Jab's Builds: 2nd Edition Stuff (Kept in Reserve)

[MorningKnight]

who wasn't a midget (since of course midgets aren't physically attractive, and you CAN'T HAVE UNATTRACTIVE WOMEN IN COMICS!).

Proof that Lobdell and his artist monkeys are blind idiots, I present Meredith Eaton-Gilden, alongside goth goddess Pauly Perette.



Hot. Midget. One of many eye candies on Boston Legal of all ages and sizes.

This is my moment of Meredith fandom today.

[Jabroniville]

Yeahh... I won't deny that she's pretty, but I have a feeling that seeing her naked would pretty much take away any of the appeal :).

[MorningKnight]

I'd slap the taste out of any artist who drew her with anything resembling c-section scars or cellulite. They're artists, they can skip details which'd make a little woman look unhot.

[Jabroniville]

RADIUS (Jared Corbo)- Alpha Flight II (90s Version)
PL 8 (88)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Bluff 5 (+7)
Drive 3 (+5)
Intimidate 4 (+6)
Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+6)
Notice 4 (+5)
Sense Motive 4 (+5)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Unarmed), Interpose, Power Attack

Powers:
Force Field 10 (Extras: Duration- Continuous, Impervious) (Flaws: Permanent) [27]
AP: "Force Field Punch" Strike 8 (Feats: Extended Reach 2)
AP: "Force Field Energy Blast" Blast 6
AP: "Enveloping Field" Snare 8 (Feats: Tether)
AP: "Nutcracker Special" Drain Toughness 4 (Feats: Extended Reach 2) (Flaws: Limited- Objects Only)
AP: "Force Shapes" Force Constructs 8 (Flaws: Range-Touch)
AP: "Suffocating Field" Suffocate 8
AP: "Field Lifting" Enhanced Strength 14

Saves:
Toughness +2 (+12 Force Field), Fortitude +5, Reflex +4, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +6 (+8 Unarmed), Damage +2 (+6 Blast, +8 Strike/Snare/Suffocate), Defense +6, Initiative +2

Complications:
Responsibility (Brother, Flex)
Secret (Cannot Eat, Bathe or Touch People)

Abilities: 20 /Skills: 24--6 / Feats: 4 / Powers: 27 / Saves: 7 /Combat: 24 (88)

-Radius is part of the failed 90s Alpha Flight revamp, a rookie hero who sorta hung around, doing the "wah my force field won't let anyone touch me" thing that Rogue was already doing in X-Men. He went away when the series died, didn't show up for the later revamp, and was confirmed as being one of the "Unimportant De-Powered Mutants" following M-Day.

-Hey, it's another Force Field Guy! I've done a handful of these before, and Radius is slightly different in that his field NEVER comes down, and he can't eat or bathe or anything thanks to it. Hence, he doesn't get the usual "Selective" Feat from the Permanent Field. He eats via a special device hooked to his face which he holds food up to. Hence he doesn't need "Immunity (needs to eat)".

[Jabroniville]

FLEX (Adrian Corbo)- Alpha Flight II (90s Version)
PL 8 (84)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 16 (+3) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 12 (+1)

Skills:
Notice 4 (+5)
Sense Motive 4 (+5)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 4, Defensive Roll, Dodge Focus 2, Power Attack, Takedown Attack

Powers:
"Body Weaponry" Strike 3 (Feats: Mighty, Improved Critical, Split Attack, Extended Reach) (Extras: Penetrating 5) [13]
AP: "Body Shielding" Shield 2

Saves:
Toughness +3 (+4 D.Roll), Fortitude +5, Reflex +6, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +6 (+10 Melee), Damage +2 (+5 Body Weaponry), Defense +8 (+10 Dodge, +12 Shield), Initiative +3

Complications:
Responsibility (Brother, Radius)

Abilities: 22 /Skills: 8--4 / Feats: 10 / Powers: 13 / Saves: 7 /Combat: 28 (84)

-Flex was Radius' brother, also from the failed 90s Alpha Flight team. His gimmick was turning his hands into bladed weapons, which is kind of neat for a one-shot villain or something, but really not the kind of thing a guy in a super-hero team should have.

-Flex is a low-end Scrapper-type hero, as he's pretty good in Melee (but not as good as a PL 10 Scrapper would be), but only PL 7.5 of offense. His Strike is pretty good, getting better reach, a higher Crit, and the ability to split his attacks, but he's not dishing out furious amounts of damage either.

