Danny Rand—Iron Fist

The final Defender arrives! I just finished Iron Fist and I wanted to pump this entry out before school picks back up for me again—won't have time to work as much when that happens.

I've also made minor adjustments to Daredevil, given that he's not nearly as talented a fighter as Iron Fist (DD's skillset is more focused around being intimidating, lawyering, and noticing everything).

Name: Daniel Rand
Race: Human
Experience: 65 (Heroic)
Power Level: Street Fighter with Super Karma (Rising Stars; 30 PP)
Agility d10; Smarts d6; Spirit d10; Strength d6; Vigor d8
Pace 6; Parry 10; Charisma –2; Toughness 6
Hindrances: Clueless, Heroic, Loyal, Outsider, Phobia (m, airplane turbulence), Vow (M—sworn enemy of the Hand)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Filthy Rich, Combat Sense, Dodge, Level Headed, Nerves of Steel, Martial Artist, Acrobat, Counterattack, Improved Frenzy, Improved First Strike, Block.
Skills: Climbing d8, Fighting d12+1, Investigation d4, Knowledge (Kun'Lun) d4, Notice d8, Stealth d8.
Inventory: Clothes, iPod.
Powers:

• Animal Control (1): Level 1. Limitation (–1, can only be used to pacify animals). (Zen animal empathy.)
• Armor +8 (3): Heavy Armor. Requires Activation, Limitation (–2, right hand only), Limitation (–2, Benny and Spirit roll to activate; failure disables this for the day. GM may impose penalties for un-zen circumstances), Limitation (–1, Spirit roll to maintain every round). (The Iron Fist is indestructible.)
• Attack, Melee (6): Damage Str+3d6, AP 4, Heavy Weapon, One Arm. Contingent on successful armor. (The Iron Fist.)
• Healing (5): Cure. Contingent on successful armor, Limitation (–1, Cure incurs 2 points of Fatigue, failure Incapacitates). (Channeling the chi from the iron fist to repair the body.)
• Super Attribute (4): Agility +1, Spirit +1. (Exceptional training and zen demeanor.)
• Super Edge (8): Combat Sense, Dodge, Level Headed, Nerves of Steel. (Exceptional training and zen demeanor.)
• Super Skill (3): Fighting +2, Notice +1. (Exceptional training and zen demeanor.)

Danny Rand was born to the billionaire founders of Rand Enterprises. Raised in a sheltered upbringing in New York with his friends Joy and Ward Meachum, Danny was a good-hearted kid, even through Ward's bullying. Unfortunately, on a family trip to China, Danny's plane went down in the Himalayas, killing both of his parents. Danny was found by a group of mysterious monks, who took him back to the mystical city of Kun'Lun.

The monks there trained him, particularly Lei Kung, the Thunderer, in the mystical martial arts. Danny was also taught to keep his emotions in check, though he seemed to have trouble pushing emotions from his heart in times of stress, and his penchant for trouble-making with his best friend Davos resulted in many stories. However, having learned the art of zen combat, Danny was chosen to partake in the Trial of Shou-Lao the Undying, an enormous dragon beast. Danny subdued the beast and plunged his fists into its molten heart—a tattoo of Shou-Lao burned itself onto his chest, and Danny became the Iron Fist, sworn enemy of the Hand.

15 years after his plane went down, the gates of Kun'Lun opened once again, allowing Danny to escape into the world and make his way back to New York. His antics in entering the Rand Enterprises headquarters, however, complicated matters, with Ward branding him as an insane person trying to steal the Rand name and submitting Danny to an asylum. Eventually, though, things were ironed out and Danny was reinstated within the company, and immediately started driving profits down with idealistic and unwise business decisions, much to the chagrin of Ward and Joy.

In this time, Danny met Colleen Wing, a martial artist in Chinatown, and Claire Temple, one of her students, and began to work with them to uncover a heroin manufacturer by the docks. This turned out to be run by Madame Gao and the Hand, who were using it to gain an economic foothold in the city. Danny also found out that Harold Meachum, his father's best friend, was still alive, albeit through poor life decisions and a deal with the Hand. Danny did his best to apprehend the Hand and save as many as he could, but when Colleen was poisoned by a fight with the Hand (and Danny discovered the healing capabilities of the Iron Fist), they ended up in an installation with an imprisoned Gao, only to find out that Colleen was a member of a different faction of the Hand all along.

Escaping with Davos, who only recently found him in New York, they retreated for Danny to recharge his chi and destroy this rogue faction of the Hand with the assistance of Colleen, but not before Ward and Joy were put into serious danger at the hand of Bakuto, this Hand faction's leader. After dealing with this threat, Danny discovered that Harold Meachum might have engineered the plane accident to kill his parents, and worked with Ward and Joy (newly on his side in light of the revelation) to defeat Harold (with the killing blow attributed to Ward's gun).

Danny offered to bring Colleen back to Kun'Lun, but at the gates, they discovered that an attack had occured and the gates were shut. They will likely pick up here in the Defenders later this year.

Power Stunts:

• Deflection (4): –6 to hit with ranged attacks. Contingent on a successful armor. Danny uses the Iron Fist to deflect a bullet against Harold in the series' climax.
• Explode (5): Damage 4d8, Large Burst Template. Contingent on a successful armor. Danny uses the Iron Fist to slam into the ground, causing massive amounts of damage to the rooms and security officers around him.
• Parry +4 (4): During Danny's tournament against the Hand, he goes full zen and effortlessly blocks hits from his opponent.

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So, it was a quick and dirty Savaging, and boy I don't think I've ever seen anyone with a Persuasion that low (d4–4 with his Outsider modifiers). The Iron Fist, however, is quite powerful, and will only grow moreso as he gains Experience, and his status as a Rising Star allows him to gain even more uses of his chi as time goes on. Personally, I'm thorouhgly interested to see what he ends up with in the future.

Leave your questions, comments, and complaints about the show's weak writing and choreography below. Don't be too harsh, though; it was mediocre, not total garbage.
—DoctorBoson

Jessica Jones—Private Eye

In the essence of continuing to put out content on this blog, as opposed to letting it die, I'll go ahead and put out a mainstay super heroine, who should be one of the heroes present in the upcoming Defenders show on Netflix.

Name: Jessica Jones
Race: Human
Experience: 60 (Heroic)
Power Level: Street Fighter with Super Karma (35 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d8; Spirit d8; Strength d12+4; Vigor d8
Pace 8; Parry 6; Charisma 0; Toughness 9
Hindrances: Habit (M—Alcohol), Heroic, Mean, Night Terrors, Poverty, Short Temper
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Attractive, The Best There Is (super strength), Luck, Fleet-Footed, Investigator, Elan, Counterattack, Nerves of Steel, Dodge.
Skills: Fighting d8, Intimidation d6, Investigation d8, Persuasion d6, Notice d8, Shooting d4, Stealth d6, Streetwise d10, Taunt d4, Throwing d4.
Inventory: Camera, Cell Phone, Hip Flask.
Powers:

• Attack, Melee (4): Damage Str+d6, Heavy Weapon, Lethal, Multiple Attacks.
• Leaping (4): Level 5. Leaps 32" vertically and 64" horizontally. Limitation (–1, leaping is an action above Level 1. Level 2 requires a Spirit roll, Level 3 requires a Spirit roll at –2, Level 4 requires a Spirit roll at –4, Level 5 at –6).
• Regeneration (5): Level 2, rolls to heal every hour. Recovery.
• Resistance (1): Complete immunity to Kilgrave's control.
• Super Attribute (16): Strength +7, Vigor +1.
• Super Edge (2): Fleet-Footed.
• Toughness +3 (3): Enhanced physiology.

Jessica Jones was in an accident at a young age, which killed her brother and parents. While recovering in a hospital, Jessica was joined by her friend Trish Walker and her mother, who adopted her because it would be good for the public image. While living with Trish, though, Jessica discovered that she had developed superhuman powers in her crash.

Years later, after Jessica quit a lousy day job, she started to become more and more comfortable with her powers, and was almost convinced by Trish to actually put her talents towards the super hero business. Unfortunately, tragedy befell her when she was found by Kilgrave, who mind controlled her and forced her to effectively be his "girlfriend," where he raped her and used her abilities to make her his personal muscle. Jessica was finally able to break free after Kilgrave forced her to murder an innocent woman. Kilgrave appeared to have been killed in a bus crash moments later. Jessica developed a drinking problem and started suffering from PTSD due to the abuse she suffered.

Shortly afterwards, Jessica became a private investigator under her own company: Alias Investigations. Jessica cooperated with lawyer Jeri Hogarth taking odd jobs that no one else was able to deliver on, and her exceptional talent kept the bills paid and the lights on. On another job, Jessica found and befriended (and later became more than friends with) a bartender named Luke Cage. Shortly afterward, however, she began to uncover evidence that Kilgrave had actually survived the crash, and was currently out for vengeance. 

Jessica took it upon herself to stop Kilgrave, saving cop Will Simpson, who attempted to help her capture Kilgrave. Unfortunately, their leads went south, and Jessica was forced to stay with Kilgrave at her old house for a few days. Simpson was severely wounded in an attempt to save Jessica, but Jessica was able to knock out and escape with Kilgrave, trapping him in a hermetically sealed room.

Through a variety of means, Jessica was able to lure Kilgrave's parents to her in an attempt to reason with him: they had performed horrible experiments on him, granting him his powers, and unfortunately, he killed his mother and kidnapped his father, escaping from the room but revealing that Jessica was no longer subject to his control. In attempting to track Kilgrave down again, Kilgrave killed the girl that led Jessica to him and escaped as she bled out.

