Post by sansomon on Jun 19, 2021 19:19:45 GMT -5
Force Works International: (Marvel version of JLI)
Remember when I said I was revamping an old Marvel property from the 90s?
I LOVE OF HEART THE TEAM OF THE JLI. I didn’t catch on to it until they relaunched it with the “Super 7”. I had a collectibles store in town that sold old comics for 25 cents a piece. I have complete runs of JL JLI and JLE. One thing a watcher suggested to me was: Have you ever thought what Marvel’s version of the JLI might be. To be honest, nope…..but I have now.
My story starts with Kyle Richmond who has been legally banned from superheroic activity. Then he begins recruiting superhuman to help him in his crusade. He gets the precious support of Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth the Batman of the Marvel Universe and during his crusading personal to build a crime-fighting task force Richmond realizes he can go far beyond a mere team of uniformed American vigilantes and can use the vast resources of his corporation to fund a super team of international heroes who are capable of combating the forces of evil on a world scale. At an auction he buys the name and the old Force Works base. Then he begins recruiting heroes to help him in his crusade to create a super team of international heroes from the Marvel Universe recruiting super heroes and super heroines that were considered without much importance by the heroic community of Marvel, but for him they made all the difference in the world.
To this end, I looked for good analogs for their JLI counterparts. I didn’t want to use anyone “super known”, so I made my way to the more obscure, to which end but Captain Ultra. I had finally found a use for him!
Then I thought, you know who would be Marvel’s Booster Gold? SuperPro / Cody Bradshaw ! When I looked at it, there a watcher made the off hand comment….Now if you could redo Marvel’s Black Canary that would be impressive. Challenge accepted. I originally cast Hellcat in the role of Black Canary, but switched it out with Nightcat.
Among other substitutions, I originally wanted Daimon Hellstrom for Dr. Fate’s position, but chose Clea instead so as to have another woman on the group. American Eagle was in General Glory spot until I decided to touch all of the corners of the Marvel universe so i decided that to replace Guy Gardner I thought it would be better to put Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick with Spitfire (Rocket Red’s position) and replace Gardner with Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick.
And here we are. My Marvel version of the JLI.
Shazam - Prime / Kevin Green (Earth-93060)
Russell Green was working in a top secret military research department under Colonel Samuels. He and his wife, Ruth, experienced problems conceiving their first child. They had all but abandoned the idea of having a child of their own when Russel sought out Dr. Vincent Gross. Gross was a leading scientist within the American government’s classified Super-Soldier program. Gross' experiments were designed to grow ultra-powered soldiers in the bodies of ordinary women by implanting fast-mutating genes--using their babies as a catalyst.
Gross agreed to use his experimental techniques to help the Greens in conceiving a baby. Russell happily signed all wavers. Ruth went through a number of treatments, and many samples were taken from Russell, but finally they conceived a son; Gross was excited about the special baby, a prime specimen.
Kevin Green was born, a seemingly normal baby boy. Gross told them to come back for frequent check-ups, and he also instructed Russell that he must never let another doctor examine Kevin, because some of the techniques he had used were not legal. After a Senator threatened an investigation on Gross, he was forced to destroy many of his records, and he lost touch with those he had mutated.
Kevin was a great kid and was genuinely happy. He never got sick no doctor ever gave him more than a preschool check-up, and he did well in school. Everything was perfect … until Kevin hit his 13th year.
Kevin began to experience intense stomach aches, and have some issues with the children in his school. One night burning with fever, Kevin was put to bed by his mother, while he was asleep, the pain grew in intensity to the point where he felt he might burst.
With a sudden explosion of pain, Kevin transformed into a giant Adonis-like form for the first time while half asleep. Suddenly he returned to normal inside the giant body, which had decayed into a liquid that was drowning him. Forcing himself to go back to sleep, he thought he had dreamed it all until he found the empty skin on his bedroom floor. Panicked, he tore free from the body then disposed of its remains.
At the time that the “Ultraverse” was dying, Dane Whitman made a last ditch attempt to bring his friends over to the 616 Universe. It failed and only Dane and Kevin survived. Dane has since adopted Kevin. When Dane was approached to join FWI, Richmond got a 2 for 1 deal.
Powers:
As Prime, Kevin possesses tremendous strength with unknown limits he has already shown himself able to face in physical combat some of the most powerful superhumans there are equal Hulk and Thor not owing anything to them in terms of super-strenght, vigor and pure power. His resistance to physical injury is also exceptionally high, having survived a close proximity explosion of several nuclear warheads. Prime can also fly at hypersonic speeds, can easily reach escape velocity and take several turns around the Earth in a matter of seconds being also able to survive in the vacuum of the space without protection besides being completely invulnerable to damages caused by radiation, toxins, drugs, diseases and can self-restore from injuries that exceed their invulnerability in seconds. Although all of Prime's powers are modelled after traditional superhero “Superman style” powers, these limitations are defined mostly by Kevin's subconscious aspirations.
Superman - Sun God / Zoran (Earth-4290001)
Martian Manhunter – Sleepwalker / Rick Sheridan
Captain Atom - Photon / Genis-Vell
Rocket Red - Crimson Dynamo / Galina Nemirovsky
Doctor Fate – Clea
Clea was born of an affair between Prince Orini leader of the Mhuruuks and legitimate heir to the rule of the Dark Dimension, and Umar a Faltine and sister to the then-current ruler Dormammu. Umar was disgusted by her relationship with Orini, and abandoned Clea to be raised by him. Prince Orini kept any and all knowledge of Clea's true origins secret.