[Jabroniville]

Some more low-end Alpha-related losers to fill the ranks....



FEEDBACK (Albert Louis)- Gamma Flight
PL 7 (66)
ST 12 (+1) DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 10

Skills:
Notice 4 (+4)
Sense Motive 4 (+4)

Feats:
Attack Specialization (Bio-Punch), Dodge Focus 2, Teamwork

Powers:
"Bio-Electric Aura"
"Bio-Electric Punch" Strike 8 (Feats: Extended Reach 4) (Extras: Penetrating 4) [16]
"Shield" Shield 4 [4]
"Lightning Conversion" Absorption (Electricity into Shock Troopers' Progression) 4 (Flaws: Limited- Electricity Only -2) [8]
"Shock Troopers" Summon Minion 3 (Feats: Progression 2) [8]

Saves:
Toughness +1, Fortitude +3, Reflex +3, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +4 (+6 Bio-Punch), Damage +1 (+8 Bio-Punch), Defense +4 (+6 Dodge, +10 Shield), Initiative +1

Abilities: 6 /Skills: 8--2 / Feats: 4 / Powers: 36 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 16 (70)

-Feedback's one of the Gamma Flight members, and only showed up in some later stories in the initial run. Messed-up power that would be very useful if done by a competent character or writer, but the character was such a loser he vanished LONG before the series was ever cancelled, and disappeared forever.

-Probably one of the tougher statting jobs for a mort character, he summons this little "Bio-Doubles" that jump in and Penetrate Armour or shut down machines. He can only make six of them normally (Progression 2), but can up that by absorbing outside sources of electricity into Progression, creating a little army of them.

Shock Trooper- PL 5 (46)
ST -- DEX 12 (+1) CON -- INT -- WIS -- CHA --
Insubstatial 3 [15]
Immunity 30 (Fort Effects) [30]
Pain 5 (Extras: Affects Substantial) (Flaws: Range-Touch) [20]
Nullify Machinery 5 (Extra: Affects Substantial) [15]
Attack +4, Defense +4



FLASHBACK (Gardner Monroe)- Beta Flight
PL 5 (101)
ST 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 10

Skills:
Bluff 4 (+4)
Notice 4 (+4)
Sense Motive 4 (+4)

Feats:
Attack Specialization (Unarmed) 2, Dodge Focus 2, Power Attack, Set-Up, Teamwork

Powers:
"Future Selves" Duplication 6 (Feats: Progression 3) (Extras: Horde) [21]

Saves:
Toughness +1, Fortitude +3, Reflex +4, Will +2

Combat:
Attack +4 (+8 Unarmed), Damage +1, Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +2

Complications:
Secret (He Will Die as his Future Self Died)

Abilities: 8 /Skills: 12--3 / Feats: 7 / Powers: 57 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 20 (101)

-Flashback is a Gamma Flight (later Beta Flight) member who's got a Madrox gimmick, but only by bringing in future selves. He got fired with the rest of the trainees, and turned to evil as part of Omega Flight. He was actually a big part of Lobdell's run years after retiring in the initial run (after a 'future' self was killed, and he refused to go on, believing that if he hung up the costume, he would never 'turn into' that version), trying to alter history or somesuch thing. Kind of a useless character all-around, though.

-Duplication in a fairly basic form, he's only PL 5, so he NEEDS those dupes to be any good at all. Note, though, that in spite of him seemingly having the "Real" or "Feedback" Flaws, he didn't actually suffer while his duplicate died; he just reacted badly and decided to retire. So he doesn't even get any real fun things with his power.

[Jabroniville]

Ho-ho! It's an old man superhero! This comic is so whacky and funny! .... Criminy, do I hate this kind of comedy...