Jessica was then lured into an unrelated trap by Simpson, who was amped up on some kind of enhancement drug. She, along with Trish (also on Simpson's pills) managed to beat him into submission, though Trish was hospitalized through what effectively amounts to an overdose. Soon after, Jessica bore witness to an explosion at Luke's Bar, and Luke begins helping her track Kilgrave back down. Upon finding him, however, it's revealed that Kilgrave still had control over Luke, forcing him to fight and try to kill Jessica. Jessica incapacitated him via shotgun to the head and brought him to Claire Temple for treatment while she went to finish dealing with Kilgrave, ultimately snapping his neck.

Jessica still suffers from PTSD, but her status as a powered person is now more or less public knowledge, and her business appears to be booming. Only time will tell if she's still able to do her job or if she's drowning her sorrows in booze.

JJ's leaping has its limitation on it because she only truly leaps once, when she was bringing Kilgrave away from the house he acquired. This makes it something more of a last-ditch ability than something that's incorporated into her usual transportation.

Anyways, I've finally started making some waves in this little pond again; it's been too long. Leave questions, comments, and suggestions below.
—DoctorBoson

Stephen Strange—Sorcerer Supreme

With the release of the new movie—which currently has almost no ties to the rest of the cast of the MCU—I decided it was time to take a break from overhauling all of my Savaging so far and just do someone fresh and... relatively simple.

SPOILERS AHEAD; go watch the film and then come back to read up on the Savaging.

Name: Stephen Vincent Strange
Race: Human
Experience: 40 (Veteran)
Power Level: Deity with Super Karma (Rising Stars; 70 PP)
Agility d6; Smarts d12; Spirit d8; Strength d6; Vigor d6
Pace 6; Parry 6 [8 with the Cloak of Levitation]; Charisma 0; Toughness 5
Hindrances: Arrogant, Nerve Damage (Major; –2 to fine motor skills like Driving, Healing, Shooting, etc.), Obligation (m—protect the Sanctum Sanctorum), Pacifist (m)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Rich, Doctor, Scholar (Medicine and Neuroscience), Martial Artist.
Skills: Fighting d8, Healing d12, Investigation d10, Knowledge (Arcana) d4, Knowledge (Medicine) d8, Knowledge (Neuroscience) d10, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Spellcasting d12, Streetwise d4.
Inventory: Acolyte clothes, Cloak of Levitation, Sling Ring.
Powers:

• Attack, Melee (4): Damage Str+d6, Grapple, Reach 2. Slow to Activate. (Crimson Bands of Cytorrak.)
• Deflection (1): –2 to hit with ranged attacks. Contingent on attack, melee.
• Super Attribute (2): Spirit +1. (Kamar-Taj training.)
• Super Skill (8): Fighting +2, Knowledge (Arcana) +1, Spellcasting +4. (Intense study and practice.)
• Super Sorcery (12): Level 6. (Sorcery.)
• Teleport (10): Can teleport up to 12". Portal, Traverse (+6). Device (–1, sling ring).

Astral Dimension (separated for ease of understanding Strange's powers)

• Extra Action (4): One extra action, Fast Action. Contingent on invisibility. (Time moves slower in the astral dimension.)
• Flight (2): Pace 12, Climb 0. Contingent on successful intangibility.
• Intangibility (6): Soul Walk. Limitation (–1, cannot cast spells in the astral dimension). (Astral projection.)
• Invisibility (9): Level 3, –6 to hit. Contingent on successful intangibility, Limitation (–1, visible to others in the astral dimension).
• Super Edge (1): Combat Reflexes. Contingent on successful intangibility.
• Toughness +4 (2): Contingent on successful intangibility. (Tough soul.)

Cloak of Levitation (Switchable)

• Danger Sense (1): Device (–1, Cloak of Levitation). (The cloak is always on the lookout for threats.)
• Flight (2): Pace 12, Climb 0. Device (–1, Cloak of Levitation), Limitation (–1, tends to have a mind of its own).
• Parry +2 (1): Device (–1, Cloak of Levitation). (The cloak helps protect its wearer.)
• Super Edge (5): Improved Dodge. Device (–1, Cloak of Levitation). (Pulls the wearer away from dangers.) Switchable (primary).

with

• Sidekick (4): Limitation (–1, doesn't gain XP).

Name: Cloak of Levitation

Experience: 0 (Novice)

Power Level: Deity Sidekick with Super Karma (Rising Stars; 50 PP)

Agility d12, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d12, Vigor d8

Pace 6, Parry 7 [9], Charisma —, Toughness 15

Hindrances: Code of Honor, Doesn't Speak, Loyal, No Arms (M—the cloak must dedicate its entire form to any kind of interaction and cannot perform fine manipulation)

Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Quick, Improved Dodge

Skills: Fighting d10, Knowledge (Arcana) d8, Notice d8, Taunt d4

Powers:

• Construct (8): +2 to recover from being Shaken; doesn't breathe; immune to disease and poison; ignores one level of wound penalties.
• Doesn't Eat (1): It's a cloak.
• Doesn't Sleep (2): Cloak.
• Fearless (2): C-L-O-A-K.
• Flight (4): Pace 12.
• Parry +2 (3): Protector. (Incredible reflexes.)
• Super Attribute (14): Agility +3, Spirit +1, Strength +2. Not Today (Agility).
• Super Edge (4): Improved Dodge. (Incredible reflexes.)
• Toughness +9 (12): Hardy.

Doctor Stephen Strange was a renowned doctor and neurosurgeon. He performed cutting-edge research and was one of the top surgeons in New York City. Unfortunately, he's also kind of a dick. He was notorious for picking his patients to further his reputation and placing himself above everything, including the rules and their consequences. This little quirk came back to bite him in the ass when examining patient X-rays on the road (at night, in the rain, on a mountainside), which caused a serious wreck, sending him off the mountain and nearly killing him.

While he was saved by modern medicine, his hands were irreparably damaged in the crash—severe nerve damage made it difficult for him to even write, much less perform complex surgical procedures. Strange was driving himself mad, spending away his resources on experimental procedures, drugs, anything that might help his hands heal. Eventually, as his bank accounts dwindled, Strange found another man who was paralyzed from the waist down and had recovered miraculously. This led Strange to Kamar-Taj, a house of the mystical arts in Nepal.

Initially, Strange was skeptical of the idea of magic until the Ancient One—master of the arts and top dog of Kamar-Taj—projected his astral body and then sent him on a mind-twisting trip through the multiverse. Strange dedicated the next months of his life to learning these arts, becoming more fit, training in martial combat, studying spells and rituals, and even mastering high-end magic like Astral Projection, and was even able to enter the Mirror Dimension on his own. His gift for the mystic arts led him to using the Eye of Agamotto, a pendant housing the Infinity Stone of Time (which I will not Savage any time soon—time manipulation on that scale is silly, it's a MacGuffin, and it's purely a plot device and I don't want to put numbers to that kind of stuff right now).

Unfortunately, his training was cut short by a fallen student, Kaecilius, began to destroy the mystic Sanctums across the world. Strange ended up in the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York, holding Kaecilius and his zealots at bay and discovering the Cloak of Levitation (a sentient artifact). After discovering the zealots' pact with Dormammu (evil mystical dimensional god) and escaping from them, the Ancient One was killed in a battle with Kaecilius, and this pushed Strange onto the path of a hero, and he convinced one of his mentors—Carl Mordo—to help him defend the Sanctum in Hong Kong. Upon arrival, though, the Sanctum was destroyed and Dormammu was leaking into this dimension. Using the power of the Eye of Agamotto, Strange reversed the damage, and after a brief fight, fled into the Dark Dimension to strike a bargain. Using the Eye to create a time loop, Dormammu agreed to leave, taking his zealots and retreating into the Dark Dimension for now.

Strange is now the guardian of the Sanctum Sanctorum, and while he wasn't quite the Sorcerer Supreme by the end of this film, the mid credits scene certainly showcases that he has become notably more powerful. I'm excited to see him in Infinity War (and possibly Ragnarok) but if he gets too crazy he might start breaking this game. I certainly hope it doesn't get to that point.

There are two custom modifiers here: Soul Walk on intangibility effectively just means that Strange's soul leaves his body when he activates the ability, while Portal on teleport forms a portal that anyone can use. The specifics of these abilities are available in my Super Power changes document.

Leave questions, comments, etc below. Hopefully we'll get more updates and entries from the movies and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pretty soon.
—DoctorBoson

The Vision

After an extended absence, I've finally gotten another hero to the point that they feel appropriate to post up here.

Vision is one of the most powerful Avengers, with a very unique power set, and definitely feels like he could take just about any other Avengers in a one-on-one fight if he had to.

Name: The Vision
Race: Android
Experience: 5 (Novice)
Power Level: Deity with Super Karma (100 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d10; Spirit d8; Strength d12+3–d12+9; Vigor d12
Pace 6; Parry 6; Charisma –2; Toughness 24 (6)–30 (6)
Hindrances: Code of Honor, Heroic, Outsider, Pacifist (m)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Alertness, Brave, Level Headed
Skills: Fighting d8, Knowledge (Computers) d12, Notice d6, Persuasion d8, Shooting d10, Taunt d4
Powers:

• Armor +6 (7): Heavy Armor. (Vibranium-laced skin.)
• Construct (8): +2 to recover from being Shaken; doesn't breathe; immune to disease and poison; ignores one level of wound penalties.
• Doesn't Eat (1): The Vision doesn't require food to operate.
• Doesn't Sleep (2): At night, Vision effectively goes onto standby: he doesn't actually need sleep.
• Gifted (2): With his processor and access to the internet, there's not a whole lot Vision can't do (he's not great at cooking, though).
• Interface (2): Being an ex-A.I., Vision possesses many of Jarvis' skills with electronics.
• Super Attribute (24): Agility +1, Smarts +2, Strength +6, Vigor +3.
• Super Edge (2): Level Headed. Jarvis can process information extremely quickly.
• Super Skill (2): Knowledge (Computers) +2
• Toughness +10 (13): Hardy. (Vibranium body.)

