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To get started with this blank TiddlyWiki, you'll need to modify the following tiddlers:
* SiteTitle & SiteSubtitle: The title and subtitle of the site, as shown above (after saving, they will also appear in the browser title bar)
* MainMenu: The menu (usually on the left)
* DefaultTiddlers: Contains the names of the tiddlers that you want to appear when the TiddlyWiki is opened
You'll also need to enter your username for signing your edits: <<option txtUserName>>
These InterfaceOptions for customising TiddlyWiki are saved in your browser
Your username for signing your edits. Write it as a WikiWord (eg JoeBloggs)
<<option txtUserName>>
<<option chkSaveBackups>> SaveBackups
<<option chkAutoSave>> AutoSave
<<option chkRegExpSearch>> RegExpSearch
<<option chkCaseSensitiveSearch>> CaseSensitiveSearch
<<option chkAnimate>> EnableAnimations
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Also see AdvancedOptions
All written material presented in //''Black Hats And White Capes!''// is copyright (C) by Jack V. Butler, Jr. unless otherwise specifically noted.
All artwork presented here is copyright (C) by Storn Cook unless otherwise specifically noted. Artwork is used here with permission from the artist.
In this exciting issue of //''Black Hats And White Capes!''//
*[[Who's Who In The Butlerverse: Avro]]
*[[Encyclopedia Entry: "Immortals"]]
*[[Encyclopedia Entry: "The Internal Combustion Engine"]]
*[[Encyclopedia Entry: "Jaffe, Roland Octavio"]]
*[[Encyclopedia Entry: "Jaffe Battery"]]
*[[Time Capsule: 1947 - 1951]]
[[Welcome, Hero!]]
[[Current Issue]]
Immortals are those metahumans who, because of the nature of the powers they possess, and in addition to any other powers they may possess, have the potential to live forever without aging. Thanks to their metagene, an Immortal does not need to fear poison or disease, nor will they ever die of old age. An Immortal is also all but impossible to kill by normal means, their bodies regenerating any and all wounds, even some that would be lethal to a normal human. (Catastrophic injuries, such as sudden decapitation, puncturing of the heart or brain, and massive blood loss, as well as suffocation and drowning, can still kill one of these beings.)
The Jaffe battery has become the standard source of stored electrical power in the world today, and are in use in nearly every home in America. They have a stored capacity a thousand times greater than old-style alkaline batteries, and can be recharged without degrading. This has lead to the revolution of electrical vehicles and power-efficient living. Jaffe batteries are manufactured and sold in the standard sizes (AAAA, AAA, AA, C, D, 9-Volt, "Lantern", F, J, and Standard Vehicular Battery sizes).
Roland O. Jaffe, Jr. (1900-1977) was a retired city bus driver and previously unrealized metahuman genius from Greenrock, Kentucky. In October of 1969, Jaffe apparently woke up according to his regular schedule, entered his garage, and began to tinker with an idea he had for a new sort of battery. The idea changed the world forever. Jaffe had no education in engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, physics, or any of the other sciences one expects from someone who discovers new principles of energy physics (and in fact, had never completed high school). His was one of the first recorded cases of metagene-inspired genius. When General Electric bought the patent for the battery from Jaffe in October of 1970, they made the man a billionaire. When he died in 1977 with no surviving family, his will created The Jaffe Foundation, a charitable trust which offers grants to aspiring inventors.
With the development of the Jaffe battery and fusion power, it would seem inevitable that the internal combustion engine would go the way of the dodo. The reasons this did not actually occur are fairly straightforward. There comes a point after which the energy output no longer increases with the size of the Jaffe battery. Likewise, there is a lower limit to the size of a fusion reactor. These two size limits created the perfect niche in which to foster the survival of the internal combustion engine. Included in this niche are such things as aircraft and locomotive engines, tank engines, smaller ships, and the larger cargo trucks.
What the Jaffe battery and fusion power did do was force the makers of the internal combustion engine to create much more fuel-efficient designs. By 1995, even the worst of the gas guzzlers were getting 36 miles to the gallon, while the more fuel efficient engines were getting over 100 miles to the gallon.