CENTENNIAL (Rutherford Princeton III)- Alpha Flight (Lobdell Version)
PL 9 (135)
ST 6/30 (-2/+10) DEX 6/14 (-2/+2) CON 8/24 (-1/+7) INT 14 (+2) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 10

Skills:
Bluff 6 (+6)
Diplomacy 4 (+4)
Drive 2 (+4)
Intimidate 4 (+4)
Investigate 6 (+6)
Knowledge (History) 6 (+8)
Notice 4 (+6)
Profession (Police Officer) 6 (+8)
Search 4 (+6)
Sense Motive 6 (+8)

Feats:
Attack Specialization (Unarmed), Dodge Focus 4

Powers:
Enhanced Strength 24 [24]
Enhanced Dexterity 8 [8]
Enhanced Constitution 16 [16]
Protection 3 (Extras: Impervious 8) [11]
Super-Strength 3 [6]
Flight 7 [14]

"Energy Blasts" Blast 8 [16]

Saves:
Toughness +7 (+10 Protection), Fortitude +7, Reflex +4, Will +5

Combat:
Attack +6 (+8 Unarmed), Damage +10 (+8 Blasts), Defense +4 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +2

Complications:
Responsibility (Lost Love, Amelia)

Abilities: -2 /Skills: 48--12 / Feats: 5 / Powers: 95 / Saves: 5 /Combat: 20 (135)

-Just what Marvel called for- an Older Superman rip-off! Who's black! And a 90 year-old former coma victim! Yeah, I have no idea what Lobdell was thinking either. He's a passable writer sometimes, but that Alpha Flight series he did just SUCKED. I loved the artist on it, Clayton Henry, who did a bunch of Exiles (not the main guy who did nearly the entire series- this one had a pseudo-anime style), but Lobdell just seemed like he was throwing crap wherever to see what hit big. Centennial's an old man, suddenly developing superhuman powers (basically Superman's), who had an old love in teammate Nemesis. He hasn't appeared since that series, for obvious reasons.

-A balanced PL 9, actually. And about as cheap as a pretty powerful Flying Brick is gonna get, with slightly lower levels in all his powers, and much less accuracy and Defense.

[Jabroniville]

SASQUATCH (Dr. Walter Langkowski)- Alpha Flight
PL 10 (150)
ST 14/36 (+2/+13) DEX 12 (+1) CON 14/30 (+2/+10) INT 20 (+5) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Bluff 7 (+8)
Computers 4 (+5)
Concentration 4 (+5)
Craft (Mechanical) 5 (+10)
Diplomacy 6 (+7)
Handle Animal 5 (+6)
Intimidate 4 (+5)
Knowledge (Physical Sciences) 9 (+14)
Knowledge (Technology) 5 (+10)
Notice 5 (+6)
Profession (Football Player) 8 (+9)-- Uses Agility
Sense Motive 4 (+5)
Stealth 4 (+5)
Survival 6 (+7)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Attack Specialization (Unarmed) 2, Dodge Focus 2, Improved Grab, Improved Grapple, Power Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Infused by the Great Beast Tanaraq"
Growth 6 (Feats: Innate) (Flaws: Permanent) [13]
Enhanced Strength 10 [10]
Enhanced Constitution 10 [10]
Super-Strength 6 (Feats: Bracing, Groundstrike, Thunderclap) [16]-- maximum load: 100 tons
AP: Leaping 5

Protection 3 (Extras: Impervious 10) [13]
Regeneration 5 (Recovery +2, Injured 2, Staggered 1) [5]
Immunity 7 (Cold, Poison, Radiation) [7]

Super-Senses 2 (Acute & Extended Scent) [2]
Enhanced Feats 2: Environmental Adaptation (Cold), Endurance, Fearsome Presence 2 [4]

Saves:
Toughness +2 (+13 Sasquatch), Fortitude +10, Reflex +3, Will +5

Combat:
Attack +2 (+4 Melee, +8 Unarmed, +7 Size), Damage +2 (+13 Sasquatch), Defense +5 (+7 Dodge, +6 Size), Initiative +1

Drawbacks:
Normal Identity (Walter Langkowski, Full-Round Action) [-4]
Involuntary Transformation (Tanaraq, Uncommon) [-1]

Complications:
Responsibility (Alpha Flight's Various Incarnations)

Abilities: 26 /Skills: 76--19 / Feats: 11 / Powers: 80 / Saves: 5 /Combat: 14 /Drawbacks: -5 (150)

-Okay, that's enough of the pure morts for a bit (Jeez, I had no idea Alpha Flight had so many-- I figured I'd get a handful, but forgot about the Gamma Losers as well); here's one of Alpha's big guns? How big? Well, he's still alive, unlike most of the team, so that's pretty big. Somehow, Sasquatch has come to be the FACE of Alpha Flight in the Marvel Universe.