Density Control (Switchable)

• Attack, Melee (5): Damage Str+2d6. Heavy Weapon
• Flight (2): Pace.
• Growth (30): Level 6 (+6 to Strength and Toughness). Density, Fast Growth. Switchable (primary).

with

• Attack, Ranged (20): Range 50/100/200, Damage 4d10, RoF 2, AP 6, Heavy Weapon, Lethal.
• Flight (12): Pace 96, Climb 0, –2 to hit while flying.
• Heightened Senses (1): Eagle Eyes.

with

• Extra Action (1): Level 1. Limitation (–2, intangibility only).
• Intangibility (12): Phase, Reflexive Control. (Density control.)
• Flight (20): Mach 10+, Climb 0, –10 to hit while flying.

During the Ultron event, the Avengers at the time stole away what was to be Ultron's final body, including the Mind Stone embedded into its head. Once it was safely stored in Avengers Tower, though, Tony Stark had the idea to bring it to life for their side using fragments of Jarvis. He and Banner almost completed before being met with resistance by Captain Rogers and the Maximoff twins, ultimately being brought to life by a supercharged power surge from Thor.

The Vision first gained consciousness surrounded by the Avengers, lashing out at Thor before calming down and seeing the beauty of life below the tower. Having good knowledge of the situation at hand, Vision opted to help the Avengers stop Ultron's genocide. He assisted the rest of the Avengers by shutting Ultron out of the internet and helping to clean up the remaining Ultron drones and save Sokovia.

Nearly a year later, Vision was a fully fledged member of the New Avengers, developing a close relationship with Wanda Maximoff. When the Lagos incident occurred Vision sided with Tony Stark on the subject of the newly-introduced Sokovia Accords, and tried to protect Wanda from the public by keeping her on lockdown inside the Avengers compound. Unfortunately, Barton's intervention brought Wanda out of hiding, and Vision was effectively buried underneath the Avengers compound. He escaped, flying directly towards Leipzig to help Tony contain Captain Rogers and his team.

During the skirmish, Colonel Rhodes was accidentally hit by a stray beam from the Vision and was paralyzed. After this point, the Vision remained out of the conflict, and was last seen at the nearly-abandoned Avengers compound.

The Vision has an extremely unique and iconic power set. To create his density control, I simply created "Density" as a +6 modifier for Growth: you still can change your weight, Strength, and Toughness, but your Size doesn't change.
—DoctorBoson

Mike Peterson—Deathlok

Only finally getting to another Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character. The show is unfortunately underrated, and has a slew of Marvel characters that wouldn't otherwise find their own way into the MCU.

As a good example, one of the first supers of the show, and one of my personal favorites, is Deathlok.

Name: Michael Peterson
Race: Human (Cyborg)
Experience: 70 (Heroic)
Power Level: Four Color with Super Karma (Rising Stars, 50 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d6; Spirit d6; Strength d12+3; Vigor d10
Pace 6; Parry 7; Charisma –2; Toughness 14 (4)
Hindrances: Bad Luck, Heroic, Obligation (M—The Clairvoyant), Loyal, Poverty, Ugly, Vengeful (M)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Take the Hit, First Strike, Nerves of Steel, Dodge, Combat Reflexes, Marksman.
Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d10, Intimidation d6, Notice d8, Persuasion d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d6, Streetwise d6.
Inventory: Arm-missiles ×2, EMP missiles ×2.
Powers:

• Armor +4 (3): Hardy, Partial Protection (–1). Device (–1, body armor).
• Gifted (2): Deathlok is able to access the internet and learn to do nearly anything on a dime.
• Heightened Senses (4): Infravision, Low Light Vision, Super Sight. Spatial Sense (X-Ray Vision). Requires Activation. (Cybernetic eye.)
• Interface (2): Cybernetic interface.
• Leaping (3): Level 3. Leaps 8" vertically and 16" horizontally. (Centipede serum and cybernetic leg.)
• Regeneration (1): Level 1, rolls to heal every day. Limitation (–1, must eat ten times as much food).
• Speed (2): Pace 12. (Centipede serum.)
• Super Attribute (12): Agility +1, Strength +3, Vigor +2. (Centipede serum.)
• Super Skill (1): Shooting +1. 
• Toughness +3 (3): Centipede serum.

Melee Combat (Switchable)

• Attack, Melee (7): Damage Str+d6. Climb, Multiple Attacks. Switchable (primary). (Centipede serum.)

with

• Attack, Melee (5): Damage Str+2d6, AP 4, Heavy Weapon, Lethal, One Arm. (Cybernetic leg).

Missiles Systems (Switchable) 

• Attack, Ranged (10): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d6, RoF 2, MBT, AP 2, Heavy Weapon, Lethal, Requires Material (–2, arm-missiles). Switchable (primary).

with

• Malfunction (4): MBT. Limitation (–1, requires Shooting roll). (EMP missiles.)

Mike Peterson was an ordinary man down on his luck: working a heavy labor factory job, tight on cash, and raising his kid as a single father. Unfortunately, he suffered a back injury, and his job cut him loose while he was in recovery. Had it not been for the mysterious organization that approached him—Centipede—he may have lost his house, or even his kid.

Centipede, however, stepped in and provided Mike is an experimental serum that restored his health and granted him incredible powers of superhuman strength and durability.

Centipede Serum (25 PP):

• Attack, Melee (5): Damage Str+d6. Climb, Multiple Attacks. (Centipede serum.)
• Leaping (2): Level 2. Leaps 4" vertically and 8" horizontally. (Centipede serum.)
• Regeneration (1): Level 1, rolls to heal every day. Limitation (–1, must eat ten times as much food).
• Speed (2): Pace 12. (Centipede serum.)
• Super Attribute (12): Agility +1, Strength +3, Vigor +2. (Centipede serum.)
• Toughness +3 (3): Centipede serum.

Soon after, the laboratory that Mike received his powers from was bombed. Mike rushed towards it, climbing up the side of the brick building to make it to the top floor and save the scientist that granted him the serum. This allowed him to be found and tracked down by Skye, who tried to convince him that he would be hunted down by S.H.I.E.L.D. He brushed her off, but the serum began to have adverse effects. Eventually, he would detonate, and he kidnapped Skye to try and go off the grid. Luckily, after a small confrontation through to the efforts of Coulson's team, they were able to subdue him and even recruit him to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Several months later, Peterson was being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D. in methods to increase his hand-to-hand combat skills and physical strength when he was requested by Coulson to help bring down the Centipede Project, to which Peterson immediately jumped onboard. They were able to subdue a few other Centipede super soldiers, but was then blackmailed by Raina into betraying Coulson to the Centipede Project. On the bridge where the double-crossing occurred, a massive explosion occurred which appeared to have killed Mike. Unfortunately, Mike woke up with half of his face scarred and one of his legs amputated, where he began receiving orders directly into his newly-cybernetic eye from Centipede.

Slowly, Deathlok was supplied with more and more tech enhancements, and began to lead S.H.I.E.L.D. on a wild goose chase before HYDRA emerged from within. After their emergence, Deathlok worked directly with the Clairvoyant, as his son was being held hostage. He directly assisted in apprehending Skye to unlock information about the GH.325 chemical.  A few days later, however, his son was rescued by Skye, and Mike turned on the Clairvoyant, attempting to kill him.

After this, Mike was upgraded with EMP missiles instead of lethal ones, and began to work with S.H.I.E.L.D. again, tracking down a HYDRA scientist named List, before being called back to the states to save Coulson and Hunter from a new rogue faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. He then assisted the team in tracking down Skye, who had been kidnapped by the Inhumans, and later HYDRA. During his capture, he was disassembled, and is still recuperating from the injuries. It is unknown if he will ever return to service.

Power Stunt:

• Stun (9): Heart Attack (+6), Strong. Once—and only once—Deathlok used a short range, experimental shock unit to stop Grant Ward's heart. The attacker must win with a raise, but if he does, the victim is immediately Incapacitated and must make a Vigor roll. On a success, he is Shaken and remains so for 1d4 rounds. On a failure, he dies in 2d6 rounds (which can be saved by a Healing roll at –4, though the victim remains Incapacitated). The user can also start hearts again, by touching the target and making a Spirit roll (this doesn't heal any wounds, only restart a stopped heart).

—DoctorBoson

T'Challa—Black Panther

Arguably one of the highlights of Civil War, Black Panther is a serious badass. I've had a couple people ask for this, so here we are!

My primary concern with this is that, since T'Challa only had a supporting role in Civil War, I'm probably going to have to recompile him when his film comes out. On the bright side, that's not for another two years, so I have plenty of time until then to finish other heroes.

Serious spoilers below. Also, if you're reading this blog and haven't seen Civil War yet, go do that. Seriously, good movie.

Name: T'Challa
Race: Human
Experience: 60 (Heroic)
Power Level: Heavy Hitter (60 PP)
Agility d12; Smarts d10; Spirit d8; Strength d12+2; Vigor d8
Pace 6; Parry 10; Charisma 2; Toughness 21 (12)
Hindrances: Loyal, Overconfident, Ruthless (m), Vengeful (M).
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Alertness, Brave, Noble, Filthy Rich, Combat Reflexes, Counterattack, Improved Dodge, Improved Martial Artist, Killer Instinct, Two-Fisted, Acrobat, Level Headed, Traceur, Frenzy.
Skills: Fighting d12+2, Intimidation d10, Notice d8, Persuasion d6, Piloting d8, Stealth d10.
Inventory: Panther Habit.
Powers:

• Armor +12 (12): Hardy, Heavy Armor. Device (–1, Vibranium Panther Habit).
• Attack, Melee (8): Damage Str+d6, AP 6, Climb, Heavy Weapon, Multiple Attacks. Device (–1, Panther Habit). (Vibranium Claws.)
• Leaping (1): Can leap 2" vertically or 4" horizontally.
• Speed (4): Pace 24, –1 to hit.
• Super Attribute (18): Agility +3, Smarts +1, Strength +4, Vigor +1.
• Super Edge (12): Combat Reflexes, Counterattack, Dodge, Killer Instinct, Martial Artist, Two-Fisted.
• Super Skill (2): Fighting +2.
• Toughness +3: Enhanced physiology. 

