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The Unbreakable

All-Star

The Soldier Supreme

"I bleed red, white and blue -- they just plain bleed."

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Affiliations

Super Group

SAFEGUARD

Rank

Major

· Other Affiliations ·

PATRIOT Formerly: Protectors of the World - United States Department Of Defense - Project Patriot - APEX - Enforcers of the World - Rising Force - PRIMUS - UNTIL - Broadsword - CIA - United States Marine Corps - Force Reconnaissance - Hall of Famers - MARSOC - Marine Raider Regiment (Formerly MSOR)

Identity

Real Name

Nathaniel Jackson "Nate" Carter

Aliases

The Soldier Supreme, The Star-Spangled Sharpshooter, The Best From The West, The All-American Enforcer, Yankee Doodle Carter

Birthdate

4th July 1970

Birthplace

Hudson City, NJ

Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Residence

Millennium City, MI

Headquarters

Kansas (PATRIOT HQ)

Occupation

• Commander of SAFEGUARD
• Co-Commander and Field Operative of PATRIOT

Legal Status

Public Identity

Criminal Record (Expunged)

Military Service Record (Heavily Redacted)

Ex-Special Forces (Heavily Redacted, Confidential)

Marital Status

Single

· Known Relatives ·

Geoffrey Carter (Father, Deceased), Rochelle Carter (Mother, Deceased), Amanda Cho (First Wife, Deceased), Cleantha Zambala (Ex-Wife), Zara Zambala-Carter (Daughter)

Physical Traits

Species

Human

Sub-Type

Gene Enhanced

Manufacturer

N/A

Model

N/A

Ethnicity

African-American

Gender

Male

Apparent Age

46

Height

6'3"

Weight

240lbs

Body Type

Peak Athletic, Large Build, Muscular

Hair

Black

Eyes

Brown

Skin

Dark

· Distinguishing Features ·

Various Scars, Cuts and Bruises

Powers & Abilities

· Known Powers ·

Hyperkinesis

· Equipment ·

S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit v3.670 - S.T.R.I.P.E.S. v6.767 - Specialised Ammunition - Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns - The All-Star Arsenal - RT-453 Recon Drone

· Other Abilities ·

Peak Human Condition - Master Marksman - Master Strategist and Tactician - Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant - Skilled Athlete - Military Expertise - Multilingualism

athaniel Carter was the only successful result of the highly confidential Project Patriot -- a U.S. government financed attempt to use radical genetic engineering on exceptional military servicemen to create super soldiers in their offspring. When head trauma at the hands of his father triggered his gene-enhanced power of hyperkinesis, Nate became an all-star high-school quarterback and athlete. After a misguided attempt to save a friend ended in his being arrested for manslaughter, however, he was given a second chance by Project Patriot and enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Losing his lover and fellow Marine in a freak helicopter malfunction, Nate was given a new proposition -- a chance to leave his former life behind and become the ultimate soldier. Through intense training, decades of military service and extreme hardship, Nate grew from an operator to a super soldier to a veritable force of nature before finally donning his star-spangled uniform and taking his endless war to a new level. Now, with his chequered past behind him, Nate charges into battle as the All-Star, fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Perhaps one day there'll be no more wars to fight. Until then, the Soldier Supreme will take the fight to them.

Weathered by a lifetime of war and rough around the edges by any measure, All-Star's detached pragmatism, old-fashioned values and oftentimes abrasive personality can alienate those who would otherwise be his allies. Despite appearances to the contrary, however, he is as much a self-sacrificing hero as the next when it comes down to the wire with the notable exception that he'll do whatever he feels is necessary to enforce justice. With an undying resolve, All-Star defends his country from all its enemies: domestic, foreign and -- more often than he'd like -- otherworldly.

With a newfound resolve to protect his country and the world, All-Star has established the organisations PATRIOT and SAFEGUARD. With more power in his hands than ever before and most of his past demons behind him, he hopes to do some real good in the world following his "return from the dead."

Biography

The Truth
Born on the Fourth of July
Rebirth
Manifest Destiny
Stars and Stripes Forever
Made In America
The Price of Freedom

The Truth

"My name is Nathaniel Carter, and I've just discovered that my entire life has been built on lies." - All-Star

The story of Nate Carter begins years before his birth with his father, Geoffrey Carter's, draft into the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. An exemplary Marine who went above and beyond the call of duty, it wasn't long before Geoffrey's superiors and the powers that be took heed of his superior abilities. In 1969, the clandestine government operation that would one day be known as Project Patriot was in its early stages of development. Seeking to take advantage of recent developments in the field of genetic engineering and metahuman science made by the super genius Dr. Alistair Monaghan, the then director of Project Patriot, Lawrence Smythe, chose thirteen servicemen of suitable physical and mental prowess from various branches of the United States Armed Forces to secretly inject with a series of radical gene-altering serums which would, in theory, bestow enhanced physical and mental traits known as 'hyperkinesis' on any offspring they might have. Of these thirteen servicemen, Geoffrey Carter was the only African-American chosen. Seen as being more expendable than his white counterparts, Geoffrey was given a more radical and potentially lethal version of the treatment which boasted a greater degree of hyperkinetic potential in his offspring at the cost of severe long term physical and mental health problems in himself.

Injected with the serums while receiving what he believed to be several vaccinations to ensure his healthy return to American soil, Geoffrey Carter went back to his civilian life as a dock worker in his hometown of Hudson City, New Jersey unaware of the fact that he was being constantly monitored by operatives of Project Patriot. For about a year he, along with the other twelve subjects of Project Patriot, went about their normal lives. Many of those who happened to impregnate their wives, girlfriends or lovers, however, soon began to present a massive setback for the Project Patriot heads when their subsequent children were all stillborn, seemingly as a result of the genetically modified gametes of their fathers reacting negatively with the non-modified gametes of their mothers. After what appeared to be a wave of resounding failures, Project Patriot had only two subjects who could potentially give birth to hyperkinetic children -- Geoffrey Carter and Nicholas Black, a member of the U.S. Army. With the former having something of a distaste for women and the latter suffering from later diagnosed PTSD, it seemed as if Project Patriot was a remarkable failure and the U.S. government quickly swept it under the rug, forcing Dr. Monaghan to resign in shame and leaving little more than a skeleton crew to keep the operation running.

Contrary to what they believed, however, there was still a flicker of hope for Project Patriot in its two remaining subjects, a hope that would only be fully realised many years later. Geoffrey Carter, despite his misogynistic tendencies, soon found himself deeply attracted to Rochelle Masters -- a stripper he met at a co-worker's bachelor party and, after a passionate one night stand, he managed to impregnate her. Though reluctant to commit to marriage, Geoffrey felt honour-bound to make up for his own father's abandonment by staying to take care of his future son and, by the time the birth date neared, the two were married and living together in Freetown, Hudson City.

Born on the Fourth of July

"I was born into war on the fourth of July. I bleed red, white and blue -- they just plain bleed." - All-Star

Nate Carter was born somewhat prematurely during the early hours of July 4, 1970. Despite a number of birthing complications both early into the pregnancy and during delivery (likely caused by the intensified serum), he managed to pull through a frail, but relatively healthy baby. Relieved, his mother named him Nathaniel Jackson Carter, taking the names of the only two men she felt had ever treated her with love and respect -- her late father, Nathaniel, and her older brother, Jackson. Opting to spend the night drowning his sorrows at a local dive rather than waiting at the hospital and with his mental state gradually deteriorating due to the effects of the serum he was given, Geoffrey Carter missed the birth and instead spent the night in prison after a drunken bar brawl.

Growing up in the projects of Masonville, a young Nate found himself on the receiving end of his belligerent and increasingly unstable father's bad temper more and more frequently. Heated arguments grew into threats of violence and insults grew into domestic abuse as the years went by, colouring the young boy's hatred for his father and his desperate need to break free of Hudson City. Though Rochelle often did her best to take the brunt of Geoffrey's anger and physical abuse, a black eye and a few bruises were unavoidable every for Nate every now and then. By age twelve, Nate had experienced more than his fair share of pain and punishment at the hands of his father, who would use his failing grades, poor relations with teachers and fellow students and constant schoolyard fights as excuses to abuse him further.

Though both Rochelle and Nate both maligned Geoffrey for his abusive treatment, the once gruff but reasonable man soon began to question his own increasingly erratic behaviour. He became convinced that he was suffering from some form of PTSD and began secretly attending a group therapy session for war veterans. There, he met Frederick Muldoon -- a former U.S. Marine and conspiracy theorist who had been fervently investigating a particularly secretive and seemingly non-existent government operation which he believed had performed experiments on American soldiers -- Project Patriot. Intrigued by Muldoon's theories and beginning to suspect that his loss of mental stability had been the effect of some kind of experimentation, Geoffrey began visiting Muldoon outside of therapy sessions and aiding him in his somewhat frantic investigations when he could.

At home, the growing Nate ran into a number of social and academic problems caused by his abusive and impoverished home life. With Geoffrey's erratic behaviour getting him fired from his job at the Hudson City docks and his mother being forced to return to stripping to help pay bills, Nate was far from a model student and often replicated his father's abusive actions with weaker children, regularly getting into fights and causing his mother no end of grief. Despite his poor behaviour, however, Nate cared for Rochelle and, though her skills as a parent and a positive role model were severely lacking, Rochelle cared for him in return. Encouraging him to take up sports to keep him out of trouble and away from his father, Rochelle took reduced shifts at the strip club to support Nate on his efforts to get onto Morrison Middle School's football team. Through her efforts and Nate's determination, he was eventually accepted onto the team and would continue to pursue sports throughout the rest of his academic life. Despite this, however, Nate's trouble-making tendencies only lessened slightly and he continued to be a bully and a delinquent, even joining up with a group of local vandals who would tag property in the area when he hit sixteen. During one particular act of tagging, the small gang was caught by a patrolling police officer and, seeking to buy his friends time to escape, Nate led the officer on a chase which ended in his being detained at the local police station. While waiting for his mother to retrieve him, he met another juvenile delinquent who had been caught picking pockets in the area -- Antoine 'Wheezer' Freeman. Enthralled by the older boy's tales and abundance of superficial charm, Nate became fast friends with Wheezer and the two maintained regular contact from that day forward.

Meanwhile, Geoffrey, becoming dangerously violent and irrational, desperately threw himself into his shared investigation with Muldoon. The two, using their network of military connections and Muldoon's talents as an intelligence expert, discovered that Project Patriot was not only real, but also pioneered by Dr. Alistair Monaghan. Spurred on by their discovery, Geoffrey and Muldoon made contact with the retired Dr. Monaghan and angrily forced him to explain what he had done. Monaghan, suffering from a terminal illness, readily agreed in the hopes that it would redeem his soul and told them all about the genetic modification they had induced in the thirteen soldiers, the cause of Geoffrey's loss of mental stability and the lack of success they had. Shaken by the discovery, Geoffrey fled the room and went to drink himself into a stupor at the local bar.

Unbeknownst to any of the three men, however, Lawrence Smythe -- still leading what remained of Project Patriot -- had become aware of their snooping and, despite being advised not to by his new second-in-command, Kurt White, opted to have them all assassinated to tie up loose ends and prevent the operation's secrets from getting out. As Geoffrey drank in a bar, Smythe personally smothered Monaghan in his sleep and burned Muldoon to death in his home. He then set his sights on murdering Geoffrey. Breaking into the Carter residence in the middle of the night not knowing that Geoffrey was still drunkenly stumbling home, Smythe was unprepared to find a worried Rochelle waiting for her husband. When she panicked and threatened to call the police, Smythe beat her to death and left her body for Geoffrey to find, planting DNA they had on file to incriminate him. As he was leaving, however, he noticed a picture of Rochelle, Geoffrey and Nate together and realised that Project Patriot may not have been a failure after all. Deciding to keep tabs on Nate in the future, he fled into the night.

When Geoffrey Carter stumbled home from a night of drowning his sorrows he was anguished to find Rochelle, the woman he loved despite his years of abuse, lying dead before him. Drunk and paranoid, he concluded that the government had realised how close he and Muldoon had gotten to the truth and attempted to phone his friend to no avail. Before he could decide on a course of action, Nate returned home from a night out with Wheezer. Naturally assuming the worst upon seeing his father standing over the lifeless form of his mother, Nate launched himself at Geoffrey in a murderous rage. Fighting back, Geoffrey accidentally pushed Nate onto the kitchen counter, causing him to hit his head and fall unconscious. Believing in his instability that he had also killed his son and already convinced that he was marked for death, Geoffrey called the police and fled Hudson City.

When police arrived on the scene, they quickly realised that, while Nate suffered from a severe head wound, he was still very much alive. With his father a fugitive and his mother dead, a comatose Nate was taken to the local hospital for emergency treatment. What he didn't and couldn't know at that point, however, was that his life would never be the same again.

Rebirth

"When I opened up my eyes everything was clearer, brighter, sharper. And I was sat in the middle of it wondering what the hell to do with myself." - All-Star

The blow to the head suffered by Nate had an unintended effect. When his brain struck the surface of his skull, the subsequent trauma served to 'jump start' the hyperkinetic potential endowed by Geoffrey's enhanced dosage of the Project Patriot serum. As a result, Nate's mind kicked into a state of accelerated cognition and efficiency that transformed him into every bit the living weapon he was intended to be. While Nate recovered from his injury thanks to the combined efforts his parents' co-workers and members of his high-school football team to help pay medical bills, he slowly began to discover the changes to his body. He could catch flies out of the air, recall the most minute details and pieces of information, bounce a baseball perfectly off any surface and at any angle to make it return to him, and manipulate a deck of cards with the trained precision of a casino performer, even tossing one so hard it embedded itself in the wall. Though he didn't quite understand what had happened to him, Nate was glad for the distraction from the reality of his situation and the loss of his mother and father.

When he was released from the hospital, placed in foster care and allowed to attend school again, Nate found that whatever had happened to him had drastically influenced his athletic capabilities. While playing quarterback in his first game back for the Northdale High Eagles, it was as if time very nearly slowed down to allow for reactions that seemed almost inhuman. He could move and manipulate his body with the precision and flexibility of an acrobat, throw, kick and catch the ball with unerring accuracy and think of new plays and strategies as if on instinct. Mopping the floor with the competition, Nate effectively won the game single-handedly and became a local celebrity for his achievement. Still enthralled by what he could do since his accident, however, Nate continued to test the limits of his abilities. Joining up with Northdale High's gymnastics, acrobatics, running and swimming teams, Nate found that he easily excelled in all of them and became known as Northdale High's 'All-Star' because of it. After school, he practiced parkour, quickly picking up even its most complex maneuvers. He joined a boxing gym and discovered he was a natural fighter. He even began learning Spanish to impress a girl, committing it to memory it with ease. It seemed as if Nate couldn't stop his constant regimen of physical activity as his graduation drew near and, with several college institutions fighting to give him a full scholarship for his athletic prowess, things only seemed to be looking up.

Behind the scenes, however, Nate still found himself distressed over the death of his mother and his inability to take revenge on his father. With constant physical activity and popularity only serving to distract him for so long, he became depressed and frequently contemplated suicide. In his endless pursuit of escapism, he fell in deeper with Wheezer's criminal activities, helping his best friend to sling weed. It was during a midnight jog to distract himself from his depressive thoughts that Nate stumbled upon a late night congregation at his local Catholic church. Intrigued, Nate entered the building and watched its reverend, Dennis O'Malley, preach on redemption and forgiveness. Touched personally by his words, Nate approached Father O'Malley in confession with his feelings of guilt and suicidal thoughts. Father O'Malley expressed to Nate that the only real way to alleviate those feelings was to give what he could to the people of the world, accept that not everything is his fault and seek to forgive his father for his sins. Feeling as if a weight was lifted off his shoulders, Nate resolved to be a good man and developed a close friendship with the father.

From that day forward, Nate was a changed man. He stopped bullying weaker children and started defending them from those who would, regularly helped out at soup kitchens and charity drives, and eventually fell out with Wheezer, unable to convince him to leave a life of crime behind. Though he still harboured a dark resentment towards his 'murderous' father and still felt some guilt over his mothers passing, Nate found a reason to go on in religion and had a promising future ahead of him.

Manifest Destiny

"Panama. The Persian Gulf. Somalia. Bosnia and Kosovo. Zimbavia. Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. That shitshow in Libya. Didn't matter where it was, I marched there, followed orders and killed without even thinking. War was all I knew, and I knew it well." - All-Star

Things took a dark turn for the worse when Wheezer came back into Nate's life with a serious dilemma: after being caught stealing money from his boss, a local gang leader, to bet on a horse and subsequently losing it, Wheezer had been given a fatal ultimatum. Either he would find a way to return the money -- a total of $2500 -- by the end of the week or he would be executed. Though Nate wanted nothing to do with Wheezer's criminal activities, he couldn't leave the friend who had always been there for him out to dry. Knowing that going to the police would simply incriminate Wheezer and, based on the Hudson City Police Department's history of corruption, would most likely still end in his death, Nate concluded that the only thing they could do was somehow cooperate to get the money back. Together, the two hatched a plan to steal the money by holding up a local gambling arcade with fake guns. Unbeknownst to Nate, however, Wheezer managed to procure two real guns, reasoning that it was better to be prepared in case they were met with resistance.

Before the night of the heist, Nate visited Father O'Malley's confession and accidentally hinted that he would be doing something illegal. Concerned for the safety of one of the members of his congregation he was closest to, O'Malley decided to trail Nate on the night of the heist and persuade him to reconsider if he truly was up to no good. Together, Nate and Wheezer held a stake-out at the arcade they planned to rob and, when they believed there would be a minimal amount of employees and customers, they made their move. Donning masks, they held the entire arcade at gunpoint and Wheezer forced its manager to fill a bag with all the money in the safe. As said employee did so, however, another pressed the silent alarm while Nate was distracted. Quickly noting the employees action, Nate panicked and told Wheezer that the police were on the way. Also panicking and frustrated at the manager's pace, Wheezer threatened to shoot him to death. As he carried out this threat, however, he accidentally discharged his weapon and shot the man in the shoulder. The gunshot alerted a nearby Father O'Malley, who recklessly charged into the arcade to stop them. As Nate yelled at Wheezer for getting them real guns and tried to convince him to leave without the money, Wheezer refused to do so and insulted his former friend, telling him that he'd "gone soft". Angrily, Nate drew his gun and tossed it down, refusing to go to prison for Wheezer. As it hit the floor, however, it fired and hit Father O'Malley in the chest the moment he walked in. As Nate ran to the dying man's side, Wheezer hastily snatched the money and fled. Stricken with guilt, Nate held the dying reverend in his arms and tearfully apologised. With his last few breaths, Father O'Malley echoed his words to Nate about setting things right. As police arrived on the scene, Dennis O'Malley died and Nate Carter's once promising life fell apart in mere moments.

Though he was tried as an adult due to being just a few months away from his 18th birthday, Nate was seen as an otherwise upstanding member of the community and was only guilty of Father O'Malley's death through a circumstantial accident. In light of these facts, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years at a medium security prison. Though by all accounts he had gotten off lightly for his crime, Nate's future was more or less over. He became despondent and wracked with guilt, spending almost all of his time in the gym or alone in his cell. Frequently harassed by some of his fellow inmates for his youth, his taciturn demeanour and his repentance, Nate found himself on the receiving end of several beatings and was only able to protect himself from anything more severe with his own skills in boxing.

It was during Nate's stay in prison that Project Patriot made a reappearance in his life. After the incident involving Geoffrey Carter and his role in the deaths of Rochelle Carter, Frederick Muldoon and Alistair Monaghan, Lawrence Smythe had been removed from his post through the efforts of Kurt White, who subsequently became the director of Project Patriot. Now in control of its limited operations, Kurt secretly watched over Nate and observed the development of his hyperkinesis. Monitoring his development from troubled teen to morally-upstanding athlete to a wayward young man with nothing to lose, Kurt decided that there would be no risk of disrupting his life by contacting him after he was charged for manslaughter and his chances at becoming a professional athlete or going to college on a scholarship were ripped away from him. Pulling some strings, Kurt got Nate cleared of all charges and released from prison after just under two years of incarceration. When Nate stepped out into the open air for the first time since his imprisonment, Kurt was waiting to escort him by car back to Hudson City.

Kurt introduced himself to Nate as a special metahuman recruiter for the U.S. Armed Forces and explained the fine details of his hyperkinesis. He also, however, left out the classified information on the truth behind Project Patriot's origins, his mother's death, his father's instability and how his powers came to be. Instead, he informed Nate that his abilities were metahuman in origin and that, with the right training, he could be a true force for good in the world and atone for the sins of his past as a soldier. Apprehensive at first, Nate turned Kurt down and returned to Hudson City. Unable to hold down work due to the trauma of what had happened, Nate instead devoted his attention to locating Wheezer and trying to find some way to cope with his feelings of guilt, Father O'Malley's last words haunting his waking thoughts. It was during a reluctant return to the church that Nate was approached by the new reverend. After confessing his sins and internal conflict, Nate was persuaded by the reverend, in actuality a Project Patriot plant, to "set things right." With nowhere else to turn to and with nothing keeping him in Hudson City, Nate said goodbye to his sordid past and contacted Kurt: he was ready to atone for his mistakes.

Particularly drawn to their ideology, Nate joined up with the United States Marine Corps in 1991 and was stationed at its Quantico base. Nate excelled in basic training and earned the ire of his fellow recruits because of it. Though this placed him on the receiving end of ritual hazing, there was one who took a shine to him -- an exceedingly patriotic female recruit with the power of technopathy named Amanda Cho. Throughout boot camp, Nate and Amanda remained close, cooperating with one another and constantly looking out for each other's interests. Nate gave Amanda a level of respect she rarely saw as a female recruit, and Amanda's passion for American ideals and life in general renewed Nate's spirit. By the time they had completed basic training, the two had begun a romantic relationship in secret. Becoming a Scout Sniper and Spotter team, Nate and Amanda participated in the American involvement in the Invasion of Panama, the Gulf War and the Somali Civil War, where the two made a name for themselves for their tight work and efficiency. When their tour of duty in Somalia ended, Nate and Amanda jumped between various U.S. military bases around the world for a time. They would often meet with Kurt White during this period to take on more specialised and advanced training.

It was during this training that Kurt hoped to capitalise on All-Star's hyperkinesis and take the first steps towards gradually molding him into a super soldier and a viable example of Project Patriot's potential. Along with Amanda, Nate was trained in various advanced military skills and techniques for the next year. In that time ,their relationship grew stronger and, eventually, they married each other, deciding to leave their lives as Marines behind and settle down back in America together as soon as they could.

Their plans were disrupted with the entry of the U.S. into the Bosnian War in 1994. Nate and Amanda, equipped with their new training, were assigned to a ground-based strike team to counter Yugoslav forces. Despite the short length of the conflict and the minimal allied forces casualties, Amanda and two other soldiers were killed when their Apache crashed due to a malfunction during a simple training operation. Devastated by the entirely avoidable and senseless loss of his wife, Nate became despondent and wracked with grief once again, returning to a military base on American soil and spending most of his time between his regular duties alone. Taciturn, detached and sombre, he showed all the signs of a man with nothing to live for.

Seeing an opportunity to sway Nate towards becoming a super soldier and sympathising with his loss, Kurt came back into his life in 1997 and gave him the partial truth about Project Patriot. Introducing it as a special government operation designed to find exceptional metahuman candidates and mold them into soldiers, Kurt explained that the reason he had been contacted in prison all those years ago was because Project Patriot saw a potential in him to be their greatest asset -- that his hyperkinesis endowed him with the potential to be a living weapon with the right training. Kurt made Nate a simple offer: in exchange for his unwavering dedication to his country and to the protection of its best interests, Nate would undergo a intensive training and participate in various military operations that would help transform him into the perfect soldier. Though Nate had encountered his fair share of tragedy over the years, the words of Father O'Malley and Amanda's love for America rang fresh in his mind. Deciding to do them both proud, Nate took Kurt up on his offer and set in course the series of events that would give birth to the All-Star.

Stars and Stripes Forever

"Do you have any idea what it's like to wake up one day in the middle of your life and realise the only thing you're living for is war? Yeah, I signed up to be their weapon. Sometimes I think I wouldn't have had it any other way." - All-Star

In the space of four years Nate attended training courses all over the world and was placed 'on loan' to various military and law enforcement organisations such as the CIA, UNTIL and PRIMUS, even serving a notable stint in the short-lived multinational black ops unit Broadsword. Participating in assassinations, reconnaissance, espionage, counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency and hostage rescue among other operations, Nate soon became a legend among military personnel -- an unstoppable force of nature whose military career was shrouded in mystery and superstition. Between tours of duty and loan periods, Nate was prompted to take part in underground fight clubs, take on olympic level athletic training and even spent time in a POW camp all for the purpose of systematically deconstructing him and rebuilding him from the ground up. From being taught in the ways of combat by some of the greatest fighters in the world,to learning strategy from the most brilliant tactical minds of our generation, Nate was gradually transformed into an unstoppable killing machine, his hyperkinesis honed and refined to the point of mastery. With the promise of redemption and the memories of those lost driving him forward, Nate exceeded all limitations and became almost superhuman in his level of expertise.

His 'training' was cut short, however, on September 11th, 2001. The tragedy that befell the United States of America and the subsequent establishment of a new kind of enemy prompted the higher powers in the U.S. Government to force Project Patriot to bear more significant results early. It was no longer enough for Nate to merely be an exceptional operator. In an age of terror and global uncertainty, a symbol of the American power of perseverance in the face of hardship was needed more than ever and an immediate test of Project Patriot's ability to provide one became essential. Though he was being taught in the ways of Krav Maga on a military base at the time, Nate saw the attack on the World Trade Center on the global news and was ready to answer the call to service almost as soon as it came. Returning to American soil for the first time in years, Nate was thrown into the chaos of a post-9/11 world feet first. Nevertheless, he accepted his responsibility and was re-enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, where his superiors hoped he would serve as an inspiration and morale boost for his fellow servicemen. Assigned to Force Reconnaissance and promoted to the commissioned rank of second lieutenant, Nate was immediately placed in command of his own specialised squad.

When he flew into Afghanistan, Nate was given a level of preferential treatment by his superiors against his will, which made things more difficult when it came to dealing with his fellow Marines, most of whom already feared and distrusted him based on his shadowy reputation and the rumours that circulated around him. As if to make things more complicated, an unexpected face from Nate's past resurfaced in the most unlikely of ways. As Nate was introduced to his squad, one of its members stood out from the crowd; older and wearier with age and hardship, Wheezer, clad in full USMC uniform, came face-to-face with Nate for the first time in seven years. Though Nate and Wheezer recognised each other on sight, both men decided to keep their mouths shut until they were in private. Once they managed to get a moment alone, Nate immediately attacked Wheezer and demanded that he explain why he was there. With no other alternative, Wheezer explained that, following the botched robbery of the casino, he had fallen deeper and deeper into his life of crime until he hit rock bottom. Seeking redemption for his past mistakes just as Nate had, he eventually enlisted in the USMC and became a devoted young Marine. Though he still harbored some resentment toward Wheezer, Nate saw that he was a changed man and decided to forgive him. Taking the first step to reconciling their relationship, Nate and Wheezer agreed to cooperate with one another and try to maintain a sense of professionalism.

As the commander of his Force Reconnaissance squad, Nate made waves during the early years of the war in Afghanistan. Known for being an extremely effective asset and honing those under him to be just as exceptional, Nate's old high-school nickname, 'All-Star', eventually began to stick (thanks in no small part to the efforts of Wheezer). As successful operation after successful operation passed by with no casualties among their ranks, Nate's squad came to be known as the "Hall of Famers" and their unwavering resolve in the face of a war unlike any other made them a force to be reckoned with. On his own part, Nate's leadership earned him various accolades and the rank of captain. After five years spent serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, the heads at the U.S. Department of Defense decided that Project Patriot had a resounding level of potential to create super soldiers and took steps towards capitalising on the one they already had. In 2006 it was decided that Nate would be transferred from Force Reconnaissance to the newly coordinated Marine Corps Special Operations Command, becoming one of the very first members of what was then the Marine Special Operations Regiment but what is now known as the Marine Raider Regiment.

It was towards his final days serving in Force Reconnaissance that Nate stumbled upon a conspiracy by corrupt higher ups within his company's ranks to sell military surplus, weapons and technology to terrorist cells within Pakistan. Though he originally planned to simply alert Kurt, the shocking discovery that Wheezer had allied himself with the corrupt officials as a gofer between themselves and the terrorists prompted him to take matters into his own hands in the hopes that he could save his friend. Trailing him to one of his clandestine meetings with a potential buyer, Nate spied on Wheezer as he made the deal -- a very large sum of gold in exchange for a canister of highly experimental neuro-toxin confiscated from VIPER. Knowing what would happen if such a dangerous resource got into the wrong hands, Nate single-handedly launched an attack on the meeting and forced the terrorists to retreat without their product. In the rush of combat, Wheezer took the neuro-toxin and attempted to flee as Nate gave chase. Eventually, this led them to an abandoned power station where Nate attempted to talk Wheezer into giving himself up and letting him help his case. Angered at Nate's sanctimonious sentiments, Wheezer attempted to kill him in a close quarters brawl. Though he had the element of surprise, Nate managed to overpower him and kicked him face first into the neuro-toxin canister. As Wheezer choked on the neuro-toxin filling his lungs, he stumbled off of the raised platform they had fought on and into a still active power generator. As Nate watched in horror, Wheezer was violently electrocuted, filling the air with his choked screams. The subsequent explosion incinerated his body and set the power station on fire, forcing Nate to retreat. Though the evidence he obtained from that night toppled the entire arms dealing conspiracy, Nate had lost one of his few friends in an avoidable accident and would be haunted by that memory even after leaving the Marine Corps.

Nate served as a special forces Marine for just over three years. In that time he was renowned for being an outstanding asset to American interests both on and off the battlefield and participated in a number of successful counter-terrorist missions with a new group of "Hall of Famers" and quickly earning his final rank of major. When he eventually filed for an honorable discharge in 2009 after a certain incident convinced him he had seen enough war in the Middle-East, Nate was awarded with several medals for almost two decades of faithful military service. Considered by many Marines one of the first true new age 'Marine Raiders' despite leaving before the unit's renaming, Nate's legacy is still very much alive in MARSOC to this day with many of those who worked with him telling stories of his service to new recruits.

Returning to his homeland eager for a fresh start, Nate spent some time in Hudson City in the hopes of regaining some semblance of stability in his life. To his dismay he quickly found that, without some sort of war to fight, he felt lost and depressive. It was during his stay at a cheap Hudson motel that he fully realised the extent to which he was incapable of simply settling down and living a peaceful life. From his room's window, Nate often watched the goings on below and, eventually, the activities of a drug dealer who sold to teenagers caught his eye. When he caught the man trying to push heroin on two schoolgirls while returning home from shopping one day, he finally reached his limit. Attacking the armed dealer with his bare hands, Nate beat him within an inch of his life, disassembled his handgun and dumped his stash in a sewer. As startled and mesmerised bystanders watched on, he warned them that the nation was at war and that all its enemies should be kept at bay -- foreign and domestic. Though he had acted in defense of a noble cause, Nate was arrested for his assault and placed in temporary holding.

Fortunately for him, the Department of Defense had been concocting their own plans on what to do next with their wayward super soldier. Though Nate had served his time, the war on terror still raged on. The face of terrorism and the way it was fought continued to evolve and, while forces like the Al Qaeda and ISIS were a dangerous threat to American interests, super terrorist coalitions like VIPER, ARGENT and GAIA brought the fight to American soil. Metahuman crime presented a bigger threat to the country than ever before and, though registered, most superheroes acted as independent agents with interests that didn't always coincide with the U.S. Government's. It was Kurt White, an avid follower of superhero activity, who proposed an unusual -- but not untested -- idea; what if the U.S. government had its own superhero -- an agent who would act as a one man strike team, simultaneously tackling international dangers to U.S. interests and acting as an inside man within the superhero community? This agent would effectively have all the obedience, reliability and pragmatism of a trained operative while enjoying the positive publicity, connections and relatively unchecked jurisdiction of a caped crusader. Fully endorsing the notion of such a unique and flexible asset, the Department of Defense gave Project Patriot an unlimited budget to transform their super soldier into a superhero.

Believing that he could only ever be of any worth to his country as a weapon, Nate accepted the call to arms. All previous records of Nate's life before his military service were heavily redacted and made classified; his criminal record expunged to protect his image. For all intents and purposes, Nate Carter became a ghost, dying with the records of his past life. Outfitted with the best gear, guns and training money could buy and a star-spangled red, white and blue outfit, he burst onto the costumed scene as the Soldier Supreme, the Star-Spangled Sharpshooter -- the unstoppable All-Star. Working closely with the CIA, the Department of Defense, PRIMUS, UNTIL and even the Protectors of the World, All-Star soon made a name for himself and proved to be an outstanding success. Gradually, the heroic facade fell away to reveal a genuine hero lying beneath the surface and, as the years went by, All-Star became every bit as respected and devoted to seeking justice as the traditional heroes he fought alongside. While he still answered to his country as a special metahuman operative and even continued to participate in military conflicts as the All-Star, he frequently risked life and limb fighting enemy forces his training never prepared him for. Having finally found his place in the world, All-Star's exploits became the stuff of legends to military personnel and civilians alike and, though he was met with many ghosts from his past, he never faltered in the face of adversity.

From the ashes of Nate Carter, the All-Star had been born.

Made In America

"Maj. Nathaniel J. Carter, 'All-Star' -- 4th July 1970 - 20th January 2015 -- Always Faithful, Always Forward." - All-Star's Epitaph

During his six year career as All-Star, Nate continued to use the U.S. government's resources to locate his missing father. With murderous intent still fresh in his mind, his search finally bore fruit when he learned of a man matching the description of Geoffrey Carter (albeit slightly older) living out in a favela in Rio De Janerio, Brazil. Making sure to cover his tracks and temporarily dropping out of the Protectors of the World's active roster, Nate journeyed to Brazil to verify the identity of his potential father and kill him in cold blood.

When Nate arrived in Rio De Janerio, he stalked the lookalike and, after determining that he was, in fact, his father, waited at his modest home to kill him. When Geoffrey showed up, Nate instantly held him at gunpoint and demanded he explain why he killed his mother and left him without a family. Weary from a life spent on the run and wracked with guilt over what transpired all those years ago, Geoffrey merely apologised to Nate and accepted his death. Angry at his acquiescence, Nate beat his father and demanded an explanation. Before he could be angered further, however, he noticed a photo of his father in a United States Marine Corps uniform posing with his fellow Marines on an end table. Surprised by the revelation that his father was once a Marine, Nate further noticed several bottles of anti-psychotic medication on the same table. His hesitation prompted Geoffrey to explain himself.

Geoffrey relayed his investigation into the truth behind Project Patriot to Nate and the attempt to cover it up with the deaths of Frederick Muldoon and Dr. Monaghan. When Geoffrey discovered Rochelle's corpse, he fled in a panic and subsequently went on the run, his state of mind afflicted by the genetic modification and his paranoia rightly mounting. Over the coming years, Geoffrey had gone into hiding and had devoted much of his life to trying to fully understand what Project Patriot had done to him and, while he had kept an eye on Nate for the first few years, he soon accepted the fact that his son's life would be far better without him. As his investigation continued, Geoffrey discovered that most of the technology and research used in Project Patriot was being held in a top secret military storage facility where it would be hidden from the public eye and where no evidence of its existence could be brought to light -- a sort of 'dead zone'. Shaken by the notion that he was a manufactured experiment and the implication that his entire life had been manipoulated by Project Patriot, Nate refused to believe Geoffrey and instead argued that he was merely trying to save his own skin.

At that moment, a smoke grenade flew through the window of Geoffrey's house. Acting quickly, Nate grabbed his father and escaped out the back door. As they fled through the favela, they quickly became aware that a highly-trained and heavily armed team of operators were pursuing them with the intent to kill. Reluctantly arming Geoffrey with a gun, Nate engaged in a shootout with the men in the middle of the favela. When the combat ended, Nate seized and interrogated one of the men, demanding that he reveal who he was working for. Though it took some force, the man eventually broke and revealed that none of them had ever formally met their employer, who had dealt with them primarily through back channels and encrypted lines as to remove all accountability. Realising that Geoffrey may have been telling the truth, Nate begrudgingly decided to cooperate with the man he had spent almost his entire adult life hating to uncover the truth.

Nate and Geoffrey returned to North America to confront Kurt White directly. Cornering Kurt at his private residence, Nate demanded that he tell him the whole truth about Project Patriot and his own recruitment. Finally understanding that the jig was up, Kurt explained that the previous director of Project Patriot, Lawrence Smythe, was the one who ordered the increased strength treatment to be tested on Geoffrey and was directly responsible for the deaths of Muldoon, Dr. Monaghan and Rochelle. Though he was subsequently removed from his post thanks to Kurt's efforts, he was reassigned to a position within the Department of Defense and was able to climb the ranks to once again hold a position of power. Kurt theorised that Smythe had been keeping a close eye on Nate for fear that he would one day stumble upon the truth and had personally contracted mercenaries to stop him. Though he personally regretted using the foundations of Smythe's corruption to push Nate into becoming a super soldier, Kurt insisted that it was for his own good and that it potentially saved him from government ordered assassination. Spurred on by this truth, Nate resolved to blow the lid off of Project Patriot's secrets, despite Kurt's warnings that it would have dramatic consequences on everyone involved -- himself included. When he saw that Nate would not be swayed from his task, Kurt revealed to him the location of the Dead Zone: a hidden U.S. military compound on a man-made island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Bidding Kurt farewell and warning him to keep his head down, Nate left with Geoffrey to find the Dead Zone.

Calling in a favour with his old commanding officer, 'Grizzly' Griswold, Nate and Geoffrey took a borrowed cargo plane out to the Pacific Ocean. Landing a few clicks away from the Dead Zone, Nate and Geoffrey swam to its shore and prepared to infiltrate the facility. Little did they know, however, that Smythe had been keeping close tabs on them the entire time. Knowing his special connection to Kurt White, Smythe confronted him and, when he wouldn't give up Nate's plans, captured and tortured him for information. Once he discovered that Nate had planned to go to the Dead Zone and uncover Project Patriot's secrets, Smythe arranged to ambush him there with his mercenaries. Arriving there first, Smythe seized control of the facility under the guise of official government business and set about locating the Project Patriot lock-up and destroying all evidence of its existence. Nate and Geoffrey arrived just in time to find Smythe and his men setting about their duty. Stealthily working together, Nate and Geoffrey dispatched of several of Smythe's men before they were discovered. As the commencing shootout plunged the Dead Zone into chaos, a wounded Smythe fled towards a lock-up full of prototype suits of power armour and donned one.

As Smythe resurfaced wearing a strength enhancing suit of power armour, he caught Geoffrey off-guard and struck him in the chest, mortally wounding him. Angered, Nate fought the more powerful Smythe to a standstill and, eventually, managed to fire a shotgun blast into his chest, apparently killing him. Rushing to his father's side, Nate struggled to stabilise his condition to no avail. As he lay dying, Geoffrey apologised to Nate for all the wrongs he never had a chance to rectify. Distraught, Nate forgave his father and comforted him in his final moments. When he finally passed away, Nate briefly mourned for him and left to find the Project Patriot lock-up. By the time he had arrived, however, Smythe's remaining men had already torched most of the physical evidence and were preparing to execute a bound and beaten Kurt. Killing the men, Nate freed Kurt and asked him for any alternative means of exposing Project Patriot. Kurt reasoned that it'd be highly likely any information would be stored on the Dead Zone's computer mainframe. Before they set off towards their goal, Kurt apologised to Nate for the manipulation he had played a part in over his years and expressed condolences over Geoffrey's death. Thanking Kurt for always being at his side, Nate forgave him for his role in Project Patriot and the two friends resolved to finish their mission together.

Fighting his way past security measures and armed guards with Kurt, Nate arrived at the Dead Zone's mainframe, accessing its database and proceeding to upload all of its files on all of its hidden projects to the internet. Halfway through the upload, however, the Dead Zone's self-destruct sequence was remotely activated. Revealing that he was very much alive, Smythe arrived in the mainframe room and swore to kill both Nate and Kurt and leave their bodies to be incinerated along with the rest of the Dead Zone's secrets. Forcing Kurt to leave, Nate fought Smythe to protect the upload of the Dead Zone's files and shut down the facility's self-destruct sequence. Taking Geoffrey's body with him, Kurt boarded one of the Apaches that had been used by Smythe and his men and waited, hopefully, for Nate to resurface from the facility.

Back in the Dead Zone, Smythe got the upper-hand over Nate and managed to drive his own knife into his side. Before he could stop the upload, however, he realised that Nate had subtly placed an explosive on his back. Barely even having a chance to shout out, Smythe was blown apart in a fiery explosion. With the upload completed and the self-destruct sequence too far gone to be aborted, the wounded Nate had just two minutes to escape with his life. As Kurt watched from the Apache, the Dead Zone was rocked by the first in a series of devastating explosions. With no other choice but to abandon Nate, Kurt flew away from the island and watched from the skies as it was incinerated by explosions.

Amidst the scandal and controversy that dominated news cycles for the next few weeks, Kurt had his men investigate the sunken remains of the Dead Zone for any sign of Nate. Though several charred bodies were found and Smythe's own power armour covered corpse was eventually retrieved, no sign of Nate's body was found and, after a while, it was decided that he couldn't have made it out of the Dead Zone alive. Geoffrey Carter's name was cleared of the murder of his wife and his body was buried in Nate's place beside Rochelle's, the official story being that Nate had died on a classified mission that went wrong. Lawrence Smythe was labelled a rogue terrorist with no connection to the U.S. government and blamed for all that had transpired. Over the coming weeks, many branches of the U.S. government was forced to face responsibility for their secret and controversial activities and several projects and organisations were terminated or scrapped, Project Patriot included. Resigning amidst the media blitz, Kurt returned to his home to drink to Nate's memory. As he poured a glass, however, he received a text on his private phone from an unknown number. When Kurt checked the message, he found it contained only two words: signing off. With a knowing smile, Kurt responded with an equally brief message: permission granted. His spirits restored, Kurt finished his drink and began reapplying for government jobs.

Though seemingly dead, the memory of Nate Carter would live on and his legacy would soon inspire others to pursue their own truths -- for better or worse...

The Price of Freedom

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. If putting on the star-spangled uniform one last time is me paying that price, I'll pay it gladly." - All-Star

In 1997, the then active Broadsword became involved in the infamous Zimbavian Revolution. Led by the young princess of Zimbavia, Cleantha Zambala, the peasants sought to overthrow the tyrant king Aoade Zambala III and place his daughter on the throne. Though together they managed to successfully assassinate Aoade and help Zambala rise to the throne, a British SAS member of Broadsword named David Crook was mortally wounded by one of the king's soldiers in the final battle. As he bled out in Nate's arms, he made him promise to keep an eye on his wife and daughter. Out of respect and love for his fellow soldier, Nate agreed. From that they forward Nate maintained a close surveillance of Mrs. Crook and their young daughter, Catherine, using satellite imaging and informants, even spying on them in person whenever he passed through England. It was during one of these personal check-ups that he inadvertently ended up meeting Catherine face-to-face.

Just six years old when her father was killed in the line of duty, Catherine grew up eager to do his memory proud by one day joining the British Army and becoming a top-grade soldier. Despite her militaristic ambition, however, she was firmly discouraged by her grief-stricken mother from ever enlisting and was instead persuaded to use her considerable intellect to pursue an academic career. Though Catherine completed her A-Levels with outstanding marks and was readily accepted into Oxford, she ran away to join the army just a few weeks after she turned eighteen. Completing her training, Catherine was more than ready to finally see combat, despite her mother's constant attempts to dissuade her and bring her home. Just a month before she was supposed to ship out to Afghanistan, however, she received sudden notification of her medical discharge for an 'undisclosed medical condition' she didn't even have. As she was being escorted back home by car, she found herself sharing her transport with none other than Nate Carter. Informing her that he was the one who pulled strings to get her discharged, Nate told an indignant Catherine about the horrors of war and cryptically hinted that, like her mother, her father wouldn't have wanted her to see combat. As Nate left a confused Catherine to her civilian life, he unknowingly spurred the girl's obsession with the military in an unexpected new direction.

Though she obeyed her mother's wishes and went to Oxford to study computer science, Catherine used her spare time and skills as a hacker to investigate the identity of the strange man. After recognising Nate as All-Star fighting alongside heroes of Millennium City in a global news story, Catherine used the back channels and dark corners of the internet under the Dickensian codename 'Dodger' to discover that Nate and her father had once served as members of Broadsword and that her father's records as a Broadsword operative ended after the Zimbavian revolution, around the same time he was supposedly killed during a routine training mission. With further investigation, Catherine deduced that her father had played a role in Zimbavia, where he died and made Nate promise to protect her. After making this discovery, she became obsessed with his career, keeping tabs on his various public and secret missions where possible and idolising him as she did her father.

Catherine was headhunted to be an intelligence analyst for MI6 upon receiving her masters degree in 2014 and spent the next year continuing to follow All-Star's activities. After his apparent death the following year, Catherine became determined that All-Star couldn't have died so easily and set out to prove otherwise. Taking a work leave from the MI6, she used her resources and connection to carry out an investigation that eventually led her to Indonesia almost a year later to chase up the latest in a long list of rumored All-Star sightings. Travelling with a group of mercenaries she had hired to escort her into the Indonesian wilderness, Catherine eventually stumbled upon a small, handmade hut in the middle of nowhere. Upon closer inspection, she found what she had been searching for all those months -- spearfishing in the middle of a stream was a heavily bearded Nate Carter. Excitedly, Catherine approached the surprised and extremely cautious super soldier. Though Nate was initially ready to fight her upon seeing her armed escort, he soon recognised David Crook's daughter and reluctantly allowed her to stay so long as the mercenaries left.

Once they were alone inside his hut, Nate told Catherine that he was no longer the man she thought he was. Worn down by a lifetime of war and dispirited by the events of Made in America, Nate wanted nothing more than to disappear from the world and live out the rest of his years in isolation. Though Catherine tried to convince him that the world still needed All-Star and that he had been a force for good in the world, Nate remained convinced that he was nothing more than a weapon and, as such, was only ever good for the killing he had grown tired of. Though he allowed Catherine to stay for as long as she felt was necessary, Nate assured her that he was a broken man and that the All-Star was gone for good.

Unbeknownst to both parties, there was a third person with an interest in Nate Carter who, unconvinced of his death, had resolved to find him. Born in 1974 to PTSD-addled Vietnam veteran, Nicholas Black, and his wife, Nancy, Desmond Black was one of only two children conceived by subjects of the original Project Patriot who had managed to survive the gene-altering effects of the Dr. Monaghan's serum, the other being Nate Carter. Whereas Nate's existence as a hyperkinetic child was discovered and he was subsequently taken in hand by Kurt White, Black's powers went undiscovered. Living a similarly difficult life to Nate but with a lack of positive figures to guide him in the right direction, Black's childhood was filled with abuse and neglect. His father's PTSD often caused him to lash out physically at his wife and child, and his mother's depression made her despondent and unwilling to provide him with the comfort and protection he needed. In school, Black was an outcast, bullied and reviled by his peers for being reclusive and off-putting. A burgeoning sociopath, Black became increasingly disenfranchised with his lot in the world and convinced that everyone around him was holding him back from his full potential. From torturing small animals, Black went to playing cruel and sadistic tricks on his schoolmates. Engaging in underaged drinking and drug abuse to try to make himself numb to the urges that were welling up inside him, he was eventually suspended from school after being caught drinking on campus. It was as the teenage Black returned home early from said suspension that he found his father, off his medication, savagely beating his mother, who had defensively pulled a knife on him. Emboldened by his suspension, Black demanded that he leave her alone. In response, Nicholas called him a wimp and a mistake and warned him that if he didn't go to his room he would be next. Saying nothing more, Black went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of water. As his mother screamed for help, he calmly lifted took the boiling water and doused his father in it, severely burning him. Without even a hint of hesitation, Black proceeded to use the pot to beat his father to death. As he turned to his mother expecting some sort of praise, he was surprised to find the terrified woman now pointing the knife at him, warning him against getting any closer. Enraged by what he perceived as a lack of gratitude, Black advanced on her with a rant about how everyone had held him back. Fearing for her life, Black's mother slashed his temple with the knife. The sudden rush of pain to the head suddenly triggered Black's latent hyperkinesis. More intellectually inclined and less physically able than Nate, Black's powers manifested in a significantly different way. As he screamed at his mother in anger, a wave of telepathic force rushed out from his mind and, striking his mother's at full force, reduced her to a vegetative state. Collapsing under the strain of his new power, Black immediately fainted amidst the bodies of his parents.

Both Desmond Black and his parents were eventually found by a neighbour who alerted the authorities. Though they could not figure out what had reduced his mother to a vegetable, the court charged B;acl for the murder of his father and, trying him as an adult, sentenced him to thirty years in prison. Predictably for a small-framed seventeen year old, prison was a difficult experience for Black. Between regular and persistent abuse at the hands of the other inmates, he spent his time in solitude, slowly trying to develop the powers he had displayed when he lashed out at his mother. Over five years, developed his 'inverse hyperkinesis' into the ability to use his mind to manipulate those of others. Initially using his powers to control guards and prisoners into procuring contraband for him, his hard work eventually culminated in him successfully using his powers to simply walk out of prison with ease. Changed by his power, his worsened sociopathy and his experiences in prison, the first thing Black did was locate his vegetative mother and smother her with a pillow -- no one would ever hold him back again.

Using his inverse hyperkinesis, Black became a major player in the world of global crime, working his way up from hitman to mob boss to a criminal mastermind. In time, the name Desmond Black was synonymous with greed, cruelty and entropy. Before long, though, simple crime wasn't enough for Black. For reasons he wasn't even sure he knew himself, he became extremely dissatisfied with his wealth and power. Deep down, he felt that something was still holding him back -- that there was always a part of himself that was missing. When All-Star leaked information about Project Patriot online and the subsequent revelations dominated news cycles, he finally realised why he felt so incomplete. With the discovery that, like Nate, he had been developed to effectively be a killing machine, Black became deeply enraged towards the American government that he perceived to be responsible for everything he had become -- a killer, a monster and a criminal. In Black's mind, every action he had taken had been because of Project Patriot and, had they not performed the experiment that supposedly gave him his powers, he would have been able to live a life of normality and wholeness. Setting his sights on loftier goals, a wrathful Black burnt his criminal empire to the ground and resurrected it as Ouroboros -- an organisation of super-terrorists with what seemed to be a single goal: destruction of the self through destruction of all power. Comprised of mind-warped mercenaries, maniacal killers and anarchists alike, Ouroboros began to work from the shadows; assassinating government officials; assimilating operatives and committing seemingly untraceable acts of terrorism. With Ouroboros at his command, Black would bring the power that had manipulated him to its knees in an all-consuming inferno. And, whenever a new nation of secrets and lies would rise from the ashes, he maintained that Ouroboros would simply wipe it clean again. In all effectiveness, Black had become the perfect terrorist to Nate's perfect soldier.

As Ouroboros began to gain prominence in the year following All-Star's 'death', Black became convinced that his spiritual 'brother' must have survived the explosion of the Deadzone and had several Ouroboros agents run investigations into his theory. Eventually, they stumbled upon Catherine's search and, having kept tabs on her, several agents followed her trail to Indonesia to either recruit her to their cause, kill her before she becomes an issue or find All-Star off the back of her efforts. Paying off the Indonesian mercenaries they received confirmation of Nate's presence and alerted Black, who immediately flew in to finally meet the inspiration for his crusade. Arriving a few days after Catherine, Black set his soldiers around the perimeter and went to greet Nate. At the time, Catherine was taking a walk through the jungle to try and figure out how to get Nate to become the All-Star again and, upon hearing a commotion at the hut, began making her way back. Sensing danger, Nate armed himself with a hunting rifle and went to meet the overly friendly Black, who introduced himself as family and explained that he too was a product of Project Patriot. Black explained his anger towards Project Patriot for what they did and seemed convinced that Nate would feel the same way. When Nate confessed his distaste towards Project Patriot, Black enthusiastically invited him to join Ouroboros in their mission to topple America, eager to seek revenge with his 'brother'. Unimpressed, Nate referred to Black as a crazed terrorist and pointedly stated that he killed terrorists. As a regretful Black waited for his men to move in, Catherine arrived at the perimeter and alerted Nate to the hidden ambush. With two of them pursuing the fleeing Catherine into the jungle, the Ouroboros agents opened on Nate.

Reacting quickly, Nate attempted to shoot Black only to find that he couldn't, the villain's inverse hyperkinesis stopping him from pulling the trigger until he had safely walked off the battlefield. Outmanned and outgunned, Nate managed to dispatch three agents with his hunting rifle before being forced into his hut. As the remaining agents riddled his home with bullets, Nate ducked low and reached for the weapon under his bed. When the agents all ceased firing to reload their weapons and make sure their target was dead, Nate emerged from the hut with an M249 and opened fire on all of them, completely ripping them apart in a matter of seconds. In the meantime, Catherine fled from the soldiers who had pursued her, hiding among the trees and springing out with a heavy rock to knock one of them unconscious. The second soldier quickly opened fire, however, shooting her in the leg and sending her to the ground. As he prepared to execute her in cold blood, Nate emerged from the brush and, after a brief struggle, sent the final agent plummeting off a cliff to his death.

Patching up Catherine's leg, Nate realised that he couldn't simply disappear into the world and live a peaceful life so long as a man like Desmond Black threatened lives due to his own actions. With a resolve he hadn't felt for a year, Nate decided to become the All-Star once more in order to kill Black and right his own wrongs. Admonishing himself for allowing her to get injured, Nate warned Catherine to fly back to England and leave the situation alone. Catherine, however, was determined not only to find out more about her father, but to help Nate in any way she could and refused to leave his side. Instead, she suggested that he employ her skills as a hacker and intelligence analyst to track down and eliminate Ouroboros before they could enact their fiendish plans. With minimal resources and no allies to his name, Nate reluctantly agreed on the condition that she stayed behind the scenes where she couldn't get hurt. Now partners, Nate and Catherine flew to America on a mission to save it by any means necessary.

Touching down in New York and driving to Hudson City, Nate and Catherine arrived at one of Nate's old safehouses. While Nate checked his armory and outfitted himself for the task at hand, Catherine ran research on Ouroboros, uncovering their origins and their past dealings with VIPER and ARGENT, the latter of which they had plans to conduct an illegal arms deal with. Rushing to the rumoured location of the arms deal, a shipping dock in Washington D.C., Nate watched as ARGENT dealers unloaded what appeared to be a high-tech bomb. When Ouroboros arrived moments later, Desmond Black was with them. Using stealth to take out the various ARGENT and Ouroboros guards situated around the docks, Nate ambushed the deal and proceeded to shoot his way through to Black. The heavy resistance he was met with, however, gave Black and his men time to load the bomb into their truck. When Nate finally made it to Black and leveled, he again found himself unable to fire and instead pointed it at his head. Gloatingly, Black explained that his powers were the inverse of Nate's, affecting the minds of others rather than his own. Expressing bitterness towards Nate for allowing himself to be a "slave" to the government that condemned him to life as a human weapon, Black ordered him to blow his brains out and left with the ARGENT device. Struggling against Black's control with all his might, Nate managed to direct his handgun at his stomach before firing. Though he was gravely wounded by the shot, he managed to drive to the doorstep of the one person who could be trusted to help him: Kurt White. When a confused Kurt opened the door, the heavily bleeding Nate passed out in his arms.

Kurt stopped the bleeding and patched Nate up, questioning why he had returned to America after faking his death. After Nate explained his meeting with Desmond Black and Ouroboros, the typically reticent Kurt revealed that Project Patriot only became aware of Black's existence after he had already risent to prominence as an international criminal and had made several attempts over the years to assassinate him under the guise of gang warfare, only to fail miserably each time. Now working as a mere liaison between the White House and UNTIL, Kurt was no longer able to provide Nate with the resources he once had. Nevertheless, he was able to provide Nate with a copy of UNTIL's file on Black and a lead on what UNTIL suspected was an Ouroboros base situated in Philadelphia. Thanking Kurt for his help and promising to disappear once Black had been dealt with, Nate made his way to Philadelphia, but not before being warned that he upset a lot of higher ups by leaking the information at the Dead Zone and that he would be considered a wanted man if they discovered he was alive.

While Nate made his way to Philadelphia, both Kurt and Catherine had their own issues to worry about. Being called in to attend an emergency meeting at the White House, Kurt found that it was being coordinated by Gregory Hunter, who had been placed in charge of an ARGENT sting operation just a few months prior. While observing the arms deal at the docks between ARGENT and Ouroboros, his surveillance team were instead blindsided by the sudden appearance of Nate, which they had managed to record. Using the reappearance of Nate and his current status to maneuver his way into a new career opportunity, Hunter proposed that he be placed in charge of a task force to stop him before he posed a significant threat to the country. Reluctant to set a squad on Nate but admitting the pragmatism of stopping him as soon as possible, the assembled officials agreed to Hunter's proposal. Fearing for Nate's safety, Kurt offered to be the joint commander of the task force with the intention of following their activities and protecting his friend. Meanwhile, Catherine managed to use her connections to secure what she believed was the location of Desmond Black's personal home and, arming herself with one of Nate's handguns, set out to prove her worth by catching him unawares and killing him. When Catherine arrived at Black's supposed penthouse, however, she was ambushed by Ouroboros agents who had planted the false information in order to lure Nate into a death trap. Under Black's orders, however, they instead took the unexpected Catherine alive in order to use her as leverage.

Arriving in Philadelphia, Nate launched a one man raid on the Ouroboros base and eventually located a database where he discovered their the true purpose of the ARGENT device and their plans to utilise it. In factuality, the device was a power amplifier of sorts which could store psionic energy and amplify it, increasing its radius and magnitude -- a 'psi-bomb' of sorts. With it, they planned to launch one final assault on Washington DC, psionically sending its populace into a widescale frenzy which would cripple the country. When Nate attempted to contact Catherine to inform her of this, however, Black answered from the other end of the line. Informing him that Catherine was in his custody and that he would kill her if he continued to interfere, Black offered Nate one last chance to walk away from it all before remotely wiping the database and hanging up. Before Nate could figure out his next move, the task force assembled to take him in launched an attack on the Ouroboros base in the hopes of ambushing him. Though Nate managed to non-lethally dispatch several operatives, he was caught off-guard with a bullet to the back by Hunter and subsequently arrested.

Bound and loaded into a truck for transport to a private holding facility, Nate tried to explain to Hunter and his men that Washington was in danger and that Ouroboros had to be stopped. To his dismay, however, Hunter simply ignored him and had his men work him over as revenge for all the times Nate had humiliated him in the past. When they arrived at the holding facility, Hunter brutally interrogated Nate to find out how he survived his supposed death and why he was back in America. Although Nate answered honestly, Hunter refused to believe his responses and continued the interrogation. Eventually, Kurt arrived and informed him that their superiors were on the line and that he would take over. While Hunter made his way to the phone, Kurt surreptitiously incapacitated the guards and freed Nate, allowing himself to be knocked unconscious so it would look like he escaped on his own. After making sure to beat up Hunter and warn him to stay out of his way, Nate stealthily exfiltrated the facility and made his way to Washington D.C. to stop Ouroboros before it was too late.

Arriving in Washington D.C., Nate surmised that the air show would be the ideal location for the psi-bomb to be detonated and called in favours from Fathom and Kara McIlroy, having them locate and defuse the psi-bomb while he found Catherine and Black. As Kara and Fathom infiltrated the airfield and discovered that a military transport aircraft intended to fly at the show had been hijacked by Ouroboros, who had planted the psi-bomb inside and seemingly planned to drop it on the airshow, Nate managed to decipher a secret message in what the captured Catherine's cries for help when Black called him at the Philadelphia base, realising that the psi-bomb was merely a distraction and that Black's true target was the White House. While Kara and Fathom engaged in a mid-air battle aboard the aircraft to stop Ouroboros from dropping the bomb, Nate was ambushed by Kurt, Hunter and their task force, having pursued him from Philadelphia. While Nate and Kurt attempted to persuade the operatives that the President was in danger, Hunter demanded that they shoot to kill. Eventually, each operative lowered their weapon and sided with Kurt and Nate, prompting Hunter to draw his sidearm and attempt to kill Nate there and then. In response, Kurt used his walking-stick to disarm Hunter and knock him unconscious. Now with Kurt and Hunter's task force behind him, Nate rushed to the White House to stop Black.

At the White House, Nate and the task force fought Ouroboros to a standstill, allowing the former to pursue Desmond Black and a captive Catherine into the White House. Slowed by having to non-lethally take down mind-controlled secret servicemen, Nate eventually arrived in the Oval Office to find the President and his council being controlled by Black into launching nuclear missiles at various military and government institutions around America. In Black's madness, he sought to completely annihilate most of the country's infrastructure in order to punish those who had made him a a killer. Taunting him and mocking the childish incredulity of his plan, Nate managed to cause Black enough stress to make him lose control over the government officials in the room, giving Nate an opportunity to tackle him. As Nate began to fight him hand-to-hand, however, Black narrowly managed to manipulate a serviceman into turning his weapon on the President, buying him enough time to escape while Nate knocked the man unconscious.

With his plan completely thwarted and his forces dead or scattered, Black retreated to the helicopter waiting to fly him to safety. When Nate pursued him, Black revealed that Catherine was aboard the helicopter, pointing a gun at her own head as a result of Black's mental dominion. With Catherine under a clear and present threat, Nate was forced to drop his weapon. As he prepared to take his leave, Black expressed his hidden jealousy towards Nate for being 'saved' from his hard life by Project Patriot, whereas he was forced to save himself. Before he could finally board the helicopter, however, Nate began to mockingly recite the details of Black's childhood that he had read in the file. Enraged Black advanced on Nate and proceeded to angrily beat him to a pulp, using his mental manipulation to keep him from fighting back. All the while, his flux of emotions caused his grip on Catherine to lessen and, pointing her gun away from herself, she shot Black in the shoulder. Taking his chance, Nate fought back and slammed Black's head into the helicopter, dazing him enough to temporarily prevent him from using his powers. As Nate stood over him with his handgun, Black taunted him into finishing him off like they were both "programmed" to do. Tossing his weapon aside after some deliberation, Nate realised that killing had always been his choice and, although Project Patriot had made him into the perfect weapon, he was the one who allowed them to use him as such. Finally at peace with himself, Nate refused to kill Black and told him that he was the one who made himself into a monster, not the government. As the task force ran in to arrest both men, Nate knocked a hysterical Black unconscious and willingly gave himself up. Fathom and Kara had defused the psi-bomb, the President was relatively unharmed, Catherine was safe and Ouroboros had been decimated in the battle. Thank to Nate, America would live to fight another day.

After briefing the authorities on what had happened over the last few days, Nate was saved from a charge of treason by the President, who hailed him as a hero and a true American who blew the lid off of Project Patriot because he valued the truth. Catherine was fired from her job at MI6 for her extended and heavily falsified absence; Gregory Hunter was demoted due to 'incompetence' and Kurt White was offered his old position, and Desmond Black was transferred to the Stronghold with multiple life sentences for his crimes. Cleared of all charges and legally reinstated among the living, Nate took some time to visit his parents' graves to make amends with his father. He was met there by Kurt, who wondered what he would do next. With a newfound resolve, Nate stated that he was ready to take up the mantle of the All-Star again in order to protect his country the 'right way' -- not as a weapon or a killer, but as a hero emboldened by a new sense of agency and freedom. Pleased with his response, Kurt revealed that the United Nations were considering funding their own super team and suggested offering him up as the commander of the task force. Nate agreed to consider the idea and appreciated that it could be a step in the right direction. Side-by-side, the two old friends walked off together, discussing the future.

Meanwhile, Catherine arrived back in England and promptly cleared out her desk at the MI6. Visiting her mother on her way back home, she asked her if it ever bothered her that so much of David's life had been a mystery even to them. Thoughtfully, her mother responded that, even though she wasn't always sure what David was doing or whether or not he'd make it home safe, she could always rest easy at night knowing that her husband was fighting the good fight regardless of where he was or how he did it. Reassured by her mother's words, Catherine decided that she didn't need to know everything about her father's service and was satisfied knowing that everything he did, he did for their safety. As she returned home and started to try and figure out what she'd do next, Catherine received a call from Nate, asking her if she was willing to come back to America in order to put her skills to real use working with him. Spurred on by the memory of her father, Catherine readily accepted Nate's offer and requested that she also be given a codename -- 'Dodger'.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, and, with the sins of the past no longer weighing him down, All-Star is more willing to pay that price than ever before.

"Put a rifle in my hands and a cause in my heart. I'll do more in a week than most'll do in a month."

Powers

"It's not what you've got, it's how you use it." - All-Star

"You better hope the bullets finish you off before I get to you."

Hyperkinesis

"You couldn't handle a piece of my mind." - All-Star

As a result of his father being subjected to a radical and highly experimental serum designed to alter the genetic composition of his offspring to create a super soldier perfect in body and mind, All-Star was born with the power of hyperkinesis. His brain processes information, movement and all other external input at a significantly faster rate than a normal human's, subconsciously taking in all spatial information around him and using it to perform complex mental operations. Effectively, this allows him to make split-second calculations and assessments which would take even the most advanced human brain several minutes to do and react to these calculations instinctively. Though this doesn't inherently make All-Star a genius, it does give him perfect accuracy, as he is able to mathematically work out factors such as distance, air resistance, trajectory and more in milliseconds. He also has a vastly enhanced level of communication and coordination between his body and mind, which grants him enhanced agility and reflexes. In addition, All-Star's memory has been enhanced to near photographic levels allowing him to learn and memorise skills, actions and information much faster than an average human and recall that information with outstanding precision. This enhanced memory makes him far more resilient to memory loss and erasure but also causes him to 'dump' unimportant bits of information such as the names of minor acquaintances. All-Star's hyperkinesis also makes him highly resistant to telepaths, his mind too fast for many to even get a lock on, and offers further resistance against intoxication.

Perhaps one of the most unusual applications of All-Star's hyperkinesis is the ability to throw almost anything with inexplicable force, accuracy and power, allowing him to weaponise a variety of mundane items. The exact explanation as to how is, heretofore, unknown, but All-Star is able to throw or launch anything from rocks and pebbles, pens and pencils, playing cards, toothpicks, tools, broken glass, boomerangs, teeth, paper-clips, needles, nails and more with strength and accuracy enough to allow them to travel extreme distances and damage or penetrate surfaces they usually wouldn't be able to.

The upper limits of hyperkinesis and its growth as a power are still being explored. It is theorised that, in a more intellectual subject, hyperkinesis might have developed in a different way, unlocking psionic abilities instead of the physical and sensory ones seen in All-Star. Whether or not these powers will eventually be unlocked by All-Star remains to be seen, though his power of projectile enhancement may be an early manifestation of psionic prowess.

Accelerated Cognition
- Perfect Accuracy
- Psionic Resistance
- Intoxication Resistance
Enhanced Coordination
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Reflexes
Enhanced Memory
Projectile Enhancement

Abilities

"You don't live a life like mine without picking up a few tricks." - All-Star

"Every once in a while it's nice to soak up some sun instead of some bullets."

Peak Human Condition: All-Star, through intensive training, a rigorous diet, genetic engineering and his hyperkinetic mental coordination, has reached the pinnacle of human conditioning and athleticism. He has a level of physical conditioning that exceeds most Olympic-level athletes and could be considered a near perfect physical human specimen in some regards. Capable of pulling off complex acrobatic feats, enduring even the most strenuous activity and showing acts of strength that sometimes seem inhuman, All-Star is a prime example of just how incredible a human body operating at its peak can be. Though he's currently in his forties, All-Star's body remains a finely-tuned machine that shows few signs of slowing down.

Master Marksman: Though his years of advanced military training and experience as a Scout Sniper alone would have made him into a top-grade marksman, All-Star hyperkinesis also lends itself to his talents to increase his proficiency tenfold. He is arguably one of the greatest marksmen alive and has performed feats of marksmanship which often appear to be far outside the realms of possibility such as ricocheting fired bullets off of multiple surfaces to hit his target and hitting weak points most people wouldn't even be able to locate from a mile away. You'd be hard pressed to find a better shooter.

Master Strategist and Tactician: Years of high-school football, military experience and field leadership of the Protectors of the World have given All-Star an aptitude for strategy and the application of tactics both on and off the battlefield. As a result of his hyperkinesis, All-Star's mind is often able to intuitively grasp the most minute details about situations and use them to rapidly formulate plans of action and reaction, making him a fast-thinking and highly improvisational leader who thrives off of changing circumstances. As such, he typically takes charge of situations and puts his enhanced tactical prowess to use whenever he feels he needs to. Whether it's facing down a single supervillain or an army of foes, All-Star strives to always have a plan, a contingency and the flexibility to pull more from his ass when needed.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Despite his preference for more long-ranged combat, All-Star is a very lethal hand-to-hand combatant. In addition to years of experience in Boxing stemming back to his teenage years, All-Star holds black belts in Krav Maga and Silat, and a Masters of Sport in Sambo. On top of this, he is trained in Pankration, the LINE System and MCMAP, which provide a more brutal and practical alternative to martial arts. In combat, All-Star is something of a brawler, using a straightforward, but brutally effective, blend of his fighting styles to disassemble his enemies piece by piece. He often employs unconventional stances, dirty techniques and improvised weapons to give himself an edge.

Skilled Athlete: Having been an athlete for a large part of his adolescence and continued in his athletic training during his adulthood, All-Star's prowess as an athlete is not to be sniffed at. As a talented gymnast, swimmer, runner, quarterback and traceur, it isn't surprising that his experience has valid combat applications

Military Expertise: As a former Force Reconnaissance and Special Forces Marine who has been cross-trained with various other military organisations, All-Star has accumulated a number of special skills including: advanced weapons; navigation; SERE; first aid; counter surveillance; amphibious assault; demolitions; HALO/HAHO; covert influence; interrogation and interrogation resistance; reconnaissance; piloting and more. He possesses all the knowledge and skills of a living weapon, arguably making him one of the most lethal men alive.

Multilingualism: Over the years, All-Star has become fluent in six foreign languages with the aid of his hyperkinesis. Having learned Spanish as a teenager, he has since developed a command over Arabic, French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian during his time as a Marine and a special operative. He also has some understanding of Zimbavian and Portuguese.

Equipment

"I've got the constitutional right to bear arms. You've got the constitutional right to run away screaming." - All-Star

"I'd give my life for my country, but I'd rather take yours."

S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit v3.670

"The SteelTech Advanced Recon Stealth Nanosuit -- because I'm reckless, not suicidal." - All-Star

Designed by SteelTech's advanced warfare division, the SteelTech Advanced Recon Stealth Nanosuit (or S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit) represents the bleeding edge in military grade technology for the U.S. soldiers of tomorrow. Designed to enhance and support the natural abilities of ground infantry, the S.T.A.R.S. Suit was intended to give recon operatives the ultimate upper hand in the field. As a prototype, All-Star's suit is the only one in existence and has been custom tailored to suit him.

A bodysuit of military-grade synthetic lightweight carbon nanotube armour provides its wearer with protection against dangerous elements while remaining flexible and comfortable enough to allow for long periods of intense activity. Additionally, the suit is lined with a layer of protokinetic gel which reactively alters its temperature and reshapes to conform to the wearer's environment and body type. The protokinetic gel can also harden in response to impact and pressure to potentially save the wearer's life should they fall incredible distances or be placed under high gravitational forces.

Cohesive nanotechnology planted within the innermost mesh layer of the suit allows it to meld to the wearer's body, acting as a 'Second Skin' which simulates muscle fibre, making the wearer stronger, faster and more agile. This 'Second Skin' also syncs with All-Star's S.T.R.I.P.E.S and uses the same nanotechnology to monitor and maintain his physical condition, using nerve-targeted electric currents to stem lactic acid build-up; mitigate pain; and slow the metabolization of harmful toxins, poisons and diseases. It is even able to dampen the wearer's heat signature to offer protection against thermal imaging. Perhaps one of its most useful features, however, is its 'Rigidity Response' system which reacts to the breakage of bones and heavy bleeding by intensifying pressure on the affected areas, allowing its wearer to continue operating through injuries for much longer without worsening or succumbing to them.

The S.T.A.R.S. suit's functionality doesn't stop at the suit itself, though. The bracers, made up of a low-density questionite alloy, offer added protection during close quarters combat and have ridges which allow the wearer to block, break or disarm melee weapons The boots, meanwhile, use strategically placed dura-gel padding to increase comfort and protect against sprains, breaks, penetration, water, infection and inflammation. They also use a system of clasps over laces to minimise the risk of tripping and are steel-toed for durability and combat applications. Additionally, patented 'Nightrunner' stealth technology has been built into the rubber soles, greatly suppressing the volume of the wearer's footsteps. The gloves are padded with questionite and kevlar for added protection and combat effectiveness whereas the pouches are magnetised for added security.

The entire suit is woven in with interlocking nano-scales designed to reduce drag and air resistance and repel water like a swimsuit, allowing for increased adaptability for aerial, high speed and water based missions. These scales also make it resistant to heat, cold, electricity and radiation.

Enhanced Durability and Protection
Survivability and Adaptability Features
'Second Skin' Nanotechnology
'Nightrunner' Stealth Technology
Resistance to Heat, Cold, Electricity and Radiation

"I'll show you mine if you show me yours."

S.T.R.I.P.E.S. v6.767

"I make these look good.'" - All-Star

Developed by SteelTech, these S.T.R.I.P.E.S or SteelTech Real-Time Information Perception and Evaluation Specs are designed to perceive and analyse their wearer's surroundings and possess a myriad of features which give All-Star the one up he needs when out on the job. Effectively a mini-computer with all the processing power to match, the specs come with an advanced tactical HUD which monitors All-Star's physical condition and mission objectives among other things. In addition, they allow him to lock on to hostiles via a sophisticated targeting array, giving him a better tactical grip of combat situations. They also possess an optional heartbeat monitor which can be used to calculate the emotional and physical state of those around All-Star, enabling him to detect the bodily changes associated with lying, infection and, more frequently, death. The specs possess high powered telescopic lenses with thermal, night, sonar, electromagnetic field and ultraviolet imaging and a 'Smart-Fit' function which molds them to the contours of All-Star's face without the need for arms or straps. Additional features include: facial and armament identification, size and weight estimation, GPS tracking, a geiger counter, a holographic interface and a video/photographic camera. Perhaps his most iconic piece of gear, All-Star is rarely seen in the field without his eyewear.

More recently, the S.T.R.I.P.E.S have been modified by Dodger to allow for wireless access to nearby technology via satellite uplink and share a two-way connection to her own computer mainframe, allowing PATRIOT's mission control to see through them and communicate with All-Star. She can then utilise her own technical skills as a hacker and intelligence expert to aid him during his missions,

Specialised Ammunition

"You say bulletproof, I say no such thing. You just need to find the right kind of bullets." - All-Star

All-Star knows better than anyone that it pays to be prepared, especially when fighting alongside and going up against people who could crush you without a second thought. As such, going into battle with specialised ammunition on-hand allows him to better adapt to circumstances in which he'd typically be at a hefty disadvantage.

Hothead Ammunition uses advanced hyper-thermal technology to melt through metal, kevlar and anything else someone might wear for protection with superheated shots. Hellfire Ammunition uses contained hellfire shells cooked up by military sorcerers to bypass magical defenses with mystical fire which is very difficult to extinguish by normal means, making it extremely effective against magic-based and intangible foes. Blessed Silver Ammunition uses a tried and true method to keep supernatural monsters, demons and the undead at bay. Gel Ammunition expands into an solidifying gel that delivers an electric shock on impact, making it significantly less-lethal than standard ammunition. Blockbuster Ammunition uses nanoexplosives to detonate into a concussive blast on impact, generating enough force to make your average brick think twice before throwing their strength around. And Tracer Ammunition uses bullets laced with a resonating electromagnetic charge to allow the shooter to tag and track targets over moderate distances.

With the exception of Gel and (sometimes) Hothead ammo types, it is uncommon for All-Star to keep more than a few magazines of specialised ammunition in his armory at any given time due to it being appropriately expensive. He still has plenty of FMJ, rubber and beanbag rounds, however.

Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns

"There's gonna be two sounds: me firing and me firing some more." - All-Star

Specially designed for use by special metahuman operatives, the SteelTech Panther is a revolutionary new handgun which is intended to be "smarter than the average firearm". Incorporating semi-automatic fire, and manual and automatic focusing, the Panther boasts a low recoil, a large magazine capacity, a comfortable ergonomic grip, impressively long-range firing capabilities and impressive stopping power. Smart firing technology allows the user to seamlessly transition between semi-auto and three round burst firing types and an in-built laser sight can be toggled on to give an added bit of security in combat situations. In short, it's the perfect handgun for someone in All-Star's unpredictable line of work.

A Panther can only be operated by its designated owner, whose genetic signature is programmed into the gun's memory. Any attempt to use one by an unauthorised party results in the gun releasing an electrical discharge and locking down.

"It ain't perfect, but it's mine."

The All-Star Arsenal

"In all my years there hasn't been anything on this Earth that's made more sense to me than a loaded gun." - All-Star

All-Star's arsenal of weapons, gadgets and technology is rather impressive to say the least. This arsenal is usually stored at whatever he uses for an armory at the time and includes:

M27 Infantry Assault Rifle

A designated marksman rifle outfitted with a high-tech scope, custom selective fire, a suppressor and a collapsible bipod.

AR-15

A more lightweight and low-tech alternative to All-Star's kitted out M27 IAR, the AR-15 is used as a semi-automatic rifle by All-Star when he wants to be less overt.

M110 SASS

A gas-operated, semi-automatic sniper rifle. Boasts an effective range of approximately 800 metres and a lightweight, ergonomic design. It can be disassembled in less than three minutes and serviced without tools. All-Star's M110 SASS has been outfitted with a hybrid scope with thermal imaging and standard settings, a detachable suppressor and an additional frame designed to lower recoil.

M40A5

A Marine Corps variant of the Remington 700, the bolt-operated M40A5 is an alternative to the M110 SASS that takes All-Star back to his Scout Sniper days.

Barrett M82

An anti-materiel rifle, All-Star's Barrett M82 has been modified to penetrate some of the most durable metals known to man and several layers of obstacles. Like the M110 SASS, it also possesses thermal imaging settings.

Dual SIG-MPX-Ks

An alternative to the Panthers, the lightweight SIG-MPX-K submachine gun is capable of punching through body armour when using standard rounds and is, according to All-Star, the height of modern gunslinging fashion.

Smith & Wesson Model 500

With its abundance of stopping power and its reputation as the most powerful handgun in the world, this revolver fires rounds powerful enough to put down elephants and buffalo. It carries five bullets in its cylinder at any given time and All-Star is capable of firing it with very little recoil, a testament to his often underestimated strength.

Dual Smith & Wesson M&P Shields

Compact and effective, the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield provides a lightweight alternative to All-Star's usual handguns and acts as a handy concealed carry firearm.

Dual FN Five-Sevens

When he doesn't want to draw attention to himself with the unique SteelTech Panthers but wants a little more power than he gets from the M&P Shields, All-Star uses dual FN Five-Sevens.

Mossberg 590

A combat shotgun. The Mossberg 590 is usually slung at All-Star's waist for quick access, provided he's actually carrying it at all and is perfect for close quarters.

Benelli Nova Entry Short Barrelled Shotgun

A short-barrelled shotgun useful for tight confined spaces and more casual combat situations.

Serbu Super Shorty Shotgun

An even shorter-barrelled shotgun for concealed carry.

M4A1 Carbine

Lightweight and good at spitting a bunch of bullets in the direction of anyone who looks at you funny, the M4A1 Carbine is a popular rifle. For All-Star, it provides the perfect deterrent against overzealous mooks and has a detachable grenade launcher.

MK18

A compact version of the M4A1 Carbine which is easier to use in and around vehicles and in tight confined spaces.

HK MP5

A submachine gun. The HK MP5 comes with a scope and a custom suppressor for added stealth when operating.

M249 LMG

Relatively lightweight, durable and effective, the M249 is everything one could want from a light machine gun: a nigh-unstoppable killing machine.

MGL-140

The MGL-140 is a US military made variant of the M32 MGL and acts as a lightweight six-shot grenade launcher. All-Star's personally modified MGL-140 is capable of firing Explosive, Semtex, Tear Gas, Knockout Gas and Beanbag rounds.

FIM-92 Stinger

A light to carry, easy to operate surface-to-air missile, All-Star usually uses his FIM-92 Stinger to blow planes, choppers and the odd power armoured combatant out of the skies.

M3 MAAWS

The M3 MAAWS as a recoilless rifle designed to give infantry a lighter, cheaper alternative to traditional rocket launchers. All-Star doesn't use his very often, but it's useful to have it around anyway.

Bear Cruzer Compound Bow

For times where All-Star requires absolute silence at the cost of reload speed and fire rate, his Bear Cruzer Compound Bow is always waiting in the wings. The bow comes with Standard, Armour-Piercing, Explosive, Thermite, Flashbang and Cable arrows.

SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle

The latest in a line of weapons specifically designed to combat high-powered metahuman threats, the SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle is a lightweight energy rifle capable of firing bolts or concentrated beams of hyper concussive particle energy. Fueled by an energy efficient fusion battery, it requires no reloading, instead releasing excess heat periodically between use and within seconds in the event of overheating.

'Moxie'

All-Star's SteelTech Obsidian combat knife, which he affectionately nicknamed. Crafted from a lightweight and durable questionite alloy, perfectly weighted for use as a combat knife and a throwing knife and charged with a high-frequency current which weakens molecular bonds to allow it to cut through more resistant materials, Moxie is one hard-hitting dame.

Dual Gerber Mark II Dagger Knives

For times when the enemy is giving you a run for your money, All-Star has two Gerber Mark II Dagger Knives. Lightweight and with a shorter blade length than Moxie, the dagger knives provide an agile alternative for fast-paced close quarters combat.

"Heads up." --BANG-- "Heads off."

Strider SMF

A tactical folding knife, the Strider SMF's compact size makes it ideal for survival situations and even certain combat scenarios.

Tech Grenades

Utilising modern weapons technology to provide an effective yield despite their compact size, tech grenades are small metallic balls which can be primed and expanded at the press of a button. Using a SteelTech developed gas called 'Adaptagen' which reacts differently to different catalysts, tech grenade effects can be altered on the fly, allowing for maximum adaptability. Tech grenades can be primed to be Explosive, Fragmentation, Incendiary, Stun, Smoke, Tear Gas or Knockout Gas.

Proximity Discs

These handheld discs feature state of the art motion detecting technology which enable them to detect any movement within a preset area and detonate when something passes through its sensory range. Along with the range of its motion detection, the size of a proximity disc's area of effect and the parameters for detonation can also be set to suit the situation. They come in Explosive, Fragmentation, Concussive and Stun.

Rebreather

A small rebreather no bigger than a harmonica. It allows All-Star to breathe under water and in low oxygen conditions. The rebreather can also double as a respirator, giving him resistance to gas-based attacks.

Hybrid CO2 Laser

A pen-like device capable of projecting a concentrated laser beam at the push of a button, allowing the user to cut through various sturdy objects while out in the field. Can also be focused for welding purposes.

Stun Rod

Simple in design and function, All-Star often carries a hand-sized stun rod taser while out in the field. His particular taser has been modified to allow for much higher voltages when dealing with durable metahumans.

SteelTech Grapnel Gun

Compact, collapsible and lightweight, the SteelTech Grapnel Gun functions by using a 'magazine' of of compressed CO2 to launch a hyper-tensile nylon cable with a weighted prong at bullet speed. The line can then be reeled in via a powerful motorised spool system to either pull the wielder upwards or pull the targeted object towards them. It can also fire a secondary cable from its lower barrel. This can then be anchored to create a zip-line using the gun itself as a pulley. All-Star's grapnel gun can also be attached to his belt for added security when in motion.

Medkit

All-Star occasionally carries a small medkit loaded with bandages, tourniquets, medical tools, healing salves, water, suturing thread, painkillers, antiseptics, burn ointment, combat gauze and other vital medical supplies on his person while out in the field.

RT-453 Recon Drone

"Dodger may be my eyes and ears, but Artie's her eyes and ears." - All-Star

The state-of-the-art in military surveillance and reconnaissance technology, the RT-453 Recon Drone -- or 'Artie' as it is known by the PATRIOT team -- is a sophisticated UAV which can be collapsed into a highly portable, hand-sized dormant form to allow it to be easily carried by soldiers in the field. When deployed, the RT-453 unfolds into a small quadcopter drone that can be controlled either by All-Star himself or through its controls back at Kansas. Outfitted with advanced surveillance technology, an intelligent targeting computer, facial recognition, weapons and armament identification, wireless network interface capabilities and the ability to switch into a spider-like 'land mode', the RT-453 is invaluable to All-Star and the rest of PATRIOT in gathering intelligence without being noticed.

High-Power Omnidirectional Surveillance Camera
Intelligent Targeting Computer /w Heartbeat Monitor
Mid-Range Wireless Network Interface Capabilities
Scanner Technology /w Full Visual Spectrum
Facial Recognition Function
Weapon and Armament Identification
Size and Weight Estimation
Hi-Tech Proximity Sensors /w Battlespace Cognizance
Mid-Range Audio Receiver and Transmitter /w Recording Function
Lightweight Carbon-Fibre Body
Low-Power 'Silent' Quad-Rotors
Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
Can be slotted into a portable charging dock on All-Star's person in the field
Synced to All-Star's STRIPES, allowing him to control it from afar
Synced to flight controls and surveillance systems at Kansas (PATRIOT HQ), operated by Dodger

Personality

"The best thing about bursting through a door guns blazing is knowing that you're always the most interesting person in the room." - All-Star

"It's not really about being the best; it's about being the best I can be."

Standing at 6'3" and weighing in at 240lbs, All-Star is physically intimidating by any standards. With strong facial features, short-cropped combat ready hair, a full beard and sharp, vigilant eyes, he is attractive in a conventional macho sense of the word and carries himself with the air of a former serviceman. It is not uncommon to see All-Star in bandages sporting fresh cuts, scars, bruises and black eyes. Despite his peak athleticism and genetic excellence, he is a man in his mid-forties who spent his entire adult life fighting battles and it shows. There are plenty of lines and scars that tell dark stories and a certain simmering intensity that can make him seem standoffish or unnerving at a glance.

A product of a lifetime of war, All-Star is a self-possessed and opinionated man who is comfortably stuck in his ways. As such, he can seem gruff, stubborn and, at times, downright combative. A direct, no-nonsense military type, he likes to do everything with as little pretence as possible and (often forcefully) asks that others extend the same courtesy. With All-Star, what you see is usually what you get. Despite occasionally seeming like a tactless, jaded thug more comfortable breaking bones than saving lives, however, his head happens to be screwed on remarkably tight. With an instinctively tactical mind, a deceptively high intelligence and resourcefulness in spades, All-Star is in equal parts an observer, a commander and an enforcer. There is very little that escapes his notice and, while he may not always make it apparent, he has a deep understanding of how things work. As such, he can swing between a natural leader who thinks on his feet and a savvy, dependable follower, always acting with fierce independence and a take charge attitude. Actions speak far louder than words in his book.

As an accomplished former Marine, All-Star operates with the detached pragmatism and adherence to order one would expect. In his mind, there's little room for sentimentality, emotion or doubt on the battlefield and, as such, there isn't much that fazes him. That said, All-Star's own unflinching moral code is what primarily drives him, and he shows little loyalty to laws and institutions he feels go against it. While many would label All-Star cold-blooded and dispassionate, however, it's more the case that he strives to keep a 'safe' emotional distance from what he does and the cruel truths of the world it allows him to uncover. Flying in the face of his apparent severity, for example, is an irreverent and sardonic sense of humour which he readily displays through deadpan snark and aloof banter. Beneath his world-weary cynicism, All-Star is actually empathetic to a fault with a deep sense of personal honour, loyalty and compassion towards his loved ones, his ideals and his country. For All-Star, it's not enough to simply do good; he needs to be the one getting his hands dirty and shedding blood in the process. In fact, All-Star often shoulders unnecessary burdens and can be excessively hard on himself out of his strong sense of duty and responsibility. The true humanitarian All-Star can be seen not in his words or even his actions, but in their intended result and suggesting to him that he is completely ruthless or unfeeling is a quick way to earn his ire.

An operative first and a superhero second, All-Star is tough as nails and willing to use lethal force to accomplish his goals. While he hardly slaughters his way through petty crooks and costumed criminals, he does not hesitate to put down more severe threats, especially when working alone on military ops. Viewing killing as an impersonal and almost mechanical aspect of what he does, All-Star believes that his targets simply have to die and that he is the one most suited to killing them. Indeed, All-Star has rarely shown remorse when it comes to killing his enemies and bounces between missions with almost inexhaustible conviction. Beneath the surface, however, even he cannot help but notice the ease with which he is able to end lives. Saddled with an almost insatiable thirst for war and dispensing justice, All-Star believes that his prowess at fighting and killing are all that give him value and usually seems darkly resigned to his role as a lethal enforcer. In more recent times, he has taken steps towards defying his genetic programming and controlling his bloodlust in the hopes that he can better himself.

All-Star rarely takes time off. When he does, he typically spends it practising his combat skills, working in his armory, exercising or taking on personal missions. Though naturally unflappable, the stressful nature of All-Star's work and its effect on his hyperkinesis also prompt him to take on several relaxing hobbies. These include grooming his bonsai tree, listening to music, and even travelling. He is also a highly skilled chef, a secret lover of literature, and a film buff. All-Star's approach towards romantic relationships reflects his fast-paced lifestyle. He regularly flirts with the women in his life regardless of intent and sees physical intimacy as completely independent of romantic feelings, usually engaging in it as a means of either releasing stress or seeking comfort. This approach naturally has a negative effect on his ability to maintain relationships, many of which end due to his inability -- or unwillingness -- to open up and connect with his partners. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ISTJ.

Friends & Allies

"I try to keep my enemies closer." - All-Star

PATRIOT

In the wake of Project Patriot's dissolution and All-Star's return to America, he and Kurt White became the founders and co-commanders of PATRIOT -- a small, but elite black ops unit which would act as the spiritual successor to Project Patriot. Though PATRIOT has a much tighter budget and fewer resources than its predecessor, it is quickly gaining a reputation for how much it accomplishes with so little and has become useful partially because of its small size, providing a precision instrument to be used as needed. PATRIOT's roster currently consists of All-Star; the individuals listed below who form his 'inner circle'; and a small handful of supporting personnel. All-Star typically goes into the field alone and is more or less the only consistent field operative.

"You've got to pick a pocket or two."

Dodger (Catherine Crook)

"If she's not going to stay out of trouble, she might as well stay in it where I can see her." - All-Star

Catherine Crook was six years old when her father, an SAS soldier turned Broadsword operative who fought alongside Nate Carter before he became the All-Star, was killed on a classified mission during the Zimbavian Revolution. Idolising her father and the sacrifices he made for his country, Catherine aspired to join the British Army and become a soldier like him. Despite her militaristic ambition, however, she was firmly discouraged by her grief-stricken mother from ever enlisting and was instead persuaded to use her considerable intellect to pursue an academic career. With a particular proficiency with computers and technology, Catherine was readily accepted into Oxford University. Just a few months after the completion of her A-Levels and her eighteenth birthday, however, she joined up with the army against her mother's wishes and completed her basic training. Before she could be deployed into active service, Nate, who had secretly been observing her since her father's death, used his connections to get her discharged from the military for her own protection.

After meeting Nate for the first time and being warned against ever seeing combat, Catherine became obsessed with the mysterious stranger and, using her skills as a hacker to investigate his background, discovered not only that he was the All-Star, but that he had once served with her father. Although she obeyed her mothers wishes and studied computer science at Oxford, Catherine continued to follow Nate's career as All-Star, viewing him as the one link she had to her father and his secretive time in the military. Upon earning her masters degree, Catherine -- who frequently operated as a hacker under the Dickensian screen name 'Dodger' -- was headhunted by the MI6 to become an intelligence analyst. Leaping at the opportunity, she used the agency's resources to follow All-Star's activities more closely.

When the news of All-Star's death came a year later, Catherine became convinced that he survived and launched a personal investigation which eventually allowed her to locate him in the jungles of Indonesia. Together, Catherine and Nate managed to thwart a dangerous threat to America's safety and effectively bring All-Star back to the world of the living. Though Catherine was subsequently fired from the MI6 for her extended and heavily falsified absence, she was offered a new position as PATRIOT's chief technician, data analyst and hacker. Operating under her 'Dodger' persona, Catherine works behind the scenes to provide All-Star with all the expertise he needs out in the field and to hopefully learn more about both her father and herself in the process.

Young and impetuous, Dodger has proven herself to be a stalwart ally to All-Star during their time together and the two have developed an almost familial bond. Though she can occasionally disobey orders and still desires to be in the field, Dodger values her role as the woman behind the star-spangled man. When she needs to have some kind of presence in the field, she typically uses an RT-453 model recon drone which she affectionately calls 'Artie'. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is ENFP.

Genius Level Intellect
Master Hacker and Programmer
Expert Engineer and Technician
Competent Hand-to-Hand Combatant
Computer and Technology Expertise
British Army and MI6 Training

Inspired By: Oracle (DC), Julia Pennyworth (DC), Microchip (Marvel), Jubilee (Marvel), Otacon (Metal Gear), Mei Ling (Metal Gear), Benji Dunn (Mission: Impossible)

"I'm Agent Kurt White. Yes, it is a fake name; no, it doesn't matter."

Kurt White

"The man's been at my side from day one. I don't think there's anyone I trust more." - All-Star

Once a member of the CIA with a degree in political science, a young Kurt White was injured in the line of duty, developing a permanent limp that abruptly ended his field career and relegated him to a desk job. Unwilling to settle for being a mere desk jockey, Kurt used his knowledge of politics and his superior social skills to propel himself into a better career. Through sheer determination, aptitude and networking, Kurt eventually worked his way into a position within the White House and, later, a job at the Pentagon. Known for his his commitment to his job and his consistently high standards of excellence, Kurt was specifically headhunted to participate in Project Patriot, becoming the personal assistant and effective second-in-command to its then director Lawrence Smythe.

A staunch patriot and an admirer of superheroes, Kurt went into Project Patriot full of idealism and hoping that the end result would be soldiers who could minimise American casualities in war. When he looked back on the project's files and discovered the methods they had used to create their subjects, however, he began to chafe under Smythe's command. Just two years later, news of Geoffrey Carter's investigation into Project Patriot came out and Smythe decided the best course of action was to assassinate him and his accomplices. Disagreeing with the corrupt director's actions, Kurt hurriedly set about pulling strings to get him fired. Though he was too late to stop Smythe from killing Frederick Muldoon and Alistair Monaghan and sending Geoffrey into hiding, Kurt eventually succeeded and subsequently became the director of the downsized Project Patriot.

As the new director, Kurt refused to compromise his morals to get results. Instead, he kept close tabs on Nate Carter with the intention of allowing him to live his life. When Nate eventually wound up in prison for manslaughter, however, Kurt decided that the only alternative to a life of crime and guilt was the one Project Patriot intended for him. Kurt personally reached out to Nate and pushed him into enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. When Amanda Cho died, Kurt took the final step towards turning Nate into the All-Star by extending an offer to get the experience and training he needed to become a full-fledged super soldier.

Having spent years working alongside Nate as his handler, Kurt used his network of contacts and his political and military savvy to get All-Star where he had to be and give him what he needed to complete his missions. With the dissolution of Project Patriot, Kurt continues to serve Nate in this capacity as co-commander, mission director and secretary of PATRIOT, and the director of SAFEGUARD. Serious, composed and exceedingly polite, Kurt comes across as your typical government man in black. Beneath it all, however, he's a very sensitive and people-oriented person who likes to keep things as above board as possible and, as such, carries out his duties with constant professionalism. Though his life is still shrouded in mystery, he and All-Star remain the closest of partners and friends. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ESFJ.

Expert Tactician and Strategist
Expert Political Scientist and Manipulator
Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant
Military and Government Expertise
Advanced CIA Training
Multilingualism

Inspired By: Phil Coulson (Marvel), Kay Faraday (DC), Amanda Waller (DC), Roy Campbell (Metal Gear), Irving Lambert (Splinter Cell), Agent K (Men In Black)

"If you're trying to get yourself killed, Nathaniel, I'd like you to stop doing it piece-by-piece."

Dr. Anu Shahani

"People call me a hero, but Dr. Shahani is the one who wants to save the world." - All-Star

Dr. Anu Shahani was a brilliant Indian-American medical doctor and surgeon working with Doctors Without Borders in Syria. The chief coordinator working at the facility she was appointed to, Shahani regularly risked her own life and took bold risks to help protect civilians and soldiers caught in the conflict. Having grown up in conditions of poverty and discrimination, Shahani had a great deal of empathy towards those made to suffer at the hands of dictators and oppressors. Eventually, her clinic was attacked by Syrian forces who slaughtered most of her staff and patients and took survivors into captivity. Throughout her imprisonment, Shahani showed courage and compassion for her fellow hostages and was eventually forced to patch up injured Syrian troops at gunpoint.

All-Star, who was operating in Syria at the time, was called in on a one-man mission to infiltrate the prison and rescue the hostages. When he arrived at the facility, he met a captive Shahani who offered her help in freeing the others, distracting the Syrian soldiers long enough for All-Star to free the prisoners and detonating an explosive to cover their escape. During their retreat, however, All-Star was shot in the chest by a sniper and subsequently began to bleed out, forcing Shahani and the freed prisoners to hole up in a derelict hospital behind enemy lines. With All-Star rapidly fading and unable to protect the group, Shahani took charge of the situation. Utilising the captured soldiers among the prisoners and the weapons they had taken in their escape along with what little tactical advice the wounded All-Star could offer her, Shahani set up a defensive perimeter around the hospital. Then, with a mixed team of the surviving members of her clinic and civilians, she performed complex surgery which narrowly saved All-Star's life.

Before All-Star could fully recover and regain consciousness, the Syrian soldiers arrived and a shootout between themselves and the escaped hostages broke out. Though lives were lost on both sides, Shahani's quick thinking and use of All-Star's tactics managed to keep the soldiers at bay long enough for the man himself to recover and finish them off. When the battle was over and the prisoners reached the designated extraction point, All-Star thanked Shahani for all she had done and maintained contact with her. After returning to America following the events of The Price of Freedom and taking back the mantle of All-Star, Nate sought out Shahani and offered her a job as the chief medical officer for PATRIOT. Explicitly trusting the man who saved her life years ago, Shahani accepted his offer.

Strong-willed, capable and deeply spiritual, Dr. Shahani is an extreme humanitarian who has devoted her life to helping others. A natural healer with a sense of justice that exceeds even Nate's, Shahani's selflessness and compassion shine brightly through her severity. As such, she typically provides All-Star with moral guidance and support when she isn't patching up his wounds. Unlike other members of PATRIOT, Shahani is happily married with three children. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is INFJ.

Genius Level Intellect
Brilliant Medical Doctor and Surgeon
Competent Geneticist
Multilingualism

Inspired By: Leslie Thompkins (DC), Alfred Pennyworth (DC), Kavita Rao (Marvel), Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear), Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect), Shepherd Book (Firefly)

"If flying was an art, I'd be Pablo da Vinci."

LZ (Vaughn Brady)

"Vaughn may be an idiot, but he's the best idiot we've got." - All-Star

With an influential USAF general father and a state senator mother, Vaughn Brady came from a distinctly privileged upper class background where great importance was placed on excellence. A slacker who coasted by on his charm and good looks, Vaughn quickly found himself falling short of his older sister, who owned a successful law firm, and his younger brother, who would go on to become a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. When he graduated from his expensive private school with bad grades, a low-paying job at an auto-mechanic and no particular motivation to move out, Vaughn was given an ultimatum by his disciplinarian father: either he would make something of himself or he would be financially cut off.

Ultimately, Vaughn decided to enlist in the Air Force like his father, thinking that he would receive preferential treatment through nepotism. Unfortunately for him, however, his father saw his enlistment as a sign that he had finally learnt to respect his nation and encouraged him to fight on the front lines. A reluctant recruit, Vaughn was surprised to find that he took to his training like a fish to water and, when he eventually became an airman and a pilot, he felt completely at ease soaring through the skies. Before long, Vaughn had served three tours in Afghanistan, rising to the rank of Senior Airman and earning accolades for his exceptional talents. When he finally left the Air Force and returned to civilian life, Vaughn had been molded into a sterling young man and the apple of his father's eye.

Using his father's connections and his Air Force vehicle operations training, Vaughn secured a comfortable private security job chauffeuring and guarding VIP clients. It wasn't long before he began to long for the thrill of flying, however. Sensing his son's discomfort, the general contacted Kurt White -- a close friend of his -- and called in a personal favour. Intrigued by Vaughn's military service record and apparent talents, Kurt offered him a role as a member of PATRIOT. Serving as the team's senior pilot and vehicle operations specialist, Vaughn took on the codename 'LZ' and became responsible for managing vehicular and aerial operations, deploying and extracting field operatives and providing his expertise when needed.

Vaughn is the only other member of PATRIOT's inner circle besides All-Star to have fought in a war and is arguably the team's most capable field operative behind the Soldier Supreme himself. Relatively new to the world of black ops, Vaughn overcompensates with showboating and machismo. Due to the fact that he's narcissistic, wealthy and a bit of a meathead, however, he is often the butt of the joke among the rest of the inner circle. Despite his obnoxiousness and the lack of respect he's usually shown, Vaughn is a loyal and dependable ally who always comes through when it counts. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ESTP.

Expert Pilot and Driver
Skilled Mechanic
Skilled Marksman
Competent Hand-to-Hand Combatant
Advanced USAF Training

Inspired By: Happy Hogan (Marvel), Steve Trevor (DC), Hal Jordan (DC), Kazuhira Miller (Metal Gear), Joker (Mass Effect), Po Dameron (Star Wars), Wash (Firefly)

"This country gave me hope when I deserved none. I would gladly fight for it."

Tatyana Molotov

"Molotov's a scary woman. Makes me glad she's on our side these days." - All-Star

As a young, orphaned girl living in the slums of Russia, Tatyana Molotov was kidnapped by slave traders and taken to Somalia where she was forced to build firearms and bombs. Operating under the threat of execution or prostitution if she ever failed, a determined Molotov became extremely adept at constructing weapons and explosives. Having spent four years of her life in the misery and squalor of slavery, Molotov began stealing pieces from her factory over the course of several months to create a high-powered explosive, detonating it in order to escape with her fellow slaves. With nowhere else to go, she disappeared into the criminal underworld of Somalia and sold her talents to the highest bidder.

Though she started off as a simple bombmaker, Molotov soon fell in with a group of mercenaries. As a member of her mercenary team, Molotov served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Zimbavia and Afghanistan, becoming a highly talented and capable operative. After they found themselves in possession of a large shipment of military-grade weapons, however, Molotov mercilessly mowed down the rest of her team and kept the stash for herself in the hopes of selling them on. Calling in a favour with the Bratva and using the stash as the foundation of her new enterprise, Molotov became a highly successful international arms trafficker with a network of operatives all over the world. As an arms dealer, Molotov ran afoul of All-Star on multiple occasions, becoming one of his earliest and most frequent rogues.

Eventually, the Bratva called in their debt, attempting to seize control of Molotov's organisation. When Molotov rejected their terms, they began to personally target her operation, systematically burning her empire to the ground. Before long, the once powerful arms dealer had nothing and, after an attempt on her life blinded her in one eye, realised she would need protection from her enemies. Desperate, she contacted All-Star and begged for amnesty in exchange for information. All-Star personally escorted Molotov back to American soil, fighting the Bratva every step of the way. When the perilous journey was finally over, Molotov upheld her end of the deal and eventually became one of Project Patriot's most valuable assets. In more recent times, the formerly bitter and scornful Molotov has professed her admiration and respect towards All-Star and America. Though her damaged eye meant she was no longer viable in the field, she willingly aided Project Patriot from behind the scenes as a regular contact. By the time PATRIOT came into formation, All-Star had come to trust Molotov so much that he readily invited her to be the unit's chief gunsmith, armorer and weapons specialist.

Toughened by a difficult life, Molotov is a taciturn and independent woman with a no-nonsense outlook. She is probably the member of PATRIOT who has the most in common with All-Star and he is typically the only one she speaks to at length besides Dr. Shahani. Amusingly, she inspires fear or distrust in anyone else. Despite her withdrawn demeanour, Molotov is a deeply philosophical and sophisticated woman with a love of art and literature. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is INTJ.

Expert Gunsmith and Weapons Engineer
Expert Smuggler and Trafficker
Expert Marksman
Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant
Demolitions and Criminal Expertise
Multilingualism

Inspired By: Aristotle Rodor (DC), Nastasha Romanenko (Metal Gear), Anna Grímsdóttir (Splinter Cell), Balalaika (Black Lagoon)

Players

Ada Clover: Having started his affair with Ada Clover during his time in the Protectors of the World, Nate eventually pursued a genuine relationship with the team's feline PR representative. Though their short-lived romance was interrupted by his faking his own death, Nate has recently returned to Millennium City and resparked their relationship. Though Nate enjoys his time with Ada and cares for her, it's difficult for him to view their relationship as anything more than physical.

Adapto: A trip to a fractured universe created through the power of the Polychoron led to both All-Star and Adapto gaining control of the unknown artifact at the same time, creating a link between their consciousness and sending them to another plain of existence. There, All-Star and Adapto bonded and made a shared decision to undo the damage to the Megaverse done by the Polychoron, restoring reality to its natural state. Despite no longer being 'one', however, their time sharing a consciousness has developed their understanding of one another and led to a developing friendship.

Artifist: All-Star and Fist have something of a love/hate relationship. With both often being on the receiving end of the other's jabs and quips, they're much more compatible on the battlefield than they are off of it. All-Star trusts Fist to have his back when he's out in the field and makes sure to have her back just as much.

Dobergirl: All-Star sees Dobergirl as something of a daughter and has always viewed her as one of the few genuinely good and pure-hearted people he's encountered during his career as an operative and a hero. He is as extremely protective of her as he is with Kara.

Fantasma: Fantasma is as opinionated as she is bold and isn't afraid to tell someone what she thinks of them. With a personality so similar to All-Star's, the two are prone to heated arguments and squabbles over even the smallest things. Regardless of their bickering, though, All-Star trusts Fantasma to be straight with him when it really matters and appreciates her fiery temperament. The two are close friends.

Fathom: As a strong, confident and assertive woman, Fathom is exactly All-Star's type and he has made no attempt to hide his attraction to her. In fact, he feels a certain kinship towards her due to their shared military background and their willingness to be firmer than other superheroes. The two have something of a mutual understanding of one another.

Kara McIlroy: Similarly to Dobergirl, All-Star views the intrepid Kara as a daughter and has promised her late father that he would look after her. He is extremely protective of her as a result of their close relationship.

Riptide: Riptide and All-Star have an odd relationship built as much on camaraderie as it is on thinly veiled contempt for one another. All-Star cites that Riptide is one of his best friends because he's just as much of an asshole as he is and Riptide often says words to the same effect. Ultimately, All-Star trusts Riptide implicitly and couldn't think of anyone else (of the same sex) he'd rather go out for a drink with.

NPCs

Ackerson: A relatively inexperienced pilot and occasional field operative working for PATRIOT, the meek and bumbling Ackerson is usually seen in the company of LZ, who treats him as more of a lackey than anything else. No one seems to know or remember his first name and he often takes time off for illness or injury.

Geoffrey Carter: Nate's formerly abusive biological father. Though Nate committed many years of his life to locating and killing him, he recently found him during the events of Made In America and made peace with him before he died. Though he still has some misgivings about their relationship, All-Star has more or less come to accept his father for who he was.

Amanda Cho: Nate's late girlfriend from his early service in the United States Marine Corps. Thought it's been decades since she was tragically killed in the line of duty, she still holds a special place in Nate's heart as his first real love and the person who inspired his patriotism.

Ignacio 'Nacho' Diaz: The head of SteelTech's military R&D division, 'Nacho' typically presented Project Patriot with the latest technology provided by its partnership with Steel Industries and formed a respectable relationship with Kurt and Nate as a result. Following the dissolution of Project Patriot, Nacho continues to represent SteelTech by providing new gear and weapons and has even acted as a consultant from time to time.

Antoine Freeman: Nate's one-time best friend and partner in crime. Also known as the supervillain Wheezer. Nate blames himself for Wheezer's mutation as much as Wheezer does and desperately seeks ways to end his path of vengeance, to no avail. Wheezer simply wants Nate to suffer as much as possible.

Manfred 'Grizzly' Griswold: Nate's former squad leader from his early days in the USMC who would later go on to be his commanding officer when he joined Force Recon. The two have remained close since Nate became the All-Star and, though Griswold now runs a private security company, he has frequently come to Nate for help and vice versa. Griswold has acted as an informant and contact for Project Patriot and PATRIOT on several occasions.

Veronica Hall: A high-ranking figure in the Department of Defense, Veronica Hall became an outspoken detractor against Nate's actions as the All-Star, believing him to be a sociopath and a sanctioned assassin. Though she worked for a time to get Project Patriot scrapped, she was eventually convinced of its worth and even temporarily replaced Kurt as Nate's handler when he was suspended by Gregory Hunter. She has since been transferred to a new branch, but has reappeared several times to support both Nate and Kurt.

Gregory Hunter: An agent of the Department of Defense, Gregory Hunter is a petty and self-concerned individual who's only interested in furthering his own career and crushing whoever gets in his way. Hunter has been a frequent obstacle for Project Patriot, often using bureaucracy to impede them due to a personal rivalry with Kurt White and Nate Carter. After being humiliated and outwitted by the two time and time again, Hunter has resolved to do all he can to ruin both PATRIOT and SAFEGUARD.

Marcella Lotte: An actress and political activist, Marcella met Nate when he saved he saved her from a kidnapping and the two soon became romantic partners. Though he planned to propose to her, their romance came to a tragic end when Clownface tortured and killed her to prove that Nate could never sustain a real relationship in his line of work.

Rochelle Masters: Nate's late biological mother. An uneducated stripper, Rochelle attempted to do her best to ensure her son had as good a life as she could give him, but was struck down by Lawrence Smythe before she could. Nate loved his mother, warts and all, and still holds her memory dear. He often uses his memories of her to spur him on in difficult times.

Dennis O'Malley: The Catholic priest who helped Nate through a difficult time, Father O'Malley was accidentally killed by a young Nate during a botched robbery, setting into motion the series of events that would lead to him becoming the All-Star. Even now, Nate often draws reference to O'Malley's teachings.

Tyler Stone: A journalist who attended Nate's high school, Tyler used his skills to track down his old friend and ask for his help rescuing a fellow journalist from captivity in Iraq. Since then, the two rekindled their friendship and often helped each other until he and the rest of the employees at his office were gassed to death by Wheezer.

The Hall of Famers: The name for several distinct squads of Marines led by Nate during his time in the Marine Corps, there have been many iterations of the Hall of Famers. Nate has kept in contact with a number of them and is not above calling in favours every so often.

Cleantha Zambala: The dictator queen of Zimbavia and Nate's former lover, Zambala sees Nate as both an enemy and an ally depending entirely on her own desires and motivations at any given time. The two share an intense love-hate relationship and have run afoul of each other just as often as they've wound up wanting the same thing.

Zara Zambala-Carter: The daughter of Nate Carter and Cleantha Zambala born out of their brief affair following the Zimbavian Revolution, Zara was raised as an assassin and taught to hate her father. Though their first encounter left her with a severe case of retrograde amnesia, the wary and confused Zara remains out of Nate's reach, much to his despair.

Rogues Gallery

"You fight enough wars and pull enough triggers, you stop thinking about good and evil. There's right and there's wrong, sure, but there's always a point where you have to cross the line to get the job done. When that happens, good and evil give way to kill or be killed. I have no intention of being killed." - All-Star

As a Department of Defense backed special operations unit operating in total secrecy, PATRIOT typically carries out highly surgical black ops missions against terrorist organisations and particularly dangerous individuals who pose a threat to American or international security. As such, most of the forces All-Star faces off against are dispatched or incarcerated rather summarily after their being engaged, rarely becoming a recurring presence in his career. For the few notable individuals who have survived their initial encounters with All-Star and subsequently become frequent or personal antagonists to the Soldier Supreme, the PATRIOT mainframe at Kansas contains a database of highly confidential dossiers -- an unconventional 'Rogues Gallery'.

Threat Level Key:

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LEVEL 1: Priority Iota. Targets pose no or mathematically little threat to America or its interests. PATRIOT intervention unnecessary.

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LEVEL 2: Priority Theta. Targets pose a minor threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention unnecessary.

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LEVEL 3: Priority Zeta. Targets pose a threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention at discretion.

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LEVEL 4: Priority Epsilon. Targets pose a notable threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention at discretion.

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LEVEL 5: Priority Delta. Targets pose a significant threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention recommended.

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LEVEL 6: Priority Gamma. Targets pose a critical threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention recommended.

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LEVEL 7: Priority Beta. Targets pose a significant threat to America and the rest of the world. PATRIOT intervention recommended.

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LEVEL 8: Priority Alpha. Targets pose a critical threat to America and the rest of the world. PATRIOT intervention where applicable.

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LEVEL 9: Priority Omega. Targets pose an extreme threat to our entire species. PATRIOT intervention where applicable.

CLOWNFACE
WHEEZER
ZAMBALA
CAPTAIN HOOK
DEADHEAD
SOVIET SUPREME
HENCHMAN
DOCTOR FAUSTUS

MIRROR
BLOOD DIAMOND
TALLY MAN
QUARTERMASTER
EX-PATRIOT
TARANTULA
ZARA

CLOWNFACE

FILE PT-001: CLOWNFACE

"See, Nate, I never had whatchu did. I never had myself a flag. I never had me a purpose or a cause t' justify doin' what I loved t' do. All I had was a powerful sense o' humour an' a winnin' smile. But, shoot: those'll take ya pretty far, man."

Real Name: ??? (Seymour Slaughter/Wilson Graves/Buddy Goodman/Happy Galecki/Ronald McDonald)
Powers/Abilities: Peak Human Condition, Genius Level Intellect, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant,
Expert Marksman
Occupation: Mercenary and Assassin
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Thrills/Insanity/Money
Inspired By: Bullseye (Marvel), Crossbones (Marvel), Barracuda (Marvel), The Joker (DC)
A mercenary as notorious for his brutality and unpredictability as he is for his exceedingly high rate of success, there is surprisingly very little that is actually known about the enigmatic 'Clownface'. Appearing on the scene for the first time shortly after 9/11, Clownface notoriously slaughtered his way through an entire building full of mafia enforcers. When forensics teams investigated the building afterwards, the gruesomely creative and darkly humorous ways in which some of the victims were killed earned the mysterious mercenary his name. Seemingly taking to the identity the media assigned to him, Clownface subsequently appeared wearing his iconic clown mask and quickly became a big name in the world of mercenaries and hired guns.

Amoral and deeply eccentric in his approach to his work, Clownface is particularly favoured for assassinations, extortion and bounty hunting jobs due to his uncanny ability to get inside the minds of his targets and prey on their vulnerabilities. This combined with his sociopathic disregard for human life and his apathy towards anything outside of his work makes him a somewhat risky, but extremely effective operative. During Nate Carter's early days as the All-Star, he ran afoul of a human trafficker who hired Clownface to terminate him. Leaping at the chance to kill someone like All-Star, Clownface researched and stalked Nate for weeks. Eventually he surmised his lingering affection for Amanda Cho and drew him out by defiling and destroying several of their past romantic spots.

Though All-Star survived his assassination attempt, took down the trafficker and nearly killed Clownface, the masked mercenary developed a dark obsession with the Soldier Supreme as 'the one that got away'. Since their first encounter, Clownface has been employed by many as the 'Anti All-Star' and has perhaps caused more harm to him on a personal level than anyone, usually going out of his way to emotionally torment him seemingly for the challenge. He has a habit of surviving his many supposed deaths and seems to have taken personal offense to All-Star's new, softened stance on killing. He is also implied to have been a Neo-Nazi, a biker, a self-made orphan, a mafia enforcer and a dishonorable discharge in the past and speaks in a deep Mississippi accent.

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Kurt's Notes:
"Clownface is the farthest thing from a human being that a human being can get. The man's an unrepentant monster -- a rampant psychopath in his truest element. He ruins lives for shits and giggles, and Nate knows that better than anyone. I know that one day their twisted rivalry will come to a gruesome end; I just hope the right man's blood is spilled."

ACTIVE

WHEEZER

FILE PT-002: WHEEZER

"I'm your boy, Carter. You think just because you killed me, that changes? Nah. Just gotta kill you an' we'll be square."

Real Name: Antoine 'Wheezer' Freeman
Powers/Abilities: Gas Generation, Gas Mimicry, Military Expertise
Occupation: Mercenary and Gang Leader
Origin: Science
Motivation: Emotional/Money/Power
Inspired By: Vapor (Marvel), Sabertooth (Marvel), Venom (Marvel), The Mist (DC), Ebon (DCAU)
Evicted by his stepmother after his father's passing, Antoine Freeman grew up as an errant street thug in Hudson City, slinging drugs in order to keep himself afloat. He eventually earned the street name 'Wheezer' for the potency of his product. It was during one of his many stays in the Police Department's temporary holding cell that Wheezer encountered a young, wayward Nate Carter and the two formed a bond. Over the years, Wheezer and Nate became like brothers, loyal and almost inseparable from one another. An extremely negative influence on the impressionable Nate, Wheezer typically used him as a lookout for his drug sales. After triggering his hyperkinesis and finding purpose, Nate distanced himself from Wheezer and tried to keep his life on track. When his old friend returned to request his help in paying off a debt to a local crime boss, however, Nate's cooperation led to the accidental murder of his friend, Father O'Malley. While Wheezer escaped, Nate was sentenced to three years in prison for his crimes and the two friends would not encounter each other until much later in their lives.

When Nate resumed active service in the Marine Corps and flew into Afghanistan to command his own squad following 9/11, he was shocked and angered to find Wheezer among their ranks. When his former best friend claimed that he had joined up to seek redemption for his past sins, however, the two became a competent team on-and-off the battlefield. Towards the end of his regular service before being transferred to special ops, Nate discovered that Wheezer had fallen in with a corrupt weapons smuggling ring within the Marine Corps, acting as a gofer between his treacherous superiors and the terrorists they sold to. Tracking Wheezer to the location of his deal, Nate forced the buyers to retreat and seemingly killed Wheezer in an explosion following the inhalation of the neuro-toxin he had planned to sell.

This couldn't be further from the truth, however. Granted the power to mimic various gaseous substances and generate anything from deadly nerve agents to tear gas, Wheezer set his sights on the man who had made him a freak. Becoming a mercenary to earn money and reputation, Wheezer formed his own gang and set out to kill Nate. Since then, Nate and Wheezer have been butting heads in violent and personal ways. Though Nate feels terrible for what he did to his former friend, Wheezer wants nothing more than to tear him limb from star-spangled limb.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"With his unique powers, Antoine Freeman is a living bio-weapon who could just as easily drift into the Pentagon as he could walk into a Walmart. Fortunately for us, you can take the gangbanger out of Hudson, but you can't take Hudson out of the gangbanger. He's got big powers and a small mind -- and he seems chiefly concerned with using both to get revenge on Nate."

INCARCERATED

ZAMBALA

FILE PT-003: ZAMBALA

"The Zozu flower is the national treasure of Zimbavia -- both my birthright and my greatest resource. With it, none shall stand in our way."

Real Name: Cleantha Zambala
Powers/Abilities: Super Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Chemist and Botanist, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Diplomatic Immunity, Contaminant Immunity, Multilingualism
Occupation: Monarch of Zimbavia
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Power/Ideals
Inspired By: Talia al Ghul (DC), Black Adam (DC), Poison Ivy (DC), Doctor Doom (Marvel),
Silver Sable (Marvel), Madame Hydra (Marvel), Queen Bee (Young Justice)
Born the only child of Aoade Zambala III, the king of the South Asian nation of Zimbavia, Cleantha Zambala was considered a child prodigy and given the best education money could buy, studying around the world so she could one day take the throne. While Cleantha studied abroad, however, Zimbavia's political and social climate rapidly deteriorated. Widespread poverty, an oppressive caste system and the denial of basic civil liberties led to many outbreaks of violence and rioting among the lower classes and King Aoade's deteriorating mental state made him increasingly unpredictable. When an adult Cleantha returned to a nation on the brink of collapse, she decided to lead a revolt against her mad father and seat herself on the throne, giving way to the infamous Zimbavian Revolution.

Before long, the rest of the world took interest in Zimbavia and especially in its unique natural resource, the Zozu flower, which could be used to make various medicines, poisons and drugs. Seeking to establish an alliance with Zimbavia, the United Nations sent a team of Broadsword operatives led by Nate Carter to secretly help overthrow the king. During their time working together, Nate and Cleantha had a brief romantic affair that ended with the discovery that she had been using a potent hallucinogenic synthesis of Zozu poison to drive her already unstable father mad enough to spark a rebellion. When they succeeded in placing the duplicitous Cleantha on the Zimbavian throne, Nate spurned her affections, leaving her heartbroken and vindictive.

Over the coming years, Zambala would prove to be a surprisingly manipulative and dangerous ruler who relentlessly sought to seize power, using her nation's resources and the Zozu flower to bend others to her will. Though Zambala's genius allowed Zimbavia to become a global power, her corrupt methods meant she frequently found herself going up against (or manipulating) All-Star. Today, Zimbavia threatens to be the next Nazi Germany and its scheming, megalomaniacal queen continues to rule with an iron fist.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"Brilliant, beautiful and dangerously aware of it, Zambala is arguably one of the most controversial figures of our time. Beloved by some and despised by others, she's willing to do anything for the sake of her nation. That means her allegiances can change like the weather -- a fact Nate is painfully aware of. The woman's twice as deadly as that flower of hers."

ACTIVE

CAPTAIN HOOK

FILE PT-004: CAPTAIN HOOK

"Lost the 'and in a brawl with some blue-eyed Interpol boy. When I got the hook, the men'd snicker behind m'back -- called me 'Captain Hook'. 'Alright,' I thought. 'They want Captain Hook? I'll give 'em Captain Bleedin' Hook.' So I called in a favour an' came back with a big, scary blighter of a thing for a new hook. I christened it by skinnin' the blue-eyed boy alive. I was the only one laughin' that day. Just me an' the sea."

Real Name: Abraham Rothwood
Powers/Abilities: Questionite Hook Hand, Expert Smuggler and Pirate, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant,
Skilled Swordsman, Skilled Marksman, Royal Navy Training
Occupation: Pirate Captain and Smuggler
Origin: Tech
Motivation: Money
Inspired By: Plunderer (Marvel), Klaw (Marvel), Grim Reaper (Marvel), Captain Boomerang (DC),
Tiger Shark (DC)
An English career criminal and Royal Navy dishonorable discharge, Abraham Rothwood soon decided to try his hand at furthering his criminal career elsewhere. Relocating to Somalia, Rothwood joined up with a band of small-time pirates and made a living off of raiding cruise ships, yachts and party boats. Before long, opportunities afforded to the talented young pirate led to him being noticed by arms and people traffickers who employed him to transfer their cargo from point A to point B -- a task Rothwood quickly found he excelled at. Having made a name and a decent profit for himself as a smuggler, Rothwood started his own band of pirates and used his expertise to turn them into one of the most efficient crews in the business.

It was during one of his crew's smuggling runs that Rothwood discovered that their ranks had be infiltrated by an undercover Interpol agent. Confronting him alone, Rothwood engaged in a brawl with the agent and, though he managed to overpower him, he lost his left hand in the process. Enraged by the way his crew would mock his prosthetic hook hand behind his back by calling him 'Captain Hook', Rothwood called in a favour with Tatyana Molotov -- a prominent arms dealer. Molotov procured for Rothwood a questionite hook hand with an extendable chain. With his new and improved hook, Rothwood returned to his crew and used it to skin the captured Interpol agent alive.

From that day forward, Rothwood became a far crueler and more ambitious criminal, selling his services to even the most morally reprehensible clients. His seafaring crime spree eventually brought him into conflict with All-Star and he became a frequent antagonist of the Star-Spangled Sharpshooter. In more recent times, Rothwood has expanded his operation exponentially and has even given his hook hand a number of upgrades to make it more effective in combat.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"He may not be the most overtly threatening rogue in All-Star's gallery, but Captain Hook is still dangerous. After all, you don't become the leader of Interpol's most wanted pirate crew without being a talented criminal and a complete psychopath."

ACTIVE

DEADHEAD

FILE PT-005: DEADHEAD

"Next person to call me Deadhead gets mailed to their mother piece by piece."

Real Name: Vincent Caruso
Powers/Abilities: Pain Suppression, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Marksman
Occupation: Entrepreneur and International Criminal
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Money/Power/Fame
Inspired By: Two-Face (DC), Black Mask (DC), Finn Cooley (Marvel), Jigsaw (Marvel), Hammerhead (Marvel), Handsome Jack (Borderlands), Ajax (Deadpool), Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
Vincent 'The Face' Caruso was a corrupt entrepreneur and international criminal with connections to several organised crime syndicates when he first encountered All-Star. Brokering a deal for a shipment of ARGENT weaponry between his client and a group of would be terrorists, Caruso was caught off guard when All-Star showed up. In the ensuing firefight, he seized a frag grenade and tossed it at the distracted hero. Acting quickly, All-Star picked it up and tossed it back. Exploding just shy of Caruso's face, the grenade did severe cosmetic damage to his once attractive features and lodged a particularly large piece of shrapnel in his brain, severely impairing his ability to feel both pain and pleasure.

Though he managed to recover with surgery and physical therapy, the narcissistic Caruso was deeply affected by his now horribly disfigured face and became even more inconsolable when he discovered that he could no longer register pleasure to an enjoyable degree. Vengeful towards the man who had ruined his life, Caruso launched an all out war against the All-Star. With the help of a network of criminals, Caruso tracked Nate to Millennium City and placed a large bounty on his head. Soon, Millennium City became a war zone with every gang and lowlife crook in the area gunning for Nate's bounty. Eventually, however, Nate stormed Caruso's penthouse and, after a brief struggle, forced him to call off the bounty, making sure to mockingly refer to him as 'Deadhead' during the encounter. The cruel name quickly caught on and stuck with Caruso throughout his subsequent stay in prison. Though he eventually escaped prison and reestablished himself as a key player in the world of organised crime, Caruso could never escape from his new identity or the grim visage that inspired it. 'The Face' was no more and 'Deadhead' became the name whispered and sneered by his associates.

