After some discussion, we've decided to make this a reality. Like the TF Fan Character thread, this is for those of us who have Superhero characters we'd like to share. Ideally, there should be art since this is an art forum.

So, let's have 'em! Let's see what kind of superpowered forces the Allspark can muster!!

Here's some of mine, I need to update this list when I'm not seething in rage about stupid people waking me up all the time.
NEW ADDITIONS - HIDDEN HEROES

GROUP - HIDDEN HEROES
Formerly the premiere team of Chicago, these four heroes fell into disarray and their various psychological problems after the binding force and leader of their team Allen Black was depowered.

NAME: Asylum
REAL NAME: Bradley Downsley
POWERSET: Former Reality Warper with multiple personalities to compartmentize his/her powers between Reality (Gravity manipulation), Mind(Psionics), Body(Self-Biological Manipulation), and Soul(Possessing/Ghost Form)
POSITION: The hobo hero of Chicago who fights for good despite his addled mind.
REFERENCES
http://py-primal.deviantart.com/art/Phnx-C...try-1-109910018
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...AsylumsComm.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...=AsylumComm.jpg

NAME: Crevan
REAL NAME: Jame Abraham
POWERSET: Conversion to gas form and back of a similar chemical composition to tear gas, Gadgetry
POSITION: The oldest of all chicago's costumed vigilantes who hunts monsters today to deal with the attrocities he lived through during the War.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...=CrevanComm.jpg

NAME: Hyena
REAL NAME: Derwin Marrok
POWERSET: Slight animalistic mutations and solar absorbtion, Werewolf-shaped armor designed to absorb his own internal solar reserves and outfitted with special effects 'weaponry'
POSITION: Troubled victim of Mutagen who still believes he carries the curse of Lycanthropy and that his 'costume'/armor is the only thing keeping it under control.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...t=12DerekSk.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...Hyena-Derek.png

NAME: Hemlock (Know the name's off, it's something similar that means a type of armor)
REAL NAME: Brent Valgard
POWERSET: Altered Intense Heat/Fire Fighting Advanced Tech Armor/Suit
POSITION: Pacifist Inventor on the run who's reluctantly making hard choices in the role of a costumed hero, such as outfiting the same tech he ran away with offensive capabilities.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...ighterDude2.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...emlock-Bret.png


TEAM - META MILITIA
Set of genetically-enhanced soldiers from various sections of the army, navy, and special forces

NAME: MinuteMan
REAL NAME: Jean Marks
POWERSET: Shapeshifting mentally restricted to enhancement of personal stats and healing through Animal Tissue Mimicry
POSITION: The leader of the team and the ultimate hunter, designed to hunt those that hide amongst us.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...uteMan-Jean.png
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...MetaMilitia.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...iers1stHalf.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...MinutemanPC.jpg

NAME: Grind
REAL NAME: Mandy Koya
POWERSET: Powerful micro-geokinetic capable of manipulating small grains of earth, crystal, and rock in offensive and defensive
POSITION: The member of the team who proves powerful things can be done with small tools.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...MetaMilitia.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...iers1stHalf.jpg

NAME: Fisher
REAL NAME: Fisher O'Donald
POWERSET: Telepathic hacking and selective memory repression
POSITION: Information-Gathering Spotter for the team who's just as dangerous as the rest.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...MetaMilitia.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...iers1stHalf.jpg

NAME: Scorpaen
REAL NAME: Liana Rask
POWERSET: Genetically enhanced with animal mimicry from Lionfish and other aquatic animal DNA
POSITION: The Dark Avenger from under the sea who fights where we cannot be.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...iers2ndHalf.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...peanChoices.jpg

NAME: Exocet
REAL NAME: Unknown at this point
POWERSET: Absorbtion and expulsion of water and other liquids in a forceful manner as well as underwater breathing.
POSITION: The fun-loving 'public face' of the team who despite his position can kick a little slag himself.
REFERENCES
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v292/Smo...MetaMilitia.jpg

I'll add one of the other sets of heroes later on.

Well...I got no clue what kind of "form" there is for info, so I'll just wing it.





Alias: Ampere or Amp for short.

Real Name: Liam (Haven't decided on a last name.)

Age: 22

Team Alliances: The Blitz Brigade, The Allspark Team (If we have one...)

Powers: Electricity control, flight.

Amp is the goof-off guy of a team, though his heart's in the right place. He can lead if the situation calls for it, but he'd rather not. Seemingly absentminded at times. Has a day-job as a store clerk.

Under the "Superhero Stuff" section (although this is only partial).

---Dave, wonders if he has more superheroes he's created or Transformers he's bought...neither number is small.

Since he was featured most recently in the Black Lantern group, we'll go ahead and start with the superhero version of Ursa, and move onto the others from there...

EDIT: Profile removed since it's out of date.

What are these? Characters you made up in City of Heroes?

"You" referring to who, Shum? If you mean a general "all you guys", then it will likely include a lot of City of Heroes because of the sample bias. If you meant me particularly, my CoH heroes are only a tiny fraction of my overall output.