Dormammu had long sought to conquer Earth and, as a result, often confronted Earth’s defender, Doctor Strange. When Strange journeyed into the Dark Dimension to continue his battle against Dormammu, Clea initially sought to dissuade Strange from facing him before deciding to help Strange. Dormammu imprisoned her for betrayal. During the duel between Strange and Dormammu, the latter's powers were drawn away in an attempt to keep the Mindless Ones in check. Strange aided Dormammu in driving the creatures back, and in return was honor-bound by Strange to release Clea and not invade the Earth-dimension.
Clea aided him again in a confrontation with Dormammu, and the two fell in love soon after. On subsequent battles, Clea continued to help Doctor Strange, and their infatuation grew. Umar first gained control of the Dark Dimension when Dormammu was trapped in a pocket dimension after a battle with Doctor Strange and Eternity itself. Seeking revenge against Strange, Umar held Clea hostage. Doctor Strange rescued her, but his mentor the Ancient One convinced him that Clea would only be safe if she were sent to another pocket dimension. The couple agreed, even though they believed they might never see each other again. However, the dimension proved to be the same one that Dormammu was exiled to. Dormammu set plans in motion for his escape, but Strange thwarted his plans and rescued Clea in the process.
Doctor Strange returned to Earth with Clea, and she lived with him in his Sanctum Sanctorum, becoming his lover and disciple. Over the years, she grew into his near equal in mystical aptitude. She joined him on many of his adventures, even as a member of his team, the Defenders, and helped them on many occasions, such when they freed Valkyrie from prison (after which Clea designed a new costume for her), when they freed Trish Starr from Shazana's control, and when they defeated Dormammu from invading Earth on several occasions.
Eventually, Clea left Earth to return to the Dark Dimension, in part because she believed that Doctor Strange’s heart belonged to Morgana Blessing. Umar had once again seized the throne from Dormammu, who was believed dead when his essence was scattered across several dimensions. Clea was determined to help the forces of rebellion in their attempt to overthrow her. Clea and Doctor Strange sought out Prince Orini, the true heir to the original ruler, Olnar, and Strange learned the truth of Clea’s birthright. Clea and Umar battled one-on-one, with Clea emerging triumphant and claiming rulership of the Dark Dimension. Umar and Orini, who remained loyal to her, were exiled to a pocket dimension. A short time into her reign, she and Doctor Strange were married in the Dark Dimension.
When Dormammu reappeared, he won control over the Dark Dimension, forcing Clea to return to Earth once more. Back on Earth, Clea grew uncomfortable in her relationship with Doctor Strange. Stronger and more capable, she no longer needed Strange as a mentor, and their relationship suffered. Clea returned to the Dark Dimension and her role as leader of the resistance against Dormammu and Umar.
Clea took a brief respite from the rebellion to come to Doctor Strange’s rescue. He and the original Defenders had become cursed to continually band together and, as a result, found themselves distancing themselves from humanity. They struck upon the idea that in order to have peace, they would need to enforce it by ruling the world. Hellcat and the support Defenders asked Clea and others to form a team to defeat the so-called Order, after which Doctor Strange and the Defenders were freed from their curse and Clea returned to the Dark Dimension.
Once again Umar and Dormammu forced her from her position as the ruler of the Dark Dimension. Clea came to Earth looking for help to wrest control her throne. Finding that Dr. Strange was no where to be found, Clea sought out the Defenders; starting with Kyle Richmond.
Kyle explained that he no longer with the Defenders, but did have a new group that was up to the task (which was a lie since no one had joined yet.). Clea thanked him and turned to be on her way, but she could not get back to the Dark Dimension. She was blocked. Kyle offered her a place until such a time where the whole team could go with her and help her in her quest. She agreed and joined FWI.
Powers : Clea is the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension, possessing vast powers involving the manipulation of the forces of magic for a variety of effects. She has exhibited such abilities as transmutation, forming and throwing magical bolts of concussive energy, magically constructed animate beings, conjuring objects and energies, teleporting, telekinesis, levitation, mesmerism, thought-casting, controlling others' minds, casting illusions, and the tapping of extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through the recitation of spells. Presumably, she is capable of replicating any spell performed by her former mentor, Doctor Strange. As she is descended from the Faltine race of beings, it is suggested that she can generate her own mystical energy, like Umar and Dormammu, and draw upon it to fuel her magic. She also possesses greater strength and body density than that of a normal Earth human. Her age is indeterminate and the rate at which she ages is unknown, having lived for centuries but having the form and demeanor of a twenty-year-old woman. Clea has defeated the Enchantress in single magical combat, and armed with the Flames of Regency, at the peak of her magical abilities, even rivalled her mother Umar in raw power, thus exceeding that of Doctor Strange himself.
Black Canary - Nightcat / Jacqueline Tavarez
Guy Gardner – Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick official representative of the American army on the team he would be the "Guy Gardner" of Marvel in Force Works International. He's the scoundrel, stuck with Rambo with an ego that does not fit into the universe that thinks he is the greatest American hero ever born and the rest of the group are nothing but "extras" to him but that others are always is made of clown in some way in the stories.
Note: I took the liberty to take off that ridiculous beard that gave him a totally caricatured appearance.
Booster Gold – SuperPro / Cody Bradshaw
“I don’t know ya know. I mean for me, they work. I am better, faster and stronger. The injuries, they don’t take so long to heal. And side effects? I ain’t seen none. So, until they says we can’t use ‘em, I’m gonna use ‘em. They give you that edge, and out here…..you are always looking for that edge….”