Time has done little to lessen Caruso's hatred of All-Star and the two have wound up encountering each other many times as a result. For the most part, though, Caruso prefers the idea of keeping his business afloat over devoting time and resources to petty revenge and acts of violence. That is until he overhears someone mention his nickname...
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"If you thought Deadhead was ugly on the outside, I'm sorry to say he's worse on the inside. Much worse. If you've ever wanted to know what happens when a narcissistic criminal mastermind obsessed with wealth, reputation and his gorgeous face loses just one of those things, then look no further. Trust me: it's not pretty."

INCARCERATED

SOVIET SUPREME

FILE PT-006: SOVIET SUPREME

"You are a patriot. You are the glorified mascot of an inferior, cowardly regime. I am no patriot, American. I fight not for a nation, but for a paradise -- for a way of life. One that the world, in its hubris, has all but broken. But they will not break me."

Real Name: Ivan Grigorovich
Powers/Abilities: Personal Gravity Field, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant
Occupation: Terrorist
Origin: Meta
Motivation: Ideals/Insanity
Inspired By: Bruiser (Marvel), Russian (Marvel), Flag-Smasher (Marvel), KGBeast (DC),
Mad Stan (DCAU)
A metahuman born with the power to generate and manipulate a personal field of gravity that could be used to enhance his strength and durability, Ivan Grigorivich had the ideals of Soviet Russia impressed upon him by his father. When his father passed away, a young adult Grigorovich became the strongman in a travelling circus, using his powers to accomplish great feats of strength. A vocal supporter of communism, Grigorovich grew to resent the world that had, in his mind, rejected the perfect system. Showing a special level of disdain towards the various patriotic heroes who paraded around in their nation's colours, Grigorovich created his own costume modelled off of the Soviet flag and became the Soviet Supreme.

As the Soviet Supreme, Grigorovich began to travel the world on his mad crusade, targeting flag-wearing heroes and villains and killing them with his bare hands. Before long, Grigorovich had racked up a sizable international body count and earned a place on several most wanted lists as a 'flag hunter'. Eventually, his rampage brought him to America where he set his sights on All-Star, attacking him at his home. During their first encounter, the vastly stronger Griorovich very nearly killed the unprepared All-Star and left him for dead. Recovering from the experience, however, All-Star used his hyperkinesis to find the weak points in Grigorovich's gravity field and defeated him. Though Grigorovich was finally imprisoned, his hatred of patriotic heroes has only intensified and he has made many a number of subsequent attempts on All-Star's life.

Recently, Grigorivich has become a significantly more versatile threat as he targets political figures, jingoistic organisations and even celebrities dependent entirely on whether or not their particular views have disagreed with him. Though his methods and motivations have slightly changed, however, he remains just as much of a powerhouse as he's always been and has developed a much finer control over his powers.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"We've seen slobberknockers and we've seen mad men, but we've rarely seen a mixture of the two quite as potent as the Soviet Supreme. The man's a total lunatic and he'd almost be a joke if he wasn't so damn good at what he does. As if that wasn't enough, he's painfully unpredictable. It's all we can do to follow his path of destruction."

INCARCERATED

HENCHMAN

FILE PT-007: HENCHMAN

"Hench Co.! Expendable just got employable! Buy Hench!"

Real Name: Ronald Blake
Powers/Abilities: Various Skills and Abilities, Brilliant Businessman,
Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Multilingualism
Occupation: Mercenary/Arms Dealer/President of Hench Co./Henchman Trainer/Comic Store Owner
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Money/Emotional
Inspired By: Taskmaster (Marvel), Deadpool (Marvel), Bob, Agent Of Hydra (Marvel),
Scott Lang (Marvel), Henchman 21 (Venture Bros.), Saul Goodman (Breaking Bad)
Ronald Blake was always an underachiever. With his entire existence being able to fall under the one word descriptor of 'mediocre', Blake always dreamed of becoming an UNTIL liaison. Unfortunately for him, however, lackluster grades and an unexpected pregnancy forced him to settle down, marrying his one night stand. Though Blake loved his daughter, it wasn't long before his marriage fell apart and, after the divorce, he got an entry level job at UNTIL.

When his dream job was abruptly ended by a frame-up, Blake joined up with VIPER and, after he accidentally caused an avalanche that killed an entire team of Steelhead soldiers, he became a legend among their ranks and was given increased authority and power. Time and time again, circumstance and luck allowed Blake to survive various encounters with heroes and even kill a few, furthering the misconception that he was the "Greatest Henchman Who Ever Lived". Wanting to cash out before they discovered the truth, Blake resigned and opened up a comic book store in Millennium City. When his daughter discovered his sordid past, however, her fascination prompted him to return to his life of crime as the Henchman -- the world's first 'Hench-for-Hire'. Starting out as a mercenary and a henchman trainer, Blake eventually established Hench Co. -- a multipurpose underground supplier of henchmen, gear and the training to make the most of both.

Nowadays, Hench Co. is a big (if not somewhat unreliable) name in the world of international crime with an expansive network of branches and an annual 'HenchCon'. Though Blake himself has made a good living off of his successful brand as a mercenary and a businessman, he is still a coward who prefers to use guile and luck to overcome obstacles. He has had a number of encounters with All-Star as both a marginally inconvenient antagonist and a majorly annoying ally.
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Kurt's Notes:
"The Henchman is a coward and a con artist who managed to stumble his way into the big leagues. Don't believe the tall tales: the guy's mouth is his most dangerous feature. For the most part, he runs his 'business' like a pro and tries not to rock the boat. That means he's rarely a legitimate threat -- at least not one worth our time."

ACTIVE

DOCTOR FAUSTUS

FILE PT-008: DOCTOR FAUSTUS

"On the contrary, I don't think you'll die, Nathaniel. Not just yet. I think men like you and I will be the only ones who live long enough to see just how pointless it all was. Even when everyone we ever loved is dead and gone. Even when all our institutions and delusions have crumbled into nothing. Even when we've fought to our last. We'll survive. And, if we're lucky, we'll still have tears left to shed."

Real Name: Dr. Solomon Hirsch
Powers/Abilities: Enhanced Condition, Enhanced Senses, Super Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Geneticist and Engineer, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Occult Expertise
Occupation: Terrorist
Origin: Science
Motivation: Ideals
Inspired By: Baron Zemo I (Marvel), Red Skull (Marvel), Ra's al Ghul (DC), Ozymandias (DC),
Vandal Savage (DC)
Dr. Solomon Hirsch a brilliant Nazi scientist who pioneered one of many attempts by the Third Reich to create a perfect race during the Second World War. Decades ahead of his time in the field of genetics, Hirsch's project was one of the few to actually bear fruit when he used it to transform himself into a physically and mentally enhanced super soldier. Operating under the codename 'Brother Superior', Hirsch became a kind of secret weapon for the Axis powers. Eventually, however, he grew disillusioned with the atrocities he saw committed by his nation and deserted their cause, fleeing to the farthest corners of the world to get away from war and suffering.

Spending some time with a temple of Tibetan monks, Hirsch became engrossed in spiritualism and occultism as a means of coping with what he had done. As the years went by and his body stayed more or less the same, Hirsch became more and more convinced that humanity was being led astray by bigots and warmongers such as the ones he had served under. Travelling the world in the aftermath of the war, he began using his talents to fight a private war against human disunity from the shadows. After years of watching pointless wars and gradually losing touch with his own humanity, however, HIrsch's methods became more extreme. By the time the War on Terror began, Hirsch had taken on the pseudonym 'Doctor Faustus' and had become convinced that the only way to save humanity was to wipe its slate clean.

Using a combination of his enhanced abilities and decades of esoteric knowledge, Faustus has willingly sided with anyone and done anything to accomplish his dream of a world without war or hatred. An extremist by nature, he has proven himself to be one of All-Star's most dangerous enemies and a persistent threat to the stability of the world.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"Doc Faustus has lived through enough death and destruction to believe that the human race is practically unsalvageable. He's not a lunatic or a monster -- he's a man who's seen what we're fully capable of and decided to do something about it. Sometimes you wonder if he's right to try and stop us before we blow it all up. But, then, that's not what we're paid to do."

ACTIVE

MIRROR

FILE PT-009: MIRROR

"Like looking into a mirror, no?"

Real Name: Dominique DeBlanc
Powers/Abilities: Mirror Suit, Master Spy and Saboteur, Expert Hacker, Expert Detective, Expert Actor,
Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Acrobat, Multilingualism, Master of Disguise
Occupation: Spy and Assassin
Origin: Tech
Motivation: Money/Emotional
Inspired By: Spymaster (Marvel), Spot (Marvel), Chameleon (Marvel), Batroc the Leaper (Marvel),
Mirror Master (DC)
A French private investigator and corporate spy for hire, Dominique DeBlanc stumbled upon the opportunity of a lifetime during one of his infiltration jobs. Breaking into the R&D department of Steel Industries' headquarters in Arcadia City, DeBlanc found an experimental suit that allowed its wearer to bend light in order to holographically mimic the appearances of others and travel through reflective surfaces. Deciding to take his operation to a new level, DeBlanc stole this 'Mirror Suit' and began selling his services to the highest bidder.

Called in by his friend and head of SteelTech R&D, Nacho Diaz, to investigate the Mirror Suit's disappearance, All-Star went on a personal mission to find DeBlanc and bring him in. Chasing down leads in the criminal underworld, he eventually ran afoul of the man he was pursuing and was very nearly assassinated in his sleep for his troubles. After a lengthy chase, All-Star eventually managed to trick DeBlanc into exposing himself and was forced to shoot him in the head, apparently killing him and losing the Mirror Suit in the process. Much to Nate's chagrin, however, DeBlanc survived his initial encounter with him and has since become a recurring member of his rogues gallery as the Mirror -- a notoriously elusive spy and assassin who can be anywhere at any time. Using his powers, he has often toyed with All-Star on a psychological level and forced him to use his mind over brute force.

A consummate professional, the Mirror tends to avoid direct conflict and favours getting his job done without being seen if possible. This coupled with the capabilities of his suit makes him a difficult enemy to pin down let alone fight. That being said, he is not above getting his hands dirty when he has to -- so long as he feels he has an advantage. Despite being a relatively skilled fighter, the Mirror possesses a notorious 'glass jaw' which adds to his desire to work in a less confrontational manner. The non-lethal shot to the head from his first encounter with All-Star has left the Mirror with a scar on his forehead that resembles a bullet hole in glass, rendering him easily identifiable without his suit.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"The Mirror is a different kind of threat. He's not some mercenary hopped up on crazy or a terrorist -- he's a spy. What's more is that he's a spy with a hi-tech suit which allows him to be anyone, go anywhere and disappear in the blink of an eye. The guy's more slippery than a lubed-up eel, and he knows it. Here's hoping he never gets hired to impersonate someone in Washington."

ACTIVE

BLOOD DIAMOND

FILE PT-010: BLOOD DIAMOND

"The diamonds are a commodity to be hoarded and exchanged. What I truly value is fear. Fear of being mowed down by my men; fear of your children being ripped away and forced to work in my mines; fear of whatever merciless, mystical thing I shall do next. No, it was never about the diamonds, Mr. Carter: they could never buy me half of what fear does."

Real Name: Chidi Mapoza
Powers/Abilities: Expert Tactician and Strategist, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant,
Competent Shaman and Blood Sorcerer, Occult Expertise, Military Expertise
Occupation: African Warlord and Cult Leader
Origin: Mystic
Motivation: Money/Power
Inspired By: Man-Ape (Marvel), Mandarin (Marvel), Kobra (DC), Brother Blood (DC), Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy)
Formerly a sergeant in the Nigerian Army, Chidi Mapoza was eventually recruited by a branch of the Army's special forces devoted to liberating civilians and villages from warlords and dictators. While on a routine mission to save a small village from an up-and-coming warlord, Mapoza discovered that the warlord in question was a staunch believer in mysticism and that he had invaded the village in search of a diamond mine rumoured to hold blood red gems with distinctly arcane properties. Seeing an opportunity to get rich off the treasure, Mapoza reached out to the corrupt members of his team. Together, they mercilessly gunned down the warlord's forces and their fellow soldiers and continued the search for the diamond mine.

What began as a pursuit of riches soon took on new meaning as Mapoza began to immerse himself in the late warlord's research. Like the man before him, Mapoza became convinced of the mystical properties of the diamonds and began to study shamanism and blood magic in an attempt to better his understanding of them. By the time his band of rogue soldiers finally located the mine protected by a village hidden in the mountains of Africa, Mapoza was a burgeoning practitioner of the dark arts and used them to assume control of the village's people and their diamonds. Within a year, Mapoza had become known as the 'Blood Diamond' -- a feared warlord in his own right who used a combination of his magic, his diamonds and the slaves and mercenaries at his command to spread terror throughout the continent in the pursuit of wealth and powerful mystical artifacts.

Able to use his blood diamonds both as currency and as a means of amplifying his abilities, it wasn't long before Mapoza's actions drew the attention of the U.S. government and All-Star. The mystic warlord has run afoul of the Soldier Supreme plenty of times and seems set to become a greater threat as he continues to hoard arcane power.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"You give a man like Chidi Mapoza even a whiff of power and he'll chase it to the ends of the Earth. He doesn't simply want it -- he craves it. It's more than an obsession, it's a sickness. One day his interest in all this mystic nonsense will destroy him -- the problem is that it'll probably destroy a lot of innocent lives in the process. He needs to be stopped before that happens."

ACTIVE

TALLY MAN

FILE PT-011: TALLY MAN

"I've made a comfortable living out of calculations and resolutions. To the rest of the world you may be a super soldier, but to me you're just a bundle of equations waiting to be solved."

Real Name: Preston Parnell
Powers/Abilities: Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Mathematician and Criminal, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hacker and Programmer, Multilingualism
Occupation: Professional Criminal
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Money
Inspired By: Calculator (DC), Clock King (DC), Mad Thinker (Marvel), Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad)
Preston Parnell was a highly talented risk analyst and hatchet man frequently called in by companies all over the world to increase profits wherever he could. As his career progressed, however, Parnell fell in with shadier companies such as ARGENT and Steel Industries and, as a result, began to perform his role in more criminal ways, laundering money, managing illegal bank accounts and even organising wide-scale criminal enterprises. Before long, Parnell expanded his business from the legitimate to the illegitimate, lending his services as a fixer, money launderer and adviser to various criminal organisations. With a mathematical genius beyond compare, Parnell quickly made a name for himself in the criminal underground and began operating under the name 'Tally Man', selling his business-minded criminal and mathematic expertise to anyone for the right price.

All-Star first encountered the Tally Man while investigating ARGENT for selling weapons and technology to various terrorist organisations. The Tally Man had been hired to oversee the illegal weapons trading operation and was eventually able to use his mathematical talents and knowledge of probability to perfectly predict All-Star's actions. When the Soldier Supreme made himself known, the Tally Man counted his bullets and calculated his physical movements and managed to catch him off-guard with a bullet to the chest. Though All-Star narrowly survived, the Tally Man's genius forced him to approach the operation from a more unconventional angle, using his own tactical intelligence to keep one step ahead of the villain. After a number of twists and turns, All-Star managed to take down the ARGENT operation and destroy a potential weapon of mass-destruction. In the chaos, however, the Tally Man wiped all data of ARGENT's direct involvement in the arms dealing and made a hasty retreat.

Since his first encounter with All-Star, the Tally Man has frequently appeared in a supporting capacity to a number of the forces he goes up against. For the most part, however, he prefers to stay as far away from the action as possible.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"Don't let the unassuming looks fool you -- the Tally-Man is more than just a bean counter for scumbags and low-lives. He's smart, he's meticulous and he's a dirty coward. That means he knows how to keep from ever having to risk his skin. Add any given criminal or terrorist organisation's resources and you've got yourself a man who borders on being untouchable."

INCARCERATED

QUARTERMASTER

FILE PT-012: QUASTERMASTER

"War is my business. And, as always, business is booming."

Real Name: Giancarlo De Sisto II
Powers/Abilities: Genius Level Intellect, Expert Marksman, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant,
Expert Tactician and Strategist, Multilingualism
Occupation: International Arms Dealer
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Money/Power/Ideals
Inspired By: Baron Zemo II (Marvel), Madame Masque (Marvel), Deathstroke (DC),
Drebin (Metal Gear), Destro (G.I. Joe)
The identity of the Quartermaster dates back to 13th century England. A nobleman who owned a number of blacksmiths used them to produce weapons and armour of a particularly exceptional quality and began to expand his operation outwards. As time passed, the nobleman passed his franchise onto his son and, in turn, he passed it on to his son. In cases where no male blood relation could take on the mantle, it was passed on to proteges. For every age there would be a Quartermaster selling the finest weapons to those who could afford them. By the time the 20th century rolled around, what had started as the simple dispersal of swords and shields had transformed into a complex international arms dealing operation with the latest in a long line of Quartermasters at its head.

The latest Quartermaster is Giancarlo De Sisto II, an Italian who inherited the title from his father. A wealthy entrepreneur and owner of the prominent research and development company, Sisto Solutions (or SistoSol), De Sisto splits his time between posing as the philanthropic CEO of his family's company in the public eye and using his connections and resources to sell the bleeding edge in weapons technology to the highest bidder as the Quartermaster. Carrying his mantle with solemnity and pride, the Quartermaster first ran into All-Star when he used SistoSol scientists to create a serum that could temporarily induce hyperkinesis in its subjects. Though the Quartermaster planned to sell the dangerously unstable serum to organisations in need of super soldiers, All-Star's intervention managed to thwart his plans and destroy the underground facility where the serum was being developed, eliminating all traces of it once and for all. The Quartermaster, in return, marked the Soldier Supreme as a threat to his operation and started a long-time feud between them.

The Quartermaster remains arguably the biggest name in international arms dealing, providing the kind of technology that most can only dream of and employing an intricate network of operatives to keep his operation running strong. All roads seem to lead back to the Quartermaster in some way, and All-Star has stumbled upon this truth many times during his career.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"The Quartermaster is a legacy that stretches back to the Middle Ages. It's more than just an arms dealing operation -- it's a lineage. No matter what we seem to do, the Quartermaster gets up and keeps going. I have no doubt that his empire will survive all of us..."

ACTIVE

EX-PATRIOT

FILE PT-013: EX-PATRIOT

"This country's a bonfire. I can see the strings. You can see them too. The only difference between us is that you haven't decided to cut them yet."

Real Name: Clifford Briggs
Powers/Abilities: Robotic Arms and Spine, Peak Human Condition, Expert Marksman,
Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Tactician and Strategist, Skilled Athlete, Military Expertise
Occupation: Terrorist and Mercenary
Origin: Tech
Motivation: Emotional/Ideals/Insanity
Inspired By: Nuke (Marvel), Winter Soldier (Marvel), Red Hood (DC), Metallo (DC), Adam Jensen (Deus Ex)
Clifford Briggs was once a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of the Hall of Famers -- the special operations capable squad led by Nate Carter. A morally upstanding and devoted Marine, Briggs was one of Nate's most trusted squadmates and the two quickly developed a rapport. Things soon took a turn for the worse, however. In the middle of an intense firefight between the Hall of Famers and a group of terrorists, Briggs was caught in an explosion and had both his arms and most of his spine severely crushed by debris. Though he survived his injuries thanks to the efforts of his squad, Briggs' arms had to be amputated and he was paralysed from the waist down. With such severe injuries, he was discharged and shipped back home -- a tragic end for a heroic Marine.

Back home, Briggs fell into a deep depression caused by his own infirmity. Though the compensation he received from the USMC allowed him to afford some minor robotic prosthetics to replace his missing arms, he remained confined to a wheelchair and lamented his inability to feel the sensation of touch. Despite a growing bitterness towards his country, Briggs maintained contact with All-Star and the two remained friends. After he thwarted Briggs' suicide attempt, All-Star personally recommended him for the new version of Project Patriot which aimed to use advanced cybernetic technology to create the next generation of super soldiers. Outfitted with powerful robotic arms and augmentations to his spine which restored his ability to walk, Briggs became 'American Steel' and began working alongside his former CO. However, the continued loss of his humanity to technology and the moral ambiguity of his and All-Star's work worsened Briggs' already fragile mental state. He became disillusioned with America, lashing out at All-Star during a mission and going rogue. Though a guilt-ridden All-Star tried to help his wayward friend, Briggs was too far gone. Calling himself the 'Ex-Patriot' he led a plot to destroy the Pentagon as retribution for what was done to him.

Though All-Star reluctantly stopped and, apparently, killed Briggs, the Ex-Patriot has made several reappearances in his crusade against America's corruption, his mental state seemingly worsening each time. He remains a constant reminder of one of All-Star's greatest personal failures and the importance of never taking his work too personally.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"The Ex-Patriot is what happens when this country fails one of its finest. Clifford Briggs was a good man once, and we let him slip through the cracks. That's on us. Nate would do anything to bring his friend back, but maybe there is no coming back from losing everything you believed in. Maybe you're not supposed to come back from that."

INCARCERATED

TARANTULA

FILE PT-014: TARANTULA

"I fought in wars myself once. But war only profits those in power. Here, I am in power. Here, I do not fight in wars -- I decide them."

Real Name: Cesar Santiago
Powers/Abilities: Peak Human Condition, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Marksman, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Military Expertise, Multilingualism
Occupation: Drug Lord
Origin: Natural
Motivation: Money/Power/Fame
Inspired By: Kingpin (Marvel), Tombstone (Marvel), Bane (DC), Brick (DC)
A former soldier in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Cesar Santiago was known by his fellow enlistees and superior officers as a model soldier -- brave, strong and a veritable force of nature on the battlefield. Quickly rising to a position of authority in the Cuban Army, Santiago was placed in charge of his own special forces team primarily focused on cracking down on the various smugglers that were running drugs to and from the country. What was unbeknownst to his superiors, however, was that Santiago was becoming increasingly disillusioned with life as a soldier and communism in general and, when his team stumbled upon a group of smugglers exporting sizable shipment of cocaine to Mexico, he gunned down his own squad and appointed himself the head of the terrified smugglers. Using the opportunity to flee Cuba and establish connections within a powerful Mexican drug cartel known as Las Arañas Negras, Santiago used his military expertise to prove his worth to his initially apprehensive employers, who promptly made him an enforcer and a hitman.

As years of service went by, Santiago became feared in the world of illegal drug trade. A grim reaper with a reputation for mercilessly destroying anyone his masters ordered him to, his signature means of execution -- which involved using his immense strength to grip the sides of a person's head in a spider-like manner, painfully gouging their eyes with his thumbs and finally killing them by wrenching their necks loose -- earned him the nickname 'The Tarantula'. Behind the scenes, however, the deceptively intelligent Tarantula plotted to take over his cartel and eventually led a blood-soaked revolt which put him on top. As the new head of Las Arañas Negras marked by his distinctive facial hair, the Tarantula vastly increased the cartel's influence and power, overseeing the development and dispersal of a potent brand of heroin known as 'Spiderbite' for the minor swelling it leaves after injection. The prominence of Spiderbite in the U.S. drew the attention of the DEA which brought in All-Star. Tracking the origin of Spiderbite to Tarantula's cartel, All-Star waged a one-man war against the Tarantula, who proved to be the Soldier Supreme's tactical and physical equal, if not his superior, going on to become one of his more dangerous enemies.

The Tarantula remains one of the biggest and most feared names in international drug trade and sits comfortably at the top of several most wanted lists. While this has often put him in All-Star's crosshairs, the infamously menacing drug lord has just as regularly returned the favour.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"The Tarantula is everything his name implies -- big, dangerous and completely terrifying. You don't work your way to the top of a Mexican drug cartel by being anything else."

ACTIVE

ZARA

FILE PT-015: ZARA

"Hello, father."

Real Name: Zara Zambala-Carter
Powers/Abilities: Hyperkinesis, Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Chemist, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Expert Marksman, Expert Swordsman, Expert Strategist and Tactician, Skilled Athlete, Multilingualism
Occupation: Assassin
Origin: Natural/Science
Motivation: Emotional/Money
Inspired By: Damian Wayne (DC), Winter Soldier (Marvel), Elektra (Marvel), Daken (Marvel), X-23 (Marvel)
When Nate Carter and Cleantha Zambala first encountered each other during the Zimbavian Revolution, the two quickly became attracted to one another and had a passionate affair. Though their brief relationship ended in heartbreak and bitterness, an unexpected pregnancy was discovered only after Nate had left Zimbavia. Fearing that a pregnancy with an outsider who wouldn't be around to take responsibility would reflect negatively on her reputation, Zambala kept it a secret from all but her most trusted servants and confidantes. When she finally gave birth to a healthy baby girl, she named her Zara and swore that she would be raised to one day punish Nate for abandoning them.

Raised in secret within the Zimbavian royal palace, Zara was trained in the art of combat as soon as she was old enough to fight and was given the finest education money could buy. When she developed the power of hyperkinesis inherited from her father, Zambala revealed to her the story of her conception and fostered a hatred for Nate within her. By the time she had reached eighteen, however, Zara had become rebellious and defiant towards her mother's attempts to control her and her insistence on waiting until she was older to seek revenge. Sneaking out of the country under the cover of night, Zara traveled to America with the intent of locating and killing her father. When she finally found him and made an attempt on his life within the comfort of his own home, Zara angrily revealed who she was to the surprised Nate before escaping. Going to confront Zambala with this information, Nate learned the whole truth behind Zara and was wracked with guilt and regret. When Zara returned to Zimbavia to finish the job, Nate made an emotional appeal in an attempt to reconcile with her. As a deeply conflicted Zara emotionally struggled with the choice between exacting her revenge and finally having a father's love, she was shot by a tearful Zambala who felt that she had done irreparable damage to her only child for the sake of revenge, plummeting into the ocean and seemingly to her death.

Zara survived her fall with a severe case of retrograde amnesia. Remembering only her many talents and he feelings towards Nate and Zambala, she became a mercenary and assassin. She uses her free time to come back into their lives, sometimes as a tragic antagonist and sometimes as a confused girl seeking answers. Nate would do anything to restore her memories and finally get to know his daughter.
Threat Level:

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Kurt's Notes:
"Zara is...complicated, to say the least. Nate's always had a thing about abusive and neglectful parents. Finding out that he was one nearly destroyed him, and what happened after that did the rest. Nate has dedicated so much time and resources to try and find and help Zara. I just hope that he's able to do that one day. He deserves a win, and she deserves a father."

ACTIVE

Weaknesses

"I'm not here because I'm stronger or faster or smarter than the rest: I'm here because I'm better at fighting than I am at dying. Still am." - All-Star

Weaknesses

Stay Frosty: While All-Star's hyperkinesis enhances several of his physical and mental attributes beyond that of an average human, heavy and persistent stress can have the inverse effect, distorting his abilities to make him far less competent than the average person. As a means of countering this weakness, All-Star is typically cool and detached in and out of combat, taking on several relaxing hobbies that keep him even.

Almost Human: For all intents and purposes, All-Star is simply a normal human operating at the very peak of human genetic, physical and mental potential and is certainly a normal human in terms of physiology. This makes him vulnerable to all the hazards that most people would be vulnerable to.

Hello, Nurse: All-Star has a weakness for the ladies, and while a pretty face isn't enough to completely disarm him, it can cause him to lower his guard under the right conditions.

You're Gonna Carry That Weight: All-Star's done a lot of bad in his life and has taken more than a few lives. Though he likes to pretend it doesn't bother him, his self-loathing, despair and deep-seated regret occasionally bubble to the surface. When his past catches up to him, All-Star is prone to letting his emotions rule his better judgement.

Seeing Red: Though his apparent aloofness would fool anybody, All-Star has a lot of anger he strives to keep in check. Despite the fact that it usually only comes out in intense combat or during heated moments, he becomes much less controlled than usual. In combat, it usually leads to his 'programming' kicking in with gruesome results...

Shortcomings

Independence Day: Though he can work well on teams when required, All-Star clearly prefers to do things alone. He feels far more comfortable taking responsibility for his own actions and safety alone than he does compromising for the sake of others. This can lead to him biting off more than he can chew and foolishly turning down support.

Semper Fi: As a military man, All-Star does things a lot more rigidly than the average hero, with a greater emphasis on law and order. While this can have its advantages, it makes him somewhat close-minded and conservative. It also occasionally presents the question of whether he's loyal to the cause or those giving him his orders.

Young and the Reckless: Though he is a talented strategist and tactician, no one can say that All-Star isn't reckless at the best of times, even when he does have a plan in mind.

Call Of Duty: All-Star shoulders burdens and responsibilities like it was going out of style. Driven by a past he desperately wishes to atone for, he's almost incapable of standing by and doing nothing while others suffer. His work is his life and vice versa.

Old Man Carter: Despite his genetic excellence, physical conditioning and hyperkinesis, All-Star is still a man in his mid forties and his age threatens to catch up to him at times.

Soundtrack

"Music's good for the soul. Killing people for a living? Probably not." - All-Star

"The door was locked."

1. Freedom - Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton

2. Smooth Operator - Sade

3. Nuclear - Mike Oldfield

4. Sour Times - Portishead

5. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell

6. Paradise Circus - Massive Attack

7. Epitaph - King Crimson

8. Through The Valley - Shawn James & The Shapeshifters

9. The Spine - Ashley Barrett

10. Surrender - Depeche Mode

11. Glory - Jamie N Commons

12. Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen

13. Truth - Alexander Ebert

14. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone

15. Feeling Good - Nina Simone

RP Hooks

"If you got to know me, I swear I'd only be half the asshole you think I am." - All-Star

All-Star is a sports fan and will openly discuss it with anyone in the loop, especially when it comes to football.
All-Star works closely with various military and government organisations and has earned a reputation in doing so.
All-Star is a top-class chef, having taken up cooking as something of a hobby. It's not something people usually expect out of him.
All-Star served in the United States Marine Corps for most of his life and conducts himself as a career soldier. He earned quite a name for himself among servicemen.
All-Star is a big fan of the works of writer John Grisham, actor Julie Andrews and singer Nina Simone.
All-Star is a pretty big fan of cinema and has a collection of films which he likes to relax with when he gets a chance.
All-Star grew up in Hudson City, New Jersey, where he was a star high-school quarterback before becoming a subject of great controversy.

Trivia

"Everything you need to know about me is right there on the surface. Anything else, you don't need to know." - All-Star

All-Star is primarily inspired by: Captain America (Marvel), The Punisher (Marvel), Ultimate Hawkeye (Marvel), Nick Fury (Marvel), Wolverine (Marvel), The Comedian (DC), Jack Bauer (24), Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell) and Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid). Additional influences include: Black Widow (Marvel), Bullseye (Marvel), Isiah Bradley (Marvel), War Machine (Marvel), Deadshot (DC), 007 (James Bond) and Master Chief (Halo).

Hyperkinesis and Project Patriot are inspired by The Super Soldier Serum (Marvel), The Weapon Plus Program (Marvel), The SPARTAN Program (Halo) and Les Enfants Terribles (Metal Gear Solid).

All-Star really does get around. He has had (often brief) flings with Virgil Landekl, Adriana Seymour, Emily Cain and Claire Thompson and was in a long-term relationship with Alexandra Harper before starting a new casual affair with Ada Clover.

All-Star hates magic. While he doesn't outright reject its existence like some, he believes that nothing good ever comes of it.

All-Star has a bonsai tree named 'Bosley' which he regularly maintains. He finds it relaxes him. Until someone touches it, that is.

All-Star's penmanship is atrocious, which is odd considering the fact that he's also ambidextrous.

All-Star keeps a signed picture of Julie Andrews in his wallet. Of course he does, she's a national treasure.

All-Star doesn't like hospitals. They're part and parcel with accepting mortality, which is something he's never been good at.

All-Star rarely goes anywhere without a weapon on his person, whether it's a concealed firearm or a small combat knife. He likes to be prepared.

All-Star is a creature of habit. He often patrons a traditional diner near his apartment where he routinely orders a cheeseburger, a slice of fresh apple pie and a black coffee. He gets his hair cut short by the same barber when necessary. He cleans his armory every four weeks and exercises between missions. He even keeps his apartment organised by military standards.

While serving as a Major in the United States Marine Corps, Nate turned down a promotion several times so he wouldn't be taken out of the field more often.

All-Star returns to Hudson City every year to visit the graves of his parents, Amanda Cho and Father O'Malley. He also uses the same trip to visit MCB Quantico and the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

All-Star technically never graduated high school, making him a drop out. Despite generally mediocre grades, he excelled in Gym, History, English, Spanish, Shop and Home Economics. He was also the star quarterback of Northdale High's football team, which would have earned him a full scholarship upon graduation.

All-Star drives a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS given to him by Kurt White following his return to America in The Price of Freedom. Though it seems like a regular car, its windows and frame are highly bullet resistant and it comes equipped with several secret compartments for the storage of weapons and gear. All-Star also owns a 2016 Harley Davidson Breakout.

All-Star's favourite films are 'The Sound of Music', 'Old Yeller' and 'Dirty Harry'. He pointedly dislikes watching war films. His favourite living author is John Grisham while his favourite books are 'The Pelican Brief', 'Walden' and 'Native Son'. He has a surprising interest in literature. His favourite styles of music are jazz and the blues and his favourite musician is Nina Simone. Most modern music only seems to annoy him. His favourite food is either cheeseburgers or apple pie.

Art Gallery

"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I've never been much of a talker." - All-Star

Guns? Check. Pouches? Check. Stylish Neckwear? Check. All-Star's ready for anything when he's wearing his standard outfit!
This modern costume has a neat little belt with a star on it. That's nice. Isn't that nice?
All-Star's got a whole new look. It's darker, it's edgier, it's beardier and it's sleevier.
Nate Carter pictured with jacket. Not pictured: other jacket.
Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns
The M27 IAR
The AR-15
The SIG-MPX-K
The Smith & Wesson Model 500
The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield
The FN Five-Seven
The Mossberg 590
The Benelli Nova Entry Short Barreled Shotgun
The Serbu Super Shorty
The M110 SASS
The M40A5
The Barrett M82
The M4A1 Carbine
The MK18
The HK MP5
The M249 LMG
The MGL-140
The FIM-92 Stinger
The M3 MAAWS
The Bear Cruzer Compound Bow
The SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle
'Moxie'
The Gerber Mark II Dagger Knife
The Strider SMF
The Stun Rod
The Grapnel Gun
All-Star's 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS
All-Star's 2016 Harley Davidson Breakout
It's all about style. (Art By Avionetca)
Every time he salutes the sky turns into a flag. (Art By Daggerpoint)
Lift weights everyday. (Art By Eric Guzman)
He'll probably end up getting billed for that. (Art By Eryck Webb)
Explosions have damn fine asses. (Art By Eryck Webb)
James Bond doesn't say 'Aw Jeez', but whatever. (Art By Eryck Webb)
Life's a beach. Might as well enjoy it. (Art By Eryck Webb)
He still bleeds red, white and blue, at least. (Art By Eryck Webb)
No, he's not carrying enough gear. He can still move. (Art By Eryck Webb)
In his combat ready onesie. (Art By Eryck Webb)
Why does he need a rifle AND a crossbow? Because sometimes you just really need to shoot people in as many ways as possible. (Art By Taclobanon)
This isn't what it looks like. (Art By Kenpudiosaki)
Okay, so that's another window. (Art By Kenpudiosaki)
Haha! Windows are for breaking! (Art By Kenpudiosaki)
I can neither confirm nor deny the fact that All-Star is aiming at a window. (Art By Kenpudiosaki)
I whip my scarf back and forth. (Art By Phil Cho)
Decapitated, stuffed and mounted on some villain's fireplace. (Art By Phil Cho)
That one time All-Star got really drunk and woke up in the late 18th century. (Art By Ravietta)
All-Star and Sparrowhawk pose as the universe implodes around them. (Art By Rose McClain)
Not Pictured: Star-Patterned Underoos (Art By Suppa-Rider)
And they said taking a rifle on safari was a dumb idea. (Art By tohdaryl)
Take that, unidentified off-screen enemy I was too cheap to pay extra for! (Art By tohdaryl)
Why is he wearing his current day shades during his origin story? Why you ask? WHY?! (Art By Tovio Rogers)
You know, this whole window thing is gonna bite him in the ass at some point. (Art By Zachula)
Falling To Your Death: Now With 100% Less Windows! (Art By Zachula)
THIS IS AN AGGRESSIVELY PATRIOTIC THING THAT IS HAPPENING. (Art By Zachula)

Comments

"Just keep in mind that I have a gun." - All-Star

"I'll live. You won't."

"Homies help homies. Sorry I couldn't do it when it mattered, Nate. See you on the other side." - Adapto

"He can be a bit of a bastard, but for what it's worth, he's a good guy. Puff the Gun-Toting Dragon, eh? I bet people are gonna start usin' that some time..." - Snowtalon

"Nate underestimates his true value, regardless of how boastful he comes across to others. I'm a better person for having met him, and that's not something I say about many. A partner, an ally, a friend... and much, much more." - Sparrowhawk

"All-Star? He's pretty cool actually. Don't have a single problem with him. We got similar viewpoints, come from similar backgrounds, and not to mention, he's got a helluva shot. He's alright in my book." - Anarchy

"My opinion about Nate changed. I still haven't spent much time with the guy, but he's once told me something that's been sort of shifting in my head for a while. He said something about his skills defining who he was. That not being the best about what he does would make him lose his identity... That, kind've opened up an old wound of mine. And I kinda, sorta freaked out at him." She pauses for a moment. "I apologized, later on. But yeah, he and I got a little something in common, on that, I think. I'd have to chat with him about it at some point." - Natasha Roy

"Having worked with All-Star a few times recently, I'll admit he's rather rough around the edges at first, but he's cool-headed and determined to get the job done - some things I can't say about some of my powered colleagues." - The Peacemaker

"Almost as good a shot as I am. ..Almost. Other 'n that he takes his job seriously and handles his shit 'n that's more or less all ya can ask for." - Desperado

"An excellent ally. He is accurate, carries the right equipment to allow for a high degree of versatility on the battlefield and is quite capable of handling his job. He doesn't seem to know the difference between an android and a robot, however." - Doll

"A big mouth, but his heart's in the right place." - Thundrax

"He's always wearing sunglasses. I think he has light sensitive eyes or something. And he said I was childish! I'm not not childish... right?" - Impsblood

"He's a hater with a silly mustache. Come on bro, don't be like that." - Zee

"He is a fun person with a love for living life. I always enjoy the time I spend with him. I do not think his facial hair is creepy, either." - Greymist Wanderer

"General Freedom? He's an alright guy, I guess, but I always thought he was like, bigger, you know? And angrier. Less shooty, too. Oh well!" - Dohwa

"Nate? I like Nate. He's the sort of asshole you like having around because he makes you feel better about yourself." - Riptide

"Handsome, professional and he really knows how to wear his guns and moustache. He's not as good with women as he likes to think he is though." - Demoness

"Definitively not the 'shoot first and ask questions later' type, as evidenced by his taking advantage of an opponent being surprised in order to... ask them questions. But yeah, he does seem to like his guns. And dislike other peoples' kneecaps." - Snow Leopard

"Terrible taste in facial hair and his inability to recognize that I'm a woman aside, he's definitely someone I know I could rely on in a fight. He strikes me as the sort to not let something as silly as being outclassed ever take the fight out of him. And if he's half as good as he thinks he is..." - Artifist

"The first true friend I made on this world, and one of the finest examples of Terran warrior-hood in- ..What? Stop giving me that look, you know what I meant!" - Zelara

"Impressive enough, I suppose." - The Doctor

"World's. Dumbest. Mustache." - Blue Freedom

"Cool guy and he always is vewy fwiendly! I wike him a lot! Hi Mr. All-Star!" - Chocolate Chip Chelsea

"A real professional. Ready to face any situation that's thrown at him, even if he complains about it a little bit sometimes. All-Star's alright in my book." - Victory

"He cheats at poker." - C.O.P.

"He seems like a pretty cool guy, despite wearing sunglasses all the time. What, does he think he's a rap star or something? Er, anyway, we seem to get along pretty well. And he's pretty hot." - Ada Clover

"I can't decide if this guy is over the top or really bat shit insane from all the stories I've heard. So far he seems like a very capable field leader and an generally cool guy. And a fellow brotha who's a metahuman is always a plus in my book. Wait he's tapping Sparrowhawk?! That black sumuvabitch..." - SoulStar

"He is a sincere man. Perhaps a little too sincere." - Voreen

"Loudmouth." - Katsuo

"He's an effective and pragmatic soldier, I liked him pretty much instantaneously. I hope he tries to stay alive as I want to work with him more and get to know him." - Fathom

"I saw All-Star at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly." - Soldier Celsius

v • d • e
Active: Captain Collider • All-Star
Inactive/Incomplete: Mach V • Science Stork • The Flea • Bearzerker • Kid Billionaire Henchman • Captain Cash • Citizen Z • The Lovecraftian Man • Screwball • Patricia Pan
Misc: Frontiersmen

