The Mighty Markmen

Nightshot

2010-04-11T11:55:00.003-04:00

Level 50 Trick Arrow Defender

Fortrex

2010-04-11T11:54:00.004-04:00

Level 50 Shield/Energy Tanker

Thunderfoot

2010-04-11T11:52:00.003-04:00

Level 47 Earth/Storm Controller

Victoire

2010-04-11T11:51:00.002-04:00

Level 35 Dual Blades Scrapper

Zenith

2010-04-11T11:44:00.002-04:00

Level 35 Energy Blaster

Blue Orbit

2010-04-11T11:42:00.002-04:00

Level 28 Gravity/Force Field Controller

Johnny Avalanche

2010-04-11T11:40:00.004-04:00

Level 46 Cold/Ice Defender

Nick Knack

2010-04-11T11:39:00.001-04:00

Level 25 Traps/Devices Defender

Mind-Wave

2010-04-11T11:37:00.001-04:00

Level 28 Mind Controller

Dark Guard

2010-04-11T11:35:00.002-04:00

Level 4 Dark Defender

Perfect Impulse

2010-04-11T11:34:00.002-04:00

Level 14 Martial Arts/Reflexes Scrapper

Ship Wreck

2010-04-11T11:33:00.001-04:00

Level 9 Dark Brute

Side-Swype

2010-04-11T11:31:00.001-04:00

Level 16 Spines/Regeneration Scrapper

Day Riser

2010-04-11T11:29:00.000-04:00

Level 36 Illusion/Empathy Controller

Voidflower

2010-04-11T11:27:00.003-04:00

Level 21 Plant Control/Psychic Dominator

Dr. Moonstone

2010-04-11T11:26:00.002-04:00

Level 19 Radiation/Dark Corruptor

Star Song

2010-04-11T11:24:00.002-04:00

Level 27 Sonic Defender

Raven Song

2010-04-11T11:22:00.004-04:00

Level 36 Ninja Blade/Dark Stalker

Red Strike

2010-04-11T11:20:00.000-04:00

Level 21 Electricity Brute

La Croix

2010-04-11T11:18:00.000-04:00

Level 9 Necromancy Mastermind

Shadowgate

2010-04-11T11:17:00.000-04:00

Level 4 Dark Scrapper

Nebula

2010-04-11T11:15:00.002-04:00

Level 35 Peacebringer

Talion

2010-04-11T11:14:00.002-04:00

Level 17 Warshade

Arktique

2010-04-11T11:13:00.002-04:00

Level 4 Ice/Cold Corruptor

Gamma 8

2010-04-11T11:10:00.002-04:00

Level 17 Radiation Defender

Hard-Top

2010-04-11T11:06:00.005-04:00

Level 6 Super-Strength Tanker

Quickburn

2010-04-11T11:00:00.004-04:00

Level 12 Fire Blaster

End of an Era

2010-04-11T10:09:00.004-04:00

I've been playing City of Heroes for a long time now - much longer than I ever thought I would when Andy gave me the game for X-mas or my birthday or something - I think it's been about 5 years. But over the past year I really haven't been playing very much and I've made the tough decision to close down my account.

In addition to creating the Mighty Markmen, I've also created some amazing heroes and villains to actually play the game with. Rather than losing them to cyberspace forever I thought I would share some of them here. Hope you like 'em...

Arclight

2009-03-01T13:36:00.002-05:00

Name: Laurie L.
Codename: Arclight
Classification: Villain
Location: Vancouver BC
Group Affiliation:
1) Artemus Agents - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Former Associate
Origin: Technology
Archetype: Stalker
Powers: A long-time graphic designer and event promoter for the superhero community in Vancouver, Laurie eventually grew tired of serving the heroes who he regarded as impossible-to-please, self-obsessed primadonas. Convinced he could give the heroes a real run for their money, he put his creative abilities to work, designed himself a light-bending power suit and became the villain known as Arclight. Arclight's suit bends light around the wearer allowing him and anything he is holding to become invisible at will. The suit bends light along the entire electromagnetic spectrum making the wearer undetectable to modalities such as radar and infrared scanning. The suit also dampens sound allowing the wearer to move in total silence. Arclight weilds a number of hand-held weapons with deadly accuracy, taking full advantage of the element of surprise. Arclight is also an accomplished acrobat and skilled hand-to-hand combatant. Arclight recently lured the former Markman Baffle over to the dark side and the two of them are now operating on the other side of the law as the Artemus Agents.