---Dave

I don't play CoH or Champions (unfortunately), so these will all be guys I've made up over the years.

While I used CoH to create versions of my Super Hero crew (Might even try Champions one day, for a bit of variety), all of these characters are from my imagination first and foremost. Here is but a small sampling (This thread is going to make me temporarily re-up City of Heroes just to take some screen caps of my other Heroes and Villains. That or get me to buy Champions and do the same there. )


The Security Legion


NIGHT RAIDER
Real Name: Roger Dusfall

Synopsis: Roger Dusfall is intimately acquainted with the criminal underworld: He works in it. Running guns, drugs, people, and illegal technology Roger is a reliable middle man between the seedy gangs and organizations that control the underworld. Which makes his double identity a bit of a shocker, because he is also Night Raider, a vigilante who often takes out underworld operations after learning of them as Roger. But his life is a constant balancing act between his need to take down the Underworld, and maintain his credibility within the hierarchy of the criminal enterprise.

Powers: Roger is a normal Human, who has trained to peak combat efficiency. While not adherent to a martial arts style, his years as a street thug and bralwer serve him well in his costumed identity. He comes equipped with many high tech gadgets and throwing blades, as well as two gauntlets which emit a small gaseous agent that confuses and disorients foes who are punched with them.




BANKSHOT
Real Name: Harry Reice

Synopsis: Harry was a beat cop, responding to a call at a small coffee shop in the local mall when a terrible riot broke out (Due to the machinations of the Super Villain "Professor of Panic"), and Harry found himself under siege in the mall for forty eight hours against men and women who had been driven into a mindless, berserk state. When his ammunition ran out, Harry was forced to defend himself using a bow he looted from a sporting goods store. While his actions were simply taken out of the will to live, the Police Department let him go as a result of this incident. Feeling the burden of all the poor souls he was forced to defend himself against, Harry has decided to strike back at would be tyrants and madmen by using his new found skills with the bow and a arsenal of unique and interesting "trick" arrows.

Powers: His Bow and multitude of specialized "trick" arrows.



MISTER ASTONISHING
Real Name: Avery Aston

Synopsis: Avery Aston was a pseudo-celebrity. Owning and Operating the "Hazard Heroes Super Club", a club for the ultra rich to indulge in fantasies of being costumed heroes and villains, he hobnobbed with the wealthy and the well connected. His good looks and charisma also stood him in good stead with everyone. But his exposure came with a price...

When a group of rogue mystics crashed a gathering of "Hazard Heroes", they mistakenly thought Avery actually did have super powers, and prepared to sacrifice him in a ritual to summon a powerful demon. Desperate, Avery reached for a amulet hanging from one of the mystics belts and immediately was vaporized by a bolt of lightning, while the amulet was blackened to the point only the red gemstone center was undamaged. The artifact Avery touched had, in fact, transformed him into a being of pure energy - Lightning - and when he reconstituted himself he used his new-found powers to free his patrons and beat the Mystics. Now armed with legitimate super powers, it's done his business wonders...not to mention his ego is expanding at the rate of the universe.

Powers: Avery Aston is a being made up of Mystical, Living Lightning. As such, he commands this force of nature, from lightning bolts from his fists to teleportation.



SUPER VILLAINS



THE PROFESSOR OF PANIC
Real Name: Professor Augustus Davidson

Synopsis: A psychology Professor at the local university, Augustus Davidson became exposed to an unknown chemical compound while walking through the science lab one evening as a short cut to get to his parking spot. The chemical compound heightened his senses, until he realized he could command and control the thoughts of others. However, this process also drove him mad - as he could not figure out how to "tune out" all the voices that had suddenly filled his head. He adopted the moniker "The Professor of Panic" and set out to create his ideal utopia: A world free of Thought, so that he might finally have some peace and quiet.

Powers: Psychic based. Telepathy and Telekinesis.



GRINMACE
Real Name: Unknown

Synopsis: A unknown thug who began using jester theatrics in a series of vicious stabbings. No one knows who he is, nor what pushed him over the edge into active murder. All that is known, is that he is highly dangerous and completely insane.

Powers: Two wickedly sharp knives. Puffy Jester outfits usually hide high class body armor, which makes him difficult to take down.

Well I never gave him a superhero codename, nor did I ever intend for him to become a superhero, but thanks to Wingus needing superheroes for a pic, looks like he's a founding member of the Allspark Heroes team.

Hiryu seems to be his superhero name although I just gave him the protagonist from Strider's codename when he became a GIJoe.
Wingus's take on the right, wearing an outfit I'd designed more for him to be in fighting games with.

Here's an attempt of mine at making him more hero-esque, using the woefully limited Hero Machine:

And another attempt using Ursa's Spanish Hero Machine Wannabe:

DCAU style!