“Welcome back to Sports Center, I’m John Anderson. And that was Oakland Raider’s great, Lyle Constantino speaking on PEH Performance Enhancing Hormone. Costantino, unfortunately, lost his one year battle with brain cancer this morning…he was 45. So what is PEH? PEH was developed by scientists and trainers for the NFL. It is a hormone that has shown to increase the physical attributes of the person taking it. In the years since it’s inception, many have speculated a connection to cancer, but nothing has been proven. When we come back, we’ll take a look at the press conference NFL Commissioner Phil Greyfield had about the decision to allow the use of PEH in the NFL. And last night, the NFL draft…we have the winners and losers up next.”
“There have never been any proven conclusions that PEH and cancer are connected. “ said Commissioner Greyfield.” Until such time as theory can be proven fact, the NFL will allow the use of PEH. Thank You.” “That was Commissioner Greyfield’s statement, and we are waiting on the Player’s Union’s response.” said Anderson. “Speaking of the player’s union, it just grew after last nights draft. A profile of first pick, Cody Bradshaw, after this…..”
Greyfield closed the door behind him as he entered his office. Sitting in the darkness , a man in a yellow lab coat and helmet turned on the light. “Curious Mr. Greyfield, how close are you going to let them get?”
“It is not my intention to let them ……”
“It was not our intention to have our years of work spoiled by your inability to keep our secret. Did we not grant you your position in this NFL?”
“Yes…but”
“And did we not provide you with enough recompense for our endeavors?”
“Yes….”
“Then is our expectation too…….difficult?”
“No, sir…….”
“Then the project will continue…..Parker Starling has proven a more than adequate subject, but we have another that we believe will surpass Mr. Starling, and his name is….. ”
“CODY BRADSHAW was the first pick in the NFL draft or as some have come to call it, Cleveland’s Neverending Quest for a Quarterback. Cody comes from Notre Dame as solid a football school as one can get. Cody is a twin, his brother Corbin was born with MS. While Cody excelled at athletics, Corbin excelled at academia. Corbin designed a lot of the gear used at Notre Dame. They are a power duo, and it seems The Browns have hired him as a special consultant. We’ll see how far they take……”
“THE CLEVELAND BROWNS HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL! I can barely believe it! Chis Collinsworth here with Jack Magniconte calling the action, and I never dreamed I would see this day. There are 34 seconds left in the game, all Cody Bradshaw has to do is take a knee and the Cleveland Browns will be Superbowl Champions! Parker Starling lines up for the Detroit Lions on the defense. Cody is down for the snap….Starling leaps early….the refs don’t call it! He levels Bradshaw. Bradshaw crumbles! And the clock has run out for….”
“Cody Bradshaw will never walk again….I’m sorry.” “Those were the words of Commissioner Greyfield months after the Superbowl at a press conference with the young star. A sad story indeed.”
Greyfield walked from the podium an answered his phone…”Yes?.....I understand, but when he found out that he was being injected with that stuff, you knew he wouldn’t stand for it…I don’t think he cared about becoming the next Captain America, he just wanted to play football….Yes we can prepare Mr. Starling for the final level.”
“Parker Starling has been voted MVP for the Superbowl! Three consecutive appearances and back to back wins for the defensive star and the Detroit Lions! Our interview with him at the top of the hour. In other news, former Browns quarterback Cody Bradshaw is walking again. With the aid of a spinal brace designed by his brother. The brace locks into the bio-electric energy produced by the body and stimulates the paralyzed nerve endings. It’s good to see him back around. Good luck Cody!”
But the continued use of the brace and it’s electrical stimulation over the last two years had activated the remaining PEH in his body, transforming it’s chemical make-up. The mix of the two had healed his injuries and magnified all of his physical attributes.
Cody had kept the revelation out of the news. He had devised a plan to go back in the NFL and find out what was up with the Commissioner and PEH, and he was going to take them down. His brother designed him an armored suit that included the brace and concealed his identity. He was going after the bad guys as SuperPro!
The media savvy Richmond knew it would do his brand well to have someone with the public cache as SuperPro. Nighthawk III tracked him down and offered him a chance to join to Force Works International, he accepted.
Powers:
SuperPro is a superb athlete. After being experimented on, Cody gained superhuman strength, durability, agility, reflexes, and speed. He can run up to 90 miles per hour (144,8 km/h) for as long as 90 minutes before beginning to tire, and he is bulletproof. Cody can also lift up to 29 tons and wears a bulletproof uniform and helmet.
Blue Beetle – Iron Spider Man / Michael van Patrick
Batman - Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth
Mister Miracle - Captain Ultra / Griffin Gogol
Doctor Light - Radiance / Ryoko Sabuki
Fire - Magma / Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla
Ice - Jack Frost
Crimson Fox - Anaïs / Unknown former member of Les Héroes de Paris superheroine representative of France
Power Girl - She-Hulkling / Lauri-Ell
Silver Sorceress - Jimaine Szardos, a.k.a. Amanda Sefton she's always been terribly underrated in Marvel comics book titles and treated like a third-rate sorceress of the Universe Marvel who doesn't measure up to other witches of your own age but infinitely more powerful so it's time for her to prove her worthy to be the counterpart of the Silver Sorceress of Marvel Universe and prove that years of studying magic has borne good fruit for her and now she can be regarded as a powerful mystic of the Marvel Universe.
Blue Jay - The Falcon II / Joaquín Torres
The Atom - Yellowjacket IV / Scott Lang
Tasmanian Devil - Grizzly / Theodore Winchester
Lionheart - Black Knight / Dane Whitman
After a long and illustrious career as a costumed adventurer and forays in interdimensional travel, Dane settled down and opened an R&D firm with the money he had made at H4H. Dane was approached by Kyle Richmond to join Force Works International. He agreed only because his son Kevin wanted to join and he didn’t want him going off unsupervised.
