The Crinoverse 2 (End of Part 2)

[Crinos]

Emerald City Sentinels

The first major hero team in Emerald City, Doc Steel set up this particular Sentinel branch after the silver storm incident created a bunch of new super powered criminals in the city. The official leader of the team is the heroine Ultramarine. The characters are more or less the same as described in the PDF's, with the following changes:

Dragoneye: The mystical dragons which supply Larry his powers are actually the last of the Chinese Dragons, mythical entities of great wisdom and power who were banished to the imageria by The Iron Khan centuries ago. Previous Dragoneye's have been members of the White Lotus Society, though Larry has yet to be contacted by them. The Previous Dragoneye was a servant of Dr. Sin.

Kid Robot: Surprising nobody, Kinettix was a front for Spartacorp, and it wasn't FOE who tried to steal KiD, it was PHANTOM. Now that KiD and Dr. Hallemier are safe from Spartacorp, Dr. Hallemier is working as a researcher for Omnitech/Steel. KiD is good friends with the Technomancer, and the two love to hang out.

Mongrel: Unknown to Micheal Morgan, the werewolf who bit him was not killed by the car crash he found him in, but from injuries he sustained earlier, when he escaped a chapter of Ashwood Abbey who hunted down and killed his pack. As it turns out, Morgan is also a latent metaman, which modified his state, allowing for his easy transformations and his resistance to silver. Since he is the only Werewolf in the area now that the local pack is dead, he is largely ignorant of his other abilities and powers.

Princess: Jessica Prentiss has the wrong ideas about her origins: She is not a metaman as she believes, but rather a scion, the daughter of Zeus himself, who seduced her mother in the guise of her father. Jessica is the first Scion produced by Zeus in nearly fifty years, and he has done all he can to keep the other Gods, especially Hera, ignorant of her existence (this is also the source of the glamour that hides her true identity; a failsafe that hides Jessica from Hera and other nosy Gods. Though even Zeus doesn't know why her boyfriend can see through it.)

Rocky: After joining the Sentinels, Rocky began to feel more comfortable about his status as a washed up former child star, and has begun to, in his part time, do some guest spots on reality TV and at conventions. Ironically this is at a time when nostalgia is leading to a mini revival of his show, with a movie based on it in the works. Rocky is also the PR man of the team, and often helps organize public appearances for the Sentinels. It goes without saying, but he and Troll are thick as thieves.

The Rook: In case you hadn't already guessed, the big multinational corporation Jack Cooper's parents worked for was Omnitech Steel. In fact, Jack grew up the childhood friend to both Hardcore and Technomancer, who was his inspiration for becoming a superhero himself (It was also Technomancer who helped Jack retain his fortune when the dot com bubble burst). Jack supplies the financing for the team out of pocket, and even paid for the Chessboard, the Sentinels condominium headquarters in downtown Emerald.

Ultramarine: Veronica Steely now has a part time job helping design power armor for Omnitech steel, and she is still looking into finding her brother. Her tough, no nonsense attitude is what made Doc Steel decide to make her leader of the team.

Victor Prophet: A clone of the famous thirties pulp hero Thomas Prophet, Victor Prophet was created by the John Smith Society to be raised in the image of one of their most famous members. Needless to say, there was no way Steel couldn't include him in a Sentinels team. If it weren't for his sheltered upbringing, it would be likely Victor would be leading the team instead of Ultramarine.

Vortex: Since gaining his powers and going legit, Vortex has made a friend in the form of Gatekeeper, who has been helping him learn how to better use and control his powers. He has also encountered Cerberus Rex a few times, but remains ignorant that he is the one Zed contacted.

As for Zed, well, lets just say Rex found him to be... delicious.


Xeno: The people of Rulu IV are still under the control of the Grue, and Malak/Kim is in no hurry to return "home" (at least not until she gets her head straightened out). Omnitech/Steel and the John Smith Society, as well as Iron Angel, are all offering to help Xeno patch up her muddled identity. Malak/Kim is also hesistant to trust any Grue she comes across; She knows that Pseudo and Changeling are alright, so she tends to give any good grue she meets a chance, but that doesn't mean she always trusts them.

Also, the men who tried to take Malak when her capsule was first discovered were members of SHADOW, who hoped to use the alien as a weapon.