Baffle

2008-09-30T16:57:00.004-04:00

Name: Jean-Yves P.
Codename: Baffle
Classification: Villain
Location: Vancouver BC
Group Affiliation:
1) Artemus Agents - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Former
Origin: Natural
Archetype: Defender

Powers: After years of attending lantern festivals, Jean-Yves considered himself somewhat of a connaisseur in the art of combining magic mushrooms with dark chocolate. Each year, in the hopes of finding the perfect combination, he would seek out rarer and rarer types of mushrooms and chocolate until finally he arrived at a combination that changed his life forever. The specific combination of single-origin dark chocolate from a remote Guatemalan rain forest and the rare pink-capped short-stem mushroom induced an irreversible change in his body at the cellular level. His epithelial cells acquired the ability to synthesize and secrete a hallucinogenic chemical similar to that found in magic mushrooms but considerably more powerful. The hallucinogen evaporates quickly in the air and can induce a variety of experiences in those around him ranging from euphoria and pleasant visual hallucinations to nausea, vomiting, dizziness and frank psychosis. Baffle is able to exert some control over the specific effects produced by the hallucinogen but he cannot change the effect once the hallucinogen has been synthesized. The hallucinogen concentrates in his sweat and saliva enabling him to deliver elevated doses through touching or kissing. Baffle is unable to completely stop secretion of the hallucinogen resulting in a low level of befuddlement in those around him. This is a source of constant frustration to his partner Arclight (coming soon).

Trio

2008-04-26T21:08:00.000-04:00

Name: Nemanja D.
Codename: Trio
Classification: Hero
Location: Ottawa ON
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation: Mighty Markmen East
Age: 26
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 225lbs
Archetype: Mixed (Defender/Tanker/Scrapper)
Origin: Science
Powers: One night after working late, Nemanja accidentally pressed a few wrong buttons in his office tower's elevator and found himself transported to a sub-basement level that he didn't even know existed. Exiting the elevator, he discovered a top-secret research facility dedicated to creating the ultimate human being. As Nemanja excitedly investigated the equipment, he accidentally activated one of the experimental systems causing a small explosion which knocked him unconscious. He awoke to find himself surrounded by armed guards. But even more surprising, he found himself split into 3 versions of himself. As he scrambled to escape he quickly realized that he could recombine into his original self or split into the 3 versions at will and that the 3 versions were not simply duplicates of himself. In fact, they were optimized versions of himself which would later be referred to as N1, N2 and N3. N1 possesses enhanced intelligence, memory and tactical skills and generally leads the other two versions. N2 possesses enhanced strength, stamina and durability and acts as the muscle of the group. Finally, N3 possesses enhanced speed, agility and coordination. The three versions can each think for themselves but Nemanja's consciousness seems to exist in all three of them allowing them to act in concert without communicating verbally. Although he could theoretically remain split for extended periods of time, Nemanja finds the experience confusing. As a result he only splits into his optimized versions for as long as he needs to. Using his newly acquired powers Nemanja managed to escape the secret facility. He then decided to put his powers to good use as Trio, the newest member of the Mighty Markmen's Ottawa division.

Relocate...Revamp...Rebuild

2008-04-26T16:38:00.000-04:00

Over the past 6 months Guardian and Hotwire, two key members of the Mighty Markmen have relocated to Ottawa, ON. They were tasked with the important mission of creating a new eastern Canada arm of the Mighty Markmen to complement the original Vancouver-based team. Expanding the team should enhance the Markmen's ability to defend Canada and the world. In order to facilitate recruiting and coordinate operations, Guardian has been given a special position with the Canadian government. Along with Spartan, the only member of the original Mighty Markmen residing in Ottawa prior to the relocation, Guardian and Hotwire are currently in the process of building the new team. The first step in this process was revamping the appearance of the blog and declassifying the appearance of the Mighty Markmen. Hope you enjoy the pictures. There is considerable power in Ottawa and new recruits will be posted shortly.

