Overpowers

Overpowers

IC Thread

OOC Thread

Setting Background

They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. They keep coming back.

Ancients from as far back as records go report sightings of ariel objects that spark an age of mythic Heroes. From Thutmose II to Alexander the Great, those more than human emerge and are involved with the discs.

More than human became Superhuman for the first time after the American Civil War. The usual masked Heroes were present on both sides, of course, and cowboy culture was full of them.

But it was not until one of the discs crashed in Aurora, Texas that the first of the Supers arrived. The water from the contaminated well spread out, forever changing some individuals. One of the earliest, known only as Big John, held up a collapsing, unsafe mine. He sacrificed his own life in the process, serving as a rallying symbol for the formation of the United Mine Workers.

The First World War saw some Supers on the lines. The sight of men dodging bullets or leaping across trenches was always both terrifying and inspiring.

Perhaps attracted by the Supers, the discs returned. Pilots called them Foo Fighters. Anyone who got too close tended to develop abilities of their own. Kenneth Arnold became the first Power, able to be able to fly unaided. He never wore a mask, and used his powers with the forestry and rescue services.

Then one of them crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. After that, it was never quite the same. For the first time, Powers began appearing at random. Scientists theorize the increased radiation in the atmosphere coupled with whatever the crashed Disc released upped the ante.

Powered gangs took to themed costumes to terrorize those who might have Powers of their own. Heroes and heroic Powers responded with their own costumes, meant to oppose and inspire. They hid their identities from the McCarthy Witch hunts.

The Discs seemed to get proactive. Betty & Barney Hill and Travis Walton were taken and returned. The Hills gained largely mental abilities, which they used to assist law enforcement in a consulting capacity. Unfortunately, Barney's powers overwhelmed him, causing a cerebral hemorrhage. Ten years later, Walton became Fireman, titling his autobiography "Fire In The Sky".

Fireman became involved in responding to the Rendlesham Forest disc, which jumpstarted several military super units and lead to the formation of the international Super-Human Overwatch Committee. To this day, Disc activity and superhumans alike routinely involve Agents of SHOC.

SHOC responded to the most public incident to date, the Phoenix Lights. A SHOC Team went over the mountains after the Discs. They were engaged a villain of a power level no one had seen before. Immediately, several citizens instinctively aided them, leading to the formation of the first Overpower superteam.

Sightings increased. Mexico began a never-ending flap. Honalulu, Stephenville, Morrison, Houston.

Disc activity is becoming routine. Overpowers are emerging almost weekly.

They may or may not have always been here, but one thing is for sure. Something is up.

Power Level Terminology

• Hero/Villain: Batman, Green Arrow, Black Panther.
• Super: Captain America, Daredevil, The Thing.
• Power: Cyclops, Wolverine, Human Torch.
• Overpower: Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash.

Current Members of the Phoenix Lights

• Breakaway, Hockey-Themed Super-Speedster.
• Checkmate, Super-intelligent mastermind heroine.
• Doctor Quanta|, Techno-Sorceress Supreme.
• Herald, Champion of Heliopolis.
• Lady Knight, Guinevere of Camelo.t
• Omnipresent, Electrical Spy.
• Sapphire Girl, Legacy Heroine.
• Solara, Fire Blaster.

Inactive Members of the Phoenix Lights

• Champion, Self-Promoting power duplicator. (On Personal Leave.)

Former Members of the Phoenix Lights

• Echo, US Navy serviceman, also Prince of Atlantis (Missing.)
• Valkyja, Sigrid, exiled Valkyrie of Asgard. (Recalled home.)
• Titania, Flying Brick (Missing.)

Members of the NPC Hero Group The Majestic 12 (All Powers, presumed deceased)

• Indrid Cold, Man In Black.
• Bluebolt, Super-Speedster.
• Condor, Basically Batman.
• Dreamland, Super-Psychic Illusionist.
• Garnet, Battlesuit. Actually Steve Gonsalves from Ghost Hunters.
• Krill, Shrinking Superheroine.
• Moon Pigeon, Urban Shaman.
• Mothman, Yes, THAT Mothman.
• Pinball, Bouncing, ball-throwing ballistic brawler.
• Puma Punku, Super-Luchadore with a mystical Aztec Puma Totem.
• Roswell Rocky, Ever-Lovin' Purple-Scaled Idol O'Millions.
• Skyfire, Flying, Flamey Former sidekick gone big league.

Members of the NPC Hero Group The Arizona Meteors (All Powers)

• Captain Phoenix, standard mid-level flying brick. Cousin to Phoenicia.
• Firefight, basically Iron Fist.
• Megajulie, electric heroine.
• Titan, basically Giant-Man.
• Tydrone, cute and funny robot sidekick.

Members of the NPC Science Hero Group The Legendary Times Foundation (All Heroes.)

• Doc Legend, real ID: Georgio Tsoukalos.
• Erik "Dutch" Von Däniken.
• "Lucky" Linda Moulton-Howe.
• Nick "red" Redfern.

Members of the NPC Government Hero Group Task Force Eagle (From the first batch of Overpowers)

• Avenger, Cyborg Commando.
• Cluckin' A, Heroic Avian-American™.
• Cold Glory, Revived cryogenic experiment.
• Commando, Military Bulletproof Brick.
• Fight Girl, more or less Wonder Girl.
• Freedom Fox, Gadget Girl.
• Ultimate American, Basically Captain America without the Shield.