Dane Whitman is the Black Knight who has been a longtime member of the Avengers as well as a member of the Defenders, Ultraforce, Heroes for Hire, and MI: 13.
Black Knight has no exceptional superhuman abilities; he possesses the normal physical attributes of an athletic man of his age who regularly performs exercises and trains combat skills. He possessed enhanced physical skills when mentally bonded to Sersi, and as Knight of Pendragon possesses the ability to see through magical illusions.
He is a fighter of exceptional skill, particularly when it comes to swordsmanship. He is skilled with horses possessing as a mount a magical winged horse given to him by the Knights of Pendragon called Elessar which has a fraction of the power of The Green Knight being immortal , possessing super strength , hyper accelerated healing factor , power to teleport beyond to possessing a psychic link with the Black Knight that allows one to always know where the other is and see through each other's eyes and use their senses. He is notably intelligent, particularly in areas of science and especially in physics. He also possesses good tactical and strategic skills. He wields the powerful sword, magic, the Sword of Night whose black blade as the night sky is capable of cutting anything, and the Shield of Light that can protect he from virtually any attack, resist the most powerful blows based on strength, energy, magic and power and hit back magic attacks.
Maya - Grid / Dinesh Deol
August General in Iron - Xorn / Kuan-Shen Xorn
O.M.A.C. - Brawn / Amadeus Cho (again with impressive physique and massively muscular from when he was the Totally Awesome Hulk because there's nothing inherently wrong with him being an irradiated gamma titan and possessing a physical type as imposing as the Hulk's but having another superheroic identity because the name " Hulk " already has an owner and he wants to get out of the shadow of the Emerald Goliath and build his own legend)
The Olympian - Hercules II / Unknown former member of the Initiative former member of the group "The Order" as "Official Hercules of Team" after managing to permanently maintain the super powers he previously had as a member of "The Order" as vast superhuman strength capable of rivaling with that of the true Hercules demigod of Olympus beyond of immortality , superhuman invulnerability , superhuman hyper accelerated healing factor , superhuman stamina , superhuman vitality, superhuman endurance and others super powers that make him authentic "Olympian" of the Force Works International.
Flash - Calamity / James Wa
The Elongated Man - Rubbermaid / Andrea Margulies
Animal Man - Silverclaw / Maria de Guadalupe Santiago
Metamorpho - Stonewall / Jerry Sledge
Big Barda - Thena / Azura
Orion - Gilgamesh The Forgotten One
Lightray - Starfox / Eros
General Glory - American Eagle / Jason Strongbow
Agent Liberty - Battlestar / Lemar Hoskins
Bloodwynd - Brother Voodoo / Jericho Drumm
Black Condor - Black Crow / Jesse Black Crow
Maxima the Empress of the Planet Almerac - Lady Hellbender
Mary Marvel - Martyr / Phyla-Vell
Osiris - Genesis / Evan Sabhnur
Seneca - Warpath / James Proudstar
The Ray - Spectrum / Monica Rambeau
Huntress - White Fox / Ami Han
Triumph - Doc Samson / Leonard Samson
Wonder Woman - Warrior Woman / Hippolyta
G'Nort - Watchdog (Earth-92131)
History
Watchdog is a member of the mutant community known as Skull Mesa. Founded by Dr Taylor Prescott they made a good honest living mining little from a nearby diamond mine, until the mutant Solarr seized control of the town with his partners Chet and Toad.
Watchdog was placed on guard duty and was ordered by Solarr to knock Cyclops' jet out of the sky. He later redeemed himself and turned on Solarr helping Cyclops defeat him.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Telepathy. Electrical disruptions, power suppression.
L-Ron - H.E.R.B.I.E.
Catherine Cobert - Valerie Cooper
Maxwell Lord - Kyle Richmond
Kyle Richmond was a rich, spoiled, irresponsible brat with no talent for his studies or anything productive. During his early 20s, however, a series of events shook him hard enough to straighten him up.
He had a car accident that almost killed his girlfriend but left him unscathed. He discovered he had a heart murmur during the draft. He lost his father to a plane crash, remaining sole proprietor of Richmond Enterprises.
He wisely turned the responsibility of management to the chairman of the board, and started looking for a way to cure his heart.
He happened upon a strengthening alchemical formula that gave him his power, and shortly after that was contacted by the Grandmaster to become part of the Squadron Sinister – counterparts of the Squadron Supreme from an alternate earth.
Richmond was the counterpart of his alternate analogue, Kyle Richmond aka Nighthawk, and thus became known as Nighthawk II. Richmond continued to act not-so-intelligently, and even tried to fight Daredevil to acquire a rep.
He finally came to his sense and betrayed the Squadron Sinister when they launched, along with Nebulon, a planet-destroying plot. He sided with the Defenders despite the odds. The Defenders paid him back by resurrecting him after he was nearly killed in the fight, and accepting him into their ranks.
Richmond suddenly had a place and a purpose, and threw himself in the Defenders. He even became the de facto leader when Doctor Strange started to fade away from the team.
Recently he has been forced to retire by the Federal Government, he passed and passed his post to the Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth.
Kyle never lost hope though. He continued to look for ways to be involved in the superhuman community. He tried to copyright the name “Defenders”, but was told it belonged to the Federal Government under the 50 States Initiative Act. When The Stark Foundation was liquidating their assets, he saw a golden opportunity. Richmond bought an old research and development building out west called the Force Works building. He also bought the rights to another of Stark’s intellectual properties: Force Works. He rebranded the name to Force Works International and began recruiting.
