to herself, at least - but Veles apparently see things this way too.
- Swiss Army Superpower: She had practice with non-trivial applications of her powers. Such as using those - plasma bubbles? running glow-discharges? - for full duplex ventriloquism, of all things.
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