Name - Garfield Logan

Alias - Superbeast

Age - 18

Team - YJ Academy

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Powers - Superbeast has shape-shifting abilities similar to classic Beast Boy, however he is limited to the alien wildlife in Superman's menagerie once obtained by the Preserver. This includes such alien species thought to be the last of their kind:

Thanagarian Snare Beast - Imagine a giant spider creature the size of a small house, however it doesn't spin webs.
Starro - Small amphibious starfish sized face suckers that can control any creature it attaches itself to.
Igoonian Rock Ape - As the name implies, an alien ape like creature with brute strength and rocky skin.
Tundronian Rhinosaur - A ten legged alien rhino with an even stronger plated hide, with a horn that can shoot a super acidic ooze.
'Bone Serpent' of Daxam - Largest known predator on Daxam that lives mostly underground. Can rip a humanoid in half with it's python like grip and pointed tail.
Prehistoric Conarian Bird - Think about an alien vulture, about the size of a small couch an average sized humanoid could ride on if need be.
Humatoad - Eight inch tall trouble maker. Hops around on all fours and can stick to most surfaces.
Bearcat -What looks to be a hybrid of a bear and a tiger from a planet in sector 2828. About the size of a small car, this beast is ferocious when it needs to be.
Lightning Beast of Winath -The Big Foot of it's planet, some people of Winath believe the 'Lightning Beast' to be responsible for large scale blackouts. Others believed it to be a hoax. About the size of a larger dog.
Grass Monkey of Mogo -Hailing from the sentient planet GL Mogo, this species of plant creature occupied Mogo's forests for a time. Can regenerate and elongate limbs, agile like a monkey and similar in size.
T-Rex - Prehistoric tyrannosaurus rex originating from Earth. Massive jaws can rip through anything they bite down on.
Dodo Bird -Small, fast, and flightless bird that defends itself by stabbing at enemies with it's beak. About three feet tall and roughly fifty pounds.

Gar also possesses enhanced speed, strength, agility, and senses. All feral in nature, nothing too superhuman. He can run a mile in about three minutes maybe, like Olympic level strength and speed. Later on he will learn to imprint DNA from new animals to add to his arsenal.

Weaknesses - Same fleshy weaknesses as humans, just with durable skin/fur about as strong as kevlar. Heavy arms fire, energy attacks, mental attacks, etc all work on Superbeast unless countered specifically by an alien creature. For example, you couldn't telepathically hurt his mind if he shifted into the Starro.

Personality - Gar tries to be funny, has a big heart, and is a bit bi-polar. He'll go feral on your ass at the drop of a dime if you piss him off.

Bio - It began with Clark Kent writing a story for the Daily Planet about his 'exclusive' trip to the Fortress of Solitude. The mention of an interplanetary habitat and housing the last of several alien species intrigued the big wigs at National Geographic and the Discovery Network. The cosmic zoo was once the collection of an alien called the Preserver who tried capturing Superman and Lobo for his gallery of exotic alien wild life. It included a somehow preserved prehistoric tyrannosaurus rex and the last Dodo Bird. Meetings were made between Superman and several biologists and xenobiologists and Superman received many letters addressed to Daily Planet editorial.

Enter Mark and Marie Logan, both biologists, who were chosen by Superman himself for the tour of the interplanetary habitat. Their twelve year old son Garfield was also asked to join them at the insistence of Superman. As fate would have it, an emergency pulled Superman away from the Fortress, whom Superman left in the care of his robot assistants while the husband and wife collected data and photos of the remaining species of the zoo. Superman hadn't known of the Starro's abilities when it attached itself to the Logan's son. While trying to escape the Fortress the mind-controlled boy was bitten and scratched by several of the creatures and bugs in the habitat before the Starro latched onto Mark Logan.

Superman returned and put the KO on the Starro, but had no idea what sort of anti-venom to give the boy who was already turning red. Choosing a combination of two or three antidotes the boy seemed to stabilize after several seizures. However, his red skin remained. His bi-polar mother blamed herself. She began to work less and sunk into a depression. Over the years Garfield's mother home schooled him as he randomly shifted into the alien creatures seen in the interplanetary habitat. Even a Starro! When Superman learned of his abilities he recommended Garfield join the Young Justice Academy right around the time of his seventeenth birthday. Garfield then took up a costume of his own and trimmed his chest fur into a Superman pentagon shape. Now, with a years experience under his belt, he calls himself... SUPERBEAST.

