Mekanique

Mekanique
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Dex:   7   Str:   8   Body:    9
Int:   9   Will:  6   Mind:    5
Infl:  3   Aura:  3   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 19  Hero Points:  30

Powers:
Force Field: 12
Full Vision: 8
Invisibility: 6
Lightning: 10

Skills:
Gadgetry: 9
Scientist: 9
Thief (Security Systems): 9

Limitations: Power Restriction: Invisibility can only be used to hide from electronic detection devices

Advantages: Connections: Robotman (Low), Per Degaton (High), Rotwang (High); Genius; Scholar (robotics, future history)

Alter Ego: none
Motivation: Power Lust
Occupation: Robot Conqueror
Wealth: n/a

Equipment:
REDUCTION MACHINE [Body: 6, Shrinking: 8] Bonus: Shrinking is Usable On Others, and can be used on multiple targets without suffering Multi-Attack penalties.


Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 81
foe of: All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: And I for one welcome our new sex-bot overlords...

(But... Who the hell is Rotwang?!)

Golden Age Kulak

Golden Age Kulak
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Dex:  12   Str:   8   Body:   20
Int:  15   Will: 25   Mind:   20
Infl: 18   Aura: 24   Spirit: 25
Initiative: 45  Hero Points: 200

Powers:
Growth 20
Magic Sense: 20
Sorcery: 42

Skills:
Occultist: 18

Limitations: Miscellaneous: All Powers are directed through the third eye in the center of his forehead.

Advantages: Iron Nerves; Scholar (Brztal lore); Sharp Eye

Alter Ego: None
Motivation: Nihilist
Occupation: Necromancer
Wealth: n/a

Rituals:
Whispering Death [Causes everyone within range to hate each other (Broadcast Empath: 18), Casting Time: Instantaneous (0 AP's), Necessary Components: None, Special: Each AP of Casting Time added adds +1 AP to the effect. Thus by adding 32 AP's of time (roughly 400 years), he can boost the AV/EV to 50/50. (This would affect the entire planet)]

Summoning Ritual [Animate Dead: 40, Casting Time: Instantaneous (0 AP's), Necessary Components: None, Special: The Ritual summons forth the long-dead Warriors of Brztal.]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 80
foe of: All-Star Squadron
also see: Undead Warriors of Brztal, Modern Age



Ed's Notes: This guy is the Big bad of the Golden Age. He can challenge even the Spectre. 'Niff said.

I did re-word (and re-stat) the Whispering Dead Ritual, but this way everything adds up, according to the WaW Sourcebook entry.

Tsunami

Tsunami
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Dex:   7   Str:   8   Body:    8
Int:   5   Will:  4   Mind:    5
Infl:  4   Aura:  4   Spirit:  5
Initiative:16/18 Hero Points: 40

Powers:
Swimming: 7
Water Control: 13
Water Freedom: 9

Skills:
Thief: 5
  
Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Miya Shimada
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Student
Wealth: 4



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 70
affiliation(s): Axis Amerika, All-Star Squadron, Young All-Stars



Ed's Notes: She started her career as a Japanese operative for Axis Amerika, but underwent a heel-face turn and joined up with the Young All-Stars. One of the rare aquatic characters than can survive indefinitely out of the water (at least according to the game) and would be pretty tough to take down in the water for all but the heavier hitters.

First Appearance: All-Star Squadron #33 (May, 1984)

Whip

Whip

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Dex:   7   Str:   4   Body:    5
Int:   6   Will:  6   Mind:    5
Infl:  7   Aura:  6   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 24  Hero Points:  40

Skills:
Acrobatics: 4
Animal Handling: 7
Charisma: 7
Detective: 4
Martial Artist: 7
Weaponry (Exotic): 11

Advantages: Connections: High Society (Low); Lightning Reflexes

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Rodney Elwood Gaynor
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Millionaire
Wealth: 10

Equipment:
Whip [Str: 7, Body: 7, EV: 3] 



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 71
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: Judging from his picture and M.O., I'm guessing he'd make a great teammate for the Vigilante.  Also... I LOVE the idea of this guy, but I can't help but recall the old S.N.L. sketch with Bill Murray as the "Whipmaster." Lol.