T'Challa was born as the crown prince of Wakanda, the isolationist and highly advanced country in Africa, and the world's source of vibranium. At some point, T'Challa had taken on the mantle of the Black Panther—protector of the Wakandan tribe.

After the events in Lagos involving the adventures. When the U.N. introduced the Sokovia Accords, his father, king T'Chaka, jumped at the chance of improving foreign relations and signed the accords. During the signing conference, T'Chaka was killed in a terrorist attack apparently perpetrated by the Winter Soldier. Consumed by vengeance, T'Challa donned his uniform and relentlessly pursued Bucky, and was it not for the interference of Captain America.

After his opposition was arrested, Bucky somehow escaped custody, and T'Challa attempted to stop him without his suit. Unfortunately, Bucky got away, apparently taken by Captain America. Later that day, T'Challa was approached by Natasha Romanoff, offering to help him track down the Winter Soldier if he assisted Tony Stark in making sure Captain America didn't escape. This encounter came to a head in a fight at the Leipzig airport. Unfortunately, near the end, Black Panther was held back by Romanoff as Cap and Bucky escaped in an Avengers quinjet.

T'Challa then tailed Stark, realizing that he may continue to pursue Cap, and consequently Bucky. Arriving at a hidden Siberian base, he followed Stark inside until they reached a large chamber, and overheard Helmut Zemo confess to framing Bucky for his crimes. Realizing that his vengeance almost led to the death of an innocent man, T'Challa prevented Zemo's suicide and captured him. Shortly after, he granted Cap and Bucky sanctuary in Wakanda, and possibly the rest of the Secret Avengers as well.
—DoctorBoson

Peter Parker—Spider-Man

Oh my god. I've been waiting for more than a year to finally see this movie and start putting numbers onto the dozen heroes that Civil War fleshes out, including Vision, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, and Falcon, but the one I've been really excited for... Spider-Man. Finally, a good, MCU-integrated Spider-Man.

Go watch this movie, my next few posts are probably gonna have spoilers, and it's one of the best movies I've seen in a long time, and hands down the best comic book movie ever, so just... just do it.

Now, I was debating rather hard on whether to give Pete the Young Hindrance or not, but decided against it. Between his skill distribution and age—15 as of Civil War—while he is young, the Young Hindrance places characters around 8 to 12 and just seemed like overkill.

Name: Peter Parker
Race: Human
Experience: 30 (Seasoned)
Power Level: 75 (Cosmic)
Agility d12+1; Smarts d10; Spirit d6; Strength d12+6; Vigor d10
Pace 6; Parry 7; Charisma 0; Toughness 15
Hindrances: Heroic, Obligation (m—high school), Overconfident, Loyal, Poverty
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Brave, Ambidextrous, Quick, Acrobat, Two-Fisted, Level Headed, Marksman.
Skills: Fighting d8, Knowledge (Science) d8, Notice d6, Persuasion d4, Repair d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d6, Taunt d6, Throwing d4.
Inventory: Costume, web shooters ×2, commlink, holographic projector.
Powers:

• Awareness (5): Ignores obscurement penalties and Gang Up bonus. (Spidey-sense.)
• Danger Sense (1): Limitation (–1, must be active for awareness, super edge, super skill, & uncanny reflexes to work). (Spidey-sense.)
• Leaping (2): Can leap 4" vertically or 8" horizontally.
• Super Attribute (28): Agility +4, Strength +8, Vigor +2.
• Super Edge (4): Ambidextrous, Quick.
• Super Skill (2): Fighting +1, Shooting +1.
• Toughness +8 (8): Hyper-dense musculature.
• Uncanny Reflexes (10): –4 to hit. Blinding Reflexes. (Spidey-sense.)
• Wall Walker (1): It's Spider-Man, that's his thing.

Web Shooters: 

• Swinging (14): Pace 24, may swing to any point within 12". Strong Line ×10 (10500 lbs). Device (–1, web shooters).

with

• Ensnare (8): Very Strong ×2, Ranged Touch Attack 12". Device (–1, web shooters).
• Speed (4): Pace 12, Catch and Throw. (Strong legs.)

Peter Parker is a young man from Queens whose parents died in an accident years ago, and has been living with his aunt May and uncle Ben ever since. When he was just starting high school at around 15, he was bitten by a radioactive spider—giving him incredible super powers of strength, speed, and an uncanny sixth sense that makes him nearly impossible to hit. However, his misuse of his powers ended in the death of his uncle. Peter blamed himself, believing that it his uncle died because he neglected to help.

Since that day, Peter Parker became Spider-Man, inventing a kind of super-strong webbing compound and web-shooters to go with them. These augment his mobility and give him the ability to non-lethally deal with criminals. He mostly stayed in Queens, dealing with petty crime and helping prevent accidents, doing whatever he can to keep his corner of New York safe while trying to keep his identity a secret.

It wasn't long before footage of this new hero began making its way onto YouTube, and Peter was tracked down by Tony Stark almost six months later, recruiting him to help force Captain Steve Rogers to comply with the Sokovia Accords. Peter, while initially skeptical of this idea, was coerced by Stark threatening to tell his aunt May that he had these kinds of powers.

While being a huge help in the Leipzig airport battle, both by evening the numbers out and providing a way to easily restrain the opposition, Peter was eventually knocked back by a stray hit from Ant Man, falling what is likely a few stories and possibly breaking a few ribs. Stark told Peter to stay down, and brought him back to Queens shortly thereafter.

Once he was home, Peter found a Stark-style holographic projector concealed underneath his web shooters, displaying an image of Spider-Man's face with what appears to be communication options.
—DoctorBoson

Natasha Romanoff—Black Widow

And now, we finally round out the roster of our original Avengers! (Except for some minor rewrites coming for Iron Man and Thor, but shh, don't tell anyone!) This has been a long time coming, but we're finally able to have the complete team together, just in time for them all to break apart and completely reform the team.

EDIT: I actually had some discussion come up about Natasha's skill distribution recently, particularly her Persuasion skill. I figured it was relevant enough to link to here, so hopefully this is a nice little read into my design mindset and philosophy.

Name: Natalia Alianova Romanoff
Race: Human
Experience: 160 (Legendary)
Power Level: Heavy Hitter (60 PP)
Agility d12; Smarts d8; Spirit d8; Strength d8; Vigor d8
Pace 6; Parry 9; Charisma 4; Toughness 7 (1)
Hindrances: Heroic, Loyal, Obligation (M—S.H.I.E.L.D.), Ruthless (M),Vengeful (m), Wanted (M)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Alertness, Very Attractive, Linguist, Acrobat, Combat Reflexes, Counterattack, Improved Dodge, First Strike, Improved Frenzy, Improved Level Headed, Improved Martial Artist, Marksman, Quick Draw, Infiltrator, Strong Willed, Scholar (Computers & Espionage), Assassin, Extraction, Traceur, Nerves of Steel, Two-Fisted.
Skills: Climbing d8, Driving d8, Fighting d12+1, Healing d4, Intimidation d6, Investigation d8, Knowledge (Espionage) d8, Knowledge (Communications) d8, Knowledge (Computers) d8, Notice d8, Persuasion d8, Piloting d6, Shooting d12, Stealth d12, Streetwise d8, Swimming d6, Taunt d8, Throwing d10.
Inventory: Padded S.H.I.E.L.D. Suit (Armor +1), wire garrote, dagger ×2 (Str+d4), Glock 26 ×2 (2d6, AP 1, 12/24/48, Semi-Auto, 10 Shots), commlink, Widow's Bite (poison and stun powers, fires a rope projectile up to 50 yards with Shooting), stun baton ×2 (Str+d4+d6, +d10 damage on a raise instead of +d6).
Powers:

• Super Attribute (12): Agility +3, Smarts +1, Spirit +1, Vigor +1. (Red Room training.)
• Super Edge (20): Acrobat, Combat Reflexes, Counterattack, Dodge, First Strike, Frenzy, Level Headed, Martial Artist, Marksman, Quick Draw. (Red Room training.)
• Super Skill (20): Climbing +2, Fighting +2, Knowledge (Communications) +2, Knowledge (Computers) +2, Knowledge (Espionage) +2, Persuasion +2, Shooting +2, Streetwise +2, Swimming +1, Taunt +1, Throwing +2.

Widow's Bite (Switchable):

• Poison (8): Knockout, Strong. Device (–1, Widow's Bite). Switchable (primary).

with

• Stun (2): Strong. Device (–1).
• Stun (2): Strong. Device (–1).

Natalia was recruited by the KGB at a young age and was placed into training in the Red Room facility, where she was indoctrinated and educated in Russian spycraft. Her expertise and effectiveness put her on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar very quickly, and Clint Barton was sent after her to eliminate the threat. He disobeyed this order, however, and recommended her as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. From there on, Barton and Romanoff became partners, and Natalia changed her name to Natasha.

In 2009, Natasha had a run in with the legendary Winter Soldier. After being hired to protect a nuclear scientist, the assassin eliminated his target by firing a round through her stomach and into the scientist.

Iron Man 2 Inventory: Padded S.H.I.E.L.D. Suit (Armor +1), wire garrote, Walther PPK/S (2d6, AP 1, 12/24/48, Semi-Auto, 7 Shots), commlink, Widow's Bite (poison and stun powers, fires a rope projectile up to 50 yards with Shooting), flashbang (5/10/20, use the blind power with a raise in a MBT), taser disks (5/10/20, 3d6 EMP damage, target must make a Vigor roll at –2 or be Incapacitated and fall prone).

