Mayfair DC Heroes Character Database: Jim Harper

Guardian I
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Dex: 8 Str: 5 Body: 6
Int: 5 Will: 6 Mind: 5
Infl: 5 Aura: 5 Spirit: 6
Initiative: 22 Hero Points: 40

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 8*
Detective: 7
Martial Artist: 8*
Thief: 8*
Vehicles: 8*
Weaponry: 8*

Advantages: Area Knowledge (Suicide Slum); Connections: Newsboy Legion (High), Metropolis Police Department (Low); Intensive Training; Lightning reflexes

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: James Harper
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Policeman
Wealth: 5

Equipment:
Shield [Body: 14, EV: 8]

Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 54

Ed's Notes: This entry is for the original, Golden Age guardian. And although it's not cannon, if I were running him in a game, I'd have today's Guardian be a clone of this one. BTW... Those kids in the Newsboy Legion grew up to become the Scientists (and others) at Cadmus! (Though they be a little too old now, for that...)

Guardian II
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Dex: 9 Str: 5 Body: 6
Int: 7 Will: 6 Mind: 5
Infl: 6 Aura: 5 Spirit: 6
Initiative: 26 Hero Points: 50

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 9*
Detective: 7
Martial Artist: 9*
Thief: 9*
Vehicles: 9*
Weaponry: 9*

Advantages: Area Knowledge (Cadmus Project, Suicide Slum); Connections: Newsboy Legion (Low), Project Cadmus (High), Superman (Low), Metropolis Police Department (Low); Intensive Training; Lightning reflexes

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: James Harper
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Cadmus Security Chief
Wealth: 6

Equipment:
Shield [Body: 14, EV: 6, Energy Blast: 12] Limitation: EV is for melee attacks only, using the shield as a club. Energy Blast must be recharged after a single use.

Source: Who's Who, 3rd Edition; Superman: Man of Steel Sourcebook, page 114

Ed's Notes: Although it's not cannon, if I were running him in a game, I'd re-imagine him as a clone of, and slight improvement over his WWII-era counterpart. I really dig that Alex Ross-esque picture. (Haven't been able to confirm is if it was Ross or not, but it rocks his style.) 2nd Edition Gives his Shield an EV of 8, but omits the Energy Blast.

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