Our story takes place within a bleak world that slightly mirrors our own, however in this world that slightly mirrors our own, however in this world men and women with extraordinary powers began to emerge around the year 2008 at random. Although small in number it was clear that this was the advent of what the media quickly came to call real life “Super Heroes.” As fantastical as this seemed it quickly became common place and extremely sensationalized in the media-heroes becoming the new celebrities almost overnight. Likewise villains rose up, both sane and deranged alike they created an entirely new version of crime only dreamed about in comic books from the days of old-luckily for the most part heroes always seemed to be one step ahead of any major global or nationwide disaster much to the crazier villains chagrin.
Sadly at what seemed like humanities brightest moment and the beginning of a possibly new chapter in human evolution this new creative flame was abruptly snuffed out in the course of a year as yet another seemingly fictional force manifested itself in a physical way; a rampant virus sweeping across the whole global community in a way that many had assumed was impossible up until that time. It was like the bubonic plague of the modern era and by the year 2016 the entire globe had felt its deadly touch.
Most shocking of all was the way that this special strain of disease-as the short lived television broadcasts had called it- not only killed you but would cause one to rise back up from the dead acting like something that could only be compared to a ravenous zombie from some sort of horror movie; even head trauma being the only way to kill these unfortunate victims.
Naturally the worldwide populace turned to their would be heroes for salvation only to find that these unique individuals only made the problem much much worse; every hero (and villain) that was bitten or died in the efforts to save their communities not only became one of the seemingly endless undead army but would also begin to bite and turn their own victims-victims that would turn into something akin to a super zombie; often acquiring a lessened version of the power that their attacker had possessed.
Within a month of the initial outbreak both the United States and the whole of North America lay in ruins; those few lucky and skilled enough to have survived eeking out a meager day to day living within the surrounding landscapes of this decaying hell on earth. In this new world almost all super powered individuals have been killed or zombified, which is really no surprise considering they had been so small in number prior to the viral outbreak. The few rare gifted individuals left do their best to make what differences they can in the now small and scattered pockets of human survivors-that is except for those gifted individuals who prey on these same unfortunate powerless groups.
Like most Countries the United States was thrown into a state of chaos practically overnight; from the start of reports about crazed infected individuals both Military and Government officials alike failed to grasp just how volatile this situation was quickly becoming. By the time quarantines, roadblocks, and curfews went into effect almost every major city along the West and East Coast had fallen-victims of a government that had left them completely unprepared, uninformed, and overwhelmed. All of this was a fact only made worse by the realization that everyone was actually already infected; regardless of how you died or if you'd never even seen a zombie-the cold truth of the matter was something had happened worldwide and now every man, woman, and child seemed destined to come back as one of those things upon death.
Needless to say that once this knowledge became commonplace human nature really began to kick in among a panicked population that now found themselves a step lower on the food chain: the results of which almost wound up creating more undead.
Fortunately large expanses in the Midwest and South faired much better then their coastal bretheren. Although initialy hit just as hard in the beginning days of the Outbreak many communities, and even some larger cities, were able to survive largely in part to how spread out construction tended to be in these parts. Rarely would one find themselves trapped in an alleyway or encounter whole connected City blocks.
Sadly the Midwest is still more comparable to a man dying slowly of cancer then some great testament to a victory over the Z virus. Even worse the dead within many of the now completely abandoned coastal cities and towns have begun to drag themselves to the more populated states: scientists (the few left) are completely baffeled as to whether they are following some unseen force or just pure animilistic instinct. The sea of shambling undead has not only brought more zombies to contend with but even more dangerously it has brought with it more special zombies-the type turned by a long since dead super hero or villain.
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The following is a list of both the local heroes and villains that have already succumbed to the Z Virus and the corresponding zombies these special powered beings create.
Local Heroes Lost-PowerSet
Blue Tessla-Electrical Manipulation
Liberty Bell-Supersonic Vocals
The Bronze Bear-Impenetrable Skin
SmokeScreen-Air Manipulation
The Blur-Superspeed
Special Zombies (must be bitten by original hero/villain)/Abilities
Shockers(Blue Tessla)-Inheriting Blue Tessla's ability to manipulate electricity these deadly bastards pack quite the wallop if there is any skin on skin contact-oftentimes flooding the body with enough volts to stun an average man.
Screamers(Liberty Bell)-Like Liberty Bell the (un)fondly named Screamers have the ability to let lose blood curtling shrieks capable of cracking glass. Although not outright deadly Screamers are often hated by survivors due to the fact that their screams draw in any zombies within the immediate area-often turning a bad situation much worse.
Scabs(Bronze Bear)-The only way to kill these particularly deadly zombies is through the mouth up into the skull or with a well placed attack through the eyes. Having inherited Bears impenetrable skin these are one of the deadliest zombies to encounter within KC: especially if there is more then one of them.
Smokers(SmokeScreen)-Like the Screamer the Smokers inherited an ability that isn't downright deadly-they simply continuousley spew thick black smoke from their mouths. However when indoors or encountered in high numbers they can lower a survivors line of sight to practically zero-something you don't want to happen mid zombie fight.
