Cardiac PL11

Cardiac

Eli Wirtham lost his older brother Josh, to a rare, incurable disease. As a result, he vowed to become a healer, who would save lives to honor his brother. Eventually building the most powerful medical and biological research empire on the East coast, Wirtham was able to acquire an older chemical company. In studying their old records he discov ered that a miracle drug had actually been developed in time to save his brother's life, but that it had been kept off the market until the economic climate was more favorable.

Realizing that his brother had died be cause of greed, Wirtham decided to be come a Hand of Justice who would strike out against those protected from punishment by position or technicality. Toward this end, he made considerable sacrifices to acquire powers which would make him more than human. He be came Cardiac.

Cardiac first burst onto the scene with a series of attacks against the holdings of Sapirdyne Chemicals. Sapirdyne had been singled out by Cardiac because they supplied chemicals vital for the processing of cocaine from South Amer ica. As these chemicals had legitimate applications, these transactions were perfectly legal. On the night of Cardiac's first raid, Peter Parker happened to be at Sapirdyne's dock-side warehouse. Though Peter, as Spider-Man, tried to stop Cardiac from destroying the ware house, he was unsuccessful.

Sapirdyne Chemicals was only a holding for Stane International. When Stane's chief executive, Justin Hammer, was informed of the financial loss he had suffered, he made arrangements with the Rhino. When Cardiac mext entered a Sapirdyne manufacturing plant, Rhino was waiting for him. Rhino might have beaten Cardiac if not for the intervention of Spiderman. Though Spider-Man tried to stop Cardiac from destroying the plant, he was once again unsuccessful.

At the Symkarian Embassy, in a meet ing set up by the Silver Sable, Herschel Sapir, head of Sapirdyne Chemicals, contracted with Spider-Man to neutralize the terrorist called Cardiac. In response to a leak to the news media, Cardiac showed up on a cargo ship leaving New York harbor with a large shipment of chemicals. Spider-Man was waiting for him on-board and the two battled. Unbeknownst to Spider-Man, Hammer had stationed Boomerang aboard ship with orders to finish off the survivor. Seeking to add two notches to his reputation, Boomerang attacked before the first bat tle reached a conclusion and was de feated by Spider-Man. With Spider-Man distracted by Boomerang, Cardiac was able to get into position to deliver a blast to the hull of the ship, sinking it. Cardiac escaped from the sinking vessel using his remote-controlled robotic wings.

Cardiac has since shown up to punish Albert Brukner, who had stolen millions of dollars in an S&L fraud; Techtoy, who continued to produce a dangerous electronic doll after one had maimed a child and they had gotten off on a technicality and their parent company Stane Internation al, for nerve gas research they were con ducting as part of a sonic missile they were developing. After their last encount er, which took place at a Stane manufac turing plant, which as it turned out was illegally manufacturing munitions in a populated area (the weapon itself wasn't illegal, but the plant's location was), Cardiac left Spiderman a note which read: One down...a world to go.

Cardiac; PL 11 (171pp)

Init +7; Spd 50ft (Run), 20ft (Jump); Defense 21 (4 Base, 7 Dex); BAB +4; Atk +9 Melee (10S Staff), +10 Ranged (10L Energy Blast); SV Dmg +5 (5 Armor), Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +7; Str 20, Dex 20, Con 20, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 14 (Total 74PP)

Skills: Acrobatics 2/+9, Bluff 8/+10, Computers 4/+9, Craft: Robotics 4/+9, Diplomacy 6/+8, Medicine 6/+11, Profession: Business 6/+11, Science: Robotics 4/+9 (Total 20PP)

Feats: Attack Focus (Ranged), Connected, Endurance, Expertise, Great Fortitude, Heroic Surge, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Move-By Attack, Rapid Strike, Wealth x3 (Total 26PP)

Powers:

• Armor +5 (Source: Super Science, Extra: Amazing Save <Fortitude>, Stunt: Durability, Cost 2pp/Rank+2pp, Total 12pp),
• Beta Staff [Weapon] +3 (Source: Super Science, Stunt: Ranged (Increases range on Energy Blast), Cost 1pp/Rank+2pp) Total 5pp],
• Energy Blast +10 (Source: Mutation, Flaw: Range, Cost 1pp/Rank, Total 10pp),
• Robotic Wings [Flight] +8 (Source: Super Science, Extra: Super Flight +2, Flaw: Device, Cost 1pp/Rank+2pp)Total 10pp] ,
• Super Strength +2 (Source: Super Science, Extras: Super-Dexterity, Super-Constitution, Running, Leaping, Cost 12pp/rank, Total 24pp) (Total 61PP)

Weakness: Vulnerable - Electricity (Mechanical Heart will malfunction) (Total -10PP)