Friday, December 13, 2019

Bombogenesis

Real Name: Ashikaga Tetsuro

Created by: Marz Workman, [12-13-2019]

Origin/History 
Tetsuro is an autistic boy of 11 yrs old. His emotions are out of control (happy to angry in an eye blink). He is non-verbal and can become frustrated when he cannot communicate his need to someone. He is prone to ritualistic behavior. 

Tetsuro was born in Japan. When he was around 1-1/2 yrs old, his behavior changed and he was diagnosed with autism. Around 5 yrs old, he developed the ability to control air, having that ability directly linked to his emotional state. After destroying his family's home, he was taken to a research facility. There, he was submitted through testing and was found to have an aptitude for technology and that his power is directly linked to his emotional state (the angrier he is, the more violent his air manipulation is). If he becomes too angry, he can create storms, hurricanes, and the like.

He is confined in a blast-proof glass "cell" where he is constantly monitored for his protection and the protection of others. He is well taken care of and his parents are with him always. The family receives a compensation. Studies on his conditions are used to help others.

Tetsuro also has the RH- factor in his blood.

Powers
Air Manipulation (linked to his emotional state without focus or direction)

Abilities
Techno-Adept: able to work any piece of technology with some degree of success. This does not appear to be a super power, but rather a side-effect to his autism.

Equipment
an android tablet

Notes
The above text is just a light back story, or set-up.

Story ideas for this character could have him utilized in extreme situations where is power would benefit the situation, or to have him always being pursued by aliens due to his RH- blood. Autistic children are aware of what is going on around them, they just cannot process the communication to express any response to it, they just react to a situation, much like instinct. He could also ward off kaiju (y'know, being based in Japan and all).

He cannot be placed in a suit with life support then placed in a vacuum, because when he became angry, he would just use the atmosphere in the suit, which would destroy the suit exposing him to vacuum, and ultimately kill him.

I found "bombogenesis" while reading a weather article, looked up what it meant and just rolled out this character.

The above image is for reference only and should not be used in any of your works.

Creator Notes 
As a father of a severely autistic child, a situation like this where the child also would have a potentially dangerous power would be extremely frightening. The bursts of anger and rage that could cause devastating destruction on a grand scale are unimaginable. The emotions of an autistic child are uncontrollable and these bursts are a "let it ride out" thing. You just have to keep them and those around them safe until it passes. It's stressful and trying, but you have to take it for the sake of your child. 

Legal
Bombogenesis is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions. Creator citation is not required, but would be appreciated.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Doctor Energy and E.V.E.T. (Open Source)


 Real Name: Dr. November Ross

Created by: Marz Workman, 11-01-2019

#oscgchallenge

Origin/History 
November was born in 1910 to a scholar father and an at-home mother. He was named "November" because he was born in the month of November. He was raised well and educated. After he had gone to university, his parents were killed amid gangster activity. He took a year off from school to sort out his business and grieve. He went on to complete his education and worked with a senior scientist.

After a few years, he began working on his own projects from his own lab at his home. During this time, in 1939, he was called to a farm to investigate a meteor that crashed in a field. He took the meteor to his lab. After a few tests, the meteor cracked open and a blue glow emitted from the crack. What was thought to be a rocky shell was actually a metal casing submitted to lots of abuse. Inside was what looked like a vacuum tube filled with a liquid that emanated blue light. 

He went on to build a device to test the energy output capabilities of the tube. When he plugged it into the device, it did as expected and powered his experiment, even overloading the capacitor. Once the smoke cleared, the tube began to flicker. He then realized that it was trying to communicate. He built another device that had all sorts of gauges, printable readouts, and even a speaker. He plugged in the tube, and heard a voice. It told him that it was a "liquid energy" called Evadeium and that its container was made to match the current Earth technology. He eventually called the tube the Evadeium Volatile Energy Transmitter, or, E.V.E.T.

In the early 1940's, with the rise of the "super hero" and villains, November designed several devices he could use to aid the heroes on occasion, not going out of his way to become a hero, and devices he experimented with to further his knowledge. The heroes dubbed him "Doctor Energy". He sometimes got caught in his own adventures, and even joined a team of heroes, but his passion was science and he mainly served in a reserve capacity. He designed gadgets for his fellow heroes and even designed the headquarters powered by E.V.E.T. When they called on November, s**t just got real. 