A couple years later, Natasha was put on a mission to infiltrate the Stark Industries legal department, working her way up the corporate ladder to get close to Tony himself and try to keep a close eye on him. She was quickly hired on as Stark's personal assistant after he signed his company over to Pepper Potts.

She witnessed the fight between Tony and Colonel Rhodes at the former's birthday party, and tracked down Stark later on with Fury to lay their cards on the table: they knew he needed to find a cure for the palladium poisoning, but he needed to make progress on it or they'd shut him down.

Romanoff was present at the Battle of Stark Expo, going with Stark's bodyguard to break into Hammer Industries HQ to intercept the terrorist Ivan Vanko. After stealing all the designs they could get their hands on and destroying the building, Natasha was ordered to shadow Bruce Banner at Culver University, and was almost killed as a bystander during the rampage. Afterwards, she was sent to retrieve Banner before General Ross captured him, but failed, instead capturing Samuel Sterns instead.

Avengers Prelude Inventory (comic prelude): Padded S.H.I.E.L.D. Suit (Armor +1), wire garrote, dagger ×2 (Str+d4), Glock 26 ×2 (2d6, AP 1, 12/24/48, Semi-Auto, 10 Shots), commlink, Widow's Bite (poison and stun powers, fires a rope projectile up to 50 yards with Shooting), glider pack (Pace 24, Climb –2, may glide up to 10× the initial height), autograpnel, smoke grenade (obscure power with a raise in a MBT).

Romanoff was then dispatched to Moscow, where she searched for missing Stark Industries tech, infiltrating a night club to try and interrogate an illegal arms dealer. Unfortunately, her target was killed by an unknown assailant, and she was forced to escape. The assassin revealed herself as a fan that was after the alias of the Black Widow, and Romanoff agreed to meet with her to try and keep her from interfering further. These and several other confrontations ended in the death of the "admirer," as well as an aborted nuclear missile launch set to destabilize world peace.

Nearly a year later, Romanoff was tasked once again to collect Banner. Tracking him to Kolkata, she convinced him to come and assist S.H.I.E.L.D. with locating the tesseract, stolen by Loki. Banner agreed, and she escorted him to the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, before being assigned to transport Steve Rogers to Germany to capture Loki. During the attack, Stark arrived to halt the fight, capturing Loki, and on the way back to the Helicarrier Thor arrived to attempt to retrieve Loki, prompting Iron Man and Rogers to pursue. Eventually, Thor was persuaded to their side.

Back at the carrier, Natasha used her interrogation skills to trick Loki into telling her that his plan was to unleash the Hulk onto the carrier, but soon after Barton arrived under Loki's control and detonated a bomb on one of the carrier's turbines. The explosion triggered Hulk's transformation, which gave her chase but ultimately knocked her out. Upon waking, she was sent to intercept Barton, knocking him out and breaking Loki's control. Natasha then went on with Barton and Rogers to assist in the battle of New York against the Chitauri, and she was the Avenger able to retrieve Loki's scepter and close the portal.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Inventory: Padded S.H.I.E.L.D. Suit (Armor +1), wire garrote, dagger ×2 (Str+d4), Glock 26 ×2 (2d6, AP 1, 12/24/48, Semi-Auto, 10 Shots), Commlink, Widow's Bite (poison and stun powers, fires a rope projectile up to 50 yards with Shooting), photostatic veil (chameleon power with Voice modifier, requires DNA and voice sample, one-time use, and only changes face (not shape or Size). –4 to Notice, –2 to Notice if not the same body type, straight Notice or instantly recognized if wrong gender), taser disks (5/10/20, 3d6 EMP damage, target must make a Vigor roll at –2 or be Shaken).

After this, Romanoff and Rogers became partners working on S.H.I.E.L.D. missions together, going undercover in a terrorist cell in Chicago and gaining their trust to allow Rogers to retrieve a stolen weapon from them. Two years after the battle of New York, her and Rogers were assigned to liberate the Lemurian Star, a S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel hijacked by Georges Batroc, though Natasha's real mission was data retrieval.

After Nick Fury's apparent assassination by the Winter Soldier, Natasha and Cap were forced undercover, trying to unlock Fury's secret USB with some encrypted data on it as their former STRIKE team hunted them down. They eventually found Arnim Zola, stored in a mass of computer banks in an old S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, telling them that he was recruited in Operation Paperclip and began to reform HYDRA within S.H.I.E.L.D. before a missile strike annihilated the base.

They survived and made their way to Sam Wilson, a friend of Rogers', and enlisted his help in overturning the HYDRA conspiracy, but not before another run-in with the Winter Soldier. After being taken to a hidden facility where Fury was still alive, they organized a plan to topple HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D., where Romanoff posed as a member of the World Security Council to get close enough to Alexander Pierce, Secretary of Defense and HYDRA agent, to get him to leak all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s old files. She then spent the next year or so attempting to find a new identity.

Natasha was eventually called back into action by Maria Hill, retrieving Loki's stolen scepter from a HYDRA base under Baron von Strucker. In this time, Romanoff and Banner had formed a close relationship, where she assisted him in calming down enough to revert into the good doctor. She was instrumental in the Ultron incursion, keeping track of Ultron's moves around the globe and assisting in intercepting Ultron's cradle, but was captured and taken back to Strucker's old fortress as a prisoner. Sending a signal out to the Avengers, she was rescued by Banner and assisted in the Battle of Sokovia by evacuating civilians and keeping Ultron's drones from dropping the city back to the earth.

Natasha is currently training and co-leading the New Avengers team alongside Captain America, and new recruits War Machine, Falcon, Vision, and Scarlet Witch.
—DoctorBoson

Pietro Maximoff—Quicksilver

As we enter the month leading into Civil War, I felt like it would be prudent to try and start wrapping up some of the loose ends from the big movie characters, and it seemed like a good idea to work on a character that is probably not going to be developed anymore ever.

Name: Pietro Maximoff
Race: Human
Experience: 0 Experience (Novice)
Power Level: Four Color with Super Karma (55 PP)
Agility d12; Smarts d6; Spirit d6; Strength d8; Vigor d10
Pace 6; Parry 6; Charisma 2; Toughness 7
Hindrances: Heroic, Lech, Loyal, Vengeful (M)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Attractive, Brave, The Best There Is (speed), Extraction, Quick.
Skills: Fighting d8, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Stealth d8, Streetwise d4, Taunt d6, Throwing d6.
Inventory: Commlink.
Powers:

• Attack, Melee (7): Damage Str+2d6, AP 4, Multiple Attacks. Contingent (–1, speed).
• Extra Action (15): Five extra actions per round. (Super speed.)
• Speed (17): Super Sonic Speed, –8 to hit. Blinding Reflexes, Catch and Throw. Limitation (–2, when Clubs are drawn in combat, make a Vigor roll; on a failure, he is Shaken. On a roll of 1 or less, he gains a level of Fatigue).
• Super Attribute (12): Agility +3, Strength +1, Vigor +2. (Hyper metabolism.)
• Super Edge (4): Extraction, Quick. (Super speed.)

Pietro Maximoff was born in Sokovia with his twin sister, Wanda. At the age of 10, their parents were killed in a bombing, and they both spent two days trapped in the rubble of their apartment with a Stark weapon. They developed a deep hatred for America and Tony Stark, which later extended to the Avengers as a whole. In their adulthood, the twins attended multiple protests against both the States and S.H.I.E.L.D.

The country of Sokovia is small and has been occupied several times in recent history. The Maximoffs participated in riots against foreign forces until they were approached by a HYDRA scientist offering to give them great power. Pietro was utterly convinced to accept, and he was brought with his sister to a secret experimental facility, where the scientists subjected them to the mysterious chitauri scepter. While many volunteers perished, Wanda and Pietro survived with incredible abilities.

Several months after these experiments began, the facility that the twins were in was assaulted by the Avengers attempting to retrieve the scepter. In the confusion, and against the wishes of Baron Von Strucker, Pietro and Wanda escaped to disrupt the assault. Pietro intercepted and smashed into Hawkeye, dropping him to the ground before speeding off and slamming into Captain America and returning to his sister inside the fortress. She convinced him to let Tony go and deconstruct the Avengers from the inside. As HYDRA fell, the twins escaped.

Pietro began to steal to provide for his sister, but Ultron caught wind of them and convinced them to assist him in his conquest against the Avengers. The twins joined him at the salvage yard to attempt to intimidate Ulysses Klaue out of his vibranium stores. During this incursion, the Avengers arrived, and the twins assisted in fighting them off, along with Ultron's drones. After the battle, in Seoul, Wanda realized that Ultron really wanted to destroy humanity, and the twins escaped away from him.

Later, they intercepted Ultron on the Seoul train, keeping him from pummeling Captain Rogers against the train wall. Ultron blasted the train controls, however, and Pietro sped away to save civilians while his sister worked to stop the runaway train. Cap brought the twins to Avengers tower where they found Stark and Banner attempting to work on the Vision. While Cap and Tony argued the merits of creating another A.I., Pietro sped through and unplugged all the machinery, though Thor broke in at the last minute to power the cradle back on.

After some deliberation, the twins joined the Avengers to return to Sokovia and fight Ultron one last time. Pietro and Wanda began the evacuations, and Pietro jumped straight ahead to begin smashing the Ultron drones. He happily assisted in defending the keystone with the rest of the Avengers, but when he saw Ultron's quinjet coming in for a strafing run against Barton, he sacrificed himself to save his new ally.
—DoctorBoson

Lady Sif

The Warriors Three have had their time in the limelight, but the most popular of Thor's supporting cast is probably Lady Sif: a serious badass that's been on both the big screen and the telly.

