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Showing posts with label Knights of Mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knights of Mystery. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
PHANTOM of The OPERA
REAL NAME: NA
OCCUPATION: Musician, Composer
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Mutant
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of France
OTHER ALIASES: Opera Ghost, The Angel of Music
PLACE OF BIRTH: Honfleur
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Knights of Mystery
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA
FIRST APPEARANCE: The Phantom of the Opera (September 23, 1909)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 187 lbs
EYES: Yellow
HAIR: Black
Erik was born in a small village outside Rouen, France. Unfortunately, he was born with a horrible deformity and his mother, unable to bear his appearance, abandoned him. He escaped from the workhouse and joined a band of gypsies, making a living as an attraction (he was known as "le mort vivant" - the living dead). During his time with the gypsies Erik learned illusionism, ventriloquism, knife throwing and many other skills. He was also noted for his magnificent voice. His fame grew to the point that he caught the attention of the Shah of Persia. Impressed by his qualities and superior intelligence, the Shah made him his personal advisor and assassin. Erik helped design the Mazenderan, the Shah's new palace, replete with traps and secret passages. Although pleased, the Shah distrusted Erik and ordered his death. A member of the court known only as Daroga helped Eric escape with his life and became his partner in adventures. Together they traveled throughout the East to the shores of China learning new skills and working in the service of perfidious rulers and satraps. Finally Erik, fed up, decided to return to France. There he participated in the construction of the Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera (in addition to filling the building with secret passages). Erik built himself a lair in the basement of the Opera, far from the cruelty of man. He fell in love with a young woman, Christine, who aspired to be a singer. Under the Phantom's tutelage and protection the young woman achieved her dream, but could not reciprocate Erik's love because she had fallen for another (Raoul). After much affliction and conflict Erik accepts his defeat and his loneliness, gives his blessing to Christine and Raoul and leaves Paris again followed closely by Daroga.
POWERS & WEAPONS
The Phantom of the Opera was, in reality, a mutant horribly disfigured but with an intelligence far superior to that of a normal human being. Music, languages, mathematics, no subject posed a real challenge to his prodigious mind. Among the many disciplines in which he was a master were illusionism, ventriloquism, music, architecture, chemistry, engineering, fencing, knife throwing, acrobatics, disguise, infiltration... The list could go on and on. The Phantom possessed a magnificent baritone-tenor voice.
HURRICANE NELL
REAL NAME: NA
OCCUPATION: NA
IDENTITY: NA
CLASS: NA
LEGAL STATUS: NA
OTHER ALIASES: NA
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA
MARITAL STATUS: NA
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA
FIRST APPEARANCE: The girl dead-shot (March 1878)
HEIGHT: NA
WEIGHT: NA
EYES: NA
HAIR: NA
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FRANKENSTEIN'S CREATURE
REAL NAME: NA
OCCUPATION: NA
IDENTITY: NA
CLASS: NA
LEGAL STATUS: NA
OTHER ALIASES: NA
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA
MARITAL STATUS: NA
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus (January 1818)
HEIGHT: NA
WEIGHT: NA
EYES: NA
HAIR: NA
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POWERS & WEAPONS
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MOWGLI
REAL NAME: NA
OCCUPATION: NA
IDENTITY: NA
CLASS: NA
LEGAL STATUS: NA
OTHER ALIASES: NA
PLACE OF BIRTH: NA
MARITAL STATUS: NA
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA
BASE OF OPERATIONS: NA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Jungle Book (1894)
HEIGHT: NA
WEIGHT: NA
EYES: NA
HAIR: NA
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A.J. RAFFLES
REAL NAME: Arthur Justice Raffles
OCCUPATION: Cricketer, gentleman thief
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Normal human / technology user
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of UK
OTHER ALIASES: Mr. Maturin, Ralph Manders
PLACE OF BIRTH: Middlesborough, Yorkshire (England)
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: Marjorie Raffles (sister), Sherlock Holmes (brother in law), Raffles Holmes (nephew)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Knights of Mystery
BASE OF OPERATIONS: London, England
FIRST APPEARANCE: The Amateur Cracksman (June 1898)
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 178 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Black (Grey-haired at his temples)
Arthur Justice Raffles, or simply "Raffles," was a charismatic, intelligent, and daring thief who embodied equally the allure of the criminal lifestyle and the charm of an elegant Victorian gentleman. Physically, Raffles was a tall, athletic, and handsome man with a charming smile and piercing steel-blue eyes. He was known for his impeccable taste in fashion and his sophisticated lifestyle. He led a double life in London's exclusive Albany, moving among high society with ease while secretly planning his next heist. Raffles may have gotten into the criminal business out of necessity, but he certainly continued in it out of a love of risk. Just as Sherlock Holmes had Watson, Raffles had Harry "Bunny" Manders. Bunny was an old schoolmate whom Raffles convinced to join him after saving him from a gambling debt. Raffles was admired for his daring exploits, but he was also hunted for his crimes. However, he had a strict code of honour and conducted himself with a sense of morality that distinguished him from other criminals. He often justified his actions by targeting individuals he perceived as deserving of punishment, such as corrupt businessmen or dishonest public figures. Raffles faked his own death on at least three occasions, the last (and most successful) during his involvement in the Boer War. Ebenezer Scrooge managed to convince him to join his Knights of Mystery. After cricket, theft, war and espionage his ultimate challenge could not be less daunting than saving the world.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Raffles was a master of disguise and deception, using his wit and charm to evade capture. As well as being skilled in the use of conventional burglary equipment (such as hand drills and skeleton keys), Raffles also designed his own gadgets to make his job easier. Raffles was a skilled cricketer, rugby player and bowler, often using some of those skills in his role as a thief.
Friday, November 17, 2023
EBENEZER SCROOGE
REAL NAME: Ebenezer Scrooge
OCCUPATION: Businessman, phylantropist
IDENTITY: Public
CLASS: Medium
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of UK
OTHER ALIASES: Mr. S
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England (UK)
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: Fan (late sister), Fred (nephew), Clara (niece-in-law)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Knights of Mystery (founder)
BASE OF OPERATIONS: London, England (UK)
FIRST APPEARANCE: A Christmas Carol (Dec. 1843)
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
WEIGHT: 170 lbs
EYES: Black
HAIR: White
Mr. Scrooge was a cold-hearted, miserly businessman. Despite possessing a considerable personal fortune, he underpaid his employees and viciously harassed his debtors while he himself lived miserably and joylessly in the rooms of his late business partner, Jacob Marley. His redemption came at the hands of three spirits: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future. The three spirits showed Scrooge the errors of his ways, and he became a better and more generous man, to the point of becoming the creator and patron of the Knights of Mystery, a group of most extraordinary individuals committed to doing good and defending the weak.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Mr. Scrooge was a truly intelligent and tenacious man. He possessed a considerable fortune and had contacts in different strata of society. As a side effect of his epiphany, Ebenezer gained the ability to communicate with the deceased, something very useful for obtaining reliable information.
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