Olfactor

2008-01-30T21:52:00.001-05:00

Name: Jonathan T.
Codename: Olfactor
Classification: Hero
Location: San Francisco CA
Nationality: U.S. Citizen
Group Affiliation: Mighty Markmen - Special Guest Member
Age: 28
Height: 6'
Weight: 170lbs
Archetype: Tracker
Origin: Technology
Powers/Weapons: Although JT has never had any super-human powers, he has always dreamed of becoming a Mighty Markman. One day after posting a link on Facebook about Japanese pollen robots he realized he had found his way into the Mighty Markmen. He traveled to Tokyo and used the pollen-sensing technology to craft an olfactory-amplification helmet which would allow him to become the hero know as Olfactor. While wearing the helmet, JT's ability to detect and track scents is greatly increased, as is his brain's ability to differentiate and interpret different scents. At full power, the helmet can increase his olfactory range to almost 100 kilometers allowing him to track scents over great distances under optimal conditions. His ability to differentiate scents allows him to track scents even in densely scented urban environments. His sense of smell is so acute that he can even 'smell' emotions allowing him to read people's emotional states and also detect when people are lying based on subtle changes in their scent. Olfactor can also make use of lingering scents to recreate the series of events that unfolded at a particular location hours and even days after the people in question have left the scene.

[Check out the Japanese pollen robots at: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/01/pollen-robots/]

Gremlin

2007-08-22T00:26:00.001-04:00

Name: Caspar M.
Codename: Gremlin
Classification: Villain
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) Vancouver Villain Society
Age: 27
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 155lbs
Archetype: Blaster
Origin: Magic
Powers: Caspar was always a mischievous child but things started really getting out of hand once he hit his late teens. Simple acts of vandalism turned into serious acts of arson and even murder. It was as if he had become a different person. And as his physical appearance began to change, it was obvious that he had. Caspar had unwittingly become the earthly host for the trouble-making goblin J'kaskinir who had been imprisoned in another dimension by a powerful sorcerer Although the goblin feared it might be difficult to control his new human host, he soon realized that Caspar actually enjoyed his mischievous ways and the two entities developed a so.mewhat symbiotic relationship. J'kaskinir used Caspar's body to wreck mindless havoc on earth and Caspar used the goblin's power to become the villain known as Gremlin. Gremlin's powers arise from J'kaskinir's goblin fire-magic. He is able to breathe fire, throw fire balls and cause objects to burst into flame. He is highly resistant to heat and has enhanced agility and healing ability.

Titan

2007-08-19T20:40:00.001-04:00

Name: Chris G.

Codename: Titan
Classification: Mercenary
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) NorthVan Knights - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Reserve
Age: 37
Height: 5'11'', 6'3'' (suited)
Weight: 200lbs, 350lbs (suited)
Archetype: Tanker
Origin: Technology

Powers/Devices: Like his partner Rift, Titan possesses no super-powers but has been specially selected by a mysterious benefactor to wield a device of great power. It is believed that Titan was chosen for the device, a kinetic energy absorbing power-suit, because his gentle and conscientious nature would not be corrupted by the destructive potential of the suit. The power-suit is made from a titanium-rubber alloy that greatly increases the wearer's strength and resistance to damage. But more importantly, the suit also absorbs kinetic energy. Specifically, it absorbs, stores and releases the kinetic energy from any physical attack directed upon it. The kinetic energy is released mainly from the suit's gloves or boots in the form of explosive punches or kicks. Titan can also use the kinetic energy stored in the boots to leap great distances as a mode of transportation. Unlike Rift however, Titan constantly finds himself in an ethical struggle over the unclear motives of his mysterious benefactor.

Rift

2007-08-18T21:35:00.000-04:00

Name: Gary G.
Codename: Rift
Classification: Mercenary
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) NorthVan Knights - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Reserve
Age: 40
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 180lbs
Archetype: Transporter
Origin: Technology
Powers/Devices: Although Rift has no super powers himself, he employs a powerful teleportation harness that has been given to him by a mysterious benefactor. A pilot and technophile, Gary was hand-picked by his benefactor to wear the harness. By activating the harness, Rift is able to tear open a small hole in the fabric of space and time and create a wormhole through which he can teleport to almost any location in space. Although he could theoretically teleport anywhere, he is limited by his limited knowledge of the universe. For instance, he can only teleport to locations in which he is certain he can withstand the environment. Rift also employs a special navigation system housed in his goggles to help guide him through the wormholes and ensure he ends up at the correct destination. Rift is able to create wormholes large enough to transport several people and considerable mass. Operating the harness and navigation system takes considerable skill and training. As such, Rift is the only person who is able to use it. The benefactor tolerates Rift's involvement in the Mighty Markmen but has also been known to have Rift operating on the other side of the law.

