Polyphemus

Supervillainy 101

"Stands out like a Solo cup at a wine tasting." I like that. Good turn of phrase.

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Third Invincible Sister- patriotic, a little goofy, and a little sinister.

Or if you're in need of a good laugh. . .

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Third Invincible Sister sneered in contempt as the creatures retreated further into the shadows. "A society of misshapen creatures that have shut themselves off from the world in fear and hatred? How disgusting!"

She tilted back her cowboy hat for a better view before marching into the corridor, fists clenched at her side. "I am Gang Min-Seo of Pyongyang!" she yelled as she strode down the corridor, Air Jordans squelching in puddles of slime. "The third of the Five Invincible Sisters! But who I am is not important, for I strike not for myself but for the glory of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea! I am a warrior for the Glorious Leader! I am the hooves of Chollima!"

She reached the room at the end of the hallway and assumed a taekwondo stance, eyes moving in search of the creatures in the dim room. "Fight me and die!" she bellowed.

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To be honest, I imagined none of our characters really fighting or turning on each other, more like just bitching each other out constantly, reality tv-style. 'This is the true story... of twelve supervillains... picked to live in a lair... work together and have their lives monitored by a demon... to find out what happens... when villains stop being evil... and start being real.' Maybe that's just me, though.

@TheWizardLizard

I read that with the Arrested Development theme playing in the background.

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Sure because the Americans will be fine with that plan.

@Song Book

Why wouldn't they be? She's there to rescue them from their evil capitalist overlords.

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Third Invincible Sister felt uneasy. She was being watched, she knew it.

Not by surveillance, she knew that. But by the decadent capitalist pigdogs she passed by as she walked to the meeting in the warehouse district. Some of them shot her sidelong glances, a few even stared openly. Gang Min-Seo knew that her typical American outfit passed muster- the Glorious Leader himself had picked out her cowboy hat, Winnie the Pooh sweatshirt, Daisy Dukes, and bright red Air Jordans. No, it must be something else. Perhaps they could sense the raw power emanating from her. Yes, that must be it. She grinned to herself. Even the foolish and wasteful Americans could appreciate that their master was at hand.

Arriving at the warehouse, she quickly looked around for any prying eyes or any sign of a trap before she went in. Nothing seemed awry, but she couldn't shake the feeling of uneasiness. Her entry into the country last week had been tumultuous, to say the least. She had been discovered at the airport and forced to fight her way out, from there to go into hiding in the city. When the blue devil women had appeared in the flophouse, Third Invincible Sister thought for sure she had been caught. But the offer was intriguing to say the least.

Intending to enter quietly and without fuss, Third Invincible Sister tore a wooden door from its hinges and tossed it aside before running into the warehouse, just catching the tail end of the briefing as she charged into the midst of the group. "Yes! The abandoned lair of a wasteful capitalist supervillain! A perfect base of operations for our war against the forces of decadence and oppression!" she shouted, not bothering to introduce herself or even look at any of her new comrades and best friends. "From there, we shall expand the glory of the true Korea until it covers the whole of this city!" She nodded, pleased with herself for being subtle and low-key. No need for her to scare any of the people she would have to make allies with in order to bring about the Inevitable Showdown.

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Oh hey, it's a foreign enhanced with generic strength and resistance powers.

I must say, I feel as though my niche has been slightly invaded. :p

@TheWizardLizard

Wasn't intentional- I've been sitting on this character for a while.

We could make good foils for each other. Maybe they become BFFs, or worst enemies.

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Third Invincible Sister

Name: Gang Min-Seo

Persona: Third Invincible Sister

Appearance:


Gang Min-Seo calls a press conference to announce that she punched a man so hard his head exploded all over her. Attendance is low.

Gang Min-Seo is now a tall and athletic woman, around 5'6". Someone she had gotten the idea that Americans are frightened by bikers, and has taken to dressing in stereotypical biker gear- leather, denim, fingerless gloves and so on.

Age: 22

Archetype: Enhanced

Power set:
Strength (2)- Min-Seo's strength has more than doubled from before, enabling her to lift up to half a ton (1000 pounds).
Leaping (1)- Min-Seo's increase in strength gives her the ability to leap great distances- around fifteen feet vertically or horizontally from a standing position.
Resistance (1)- The experiments have made her tougher than your average Joe, though not by much. She heals wounds in around two-thirds the average time, and a beating that would kill an average person is enough to knock her unconscious.
Bonus: BEST KOREA- Her earthshaking conviction makes her mind resistant to tampering.