Remember when I said I was revamping an old Marvel property from the 90s?
I LOVE OF HEART THE TEAM OF THE JLI. I didn’t catch on to it until they relaunched it with the “Super 7”. I had a collectibles store in town that sold old comics for 25 cents a piece. I have complete runs of JL JLI and JLE. One thing a watcher suggested to me was: Have you ever thought what Marvel’s version of the JLI might be. To be honest, nope…..but I have now.
My story starts with Kyle Richmond who has been legally banned from superheroic activity. Then he begins recruiting superhuman to help him in his crusade. He gets the precious support of Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth the Batman of the Marvel Universe and during his crusading personal to build a crime-fighting task force Richmond realizes he can go far beyond a mere team of uniformed American vigilantes and can use the vast resources of his corporation to fund a super team of international heroes who are capable of combating the forces of evil on a world scale. At an auction he buys the name and the old Force Works base. Then he begins recruiting heroes to help him in his crusade to create a super team of international heroes from the Marvel Universe recruiting super heroes and super heroines that were considered without much importance by the heroic community of Marvel, but for him they made all the difference in the world.
To this end, I looked for good analogs for their JLI counterparts. I didn’t want to use anyone “super known”, so I made my way to the more obscure, to which end but Captain Ultra. I had finally found a use for him!
Then I thought, you know who would be Marvel’s Booster Gold? SuperPro / Cody Bradshaw ! When I looked at it, there a watcher made the off hand comment….Now if you could redo Marvel’s Black Canary that would be impressive. Challenge accepted. I originally cast Hellcat in the role of Black Canary, but switched it out with Nightcat.
Among other substitutions, I originally wanted Daimon Hellstrom for Dr. Fate’s position, but chose Clea instead so as to have another woman on the group. American Eagle was in General Glory spot until I decided to touch all of the corners of the Marvel universe so i decided that to replace Guy Gardner I thought it would be better to put Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick with Spitfire (Rocket Red’s position) and replace Gardner with Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick.
And here we are. My Marvel version of the JLI.
Shazam - Prime / Kevin Green (Earth-93060)
Russell Green was working in a top secret military research department under Colonel Samuels. He and his wife, Ruth, experienced problems conceiving their first child. They had all but abandoned the idea of having a child of their own when Russel sought out Dr. Vincent Gross. Gross was a leading scientist within the American government’s classified Super-Soldier program. Gross' experiments were designed to grow ultra-powered soldiers in the bodies of ordinary women by implanting fast-mutating genes--using their babies as a catalyst.
Gross agreed to use his experimental techniques to help the Greens in conceiving a baby. Russell happily signed all wavers. Ruth went through a number of treatments, and many samples were taken from Russell, but finally they conceived a son; Gross was excited about the special baby, a prime specimen.
Kevin Green was born, a seemingly normal baby boy. Gross told them to come back for frequent check-ups, and he also instructed Russell that he must never let another doctor examine Kevin, because some of the techniques he had used were not legal. After a Senator threatened an investigation on Gross, he was forced to destroy many of his records, and he lost touch with those he had mutated.
Kevin was a great kid and was genuinely happy. He never got sick no doctor ever gave him more than a preschool check-up, and he did well in school. Everything was perfect … until Kevin hit his 13th year.
Kevin began to experience intense stomach aches, and have some issues with the children in his school. One night burning with fever, Kevin was put to bed by his mother, while he was asleep, the pain grew in intensity to the point where he felt he might burst.
With a sudden explosion of pain, Kevin transformed into a giant Adonis-like form for the first time while half asleep. Suddenly he returned to normal inside the giant body, which had decayed into a liquid that was drowning him. Forcing himself to go back to sleep, he thought he had dreamed it all until he found the empty skin on his bedroom floor. Panicked, he tore free from the body then disposed of its remains.
At the time that the “Ultraverse” was dying, Dane Whitman made a last ditch attempt to bring his friends over to the 616 Universe. It failed and only Dane and Kevin survived. Dane has since adopted Kevin. When Dane was approached to join FWI, Richmond got a 2 for 1 deal.
Powers:
As Prime, Kevin possesses tremendous strength with unknown limits he has already shown himself able to face in physical combat some of the most powerful superhumans there are equal Hulk and Thor not owing anything to them in terms of super-strenght, vigor and pure power. His resistance to physical injury is also exceptionally high, having survived a close proximity explosion of several nuclear warheads. Prime can also fly at hypersonic speeds, can easily reach escape velocity and take several turns around the Earth in a matter of seconds being also able to survive in the vacuum of the space without protection besides being completely invulnerable to damages caused by radiation, toxins, drugs, diseases and can self-restore from injuries that exceed their invulnerability in seconds. Although all of Prime's powers are modelled after traditional superhero “Superman style” powers, these limitations are defined mostly by Kevin's subconscious aspirations.
Superman - Sun God / Zoran (Earth-4290001)
Martian Manhunter – Sleepwalker / Rick Sheridan
Captain Atom - Photon / Genis-Vell
Rocket Red - Crimson Dynamo / Galina Nemirovsky
Doctor Fate – Clea
Clea was born of an affair between Prince Orini leader of the Mhuruuks and legitimate heir to the rule of the Dark Dimension, and Umar a Faltine and sister to the then-current ruler Dormammu. Umar was disgusted by her relationship with Orini, and abandoned Clea to be raised by him. Prince Orini kept any and all knowledge of Clea's true origins secret.