Dyna-Mite

Dyna-Mite
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Dex:   5   Str:   3   Body:    4
Int:   4   Will:  4   Mind:    5
Infl:  5   Aura:  5   Spirit:  5
Initiative: 16  Hero Points:  30

Powers:
Bomb: 7

Skills: *linked
Martial Artist: 5*
Thief (Stealth): 5*

Limitations: Power Restriction: Can only use his Bomb Power when he touches his Dyna-Ring to the the other one, worn by his mentor T.N.T. After his mentor's demise, can only use his Bomb Power when he touches his two Dyna-Rings together.

Advantages: Intensive Training; Rich Family

Drawbacks: Age (young); Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Daniel "Dan the Dyna-Mite" Dunbar
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Student
Wealth: 1

Equipment:
DYNA-RINGS (x2) [Body: 4] Note: When T.N.T. was still alive, he kept one of the two rings.



Source: World at War Sourcebook, pages 69-70
also see: T.N.T.
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron, Young All-Stars



Ed's Notes: Wonder Twin Powers... ka-BOOM! A worthy sidekick to T.N.T., who became a respectable hero in his own right. This could be a REALLY interesting character to play, especially if another PC was willing to play the mentor, T.N.T., to be killed off after a game or three.  He's got room to develop. Also, as usual with sidekicks, why doesn't he have:

Advantage: Connection: T.N.T. (High)? Also: Insta-Change, as Stoic mentioned in the comments section below.

T.N.T.

T.N.T.
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Dex:   7   Str:   4   Body:    4
Int:   7   Will:  6   Mind:    5
Infl:  5   Aura:  5   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 21  Hero Points:  50

Powers:
Bomb: 7

Skills:
Gadgetry: 7
Martial Artist: 6
Scientist: 7

Limitations: Power Restriction: Can only use his Bomb Power when he touches his Dyna-Ring to the one worn by Dyna-Mite

Advantages: Scholar (chemistry); Sidekick (Dyna-Mite)

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Thomas N. "Tex" Thomas
Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Occupation: High School Teacher
Wealth: 5

Equipment:
DYNA RING [Body: 4]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 69
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: Wonder Twin Powers... ka-BOOM! How does his "power" work, exactly? Why the RING? Ins't it the RING that has the Bomb Power? (or the two combined?) Or is there something in the ring(s) that activates it? I'm confused. Also, is it really a RESPONSIBLE use of your POWER to experiment on yourself, grant yourself super-powers and then do the same to a student and then recruit that student into a life of crime-fighting? No. No, it is NOT. Lol.  And why give the other Ring to Dyna-Mite anyway? After T.N.T. died, Dyna-Mite used BOTH RINGS by himself. So why shouldn't BOTH of the have TWO RINGS right from the start? (And who the fuck who name their kid, "Thomas Thomas?!") 1940's weirdness, I guess. Aw well... At least he has a kick ass leitmotif....

Tigress

Tigress
Golden Age Huntress

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Dex:   8   Str:   4   Body:    5
Int:   5   Will:  6   Mind:    6
Infl:  7   Aura:  6   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 24  Hero Points:  40

Skills:
Acrobatics: 8
Detective: 4
Gadgetry: 4
Martial Artist: 8
Military Science (Tracking): 10
Thief: 9
Vehicles: 6
Weaponry: 8

Advantages: Area Knowledge (New York City); Connections: Street (Low); Lightning Reflexes; Sharp Eye

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Paula Brooks
Motivation: Thrill of Adventure
Occupation: Heroine
Wealth: 4

Equipment:
Crossbow Pistol Body: 3, EV: 5]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 69
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron, Injustice Society of the World, Young All-Stars



Ed's Notes: Me-yOUCH! The Golden Age Tigress is a badass! Another Femme Fatale of the Golden Age, the Tigress (originally known as the Huntress) was one of the few Young All-Stars that actually debuted in the Golden Age rather than post-Crisis as a fill-in. The WaW Sourcebook doesn't say where the arrows come from, or how many she has, or how long it takes to load the Crossbow... Assume [Ammo: 1], that she has a... bunch? on her... belt? and it takes either an automatic action or 1 phase to load? (Yes, that's a very different tactical situation, but either one is better than firing round after round with impunity! lol)