Anyways, that handles that.

[Kreuzritter]

i thought portal's orign was tied to that of Cerebrus Rex?

[Crinos]

i thought portal's orign was tied to that of Cerebrus Rex?

It was?

I'll read Cerebus' Rex origin later and edit accordingly.

[Crinos]

And in other news, I am almost finished watching the first season of Heroes (Seriously, why didn't anyone tell me Mr. Linderman was played by Malcom Mcdowell?) So, I may be able to post more in depth bios of the season 1 crew later on.

[Crinos]

Okay, I just got the Icons Hero Pack 1, which has over 120 characters... None of which have any bios.

Still, it should be fun to write them all up. They'll be coming soon; up to me whether they are good and evil.

[Libra]

Good Luck! If you need a hand I would like to give it my best shot.

[Crinos]

I decided to start my look at hero pack with the "official" heroes in the back of the book. Since they too lack bios, I'm going to pick a few of them and make them into a team.

The Super Gang

Before the Sentinels franchise, there was another super hero team native to Emerald City; the Super Squad, a band of heroes brought together to fight villains and defend the innocent.

Then one day, while battling the time traveling villain Tempus Khan, the heroes vanished in a storm of chronal energy. No one knows where they are; Some think they were scattered through time and space, and some thing they went to the far future to fight Tempus Khan. Whatever the case, no one has seen the Super Gang in years, and their headquarters, the Super Mansion, remains empty to this day.

The Super Gang consists of the following heroes:

All Star: An Intrepid and very patriotic Journalist, Alan Starsky refused to be bullied when he began to investigate the connections between Spartacorp and the local cell of PHANTOM. Eventually they decided to get rid of him, coming into his home at night with experimental death rays. The beams did not kill Starsky, but rather activated a latent meta gene, turning him into an energy manipulating Paragon. All Star used his power to fight injustice in Emerald city, and was a founding member of the Super Gang.

All American Girl: Emily Starsky is the little sister of Alan Starsky. Kidnapped by the mad geneticist Ultra Mind, Emily was subjected to experiments which activated her metagene, giving her powers similar to her older brother. She became his sidekick for a number of years, eventually becoming a full member of the Super Gang.

Atomic Roach: Billy Hopper was a member of the John Smith Society's Hong Kong Irregulars, a former soldier, he was the chauffer and assistant to Dr. Henry Midas, another John Smith Society member. One fateful day, the nuclear breeder in Midas' lab began to leak, forcing Hopper to drag his mentor to safety. Exposure to the radiation gave him super powers, and abilities similar to a Cockroach. Hopper loses his powers in lead lined areas, and must eat constantly to keep generating energy.

Billy Powers: Ever since he was a kid, Billy loved super heroes. It is perhaps this fact that attracted the attention of the omnipotent Quirk, who, in a rare show of altruism, gave Billy the power to transform into various superpowered forms. Billy has little control over what he turns into, and how long the transformations last, but they always tend to be useful in a pinch. Billy is one of the youngest members of the team, and is often paired with Sparky the Dharma Dog.

Desert Storm: General George Rand was seperated from his men during Operation Desert Storm, and ended up finding his way into a lost mystical city in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Exposure to the mystic ruins turned Rand into a being of living sand. Retiring from the army due to pressure from higher ups, Rand was inspired by All Star to become a super hero. Surly and gruff, Desert Storm nevertheless has a heart of gold.

Sparky the Dharma Dog: Actually a native of Ani-Earth, brought to our world by a cosmic storm which resulted from the time of crisis. The trip over from his world mutated Sparky, turning him from an anthropomorphic dog person to a regular dog with the power to talk. Not wanting to go home in what he saw as a deformed state, Sparky opted to stay on Earth and become a hero here. Sparky is a metadog with the ability to manipulate probability, he is also an expert detective. He often teams up with Billy Powers, and the two get in all sorts of flim flams.

Graykallen: Bendik Brekk was an social outcast and geek in school, till he realized he was a reincarnated Summer Lord, one of the dreaming Changelings. Brendik now has the power to transform into a hulking troll at will. Originally a villain, using his powers to punish those who bullied him, he was defeated by All Star, who convinced him to turn his life around and become a super hero.

