The following Characters have at one point or another been associated with the Justice League Dark:
Batman
Black Orchid
Deadman
Detective Chimp
Doctor Mist
Frankenstein
I... Vampire
Jason Blood / Etrigan
John Constantine
Kirk Langstrom / Man-Bat
Madame Xanadu
Mindwarp
Nightmare Nurse
Pandora
Phantom Stranger
Princess Amaya of House Amethyst
Shade, the Changing Man
Swamp Thing
Timothy Hunter
Wonder Woman
Zatanna
Zauriel
Ed's Notes: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I find it odd that, in spite of other media using at least some of them, the comics seemingly have yet included Doctor Fate, Doctor Occult, Jim Corrigan (Spectre), Kid Eternity, Mister E, Sargon or Zatara on the team at some point. (I guess Death and Sandman would be too powerful, but, come on... the Phantom Stranger?!)
Pennamaquot Werewolves
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Dex: 8 Str: 7 Body: 9
Int: 3 Will: 6 Mind: 5
Infl: 8 Aura: 7 Spirit: 7
Initiative: 19 Hero Points: 30
Powers:
Analytical Smell/Tracking Scent: 7
Invulnerability: 14
Jumping: 2
Telepathy: 3
Drawbacks: Attack Vulnerability: -4 CS vs. silver weapons; Serious Irrational Attraction to vengeance upon males.
Alter Ego: varies
Motivation: Psychopath
Occupation: Werewolves
Wealth: n/a
Source: Swamp Thing Sourcebook, page 28
Foes of: Swamp Thing
Ed's Notes: OK... Got to get this out of the way up front... The "Pennamaquot Werewolves" sound more like a Single-A, Minor League Baseball team to me that a serious horror monster. NOW, let me apologize for that, because the story that these "monsters" comes from contains some pretty powerful and profound feminist allegory and sharp commentary on the female human condition. (And in 1985 no less!) Using them in a campaign TODAY, I would recommend that the GM use great care to keep the story balanced. Swamp Thing villains are usually more nuanced, and this lot have very sympathetic reasons motivating what they do. Are they still wrong? Still "monsters?" Perhaps. That's up to the PC's to decide, And it up to the GM to make that a challenging question for them to answer.
BTW... Why no:
Powers: Claws
or
Drawback: Strange Appearance ...?
Papa Midnite
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Dex: 4 Str: 5 Body: 5
Int: 9 Will: 10 Mind: 9
Infl: 9 Aura: 10 Spirit: 8
Initiative: 22 Hero Points: 45
Skills:
Charisma (Intimidation): 10
Occultist: 12
Advantages: Area Knowledge (New York); Connection: John Constantine (Low), New York City Police (Low), New York City Underworld (High); Expansive Headquarters
Drawbacks: Serious Irrational Attraction to Wealth
Alter Ego: Unknown
Motivation: Mercenary
Occupation: Crime Boss/Voodoo Priest
Wealth: 15
Rituals
Animate Dead [Animate dead: 14, Casting Time: 12, Components: Special Powders and herbs, prepared skulls, blood, damned earth, cost: 7; Restrictions: Anyone trying to intimidate a zombie animated with this Ritual receives a -2 CS bonus to the target's RV. Hero Point Cost: 121]
Voodoo [Voodoo: 8, Casting Time: 11, Components: prepared voodoo doll requiring a sample of the target's hair or clothing, specially prepared pins, cost: 7; Hero Point cost: 30]
Predict the Future [Precognition: 15, Casting Time: 9, Components: Specially Prepared Skulls, Cost: 8; Hero Point Cost: 115] Bonus: The Skulls are not consumed and ma be reused. This special bonus add +1 to the Components Factor Cost Multiplier.
Source: Magic Sourcebook, page 106
Ed's Notes: A voodoo crime boss in New York. That's about ass badass as you get at the street/city level. Be sure to check out his zombies!
BTW... The Hero Point costs for his rituals in the Magic Sourcebook looked all wrong. I've recalculated them, according to the rules set forth in that same book. Please feel free to check my math and let me know if you think I've miscalculated.
Marj
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Dex: 2 Str: 2 Body: 2
Int: 2 Will: 2 Mind: 3
Infl: 3 Aura: 4 Spirit: 6
Initiative: 12 Hero Points: 15
Skills:
Occultist: 3
Vehicles (Land): 3
Advantages: Connections: John Constantine (High)
Drawbacks: Uncertainty
Alter Ego: None
Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Occupation: Urban Nomad
Wealth: 2
Equipment:
HEART OF GOLD [Str: 4, Body: 8, Running: 6, R#: 2]
Source: Magic Sourcebook, page 43
also see: Mercury
Ed's Notes: Mother of Mercury, and a friend of John Constantine's. I have to admit... I'm having trouble finding information on the "Heart of Gold." Is this an artifact? Why is it capitalized? Is it LITERALLY her heart now? Why aren't the attributes italicized? Gonna be honest, Hellblazer fans... I could used some input on this one!