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+<div style="width:100%; text-align:left; font:bold 125% San-Serif; background: #FFFFFF; #000000;">
+<ul style="margin:-15px 0 20px 0; padding:0 7px; list-style-type:none; text-align:center;">
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Biography|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Biography</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Powers|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Powers</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Abilities|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Abilities</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Equipment|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Equipment</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Personality|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Personality</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Friends & Allies|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Friends & Allies</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Rogues Gallery|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Rogues Gallery</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Weaknesses|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Weaknesses</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Soundtrack|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Soundtrack</span>]]
+                </li>
+                <li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#RP Hooks|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">RP Hooks</span>]]
+	        </li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#Trivia|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Trivia</span>]]
+                </li>
+                <li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#Art Gallery|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Art Gallery</span>]]
+	        </li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#Comments|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Comments</span>]]
+                </li>
+</ul></div>
+__NOTOC__
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 <!-- Main Data Module. -->
-|Level= <div style=color:#FFFFFF><font size="-1">40</font> </div>
+|Level=
-|AlignmentIcon=As-star.png
+|Title= <font size="+1">The Unbreakable</font>
-|Title= <font size="+1">The Unmissable</font>
+|AlignmentIcon= Usa.png
-|Name= <font size="+3">All-Star</font>
+|Name= All-Star
-|Badge= The Star-Spangled Sharpshooter
+|Badge= <font size="+1">The Soldier Supreme</font>
-|MainArchetype= Freeform [[File:Music-player.png|25px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdOTUocn5w]]
+|MainArchetype= [[File:Music-player.png|25px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdOTUocn5w]] Freeform [[File:Music-player.png|25px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdOTUocn5w]]
 |Player= [[File:Swixname.png|170px|link=http://primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=User:Swixer]]
 <!-- Image & Caption -->
-|Image=D-Star Box Redo.jpeg
+|Image=Ult ewg-star full.jpg
-|Caption= "These colours don't run."
+|Caption= "I bleed red, white and blue -- they just plain bleed."
 <!-- Affiliations Module. -->
-|GroupLogoTop=POTWglobelogo.png
+|GroupLogoTop=UnaffiliatedLogo.png
-|SuperGroup= [[Protectors of the World|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Protectors Of The World</span>]]
+|SuperGroup= SAFEGUARD
-|Rank= Primary Field Leader
+|Rank= Major
-|OtherAffil= [[Enforcers Of The World|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Enforcers Of The World</span>]] - U.S Government - UNTIL - PRIMUS - Project: Patriot
+|OtherAffil= PATRIOT '''Formerly:''' [[Protectors of the World|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Protectors of the World</span>]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense <span style="color:#FFFFFF">United States Department Of Defense</span>] - Project Patriot - [[Captain_Collider#A.P.E.X|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">APEX</span>]] - [[Enforcers Of The World|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Enforcers of the World</span>]] - [[Rising Force|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">Rising Force</span>]] - [[PRIMUS|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">PRIMUS</span>]] - [[UNTIL|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">UNTIL</span>]] - Broadsword  - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency<span style="color:#FFFFFF">CIA</span>] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps <span style="color:#FFFFFF">United States Marine Corps</span>] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Force Reconnaissance</span>] - Hall of Famers - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Forces_Special_Operations_Command <span style="color:#FFFFFF">MARSOC</span>] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Marine Raider Regiment (Formerly MSOR)</span>]
 <!-- Identity Module. -->
-|RealName= Nathaniel 'Nate' Jackson Carter
+|RealName= Nathaniel Jackson "Nate" Carter
-|Aliases= General Freedom, The Best From The West, The Star-Spangled Sharpshooter, The Precise Patriot, The MVP (Most Valuable Protector), The Gunslinging G-Man, The Bespectacled Badass, The Honcho of Headshots
+|Aliases= The Soldier Supreme, The Star-Spangled Sharpshooter, The Best From The West, The All-American Enforcer, Yankee Doodle Carter
-|Birthdate= 4th July 1985
+|Birthdate= 4th July 1970
-|Birthplace= Freetown, Hudson City
+|Birthplace= Hudson City, NJ
-|Citizenship= American
+|Citizenship= {{ico|USA}} U.S. Citizen
-|Residence= Millennium City
+|Residence= Millennium City, MI
-|Headquarters= The Barlowe Building
+|Headquarters= Kansas (PATRIOT HQ)
-|Occupation= Freelance Government Agent
+|Occupation= • Commander of SAFEGUARD<br>• Co-Commander and Field Operative of PATRIOT
-Protector Of The World
+|Legal= Public Identity
-|Legal= Criminal Record, Pardoned
-Military Service Record
+Criminal Record (Expunged)
-Registered Federal Agent
+Military Service Record (Heavily Redacted)
-|Marital= It's Complicated
-|Relatives= Geoffrey Carter (Father), Rochelle Francis (Mother, Deceased), Arthur Daggett (Adoptive Father, Deceased), Jennifer Daggett (Adoptive Mother), Spencer Yang-Daggett (Adoptive Brother), Maya Medina-Daggett (Adoptive Sister)
+Ex-Special Forces (Heavily Redacted, Confidential)
+|Marital= Single
+|Relatives= Geoffrey Carter (Father, Deceased), Rochelle Carter (Mother, Deceased), Amanda Cho (First Wife, Deceased), Cleantha Zambala (Ex-Wife), Zara Zambala-Carter (Daughter)
 <!-- Physical Traits Module. -->
 |Ethnicity= African-American
+|SubType= Gene Enhanced
 |Gender= Male
-|Age= 28
+|Age= 46
-|Height= 6'1"
+|Height= 6'3"
-|Weight= 205lbs
+|Weight= 240lbs
-|BodyType= Peak Athletic, Muscular
+|BodyType= Peak Athletic, Large Build, Muscular
-|Hair= Bald (Black)
+|Hair= Black
-|Eyes= Hazel
+|Eyes= Brown
-|Skin= Caramel Complexion
+|Skin= Dark
-|Features= Circuitry Throughout Irises (Closer Inspection)
+|Features= Various Scars, Cuts and Bruises
 <!-- Powers Module. -->
-|KnownPowers= - Hyperkinesis - SteelTech Bionic Eyes -
+|KnownPowers= Hyperkinesis
-|Equipment= - S.T.A.T.S (SteelTech Advanced Tactical Shades) - Dual SteelTech A001 Iron Patriot Pistols - Modified Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle - Smith & Wesson Model 500 - Dual Smith & Wesson M&P Shields - Ruger LCP - Castor Hall N.O.M.A.D Stealth Handgun - Remington Model 870 - Accuracy International AS50 Sniper Rifle - Dual Heckler & Koch MP7s - M249 LMG - M32 MGL - M72 LAW - PSE TAC 15 Crossbow - Dual SteelTech M151 Gorgon Stun Guns - SteelTech BOX Energy Rifle - 'Memento Mori' - 'Moxie' - Dual M48 Hawk Tactical Tomahawks - Butterfly Knife - Throwing Knives - Mini Grenades - C-4 - Proximity Discs - SteelTech H520 Grapnel Gun - Aerosol Gas Canisters - Bolas - Strangulation Cord - Rebreather - Trauma Kit - The 'Shooting Star' - 'Liberty Belle' -
+|Equipment= S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit v3.670 - S.T.R.I.P.E.S. v6.767 - Specialised Ammunition - Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns - The All-Star Arsenal - RT-453 Recon Drone
-|Skills= - Peak Human Condition - Master Marksman - Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant - Master Tactician - Skilled Thief - Skilled Acrobat - Advanced Military Training -
+|Skills= Peak Human Condition - Master Marksman  - Master Strategist and Tactician - Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant - Skilled Athlete - Military Expertise - Multilingualism
 |}}
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-[[ File:Natename.jpg|40px|left]]
+[[File:Natename.jpg|40px|left]]
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-<P ALIGN="Left">'''athaniel Carter was an all-star high school quarterback growing up on the streets of Hudson City when he developed the unique metahuman power of Hyperkinesis and became a costumed crook. When he was put on death row after being framed for the murder of his fiancée by his partner-in-crime, Nate was offered a second chance by the U.S Government and conditioned to be a soldier, a spy and, most importantly, an undying patriot. With his checkered past behind him, a fresh start before him and all the guns, grit and determination he needs to make sure he makes the most of it all, Nate charges into battle as the All-Star, kicking ass and taking names for truth, justice and the American Way.'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Left">'''athaniel Carter was the only successful result of the highly confidential Project Patriot -- a U.S. government financed attempt to use radical genetic engineering on exceptional military servicemen to create super soldiers in their offspring. When head trauma at the hands of his father triggered his gene-enhanced power of hyperkinesis, Nate became an all-star high-school quarterback and athlete. After a misguided attempt to save a friend ended in his being arrested for manslaughter, however, he was given a second chance by Project Patriot and enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Losing his lover and fellow Marine in a freak helicopter malfunction, Nate was given a new proposition -- a chance to leave his former life behind and become the ultimate soldier. Through intense training, decades of military service and extreme hardship, Nate grew from an operator to a super soldier to a veritable force of nature before finally donning his star-spangled uniform and taking his endless war to a new level. Now, with his chequered past behind him, Nate charges into battle as the All-Star, fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Perhaps one day there'll be no more wars to fight. Until then, the Soldier Supreme will take the fight to them.'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Left">'''Weathered by a lifetime of war and rough around the edges by any measure, All-Star's detached pragmatism, old-fashioned values and oftentimes abrasive personality can alienate those who would otherwise be his allies. Despite appearances to the contrary, however, he is as much a self-sacrificing hero as the next when it comes down to the wire with the notable exception that he'll do whatever he feels is necessary to enforce justice. With an undying resolve, All-Star defends his country from all its enemies: domestic, foreign and -- more often than he'd like -- otherworldly.'''</P>
-<P ALIGN="Left">'''Though his sarcastic wit, boastful arrogance and oftentimes abrasive nature annoy his allies just as much as they endear him to them, All-Star is as much a self-sacrificing hero as any of his fellow crimefighters. Through thick and thin he's always ready to defend his countrymen from all enemies, domestic, foreign and, more often than he'd like, otherworldly.'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Left">'''With a newfound resolve to protect his country and the world, All-Star has established the organisations PATRIOT and SAFEGUARD. With more power in his hands than ever before and most of his past demons behind him, he hopes to do some real good in the world following his "return from the dead."'''</P>
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-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Biography[[File:Asbio.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"When I was born, the doctor told my parents I was a bouncing baby boy. They told me I wasn't even human. It's kinda hard growing up knowing that you're not wanted. It's like you want to just disappear or find some way to make it all go away but you just can't ever seem to hit the mark..." - All-Star''</div></div>
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Biography[[File:Asbio.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[[File:D-Star.jpg|838px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Why do all my vacations end in blood, bullets and someone trying to kill me?"</font>]]
+<div style="width:100%; text-align:left; font:bold 125% San-Serif; background: #FFFFFF; #000000;">
+<ul style="margin:-15px 0 20px 0; padding:0 7px; list-style-type:none; text-align:center;">
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#The Truth|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">The Truth</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Born on the Fourth of July|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Born on the Fourth of July</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Rebirth|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Rebirth</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Manifest Destiny|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Manifest Destiny</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Stars and Stripes Forever|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Stars and Stripes Forever</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#Made In America|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">Made In America</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#The Price of Freedom|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">The Price of Freedom</span>]]
+		</li>
+</ul></div>
+<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(6, 8, 7); height:1050px; overflow: auto;">
-Nathaniel Carter was born in Hudson City to an out-of-work, heavy-drinking father and a hooker he had impregnated at a friend's stag party. Immediately hated by both his mother and his father for simply existing, he was regularly beaten by his drunken father and neglected by his mother for the first fourteen years of his life. One night, after getting hit particularly hard by his father, Nate ran out of his house and wandered down to a park to loiter by a nearby fountain. On the way, however, he ran into a local sixteen-year-old drug dealer named Wheezer, the two instantly taking a shine to each other. Wheezer, a runaway who had emancipated himself from his own abusive parents, sympathised with the younger boy and Nate relished the <br> opportunity to talk to someone who understood the problems he was facing.
+==The Truth==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"My name is Nathaniel Carter, and I've just discovered that my entire life has been built on lies." - All-Star''</div></div>
+The story of Nate Carter begins years before his birth with his father, Geoffrey Carter's, draft into the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. An exemplary Marine who went above and beyond the call of duty, it wasn't long before Geoffrey's superiors and the powers that be took heed of his superior abilities. In 1969, the clandestine government operation that would one day be known as Project Patriot was in its early stages of development. Seeking to take advantage of recent developments in the field of genetic engineering and metahuman science made by the super genius Dr. Alistair Monaghan, the then director of Project Patriot, Lawrence Smythe, chose thirteen servicemen of suitable physical and mental prowess from various branches of the United States Armed Forces to secretly inject with a series of radical gene-altering serums which would, in theory, bestow enhanced physical and mental traits known as 'hyperkinesis' on any offspring they might have. Of these thirteen servicemen, Geoffrey Carter was the only African-American chosen. Seen as being more expendable than his white counterparts, Geoffrey was given a more radical and potentially lethal version of the treatment which boasted a greater degree of hyperkinetic potential in his offspring at the cost of severe long term physical and mental health problems in himself.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"When I first met Wheezer he was beating the shit out of some poor sap for stealing an old lady's purse. He then proceeded to sell the old bag some low-quality weed for 40 bucks. I liked him already." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Injected with the serums while receiving what he believed to be several vaccinations to ensure his healthy return to American soil, Geoffrey Carter went back to his civilian life as a dock worker in his hometown of Hudson City, New Jersey unaware of the fact that he was being constantly monitored by operatives of Project Patriot. For about a year he, along with the other twelve subjects of Project Patriot, went about their normal lives. Many of those who happened to impregnate their wives, girlfriends or lovers, however, soon began to present a massive setback for the Project Patriot heads when their subsequent children were all stillborn, seemingly as a result of the genetically modified gametes of their fathers reacting negatively with the non-modified gametes of their mothers. After what appeared to be a wave of resounding failures, Project Patriot had only two subjects who could potentially give birth to hyperkinetic children -- Geoffrey Carter and Nicholas Black, a member of the U.S. Army. With the former having something of a distaste for women and the latter suffering from later diagnosed PTSD, it seemed as if Project Patriot was a remarkable failure and the U.S. government quickly swept it under the rug, forcing Dr. Monaghan to resign in shame and leaving little more than a skeleton crew to keep the operation running.'''
-Wheezer took the young Nate under his wing, vowing to take him with him when he left Hudson City behind. The two boys became fast friends soon after, developing a brotherly bond which would last for years. Wheezer taught Nate everything he needed to know to survive in the harsh urban environment he called home and Nate, in turn, provided the older boy with some much needed companionship. For a while, at least, Nate's childhood was an enjoyable one.
+Contrary to what they believed, however, there was still a flicker of hope for Project Patriot in its two remaining subjects, a hope that would only be fully realised many years later. Geoffrey Carter, despite his misogynistic tendencies, soon found himself deeply attracted to Rochelle Masters -- a stripper he met at a co-worker's bachelor party and, after a passionate one night stand, he managed to impregnate her. Though reluctant to commit to marriage, Geoffrey felt honour-bound to make up for his own father's abandonment by staying to take care of his future son and, by the time the birth date neared, the two were married and living together in Freetown, Hudson City.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Wheezer and me became inseparable. He was there for me when I left the house in the morning and when I ran out of school in the afternoon. Hell, he was more of a parent than my mom and dad combined." - All-Star''</div></div>
+==Born on the Fourth of July==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I was born into war on the fourth of July. I bleed red, white and blue -- they just plain bleed." - All-Star''</div></div>
-However, things in Nate's life took a dramatic turn for the worse when, after a night of heavy drinking, his father staggered home and had a heated argument with his mother. Furious and unstable, his father beat him and his mother severely leaving them unconscious in their house as he panicked and fled the scene, evading police capture and skipping town. He has yet to be found, something which haunts Nate to this very day.
+Nate Carter was born somewhat prematurely during the early hours of July 4, 1970. Despite a number of birthing complications both early into the pregnancy and during delivery (likely caused by the intensified serum), he managed to pull through a frail, but relatively healthy baby. Relieved, his mother named him Nathaniel Jackson Carter, taking the names of the only two men she felt had ever treated her with love and respect -- her late father, Nathaniel, and her older brother, Jackson. Opting to spend the night drowning his sorrows at a local dive rather than waiting at the hospital and with his mental state gradually deteriorating due to the effects of the serum he was given, Geoffrey Carter missed the birth and instead spent the night in prison after a drunken bar brawl.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''He just hit her. He hit her again and again. My mom was bad, but she never hit me like dad. I guess I loved her, in my own way. But, when dad snapped, what could I have done but sit there horrified, waiting for my turn?" - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Growing up in the projects of Masonville, a young Nate found himself on the receiving end of his belligerent and increasingly unstable father's bad temper more and more frequently. Heated arguments grew into threats of violence and insults grew into domestic abuse as the years went by, colouring the young boy's hatred for his father and his desperate need to break free of Hudson City. Though Rochelle often did her best to take the brunt of Geoffrey's anger and physical abuse, a black eye and a few bruises were unavoidable every for Nate every now and then. By age twelve, Nate had experienced more than his fair share of pain and punishment at the hands of his father, who would use his failing grades, poor relations with teachers and fellow students and constant schoolyard fights as excuses to abuse him further.'''
-When Wheezer, looking to drop off an old toy of his for Nate, stumbled upon the unconscious forms of Nate and his mother, he quickly called the paramedics and accompanied them to the emergency room. Whilst Nate recovered from his injuries, his mother had suffered internal bleeding in her brain and died in the night. Nate's father disappeared and Nate was put into foster care until arrangements could be made for his adoption. Though Nate was eventually adopted into a loving family at the age of 15 (after a year of bouncing around from foster home to foster home), he never fully recovered from what happened and remained somewhat distant towards his adoptive siblings and parents, frequently lashing out at both. He held an especially high level of contempt towards his adoptive father, Arthur, projecting his unsettled feelings of anger towards his biological father onto him.
+Though both Rochelle and Nate both maligned Geoffrey for his abusive treatment, the once gruff but reasonable man soon began to question his own increasingly erratic behaviour. He became convinced that he was suffering from some form of PTSD and began secretly attending a group therapy session for war veterans. There, he met Frederick Muldoon -- a former U.S. Marine and conspiracy theorist who had been fervently investigating a particularly secretive and seemingly non-existent government operation which he believed had performed experiments on American soldiers -- Project Patriot. Intrigued by Muldoon's theories and beginning to suspect that his loss of mental stability had been the effect of some kind of experimentation, Geoffrey began visiting Muldoon outside of therapy sessions and aiding him in his somewhat frantic investigations when he could.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"After that, life just sorta stopped having meaning. I was just drifting through it, waiting for something - anything - to happen. And it did." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''At home, the growing Nate ran into a number of social and academic problems caused by his abusive and impoverished home life. With Geoffrey's erratic behaviour getting him fired from his job at the Hudson City docks and his mother being forced to return to stripping to help pay bills, Nate was far from a model student and often replicated his father's abusive actions with weaker children, regularly getting into fights and causing his mother no end of grief. Despite his poor behaviour, however, Nate cared for Rochelle and, though her skills as a parent and a positive role model were severely lacking, Rochelle cared for him in return. Encouraging him to take up sports to keep him out of trouble and away from his father, Rochelle took reduced shifts at the strip club to support Nate on his efforts to get onto Morrison Middle School's football team. Through her efforts and Nate's determination, he was eventually accepted onto the team and would continue to pursue sports throughout the rest of his academic life. Despite this, however, Nate's trouble-making tendencies only lessened slightly and he continued to be a bully and a delinquent, even joining up with a group of local vandals who would tag property in the area when he hit sixteen. During one particular act of tagging, the small gang was caught by a patrolling police officer and, seeking to buy his friends time to escape, Nate led the officer on a chase which ended in his being detained at the local police station. While waiting for his mother to retrieve him, he met another juvenile delinquent who had been caught picking pockets in the area -- Antoine 'Wheezer' Freeman. Enthralled by the older boy's tales and abundance of superficial charm, Nate became fast friends with Wheezer and the two maintained regular contact from that day forward.'''
-Wheezer and Nate became much closer following the incident, their friendship developing into something of a brotherly bond. Wheezer, however, soon fell into trouble when he became involved with a mob-boss named Card Shark. When Nate graduated from high school, Wheezer talked him into a joint bank robbery to pay off his debts. Although Nate was reluctant to risk losing his football scholarship to Millennium City University, he eventually agreed to help Wheezer out.
+Meanwhile, Geoffrey, becoming dangerously violent and irrational, desperately threw himself into his shared investigation with Muldoon. The two, using their network of military connections and Muldoon's talents as an intelligence expert, discovered that Project Patriot was not only real, but also pioneered by Dr. Alistair Monaghan. Spurred on by their discovery, Geoffrey and Muldoon made contact with the retired Dr. Monaghan and angrily forced him to explain what he had done. Monaghan, suffering from a terminal illness, readily agreed in the hopes that it would redeem his soul and told them all about the genetic modification they had induced in the thirteen soldiers, the cause of Geoffrey's loss of mental stability and the lack of success they had. Shaken by the discovery, Geoffrey fled the room and went to drink himself into a stupor at the local bar.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"In hindsight, it was damn stupid of me. I should've said no. But Wheezer had given me so much in life: Companionship. Guidance. Respect. I could never have turned him down, and he knew that. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked..." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Unbeknownst to any of the three men, however, Lawrence Smythe -- still leading what remained of Project Patriot -- had become aware of their snooping and, despite being advised not to by his  new second-in-command, Kurt White, opted to have them all assassinated to tie up loose ends and prevent the operation's secrets from getting out. As Geoffrey drank in a bar, Smythe personally smothered Monaghan in his sleep and burned Muldoon to death in his home. He then set his sights on murdering Geoffrey. Breaking into the Carter residence in the middle of the night not knowing that Geoffrey was still drunkenly stumbling home, Smythe was unprepared to find a worried Rochelle waiting for her husband. When she panicked and threatened to call the police, Smythe beat her to death and left her body for Geoffrey to find, planting DNA they had on file to incriminate him. As he was leaving, however, he noticed a picture of Rochelle, Geoffrey and Nate together and realised that Project Patriot may not have been a failure after all. Deciding to keep tabs on Nate in the future, he fled into the night.'''
-Wheezer and Nate got to work plotting out their bank robbery in their free-time and quickly decided on a relatively low security bank. When the time came to rob said bank, however, things took a rapid turn for the worse. Whilst Wheezer hastily loaded money into a bag, Nate held a bank teller at gunpoint. Using Nate's own inexperience and reluctance to pull the trigger, however, the bank teller managed to distract him long enough to trigger the alarm system, alerting the local authorities to their actions. Wheezer, furious and panic-stricken, yelled at Nate to kill the bank teller. Nate, however, hesitated, giving Wheezer time to gather himself and reassess their plan of action.
+When Geoffrey Carter stumbled home from a night of drowning his sorrows he was anguished to find Rochelle, the woman he loved despite his years of abuse, lying dead before him. Drunk and paranoid, he concluded that the government had realised how close he and Muldoon had gotten to the truth and attempted to phone his friend to no avail. Before he could decide on a course of action, Nate returned home from a night out with Wheezer. Naturally assuming the worst upon seeing his father standing over the lifeless form of his mother, Nate launched himself at Geoffrey in a murderous rage. Fighting back, Geoffrey accidentally pushed Nate onto the kitchen counter, causing him to hit his head and fall unconscious. Believing in his instability that he had also killed his son and already convinced that he was marked for death, Geoffrey called the police and fled Hudson City.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Wheezer was scared. For second I'm pretty sure he just wanted to drop the money and turn himself in. But he didn't. To this day, a part of me wishes he did." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''When police arrived on the scene, they quickly realised that, while Nate suffered from a severe head wound, he was still very much alive. With his father a fugitive and his mother dead, a comatose Nate was taken to the local hospital for emergency treatment. What he didn't and couldn't know at that point, however, was that his life would never be the same again.'''
-The two partners-in-crime took what little they could and ran to their getaway car for a speedy getaway, quickly entering a high-speed chase with Hudson's police force. The combined pressures of Wheezer's yelling, the high-pitched wail of sirens, thepursuing squad cars and his own nagging guilty conscience triggered Nate's genetic mutation, causing his powers to manifest for the very first time. For Nate, time seemed to slow and the chaos swirling wildly around him faded into the very back of his mind as his power of Hyperkinesis changed the way he perceived the world around him permanently.
+==Rebirth==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"When I opened up my eyes everything was clearer, brighter, sharper. And I was sat in the middle of it wondering what the hell to do with myself." - All-Star''</div></div>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I felt it. Every event, every environmental stimulus, every seemingly irrelevant piece of information simultaneously flooding my mind. Complex calculations I didn't even know I could do were getting solved by my brain like kindergarten math. I saw the gun in my hand. I heard Wheezer screaming at me. I felt the wind blowing against my face. It was like placing the final piece of a puzzle." - All-Star''</div></div>
+The blow to the head suffered by Nate had an unintended effect. When his brain struck the surface of his skull, the subsequent trauma served to 'jump start' the hyperkinetic potential endowed by Geoffrey's enhanced dosage of the Project Patriot serum. As a result, Nate's mind kicked into a state of accelerated cognition and efficiency that transformed him into every bit the living weapon he was intended to be. While Nate recovered from his injury thanks to the combined efforts his parents' co-workers and members of his high-school football team to help pay medical bills, he slowly began to discover the changes to his body. He could catch flies out of the air, recall the most minute details and pieces of information, bounce a baseball perfectly off any surface and at any angle to make it return to him, and manipulate a deck of cards with the trained precision of a casino performer, even tossing one so hard it embedded itself in the wall. Though he didn't quite understand what had happened to him, Nate was glad for the distraction from the reality of his situation and the loss of his mother and father.
-Nate's Hyperkinesis allowed him to make quick work of the pursuing police officers, firing his gun and pulling off almost impossible trick shots to incapacitate them. The two evaded capture and made their way back to their safehouse, where Nate quickly told Wheezer about what had happened to him. Seeing the opportunities Nate's new power could give him, Wheezer persuaded him to help him pull off a heist. Although Nate was, again, reluctant, he too saw the potential of his newfound abilities. Setting aside his dreams for the future a bit too eagerly, he took Wheezer up on his offer and decided to postpone going to college to take a year off to get rich with him.
+'''When he was released from the hospital, placed in foster care and allowed to attend school again, Nate found that whatever had happened to him had drastically influenced his athletic capabilities. While playing quarterback in his first game back for the Northdale High Eagles, it was as if time very nearly slowed down to allow for reactions that seemed almost inhuman. He could move and manipulate his body with the precision and flexibility of an acrobat, throw, kick and catch the ball with unerring accuracy and think of new plays and strategies as if on instinct. Mopping the floor with the competition, Nate effectively won the game single-handedly and became a local celebrity for his achievement. Still enthralled by what he could do since his accident, however, Nate continued to test the limits of his abilities. Joining up with Northdale High's gymnastics, acrobatics, running and swimming teams, Nate found that he easily excelled in all of them and became known as Northdale High's 'All-Star' because of it. After school, he practiced parkour, quickly picking up even its most complex maneuvers. He joined a boxing gym and discovered he was a natural fighter. He even began learning Spanish to impress a girl, committing it to memory it with ease. It seemed as if Nate couldn't stop his constant regimen of physical activity as his graduation drew near and, with several college institutions fighting to give him a full scholarship for his athletic prowess, things only seemed to be looking up.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I was stupid. A stupid, greedy kid holding on to unlimited potential and a bag full of more money than he had ever seen in his life. I'd like to say I was seduced by the devil but, to tell you the truth, I jumped right into his arms." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Behind the scenes, however, Nate still found himself distressed over the death of his mother and his inability to take revenge on his father. With constant physical activity and popularity only serving to distract him for so long, he became depressed and frequently contemplated suicide. In his endless pursuit of escapism, he fell in deeper with Wheezer's criminal activities, helping his best friend to sling weed.  It was during a midnight jog to distract himself from his depressive thoughts that Nate stumbled upon a late night congregation at his local Catholic church. Intrigued, Nate entered the building and watched its reverend, Dennis O'Malley, preach on redemption and forgiveness. Touched personally by his words, Nate approached Father O'Malley in confession with his feelings of guilt and suicidal thoughts. Father O'Malley expressed to Nate that the only real way to alleviate those feelings was to give what he could to the people of the world, accept that not everything is his fault and seek to forgive his father for his sins. Feeling as if a weight was lifted off his shoulders, Nate resolved to be a good man and developed a close friendship with the father.
-[[File:EWG-Star.jpg|635px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'll show you mine if you show me yours."</font>]]
-Knowing the risk he was taking going into crime with Wheezer, Nate took inspiration from the various masked criminals and crimefighters operating in Hudson City and became the masked criminal known as the Highwayman, a reference to his use of simple pistols in all his heists. Together with Wheezer, Nate began to pull off a string off bank robberies in the Hudson City area, using his Hyperkinesis to execute daring plans, constantly evade the authorities and accumulate a small fortune.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a little fun with it at first. Dressing up in a silly costume, ripping off the wealthy and getting away with it? I was caught up in the thrill of it all. Then I met her..." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''From that day forward, Nate was a changed man. He stopped bullying weaker children and started defending them from those who would, regularly helped out at soup kitchens and charity drives, and eventually fell out with Wheezer, unable to convince him to leave a life of crime behind. Though he still harboured a dark resentment towards his 'murderous' father and still felt some guilt over his mothers passing, Nate found a reason to go on in religion and had a promising future ahead of him.'''
-Eventually though, Wheezer decided that it was time to expand their operation to compete with the more big league supervillains in Hudson City. He decided to branch out from bank robberies to more serious crimes and recruited a small unit of professional criminals to help him and Nate do so. One of these criminals was a hacker called Amanda Cho, who quickly won the affections of Nate. The newly assembled group took on Nate's star-theme and became All-Star and the Starlets, becoming accomplished and well-known criminals.
+==Manifest Destiny==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Panama. The Persian Gulf. Somalia. Bosnia and Kosovo. Zimbavia. Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. That shitshow in Libya. Didn't matter where it was, I marched there, followed orders and killed without even thinking. War was all I knew, and I knew it well."  - All-Star''</div></div>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Man, was it good. I mean, it was really, really good. We felt like we ran the show. And, for a while, we almost did. But reality had to come crashing down on us at some point, and that point came when my gap year was almost up."- All-Star''</div></div>
+Things took a dark turn for the worse when Wheezer came back into Nate's life with a serious dilemma: after being caught stealing money from his boss, a local gang leader, to bet on a horse and subsequently losing it, Wheezer had been given a fatal ultimatum. Either he would find a way to return the money -- a total of $2500 -- by the end of the week or he would be executed. Though Nate wanted nothing to do with Wheezer's criminal activities, he couldn't leave the friend who had always been there for him out to dry. Knowing that going to the police would simply incriminate Wheezer and, based on the Hudson City Police Department's history of corruption, would most likely still end in his death, Nate concluded that the only thing they could do was somehow cooperate to get the money back. Together, the two hatched a plan to steal the money by holding up a local gambling arcade with fake guns. Unbeknownst to Nate, however, Wheezer managed to procure two real guns, reasoning that it was better to be prepared in case they were met with resistance.
-When Nate's gap year began to draw to a close, Arthur, suffered a heart attack after a heated argument about his secretive double life. Shaken by the death of the man who had done nothing but try to connect with him to fill the void left by his own father and deeply remorseful about the role his actions had played in Arthur's death, Nate reconsidered his life of crime. After giving it much thought, he resolved to get his life back on track to honour Arthur's memory.
+'''Before the night of the heist, Nate visited Father O'Malley's confession and accidentally hinted that he would be doing something illegal. Concerned for the safety of one of the members of his congregation he was closest to, O'Malley decided to trail Nate on the night of the heist and persuade him to reconsider if he truly was up to no good. Together, Nate and Wheezer held a stake-out at the arcade they planned to rob and, when they believed there would be a minimal amount of employees and customers, they made their move. Donning masks, they held the entire arcade at gunpoint and Wheezer forced its manager to fill a bag with all the money in the safe. As said employee did so, however, another pressed the silent alarm while Nate was distracted. Quickly noting the employees action, Nate panicked and told Wheezer that the police were on the way. Also panicking and frustrated at the manager's pace, Wheezer threatened to shoot him to death. As he carried out this threat, however, he accidentally discharged his weapon and shot the man in the shoulder. The gunshot alerted a nearby Father O'Malley, who recklessly charged into the arcade to stop them. As Nate yelled at Wheezer for getting them real guns and tried to convince him to leave without the money, Wheezer refused to do so and insulted his former friend, telling him that he'd "gone soft". Angrily, Nate drew his gun and tossed it down, refusing to go to prison for Wheezer. As it hit the floor, however, it fired and hit Father O'Malley in the chest the moment he walked in. As Nate ran to the dying man's side, Wheezer hastily snatched the money and fled. Stricken with guilt, Nate held the dying reverend in his arms and tearfully apologised. With his last few breaths, Father O'Malley echoed his words to Nate about setting things right. As police arrived on the scene, Dennis O'Malley died and Nate Carter's once promising life fell apart in mere moments.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Arthur had always tried to do right by me. I was some abandoned punk with no prospects and he never stopped trying to put me on the straight and narrow, even when I resisted him the whole way. I killed the only real father I ever had because I was too hung up on my own troubles to see eye-to-eye with him. Arthur Daggett's last words to me were: 'Don't just walk away'. I'm not walking away ever again."- All-Star''</div></div>
+Though he was tried as an adult due to being just a few months away from his 18th birthday, Nate was seen as an otherwise upstanding member of the community and was only guilty of Father O'Malley's death through a circumstantial accident. In light of these facts, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years at a medium security prison. Though by all accounts he had gotten off lightly for his crime, Nate's future was more or less over. He became despondent and wracked with guilt, spending almost all of his time in the gym or alone in his cell. Frequently harassed by some of his fellow inmates for his youth, his taciturn demeanour and his repentance, Nate found himself on the receiving end of several beatings and was only able to protect himself from anything more severe with his own skills in boxing.
-Nate, with Arthur's death still fresh in his mind, discussed his desire to leave the group for college with Amanda, his now steady girlfriend. Amanda took the opportunity to tell Nate that she was pregnant with his child and supported his decision, more than willing to leave crime behind to settle down with him. Wheezer, however, was less enthusiastic about the idea.
+'''It was during Nate's stay in prison that Project Patriot made a reappearance in his life. After the incident involving Geoffrey Carter and his role in the deaths of Rochelle Carter, Frederick Muldoon and Alistair Monaghan, Lawrence Smythe had been removed from his post through the efforts of Kurt White, who subsequently became the director of Project Patriot. Now in control of its limited operations, Kurt secretly watched over Nate and observed the development of his hyperkinesis. Monitoring his development from troubled teen to morally-upstanding athlete to a wayward young man with nothing to lose, Kurt decided that there would be no risk of disrupting his life by contacting him after he was charged for manslaughter and his chances at becoming a professional athlete or going to college on a scholarship were ripped away from him. Pulling some strings, Kurt got Nate cleared of all charges and released from prison after just under two years of incarceration. When Nate stepped out into the open air for the first time since his imprisonment, Kurt was waiting to escort him by car back to Hudson City.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Didn't take someone with a supercomputer for a brain to see that Wheezer was different. Power had changed him. It changed all of us, but none as badly as Wheezer. He didn't see his friendship with me, the trouble we had gotten ourselves into or the danger of putting Amanda in harm's way while she was carrying my kid. All he saw was that impossible dream. The one he just couldn't stop chasing." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Kurt introduced himself to Nate as a special metahuman recruiter for the U.S. Armed Forces and explained the fine details of his hyperkinesis. He also, however, left out the classified information on the truth behind Project Patriot's origins, his mother's death, his father's instability and how his powers came to be. Instead, he informed Nate that his abilities were metahuman in origin and that, with the right training, he could be a true force for good in the world and atone for the sins of his past as a soldier. Apprehensive at first, Nate turned Kurt down and returned to Hudson City. Unable to hold down work due to the trauma of what had happened, Nate instead devoted his attention to locating Wheezer and trying to find some way to cope with his feelings of guilt, Father O'Malley's last words haunting his waking thoughts. It was during a reluctant return to the church that Nate was approached by the new reverend. After confessing his sins and internal conflict, Nate was persuaded by the reverend, in actuality a Project Patriot plant, to "set things right." With nowhere else to turn to and with nothing keeping him in Hudson City, Nate said goodbye to his sordid past and contacted Kurt: he was ready to atone for his mistakes.
-Wheezer fumed at Nate for wanting to abandon him and pleaded with him to forget about college and stay with the Starlets on the condition that Amanda was allowed to take a leave of absence to give birth to their child. Nate turned him down, informing him that he had too much to lose to continue living a life of crime. He took Amanda and left the Starlets for good. Furious, Wheezer concluded that the only way to get Nate's head back in the game was to eliminate any distractions.
+'''Particularly drawn to their ideology, Nate joined up with the United States Marine Corps in 1991 and was stationed at its Quantico base. Nate excelled in basic training and earned the ire of his fellow recruits because of it. Though this placed him on the receiving end of ritual hazing, there was one who took a shine to him -- an exceedingly patriotic female recruit with the power of technopathy named Amanda Cho. Throughout boot camp, Nate and Amanda remained close, cooperating with one another and constantly looking out for each other's interests. Nate gave Amanda a level of respect she rarely saw as a female recruit, and Amanda's passion for American ideals and life in general renewed Nate's spirit. By the time they had completed basic training, the two had begun a romantic relationship in secret. Becoming a Scout Sniper and Spotter team, Nate and Amanda participated in the American involvement in the Invasion of Panama, the Gulf War and the Somali Civil War, where the two made a name for themselves for their tight work and efficiency. When their tour of duty in Somalia ended, Nate and Amanda jumped between various U.S. military bases around the world for a time. They would often meet with Kurt White during this period to take on more specialised and advanced training.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I should've known what Wheezer was planning. The look in his eyes as Amanda and I walked away was... It wasn't human. It wasn't rage or acceptance or even sadness... It was feral. Like a beast backed into a corner, Wheezer didn't think: he attacked." - All-Star''</div></div>
+It was during this training that Kurt hoped to capitalise on All-Star's hyperkinesis and take the first steps towards gradually molding him into a super soldier and a viable example of Project Patriot's potential. Along with Amanda, Nate was trained in various advanced military skills and techniques for the next year. In that time ,their relationship grew stronger and, eventually, they married each other, deciding to leave their lives as Marines behind and settle down back in America together as soon as they could.
-Wheezer went to Card Shark and humbly requested his aid in getting rid of Amanda and sabotaging Nate's chance to get into college. Though Card Shark agreed to do so for a fee, his methods were unexpected. As Amanda and Nate slept in the night, his men snuck in to their room and killed Amanda, planting evidence to frame Nate for her death. However, Nate awoke during their operation and fought them off, killing all but one with his bare hands. Devastated by the loss of Amanda, Nate interrogated the remaining goon and discovered that they had been hired by Card Shark to eliminate Amanda for Wheezer.
+'''Their plans were disrupted with the entry of the U.S. into the Bosnian War in 1994. Nate and Amanda, equipped with their new training, were assigned to a ground-based strike team to counter Yugoslav forces. Despite the short length of the conflict and the minimal allied forces casualties, Amanda and two other soldiers were killed when their Apache crashed due to a malfunction during a simple training operation. Devastated by the entirely avoidable and senseless loss of his wife, Nate became despondent and wracked with grief once again, returning to a military base on American soil and spending most of his time between his regular duties alone. Taciturn, detached and sombre, he showed all the signs of a man with nothing to live for.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Betrayal. Have you ever really felt betrayed? Like, really betrayed? Have you ever felt pure anger, hatred, despair just well up inside of you and force its way out like vomit? It's a feeling unlike any other. It's everything - EVERYTHING - that is vile and horrible hitting you like a sledgehammer. And it's something you don't come back from." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Seeing an opportunity to sway Nate towards becoming a super soldier and sympathising with his loss, Kurt came back into his life in 1997 and gave him the partial truth about Project Patriot. Introducing it as a special government operation designed to find exceptional metahuman candidates and mold them into soldiers, Kurt explained that the reason he had been contacted in prison all those years ago was because Project Patriot saw a potential in him to be their greatest asset -- that his hyperkinesis endowed him with the potential to be a living weapon with the right training. Kurt made Nate a simple offer: in exchange for his unwavering dedication to his country and to the protection of its best interests, Nate would undergo a intensive training and participate in various military operations that would help transform him into the perfect soldier. Though Nate had encountered his fair share of tragedy over the years, the words of Father O'Malley and Amanda's love for America rang fresh in his mind. Deciding to do them both proud, Nate took Kurt up on his offer and set in course the series of events that would give birth to the All-Star.
-Driven by a lust for vengeance, Nate donned his All-Star costume and went searching for Wheezer, confronting him and the Starlets at their base. The Starlets refused to let him see Wheezer and ordered him to leave with threats of violence. In a fit of anger, Nate killed the Starlets in an intense shootout and went to find Wheezer, swearing on Amanda's life to do the same to him.
+==Stars and Stripes Forever==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Do you have any idea what it's like to wake up one day in the middle of your life and realise the only thing you're living for is war? Yeah, I signed up to be their weapon. Sometimes I think I wouldn't have had it any other way." - All-Star''</div></div>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The Starlets were assholes, but so was I. They didn't deserve death and I regret dealing it to them. But I was blinded by rage. At that moment, it was either them or me." - All-Star''</div></div>
+In the space of four years Nate attended training courses all over the world and was placed 'on loan' to various military and law enforcement organisations such as the CIA, UNTIL and PRIMUS, even serving a notable stint in the short-lived multinational black ops unit Broadsword. Participating in assassinations, reconnaissance, espionage, counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency and hostage rescue among other operations, Nate soon became a legend among military personnel -- an unstoppable force of nature whose military career was shrouded in mystery and superstition. Between tours of duty and loan periods, Nate was prompted to take part in underground fight clubs, take on olympic level athletic training and even spent time in a POW camp all for the purpose of systematically deconstructing him and rebuilding him from the ground up. From being taught in the ways of combat by some of the greatest fighters in the world,to learning strategy from the most brilliant tactical minds of our generation, Nate was gradually transformed into an unstoppable killing machine, his hyperkinesis honed and refined to the point of mastery. With the promise of redemption and the memories of those lost driving him forward, Nate exceeded all limitations and became almost superhuman in his level of expertise.
-Nate tracked Wheezer to an abandoned chemical plant, where he had been hiding after getting word of Nate's quest to find him. Nate and Wheezer fought with Nate quickly besting his former best-friend. As he moved in to end him, Nate hesitated, giving Wheezer a chance to flee and hide from his attacker. Nate eventually chased down Wheezer and killed him by firing shots at a vat of chemicals behind him, causing them to spill out onto Wheezer and dissolve him.
+'''His 'training' was cut short, however, on September 11th, 2001. The tragedy that befell the United States of America and the subsequent establishment of a new kind of enemy prompted the higher powers in the U.S. Government to force Project Patriot to bear more significant results early. It was no longer enough for Nate to merely be an exceptional operator. In an age of terror and global uncertainty, a symbol of the American power of perseverance in the face of hardship was needed more than ever and an immediate test of Project Patriot's ability to provide one became essential. Though he was being taught in the ways of Krav Maga on a military base at the time, Nate saw the attack on the World Trade Center on the global news and was ready to answer the call to service almost as soon as it came. Returning to American soil for the first time in years, Nate was thrown into the chaos of a post-9/11 world feet first. Nevertheless, he accepted his responsibility and was re-enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, where his superiors hoped he would serve as an inspiration and morale boost for his fellow servicemen. Assigned to Force Reconnaissance and promoted to the commissioned rank of second lieutenant, Nate was immediately placed in command of his own specialised squad.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's not the screams that I remember most. It wasn't the horrifying image of my former friend being vaporised in front of my eyes. It was that, despite everything, a part of me wanted to save him. A part of me still loved him. It still does." - All-Star''</div></div>
+When he flew into Afghanistan, Nate was given a level of preferential treatment by his superiors against his will, which made things more difficult when it came to dealing with his fellow Marines, most of whom already feared and distrusted him based on his shadowy reputation and the rumours that circulated around him. As if to make things more complicated, an unexpected face from Nate's past resurfaced in the most unlikely of ways. As Nate was introduced to his squad, one of its members stood out from the crowd; older and wearier with age and hardship, Wheezer, clad in full USMC uniform, came face-to-face with Nate for the first time in seven years. Though Nate and Wheezer recognised each other on sight, both men decided to keep their mouths shut until they were in private. Once they managed to get a moment alone, Nate immediately attacked Wheezer and demanded that he explain why he was there. With no other alternative, Wheezer explained that, following the botched robbery of the casino, he had fallen deeper and deeper into his life of crime until he hit rock bottom. Seeking redemption for his past mistakes just as Nate had, he eventually enlisted in the USMC and became a devoted young Marine. Though he still harbored some resentment toward Wheezer, Nate saw that he was a changed man and decided to forgive him. Taking the first step to reconciling their relationship, Nate and Wheezer agreed to cooperate with one another and try to maintain a sense of professionalism.
-Though Nate had gotten his revenge, he was quickly located by the local authorities, who apprehended him without a struggle. He was quickly sentenced to death for the murders of Amanda and the Starlets as well as his long-running list of other crimes.
+'''As the commander of his Force Reconnaissance squad, Nate made waves during the early years of the war in Afghanistan. Known for being an extremely effective asset and honing those under him to be just as exceptional, Nate's old high-school nickname, 'All-Star', eventually began to stick (thanks in no small part to the efforts of Wheezer). As successful operation after successful operation passed by with no casualties among their ranks, Nate's squad came to be known as the "Hall of Famers" and their unwavering resolve in the face of a war unlike any other made them a force to be reckoned with. On his own part, Nate's leadership earned him various accolades and the rank of captain. After five years spent serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, the heads at the U.S. Department of Defense decided that Project Patriot had a resounding level of potential to create super soldiers and took steps towards capitalising on the one they already had. In 2006 it was decided that Nate would be transferred from Force Reconnaissance to the newly coordinated Marine Corps Special Operations Command, becoming one of the very first members of what was then the Marine Special Operations Regiment but what is now known as the Marine Raider Regiment.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It looked like my life was over. And, really, I was okay with that. No girlfriend, no best-friend, no college or future... The only thing left to do was die."- All-Star''</div></div>
+It was towards his final days serving in Force Reconnaissance that Nate stumbled upon a conspiracy by corrupt higher ups within his company's ranks to sell military surplus, weapons and technology to terrorist cells within Pakistan. Though he originally planned to simply alert Kurt, the shocking discovery that Wheezer had allied himself with the corrupt officials as a gofer between themselves and the terrorists prompted him to take matters into his own hands in the hopes that he could save his friend. Trailing him to one of his clandestine meetings with a potential buyer, Nate spied on Wheezer as he made the deal -- a very large sum of gold in exchange for a canister  of highly experimental neuro-toxin confiscated from VIPER. Knowing what would happen if such a dangerous resource got into the wrong hands, Nate single-handedly launched an attack on the meeting and forced the terrorists to retreat without their product. In the rush of combat, Wheezer took the neuro-toxin and attempted to flee as Nate gave chase. Eventually, this led them to an abandoned power station where Nate attempted to talk Wheezer into giving himself up and letting him help his case. Angered at Nate's sanctimonious sentiments, Wheezer attempted to kill him in a close quarters brawl. Though he had the element of surprise, Nate managed to overpower him and kicked him face first into the neuro-toxin canister. As Wheezer choked on the neuro-toxin filling his lungs, he stumbled off of the raised platform they had fought on and into a still active power generator. As Nate watched in horror, Wheezer was violently electrocuted, filling the air with his choked screams. The subsequent explosion incinerated his body and set the power station on fire, forcing Nate to retreat. Though the evidence he obtained from that night toppled the entire arms dealing conspiracy, Nate had lost one of his few friends in an avoidable accident and would be haunted by that memory even after leaving the Marine Corps.
-Despite his own beliefs, though, Nate's life was far from over. At the age of twenty-one, after spending two years on death row, Nate was contacted by Agent Kurt White, a man who claimed to represent a government program called Project: Patriot which helped death row inmates reform by training them to be soldiers for the purpose of serving their countries. White had read a profile on Nate and his unique metahuman power and had decided to use him as one of the first subjects in the project, personally choosing him out of a list of similarly fated candidates. Although Nate was reluctant to leave his punishment behind, he ultimately decided that it presented a perfect opportunity to redeem himself.
+'''Nate served as a special forces Marine for just over three years. In that time he was renowned for being an outstanding asset to American interests both on and off the battlefield and participated in a number of successful counter-terrorist missions with a new group of "Hall of Famers" and quickly earning his final rank of major. When he eventually filed for an honorable discharge in 2009 after a certain incident convinced him he had seen enough war in the Middle-East, Nate was awarded with several medals for almost two decades of faithful military service. Considered by many Marines one of the first true new age 'Marine Raiders' despite leaving before the unit's renaming, Nate's legacy is still very much alive in MARSOC to this day with many of those who worked with him telling stories of his service to new recruits.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Redeeming myself for murder by killing some more. Heh. Yeah, it's kinda funny."- All-Star''</div></div>
+Returning to his homeland eager for a fresh start, Nate spent some time in Hudson City in the hopes of regaining some semblance of stability in his life. To his dismay he quickly found that, without some sort of war to fight, he felt lost and depressive. It was during his stay at a cheap Hudson motel that he fully realised the extent to which he was incapable of simply settling down and living a peaceful life. From his room's window, Nate often watched the goings on below and, eventually, the activities of a drug dealer who sold to teenagers caught his eye. When he caught the man trying to push heroin on two schoolgirls while returning home from shopping one day, he finally reached his limit. Attacking the armed dealer with his bare hands, Nate beat him within an inch of his life, disassembled his handgun and dumped his stash in a sewer. As startled and mesmerised bystanders watched on, he warned them that the nation was at war and that all its enemies should be kept at bay -- foreign and domestic. Though he had acted in defense of a noble cause, Nate was arrested for his assault and placed in temporary holding.'''
-Nate underwent intense physical and mental training for the next two years, training in a variety of martial arts and military combatives as well as undergoing advanced military training and learning to hone his Hyperkinesis. By the time his training had finished, Nate was an entirely changed man. No longer wallowing in self-pity, he had found purpose in dedicating himself to his country and learning to appreciate the value of doing what's right.
+'''Fortunately for him, the Department of Defense had been concocting their own plans on what to do next with their wayward super soldier. Though Nate had served his time, the war on terror still raged on. The face of terrorism and the way it was fought continued to evolve and, while forces like the Al Qaeda and ISIS were a dangerous threat to American interests, super terrorist coalitions like VIPER, ARGENT and GAIA brought the fight to American soil. Metahuman crime presented a bigger threat to the country than ever before and, though registered, most superheroes acted as independent agents with interests that didn't always coincide with the U.S. Government's. It was Kurt White, an avid follower of superhero activity, who proposed an unusual -- but not untested -- idea; what if the U.S. government had its own superhero -- an agent who would act as a one man strike team, simultaneously tackling international dangers to U.S. interests and acting as an inside man within the superhero community? This agent would effectively have all the obedience, reliability and pragmatism of a trained operative while enjoying the positive publicity, connections and relatively unchecked jurisdiction of a caped crusader. Fully endorsing the notion of such a unique and flexible asset, the Department of Defense gave Project Patriot an unlimited budget to transform their super soldier into a superhero.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"They broke me down and built me back up. I wasn't the same Nate Carter I had been before... The self-loathing, the nihilism, it was all gone. Why? Because it -had- to go. I had a job now, a real one. The first real job I had in my life. The first real thing I could do to make a difference. And I wasn't going to squander it like I did everything else."- All-Star''</div></div>
+Believing that he could only ever be of any worth to his country as a weapon, Nate accepted the call to arms. All previous records of Nate's life before his military service were heavily redacted and made classified; his criminal record expunged to protect his image. For all intents and purposes, Nate Carter became a ghost, dying with the records of his past life. Outfitted with the best gear, guns and training money could buy and a star-spangled red, white and blue outfit, he burst onto the costumed scene as the Soldier Supreme, the Star-Spangled Sharpshooter -- the unstoppable All-Star. Working closely with the CIA, the Department of Defense, PRIMUS, UNTIL and even the Protectors of the World, All-Star soon made a name for himself and proved to be an outstanding success. Gradually, the heroic facade fell away to reveal a genuine hero lying beneath the surface and, as the years went by, All-Star became every bit as respected and devoted to seeking justice as the traditional heroes he fought alongside. While he still answered to his country as a special metahuman operative and even continued to participate in military conflicts as the All-Star, he frequently risked life and limb fighting enemy forces his training never prepared him for. Having finally found his place in the world, All-Star's exploits became the stuff of legends to military personnel and civilians alike and, though he was met with many ghosts from his past, he never faltered in the face of adversity.
-[[File:Zach-Star 4.jpg|545px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"America. Fuck yeah."</font>]]
-However, Nate's training wasn't truly complete until Project: Patriot enlisted him into the US Marines as a final test of his combat prowess. All-Star was pushed through the ranks to Sergeant and placed in charge of a small squad of experienced and inexperienced marines for a six month tour of duty in Afghanistan, much to the disgruntlement of many of his squad members.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I was a greenhorn. A rookie. A boy placed in a man's position. I had all the training and none of the experienced and most of my squad hated me for that. To them, I was just the government's new pet project doing nothing but holding them back. I'd like to say they were wrong. They weren't."- All-Star''</div></div>
+'''From the ashes of Nate Carter, the All-Star had been born.'''
-Nate's first real test of leadership, however, took place when a military convoy his squad was a part of was bombarded by mortars in the deserts of Afghanistan. Though the rest of the convoy perished in the ensuing firefight, Nate was able to keep his squad's vehicle mobile long enough to escape from the threat of immediate danger. However, the damage that had been done to the vehicle ensured that it would be going nowhere else in a hurry. Nate's squad was stranded with no means of contacting their superiors in hostile territory.
+==Made In America==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Maj. Nathaniel J. Carter, 'All-Star' -- 4th July 1970 - 20th January 2015 -- Always Faithful, Always Forward." - All-Star's Epitaph''</div></div>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's funny what hopelessness can do to a man. Strong guys start punching walls and shouting, trying to be angry enough to hide the fact that they're scared. Weak guys either crumble in fear or stand tall, try to find the same strength that they've been grasping at their whole lives. Guys like me? We either reach deep down and find our true selves or we fall faster and harder than the strong men and the weak men. We fall or we move forward."- All-Star''</div></div>
+During his six year career as All-Star, Nate continued to use the U.S. government's resources to locate his missing father. With murderous intent still fresh in his mind, his search finally bore fruit when he learned of a man matching the description of Geoffrey Carter (albeit slightly older) living out in a favela in Rio De Janerio, Brazil. Making sure to cover his tracks and temporarily dropping out of the Protectors of the World's active roster, Nate journeyed to Brazil to verify the identity of his potential father and kill him in cold blood.
-With his squad falling apart from the oppressive heat and the pressure of having to stay hidden from enemy scouts, Nate realised that what his team needed more than ever was hope. Using the motor oil from the wrecked vehicle, All-Star painted a star onto the front of his uniform and led his squad fearlessly through enemy territory, single-handedly killing ten armed hostiles and inspiring his squad to follow his lead.
+'''When Nate arrived in Rio De Janerio, he stalked the lookalike and, after determining that he was, in fact, his father, waited at his modest home to kill him. When Geoffrey showed up, Nate instantly held him at gunpoint and demanded he explain why he killed his mother and left him without a family. Weary from a life spent on the run and wracked with guilt over what transpired all those years ago, Geoffrey merely apologised to Nate and accepted his death. Angry at his acquiescence, Nate beat his father and demanded an explanation. Before he could be angered further, however, he noticed a photo of his father in a United States Marine Corps uniform posing with his fellow Marines on an end table. Surprised by the revelation that his father was once a Marine, Nate further noticed several bottles of anti-psychotic medication on the same table. His hesitation prompted Geoffrey to explain himself.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It was the moment when everything clicked. Being a leader wasn't about being the strongest or the smartest. It was about giving everyone around you something to believe in. Something to follow. It was about standing up when everyone else fell down and marching even harder."- All-Star''</div></div>
+Geoffrey relayed his investigation into the truth behind Project Patriot to Nate and the attempt to cover it up with the deaths of Frederick Muldoon and Dr. Monaghan. When Geoffrey discovered Rochelle's corpse, he fled in a panic and subsequently went on the run, his state of mind afflicted by the genetic modification and his paranoia rightly mounting. Over the coming years, Geoffrey had gone into hiding and had devoted much of his life to trying to fully understand what Project Patriot had done to him and, while he had kept an eye on Nate for the first few years, he soon accepted the fact that his son's life would be far better without him. As his investigation continued, Geoffrey discovered that most of the technology and research used in Project Patriot was being held in a top secret military storage facility where it would be hidden from the public eye and where no evidence of its existence could be brought to light -- a sort of 'dead zone'. Shaken by the notion that he was a manufactured experiment and the implication that his entire life had been manipoulated by Project Patriot, Nate refused to believe Geoffrey and instead argued that he was merely trying to save his own skin.
-Though it took weeks of determination and grit, All-Star and his group of survivors eventually made their way back to a US Outpost, alerting the outpost to the ambush tactics being used by the hostile forces in the area and earning the respect of the men under his leadership and even his superiors. To them, Nate was nothing short of a war hero and, for the last two months of his tour, they followed him unquestioningly. By the time Nate's tour was over and he returned to Project: Patriot, he was ready to finally take the next step in his path to redemption.
+'''At that moment, a smoke grenade flew through the window of Geoffrey's house. Acting quickly, Nate grabbed his father and escaped out the back door. As they fled through the favela, they quickly became aware that a highly-trained and heavily armed team of operators were pursuing them with the intent to kill. Reluctantly arming Geoffrey with a gun, Nate engaged in a shootout with the men in the middle of the favela. When the combat ended, Nate seized and interrogated one of the men, demanding that he reveal who he was working for. Though it took some force, the man eventually broke and revealed that none of them had ever formally met their employer, who had dealt with them primarily through back channels and encrypted lines as to remove all accountability. Realising that Geoffrey may have been telling the truth, Nate begrudgingly decided to cooperate with the man he had spent almost his entire adult life hating to uncover the truth. '''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I was ready. I had seen men kill and I had killed to see men live. I knew what it was to carry the burden I'd be carrying for the rest of my life. I knew what it was to want to die for my country. No, not for my country: for my ideals." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Nate and Geoffrey returned to North America to confront Kurt White directly. Cornering Kurt at his private residence, Nate demanded that he tell him the whole truth about Project Patriot and his own recruitment. Finally understanding that the jig was up, Kurt explained that the previous director of Project Patriot, Lawrence Smythe, was the one who ordered the increased strength treatment to be tested on Geoffrey and was directly responsible for the deaths of Muldoon, Dr. Monaghan and Rochelle. Though he was subsequently removed from his post thanks to Kurt's efforts, he was reassigned to a position within the Department of Defense and was able to climb the ranks to once again hold a position of power. Kurt theorised that Smythe had been keeping a close eye on Nate for fear that he would one day stumble upon the truth and had personally contracted mercenaries to stop him. Though he personally regretted using the foundations of Smythe's corruption to push Nate into becoming a super soldier, Kurt insisted that it was for his own good and that it potentially saved him from government ordered assassination. Spurred on by this truth, Nate resolved to blow the lid off of Project Patriot's secrets, despite Kurt's warnings that it would have dramatic consequences on everyone involved -- himself included. When he saw that Nate would not be swayed from his task, Kurt revealed to him the location of the Dead Zone: a hidden U.S. military compound on a man-made island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Bidding Kurt farewell and warning him to keep his head down, Nate left with Geoffrey to find the Dead Zone.
-Nate immediately jumped into service as the new and improved All-Star. His first mission was to infiltrate a biochemical engineering lab in Iraq to find and procure a sample of a lethal new bioweapon which caused rapid muscle decay. Much to Nate's surprise, the bioweapon was none other than Wheezer, who had been transformed by the chemicals which were thought to have killed him.
+'''Calling in a favour with his old commanding officer, 'Grizzly' Griswold, Nate and Geoffrey took a borrowed cargo plane out to the Pacific Ocean. Landing a few clicks away from the Dead Zone, Nate and Geoffrey swam to its shore and prepared to infiltrate the facility. Little did they know, however, that Smythe had been keeping close tabs on them the entire time. Knowing his special connection to Kurt White, Smythe confronted him and, when he wouldn't give up Nate's plans, captured and tortured him for information. Once he discovered that Nate had planned to go to the Dead Zone and uncover Project Patriot's secrets, Smythe arranged to ambush him there with his mercenaries. Arriving there first, Smythe seized control of the facility under the guise of official government business and set about locating the Project Patriot lock-up and destroying all evidence of its existence. Nate and Geoffrey arrived just in time to find Smythe and his men setting about their duty. Stealthily working together, Nate and Geoffrey dispatched of several of Smythe's men before they were discovered. As the commencing shootout plunged the Dead Zone into chaos, a wounded Smythe fled towards a lock-up full of prototype suits of power armour and donned one.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I couldn't believe my eyes: Wheezer was alive. But, he wasn't the same. His skin was... Purple and unnatural. His eyes were white and empty. Every time he spoke, a noxious fume drifted out of his mouth. I barely recognised him, but he recognised me. And he was -not- happy." - All-Star''</div></div>
+As Smythe resurfaced wearing a strength enhancing suit of power armour, he caught Geoffrey off-guard and struck him in the chest, mortally wounding him. Angered, Nate fought the more powerful Smythe to a standstill and, eventually, managed to fire a shotgun blast into his chest, apparently killing him. Rushing to his father's side, Nate struggled to stabilise his condition to no avail. As he lay dying, Geoffrey apologised to Nate for all the wrongs he never had a chance to rectify. Distraught, Nate forgave his father and comforted him in his final moments. When he finally passed away, Nate briefly mourned for him and left to find the Project Patriot lock-up. By the time he had arrived, however, Smythe's remaining men had already torched most of the physical evidence and were preparing to execute a bound and beaten Kurt. Killing the men, Nate freed Kurt and asked him for any alternative means of exposing Project Patriot. Kurt reasoned that it'd be highly likely any information would be stored on the Dead Zone's computer mainframe. Before they set off towards their goal, Kurt apologised to Nate for the manipulation he had played a part in over his years and expressed condolences over Geoffrey's death. Thanking Kurt for always being at his side, Nate forgave him for his role in Project Patriot and the two friends resolved to finish their mission together.
-Wheezer, now made out of living gas, had survived his accident all those years ago and had crawled to Card Shark begging for a second-chance. From there he had worked his way up to being a successful mercenary, taking jobs left and right to be a biological weapon for his employers. Thought Wheezer thanked Nate for his new life, he resented him for his new look and for 'betraying' him. The two fought and Nate was badly wounded, his body failing him as Wheezer left him to die.
+'''Fighting his way past security measures and armed guards with Kurt, Nate arrived at the Dead Zone's mainframe, accessing its database and proceeding to upload all of its files on all of its hidden projects to the internet. Halfway through the upload, however, the Dead Zone's self-destruct sequence was remotely activated. Revealing that he was very much alive, Smythe arrived in the mainframe room and swore to kill both Nate and Kurt and leave their bodies to be incinerated along with the rest of the Dead Zone's secrets. Forcing Kurt to leave, Nate fought Smythe to protect the upload of the Dead Zone's files and shut down the facility's self-destruct sequence. Taking Geoffrey's body with him, Kurt boarded one of the Apaches that had been used by Smythe and his men and waited, hopefully, for Nate to resurface from the facility.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I couldn't hit him because he wasn't there. He was everywhere. A noxious cloud filling the room with poison. Eventually, he crawled into my mouth and spread his poison to me. I still remember the searing pain, the fear. I thought I was done for." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Back in the Dead Zone, Smythe got the upper-hand over Nate and managed to drive his own knife into his side. Before he could stop the upload, however, he realised that Nate had subtly placed an explosive on his back. Barely even having a chance to shout out, Smythe was blown apart in a fiery explosion. With the upload completed and the self-destruct sequence too far gone to be aborted, the wounded Nate had just two minutes to escape with his life. As Kurt watched from the Apache, the Dead Zone was rocked by the first in a series of devastating explosions. With no other choice but to abandon Nate, Kurt flew away from the island and watched from the skies as it was incinerated by explosions.
-Although Nate survived his encounter with Wheezer due to the intervention of a group of travelling natives, it became clear to White and the others working on Project: Patriot that their new agent needed the right gear to back up his skill. Commissioning Steel Industries to help them do just that, the heads of Project: Patriot soon had themselves high-tech tactical goggles, specialised ammo and advanced firearms capable of giving Nate the edge he needed to best Wheezer and complete his mission.
+'''Amidst the scandal and controversy that dominated news cycles for the next few weeks, Kurt had his men investigate the sunken remains of the Dead Zone for any sign of Nate. Though several charred bodies were found and Smythe's own power armour covered corpse was eventually retrieved, no sign of Nate's body was found and, after a while, it was decided that he couldn't have made it out of the Dead Zone alive. Geoffrey Carter's name was cleared of the murder of his wife and his body was buried in Nate's place beside Rochelle's, the official story being that Nate had died on a classified mission that went wrong. Lawrence Smythe was labelled a rogue terrorist with no connection to the U.S. government and blamed for all that had transpired. Over the coming weeks, many branches of the U.S. government was forced to face responsibility for their secret and controversial activities and several projects and organisations were terminated or scrapped, Project Patriot included. Resigning amidst the media blitz, Kurt returned to his home to drink to Nate's memory. As he poured a glass, however, he received a text on his private phone from an unknown number. When Kurt checked the message, he found it contained only two words: signing off. With a knowing smile, Kurt responded with an equally brief message: permission granted. His spirits restored, Kurt finished his drink and began reapplying for government jobs.'''
+Though seemingly dead, the memory of Nate Carter would live on and his legacy would soon inspire others to pursue their own truths -- for better or worse...
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"From the moment I first laid eyes on the SteelTech Iron Patriot pistols, I knew I was in love." - All-Star''</div></div>
+==The Price of Freedom==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. If putting on the star-spangled uniform one last time is me paying that price, I'll pay it gladly." - All-Star''</div></div>
-Nate tracked Wheezer to his safehouse in South America and fought him once more, this time with his new gear. Though the fight was still intense, Nate managed to pull off a win by sucking Wheezer into a military vacuum pack, containing him long enough for the authorities to take him away.