Name: Blazing Tornado or Hiryu

Real name: Jin

Abilities: Accomplished martial artist, quite acrobatic.
Powers: Fire and wind abilities (hence the name), which he uses to strengthen his attacks. Can also fly, but less so in that Superman "does whatever the hell he wants with gravity" type and more in that "flies but can't float, stop abruptly or hover around" type of flying.

Definitely going to post the Zootyverse "Heavy Hitters" once I can get a damn day off (read: Probably not going to happen before January) but I'll give some background to the main characters of the 2 "Continuities" going on (CoX and CO). A bit of patience for me.

This is the current active line-up of the hero team I created called, obviously, The New Alliance. They are a United Nations sanctioned team, stationed in a facility located under the polar icecap in international territory. The members, left-to-right, are:

Legion (Thomas Smith) -- Ability to summon and control alternate-reality incarnations of himself with a variety of powers, cosmic awareness of himself across the multiverse
Raven Song (Angela Raven Song) -- Winged flight, sonic scream/manipulation
Blue Bolt II (Conrad Calvin) -- Super-Speed
Steel Wolf (Alexi Mikhailovitch Krylenkov) -- Flight, Super-strength, Invulnerability, enhanced speed, energy absorption/projection
Auren (Carolyne Miller) -- Telepath/Telekinetic
Prometheus -- Immortality, regeneration, weapons master
Diversion (Michael Edward Talingway) -- Teleportation, force field generation, superhuman agility
Silverstorm -- Wind powers
Skullfire -- Energy/Radioactive body, projection (created by TheAFNYGuy)


There are many more members, some who are only in a support capacity within the headquarters, and others who are currently inactive.

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This is my primary Soviet team called Red Storm. They're the officially sanctioned heroes of the Soviet Republic. The team members from left to right are --

Force (Josef Arkadivitch Mikalov) -- Telekinetic
MiG (Yuri Andreivitch Paranov) -- Armored flight battlesuit
Arcwynd (Elizabeta Leonidovna Saglievkova) -- Elemental wind powers
Rampage (Ivan Petrovitch Boschenko) -- Super-strength, invulnerability, kinetic absorption
Steel Fox (Kayla Andreivna Krylenkova) -- Super-strength, flight, invulnerability
Mammoth (Nicolai Dmitrivitch Korikov) -- Growth powers
Transit (Misha Rusovich Temashenko) -- Teleportation
Thermal (Andre Alainovitch Kurgiev) -- Fire powers

Oh crap Ursa, I thought I was original with that idea. XD
*Has a villian in the Ally universe similar to Legion, but a little bit different*
Guy name of Remix, his power is more he creates more powered duplicates he can summon everytime he puts himself through a potential power generating accident along with immunity to these incidents. He's also a Supervillian wannabee fanboy, lol.

Shum> All of mine are really characters from an original superhero universe I came up with after gaming a less serious and more for RP universe with a friend. A lot of the characters have massive tweaks with only one or two remaining small elements from the original.
Minuteman is a big example, in this version she's an older soldier who was given an experimental procedure to try to replicate elements of a shapeshifter villian who's been assassinating people since medieval times. Guy was kept captive except for selective break outs since he assassinated Lincoln under the guise of John Will Bookes. Part of her bias against shapeshifters comes from the injuries she sustained stopping the shapeshifter's last break out, which was part of the reason they tested the procedure on her. Little chance she would live otherwise.
In the RP universe, she was a former general who tried to pull a "Kill all metahumans" against the collection of heroes and anti-heroes while a government project was generating massive conflict psionically. He and many of his men had their own metagenes activated during the last conflict and he was basically thrown to the wolves. XD Turned over to the doctor of the heroes and anti-heroes as a guinea pig to try to reverse changes caused by a third party in the conflict. As a result was magically genderbended through the testing of rune magic. XD

... *really should expand the bios as well if I'm posting them here, shouldn't I? XD*

I have a Minuteman in ASH as well. He's a Captain America sort in WWII...but he's Chinese, wearing a fully concealing costume. A blond/blue-eyed actor portrays him for appearances where the helmet comes off. His "Second Squad" is composed of attempts to replicate the process on American soldiers, but it tends to be fatal within a few years even if they don't die in combat. The man behind the Minuteman mask, Jiang Sheng, was the son of Dr. Huang Sheng, Fiend of the East, who sent Jiang to play American hero because it suited his purposes in WWII. Later, Jiang broke free of his father and was a Shang Chi homage in the 60s and 70s.

---Dave

Haha, cool Dave! t's interesting to see the different backgrounds to the same name.

oh wow. I could add to this list.

Before I do (I'll probably just edit this post) I wanna make sure art by others done for me is ok to post (naturally I'd give props to said artist), then, I gotta make a list. I've reworked a lot of my heroes over the years so I gotta get the most current versions

Absololutely, as long as you make sure to credit the appropriate artists, then let's have 'em!

...Oh snap. XD I've lost track of the people I commissioned for some of the ones for mine. That might make it harder, lol...

sweet! I shall begin the list making :3

Like I said, over the years I've redone some characters, I started writing in middle school and had a character explosion in Highschool, that's also where I learned how to make better characters. Since then, they've been in near-constant evolution :3

Had some time to do the 1st Write-up... From the "City of Heroes" Continuity, here is the one, the only (That's right... He's your Daddy...)



