Harbinger, Crisis Version

Harbinger Crisis Version

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Dex:   8   Str:   4   Body:    9
Int:   9   Will:  7   Mind:    8

Infl:  8   Aura:  7   Spirit:  7
Initiative: 25  Hero Points:  85

Powers:
Energy Blast: 20
Flight: 20
Split: 20

Skills:
Artist (Writer): 8
Charisma: 10
Gadgetry: 9

Advantages: Connections: The Monitor (High); Scholar (history)

Alter Ego: Lyla Michaels
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Historian
Wealth: 10



Source: 2nd Edition Background/Roster Book, page 14
also see: New Guardians Version



Ed's Notes: The Monitor's Right-Hand Girl during Crisis, it was her job to recruit the heroes that would be needed to defeat the Anti-Monitor.  She got nerfed a bit following the Crisis, and joined the short-lived New Guardians.

Monitor

Monitor
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Dex:  17   Str:  28   Body:   30
Int:  28   Will: 35   Mind:   30
Infl: 17   Aura: 25   Spirit: 25
Initiative: 62  Hero Points: 500

Powers:
Energy Blast: 30
Omni-Power: 25
Sealed Systems: 30

Skills:
Charisma: 20
Gadgetry: 28
Scientist: 28

Advantages: Genius; Scholar (history, meta-physics)

Alter Ego: None
Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Occupation: Monitor
Wealth: 30



Source: 2nd Edition Background/Roster Book, page 14



Ed's Notes: Nowadays there are MonitorS. (And the picture above is just ONE of them.) But back in 1986, during Crisis there was only one of this guy. And while he's a GOOD guy, seeing him turn up in an adventure would be the second most terrifying this imaginable... Considering that it means the MOST terrifying thing imaginable will probably turn up before too long...

First Appearance: New Teen Titans #21 (July, 1982)

The Anti-Monitor

The Anti-Monitor
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Dex:  17   Str:  30   Body:   30
Int:  26   Will: 35   Mind:   30
Infl: 18   Aura: 25   Spirit: 25
Initiative: 61  Hero Points: 500

Powers:
Energy Blast: 30
Growth: 10
Omni-Power: 25
Sealed Systems: 35

Skills:
Gadgetry: 26
Scientist: 26

Advantages: Connection: Qward (High); Genius

Drawbacks: Catastrophic Irrational Attraction to destroying the Positive Matter Universe; Minor Rage; Strange Appearance

Alter Ego: None
Motivation: Nihilist
Occupation: Lord of the Anti-Matter Universe
Wealth: 40

Equipment:
CONTAINMENT SUIT [Body: 30, Energy Absorption: 30]



Source: 2nd Edition Background/Roster Book, page 14



Ed's Notes: OK, so... When you need a villain who can make Darkseid, Doomsday, Ares and Appa Alli Apsa collectively shit their pant in unison... Um, no. You STILL don't want this guy.  Lol.  He is the ONE. The true Omega. the last and final, ultimate boss. He destroys UNIVERSES, for fuck's sake!  Crisis was great when it happened, got botched in the ending (don't kill the Flash!) and has been nothing but a recurring headache for DC ever since.  (Did it happen? Did it never happen? Is there only one universe then? What about timelines? Other Dimensions? Oy.) But if you want to scare the living hell of any and every PC, let them read this entry sometime, and then just drop the slightest of hints from time to time, just to see how they react. Just don't overdo it. Leave overdoing it to the A-M himself:

First Appearance: Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985)

Harbinger

Harbinger

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Dex:   8   Str:   8   Body:    9
Int:   9   Will:  7   Mind:    8

Infl:  8   Aura:  7   Spirit:  7
Initiative: 25  Hero Points:  70

Powers:
Energy Blast: 15
Flight: 16

Skills:
Artist (Writer): 8
Charisma: 8
Gadgetry: 9

Advantages: Connections: New Guardians (High), Guardians of the Universe (Low)

Alter Ego: Lyla Michaels
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Historian
Wealth: 4



Source: Who's Who, 3rd Edition
also see: Crisis Version



Ed's Notes: Harbinger has been nerfed substantially since the 2nd edition version, which was based on her appearances in Crisis on Infinite Earths.  So much, in fact, that I will need to do that character as a unique entry, at a later time.