Tarantula

Tarantula

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Dex:   7   Str:   4   Body:    5
Int:   6   Will:  6   Mind:    6
Infl:  5   Aura:  5   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 22  Hero Points:  45

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 7*
Artist (Writer): 4
Detective: 6*
Gadgetry: 5
Martial Artist: 7*
Thief: 7*
Vehicles: 7*
Weaponry: 7*

Advantages: Connections: Publishing Industry (High), Street (Low); Intensive Training; Lightning Reflexes; Scholar (spiders, mystery novels)

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Jonathan Law
Motivation: Thrill of Adventure
Occupation: Novelist
Wealth: 9

Equipment:
Web Gun [Str: 8, Body: 4, Glue: 12, R#: 2] Bonus: Can use the Gun's Str to launch a grappling attack or use the Glue Power as per the standard rules. Gun can also be used to fire swing lines 5 AP's in length.

BOOTS [Body: 5, Cling: 4]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 68
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: THIS IS NOT A SPIDER-MAN RIPOFF! Seriously. In addition to a slightly different (and weaker) power set, and a different origin and background story, the Golden Age Tarantula debuted about 20 years before Marvel's Spider-Man! There is also a modern version of the character that's been gender-swapped. I don't know much about her, but these stats could serve as a useful starter template for her.

First Appearance: Star-Spangled Comics #1 (October, 1941)

Robotman

Robotman

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Dex:   7   Str:   9   Body:   10
Int:   9   Will:  7   Mind:    5
Infl:  4   Aura:  4   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 20  Hero Points:  45

Powers:
Running: 7
Skin Armor: 3
Telescopic Vision: 6

Skills: 
Gadgetry: 10
Scientist: 10

Advantages: Genius; Scholar (robotics)

Drawbacks: Serious Irrational Attraction to restoring his human self

Alter Ego: Dr. Robert Crane / Paul Dennis
Motivation: Unwanted Power
Occupation: Scientist
Wealth: 7

Equipment:
JET PACK [Body: 4, Flight: 9, R#: 4]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 64
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: Like the Human Bomb, another scientist that got stuck into one of his experiments.  This guy would not only make a good "engineer" for any group, but a pretty solid tank as well. Skin Armor is a very cheap power to raise up, carrying none of the limitations of Force Field, yet all the benefits in game terms.  Plus... Scientist? Robotics expert? A PC can pretty much go ANYWHERE with that in term of modifying themselves!  It worth noting that this is the Golden Age Robotman, and NOT the one of Doom Patrol fame, although, I suppose he could be used as a stand in, or a template to create that character.  (At the time of this entry, I have not yet found any stats for the newer, Doom Patrol Robotman character.)

Red Bee

Red Bee

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Dex:   7   Str:   5   Body:    5
Int:   7   Will:  6   Mind:    6
Infl:  6   Aura:  6   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 24  Hero Points:  40

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 7*
Animal Handling (Insects): 12
Detective: 7*
Martial Artist: 7*
Thief: 7*
Vehicles: 7*

Advantages: Area Knowledge (Superior City); Connections: Superior City Police Department (High); Intensive Training; Lightning Reflexes; Scholar (law, beekeeping); Sharp Eye

Alter Ego: Richard Raleigh
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Assistant District Attorney
Wealth: 7

Equipment:
BELT BUCKLE [Body: 6] Note: Within the belt buckle is kept a swarm of trained bees that he can unleash and command.

BEES [Dex: 14, Str: 1, Body: 2, Initiative: 14]



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 64
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: If anyone is thinking that fighting crime with a "swarm" (small enough to fit in a BELT BUCKLE) of bees is a dumb idea, well, he once ranked fourth on a list of the crappiest superheroes in comic book history. So... YOU'RE NOT WRONG!  In game terms, using critical blows and/or devastating attacks, the bees can take out (OV/RV) 2/2 and 3/3 mooks one at a time with reasonable rolls, and even small groups with good rolls. But... taking out low-level mooks is not exactly hard... unless you're trying to do so with a relatively small swarm of trained bees! Maybe somewhere out there is a nigh-unstoppable super-villain with a Fatal Vulnerability (Allergy) to Bee Stings. And ON THAT DAY...