Real Name: Ezekiel Smythe-Roberts
Place of Birth: Paragon City, Rhode Island
Supergroup Affiliation: Omega Guardians, Vanguard

Profile:

Elder of two brothers, Ezekiel "Zeke" Smythe-Roberts always held the heroes of Paragon City in high regard but never could be one himself as he lacked powers - and while he had enough courage for the "job", still lacked the raw abilities. His brother Barry, a D.A.T.A.scientist devised a battlesuit (Called the Z-007 Suit) that could, among other things, project fire in short controlled bursts (both offensively when lethal force was needed, or in lesser capacities for when targets only needed to be subdued and therefore would faint from heat exhaustion). The Z-007 would also carry an asortment of gadgets such as web grenade launchers, caltrop dispensers, tasers and other such devices. As the Rikti invasion decimated heroes, Zeke heard the call of heroism and stole the suit (as he had access to it as his brother sometimes had him be the test pilot) and fought the Rikti during the invasion. As such, he could finally be one of the heroes he always wanted to be - when the aliens were pushed back, he found he liked it too much to give it back - and he decided to "make it his own". A big time Swing Music Fan, he decided to have it altered to look like a Zoot-Suit (the armor padding and gadgets hidden under the "fabric", the helmet that housed the neural interface was reshaped into a "hat", the targetting goggles remade into "glasses" to complete the outfit), and took on the monicker of "Zoot-Suit Riot". As he started doing some hero work, he also started getting his reputation (and his battlecry of "Who's your daddy?!?" was soon known to many of Paragon's criminals) and when Barry found out, it was pretty much too late: Some people actually *liked* the goofball running around in a green suit. As such, he decided to support his brother: Zoot would become the hero on the field while Barry would remain in the shadows acting in a support manner (such as repairing or upgrading the Suit, or providing technical advice)



Powers: (City of Heroes Archetype: Fire/Devices Blaster) Without the Suit, Zeke is powerless so all his abilities derive from the Z-007. The suit provides him with flight capability through anti-gravity shoes, and nano-launchers housed in the sleeves of the suit make it appear as though he can generate fire from his hands. The Suit also provides fire-resistant and bullet-proof armor. A cloaking device allows him to achieve invisibility, and other gadgets include caltrop-dispensers in the sleeves, smoke grenades, and a recent addition in the Suit allows the wearer to tap in the Medical Teleportation Grid to achieve a Closed-Circuit Teleportation system (CCTS). This Closed-Circuit allows Zoot-Suit Riot to "summon" larger weapons, such as a cryo-freeze ray, anti vehicle landmines, or even a missile launcher should the threat be high enough. Another effect of this CCTS is to bring in two alternate suits of armor: The BattleZoot (An armored version of the normal suit) or the BattleZoot 2.1 (a bulkier suit of armor, sacrificing agility for strength and resistance)




Fighting Style:

Zoot-Suit Riot's style of choice is rather... unorthodox. He typically shows a verry flippand attitude while fighting criminal elements (whether they be superpowered or not) and sometimes comes off as a foolhardy gloryhoud. Little do most of his opponents realize (and when they do, it is usually too late) that this is *exactly* what Zoot-Suit Riot wants them to think. While he is admittedly no genius (bestowing that specific honor to his younger brother), he is much more intelligent than he lets show, which has a tendency to throw his opponents off guard. He also tends to throw endless barrages of taunts, jibs and insults at his opponents - some would say that, even without the Suit, he does have a Superpower of his own: his motormouth. He uses a combination of misdirection regarding his intelligence as well as his words to disorient his opponents, never giving them a chance to think of a clear plan to defeat him. This tactic has so far proven effective, and even enemies he encounters multiple times have fallen prey to it - they KNOW they shouldn't fall for this trick, but they do nonetheless. He typically uses his arsenal at a distance, and when enemies close in he typically finishes them off using a close combat weapon such as a hand tazer.




Weaknesses: As previously mentionned, Zoot-Suit Riot is powerless without his Suit. A well-placed attack can render him unconscious if it bypasses his armors. While the Suit possesses a self-replenishing power supply, some of his most devastating attacks (such as the Inferno Device) can shut down its systems, rendering him vulnerable while the powercells recharge. Furthermore, he has a tendency to show overconfidence at times, and his flippant attitude has brought him into as much trouble as it has helped him in the past.

XD now that isn't fair!!

Before I knew of the allspark, or at least looked around much... I actually had a zoot suit exo suit. inspired off that one tom and jerry cartoon XD


Awesome designs btw!!

Awesome, Dev. Nice little stack of backstory there.

Well, Zooty *IS* a "CoX Launch Character", so he's got 5 years of backstory And I didn't even talk about Pinstripe in there (Zoot's Nemesis, but I will get to him eventually)

And thanks for the comments!