Name: Sif
Race: Asgardian
Experience: 60 (Heroic)
Power Level: Four Color with Super Karma (55 PP)
Agility d10; Smarts d8; Spirit d6; Strength d12+5; Vigor d10
Pace 6; Parry 10 (2); Charisma 0; Toughness 19 (6)
Hindrances: Loyal, Obligation (M—Odin), Overconfident, Vengeful (m)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Brave, First Strike, Counterattack, Frenzy, Combat Sense, Quick Draw, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Level Headed
Skills: Climbing d4, Fighting d12, Notice d8, Persuasion d4, Riding d6, Stealth d4, Streetwise d6, Throwing d6
Inventory: Asgardian Armor (Armor +6, –4 ballistic AP)
Powers:

• Attack, Melee (4): Damage Str+d6, Multiple Attacks.
• Double Sword (7): Damage Str+d10, AP 4, Lethal, Multiple Attacks. Device (–2, swords).
• Deflection (1): –2 to hit, Protector. Device (–2, asgardian shield).
• Leaping (3): Level 2. Leaps 4" vertically and 8" horizontally. Death From Above.
• Parry +2 (1): Protector. Device (–2, asgardian shield).
• Regeneration (3): Level 3, rolls to heal every 10 minutes. Limitation (–1, Level 1 against Frost Giant decay).
• Speak Language (1): Written Word. Limitation (–1, only works on sentient species from the Nine Realms). (All-tongue.)
• Speed (2): Pace 12.
• Super Attribute (22): Agility +1, Strength +8, Vigor +2. 
• Toughness +6 (9): Hardy.

One of Asgard's most talented warriors, Lady Sif is a skilled combatant, wielding a double-bladed sword and a powerful asgardian shield. Thor, however, befriended her, granting her the recognition she deserved and elevating her to a position of power. Lady Sif was also once involved with a warrior named Haldor, but he was killed in the events surrounding the enchantress, Lorelei.

Lady Sif often joined Thor and his Warriors Three on their adventures, including following Thor to the surface of Jotunheim. After Thor's banishment, though, Sif's foolhardiness, along with the rest of the Warriors, followed Thor to earth to try and find him, as well as uncovering the lies Loki spun against his brother. Soon after, however, they were followed through the Bifrost by the Destroyer, Sif assisted with evacuating civilians, long enough for Thor to do what he needed to eliminate the threat and return to fight Loki himself.

After the destruction of the Bifrost, the Nine Realms were thrust into chaos, and Sif joined the asgardian forces to try and restore order across the kingdoms. After the invasion of Asgard by the Dark Elves, Sif helped Thor escape with Loki, and was assigned with Volstagg to deliver the Aether to the Collector.

Shortly afterwards, Sif was tasked with retrieving Lorelei, who had escaped when Asgard was invaded. Arriving at earth, Sif was assisted by Agent Phil Coulson and his team in capturing the sorceress, but not before she wreaked a decent amount of havoc among the humans.

Soon afterwards, Sif was sent to intercept a Kree warrior that arrived on earth, but had her memory wiped by his weapon. She was picked up by S.H.I.E.L.D., who helped her track down the Kree, but after it was revealed that he was trying to hunt down young Inhumans, Sif turned against S.H.I.E.L.D. to try and attack Skye. Shortly afterwards, though, she was convinced that Skye was not a threat and escorted the Kree back home.

As far as we know, Sif is still in Asgard, doing whatever is happening for Ragnarok.
—DoctorBoson

Clint Barton—Hawkeye

Out of all the characters I've tossed together on here, I don't think any of them have gone through as many iterations and Power Level changes as our dear old Hawkeye. The unassuming super-archer is so interesting to get just right, since he uses a lot of archery Edges that are mostly geared towards fantasy settings and has such a wide variety of specialty arrows.

I outline most of my thoughts on all of these design subjects below, but for the most part I think I finally have a finished version of Hawkeye... at least until we see more trick arrows in Civil War.

Name: Clinton Francis Barton
Race: Human
Experience: 90 (Legendary)
Power Level: Four Color with Super Karma (55 PP)
Agility d10; Smarts d8; Spirit d8; Strength d10; Vigor d8
Pace 6; Parry 7; Charisma 0; Toughness 7 (1)
Hindrances: Bad Luck, Heroic, Obligation (M—S.H.I.E.L.D.), Vengeful (m)
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Ambidextrous, The Best There Is (ranged attack), Brave, Accurate Attack (Shooting), Improved Dodge, Marksman, Quick Draw, Rapid Shooter, Steady Hands, Improved Trademark Weapon (bow), Ace, Level Headed, Command, Combat Reflexes, Frenzy, Hard to Kill, Inspire.
Skills: Climbing d6, Driving d6, Fighting d10, Knowledge (Communications) d8, Knowledge (Espionage) d6, Notice d10, Persuasion d6, Piloting d8, Shooting d10 [d12+3 with bows], Stealth d6, Taunt d6, Throwing d10
Inventory: Hawkeye's Bow (2d6, 12/24/48), Laser Sight (Shooting +1), Teflon Arrows ×36 (AP 2), Knife (Str+d4), Rope Arrow (50'), 3× Shock Arrows (Vigor –2 or Incapacitated; Vigor to revive), Padded S.H.I.E.L.D. Suit (Armor +1), 2× Quiver, Commlink, Archery Bracer, Shooting Glove.
Powers:

• Heightened Senses (1): Eagle Eye.
• Super Attribute (8): Agility +2, Strength +1, Vigor +1. (S.H.I.E.L.D. training.)
• Super Edge (14): Accurate Attack (Shooting), Dodge, Marksman, Quick Draw, Rapid Shooter, Steady Hands, Trademark Weapon (bow). (S.H.I.E.L.D. training.)
• Super Skill (13): Fighting +1, Knowledge (Communications) +2, Knowledge (Espionage) +2, Notice +2, Shooting +4, Throwing +2. Limitation (–1, Shooting applies to bows only). (S.H.I.E.L.D. training.)

Specialty Arrows (Switchable):

• Anti-Tank Arrows (19): Range 12/24/48, Damage 5d10, RoF 1, LBT, Focus, Heavy Weapon, Lethal. Device (–2, arrows). Switchable (primary).

with

• Explosive Arrows (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 4d6, RoF 1, AP 2, MBT, Lethal. Device (–2, arrows).
• Burst Arrows (3): Range 12/24/48 or Cone, Damage 3d6, SBT, Lethal. Device (–2, arrows), Limitation (–1, SBT).
• Interface (1): Limitation (–1, only works with malfunction).
• Malfunction (1): Device (–2, arrows). (Hacking arrow.)
• Stun (4): MBT, Strong, Projectile (explosive arrows), Device (–2, arrows).

with

• Melting Arrows (15): Rapid Decay ×6, Strong. Device (–2, arrows).

Clint Barton was been an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. for years, all the way until its collapse in 2014. Recruited from a young age due to his exceptional marksmanship, he was already in a relationship with his future wife, Laura, but requested that Nick Fury keep her and their children out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s official records to keep them safe.

Barton was eventually given the codename "Hawkeye" by his comrades in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s military arm. He forgoes firearms on most missions, however, preferring the silence and adaptability of modern bows to more "blunt instrument" rifles. One of his most important missions was to assassinate a young Russian agent that went by the name Black Widow, but he instead spared her, opting to put her on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s payroll instead, and they became extremely close friends.

Barton has since been on missions around the world, but was mostly out of harm's way until he was sent as an escort out to New Mexico to keep guard over a mysterious 0-8-4 item that appeared to be some kind of hammer. During an assault from one individual, Hawkeye was pulled from the kill order, but spotted one of the man's accomplices and gave Agent Coulson the idea to tail him. The man later turned out to be Thor, making this Barton's first encounter with superhuman individuals.

Barton was later assigned to Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. to keep watch around the tesseract research facility. Unfortunately, he was one of the individuals affected by Loki's scepter, and he fell under the god's control for some time. He assisted in extracting the tesseract and led teams in both the extraction of an iridium sample and the assault on the helicarrier, disabling two of the engines and freeing Loki from capture before being knocked unconscious by Natasha Romanoff.

Barton then participated in the battle of New York, his piloting skills and marksmanship both assisting both Rogers and Romanoff on the ground, and was made a member of the legendary Avengers super-team, serving with them in most large-scale assaults on HYDRA bases. During the war on Ultron, Barton's farmhouse was used as a safehouse after their defeat in South Africa, and used his abilities in communications to track an imprisoned Romanoff to Sokovia. He was also instrumental in convincing Scarlet Witch to work with the Avengers, though has recently retired from Avenging to spend time with his family.

Hawkeye has two unique Edges, which will be listed in greater detail below, but what I personally find more interesting is the difference between his powers and his gear. His bow is a unique piece of equipment, using normal teflon arrows, as well as two notable specialty arrows (his shock and rope arrows). These are both low-powered enough to warrant being specifically listed, but not enough to eat up his Power Points. Initially I had given him the swinging power, but he only ever uses the rope arrow once to keep himself from dying, rather than to actively swing over the battlefield. His other specialty arrows, however, are otherwise unchanged. The melting arrows are extremely potent, and his anti-tank arrows are extremely heavy hitting, able to take out tanks in a single hit.

All of these arrows are considered Devices, but do not have the Ranged Touch Attack modifier because they can both be used at range or in melee, but can only be launched by his bow (and most of his arrows, such as his anti-tank and stun arrows, are useless in melee as he could be caught in the burst as well).

His custom Edges are Accurate Attack and Rapid Shooter:

Accurate Attack
Requirements: Veteran, Agility d8+, Fighting, Shooting, or Throwing d10+
This character is extensively practiced striking targets that are smaller than average; he may halve all Called Shot penalties (but not range or Cover penalties). This Edge may be taken multiple times, each time for a different skill (Fighting, Shooting, or Throwing).