The Hangman: A legacy to the golden age Hangman, Hangman is actually Harry Lancer, a prosecuting attorney who assumed the guise of the hangman to battle villains which the law could not touch. Though normally a loner, Hangman was convinced to join the group by All Star.

Miss Tikal: Fantasy Novelis was an exotic dancer who was the descendant of the ancient Mayans, in particular the dark mystic Kalak. Seeking allies, Kalak kidnapped Fantasy and activated her mystical powers, hoping to train her as his apprentice. Fantasy was horrified by Kalak's schemes and rebelled against him, joining the Covenant and training with their mystics, eventually becoming a powerful mystic in her own right.

[ultra8]

And in other news, I am almost finished watching the first season of Heroes (Seriously, why didn't anyone tell me Mr. Linderman was played by Malcom Mcdowell?) So, I may be able to post more in depth bios of the season 1 crew later on..

I thought it was common knowledge, though I can't really talk since I've still yet to watch the last few eps.

Okay, I just got the Icons Hero Pack 1, which has over 120 characters... None of which have any bios.

Still, it should be fun to write them all up. They'll be coming soon; up to me whether they are good and evil.

Have fun. That's alot of cool characters but also alot of no details, I think they should have atleast had the submiters say a few words.

[Arthur Eld]

Hey Crinos, I know you detailed the Silber Agency a while back, but I was wondering if you ever really fleshed out Foregone conclusions. I know Harmony from CSI Los Dios is/was a member, but that's the only named character I can recall.

Also, I think one of the One Piece admirals showed up too. Does the Devil Fruit exist in the Crinoverse? Cause a lot of One Piece characters could be dropped without too much effort into a superhero setting.

[Kreuzritter]

he's also mentioned Arlong and Eneru

[Crinos]

Hey Crinos, I know you detailed the Silber Agency a while back, but I was wondering if you ever really fleshed out Foregone conclusions. I know Harmony from CSI Los Dios is/was a member, but that's the only named character I can recall.

Also, I think one of the One Piece admirals showed up too. Does the Devil Fruit exist in the Crinoverse? Cause a lot of One Piece characters could be dropped without too much effort into a superhero setting.

The devil fruits come from the Imageria, and work pretty much the same way they do in the manga (super powers at the cost of the ability to swim.)

Kizaru was a member of the Committee (The Japanese AEGIS, think NERV if they also employed magical girls as well as mecha), and was given one that was found on an expedition by the Japanese Government. He was later promoted to UNISON (This is also how Simon knows him; Kizaru and Kamina butted heads numerous times because, well, Kizaru is still an asshole and Kamina is Kamina.)

Arlong is there because his subspecies of Mermen exist in the crinoverse as tribes of wandering nomads. He's typically a foe of Siren and maybe Ultramarine.

As for Eneru, he isn't a devil fruit user in this setting but rather a Gestalt of Electricity. Functionally he has the same powers (and can't swim cause he'd short out.) He was in the Pantheon, but was too crazy and evil for them (think about that; these guys took in Dr. Stratos, but Eneru is too much for them.) so they basically tricked him into a UNISON ambush where Caestus Pax and about three dozen other Vanguard members wailed on him and sent him to the Cooler. He escaped during the breakout, but has been in hiding ever since.

[Kreuzritter]

anybody else from One Peice running around the Crinoverse? I mean, Crocodile strikes me as savvy and powerful enough to be a rising power in the ICL

[Arthur Eld]

Crocodile is like a Bond villain with superpowers, which is why he's so awesome. Why stab the heroes with your poison hook or dessicate them with your right hand when you can drop them in a pit full of giant crocodiles with freakin bananas growing out of their heads?

[Crinos]

anybody else from One Peice running around the Crinoverse? I mean, Crocodile strikes me as savvy and powerful enough to be a rising power in the ICL

Well, I mentioned this before, but Nico Robin is in the John Smith Society.

Some others:

*Luffy and Ace are superheroes who operate out of the phillipines. Instead of devil fruit their powers derive from a metaman mutation (due to the French nuclear testing a few years back).

*Wapol is a Ruritanian count turned Spartacorp exec, his power derives from Devil Fruit (Kenneth Kane found one one day, and decided to give it to Wapol to test because he hated him and wasn't sure the fruit wasn't deadly.)