Team Panda Productions Meta-verse
     I want to have my own publishing 'company', that's what “TPP” is in-case any of you were wondering. This section covers all ACTIVE (characters I have current versions of because I -will- write their stories, damn it) characters that will be published under the TPP label. However, this doesn't mean they're all from the same 'verse.
Read On, ye curious ones.

Star Knight Orion
     A “henshin hero” series. My newest too, so it's still getting its legs, info-wise, so to speak.

• Orion
  Real Name: Lee Hunter
  Age: 27
       The youngest, and newest, of the Star Knights. Lee is able to use the “Orion Buckle” to “Ascend” into an armored, super-powered warrior of justice, Star Knight Orion.
  As Lee, he's a normal geeky 27 year old. He's taking online classes and he and his girlfriend Zoe Lancaster live in a loft above his grandfather's bakery, which he makes deliveries for on his motorcycle or in his truck.
       As Orion, Lee is able to summon two swords, based upon the Khopesh, that can combine into a staff-like weapon or a bow for ranged attacks. He also has increased speed, strength and endurance in his armored form, as well as the ability to condense cosmic energy around either his Fist (Cosmic Straight) or his Foot (Meteor Kick) to enhance his strikes into finishing attacks. This condensing ability also extends to his swords, whether they be separate, as a bow, or as a bladed staff.
       As separate swords his finishing attack is the “Spiral Galaxy Cutter”, in which he coalesces a ball of cosmic energy at the tips of his blades by drawing them in a circle in front of himself before slashing his swords horizontally, which causes the ball to be released into a beam of spiraling cosmic energy. This is his most powerful, and proper, Finisher.
       As a bow his finishing attack is the “Zero Pointer”. Lee simply takes a knee, draws back the energy “string” of the bow, focusing his energy into a shaft of cosmic energy that skewers his opponent.
       As a bladed staff the finishing attack is the “Nebula Storm”. Spinning the staff to gather energy around the blades of the weapon it begins to form a nebulous cloud of power, which is then hurled, along with the weapon, at Lee's foe, slicing them like a circular saw. The weapon does, in fact, return to Lee's hands, making it possible to strike his opponent twice with the one attack.
  
  
• Perseus
  Real Name: ???
  Age: ???
       One of the Eldest of the Star Knights and the most critical of Orion. He is constantly gruff and condescending to the young hero, resentful that his mentor, the previous Orion has been replaced even if he knows it isn't Lee's fault.
       Perseus wields a sword and shield combo, an homage to the mythological hero his armor is based upon. His shield as the special ability to deflect and reflect attacks tossed at it, again an homage to the mirror shield used against the Gorgon, Medusa.
       His primary finisher, as yet unnamed, uses his shield to turn his opponent to stone then deliver a slash with his sword to break it.
  
  
• Hercules
  Real Name: ???
  Age: ???
       The wearer of the Hercules armor enjoys bashing the monsters that come and try and destroy the city and its people. He enjoys battle, it gets his blood pumping. Outside of battle, he's a quiet soul, tending a community garden at the city's youth center.
       Hercules wields a hammer/club, easily the largest weapon the Knights have on their side too. His finisher has yet to be created but I'm leaning towards something truly … aheh... earth shaking.
  
  
• Virgo
  Real Name: ???
  Age: ???
       The first of the female Knights. A skilled warrior who's constantly on Perseus for being constantly on Orion. In battle she wields a scythe that has also has an ax head attached to the same end as the scythe blade. This is in reference to the Virgo constellation, which is depicted holding grain in one hand.
       Her finisher too, has yet to be created.
  
  
• Cassiopeia
  Real Name: ???
  Age: ???
       The second of the female Knights, eldest of the females too. The “team mom” as it were. In battle “Cass” wields a trident weapon, referencing the mythological Cassiopeia and her angering of Poseidon.
       No real finisher as of yet but I'm thinking some sort of cosmic energy “wave” attack with her.
  
  
• Andromeda
  Real Name: ???
  Age: ???
       Youngest of the female Knights, a year older than Orion actually. She, naturally, understands what it's like to be the youngest and least skilled and under Perseus' critical eye, so she's always sparring and practicing with Orion to help him improve. In battle she wields a chain weapon, in reference to the mythological Andromeda who was chained to the rock to be eaten by the sea monster.
       I'm thinking her finisher might be some sort of snake-like strangling attack... or if she's in a bad mood using the chain to wrap around the monsters wrists and ankles (or closest too them) and... serving it to the four winds... as it were.
  
  
• It should also be noted that each Knight also has a mentor or Sage and that these six Sages answer to a High Sage, there being seven in all. These seven sages are named after the Pleiades, the seven sisters/star cluster.

I think this is a nice start for a no-thought, do-it-quick start ^^
now with this starter, I can sit and think and take my time with my older characters, while you all get a taste of what is to come ^_^

My longest-running character, Steel Wolf. Created back in the heady days of the Marvel RPG, despite the years he remains my favorite. And since Devcon's Zoot-Suit Riot layout was so cool, I'm going to go ahead and co-opt it here...