Oracle

2007-07-29T19:04:00.001-04:00

Name: Sheila S.
Codename: Oracle
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian/Skyelyrian
Group Affiliation:
1) Skyelyrian Sentinels - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Reserve
Age: 33
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 125lbs
Archetype: Defender
Origin: Natural (Skyelyrian)
Powers: Although she enjoyed her work as a psychiatry resident, Sheila always had a nagging feeling that it wasn't what she was really meant to do with her life. Her suspicions were confirmed when a flash of strange insight revealed to her true origin and destiny. Despite her initial fears that she was becoming psychotic, Sheila later learned that she was actually a member of an extra-terrestrial race of cosmic sentinels called the Skyelyrians and that she had been placed on earth to safeguard its inhabitants from evil. Like all members of the Skyelyrian race Oracle is able to integrate her mind with the fabric of space and time giving her what her race calls 'cosmic awareness'. This ability allows Oracle to see everything in the universe for a brief period of time. In order to become cosmically aware, Oracle must enter into a trance-like state of meditation. As such, Oracle cannot use this ability in the heat of battle as it requires intense concentration and would leave her vulnerable to attack. During times of great need however, Oracle receives flashes of 'cosmic insight' that warn her of danger to herself or those under her protection. Seeing everything in the universe is an overwhelming experience and Skyelyrians find it so uncomfortable that they can only maintain cosmic awareness for an instant, usually allowing them to find the information they are seeking but preventing them from becoming truly omniscient. Oracle's Skyelyrian physiology also allows her to fly and communicate telepathically.

Painkiller

2007-07-23T00:34:00.000-04:00

Name: Chadski
Codename: Painkiller
Classification: Villain
Location: Vancouver
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) Vancouver Villain Society - Active
Age: 27
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 200lbs
Archetype: Tanker
Origin: Mutant
Powers: Growing up on the tough streets of Kamloops, Chadski was no stranger to pain. In fact, even before his mutant powers manifested he had developed a special relationship with pain and he vowed to use it to exact revenge on the cruel world that treated him so badly. Painkiller is a mutant with the ability to convert physical pain into power. By experiencing pain himself or by inflicting it on others, he experiences a rush of power that temporarily increases his strength, stamina and healing abilities to an incredible degree. The rush of power is exhilarating, enraging and intoxicating and Painkiller finds himself constantly craving more power and pain. But as he acquires more power he becomes more intoxicated and enraged until finally he finds himself lost in a psychotic rage, unable to control his own actions. In addition to converting pain into power, Painkiller can also stimulate his opponent's pain centers greatly amplifying the pain they experience from the injuries he inflicts. With supreme effort, he can even completely overwhelm an opponent's pain center causing them to experience unbearable pain even though they may not have sustained any physical injury. Painkiller's costume is covered in spikes and barbed wire in order to increase the pain he inflicts on his victims and himself thereby increasing his power.

Limelight

2007-07-15T23:36:00.001-04:00

Name: Pete M.
Codename: Limelight
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) Mighty Markmen - Active
Age: 27
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 165 lbs
Archetype: Defender
Origin: Mutant
Powers: Limelight emits a radiant aura capable of altering or heightening the emotions of those exposed to it. Limelight can use this empathic aura to induce any emotion. For example, he can incite fear in his enemies, induce calm in panicked civilians or boost the morale of his teamates. He can easily help resolve disputes and diffuse tense situations. By causing people to fall madly in love with him he can get them to do whatever he wants. Limelight's aura also gives him a heightened ability to read other people's emotions; an ability he sometimes finds overwhelming. Limelight can vary the intensity and radius of his aura but he finds it difficult to turn off completely. As people move out of range, they slowly return to their original emotional state. Limelight's aura tends to induce the same emotion in everyone around him, thus in combat he wears a specially designed containment suit that allows him to target his aura more effectively. A budding actor/waiter/model/stud, Limelight has always been concerned about his public image. To this end, Limelight used to conceal the true origin of his powers, maintaining that they arose from his 'power-suit'. More recently however, he has come to terms with his mutant origin and the Mighty Markmen are all really proud of him!

Darkwater

2007-06-29T00:33:00.001-04:00

Name: Geoff W.
Codename: Darkwater
Classification: Mercenary
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) Mighty Markmen - Active
2) Captain Snowbeard's Crew - On shore leave
Age: 26
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 185lbs
Archetype: Scrapper
Origin: Natural
Powers/Abilities: Geoff began living the pirate life at a young age when his family's boat capsized off Vancouver island and he was rescued by the infamous Canadian pirate, Captain Snowbeard and his crew. Although Darkwater has no super-human powers per se, he is known throughout the world as a master-thief. It is said that he can steal anything from anybody. He clever, stealthy and resourceful. A master of disguise, he is able to convincingly alter both his appearance and voice. He can also be so charming that men and women alike find it difficult not to give him what he wants. He carries a skeleton key, possibly of magical origin, that can open any lock. To help him to escape from sticky situations he carries a small bag of black blinding powder that he can toss in his opponent's eyes. Darkwater is in excellent physical shape and is skilled at both swordsplay and hand-to-hand combat. Darkwater also carries a collection of concealed daggers that he can throw with deadly accuracy. Almost as legendary as Darkwater's thieving skills are his drinking skills. On more than one occasion, Darkwater's overindulgence in the pirate juice has interfered with his heroic duties. Like most pirates Darkwater is always on the lookout for gold. For the moment he is sailing with the Markmen but you never know where tomorrow's tide will take him.

Epic

2007-06-26T00:54:00.000-04:00

Name: Rob G.
Codename: Epic
Classification: Hero
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation:
1) Mighty Markmen - On sabbatical (scheduled to return summer 2007)
Age: 37
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 175lbs
Archetype: Controller
Origin: Magic
Powers: Rob, an english professor and poet, never regarded himself as much of a hero. That all changed when he discovered a mysterious book written in a forgotten language hidden under a pile of papers on his desk. Although Rob didn't recognize the language, he was surprised to find that he could easily read the text. The book, which was entitled "The Book of Summons" was a collection of 33 poems, each telling the tale of a different mythical beast. By reading each of the poems aloud Rob discovered that he was able to magically summon and control the beast described in the poem. Some of the beasts pictured with Epic above include: Myri'od, a crystal creature that breaks into an army of smaller crystal warriors each time it is shattered, Tavyphth, a ruthless living plant made up of razor-sharp vines, J'rak and Kr'noc, a pair of stone sentinels and Gnorrong, a very strong but docile walrus-like creature. Epic's ability to control the summoned beasts varies with the temperment of the beasts. He able to summon multiple beasts by reading several poems but generally finds it too difficult to control more than one beast at a time. He has also learned with devastating consequences that many of the beasts do not get along with each other. Epic has on occasion been able to recall a poem in its entirety and summon a beast without the book but finds this difficult because the poems are long and must be recited without error in order to summon a beast successfully. If Epic is knocked unconscious or disoriented for a significant period of time, any summoned beasts will simply vanish suggesting they are actually figments of Epic's imagination.

Spartan

2007-06-10T20:51:00.000-04:00

Name: André L.
Codename: Spartan
Classification: Hero
Location: Ottawa, ON
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affliation:
1) Capital Power - Active
2) Mighty Markmen - Associate
Age: 27
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 220lbs
Archetype: Tanker
Origin: Magic
Powers: Andre was on a backpacking trip accross Europe when he happened upon a mysterious cave in the hills outside of Athens. A strange flicker of light coming from inside the cave caught his eye and he excitedly followed it into the cave. Inside the mouth of the cave all he could see was a series of tunnels. He could no longer see the light but he decided to continue exploring the cave. As he followed the tunnels deeper and deeper into the cave he once again noticed the same strange flicker of light. As he approached it he saw a giant mace partially buried under some rubble. Beside the mace was a lantern and a plaque enscribed in what looked to be ancient greek. He would later learn that the plaque read "He who wields this mace wields the power of the spartan army". As he grabbed onto the mace he felt a surge of power course through him and he was able to easily lift it out of the rubble. At that moment he knew his life had been changed forever. The mace grants Spartan super-strength, enhanced reflexes, endurance and healing as well as resistance to damage making him a nearly unbeatable hand-to-hand combatant. The mace itself is nearly indestructable and capable of smashing through almost anything. The mace can only be weiled by a select few and must be in Spartan's possession to grant him these powers.

Diamondback

2007-04-12T01:46:00.000-04:00

Name: Zane M.
Codename: Diamondback
Classification: Mercenary
Location: Seattle, WA
Nationality: American
Group Affiliation:
1) HeroHire.com - Active, CEO
2) Seattle Super-soldiers - Active
3) Mighty Markmen - Associate
Age: 33
Height: 5’9’’
Weight: 165 lbs
Archetype: Scrapper
Origin: Mutation
Powers: Zane is a mutant with the ability to secrete a substance through his skin that crystallizes into diamond-sharp scales upon contact with the air. He can coat all or parts of his body in scales giving him a silvery reptilian appearance. The scales are sharp enough to slice into most substances and cut most opponents. They also provide some defense against physical and energy attacks. However, the scales are paper-thin and will shatter if hit hard enough at an oblique angle. Diamondback is also able to fling the scales from his body as deadly projectiles. The scales contain a neuro-toxin that causes confusion and muscular weakness if it penetrates an opponent’s skin. The neuro-toxic effects increase in severity with increasing doses from multiple scales potentially resulting in temporary coma and paralysis if the dose is high enough. Although Diamondback often fights alongside the Mighty Markmen and the Seattle Super-Soldiers, he has also been known to engage in shadier operations in the name of profit with his start-up company HeroHire.com, resulting in his classification as a mercenary.

Mastermind

2007-04-02T01:18:00.000-04:00

Name: Emmet M.
Codename: Mastermind
Classification: Arch-Villain
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Vancouver Villain Society / Active
Age: 26
Height: 5’4’’
Weight: 130 lbs
Archetype: Controller
Origin: Technology
Powers: After being teased and bullied as a child, Emit always dreamed of being popular. As a teenager he decided to leave his childhood behind and started clawing his way up the social ladder until he eventually became a prominent Vancouver socialite and MySpace icon. Although he enjoyed immense popularity, it just never seemed to be enough. Desperate for more fame and power, he embarked on a series of bizarre cloning and mind-control experiments in the hopes of discovering new diabolical means for attaining ultimate celebrity status. But each new discovery only fueled a greater desire for popularity ultimately driving him insane. His most powerful evil inventions to date are a mind-control device that he recklessly implanted directly onto his brain and a human cloning device. He has used the cloning device to create an army of brain-less hot-o’s that he lovingly refers to as his ‘Sweenies’. The mind-control device amplifies his brain waves allowing him to control their every action in an endless pursuit of power.

Beware! Evil lurks...

2007-04-01T22:35:00.000-04:00

Now I'm sure you were all really excited to see the first female Markman (no, the female members do not call themselves Markwomen) posted a few weeks ago but now get ready to be even more excited as I start introducing some of the Mighty Markmen's mortal enemies! Yes, who would need amazing heroes if there were no dastardly villains?

Now let me explain...You are all my friends - heroes and villains alike. It's just that some of you have a certain devious quality that seems to make you better suited for the dark side of the law. You know who you are - I'm pretty sure most of you would probably be prefer to be villains anyway!

I've added a category labelled 'classification' to help you sort out the heroes from the villains in case its not obvious from their description. Some people may be classified as mercenaries, operating on both sides of the law depending on where the money is best.

Waverider

2007-03-19T20:41:00.000-04:00

Name: Kevin C.
Codename: Waverider
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Hamlin’s Heroes Inc. / Active
2) Mighty Markmen / Reserve
Age: 32
Height: 5’9’’
Weight: 180 lbs
Archetype: Transporter
Origin: Mutation
Powers:
Kevin is a mutant with the ability to shift his position in space by altering the quantum probabilities that dictate the position of the atoms that comprise his body. By making a series of infinitesimally small concerted changes, he can thus move his body through space in any direction. By holding the position of his atoms constant he can hover in place. Kevin can use this ability to reach speeds far exceeding the speed of sound. When traveling at high speeds, he is able to instinctually avoid colliding with other objects, but he is limited by the fact that he cannot think as fast as he can move. Thus when needing to accelerate to top speed, he must commit to a pre-planned trajectory. Kevin is able to carry 1-2 people or up to about 300lbs with him while traveling in this manner. As the mass of his cargo increases, his maximum attainable speed decreases significantly. Kevin could theoretically use his power in a standard flying position but he finds it more stable to use in an upright position, as if surfing on quantum probability waves, giving rise to his codename, Waverider.

Song

2007-03-17T15:14:00.000-04:00

Name: Shawna C.
Codename: Song
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Hamlin’s Heroes Inc. / Active
2) Mighty Markmen / Reserve
Age: 32
Height: 5’6’’
Weight: 130 lbs
Archetype: Blaster
Origin: Science
Powers: Shauna grew up as a normal Canadian child of Chinese-Portuguese-Belgian descent until at the age of 11 when she developed a severe viral infection that resulted in total paralysis of her vocal chords and the inability to speak. Shauna’s father a world-famous geneticist and bio-engineer dedicated his life to finding a cure that would bring back his daughter’s voice. After more than 10 years of experimentation, Dr. Cruz finally stumbled on a form of gene therapy that would profoundly change the course of Shauna’s life. The experimental therapy gave her the ability to speak and sing again but it also did much more. Shauna developed the ability to use her vocal chords to produce powerful sonic screams with enough concussive force to smash down walls or enough hypersonic energy to liquefy concrete or metal. Song can also use her vocal powers to create a sonic deflection shield around herself and soothing harmonic sound waves that can have a calming effect on people and can even put them to sleep. Song must guard against overusing her powers however because she has discovered over-use can make her hoarse and unable to produce sonic screams or even speak for some time.

Tower

2006-12-16T01:50:00.000-05:00

Name: Eric B.
Codename: Tower
Classification: Hero
Location: Boston, MA
Nationality: American
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Boston Brawlers / Active
2) Mighty Markmen / Associate
Age: 25
Height: 6'1'' (normal), ~150' (maximum)
Weight: 200lbs (normal), ~4000lbs (maximum)
Archetype: Tanker
Origin: Science
Powers: Eric was hired as an accountant for the construction company renovating Dr. Henry Pym's Boston laboratories. While walking through the construction site one day he accidently stepped on a discarded vial inadvertantly innoculating himself with Dr. Pym's famous Pym Particles. The size-changing particles have given Eric the ability to greatly increase his height and size at will. The maximum height he has been able to achieve is that of a 15-story building, hence the codename Tower. Tower's weight, strength and durability all increase proportionally to his height making him extremely strong and somewhat resistant to damage at near-maximum height. Tower must increase his height cautiously because increasing his height too quickly or attempting to grow too tall makes him light-headed and puts him at risk of passing out. Tower must also be careful because his sense of balance becomes more disturbed as his height increases. Falling at maximum height can obviously cause considerable damage to himself and others. Tower is able to use the particles to return to his regular size but not to shrink in size below his regular height.

Blackjack

2006-11-26T13:07:00.000-05:00

Name: Lucas M.

Codename: Blackjack
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation /Status:
1) Mighty Markmen / Active
Age: 31
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 165lbs
Archetype: Scrapper
Origin: Natural
Powers/Abilities: Blackjack appears to be able to alter probability fields in his favour giving himself incredibly good luck or his enemies incredibly bad luck as the case may be. His ability to tip probabilities in his favour grants him what appears to be superhuman agility. He is able to dodge most attacks and strike with incredible accuracy making him a formidable hand-to-hand combatant. He has near perfect aim when throwing projectiles or shooting weapons. He is also able to 'guess' security codes and passwords with relative ease. His ability to affect probabilities is usually limited to a tight radius around him but when he finds himself in more dire situations, his range can increase dramatically allowing him to escape almost any life-threatening situation. Blackjack has no control over specifically how probabilities will turn in his favour. As a result, his good fortune can sometimes mean bad luck for others around him, including his teamates. The origin of Blackjack's powers is not totally clear. His powers were originally presumed to arise from mutation but it has since been determined that he does not carry the X-gene. It would appear that he is just naturally incredibly lucky!

Dreamscape

2006-11-08T01:09:00.000-05:00

Name: Morris C.
Codename: Dreamscape
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation /Status:
1) Mighty Markmen / Active
2) Eastsiders / Active, Co-Leader
Age: 36
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 165lbs
Archetype: Controller
Origin: Mutation
Powers: Dreamscape is a mutant with the ability to project vivid sensory illusions. The illusions are predominantly 3-dimensional visual phenonmena but can also have auditory, olfactory and tactile components. Dreamscape can use these illusions to disguise or conceal himself or his teamates. He can also use them to confuse or terrify his opponents. His illusions are particularly captivating because he is able to tap into people's psyches to create illusions ranging from their darkest fears to their heart's desires. Such illusions can be so intense that opponents become trapped in a dream-like state unaware of the world around them. Dreamscape can also tap into the collective consciouness of multiple people in order to confuse even large crowds. His illusions become less convincing as the number of people in the group increase. Maintaining complex intense illusions takes a great deal of concentration at times leaving Dreamscape vulnerable to attack