Runners(The Blur)-Arguably the most dangerous 'zombie type' in Kansas City these speedy little freaks can reach up to thirty miles an hour when sprinting-they literally give new meaning to the term fast food.
Sadly at what seemed like humanities brightest moment and the beginning of a possibly new chapter in human evolution this new creative flame was abruptly snuffed out in the course of a year as yet another seemingly fictional force manifested itself in a physical way; a rampant virus sweeping across the whole global community in a way that many had assumed was impossible up until that time. It was like the bubonic plague of the modern era and by the year 2016 the entire globe had felt its deadly touch.
Most shocking of all was the way that this special strain of disease-as the short lived television broadcasts had called it- not only killed you but would cause one to rise back up from the dead acting like something that could only be compared to a ravenous zombie from some sort of horror movie; even head trauma being the only way to kill these unfortunate victims.
Naturally the worldwide populace turned to their would be heroes for salvation only to find that these unique individuals only made the problem much much worse; every hero (and villain) that was bitten or died in the efforts to save their communities not only became one of the seemingly endless undead army but would also begin to bite and turn their own victims-victims that would turn into something akin to a super zombie; often acquiring a lessened version of the power that their attacker had possessed.
Within a month of the initial outbreak both the United States and the whole of North America lay in ruins; those few lucky and skilled enough to have survived eeking out a meager day to day living within the surrounding landscapes of this decaying hell on earth. In this new world almost all super powered individuals have been killed or zombified, which is really no surprise considering they had been so small in number prior to the viral outbreak. The few rare gifted individuals left do their best to make what differences they can in the now small and scattered pockets of human survivors-that is except for those gifted individuals who prey on these same unfortunate powerless groups.
Like most Countries the United States was thrown into a state of chaos practically overnight; from the start of reports about crazed infected individuals both Military and Government officials alike failed to grasp just how volatile this situation was quickly becoming. By the time quarantines, roadblocks, and curfews went into effect almost every major city along the West and East Coast had fallen-victims of a government that had left them completely unprepared, uninformed, and overwhelmed. All of this was a fact only made worse by the realization that everyone was actually already infected; regardless of how you died or if you'd never even seen a zombie-the cold truth of the matter was something had happened worldwide and now every man, woman, and child seemed destined to come back as one of those things upon death.
Needless to say that once this knowledge became commonplace human nature really began to kick in among a panicked population that now found themselves a step lower on the food chain: the results of which almost wound up creating more undead.
Fortunately large expanses in the Midwest and South faired much better then their coastal bretheren. Although initialy hit just as hard in the beginning days of the Outbreak many communities, and even some larger cities, were able to survive largely in part to how spread out construction tended to be in these parts. Rarely would one find themselves trapped in an alleyway or encounter whole connected City blocks.
Sadly the Midwest is still more comparable to a man dying slowly of cancer then some great testament to a victory over the Z virus. Even worse the dead within many of the now completely abandoned coastal cities and towns have begun to drag themselves to the more populated states: scientists (the few left) are completely baffeled as to whether they are following some unseen force or just pure animilistic instinct. The sea of shambling undead has not only brought more zombies to contend with but even more dangerously it has brought with it more special zombies-the type turned by a long since dead super hero or villain.
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The following is a list of both the local heroes and villains that have already succumbed to the Z Virus and the corresponding zombies these special powered beings create.
Local Heroes Lost-PowerSet
Blue Tessla-Electrical Manipulation
Liberty Bell-Supersonic Vocals
The Bronze Bear-Impenetrable Skin
SmokeScreen-Air Manipulation
The Blur-Superspeed
Special Zombies (must be bitten by original hero/villain)/Abilities
Shockers(Blue Tessla)-Inheriting Blue Tessla's ability to manipulate electricity these deadly bastards pack quite the wallop if there is any skin on skin contact-oftentimes flooding the body with enough volts to stun an average man.
Screamers(Liberty Bell)-Like Liberty Bell the (un)fondly named Screamers have the ability to let lose blood curtling shrieks capable of cracking glass. Although not outright deadly Screamers are often hated by survivors due to the fact that their screams draw in any zombies within the immediate area-often turning a bad situation much worse.
Scabs(Bronze Bear)-The only way to kill these particularly deadly zombies is through the mouth up into the skull or with a well placed attack through the eyes. Having inherited Bears impenetrable skin these are one of the deadliest zombies to encounter within KC: especially if there is more then one of them.
Smokers(SmokeScreen)-Like the Screamer the Smokers inherited an ability that isn't downright deadly-they simply continuousley spew thick black smoke from their mouths. However when indoors or encountered in high numbers they can lower a survivors line of sight to practically zero-something you don't want to happen mid zombie fight.
Runners(The Blur)-Arguably the most dangerous 'zombie type' in Kansas City these speedy little freaks can reach up to thirty miles an hour when sprinting-they literally give new meaning to the term fast food.