Rapid Shooter
Requirements: Novice, Quick Draw, Strength d6+, Shooting d8+
This archer may loose two arrows in rapid succession when firing a bow. This allows you to make an additional Shooting attack per round at –2 to all Shooting rolls. Both attacks must be made at the same time, though they don't need to target the same foe (Wild Cards roll two Shooting dice and one Wild Die).
This Edge cannot be combined with the Aim maneuver or the Marksman Edge, and doesn't work with crossbows.

Hopefully he has more specialty arrows or Edges to work with in Civil War to round him out even more than he already is.
—DoctorBoson

Luke Cage—Power Man

Jessica Jones has been out for a fair while, so I wanted to put some numbers onto Luke Cage. He's a really interesting character in that he's really, really durable, except against blunt force trauma. I think I did a pretty good job slapping him together, though.

Name: Luke Cage
Race: Human
Experience: 70 (Heroic)
Power Level: Street Fighter with Super Karma (35 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d8; Spirit d8; Strength d12+4; Vigor d8
Pace 6; Parry 6; Charisma 2; Toughness 20 (12)
Hindrances: Code of Honor, Doubting Thomas, Loyal, Pacifist (m), Poverty, Vengeful (m) Wanted (M).
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Brawny, The Best There Is (super strength), Hard to Kill, Take the Hit, Charismatic, Brawler, Level Headed, Counterattack, First Strike, Sweep, Nerves of Steel.
Skills: Driving d4, Fighting d8, Intimidation d8, Notice d8, Persuasion d6, Shooting d4, Stealth d6, Streetwise d6, Swimming d8, Taunt d4, Tracking d4.
Inventory: Motorcycle Helmet (Armor +3, 50% vs head shot).
Powers:

• Ageless (1): Luke's healing capabilities keep him from aging.
• Armor +12 (10): Hardy, Heavy Armor, Ultra-Thick Skin. Limitation (–1, Heavy Armor modifier is ignored by blunt damage).
• Regeneration (3): Level 2, rolls to heal every hour. Limitation (–1, negated if shrapnel is stuck inside).
• Resistance (1): Fire/Heat. +4 to resist effects, +4 Toughness.
• Super Attribute (15): Strength +6, Vigor +1. Heavy Weapon.
• Super Edge (4): Hard to Kill. Take the Hit.
• Toughness +1 (1): Hyper-dense musculature.

Carl Lucas was a talented athlete born to a preacher in Georgia and was best friends with a Willis Stryker (secretly his father's "love child"), who he got into all sorts of shenanigans with, including learning how to fight. Eventually, though, Carl and Willis were caught stealing a car for a joyride; Willis was sent to prison while Carl instead was allowed to go if he became a Marine Corpsman due to the influence of his father. After his tour of duty, Carl became a police officer in Savannah.

Years later, Carl was framed for a crime and sent to Seagate Prison. He met Reva Connors, the intervention councilor who he would eventually go on to marry, but was forced into a fighting ring run by corrupt prison security guards. After training and fighting for months, he was finally confronted by two other inmates—Shades and Comanche—who ganged up on him and beat him close to death.

Reva Connors, whose work as a councilor was a cover for screening subjects for an experimental scientific experiment to create superior human beings, convinced the lead scientist to put Carl through the procedure, hoping to cure him. There was a power surge, and the experiment accidentally provided Carl with superhuman durability and strength. Carl broke through a prison wall and swam from Seagate back to the Georgia shoreline.

Carl contacted Connors and changed his name to Luke Cage. She introduced him to "Pop" in Harlm, and she married Luke shortly afterwards. Reva, however, was tragically killed in an accident. Luke believed that there was more to the incident, however, and began to confront leads. Unfortunately, these led to a dead end.

Luke Cage had since acquired a bar that he runs with his friend Ron Healy. He's been down on his luck recently and has been sleeping with women, but refuses to sleep with married women on principle. One day, he slept with a P.I. named Jessica Jones, and found out soon after that she also has powers.

They briefly saw each other, connecting with each other over their powers, but she decided to cut ties with him to keep him away from something she was dealing with. He later hired Jessica to help him find information on the death of his wife, where she revealed that Reva was killed by her on accident. After his revelation, Cage cut ties with her instead.

Luke was later caught by a man named Kilgrave and mind controlled to blow up his own bar, convince Jessica to trust him, and then bring her to Kilgrave. He was forced to try and kill Jessica after Kilgrave's powers continued to not work on her, but she incapacitated him with a shotgun to the throat (unbreakable skin doesn't keep the organs from being rattled up inside).

After waking up in Jessica's apartment under the care of a nurse, and realizing that Jessica had gone to take care of Kilgrave, he left and moved from Hell's Kitchen to Harlem to try and start a new life.

Luke took a job with Pop in Harlem, living paycheck to paycheck and working two jobs to make a living. Luke was convinced to help find a troubled youth and bring him back to Pop's, however, which was supposed to be neutral ground, but a disgruntled gangster disrespected peace talks and shot up the shop, killing Pop. This helped put Luke into the spotlight as he began to fight against the crime organizations that led to Pop's death, including the notorious Cottonmouth, much to the chagrin of Harlem cop Misty Knight.

Soon into this crusade, however, Cottonmouth was found murdered, with Luke being framed for his killing. This put Luke on the run from the cops, as well as an independent agent calling himself "Diamondback," who severely wounded Cage using experimental military-grade Hammertech bullets. With the help of Claire Temple, he tracked down the scientist that originally concocted the serum to help her treat Luke, but Luke found out from old data files that Reva was actually working for the enhancement program that gave Luke his powers. Luke destroyed the scientist's barn and made his way back to New York.

Diamondback, actually Luke's long-lost friend Willis, sought revenge for Luke abandoning him, putting aside a black market empire that he had constructed to do so. Diamondback put out special Judas Bullets into circulation by using Mariah Dillard—Cottonmouth's sister—to lobby for the police commissioner to use them in apprehending Cage.

Eventually, Diamondback's rampancy did so much damage to himself that he deconstructed Harlem's most prominent crime families before attempting to (and failing) to attack Cage himself. Diamondback was beaten down and taken away, while Luke's antics have allowed him to be put on the national radar, allowing Georgia state officials to locate him. Luke is currently back in Seagate Prison, being held for the remainder of his sentence.
—DoctorBoson

Scott Lang—Ant-Man

To be honest, Ant-Man was one of the most difficult characters for me to make so far. He's a protagonist, obviously, but the mechanics of the shrinking mode was just odd to me; per the SPC2, shrinking doesn't modify your speed or jump distance. The other tricky thing are the growth/shrink disks that he uses; I wasn't sure to make those as Powers or as gear, but I ended up settling on the latter.

Name: Scott Lang
Race: Human
Experience: 45 (Veteran)
Power Level: Pulp Hero (15 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d8; Spirit d6; Strength d6; Vigor d6
Pace 6; Parry 5; Charisma 0; Toughness 5
Hindrances: Heroic, Loyal, Pacifist (m), Poverty.
Edges: Arcane Background (Super Powers), Luck, Scholar (Electronics), Scavenger, Thief, Dodge.
Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d6, Investigation d6, Knowledge (Computers) d6, Knowledge (Electronics) d8, Lockpicking d6, Notice d8, Persuasion d4, Repair d8, Stealth d8, Throwing d4.
Inventory: Ant-Man Suit, Particle Disks (×5 Growth, ×5 Shrink).
Powers:

• Animal Control (1): Telepathic Link. Device (–1, earpiece or Helmet), Limitation (–2, ants only).
• Attack, Melee (1): Damage Str+d6, Lethal, Multiple Attacks. Contingent on shrink, Limitation (–1, does not affect characters smaller than Size –2).
• Doesn't Breathe (1): Device (–1, Helmet).
• Shrink (9): Size –4, –4 to hit. Density, Quick Change, Tiny. Device (–1, Ant-Man Suit).
• Super Edge (3): The Best There Is (shrink), Ultimate Power (shrink), Device (–1, Ant-Man Suit).

Scott Lang is not only an intelligent man, having gone through university to gain a masters degree in electrical engineering, but a rather successful burglar as well—mostly working in a Robin Hood-style fashion: stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. He promised his first love, Maggie, that he'd stop stealing after their daughter was born, but when he discovered the company he was working for was stealing funds from his customers, he went in for one last burglary. Unfortunately, this time he was caught.

He spent 5 years in jail, but when he got out he swore that he would only work legitimate jobs to make up for his time away. This, however, didn't work out well at all, and after being banned from seeing his daughter until he could make up for the child support he hadn't been able to pay, he decided to hit the house of a rich old man named Hank Pym.

Hank Pym planted an old super hero suit to see if Scott would be able to steal it away, but after realizing what the suit actually did—shrink him down to just over the size of an ant—Scott tried to return the suit, but was caught due to Hank's daughter, Hope. Eventually, they convinced him to attempt a heist on Cross Technologies—formerly Pym Technologies—to keep the Yellow Jacket suit from falling into the wrong hands, and Scott learned to use the suit and communicate with ants.

After fighting Falcon for a missing piece of tech, and learning how to use Pym's Particle Disks, the heist was a success. The Pym Tech building was destroyed with the Cross Particle and designs for the Yellow Jacket still inside.

Scott has since kept in touch with Pym, is likely involved with Hope, and is being sought after by the Avengers after his encounter with Falcon. And he's able to see his daughter on a regular basis again. All around happy endings.