Stonewall

2006-10-29T15:35:00.000-05:00

Name: Dave N.
Codename: Stonewall
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status: Mighty Markmen / Active
Age: 24
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 200lbs (unarmored), 1000lbs (fully armored), 4000lbs (stone-form)
Archetype: Tanker
Origin: Science
Powers: Dave was a graduate student working in the lab of a famous geo-physiologist when a freak accident changed the course of his life. As a result of the accident Dave aquired the ability to cover all or parts of his body in a nearly impenetrable stone armor or to transform himself completely into stone. His stone armor is resistant to heat, cold, energy and physical attacks making him nearly invulnerable to harm when fully armored or in stone-form. In stone-form he is even somewhat resistant to psychic attacks. In stone-form, his strength, weight and density are so greatly increased that he is nearly immovable when trying to hold his ground or unstoppable once he gets moving. As a result of his increased weight and density, his movements in stone-form are considerably slowed. He must also always be sure that battle surfaces can support his increased weight. By covering parts of his body in stone armor, such as his fists Stonewall can inflict considerable damage. In stone-form, Stonewall can subsist without food or water for prolonged periods of time

Nightclaw

2006-10-01T20:00:00.000-04:00

Name: Christof T.
Codename: Nightclaw
Location: Vancouver BC
Classification: Hero
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status: Mighty Markmen / Active
Age: 23
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 175lbs
Archetype: Scrapper
Origin: Magic
Powers: Christof hails from an ancient and mysterious family who have been known to possess superhuman abilities derived from dark magic. As a result, he has inherited the abilty to transform into a feline creature of the night he calls Nightclaw. As Nightclaw he possesses superhuman agility, enhanced senses and tracking ability and moderately increased strength. He has razor-sharp retractable claws that assist him in battle and allow him to climb most surfaces. He can surround himself in a dark aura that allows him to hide in the shadows and makes him nearly invisible at night. The aura also induces an overwhelming and almost incapacitating sense of fear in anyone who comes in contact with it.

Hotwire

2006-10-01T01:02:00.000-04:00

Name: Andrew M.
Codename: Hotwire
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver BC/Seattle WA
Nationality: American
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Mighty Markmen / Active
Age: 25
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 210lbs (including cybernetic enhancements)
Archetype: Blaster
Origin: Technology/Mutation
Powers/Weapons: Hotwire is a cyborg created by a top-secret U.S. military program. He was originally designed to hunt mutants. When he discovered that it was actually a mutation that allowed his body to so easily accept his cybernetic enhancements he escaped from the military program. He now fights alongside mutants in the Mighty Markmen. His cybernetic enhancements allow him to siphon electricity from the environment in various ways and then project it via electro-cannon enhancements on his forearms. His cybernetic visor is equipped with optical sensors enabling him to scan across the entire EM spectrum, precisely measure distances, plan trajectories and analyse the composition of materials. Hotwire can interface with most computers and has an advanced wireless communication system that allows rapid data transfer between computer and telecommuication systems as well as GPS, weather and defense satellite systems. Hotwire's cybernetic jetpack enables flight over short distances with limited maneuverability and carrying capacity.

Guardian

2006-09-30T19:22:00.000-04:00

Name: Mark Lysyshyn
Codename: Guardian
Classification: Hero
Location: Vancouver, BC
Nationality: Canadian
Group Affiliation / Status:
1) Mighty Markmen / Active, Team Leader
Age: 33
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 185lbs
Archetype: Defender
Origin: Mutation
Powers: Guardian is a mutant with the ability to project powerful force fields. He is able to generate nearly impenetrable spherical force fields. His maximum field radius is quite large and he is not limited to spherical field shapes but as the field radius increases, the field shape becomes more complicated or the field is projected around an object or person other than himself, the field becomes considerably weaker. Guardian is also capable of force projection. He can generate beams of concussive force or produce radial explosions of concussive force from his body. He can also use his force projection abilities to generate flight.

Introducing the Mighty Markmen...

2006-09-30T18:04:00.001-04:00

Ok, so here is the deal. For most of my life I've been obsessed with superheroes. I'm not a kid but I still read comic books (X-men stuff mainly) and play City of Heroes. I also daydream about superheroes. Like, what if me and my friends were superheroes? I give us powers, codenames and costumes and think up cool missions that we'd all do together. Everybody does this kind of stuff right?

Occasionally I'll even tell my friends about the superhero I've designed for them. One of my friends suggested I collect them all by posting them on a blog. Seemed like a good idea.

Unfortunately, I'm not an artist so I'll mostly be using the City of Heroes character engine to create visual representations of my heroes.

Now that you know what's going on here let me introduce you to...the Mighty Markmen!