[[Credits]]
[[Current Issue]]
[[What Is The Butlerverse?]]
''Ingredients:''
1 6-oz can frozen orange juice concentrate
12 oz. cold water (fill empty orange juice can twice to measure)
6 oz. cracked ice or cubes, filled with water (fill empty orange juice can once to measure)
1 pint vanilla ice cream
''Production:''
* In a blender, mix the frozen orange juice concentrate, the water, and the ice.
* Add the pint of vanilla ice cream.
* Process mixture until smooth.
* Serve immediately in tall glasses.
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A Champions APA for the Clobberin Times! by Jack Butler
Black Hats And White Capes!
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''1947:''
* ''January 18:'' President Harry Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant Larry "Sergeant Victory" Floyd, citing the man's fearless actions against the Germans and Japanese. The other members of the Liberty Legion are presented with the Medal of Freedom.
* ''February 12:'' The Soviet hero known as the Iron Hedgehog retires after his armor is rendered irrepairable in a fight with an enemy of the Soviet State. Under his true identity, Nikalai Yezhov goes on to be one of the most feared members of the NKVD until his liquidation during the Great Purges.
* ''June 13:'' Valor and Surfrider move from Hawaii to San Diego, Valor's hometown, where they are needed more than in Hawaii. They continue to fight crime in Southern California.
* ''June 19:'' The United States launches Explorer 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
* ''September 12:'' Computers are used for commercial purposes for the first time.
''1948''
* ''April 2:'' Liberty Legion member Terry "Mister America" Benedict announces that he will be retiring from crimefighting in order to pursue an acting career. He signs a ten-year contract with Universal Pictures.
* ''May 14:'' A team of twelve metahumans assist the newly-founded nation of Israel when that nation is attacked by the Arab League.
* ''August 22:'' South Africa forms a paramilitary organization to defend their nationalistic right to practice apartheid, dubbed "Purity". It consists of a small unit of super-soldiers called the White Legion and a small army of highly trained commandoes.
* ''December 4:'' //Castle In Visaria//, the first film starring Terry Benedict, is released by Universal Studios. A Grade-B horror film, the movie recoups its production costs only because of its low budget.
''1949''
* ''August 2:'' The People's Republic of China institutes a program of controlled breeding with the intent of producing government-controlled metahumans of massive power.
''1950''
* ''February 20:'' Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) makes a six-hour long speech on the floor of the senate, decrying communist infiltration of "the so-called masked heroes". He claims to have evidence that at least 31 well-known metahumans (some villains, some heroes, some neither) are communists.
''1951''
* ''March 18:'' The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), lead by Senator McCarthy issues subpoenas demanding the appearance of all members of the Liberty Legion, past and present, to answer to charges of "Un-American political sentiments".
* ''April 4:'' Appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee, a visibly shaken Larry "Sergeant Victory" Floyd calls Senators Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon "facist snakes" and challenges both men to fist-fights, despite his wheelchair-bound condition. Floyd is later found to be in contempt of Congress and sent to prison for three years.
* ''April 7:'' During his appearance before the HUAC hearing, Mister Mind (who refuses to give his real name) of the Liberty Legion announces that he's had enough of "simplistic questions coming from simplistic men". He then mentally paralyzes everyone in the hearing room and walks out the door. A warrant for his arrest is issued, but Mister Mind is never seen again.
* ''April 9:'' When Airdrop fails to appear before the HUAC hearing, a warrant is issued for his arrest. No arrest is ever made, and it is suspected that Airdrop simply took the costume off and blended into the general population.
* ''April 10:'' At the urging of his bosses at Universal Studios, Terry "Mister America" Benedict testifies before the HUAC hearing as a friendly witness. His testimony is especially damning of Airdrop and Liberty Belle (both of whom flirted with membership in the Communist Party during the Great Depression, but who left that organization shortly thereafter) and Mister Mind (who continued to hold membership in the ACP as of 1951).