Mercury
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Dex: 2 Str: 2 Body: 2
Int: 3 Will: 5 Mind: 4
Infl: 7 Aura: 6 Spirit: 5
Initiative: 12 Hero Points: 13
Powers:
Dimension Travel: 12
Precognition: 16
Skills:
Occultist: 5
Limitations: Power Restriction: Dimension Travel is Limited to the Astral Plane and Earth's Plane
Advantages: Connections: John Constantine (High)
Drawbacks: Age (young)
Alter Ego: None
Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Occupation: Nomad
Wealth: 0
Equipment:
Pen Knife [Body: 5, EV: 2]
Source: Magic Sourcebook, page 42
also see: Marj
Ed's Notes: A wandering, teenaged friend of John Constantine's. Seems like a Natural NPC to use to get things kicked of with a Mystical Campaign. "John! I've just received the WORST vision!" Cliche, perhaps, but right on the nose, no? Lol
BTW... If the Greco/Roman GOD Mercury was ever written up, that would make THREE "Mercury's," including the Metal Man!
Also... "13" is a very strange number of Hero Points for an established/published character to have. Usually it's a multiple of 5. Significance, maybe?
Doctor Stratos
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Dex: 3 Str: 2 Body: 3
Int: 5 Will: 2 Mind: 3
Infl: 3 Aura: 4 Spirit: 2
Initiative: 11 Hero Points: 40
Skills:
Gadgetry: 8
Scientist: 9
Advantages: Genius; Scholar (computer design, meteorology)
Drawbacks: Serious Psychological Instability (believes he is the offspring of Greek Gods)
Alter Ego: Constantine Stratos
Motivation: Power Lust
Occupation: Computer Design Specialist
Wealth: 9
Equipment:
WEATHER CONTROL SATELLITE [Body: 12, Weather Control: 20, R#; 2]
Source: Superman: Man of Steel Sourcebook, page 75
foe of: Superman
Ed's Notes: So... Just blackmail the city for millions or you'll let loose with a hurricane? Create a drought and destroy crops? There should be stats for some kind of device to Control the Satellite? His evil lair also needs stats. BTW... I want you to be able to read that picture above, so here it a little bigger... Apparently this guy is a date-raping creep. (With Weird Al hair, no less.)
John Constantine
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Dex: 4 Str: 3 Body: 4
Int: 11 Will: 10 Mind: 8
Infl: 9 Aura: 12 Spirit: 8
Initiative: 24 Hero Points: 60
Powers:
Hypnotism: 2
Skills:
Artist (Musician): 5
Charisma: 10
Occultist: 12
Thief: 4
Advantages: Attractive; Connection: Swamp Thing (High); Gift of Gab; Iron Nerves; Luck; Magic Background; Omni-Connection; Scholar (Cults, Demonology)
Drawbacks: Guilt: Is haunted by the ghosts of his dead friends.
Alter Ego: Hellblazer
Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Occupation: Occult Troubleshooter
Wealth: Varies Wildly
Source: Magic Sourcebook, page 39; Background/Roster Book, page 28; Swamp Thign Sourcebook, page 21
Ed's Notes: How in the almighty fires of HELL do you look at this character, get to know his history and think, "You know who would make a kick-ass John Constantine?" KEANU FUCKING REEVES?! Ugh. All in all, Constantine was not the WORST Superhero Movie ever made (Fant4stic, Ghost Rider, Batman and Robin, STEEL? Yeah, I'm looking at YOU.) Yeah, it wasn't THAT bad, but it was far and away the worst DC adaptation, post Batman & Robin/Steel. And Tilda Swinton's Gabriel and Peter Stormare's Lucifer we arguably pretty good! But the narrative was directionless, and Keanu Reeves was particularly awful in the role. Horribly miscast, and mailing in one of his most cardboard preferences to date. How can he be so good in the Matrix, Bill and Ted, and Speed, playing three very different characters, and be so irredeemably awful in Dracula, Walk in the Clouds and Constantine? I'd say he's just a shitty actor, but that's unfair, given that we've seen him do some really iconic work. Gah. Frustrating.
Hopefully, we'll see a re-boot of the character at some point in the new cinematic DCU.
The Magic Sourcebook added only the Hypnosis Power and the Magic Background Advantage to his entry in the BG/R Book and ST Sourcebook.
The following Characters have at one point or another been associated with the Justice League Dark:
