Baffle

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

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

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

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/]