He eventually became the base leader of the team.


Abilities

  • scientist, educated in many fields, including Engineering and Quantum, Astro-, Applied and Theoretical Physics of the early 20th century.
  • skilled fighter


Equipment

  • Evadeium Volatile Energy Transmitter (E.V.E.T.): a glowing vacuum tube filled with "liquid energy" that plugs into a variety of devices and can access most forms of energy, known and unknown. Some of these devices focus and emit that energy from an electrode apparatus on the device, and other devices channel the energy to power equipment in the lab. It can also detect energies, gases, temperatures, etc. It also talks to Doctor Energy through a speaker on each device and warns him of danger, questions his motives, and, occasionally, makes fun of him. It seems to have an unlimited energy capacity.
  • a variety of small gadgets and parts kept in his utility belt


Weapons

  • a pistol that emits a noxious gas that temporarily affects his enemies.

Notes 
E.V.E.T. exists into the modern time, having been passed down from teacher to student, father to son, etc. E.V.E.T. has never failed in 80 years.

E.V.E.T. can be used to power any sort of real or imagined device for your stories creating all sorts of adventures for November, or your own characters who later owned E.V.E.T.

Legal
Please include the below paragraphs with your work.

Doctor Energy is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions. Creator citations are not required, but would be greatly appreciated.

E.V.E.T. is an open source character object free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions. Creator citations are not required, but would be greatly appreciated.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Mon Fighter J (Open Source)

Real Name: Camran Newist

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-22-2019

Origin/History
Camran is a high school student. He loves to hike in the mountains near his home. On one of his hikes he found a cave and explored it. Inside, he found an old metal box. he opened the box. As the hinged lid fell back, a hologram of an alien being appeared. It told him of another dimension where the Mons live and how his people had accidentally let them loose in this dimension. It also told him of the device, in the bottom of the box, and how to use it. It also tells him of his mission to return all of the Mons back to their home dimension.

Powers

Abilities
Encyclopedic Knowledge (of Mons and Mon Dimension)

Weapons
Energy Pistol (appears after activation)
Energy Sword (appears after activation)


Equipment
Mon Changer (activates by saying "Mon Change" in any language and is powered by an energy ring)
Mon Porter (appears on suit after activation - summons/banishes Mons)

Enemies
non-summoned Mons

Legal
Mon Fighter J is an Open Source Character and is free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions. Creator citations are not necessary but would be greatly appreciated.

Ghost Tiger (Open Source)

Real Name: George Timball

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-22-2019

Origin/History
George is a local policeman and former military serviceman. He served during WWII. Upon returning home, he became a policeman. On a certain day, he came across a robbery at a local Chinese gift store. He entered, and, after a short confrontation, he subdued the thief. To show his appreciation, the Chinese man, Leung Mong, gave him a ring. It is not known if Leung knew the ring bestowed power.

Once home, George remembered the ring in his pocket and placed it on his finger. A wash of emotions and thoughts and feelings and pain overtook him. During this ordeal of bestowal, a voice speaking a form of Chinese began to tell him of the power of the ring, and somehow, George understood. When the event ended, George passed out for the night. 

The next morning, George awoke feeling better than he had before the war. He went on duty. During his day, he had chased criminals through the city. During these chases, a few of his powers manifested themselves. Once off duty, he returned to the store where he received the ring, only it was not there. According to the owner of the shop that was there, there was never a Chinese store there as his store had been there for twenty years.

At home, George was overcome with confusion, and he stares at the ring on his finger. All of a sudden, an older Chinese man appears in a ghostly form before George. He explains what the ring does and tells George that he must meditate daily to unlock and master the ring's power. He also says that the power can be used for good or evil, the choice belongs to George.

George begins to meditate daily, slowly over time unlocking new abilities. He also bought a farm outside of town so he could practice his new powers. He discovers that he has the abilities of a ghost and is able to equal or better anyone in combat. So, after a few encounters on duty, using his powers secretly, George decides to don a costume and fight crime off-duty as a super hero. He chooses a tiger for the base of his alter ego, as its symbol is on the ring. Couple that with his ghost-like abilities, and he called himself Ghost Tiger.