-Walter's got one of those 'only in comics' origins, where he goes "Hey! Y'know that horrible accident that created the Hulk and ruined Bruce Banner's life? Well I'm gonna REPLICATE IT on purpose!" The procedure turned him into an orange-furred replicant of Canadian mythos, but it wasn't the radiation; it was the Great Beast, Tanaraq, taking over his body. This resulted in some very convoluted storytelling (I think comics writers don't imagine what the synopses of their stories would read like- how do you fully describe the situation of him becoming a chick thanks to taking over Snowbird's dead body, which is somehow able to turn into a Great Beast as well?), and of course it all got made better later, and he even got to lead his own super-crappy Lobdell-created Alpha Flight team.

-Sasquatch is one of the few Alphans with some respect in the Marvel U. He's gone toe-to-toe with The Hulk, The Juggernaut and The Thing (alot of "The"s in there), all without clear winners, and in terms of raw power, is well-thought-of in the ranking pile of Earth-borne powerhouses. Not a bad gimmick, since the rest of Alpha Flight has been mostly forgotten or made fools of.

-Sasquatch is a monster on offense, dealing out +13 Damage- 1 more than guys like Warpath, Colossus and Thing get in my builds (and has +13 Toughness), but of course balances it out with relatively weak offensive and defensive skill. He's got the full gamut of Powerhouse-themed stuff, from Impervious Toughness +10, size (and remember, I let Growth be 2 pp/rank if it's Permanent, because I think it's silly otherwise), lots of raw strength (Marvel is of course typically low-balling it's stats, as their "Class 100 And Under" guys routinely lift airplanes or battleships, all of which weigh FAAAARRRR in excess of 100 tons), some Super-Senses, and a small bit of Regeneration. Not a bad balance, all in all, though he falls to 9.5 in Defense thanks to his sheer size, which I think is accurate based off of his Brickishness in the comics.



SASQUATCH II (Some Monster)- Alpha Flight II
PL 9 (90)
ST 22/34 (+6/+12) DEX 12 (+1) CON 24/30 (+2/+10) INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 CHA 6 (-2)

Skills:
Intimidate 8 (+6)
Stealth 4 (+5)
Survival 4 (+4)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Attack Specialization (Unarmed) 2, Dodge Focus 2, Improved Grab, Improved Grapple, Power Attack

Powers:
"Natural Sasquatch Racial Characteristics"
Growth 6 (Feats: Innate) (Flaws: Permanent) [13]
Super-Strength 4 (Feats: Bracing) [10]-- maximum load: 48 tons
AP: Leaping 5

Protection 2 (Extras: Impervious 8) [10]
Regeneration 6 (Recovery +4, Injured 1, Staggered 1) [6]
Immunity 2 (Cold, Poison) [2]

Super-Senses 2 (Acute & Extended Scent) [2]
Enhanced Feats 2: Environmental Adaptation (Cold), Endurance, Fearsome Presence [3]

Saves:
Toughness +2 (+12 Sasquatch), Fortitude +10, Reflex +4, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +1 (+3 Melee, +7 Unarmed, +6 Size), Damage +2 (+12 Sasquatch), Defense +5 (+7 Dodge, +6 Size), Initiative +1

Drawbacks:
Mute [-4]

Complications:
Responsibility (Sasquatch Family)

Abilities: 16 /Skills: 16--4 / Feats: 10 / Powers: 56 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 12 / Drawbacks: -4 (90)

-And here's the 'other' Sasquatch. This one was thought to be an animalized Walter Langkowski, but turned out to be an ACTUAL Sasquatch. Funny, of course, how it managed to be just as big as the one we knew, and exactly the same colour. Also, the idea of a whole family of Thing-class powerhouses living out in British Columbia seems kind of weird.

-A much weaker, dumber, less skilled version of Sasquatch. Still nasty, but unwise to actually play as, being basically an animal.

