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[@Cyrania] I dig the changes, the Soviet like Martians that are still alive and not possessing the exact powers of MM are intriguing (I'd love to make a few Black Circle members off world Martians), but I did have some questions. If your MM can shapeshift, being locked into the superhero form when in Martian mode doesn't make much sense. Couldn't he just assume a different form entirely and still use the meta-Martian abilities as a hero? And why would Soviet style Martians need to create a superhero if the species is seen as perfect and without crime? Also, on this alternate Earth of ours aliens are more feared in general by this world's governments; Superman's legal papers are constantly questioned in the media thanks to President Luthor. 

Aside from all that I'd just give the character a new name for he and his brother to make it yours. Hell you could pull an Invincible and keep the J'onn alias but then make him this universe's shapeshifting Plastic Man. But yeah, call him J'imm J'kson or something.

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Glad you like the overall idea. And you can definitely have Martians be Black Circle members.

The costume I admit I was unclear on. I was more thinking that Manhunter could take on different guises, even different Martian guises, for what he does, but that his 'base'/true form was locked into having the costume as another way to control him. But frankly, I could take out that element and just have it be that he sometimes still ends up in the costume out of force of habit even as he tries to decide on a new look.

Well officially, the Martian World Government wants a super who's the 'pinnacle of all that Martians can be' to be a symbol [puppet] for the government who's able to help if other races should invade and help with any 'national disasters' [whether actual or being lied about to hide Soviet mismanagement] so that the people can rejoice in having such a hero for themselves that they could strive to be [which means they are all the more likely to miss times the truth is omitted from the press for being 'inconvenient']. And then Manhunter can also take care of any 'dangerously insane' who seek to disrupt the government's rule whether by doing any actual crimes or by seeking to rebel by any government definition/ [Then since criminals are all counted as 'insane' and taken to insane asylums/'personalized care situations' or just straight up killed, there's technically no crime as no one is brought to trial]. The Manhunter's differences then are just seen as what all Martians will end up being able to do in time, the natural evolution of their race. But overall though, the government just sees Manhunter as too powerful a tool for better PR and better control of the populace to just throw him away.

I can definitely work with that. Given all he's gone through, he certainly wouldn't want to ought himself into more danger and would want to hide his alien nature as much as possible. So him being a version of Plastic Man could work well honestly.

I might go with James Jameson/J'amz J'amzon for the name then. Then he's the Manhunter on Mars but becomes Plastic Man on Earth whenever he does allow himself to act. I'll consider what to name his twin though.