Powers

Abilities
trained soldier
trained police officer
speaks Chinese, via the ring

Weapons
a pair of "tiger claws" (clawed gloves)

Notes
It is unknown if George still lives in the present day and holds the ring, or if he passed the ring to someone else and lived/lives the rest of his life as normal.

Legal
GHOST TIGER is an Open Source Character and is free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions. Creator citations are not necessary but would be greatly appreciated.

Monday, October 14, 2019

Spideress (Open Source)

Real Name: Shanyn Raynes

Aliases: Spider Queen (II)

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-14-2019

Origin/History 
Shanyn was digging around in her family's attic when she found a box with a costume, the “spider‐web fluid” formula and the set of bracelets her great-grandmother, Shannon Kane, invented. With these items were some news clippings of the Spider Queen. She took the items.

She made the formula and cleaned the bracelets to test if they still worked. Fortunately, they did still worked. She loaded them up an started practicing with them. She also began studying martial arts and gymnastics. After months of training, she decided to don the costume and fight crime as the second Spider Queen. After a few successful outings, she saw herself in the news feeds and on television. She noticed the costume looked dated, so she made an updated version. 

On one of her outings, she ran across the Black Arachnid (II). They happened to be chasing the same crook, so they teamed up and caught the guy. They began teaming and training more often, then, after revealing their identities to one another, they began dating. So, to better match with Max, she designed a new costume and changed her code name. 

At times, they have teamed with Black Arachnid (2.0) and Black Arachness. As a group, they call themselves The Arachnids.

She is a nurse at a local hospital.

Abilities
trained acrobat, martial artist, and web slinger.
trained nurse.

Equipment
a set of bracelets that shoot a "spider-web fluid" and a belt that houses many pellets and gadgets. Max has made her a new set of bracelets copied exactly from the originals, only made with better materials. She has archived the originals. 

Allies
Black Arachnid (II)
Black Arachnid 2.0
Black Arachness

Notes 
Spideress' spider-web fluid formula is different from both Black Arachnids (which each has his own formula), although they all function nearly the same.

Legal
Spideress is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Monday, October 7, 2019

Djinna (Open Source)

Real Name: Carol Marie Banks

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-07-2019

Origin/History 
Carol is a test subject of the Greys that had taken Black Arachness. After Black Arachness vowed to destroy the Greys, Carol was left abandoned, as were many of the Greys experiments.

She was found by Black Arachness in an unnammed town, inside an old abandoned gas station. After a small battle where Carol showed her powers, she was subdued by Black Arachnid 2.0 and taken to a government holding facility. 

While in custody, General Joseph Parsons (American General) located her family and had them brought to Carol. When her parents arrived, the monster inside her came out, as it did when it fought Black Arachness. The American General calls it a demon, but it reveals itself as a Djinn. It is discovered that the djinn is not under Carol's control and she is merely the vessel for it. (Think of her as a genie lamp.) The djinn explains that the Greys took his vessel, destroyed it, and bonded it to Carol's DNA. It then reveals it's name as Garuko. It is discussed to remove the vessel from Carol.

Some time later, a procedure is developed and put into place. While waiting, Carol and Garuko bond and learn they can communicate telepathically. 

Carol is put into a coma and the procedure begins. Something goes wrong and metal begins to form on her wrists and her vitals go wonky. She suddenly wakes up and is wearing Garuko's bracelets.

It is learned that Garuko did not survive the procedure and that he gave Carol his power.

Powers


Enemies
The Greys

Notes 
Djinna features in The Arachnids in “Little Miss Monster” and American General in "The Genie Bottle", flash fiction by Marz Workman.

Legal
Djinna is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Vice (Open Source)

Real Name: Kevin Wise

Created by: Marz Workman, 1993 (originally), 10-02-2019 (as Open Source)

Origin/History 
Vice is a superhuman security guard for a large chemical laboratory. He gained his powers through an accident there.