Dormammu had long sought to conquer Earth and, as a result, often confronted Earth’s defender, Doctor Strange. When Strange journeyed into the Dark Dimension to continue his battle against Dormammu, Clea initially sought to dissuade Strange from facing him before deciding to help Strange. Dormammu imprisoned her for betrayal. During the duel between Strange and Dormammu, the latter's powers were drawn away in an attempt to keep the Mindless Ones in check. Strange aided Dormammu in driving the creatures back, and in return was honor-bound by Strange to release Clea and not invade the Earth-dimension.
Clea aided him again in a confrontation with Dormammu, and the two fell in love soon after. On subsequent battles, Clea continued to help Doctor Strange, and their infatuation grew. Umar first gained control of the Dark Dimension when Dormammu was trapped in a pocket dimension after a battle with Doctor Strange and Eternity itself. Seeking revenge against Strange, Umar held Clea hostage. Doctor Strange rescued her, but his mentor the Ancient One convinced him that Clea would only be safe if she were sent to another pocket dimension. The couple agreed, even though they believed they might never see each other again. However, the dimension proved to be the same one that Dormammu was exiled to. Dormammu set plans in motion for his escape, but Strange thwarted his plans and rescued Clea in the process.
Doctor Strange returned to Earth with Clea, and she lived with him in his Sanctum Sanctorum, becoming his lover and disciple. Over the years, she grew into his near equal in mystical aptitude. She joined him on many of his adventures, even as a member of his team, the Defenders, and helped them on many occasions, such when they freed Valkyrie from prison (after which Clea designed a new costume for her), when they freed Trish Starr from Shazana's control, and when they defeated Dormammu from invading Earth on several occasions.
Eventually, Clea left Earth to return to the Dark Dimension, in part because she believed that Doctor Strange’s heart belonged to Morgana Blessing. Umar had once again seized the throne from Dormammu, who was believed dead when his essence was scattered across several dimensions. Clea was determined to help the forces of rebellion in their attempt to overthrow her. Clea and Doctor Strange sought out Prince Orini, the true heir to the original ruler, Olnar, and Strange learned the truth of Clea’s birthright. Clea and Umar battled one-on-one, with Clea emerging triumphant and claiming rulership of the Dark Dimension. Umar and Orini, who remained loyal to her, were exiled to a pocket dimension. A short time into her reign, she and Doctor Strange were married in the Dark Dimension.
When Dormammu reappeared, he won control over the Dark Dimension, forcing Clea to return to Earth once more. Back on Earth, Clea grew uncomfortable in her relationship with Doctor Strange. Stronger and more capable, she no longer needed Strange as a mentor, and their relationship suffered. Clea returned to the Dark Dimension and her role as leader of the resistance against Dormammu and Umar.
Clea took a brief respite from the rebellion to come to Doctor Strange’s rescue. He and the original Defenders had become cursed to continually band together and, as a result, found themselves distancing themselves from humanity. They struck upon the idea that in order to have peace, they would need to enforce it by ruling the world. Hellcat and the support Defenders asked Clea and others to form a team to defeat the so-called Order, after which Doctor Strange and the Defenders were freed from their curse and Clea returned to the Dark Dimension.
Once again Umar and Dormammu forced her from her position as the ruler of the Dark Dimension. Clea came to Earth looking for help to wrest control her throne. Finding that Dr. Strange was no where to be found, Clea sought out the Defenders; starting with Kyle Richmond.
Kyle explained that he no longer with the Defenders, but did have a new group that was up to the task (which was a lie since no one had joined yet.). Clea thanked him and turned to be on her way, but she could not get back to the Dark Dimension. She was blocked. Kyle offered her a place until such a time where the whole team could go with her and help her in her quest. She agreed and joined FWI.
Powers : Clea is the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension, possessing vast powers involving the manipulation of the forces of magic for a variety of effects. She has exhibited such abilities as transmutation, forming and throwing magical bolts of concussive energy, magically constructed animate beings, conjuring objects and energies, teleporting, telekinesis, levitation, mesmerism, thought-casting, controlling others' minds, casting illusions, and the tapping of extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through the recitation of spells. Presumably, she is capable of replicating any spell performed by her former mentor, Doctor Strange. As she is descended from the Faltine race of beings, it is suggested that she can generate her own mystical energy, like Umar and Dormammu, and draw upon it to fuel her magic. She also possesses greater strength and body density than that of a normal Earth human. Her age is indeterminate and the rate at which she ages is unknown, having lived for centuries but having the form and demeanor of a twenty-year-old woman. Clea has defeated the Enchantress in single magical combat, and armed with the Flames of Regency, at the peak of her magical abilities, even rivalled her mother Umar in raw power, thus exceeding that of Doctor Strange himself.
Black Canary - Nightcat / Jacqueline Tavarez
Guy Gardner – Red Hulk II / General Robert L. Maverick official representative of the American army on the team he would be the "Guy Gardner" of Marvel in Force Works International. He's the scoundrel, stuck with Rambo with an ego that does not fit into the universe that thinks he is the greatest American hero ever born and the rest of the group are nothing but "extras" to him but that others are always is made of clown in some way in the stories.
Note: I took the liberty to take off that ridiculous beard that gave him a totally caricatured appearance.
Booster Gold – SuperPro / Cody Bradshaw
“I don’t know ya know. I mean for me, they work. I am better, faster and stronger. The injuries, they don’t take so long to heal. And side effects? I ain’t seen none. So, until they says we can’t use ‘em, I’m gonna use ‘em. They give you that edge, and out here…..you are always looking for that edge….”