Judomaster

Judomaster

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Dex:  10   Str:   5   Body:    6
Int:   6   Will:  8   Mind:    8
Infl:  6   Aura:  6   Spirit:  7
Initiative: 27  Hero Points:  45

Skills:
Acrobatics: 6
Martial Artist: 9
Military Science: 6
Thief: 8
Vehicles: 7
Weaponry: 7

Advantages: Connections: U.S. Government (Low), U.S. Armed Forces (Pacific Theater/High); Rank (Sergeant); Sidekick (Tiger)

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Irving "Rip" Jagger
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Soldier/Espionage Agent
Wealth: 5



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 59
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron



Ed's Notes: This is an interesting character, considering when he came out. Not only is his super-power (shtick, really) Asian-style Martial Arts, but his costume in an inversion of Imperial Japan's "Rising Sun" Flag.

Jester

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Dex:   8   Str:   4   Body:    5
Int:   7   Will:  7   Mind:    5
Infl:  7   Aura:  6   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 24  Hero Points:  40

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 8*
Charisma: 9
Detective: 7*
Martial Artist: 7
Thief: 8*
Vehicles: 8*
Weaponry: 8*

Advantages: Area Knowledge (New York City); Connections: New York Police Department (Low); Scholar (jokes & gags)

Drawbacks: Catastrophic Irrational Attraction to playing jokes on criminals; Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Charles Lane
Motivation: Thrill of Adventure
Occupation: Policeman
Wealth: 5


Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 57
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron, Freedom Fighters


Ed's Notes: Like the joker, but he a good guy?  I wish they had statted out some of his gags... I mean... What would a cream pie to the face do to a Nazi?  How would the bank robbers be affected by the sneezing powder? Per GM's discretion and PC's Hero Poitn expenditure, I guess?

"Iron" Munro

"Iron" Munro

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Dex:  10   Str:  13   Body:   11
Int:   5   Will:  5   Mind:    5
Infl:  6   Aura:  6   Spirit:  6
Initiative: 23  Hero Points:  45

Powers:
Invulnerability: 15
Jumping: 7
Running: 7

Skills: 
Charisma: 7
Gadgetry: 3

Advantages: Lightning Reflexes; Scholar (automobiles)


Alter Ego: Arnold Munro
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Student
Wealth: 3



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 57
affiliation(s): All-Star Squadron, Young All-Stars



Ed's Notes: This is a lot of power in a young hero, especially in the Golden Age.  Could easily be the muscle / tank (big guy) for any group other than the JSA.

Human Bomb

Human Bomb

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Dex:   6   Str:   4   Body:    8
Int:   8   Will:  7   Mind:    7
Infl:  5   Aura:  5   Spirit:  7
Initiative: 21  Hero Points:  40

Powers:
Bomb: 9

Skills: 
Gadgetry: 7
Marital Artist: 5
Military Science (Demolitions): 10
Scientist: 7

Limitations: Bomb Power is Always On. Whenever he touches anything the object explodes, whether he wills it to or not.

Advantages: Connections: U.S. Government (High); Genius; Scholar (chemistry)

Drawbacks: Secret Identity

Alter Ego: Roy Lincoln
Motivation: Upholding the Good
Occupation: Chemist
Wealth: 6

Equipment:
FIBRO-WAX SUIT [Body: 8] Note: Fibro-Wax in the only substance that does not explode when placed in contact with the Human Bomb's body. In battle, he wears the suit of Fibro-Wax and takes of one of his gloves when he wants to use his Power.


Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 56
affiliation: Freedom Fighters



Ed's Notes: Wow. It's worth mentioning that the Golden Age / World at War characters almost NEVER have the "Unwanted Power" motivation, but HOW can that not be at least part of his?!  He swallowed the secret chemical he was working on (27-QRX) when the Nazi's attacked his lab, so that they wouldn't get a hold of it, and it turned him into a (the) Human Bomb. Can you image what would happen if that stuff WAS being used by, say... the JOKER?! Or really any guy with a bunch of easily manipulated mooks?! (Wait... Actually, that could be really FUN! I need to do that!)