Powers and Abilities
Notes 
One of my archive characters that was meant to be published. Releasing as Open Source.

Legal
VICE is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.


October Mask (Open Source)

#oscgchallenge

Real Name: [unknown]

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-02-19

Mission
October Mask's mission is to destroy all magic users and magical items on the planet. 

Origin
Nothing is known about October Mask other than he just appeared sometime in the late 1800's and began eradicating magic into the modern world. No one knows who he is or where he came from. 

Appearance 
Dresses, in all black, as a cowboy in the old west would including spurs and duster, tall, black hair, blue eyes

Powers



Abilities
  • technological link to the Preternatural X-10
Weapons
  • The Preternatural X-10 (commonly known as The Extinguisher of Magic or The X-10) - a sword imbued with anti-magic energies that can nullify and destabilize most if not all forms of magic and even destroy a magic user's capability to utilize magic. It is a large sword. It looks technological. It was given an A.I. intelligence that communicates telepathically with October Mask as if it were a person. It grants October Mask with enhanced abilities and shrouds his face to be whatever a magic-user fears. It is also bio-metrically linked to October Mask so only he can use it. October Mask can also call this blade back to his hand by thought. It was designed specifically destroy magic. If October Mask should die, the X-10 is able to find a new wielder on its own. 
  • A revolver, with one bullet
Notes
Edited the attached pic: The Knight with no name, BY theDURRRRIAN, just show you an idea of how he is supposed to look. The image is assumed to be copyrighted and is displayed here as a guide only.

Legal
October Mask is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

The Preternatural X-10 is an open source character object free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Officer Geads (Open Source)

Real Name: ??? Geads

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-01-2019

Origin/History 
Officer Geads assists Black Arachnid in taking Rubberman to jail.

Appearance 
He appears as any police officer would have in 1944 USA. He has light brown hair and is fair skinned at an average height.

Abilities
Trained police officer.

Weapons
Revolver

Notes 
Officer Geads features at the end of Black Arachnid in "The Stretchy Withdrawal", a flash fiction by Marz Workman.

Legal
Officer Geads is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Black Arachness (Open Source)

Real Name: Anastasia "Ana" Shvets

Other Aliases: The Reaper Ghost

Created by: Marz Workman, 10-3-2019

Origin/History
Ana was living in Russia when she was taken by the Greys, not the Sons of Ivaldi Grays. They took her and experimented with her DNA over a period of time, giving her several abilities, and wiping her mind of who she was, then inserted an amber diamond into her brain. This is how they communicate with her. They also implanted a small, ruby hourglass in the small of her back that is connected to her spine. It is unknown what function it serves. When they were finished, they released her as their weapon of terror (the Reaper Ghost). Her duties to the Greys included raiding isolated villages and towns and capturing humans for experiments and, sometimes, food for the them. 

Once, the diamonds function was blocked by raditation. She lost contact with the Greys, and their hold over her was gone. She regained all of her memories and remembered the horrifying things she did for the Greys. Still  able to speak with them, she vowed to destroy them. Now, her mission is to redeem herself by destroying the Greys and freeing anyone who is a captive experiment. Free from their control, she is lost in the United States of America. She eventually runs across the American General and the Black Arachnid (2.0). After a breif hostile encounter, she tells her story. Ana requests to be allowed to locate the other experiments, which she can find with the diamond in her head. Being a foreign agent on American soil, the American General assigns Black Arachnid to be her handler. He also reminds her that she is a visitor in this country and not to mess up.

After several adventures of hunting the Greys, looking for the other experiments and everyday "hero" work, Everett sees that she has great potential and gives her the code-name of Black Arachness. She later becomes an American citizen and gets a suit to match Everett'swhile still retaining the camouflaging properties of her previous suit, and she gets web launchers, becoming an official member of the Black Arachnid family. 

Appearance 
Average height; long, blonde hair; thin, fit build; emerald green eyes; vertical, ruby hourglass on the small of her back

Powers 
Abilities
Equipment
  • bodysuit that is able to mimic her camouflage powers
Weapons

  • dual pistols

Notes 
This is the 5th version of the Black Arachnid. 