[Jabroniville]

MANIKIN (Whitman Knapp)- Gamma Flight, Beta Flight
PL 6 (91)
ST 12 (+1) DEX 12 (+1) CON 12 (+1) INT 14 (+2) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 10

Skills:
Diplomacy 4 (+4)
Drive 2 (+3)
Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+6)
Medicine 6 (+8)
Notice 4 (+5)
Stealth 4 (+5)

Feats:
Dodge Focus 2, Teamwork

Powers:
"Summon Genetic Brethren From Across Time"
Summon Minion 6 (Feats: Progression 2) (Extras: Fanatical, Heroic, Horde, Type +2) [44]

Saves:
Toughness +1, Fortitude +3, Reflex +3, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +4, Damage +1 (+4 Devices), Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +1

Abilities: 12 /Skills: 24--6 / Feats: 3 / Powers: 44 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 20 (91)

-Hey, it's Manikin! I remember him from my old Alpha Flights (drawn by pre-awesome Jim Lee)! The guy had one of the wierdest powers in comics history; allowing him to call forth three buddies from "past and future genetic lines", being a caveman, a future-tech guy, and a protoplasmic blob of goo. He was a minor-league Beta Flight guy, eventually retiring because he had no major combat powers of his own, and somesuch thing. A whacky concept that could be REALLY powerful if amped up, or if turned into a mega-villain and adding some more Minions into the mix.

-Manikin's only PL 6, since his minions were pretty minor. Ape-Man's a fairly weak Brick, Highbrow's a Flight/Teleport Attacking guy, and Proto's a burning-touch blobby dude. It's an expensive power, Summon Minion, but you get what you pay for with it. Especially with all those extras involved. He can toss all three Minions out at once, basically being three characters for the price of one. But watch Manikin himself; the guy would drop to a stiff breeze, and couldn't handle the slightest protracted combat.


MINION #1: APE-MAN
PL 6 (54)
ST 24 (+7) DEX 16 (+3) CON 22 (+6) INT 4 (-3) WIS 8 (-1) CHA 6 (-2)
Skills:
Handle Animal 8 (+6)
Intimidate 9 (+7)
Notice 7 (+6)
Survival 8 (+7)
Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 3, Dodge Focus 2, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Rage 1
Powers:
Super-Strength 1 [2]
Saves:
Toughness +6, Fortitude +8, Reflex +5, Will +2
Combat:
Attack +2 (+5 Melee), Damage +7, Defense +4 (+6 Dodge), Initiative +3
Drawbacks:
Disability (Mute) [-4]
Abilities: 20 /Skills: 32--8 / Feats: 9 / Powers: 2 / Saves: 7 /Combat: 12 / Drawbacks: -4 (54)


MINION #2: HIGHBROW
PL 6 (86)
ST 10 DEX 10 CON 10 INT 24 (+7) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 10
Skills:
Computers 4 (+11)
Craft (Mechanical) 4 (+11)
Knowledge (Technology) 4 (+11)
Notice 4 (+6)
Pilot 4 (+4)
Feats:
Beginner's Luck, Jack-of-All-Trades
Powers:
Flight 3 [6]
Teleport 6 (Feats: Progression 5) (Extras: Accurate, Attack, Area-Cone) (Flaws: Long Range) [25]
"Special Vision Goggles" Device 3 (hard to lose) [12]
Super-Senses 15 (Extended Sight, Microvision, Infravision, Radar, Power Awareness- Acute, Analytical 8) (15)
Saves:
Toughness +0, Fortitude +2, Reflex +2, Will +4
Combat:
Attack +2, Damage +0 (+6 Teleport Attack), Defense +4, Initiative +0
Abilities: 18 /Skills: 20--5 / Feats: 2 / Powers: 43 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 12 (86)

MINION #3: PROTO
PL 6 (85)
ST 14/6 (+2/-2) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14/10 (+2/+0) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 10
Skills:
Stealth 4 (+7)
Feats:
Attack Specialization (Unarmed) 2, Dodge Focus 2, Improved Grab, Improved Grapple
Powers:
Shrinking 8 (Feats: Innate) (Flaws: Permanent) [5]
Insubstantial 1 (Extras: Duration- Continuous) (Feats: Innate) (Flaws: Permanent) [6]
Leaping 2 [2]
"Acid Body" Acid 6 (Feats: Split Attack) (Extras: Aura +3) [40]
Protection 4 [4]
Saves:
Toughness +0 (+4 Protection), Fortitude +3, Reflex +4, Will +2
Combat:
Attack +0 (+4 Unarmed, +6 Size), Damage -2 (+6 Acid), Defense +4 (+6 Dodge, +8 Size), Initiative +3
Drawbacks:
Mute [-4]
Abilities: 14 /Skills: 4--1 / Feats: 6 / Powers: 54 / Saves: 6 /Combat: 8 / Drawbacks: -4 (85)

[Thorpacolypse]

I applaud you yet again for taking on the task of statting up yet another group of sucky characters. You have a 50 Constitution my good Jabroni!