REAL NAME: Alexi “Alex” Mikhailovitch Krylenkov
KNOWN ALIASES: [current] Stalnoivolk (”Steel Wolf” in Russian); The People’s Hero; [former] Powerhouse.
IDENTITY: Secret; Known to certain high-ranking members of the United States and Soviet Governments as well as the United Nations Security Council.
OCCUPATION: Adventurer, U.N. Special Agent.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Moscow, Russia, Soviet Republic.
CITIZENSHIP: Naturalized citizen of the United States with no criminal record; former citizen of the Soviet Republic.
MARITAL STATUS: Married.
KNOWN RELATIVES: Mikhail Stefanovich (father, deceased), Ana Yuriovna (mother), Misha (brother), Kayla Andreivna (aka Steel Fox, cousin), Yuri Bolshokov (aka Steel Wolf I, maternal grandfather), Angela (aka Raven Song, ex-wife); Elizabeth (aka Auren, wife).
KNOWN ALLIES: The New Alliance, "The Allspark Heroes", Kodiak.
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: "The Allspark Heroes" (Ampere, Hiryu, Zoot-Suit Riot, Doctor Dave), The New Alliance; [former] Red Storm, Strikeforce: Delta.
USUAL BASE OF OPERATIONS: [current] Mobile between New York City and Polar-1, Arctic Circle; [former] Moscow, Russia, USSR.
EXTENT OF EDUCATION: Masters Degree in Art.

HEIGHT: 6'5"
WEIGHT: 250 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Black

HISTORY: Alexi Krylenkov always dreamed of serving the Soviet People. As a result, when he became of age he enlisted in the military. Rising through the ranks, he learned of a project designed to reproduce the accident that created Russia's greatest hero of the second world war, Stalnoivolk (or "Steel Wolf"). Applying to this program alongside dozens of other candidates, Alexi was subjected to a battery of experimental procedures, exotic energy exposures, and other classified operations. Despite the high mortality rate, Alexi was one of a handful of individuals who survived the process and emerged with superhuman abilities. Given special training, Alexi was assigned to a small three-man unit with two other survivors code-named 'Red Trinity'.



Over the years, the powers of those involved in the process began to change and, in many cases, diverge from the original baseline they all possessed. Alexi's powers were one of the more extreme cases, making him among the most powerful operatives. Granted a new costume, and deployed as a solo operative, he became Russia's greatest hero, trusted by his military superiors, but beloved by the common man he protected.



When the United Nations proposed a new group of superhuman operatives answerable to the security council, The Russian Government assigned Alexi as their representative. At first untrusting and standoffish among his teammates, Alexi soon learned to value their opinions, and admire their courage and sense of duty. He also began to see that perhaps his single-mindedness in thinking his duty was first and foremost to the Rodina may be incorrect, and he should be more concerned with global threats. When he confronted his superiors about this, they ordered him to resign his position with the New Alliance and return home. Unwilling to allow the world to suffer because of his short-sighted superiors, Alexi refused. Now deemed a traitor by his former commanders, he became a fugitive, and sought asylum in the New Alliance's headquarters. After several unsuccessful attempts to return him to Russia, The Soviet government expatriated him completely. Regardless, Alexi continued to serve the Alliance, now having no other purpose or home in his life.



After many tumultuous years and the help of longtime teammate Auren, with whom he had become romantically involved, Alexi finally came to terms with his situation and new status, and became a citizen of the United States. Adopting a new costume, and continuing as an operative of the New Alliance, it was at this time that he met the group of heroes who would colloquially come to be known as the "Allspark Heroes".



Alexi has since assumed a new, more casual costume (as seen at the top).

POWERS/ABILITIES: Alexi possesses a wide array of physical abilities, including massive superhuman strength and durability, enhanced speed and senses, flight, as well as the ability to absorb most forms of energy directed at him and either convert it into further enhancing his physical powers or emitting it as energy blasts from either his eyes or hands. He also heals at an accelerated rate, and can survive for extended periods of time unprotected in a hard vacuum.

WEAKNESSES: Alexi must take great care when interacting with others, as his strength is so great he could easily harm others unknowingly. In addition, if he absorbs too much external energy, he can either cause himself harm, or lose control of it and cause an explosion of great magnitude.

PERSONALITY: Steel Wolf is a genuinely compassionate person who strongly believes in protecting those weaker than him. He can seem a little arrogant at times, but when you consider the fact that he is one of the most physically powerful men on the planet, this attitude seems somewhat justified. Although he is loyal to the Soviet government, his first duty is to the Soviet people. Alexi takes great pride in carrying on the name of his Golden Age predecessor, and always tries to bring it honor.

wow. impressive Ursa

>> I might have to co-opt that layout too

Time for Part 2 of the "City-of-Heroes Zootyverse". Keep in mind, this one's backstory is VERY much truncated here... So much that the next installment, as well as one of the the villains will also flesh out more details about her. So, here she is...