* ''April 12:'' Under a barrage of insulting and harassing questions from Senator McCarthy, a very-pregnant Janine "Liberty Belle" Warren suffers a miscarriage. She dies of blood loss on the way to the hospital.
* ''June 1:'' With few exceptions, by this date most publicly operating metahuman crime-fighters have faded into the public rather than face same same fate as the Liberty Legion.
* ''August 14:'' //Battle at Klondheim//, a war film starry Terry Benedict, is released and bombs.
* ''October 10:'' The French deploy the first operational suit of powered armor. The suit resembles a one-man tank on legs, and is about as graceful.
Welcome to the ninth issue of //''Black Hats And White Capes!''//, currently the online home of the Butlerverse, my homebrew Champions campaign world.
So... mission accomplished on the big move down to Central Florida. Surprisingly, we didn't end up in Apopka, like we were thinking, but rather landed in a house in Kissimmee that happens to be just off of State Road 192 (also known as "Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway" to the mapmakers and "Tourist Row" to the locals. Its called Tourist Row because 192 happens to be the road that the main gate of Walt Disney World is on. I've got personal knowledge of this, because my house is a five minute drive away from those aforementioned main gates. So life is interesting, to say the least. Living in tourist central is both fun and frustrating. You can never predict the traffic patterns, but at least there are a thousand decent restaurants and they all offer delivery service.
Now, as you folks already know, part of the reason for the big move was that I couldn't find work in Tallahassee and things were beginning to look bleak. Well, we sold the house, moved down here, and the first day after we got everything unpacked, I went out and dropped resumes all over the place. Turns out that the first place I applied to, Sea World, was the place that hired me almost immediately. I mean that... I'd been home for about an hour after dropping off my resume with them and I got a call asking me for an interview the following day. When I walked in for the interview, the first question I was asked was "Is $X0,000 enough of a starting salary?" Which told me I was hired the moment I walked into the door.
On another note, since I featured my lovely daughter Elizabeth in the last issue, I decided to spread around more pictures of the kids. What can I say, I'm a proud dad.
[img[My Son Jared|http://legendspbem.angelfire.com/beautifulelizabeth.jpg]]
Elizabeth
[img[My Son Zachary|http://legendspbem.angelfire.com/zack3.jpg]]
Zachary
[img[My Daughter Elizabeth|http://legendspbem.angelfire.com/jared2ndgrade.jpg]]
And Jared.
Anyway, here is another exciting issue of //''Black Hats and White Capes!''// Hope you all enjoy it. And because you demanded it, antoher recipe: [[Orange Cream Cooler]]
Next Issue: //The International Fighting Championship! Ionitro! The Joshua Tree Federal Penetentiary! The K'kriki'i Hegemony! Timeline 1952 - 1962! And the Irrepressible Bandit, youngest of the Global Guardians!//
The Butlerverse is a roleplaying gameworld used in several different Superhero Roleplaying campaigns over the course of about 24 years. In it's last major incarnation, it was a series of 25 superhero PBEM campaigns all taking place in the same shared world. In all cases, it used the the Hero System, published by Hero Games, as a rules base.
The Butlerverse is a parallel world, quite similar to our own in some ways, and in others very different. The geography is almost identical. Life developed along the same lines. Wars were fought, and nations rose and fell, all like they did in the real world. Historical events and notable individuals are usually identical to those you find in the real world. The biggest difference between the Butlerverse and the real world is the existence of people endowed with powers and abilities far beyond those of common mankind. And their influence is readily apparent.
The Butlerverse is simultaneously as realistic as possible while also as four-color as possible. My aim was to recreate some of the best elements of comic book "reality" in a gameworld while acknowledging that the real world is a pretty neat place as well.
[img[Avro|http://legendspbem.angelfire.com/avro.jpg]]
''Avro''
''Real Name:'' Jonothan Conrad
''Archetype:'' Weapon Master
''Hair/Eye Color:'' Brown/Brown
''Height/Weight:'' 5' 11"/200 lbs
''Nationality:'' Canadian
''Date Of Birth:'' 8 June 176
''Place Of Birth:'' St. Charles, Ontario, Canada
''Played By:'' Bryce Daury
''Created By:'' Bryce
''Characteristics''
|!Cost|!CHAR|!Value|!Roll!|!Notes!|
| 9 | ''STR'' | 19 | 13- |''Lift:'' 400 kg ''Dice:'' 4d6 ''END:'' 2 |
| 39 | ''DEX'' | 23 | 14- |''OCV:'' 8 ''DCV:'' 8 |
| 20 | ''CON'' | 20 | 13- ||
| 10 | ''BODY'' | 15 | 12- ||
| 8 | ''INT'' | 18 | 13- |''PER Roll:'' 13- |
| 8 | ''EGO'' | 14 | 12- |''ECV:'' 5 ''Mental Defense:'' 5 |
| 5 | ''PRE'' | 15 | 12- |''PRE Attack:'' 3d6 |
| 4 | ''COM'' | 18 | 13- ||
| 5 | ''PD'' | 17 ||''rPD:'' 8 |
| 5 | ''ED'' | 17 ||''rED:'' 8 |
| 17 | ''SPD'' | 5 ||''Phases:'' 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 |
| 4 | ''REC'' | 10 ||''Running:'' 8" (16" Noncombat) |
| 0 | ''END'' | 40 ||''Leaping:'' 3" (6" Noncombat) |
| 0 | ''STUN'' | 35 ||''Swimming:'' 2" (4" Noncombat) |
|!134|!CHAR Cost|!|!|!|
''Powers''
|!Cost|!Powers|!END|
| 40 |//''Trick Arrows:''// Multipower (60 Point Pool) - OIF: Bow And Arrows (-1/2) | N/A |
| (3) |u) //''Acid Arrow:''// Ranged Killing Attack 1d6+1 - Penetrating (+1/2), Uncontrolled (Stops When Acid Is Chemically Neutralized; +1/2), Conintuous (+1)(60 Active Points); 2 Continuing Charges Lasting 1 Minute Each (-1/4) | 0 |
| (3) |u) //''Explosive Arrow:''// Energy Blast 8d6 - Explosion (+1/2)(60 Active Points); 6 Charges (-3/4) | 0 |
| (5) |u) //''Extinguisher Arrow:''// Dispel Fire Powers 16d6 - Any <nowiki>Fire-Based</nowiki> Power One At A Time (+1/4); 2 Charges (-1 1/2) | 4 |
| (2) |u) //''Flashbang Arrow:''// Flash (Sight Group, Hearing Group) 7d6 - Explosion (+1/2)(60 Active Points); 4 Charges (-1) | 0 |
| (2) |u) //''Knockout Gas Arrow:''// Energy Blast 4d6 - No Normal Defense (Defense Is Immunity To Chemicals Or <nowiki>Self-Contained</nowiki> Breathing; +1), Area Effect (4" Radius; +1)(60 Active Points); 4 Charges (-1) | 0 |
| (2) |u) //''Net Arrow:''// Entangle 6d6 DEF 6 (60 Active Points) - 4 Charges (-1) | 0 |
| (2) |u) //''Rocket Arrow:''// Ranged Killing Attack 2d6 - Armor Piercing (x2; +1)(60 Active Points); 2 Charges (-1 1/2) | 0 |
| (3) |u) //''Smoke Arrow:''// Darkness (Sight Group) 6" Radius (60 Active Points) - 4 Continuing Charges Lasting 1 Turn Each (-1/2) | 0 |
| (3) |u) //''Taser Arrow:''// Energy Blast 6d6 - No Normal Defense (Defense Is Force Field Or Force Wall; +1)(60 Active Points); 6 Charges (-3/4) | 0 |
| (2) |u) //''<nowiki>TechJammer</nowiki> Arrow:''// Dispel Electronic/Technological Powers - Any Electronic/Technological Power One At A Time (+1/4)(60 Active Points); 4 Charges (-1) | 0 |
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| 26 |//''Standard Arrows:''// Multipower (45 Point Pool) - OIF: Bow And Arrows (-1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) | N/A |
| (2) |u) //''Blunthead Arrow:''// Energy Blast 6d6 - Penetrating (+1/2)(45 Active Points); 12 Charges (-1/4) | 0 |