Wikipedia shows both the Greys and Grays as the same species. For purposes of this document, the Grays are a sub-species of the Greys, and the Sons of Ivaldi are a group of Grays related to the dwarfs in Norse mythology (ie: the Sons of Ivaldi are Grays, also theorized in Ancient Aliens.)

Related
Major Mars (Open Source)
Black Arachnid II (Open Source)
Black Arachnid 2.0 (Open Source)

Legal
Black Arachness, the Reaper Ghost is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Rocket Hammerfist (Open Source)



Real Name: Chad Ori

Created by: Marz Workman, 09-09-2019

Origin/History 
Rocket is a space miner who gets caught up in a bad turn of events between two corporations.

Equipment and Weapons

Spacesuit designed to mine minerals, metals and gems.

Notes 
This one was created as a joke. I did a picture, and I kept it. So, here it is. Sort of a retro-modern take on the classic rocketman.


Legal
Rocket Hammerfist is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions.

Black Arachnid 2.0 (Open Source)



Real Name: Everett Snowe 


Created by: Marz Workman, 09-09-2019


Origin/History 

Everett was one of the great heroes of the Golden Age, fighting along side the American General, Yellow Wolf, Captain Omega and others, fighting Nazis and other Axis armies across the world. He was also the defender of the city of Marston (like how I snuck that in there?) when he returned after the war. 

Everett started his hero career by accident (don't they all?). He was a chemist working on a food additive that would preserve the food indefinitely in cans. The additive would encase the food inside the can, then the vacuum sealing of the can would preserve the additive. 

One day, while checking the additive...um...adder, it failed forcing the chemical to go everywhere. It came in contact with electricity, and went from a malleable gel to a thick, highly tactile ooze. 

While home, Everett began to experiment with his newfound discovery. He designed a "shooter" on an arm and rigged electrodes to the end of the shooter. Fail! He was trying to recreate what happened at the cannery, but just could not figure it out. He soon learned that he had to ionize the gel so it could receive the charge.


After weeks of working, he finally designed a "shooter" that could ionize the, now more liquid, gel and deliver an electrical charge to make it become flexible, strong and tacky.

When playing with the "shooter", he realized that his mess looked like a spider's web. Originally planning to market his new gadget as a toy, he instead designed a hero around the toy (as superheroes were popping up everywhere). He became the Black Arachnid, wearing a suit and Bowler hat, all black, with a silver lapel pin in the form of a spider. After a while of fighting street crime, he joined the other heroes, who suggested the circus suit to hero in. So, the tights were born, adorned with a golden circle topped with a black spider. 

After the war and his return home, he fought street level crime again. He soon found himself battling a villain inside a lab. this evil bastard was trying to create a rip in space/time to consume the Earth. That failed, but did create a time portal into which Black Arachnid was sucked in. 


Hello, and welcome to another exciting episode of "SCREWED". That's right, today's guest is the Black Arachnid!


Everett found himself thrust into an alternate future. Arriving in 2019, he had no idea what the hell was going on. He was confused and a little afraid. Luckily, he was found by the, still living, American General who immediately recognized him. He was brought to a government facility, questioned, and brought up to speed on the world today. He was also told of Max, the son he never had, who is a great ally to many heroes. 


The American General brought Everett back into the hero game. Only, his "shooters" were not going to be enough. He was put through the Vitamin 2-X Program where he was given the Vitamin 2-X, a chemical acquired from Dr. Emil Franz that enhances the human body for limited amounts of time. Only now, it has been remastered into a gene therapy and only has to be administered once a month, instead of once a day.


Today, Everett trains with his new abilities and fights along side today's heroes. Even the son he never had.


Powers and Abilities

Equipment and Weapons

  • Web "shooters" that project a high tack ooze. (Newer version using today's tech)
  • Punch daggers that come out of wrist housing.
  • a 360 degree warning system with a HUD and auditory warnings.
  • Advanced high density molecular armor.

Notes
This is the 4th version of the Black Arachnid.

Black Arachnid 2.0 features in Black Arachnid in "The Stretchy Withdrawal", a flash fiction by Marz Workman.

Legal
Black Archnid 2.0 is an open source character free for anyone to use with no copyright restrictions