superworld

[Raven]

1940s: Successful supersoldier programs are enacted by many countries on either side of the war, creating the first supersoldiers.

1945-1955: Supersoldiers moved to espionage positions for their respective countries

• First appearance of 'supervillains'
• Supervillains tended to be defectors from various espionage agencies
  
• Known as 'generation 0' supervillains
• None of these survive today

[li]Fought by supersoldiers whose abilities did not favour espionage[/li]

• Some countries embraced the public existence of supersoldiers, and hailed these soldiers as heroes
• Other governments were more interested in suppressing their superhero program, and were imprisoned, silenced, or murdered to cover up the existence of supersoldiers once gen 0 was caught
• This resulted in the mistaken belief only 1 or 2 countries created supersoldiers

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1955-1960: Emergence of the gen 1 supervillain and the creation of new supersoldiers

• Gen 1 supervillains
• Often the same supersoldiers who stopped gen 0, or close friends of the same.
• Retaliating for the horrific treatment of supersoldiers by governments wishing to keep them secret.
• Some escaped to countries without supersoldier programs where they could not be stopped by local governments.
• The existence of these supervillains revealed the supersoldier program of many other governments.

[li]Governments up the production of new supersoldiers to combat the disloyal ones, as no country¹ had the military capability to take many of them.[/li][/ul]
1960s: The existence of Super-kids and the first superhero.

• The discovery of super-children
• During the Vietnam war, enemy supersoldiers under the age of 18 were caught on film and shown to the worldwide public.
• This led to the revelation that children born to supersoldiers may inherit superpowers genetically.
• News and popular media depicted these children as demons sent to play on soldiers sympathy

[li]Gen 2 supervillains[/li]

• Children of supersoldiers and absentee supervillains rebelling against harsh treatment by the government and the public
• Also includes villains who were created to fight wars or gen 1 and rebelled because of the poor treatment.

[li]Backlash and the first superhero[/li]

• A wave of advocacy for super-kids dominated the mid 1960's
• Trust in the government's narrative waned among both supers and non supers.
• 1968: Chilean super becomes known for intervening in and stopping criminal activity and coins the term 'superhero' to describe herself, exclaiming that she is not a soldier. She is not working with the Chilean government.

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1970s: National crisis: How to deal with superheroes

• The idea of superheroes becomes the norm, but the ways to deal with them are diverse
• Debates over whether or not superheros can or should operate outside the law divide countries, states, even municipalities.
• This causes multiple incidents in which visiting law enforcement handled supers in an incorrect or offensive manner. Ie. Interfering with an investigation against a superhero, or conversely arresting a superhero in an area where their operation outside the law is permitted.

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1980s: The fracturing of the United States

• The debates of the 1970s create irreconcilable rifts between regions
• Superheros take over a municipality for the first time

[li]Gen 3 supervillains[/li]

• Existed in the late 1970's but hit their peak population size in the mid-late 80's
• Distinguished by the gaining of their initial power through exploitation of the trust and leniency that was placed in superheroes.
• Seized their own territory, further magnifying the fracturing of the US

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1990s: The rediscovery of super-creation methods

• Gen 3 supervillains no longer needed to have children to create more supers
• While gen 1 could always do this, they had a country's worth of resources and knowledge of original government supersoldier creation methods, neither of which gen 3's had access to.

[li]Gen 3 used this newfound power to develop armies of supers to command.[/li]

• This style became much less popular after the 90's owing to the difficulty in maintaining an army and the risk of defection making this strategy nonviable for many.

[li]Heroes became increasingly brutal in their repression of villains, more frequently taking over themselves[/li][/ul]

00s-present: A period of stability; the calm before the storm.

• Entrenched villains becoming hard to dislodge
• Less turbulent than prior decades, with a known status quo.
• Breakdown in relations could occur again at any time.

The world is now one of Supers, and whether you live under the thumb of a big wig villain, the protection of a team of heroes, in a city where supers assist the police, or in one of the rare cities where supers are outlawed entirely, they're part of the daily news cycle. No matter whether you like them or not, everyone knows that Supers run the world.

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Method:[/b]
[b]Power:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Allegiance:[/b]

[Raven]

Name: Kenny Clark
Method: Villein method
Power: can change and alter memories, self-healing capabilities
Age: 44
Allegiance: villain, himself


Name: Margerie Harris
Method: government implantation
Power:
Age: 92
Allegiance: heroes, leader of the Squad

Name: Adam Belacqua
Method: inherited
Power: emotion control, minor and oddly triggered bursts of super speed
Age: 44
Allegiance: heroes, part of the Squad

Name: Nathaniel Ashford
Method: inherited
Power: able to heal anyone, provided he has their DNA
Age: 47
Allegiance: heroes, part of the Squad

Name: Ryan Villein
Method: inherited
Power: shape shifting
Age: 29
Allegiance: heroes, part of the Squad

Name: Emma Roberts
Method: inherited
Power:
Age: 12
Allegiance: heroes

Name: Kailen Belacqua
Method: inherited
Power: time travel
Age: 14
Allegiance: heroes


Name: Aaron Villein
Method: Inherited
Power: super speed & toughness
Age: 70
Allegiance: villain, loyal only to himself

Name: Marcus Villein
Method: inherited
Power:
Age: 66
Allegiance: Aaron

Name: Paul Roberts
Method: first strand method
Power:
Age: 51
Allegiance: Aaron

Name: Francis Foster
Method: inherited
Power: super precision
Age: 35
Allegiance: Aaron