The Particle Disks work to either Shrink something down to fit in the palm of your hand (Size –3 or –4 for just about anything), or make them grow to be the same size to normal humans as they were to an Ant-Man sized person. These disks do not stack on the same object. Yeah, it's not really something that makes a lot of sense but really, why would it? Shit's weird.
—DoctorBoson

Tony Stark—Iron Man

Robert Downy Jr. Tony Stark is the centerpiece of the MCU. Charismatic, intelligent, and rockin' a sweet suit of armor, his 2008 film kickstarted one of the largest and highest grossing film/TV franchises ever. I think his Savage does him a fair bit of justice, but I hope his suits don't get too much better as time goes on, else I'll have to make another Power Level just for him.

Name: Anthony Stark
Race: Human
Experience: 180 (Legendary)
Power Level: Cosmic with Super Karma (85 PP)
Agility d8; Smarts d12; Spirit d8; Strength d6 [d12+6]; Vigor d6 [d10]
Pace 6; Parry 5 [6]; Charisma 4; Toughness 5 [21 (14)]
Hindrances: Arrogant, Dependency (M—Arc Reactor), Dependent (M—Pepper), Heroic, Rebellious, Smart Mouth, Stubborn
Edges: Attractive, Noble, Filthy Rich, Scholar (Computers & Engineering), Charismatic, Engineer, Scholar (Electronics & Physics), Jack-of-All-Trades, Marksman, Level Headed, First Strike, Dodge, Recall Device, Followers (Iron Legion). [Improved Nerves of Steel, Take the Hit.] [Ambidextrous, Two-Fisted.]
Skills: Driving d6, Fighting d6 [d8], Knowledge (Computers) d10, Knowledge (Electronics) d8, Knowledge (Engineering) d10, Knowledge (Physics) d10, Notice d6 [d10], Persuasion d6, [Piloting d6,] Repair d8 [d10], Shooting d6 [d10], Stealth d4, Taunt d6, Throwing d6.
Inventory: Tailored Suit (Charisma +1 when appropriate).
Powers (as of the Mk. XLV):

• Armor +14 (13): Hardy, Heavy Armor. Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Doesn't Breathe (1): Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Heightened Senses (3): Data Sense, Eagle Eye, Infravision, Low Light Vision, Super Sight. Device (–1, Iron Man Helmet), Requires Activation.
• Resistance (1): Air, Cold, Fire/Heat. +4 to resist, +4 Toughness. Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Super Attribute (18): Strength +9, Vigor +2. Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Super Edge (4): Improved Nerves of Steel, Take the Hit. Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).

Flight Systems (Switchable):

• Flight (19): Mach 1, Climb 4, –6 to hit while flying. Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor). Switchable (primary).
• Repulsor Beam (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d6, RoF 1, AP 4, Heavy Weapon. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlet).

with

• Repulsor Beam (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d6, RoF 1, AP 4, Heavy Weapon. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlet).
• Repulsor Beam (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d6, RoF 1, AP 4, Heavy Weapon. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlet).
• Flight (9): Pace 96, Climb 2, –3 to hit while flying. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlets and Boots).

with

• Repulsor Beam (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d6, RoF 1, AP 4, Heavy Weapon. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlet).
• Tri-Laser System (6): Range 12/24/48, Damage 2d6, RoF 1, AP 10, Heavy Weapon, Lethal. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlet).
• Flight (9): Pace 96, Climb 2, –3 to hit while flying. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlets and Boots).

Weapons Systems (Switchable):

• Attack, Melee (6): Damage Str+2d6, Heavy Weapon, Multiple Attacks. Device (–1, Iron Man Gauntlets).
• Super Edge (2): Ambidextrous, Two-Fisted. Contingent on heightened senses, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Super Skill (12): Fighting +1, Notice +2, Piloting +2, Repair +1, Shooting +2. Contingent on heightened senses, Device (–1, Iron Man Helmet). Switchable (primary).

with

• Unibeam (13): Range 12/24/48, Damage 3d10, RoF 1, AP 6, Focus, Heavy Weapon. Device (–1, Iron Man Chest Plate).
• Super Skill (1): Notice +1, Shooting +2. Contingent on heightened senses, Device (–1, Iron Man Helmet).

with

• Micro-Missiles (13): Range 12/24/48, Damage 4d6, RoF 3, AP 6, Heavy Weapon, Lethal, Requires Material (–2, micro-missiles). Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Super Skill (1): Notice +1, Shooting +2. Contingent on heightened senses, Device (–1, Iron Man Helmet).

with

• Anti-Tank Missile (13): Range 12/24/48, Damage 6d6, RoF 1, AP 4, MBT, Focus, Heavy Weapon, Lethal, Requires Material (–2, anti-tank missiles). Contingent on armor, Device (–1, Iron Man Armor).
• Super Skill (1): Notice +1, Shooting +2. Contingent on heightened senses, Device (–1, Iron Man Helmet).

*Stark's power set has varied between movies as he switches between suits. All notable previous suits will be listed over in this entry.

Tony Stark: genius billionaire playboy philanthropist? Well, certainly, yes, but he hides a heart of gold and an enormous desire to not only make the world a better place, but to make up for him and his company's past deeds and accidental involvement with terrorist organizations. He is arrogant and refuses to cooperate with authority figures, but his genius ability to invent his suits and his funds to keep them repaired allow him to disregard most of these figures anyways. That said, he truly cares about people's well being and has devoted his life to training and building to try and help them while his girlfriend Pepper runs the business.

When he was young, Tony's father was hardly the greatest role model, but he had another father figure instead: Jarvis. After the death of Howard and Maria, followed shortly by the death of his butler, Howard's friend Obadiah took control of Stark Industries. Though the young Stark was a genius—creating the J.A.R.V.I.S. A.I. system and graduating suma cum lade at M.I.T. at 17—he didn't have the know-how to manage his family's empire. A few months later, however, control of the company was transferred back to Tony as he helped lead his company's development in a new age of arms supremacy.

Stark was reckless and arrogant in his success, sleeping with women all over the world, and meeting a young Aldrich Killian back in 1999. He would waste vast amounts of money on trinkets and cars, still having ever more in his accounts.

This was cut short after a weapons test in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by members of the Ten Rings organization. Stark would remain in captivity for three months after Ho Yinsen saved his life by magnetizing his heart (to keep the shrapnel away). In this time, Stark not only miniaturized his company's arc reactor technology, but created his first Iron Man suit to escape. Moved by the collateral damage of Ho Yinsen's death, as well as seeing his own arms in the terrorist cell, Stark continued to innovate and improve his idea of a powered suit of armor until he created his first combat-ready suit: the Mk. III armor. He used this to save Ho Yinsen's home village of Gulmira, though was intercepted by a few Air Force fighters before his good friend Colonel Rhodes called them off.

Determined to track more of his illicit shipments and destroy them, he asked his assistant Pepper Potts to pull up the records from Stane's computer, where she discovered that Stane was the one that facilitated Tony's kidnapping and assassination attempt. Once he realized his, he was forced to fight Stane in a new Iron Monger suit (while Tony's suit wasn't even at full power. This ended up with Stane getting cooked by a massive arc reactor overload, followed by Tony's famous statement: "I am Iron Man."

After months of playing the super hero, as well as creating a new suit, prototyping another, and refusing to surrender any of his tech to the government, Stark was nearly assassinated by a Russian thug named Ivan Vanko using arc reactor technology to power his weapons systems. Disheartened, with the government trying to push for the acquisition of his suits (via Rhodes), Stark got hammered at one of his own parties in his Mk. IV suit, nearly destroying his mansion in a duel with Rhodes wearing the Mk. II.

The next day, Tony was confronted by Nick Fury about the effects of palladium poisoning due to Stark's arc reactor, as well as revealing that Stark's new assistant Natalie Rushman was actually a highly trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent sent to keep tabs on him. Fury presented Stark with a lot of his father's old work in an attempt to find a cure for Stark's poisoning. Shortly after, Vanko contacted Stark, revealing that he was still alive and out for blood. Finding out that one of his business rivals had saved Vanko, Stark hurried and ended up in the Stark Expo battle, saving Pepper again and becoming romantically involved shortly afterwards.

A few months later, finishing up applying his green energy project to the newly built Stark Tower in New York, Tony was contacted by Phil Coulson about the Avengers Initiative, being told that Loki had arrived and was threatening the safety of the planet. He flew out to Germany to apprehend the Norse god, and shortly after briefly dueled Thor as well, but ultimately brought Loki back to the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier. After a brief argument with Fury, Rogers, and the other Avengers, he worked with Captain America to repair one of the helicarrier's damaged thrusters as Loki escaped. Rogers was instrumental in the Battle of New York, nearly sacrificing himself to keep New York from being hit in a nuclear strike.

Months later, Stark's PTSD and anxiety had driven him to construct 35 new Iron Man armors, but after his former bodyguard Happy was nearly killed in a Ten Rings "bombing," Stark threatened the Mandarin, head of the Ten Rings, which resulted in his Malibu mansion being bombarded with missiles as he escaped with his very experimental Mk. XLII. After some undercover digging, he found that Aldrich Killian was behind the Mandarin bombings, and with Rhodes' help exposed the Mandarin as Trevor Slattery—a down-on-his-luck actor simply playing the part—and overthrew A.I.M.'s attempt at assassinating the president. Shortly after, Stark detonated all of his previous Iron Man suits at the battle on the Norco, vowing to focus more on Pepper.

Within a few years, however, Stark had returned with a new suit, helping to recover Loki's scepter from a HYDRA base in Sokovia, and with Banner's help accidentally created Ultron with it (who proceeded to destroy J.A.R.V.I.S.). Stark worked tirelessly to shut Ultron out of his and Rhodes' suits, as well as having to deploy his new Hulk Buster armor to prevent the destruction of a South African city. He confronted Ultron a few days later with the other Avengers and Vision, an synthetic robot created with J.A.R.V.I.S.'s old code matrix, destroying the city of Sokovia but saving almost all of the citizens involved.

Stark recently retired from the Avengers, going back to live with Pepper and focus on moving on (but still funding the superhero team).
—DoctorBoson