Notes - I guess this makes him similar to Ben10, but I've got the extra two creatures in the T-Rex and Dodo Bird.

~KL~

Name: Xi Xiu (习秀)
Alias: Gunrat, Bluebird
Age: 23
Team:
Free Agent
Powers:
Superhuman reflexes, free-floating individually focusing eyes, pain resistance, and the ability to dislocate any body part at will.

Weaknesses:
Bullets, knives, drowning, fire, explosions

Personality:
A violent chain-smoker, easily unhinged, with very little regard for individual human life. She's a strong believer in "the ends justify the means", and wouldn't hesitate to kill one person herself if it meant saving five. She holds deep resentment for sentimental heroes, and those who attach themselves to trivial things. If they aren't using the most direct solution to a problem, no matter how inconsiderate, they're wasting time. Nonetheless, she holds heroes like Batman and Raven in the highest regard, simply on account of their abilities and accomplishments. Also, while efficiency is her ideal, her own mental trauma does make her prone to emotional outbursts, if provoked.

Appearance:
Xiu is Chinese-American, 5'4", with a round, flat face, sickly pale skin, wide eyes, thin eyebrows, and a large forehead. Her head is shaved down the middle, with amber-died ponytails on either side. Her build is slim, but also very fit. She wears steel-toed boots, work jeans, and a thick leather jacket. Hidden within her jacket are four holsters (two on her chest, and two at the hip), carrying various members of her pistol collection. Strapped to her thigh is a combat knife, and rattling in her jacket pocket is a switch-blade. She keeps a red kerchief tied around her head, and wears oversized aviator glasses during the day.

During times of emergency, or when acting in a more public role, she wears a blue and black, masked superhero uniform, with a metallic collar and chestplate. A parting gift from Bluebird. On formal occasions, she wears a plain green dress, with a black sash around the waist.

Brief Bio:
Xiu was born the daughter of two Taiwanese political activists, who made it their goal in life to delegitimize the Chinese government, and incite civil war. When pro-Taiwan protests began breaking out around China in the early 2000's, her parents were at the very front of the movement. Fearing that this civil unrest could spread, the government used military force to break up the protests, sending citizens fleeing to their homes. That night, police operatives broke into the homes of those involved in inciting the protests, including Xiu's parents. They were imprisoned, interrogated, and eventually killed, leaving her as a child of the state. Needless to say, no media sources were allowed to cover this, and the world went on completely unaware.
From early childhood, Xiu was raised by various agents of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. Their goal was to train an assassin to infiltrate the governments of Taiwan and Japan, giving China direct leverage over the life and death of any neighbouring state officials who might stand in the country's way. Training included various mental and physical experiments, in an attempt to make her more agile and durable than a normal human. Chemical and surgical treatments overclocked her brain, reinforced her muscle fibers, and replaced her joints, boosting her agility, intelligence, and flexibility beyond normal human means, but left her nervous system fried and numbed, and her personality a neurotic mess. In spite of these setbacks, her resourcefulness surpassed their expectations. As a teen, she was able to hack into the ministry's computer network, and review all of the ministry's data, including her own file. Learning of her parent's cause in full detail, and how expendable she was to the state that killed them, she decided that she owed nothing to the government that, up to that point, she'd viewed as her only parent. Distraught, she became uncooperative to her handlers and teachers. Before too long, it was decided that she was a lost cause, and was scheduled for a quick execution. Learning of this, she subdued her guards, and sneaked out of the facility.
She made it to Shanghai, where she survived for a year by robbing street vendors, before sneaking onto a freighter on its way to America. Into her late teens and early adulthood, she saw the heroic deeds of the Justice League, and saw a new, constructive purpose for herself, beyond mere survival. She viewed her own life as having been stolen from her, and wanted to ensure that others wouldn't suffer the same loss of life, whether metaphorical or literal. She eventually made a name for herself, apprehending kidnappers and robbers (keeping whatever money they had on them for herself, of course). Eventually, after thwarting a terrorist plot in New York, she drew the attention of the Justice League.
Although physically skilled, the league determined that she was far too unstable, and certainly didn't fit the image of "hero" they were trying to project to the world. They rejected her request to join their ranks, and advised her to leave heroics to heroes. Since then, she continued to work alone, walking a fine line of fighting crime without stepping on the League's toes. Eventually, she set up shop in Gotham, where she encountered another rejected hero known as Bluebird. Both fans of Batman's results, although perhaps unsatisfied with his gun-less tactics, the two worked well together, and shut down several drug-rings in the city.
Unfortunately, Bluebird's continued successes put her brother, her only living relative in the area, in a great deal of danger. Gotham crime syndicates began targeting him, as a proxy for getting to Bluebird. When push came to shove, family came first, and Bluebird stepped down from heroism, leaving her alias to Xiu. Xiu, who up til then had fought without a mask or uniform, used this identity for her larger operations and conflicts, where she might be caught and identified by the media. This false identification had the bonus impact of making Xiu's enemies look for an opponent who wasn't there. Harper Row, the original Bluebird, had long since left the city, leaving a ruthless superhero with no alter-ego to terrorize. Even the Justice League remains unaware of Bluebird's new wearer, giving Xiu a lot of leeway with her actions. Of course Batman, the one hero who knew Bluebird enough to notice a change, has yet to address the change.
Now, with the rise of Brainiac, and the fall of Metropolis, Xiu intends to help the remaining heroes whether they like it or not. She'll hunt down Brainiac's drones, thinning the herd, and wait for the League to take action. She has her mind set on Justice League membership, and intends to prove herself to them, whatever it takes. Of course, she has more urgent reasons to fight Brainiac, including protecting her own friends, who help keep her supplied while she's on this quest.