Name: Jeremiah Bailey
Method: Villein method
Power: electricity
Age: 41
Allegiance: Aaron

[Gifted]

Name: Amy Masumoto
Method: Japanese method
Power: Light/Dark and Clairvoyance
Age:27
Allegiance: Hero, on the squad

Name: Peter "Judas" Edwards
Method: Papal method
Power: Earth/Rock
Age:
Allegiance: hero, on the squad

Name: Abigail Grimmley
Method: Inherited
Power: Future sight
Age: 23
Allegiance: Hero, newest member of the squad

Name: Rick "Negative" Martinez
Method: Villein method
Power: Negates powers, creates shields, can temporarily move powers from one person to another.
Age: 29
Allegiance: Neutral, former villain, just wants to be left alone

Name: Joan Wenkeling
Method: Inherited
Power: Telekinesis
Age: 23
Allegiance: Neutral, loyal to Rick

Name: Tanya Grimmley
Method: Inherited
Power: controls animals
Age: 27
Allegiance: villain, out for herself but Aaron doesn't know that

Name: Liam Clark Villein Belacqua Damon? Holy shit Liam has a lot of surnames Clark
Method: Inherited
Power: SUPPRESSED - illusions, limited invulnerability, telekinesis, the ability to tell anyone's worst fear by looking at them
Age: 12
Allegiance: Neutral

Name: Leonidas Estmont
Method: N/A
Power: N/A
Age: 17
Allegiance: Aaron

Name: Malydia Estmont
Method: N/A
Power: N/A
Age: 15
Allegiance: Aaron

Name: Willow Clark
Method: N/A
Power: N/A
Age: 14
Allegiance: Liam

[Raven]

Following Kenny's realization that his son had developed powers, he wasted no time figuring out what exactly his powers were. After that, it took him no time at all to realize that although it had been something he'd been aiming for for a long time, Kenny didn't want Liam having access to those abilities. Not yet. So Kenny had found a scientist to suppress the power, and Kenny covered up the memories in the boy's head, giving several layers of false memories so that Liam wouldn't realize the importance, even when he inevitably broke through the barrier. Finally, he sent him back to school, having no idea that the news would spread.


And spread it did, all the way back to Liam's grandfather.

[Gifted]

Liam had had no idea what the consequences would be when he uttered the words he had. That the two words, 'your dad', spoken to his father would send his life onto a completely different chaotic trajectory. He hadn't quite realized it was even strange that he knew that his father and he had that in common; both feared their fathers more than anything else. When he made the comment to his father the man had lividly changed Liams memories to the form Liam hated most and kept him out of school for a couple days - as a punishment, or so Liam thought. But now he was finally getting to go back, and he was determined to set up a fight to get his head back to normal. His eyes lingered on the bigger kids at recess, mind carefully going over his best insults to select the one that would best rile them up today.

[Raven]

In all truth, Aaron hadn't really cared what his children were up to over the course of the last twenty-five years, but he'd be damned if they both simply vanished. He'd kept tabs on them, especially on Kenny, after so carefully ensuring the boy carried on his legacy. Unfortunately, he had yet to catch wind of anyone successfully manufacturing an imortality ability, and that meant that his twins were key to him obtaining a blood heir, and neither of them precisely wanted the job. Still, what Kenny didn't know wouldn't hurt him, and Aaron planned to have Liam well within his control before Kenny had any idea what was going on. But to do that, they would have to be fast. Aaron got out of his car, tousling the hair that was more white than not, but thankfully still covering his whole head. He wasn't ready for the whole Lex Luthor look yet. Then he crossed to the fence.

[Gifted]

He walked in on the boy he was there for taunting and jeering at a bunch of eight graders. What he said must have made a mark because as Aaron watched one of them rushed Liam, looking livid. The boys two friends jumped in to help and soon they were all beating the smaller, meaner boy.

[Raven]

Aaron watched for longer than any normal adult would, before barking, "That's enough," like he'd just arrived.

[Gifted]

The boys jumped, turning and seeing the adult. "He started it!" One complained, pointing at Liam.
"I did." Liam agreed, though he was badly injured. "I'll get you three back when you least expect it." He added, having a reputation to maintain.

[Raven]

"In that case, come over here, I want to talk to you," Aaron said.

[Gifted]

The other boys grinned, thinking they'd gotten Liam in trouble.
Liam wasn't worried, and he approached the stranger in confusion. The man seemed familiar somehow, even though Liam couldn't remember seeing him before. "...Do I... know you?" He asked hesitantly .

[Raven]

"Run along, unless you'd like me to bring you all to the school principal as well," Aaron said to the bigger boys.

[Gifted]

They nodded and one glanced to each other, but Liam couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a jab in. "Yeah because God forbid the principal call your parents and you disappoint your mommies. Wussies."
One of the three boys turned to throw a punch at Liam again, but the other two held him back. "Let it go, man!" One said to his friend. "Little prick isn't worth it." When the other reluctantly lowered his fist, the one that spoke flared at Liam. "You better hope you don't run into us alone in a dark alley one of these days, Liam."
"Anytime, anywhere." Liam said confidently. The three boys scowled and left.

[Raven]

Aaron waited until the boys were gone, then beckoned Liam. "We haven't met, but I know what that was about." He nodded towards where the fight had taken place.

[Gifted]

"Really?" Liam was intrigued. His father never let other people remember. "How do you know that?"