FREE-FALL

Real Name: Sheelieen
Place of Birth: Eralynthia (Alternate Dimension)
Supergroup Affiliation: The Equalizers

Profile:

Her Royal Highness Princess Sheelieen, Dauther of King Merin and High Priestess of Eralyn hails from Eralynthia, a parallel dimension rich in magical and arcane energies. A realm of sword and sorcery, Sheelieen's race possesses many "elven" qualities, such as long life and pointed ears (though they themselves would have a different definition of what an "elf" is). One day, scientists at Paragon City's Portal Corporation (an organization whose goal is to explore and forge diplomatic ties to parallel worlds) discovered Eralynthia, and sent scientists and diplomats across the dimensions to meet with the locals. King Merin sent his eldest daugher, Sheelieen, as an embassador to meet with the visiting dignitaries.

However, Portal Corporation was not the only organization who was made aware of Sheelieen's world. The Circle of Thorns, a group of ancient sorcerors native to "Primal Earth" (The City of Heroes "core" dimension) have long infiltrated the organization, and its spies were made aware of the world rich in magic laid bare before them. The same day Sheelieen greeted the dignitaries, they attacked the laboratory housing the dimensional gateway and attempted to invade Eralynthia. The failsafes built in the portal closed the gateway, however, and also rapatriated the scientists, but the attack damaged the controlling computers as two Eralynthians were also brought along for the ride, one of them being Sheelieen (The other will be revealed in another write-up eventually). Furthermore, the data compiled regarding Eralynthia's dimensional coordinates was corrupted in the attack, and thus Eralynthia became forever closed, thus stranding Sheelieen in a world alien to her.

The news first sent her on a rampage, attacking the strange mystics that caused her misfortune, then turning her aggression on those responsible for her being stranded on Primal Earth - the Portal Scientists themselves. Many of Paragon's heroes were necessary to stop Sheelieen's initial outburst, and after a brief sojourn in The "Zig" (Paragon's Maximum Security prison designed to hold Superpowered criminals) where she was given the opportunity to "cool down", she was given the opportunity to join Paragon's heroes (as a mean to atone for her initial outburst, and also to search for a way to return home). It was one of Sheelieen's first partners as a hero (as she was assigned to a Super group who would keep an eye on her, though she now has gained the trust of the hero community) who christenned her "Free-Fall", as one of her favorite tactic is to lift an opponent in the air using her arcane abilities then let them fall crashing to the ground.



Powers: (City of Heroes Archetype: Gravity/Empath Controller) Sheelieen's powers derive from three sources: her arcane knowledge, her innate psychic abilities and her bond with her Goddess as High Priestess. First, as a student of magic, Sheelieen learned many spells, some of which allow her to become invisible, or even intangible. In addition, while true flight is not a part of her repertoire, she has learned a levitation spell, as well as a teleportation spell which allows her to travel great distances instantenously. Second, all Eralynthians are latent psychics, and she has followed intensive training which allows her to focus her mind to either attack foes using psychic blasts, encase her in a protective sheath of psychic energy, or more often then not, use her psionic abilities to heal others as she can transfer her own life energy onto others to accelerate recovery. Thirdly, the High Priestess of Eralyn acts as a living conduit to the Goddess herself, and when the previous High Priestess (her aunt) passed away, she became the new vessel. Eralyn, being a Goddess governing the laws of Gravity itself, gives Free-Fall the ability to control gravity either on a small scale (such as locking a foe in place, or sending them flying up as she negates their gravity) or even condense gravity itself in a tangible object which she has shared some of her psionic force, thus giving it limited sentience. This coalesced "gravity life-form" can follow mental instructions from Free-Fall, and some of her partners in The Equalizers, her current Super-Group, have jokingly called it "George". While Free-Fall doesn't get the reference (something about a giant snowman saying he will love and pet and squeze a bunny rabbit and call it "George"), the name nonetheless stuck. "George" shares many of her Eralyn-granted abilities, and can send lock opponents in place or send them flying just as easily as Free-Fall can.




Fighting Style:

As previously stated, Free-Fall's style mainly involves her using her Eralyn-granted abilities to lock her enemies on the ground, then either increase their gravity to the point where they fall unconscious, or send them "plummetting upwards, then downwards" where the fall from their heights will incapacitate them. Furthermore, she has recently learned (from one of her two Nemeses) how to creatively use her teleportation spell in conjunction with her gravity control - by teleporting in various objects (crates, cars, forklifts, statues, anything available from line-of-sight) and causing a gravity focal point to appear behind her enemies, she can cause the object to "fall sideways" on them, thus propelling the objects onto her enemies.



Her enemies of choice will always be members of the Circle of Thorns (Against whom she has declared a vendetta) but she will fight any arcane menace.