Powers:

Ultraviolet Energy Projection:
-Starbolts – Her signature power by feeling righteous fury, conjuring green bolts of energy within her hands and able to direct them as projectiles.
-Starbolt shields – can conjure strong defensive barriers to surround her or allies
-Laser beam eyes – after enduring the Tamaranean version of puberty dubbed 'The Transformation' she is able to shoot her green energy in beams from her eyes, in a concentrated amount and in a precise way, useful when her hands are bound and for surprise attacks.

Tamaranean Physiology:
-super strength by feeling boundless confidence.
-super endurance (can withstand extreme temperatures and even explosions)
-immune to radiation
-transference of knowledge via lip contact, in order to gain the use of other languages.
-hand to hand combat – as her homeworld is war-like in nature she has received extensive Tamaranean martial arts training.

Supersonic Flight – She can achieve FTL flight when feeling unbridled joy and can travel through space without the need of a space suit, but she cant go on forever without breathing, she will need to eventually.

Weaknesses:
Naivety – Starfire is very innocent and naïve about humans and their cultures. This can lead her to misinterpret her comrades, enemies and strangers alike and they have every opportunity to mislead and betray her.
Emotional – She is considered a very emotional girl and thus a basis of her powers. If she feels upset or depressed, she cannot use her powers.
Allergy to metallic chromium - giving her flu-like symptoms and she produces explosive starbolts through her nose and mouth when sneezing.

Bio:

Starfire is a bright and passionate girl with a lot of naivete and innocence when it comes to human culture but on her homeworld she has to be tough and ruthless like her peers or be branded as 'weak'. She would just prefer to be nice. She grew up with her older sister's shadow overlooking her since day one. Blackfire/Komand'r always looked down upon her little sister. Blackfire was always the better fighter and bested Starfire every time, but Starfire out did her elder sister in her beauty. As they grew of age, Blackfire grew more jealous of her sister's red fiery long locks and emerald eyes. One day she sold her sister to the Gordanians as their war trophy. And Blackfire assumed sole ruler-ship of Tamaran, unquestioned without her sister to challenge her right to the throne. The Gordanians then used Starfire as their gladiator - throwing her into battle arenas with the strongest species. And Starfire remained unbeaten thanks to her green starbolts, energy ray eyes and super human strength and flight.

It was on the way to their planet that the Gordanians had taken Starfire prisoner on board their vessel. When they neared the planet Earth some time later the Gordanians felt Starfire's righteous fury when she broke free and escaped to the green and blue planet. There she met a team of young heroes who helped to fend off her captors and ultimately free her from her life of captivity. Since not one Tamaranean had come to her aid or even seemed to be bothered by her absence, she decided to stay on Earth with her newly formed friends. They seemed 'nice'. A concept she was not used to in her culture. It was a refreshing change to be among people who cared for her well-being and defended her. And although she is very beautiful, there are some people in the galaxy that refer to Tamaraneans as 'Troq', which is a racist insult that means “you are nothing”.