+In 1997, the then active Broadsword became involved in the infamous Zimbavian Revolution. Led by the young princess of Zimbavia, Cleantha Zambala, the peasants sought to overthrow the tyrant king Aoade Zambala III and place his daughter on the throne. Though together they managed to successfully assassinate Aoade and help Zambala rise to the throne, a British SAS member of Broadsword named David Crook was mortally wounded by one of the king's soldiers in the final battle. As he bled out in Nate's arms, he made him promise to keep an eye on his wife and daughter. Out of respect and love for his fellow soldier, Nate agreed. From that they forward Nate maintained a close surveillance of Mrs. Crook and their young daughter, Catherine, using satellite imaging and informants, even spying on them in person whenever he passed through England. It was during one of these personal check-ups that he inadvertently ended up meeting Catherine face-to-face.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Wouldn't be the last time I wan into my old pal, but that was the end of that chapter of my life. From there on out, it was time to me to leave the past behind. To look to the future. It was time for me to really become more than just Nate 'The Screw-Up' Carter. It was time for me to become a hero." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Just six years old when her father was killed in the line of duty, Catherine grew up eager to do his memory proud by one day joining the British Army and becoming a top-grade soldier. Despite her militaristic ambition, however, she was firmly discouraged by her grief-stricken mother from ever enlisting and was instead persuaded to use her considerable intellect to pursue an academic career. Though Catherine completed her A-Levels with outstanding marks and was readily accepted into Oxford, she ran away to join the army just a few weeks after she turned eighteen. Completing her training, Catherine was more than ready to finally see combat, despite her mother's constant attempts to dissuade her and bring her home. Just a month before she was supposed to ship out to Afghanistan, however, she received sudden notification of her medical discharge for an 'undisclosed medical condition' she didn't even have. As she was being escorted back home by car, she found herself sharing her transport with none other than Nate Carter. Informing her that he was the one who pulled strings to get her discharged, Nate told an indignant Catherine about the horrors of war and cryptically hinted that, like her mother, her father wouldn't have wanted her to see combat. As Nate left a confused Catherine to her civilian life, he unknowingly spurred the girl's obsession with the military in an unexpected new direction.'''
-Nate went on to take part in a number of secret and not-so-secret missions as a freelance government agent, fighting alongside soldiers, special agents and heroes alike before fully cementing himself within the crimefighting community as a member of the Protectors of the World. Now, be it as a super spy or a superhero, All-Star will always be on the front lines, fighting tooth and nail for liberty and justice for all.
+Though she obeyed her mother's wishes and went to Oxford to study computer science, Catherine used her spare time and skills as a hacker to investigate the identity of the strange man. After recognising Nate as All-Star fighting alongside heroes of Millennium City in a global news story, Catherine used the back channels and dark corners of the internet under the Dickensian codename 'Dodger' to discover that Nate and her father had once served as members of Broadsword and that her father's records as a Broadsword operative ended after the Zimbavian revolution, around the same time he was supposedly killed during a routine training mission. With further investigation, Catherine deduced that her father had played a role in Zimbavia, where he died and made Nate promise to protect her. After making this discovery, she became obsessed with his career, keeping tabs on his various public and secret missions where possible and idolising him as she did her father.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Truth! Justice! The American Way! I fight for these things so the good, hard-working American people don't-pffft! Yeah. I'm not doing that again." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Catherine was headhunted to be an intelligence analyst for MI6 upon receiving her masters degree in 2014 and spent the next year continuing to follow All-Star's activities. After his apparent death the following year, Catherine became determined that All-Star couldn't have died so easily and set out to prove otherwise. Taking a work leave from the MI6, she used her resources and connection to carry out an investigation that eventually led her to Indonesia almost a year later to chase up the latest in a long list of rumored All-Star sightings. Travelling with a group of mercenaries she had hired to escort her into the Indonesian wilderness, Catherine eventually stumbled upon a small, handmade hut in the middle of nowhere. Upon closer inspection, she found what she had been searching for all those months -- spearfishing in the middle of a stream was a heavily bearded Nate Carter. Excitedly, Catherine approached the surprised and extremely cautious super soldier. Though Nate was initially ready to fight her upon seeing her armed escort, he soon recognised David Crook's daughter and reluctantly allowed her to stay so long as the mercenaries left.'''
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Powers[[File:Aspowers.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+Once they were alone inside his hut, Nate told Catherine that he was no longer the man she thought he was. Worn down by a lifetime of war and dispirited by the events of ''Made in America,'' Nate wanted nothing more than to disappear from the world and live out the rest of his years in isolation. Though Catherine tried to convince him that the world still needed All-Star and that he had been a force for good in the world, Nate remained convinced that he was nothing more than a weapon and, as such, was only ever good for the killing he had grown tired of. Though he allowed Catherine to stay for as long as she felt was necessary, Nate assured her that he was a broken man and that the All-Star was gone for good.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I've got a brain like a supercomputer. You see birds, trees, kids playing kickball in the park, I see data. Like the exact point at which that kid on the swing is gonna reach the end of his arc, or the velocity of that fat girl going down the big slide, or the wind speed and direction of a warm summer breeze. There's a reason I never miss, y'know." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Unbeknownst to both parties, there was a third person with an interest in Nate Carter who, unconvinced of his death, had resolved to find him. Born in 1974 to PTSD-addled Vietnam veteran, Nicholas Black, and his wife, Nancy, Desmond Black was one of only two children conceived by subjects of the original Project Patriot who had managed to survive the gene-altering effects of the Dr. Monaghan's serum, the other being Nate Carter. Whereas Nate's existence as a hyperkinetic child was discovered and he was subsequently taken in hand by Kurt White, Black's powers went undiscovered. Living a similarly difficult life to Nate but with a lack of positive figures to guide him in the right direction, Black's childhood was filled with abuse and neglect. His father's PTSD often caused him to lash out physically at his wife and child, and his mother's depression made her despondent and unwilling to provide him with the comfort and protection he needed. In school, Black was an outcast, bullied and reviled by his peers for being reclusive and off-putting. A burgeoning sociopath, Black became increasingly disenfranchised with his lot in the world and convinced that everyone around him was holding him back from his full potential. From torturing small animals, Black went to playing cruel and sadistic tricks on his schoolmates. Engaging in underaged drinking and drug abuse to try to make himself numb to the urges that were welling up inside him, he was eventually suspended from school after being caught drinking on campus. It was as the teenage Black returned home early from said suspension that he found his father, off his medication, savagely beating his mother, who had defensively pulled a knife on him. Emboldened by his suspension, Black demanded that he leave her alone. In response, Nicholas called him a wimp and a mistake and warned him that if he didn't go to his room he would be next. Saying nothing more, Black went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of water. As his mother screamed for help, he calmly lifted took the boiling water and doused his father in it, severely burning him. Without even a hint of hesitation, Black proceeded to use the pot to beat his father to death. As he turned to his mother expecting some sort of praise, he was surprised to find the terrified woman now pointing the knife at him, warning him against getting any closer. Enraged by what he perceived as a lack of gratitude, Black advanced on her with a rant about how everyone had held him back. Fearing for her life, Black's mother slashed his temple with the knife. The sudden rush of pain to the head suddenly triggered Black's latent hyperkinesis. More intellectually inclined and less physically able than Nate, Black's powers manifested in a significantly different way. As he screamed at his mother in anger, a wave of telepathic force rushed out from his mind and, striking his mother's at full force, reduced her to a vegetative state. Collapsing under the strain of his new power, Black immediately fainted amidst the bodies of his parents.'''
-[[File:Guz-Star.jpg|582px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"It's not really about being the best; it's about being the best I can be."</font>]]
-== Hyperkinesis==
+Both Desmond Black and his parents were eventually found by a neighbour who alerted the authorities. Though they could not figure out what had reduced his mother to a vegetable, the court charged B;acl for the murder of his father and, trying him as an adult, sentenced him to thirty years in prison. Predictably for a small-framed seventeen year old, prison was a difficult experience for Black. Between regular and persistent abuse at the hands of the other inmates, he spent his time in solitude, slowly trying to develop the powers he had displayed when he lashed out at his mother. Over five years, developed his 'inverse hyperkinesis' into the ability to use his mind to manipulate those of others. Initially using his powers to control guards and prisoners into procuring contraband for him, his hard work eventually culminated in him successfully using his powers to simply walk out of prison with ease. Changed by his power, his worsened sociopathy and his experiences in prison, the first thing Black did was locate his vegetative mother and smother her with a pillow -- no one would ever hold him back again.
-All-Star has the unique power of Hyperkinesis. His '''brain processes information, movement and external input at a significantly faster rate than a normal human's.''' It '''subconsciously takes in all spatial information around him, processing it at inhuman speeds and performing complex calculations and mental operations based on it.''' This ability allows him to to make almost-impossible split-second calculations and assessments of situations which would take even the most advanced human brain several minutes to do. Though this doesn't inherently make All-Star a super-genius, it does give him '''near-perfect accuracy''', as he is able to mathematically work out factors such as distance, air and wind resistance, trajectory, force, friction, co-ordinates and angles of refraction in milliseconds and gives him exceptional '''hand-eye coordination.''' In addition, All-Star's '''procedural memory has been enhanced to superhuman levels''' allowing him to '''pick up and memorise motor skills much faster than an average human''' and functioning almost like a lesser form of photographic reflexes. This aptitude for quickly processing information lends itself to his marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat skills, giving him '''enhanced dexterity, enhanced reflexes''' and allowing him to '''analyse and read body language.''' All-Star's Hyperkinesis also makes him '''highly resistant to telepaths''', who would find that reading his brain is the mental equivalent of trying to catch Usain Bolt.
+'''Using his inverse hyperkinesis, Black became a major player in the world of global crime, working his way up from hitman to mob boss to a criminal mastermind. In time, the name Desmond Black was synonymous with greed, cruelty and entropy. Before long, though, simple crime wasn't enough for Black. For reasons he wasn't even sure he knew himself, he became extremely dissatisfied with his wealth and power. Deep down, he felt that something was still holding him back -- that there was always a part of himself that was missing. When All-Star leaked information about Project Patriot online and the subsequent revelations dominated news cycles, he finally realised why he felt so incomplete. With the discovery that, like Nate, he had been developed to effectively be a killing machine, Black became deeply enraged towards the American government that he perceived to be responsible for everything he had become -- a killer, a monster and a criminal. In Black's mind, every action he had taken had been because of Project Patriot and, had they not performed the experiment that supposedly gave him his powers, he would have been able to live a life of normality and wholeness. Setting his sights on loftier goals, a wrathful Black burnt his criminal empire to the ground and resurrected it as Ouroboros -- an organisation of super-terrorists with what seemed to be a single goal: destruction of the self through destruction of all power. Comprised of mind-warped mercenaries, maniacal killers and anarchists alike, Ouroboros began to work from the shadows; assassinating government officials; assimilating operatives and committing seemingly untraceable acts of terrorism. With Ouroboros at his command,  Black would bring the power that had manipulated him to its knees in an all-consuming inferno. And, whenever a new nation of secrets and lies would rise from the ashes, he maintained that Ouroboros would simply wipe it clean again. In all effectiveness, Black had become the perfect terrorist to Nate's perfect soldier.'''
-Perhaps one of the most interesting and useful applications of All-Star's Hyperkinesis is the '''ability to throw almost anything with inexplicable force, accuracy and power''', allowing him to weaponise a variety of otherwise mundane items. The exact reason for this is heretofore unknown, but All-Star is able to throw or shoot anything from '''rocks and pebbles, pens, paper, playing cards, toothpicks, tools, broken glass, bottle caps, frisbees, boomerangs, teeth, hard fingernails, paper balls, paper-clips, rubber-bands, needles and nails''' with impossible accuracy and strength, allowing them to '''travel distances they normally shouldn't be able to travel whilst penetrating and damaging things they shouldn't physically be able to.'''
+As Ouroboros began to gain prominence in the year following All-Star's 'death', Black became convinced that his spiritual 'brother' must have survived the explosion of the Deadzone and had several Ouroboros agents run investigations into his theory. Eventually, they stumbled upon Catherine's search and, having kept tabs on her, several agents followed her trail to Indonesia to either recruit her to their cause, kill her before she becomes an issue or find All-Star off the back of her efforts. Paying off the Indonesian mercenaries they received confirmation of Nate's presence and alerted Black, who immediately flew in to finally meet the inspiration for his crusade. Arriving a few days after Catherine, Black set his soldiers around the perimeter and went to greet Nate. At the time, Catherine was taking a walk through the jungle to try and figure out how to get Nate to become the All-Star again and, upon hearing a commotion at the hut, began making her way back. Sensing danger, Nate armed himself with a hunting rifle and went to meet the overly friendly Black, who introduced himself as family and explained that he too was a product of Project Patriot. Black explained his anger towards Project Patriot for what they did and seemed convinced that Nate would feel the same way. When Nate confessed his distaste towards Project Patriot, Black enthusiastically invited him to join Ouroboros in their mission to topple America, eager to seek revenge with his 'brother'. Unimpressed, Nate referred to Black as a crazed terrorist and pointedly stated that he killed terrorists. As a regretful Black waited for his men to move in, Catherine arrived at the perimeter and alerted Nate to the hidden ambush. With two of them pursuing the fleeing Catherine into the jungle, the Ouroboros agents opened on Nate.
-*Near-Perfect Accuracy
+'''Reacting quickly, Nate attempted to shoot Black only to find that he couldn't, the villain's inverse hyperkinesis stopping him from pulling the trigger until he had safely walked off the battlefield. Outmanned and outgunned, Nate managed to dispatch three agents with his hunting rifle before being forced into his hut. As the remaining agents riddled his home with bullets, Nate ducked low and reached for the weapon under his bed. When the agents all ceased firing to reload their weapons and make sure their target was dead, Nate emerged from the hut with an M249 and opened fire on all of them, completely ripping them apart in a matter of seconds. In the meantime, Catherine fled from the soldiers who had pursued her, hiding among the trees and springing out with a heavy rock to knock one of them unconscious. The second soldier quickly opened fire, however, shooting her in the leg and sending her to the ground. As he prepared to execute her in cold blood, Nate emerged from the brush and, after a brief struggle, sent the final agent plummeting off a cliff to his death.'''
-*Enhanced Procedural Memory
-*Enhanced Cognitive Faculties
-*Enhanced Dexterity
-*Enhanced Reflexes
-*Body Language Analysis
-*Resistance to Psionics
-*Projectile Augmentation
-==SteelTech Bionic Eyes==
+Patching up Catherine's leg, Nate realised that he couldn't simply disappear into the world and live a peaceful life so long as a man like Desmond Black threatened lives due to his own actions. With a resolve he hadn't felt for a year, Nate decided to become the All-Star once more in order to kill Black and right his own wrongs. Admonishing himself for allowing her to get injured, Nate warned Catherine to fly back to England and leave the situation alone. Catherine, however, was determined not only to find out more about her father, but to help Nate in any way she could and refused to leave his side. Instead, she suggested that he employ her skills as a hacker and intelligence analyst to track down and eliminate Ouroboros before they could enact their fiendish plans. With minimal resources and no allies to his name, Nate reluctantly agreed on the condition that she stayed behind the scenes where she couldn't get hurt. Now partners, Nate and Catherine flew to America on a mission to save it by any means necessary.
-An unfortunate on-the-job accident caused serious damage to All-Star's eyes, permanently blinding him. In order to counter the severe damage caused by the accident, Project: Patriot commissioned the construction of new cybernetic technology capable of not only fully restoring the man's eyesight but also greatly enhancing it. The result were the SteelTech Bionic Eyes, a marvel of cybernetic engineering created through the process of '''cloning the human eye and proceeding to use advanced nanotechnology to enhance it.''' Though almost completely indistinguishable from normal eyes, the bionic eyes have very '''subtle enhancements''' which lend themselves to All-Star's effectiveness and flexibility in the field. The '''rod cells and cone cells''' in the bionic eyes responsible for normal human vision have been '''greatly multiplied'''. Whilst the average human has up to 150 million rod cells in their retinas, '''All-Star possesses roughly 500 million.''' This not only gives him a spectacular eyesight, but also allows him to '''perceive minute details otherwise imperceptible to the human eye when used in conjunction with his Hyperkinesis''' and gives him the uncanny ability to '''see in the dark almost as easily as one would see in brilliant light.''' In addition, these enhancements allow All-Star to occasionally '''perceive imperceptible electromagnetic wavelengths and spectrums of light.'''
+'''Touching down in New York and driving to Hudson City, Nate and Catherine arrived at one of Nate's old safehouses. While Nate checked his armory and outfitted himself for the task at hand, Catherine ran research on Ouroboros, uncovering their origins and their past dealings with VIPER and ARGENT, the latter of which they had plans to conduct an illegal arms deal with. Rushing to the rumoured location of the arms deal, a shipping dock in Washington D.C., Nate watched as ARGENT dealers unloaded what appeared to be a high-tech bomb. When Ouroboros arrived moments later, Desmond Black was with them. Using stealth to take out the various ARGENT and Ouroboros guards situated around the docks, Nate ambushed the deal and proceeded to shoot his way through to Black. The heavy resistance he was met with, however, gave Black and his men time to load the bomb into their truck. When Nate finally made it to Black and leveled, he again found himself unable to fire and instead pointed it at his head. Gloatingly, Black explained that his powers were the inverse of Nate's, affecting the minds of others rather than his own. Expressing bitterness towards Nate for allowing himself to be a "slave" to the government that condemned him to life as a human weapon, Black ordered him to blow his brains out and left with the ARGENT device. Struggling against Black's control with all his might, Nate managed to direct his handgun at his stomach before firing. Though he was gravely wounded by the shot, he managed to drive to the doorstep of the one person who could be trusted to help him: Kurt White. When a confused Kurt opened the door, the heavily bleeding Nate passed out in his arms.'''
-The SteelTech Bionic Eyes are also capable of using electrical impulses from the brain to '''manipulate the focal length of his eyes,''' essentially allowing them to operate very much like a hi-powered binoculars and '''can scan and replicate the retinal patterns of others,''' both of which have a number of useful applications for espionage. Another more passive application of the bionic eyes is to allow All-Star to '''see through illusions, camouflage, the bending of light and other tricks designed to deceive the eye better than most.''' Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, these augmentations have made All-Star an '''even better marksman''' than he previously was. With his eyes no longer holding back his Hyperkinesis, '''All-Star's accuracy has increased almost tenfold.'''
+Kurt stopped the bleeding and patched Nate up, questioning why he had returned to America after faking his death. After Nate explained his meeting with Desmond Black and Ouroboros, the typically reticent Kurt revealed that Project Patriot only became aware of Black's existence after he had already risent to prominence as an international criminal and had made several attempts over the years to assassinate him under the guise of gang warfare, only to fail miserably each time. Now working as a mere liaison between the White House and UNTIL, Kurt was no longer able to provide Nate with the resources he once had. Nevertheless, he was able to provide Nate with a copy of UNTIL's file on Black and a lead on what UNTIL suspected was an Ouroboros base situated in Philadelphia. Thanking Kurt for his help and promising to disappear once Black had been dealt with, Nate made his way to Philadelphia, but not before being warned that he upset a lot of higher ups by leaking the information at the Dead Zone and that he would be considered a wanted man if they discovered he was alive.
-One disadvantage of the bionic eyes, however, is that the same sensitivity which makes them superior to normal human eyes makes them f'''ar more vulnerable to bright or blinding light,''' forcing All-Star to wear shades to reduce the risk of being completely incapacitated by a well-placed flashbang or light-based attack.
+'''While Nate made his way to Philadelphia, both Kurt and Catherine had their own issues to worry about. Being called in to attend an emergency meeting at the White House, Kurt found that it was being coordinated by Gregory Hunter, who had been placed in charge of an ARGENT sting operation just a few months prior. While observing the arms deal at the docks between ARGENT and Ouroboros, his surveillance team were instead blindsided by the sudden appearance of Nate, which they had managed to record. Using the reappearance of Nate and his current status to maneuver his way into a new career opportunity, Hunter proposed that he be placed in charge of a task force to stop him before he posed a significant threat to the country. Reluctant to set a squad on Nate but admitting the pragmatism of stopping him as soon as possible, the assembled officials agreed to Hunter's proposal. Fearing for Nate's safety, Kurt offered to be the joint commander of the task force with the intention of following their activities and protecting his friend. Meanwhile, Catherine managed to use her connections to secure what she believed was the location of Desmond Black's personal home and, arming herself with one of Nate's handguns, set out to prove her worth by catching him unawares and killing him. When Catherine arrived at Black's supposed penthouse, however, she was ambushed by Ouroboros agents who had planted the false information in order to lure Nate into a death trap. Under Black's orders, however, they instead took the unexpected Catherine alive in order to use her as leverage.'''
-*Further Enhanced Perception
+Arriving in Philadelphia, Nate launched a one man raid on the Ouroboros base and eventually located a database where he discovered their the true purpose of the ARGENT device and their plans to utilise it. In factuality, the device was a power amplifier of sorts which could store psionic energy and amplify it, increasing its radius and magnitude -- a 'psi-bomb' of sorts. With it, they planned to launch one final assault on Washington DC, psionically sending its populace into a widescale frenzy which would cripple the country. When Nate attempted to contact Catherine to inform her of this, however, Black answered from the other end of the line. Informing him that Catherine was in his custody and that he would kill her if he continued to interfere, Black offered Nate one last chance to walk away from it all before remotely wiping the database and hanging up. Before Nate could figure out his next move, the task force assembled to take him in launched an attack on the Ouroboros base in the hopes of ambushing him. Though Nate managed to non-lethally dispatch several operatives, he was caught off-guard with a bullet to the back by Hunter and subsequently arrested.
-*Night Vision
-*Minor Electromagnetic Vision
-*Telescopic Vision
-*Retinal Shapeshifting
-*Minor Illusion Detection
-*Further Enhanced Accuracy
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Abilities[[File:Asabilities.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+'''Bound and loaded into a truck for transport to a private holding facility, Nate tried to explain to Hunter and his men that Washington was in danger and that Ouroboros had to be stopped. To his dismay, however, Hunter simply ignored him and had his men work him over as revenge for all the times Nate had humiliated him in the past. When they arrived at the holding facility, Hunter brutally interrogated Nate to find out how he survived his supposed death and why he was back in America. Although Nate answered honestly, Hunter refused to believe his responses and continued the interrogation. Eventually, Kurt arrived and informed him that their superiors were on the line and that he would take over. While Hunter made his way to the phone, Kurt surreptitiously incapacitated the guards and freed Nate, allowing himself to be knocked unconscious so it would look like he escaped on his own. After making sure to beat up Hunter and warn him to stay out of his way, Nate stealthily exfiltrated the facility and made his way to Washington D.C. to stop Ouroboros before it was too late.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Luck's got nothing to do with it." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Arriving in Washington D.C., Nate surmised that the air show would be the ideal location for the psi-bomb to be detonated and called in favours from [[Fathom]] and [[Kara McIlroy]], having them locate and defuse the psi-bomb while he found Catherine and Black. As Kara and Fathom infiltrated the airfield and discovered that a military transport aircraft intended to fly at the show had been hijacked by Ouroboros, who had planted the psi-bomb inside and seemingly planned to drop it on the airshow, Nate managed to decipher a secret message in what the captured Catherine's cries for help when Black called him at the Philadelphia base, realising that the psi-bomb was merely a distraction and that Black's true target was the White House. While Kara and Fathom engaged in a mid-air battle aboard the aircraft to stop Ouroboros from dropping the bomb, Nate was ambushed by Kurt, Hunter and their task force, having pursued him from Philadelphia. While Nate and Kurt attempted to persuade the operatives that the President was in danger, Hunter demanded that they shoot to kill. Eventually, each operative lowered their weapon and sided with Kurt and Nate, prompting Hunter to draw his sidearm and attempt to kill Nate there and then. In response, Kurt used his walking-stick to disarm Hunter and knock him unconscious. Now with Kurt and Hunter's task force behind him, Nate rushed to the White House to stop Black.
-[[File:Ravietta-star.jpg|180px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I consider myself to be a very talented individual."</font>]]
-'''Peak Human Condition:''' All-Star, through intensive training and regular exercise, has reached the pinnacle of human fitness. He has all the physical prowess of an olympic-level athlete at the top of his/her game and is a physically and mentally perfect human specimen.
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-'''Master Marksman:''' Though his Hyperkinesis alone would have been enough to make him a formidable marksman, All-Star has also extensively trained himself in marksmanship, only adding to his already impressive accuracy. His training coupled with his power makes him arguably one of the best marksmen alive.
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-'''Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant:''' Despite his preference for more long-ranged combat, All-Star is a very competent hand-to-hand combatant and is well-versed in Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, Taekwondo and Krav Maga. On top of this, he has a second-degree black belt in the MCMAP, which provides a more brutal and practical alternative to martial arts. His most preferred style is Jeet Kune Do, though the simple and aggressive utility of Boxing, Krav Maga and Combatives usually win out. Recently, All-Star has been training under his girlfriend, Sparrowhawk, to become a better conventional martial artist.
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-'''Master Tactician:''' Years of military training, operations and high-school football (coupled with a naturally tactical mind) have given All-Star an aptitude for tactics both on and off the field. As such, he typically takes charge of situations and applies his knowledge of strategy and his tactical prowess to use whenever he can and is known in military circles not just for his sharpshooting, but also for his tactical mastery. Whether or not anyone takes his tactical advice into consideration, however, is another issue entirely.
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-'''Skilled Thief:''' Having spent most of his life growing up in Hudson City and a good portion of it being a masked criminal, All-Star has picked up an assortment of skills which have made him an all round impressive thief, especially in regards to picking pockets.
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-'''Skilled Acrobat:''' All-Star is a well-trained and highly adept acrobat capable of performing complex acrobatic feats when using his Hyperkinesis in conjunction with his training.
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-'''Advanced Military Training:''' All-Star has picked up a range of useful skills from his time spent in advanced military training. These range from standard survival skills and CQC training to advanced knowledge such as piloting jets.
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Equipment[[File:Asequip.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+'''At the White House, Nate and the task force fought Ouroboros to a standstill, allowing the former to pursue Desmond Black and a captive Catherine into the White House. Slowed by having to non-lethally take down mind-controlled secret servicemen, Nate eventually arrived in the Oval Office to find the President and his council being controlled by Black into launching nuclear missiles at various military and government institutions around America. In Black's madness, he sought to completely annihilate most of the country's infrastructure in order to punish those who had made him a a killer. Taunting him and mocking the childish incredulity of his plan, Nate managed to cause Black enough stress to make him lose control over the government officials in the room, giving Nate an opportunity to tackle him. As Nate began to fight him hand-to-hand, however, Black narrowly managed to manipulate a serviceman into turning his weapon on the President, buying him enough time to escape while Nate knocked the man unconscious.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I've got two words for you; Second. Amendment." - All-Star''</div></div>
+With his plan completely thwarted and his forces dead or scattered, Black retreated to the helicopter waiting to fly him to safety. When Nate pursued him, Black revealed that Catherine was aboard the helicopter, pointing a gun at her own head as a result of Black's mental dominion. With Catherine under a clear and present threat, Nate was forced to drop his weapon. As he prepared to take his leave, Black expressed his hidden jealousy towards Nate for being 'saved' from his hard life by Project Patriot, whereas he was forced to save himself. Before he could finally board the helicopter, however, Nate began to mockingly recite the details of Black's childhood that he had read in the file. Enraged Black advanced on Nate and proceeded to angrily beat him to a pulp, using his mental manipulation to keep him from fighting back. All the while, his flux of emotions caused his grip on Catherine to lessen and, pointing her gun away from herself, she shot Black in the shoulder. Taking his chance, Nate fought back and slammed Black's head into the helicopter, dazing him enough to temporarily prevent him from using his powers. As Nate stood over him with his handgun, Black taunted him into finishing him off like they were both "programmed" to do. Tossing his weapon aside after some deliberation, Nate realised that killing had always been his choice and, although Project Patriot had made him into the perfect weapon, he was the one who allowed them to use him as such. Finally at peace with himself, Nate refused to kill Black and told him that he was the one who made himself into a monster, not the government. As the task force ran in to arrest both men, Nate knocked a hysterical Black unconscious and willingly gave himself up. Fathom and Kara had defused the psi-bomb, the President was relatively unharmed, Catherine was safe and Ouroboros had been decimated in the battle. Thank to Nate, America would live to fight another day.
-[[File:All-star.png|600px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Shoot you once, shame on you. Shoot you twice, shame on me."</font>]]
+'''After briefing the authorities on what had happened over the last few days, Nate was saved from a charge of treason by the President, who hailed him as a hero and a true American who blew the lid off of Project Patriot because he valued the truth. Catherine was fired from her job at MI6 for her extended and heavily falsified absence; Gregory Hunter was demoted due to 'incompetence' and Kurt White was offered his old position, and Desmond Black was transferred to the Stronghold with multiple life sentences for his crimes. Cleared of all charges and legally reinstated among the living, Nate took some time to visit his parents' graves to make amends with his father. He was met there by Kurt, who wondered what he would do next. With a newfound resolve, Nate stated that he was ready to take up the mantle of the All-Star again in order to protect his country the 'right way' -- not as a weapon or a killer, but as a hero emboldened by a new sense of agency and freedom. Pleased with his response, Kurt revealed that the United Nations were considering funding their own super team and suggested offering him up as the commander of the task force. Nate agreed to consider the idea and appreciated that it could be a step in the right direction. Side-by-side, the two old friends walked off together, discussing the future.'''
-===S.T.A.T.S - SteelTech Advanced Tactical Shades===
+Meanwhile, Catherine arrived back in England and promptly cleared out her desk at the MI6. Visiting her mother on her way back home, she asked her if it ever bothered her that so much of David's life had been a mystery even to them. Thoughtfully, her mother responded that, even though she wasn't always sure what David was doing or whether or not he'd make it home safe, she could always rest easy at night knowing that her husband was fighting the good fight regardless of where he was or how he did it. Reassured by her mother's words, Catherine decided that she didn't need to know everything about her father's service and was satisfied knowing that everything he did, he did for their safety. As she returned home and started to try and figure out what she'd do next, Catherine received a call from Nate, asking her if she was willing to come back to America in order to put her skills to real use working with him. Spurred on by the memory of her father, Catherine readily accepted Nate's offer and requested that she also be given a codename -- 'Dodger'.
-Developed by SteelTech, these Advanced Tactical Shades have a myriad of features which give All-Star the boost he needs when out on the job. With all the processing power of a computer, the shades come with an advanced tactical HUD which monitors All-Star's ammo, physical condition and the environment around him, allowing him to scan and identify different objects and substances. In addition, these shades allow All-Star to lock on to targets by responding to brain-wave activity, allowing him to keep tabs on hostiles whilst in combat conditions. The shades possess Thermal, Sonar and Ultraviolet visual settings and a 'Smart-Fit' function which molds them to the contours of All-Star's face, preventing them from falling off in all but the most frantic of situations.
+'''The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, and, with the sins of the past no longer weighing him down, All-Star is more willing to pay that price than ever before.'''
-Perhaps his most useful and iconic piece of gear, All-Star is rarely seen in the field without his eyewear.
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+<br>
+[[File:D-Star.jpg|870px|center|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Put a rifle in my hands and a cause in my heart. I'll do more in a week than most'll do in a month."</font>]]
+<br>
-===Dual Steeltech A001 Iron Patriot Pistols===
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Powers[[File:Aspowers.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-Specially designed for use in Project: Patriot, the Steeltech A001 Iron Patriot is a revolutionary new handgun which is designed to be "smarter than the average firearm". Incorporating semi-automatic fire, manual and automatic focusing and targeting, the Iron Patriot boasts a sizable magazine capacity, a comfortable ergonomic grip, impressively long-range firing capabilities and enough stopping power to pose a threat to mid-level metahumans. In addition, an in-line sight shows the view directly down the barrel, allowing the user to be more accurate than with a standard handgun, should he need to be. The gun also has an in-built silencer, which can be extended from the barrel of the gun and an tactical light which can be toggled on and off. All of the handgun's functions are operated by an intelligent mini-computer which responds to voice commands. In short, it's the perfect flexible handgun for someone in All-Star's unpredictable line of work.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's not what you've got, it's how you use it." - All-Star''</div></div>
+[[File:D-Star Box New.jpg|505px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"You better hope the bullets finish you off before I get to you."</font>]]
-An Iron Patriot can only be operated by its designated owner, whose genetic signature is programmed into the gun's memory. Any attempt to use an Iron Patriot by an unauthorised party results in the gun releasing an electrical discharge into the wielder and locking down.
+== Hyperkinesis==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You couldn't handle a piece of my mind." - All-Star''</div></div>
+As a result of '''his father being subjected to a radical and highly experimental serum''' designed to alter the genetic composition of his offspring to create a super soldier '''perfect in body and mind,''' All-Star was born with the power of hyperkinesis. '''His brain processes information, movement and all other external input at a significantly faster rate than a normal human's, subconsciously taking in all spatial information around him and using it to perform complex mental operations.''' Effectively, this allows him to make '''split-second calculations and assessments which would take even the most advanced human brain several minutes to do''' and react to these calculations instinctively. Though this doesn't inherently make All-Star a genius, it does give him '''perfect accuracy,''' as he is able to '''mathematically work out factors such as distance, air resistance, trajectory and more in milliseconds.''' He also has  a vastly enhanced level of communication and coordination between his body and mind, which grants him '''enhanced agility and reflexes.''' In addition, All-Star's '''memory has been enhanced to near photographic levels''' allowing him to '''learn and memorise skills, actions and information much faster than an average human and recall that information with outstanding precision.''' This enhanced memory makes him '''far more resilient to memory loss and erasure''' but also causes him to 'dump' unimportant bits of information such as the names of minor acquaintances. All-Star's hyperkinesis also makes him '''highly resistant to telepaths,''' his mind too fast for many to even get a lock on, and offers further '''resistance against intoxication.'''
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+Perhaps one of the most unusual applications of All-Star's hyperkinesis is the '''ability to throw almost anything with inexplicable force, accuracy and power''', allowing him to weaponise a variety of mundane items. The exact explanation as to how is, heretofore, unknown, but All-Star is able to throw or launch anything from '''rocks and pebbles, pens and pencils, playing cards, toothpicks, tools, broken glass, boomerangs, teeth, paper-clips, needles, nails and more''' with strength and accuracy enough to allow them to '''travel extreme distances and damage or penetrate surfaces they usually wouldn't be able to.'''
+'''The upper limits of hyperkinesis and its growth as a power are still being explored.''' It is theorised that, in a more intellectual subject, hyperkinesis might have developed in a different way, unlocking psionic abilities instead of the physical and sensory ones seen in All-Star. Whether or not these powers will eventually be unlocked by All-Star remains to be seen, though '''his power of projectile enhancement may be an early manifestation of psionic prowess.'''
-===Modified Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle===
+*'''Accelerated Cognition'''
+**'''Perfect Accuracy'''
+**'''Psionic Resistance'''
+**'''Intoxication Resistance'''
+*'''Enhanced Coordination'''
+**'''Enhanced Agility'''
+**'''Enhanced Reflexes'''
+*'''Enhanced Memory'''
+*'''Projectile Enhancement'''
-When All-Star's A/SRH-C1 was lost in a battle, he quickly found that the company which once produced the hi-tech weapon had since filed for bankruptcy and ceased production. Unable to acquire a replacement for the rifle, All-Star simply decided to go back to basics with a more traditional make of gun. Now, All-Star uses a MK12 SPR as a sweet-spot between a sniper rifle and an assault rifle. The SPR is a highly versatile weapon and comes outfitted with a high-tech scope, a suppressor, a collapsible bipod and a fingerprint-identification system to prevent unauthorised use. Though the SPR only has an effective range of 600 yards in most hands, All-Star has shown himself to be very capable of using the rifle as one would a more specialised sniper rifle. He typically keeps the SPR slung over his back for quick and easy access and, though it doesn't collapse like the A/SRH-C1, he can still be very mobile whilst carrying it. The rifle has been modified to allow for full-auto and burst firing modes.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Abilities[[File:Asabilities.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You don't live a life like mine without picking up a few tricks." - All-Star''</div></div>
+[[File:Summer-Star by EWG.jpg|360px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Every once in a while it's nice to soak up some sun instead of some bullets."</font>]]
+'''Peak Human Condition:''' All-Star, through intensive training, a rigorous diet, genetic engineering and his hyperkinetic mental coordination, has reached the pinnacle of human conditioning and athleticism. He has a level of physical conditioning that exceeds most Olympic-level athletes and could be considered a near perfect physical human specimen in some regards. Capable of pulling off complex acrobatic feats, enduring even the most strenuous activity and showing acts of strength that sometimes seem inhuman, All-Star is a prime example of just how incredible a human body operating at its peak can be. Though he's currently in his forties, All-Star's body remains a finely-tuned machine that shows few signs of slowing down.
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-'''Smith & Wesson Model 500:''' All-Star usually carries a Smith & Wesson Model 500 revolver on his person as a back-up gun. With its abundance of stopping power and its reputation as the most powerful handgun in the world, it packs much more of a flat-out punch than his Iron Patriots, making it handy for when the chips are down or for when he just needs to terminate something with extreme prejudice. The revolver is carried in a front belt holster incorporated into his utility belt (or in a shoulder holster on his modern costume) and fires rounds powerful enough to put down elephants and buffalo. It carries five bullets in its cylinder at any given time. All-Star is capable of firing it with very little recoil and carrying it around rather casually, a testament to his often underestimated strength.
+'''Master Marksman:''' Though his years of advanced military training and experience as a Scout Sniper alone would have made him into a top-grade marksman, All-Star hyperkinesis also lends itself to his talents to increase his proficiency tenfold. He is arguably one of the greatest marksmen alive and has performed feats of marksmanship which often appear to be far outside the realms of possibility such as ricocheting fired bullets off of multiple surfaces to hit his target and hitting weak points most people wouldn't even be able to locate from a mile away. You'd be hard pressed to find a better shooter.
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-'''Dual Smith & Wesson M&P Shields:''' Although All-Star prefers his Iron Patriots, he can't always carry the rather large handguns with him, especially when he needs to conceal them. As such, he uses dual Smith & Wesson M&P Shields on missions where a larger firearm or a harder to conceal handgun would be inconvenient.
+'''Master Strategist and Tactician:''' Years of high-school football, military experience and field leadership of the [[Protectors of the World]] have given All-Star an aptitude for strategy and the application of tactics both on and off the battlefield. As a result of his hyperkinesis, All-Star's mind is often able to intuitively grasp the most minute details about situations and use them to rapidly formulate plans of action and reaction, making him a fast-thinking and highly improvisational leader who thrives off of changing circumstances. As such, he typically takes charge of situations and puts his enhanced tactical prowess to use whenever he feels he needs to. Whether it's facing down a single supervillain or an army of foes, All-Star strives to always have a plan, a contingency and the flexibility to pull more from his ass when needed.
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-'''Ruger LCP:''' Strapped securely into an ankle holster, All-Star keeps a Ruger LCP on his person for the off occasion where he needs to rely on the lesser power of a concealed handgun to get him out of a sticky situation. Who doesn't feel safer with a bunch of guns strapped to their body?
+'''Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant:''' Despite his preference for more long-ranged combat, All-Star is a very lethal hand-to-hand combatant. In addition to years of experience in Boxing stemming back to his teenage years, All-Star holds black belts in Krav Maga and Silat, and a Masters of Sport in Sambo. On top of this, he is trained in Pankration, the LINE System and MCMAP, which provide a more brutal and practical alternative to martial arts. In combat, All-Star is something of a brawler, using a straightforward, but brutally effective, blend of his fighting styles to disassemble his enemies piece by piece. He often employs unconventional stances, dirty techniques and improvised weapons to give himself an edge.
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-'''Castor Hall N.O.M.A.D Stealth Handgun:''' Designed to be one of the definitive stealth-based firearms of its generation, the CH N.O.M.A.D possesses advanced technology which makes it extremely efficient at its job. With an in-built sound-suppression system that renders the weapon almost totally silent, a specialised 'Trifecta' laser-targeting system, a high rate of fire, a low recoil, disposable magazines and a comfortable ergonomic grip, the N.O.M.A.D is one of the ultimate weapons of choice for anyone from a black-ops operative to a super spy. In addition to these more combat-oriented functions, the N.O.M.A.D is also made out of a durable ceramic polymer which renders it and its contents undetectable by metal-detection devices, a quality which has ensured that it remains a military weapon with very limited production numbers. All-Star's custom N.O.M.A.D has a star engraved in its grip and has been dubbed 'The Executioner'. It is kept in a metallic case and is only used by All-Star on the most morally incriminating missions due to its unique ammo system and subsequent untraceable nature.
+'''Skilled Athlete:''' Having been an athlete for a large part of his adolescence and continued in his athletic training during his adulthood, All-Star's prowess as an athlete is not to be sniffed at. As a talented gymnast, swimmer, runner, quarterback and traceur, it isn't surprising that his experience has valid combat applications
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+'''Military Expertise:''' As a former Force Reconnaissance and Special Forces Marine who has been cross-trained with various other military organisations, All-Star has accumulated a number of special skills including: advanced weapons; navigation; SERE; first aid; counter surveillance; amphibious assault; demolitions; HALO/HAHO; covert influence; interrogation and interrogation resistance; reconnaissance; piloting and more. He possesses all the knowledge and skills of a living weapon, arguably making him one of the most lethal men alive.
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-'''Remington Model 870:''' In more recent times, All-Star has been known to carry and use the Remington Model 870 as a combat shotgun. Though All-Star prefers to wield more accurate and rapid firearms, he can't deny the utility of having a gun which physically embodies the essence of 'back the fuck off'. The Remington Model 870 is usually slung at All-Star's waist for quick and easy access, provided he's actually carrying it at all. Sometimes he pumps it with one hand and it's awesome.
+'''Multilingualism:''' Over the years, All-Star has become fluent in six foreign languages with the aid of his hyperkinesis. Having learned Spanish as a teenager, he has since developed a command over Arabic, French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian during his time as a Marine and a special operative. He also has some understanding of Zimbavian and Portuguese.
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-'''Accuracy International AS50 Sniper Rifle:''' For times when he needs a sniper rifle with a little more range and a lot more oomph, All-Star uses an Accuracy International AS50. With an effective range of approximately 1500 metres and a lightweight, transportable and ergonomic design. the AS50 is the perfect companion for the sniper on the go. It can be disassembled in less than three minutes and serviced without tools.
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-'''Dual Heckler & Koch MP7s:''' All-Star prefers his Iron Patriots in most circumstances but the lightweight Heckler & Koch MP7 is both more capable of punching through body armour when using standard rounds and is, according to All-Star, the height of gunslinging fashion. As such, he owns two.
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-'''M249 LMG:''' Though All-Star has always valued quality over quantity when it comes to firearms, he holds onto his own personal M249 for that every once in a while when you need to riddle everything around you with bullets. Relatively lightweight, durable and effective, the M249 is everything one could want from a light machine gun: an unstoppable killing machine.
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-'''M32 MGL:''' The M32 MGL, or the M32 Multiple Shot Grenade Launcher, is a lightweight six-shot grenade launcher All-Star uses on occasion. Although intended primarily for offensive and defensive use with high-explosive rounds, with appropriate ammunition the launcher is suitable for anti-riot and other security operations and All-Star's particular M32 is capable of firing High-Explosive, HEAT, Irritant, Pyrotechnic, Tear Gas, Knockout, Incendiary, GLIMPS, Sound, Rubber and Beanbag canisters/rounds.
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-'''M72 LAW:''' Kept more as a souvenir and keepsake than anything else, All-Star's M72 LAW was given to him by an old Marine friend as an unconventional parting gift after his time in Afghanistan. Still, the M72 LAW is a rocket launcher and, as such, has its uses as an anti-tank weapon. The tank doesn't necessarily have to be a mechanical one, either.
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-'''PSE TAC 15 Crossbow:''' Though he considers his guns to be far superior and more viable in most cases, for times where All-Star requires absolute silence at the cost of reload speed and fire rate, his PSE TAC 15 Crossbow is always waiting in the wings. The crossbow comes with a variety of custom-made arrows. These arrows come in Standard, Armor-Piercing, Broadhead, Impact, Explosive, Timed Explosive and Shock. All of them hurt.
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-'''Dual SteelTech M151 Gorgon Stun Guns:''' With his trick ammo effectively being retired, All-Star has recently found a notable lull in his arsenal when it comes to the matter of non-lethal incapacitation and, since kneecapping and rubber bullets can only go so far, he has recently begun using dual SteelTech M151 Gorgon Stun Guns, a freshly developed make of high-tech stun guns which promise much more effective and long-term non-lethal incapacitation. Powered by a stabilised energy core modelled off of the energy used by the retired superhero scientist known as Gorgon, the SteelTech M151 Gorgon Stun Gun harnesses and concentrates that energy to place anyone on the receiving end of one of its blasts in a state of 'petrification', temporarily freezing them in a state of living rigor mortis and effectively rendering them incapable of movement or coherent thought. Each Gorgon Stun Gun is capable of loosing twelve shots before requiring a power cartridge change and can be set to petrify a target for up to five hours. Though the Gorgon Stun Gun is non-lethal by design, it can cause instant brain death when fired point blank with maximum incapacitation settings at a target's head.
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-[[File:Dagger-Star.jpg|630px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"It ain't perfect, but it's mine."</font>]]
-'''SteelTech BOX Energy Rifle:''' The latest in a line of weapons specifically designed to combat high-powered metahuman threats, the ST-BOX-ER is a high-powered energy based weapon capable of firing concentrated blasts of weaponised electromagnetic pulses at a target through the use of three barrels working in conjunction with one-another. These pulses are capable of accelarating its target's structure at a molecular level, allowing it to cause near crippling pain to even the sturdiest of bricks. The weapon can be altered to increase the width and power of the blast to suit the wielder's needs. Whilst the ST-BOX-ER is, at its core, a non-lethal weapon made to incapacitate powerful metahuman threats, an extended blast from it can cause lethal rupturing within the body and can even lead to the liquefaction of organs.
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-''''Memento Mori':''' When All-Star ventured into a powerful interdimensional artifact the Polychronon with Adapto, this one-of-a-kind sidearm was an unexpected byproduct of the Polychronon's reality altering powers and All-Star and Adapto's own desires. Though not what he wanted or expected, 'Memento Mori' (named after the Latin saying uttered by Adapto after the experience) is actually an interdimensional space-time conduit. Drawing on energy and forces from a host of different and varied universes, Memento Mori is able to adapt to whatever threat All-Star faces with the energy best suited to eliminate that threat. Be it hellfire from a demonic plane, celestial energy from some forgotten land or concentrated atomic blasts from a constantly erupting world, Memento Mori lives up to its name by drawing on that power to remind even the strongest foes that anyone can die. So far, the source of Memento Mori's advanced technology or the inner machinations of the weapon itself are unknown, something which doesn't seem likely to change in the near future, as the weapon only seems to function properly in All-Star or Adapto's hands and directly counters any attempts to breach its surface.
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-''''Moxie':''' The Vietnam Combat Bowie (or Moxie, as All-Star affectionately calls it) is All-Star's personal favourite knife. Be it an average day of crimefighting or a recon mission in the tropics, All-Star always has Moxie ready to rip and tear through anything in his way. Crafted from a lightweight, but extremely durable, metal alloy and possessing a custom-made quick release sheath which makes it difficult for attackers to draw it in a brawl, Moxie is as close to a ballsy killing machine as a knife can get.
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-'''Dual M48 Hawk Tactical Tomahawks:''' Useful both as tools and weapons, the M48 Hawk Tactical Tomahawks are a great addition to All-Star's arsenal.
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-'''Butterfly Knife:''' With a stainless steel blade, aluminium finished handles, an ABS sheath and a whole lot of style, All-Star's butterfly knife is almost too stylish to use as a weapon. Almost.
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-'''Throwing Knives:''' All-Star usually keeps a row of steel throwing knives tucked into sheathes embedded in the straps of his leg holsters. These knives, the pinnacle of aerodynamic technology, make useful and effective ancillary weapons and are engraved with stylish stars so that All-Star's enemies know who straight up wrecked them.
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-'''Mini Grenades:''' Compact and ready-to-use grenades which prioritise portability and quantity over power and strength. Come in seven varieties: Concussive, Flash-Bang, Smoke, Explosive, Tear Gas and Incapacitating Agent (Knockout).
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-'''C-4:''' All-Star always has a few blocks of C-4 on hand for breaching-and-entering. Its malleability and ease of use makes it useful in a variety of situations. You just can't have enough C-4.
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-'''Proximity Discs:''' Compact, adhesive and volatile, these hand-sized discs feature state of the art motion detecting technology which enable them to detect any movement within a preset area and detonate when an outside threat of significant size, shape and body heat passes through its sensory range. Along with the range of its motion detection, the size of a proximity disc's area of effect and the parameters for detonation can also be set. Proximity Discs can also be thrown for immediate detonation.
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-'''SteelTech H520 Grapnel Gun:''' Compact, collapsible and lightweight, the SteelTech H-52 Grapnel Gun is a recent military invention which promises to grant greater maneuverability to infantry operating in mountainous and urban environments. The Grapnel Gun works by vacuuming air into a high-pressurised compartment and releasing it to fire a hyper-tensile nylon cable with a Kendrium-tipped hook. The line can then be pulled in via a powerful motorised spool system to either pull the wielder upwards or to pull the targeted object towards them. In addition to its primary grappling line function, the Grapnel Gun is also capable of firing a secondary hyper-tensile nylon cable from its upper barrel. This zip-line, once fired, can be detached from the gun in order to embed the wielder's end of the line into a sturdy object, at which point the gun itself can be converted into a pulley. Currently being tested in limited numbers by the US military, All-Star has procured one for himself as a 'birthday present' from Agent Kurt White.
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-'''Aerosol Gas Canisters:''' Pocket-sized aerosol gas canisters containing various types of gas. The portability and concealability of these canisters make them extremely useful in a range of potential situations. Each canister contains one of six types of gas: Knockout, Laser-Detecting, Corrosive, Coolant, Bug Repellent and Mace.
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-'''Bolas:''' Used by hunters and gatherers from as far back as Pre-Colombian era, All-Star prefers to use his numerous sets of bolas as weapons, non-lethally incapacitating his foes with them.
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-'''Strangulation Cord:''' All-Star keeps retractable strangulation cord on his person at all time, extracting it from its roller whenever the dirty deed of strangulation needs to be done. The wire, made out of a hyper-durable nylon polymer fashioned by Steel Industries, is capable of choking even super durable throats with enough force.
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-'''Rebreather:''' A small rebreather no bigger than a harmonica. It allows All-Star to breathe in low-oxygen conditions and gives him a resistance to gas-based attacks. Given their small size and tendency to be lost or damaged, All-Star usually carries several.
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-'''Trauma Kit:''' All-Star typically carries a well-equipped trauma kit in one of his pouches. The kit contains a supply of bandages, dressing, a tourniquet, duct tape, Quik-Clot, nitrile gloves, lubricating jelly, a cold pack, anti-bacterial wipes, SAM splints, a penlight, some medical tools, several useful drugs, a skin stapler and disinfectant spray. Having received some training as a combat medic, All-Star uses the kit to keep himself - and, occasionally, allies - up and running in emergency situations.
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-'''The 'Shooting Star':''' After saving a car dealership owner from a gang of chop shop running car thieves, All-Star was given a good deal on the most prized car at the dealership: Crystal Red 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible with white racing stripes. Lovingly named the 'Shooting Star' by its owner, All-Star's Chevy has no particularly specialised features: it just looks really super awesome and goes really super fast. All-Star would quite literally make love to this car if he society would allow it.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Equipment[[File:Asequip.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[[File:EWG-Star3.jpg|390px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Pick a card, any card!"</font>]]
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I've got the constitutional right to bear arms. You've got the constitutional right to run away screaming." - All-Star''</div></div>
-==='Liberty Belle'===
+[[File:Zach-Star 4.jpg|420px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'd give my life for my country, but I'd rather take yours."</font>]]
-'Confiscated' from a group of international terrorists during a coordinated attack on the Barlowe Building, 'Liberty Belle' - or 'Belle', for short - is a state-of-the-art combat ready Grav-Bike outfitted with a number of original offensive and defensive features as well as a number of custom features put in place by Nate in his spare time. Though 'Belle' was badly damaged when Nate first got his hands on it, Nate has since spent a hefty amount of time repairing and modifying it (with the help of his more technologically proficient friends) and treats it almost as if it were his own child, regularly maintaining it and lovingly personalising it. With its exceptional speed, extensive firepower and an abundance of sentimental value, 'Liberty Belle' is one of All-Star's most prized - and useful - possessions.
+===S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit v3.670===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The SteelTech Advanced Recon Stealth Nanosuit -- because I'm reckless, not suicidal." - All-Star''</div></div>
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+Designed by SteelTech's advanced warfare division, the '''SteelTech Advanced Recon Stealth Nanosuit (or S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit)''' represents the bleeding edge in military grade technology for the U.S. soldiers of tomorrow. Designed to enhance and support the natural abilities of ground infantry, the S.T.A.R.S. Suit was intended to give recon operatives the ultimate upper hand in the field. As a prototype, All-Star's suit is the only one in existence and has been custom tailored to suit him.
-*'''Aluminium Composite Hull Plating'''
+A bodysuit of '''military-grade synthetic lightweight carbon nanotube armour''' provides its wearer with '''protection against dangerous elements''' while remaining '''flexible and comfortable enough to allow for long periods of intense activity.''' Additionally, the suit is '''lined with a layer of protokinetic gel which reactively alters its temperature and reshapes to conform to the wearer's environment and body type.''' The protokinetic gel can also '''harden in response to impact and pressure to potentially save the wearer's life should they fall incredible distances or be placed under high gravitational forces.'''
-*'''Onboard Flight/Targeting Computer /w Built-In Communication System and 'Crybaby' Combat Warning Function'''
-*'''Dual Side-Mounted Particle Cannons'''
-*'''Dual Retractable Gatling Guns /w Specialised Anti-Materiel Ammunition'''
-*'''Back-Mounted Anti-Air Turrets /w Specialised 'Stormbreaker' Anti-Air Ammunition'''
-*'''Six Compressed Medium-Range Tactical Missiles'''
-*'''Four High-Powered Long-Range Tactical Missiles'''
-*'''Thirty-Two Smart Micro-Missiles'''
-*'''Two 'Bunker Buster' Air-To-Surface Missiles'''
-*'''Titanium Cable Grappling Line Launcher'''
-*'''Defensive Shield Projector'''
-*'''Optional Voice Command System'''
-*'''In-Built Stealth Technology /w Low-Power 'Silent' Feature'''
-*'''Advanced Electromagnetic Safety System keeps rider mounted in the event of turbulence or elaborate combat maneuvers'''
-*'''In-Flight Stabilisation System negates the negative effects of G-Force and allows rider to maintain control of the bike'''
-*'''Numerous Storage Compartments'''
-*'''Capable of reaching just below supersonic speeds when pushed'''
-*'''Synced to All-Star's left bracer, allowing him to control it from afar'''
-*'''Middle segment detaches to form an escape pod in case of emergency'''
-*'''Fully-stocked mini-bar built into back segment'''
-*'''Horn which plays 'Yankee Doodle' when blared'''
-*'''Retractable Cup-Holders'''
-*'''In-Built Chick Magnet'''
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color:#002f63">Personality[[File:Asperson.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+Cohesive nanotechnology planted within the innermost mesh layer of the suit allows it to meld to the wearer's body, acting as a ''''Second Skin'''' which simulates muscle fibre, '''making the wearer stronger, faster and more agile.''' This 'Second Skin' also syncs with All-Star's S.T.R.I.P.E.S and uses the same nanotechnology to '''monitor and maintain his physical condition, using nerve-targeted electric currents to stem lactic acid build-up; mitigate pain; and slow the metabolization of harmful toxins, poisons and diseases.''' It is even able to '''dampen the wearer's heat signature to offer protection against thermal imaging.''' Perhaps one of its most useful features, however, is its ''''Rigidity Response' system''' which reacts to the breakage of bones and heavy bleeding by intensifying pressure on the affected areas, allowing its wearer to '''continue operating through injuries for much longer without worsening or succumbing to them.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The best thing about bursting into a joint guns blazing is knowing that you're always the most interesting person in the room." - All-Star''</div></div>
+The S.T.A.R.S. suit's functionality doesn't stop at the suit itself, though. The bracers, made up of a low-density questionite alloy, offer '''added protection during close quarters combat''' and have ridges which allow the wearer to '''block, break or disarm melee weapons''' The boots, meanwhile, use strategically placed '''dura-gel padding to increase comfort and protect against sprains, breaks, penetration, water, infection and inflammation.''' They also use a system of '''clasps over laces to minimise the risk of tripping and are steel-toed for durability and combat applications.''' Additionally, patented ''''Nightrunner' stealth technology''' has been built into the rubber soles, '''greatly suppressing the volume of the wearer's footsteps.''' The gloves are '''padded with questionite and kevlar for added protection and combat effectiveness ''' whereas the pouches are '''magnetised for added security.'''
-[[File:Jet-Star.jpg|285px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Yeah, I had a crossbow phase."</font>]]
-First and foremost, All-Star is a soldier, and a good one at that. Disciplined, cautious, sociable and quick-witted, he has earned himself a position of respect for his levelheadedness, near-uncompromising dedication to his country and kindhearted nature. All-Star genuinely cares for those around him and, despite not thinking of himself as a costumed hero, regularly goes out of his way to help them. For all his good qualities, though, All-Star is arrogant, brash, snarky, cynical and, oftentimes, aloof. He is practically the embodiment of someone who is overconfident to an almost reckless degree. In short, he's something of an asshole, quick to emphasise or make known his impeccable accuracy and versatile skill set and has a penchant for callously mocking his enemies with scathing comments and remarks. Despite this, however, his arrogance is pretty artificial. He puts up a front as someone who is rather overconfident in his abilities to mask his insecurities about who he is and his own self-worth. Behind-the-scenes, he often questions his own usefulness as a 'crimefighter' and truly believes that if he isn't the very best marksman around, he doesn't even deserve to fight alongside most costumed crimefighters, some of which have powers which make him obsolete. As such, he constantly gives off the air of someone who always has something to prove, which can also be due to the relationship with his parents and a history of being abandoned unless he proved himself useful.
-Despite this, All-Star almost always remains calm, jovial and flexible, even in the face of danger, balancing out some of his more negative personality traits with an abundance of charm, wit and general friendliness. His laid-back personality is as much the result of a need to keep himself calm as it is the reason he's able to keep calm. However, there is a hidden dark side to All-Star. When carrying out missions of a personal nature or pushed to his limits, All-Star can be cold, merciless, remorseless and single-minded, qualities which his employers believe add to his aptitude.
+The entire suit is woven in with interlocking nano-scales designed to '''reduce drag and air resistance and repel water like a swimsuit, allowing for increased adaptability for aerial, high speed and water based missions.''' These scales also make it '''resistant to heat, cold, electricity and radiation.'''
-All-Star is also a gigantic flirt and a shameless womaniser. Most of the time, he can hardly be in the same room as an attractive woman without making a pass at or playfully flirting with her. Despite the inherent chauvinism in his womanising ways, All-Star genuinely respects women and deeply cares about any who happen to have a distinct influence on his life, only refraining from engaging in long-term romantic relationships with them due to his line of work, his past failures, his own insecurities and a belief that most of the women he gets with could do better than him if given the chance. He also believes that life is for living and that romance can be a fun fling rather than anything worth settling down for. However, this approach to romantic relationships makes All-Star somewhat insensitive about the feelings of his partner and is responsible for his bad track record with commitment.
+*'''Enhanced Durability and Protection'''
+*'''Survivability and Adaptability Features'''
+*''''Second Skin' Nanotechnology'''
+*''''Nightrunner' Stealth Technology'''
+*'''Resistance to Heat, Cold, Electricity and Radiation'''
+----
+[[File:EWG-Star.jpg|456px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'll show you mine if you show me yours."</font>]]
-That same self-sabotage can be just as easily applied to All-Star's non-romantic relations, as he can often be sarcastic and blunt towards his friends and acquaintances out of a fear that once they get too close to him, they won't like what they find and will abandon him like his father and many of the children and potential adoptive parents. In that regard, he can be very childish in the way he displays affection, preferring to insult, joke and mock rather than be open about how he feels. Despite his nonchalant approach to friendship, though, All-Star deeply cares about those he considers friends and is deeply-influenced by what they think of him.
+===S.T.R.I.P.E.S. v6.767===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I make these look good.'" - All-Star''</div></div>
+Developed by SteelTech, these S.T.R.I.P.E.S or SteelTech Real-Time Information Perception and Evaluation Specs are designed to perceive and analyse their wearer's surroundings and possess a myriad of features which give All-Star the one up he needs when out on the job. Effectively a mini-computer with all the processing power to match, the specs come with an advanced tactical HUD which monitors All-Star's physical condition and mission objectives among other things. In addition, they allow him to lock on to hostiles via a sophisticated targeting array, giving him a better tactical grip of combat situations. They also possess an optional heartbeat monitor which can be used to calculate the emotional and physical state of those around All-Star, enabling him to detect the bodily changes associated with lying, infection and, more frequently, death. The specs possess high powered telescopic lenses with thermal, night, sonar, electromagnetic field and ultraviolet imaging and a 'Smart-Fit' function which molds them to the contours of All-Star's face without the need for arms or straps. Additional features include: facial and armament identification, size and weight estimation, GPS tracking, a geiger counter, a holographic interface and a video/photographic camera. Perhaps his most iconic piece of gear, All-Star is rarely seen in the field without his eyewear.
-When not working, All-Star has a host of hobbies and activities outside of helping out Uncle Sam. He's a gun nut and loves to collect them just as much as he loves to go down to the shooting range and practice with them. He is also a very talented cook and harbours a secret love of preparing meals. All-Star is also fond of Sherrera's and often goes there to fleece people out of their money playing darts. As far as sports go, he was the star quarterback in high-school and now follows both football and basketball. All-Star is a fan of old westerns, kung-fu movies (particularly those starring his idol, Bruce Lee) and cheesy horror movies and is partial to jazz and rap music. In fact, he's perfectly capable of cutting a mean rug when necessary. He's apprehensive towards certain aspects of Japanese culture (particularly ninjas), despite loving sushi.
+More recently, the S.T.R.I.P.E.S have been modified by Dodger to allow for wireless access to nearby technology via satellite uplink and share a two-way connection to her own computer mainframe, allowing PATRIOT's mission control to see through them and communicate with All-Star. She can then utilise her own technical skills as a hacker and intelligence expert to aid him during his missions,
+----
-All-Star gets along well with most actual heroes and has become something of a de facto liaison for superhero relations in some circles. He is largely accepted by the superhero community as a member of its ranks, although being called a hero simply embarrasses him.
+===Specialised Ammunition===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You say bulletproof, I say no such thing. You just need to find the right kind of bullets." - All-Star''</div></div>
+All-Star knows better than anyone that it pays to be prepared, especially when fighting alongside and going up against people who could crush you without a second thought. As such, going into battle with specialised ammunition on-hand allows him to better adapt to circumstances in which he'd typically be at a hefty disadvantage.
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Friends & Allies[[File:Asfriends.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+'''Hothead Ammunition''' uses advanced hyper-thermal technology to melt through metal, kevlar and anything else someone might wear for protection with superheated shots. '''Hellfire Ammunition''' uses contained hellfire shells cooked up by military sorcerers to bypass magical defenses with mystical fire which is very difficult to extinguish by normal means, making it extremely effective against magic-based and intangible foes. '''Blessed Silver Ammunition''' uses a tried and true method to keep supernatural monsters, demons and the undead at bay. '''Gel Ammunition''' expands into an solidifying gel that delivers an electric shock on impact, making it significantly less-lethal than standard ammunition. '''Blockbuster Ammunition''' uses nanoexplosives to detonate into a concussive blast on impact, generating enough force to make your average brick think twice before throwing their strength around. And '''Tracer Ammunition''' uses bullets laced with a resonating electromagnetic charge to allow the shooter to tag and track targets over moderate distances.
-'''(OOC: This section has been cut down to help make the page a little less lengthy. If your character's no longer on the list, it don't mean I don't still love you, baby.)'''
+With the exception of Gel and (sometimes) Hothead ammo types, it is uncommon for All-Star to keep more than a few magazines of specialised ammunition in his armory at any given time due to it being appropriately expensive. He still has plenty of FMJ, rubber and beanbag rounds, however.
+----
-== Agent Kurt White (NPC)==
+===Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns===
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Kurt and I get each other. Working together for seven years will do that to you." - All-Star''</div></div>
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"There's gonna be two sounds: me firing and me firing some more." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Specially designed for use by special metahuman operatives, the SteelTech Panther is a revolutionary new handgun which is intended to be "smarter than the average firearm". Incorporating semi-automatic fire, and manual and automatic focusing, the Panther boasts a low recoil, a large magazine capacity, a comfortable ergonomic grip, impressively long-range firing capabilities and impressive stopping power. Smart firing technology allows the user to seamlessly transition between semi-auto and three round burst firing types and an in-built laser sight can be toggled on to give an added bit of security in combat situations. In short, it's the perfect handgun for someone in All-Star's unpredictable line of work.
-[[File:Mr. White.JPG|70px|left|]]
+A Panther can only be operated by its designated owner, whose genetic signature is programmed into the gun's memory. Any attempt to use one by an unauthorised party results in the gun releasing an electrical discharge and locking down.
+----
-All-Star's handler and perhaps his closest friend, Kurt White was the one who personally sought out and enrolled him into Project: Patriot. It was Kurt that oversaw his training and taught him everything he knew and he still continues to act as a manager of sorts to the government agent. Prior to meeting All-Star, Kurt was a freelance government agent who severely damaged his left leg on a mission and was forced to take a 'desk-job', as it were. Although All-Star still doesn't know Kurt's real name, the two are close and trusted friends.
+[[File:Dagger-Star.jpg|491px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"It ain't perfect, but it's mine."</font>]]
-There is not much that is known about Kurt's past other than the fact that he was the driving force behind Project: Patriot. Regardless of his shady past, however, Nate trusts Kurt as both a friend and a mentor and the two are always able to rely on each other.
+===The All-Star Arsenal===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"In all my years there hasn't been anything on this Earth that's made more sense to me than a loaded gun." - All-Star''</div></div>
+All-Star's arsenal of weapons, gadgets and technology is rather impressive to say the least. This arsenal is usually stored at whatever he uses for an armory at the time and includes:
-==[[Adapto]]==
+*'''M27 Infantry Assault Rifle'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You don't share a consciousness with someone without getting to know them a little. Marcel's my little 'Brain Brother'." - All-Star''</div></div>
+A designated marksman rifle outfitted with a high-tech scope, custom selective fire, a suppressor and a collapsible bipod.
-[[File:Adapto.PNG|70px|left|]]
+*'''AR-15'''
+A more lightweight and low-tech alternative to All-Star's kitted out M27 IAR, the AR-15 is used as a semi-automatic rifle by All-Star when he wants to be less overt.
-Though All-Star and Adapto had shared interactions in the past and were relatively amicable towards one another, a recent trip to a fractured universe created through the power of the Polychronon led to both All-Star and Adapto gaining control of the unknown artifact at the same time, creating a link between their consciousness and sending them to another plain of existence. There, All-Star and Adapto bonded and made a shared decision to undo the damage to the Megaverse done by the Polychronon, restoring reality to its natural state. Despite no longer being 'one', however, their time sharing a consciousness has developed their understanding of one another and led to a developing friendship.
+*'''M110 SASS'''
+A gas-operated, semi-automatic sniper rifle. Boasts an effective range of approximately 800 metres and a lightweight, ergonomic design. It can be disassembled in less than three minutes and serviced without tools. All-Star's M110 SASS has been outfitted with a hybrid scope with thermal imaging and standard settings, a detachable suppressor and an additional frame designed to lower recoil.
+*'''M40A5'''
+A Marine Corps variant of the Remington 700, the bolt-operated M40A5 is an alternative to the M110 SASS that takes All-Star back to his Scout Sniper days.
-==[[Canadian Fist]]==
+*'''Barrett M82'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I never had a big sister. Especially not one who's younger than me. Yeah, Dusk and me are complicated." - All-Star''</div></div>
+An anti-materiel rifle, All-Star's Barrett M82 has been modified to penetrate some of the most durable metals known to man and several layers of obstacles. Like the M110 SASS, it also possesses thermal imaging settings.
-[[File:Canadian fist.JPG|70px|left]]