Solo Heroes

• Awesome Steve, Hero of Los Angeles.
• Big Brudda, Hero of Hawaii.
• Bruce "Vortex" Gernon, Science Hero.
• Comet Girl, Heroine of Chicago.
• Doctor Mojo, Magical hero of New York City.
• Fireman, Travis Walton. Former Mentor of Skyfire. (Power, Presumed deceased.)
• Mayflower, Hero of Boston.
• Penultimate, Hero of Pennsylvania.
• Phoenicia, the "Supergirl" of the setting. First heroic Overpower. Cousin of Captain Phoenix.
• Spacegirl (Reformed Villain from the first batch of Overpowers)

Members of the Villain Group Overposse (Assumed to have killed & stolen the powers of Majestic 12)

• BEK, The Black-Eyed Kid. Hypnotic Eyes and hard to notice until it's too late.
• Angel Hair, basically Medusa.
• Derro, savage little blue dwarf. Basically Puck.
• Serpo, basically Killer Crock.
• Sundog, basically Sunfire.
• Vimana, basically Box.

Solo Villains

• Atom Bob, atomic villain of the west coast USA.
• Azul, Super-Luchadore. Arch-Nemesis of Puma Punku. From the first batch of Overpowers.
• Billy "Beamship" Meier, Science Villain.
• Bunnyman, That's One Bad Rabbit. Power. Partner of Jess Starr.
• Calamity, Outlaw Cowgirl of the American and Mexican desert.
• Carolingian, Dame in Shining Armour with a magic sword. From the first batch of Overpowers.
• Chupacabera, Grotesque stalker of the American and Mexican desert.
• Click Click Boom, Gun Kata Guy. From the first batch of Overpowers. (Deceased.)
• Commandeer, Mind Controlling Menace. (Actually Sherriff Joseph Arpaio. Depowered.)
• D'Monika, infernal powered midwestern US villain and social media personality.
• Dwayyo, canid cryptid. Arch-enemy of Snallygaster. Super.
• Earworm, Musical Clown who can force others into song and dance routines. Power.
• Flashmob, Self-Duplicator. Power.
• Globster, gooey cryptid. Super.
• Hatman, shadowbeing of malevolent intent and excellent haberdashery. Power.
• Instigator, Super-Speed reptile. Super.
• Jess Starr. Basically Harley Quinn if she had Deadpool's healing. Partner of Bunnyman. Power.
• Mongolian Death Worm, Mutant leechman. Villain.
• Moon-Moon, incredibly stupid werewolf. Super.
• Morgellon, walking communicable disease. Super.
• Phlebotoma, Flesh-shaper. Power.
• Puckwudgie, tiny hairy menace. Super.
• Psychomanteum, living mirror portal to the realm of the Id.
• Rake, scary clawed cryptid. Super.
• Robot Nixon, scourge of DC, Virginia, and Delaware.
• Sassysquatch, urban bigfoot with attitude. Villain.
• Snallygaster, Octogator kinda thing. Arch-enemy of Dwayyo. Super.
• Harajuku, Basically Harley Quinn. From the first batch of Overpowers.
• The Face From Mars, shapeshifter from Mars... Pennsylvania. Super.
• The Other Rake, horror-movie immortal serial killer with a unique garden tool weapon. Power.
• Uraeus, Pharaoh-Champion of Set. From the first batch of Overpowers.
• Virga, basically Killer Frost. Power.
• Vuvuzela, hypnotic buzzer-blowing Villain.
• Waka, Wandering Evil Samurai.

Members of SHOC

• Director Art Bell.
• Deputy Director Miranda Silaago, basically Maria Hill.
• Chief Engineer Bob Lazar.
• Information Officer George Noory.
• Research Specialist Jim Harold, Basically Fitz.
• Sandy, Telepathic Cyberdog who runs the LIGHT's coordination and communications.

Important Locations

• Asgard, Home of the Ancient Norse Gods.
• Area 12, HQ of the Majestic 12 in the New Mexico desert.
• Area 15, Submersable Atlantean Embassy below NSB New London.
• Atlantis, home of the species Homo Legendarius. Subspecies "Homo" (Can pass for human) and "Dagonus" (That Isnmouth Look).
• The Astral Plane
• Heliopolis, home of the Ancient Egyptian Gods.
• Sky Harbor, basically SHOC's Helicarrier.
• "The Cauldron", The Terrance Calalis Correctional Facility for the Criminally Insane. Basically Arkham Asylum.
• The Realms of Fiction.
• The Realms of Psychology.

Important People and Organizations

• Arizona Governor Doug Duecey.
• Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton.
• Cauldron Warden Stacey Jones.
• SHOC: Super-Human Oversight Committee. Basically SHIELD.
• Benny & The Goon, aliens from the planet Tau Ceti, the Nigerian Email Scammers of the galaxy. Actual names Bh'nni and Gu'un. Became merged with Primal Fiction while connected to the Akashic Record and are now beloved cultural icons.

Important Tech and Power Sources

• The Akashic Record: All knowledge of all life everywhere as a metaphysical force.
• Discs: UFOs, present throughout history on multiple planets, possible core source of Super-Powers. Otherwise a complete mystery.
• Disc Metal: Basically the Adamantium/Vibranium of the setting. Uncertain origins and properties.
• The Godforce: Asgardian power.
• SHOC Collars. Power-Nullifying devices. Long list of hazards in their use.