Introducing the (hopefully) One and Only:

Hero Archetype: Original
Name: Patrick Shay
Alias: Revenant
Age: 26
Team: Free Agent
Powers: On his own, Shay is just a human, no different than any other. The demon sharing his body on the other hand, does have power. Any powers Shay appears to have or use is done so only because the demon, Alastor, consents it. If Alastor doesn't feel like being helpful or wants to "teach" Shay a lesson, then none of his powers will work. On the contrary, should complete control be surrendered to him, then Alastor is able to wield the full extent of his powers through Shay. Also noteworthy, is that should Shay be killed, then Alastor dies with him, so it's usually in the demon's best interest to keep Shay alive even if he doesn't always agree with his host's decisions.

Alastor, an Assassin Demon, possesses a chameleon power that allows him to bend light around him and blend into his environments like an actual chameleon. He can also completely stop his breathing and even heartbeats to maintain total silence, though this can only be done for moments at a time. Alastor possesses a level of strength that is average for his kind, that is to say he could lift a car or punch a hole through a brick wall. He can tap into a healing factor to rapidly recover from grisly wounds. As he has lived for quite a long time, Alastor has had several decades, perhaps even centuries, to learn and master a wide variety of human weaponry and fighting skills. Powers beyond these all stem from the use of Alastor's rather unique sword, affectionately called the Soul Reaver.

Equipment: Alastor's sword, the Soul Reaver, is a powerful weapon forged in the flames in Hell. Weapons forged in Hellfire are generally sharper than any human-made blade, and are nigh unbreakable except by weapons forged in Heaven. Though in the case of Heavenly weapons, it's more likely that the swords would shatter each other, as their powers tend to cancel one another out. What makes the Soul Reaver special, however, is that it's been infused with the silver from a succubus' soul-stealing ring. As such, the blade will actually devour the souls of those it kills and their power, to a certain extent, is added to the wielder. Alastor has already used the blade to thwart assassination attempts and with it can attack with deadly fire-elemental strikes normally used by fire demons known as Efreet. Below are more specific examples of the blade's powers:

• Wings of the Damned: A pair of wings, made completely of fire that sprout from the back. They give the power of flight, and can also be wrapped around the body to form a fiery, protective shield against some attacks.
• Hell Razor: This powerful gout of flame is sent through the tip of the sword, where it then races along the ground at blazing speed, appearing like a razor wave along its path, which is how it earned its name. The flames can also be kept on the blade and augment future slashes and thrusts with fiery power.
• Blood of the Accursed: Non-lethal wounds inflicted by the Soul Reaver could be considered cursed in some ways. For one thing, recovery from them is often abnormally slow and, depending on the situation, using a healing power to speed it along will actually have the opposite effect and slow it even further, perhaps even worsening the injuries as a result.

Weaknesses: The the combination of Alastor and the Soul Reaver seems insurmountable, but that couldn't be further from the truth. His strength, while considerable from a human perspective, is still on the lower end of the overall power scale when compared to the likes of Superman, Captain Marvel, and the like. His healing factor, though advantageous, does not prevent injury and any wound suffered will still be every bit as painful as it would naturally be until healed, and even then there could still be lingering soreness in the case of particularly serious injuries. It's no secret that the Soul Reaver is the source of the majority of Alastor's power, so separating the sword from its master is a prime method of rendering him weaker than he otherwise would be. While he isn't completely vulnerable to divine power, Alastor still has an aversion to it and his healing factor tends to be a bit slower when healing wounds caused by such. As for Shay, he is completely human, so if one were to find a way to completely exorcise Alastor from his body he would be left powerless and more or less useless.

Personality: Shay was once a perfectly normal human being. He looked out for number one, but would still help his fellow man if able to, like any decent human being would do. Ever since meeting Alastor, though, Shay has become much more cynical and embittered. That's not to say he doesn't help when needed, because he will still save a life given the opportunity. He's just become a bit more jaded about it. In his defense, though, being possessed by a demon and ending up on Hell's radar is a fairly understandable justification for his personality change.