And you haven't even gotten out of Canada yet. I can't wait for Batroc!

[Jabroniville]

NORTHSTAR (Jean-Paul Beaubier)- Alpha Flight
PL 10 (140)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 20 (+5) CON 15 (+2) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 12 (+1)

Skills:
Acrobatics 2 (+7)
Bluff 4 (+5)
Drive 4 (+9)
Intimidate 5 (+6)
Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+5)
Knowledge (Business) 2 (+3)
Notice 5 (+6)
Profession (Skier) 8 (+14)-- uses Agility
Sense Motive 5 (+6)
Stealth 5 (+10)

Feats:
Attack Focus (Melee) 4, Dodge Focus 3, Elusive Target, Evasion, Fast Overrun, Favored Environment (Airborne) 3, Improved Overrun, Move-By Action, Seize Initiative, Takedown Attack 2, Teamwork

Powers:
Flight 12 (Feats: Manueverability- Perfect 2) [32]
Dynamic AP: Quickness 6
Dynamic AP: "Super-Speed Punches" Strike 5 (Feats: Mighty) (Extras: Autofire 2)
Dynamic AP: "Full Speed Slam" Strike 8 (Feats: Mighty, Improved Critical) (Flaws: Limited- Only While Flying) (Drawbacks: Inaccurate)
Enhanced Feats 2 : Improved Initiative 2 [2]

"Flight Force Shield" Protection 6 (Flaws: Limited- Only While Flying) [3]
Immunity 1 (Pressure) [1]

"Illumination" Dazzle Visual Senses 10 (Extras: Area-Burst) (Flaws: Limited- Must Contact Aurora -2) [10]

Saves:
Toughness +2 (+8 Protection), Fortitude +5, Reflex +12, Will +5

Combat:
Attack +5 (+9 Melee, +12 Airborne, +10 Slam), Damage +2 (+7 Speed, +10 Slam), Defense +6 (+9 Dodge, +12 Airborne), Initiative +13

Complications:
Responsibility (Sister, Aurora)
Responsibility (Only Gay Hero)

Abilities: 24 /Skills: 44--11 / Feats: 20 / Powers: 48 / Saves: 14 /Combat: 22 (140)

-Northstar gets some cred for being the first gay character in superheroics (that's reasonably mainstream). John Byrne states that while desperately attempting to give the team SOME characterization beyond flat 2-D archetypes that can last against the X-Men, he decided to make one of the team members gay. In doing so, he was left with only Jean-Paul, since the women would make it too sexy, the married people would be wrong, and Sasquatch would be REALLY, REALLY wrong. It was really subtle for the longest time, until the mid-90s, when comics could get away with that kind of thing. Not that it made him that much better a character, but it was there. He even got to join the X-Men for a while, before being casually offed by Wolverine, and reborn as a lame assassin type with more powers. And HEY LOOK! A hot-headed, impulsive speedster! Never seen THAT one before!

-PL 10, falling 10 pp short of the magic 150 pp margin, which makes sense. It gives him a ways to go before he hits his X-Men or "Hand-Ninja-Enhanced" Levels. He's got a balanced 10/10 Slam attack, more accurate weaker attacks, etc. His limitations involve him being stuck in the Air for all of his best offense AND defense, meaning he doesn't max out either at one time. His Protection doesn't even work if he's not flying. Great reflexes, initiative, etc. as per usual for speedsters. That Dazzle is pretty effective, but has a very crippling Flaw that alters it's effectiveness.

[Jabroniville]

I applaud you yet again for taking on the task of statting up yet another group of sucky characters. You have a 50 Constitution my good Jabroni!

And you haven't even gotten out of Canada yet. I can't wait for Batroc!

Oh damn, I forgot about Ze Leapaire!! That'll be a fun one.

[Libra]

Well Jabroniville, given the number of characters you've statted I'd say that you needn't apologise.

I wouldn't have been able to stat up half these fellows because I've barely heard of them. . .

