The Justice League had been active for several years. Their membership included Superman, Batman, Vixen, Green Lantern (Alan Scott), and Robot Man. Most of them were already in their 40's, Batman was rumored to be in his 50's. The team took down threats such as Brainiac, the rogue General Eiling, Solomon Grundy and an army of the undead, a Thanagarian Cult, and dozens of others. Weeks ago, in a battle with the alien tyrant Despero, both Vixen and Robotman were killed in action. Robotman COULD have survived, but the three eyed behemoth crushed his head and destroyed the original brain of Cliff Steele.
One year ago...
The Justice League extended its reach and took in several new heroes to form the Justice League Unlimited. Over the course of the first several weeks the League learned about the existance of a similar group, composed of super criminals, calling themselves the Society and brought together by the devious Lex Luthor Jr. Shortly after the Society made themselves known, the Question deduced that the super criminals were after artifacts composed of a mysterious Nth metal. During a mission that saw a group going to the destroyed remains of Atlantis, Ravager was seemingly killed by an unseen attacker and left for dead. Her father, Deathstroke, would later abduct her from JLU headquarters to help her recover on his own terms. Bulleteer would also be attacked in Metropolis and taken out of action after taking trauma to his head after the enemies of the League were informed by Lobo that his helmet was composed of Nth metal. Ambush Bug was killed during an attack on the League's HQ, and the heroic Clayface was torn apart as well.
Over the course of the last year the League would continue to evolve. Superman would be defeated and killed by the monster called Doomsday. Green Lantern has retired after finding out his reformed enemy turned fiancee Thorn was pregnant with twins. And Batman has seemingly stepped down from the League as well but not before sponsoring Clutch as the new wheelman for the Justice League Unlimited.
Present day...
The League still moves forward after everything they've been through. Supergirl and Blue Beetle have stepped up to lead this new era of the team, however a crashed spaceship would change everything. Discovering the hero called Starman in the wreckage, the League was warned that white Martians have began invading the planet and one of their own has already been replaced by a Martian! Who will be revealed as the traitor? Where did Starman come from?
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About the Founders...
Superman - He's the first superhero. The reason it's even called a super-hero. His career seemingly began in the 1970's, however reports indicate he may have been active as far back as WWII. Same basic powers of Superman. He makes everybody in the room wanna stand a little bit taller. A big blue boyscout to this day, he has a line he'll never cross and ALWAYS finds another way. He's pretty much the big gun of the metahuman/alien archetypes. He's only been Clark Kent the last twenty years or so of his life on Earth. He obviously ages slower in the universe than past incarnations. - Deceased
Batman (mask off) - Same billionaire playboy philanthropist, his career just began in the late 90's and has lasted nearly two decades. He is to the gadgeteers and standard human heroes what Superman is to metas and aliens. The big gun. Basically picture Ben Afleck's Batman here just with more gray hair. - Retired
Green Lantern - Alan Scott is the resident GL, and the ONLY GL in this universe. I'm staying away from the GLC and all the rainbow brigade Corps. His career stretches over the last decade or so and a few years back he absorbed the energies of his magic ring internalizing his power. He's the big gun of the supernatural/magic archetypes. He's also based in Gotham and mostly patrols during the day when Batman isn't being Batman. - Retired
Robotman - Cliff Steele was once a racecar driver and adrenaline junkie. He jumped out of planes, served two years in the military, and was even a bouncer on a cruise ship for several months. It was to no surprise to anyone when he finally went too far and crashed an experimental NHRA racing car. His body was near completely destroyed, which is when his friends at STAR Labs Dr. Niles Caulder and Silas Stone put his brain into the body of a machine. Still ever the enthusiast he decided superheroics were in his future and took the alias Robotman [he wasn't very original]. He was a hero of Midway for several years before joining the other founding five in the Justice League. In the battle with Despero his brain was destroyed, thus ending the career of Robotman. - Deceased
Vixen - Mari McCabe was born in Africa and possessed the magical Tantu Totem. This is a magical artifact, supposedly passed down over several generations from mother to daughter, and is the source of her power. Giving her the ability to mimic the attributes of any animal on the planet, Mari used this power to protect her village until moving to the United States and going to college. After graduating Mari was offered a modeling contract with an agency in NYC. Getting lost in the spotlight and fame, she was eventually reminded of the power and responsibility and publicly came out as the hero Vixen. After joining the JL for several years, her life was snuffed out when the behemoth Despero used his immense strength to crush her under the weight of a destroyed skyscraper. - Deceased
Background heroes in the Tower...
Vibe - Hispanic breakdancer turned metahuman hero from Detroit.
Amazing Man - the energy absorbing, hard hitting, African American hero.
Ambush Bug - Deceased
Fire - Brazilian green fire manipulator.
Ice - ice manipulator from Norway.
Other notable heroes...