Weaknesses: Free-Fall's weaknesses are not so much as weaknesses of power, but weaknesses of character. First, while she has been in our dimension for years, many aspects of our society elude her and she has difficulty understanding some modern expressions (For example, her first venture in a party, when she was told the DJ would "raise the roof", prompted her to offer assistance by ripping off the roof of the building they were in and keep it afloat 10 feet above the walls). In addition, being raised a royal, as well as being a living conduit for a deity make her very quick to anger and she is prone to losing control over her emotions. When this occurs, she is liable to use excessive means to utterly crush her opposition, and such an attitude coupled with the very powerful energies at her disposal can make her a threat to foes and allies alike.

Inspired by the upcoming Avengers ID cards being released this week. I've actually made up a back for each of the Founding Allspark Heroes so far, plus Delta Seeker.



Most of the art is by Jake and TriBlurr, Ampere by Wingus, and Delta Seeker by himself.

Awesome!

Ha, very cool.

oh wow

I haven't created a super hero in YEARS!!! Awesome work all around here guys. Perhaps I'll join in the fun

lordy its been years, i don't even remember much about the ones i've made anymore

SOUTH STAR
powers: flight, strength and firing 'starlight', which was more akin to firing bolts of lightning/energy from his hands
real name: uh..., i really don't remember, lol. so i'll call him... uhh, Dean Grant. he's an Australian superhero
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ATOMICA
powers: don't remember, but probably some sort of radiation blasts from her hands and some form of energy ring.
real name: dunno either, she is a super villan opposing South Star. i'm gonna have to redesign her, her outfit is fricken aweful.
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DREDRIK
powers: also don't remember, but i'd have to say strength and flight for sure. and i'll say he's probably cranky. beserker type cranky. sounds fun! Aslo and enemy to South Star
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I've got another hero called Saturn Storm, if i can find a pic i'll upload, though if if memory serves, he could do with a redesign as well. maybe i'll give em all an update one day, be a nice side project

are we doing another mtmte type of thing?

No, I think this is just for people who want to make superhero fanart.

Okay, this guy I like! Very cool.



It's entered my mind, but I'm not sure I have the kind of time I'd need to do this kind of project anymore, unfortunately.



Primarily, yeah. It arose from Jake's Allspark Black Lantern pic discussion here.

Added a few more guys a few posts up.

I figured I'd throw my hat into the ring and show off my CoH guys. :3



Raptor Scribe, my main character in the game, a Magic Blaster with Energy Blast and Energy Manipulation. He's imagined as a warrior from a secret order who has the ability to transform into an avatar of an ancient predator. The second picture represents his human form. He's based off of a hero I created back when I was little called Jurassicman.



Blazemaster, my oldest character. A Mutation Blaster with Fire Blast and Fire Manipulation. He's based on another concept of my own, and I wanted to call him Flashfire, but the name was taken.



Agent Valhalla, a Natural Tanker with Shield Defense and War Mace. The concept here is sort of... a juxtaposition between a modern style hero and an ancient warrior; hence the suit and technological shield alongside the war paint and traditional hammer.



Card Queen, a Technology Scrapper with Claws and Willpower. She's gonna need some extra costumes and some respec to come into her own, and I'm gonna try to build a theme around different kinds of playing cards.



Hong Xiong Mao, "little bear cat"... basically, an superhero based on a red panda. I haven't developed his story yet, but like Raptor Scribe, he's a human taking a bestial form. He's a Magic Scrapper with Fire Melee and Fiery Aura. I'm really proud of the look for him.

and last but not least... my villain.



King Mantis, a Mutation Brute with Claws and Electrical Armor. He's imagined as a silver age villain who, after repeated, embarrassing failures, eventually went crazy and remade himself as a grittier, genetically engineered and cybernetic villain. I'm also proud of this one. ^^

I have another villain, but... I'm not as eager to show him off.

Soooooo... what do you think?

seems Hero Factory is no longer running.

Seems that way indeed.

According to the translated text, they've taken it down until they can find a new host.

Not sure how I missed this thread Nice ID cards, Ursa

I've got a bit of info about Delta Seeker over on Watchfire Online.

Delta's bio

Some stories

I'll need to rework a backstory for a Allspark version of Delta

Wait... he's a robot!? Gah! I'd always assumed he was a dude in armor!

He looks enough like Iron Man as it is

Dammit Ursa, you used it too often and overloaded their bandwidth!

heh... guess they're not that great...

Not true. I like Card Queen and Blazemaster. Granted, I'll admit that the screen captures make the details of their outfits a bit hard to see. Still,

ah okies,

i'll have to create a new pic for my other hero, can't seem to find the original anywhere. i do seem to have found a plethora of villans though, well, like, four anyway. might post em up some other time though

I have my own superhero thing I'm trying to flesh out and get off the ground, but I'm not holding my breath on ever actually doing anything with these guys.

The Magnificent Man-Flea; Super-powered jumping, no costume or gadget budget.



Squidodile; Marine biologist turned supervillain. Lost arms in shark attack, so did the only thing that made sense. Built robotic tentacles, and put on a crocodile costume.



Eldritch; Master of the arcane and mindflaying arts.


EDIT: Fixed Man-Flea image link. -- Ursa