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Wilhelm Kantor was born in Germany
'''The Overshadow (Wilhelm Kantor):''' The current incarnation of the ancient Egyptian sorcerer Tan-Aktor, former SS officer, founder and leader of SHADOW. Overshadow possesses considerable arcane and technological knowledge, and wears an advanced suit of powered armor clocked full of mystic enhancements.
in the early 1900s. A dashing, athletic,
and intellectual young man, he found
his way into certain esoteric circles
around the same time the Nazi Party was gaining prominence
in his homeland. Eventually,
Kantor was initiated into the
Thule Society, a secretive lodge of
mystics who embraced the ideal
of an Aryan past, and wielded
ancient Teutonic magic.
Kantor’s experiences in the Thule
Society awakened him to numerous past
lives, in particular a previous incarnation
in ancient Egypt when he was the sorcerer Tan-
Aktor, who betrayed and attempted to overthrow
the Prince Heru-Ra. He learned that his soul, his ka, and that of Heru-Ra had
reincarnated throughout history to carry out their age-old conflict.
The awakening of his ka made Kantor a formidable magician, quickly
exceeding his mentors and rising to prominence within the Society. Coupled
with her perfect Aryan looks and cold ambition, Kantor earned the favor
of the Nazis and the Füehrer himself. He became a key occult advisor to
Hitler and was placed in charge of various secret Nazi programs to create
übersoldaten: super-soldiers for the Fatherland. Kantor used the
opportunity to ensure many of these Nazi super-agents were loyal
to him, foreseeing the day when he would topple Hitler and
claim the Third Reich for himself.
During the Second World War, Kantor was a shadowy
mastermind behind numerous Nazi schemes. His rituals
granted Nacht-Krieger and others their powers,
and he maintained something of a rivalry with
Übermensch, Hitler’s favored champion, as they
both plotted to eliminate the Füehrer for their
own reasons. Kantor knew Übermensch was
a rogue Ultiman, but was never able to use
the information to his advantage, although
he did manage to acquire many technological
secrets of the Ultima.
When the Third Reich collapsed in defeat,
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Kantor fled Germany, along with a cache of gold
and occult artifacts. For years, he schemed to
regain the power he’d lost. Eventually, he used
a combination of occult lore and Ultima and
Preserver technology to clone himself; replacing
his aging body is a young, healthy, physically
perfect form. He also created clones in his own
image as ideal followers: programmed for
loyalty and obedience. From this grew the organization
known as SHADOW, with Kantor as
its supreme leader, the Overshadow.
Since then, the Overshadow
has largely abandoned pretenses of
Aryan superiority and focuses solely
on his superiority. He wants nothing
less than complete world
domination and he’s come close
to getting it on a number of
occasions. His old foe Heru-Ra
returned for a number of years
as the Scarab to oppose him,
but he has been removed
from the picture for the time
being. Likewise, the champions
of Light have not found
a successor, while Kantor
has reclaimed the services of
Nacht-Krieger. The time is growing ripe for the rise of SHADOW and for
the Overshadow to lord over the world!
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 17 August 2006
Overshadow at his control panel...
The Overshadow (Wilhelm Kantor): The current incarnation of the ancient Egyptian sorcerer Tan-Aktor, former SS officer, founder and leader of SHADOW. Overshadow possesses considerable arcane and technological knowledge, and wears an advanced suit of powered armor clocked full of mystic enhancements.