[Jabroniville]

DIAMOND LIL (Lillian Crawley-Jeffries)- Alpha Flight (Formerly Gamma, Beta Flights)
PL 9 (92)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 4 (+6)
Bluff 5 (+7)
Diplomacy 4 (+6)
Drive 4 (+6)
Knowledge (Streetwise) 2 (+2)
Notice 4 (+4)
Sense Motive 5 (+5)
Stealth 4 (+6)

Feats:
Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Attack Specialization (Unarmed), Dodge Focus 2, Power Attack, Set-Up, Taunt

Powers:
"Bio-Aura of Diamond-Hard Skin"
"Diamond Punch" Strike 8 (Feats: Mighty) [9]
Protection 8 (Extras: Impervious) [16]

Immunity 10 (Entrapment, Falling Damage) [10]

Saves:
Toughness +2 (+10 Skin), Fortitude +5, Reflex +4, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +4 (+6 Melee, +8 Unarmed), Damage +2 (+10 Diamond Punch), Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +2

Drawbacks:
No Sense of Touch (Minor) [-1]

Complications:
Responsibility (Husband, Madison Jeffries)

Abilities: 14 /Skills: 32--8 / Feats: 8 / Powers: 35 / Saves: 8 /Combat: 20 / Drawbacks: -1 (92)

-Diamond Lil started out as a Gamma Flight villainess, but did a 'face turn' long enough to join the team for a short while. She seemed to be around just to get married off to Madison "Box" Jeffries, and hasn't really shown up in any major level in 15 years. Not a bad concept, though kind of generic (not strong, but diamond-hard), especially now that Emma Frost has her gimmick, but better in every way.

-Another balanced PL 9, she's tough and hits very hard (she's knocked around and killed some obviously-weaker parallel Earth versions of heroes in the usual "I'm the writer and I'm gonna show how tough MY characters are by killing other books' characters!" scene), but she's not up to the major leagues by any means with a pp cost that low. Rather under-skilled and under-feated.

[Jabroniville]

NEMESIS II (Ameilia Weatherly)- Alpha Flight (Beta & Gamma Flights)
PL 10 (135)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 20 (+5) CON 18 (+4) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 12 (+1)

Skills:
Acrobatics 5 (+10)
Bluff 6 (+7)
Disguise 3 (+4)
Intimidate 5 (+6)
Knowledge (History) 6 (+7)
Notice 8 (+9)
Sense Motive 4 (+5)
Stealth 7 (+12)

Feats:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 3, Attack Specialization (Sword), Dodge Focus 2, Improved Critical (Sword), Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Sneak Attack

Powers:
"Longevity"
Immunity 2 (Aging, Need to Eat) (Flaws: Limited- Requires Souls) [1]
Regeneration 1 (Extras: Resurrection) [2]

"Scell- Promethium Blade" Device 10 (easy to lose) (Feats: Unbreakable) [31]
Strike 4 (Feats: Mighty, Improved Critical) (Extras: Penetrating) (10)
AP: Shield 2
Flight 5 (10)
Teleport 5 (Feats: Progression) (Extras: Progression) (16)
Super-Movement 3 (Temporal Movement 3) (Extras: Affects Others, Attack) (12)
Mind Reading 10 (Feats: Subtle) (Flaws: Limited- In Temporal Movement Only, Limited- Greatest Fear, Shame, Love or Lust) (3)

"Super-Speed Strike" Strike +0 (Feats: Mighty) (Extras: Autofire 6) [7]

Saves:
Toughness +4, Fortitude +7, Reflex +10, Will +4

Combat:
Attack +7 (+10 Melee, +12 Sword), Damage +2 (+6 Sword, +8 Sneak Attack), Defense +9 (+11 Dodge, +13 Sword as Shield), Initiative +5

Complications:
Responsibility (Living Embodiment of Retribution)

Abilities: 28 /Skills: 44--11 / Feats: 12 / Powers: 41 / Saves: 11 /Combat: 32 (135)

-Nemesis has a bizarre, confusing history, mainly popping up in the Alpha Flight books again and again as some sort of melee-fighting Spirit of Retribution, then vanishing. Her latest appearance in the Lobdell run gave her some extra powers, and a real last name, but she's still a weird character who makes little sense. When a totally forgettable character has a three-page backstory, you know something's wrong.

-An under-pointed PL 10, only coming to caps by hitting a Sneak Attack with Scell, her sword. Using it, she can Teleport or move through time, bringing others with her. She can discover one of their greatest secrets in the process as well. Plus, she's super fast and can fly. Beware of her deadly auto-fire Strike, as she can add that sucker to her sword for an Auto-Fire +6 Damage attack.