+*'''Dual SIG-MPX-Ks'''
+An alternative to the Panthers, the lightweight SIG-MPX-K submachine gun is capable of punching through body armour when using standard rounds and is, according to All-Star, the height of modern gunslinging fashion.
-All-Star and Canadian Fist have something of a love/hate relationship. With both often being on the receiving end of the other's jabs and quips, they're much more compatible on the battlefield than they are off of it. All-Star trusts Canadian Fist to have his back at all times when he's out on the field and makes sure to have her back just as much.
+*'''Smith & Wesson Model 500'''
+With its abundance of stopping power and its reputation as the most powerful handgun in the world, this revolver fires rounds powerful enough to put down elephants and buffalo. It carries five bullets in its cylinder at any given time and All-Star is capable of firing it with very little recoil, a testament to his often underestimated strength.
+*'''Dual Smith & Wesson M&P Shields'''
+Compact and effective, the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield provides a lightweight alternative to All-Star's usual handguns and acts as a handy concealed carry firearm.
+*'''Dual FN Five-Sevens'''
+When he doesn't want to draw attention to himself with the unique SteelTech Panthers but wants a little more power than he gets from the M&P Shields, All-Star uses dual FN Five-Sevens.
-== [[Desperado]] ==
+*'''Mossberg 590'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Guy's a good shot, and a good person. Buuuuuut, I'm better." - All-Star''</div></div>
+A combat shotgun. The Mossberg 590 is usually slung at All-Star's waist for quick access, provided he's actually carrying it at all and is perfect for close quarters.
-[[File:DesperadoRifle.png|70px|left|]]
+*'''Benelli Nova Entry Short Barrelled Shotgun'''
+A short-barrelled shotgun useful for tight confined spaces and more casual combat situations.
-All-Star is on friendly terms with Desperado and the two have often gotten into debates about who the better shot is. Despite All-Star's insistence that he is, in fact, the better shot, he secretly acknowledges that Desperado is just as good a shot as him and respects the man almost as much as he respects people like Riptide and Virgil, despite the fact that he has yet to forge a bond as deep with him as he has with them.
+*'''Serbu Super Shorty Shotgun'''
+An even shorter-barrelled shotgun for concealed carry.
+*'''M4A1 Carbine'''
+Lightweight and good at spitting a bunch of bullets in the direction of anyone who looks at you funny, the M4A1 Carbine is a popular rifle. For All-Star, it provides the perfect deterrent against overzealous mooks and has a detachable grenade launcher.
-==[[Paradigm]]==
+*'''MK18'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Good body, better friend." - All-Star''</div></div>
+A compact version of the M4A1 Carbine which is easier to use in and around vehicles and in tight confined spaces.
-[[File:PDHeadshot.png|80px|left|]]
+*'''HK MP5'''
+A submachine gun. The HK MP5 comes with a scope and a custom suppressor for added stealth when operating.
-All-Star enjoys Paradigm's company and likes to think that she enjoys his too. Though All-Star is friendly towards the majority of his fellow Protectors, he sees Paradigm as the one he's friendliest with (with the obvious exceptions of Sparrowhawk, Zelara and Riptide). The two often trade banter and playful flirtation with one another and All-Star has made it a habit to constantly remind her that she's madly in love with him.
+*'''M249 LMG'''
+Relatively lightweight, durable and effective, the M249 is everything one could want from a light machine gun: a nigh-unstoppable killing machine.
+*'''MGL-140'''
+The MGL-140 is a US military made variant of the M32 MGL and acts as a lightweight six-shot grenade launcher. All-Star's personally modified MGL-140 is capable of firing Explosive, Semtex, Tear Gas, Knockout Gas and Beanbag rounds.
+*'''FIM-92 Stinger'''
+A light to carry, easy to operate surface-to-air missile, All-Star usually uses his FIM-92 Stinger to blow planes, choppers and the odd power armoured combatant out of the skies.
+*'''M3 MAAWS'''
+The M3 MAAWS as a recoilless rifle designed to give infantry a lighter, cheaper alternative to traditional rocket launchers. All-Star doesn't use his very often, but it's useful to have it around anyway.
-== [[Riptide]] ==
+*'''Bear Cruzer Compound Bow'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Rip's a total asshole." - All-Star''</div></div>
+For times where All-Star requires absolute silence at the cost of reload speed and fire rate, his Bear Cruzer Compound Bow is always waiting in the wings. The bow comes with Standard, Armour-Piercing, Explosive, Thermite, Flashbang and Cable arrows.
-[[File:Roptide.jpg|70px|left|]]
+*'''SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle'''
+The latest in a line of weapons specifically designed to combat high-powered metahuman threats, the SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle is a lightweight energy rifle capable of firing bolts or concentrated beams of hyper concussive particle energy. Fueled by an energy efficient fusion battery, it requires no reloading, instead releasing excess heat periodically between use and within seconds in the event of overheating.
-Riptide and All-Star have an odd relationship built as much on camaraderie as it is on thinly veiled contempt for one another. All-Star cites that Riptide is one of his best friends because he's just as much of an asshole as he is and Riptide often says words to the same effect (when not stating that All-Star is the bigger asshole). Ultimately, All-Star trusts Riptide both on and off the battlefield and couldn't think of anyone else (of the same sex) he'd rather go out for a drink with.
+*''''Moxie''''
+All-Star's SteelTech Obsidian combat knife, which he affectionately nicknamed. Crafted from a lightweight and durable questionite alloy, perfectly weighted for use as a combat knife and a throwing knife and charged with a high-frequency current which weakens molecular bonds to allow it to cut through more resistant materials, Moxie is one hard-hitting dame.
+*'''Dual Gerber Mark II Dagger Knives'''
+For times when the enemy is giving you a run for your money, All-Star has two Gerber Mark II Dagger Knives. Lightweight and with a shorter blade length than Moxie, the dagger knives provide an agile alternative for fast-paced close quarters combat.
+[[File:Zach-star new.jpg|630px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Heads up." --BANG-- "Heads off."</font>]]
+*'''Strider SMF'''
+A tactical folding knife, the Strider SMF's compact size makes it ideal for survival situations and even certain combat scenarios.
-== [[Sparrowhawk]] ==
+*'''Tech Grenades'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Alex is amazing. She's a great fighter, she's smart and she's caring. She just needs to learn how to come out of her shell a little." - All-Star''</div></div>
+Utilising modern weapons technology to provide an effective yield despite their compact size, tech grenades are small metallic balls which can be primed and expanded at the press of a button. Using a SteelTech developed gas called 'Adaptagen' which reacts differently to different catalysts, tech grenade effects can be altered on the fly, allowing for maximum adaptability. Tech grenades can be primed to be Explosive, Fragmentation, Incendiary, Stun, Smoke, Tear Gas or Knockout Gas.
-[[File:Screenshot 2013-01-02-20-17-04.jpg|70px|left|]]
+*'''Proximity Discs'''
+These handheld discs feature state of the art motion detecting technology which enable them to detect any movement within a preset area and detonate when something passes through its sensory range. Along with the range of its motion detection, the size of a proximity disc's area of effect and the parameters for detonation can also be set to suit the situation. They come in Explosive, Fragmentation, Concussive and Stun.
-Sparrowhawk and All-Star share a professional and romantic relationship. On the field, the two make excellent partners and, off the field, they have recently begun casually dating one another. Although All-Star is willing to commit himself to the relationship, he is somewhat put off by Sparrowhawk's distant and standoffish nature, which causes him to have frequent doubts about his relationship with her. Despite that, though, he genuinely cares for her and the two definitely have a chemistry.
+*'''Rebreather'''
+A small rebreather no bigger than a harmonica. It allows All-Star to breathe under water and in low oxygen conditions. The rebreather can also double as a respirator, giving him resistance to gas-based attacks.
+*'''Hybrid CO2 Laser'''
+A pen-like device capable of projecting a concentrated laser beam at the push of a button, allowing the user to cut through various sturdy objects while out in the field. Can also be focused for welding purposes.
+*'''Stun Rod'''
+Simple in design and function, All-Star often carries a hand-sized stun rod taser while out in the field. His particular taser has been modified to allow for much higher voltages when dealing with durable metahumans.
+*'''SteelTech Grapnel Gun'''
+Compact, collapsible and lightweight, the SteelTech Grapnel Gun functions by using a 'magazine' of of compressed CO2 to launch a hyper-tensile nylon cable with a weighted prong at bullet speed. The line can then be reeled in via a powerful motorised spool system to either pull the wielder upwards or pull the targeted object towards them. It can also fire a secondary cable from its lower barrel. This can then be anchored to create a zip-line using the gun itself as a pulley. All-Star's grapnel gun can also be attached to his belt for added security when in motion.
+*'''Medkit'''
+All-Star occasionally carries a small medkit loaded with bandages, tourniquets, medical tools, healing salves, water, suturing thread, painkillers, antiseptics, burn ointment, combat gauze and other vital medical supplies on his person while out in the field.
-== [[Greymist Wanderer|Virgil Landekl]] ==
+===RT-453 Recon Drone===
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Virgil's the best: Cute, fun, caring and very, very hot. Heh. You know, she's got this one trick involving-" - All-Star''</div></div>
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Dodger may be my eyes and ears, but Artie's her eyes and ears." - All-Star''</div></div>
+The state-of-the-art in military surveillance and reconnaissance technology, the RT-453 Recon Drone -- or 'Artie' as it is known by the PATRIOT team -- is a sophisticated UAV which can be collapsed into a highly portable, hand-sized dormant form to allow it to be easily carried by soldiers in the field. When deployed, the RT-453 unfolds into a small quadcopter drone that can be controlled either by All-Star himself or through its controls back at Kansas. Outfitted with advanced surveillance technology, an intelligent targeting computer, facial recognition, weapons and armament identification, wireless network interface capabilities and the ability to switch into a spider-like 'land mode', the RT-453 is invaluable to All-Star and the rest of PATRIOT in gathering intelligence without being noticed.
+----
+*'''High-Power Omnidirectional Surveillance Camera'''
+*'''Intelligent Targeting Computer /w Heartbeat Monitor'''
+*'''Mid-Range Wireless Network Interface Capabilities'''
+*'''Scanner Technology /w Full Visual Spectrum'''
+*'''Facial Recognition Function'''
+*'''Weapon and Armament Identification'''
+*'''Size and Weight Estimation'''
+*'''Hi-Tech Proximity Sensors /w Battlespace Cognizance'''
+*'''Mid-Range Audio Receiver and Transmitter /w Recording Function'''
+*'''Lightweight Carbon-Fibre Body'''
+*'''Low-Power 'Silent' Quad-Rotors'''
+*'''Electromagnetic Pulse Protection'''
+*'''Can be slotted into a portable charging dock on All-Star's person in the field'''
+*'''Synced to All-Star's STRIPES, allowing him to control it from afar'''
+*'''Synced to flight controls and surveillance systems at Kansas (PATRIOT HQ), operated by Dodger'''
-[[File:Mistpic.jpg|70px|left|]]
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color:#002f63">Personality[[File:Asperson.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-All-Star and Virgil are good friends and occasional lovers, with both having rather similarly liberal views on sex, romantic relationships and life in general. Though this would cause most people to think that they're little more than fuck buddies, All-Star cares deeply about Virgil as a friend and would, as with most of his friends, do almost anything for her. They frequently hang out together. Plus he doesn't find her eyes all that creepy.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The best thing about bursting through a door guns blazing is knowing that you're always the most interesting person in the room." - All-Star''</div></div>
+[[File:Guz-Star.jpg|515px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"It's not really about being the best; it's about being the best I can be."</font>]]
+'''Standing at 6'3" and weighing in at 240lbs, All-Star is physically intimidating by any standards. With strong facial features, short-cropped combat ready hair, a full beard and sharp, vigilant eyes, he is attractive in a conventional macho sense of the word and carries himself with the air of a former serviceman. It is not uncommon to see All-Star in bandages sporting fresh cuts, scars, bruises and black eyes. Despite his peak athleticism and genetic excellence, he is a man in his mid-forties who spent his entire adult life fighting battles and it shows. There are plenty of lines and scars that tell dark stories and a certain simmering intensity that can make him seem standoffish or unnerving at a glance.'''
+A product of a lifetime of war, All-Star is a self-possessed and opinionated man who is comfortably stuck in his ways. As such, he can seem gruff, stubborn and, at times, downright combative. A direct, no-nonsense military type, he likes to do everything with as little pretence as possible and (often forcefully) asks that others extend the same courtesy. With All-Star, what you see is usually what you get. Despite occasionally seeming like a tactless, jaded thug more comfortable breaking bones than saving lives, however, his head happens to be screwed on remarkably tight. With an instinctively tactical mind, a deceptively high intelligence and resourcefulness in spades, All-Star is in equal parts an observer, a commander and an enforcer. There is very little that escapes his notice and, while he may not always make it apparent, he has a deep understanding of how things work. As such, he can swing between a natural leader who thinks on his feet and a savvy, dependable follower, always acting with fierce independence and a take charge attitude. Actions speak far louder than words in his book.
-== [[Zelara]] ==
+'''As an accomplished former Marine, All-Star operates with the detached pragmatism and adherence to order one would expect. In his mind, there's little room for sentimentality, emotion or doubt on the battlefield and, as such, there isn't much that fazes him. That said, All-Star's own unflinching moral code is what primarily drives him, and he shows little loyalty to laws and institutions he feels go against it. While many would label All-Star cold-blooded and dispassionate, however, it's more the case that he strives to keep a 'safe' emotional distance from what he does and the cruel truths of the world it allows him to uncover. Flying in the face of his apparent severity, for example, is an irreverent and sardonic sense of humour which he readily displays through deadpan snark and aloof banter. Beneath his world-weary cynicism, All-Star is actually empathetic to a fault with a deep sense of personal honour, loyalty and compassion towards his loved ones, his ideals and his country. For All-Star, it's not enough to simply do good; he needs to be the one getting his hands dirty and shedding blood in the process. In fact, All-Star often shoulders unnecessary burdens and can be excessively hard on himself out of his strong sense of duty and responsibility. The true humanitarian All-Star can be seen not in his words or even his actions, but in their intended result and suggesting to him that he is completely ruthless or unfeeling is a quick way to earn his ire.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Zelara's a nice lady. Plus she helps fill out the 'Z' section in my contact list." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[[File:Zerala.png|65px|left|]]
+An operative first and a superhero second, All-Star is tough as nails and willing to use lethal force to accomplish his goals. While he hardly slaughters his way through petty crooks and costumed criminals, he does not hesitate to put down more severe threats, especially when working alone on military ops. Viewing killing as an impersonal and almost mechanical aspect of what he does, All-Star believes that his targets simply have to die and that he is the one most suited to killing them. Indeed, All-Star has rarely shown remorse when it comes to killing his enemies and bounces between missions with almost inexhaustible conviction. Beneath the surface, however, even he cannot help but notice the ease with which he is able to end lives. Saddled with an almost insatiable thirst for war and dispensing justice, All-Star believes that his prowess at fighting and killing are all that give him value and usually seems darkly resigned to his role as a lethal enforcer. In more recent times, he has taken steps towards defying his genetic programming and controlling his bloodlust in the hopes that he can better himself.
-All-Star and Zelara are fast friends, despite their widely different perceptions and cultures. All-Star has taken it upon himself to teach Zelara the ways of Earth in a more laid-back and modernised way than UNTIL and enjoys spending time with her on the whole. Though the intrepid alien girl soon developed a crush on All-Star, he had no choice but to turn her down. Nevertheless, the two have remained good friends.
+'''All-Star rarely takes time off. When he does, he typically spends it practising his combat skills, working in his armory, exercising or taking on personal missions. Though naturally unflappable, the stressful nature of All-Star's work and its effect on his hyperkinesis also prompt him to take on several relaxing hobbies. These include grooming his bonsai tree, listening to music, and even travelling. He is also a highly skilled chef, a secret lover of literature, and a film buff. All-Star's approach towards romantic relationships reflects his fast-paced lifestyle. He regularly flirts with the women in his life regardless of intent and sees physical intimacy as completely independent of romantic feelings, usually engaging in it as a means of either releasing stress or seeking comfort. This approach naturally has a negative effect on his ability to maintain relationships, many of which end due to his inability -- or unwillingness -- to open up and connect with his partners. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ISTJ.'''
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Friends & Allies[[File:Asfriends.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I try to keep my enemies closer." - All-Star''</div></div>
+==PATRIOT==
+ [[File:Patriot.png|left|90px]]
+In the wake of Project Patriot's dissolution and All-Star's return to America, he and Kurt White became the founders and co-commanders of PATRIOT -- a small, but elite black ops unit which would act as the spiritual successor to Project Patriot. Though PATRIOT has a much tighter budget and fewer resources than its predecessor, it is quickly gaining a reputation for how much it accomplishes with so little and has become useful partially because of its small size, providing a precision instrument to be used as needed. PATRIOT's roster currently consists of All-Star; the individuals listed below who form his 'inner circle'; and a small handful of supporting personnel. All-Star typically goes into the field alone and is more or less the only consistent field operative.
+[[File:Dodger.PNG|465px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"You've got to pick a pocket or two."</font>]]
+===Dodger (Catherine Crook)===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"If she's not going to stay out of trouble, she might as well stay in it where I can see her." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Catherine Crook was six years old when her father, an SAS soldier turned Broadsword operative who fought alongside Nate Carter before he became the All-Star, was killed on a classified mission during the Zimbavian Revolution. Idolising her father and the sacrifices he made for his country, Catherine aspired to join the British Army and become a soldier like him. Despite her militaristic ambition, however, she was firmly discouraged by her grief-stricken mother from ever enlisting and was instead persuaded to use her considerable intellect to pursue an academic career. With a particular proficiency with computers and technology, Catherine was readily accepted into Oxford University. Just a few months after the completion of her A-Levels and her eighteenth birthday, however, she joined up with the army against her mother's wishes and completed her basic training. Before she could be deployed into active service, Nate, who had secretly been observing her since her father's death, used his connections to get her discharged from the military for her own protection.'''
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Super Groups[[File:Asgroups.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+After meeting Nate for the first time and being warned against ever seeing combat, Catherine became obsessed with the mysterious stranger and, using her skills as a hacker to investigate his background, discovered not only that he was the All-Star, but that he had once served with her father. Although she obeyed her mothers wishes and studied computer science at Oxford, Catherine continued to follow Nate's career as All-Star, viewing him as the one link she had to her father and his secretive time in the military. Upon earning her masters degree, Catherine -- who frequently operated as a hacker under the Dickensian screen name 'Dodger' -- was headhunted by the MI6 to become an intelligence analyst. Leaping at the opportunity, she used the agency's resources to follow All-Star's activities more closely.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"What can I say? I'm a people person." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''When the news of All-Star's death came a year later, Catherine became convinced that he survived and launched a personal investigation which eventually allowed her to locate him in the jungles of Indonesia. Together, Catherine and Nate managed to thwart a dangerous threat to America's safety and effectively bring All-Star back to the world of the living. Though Catherine was subsequently fired from the MI6 for her extended and heavily falsified absence, she was offered a new position as PATRIOT's chief technician, data analyst and hacker. Operating under her 'Dodger' persona, Catherine works behind the scenes to provide All-Star with all the expertise he needs out in the field and to hopefully learn more about both her father and herself in the process.'''
-==<div style="color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #FFFFFF">Rising Force [[File:Rflogo.png|310px|left|link=http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=Rising_Force]]</div> ==
+Young and impetuous, Dodger has proven herself to be a stalwart ally to All-Star during their time together and the two have developed an almost familial bond. Though she can occasionally disobey orders and still desires to be in the field, Dodger values her role as the woman behind the star-spangled man. When she needs to have some kind of presence in the field, she typically uses an RT-453 model recon drone which she affectionately calls 'Artie'. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is ENFP.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I would've made a penis joke, but it's a little '''too''' obvious." - All-Star''</div></div>
+*'''Genius Level Intellect'''
+*'''Master Hacker and Programmer'''
+*'''Expert Engineer and Technician'''
+*'''Competent Hand-to-Hand Combatant'''
+*'''Computer and Technology Expertise'''
+*'''British Army and MI6 Training'''
-An elite field-agent training initiative, '''[[Rising Force]]'''  was founded by the '''[[Blue Bruiser, Dennis Kereden|Blue Bruiser]]''', '''[[Asgrim]]''' and '''[[Zion]]''' under the official designation of UNTIL Initiative Six in response to the Qulaar invasion. With '''[[UNTIL]]''' coming to realise that a rapid response unit would better help prevent future loss of life under such wildly unexpected circumstances, '''[[Rising Force]]''' was created for the sole purpose of training its enlisted operatives, heroes, agents and metahumans from all different walks of life, to function as a unit and to protect a still comparatively vulnerable Earth from anyone who would endanger it. After disbanding a few years back for a number of reasons, Rising Force recently resurfaced and has been making steps towards establishing its place in the world ever since.
+'''Inspired By:''' Oracle (DC), Julia Pennyworth (DC), Microchip (Marvel), Jubilee (Marvel), Otacon (Metal Gear), Mei Ling (Metal Gear), Benji Dunn (Mission: Impossible)
-When '''All-Star''' injured his leg during a narrow brush with death whilst on a mission, he came to the realisation that, contrary to what he would have others believe, he couldn't take on any and all threats by himself. Even with '''[[Sparrowhawk]]''' at his side, '''[[All-Star]]''' knew that if he really wanted to make a significant impact on the world, he would have to get more deeply involved with the same heroes he was quick to distance himself from in the past. Persuading a supportive '''[[Sparrowhawk]]''' into joining him, '''[[All-Star]]''' signed up with '''[[Rising Force]]''' on a whim and has committed himself to helping the newly reformed team get back into the swing of things - though his nonchalance and readiness to question '''[[Asgrim|Asgrim's]]''' leadership skills would convince anyone otherwise.
+[[File:Kurt.PNG|450px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'm Agent Kurt White. Yes, it is a fake name; no, it doesn't matter."</font>]]
-Though '''All-Star's''' busy lifestyle has often made him unable to participate in some of the team's many missions and training sessions, he gets along well with a number of its members, from old friends like '''[[Zelara]]''' and the '''[[Canadian Fist]]''' to newer ones like '''[[Ada Clover]]'''. As far as the team itself goes, his opinions are often mixed. Whilst he does feel that the team has potential in places, he's not entirely convinced that '''[[Asgrim]]''' is the right person to bring that potential out of it.
+===Kurt White===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The man's been at my side from day one. I don't think there's anyone I trust more." - All-Star''</div></div>
+'''Once a member of the CIA with a degree in political science, a young Kurt White was injured in the line of duty, developing a permanent limp that abruptly ended his field career and relegated him to a desk job. Unwilling to settle for being a mere desk jockey, Kurt used his knowledge of politics and his superior social skills to propel himself into a better career. Through sheer determination, aptitude and networking, Kurt eventually worked his way into a position within the White House and, later, a job at the Pentagon. Known for his his commitment to his job and his consistently high standards of excellence, Kurt was specifically headhunted to participate in Project Patriot, becoming the personal assistant and effective second-in-command to its then director Lawrence Smythe. '''
-His short-lived time as a member of '''[[Rising Force]]''' came to an end with the founding of '''[[Protectors of the World]]''', which mandated that he leave the former group so as not to impede his ability to work with the latter.
+A staunch patriot and an admirer of superheroes, Kurt went into Project Patriot full of idealism and hoping that the end result would be soldiers who could minimise American casualities in war. When he looked back on the project's files and discovered the methods they had used to create their subjects, however, he began to chafe under Smythe's command. Just two years later, news of Geoffrey Carter's investigation into Project Patriot came out and Smythe decided the best course of action was to assassinate him and his accomplices. Disagreeing with the corrupt director's actions, Kurt hurriedly set about pulling strings to get him fired. Though he was too late to stop Smythe from killing Frederick Muldoon and Alistair Monaghan and sending Geoffrey into hiding, Kurt eventually succeeded and subsequently became the director of the downsized Project Patriot.
-==<div style="color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #FFFFFF">Protectors Of The World[[File:Protectors.png|400px|right|link=http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=Protectors_of_the_World]]</div> ==
+'''As the new director, Kurt refused to compromise his morals to get results. Instead, he kept close tabs on Nate Carter with the intention of allowing him to live his life. When Nate eventually wound up in prison for manslaughter, however, Kurt decided that the only alternative to a life of crime and guilt was the one Project Patriot intended for him. Kurt personally reached out to Nate and pushed him into enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. When Amanda Cho died, Kurt took the final step towards turning Nate into the All-Star by extending an offer to get the experience and training he needed to become a full-fledged super soldier.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Protectors: Protect and Serve!" - All-Star''</div></div>
-Created when the heroine '''[[Sparrowhawk]]''', seeking to create a more proactive strike force of seasoned heroes, came to '''[[UNTIL]]''' to request the ability and funds to go ahead with such a project. Though '''[[Sparrowhawk]]''', already having connections within the organization, found this to be a relatively difficult task, she persevered and, eventually, sought '''[[All-Star|All-Star's]]''' aid in forming her unit: '''[[Protectors of the World|The Protectors Of The World]]'''. Looking to support his partner by helping her in bringing the concept to fruition, '''[[All-Star]]''' readily left '''[[Rising Force]]''' and the two began the arduous task of reviewing both notable and up-and-coming heroes that would mesh well both personality and power wise, bringing in a range of familiar and unfamiliar candidates to create a unified force dedicated to the protection of Earth and all its inhabitants.
+Having spent years working alongside Nate as his handler, Kurt used his network of contacts and his political and military savvy to get All-Star where he had to be and give him what he needed to complete his missions. With the dissolution of Project Patriot, Kurt continues to serve Nate in this capacity as co-commander, mission director and secretary of PATRIOT, and the director of SAFEGUARD. Serious, composed and exceedingly polite, Kurt comes across as your typical government man in black. Beneath it all, however, he's a very sensitive and people-oriented person who likes to keep things as above board as possible and, as such, carries out his duties with constant professionalism. Though his life is still shrouded in mystery, he and All-Star remain the closest of partners and friends. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ESFJ.
-The Protectors currently have their headquarters in the upper penthouse levels of the Barlowe Building. The levels have been renovated to act as living quarters, a functional training area and meeting area. It also houses a state of the art laboratory and gymnasium. Their headquarters is also outfitted with a larger version of '''[[Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawk's]]''' 'Mother' artificial intelligence computer system as well as Portal. Portal, which is accessed via the Mother computer, creates doorways within select areas of the world that have been predetermined and routed. Portal locales are situated across most main cities on Earth, barring a few countries that have not had previous agreements or sanctioned by '''[[UNTIL]]'''.
+*'''Expert Tactician and Strategist'''
+*'''Expert Political Scientist and Manipulator'''
+*'''Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant'''
+*'''Military and Government Expertise'''
+*'''Advanced CIA Training'''
+*'''Multilingualism'''
-Though '''[[All-Star]]''' is officially the field leader of the Protectors, he very much views the group as '''[[Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawk's]]''' project and prefers to work alone or with her on most occasions. In addition, he feels somewhat awkward leading a group of unknown elements such as superheroes and is reluctant to fully embrace his leadership role. Regardless of these feelings, however, he has no real qualms with working with a bigger group of crime-fighters and is more than willing to commit himself wholly to the group when the time comes. He gets along with his fellow Protectors for the most part, but tends to refrain from staying at the Barlowe building for too long.
+'''Inspired By:''' Phil Coulson (Marvel), Kay Faraday (DC), Amanda Waller (DC), Roy Campbell (Metal Gear), Irving Lambert (Splinter Cell), Agent K (Men In Black)
-==<div style="color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #FFFFFF">Enforcers Of The World[[File:Enforcersbanner.png|400px|left|link=http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=Enforcers_of_the_World]]</div> ==
+[[File:Doc S.PNG|442px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"If you're trying to get yourself killed, Nathaniel, I'd like you to stop doing it piece-by-piece."</font>]]
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it." - All-Star''</div></div>
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Rogues Gallery[[File:Asrogues.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+===Dr. Anu Shahani===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"People call me a hero, but Dr. Shahani is the one who wants to save the world." - All-Star''</div></div>
-<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(4, 8, 7); height: 400px; overflow: auto;">
+'''Dr. Anu Shahani was a brilliant Indian-American medical doctor and surgeon working with Doctors Without Borders in Syria. The chief coordinator working at the facility she was appointed to, Shahani regularly risked her own life and took bold risks to help protect civilians and soldiers caught in the conflict. Having grown up in conditions of poverty and discrimination, Shahani had a great deal of empathy towards those made to suffer at the hands of dictators and oppressors. Eventually, her clinic was attacked by Syrian forces who slaughtered most of her staff and patients and took survivors into captivity. Throughout her imprisonment, Shahani showed courage and compassion for her fellow hostages and was eventually forced to patch up injured Syrian troops at gunpoint.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The hell's a rogue?" - All-Star''</div></div>
+All-Star, who was operating in Syria at the time, was called in on a one-man mission to infiltrate the prison and rescue the hostages. When he arrived at the facility, he met a captive Shahani who offered her help in freeing the others, distracting the Syrian soldiers long enough for All-Star to free the prisoners and detonating an explosive to cover their escape. During their retreat, however, All-Star was shot in the chest by a sniper and subsequently began to bleed out, forcing Shahani and the freed prisoners to hole up in a derelict hospital behind enemy lines. With All-Star rapidly fading and unable to protect the group, Shahani took charge of the situation. Utilising the captured soldiers among the prisoners and the weapons they had taken in their escape along with what little tactical advice the wounded All-Star could offer her, Shahani set up a defensive perimeter around the hospital. Then, with a mixed team of the surviving members of her clinic and civilians, she performed complex surgery which narrowly saved All-Star's life.
-'''(Lovingly compiled and filed up by All-Star's case officer, Kurt White. ''He'' knows what a rogue is.)'''
+'''Before All-Star could fully recover and regain consciousness, the Syrian soldiers arrived and a shootout between themselves and the escaped hostages broke out. Though lives were lost on both sides, Shahani's quick thinking and use of All-Star's tactics managed to keep the soldiers at bay long enough for the man himself to recover and finish them off. When the battle was over and the prisoners reached the designated extraction point, All-Star thanked Shahani for all she had done and maintained contact with her. After returning to America following the events of ''The Price of Freedom'' and taking back the mantle of All-Star, Nate sought out Shahani and offered her a job as the chief medical officer for PATRIOT. Explicitly trusting the man who saved her life years ago, Shahani accepted his offer.'''
-'''Threat Level Key:'''
+Strong-willed, capable and deeply spiritual, Dr. Shahani is an extreme humanitarian who has devoted her life to helping others. A natural healer with a sense of justice that exceeds even Nate's, Shahani's selflessness and compassion shine brightly through her severity. As such, she typically provides All-Star with moral guidance and support when she isn't patching up his wounds. Unlike other members of PATRIOT, Shahani is happily married with three children. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is INFJ.
-{{AllBar1}} '''Insignificant. Not worth batting an eye at.'''
+*'''Genius Level Intellect'''
+*'''Brilliant Medical Doctor and Surgeon'''
+*'''Competent Geneticist'''
+*'''Multilingualism'''
-{{AllBar2}} '''A very minor threat. Normally reserved for common super-criminals.'''
+'''Inspired By:''' Leslie Thompkins (DC), Alfred Pennyworth (DC), Kavita Rao (Marvel), Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear), Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect), Shepherd Book (Firefly)
-{{AllBar3}} '''Maybe a personal threat to one of our agents but, otherwise, nothing.'''
+[[File:Vaughn Brady.PNG|503px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"If flying was an art, I'd be Pablo da Vinci."</font>]]
-{{AllBar4}} '''Moderate threat. Capable of interfering with an operation to a slight degree.'''
+===LZ (Vaughn Brady)===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Vaughn may be an idiot, but he's the best idiot we've got." - All-Star''</div></div>
-{{AllBar5}} '''Dangerous enough to warrant looking out for. Usually reserved for low-powered mercenaries and assassins.'''
+'''With an influential USAF general father and a state senator mother, Vaughn Brady came from a distinctly privileged upper class background where great importance was placed on excellence. A slacker who coasted by on his charm and good looks, Vaughn quickly found himself falling short of his older sister, who owned a successful law firm, and his younger brother, who would go on to become a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. When he graduated from his expensive private school with bad grades, a low-paying job at an auto-mechanic and no particular motivation to move out, Vaughn was given an ultimatum by his disciplinarian father: either he would make something of himself or he would be financially cut off.'''
-{{AllBar6}} '''Dangerous on a national or international scale but not an immediate threat. This is usually where we start acting against them.'''
+Ultimately, Vaughn decided to enlist in the Air Force like his father, thinking that he would receive preferential treatment through nepotism. Unfortunately for him, however, his father saw his enlistment as a sign that he had finally learnt to respect his nation and encouraged him to fight on the front lines. A reluctant recruit, Vaughn was surprised to find that he took to his training like a fish to water and, when he eventually became an airman and a pilot, he felt completely at ease soaring through the skies. Before long, Vaughn had served three tours in Afghanistan, rising to the rank of Senior Airman and earning accolades for his exceptional talents. When he finally left the Air Force and returned to civilian life, Vaughn had been molded into a sterling young man and the apple of his father's eye.
-{{AllBar7}} '''High-Level. Capable of posing a threat to our government, its organisations and our agents. Definitely ones to take out ASAP.'''
+'''Using his father's connections and his Air Force vehicle operations training, Vaughn secured a comfortable private security job chauffeuring and guarding VIP clients. It wasn't long before he began to long for the thrill of flying, however. Sensing his son's discomfort, the general contacted Kurt White -- a close friend of his -- and called in a personal favour. Intrigued by Vaughn's military service record and apparent talents, Kurt offered him a role as a member of PATRIOT. Serving as the team's senior pilot and vehicle operations specialist, Vaughn took on the codename 'LZ' and became responsible for managing vehicular and aerial operations, deploying and extracting field operatives and providing his expertise when needed.'''
-{{AllBar8}} '''A global threat in a big way. These guys can't be allowed to roam free so long as we can do something about it. Usually reserved for leaders of cults, terrorist organisations and etc.'''
+Vaughn is the only other member of PATRIOT's inner circle besides All-Star to have fought in a war and is arguably the team's most capable field operative behind the Soldier Supreme himself. Relatively new to the world of black ops, Vaughn overcompensates with showboating and machismo. Due to the fact that he's narcissistic, wealthy and a bit of a meathead, however, he is often the butt of the joke among the rest of the inner circle. Despite his obnoxiousness and the lack of respect he's usually shown, Vaughn is a loyal and dependable ally who always comes through when it counts. His Myers-Briggs personality type is ESTP.
-{{AllBar9}} '''God help us if anything is this dangerous. We're talking world destroyers, here. Let's hope we never have to personally deal with one of those.'''
+*'''Expert Pilot and Driver'''
+*'''Skilled Mechanic'''
+*'''Skilled Marksman'''
+*'''Competent Hand-to-Hand Combatant'''
+*'''Advanced USAF Training'''
+'''Inspired By:''' Happy Hogan (Marvel), Steve Trevor (DC), Hal Jordan (DC), Kazuhira Miller (Metal Gear), Joker (Mass Effect), Po Dameron (Star Wars), Wash (Firefly)
-==<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Wheezer (Raymond 'Wheezer' Ali)</div> ==
-[[File:Wheezer.JPG|75px|left|]]
+[[File:Tatyana Molotov.JPG|517px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"This country gave me hope when I deserved none. I would gladly fight for it."</font>]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Gas Mimicry. Gas Manipulation. Avoiding Fart Jokes.
+===Tatyana Molotov===
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Molotov's a scary woman. Makes me glad she's on our side these days." - All-Star''</div></div>
-'''Occupation:''' Mercenary-For-Hire
+'''As a young, orphaned girl living in the slums of Russia, Tatyana Molotov was kidnapped by slave traders and taken to Somalia where she was forced to build firearms and bombs. Operating under the threat of execution or prostitution if she ever failed, a determined Molotov became extremely adept at constructing weapons and explosives. Having spent four years of her life in the misery and squalor of slavery, Molotov began stealing pieces from her factory over the course of several months to create a high-powered explosive, detonating it in order to escape with her fellow slaves. With nowhere else to go, she disappeared into the criminal underworld of Somalia and sold her talents to the highest bidder.'''
-'''Likes:''' Hating All-Star
+Though she started off as a simple bombmaker, Molotov soon fell in with a group of mercenaries. As a member of her mercenary team, Molotov served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Zimbavia and Afghanistan, becoming a highly talented and capable operative. After they found themselves in possession of a large shipment of military-grade weapons, however, Molotov mercilessly mowed down the rest of her team and kept the stash for herself in the hopes of selling them on. Calling in a favour with the Bratva and using the stash as the foundation of her new enterprise, Molotov became a highly successful international arms trafficker with a network of operatives all over the world. As an arms dealer, Molotov ran afoul of All-Star on multiple occasions, becoming one of his earliest and most frequent rogues.
-'''Hates:''' All-Star
+'''Eventually, the Bratva called in their debt, attempting to seize control of Molotov's organisation. When Molotov rejected their terms, they began to personally target her operation, systematically burning her empire to the ground. Before long, the once powerful arms dealer had nothing and, after an attempt on her life blinded her in one eye, realised she would need protection from her enemies. Desperate, she contacted All-Star and begged for amnesty in exchange for information. All-Star personally escorted Molotov back to American soil, fighting the Bratva every step of the way. When the perilous journey was finally over, Molotov upheld her end of the deal and eventually became one of Project Patriot's most valuable assets. In more recent times, the formerly bitter and scornful Molotov has professed her admiration and respect towards All-Star and America. Though her damaged eye meant she was no longer viable in the field, she willingly aided Project Patriot from behind the scenes as a regular contact. By the time PATRIOT came into formation, All-Star had come to trust Molotov so much that he readily invited her to be the unit's chief gunsmith, armorer and weapons specialist.'''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"We're family, Nate. You always go the extra mile for family." - Wheezer''</div></div>
+Toughened by a difficult life, Molotov is a taciturn and independent woman with a no-nonsense outlook. She is probably the member of PATRIOT who has the most in common with All-Star and he is typically the only one she speaks to at length besides Dr. Shahani. Amusingly, she inspires fear or distrust in anyone else. Despite her withdrawn demeanour, Molotov is a deeply philosophical and sophisticated woman with a love of art and literature. Her Myers-Briggs personality type is INTJ.
-Wheezer is a tricky one. He's a ghost from Nate's past and we all know how much the guy hates talking about his past. From what he has told me, I know that Wheezer was a childhood friend and one of the most influencing people in Nate's life. We studied him the last time we managed to capture him (with a vacuum cleaner) and found that every single particle in his body had been metamorphed by some unknown chemical procedure. As a result, he has the ability to literally change himself into any gaseous substance he so chooses, with the only limit being his lack of scientific know-how. I've seen this guy turn into a cloud of agent orange to kill an entire platoon of soldiers. I've seen him huff and puff and blow a stream of chlorine gas right at my face (I'm okay). He's the real deal. And whenever he's involved with something, Nate makes it his own personal mission to take him down. Whatever their history, it's deep. One thing I've noticed, though? He's one of the only enemies Nate almost always hesitates to put down.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar7}} '''This guy has on occasion drifted into top secret government facilities through air vents. That coupled with the fact that he's basically a sentient bio-weapon makes him a danger to anyone he's pointed at. The only real thing keeping Wheezer from being a higher threat is the fact that he's got no interest in us outside of Nate and a few mercenary jobs. We can thank our lucky stars for that one.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Gazerbeam (Harry Butz)</div> ==
-[[File:Gazerbeam.JPG|75px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' G.A.Z.E Armour allows for the emission of Kinetic, Heat and Particle blasts from eye-blaster. Also boosts physical condition to just-above peak human levels. Having all this and still not being able to make people take him seriously.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Member of the Star-Smashers)
-'''Likes:''' Winning
-'''Hates:''' Losing
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Here's looking at you, All-Star!" - Gazerbeam''</div></div>
-Gazerbeam, Gazerbeam, Gazerbeam. Where do I begin with Gazerbeam? The guy has potential and lots of it. He's got a suit of power armour which could potentially take down a tank, a genius-level IQ (Who doesn't have one of those in this business?) and an uncanny ability to keep on swinging no matter how down the chips look. But, regardless of all of that, he almost constantly fails or slips up. Why? Because, at the end of the day, he's a clumsy, uncoordinated nerd with anger issues. He used to be an ex-engineer named Harry Butz (Not even kidding) before his little research team got downsized by Steel Industries. That's when he decided that he was the chosen crusader of the 99%. He also decided that he was the 99%. All of it. So what was his next logical step? He decided to take the suit of armour he had been working on, snatch up a ridiculous name (Gazerbeam? Really?) and start knocking off banks. For a while, he was actually kind of successful. Then he robbed the National Bank of Millennium City and decided to take a hungover Nate hostage. That didn't work out too well for him, to say the least (Search 'Supervillain Defenestration' on Youtube, then search for the Sparta remix). Since then, he's taken it upon himself to be a thorn in Nate's side whenever he gets out of prison. Nate likes the challenge but I don't like the paperwork.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''Gazerbeam may be a walking weapon, but he lacks experience, common sense and coordination. He's just a minor annoyance for Nate and barely a blip on the radar for us.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Infiltrator (???)</div> ==
-[[File:Infiltrator.JPG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Exosuit can bend light for active camouflage alter genetic material to allow wearer to take on the appearance of another. Can perfectly replicate sound. Skilled hand-to-hand combatant, spy, assassin and hacker. Oscar-Worthy Actor.
-'''Occupation:''' Professional Spy-For-Hire
-'''Likes:''' When a plan comes together
-'''Hates:''' Meddlesome people who stop a plan from coming together
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"A soldier serves his people, a spy serves his masters. You cannot be of both worlds, Agent Carter." - The Infiltrator''</div></div>
-The ultimate man of mystery. No one we've found has any idea who the Infiltrator is or where he came from and even fewer people know how to find him. All we've really been able to surmise is that the guy appeared on the espionage scene late 2009 and has been making a big name for himself as a 'Spy-For-Hire' ever since (Think evil Solid Snake). That suit he's wearing is what makes him a real problem. The thing allows him to bend light to turn invisible or rewrite his genetic code to allow him to shapeshift (Think eviller Mystique). We first ran into him when he kidnapped and impersonated one Agent Kurt White (That's me) in order to get closer to Project: Patriot in the hopes of finding out all its secrets. He would've gotten away with it too if All-Star hadn't noticed the fact that my imposter lacked all my charming traits and witticisms (I love the guy, really I do). All-Star knocked the guy from a chopper in a fight to the death, but his body was never found. A few months later, he impersonated a hot bar floozy when he was providing security for Russian terrorist Vladimir Patowski at the same time we sent Nate in to find out what he could about Patowski. They got to second base before the Infiltrator tried to strangle Nate to death (It was creepy for everyone involved). Nate survived and ended up bringing Patowski down, but the Infiltrator escaped again and has popped up all over the place since then. Whenever he tries to kill Nate, he claims it's all business but neither of us buy it; The guy's insane.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar7}} '''You can never really be sure when or if the Infiltrator's lurking around a corner. He could be anyone, anything and anywhere. He's quick on his feet, good at his job and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. That makes him very dangerous.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Warhawk (Senji Dojima)</div> ==
-[[File:Warhawk5.PNG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Exceptional Marksman. Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant. Possesses an insane number of trick arrows.
-'''Occupation:''' Mercenary-For-Hire
-'''Likes:''' Bows. Like the ones he uses.
-'''Dislikes:''' Guns. Like the ones All-Star uses.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"To kill is not to hate, but to hate is to kill." - Warhawk''</div></div>
-I've known Nate longer than I've known most people in my life (Pet tortoise excluded) and have been in this game even longer. I can honestly say that there are very few people I've met who I'd refer to as his equal when it comes to being a marksman. Warhawk (AKA Senji Dojima, in case you forgot to read the title of this dossier) is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of those people. The guy is practically Nate's equal and opposite. Nate uses guns, Dojima uses a bow. Nate grew up poor and orphaned on the streets of Hudson City while Dojima, the heir to the Dojima Weapons Development fortune, grew up with a silver spoon (Or, more accurately, ten silver spoons) in his mouth. Nate spent his youth pulling himself out of the gutter with sports while Dojima spent his youth pulling himself further into the gutter with compromising snapshots and controversy. Nate's life fell apart when his fiancee was killed, Dojima's life fell apart when his father was assassinated. And, while we managed to snatch Nate up and turn him into a weapon for good, the ninja clan responsible for producing Daddy Moneybags' assassin snatched Dojima up and turned him into a weapon for vengeance (It's always 'ninja this' and 'mecha that' in Japan. It's why I refused that transfer). Only difference is Dojima opted to kill his sensei, lash out on his own and become a (Very, very angry) mercenary. Regardless of any differences or similarities in their 'origin stories', however, Nate and Dojima were practically instant enemies when they came face-to-face during an attempt by Dojima to assassinate a corrupt CEO we were keeping tabs on. Now, I don't think Nate would give a damn about some slimy, back-stabbing businessman under any other circumstances, but if Dojima put an arrow between the guy's eyes, we wouldn't have been able to get a bead on his accomplices and superiors. So Nate ended up risking life and limb to save a horrible human being and, in the process, made an enemy out of a brooding mercenary (It's like he's a giant acne-riddled teenager) who hated everything the guy represented (Not a bad first encounter as far as Nate goes). Though Dojima's pretty much moved on from that failure and both he and Nate have developed some sort of respect for one another, the guy still sees Nate as his anti-thesis and Nate (Poor sap that he is) has a nasty habit of running into him an unhealthy number of times (Most of these chance encounters ending in a hail of bullets and arrows). The two have a complex relationship and I'm pretty sure they've saved each other's lives more than once (Which usually warrants a friend request on Facebook, at the very least) but, as of right now, I doubt you could put them in the same room and expect both of them to walk out unharmed.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar5}} '''Warhawk's one of the deadliest and most efficient assassins I know and, though he usually only goes after 'bad guys', he's still a danger to anyone so long as he's been paid enough. Still, the guy's not too awful as far as murderous criminals go. He, at the very least, has a code of honour and remorse and is capable of setting aside his bloodlust and love of money to do the right thing. This coupled with the fact that the guy recently up and disappeared off the face of the planet means that he's only as much of a threat as he wants to be and, even then, he's a threat that can be dealt with.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Dr. Hemlock (Dr. Harrison Hemlock)</div> ==
-[[File:Dr. Hemlock2.JPG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Brilliant Biochemist/Botanist. Genius Level Intellect. Great Gardener.
-'''Occupation:''' Leader of Eco-Terrorist Organisation G.A.I.A
-'''Likes:''' The Discovery Channel
-'''Hates:''' All the other channels
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"We are GAIA. Bleed for your planet." - Dr. Hemlock''</div></div>
-You may not remember this, but the good Dr. Hemlock was actually a friend of mine. We went to college together (Woo, Princeton) and were relatively close. Even then, Hemlock was obsessed with global warming and the environment. If he wasn't protesting some pharmaceutical company or cleaning up oil spills, he was tending to his (Admittedly delightful) garden or studying. By the time we graduated, most of us could see Hemlock had grown bitter, especially since nothing he did seemed to change the fact that mankind just wouldn't stop destroying nature. When I went with Nate (Who had invited himself) to my college reunion, we could both see Hemlock was planning something. Nate did some snooping around and found a bomb loaded up with deadly plant spores (That was a very bad sign). Though we managed to get everything under control, Hemlock managed to sneak out in all the chaos. At first, we were stumped as to why Hemlock would try to gas a room full of nerds and worn-out party animals (Well, I was stumped; Nate didn't care). We figured out it was just a test-run when Hemlock tried the same thing on ARGENT's HQ in Millennium City by crashing a blimp into it (Oh, the humanity). Now, nobody likes ARGENT but we weren't about to let everyone inside get gassed to death. Nate managed to get on the blimp and take down Hemlock's ragtag group of eco-terrorists, punch three of Hemlock's teeth out (I counted) and set the blimp down in an empty field. Hemlock went to prison, after that, but he was quickly sprung by sympathisers (Who would sympathise with this psychopath?) and went on to start his own little organisation of like minded eco-terrorists called G.A.I.A (Guardians Against Industrial Aggression) and has been violently crusading for the rights of plants, animals and everything in between (Not humans, but you can't please everyone). He's dangerous, charismatic and very, very intelligent (I can't believe I signed this jerk's yearbook).
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar8}} '''Hemlock may have been a little lower if it wasn't for his newfound influence over a group of radical eco-terrorists. GAIA are quickly growing and branching out their operation and Hemlock has definitely made his callous disregard for human life all too clear. He's extremely dangerous.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Rayo Relámpago (Carlos Mendez)</div> ==
-[[File:Rayo3.JPG|90px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Generation, Emission and Absorption of Electricity. Able to 'supercharge' his own body to increase his strength, durability, endurance and speed. Can deal drugs to people.
-'''Occupation:''' Drug Baron
-'''Likes:''' Making money
-'''Hates:''' Wasting time
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's never personal, Agent Carter. Not for men like us." - Wheezer''</div></div>
-Rayo Relámpago. The shirtless wonder himself. When a meta comes crawling out of the floorboards (Is that racist?) and decides to up and take over a sizable part of Mexico's drug trafficking business in the span of no less than three months, you know he's trouble with a capital 'T'. Which would be why we sent All-Star in as quickly as possible in the hopes that he'd be able to give us some information on the mystery man of the drug trade and his meteoric rise to the top (Meteoric is my word of the day). However, Nate being Nate, he ran into some trouble and ended up getting thrown into a cage match with none other than (You guessed it) Rayo Relámpago. Nate barely survived according to medical reports and he was out of commission for a month (Would've been two if he wasn't so scared of hospitals). First thing Nate did after getting out was (You guessed it) go back to Mexico to take Rayo Relámpago on one more time. Only that time he won (Yeah, I was surprised too). Rayo Relámpago (Do I really have to type his entire stupid name every time?) spent a few months in a high-security prison and Nate spent a few weeks banging Mexican chicks in four-star hotels (I spent a few days doing paperwork). Everybody won, right? Not right. Rayo Relámpago escaped and went straight after Nate. The guy wanted his bustling business back and killing the guy who put him away seemed like the smartest stupid thing to do. Nate pulled off a (Narrow) victory again, though and Rayo Relámpago got a few more months at a higher-security prison. Since then, Rayo Relámpago has been in and out of the big house, but his little criminal empire has been going strong, much like his hatred for (You guessed it) Nate. Are those things on his chest tattoos? Because I think they light up.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar6}} '''For all his powers, Rayo Relámpago is just a drug baron. He's never really gunning for us and I'm pretty sure he has no real idea there is an us. Still, he's a meta, a sociopath and a man of influence; Taking him down would be nice for everyone.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Mirror (Dr. Klaus Hirsch)</div> ==
-[[File:Mirror 2.PNG|100px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Mirror Suit allows him to manipulate light and sound around him to create realistic illusions. Able to travel through and trap people in mirrors via pocket-dimensional technology. Can do that neat infinity mirror trick.
-'''Occupation:''' Criminal Mastermind and Mercenary-For-Hire
-'''Likes:''' Mirrors
-'''Hates:''' Seven years of bad luck
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"This world exists as a reflection of my own fractured psyche, Agent Carter. If I am the mirror, you all exist within my surface." - The Mirror''</div></div>
-German engineering: impressive even when it's evil (And in this case it's very evil). You've probably seen stacks of files and reports on the Mirror, because I know I have. He was a megalomaniacal, solipsistic, manipulative German physicist before he decided to ditch his team and set his sights on being an evil prick (Pardon my French). This guy has a role to play in almost everything, from international terrorism to human trafficking and everything in between. He uses a hi-tech suit (Jumpsuit?) with a mirror built into it and a helmet which is also a mirror (Just in case you forgot that this guy has a thing for mirrors). This gear gives him the uncanny ability to be an illusion-casting pain in the ass. As if that wasn't enough, he's also tricked out with gadgets (Which, of course, are mirror-themed) and a laser pistol. A laser pistol. Clearly this guy means business. Though he's officially always been hired help, we've always suspected that he's got bigger plans for himself. Our suspicions were confirmed when he literally tried to assassinate the political leaders of Russia, England, China and the U.S.A all at once (Overreaching, much?) and with the sole intent of establishing himself as a threat to all of our hides. If it wasn't for Nate infiltrating his operation and shutting it down from the inside (like a gun-totting health inspector), he may have actually killed one of them. After that whole incident, the Mirror has flip-flopped between deadly gun-for-hire and deadlier evil mastermind. We've been trying to keep tabs on him but, as one would expect from an illusionist, he's hard to pin down. Nate's confident we can stop him. Me? I'm not so sure.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar8}} '''Anyone who's almost succeeded in dropping multiple world leaders is a definite high threat and the Mirror is no exception. He's got tech we're still not able to properly explain and the mind of a total genius. He's in it for himself and no one else and his loyalties change as readily as the time. Watch out for this one.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Quartermaster (???) </div>==
-[[File:The Quartermaster.JPG|120px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Competent Hand-to-Hand Combatant and Marksman. Extremely Well-Connected. Rich. Powerful. Could sell stripes to a zebra.
-'''Occupation:''' International Arms Dealer
-'''Likes:''' Capitalism
-'''Hates:''' Pacifism
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It's not evil, it's capitalism." - The Quartermaster''</div></div>
-TThe Quartermaster. Now this one took a little research. Turns out that there's been a Quartermaster from way back in the Renaissance era (The one with the courtesans and art). A single man who dedicated his life to dealing arms. The first Quartermaster was a wealthy noble whose main source of income was the renting out of mercenaries and the sale of weapons. At some point, this noble decided that it was (For whatever reason) very important to ensure that his descendants would continue the 'family business' so that the world would never be without a Quartermaster selling weapons behind the scenes. So he went and got a family crest designed (It's actually pretty cool), accumulated as much money as he could before he died and taught his son everything he knew about war profiteering. And that son went on to do the same to his son. And that son went on to do the same to his son. You probably get the idea. However, at some point, the bloodline just came to a dead end. It can only be assumed that a Quartermaster decided to skip out on having kids and instead went with taking someone under his wing (Anything to make our jobs harder). The current Quartermaster is an unknown, like the ones before him (Turns out masks are designed to hide your identity). What we do know about him is that he's smart, cunning, savvy and everywhere. He's been caught selling arms to Al-Queda, the North Koreans, revolutionaries, mercenaries, supervillains and even to aliens (Don't ask why an alien would need AK-47s). Nate first ran into him while rescuing a bunch of POWs in Afghanistan (He took pictures, so check his Twitter). The guy was out there selling a wanted terrorist an orbital cannon. Nate took the terrorist out and destroyed the orbital cannon codes, but the Quartermaster was gone by the time he was done. His type are usually the last to arrive and the first to leave. Although Nate's met the Quartermaster several times since then, our favourite arms dealer has always been untouchable in one way or another. If he isn't being backed by power armoured bodyguards, he's rigged an entire block with explosives. If he isn't able to slip out during a skirmish, he's always got a chopper hovering nearby (Or twelve). He's definitely near the top of our most wanted list.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar6}} '''The Quartermaster doesn't pick sides, mostly because it's bad for business. As such, he's got nothing against us, Nate or anyone and we're all but certain that's not going to change anytime soon. Still, he's got weapons ranging from Brickbusters to WMDs in his arsenal and he's been shown to be completely indiscriminate in who he deals them to. If we were to take him down, we'd be seriously nipping a lot of our enemies in the bud.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Copycat (Mu Tan Tsang) </div>==
-[[File:Copycat1.JPG|70px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Adoptive Muscle Memory. Eidetic Memory. Expert Martial Artist. Skilled Assassin and Spy. Real nifty with a pair of sai.
-'''Occupation:''' Chinese Spy and Assassin
-'''Likes:''' Sadism
-'''Hates:''' Men
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I had never met a man I did not want to kill before you, Nathaniel. You, I wish to toy with first." - Copycat''</div></div>
-One part patriot, one part master spy and all sadistic bitch (Again, pardon my French), Copycat is, for all intents and purposes, a Chinese version of All-Star (Only a little bustier). Our intel tells us that Mu Tan Tsang (That's her name) grew up on the streets of Hong Kong, picking pockets and stealing food to survive. When she started getting older, she moved onto harder crimes like armed robbery and breaking and entering. Eventually, she wound up pissing off enough authority figures to get thrown in jail for the rest of her life. At least, it would've been the rest of her life if the Chinese government didn't find out she was a meta (Positive discrimination, I know). Instead, they decided to train her to use her mrtahuman talents to the fullest against the good old Americans (Feeling the love, yet?) and started crafting her into a genuine weapon. I forgot to mention, she has the power to accurately mimic any action, skill or talent just by getting a good glimpse at it (I think that edges Nate out, but he wholly disagrees). Anyway, they turned her into a weapon, slapped her on the ass and said 'Go spy for us' and she leapt at the chance (I really do not get patriotism. No offence). She may not have tech on-par with the Infiltrator (See above) but she more than makes up for it with skill, cunning and devotion to her job. Nate's run into her a few times on missions and has even fought her on occasion. So far, he hasn't been able to beat her (Unless you count that time they slept together as a victory. Nate does) but he's got high hopes. As far as Chinese spies go, Copycat is one of the best and one to look out for. She also has a weird thing for torturing other people, so, yeah, that's weird.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar6}} '''The main concern behind Copycat isn't her skill and experience, it's her nationality. I don't have to tell you that China and the USA aren't on particularly friendly grounds right now, which is why we can't really afford to overlook the danger of a Chinese spy meddling in American affairs. Still, she seems to mostly keep out of our mess and doesn't seem to be too hard to take down on paper.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Wildcard (Jack Queen)</div>==
-[[File:WIldcard 2.PNG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant and Marksman. Expert Thief. Weaponised Deck of Playing Cards. Snappy Dresser.
-'''Occupation:''' Professional Thief
-'''Likes:''' Poker
-'''Hates:''' 52 Card Pick-Up
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''""In poker and in life, it pays to hold all the right cards." - Wildcard" - All-Star''</div></div>
-Now there's just not much I can say about Wildcard. When someone's a well-known thief who dresses in a snazzy white suit, wears a bowler hat and throws exploding playing cards at people, first impressions pretty much speak for themselves. I mean, throwing weaponised playing cards at people must have made him a face to remember, alone. As if that wasn't enough, he actually got really good at thieving. Really good. Now, that's a late bloomer if ever I saw one. He went from knocking off banks to knocking off casinos in no time. Hell, these days he seems to knock casinos off exclusively (You know how his type get about themes). He usually walks right into a casino, plays a few games of poker (He's good at it, too) and strolls back out with tens-of-thousands, more if he feels in the mood for a good heist. According to our records, the only time he's ever lost at poker was to Nate, and that was because Nate was cheating (He's kind of a dick). Didn't stop Wildcard from taking it to heart, though. We can almost always expect to encounter him when we send Nate to anywhere with a casino and he loves going out of his way to outsmart him (Not that hard, really. Nate's a moron). The guy's a psycho with a love of theatrics, though. That makes him dangerous to anybody.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar4}} '''Wildcard's just a thief. At worst, he's a distraction whenever he runs into Nate on a mission. Although he has interfered with one or two of our operations through coincidence or ignorance, he's nothing too major.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Pied Piper (Stanley Shaw) </div>==
-[[File:The Pied Piper.JPG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' A flute which allows him to control vermin and anyone under the age of 18 for some reason. That's literally it. Seriously.
-'''Occupation:''' Being Homeless
-'''Likes:''' Flutes, apparently
-'''Hates:''' 'No shirt, no shoes, no service' signs
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"This city is gonna wish it paid the piper." - The Pied Piper''</div></div>
-This is a homeless guy. This man is homeless. Everything about this man screams homeless. He has no home. He is homeless because he has no home. He is a homeless man. Why is he homeless? I don't know. Who knows? I don't know, but he is homeless now and there's nothing that can be done about it. For some reason this homeless man also has a flute which seems to be capable of manipulating the minds of vermin and minors (Two of the most weak-willed creatures on the planet). Aside from that, he is very much homeless and he has no home because he's homeless and he has no home. I'm really grasping at straws, here. Why are you making me write a report about a homeless man who Nate punches in the face every so often? It's not my place to ask questions, but this is a homeless man. A homeless man. What the hell?
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar1}} '''Sir, this is a homeless man with a magic rat flute. The common cold is more of a threat to us.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Soviet Supreme (Ivan Grigorovich)</div> ==
-[[File:The Soviet Supreme.JPG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Able to alter his centre of gravity and redistribute to different parts of his body to devastating effect. Skilled Greco-Roman Wrestler. Knows where to find red pants in the 21st century.
-'''Occupation:''' Self-Proclaimed 'Flag-Hunter'
-'''Likes:''' Soviet Russia
-'''Hates:''' 'In Soviet Russia...' Jokes
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"What is a true patriot? One who is willing to not only stand for his ideals, but who is also willing to enforce those ideals." - The Soviet Supreme''</div></div>
-What is the modern day obsession among the most moronic of morons with latching onto cultures they know next to nothing about and completely altering their lives based on their limited scopes of knowledge on said cultures? You've seen these kids who get all wrapped up in Japan, right? Well, The Soviet Supreme is like that but with Soviet Russia. Ivan Grigorovich used to be a circus strongman touring Russia (Of the non-Soviet variety) before he decided to turn his talents to 'furthering the Soviet agenda' (In his own words). Bragged that he could withstand any impact and break anything with his own two fists. Of course, what most audience members didn't know was that Grigorovich could only do those things because he was a meta with the unique ability to alter his centre of gravity (And I thought Nate's powers were specific).  At some point during his illustrious career, he decided that he would take his loyalism to Soviet Russia to new extremes. He donned a goofy costume and decided to wage war on the past enemies of Soviet Russia in the most literal way possible: He literally travels the world hunting down and fighting (Sometimes killing) heroes and villains wearing flag-themed costumes. Funny thing is, he was pretty good at it too. He took down flag-wearers from places such as Germany, China and Britain before moving onto America, where he made a name for himself by dropping some rookie hero called the Freedom Fighter (Wore his underpants on  the outside) from a 20th floor window. After that, he mangled Liberty-Man's spine and smashed Commander Stars and Private Stripes' heads together so hard they exploded. That's when he moved onto his next target: Nate (Because no one was expecting that). He came after Nate hard, but he managed to pull through and actually won somehow (Seriously, don't ask me how). Grigorovich got shipped off to a high-security prison back in his homeland and we thought that would be the end of it, which only made his escape from the high-security prison all the more irritating. Since then, he's shown that (Unlike most people Nate humiliates) he knows how to move on with his life and is still dodging the law and hunting flag-wearers all over the world. Every now and then, though, Nate's name makes its way to the top of his list again and he comes after the poor schmuck like a freight train (Only twice as loud). Nate's managed to survive thus far, but who knows how long it'll be before his luck runs out.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar3}} '''The Supreme Soviet is just a misinformed loony with an F in Russian history and a hard-on for Joseph Stalin. He's got a very problematic power but no interest in us outside of Nate when he's wearing his little flag get-up. Still, when he does come after Nate he makes one hell of an impression and makes like a wrecking ball in a china shop. He's one for Nate to look out for, but he's only a mild concern in our books.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Tyrant (Alexander King)</div> ==
-[[File:Tyrant.JPG|80px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Wears a hi-tech 'crown' capable of manipulating the minds of others. Skilled at crafting mind-controlling technology. Has a really freaky moustache. Real freaky.
-'''Occupation:''' Crime Lord
-'''Likes:''' 16th Century England
-'''Hates:''' 21st Century England
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants." - Tyrant''</div></div>
-What kind of total asshole do you have to be if your own men wouldn't follow your orders without the use of mind-control? You can go ahead and ask Alexander King that question (Don't do it, he'll mind-control you). Before he became a crime lord and a wearer of ridiculous headgear, King was a struggling inventor working out of a tiny research lab in England (The weather is probably what made him turn evil). Most of his work was turned down by the not-crazy scientists working with him because it seemed eerily focused on mind-control (Shocker). So what did King do? Well, he told them to go screw themselves and controlled their minds, forcing them to construct more mind-controlling doohickeys for him pro-bono. As if that wasn't enough, he decided that he didn't want to sell his inventions to the military anymore and went into crime (Original move there, slick). Now, I don't need to tell you what happens when a guy who can control minds decides he wants to be the head honcho of all organised crime in the island nation of England. Wasn't long before he took his mind-warping expertise 'across the pond' and onto our shores and started forcing kingpins all over America to jump off of their rooftops (The real tragedy was when the fat ones crushed parked cars). This, naturally, got our attention and we sent Nate in to find out what was up. A week of snooping and a few hours of fighting against his sudden urge to shoot himself in the face later, Nate took King down and broke his influence over his little gang of criminals. That's when he earned himself the nickname 'Tyrant' in the criminal community (The most upstanding and organised community there is) and got a one-way ticket to a high-security prison. But, when a guy can create mind-controlling devices out of a few scraps (He's seriously like an evil MacGuyver), prison doesn't really cut it for too long. He's been in and out of the clink so many times he's gotten to know Wesley Snipes on a first-name basis. Trouble with a capital T (See what I did there?) and a bunch of other capital letters to boot.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar7}} '''Crime Lord + Mind-Control + Vendetta against our favourite gunslinging super-spy = Bad Bad Bad. Tyrant could get Nate to tell him anything and everything he knows under the right circumstances. As if that wasn't enough, he's gotten more and more interested in government affairs since coming out of the psychopath closet and has already gotten a guy inside the FBI in the past. We don't like him.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Egghead (Edward G. Garrison)</div> ==
-[[File:Egghead1.JPG|90px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Super-Genius Level Intellect. Egg-Themed Gadgets and Weaponry. Egg puns out the freaking ass.
-'''Occupation:''' International Criminal
-'''Likes:''' Egging Enemies
-'''Hates:''' Egg On His Face
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Consider, for a moment, the egg. Its exterior is unattractive both geometrically and aesthetically, but within it holds a miracle of life, a treasure behind its hardened shell. Now, tell me which came first: the chicken or the egg?" - Egghead''</div></div>
-Before I go into detail on this one, I'd like to assure you that we take our jobs very seriously and that this report on Nate's rogues is in no way some sort of ridiculous prank. Please keep funding us so we can keep beating up weirdos with ridiculous themes and concepts for the good of Americans everywhere (But mostly in America). You've probably noticed by now that this particular rogue is wearing a costume which makes him look very much like an egg. That is because he is wearing a costume for the express purpose of looking very much like an egg. Despite the obvious lapse in judgement Eddie Garrison had when he decided to go into crime looking like the Easter Bunny's chosen herald, the guy has a super-genius level IQ (Which means he's even smarter than smart, just so he can be even more special) and was born into more money than most of us would see in their entire lives (Most of us, anyway). Ever heard of the phrase 'Money can't buy happiness'? Well, Garrison is living proof of just how true that little chestnut is. His dad was an oil tycoon and his mother was the CEO of a major software development company. He had toys, friends and a servant for everyday of the week, but none of that really made the poor bastard feel any less empty inside, especially given the fact that he was born looking uglier than a horse's ass on a hot day and with a head shaped like an egg (Gee, I wonder where he got his little nickname from?). If that wasn't enough, he also got a raw deal with a nasty little speech impediment which made him pronounce 'ex' as 'eggs' (I don't think I've ever met anyone more screwed over by life). Naturally, he got picked on. A lot. By the time Garrison was out of Harvard with a major in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business, he was just about ready to snap at the whole damn universe. Still, that didn't make it any more surprising when he went Columbine on his research lab after one whispered insult too many. 8 dead, 16 injured and one disturbingly calm culprit without the common decency to just off himself. The media had a field day with that one and, once the whole mess was thought to be over and done with, most everyone agreed that Garrison should rot in a prison cell for the rest of his life. Except Garrison, that is. He went from going off the deep end to going off the deeper end once the prisoners got his hands on him. Apparently, he could take all the beatings and 'extracurriculars' in the world, but once they started calling him Egghead and pelting him with the stuff? Let's just say things got a little worse (Even though they got a lot worse). Garrison busted out of prison on his own steam, killed 5 inmates in an act of revenge and started answering to Egghead and Egghead only. He threw his stupid outfit together, made a bunch of ridiculous gadgets (See: Egg-Bazooka) and branched out to crime to get the respect he figured he deserved (Swell plan). Since then, Egghead's proven to be very capable of accomplishing that little goal. With eyes and ears everywhere and all the intelligence he needs to make sure those eyes and ears do their jobs, he's probably one of the most elusive and dangerous criminals on our Most Wanted List and is almost always at least two steps ahead of anyone dumb enough to come gunning for him - and you'd have to be pretty dumb to even consider it with the power and connections he has. Luckily for us, it doesn't get much dumber than Nate Carter.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar8}} '''A crazy genius with gadgets, goons and a grudge? A guy with moles on top of spies on top of worms on top of even more moles? An egotistical jerk with an overpowering urge to prove to anyone and everyone that he's better than them with everything he needs to pull it off? Yeah, he's a threat and, yeah, he's a big one. Don't let the egg thing throw you off, Egghead is as hard-boiled as they come. God, I hate myself.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Think Tank (Dr. Bartholomew Loeb)</div> ==
-[[File:The Think Tank.JPG|83px|left|]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Super-Genius Level Intellect. Power Armour. Good at, like, all the sciences.
-'''Occupation:''' Scientist-For-Hire
-'''Likes:''' Science
-'''Hates:''' When All-Star refers to beating him up as 'Braining' him
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The human body is a flawed and outdated mechanism. I am superiority. I am evolution." - Think Tank''</div></div>