“Welcome back to Sports Center, I’m John Anderson. And that was Oakland Raider’s great, Lyle Constantino speaking on PEH Performance Enhancing Hormone. Costantino, unfortunately, lost his one year battle with brain cancer this morning…he was 45. So what is PEH? PEH was developed by scientists and trainers for the NFL. It is a hormone that has shown to increase the physical attributes of the person taking it. In the years since it’s inception, many have speculated a connection to cancer, but nothing has been proven. When we come back, we’ll take a look at the press conference NFL Commissioner Phil Greyfield had about the decision to allow the use of PEH in the NFL. And last night, the NFL draft…we have the winners and losers up next.”
“There have never been any proven conclusions that PEH and cancer are connected. “ said Commissioner Greyfield.” Until such time as theory can be proven fact, the NFL will allow the use of PEH. Thank You.” “That was Commissioner Greyfield’s statement, and we are waiting on the Player’s Union’s response.” said Anderson. “Speaking of the player’s union, it just grew after last nights draft. A profile of first pick, Cody Bradshaw, after this…..”
Greyfield closed the door behind him as he entered his office. Sitting in the darkness , a man in a yellow lab coat and helmet turned on the light. “Curious Mr. Greyfield, how close are you going to let them get?”
“It is not my intention to let them ……”
“It was not our intention to have our years of work spoiled by your inability to keep our secret. Did we not grant you your position in this NFL?”
“Yes…but”
“And did we not provide you with enough recompense for our endeavors?”
“Yes….”
“Then is our expectation too…….difficult?”
“No, sir…….”
“Then the project will continue…..Parker Starling has proven a more than adequate subject, but we have another that we believe will surpass Mr. Starling, and his name is….. ”
“CODY BRADSHAW was the first pick in the NFL draft or as some have come to call it, Cleveland’s Neverending Quest for a Quarterback. Cody comes from Notre Dame as solid a football school as one can get. Cody is a twin, his brother Corbin was born with MS. While Cody excelled at athletics, Corbin excelled at academia. Corbin designed a lot of the gear used at Notre Dame. They are a power duo, and it seems The Browns have hired him as a special consultant. We’ll see how far they take……”
“THE CLEVELAND BROWNS HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL! I can barely believe it! Chis Collinsworth here with Jack Magniconte calling the action, and I never dreamed I would see this day. There are 34 seconds left in the game, all Cody Bradshaw has to do is take a knee and the Cleveland Browns will be Superbowl Champions! Parker Starling lines up for the Detroit Lions on the defense. Cody is down for the snap….Starling leaps early….the refs don’t call it! He levels Bradshaw. Bradshaw crumbles! And the clock has run out for….”
“Cody Bradshaw will never walk again….I’m sorry.” “Those were the words of Commissioner Greyfield months after the Superbowl at a press conference with the young star. A sad story indeed.”
Greyfield walked from the podium an answered his phone…”Yes?.....I understand, but when he found out that he was being injected with that stuff, you knew he wouldn’t stand for it…I don’t think he cared about becoming the next Captain America, he just wanted to play football….Yes we can prepare Mr. Starling for the final level.”
“Parker Starling has been voted MVP for the Superbowl! Three consecutive appearances and back to back wins for the defensive star and the Detroit Lions! Our interview with him at the top of the hour. In other news, former Browns quarterback Cody Bradshaw is walking again. With the aid of a spinal brace designed by his brother. The brace locks into the bio-electric energy produced by the body and stimulates the paralyzed nerve endings. It’s good to see him back around. Good luck Cody!”
But the continued use of the brace and it’s electrical stimulation over the last two years had activated the remaining PEH in his body, transforming it’s chemical make-up. The mix of the two had healed his injuries and magnified all of his physical attributes.
Cody had kept the revelation out of the news. He had devised a plan to go back in the NFL and find out what was up with the Commissioner and PEH, and he was going to take them down. His brother designed him an armored suit that included the brace and concealed his identity. He was going after the bad guys as SuperPro!
The media savvy Richmond knew it would do his brand well to have someone with the public cache as SuperPro. Nighthawk III tracked him down and offered him a chance to join to Force Works International, he accepted.
Powers:
SuperPro is a superb athlete. After being experimented on, Cody gained superhuman strength, durability, agility, reflexes, and speed. He can run up to 90 miles per hour (144,8 km/h) for as long as 90 minutes before beginning to tire, and he is bulletproof. Cody can also lift up to 29 tons and wears a bulletproof uniform and helmet.
Blue Beetle – Iron Spider Man / Michael van Patrick
Batman - Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth
Mister Miracle - Captain Ultra / Griffin Gogol
Doctor Light - Radiance / Ryoko Sabuki
Fire - Magma / Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla
Ice - Jack Frost
Crimson Fox - Anaïs / Unknown former member of Les Héroes de Paris superheroine representative of France
Power Girl - She-Hulkling / Lauri-Ell
Silver Sorceress - Jimaine Szardos, a.k.a. Amanda Sefton she's always been terribly underrated in Marvel comics book titles and treated like a third-rate sorceress of the Universe Marvel who doesn't measure up to other witches of your own age but infinitely more powerful so it's time for her to prove her worthy to be the counterpart of the Silver Sorceress of Marvel Universe and prove that years of studying magic has borne good fruit for her and now she can be regarded as a powerful mystic of the Marvel Universe.
Blue Jay - The Falcon II / Joaquín Torres
The Atom - Yellowjacket IV / Scott Lang
Tasmanian Devil - Grizzly / Theodore Winchester
Lionheart - Black Knight / Dane Whitman
After a long and illustrious career as a costumed adventurer and forays in interdimensional travel, Dane settled down and opened an R&D firm with the money he had made at H4H. Dane was approached by Kyle Richmond to join Force Works International. He agreed only because his son Kevin wanted to join and he didn’t want him going off unsupervised.
