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* Baron Samedi (Simon DuLac): Voodoo god of death possessing a Haitian criminal and gangster, using his mystic powers
to prove humanity unworthy and corrupt. Archenemy of Siren II.
* Battle Brutes (the War-born): Magical constructs created by a Dark Lord in some netherworld which overran and destroyed
their creator and all other life there. They now exist solely to fight and destroy and do so endlessly. Some sorcerers
attempt to use battle brutes as weapons, but they're mindless, difficult (and dangerous) to control. The Dark Lords penned
the Battle Brutes in a pocket dimension ages ago.
* Battlecry (Clarence Beaudrie): Grandson of billionaire and Freedom City socialite Angela Beaudrie who gained somic
powers from questionable genetic treatments. Student at the Claremont Academy.
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* Beacon (Langston Albright): Sailor endowed with the role of Light-bearer following the death of White Rose near Freedom
City.
* Beast of Kilimanjaro, the: Alien creature in suspended animation beneath Mt. Kilimanjaro, most likely a Preserver
experiment. Defeated and re-imprisoned by the White Lion.
* Beaumont, Lord Richard: English lord in the 13th century renowned for his skill in archery, ancestor of the Beaumont
family (the modern-day Bowmen). The fourth Bowman met Lord Beaumont briefly on a trip through time.
* Bee-Keeper, the: Silver Age foe of the Centurion in the 1960s. Expert in insect behavior and genetic engineering.
* Black Avenger (Wilson Jeffers): Black crime-fighter and martial artist in the 1970s, member of the Freedom League. Now
retired and running a youth center in Lincoln, mentor of Sonic.
* Black Bowman (Beaumont Fletcher III): Bowman IV’s evil duplicate from Anti-Earth, member of the Tyranny Syndicate.
* Black Jackal: Dark costumed assassin and foe of the White Lion with ties to the Egyptian death cult of Anubis (and
through them with SHADOW and the Serpent People).
* Blackbird: Would-be paramour of the Raven I, she adopted a similar costume and attempted to work as his “partner” for a
time in the 1960s.
* Blackbyrds: Agents of King Cole during the 1950s.
* Blackstar (Rojan Lhar): Rogue Star Knight with alien “shadow-bands” from the Terminus and a hatred of the Star Knights
and all they represent. Member of the Crime League.
* Blackthorn: Vengeful spirit of one of the last druids, slain by Roman invaders, who eventually focused his thirst for
vengeance on Centurion (as a “scion of accursed Rome”), also a foe of Lady Celtic during the Second World War.
* Bluesman, the (Chester Brown): Black blues guitarist and crime-fighter in the 1920s and ‘30s.
* Bogatyr I: Russian hero possessing the power of a legendary champion. Fought the Centurion in the 1950s and ‘60s.
* Bogatyr II: Son of the original Bogatyr and now a famed Russian superhero in his own right.
* Bogeyman: A dream entity that feeds on fear, a foe of the current Atom Family in their childhood.
* Bolo, el (Eduardo Guerrero): Argentine bolo expert and petty thief, member of the Thieves’ Guild.
* Bolt (Ray Gardener, Jr.): Captain Thunder’s son and a student at the Claremont Academy. Bolt has super-speed and can
project lightning bolts.
* Bonham, Luke: AEGIS agent during the 1980s and ‘90s. Killed fighting Omega during the Terminus Invasion.
* Bonham, Stewart (AKA “Rock Star”): AEGIS agent, son of famed agent Luke Bonham.
* Boss Moxie: Leader of the animated Toon Gang.
* Bowman I (Fletcher Beaumont): A crusading newspaperman who used archery expertise and an arsenal of trick arrows to
fight crime.
** Bowman II (Timothy Quinn): The second Bowman after Arrow I assumed the Bowman identity and trained his mentor’s
son as Arrow II.
** Bowman III (Fletcher Beaumont, Jr.): The third Bowman after the first Bowman’s son assumed the mantle and trained
Ethan Keller as his partner. Broken up by Beaumont’s bout with alcoholism. Beaumont later passed the mantle on to his
son, while Ethan Keller assumed the identity of Archer.
** Bowman IV (Fletcher Beaumont III): Grandson of the original Bowman, first graduate of the Claremont Academy, and
member of the Freedom League.
* Brainape: Member of the Primate Patrol with mental powers.
* Brainstorm (Roy Connors): Psionic mutant who sacrificed his life to save the Freedom League from the Scions of Sobek.
Made an honorary member of the League after his death.
* Breakdance: A small-time super-criminal and foe of Tectonic in the 1980s.
* Brides of the Green, the: Three women—Maxima, Venus Man-Trap, and Flora—transformed into super-humans by the Green
Man to become his “brides” and agents.
* Brigade Six: Secret team of super-agents working for the Ministry of Powers in Britain in the 1960s.
* Britannia: Female champion of the British Isles, invested with mystic power, potentially related to Lady Liberty in some
way. Like Lady Liberty, multiple women have been Britannia over the years. Anne Pennington was Britannia during World
War Two.
* Broken Crow: American Indian shaman and Earth’s Master Mage in the late 1800s. Although crippled as a youth, Broken
Crow possessed considerable magical powers. He died at Wounded Knee in 1890.
* Brotherhood of the Yellow Sign: Mystical cult worshipping the Unspeakable One, founded by the Serpent People.
* Buccaneer (Mar Barnabo): Space pirate and member of the Tyranny Legion in the 26th century.