-When one of your foes is a robot brain in a jar, you've really got to start asking yourself whether or not this is really what you want to do with your life (At least, that's what I tell Nate whenever I get the chance). Dr. Bartholomew Loeb (Why do so many of these people have ridiculously ironic names?) was born rotten. From the moment he first started walking to the day he graduated from his Ivy League university with full honours, Loeb's been a selfish, vindictive little worm out only for himself in this world (Which can probably be said for every single person in this gallery). It says a lot about your personality when you immediately leap into the world of organised crime the very second you step out of one of the most prestigious educational institutes in the country, tragic sob story be damned. It says even more about your personality when, using your mastery over science, you start selling doomsday devices and experimental weapons to the highest bidder so you can spend the profits on making yourself into a freaking brain in a jar (No, seriously, what the hell?). No one's quite sure what convinced the 'good' doctor Loeb that the human body was merely holding him back or why he did it (I'm gonna go with 'crazy') but, at some point about a year or so back, Loeb disappeared off the face of the Earth and came back looking like a cheesy sci-fi villain and calling himself 'The Think Tank' (Hoping he didn't just do it for the pun). So, now a brain suspended in science-goo strapped into a hi-tech suit of power armour, Loeb stepped up his game and entered the big leagues, selling his services as a nerd to the highest bidder and making a lot of messes he sure as hell wasn't going to clean up himself. Now, normally, we leave this sort of insanity to the capes (I think the [[The Flea|Flea]] is available?) but, when we found out about the guy making a thermonuclear warhead for one of America's enemies, I think it became pretty clear that he had to go down ASAP. Nate and a group of black ops boys managed to take Loeb to school and shut down his operation, but our cerebral friend managed to slip away at the last second (Exploding bases. We really should see those coming) and has been dodging and weaving us ever since, giving the boys upstairs quite the headache (Too soon?). Just another problem for the pile for Nate.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar7}} '''Make no mistake, The Think Tank is a menace to society at best and a threat to the entire world at worst. The only thing that's been holding him back is his complete apathy towards world affairs and his own shortsightedness but, if he were to ever stop doing odd jobs for nut jobs and enter his 'World Domination, Evil Laughter' phase, we'd all be in some serious trouble. Let's stop him before that happens.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Commander Propaganda (Bashir Davda)</div> ==
-[[File:Commander Propaganda.JPG|100px|left]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Voice can manipulate the emotions of others. Extremely well-trained soldier and military leader. Has a name that no one can say seven times fast.
-'''Occupation:''' 'Freedom Fighter'
-'''Likes:''' Hate-Filled Speeches
-'''Hates:''' Yes
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"The average man is a frightened sheep, seeking guidance from the exceptional few. I believe that what I do has true, infallible purpose, Agent Carter. Can you say the same?" - Commander Propaganda''</div></div>
-Commander Propaganda. There is a name that is extremely fun to say, as far as names go. The man himself? Not so fun. Before he glued himself to a soapbox and rode around the world on his high horse, Bashir Davda was a traditional, old-school 'soldier-of-fortune'. He devoted his entire life to travelling the world, killing people, learning how to kill people better and getting paid large sums of cash to kill people (This is a guy who clearly knew what he wanted from life) and he was, irrefutably, one of the very best. He was intelligent, relentless and, most importantly, always professional (Much like yours truly, but without the fiery hair of passion). So professional, in fact, that he was able to keep his own radical viewpoints and ideas under wraps at all times. That is, until, he retired from his long life of killing people and decided to pursue a lifelong dream of his: becoming a globetrotting freedom fighter (Yes, seriously). the thing is, Davda had grown pretty disillusioned with the world around him during his time as a mercenary. He'd seen countries crumble to dust, rebellions crushed within seconds and dictators strung up by their own intestines (Very colourful, that last one) but what he hadn't seen was permanent, revolutionary change, and he did not like that one bit. So instead of joining Amnesty International like a normal person, he decided to go and have some of the greatest scientific minds money could buy play Build-A-Bear with his body, giving him the power he felt he needed to become the 'voice of change' he felt this world deserved (He really should have kept an open mind about the Amnesty International thing, if you ask me). Armed with the ability to complete telepathic control over the emotions of those around him. In a few short months, Davda went from war-torn country to oppressive dictatorship, giving lengthy speeches and pointing his riled up civilian zombie armada at the enemy. Doesn't sound too bad, right? Well, it wouldn't be if Davda himself wasn't a devout anti-meta, anti-alien, anti-government, anti-capitalist, anti-religious, anti-authority, anti-everything hatemongering ass. So, what happens when you give a disgruntled and opinionated old bastard the power to control people with angry rants (Aside from a profound sense of regret)? You get public enemy number one; a psychopathic 'freedom fighter' fighting against everything freedom stands for and one of the most potentially dangerous individuals on the planet (Charlie Sheen notwithstanding). Yeah, the good commander is intimidating, but we've got one thing he doesn't: much, much bigger guns and more guns where those guns came from (Gunland, probably). What, were you expecting me to say Nate?
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar8}} '''I'm pretty sure the obvious danger of a Che Guevara wannabe turning your average Joe and Jane into drones hellbent on bringing about the collapse of all civilisation isn't lost on you. Still, I feel I should drive the point home one more time just to make sure it sinks in: Commander Propaganda is a jerk and we do not like him.'''
+*'''Expert Gunsmith and Weapons Engineer'''
+*'''Expert Smuggler and Trafficker'''
+*'''Expert Marksman'''
+*'''Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant'''
+*'''Demolitions and Criminal Expertise'''
+*'''Multilingualism'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">The Tally-Man (Michael Toff)</div> ==
+'''Inspired By:''' Aristotle Rodor (DC), Nastasha Romanenko (Metal Gear), Anna Grímsdóttir (Splinter Cell), Balalaika (Black Lagoon)
-[[File:Tally-Man.JPG|80px|left]]
+==Players==
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Exceptionally Talented Mathematician. Skilled Marksman and Hand-To-Hand Combatant. Can make crime 'funducational'.
+'''[[Ada Clover]]:''' Having started his affair with Ada Clover during his time in the Protectors of the World, Nate eventually pursued a genuine relationship with the team's feline PR representative. Though their short-lived romance was interrupted by his faking his own death, Nate has recently returned to Millennium City and resparked their relationship. Though Nate enjoys his time with Ada and cares for her, it's difficult for him to view their relationship as anything more than physical.
-'''Occupation:''' Mercenary-For-Hire
+'''[[Adapto]]:''' A trip to a fractured universe created through the power of the [[The Polychoron|Polychoron]] led to both All-Star and Adapto gaining control of the unknown artifact at the same time, creating a link between their consciousness and sending them to another plain of existence. There, All-Star and Adapto bonded and made a shared decision to undo the damage to the Megaverse done by the Polychoron, restoring reality to its natural state. Despite no longer being 'one', however, their time sharing a consciousness has developed their understanding of one another and led to a developing friendship.
-'''Likes:''' Math
+'''[[Artifist]]:''' All-Star and Fist have something of a love/hate relationship. With both often being on the receiving end of the other's jabs and quips, they're much more compatible on the battlefield than they are off of it. All-Star trusts Fist to have his back when he's out in the field and makes sure to have her back just as much.
-'''Hates:''' Haircuts
+'''[[Dobergirl]]:''' All-Star sees Dobergirl as something of a daughter and has always viewed her as one of the few genuinely good and pure-hearted people he's encountered during his career as an operative and a hero. He is as extremely protective of her as he is with Kara.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Self-sustenance and deceit plague the thoughts of all living things. Numbers are transcendent. Numbers do not lie." - Tally-Man''</div></div>
+'''[[Fantasma]]:''' Fantasma is as opinionated as she is bold and isn't afraid to tell someone what she thinks of them. With a personality so similar to All-Star's, the two are prone to heated arguments and squabbles over even the smallest things. Regardless of their bickering, though, All-Star trusts Fantasma to be straight with him when it really matters and appreciates her fiery temperament. The two are close friends.
-You know, I've always secretly suspected that math was evil (And not just because it's the only subject I got C in) and there's no better way to support this belief than with Michael Toff aka the Tally-Man (Like the old song by whatshisface, remember?). Michael Toff was born with a natural penchant for mathematics and was doing long division by the time he was 7 and calculus by the time he was 10. Coming from the tiny island nation of Jamaica, he was quite the celebrity there (And all Kim Kardashian had to do to get famous is take off her clothes). The Jamaican government spent valuable resources trying to turn him into their favoured son and his family raked in bucks every time he blew someone away on a quiz show. By all rights, the kid should've have grown into a respectable egghead making six figures a year. And he probably would've if he didn't spend his time behind the scenes developing a complete detachment from humanity and putting math on an ideological pedestal. As he got older, Mikey (Because that's what I'm calling him now) started to think of everything as mathematical equations for him to solve. He went from finishing complex sums on a chalkboard to counting the number of times certain behvaioural patterns popped up in his peers and using that information to categorically learn everything about them (Definitely not creepy in any way, shape or form). Despite graduating from Princeton at the top of his class and getting offers left right and centre, Mikey was anything but satisfied with the way his life was going. To this day, we're still not sure what made him turn to being a mercenary (Again, I'd personally go with 'crazy') but, if his ramblings can be in any way believed, his decision was all about wanting an 'intellectual challenge'. So, Mikey Toff went from a brainy kid from sunny Jamaica to a cold and calculating (emphasis on the 'calculating') mercenary specialising in heists, assassinations and 'tactical consultation' and using math to do it. You have to imagine what it does for business when you can rob an international bank dry in less than an hour, read the enemy like an open book and walk into high-security facilties because you calculated the exact time each patrolling guard spends looking the other way to the nanosecond. When Toff started calling himself the Tally-Man, he ran into Nate and not only correctly calculated the exact number of bullets he could fire before running dry but also discovered a recognisable pattern in his thought process in a hand-to-hand fight. Needless to say, he kicked Nate to the curb without even firing more than one bullet (Talk about emasculation. Seriously, ouch) and all because he had managed to come up with a mathematical formula for beating him beforehand (Now who said advanced math had no real world applications?). Although Nate recovered and hasn't run into the Tally-Man since, the poor guy's never forgotten the freaky bastard's last words to him: 'I've got your number' (Generic, but understandably effective).
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar5}} '''Ever wondered what it'd be like if the Count from Sesame Street was evil and had a creepy Jamaican accent? Well, me neither, but that's essentially what you're getting with the Tally-Man. There's no denying that this man's a danger to anyone he encounters, more so because he can topple entire task-forces without lifting a single finger against them. However, what really makes the Tally-Man dangerous is that, no matter what he's doing or where his loyalties lie, he's always keeping everyone's score and it's only a matter of time before he starts subtracting. Still, the guy's just a merc with a gun. He shouldn't be too difficult to remove from our own little equation.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Snakeskin (Omar Saheed)</div> ==
+'''[[Fathom (Carmen Tethys)|Fathom]]:''' As a strong, confident and assertive woman, Fathom is exactly All-Star's type and he has made no attempt to hide his attraction to her. In fact, he feels a certain kinship towards her due to their shared military background and their willingness to be firmer than other superheroes. The two have something of a mutual understanding of one another.
-[[File:Snakebite.PNG|80px|left]]
+'''[[Kara McIlroy]]:''' Similarly to Dobergirl, All-Star views the intrepid Kara as a daughter and has promised her late father that he would look after her. He is extremely protective of her as a result of their close relationship.
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Brilliant Herptologist and Chemist. Possesses a wide range of self-made poisons and drugs. Owns a ridiculous number of pet snakes.
+'''[[Riptide]]:''' Riptide and All-Star have an odd relationship built as much on camaraderie as it is on thinly veiled contempt for one another. All-Star cites that Riptide is one of his best friends because he's just as much of an asshole as he is and Riptide often says words to the same effect. Ultimately, All-Star trusts Riptide implicitly and couldn't think of anyone else (of the same sex) he'd rather go out for a drink with.
-'''Occupation:''' International Drug Dealer
+== NPCs ==
-'''Likes:''' Looking At Snakes
+'''Ackerson:''' A relatively inexperienced pilot and occasional field operative working for PATRIOT, the meek and bumbling Ackerson is usually seen in the company of LZ, who treats him as more of a lackey than anything else. No one seems to know or remember his first name and he often takes time off for illness or injury.
-'''Hates:''' Looking Like A Snake
+'''Geoffrey Carter:''' Nate's formerly abusive biological father. Though Nate committed many years of his life to locating and killing him, he recently found him during the events of ''Made In America'' and made peace with him before he died. Though he still has some misgivings about their relationship, All-Star has more or less come to accept his father for who he was.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You ruined my life, Nate. So I shed my skin and got a new one." - Snakeskin''</div></div>
-I'm really starting to see a trend in the number of esteemed scientists who decide to turn to lives of crime after major life-changing events. You'd think at least a couple of them would just see a therapist or something (Or at least just blow their brains out). Omar Saheed was a childhood friend of Nate (From way back when the two were orphans in the system) and an expert on snakes before a little accident ended up horribly scarring him beyond recognition. The guy was always a little shifty, according to Nate (Because non-shifty people don't specialise in snakes). He was determined to win a Nobel Prize for his one-of-a-kind snake venom derived drugs and always seemed willing to go to any length to ensure he'd get it. So when he tried to hire a group of criminals to help him capture and dissect the last living specimen of an endangered species of snake, Nate found out and took it upon himself to try and stop his friend from making a horrible mistake (Not that going into the science of snakes wasn't a horrible mistake). It didn't work out so well. Saheed drugged Nate with a non-lethal snake venom and left him hallucinating on the floor of his laboratory. By the time Nate recovered, Saheed was meeting the poachers at an abandoned warehouse (Do criminals ever not want to meet at abandoned warehouses?) and a few steps away from getting his stupid ass shot for being a few bucks short of the asking price. Nate stormed the place and took out the poachers, but failed to save Saheed from the ensuing fire (He still beats himself up about that). When Saheed recovered from his injuries and saw what the fire did to him, he flipped his lid and ran off, blaming Nate of course. With his rep in shambles and his face in even worse shambles, Saheed turned to the same organisation he'd hired his poachers from and offered his services as a drug-maker (Of course, he might've just watched 'Breaking Bad' and assumed it'd be a blast). Flash-forward a couple of years and Saheed, now calling himself 'Snakeskin', resurfaced as one of the most successful drug dealers in the game and Nate's newest target (Can you say 'uh-oh'?). Saheed somehow managed to capture Nate during his mission and reveal his identity to him before pumping him full of a lethal poison and leaving him to die in agony (So, yeah, he was still a little pissed). Though Nate succeeded in defeating Saheed and getting the antidote, he hesitated to off the guy just long enough for him to slither away (Rimshot). Since then, Nate's accepted the fact that Saheed was his fault and his responsibility and has sworn that the next time they meet, he's 'cleaning up his mess'.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar4}} '''Snakeskin may supply scumbags and lowlifes the world over with drugs, poison and nightmares, but he's low-key enough for his presence to not be a major issue. That coupled with his single-minded focus on getting revenge on Nate means he's very rarely a major issue for us as a whole.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Captain Hook (Horatio Fischer)</div> ==
+'''Amanda Cho:''' Nate's late girlfriend from his early service in the United States Marine Corps. Thought it's been decades since she was tragically killed in the line of duty, she still holds a special place in Nate's heart as his first real love and the person who inspired his patriotism.
-[[File:Captain Hook.PNG|100px|left]]
+'''Ignacio 'Nacho' Diaz:''' The head of SteelTech's military R&D division, 'Nacho' typically presented Project Patriot with the latest technology provided by its partnership with Steel Industries and formed a respectable relationship with Kurt and Nate as a result. Following the dissolution of Project Patriot, Nacho continues to represent SteelTech by providing new gear and weapons and has even acted as a consultant from time to time.
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Weaponised Mechanical Hook For A Hand. Skilled Mechanical Engineer. Possesses a moustache more flamboyant than Nate's.
+'''Antoine Freeman:''' Nate's one-time best friend and partner in crime. Also known as the supervillain Wheezer. Nate blames himself for Wheezer's mutation as much as Wheezer does and desperately seeks ways to end his path of vengeance, to no avail. Wheezer simply wants Nate to suffer as much as possible.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Member of the Star-Smashers)
+'''Manfred 'Grizzly' Griswold:''' Nate's former squad leader from his early days in the USMC who would later go on to be his commanding officer when he joined Force Recon. The two have remained close since Nate became the All-Star and, though Griswold now runs a private security company, he has frequently come to Nate for help and vice versa. Griswold has acted as an informant and contact for Project Patriot and PATRIOT on several occasions.
-'''Likes:''' Right-Handed Activities
+'''Veronica Hall:''' A high-ranking figure in the Department of Defense, Veronica Hall became an outspoken detractor against Nate's actions as the All-Star, believing him to be a sociopath and a sanctioned assassin. Though she worked for a time to get Project Patriot scrapped, she was eventually convinced of its worth and even temporarily replaced Kurt as Nate's handler when he was suspended by Gregory Hunter. She has since been transferred to a new branch, but has reappeared several times to support both Nate and Kurt.
-'''Hates:''' People Who Are Familiar With 'Peter Pan'
+'''Gregory Hunter:''' An agent of the Department of Defense, Gregory Hunter is a petty and self-concerned individual who's only interested in furthering his own career and crushing whoever gets in his way. Hunter has been a frequent obstacle for Project Patriot, often using bureaucracy to impede them due to a personal rivalry with Kurt White and Nate Carter. After being humiliated and outwitted by the two time and time again, Hunter has resolved to do all he can to ruin both PATRIOT and SAFEGUARD.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I'm not a bloody pirate!" - Captain Hook''</div></div>
+'''Marcella Lotte:''' An actress and political activist, Marcella met Nate when he saved he saved her from a kidnapping and the two soon became romantic partners. Though he planned to propose to her, their romance came to a tragic end when Clownface tortured and killed her to prove that Nate could never sustain a real relationship in his line of work.
-Nate knows a lot of interesting people. Just when you think his little black book of scumbags and psychos can't get any more packed, another freak crawls out of the woodwork and barges his or her way into his life. Take Horatio Fischer, for example. Fischer used to be an underpaid and underachieving engineer making a few bucks on the side as a handyman (The irony isn't lost on me). Now, when you're holding onto a degree in mechanical engineering and still living in a crappy one room apartment above a convenience store you're going to reach a breaking point sooner or later (Usually sooner). Fischer's came when he got in an accident on the job and ended up losing his left hand, which was made even worse by his employer's refusal to compensate him and the fact that any case he tried to make went down like the Titanic in court. Rather than drown himself in enough booze to flood a small island, Fischer decided to get a little proactive (As proactive as a one-handed ex-handyman can get). He managed to throw together a weaponised mechanical hook for a hand out of virtually nothing (I think the really amazing part is that he managed to do it with one hand) and went out to take the money he felt he deserved from his employer. If it wasn't for Nate being there to complain about a bum job they did on fixing his TV, he'd have gotten away with it too. Fischer kicked up a fuss and made a hell of a mess before he got taken down and got a few years in prison for his troubles. But, as you can imagine, keeping a mechanical engineer capable of putting together dangerous weapons using salvaged pieces of scrap (And a few rubber bans, of course) wasn't too easy. Once he got out of prison, Fischer started living a life of crime as Captain Hook (Ridiculous, right?) and has put his expertise into 'engineering' complex heists and jobs to steal back the cash the world 'stole' from him (He actually does a surprisingly awful pirate impersonation).
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''Captain Hook may be a talented engineer and a competent criminal, but his problem has always been that he thinks a little too small. So long as he keeps knocking over banks and hiring himself out as a lackey, he'll never be anything more than a small fry for Nate to step on every so often.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Payne (Issac Payne)</div> ==
-[[File:Payne.PNG|90px|left]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Life-Support Helmet grants immunity to pain. Skilled and Experienced Hitman. Makes Darwinism ridiculously evil.
-'''Occupation:''' Unemployed (Unless being a psychopathic killer is a job, now)
-'''Likes:''' Nothing
-'''Hates:''' Inability To Like Things
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"If I take enough lives, if I cause enough despair then, one day perhaps, I'll kill a man and realise I shared his pain." - Payne''</div></div>
-Now this is a tragic chapter of Nate's past coming back to bite him in the ass if ever I saw one (And I've seen plenty). Issac Payne was probably one of the most important individuals in shaping Nate from the man he was years ago to the man he is today. Why? Because Issac Payne was one of Dollar Bill's number one assassins and the man who led the squad of hitmen who sneaked into Nate's apartment at the dead of night and put a bullet right between his late fiancee's eyes (Matter of fact, I think he's the one who pulled the trigger). When Nate woke up and blew them all away, Payne was the only one left with his insides still inside. Nate managed to scare information on who ordered his fiancee killed out of Payne before shooting him at point-blank in the forehead. What Nate didn't know was that that didn't kill him. In fact, Nate's single bullet severely damaged Payne's brain and left him unable to feel anything on an emotional level. When the paramedics rushed in to find Payne bleeding out on Nate's floor, they rushed him to the nearest hospital and Dollar Bill paid top dollar to make them save his worthless life. The eggheads managed to save Payne's life by placing what was left of his head in a top-of-the-line helmet (Schematics have been sent to you) which completely wiped out the guy's ability to feel pain, too. So, what happens when an ex-hitman wakes up after a eight year coma without the ability to feel any internal or external sensation at all? You get a point if you said he loses his mind. The last emotion Payne ever felt was pants-shitting fear as he looked up at the eyes of his would-be killer and he held onto that final emotion with a grudge (They always hold grudges). Payne became more and more detached from humanity as time went on and his therapy sessions were going nowhere. Eventually, just snapped. Slaughtered every sad son of a bitch unfortunate enough to walk across his line of vision and broke out of prison to find more people to kill. He managed to rack up a kill count nearing the hundreds before Nate tracked him down and took him down. Since then, Payne's condition has only worsened. As far as he's concerned, all other living creatures have the significance and right to live as weeds and he'll just keep stamping them out until he feels something again (Don't hold your breath). The courts can't touch him due to his condition and he's too high-profile to disappear down in Hudson. The only person who could do the job is Nate and he blames himself for everything that's happened to Payne, so I doubt he's ever going to pull the trigger. Payne was one of Nate's greatest mistakes, and he knows it. Only time can tell what he'll do about it.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar3}} '''Payne is a sick, broken fuck of a freak of a man. The Sigmund Frauds of the world think they have a shot at talking him out of it and the glory-seeking doctors think they can fix his brain up again. I think the guy needs to be put down before he breaks out and takes another life. Still, he's just a spree killer, one whose mostly kept himself to Hudson City, at that.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">DJ Vertigo (Alphonse 'DJ Vertigo' Juarez)</div> ==
-[[File:Dj Vertigo.PNG|65px|left]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' 'Spinmaster' Bracers emit high-pitch and high-frequency sounds which induce vertigo, nausea and migranes. 'Spinmaster' Bracers can also be used to deflect projectiles and cause hallucinations. Can drop a beat and drop a hero.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Member of the Star-Smashers)
-'''Likes:''' Being A Playa
-'''Hates:''' Playa Haters
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"My beats ain't for everyone, All-Star. If you're feeling dizzy, why not take a nice, long nap?" - DJ Vertigo''</div></div>
-I've always found it interesting looking back on what these super-criminal types used to do before they went Froot Loops (Or Cocoa Puffs, as the case may be), but Alphonse Juarez is probably one of my favourite cases. The guy was born a decent person in indecent circumstances, complete with an abusive father and a dead mother. The only thing that ever really kept him going was his dream of becoming a famous disc jockey someday, a dream he took every possible step to realise. Juarez auditioned for talent shows, built up his street cred and probably even blew a couple hundred guys to try and achieve his goal. Hell, he even managed to record and sell a few singles under the name 'DJ Vertigo'. Unfortunately for him, though, life almost always gives you lemons (And, more often than not, it conveniently leaves out a recipe for lemonade); Juarez managed to fall in with an even worse crowd than the one he usually ran with, and by worse crowd I mean Egghead (Because getting buddy-buddy with a guy who wears an egg on his head is such a good idea on paper). Back then, we were pretty close to getting our hands on Egghead and had sent Nate to find him and bring him in (Scrambled or Alive), so Egghead (Being the morally reprehensible coward that he is) decided that he needed a distraction to allow him to slip off of our radar. It just so happens that Juarez was one of the desperate nobodies willing to throw themselves in harm's way for an empty promise and a few bucks. He, along with the others who had answered Egghead's call to arms, was given a highfalutin piece of hi-tech weaponry and a costume and ordered to pose as a 'debuting supervillain' by wreaking havoc throughout Westside, keeping Nate and any other heroes off of Egghead's back. Juarez was reluctant, but at the end of the day he made the decision to don the 'Spinmasters' (I don't get it either) Egghead had given him and make an ass of himself, a decision which got him thrown in prison for a few months. Now, you'd think that'd only give him a nice backstory for his music career, right? Wrong. Turns out one of the guys hired to cause a distraction was a psycho who used his weapon to butcher an innocent kid right in front of everyone watching, giving the others a bad reputation. Juarez couldn't find work to save his life, which made his new career path pretty clear to him (And anyone else paying attention). Going to Egghead and getting him to reproduce his weapon and costume, Juarez became DJ Vertigo and has been resorting to crime to make a quick buck every now and then ever since.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''In theory, a guy who possesses gear capable of reducing even the strongest meta to a quivering bundle of nerves should be pretty up there as far as supervillains go. However, DJ Vertigo is no supervillain. For all intents and purposes, the poor schmuck is just your average goon who 'lucked out' and somehow found his way into the 'big leagues'. That coupled with the fact that he's genuinely a nice kid makes him a minor threat.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Platinum (Christina Carmichael)</div> ==
-[[File:Platinum.PNG|80px|left]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Super-Strength and Durability. Mobile Invulnerability. Can scare me into not making a joke.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Leader of the Star-Smashers)
-'''Likes:''' Riches
-'''Hates:''' Rags
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"#%$*! you, All-Star." - Platinum''</div></div>
-Ten years of experience as a field agent and a dozen shiny medals would tell anyone that I'm not the kind of guy who scares easy. And when I say I don't scare easy, I mean I don't scare easy (Starting to get a little repetitive, I know). That having been said, Christina Carmichael, a.k.a Platinum, gives me a serious and incurable case of the heebie-jeebies. That woman is bigger, stronger and much more aggressive than any man on Nate's 'naughty list'. As far as her history goes, Carmichael is pretty cut and dry. She was born to a broke family that had been abandoned by a deadbeat dad when she was a little kid. It wasn't long before she figured her only way out of poverty was to turn to crime (Because it's not like crime doesn't pay or anything). Carmichael spent most of her adolescence picking pockets and conning idiot tourists before falling into harder crimes after her first stint in juvie (Of course, 'hard' may be putting it lightly). It wasn't long before she found herself in some serious trouble with the sort of people you don't want to get into trouble with. Looking to pay off her debts, she agreed to be a test subject for an experimental suit of power armor which had 'fallen off the back of a truck'. The power armor was a one-of-a-kind made by the late Dr. Cipes and was supposed to give the wearer superhuman strength. Well, it did give the wearer superhuman strength. Only problem was Carmichael found it much easier to put on than it was to take off, since Dr. Cipes, paranoid old coot that he was, decided to build a (Very questionable) failsafe into it. So, the bad guys now had an extremely disgruntled woman wearing a double-breasted tank and literally no way of controlling her (Very poor planning on their behalf, by the way). I don't think anyone was particularly surprised when she put everyone responsible for her predicament in the ICU and began rampaging through Westside like a one-woman mob. They were probably a little more surprised by the fact that Nate managed to MacGuyver up a way to stop her (Especially since he used science to do it). Since then, we've had some of our best people try to shut down Cipes' failsafe and crack the suit open. Seeing as how Carmichael has since gone on to not only start a life of metahuman crime as Platinum, but also found a group of supervillains dedicated to snuffing Nate out (See: Star-Smashers), I think it's safe to assume they haven't had much luck.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''For someone who is essentially a nigh-unstoppable human tank, Platinum is definitely underwhelming. With her power armor, her tactical mind and her ruthless aggression, she could probably give a lot of the big dogs a run for their money. However, she's held back by her short temper, her tendency to overthink things and her inability to stray outside of her comfort zone. Right now, she's just another super-powered bank robber looking for the next big break, and Nate wouldn't have it any other way.'''
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Vectoria (Victoria Faraday)</div> ==
-[[File:Vectoria.PNG|80px|left]]
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Low-Level Super Speed. Enhanced Reflexes and Perception. Somehow still manages to get caught.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Member of the Star-Smashers)
-'''Likes:''' The Wind In Her Hair
-'''Hates:''' The Bugs In Her Teeth
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I just don't get why I can't be a supervillain AND have my own reality TV show." - Vectoria''</div></div>
-It should be no surprise to anyone that huge stacks of money can buy you a lot in life: fast cars, fancy clothes, happiness, the works. So, with money opening the door to so many precious commodities, it only seems natural that some people would use it to procure one of the most valuable commodities on the planet: superpowers. Victoria Faraday was a young lady with no shortage of disposable income. After all, she was the hard-drinking party girl heiress to the Faraday Oil Company fortune She's probably more famous for being in the tabloids every other week, though). Faraday was always a thrill-seeking troublemaker. If she wasn't caught sneaking out of a party with two guys on her arms, she was being charged with either a speeding ticket or disturbing the peace. The only thing that really kept her out of a minimum-security prison was her daddy's bucks and the media circus' obsession with her decadence. So, when the new hot topic came along and her father cut her off after one fine too many, it was only a matter of time before Faraday got a little dose of reality to the tune of joining the rest of us down in the 99% (Which may be a little hypocritical of me considering what I pulled in last year). Penniless, talentless and possessing all the real-world experience of a fluffy pillow, Faraday got desperate quick. So she crept into her dad's estate under the cover of night, stole his Black Card and went on a super-powered shopping spree down in the Black Market (I guess she must've figured the most glamorous and exciting way to make it on her own was by resorting to super-crime). Somehow, she managed to walk on out of it all with a vial of experimental super serum without anyone so much as kidnapping and/or murdering her (I think criminal scumbags are getting soft, personally). The serum, once ingested, played mix-and-match with Faraday's genes and gave her low-level super speed. So, what's a teed-off princess capable of running faster than a speeding locomotive do for her first gig as a super-criminal? Steal from her own father, of course (I guess she just forgot about the fact that she had already done that). So, with a nifty new super-power at her disposal, she sped over to one of her father's banks and proceeded to pull off a robbery with all the forethought and skill of a toddler and wound up getting tossed in 'real' prison for her troubles (It would've been funny if she wasn't bawling like a baby when they caught her). Nowadays, Faraday goes by the name of Vectoria and has definitely toughened up a little. She was almost a complete threat when she eventually ran into Nate (He shot her in the ass with a tranq dart and made her crash into a dumpster) and is pretty competent when her B.F.F, Platinum, is bossing her around. Even her powers seem to be slowly evolving (That, by the way, is something to keep an eye on). For now, though, Vectoria is just Paris Hilton on super-accelerated crack: no fuss, no muss.
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''Vectoria has a pretty dangerous power-set. The fact that her powers seem to get stronger with each passing day is problematic to say the least. Still, the girl is just a ditzy fish-out-of-water. I'm almost certain she has no idea how law even works, she's been sheltered so much. She'd spend more time tripping over her own feet than running on them if she didn't have Platinum to keep her dangerous. And, even then, she's only just dangerous enough to give us trouble. She's one to watch but, ultimately, nothing major.'''
+'''Rochelle Masters:''' Nate's late biological mother. An uneducated stripper, Rochelle attempted to do her best to ensure her son had as good a life as she could give him, but was struck down by Lawrence Smythe before she could. Nate loved his mother, warts and all, and still holds her memory dear. He often uses his memories of her to spur him on in difficult times.
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Pumpkin Jack III (Tucker Vance)</div> ==
+'''Dennis O'Malley:''' The Catholic priest who helped Nate through a difficult time, Father O'Malley was accidentally killed by a young Nate during a botched robbery, setting into motion the series of events that would lead to him becoming the All-Star. Even now, Nate often draws reference to O'Malley's teachings.
-[[File:Pumpkin Jack.PNG|80px|left]]
+'''Tyler Stone:''' A journalist who attended Nate's high school, Tyler used his skills to track down his old friend and ask for his help rescuing a fellow journalist from captivity in Iraq. Since then, the two rekindled their friendship and often helped each other until he and the rest of the employees at his office were gassed to death by Wheezer.
+'''The Hall of Famers:''' The name for several distinct squads of Marines led by Nate during his time in the Marine Corps, there have been many iterations of the Hall of Famers. Nate has kept in contact with a number of them and is not above calling in favours every so often.
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Weaponised Flying Broomstick. Pumpkin and Halloween-Themed Weaponry and Gadgets. Very finely tuned evil laugh.
+'''Cleantha Zambala:''' The dictator queen of Zimbavia and Nate's former lover, Zambala sees Nate as both an enemy and an ally depending entirely on her own desires and motivations at any given time. The two share an intense love-hate relationship and have run afoul of each other just as often as they've wound up wanting the same thing.
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Member of the Star-Smashers)
+'''Zara Zambala-Carter:''' The daughter of Nate Carter and Cleantha Zambala born out of their brief affair following the Zimbavian Revolution, Zara was raised as an assassin and taught to hate her father. Though their first encounter left her with a severe case of retrograde amnesia, the wary and confused Zara remains out of Nate's reach, much to his despair.
-'''Likes:''' The Smashing Pumpkins
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Rogues Gallery[[File:Asrogues.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"You fight enough wars and pull enough triggers, you stop thinking about good and evil. There's right and there's wrong, sure, but there's always a point where you have to cross the line to get the job done. When that happens, good and evil give way to kill or be killed. I have no intention of being killed." - All-Star''</div></div>
-'''Hates:''' Smashing Pumpkins
+As a Department of Defense backed special operations unit operating in total secrecy, PATRIOT typically carries out highly surgical black ops missions against terrorist organisations and particularly dangerous individuals who pose a threat to American or international security. As such, most of the forces All-Star faces off against are dispatched or incarcerated rather summarily after their being engaged, rarely becoming a recurring presence in his career. For the few notable individuals who have survived their initial encounters with All-Star and subsequently become frequent or personal antagonists to the Soldier Supreme, the PATRIOT mainframe at Kansas contains a database of highly confidential dossiers -- an unconventional 'Rogues Gallery'.
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Scream real loud for me, man. Let's see if I can't laugh louder." - Pumpkin Jack''</div></div>
+'''Threat Level Key:'''
-It's true what they say about giving power to the powerless: sometimes it's nothing but a recipe for trouble (Unless a close relative dies to balance it out). Tucker Vance was a textbook underachieving slacker before he was given his 'power'. A high-school dropout living off of a pizza delivery gig, his only prior offenses mostly revolved around under-aged drinking and marijuana. The guy was 18 years old and going absolutely nowhere in life when he had a chance encounter with one of the late Adam Blake's (That's Pumpkin Jack II, in case you haven't read the file) safehouses after running his bike off-road. Somehow, Vance managed to break into Blake's hidey-hole without running into any security measures and was naturally surprised to find an arsenal of Blake's old weapons, suits and gadgets waiting for him. After that, Vance visited Blake's safehouse whenever he got the chance (Looking at his attendance logs and performance reviews, it seems he got the chance a lot) and screwed around with the crazy bastard's tech for shits and giggles (The goon probably even invited a naive girl or two back there to score some action), which probably would've worked out fine for everyone if he didn't get fired for being awful at his job. Problem with that was, now that Vance had an entire safehouse of dangerous technology at his disposal, he could think of better ways to get back at 'the phonies' than by teepeeing their houses. Motivated by revenge (And a few beers, I'm willing to bet), Vance donned Blake's Pumpkin Jack get-up, snatched up as many of his weapons as he could and went over to blow his ex-boss' stuff to kingdom come (And back again). It's a good thing his sleaze-ball of a boss had Nate for a next door neighbour (Depending on who you ask), since the guy not only managed to save his ass, but also managed to take Vance down. So, Vance ended up getting off with a little under a year of community service (Makes sense, since all he really did was wreck his apartment), Blake's gear was seized by us and the case seemed pretty closed for the most part. That is until Vance decided he couldn't cope with being a talentless nobody again and decided to use a GPS tracker he'd stolen and kept from Blake's safehouse to find one of his other ones. With another motherload of advanced weaponry at his fingertips and a grudge against 'you know who' (Nate just can't get a break with these guys), Vance became the third Pumpkin Jack and dedicated the rest of his days to getting rich quick and making Nate's life as inconvenient as he could (On the plus side, he did get his life together. In a manner of speaking).
+{{AllBar1}} '''LEVEL 1: Priority Iota. Targets pose no or mathematically little threat to America or its interests. PATRIOT intervention unnecessary.'''
+{{AllBar2}} '''LEVEL 2: Priority Theta. Targets pose a minor threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention unnecessary. '''
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar2}} '''You can take the slacker out of beanbag chair, but you can't take the beanbag chair out of the slacker. Pumpkin Jack III may be packing some serious heat and the ruthlessness he needs to make it even more dangerous, but, ultimately, the guy has the mind and mentality of a high-school dropout, and it shows. He doesn't like to work hard if he doesn't have to, and that's what makes him minor.'''
+{{AllBar3}} '''LEVEL 3: Priority Zeta. Targets pose a threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention at discretion.'''
+{{AllBar4}} '''LEVEL 4: Priority Epsilon. Targets pose a notable threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention at discretion.'''
+{{AllBar5}} '''LEVEL 5: Priority Delta. Targets pose a significant threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention recommended.'''
+{{AllBar6}} '''LEVEL 6: Priority Gamma. Targets pose a critical threat to America and its interests. PATRIOT intervention recommended.'''
+{{AllBar7}} '''LEVEL 7: Priority Beta. Targets pose a significant threat to America and the rest of the world. PATRIOT intervention recommended.'''
+{{AllBar8}} '''LEVEL 8: Priority Alpha. Targets pose a critical threat to America and the rest of the world. PATRIOT intervention where applicable.'''
+{{AllBar9}} '''LEVEL 9: Priority Omega. Targets pose an extreme threat to our entire species. PATRIOT intervention where applicable.'''
+<br>
+<div style="width:100%; text-align:left; font:bold 125% San-Serif; background: #FFFFFF; #000000;">
+<ul style="margin:-15px 0 20px 0; padding:0 7px; list-style-type:none; text-align:center;">
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Artemis (Artemis Acosta)</div> ==
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#CLOWNFACE|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">CLOWNFACE</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+[[#WHEEZER|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">WHEEZER</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#ZAMBALA|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">ZAMBALA</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#CAPTAIN HOOK|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">CAPTAIN HOOK</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#DEADHEAD|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">DEADHEAD</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#SOVIET SUPREME|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">SOVIET SUPREME</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#HENCHMAN|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">HENCHMAN</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#DOCTOR FAUSTUS|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">DOCTOR FAUSTUS</span>]]
+		</li>
+</ul></div>
+<br>
+<div style="width:100%; text-align:left; font:bold 125% San-Serif; background: #FFFFFF; #000000;">
+<ul style="margin:-15px 0 20px 0; padding:0 7px; list-style-type:none; text-align:center;">
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#MIRROR|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">MIRROR</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#BLOOD DIAMOND|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">BLOOD DIAMOND</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#TALLY-MAN|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">TALLY MAN</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+[[#QUARTERMASTER|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">QUARTERMASTER</span>]]
+		</li>
+	<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+			[[#EX-PATRIOT|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">EX-PATRIOT</span>]]
+		</li>
+ <li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#TARANTULA|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">TARANTULA</span>]]
+		</li>
+<li style="display:inline; margin:0;">
+		[[#ZARA|<span style="padding:5px 7px; border:solid 3px #980000; color:#FFF; background:#002F63; text-decoration: none;">ZARA</span>]]
+		</li>
+</ul></div>
+<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(4, 8, 7); height: 860px; overflow: auto;">
-[[File:Stiletto.PNG|75px|left]]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">CLOWNFACE</h3>
+[[File:Clownface 3.png|455px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-001: CLOWNFACE</div>
+''"See, Nate, I never had whatchu did. I never had myself a flag. I never had me a purpose or a cause t' justify doin' what I loved t' do. All I had was a powerful sense o' humour an' a winnin' smile. But, shoot: those'll take ya pretty far, man."''
-'''Powers/Abilities:'''  Enhanced Physical Condition and Senses. Minor Healing Factor. Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant, Hunter, Tracker, Marksman and Acrobat. Animal Communication. Has an inexhaustible collection of very pointy knives.
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' ??? (Seymour Slaughter/Wilson Graves/Buddy Goodman/Happy Galecki/Ronald McDonald)<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Peak Human Condition, Genius Level Intellect, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant,<br> Expert Marksman<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Mercenary and Assassin<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Thrills/Insanity/Money<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Bullseye (Marvel), Crossbones (Marvel), Barracuda (Marvel), The Joker (DC)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>A mercenary as notorious for his brutality and unpredictability as he is for his exceedingly high rate of success, there is surprisingly very little that is actually known about the enigmatic 'Clownface'. Appearing on the scene for the first time shortly after 9/11, Clownface notoriously slaughtered his way through an entire building full of mafia enforcers. When forensics teams investigated the building afterwards, the gruesomely creative and darkly humorous ways in which some of the victims were killed earned the mysterious mercenary his name. Seemingly taking to the identity the media assigned to him, Clownface subsequently appeared wearing his iconic clown mask and quickly became a big name in the world of mercenaries and hired guns.<br /></font>
-'''Occupation:''' Hunter-For-Hire
+<font size=2px>Amoral and deeply eccentric in his approach to his work, Clownface is particularly favoured for assassinations, extortion and bounty hunting jobs due to his uncanny ability to get inside the minds of his targets and prey on their vulnerabilities. This combined with his sociopathic disregard for human life and his apathy towards anything outside of his work makes him a somewhat risky, but extremely effective operative. During Nate Carter's early days as the All-Star, he ran afoul of a human trafficker who hired Clownface to terminate him. Leaping at the chance to kill someone like All-Star, Clownface researched and stalked Nate for weeks. Eventually he surmised his lingering affection for Amanda Cho and drew him out by defiling and destroying several of their past romantic spots.<br /></font>
-'''Likes:''' Knives
+<font size=2px>Though All-Star survived his assassination attempt, took down the trafficker and nearly killed Clownface, the masked mercenary developed a dark obsession with the Soldier Supreme as 'the one that got away'. Since their first encounter, Clownface has been employed by many as the 'Anti All-Star' and has perhaps caused more harm to him on a personal level than anyone, usually going out of his way to emotionally torment him seemingly for the challenge. He has a habit of surviving his many supposed deaths and seems to have taken personal offense to All-Star's new, softened stance on killing. He is also implied to have been a Neo-Nazi, a biker, a self-made orphan, a mafia enforcer and a dishonorable discharge in the past and speaks in a deep Mississippi accent.<br /></font>
+{{AllBar4}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"Clownface is the farthest thing from a human being that a human being can get. The man's an unrepentant monster -- a rampant psychopath in his truest element. He ruins lives for shits and giggles, and Nate knows that better than anyone. I know that one day their twisted rivalry will come to a gruesome end; I just hope the right man's blood is spilled."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-'''Hates:''' Difficult Prey
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">WHEEZER</h3>
+[[File:Wheezer1.PNG|374px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-002: WHEEZER</div>
+''"I'm your boy, Carter. You think just because you killed me, that changes? Nah. Just gotta kill you an' we'll be square."''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"It is not the hunter's place to show mercy, only to show mercy enough to kill her prey swiftly." - Artemis''</div></div>
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Antoine 'Wheezer' Freeman<br />
-Hunting has never really been a sport I'm fond of. The concept of a smarter and oftentimes stronger individual preying on a defenseless creature for jollies has always seemed cruel to me. Of course, there are some people who'd (Violently) disagree with my opinion and this stand-up girl is one of them. Artemis Acosta had her humble beginnings as the infant daughter of a couple of struggling criminals trying to make ends meet out in Hudson City (That one with all the struggling criminals trying to make ends meet). Those humble beginnings, however, came to an abrupt and tragic end when her parents sold her to a human trafficking slave-trader to pay off a few debts (The worst my folks ever did was ship me off to Boot Camp). The poor kid spent her childhood being shipped around the world and forced to work (Or worse) for its biggest scumbags. Things took a turn for the better when she wound up in the care of an eccentric hunter named Ludwig Waltz who was pretty famous at the time for going out of his way to hunt endangered species into extinction. As it turns out, Waltz sympathised with the troubled pre-teen and decided to kill her handlers and take her under his wing, teaching her everything he knew about the 'art' of hunting. By the time she hit 18, Acosta was a pro: she could track a fly through the Amazon Rainforest and still be back home in time for dinner. Problem was she was a little too good, which made her a little too bored. So (Rather than take up knitting) she decided to take Waltz and trot around the world searching for a living avatar of the Greek goddess of the hunt so she could kill it and claim a reward from said goddess (I don't know if they read about it in some sort of crackpot magazine or what). After a long period of searching, she found it in the form of a white tiger (I'm sure PETA had a field day). To her surprise, however, the tiger (Or avatar, I suppose) started telepathically communicating with her, telling her that the only will way to prove herself as a true hunter and receive the goddess' gift was to slay the most dangerous game she knew, which was (Awkwardly enough) old Ludwig Waltz. Acosta killed Waltz without a second thought and got her reward in the form of animal-like senses, enhanced physical abilities and a newly developed fondness for hunting other human beings (Personally, I would've preferred it if she returned that last gift). So Artemis, with the blood still fresh on her hands, emerged on the scene as a self-proclaimed 'man-hunter' and started hunting (And usually killing) people for the highest bidder. After a while, though, even hunting armed men got to be boring so, naturally, she started moving onto the big game: superheroes. So, when a number of vigilantes operating in Hudson City mysteriously disappeared while Nate was visiting family there, one situation led to another and Nate quickly found himself in Acosta's sights. It was a pretty intense affair, but Nate (through a mixture of dumb luck and dumber luck, I'm sure) managed to pull of a win and send everybody's least favourite hunter packing. She got away, but so did Nate and that, apparently, didn't sit well with her. Now, Acosta will pretty much stop at nothing to mount Nate's head on her wall and, though she's had other quarries since, the poor guy is at the top of her to-do list.
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Gas Generation, Gas Mimicry, Military Expertise<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Mercenary and Gang Leader<br />
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar6}} '''Don't let the pretty face fool you, Artemis Acosta is a whole mess of trouble. She's lethal, determined and extremely armed. As far as mercenaries go, she's one of our most persistent threats. Still, though, she is a mercenary, which means that she won't screw with us unless someone pays her to. Or unless you're Nate.'''
+'''Origin:''' Science<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Emotional/Money/Power<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Vapor (Marvel), Sabertooth (Marvel), Venom (Marvel), The Mist (DC), Ebon (DCAU)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Evicted by his stepmother after his father's passing, Antoine Freeman grew up as an errant street thug in Hudson City, slinging drugs in order to keep himself afloat. He eventually earned the street name 'Wheezer' for the potency of his product. It was during one of his many stays in the Police Department's temporary holding cell that Wheezer encountered a young, wayward Nate Carter and the two formed a bond. Over the years, Wheezer and Nate became like brothers, loyal and almost inseparable from one another. An extremely negative influence on the impressionable Nate, Wheezer typically used him as a lookout for his drug sales. After triggering his hyperkinesis and finding purpose, Nate distanced himself from Wheezer and tried to keep his life on track. When his old friend returned to request his help in paying off a debt to a local crime boss, however, Nate's cooperation led to the accidental murder of his friend, Father O'Malley. While Wheezer escaped, Nate was sentenced to three years in prison for his crimes and the two friends would not encounter each other until much later in their lives.<br /></font>
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Bombshell II ('Bouncing' Betty Cannon)</div> ==
+<font size=2px>When Nate resumed active service in the Marine Corps and flew into Afghanistan to command his own squad following 9/11, he was shocked and angered to find Wheezer among their ranks. When his former best friend claimed that he had joined up to seek redemption for his past sins, however, the two became a competent team on-and-off the battlefield. Towards the end of his regular service before being transferred to special ops, Nate discovered that Wheezer had fallen in with a corrupt weapons smuggling ring within the Marine Corps, acting as a gofer between his treacherous superiors and the terrorists they sold to. Tracking Wheezer to the location of his deal, Nate forced the buyers to retreat and seemingly killed Wheezer in an explosion following the inhalation of the neuro-toxin he had planned to sell.<br /></font>
-[[File:Bombshell.PNG|70px|left]]
+<font size=2px>This couldn't be further from the truth, however. Granted the power to mimic various gaseous substances and generate anything from deadly nerve agents to tear gas, Wheezer set his sights on the man who had made him a freak. Becoming a mercenary to earn money and reputation, Wheezer formed his own gang and set out to kill Nate. Since then, Nate and Wheezer have been butting heads in violent and personal ways. Though Nate feels terrible for what he did to his former friend, Wheezer wants nothing more than to tear him limb from star-spangled limb.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar5}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"With his unique powers, Antoine Freeman is a living bio-weapon who could just as easily drift into the Pentagon as he could walk into a Walmart. Fortunately for us, you can take the gangbanger out of Hudson, but you can't take Hudson out of the gangbanger. He's got big powers and a small mind -- and he seems chiefly concerned with using both to get revenge on Nate."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''INCARCERATED'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' World-Class Demolitions Expert. Possesses an arsenal of varying explosives. More unstable than most of her explosive mixtures.
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">ZAMBALA</h3>
+[[File:Zambala 2.png|432px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-003: ZAMBALA</div>
+''"The Zozu flower is the national treasure of Zimbavia -- both my birthright and my greatest resource. With it, none shall stand in our way."''
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal and Terrorist/Bombmaker-For-Hire (Honorary Member of the Star-Smashers)
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Cleantha Zambala<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Super Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Chemist and Botanist, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Diplomatic Immunity, Contaminant Immunity, Multilingualism <br />
+'''Occupation:''' Monarch of Zimbavia<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Power/Ideals<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Talia al Ghul (DC), Black Adam (DC), Poison Ivy (DC), Doctor Doom (Marvel), <br>Silver Sable (Marvel), Madame Hydra (Marvel), Queen Bee (Young Justice)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Born the only child of Aoade Zambala III, the king of the South Asian nation of Zimbavia, Cleantha Zambala was considered a child prodigy and given the best education money could buy, studying around the world so she could one day take the throne. While Cleantha studied abroad, however, Zimbavia's political and social climate rapidly deteriorated. Widespread poverty, an oppressive caste system and the denial of basic civil liberties led to many outbreaks of violence and rioting among the lower classes and King Aoade's deteriorating mental state made him increasingly unpredictable. When an adult Cleantha returned to a nation on the brink of collapse, she decided to lead a revolt against her mad father and seat herself on the throne, giving way to the infamous Zimbavian Revolution.<br /></font>
-'''Likes:''' BOOM, KABLOOEY and AAAAOWWGODSOMEBODYHELPMEI'MONFIREMYEYESAREBURSTINGAAAAAAAH
+<font size=2px>Before long, the rest of the world took interest in Zimbavia and especially in its unique natural resource, the Zozu flower, which could be used to make various medicines, poisons and drugs. Seeking to establish an alliance with Zimbavia, the United Nations sent a team of Broadsword operatives led by Nate Carter to secretly help overthrow the king. During their time working together, Nate and Cleantha had a brief romantic affair that ended with the discovery that she had been using a potent hallucinogenic synthesis of Zozu poison to drive her already unstable father mad enough to spark a rebellion. When they succeeded in placing the duplicitous Cleantha on the Zimbavian throne, Nate spurned her affections, leaving her heartbroken and vindictive.<br /></font>
-'''Hates:''' THINGS THAT AREN'T EXPLODING RIGHT FUCKING NOW
+<font size=2px>Over the coming years, Zambala would prove to be a surprisingly manipulative and dangerous ruler who relentlessly sought to seize power, using her nation's resources and the Zozu flower to bend others to her will. Though Zambala's genius allowed Zimbavia to become a global power, her corrupt methods meant she frequently found herself going up against (or manipulating) All-Star. Today, Zimbavia threatens to be the next Nazi Germany and its scheming, megalomaniacal queen continues to rule with an iron fist.<br/></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar8}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"Brilliant, beautiful and dangerously aware of it, Zambala is arguably one of the most controversial figures of our time. Beloved by some and despised by others, she's willing to do anything for the sake of her nation. That means her allegiances can change like the weather -- a fact Nate is painfully aware of. The woman's twice as deadly as that flower of hers."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">CAPTAIN HOOK</h3>
+[[File:Captain Hook 1.png|409px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-004: CAPTAIN HOOK</div>
+''"Lost the 'and in a brawl with some blue-eyed Interpol boy. When I got the hook, the men'd snicker behind m'back -- called me 'Captain Hook'. 'Alright,' I thought. 'They want Captain Hook? I'll give 'em Captain Bleedin' Hook.' So I called in a favour an' came back with a big, scary blighter of a thing for a new hook. I christened it by skinnin' the blue-eyed boy alive. I was the only one laughin' that day. Just me an' the sea."''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"They call me Bombshell! The 'Bomb' sure as hell ain't silent!" - Bombshell''</div></div>
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Abraham Rothwood<br />
-Now I'll admit that in all my years serving military and federal service I have seen very few things as immensely satisfying as a well-done explosion. I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a grown man on the wrong side of thirty who enjoys watching things explode every now and then (I still enjoy loud action films with Bruce Willis in a tank top). However, a love of explosions eventually reaches a point where it becomes a little too ridiculous (Or downright psychotic) and I think most people tend to draw the line before that point. Betty Cannon (Couldn't make this up if I tried) is definitely not most people. See, there's loving the smell of napalm in the morning and there's LOVING the smell of napalm in the morning and I'm pretty sure you can guess which one she falls under. Cannon made her start as a demolitions expert for the U.S Army. Her service record indicates that she was pretty good at her job, too. That is until she accidentally discharged a rocket launcher and killed an entire tent of military leaders meeting to discuss strategy. So, ultimately, it came down to a relatively simple choice for Cannon: stick around and get court-martialed for involuntary manslaughter or lose her shit and start blowing everything up. She picked the latter (Though, in her defense, she probably had an itty-bitty mental break). Cannon blew up her entire battalion and ran to side with the international terrorists she was supposed to be fighting, offering her services in exchange for protection. That whole set-up worked for a couple of months until she blew them all up too. Then she blew up a small village, a farm and a fast food restaurant before returning to America and blowing up her house (I think it's safe to say that there was a point where she became a little less than reasonable). From there, Cannon blew up the old Bombshell - an old enemy of some vigilante with a fedora - and took her name, becoming a terrorist and bomb-maker for hire (So she at least found an outlet for whatever the hell her problem is). Nowadays Cannon is a favourite of every mob boss and low-level supercriminal looking for a cheap explosion and has even been a member of the Star-Smashers (Or she was until she blew their hideout up). She's still into explosions, though.
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Questionite Hook Hand, Expert Smuggler and Pirate, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, <br>Skilled Swordsman, Skilled Marksman, Royal Navy Training <br />
+'''Occupation:''' Pirate Captain and Smuggler<br />
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar6}} '''Bombshell is a fairly dangerous individual from a purely logistical standpoint. She can pretty much make an explosive out of absolutely anything she can get her hands on from chemical components to Diet Coke and Pop Rocks. That coupled with her willingness to sell her little bundles of joy on the cheap means that she's someone we'd be all to happy to bring in as quickly as possible.'''
+'''Origin:''' Tech<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Plunderer (Marvel), Klaw (Marvel), Grim Reaper (Marvel), Captain Boomerang (DC), <br> Tiger Shark (DC)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>An English career criminal and Royal Navy dishonorable discharge, Abraham Rothwood soon decided to try his hand at furthering his criminal career elsewhere. Relocating to Somalia, Rothwood joined up with a band of small-time pirates and made a living off of raiding cruise ships, yachts and party boats. Before long, opportunities afforded to the talented young pirate led to him being noticed by arms and people traffickers who employed him to transfer their cargo from point A to point B -- a task Rothwood quickly found he excelled at. Having made a name and a decent profit for himself as a smuggler, Rothwood started his own band of pirates and used his expertise to turn them into one of the most efficient crews in the business.<br /></font>
-== <div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17">Lady Lash (Katie-Lynn Cassidy)</div> ==
+<font size=2px>It was during one of his crew's smuggling runs that Rothwood discovered that their ranks had be infiltrated by an undercover Interpol agent. Confronting him alone, Rothwood engaged in a brawl with the agent and, though he managed to overpower him, he lost his left hand in the process. Enraged by the way his crew would mock his prosthetic hook hand behind his back by calling him 'Captain Hook', Rothwood called in a favour with Tatyana Molotov -- a prominent arms dealer. Molotov procured for Rothwood a questionite hook hand with an extendable chain. With his new and improved hook, Rothwood returned to his crew and used it to skin the captured Interpol agent alive.<br /></font>
-[[File:Lady Lash.PNG|60px|left]]
+<font size=2px>From that day forward, Rothwood became a far crueler and more ambitious criminal, selling his services to even the most morally reprehensible clients. His seafaring crime spree eventually brought him into conflict with All-Star and he became a frequent antagonist of the Star-Spangled Sharpshooter. In more recent times, Rothwood has expanded his operation exponentially and has even given his hook hand a number of upgrades to make it more effective in combat.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
-'''Powers/Abilities:''' Magically Enchanted Whip. Low Self-Esteem. Possesses the most ridiculous costume ever. I use the word 'ridiculous' a lot in these reports, don't I?
+{{AllBar3}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
-'''Occupation:''' Career Criminal (Honorary Member of the Star-Smashers)
+'''''"He may not be the most overtly threatening rogue in All-Star's gallery, but Captain Hook is still dangerous. After all, you don't become the leader of Interpol's most wanted pirate crew without being a talented criminal and a complete psychopath."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-'''Likes:''' Whips
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">DEADHEAD</h3>
+[[File:Deadhead.png|389px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-005: DEADHEAD</div>
+''"Next person to call me Deadhead gets mailed to their mother piece by piece."''
-'''Hates:''' Her father, probably
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Vincent Caruso<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Pain Suppression, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Marksman<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Entrepreneur and International Criminal<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Power/Fame<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Two-Face (DC), Black Mask (DC), Finn Cooley (Marvel), Jigsaw (Marvel), Hammerhead (Marvel), Handsome Jack (Borderlands), Ajax (Deadpool), Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Vincent 'The Face' Caruso was a corrupt entrepreneur and international criminal with connections to several organised crime syndicates when he first encountered All-Star. Brokering a deal for a shipment of ARGENT weaponry between his client and a group of would be terrorists, Caruso was caught off guard when All-Star showed up. In the ensuing firefight, he seized a frag grenade and tossed it at the distracted hero. Acting quickly, All-Star picked it up and tossed it back. Exploding just shy of Caruso's face, the grenade did severe cosmetic damage to his once attractive features and lodged a particularly large piece of shrapnel in his brain, severely impairing his ability to feel both pain and pleasure.<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Though he managed to recover with surgery and physical therapy, the narcissistic Caruso was deeply affected by his now horribly disfigured face and became even more inconsolable when he discovered that he could no longer register pleasure to an enjoyable degree. Vengeful towards the man who had ruined his life, Caruso launched an all out war against the All-Star. With the help of a network of criminals, Caruso tracked Nate to Millennium City and placed a large bounty on his head. Soon, Millennium City became a war zone with every gang and lowlife crook in the area gunning for Nate's bounty. Eventually, however, Nate stormed Caruso's penthouse and, after a brief struggle, forced him to call off the bounty, making sure to mockingly refer to him as 'Deadhead' during the encounter. The cruel name quickly caught on and stuck with Caruso throughout his subsequent stay in prison. Though he eventually escaped prison and reestablished himself as a key player in the world of organised crime, Caruso could never escape from his new identity or the grim visage that inspired it. 'The Face' was no more and 'Deadhead' became the name whispered and sneered by his associates.<br /></font>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Wait, wait! Time out! My heel broke off!" - Lady Lash''</div></div>
+<font size=2px>Time has done little to lessen Caruso's hatred of All-Star and the two have wound up encountering each other many times as a result. For the most part, though, Caruso prefers the idea of keeping his business afloat over devoting time and resources to petty revenge and acts of violence. That is until he overhears someone mention his nickname... <br /></font>
-If you had told me a year ago that I'd be filing a report on a super-criminal who makes Gazerbeam and the Pied Piper look like legitimate threats, I would've laughed in your face (And, considering the confidentiality of these files, I probably would've shot you in the head). Katie-Lynn Cassidy was your average good-for-nothing trailer trash girl with a deadbeat dad, an alcoholic mom and a series of poor decisions in life lying ahead of her. When she was 18, she ran away from home with her boyfriend (Who was, in all likelihood, named Chad) to pursue a career as a supermodel in Millennium City. A year later, her boyfriend had left her for someone else and she was working the night shift at Darren's Pizza (Though some of the customers probably didn't mind snapping pictures of her). Now most people, by this point, would've wised up and ran back home to the safety and comfort that only a tiny trailer full of cheap furniture can give you. Cassidy, however, decided to stay a couple of years to further pursue her dreams of stardom. Two years later, she was an unsuccessful escort (And an embarrassingly kinky one at that). By this point, even Cassidy had the brains to figure out that things weren't working out for her and she was one bad day away from leaving Millennium City for good when she 'serviced' a client who found himself short on cash afterwards. Turns out the client was a two-bit spellcaster and, in order to pay Cassidy off, he enchanted her dominatrix whip, giving it mystical properties (I'm literally dying of laughter right now). Armed with a magical whip capable of stretching, binding and cleaving cars in two, Cassidy decided to take the fortune she felt she was owed by robbing the First National Bank of Millennium City as Lady Lash, a magical dominatrix lady in size 6 pumps (And that's if you're really trying to make it sounds not-stupid). She got to 'hand me the money over the counter' before Nate, on patrol for his gig with the Protectors, shot a rubber pellet at her ass and sent her into a fit of sobbing (I recall him feeling kind of bad about it afterwards). Now, Lady Lash has toughened up a bit (Thanks in no small part to her new boyfriend, Gazerbeam) and can at least put up half a fight before she gets curb-stomped for her troubles.
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar6}}
-'''Threat Level:'''{{AllBar1}} '''She's trailer trash with a magical whip and an exceedingly low threshold of pain. I can honestly say I've seen plants more dangerous than her.'''
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"If you thought Deadhead was ugly on the outside, I'm sorry to say he's worse on the inside. Much worse. If you've ever wanted to know what happens when a narcissistic criminal mastermind obsessed with wealth, reputation and his gorgeous face loses just one of those things, then look no further. Trust me: it's not pretty."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''INCARCERATED'''</span>
+</div>
 </div>
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Weaknesses[[File:Asweaknesses.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">SOVIET SUPREME</h3>
+[[File:Soviet Supreme 1.png|490px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-006: SOVIET SUPREME</div>
+''"You are a patriot. You are the glorified mascot of an inferior, cowardly regime. I am no patriot, American. I fight not for a nation, but for a paradise -- for a way of life. One that the world, in its hubris, has all but broken. But they will not break me."''
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"What do I look like: a Pokemon?" - All-Star''</div></div>
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Ivan Grigorovich<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Personal Gravity Field, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Terrorist<br />
+'''Origin:''' Meta<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Ideals/Insanity<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Bruiser (Marvel), Russian (Marvel), Flag-Smasher (Marvel), KGBeast (DC), <br> Mad Stan (DCAU)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>A metahuman born with the power to generate and manipulate a personal field of gravity that could be used to enhance his strength and durability, Ivan Grigorivich had the ideals of Soviet Russia impressed upon him by his father. When his father passed away, a young adult Grigorovich became the strongman in a travelling circus, using his powers to accomplish great feats of strength. A vocal supporter of communism, Grigorovich grew to resent the world that had, in his mind, rejected the perfect system. Showing a special level of disdain towards the various patriotic heroes who paraded around in their nation's colours, Grigorovich created his own costume modelled off of the Soviet flag and became the Soviet Supreme.<br /></font>
-'''Stress:''' Whilst All-Star's Hyperkinesis enhances his accuracy, reflexes and procedural memory beyond that of a normal human's in most cases, heavy stress can have the inverse effect, making him far less competent than the average person.
+<font size=2px>As the Soviet Supreme, Grigorovich began to travel the world on his mad crusade, targeting flag-wearing heroes and villains and killing them with his bare hands. Before long, Grigorovich had racked up a sizable international body count and earned a place on several most wanted lists as a 'flag hunter'. Eventually, his rampage brought him to America where he set his sights on All-Star, attacking him at his home. During their first encounter, the vastly stronger Griorovich very nearly killed the unprepared All-Star and left him for dead. Recovering from the experience, however, All-Star used his hyperkinesis to find the weak points in Grigorovich's gravity field and defeated him. Though Grigorovich was finally imprisoned, his hatred of patriotic heroes has only intensified and he has made many a number of subsequent attempts on All-Star's life.<br /></font>
-'''Insecure:''' Although he is a highly skilled and near-perfect marksman who openly brags about it, All-Star harbours hidden feelings of inadequacy about his power and how useful it makes him, especially when working alongside superheroes.
+<font size=2px>Recently, Grigorivich has become a significantly more versatile threat as he targets political figures, jingoistic organisations and even celebrities dependent entirely on whether or not their particular views have disagreed with him. Though his methods and motivations have slightly changed, however, he remains just as much of a powerhouse as he's always been and has developed a much finer control over his powers.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar4}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"We've seen slobberknockers and we've seen mad men, but we've rarely seen a mixture of the two quite as potent as the Soviet Supreme. The man's a total lunatic and he'd almost be a joke if he wasn't so damn good at what he does. As if that wasn't enough, he's painfully unpredictable. It's all we can do to follow his path of destruction."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''INCARCERATED'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-'''You're Gonna Carry That Weight:''' All-Star's done a lot of bad in his life and has taken more than a few lives. Though he likes to pretend it doesn't bother him, his self-loathing, despair and deep-seated regret occasionally bubble to the surface.
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">HENCHMAN</h3>
+[[File:Henchman 7.png|498px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-007: HENCHMAN</div>
+''"Hench Co.! Expendable just got employable! Buy Hench!"''
-'''As Vulnerable As A Human:''' Due to the highly-specialised nature of his power, All-Star is, for all intents and purposes, a normal human. This makes him vulnerable to all the external and internal hazards that most people would be vulnerable to.
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Ronald Blake<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Various Skills and Abilities, Brilliant Businessman, <br> Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Multilingualism<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Mercenary/Arms Dealer/President of Hench Co./Henchman Trainer/Comic Store Owner<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Emotional<br />
+'''Inspired By:'''  Taskmaster (Marvel), Deadpool (Marvel), Bob, Agent Of Hydra (Marvel), <br> Scott Lang (Marvel), Henchman 21 (Venture Bros.), Saul Goodman (Breaking Bad)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Ronald Blake was always an underachiever. With his entire existence being able to fall under the one word descriptor of 'mediocre', Blake always dreamed of becoming an UNTIL liaison. Unfortunately for him, however, lackluster grades and an unexpected pregnancy forced him to settle down, marrying his one night stand. Though Blake loved his daughter, it wasn't long before his marriage fell apart and, after the divorce, he got an entry level job at UNTIL.<br /></font>
-'''I SAID I NEVER MISS, GOD:''' Missing a target is a big deal for All-Star. As such, he can be somewhat obsessive compulsive about hitting his mark, occasionally slightly losing focus and his cool when he misses. That having been said, he has managed to get a better handle on this particular shortcoming.
+<font size=2px>When his dream job was abruptly ended by a frame-up, Blake joined up with VIPER and, after he accidentally caused an avalanche that killed an entire team of Steelhead soldiers, he became a legend among their ranks and was given increased authority and power. Time and time again, circumstance and luck allowed Blake to survive various encounters with heroes and even kill a few, furthering the misconception that he was the "Greatest Henchman Who Ever Lived". Wanting to cash out before they discovered the truth, Blake resigned and opened up a comic book store in Millennium City. When his daughter discovered his sordid past, however, her fascination prompted him to return to his life of crime as the Henchman -- the world's first 'Hench-for-Hire'. Starting out as a mercenary and a henchman trainer, Blake eventually established Hench Co. -- a multipurpose underground supplier of henchmen, gear and the training to make the most of both. <br /></font>
-'''Soldier, Not A Hero:''' As a military man, All-Star does things a lot more rigidly than the average hero. Whilst this can have its advantages, it often causes hesitation when dealing with legal grey areas and means that he'll sometimes unquestioningly follow orders from his government superiors.