Commander Steel - Henry 'Hank' Heywood was a member of the United States Marine Corps during the second World War. Injured during an attack caused by Nazi saboteurs, Heywood underwent an extensive, experimental surgery that resulted in him obtaining a 'skin of steel'. Possessing superhuman durability and strength, Hank took on the alias Commander Steel, secretly returning to the war where he was approached by Doctor Fate. Seeing the long war ahead, Fate came to Steel to ask him to lead a specialized team and the new hero did not disappoint. Forming the Justice Society, Commander Steel lead the group into battle after battle, emerging victorious. Unfortunately, Hank's story does not have a happy ending as the surgery wound up impacting his mental health. As he aged, his sanity began to wane and so to this day, Henry Heywood resides in Arkham Asylum, having been put there by those who loved him most.
Wonder Woman - Possibly the first superhuman to appear in the public eye. Wonder Woman, or Diana of Themyscria, predates the Justice Society by nearly two decades having originally appeared during the first World War. An Amazon hailing from a hidden paradise island, Wonder Woman possesses strength, speed and durability only surpassed by Superman herself. Armed with incredible mystical weapons such as her bracers and lasso, Wonder Woman did miracles for the allied troops in the Great War and served as a founding member of the Justice Society before retiring to Themyscria after the second World War. She has not been heard from since.
Wildcat - The youngest among the Justice Society, Theodore 'Ted' Grant was a rising world class heavy-weight boxer. The last to be recruited to the Justice Society, Ted Grant was also the last to remain active, returning to Gotham where he would fight crime on the streets until one night when a young Bruce Wayne knocked on his door. Training Bruce Wayne changed Ted, settling some of the wild in the cat as the man changed focus from protecting the streets to giving youths an outlet as he opened a free gym. Still, Ted retains his ties to the world of costumed antics and from time to time will still be asked to train a young hero on how to properly land a punch.
The Flash - The original Flash, Jason 'Jay' Garrick was a college student who after a lab accent found his latent metahuman genes activated. Using his powers originally to have a comfortable college football career, the curse of power and responsible eventually caught up with Jay as the call of second World War was too much to ignore. Using his abilities on the field, Jay was approached by the mysterious Doctor Fate who set Jay onto the path of Hank Heywood, otherwise known as Commander Steel. Joining with the Commander, Jay acted as a member of the Justice Society until he was forced to retire. His metagene unfortunately accelerated his aging and Jay retired shortly into the early 1960's. But Jay's legacy lives on, as the mantle of the Flash was passed down. Without using his abilities, Jay was able to prolong his life and lived among society as a civilian, marrying his college sweetheart Joan. Jay passed away peacefully in his sleep five years ago surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Doctor Fate - During the late 1930's, archaeologist, Sven Nelson and his son, Kent Nelson traveled to the Valley of Ur. It was there the pair stumbled across the tomb of Nabu the Wise. Exploring the tomb, Kent accidentally opens the sarcophagus containing Nabu and with it released the trap that had long awaited would-be tomb raiders. A poisonous gas was released into the room, and both Sven and Kent fell victim to it. Waking up, Kent found himself at the feet of a man he did not recognize, this man turned out to be Nabu who, through what little strength he had, reached out and saved Kent. Revealing to Kent that he was no longer on Earth but in the realm of the Lords of Order, Nabu sent Kent back to Earth but provided him one parting gift. A golden helmet. This helmet would transform Kent into Doctor Fate, merging the body of Kent Nelson with the mind of Nabu. Endowed with mastery of the mystic and arcane, Kent was able to see the future and the horror of the second war. Nabu provided him a solution however and Kent, now called Doctor Fate, set out to unite the Justice Society. Serving as a member for its entire duration, when the Society was disbanded to make room for the League, Doctor Fate disappeared without a trace.
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Active Characters
- Member 00492 as Starman GM
- Sir Lurksalot as The Rookie Champion Co-GM
- Simple Unicycle as The Question
- rocketrobie2 as Blue Beetle
- WXer as Polarity Man
- NecroKnight as Lizard
- The Angry Goat as The Warden
- Archmage MC as Toon Girl
- Afro Samurai as Shazam
- Unknown100 as Supergirl
- ineffable as Apollex
- Holy Soldier as Red Star
- Damo021 as Wonder Woman II
- baraquiel as Kitsune
Inactive Characters
- Weird Tales as Mr. Clutch - Disappeared
- Archangel89 as Kid Flash - No posts to date.
- Lord Wraith as Ravager - Conflicting schedule
- FiroIV as Gypsy - Dropped out
- Roman as Whiplash - Dropped out
- Blue Demon as Clayface - Dropped Out
- Burning Kitty as Solara - Rage Quit
- Hillan as Dark Messiah - No Post To Date
- DivineDarkness as The Flash (III) - No Post To Date
- Experiment 249 as Judgement - Missing In Action
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