Origin Story: The rise of superhumans around the globe caused what some have termed a new arms race. Governments around the world seek to create the new living weapon, and all the great powers have fielded their own superhumans.

Not one to be left behind, the leaders of North Korea put their greatest scientific minds to work on the task, seeking to create an unstoppable army of incredibly powerful superhumans. An exhaustive screening process for possible supersoldier ensued (read: random people were grabbed off the street and bombarded with radiation/ had robotic bits shoved inside them/ exposed to ancient magical artifacts).

The most worthy subjects (the only survivors to come out with actual superpowers) were the five young Gang sisters. Young, patriotic and malleable, the five sisters were imbued with incredible strength and durability, then trained in Korean martial arts and the superiority of North Korea, the Glorious Leader, and the philosophy of juche. The eldest and most powerful of the Invincible Sisters remained in Pyongyang as the Glorious Leader's personal bodyguard, while the other four were sent to infiltrate the territory of the worst enemies of North Korea. Second Invincible Sister was sent to South Korea, Third to the United States, Fourth to Japan, and Fifth to Israel. Their mission was simple: defeat the champions of each nation in front of the world press in order to prove once and for all the superiority of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea!

Reality quickly reared her ugly head- her forged passport immediately outed her as a covert operative at the airport. Forced to escape (by beating up a bunch of cops and customs officials) Gang Min-Seo found herself on the run, forced to reevaluate her orders and strategy. With her cover blown, it's best to hide out and try to make a few allies. If she has to demean herself by working for pay in the meantime, so be it- in the long run it goes towards carrying out her orders and helps her orchestrate the Inevitable Showdown with the American heroes.

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Detective Neil Phan

Name: Neil Andrew Phan

Age: 38

Rank: Detective

Appearance:

Phan

Background: Phan Cảnh Xê and his wife Thị Gấm fled Vietnam in 1969 to avoid the spreading war and in particular the persecution of Vietnamese Catholics. Eventually, they settled in Seattle, finding some comfort in being among a large population of fellow Vietnamese immigrants while still adapting admirably to the new country. They had four children, who grew up with American names and perfect English- their parents wanted them to fit in.

Neil was the second of four children (older brother Bryan, younger sisters Angela and Janet). A quiet, obedient child, Neil took the most to the Catholic faith out of all of the Phan kids, even briefly serving as an altar boy. His education in the faith, as well as deeply feeling the persecution he suffered as a minority, pushed Neil into a strictly black-and-white view of the world. He became an inflexible moral absolutist- right is right, and wrong is wrong.

Though he had every intention of joining the seminary and becoming a priest himself, Neil felt a different calling. After only completing a year of seminary in Spokane, Neil dropped out and joined the Seattle PD intending to right wrongs and fight evil. He has kept his crusade quiet, for the most part, fearing his colleagues will not understand his religious leanings. Instead he embraces the backslapping "boy's club" aspects of the Police Department, partially in an attempt to prove himself in a largely white profession.

Phan has had a decent career as an officer, though with a higher than average number of brutality inquiries put under his name- Phan feels a great deal of satisfaction in doling out a beating and has more than once gotten a confession through less-than-legal means. On the whole, the department sees him as both a brute and a necessary evil- a man who means well but sometimes goes too far.

Skills:
Investigation- You don't spend twelve years on the force without picking up a trick or two. Phan is no Sherlock Holmes, but he has enough contacts, imagination, and deductive skill to make some solid conclusions.
Boxing- Many people assume Phan, a physically fit Asian man, is an expert martial artist. Neil personally finds that assumption racist, but it is in fact true if you consider boxing to be a martial art. A former Golden Gloves contender, Neil Phan knows how to take and throw a punch with the best of them (just don't expect him to throw any kicks).
Polyglot- Neil has a facility for languages, able to pick up words and phrases very quickly. He is fluent in English and Vietnamese, and can get by in Spanish, Mandarin, and Arabic (Seattle having a large population of Somalis and other Arabic speakers).

Additional Info:
Neil's duty weapon is a department-issued Glock 26 9mm, and he also carries a Smith & Wesson Model 442 .38 revolver as a backup.

Hope this works okay.

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So excited for this!

If anyone is interested, here is the manual for the Seattle PD- it outlines stuff like dress code, proper haircuts, and what equipment to carry. Might help some people put their characters together!