And then there's Alastor. Being a demon, Alastor is obviously no saint. On the contrary, he can be quite the cold-hearted bastard. He'd sooner let someone be murdered or die in a fire than risk drawing attention to himself, and often berates Shay's heroics as a "waste of time". Though if one were to force his hand, they'd best be prepared, Alastor's fury knows no mercy, or restraint for that matter. If angered enough he will burn a whole city block to the ground just to kill whoever pissed him off. "There's no kill like overkill", indeed.

Appearance: Shay is of average height, around 5' 10''. He weighs 175 pounds and possesses a slightly-above average build. He has somewhat sharp facial features, though they're difficult to see due to the short, but somewhat scruffy facial hair on his face. His hair is short, usually combed forward with a slight part and is a sandy, reddish brown color. His clothes consist primarily of a leather jacket, blue jeans, black cowboy boots, and biker gloves. Not particularly imaginative, but Shay doesn't really bother with the whole costume thing as of yet. Under his clothes, Shay's back, arms, and shoulders are covered in black markings that almost appear to be burned in like some kind of demonic branding.

Brief Bio: Alastor served hell as an Assassin for many long centuries. In Hell, every demon, every soul, everything, has its place. Every so often there may be an occasional attempt at rebellion, but they've always been put down, sometimes by Alastor himself. That all changed one fateful day when Alastor's target happened to be a Succubus. Upon killing her, he discovered a silvery ring on her finger and realized that these rings were how Succubi could devour souls and gain power. The seed of greed was planted, and Alastor pocketed the ring for himself. He secretly melted the ring down and fused it with his sword. Ever since, Alastor's sword began devouring the souls of its victims to add to its power, and thus Alastor named it the Soul Reaver. Alastor went rogue after that, using the Soul Reaver to slay his fellow demons and make himself stronger. He proved a difficult target, as his prior experience as an Assassin allowed him to predict his enemies' tactics and with each failed assassination attempt he only became stronger.

This went on until Alastor learned that his actions had actually gotten the attention of Neron, a powerful upper level demon often regarded as a King of Hell. No match for Neron, even with his new levels of power, Alastor fled from Hell and went into hiding on Earth, taking the Soul Reaver with him. However, he knew that demons could not physically exist on Earth for extended periods of time, which was why they often had to possess humans. Even then, this was almost always temporary since humans had a tendency to resist possession. But Alastor was nothing if not smart. If he could convince a human to take him willingly, then he could stay in hiding on Earth indefinitely.

Patrick Shay was born in Boston to Irish immigrants. "The first Shay to be born in America," his parents would always say about him. Shay had a pretty good childhood, all things considered. His father Robert owned a local pub and for a time Shay worked there as a cook and bartender. He was content with himself, ready and willing to inherit the bar when the time came. But these stories rarely end happily. Shay was driving home one night when a drunk driver smashed into his car. The other driver was either dead or passed out drunk, and Shay lay halfway out of his car mortally wounded. Shay fought to stay conscious and was paid off when he heard a voice, "I can save you... if you let me in."

Shay, unsure of what those words meant or what it was he was actually agreeing to, said yes out of desperation. He blacked out soon after, and woke up several hours later in the hospital with his parents both sitting at his bedside. Shay later learned that, against all odds, he managed to forcibly free himself from his car and dial 911. But Shay only remembered losing consciousness, and that's when a familiar voice spoke up in his mind, "That's because you did lose consciousness. Saving yourself and miraculously surviving what should have been fatal wounds? That was my doing." It was only now that Alastor fully explained things to Shay. The demon saved his life and promised to continue doing so if needed should Shay simply allow him to remain inside.

"Do I have a choice?" thought Shay, the demon hearing those thoughts.

"Of course. Though I should warn you, having me in you could put you on the radar of some rather powerful and dangerous enemies. If they decide it's worthwhile to target you to get at me then you'll most certainly want to have me around to fend them off."

That all happened about two years ago. Shay sort of became a drifter since then. Roaming from town to town, keeping to himself but helping people in trouble occasionally, much to Alastor's chagrin. Shay and Alastor have had to fight an occasional demon from time to time, and once they do it prompts Shay to get on the move again. Neither Shay nor his newfound demonic companion have any desire to be caught by Neron's lackeys, or worse, Neron himself.

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