| (2) |u) //''Broadhead Arrow:''// Ranged Killing Attack 2d6 - Armor Piercing (+1/2)(45 Active Points); 12 Charges (-1/4) | 0 |
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| 22 |//''Trick Shots:''// Multipower (45 Point Pool) - OIF: Bow And Arrows (-1/2), Requires A Power Skill: Trick Shots Roll (-1/2) | N/A |
| (1) |u) //''Disarming Shot:''// Telekinesis (20 Strength) - 0 Endurance Cost (+1/2)(45 Active Points); Only To Disarm Target (-1) | 0 |
| (1) |u) //''Pinning Shot:''// Entangle 3d6 DEF 3 - Takes No Damage From Attacks (+1/2)(45 Active Points); Set Effect (One Limb; -1), Does Not Prevent The Use Of Accessible Foci (-1), Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4) | 4 |
| (2) |u) //''Stunning Shot:''// Energy Blast 3d6 - 0 Endurance Cost (+1/2), No Normal Defense (Defense Is Nonhuman Physiology Or Hard Armor Over Pressure Points; +1)(37 Active Points) | 0 |
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| 39 |//''<nowiki>Specially-Designed</nowiki> Trick Arrows:''// Variable Power Pool (30 Point Pool)(45 Active Points) - Trick Arrows Only (-1/4), OIF: Bow And Arrows (-1/2) | N/A |
| 10 |//''Archer's Eyes:''// +5 To Sight Group Perception Rolls (10 Active Points) | 0 |
| 12 |//''Armored Combat Suit:''// Armor (+8 PD/+8 ED)(24 Active Points) - OIF: Body Armor (-1/2), Activation 14 or less (-1/2) | 0 |
| 4 |//''Fast Footed:''// Running +2" (8" Total)(4 Active Points) | 1 |
| 23 |//''Hands of the Archer:''// Missile Deflection (Arrows, Slings, etc.), Missile Reflection At Any Target (40 Active Points) - Reflection Only Works vs. Arrows (-1/2), Not vs. Heavy Missiles (-1/4) | 0 |
| 7 |//''Swing Lines:''// Swinging 15" (15 Active Points) - OAF: Swing Lines (-1) | 0 |
| 11 |//''Zen Archery:''// Autofire (5 Shots) On Up To 45 Points Of Energy Blast (11 Active Points) - OIF: Bow And Arrows (-1/2), Requires A Power Skill: Trick Shots Roll (-1/2) | 1 |
|!219|!Total Powers Cost |!|
''Talents''
|!Cost|!Talent|
| 7 |Lightning Reflexes: +7 DEX To React First With Bows |
|!7|!Total Talents Cost |
''Skills''
|!Cost|!Skill|
| 15 |+3 With Ranged Combat |
| 12 |+4 With Bows |
| 10 |+5 vs. Hit Location Modifiers With Bows |
| 10 |+5 vs. Range Modifiers With Bows |
| 3 |Breakfall 14- |
| 3 |Climbing 14- |
| 3 |Demolitions 13- |
| 3 |Electronics 13- |
| 0 |!Everyman Skills |
||Acting 8- |
||Area Knowledge: St. Charles, Ontario, Canada 11- |
||Climbing 8- |
||Concealment 8- |
||Conversation 8- |
||Deduction 8- |
||Language Skill: English (Native) |
||Paramedic 8- |
||Persuasion 8- |
||Professional Skill: Athlete 11- |
||Shadowing 8- |
||Stealth 8- |
||Transport Familiarity: Small Ground Vehicles |
| 23 |!Expert (Archery) |
||Knowledge Skill: Archery 15- |
||Power Skill: Trick Shots 18- |
||Professional Skill: Bowyer 14- |
||Weapon Familiarity: Common Missile Weapons |
||Weaponsmith (Muscle Powered Ranged Weapons 15- |
| 11 |Fast Draw 18- |
| 3 |!Global Guardians Package |
||Criminology 13- |
||Deduction 13- |
||Knowledge Skill: Known Superhuman Criminals 13- |
||Paramedics 13- |
||Perk: international Police Powers |