Dane Whitman is the Black Knight who has been a longtime member of the Avengers as well as a member of the Defenders, Ultraforce, Heroes for Hire, and MI: 13.
Black Knight has no exceptional superhuman abilities; he possesses the normal physical attributes of an athletic man of his age who regularly performs exercises and trains combat skills. He possessed enhanced physical skills when mentally bonded to Sersi, and as Knight of Pendragon possesses the ability to see through magical illusions.
He is a fighter of exceptional skill, particularly when it comes to swordsmanship. He is skilled with horses possessing as a mount a magical winged horse given to him by the Knights of Pendragon called Elessar which has a fraction of the power of The Green Knight being immortal , possessing super strength , hyper accelerated healing factor , power to teleport beyond to possessing a psychic link with the Black Knight that allows one to always know where the other is and see through each other's eyes and use their senses. He is notably intelligent, particularly in areas of science and especially in physics. He also possesses good tactical and strategic skills. He wields the powerful sword, magic, the Sword of Night whose black blade as the night sky is capable of cutting anything, and the Shield of Light that can protect he from virtually any attack, resist the most powerful blows based on strength, energy, magic and power and hit back magic attacks.
Maya - Grid / Dinesh Deol
August General in Iron - Xorn / Kuan-Shen Xorn
O.M.A.C. - Brawn / Amadeus Cho (again with impressive physique and massively muscular from when he was the Totally Awesome Hulk because there's nothing inherently wrong with him being an irradiated gamma titan and possessing a physical type as imposing as the Hulk's but having another superheroic identity because the name " Hulk " already has an owner and he wants to get out of the shadow of the Emerald Goliath and build his own legend)
The Olympian - Hercules II / Unknown former member of the Initiative former member of the group "The Order" as "Official Hercules of Team" after managing to permanently maintain the super powers he previously had as a member of "The Order" as vast superhuman strength capable of rivaling with that of the true Hercules demigod of Olympus beyond of immortality , superhuman invulnerability , superhuman hyper accelerated healing factor , superhuman stamina , superhuman vitality, superhuman endurance and others super powers that make him authentic "Olympian" of the Force Works International.
Flash - Calamity / James Wa
The Elongated Man - Rubbermaid / Andrea Margulies
Animal Man - Silverclaw / Maria de Guadalupe Santiago
Metamorpho - Stonewall / Jerry Sledge
Big Barda - Thena / Azura
Orion - Gilgamesh The Forgotten One
Lightray - Starfox / Eros
General Glory - American Eagle / Jason Strongbow
Agent Liberty - Battlestar / Lemar Hoskins
Bloodwynd - Brother Voodoo / Jericho Drumm
Black Condor - Black Crow / Jesse Black Crow
Maxima the Empress of the Planet Almerac - Lady Hellbender
Mary Marvel - Martyr / Phyla-Vell
Osiris - Genesis / Evan Sabhnur
Seneca - Warpath / James Proudstar
The Ray - Spectrum / Monica Rambeau
Huntress - White Fox / Ami Han
Triumph - Doc Samson / Leonard Samson
Wonder Woman - Warrior Woman / Hippolyta
G'Nort - Watchdog (Earth-92131)
History
Watchdog is a member of the mutant community known as Skull Mesa. Founded by Dr Taylor Prescott they made a good honest living mining little from a nearby diamond mine, until the mutant Solarr seized control of the town with his partners Chet and Toad.
Watchdog was placed on guard duty and was ordered by Solarr to knock Cyclops' jet out of the sky. He later redeemed himself and turned on Solarr helping Cyclops defeat him.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Telepathy. Electrical disruptions, power suppression.
L-Ron - H.E.R.B.I.E.
Catherine Cobert - Valerie Cooper
Maxwell Lord - Kyle Richmond
Kyle Richmond was a rich, spoiled, irresponsible brat with no talent for his studies or anything productive. During his early 20s, however, a series of events shook him hard enough to straighten him up.
He had a car accident that almost killed his girlfriend but left him unscathed. He discovered he had a heart murmur during the draft. He lost his father to a plane crash, remaining sole proprietor of Richmond Enterprises.
He wisely turned the responsibility of management to the chairman of the board, and started looking for a way to cure his heart.
He happened upon a strengthening alchemical formula that gave him his power, and shortly after that was contacted by the Grandmaster to become part of the Squadron Sinister – counterparts of the Squadron Supreme from an alternate earth.
Richmond was the counterpart of his alternate analogue, Kyle Richmond aka Nighthawk, and thus became known as Nighthawk II. Richmond continued to act not-so-intelligently, and even tried to fight Daredevil to acquire a rep.
He finally came to his sense and betrayed the Squadron Sinister when they launched, along with Nebulon, a planet-destroying plot. He sided with the Defenders despite the odds. The Defenders paid him back by resurrecting him after he was nearly killed in the fight, and accepting him into their ranks.
Richmond suddenly had a place and a purpose, and threw himself in the Defenders. He even became the de facto leader when Doctor Strange started to fade away from the team.
Recently he has been forced to retire by the Federal Government, he passed and passed his post to the Nighthawk III / Joaquin Pennysworth.
Kyle never lost hope though. He continued to look for ways to be involved in the superhuman community. He tried to copyright the name “Defenders”, but was told it belonged to the Federal Government under the 50 States Initiative Act. When The Stark Foundation was liquidating their assets, he saw a golden opportunity. Richmond bought an old research and development building out west called the Force Works building. He also bought the rights to another of Stark’s intellectual properties: Force Works. He rebranded the name to Force Works International and began recruiting.