*CP9 is the CIA's special cadre of metaman assassins. The only one widely known is Fuukuro, who occasionally acts as Henry Peter Gyrich's bodyguard. Rokushiki is a super powered martial art style originally developed by the Black hand and copied from others. Of the CP9, Kalifa and Blueno are gestalts (Kalifa is a cleanliness gestalt, Blueno is a door gestalt), Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Jabra are all natural Lycanthropes (Though Kaku may be the last were-giraffe in existence.), Kumadori is a former operative of the Black Hand (hence how the rest of CP9 know Rokushiki), and Fukuro is a Joker. Spandam was their handler, until General Venom broke his back and killed him. Now they answer to Gyrich directly.

*Gecko Moria and his gang are members of the pact who operate near the Bermuda triangle, they are frequent foes to Siren and Splotch, and have allied with Baron Samedi on occasion. Gecko and his teams are all mystics.

*Franky is the head of the John Smith Society's Emerald City branch and is an old friend to Ultramarine and her father. He doesn't fight crime yet, but he can help design a super powered boat or sub if someone asks it of him.

I can come up with more later, if the mood strikes me.

[Crinos]

Because you demanded it (and by you I mean Arthur)...

Foregone Conclusions

You can get anything in the underworld if you look hard enough; If you need some super tech, you talk to the foundry, if you need some Divine intervention, you can talk to the Pantheon, if you need some drugs you can't get anywhere else, see the Ascending Ones. For everything else, See Foregone Conclusions.

Like Augustus Siliber, James Anderson saw the potential of metahumans being wasted; but rather than looking to the private sector, the Colonel looked to the armed forces; While not every active metahuman is barred from military services, he did see a large number of them either being pressured into retiring, being relegated to AEGIS and UNISON (which he saw as a waste of potential), or simply being given crap jobs (Like how Jokers were sent on suicide missions during Vietnam and later Desert Storm.) He also saw that many tin pot dictators and warlords often used metahumans as their enforcers, or were super powered themselves.

Thus the idea for Foregone Conclusions came about. The purpose was twofold: create the worlds first work for hire mercenary group for parahumans, and train soldiers specifically to take out enemy metahumans.

Yes. there are two types of people in Foregone Conclusions; Metahuman soldiers, and badass normal soldiers who can fight metahumans and win.

Officially, Foregone Conclusions is a legitimate security business; They provide bodyguard services, escorts and even appearing in entertainment events like Xtreme! Of course, their primary source of income is less than legal; Mercenary work in third world countries. For the right price, Foregone Conclusions will do any job, no matter how dirty; Need a president for life assassinated? Need a country overthrown? Have a few pesky villages need to disappear? Foregone Conclusions is there for you.

Its not all bad news though; Doc Steel often hires Foregone Conclusion to carry out the occasional humanitarian effort; usually escorting refugees from the Burning Protectorate or Ruritania, or protecting Refugee camps. The Tomorrow Society also calls upon FC for much needed backup in meta unfriendly areas of the world such as Zulan. For the most part though, FC see's the most of their business coming from villains.

Most of the major criminal organizations employ Foregone Conclusions; usually on missions considered too dangerous or incidental for the organization to employ their own agents. The only groups that don't make use of FC are SHADOW (Overshadow considers his clones to be far more expendable and reliable, though Overthrow does use them), and The House of Serpents (General Venom does not trust mercenaries). FC always sends the right men for the right job too; They will always send normal humans to work for the Seven Thunders or the Church of Humanity, and will not send Jokers to work for the Nur Sect. FC also accepts jobs from the CIA, and other major governments to do work which can be considered... unseemly by the public at large.

In addition to their sizable metahuman membership, FC also uses cutting edge tech taken from the foundry and as payment from some of their more technology driven employers. They have little in the way of mystic artifacts, but they do have a few, usually gained as payment after dealing with the Pact or Aegis Kai Doru.

Numerous heroes have had run ins with Foregone Conclusions. Protonik has battled FC soldiers in the past, as have the Atom Family. Blackheart was actually invited to join them, but turned them down. Steel Patriot has also had significant run ins with FC.