||Perk: Team Base Donation |
||Perk: Team Communicator |
||Hunted: TAROT 8- (More Powerful, NCI, Harshly Punish) |
||Monitored: News Agencies Around The World 11- (More Powerful, NCI, Monitoring) |
||Social Limitation: Celebrity (Frequently, Minor) |
| 3 |Inventor 13- |
| 3 |Knowledge Skill: Canada 13- |
| 2 |Language Skill: French - Completely Fluent |
| 12 |Scientist |
||Science Skill: Chemistry 14- |
||Science Skill: Mathematics 13- |
||Science Skill: Metallurgy 13- |
||Science Skill: Physics 13- |
| 3 |Stealth 14- |
| 2 |Teamwork 11- |
| 2 |Tracking 11- |
| 8 |Weaponsmith (Chemical Weapons, Energy Weapons, Incendiary Weapons) 15- |
|!126|!Total Skills Cost |
''Martial Arts''
|!Cost|!Boxing Maneuvers|!|!|!|
| 3 |Block | +2 OCV | +2 DCV |Block, Abort |
| 3 |Clinch | -1 OCV |-1 DCV |Grab Two Limbs, 39 Strength For Holding On |
| 3 |Cross | +0 OCV | +2 DCV |7 1/2d6 Strike |
| 4 |Hook | -2 OCV | +1 DCV |9 1/2d6 Strike |
| 3 |Jab | +1 OCV | +3 DCV |5 1/2d6 Strike |
| 8 |Damage Classes: +2 (Added In) ||||
| 3 |Knowledge Skill: Boxing 14 or less ||||
|!27|!Total Martial Arts Cost|!|!|!|
''Perquisites''
|!Cost|!Perquisite|
| 2 |Reputation: Master Archer 11 or less, +2/+2d6 |
|!2|!Total Pequisite Cost |
''Disadvantages''
|!350+|!Disadvantages|
| 15 |Dependent NPC: Walter And Amanda Conrad (Parents) 8- |
| 20 |Hunted: Bulwark 8- |
| 20 |Psychological Limitation: Code vs. Killing |
| 10 |Psychological Limitation: Hatred Of Bullies And Racists |
| 20 |Psychological Limitation: Protect The Innocent Bystanders //''First!''// |
| 10 |Psychological Limitation: Seeking Inner Peace Through Zen Mastery |
| 15 |Psychological Limitation: Strong Dislike Of Firearms; Takes Out The Gun-Users First |
| 15 |Social Limitation: Secret (Jonothan Conrad) |
| 5 |Rivalry: Professional Rivalry With Other Super-Archers |
| 20 |Vulnerability: 2 x Effect From Flash Attacks vs. Sight Group |
|!500|!Total Points|
''Character Cost Summary''
|!Characteristics Cost: | 134 |!Base Points: | 350 |
|!Powers Cost: | 219 |!Total Disadvantage Points: | 150 |
|!Martial Arts Cost: | 27 |!Total Experience Points Earned: | 24 |
|!Skills Cost: | 126 |!Experience Points Spent: | 15 |
|!Talents Cost: | 7 |!Experience Points Unspent: | 9 |
|!Perquisites Cost: | 2 |!Total Points: | 515 |
|!Total Cost: | 515 |||
''Background:'' Jonothan Conrad always loved bows. Growing up in Canada, where most of his friends and family hunted, Jon was surrounded by guns but found them to be loud, clumsy and ultimately the weapon of those with no time or patience to master a real weapon. When he was 8, he got his first bow, which he used to hunt pheasants on his uncle’s farm. By the time he was 12 he was winning competitions and he had designed and made his first bow by the age of 16. But archery was more to Jon than just a sport, it was a ticket to mastery of himself and inner peace. When Jon was 18, he had a chance to try out for the Canadian Olympic Archery team, a chance that would lead him to stardom of a sort. It was a day that should have changed his life, and it did, just not in the way that everyone expected.
On the way to his Olympic tryouts in Ottawa, Jon passed a bank just as three armed men charged out of it. An armed bank robbery was almost unheard of in Canada and most of the people on the street were shocked to see one occurring. Not Jon, thinking quickly, he opened his bow case and took out his bow. Using the techniques that he had mastered over long years of study, he first blew out two of the getaway car’s tires and then pinned the robber’s gun arms to a nearby wall and held them at bow point until the RCMP arrived to arrest them. In the heat of the moment, Jon had missed his chance at Olympic stardom but had found something better- a purpose in life that he felt he could throw himself into- helping others and stopping criminals. A week later, the archer known as Avro (a student of Canadian history, Jon jokingly named himself after the Canadian company that had developed the fighter plane known as The Arrow) was first seen on the streets and in the alleys of Vancouver, where he took on the street criminals and managed to clean up a good portion of the beleaguered downtown area that had come to be known as the worst neighborhood in Canada.
Soon after, Jon came up against the first in a string of costumed criminal menaces, the dreaded French Canadian assassin known as the Mime, for his tendency to wear all black and never speak. At the same time, in his civilian life, he was making a name for himself as the man to go to if you wanted a custom, hand-made bow. His career as a Bowyer not only provided him with the tools he needed to be Avro, it also gave him plenty of reason to have a bow and arrows either on himself or in his proximity all the time. Not to mention allowing him to make enough to fund his heroic pursuits without taking up all his time working in an unrelated field. Now he can get in his two hours of target shooting each day while also testing out the custom-designed bows he builds for his clients, killing two birds with one arrow (pun intended).
''Quote:'' "Gentleman, those guns are the perfect weapons for you... they too are loud, crude and, ultimately, ill-equipped for their intended job. I’d advise you to put them down before I’m forced to make you."
''Personality:'' Jon is a likeable guy- he has found the perfect job for himself and therefore, he is very happy with his lot in life. He does his best to provide his clients with the best possible bow built exactly to their needs and abilities, going so far as to offer a full money back offer that he has rarely had to actually pay out on. As Avro, he is outgoing and stylish, with a swashbuckling flair to his actions, though he is able to be deadly serious when needed. Although he will do his best not to kill, he does know how to target specific body areas that will maximum the pain to target with minimal chance of actually killing them, such as disarming criminals by putting an arrow through their hand. Even this is a rare thing, used against only the most dangerous targets, since he values all life.
''Appearance:'' Jon wears a suit of red and white improved Kevlar armor that has kept him from getting killed in the "line of duty" on more than one occasion. He wears two quivers, his standard arrows strapped to his left leg and his trick arrows slung on his back. Both quivers have been built to maximum his mobility and not get in his way while he’s in costume. Out of costume, Jon is a handsome man with blonde hair and piercing blue eyes that seem to take in everything. He would be very popular with the ladies outside his costume except that he lacks that confidence he exhibits while in his Avro persona, instead being quite shy without a mask to hide behind.
''Powers:'' Gifted with a powerful, though human body, exceptional agility and impeccable eyesight. He makes use of both standard arrows and his arsenal of self-designed and built trick arrows. He has gotten quite good at whipping up new arrows in his workshop just to use against the threat of the day and had developed a number of useful trick shots that allow him to use even standard arrows in surprising and effective ways. His exceptional skill as an archer has also improved his hand-eye coordination and reflexes to the point that he can grab arrows and thrown weapons out of the air, and in the case of arrows, launch them back at other targets in his vicinity!
Because he is primarily a distance attacker, he realized he would need a surprise for those that got too close in combat beyond just using his arrows as hand to hand weapons, so he went out and learned Boxing, becoming quite a skilled pugilist, able to hold his own in hand to hand with most agents.
Everybody should have an <nowiki>X-Box 360</nowiki>...