+<font size=2px>Nowadays, Hench Co. is a big (if not somewhat unreliable) name in the world of international crime with an expansive network of branches and an annual 'HenchCon'. Though Blake himself has made a good living off of his successful brand as a mercenary and a businessman, he is still a coward who prefers to use guile and luck to overcome obstacles. He has had a number of encounters with All-Star as both a marginally inconvenient antagonist and a majorly annoying ally.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar2}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"The Henchman is a coward and a con artist who managed to stumble his way into the big leagues. Don't believe the tall tales: the guy's mouth is his most dangerous feature. For the most part, he runs his 'business' like a pro and tries not to rock the boat. That means he's rarely a legitimate threat -- at least not one worth our time."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-'''Hello, Nurse:''' All-Star has a natural weakness for the ladies and, whilst a pretty face and a few flirty words don't completely disarm him, they do cause him to drop his guard a bit in the right conditions.
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">DOCTOR FAUSTUS</h3>
+[[File:Faustus 1.png|426px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-008: DOCTOR FAUSTUS</div>
+''"On the contrary, I don't think you'll die, Nathaniel. Not just yet. I think men like you and I will be the only ones who live long enough to see just how pointless it all was. Even when everyone we ever loved is dead and gone. Even when all our institutions and delusions have crumbled into nothing. Even when we've fought to our last. We'll survive. And, if we're lucky, we'll still have tears left to shed."''
-'''Razzle-Dazzle:''' One of the drawbacks of All-Star's bionic eyes is an enhanced sensitivity to light. Though he wears shades at all times to combat this, he can be quite vulnerable to light when not wearing protective eyewear.
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Dr. Solomon Hirsch<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Enhanced Condition, Enhanced Senses, Super Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Geneticist and Engineer, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Occult Expertise<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Terrorist<br />
+'''Origin:''' Science<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Ideals<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Baron Zemo I (Marvel), Red Skull (Marvel), Ra's al Ghul (DC), Ozymandias (DC), <br> Vandal Savage (DC)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Dr. Solomon Hirsch a brilliant Nazi scientist who pioneered one of many attempts by the Third Reich to create a perfect race during the Second World War. Decades ahead of his time in the field of genetics, Hirsch's project was one of the few to actually bear fruit when he used it to transform himself into a physically and mentally enhanced super soldier. Operating under the codename 'Brother Superior', Hirsch became a kind of secret weapon for the Axis powers. Eventually, however, he grew disillusioned with the atrocities he saw committed by his nation and deserted their cause, fleeing to the farthest corners of the world to get away from war and suffering.<br /></font>
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color:#002f63">Soundtrack[[File:Assoundtrack.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<font size=2px>Spending some time with a temple of Tibetan monks, Hirsch became engrossed in spiritualism and occultism as a means of coping with what he had done. As the years went by and his body stayed more or less the same, Hirsch became more and more convinced that humanity was being led astray by bigots and warmongers such as the ones he had served under. Travelling the world in the aftermath of the war, he began using his talents to fight a private war against human disunity from the shadows. After years of watching pointless wars and gradually losing touch with his own humanity, however, HIrsch's methods became more extreme. By the time the War on Terror began, Hirsch had taken on the pseudonym 'Doctor Faustus' and had become convinced that the only way to save humanity was to wipe its slate clean.<br /></font>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"'Badass Songs To Shoot People In The Face To'. How's that for a title?" - All-Star
+<font size=2px>Using a combination of his enhanced abilities and decades of esoteric knowledge, Faustus has willingly sided with anyone and done anything to accomplish his dream of a world without war or hatred. An extremist by nature, he has proven himself to be one of All-Star's most dangerous enemies and a persistent threat to the stability of the world.<br /></font>
-''</div></div>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar9}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"Doc Faustus has lived through enough death and destruction to believe that the human race is practically unsalvageable. He's not a lunatic or a monster -- he's a man who's seen what we're fully capable of and decided to do something about it. Sometimes you wonder if he's right to try and stop us before we blow it all up. But, then, that's not what we're paid to do."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[[File:Ken-Star, Bushido Blaster.jpg|770px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Guns don't kill people, I do."</font>]]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">MIRROR</h3>
+[[File:Infiltrator 1.png|380px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-009: MIRROR</div>
+''"Like looking into a mirror, no?"''
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdOTUocn5w 1. Freedom - Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton]
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Dominique DeBlanc<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Mirror Suit, Master Spy and Saboteur, Expert Hacker, Expert Detective, Expert Actor, <br>Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Acrobat, Multilingualism, Master of Disguise<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Spy and Assassin<br />
+'''Origin:''' Tech<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Emotional<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Spymaster (Marvel), Spot (Marvel), Chameleon (Marvel), Batroc the Leaper (Marvel), <br> Mirror Master (DC)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>A French private investigator and corporate spy for hire, Dominique DeBlanc stumbled upon the opportunity of a lifetime during one of his infiltration jobs. Breaking into the R&D department of Steel Industries' headquarters in Arcadia City, DeBlanc found an experimental suit that allowed its wearer to bend light in order to holographically mimic the appearances of others and travel through reflective surfaces. Deciding to take his operation to a new level, DeBlanc stole this 'Mirror Suit' and began selling his services to the highest bidder.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto 2. Tank! - The Seatbelts]
+<font size=2px>Called in by his friend and head of SteelTech R&D, Nacho Diaz, to investigate the Mirror Suit's disappearance, All-Star went on a personal mission to find DeBlanc and bring him in. Chasing down leads in the criminal underworld, he eventually ran afoul of the man he was pursuing and was very nearly assassinated in his sleep for his troubles. After a lengthy chase, All-Star eventually managed to trick DeBlanc into exposing himself and was forced to shoot him in the head, apparently killing him and losing the Mirror Suit in the process. Much to Nate's chagrin, however, DeBlanc survived his initial encounter with him and has since become a recurring member of his rogues gallery as the Mirror -- a notoriously elusive spy and assassin who can be anywhere at any time. Using his powers, he has often toyed with All-Star on a psychological level and forced him to use his mind over brute force.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT6u0bE6vTw 3. Gotta Knock A Little Harder - The Seatbelts]
+<font size=2px>A consummate professional, the Mirror tends to avoid direct conflict and favours getting his job done without being seen if possible. This coupled with the capabilities of his suit makes him a difficult enemy to pin down let alone fight. That being said, he is not above getting his hands dirty when he has to -- so long as he feels he has an advantage. Despite being a relatively skilled fighter, the Mirror possesses a notorious 'glass jaw' which adds to his desire to work in a less confrontational manner. The non-lethal shot to the head from his first encounter with All-Star has left the Mirror with a scar on his forehead that resembles a bullet hole in glass, rendering him easily identifiable without his suit. <br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar5}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"The Mirror is a different kind of threat. He's not some mercenary hopped up on crazy or a terrorist -- he's a spy. What's more is that he's a spy with a hi-tech suit which allows him to be anyone, go anywhere and disappear in the blink of an eye. The guy's more slippery than a lubed-up eel, and he knows it. Here's hoping he never gets hired to impersonate someone in Washington."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqQ0CMi2DH4 4. Fire Dance - Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">BLOOD DIAMOND</h3>
+[[File:Blood Diamond.png|404px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-010: BLOOD DIAMOND</div>
+''"The diamonds are a commodity to be hoarded and exchanged. What I truly value is fear. Fear of being mowed down by my men; fear of your children being ripped away and forced to work in my mines; fear of whatever merciless, mystical thing I shall do next. No, it was never about the diamonds, Mr. Carter: they could never buy me half of what fear does."''
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udCbtl7YEf4 5. One Finger Snap - Herbie Hancock]
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Chidi Mapoza<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Expert Tactician and Strategist, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant,  <br>Competent Shaman and Blood Sorcerer, Occult Expertise, Military Expertise <br />
+'''Occupation:''' African Warlord and Cult Leader<br />
+'''Origin:''' Mystic<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Power<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Man-Ape (Marvel), Mandarin (Marvel), Kobra (DC), Brother Blood (DC), Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Formerly a sergeant in the Nigerian Army, Chidi Mapoza was eventually recruited by a branch of the Army's special forces devoted to liberating civilians and villages from warlords and dictators. While on a routine mission to save a small village from an up-and-coming warlord, Mapoza discovered that the warlord in question was a staunch believer in mysticism and that he had invaded the village in search of a diamond mine rumoured to hold blood red gems with distinctly arcane properties. Seeing an opportunity to get rich off the treasure, Mapoza reached out to the corrupt members of his team. Together, they mercilessly gunned down the warlord's forces and their fellow soldiers and continued the search for the diamond mine.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBrPQCSdW4 6. Hang Up Your Hang Ups - Herbie Hancock]
+<font size=2px>What began as a pursuit of riches soon took on new meaning as Mapoza began to immerse himself in the late warlord's research. Like the man before him, Mapoza became convinced of the mystical properties of the diamonds and began to study shamanism and blood magic in an attempt to better his understanding of them. By the time his band of rogue soldiers finally located the mine protected by a village hidden in the mountains of Africa, Mapoza was a burgeoning practitioner of the dark arts and used them to assume control of the village's people and their diamonds. Within a year, Mapoza had become known as the 'Blood Diamond' -- a feared warlord in his own right who used a combination of his magic, his diamonds and the slaves and mercenaries at his command to spread terror throughout the continent in the pursuit of wealth and powerful mystical artifacts.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBKsdpN_uxQ 7. P.M. Or Later - The New Breed]
+<font size=2px>Able to use his blood diamonds both as currency and as a means of amplifying his abilities, it wasn't long before Mapoza's actions drew the attention of the U.S. government and All-Star. The mystic warlord has run afoul of the Soldier Supreme plenty of times and seems set to become a greater threat as he continues to hoard arcane power.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar7}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"You give a man like Chidi Mapoza even a whiff of power and he'll chase it to the ends of the Earth. He doesn't simply want it -- he craves it. It's more than an obsession, it's a sickness. One day his interest in all this mystic nonsense will destroy him -- the problem is that it'll probably destroy a lot of innocent lives in the process. He needs to be stopped before that happens." '''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw 8. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">TALLY MAN</h3>
+[[File:Tally-man1.png|419px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-011: TALLY MAN</div>
+''"I've made a comfortable living out of calculations and resolutions. To the rest of the world you may be a super soldier, but to me you're just a bundle of equations waiting to be solved."''
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqQ0CMi2DH4 9. Fire Dance - Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin]
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Preston Parnell<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Mathematician and Criminal, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Hacker and Programmer, Multilingualism <br />
+'''Occupation:''' Professional Criminal<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Calculator (DC), Clock King (DC), Mad Thinker (Marvel), Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Preston Parnell was a highly talented risk analyst and hatchet man frequently called in by companies all over the world to increase profits wherever he could. As his career progressed, however, Parnell fell in with shadier companies such as ARGENT and Steel Industries and, as a result, began to perform his role in more criminal ways, laundering money, managing illegal bank accounts and even organising wide-scale criminal enterprises. Before long, Parnell expanded his business from the legitimate to the illegitimate, lending his services as a fixer, money launderer and adviser to various criminal organisations. With a mathematical genius beyond compare, Parnell quickly made a name for himself in the criminal underground and began operating under the name 'Tally Man', selling his business-minded criminal and mathematic expertise to anyone for the right price.  <br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5YiJv_hodI 10. Smooth Operator - Sade]
+<font size=2px>All-Star first encountered the Tally Man while investigating ARGENT for selling weapons and technology to various terrorist organisations. The Tally Man had been hired to oversee the illegal weapons trading operation and was eventually able to use his mathematical talents and knowledge of probability to perfectly predict All-Star's actions. When the Soldier Supreme made himself known, the Tally Man counted his bullets and calculated his physical movements and managed to catch him off-guard with a bullet to the chest. Though All-Star narrowly survived, the Tally Man's genius forced him to approach the operation from a more unconventional angle, using his own tactical intelligence to keep one step ahead of the villain. After a number of twists and turns, All-Star managed to take down the ARGENT operation and destroy a potential weapon of mass-destruction. In the chaos, however, the Tally Man wiped all data of ARGENT's direct involvement in the arms dealing and made a hasty retreat.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS1z4jKrt4k 11. Look At Me - Annonymos ft. Taz]
+<font size=2px>Since his first encounter with All-Star, the Tally Man has frequently appeared in a supporting capacity to a number of the forces he goes up against. For the most part, however, he prefers to stay as far away from the action as possible.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar4}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"Don't let the unassuming looks fool you -- the Tally-Man is more than just a bean counter for scumbags and low-lives. He's smart, he's meticulous and he's a dirty coward. That means he knows how to keep from ever having to risk his skin. Add any given criminal or terrorist organisation's resources and you've got yourself a man who borders on being untouchable."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''INCARCERATED'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7OYLVznNvQ 12. Beast - Nico Vega]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">QUARTERMASTER</h3>
+[[File:Quartermaster 1.png|423px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-012: QUASTERMASTER</div>
+''"War is my business. And, as always, business is booming."''
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mxkPyQuPBM 13. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top]
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Giancarlo De Sisto II<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Genius Level Intellect, Expert Marksman, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, <br>Expert Tactician and Strategist, Multilingualism <br />
+'''Occupation:''' International Arms Dealer<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Power/Ideals<br />
+'''Inspired By:'''  Baron Zemo II (Marvel), Madame Masque (Marvel), Deathstroke (DC),  <br> Drebin (Metal Gear), Destro (G.I. Joe)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>The identity of the Quartermaster dates back to 13th century England. A nobleman who owned a number of blacksmiths used them to produce weapons and armour of a particularly exceptional quality and began to expand his operation outwards. As time passed, the nobleman passed his franchise onto his son and, in turn, he passed it on to his son. In cases where no male blood relation could take on the mantle, it was passed on to proteges. For every age there would be a Quartermaster selling the finest weapons to those who could afford them. By the time the 20th century rolled around, what had started as the simple dispersal of swords and shields had transformed into a complex international arms dealing operation with the latest in a long line of Quartermasters at its head.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDLRTXIH8ws 14. Sinnerman - Nina Simone]
+<font size=2px>The latest Quartermaster is Giancarlo De Sisto II, an Italian who inherited the title from his father. A wealthy entrepreneur and owner of the prominent research and development company, Sisto Solutions (or SistoSol), De Sisto splits his time between posing as the philanthropic CEO of his family's company in the public eye and using his connections and resources to sell the bleeding edge in weapons technology to the highest bidder as the Quartermaster. Carrying his mantle with solemnity and pride, the Quartermaster first ran into All-Star when he used SistoSol scientists to create a serum that could temporarily induce hyperkinesis in its subjects. Though the Quartermaster planned to sell the dangerously unstable serum to organisations in need of super soldiers, All-Star's intervention managed to thwart his plans and destroy the underground facility where the serum was being developed, eliminating all traces of it once and for all. The Quartermaster, in return, marked the Soldier Supreme as a threat to his operation and started a long-time feud between them.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtPK0gRdFgI 15. Truth - Alexander Ebert]
+<font size=2px>The Quartermaster remains arguably the biggest name in international arms dealing, providing the kind of technology that most can only dream of and employing an intricate network of operatives to keep his operation running strong. All roads seem to lead back to the Quartermaster in some way, and All-Star has stumbled upon this truth many times during his career.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar7}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"The Quartermaster is a legacy that stretches back to the Middle Ages. It's more than just an arms dealing operation -- it's a lineage. No matter what we seem to do, the Quartermaster gets up and keeps going. I have no doubt that his empire will survive all of us..."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNh8lmfcJE&feature=related 16. I'll Take It All - Joss Stone]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">EX-PATRIOT</h3>
+[[File:Ex-Patriot 1.png|385px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-013: EX-PATRIOT</div>
+''"This country's a bonfire. I can see the strings. You can see them too. The only difference between us is that you haven't decided to cut them yet."''
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ss0ou03e9lQ#! 17. Surrender - Depeche Mode]
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Clifford Briggs<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Robotic Arms and Spine, Peak Human Condition, Expert Marksman, <br>Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Skilled Tactician and Strategist, Skilled Athlete, Military Expertise <br />
+'''Occupation:''' Terrorist and Mercenary<br />
+'''Origin:''' Tech<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Emotional/Ideals/Insanity<br />
+'''Inspired By:'''  Nuke (Marvel), Winter Soldier (Marvel), Red Hood (DC), Metallo (DC), Adam Jensen (Deus Ex)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>Clifford Briggs was once a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of the Hall of Famers -- the special operations capable squad led by Nate Carter. A morally upstanding and devoted Marine, Briggs was one of Nate's most trusted squadmates and the two quickly developed a rapport. Things soon took a turn for the worse, however. In the middle of an intense firefight between the Hall of Famers and a group of terrorists, Briggs was caught in an explosion and had both his arms and most of his spine severely crushed by debris. Though he survived his injuries thanks to the efforts of his squad, Briggs' arms had to be amputated and he was paralysed from the waist down. With such severe injuries, he was discharged and shipped back home -- a tragic end for a heroic Marine.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wInHktd7hU 18. Guns & Roses - Paradise Lunch]
+<font size=2px>Back home, Briggs fell into a deep depression caused by his own infirmity. Though the compensation he received from the USMC allowed him to afford some minor robotic prosthetics to replace his missing arms, he remained confined to a wheelchair and lamented his inability to feel the sensation of touch. Despite a growing bitterness towards his country, Briggs maintained contact with All-Star and the two remained friends. After he thwarted Briggs' suicide attempt, All-Star personally recommended him for the new version of Project Patriot which aimed to use advanced cybernetic technology to create the next generation of super soldiers. Outfitted with powerful robotic arms and augmentations to his spine which restored his ability to walk, Briggs became 'American Steel' and began working alongside his former CO. However, the continued loss of his humanity to technology and the moral ambiguity of his and All-Star's work worsened Briggs' already fragile mental state. He became disillusioned with America, lashing out at All-Star during a mission and going rogue. Though a guilt-ridden All-Star tried to help his wayward friend, Briggs was too far gone. Calling himself the 'Ex-Patriot' he led a plot to destroy the Pentagon as retribution for what was done to him.<br /></font>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDz1m7ZMq3g&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_931879 19. Outer Limits - Michael Z. Gordon and the Marketts]
+<font size=2px>Though All-Star reluctantly stopped and, apparently, killed Briggs, the Ex-Patriot has made several reappearances in his crusade against America's corruption, his mental state seemingly worsening each time. He remains a constant reminder of one of All-Star's greatest personal failures and the importance of never taking his work too personally.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar6}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"The Ex-Patriot is what happens when this country fails one of its finest. Clifford Briggs was a good man once, and we let him slip through the cracks. That's on us. Nate would do anything to bring his friend back, but maybe there is no coming back from losing everything you believed in. Maybe you're not supposed to come back from that."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''INCARCERATED'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUAU7_kc8Y 20. Vanishing Point - Michael Z. Gordon and the Marketts]
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">TARANTULA</h3>
+[[File:Tarantula2.png|382px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-014: TARANTULA</div>
+''"I fought in wars myself once. But war only profits those in power. Here, I am in power. Here, I do not fight in wars -- I decide them."''
-='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Tropes[[File:Astropes.png|left]][[File:As-star.png|45px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Cesar Santiago<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Peak Human Condition, Master Tactician and Strategist, Expert Marksman, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Military Expertise, Multilingualism<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Drug Lord<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Money/Power/Fame<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Kingpin (Marvel), Tombstone (Marvel), Bane (DC), Brick (DC)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>A former soldier in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Cesar Santiago was known by his fellow enlistees and superior officers as a model soldier -- brave, strong and a veritable force of nature on the battlefield. Quickly rising to a position of authority in the Cuban Army, Santiago was placed in charge of his own special forces team primarily focused on cracking down on the various smugglers that were running drugs to and from the country. What was unbeknownst to his superiors, however, was that Santiago was becoming increasingly disillusioned with life as a soldier and communism in general and, when his team stumbled upon a group of smugglers exporting sizable shipment of cocaine to Mexico, he gunned down his own squad and appointed himself the head of the terrified smugglers. Using the opportunity to flee Cuba and establish connections within a powerful Mexican drug cartel known as Las Arañas Negras, Santiago used his military expertise to prove his worth to his initially apprehensive employers, who promptly made him an enforcer and a hitman.<br /></font>
-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I may be pointing a gun at your head right now, but I'm real swell once you get to know me." - All-Star''</div></div>
+<font size=2px>As years of service went by, Santiago became feared in the world of illegal drug trade. A grim reaper with a reputation for mercilessly destroying anyone his masters ordered him to, his signature means of execution -- which involved using his immense strength to grip the sides of a person's head in a spider-like manner, painfully gouging their eyes with his thumbs and finally killing them by wrenching their necks loose -- earned him the nickname 'The Tarantula'. Behind the scenes, however, the deceptively intelligent Tarantula plotted to take over  his cartel and eventually led a blood-soaked revolt which put him on top. As the new head of Las Arañas Negras marked by his distinctive facial hair, the Tarantula vastly increased the cartel's influence and power, overseeing the development and dispersal of a potent brand of heroin known as 'Spiderbite' for the minor swelling it leaves after injection. The prominence of Spiderbite in the U.S. drew the attention of the DEA which brought in All-Star. Tracking the origin of Spiderbite to Tarantula's cartel, All-Star waged a one-man war against the Tarantula, who proved to be the Soldier Supreme's tactical and physical equal, if not his superior, going on to become one of his more dangerous enemies.<br /></font>
-==Appearance==
+<font size=2px>The Tarantula remains one of the biggest and most feared names in international drug trade and sits comfortably at the top of several most wanted lists. While this has often put him in All-Star's crosshairs, the infamously menacing drug lord has just as regularly returned the favour.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar7}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"The Tarantula is everything his name implies -- big, dangerous and completely terrifying. You don't work your way to the top of a Mexican drug cartel by being anything else." '''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldOfAwesome Bald Of Awesome] - Having overcome some personal demons in order to face a dangerous new threat, Nate has recently shaved off his playful haircut in favour of a more serious and intimidating look.
+<div style="position:relative; margin-left:160px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; padding:10px; height: 835px; width:1228px; border:3px solid #980000; background:#002f63; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:90%;-webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px;">
+<h3 style="font-family:Impact; color:#002f63; background:#002f63; font-weight:normal; font-size:0%; text-align:left;">ZARA</h3>
+[[File:Zara.png|390px|right]]
+<br><div style="font-family:Impact; color:#FFFFFF; background:#980000; font-weight:normal; font-size:300%; text-align:left;">FILE PT-015: ZARA</div>
+''"Hello, father."''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassBeard Badass Beard] - You've got to respect the Van Dyke.
+<font size=3px>'''Real Name:''' Zara Zambala-Carter<br />
+'''Powers/Abilities:''' Hyperkinesis, Genius Level Intellect, Brilliant Chemist, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Expert Marksman, Expert Swordsman, Expert Strategist and Tactician, Skilled Athlete, Multilingualism<br />
+'''Occupation:''' Assassin<br />
+'''Origin:''' Natural/Science<br />
+'''Motivation:''' Emotional/Money<br />
+'''Inspired By:''' Damian Wayne (DC), Winter Soldier (Marvel), Elektra (Marvel), Daken (Marvel), X-23 (Marvel)
+<br /></font>
+<font size=2px>When Nate Carter and Cleantha Zambala first encountered each other during the Zimbavian Revolution, the two quickly became attracted to one another and had a passionate affair. Though their brief relationship ended in heartbreak and bitterness, an unexpected pregnancy was discovered only after Nate had left Zimbavia. Fearing that a pregnancy with an outsider who wouldn't be around to take responsibility would reflect negatively on her reputation, Zambala kept it a secret from all but her most trusted servants and confidantes. When she finally gave birth to a healthy baby girl, she named her Zara and swore that she would be raised to one day punish Nate for abandoning them.<br /></font>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolShades Cool Shades] - Nate is virtually never seen in public without his shades on. Though he claims this is simply a fashion choice, wearing them actually provides him with a number of tactical advantages and protects his sensitive eyes from blinding light and flashbangs.
+<font size=2px>Raised in secret within the Zimbavian royal palace, Zara was trained in the art of combat as soon as she was old enough to fight and was given the finest education money could buy. When she developed the power of hyperkinesis inherited from her father, Zambala revealed to her the story of her conception and fostered a hatred for Nate within her. By the time she had reached eighteen, however, Zara had become rebellious and defiant towards her mother's attempts to control her and her insistence on waiting until she was older to seek revenge. Sneaking out of the country under the cover of night, Zara traveled to America with the intent of locating and killing her father. When she finally found him and made an attempt on his life within the comfort of his own home, Zara angrily revealed who she was to the surprised Nate before escaping. Going to confront Zambala with this information, Nate learned the whole truth behind Zara and was wracked with guilt and regret. When Zara returned to Zimbavia to finish the job, Nate made an emotional appeal in an attempt to reconcile with her. As a deeply conflicted Zara emotionally struggled with the choice between exacting her revenge and finally having a father's love, she was shot by a tearful Zambala who felt that she had done irreparable damage to her only child for the sake of revenge, plummeting into the ocean and seemingly to her death.<br /></font>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScarfOfAsskicking Scarf of Asskicking] - All-Star has a thing for scarves, for some reason.
+<font size=2px>Zara survived her fall with a severe case of retrograde amnesia. Remembering only her many talents and he feelings towards Nate and Zambala, she became a mercenary and assassin. She uses her free time to come back into their lives, sometimes as a tragic antagonist and sometimes as a confused girl seeking answers. Nate would do anything to restore her memories and finally get to know his daughter.<br /></font>
+<font size=3px>'''Threat Level:'''<br /></font>
+{{AllBar3}}
+<font size=3px>'''Kurt's Notes:'''<br /></font>
+'''''"Zara is...complicated, to say the least. Nate's always had a thing about abusive and neglectful parents. Finding out that he was one nearly destroyed him, and what happened after that did the rest. Nate has dedicated so much time and resources to try and find and help Zara. I just hope that he's able to do that one day. He deserves a win, and she deserves a father."'''''[[File:Usa.png|20px]]<br />
+<div style="position:absolute; left:0px;bottom:0px; width:100%; background:#980000; text-align:right;">
+<span style="letter-spacing:.3em; padding-right:5px; text-transform:uppercase;">'''ACTIVE'''</span>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChestInsignia Chest Insignia] - See that huge star on his chest? It's actually there to draw fire, since it's made out of a lightweight metal and is, therefore, more resistant than the rest of his outfit.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Weaknesses[[File:Asweaknesses.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-==Personality==
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"I'm not here because I'm stronger or faster or smarter than the rest: I'm here because I'm better at fighting than I am at dying. Still am." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[[File:Bawl-Star.jpg|520px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"My glasses! I can't be seen without my glasses!"</font>]]
+[[File:Cho-star.JPG|420px|left]]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarker] - All-Star is a cookie-cutter deadpan snarker, constantly making quips, making sarcastic comments and tossing around playful insults at enemies and allies alike. He claims its one of his many tactics to keep him extremely cool-headed and focused in combat whilst also claiming it keeps the enemy unfocused and makes them sloppier.
+==Weaknesses==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DissonantSerenity Dissonant Serenity] - Due to the adverse effects stress has on his Hyperkinesis, All-Star has taught himself to remain surprisingly calm and unflappable in combat, even making casual jokes as his enemies fire at him. He states that the secret to his particular brand of combat tranquility is to picture everyone around him stark-naked the moment combat starts, something he's gotten quite good at over the years.
+'''Stay Frosty:''' While All-Star's hyperkinesis enhances several of his physical and mental attributes beyond that of an average human, heavy and persistent stress can have the inverse effect, distorting his abilities to make him far less competent than the average person. As a means of countering this weakness, All-Star is typically cool and detached in and out of combat, taking on several relaxing hobbies that keep him even.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FriendlySniper Friendly Sniper] - Despite his exceptional skill at it, All-Star finds sniping to be a very boring job. As such, he'll often make jokes to himself or others.
+'''Almost Human:''' For all intents and purposes, All-Star is simply a normal human operating at the very peak of human genetic, physical and mental potential and is certainly a normal human in terms of physiology. This makes him vulnerable to all the hazards that most people would be vulnerable to.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Determinator Determinator] - All-Star is probably one of the only people on the planet who genuinely thinks he could take down Dr. Destroyer with a handgun, down an entire alien armada with a sniper rifle and beat a demigod in an arm-wrestling match. When everyone finds themselves with their backs against the wall and up against impossible odds, All-Star is the guy that says 'Come on, guys, we can take 'em' whilst (for the most part) genuinely believing it.
+'''Hello, Nurse:''' All-Star has a weakness for the ladies, and while a pretty face isn't enough to completely disarm him, it can cause him to lower his guard under the right conditions.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCynic The Cynic] - All-Star can accentuate the negative with the best of them, justifying his cynicism by claiming that his entire life has centred around chipping away his faith in humanity. Despite his cynicism, though, All-Star does care for the people around him and can be just as optimistic as his cohorts when necessary.
+'''You're Gonna Carry That Weight:''' All-Star's done a lot of bad in his life and has taken more than a few lives. Though he likes to pretend it doesn't bother him, his self-loathing, despair and deep-seated regret occasionally bubble to the surface. When his past catches up to him, All-Star is prone to letting his emotions rule his better judgement.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandsomeLech Handsome Lech] - All-Star is something of an off-handed skirt chaser, shamelessly flirting with women regardless of whether or not they're on his side. When he does get involved with them, however, his inability to commit or to tear himself away from his work tends to get in the way of a stable relationship. In the same vein, a lot of his flirtation is merely friendly.
+'''Seeing Red:''' Though his apparent aloofness would fool anybody, All-Star has a lot of anger he strives to keep in check. Despite the fact that it usually only comes out in intense combat or during heated moments, he becomes much less controlled than usual. In combat, it usually leads to his 'programming' kicking in with gruesome results...
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AwesomeEgo Awesome Ego] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmugSuper Smug Super] - Despite the fact that All-Star's arrogance and constant praise of his own abilities can be annoying, many find it difficult to genuinely refute the fact that he is exceptional at what he does.
+==Shortcomings==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerk With A Heard Of Gold] - Arrogant, brash and cynical, All-Star generally comes off as a bit of an asshole (and he is). However, beneath his layer of dickishness, he is kind-hearted, loyal, determined and willing to do anything for a cause he believes in.
+'''Independence Day:''' Though he can work well on teams when required, All-Star clearly prefers to do things alone. He feels far more comfortable taking responsibility for his own actions and safety alone than he does compromising for the sake of others. This can lead to him biting off more than he can chew and foolishly turning down support.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InferioritySuperiorityComplex Inferiority-Superiority Complex] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StepfordSnarker Stepford Snarker] - His cocky demeanor and constant snark are actually defense mechanisms, though, as he uses them to make up for his crippling feelings of inadequacy, depression and guilt. This is most noticeable in his desire to be the world's best marksman, as he feels having exceptional aim is the only thing that makes him unique in comparison to other more powerful crimefighters and that, without it, he'll be worthless to everybody.
+'''Semper Fi:''' As a military man, All-Star does things a lot more rigidly than the average hero, with a greater emphasis on law and order. While this can have its advantages, it makes him somewhat close-minded and conservative. It also occasionally presents the question of whether he's loyal to the cause or those giving him his orders.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnfazedEveryman Unfazed Everyman] - As a government agent and a soldier, All-Star often finds himself a fish completely out of water when teaming up with heroes against threats such as demigods, sorcerers, aliens and giant robots. Nevertheless, he gets the job done and does his best to remain unfazed by all the casual weirdness around him.
+'''Young and the Reckless:''' Though he is a talented strategist and tactician, no one can say that All-Star isn't reckless at the best of times, even when he does have a plan in mind.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkJock Jerk Jock] - All-Star usually comes across of something of a jock, mocking and belittling intellectuals, casually throwing around terms such as "nerd" and "geek" and being a bit of a bully at times. However, those that get to know him soon find that he's actually a much nicer and more thoughtful person.
+'''Call Of Duty:''' All-Star shoulders burdens and responsibilities like it was going out of style. Driven by a past he desperately wishes to atone for, he's almost incapable of standing by and doing nothing while others suffer. His work is his life and vice versa.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackAndNerdy Black And Nerdy] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ClosetGeek Closet Geek] - Though he loathes to admit it, All-Star is a bit of a nerd. He's a huge fan of comic books, a regular comic-con attendee and a passionate fan of sci-fi.
+'''Old Man Carter:''' Despite his genetic excellence, physical conditioning and hyperkinesis, All-Star is still a man in his mid forties and his age threatens to catch up to him at times.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BookDumb Book Dumb] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmarterThanYouLook Smarter Than You Look]/[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StreetSmart Street Smart] - All-Star is average/below-average when it comes to academics and often comes across as the stereotypical meathead soldier. However, whilst All-Star isn't much of an academic, he is a highly-resourceful, deeply cunning and quick-witted individual and is surprisingly good with practical problems, largely due to his Hyperkinesis. He also makes up for his lack of academic ability with street smarts.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color:#002f63">Soundtrack[[File:Assoundtrack.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FriendToAllChildren Friend To All Children] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother Instinct] - All-Star has a certain way with children, little girls in particular. Whenever he has to deal with children, he usually manages to come across as more social, understanding and authentic than his co-workers and usually comes off as less of a caring adult and more of a big brother to the little ones. This extends to teenagers and even full-grown girls Nate sees as too childish, young or innocent to sexualise, such as Impsblood and Anarchy.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Music's good for the soul. Killing people for a living? Probably not." - All-Star
+''</div></div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NiceGuy Nice Guy] - Whilst All-Star is by no means a moral paragon or a beacon of justice and all that is right, he tries to be a generally friendly, well-rounded and upbeat guy, despite his cynical sense of humour.
+[[File:Ken-Star, Bushido Blaster.jpg|675px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"The door was locked."</font>]]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionHero Action Hero] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GuileHero Guile Hero]/[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFace The Face] - All-Star usually attempts to deal with his problems diplomatically with the application of levelheadedness and charm, but sometimes you just have to punch someone to make progress.
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdOTUocn5w 1. Freedom - Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton]
-==Morality and Philosophy==
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TYv2PhG89A&feature=kp 2. Smooth Operator - Sade]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HitmanWithAHeart Hitman With A Heart] - All-Star may, for all intents-and-purposes, be a government-approved hitman, but he rarely lets his sense of duty get in the way of his sense of justice.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkAp5gAYDUQ 3. Nuclear - Mike Oldfield]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AntiHero Anti-Hero] - All-Star is a Type II or a Type III, depending entirely on the company he's keeping and the enemy he's up against.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4 4. Sour Times - Portishead]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHeart The Heart] - All-Star prides himself on always trying to remain as level-headed, down-to-earth and understanding as possible. As such, he'll always be the first person to remind those around him of the importance of doing what's right and the last person to carry out a personal vendetta if he can help it. After all, the best way to win a fight is to win a heart.
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw 5. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChivalrousPervert Chivalrous Pervert] - Though All-Star readily pervs out on any relatively attractive woman within a certain radius of him, he genuinely respects the majority of the women in his life and would never do anything he perceives as crossing a line or make them feel too uncomfortable.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEgX64n3T7g 6. Paradise Circus - Massive Attack]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KnightInSourArmor Knight In Sour Armor] - All-Star doesn't kid himself about the true nature of mankind and the state of the world around him but, rather, uses it to justify exactly why he has to keep doing the right thing in a world that's largely forgotten what the right thing is.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAYEC2l2dI 7. Epitaph - King Crimson]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NeutralGood Neutral Good] - All-Star is a Type 1.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHubsyGD8w 8. Through The Valley - Shawn James & The Shapeshifters]
-==Combat and Skills==
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tIUr_ex3g 9. The Spine - Ashley Barrett]
-[[File:EWG-Star2.jpg|610px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Yeah. I did that."</font>]]
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7EsBK4Mr80 10. Surrender - Depeche Mode]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrazyPrepared Crazy Prepared] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenSupplies Hidden Supplies] - All-Star is infamous for keeping firearms stashed and hidden in his house, his car and even in his pillow. When questioned about the ludicrous amount of firearms he keeps in case of emergency, he's quick to justify his extreme paranoia.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCdXEGRqdkE 11. Glory - Jamie N Commons]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CombatPragmatist Combat Pragmatist] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PragmaticHero Pragmatic Hero] - When it comes to a choice between taking the enemy down quickly and taking him/her down fairly, All-Star has already fired his weapon.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8ZQkeZvzc 12. Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrashTalk Trash Talk] - All-Star often jokes that his perfect accuracy works with insults too, and cites trash talking his enemies as one of his favourite things about his job, stating that he sometimes prepares some quips in advance for the sole purpose of using them when the time is right.
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtPK0gRdFgI 13. Truth - Alexander Ebert]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGunslinger The Gunslinger] - A mixture of a Type A and a Type D, All-Star can shoot the tail-feathers off of a parakeet before most people even reach for their weapons.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ckv6-yhnIY 14. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImprobableAimingSkills Improbable Aiming Skills] - All-Star once hit six free-falling targets whilst plummeting to his death as an explosion resounded loudly above him and still had the time to shoot loose a parachute pack, deploy it and land precisely at the coordinates of his rendezvous point. He only used three bullets. His insane aiming skills are his pride and joy and he has a policy of 'if you've got it, flaunt it' when it comes to them.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Y11hwjMNs 15. Feeling Good - Nina Simone]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GunsAkimbo Guns Akimbo] - All-Star's favourite method of dispersing many bullets amongst the unjust.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">RP Hooks[[File:Asrphooks.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImprovisedWeapon Improvised Weapon] - Despite having a preference for guns, All-Star can turn almost anything into a dangerous, or even lethal, projectile weapon. His proficiency in doing this sometimes means that he gets sent on espionage and assassination missions with little more than a pack of toothpicks, a pen and some gum.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"If you got to know me, I swear I'd only be half the asshole you think I am." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoomHeadshot Boom, Headshot!] - There's nothing All-Star loves more than a well-executed headshot, lethal or no. He's also quick to note that all his headshots are well-executed.
+*All-Star is a sports fan and will openly discuss it with anyone in the loop, especially when it comes to football.
+*All-Star works closely with various military and government organisations and has earned a reputation in doing so.
+*All-Star is a top-class chef, having taken up cooking as something of a hobby. It's not something people usually expect out of him.
+*All-Star served in the United States Marine Corps for most of his life and conducts himself as a career soldier. He earned quite a name for himself among servicemen.
+*All-Star is a big fan of the works of writer John Grisham, actor Julie Andrews and singer Nina Simone.
+*All-Star is a pretty big fan of cinema and has a collection of films which he likes to relax with when he gets a chance.
+*All-Star grew up in Hudson City, New Jersey, where he was a star high-school quarterback before becoming a subject of great controversy.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Kneecapping Kneecapping] - If he needs to be non-lethal, All-Star almost always goes for the good ol' fashioned kneecap shot.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Trivia[[File:Astrivia.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperheroPackingHeat Superhero Packing Heat] - Though All-Star would be reluctant to call himself a "superhero", he does pack a lot of heat.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Everything you need to know about me is right there on the surface. Anything else, you don't need to know." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FightsLikeANormal Fights Like A Normal] - Anyone unaware of All-Star's metahuman power would just assume that he's a normal human being with exceptional aim, due to its subtle nature.
+[[File:Nustar trivia.JPG|485px|right]]
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeartisAnAwesomePower Heart is An Awesome Power] - That having been said, most people often balk at All-Star's power of "having really good aim". That usually comes to a stop when he pulls the trigger.
+*All-Star is primarily inspired by: '''Captain America (Marvel), The Punisher (Marvel), Ultimate Hawkeye (Marvel), Nick Fury (Marvel), Wolverine (Marvel), The Comedian (DC), Jack Bauer (24), Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell) and Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid).''' Additional influences include: '''Black Widow (Marvel), Bullseye (Marvel), Isiah Bradley (Marvel), War Machine (Marvel), Deadshot (DC), 007 (James Bond) and Master Chief (Halo).'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeakButSkilled Weak, but Skilled] - All-Star takes on metahumans, vampires, zombies, aliens and robots using nothing but his unique power and diverse skillset. And guns. A lot of guns.
+*Hyperkinesis and Project Patriot are inspired by '''The Super Soldier Serum (Marvel), The Weapon Plus Program (Marvel), The SPARTAN Program (Halo) and Les Enfants Terribles (Metal Gear Solid).'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnderestimatingBadassery Underestimating Badassery] - Fighting alongside people who can fly, punch through walls and shoot fire from their hands, All-Star is often underestimated or scoffed at by his enemies. This is a very stupid thing for them to do, as they soon realise when he shows them just why he's capable of fighting alongside these heroes.
+*All-Star really does get around. He has had (often brief) flings with '''[[Greymist Wanderer|Virgil Landekl]], Adriana Seymour, [[Manhunt|Emily Cain]] and [[Demoness|Claire Thompson]]''' and was in a long-term relationship with '''[[Sparrowhawk|Alexandra Harper]]''' before starting a new casual affair with '''[[Ada Clover]].'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrilliantButLazy Brilliant, But Lazy] - All-Star's Hyperkinesis has tonnes of hidden potential which could be harnessed with the right mental training. Due to the nature of his metahuman ability, All-Star could potentially become one of the smartest men on the planet, develop a danger sense or read body language at an extremely detailed level. Certain scientists at Project: Patriot have even stated that, with the right kind of training, he could develop powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities. However, All-Star is more than satisfied with his Hyperkinesis as it is and is reluctant to bother wasting time expanding on it.
+*'''All-Star hates magic.''' While he doesn't outright reject its existence like some, he believes that '''nothing good ever comes of it.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ElectronicEyes Electronic Eyes] - All-Star's recent near-fatal accident has forced him to use bionic eyes in order to restore his lost sight.
+*'''All-Star has a bonsai tree named 'Bosley'''' which he regularly maintains. He finds it relaxes him. '''Until someone touches it, that is.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcePilot Ace Pilot] - Though you wouldn't know it immediately, All-Star is a very skilled and very well-trained pilot, having spent a year in the Air Force shooting planes out of the sky. Though he is technically only proficient with fighter jets and regular human planes, he can apply the fundamentals of flying to hi-tech aircraft and some alien ships. He's a pilot of the Bushwhacker style.
+*'''All-Star's penmanship is atrocious,''' which is odd considering the fact that he's also '''ambidextrous.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IndyPloy Indy Ploy] - Despite having the tactical acumen to plan ahead, All-Star tends to favour making it up as he goes along.
+*All-Star keeps '''a signed picture of Julie Andrews in his wallet.''' Of course he does, she's a national treasure.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadeOfIron Made Of Iron] - All-Star has shrugged off hits no ordinary human being should be capable of taking throughout his long career through sheer determination and strength of character.
+*'''All-Star doesn't like hospitals.''' They're part and parcel with accepting mortality, which is something he's never been good at.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EagleEyeDetection Eagle Eye Detection] - All-Star's Hyperkinesis and Bionic Eyes allow him to detect and notice things most people would not with relative ease. In addition, the man himself has a keen eye for detail.
+*All-Star '''rarely goes anywhere without a weapon on his person,''' whether it's a concealed firearm or a small combat knife. '''He likes to be prepared.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KryptoniteFactor Kryptonite Factor] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LogicalWeakness Logical Weakness] - Whilst stress can be detrimental to anyone in battle, it is especially dangerous to All-Star as it severely impacts his Hyperkinesis, making him far less effective than the average person. Scientifically speaking, this makes perfect sense; Since All-Star's brain works and processes at a much faster rate than even the sharpest minds, it is only natural that the psychological and biological effects of stress would have a heightened effect on his hyperactive brain.
+*All-Star is a creature of habit. He often '''patrons a traditional diner near his apartment''' where he routinely orders a cheeseburger, a slice of fresh apple pie and a black coffee. '''He gets his hair cut short by the same barber''' when necessary. He '''cleans his armory every four weeks and exercises between missions.''' He even '''keeps his apartment organised by military standards.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingArmory Walking Armory] - All-Star is pretty much sold to his superiors as being a one-man assault squad.
+*While serving as a '''Major''' in the '''United States Marine Corps,''' Nate turned down a promotion several times so he '''wouldn't be taken out of the field more often.'''
-==Quirks==
+*'''All-Star returns to Hudson City every year to visit the graves of his parents, Amanda Cho and Father O'Malley.''' He also uses the same trip to visit '''MCB Quantico''' and the '''Arlington National Cemetery''' in Virginia.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerGun Finger Gun] - All-Star is ridiculously fond of this gesture, using it and its onomatopoeic accompaniment as a threat, a show of arrogance, a greeting, a farewell, a post-combat celebration and even as a password. He first started using it as a teenager as a means of celebrating touchdowns and goals made during football games.
+*'''All-Star technically never graduated high school,''' making him a drop out. Despite generally mediocre grades, he excelled in '''Gym, History, English, Spanish, Shop and Home Economics.''' He was also the '''star quarterback of Northdale High's football team,''' which would have earned him a full scholarship upon graduation.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GunNut Gun Nut] - All-Star is, rather unsurprisingly, a huge fan of firearms. He keeps a sizeable stash of them locked away in his penthouse both to collect them and to use them as a security measure.
+*'''All-Star drives a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS''' given to him by Kurt White following his return to America in '''''The Price of Freedom'''''. Though it seems like a regular car, its '''windows and frame are highly bullet resistant''' and it comes equipped with '''several secret compartments for the storage of weapons and gear.''' All-Star also owns a '''2016 Harley Davidson Breakout.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImNotAHeroIm I'm Not a Hero, I'm...] - ...A government agent. All-Star dislikes being lumped together with heroes, mostly because it embarrasses him due to his insecurity and uncertainty on what it means to legitimately be a hero. Unfortunately, though, with an outfit like his he is very often mistaken for one.
+*All-Star's favourite films are ''''The Sound of Music', 'Old Yeller' and 'Dirty Harry'.''' He pointedly dislikes watching war films. His favourite living author is '''John Grisham''' while his favourite books are ''''The Pelican Brief', 'Walden' and 'Native Son'.''' He has a surprising interest in literature. His favourite styles of music are '''jazz and the blues''' and his favourite musician is '''Nina Simone.''' Most modern music only seems to annoy him. His favourite food is either '''cheeseburgers or apple pie.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenreSavvy Genre Savvy] - All-Star often loathes getting involved in superhero affairs, knowing from personal experience that doing so will inevitably lead to him fighting some ridiculously powerful threat that's usually way out of his league. An avid comic book fan, he knows a number of comic book conventions and isn't averse to bring it out.
+='''''<div style="color:#002f63; background-color: #002f63">Art Gallery[[File:Asartgallery.png|left]][[File:Usa.png|60px|right]]<br><br></div>'''''=
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompetitionFreak Competition Freak] - As an ex-jock and an avid sports fan, All-Star loves himself a challenge and often gets too wrapped up in achieving victory. He has something of an obsession with proving himself to be the world's greatest marksman and doesn't take losing well in general.
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I've never been much of a talker." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Workaholic Workaholic] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarriedToTheJob Married to the Job] - Much to his horror, All-Star's entire life now seems to revolve around his job as a freelance agent for the U.S government, leaving no room for committed relationships, family or, in some cases, happiness.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ReallyGetsAround Really Gets Around] - All-Star's co-workers and friends often jokingly call him "Bimboy" due to his reputation for sleeping around extremely often, with most of his short relations with women ending horribly. All-Star takes offense to this, despite the fact that he doesn't seem too keen on stopping his womanising ways.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealMenHateSugar Real Men Hate Sugar] - All-Star can't stand sweet food and desserts to the point of nausea. [[Chocolate Chip Chelsea]], '''please''' stop handing him cookies.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatchPhrase Catch Phrase] - "Aw, jeez."
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat I Thought Everyone Could Do That] - All-Star occasionally has moments where he solves complex mathematical problems in seconds, awkwardly stating that he didn't realise the problem was complex at all.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton Beserk Button] - Although All-Star is usually a pretty mellow individual, one thing that sets him off more than anything else is watching a defenseless woman get beaten up. Though he's fought and even killed a few women in his time, watching a defenseless one take hits instantly sparks up memories of his childhood.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BewareTheNiceOnes Beware The Nice Ones] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OOCIsSeriousBusiness OOC Is Serious Business] - Whilst Nate is generally an amiable, albeit showy and over-confident, guy, pissing him off too badly can have rather unexpected results. Once All-Star stops making snarky remarks, cracking wise and hyping himself up, things get real.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ObfuscatingStupidity Obfuscating Stupidity] - Though All-Star is by no means stupid, he is relatively uneducated and slightly ignorant of certain things. However, despite his constant affirmations of his own lack of intelligence, anyone who really knows him would easily suspect that he's definitely not as unintelligent as he would have everyone believe.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeirdnessMagnet Weirdness Magnet] - Though giant robots, zombies, dragons, aliens, extra-dimensional beings and crab-people are standard fare to most superheroes. All-Star, as a government agent, definitely finds the weirdness of it all off-putting and finds himself getting wrapped up in it far more often than not.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmazonChaser Amazon Chaser] - All-Star has a thing for strong women, with all of his long-term romantic relationships being with women who could 'kick his ass'.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperWindowJump Super Window Jump] - '''ALL-STAR THAT'S NOT WHAT WINDOWS ARE FOR.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germans Love David Hasselhoff] - Though All-Star isn't particularly popular in America or its neighbouring countries, he has garned an inexplicable level of popularity in Japan and even has merchandise centred around him. This makes virtually no sense.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAlcoholic The Alcoholic] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NeverGetsDrunk Never Gets Drunk] - All-Star likes the drink and makes no show of hiding it. His frequent drinking is, however, countered by his Hyperkinesis, which he typically uses to drink people under the table for money...
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrunkenMaster Drunken Master] - ...He even claims to be a '''better''' shot when he's drunk.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OralFixationFixation Oral Fixation Fixation] - All-Star can usually be found chewing gum or carrying several sticks of it on his person. This is because he finds that chewing gum helps him to maintain the state of level-headedness needed to keep his Hyperkinesis in tip-top shape and every little advantage helps.
-[[File:Zach-Star.jpg|585px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"There are twenty bullets in each of my handguns. I could take you out with one, two if you're lucky, but I'm just gonna go ahead and empty the damn things for funsies, okay?"</font>]]
-==Background and Events==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalAbandonment Parental Abandonment] - One's dead, the other's missing.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UpbringingMakesTheHero Upbringing Makes The Hero] - Were it not for Wheezer and the influence he had on his life, All-Star never would've made it past grade school and he most certainly wouldn't keep pushing himself to be a good person.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoserSonOfLoserDad Loser Son Of Loser Dad] - All-Star's childhood in Hudson City was marred by his father's reputation as a local drunk who was in-and-out of prison on a regular basis. No one outside of Wheezer expected anything out of him until he took up sports.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BetterThanNew Better Than New] - In order to restore his sight after an accident blinded him, Steel IOndustries replaced All-Star's damaged eyes with custom-made bionic ones, not only returning his sight but granting him a host of new abilities.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicVow Heroic Vow] - After the murder of his fiancee and the ensuing chaos that followed, All-Star promised himself that he would no longer allow temptation and greed to lure him down the path of corruption with two simple words: 'No more.'
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkAndTroubledPast Dark And Troubled Past] - At least half of that list can be applied to All-Star's backstory.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExpositoryHairstyleChange Expository Hairstyle Change] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImportantHaircut Important Haircut] - In reaction to a shift in responsibilities and priorities caused by a radically life-altering event, Nate decided to get rid of his boyish, patterned haircut, shaving himself bald to better represent his new approach and the burden caused by his new responsibilities. His choosing to abandon his old hairstyle is representative of his active decision to leave behind his identity as an arrogant, immature jokester and fully commit himself to his role as a leader of the Protectors.
-==Character and Motivations==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaptainPatriotic Captain Patriotic] - He'll fight for his country. He'll wear its colours. He'll even die for it. Despite all his issues with America, its current state and its chequered past, All-Star loves his country and would do anything for it and its people.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MilitarySuperhero Military Superhero] - All-Star in a nutshell. He spent his early years fighting alongside the USMC.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAtoner The Atoner] - The sole reason All-Star decided to take Project: Patriot up on their offer was to atone for his past sins and to make up for all the damage he had done as a criminal.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwoFirstNames Two First Names] - Nate Carter. Nate. Carter. Nate Carter.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The Rules, I'm Doing What's Right] - All-Star's philosophy on most things. If he feels it's the right thing to do, he's doing it, consequences be damned.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButtMonkey Butt Monkey] & [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheCutie Break The Cutie] - Nothing ever seems to go right for All-Star, at least not for any extended period of time. His whole life has been one horrible and deeply scarring event after another, as if the universe is out to crush him on an emotional level. He tries not to let it get him down, though.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OvertOperative Overt Operative] - Whilst All-Star is a secret agent, he is by no means 'secretive'. Whilst he keeps a tight lid on the specifics of his work, he openly tells friends and allies that he's an agent for the U.S government and doesn't particularly make much of an effort to create elaborate fake identities for himself whilst spying.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Forgiveness Forgiveness] - A major part of All-Star's character is his struggle to forgive himself for his past sins and his willingness to forgive others for theirs.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperheroSobriquets Superhero Sobriquers] -  All-Star is occasionally referred to as 'The Star-Spangled Sharpshooter', 'The Gunslinging G-Man' and 'The Precise Patriot'. He also (boastfully) refers to himself as 'The Best From The West', 'The MVP' (Most Valuable Protector), 'The Bespectacled Badass' and 'The Honcho of Headshots', but those don't really catch on (probably because of the 'boastfully' part).
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BaldBlackLeaderGuy Bald Black Leader Guy] - Due to a recent haircut, All-Star is bald, black and a leader guy.
-[[File:Suppa-Star.png|470px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"Hey, how's it going?"</font>]]
-==Possessions==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolBike Cool Bike] - All-Star's hover-bike is his pride and joy, even more so than his favourite firearms.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WallOfWeapons Wall Of Weapons] - All-Star's apartment has a secret room stacked to the brim with firearms and firearm accessories.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UtilityBelt Utility Belt] - All-Star's belt contains pellet grenades, small gadgets, useful objects, spare ammo, a spare pair of shades, his various keys, his wallet and some Skittles.
-==Profession==
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CodeName Code Name] - All-Star is actually just a codename coined by Kurt White to an originally unimpressed Nate Carter.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCommissionerGordon The Commissioner Gordon] - As something of a 'de facto' liaison, Nate often finds himself helping out members of the superhero community as a representative of his superiors or on his own steam.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FadSuper Fad Super] - All-Star is an example of an in-universe Fad Super in the sense that Project: Patriot's secondary goal was to appeal to patriotic ideology by portraying its agents as classic flag-themed patriotic do-gooders.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneRiotOneRanger One Riot, One Ranger] - The reason All-Star is usually called in to single-handedly pull off missions better suited to entire squads is because, usually, it's more cost-efficient. The morale boosting aspect of having a single flag-wearing asset topple entire terrorist cells is also a factor.
-==Relationships==
-'''Feel free to add to this section if you think it's missing a relationship trope between All-Star and one of your characters.'''
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BattleCouple Battle Couple] - All-Star and [[Sparrowhawk]] are close on and off the battlefield.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partners] - With [[Riptide]].
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JustFriends Just Friends] - With [[Zelara]].
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FriendsWithBenefits Friends With Benefits] - With [[Greymist Wanderer|Virgil]].
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VitriolicBestBuds Virtriolic Best Buds] - With several of his friends, [[Anarchy|Vivi]], [[Riptide]] and [[Canadian Fist]], especially.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaltAndPepper Salt And Pepper] - He's a laid-back, snarky sharpshooter with a quick wit and a rugged charm. [[Sparrowhawk|She's]] a sensible, level-headed crimefighter with fighting skills to pay the bills and an intellect to match. Together, they fight crime!
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GuysSmashGirlsShoot Guys Smash, Girls Shoot] - Inverted with [[Sparrowhawk]]. All-Star hangs back with the guns whilst she rushes in with the batons.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LegionOfDoom Legion Of Doom] - Tired of All-Star getting in the way of their various heists and jobs, [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Gazerbeam_.28Harry_Butz.29 Gazerbeam], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Captain_Hook_.28Horatio_Fischer.29 Captain Hook], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#DJ_Vertigo_.28Alphonse_.27DJ_Vertigo.27_Juarez.29 DJ Vertigo], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Platinum_.28Christina_Carmichael.29 Platinum], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Vectoria_.28Victoria_Faraday.29 Vectoria] and [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Pumpkin_Jack_III_.28Spencer_Roth.29 Pumpkin Jack] have formed  the 'Star-Smashers', a group of villains-for-hire who specialise in keeping All-Star off of the backs of more important criminals and frequently work together to pull off larger-scale crimes. Though the group hasn't thus far succeeded in getting rid of All-Star, they have a hotline, a dental plan and an annual picnic.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FriendlyEnemy Friendly Enemies] - All-Star can be surprisingly amicable towards [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#DJ_Vertigo_.28Alphonse_.27DJ_Vertigo.27_Juarez.29 DJ Vertigo], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Vectoria_.28Victoria_Faraday.29 Vectoria], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Wildcard_.28Jack_Queen.29 Wildcard], [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Warhawk_.28Senji_Dojima.29 Warhawk] and [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#The_Pied_Piper_.28Stanley_Shaw.29 The Pied Piper]. Were they not frequent enemies, it wouldn't be too hard to believe that they were friends.
-[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorthyOpponent Worthy Opponent] - Though [http://www.primusdatabase.com/index.php?title=All-Star#Warhawk_.28Senji_Dojima.29 Warhawk] doesn't actively pursue or challenge All-Star and disapproves of his nature, allegiance and weapons of choice, he sees him as his equal and is all too enthusiastic about fighting him when they encounter one another.
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-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"70% of the people who try to kill me know me on a first name basis." - All-Star''</div></div>
-*All-Star frequents Sherrera's Bar, often spending his time drinking and fleecing other bar patrons out of their money by playing darts.
-*All-Star is an avid video gamer and a fan of First-Person Shooters, often playing them online in his spare time.
-*All-Star is a sports fan and will openly discuss it with anyone.
-*As a Freelancer, All-Star is at the U.S government's beck and call and gets assigned to a number of jobs which involves working with the likes of UNTIL, PRIMUS, the FBI and even the United States Military.
-*All-Star is a top-class chef, having taken up cooking as something of a hobby.
-*Whilst he is privately trained, All-Star most commonly identifies as a U.S Marine as it's where he spent most of his time serving his country during his first year as a freelancer.
-*All-Star became something of a folk hero amongst the US Marines for leading a group of survivors from the site of a mortar ambush and through enemy territory to a nearby base camp.
-*All-Star can't help but appreciate a good gun.
-*Are you a woman who frequents social spots and is currently dating around? Odds are you may have been on the receiving end of All-Star's flirtatious nature in the past.
-*All-Star spent a lot of time serving with the U.S Army and the U.S Marines during his first year on Project: Patriot in 2007.
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-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"What? No, I'm not General Freedom!" - All-Star''</div></div>
-[[File:Zach-Star 2.png|580px|left]]
-*All-Star really does get around. He has had (often brief) flings with [[Greymist Wanderer|Virgil Landekl]], Adriana Seymour, [[Manhunt|Emily Caine]], [[Divael|Natasha Roy]], [[Demoness|Claire Thompson]] and is currently in a long-term relationship with [[Sparrowhawk|Alexandra Harper]]
-*All-Star is a bit of a gamer. His favourite genre is, predictably, First-Person Shooters and he maintains a very high position in a number of in-game leaderboards, claiming he holds back.
-*All-Star absolutely loathes magic and anything to do with it. Whilst he doesn't outright disbelieve in it like other magic-haters, he believes that absolutely nothing good comes of it and that magic would not be sorely missed if it were to disappear from this world.
-*In his younger years, All-Star suffered from asthma. This is partially what motivated him to take up sports as a method of "beating" it.
-*All-Star speaks fluent Chinese and Spanish, having been forced to learn both to communicate with his Chinese and Mexican adoptive siblings.
-*Despite his impeccable marksmanship, All-Star has pointedly avoided using a bow like others with his particular talents. His reason for this is simply that he believes bows suck.
-*All-Star is a secretive sort of nerd. He has an impressive comic book collection he keeps hidden away and secretly idolises heroes, despite vehemently denying being one himself.
-*For some reason or another, All-Star is occasionally mistaken for [[General Freedom]] and other patriotic heroes by ignorant civilians and heroes. This is a source of chagrin for him.
-*All-Star often whistles or hums the song 'Yankee Doodle', especially when put under stress or in the middle of intense combat.
-*All-Star is a huge fan of Bruce Lee and adopted many of his philosophies growing up. This is largely what motivated him to learn Jeet Kune Do.
-*Hawkeye + Bullseye + Captain America + Roy Harper + James Bond + Deadshot = All-Star
-*The closest approximation to All-Star's voice and body actor is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQu6A-Bkx5o David Ramsey].
-*All-Star has never had a successful long-term romantic relationship. All his romances have ended horribly for him, the other person or everyone and anyone involved.
-*All-Star is a man-child at heart. He still wakes up when he can on Saturday mornings to pour a bowl of cereal and watch a cartoon or two.
-*All-Star has a large collection of sports memorabilia he's been accumulating since he was 15.
-*All-Star's penmanship is atrocious. Like, doctor-level atrocious.
-*All-Star is slightly lactose-intolerant. Too much cheese makes him all phlegmy and it's not a pretty sight.
-*All-Star suffers from what is most likely a minor case of Nosocomephobia, the fear of hospitals. That having been said, he'd be the first one to insist that its simply a case of hospitals making him 'antsy'.
-*All-Star is ambidextrous.
-*All-Star owns a pet military-trained war dog which he recently inherited from an old ex-Navy SEAL friend after his death. The dog, named Bullseye by his previous owner, is a battle-worn German Shepherd and, though he has most definitely seen his prime, he is far from being decommissioned and is still a fiercely loyal and resilient companion. Unless you're All-Star, in which case he will refuse to do anything you say. Bullseye currently resides at the Barlowe Building, the headquarters of the Protectors of the World, as All-Star's building doesn't allow large pets.
-*All-Star is inexplicably popular in Japan.
-*All-Star has always been something of an alcoholic. He frequently drinks for the sake of drinking but is kept coordinated by a superbly his Hyperkinesis. In other words, his brain processes the alcohol so quickly that it takes much longer for him to get drunk.
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-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"My life is a wonderful balance between awesome and not-so-awesome." - All-Star''</div></div>
-===[[All-Star: That's Not My Name!]]===
-A huge battle is being waged throughout Millennium City. Guess who's late for the party? It's not General Freedom.
-===[[All-Star: Scared Starless]]===
-There's nothing to fear but fear itself. And maybe bullets.
-===[[All-Star: The Interrogation]]===
-Ever had one of those days where you woke up in the nude to a bunch of buff guys interrogating you? Nate has.
-===[[All-Star and Sparrowhawk: Like a Bullet Through My Heart]]===
-It's Valentine's Day and Nate can't quite decide what to get Alex. Don't worry, it gets more interesting.
-===[[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part I)|All-Star: Same As It Ever Was]]===
-Have you ever wondered what it is that made Nate the man he is today? No? Whatever, here's a story about it in seven bite-sized chunks*: '''[[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part I)|I]] - [[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part II)|II]] - [[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part III)|III]] - [[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part IV)|IV]] - [[All-Star: Same As It Ever Was (Part V)|V]] - VI - VII'''
-''*Story chunks may or may not be bite-sized. Please do not try to eat story chunks.''
-===[[All-Star: No Place Like Home]]===
-Nate pays a visit to his hometown of Hudson City. It's awful.
-===[[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part I)|All-Star: Breaking Point]]===
-Stranded in Venezuela with no gear, no back-up, a frightened little girl depending on him and an entire terrorist cell out to put him six feet under, Nate Carter is on a mission that'll change his life forever. With the world closing in on him and a shadowy conspiracy threatening to swallow him whole, can Nate prove once and for all that he really is as good as he says he is?
-Covers All-Star's recent week-long absence from the Protectors of the World
-'''Chapters:''' '''[[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part I)|I]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part II)|II]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part III)|III]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part IV)|IV]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part V)|V]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part VI)|VI]] - [[All-Star: Breaking Point (Part VII)|VII]]'''
-===[[All-Star: Ceasefire]]===
-A day can mean anything to anyone. To Nate Carter, a particular day in his life stands out among the rest and tells a story of memories, promises and moving on.
-===[[All-Star: Road to the Eugenics War]]===
-Nate and Riptide meet at Mercy Hospital to discuss plans and consequences in the aftermath of Sparrowhawk's betrayal, concluding with a firm resolve.
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-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Man, I'm pretty." - All-Star''</div></div>
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 File:All-Star 5.jpeg| Guns? Check. Pouches? Check. Stylish Neckwear? Check. All-Star's ready for anything when he's wearing his standard outfit!
-File:All-Snipe 3.JPG| Sniper? I hardly know her.
+File:Contingency plan - shotgun.PNG|This modern costume has a neat little belt with a star on it. That's nice. Isn't that nice?
-File:All-Star Bang2.JPG| He shoots people often.
+File:All-star new.JPG| All-Star's got a whole new look. It's darker, it's edgier, it's beardier and it's sleevier.
-File:All-Star Bang 2.JPG| Very often.
+File:Nate Carter.JPG| Nate Carter pictured with jacket. Not pictured: other jacket.
-File:All-Snipe2.JPG| It's kind of his thing.
+File:Panther main by peterku-d75mtfq.jpg| Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns
-File:Contingency plan - shotgun.PNG|All-Star's latest costume is a more modern spin on his patriotic theme with a militaristic slant. Far more durable and well-equipped than his standard outfit, this modern costume has a neat little belt with a star on it. That's nice. Isn't that nice?
+File:M27 iar.png| The M27 IAR
-File:If this villain don't shut the duck up..PNG| Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
+File:AR15 A3 Tactical Carbine pic1.jpg| The AR-15
-File:Prescription - shotgun.PNG| That sure is an angry face.
+File:SIG-MPX-K.png| The SIG-MPX-K
-File:All-Star Modern.PNG| All-Star assuming the regulation patriot stance.
-File:Nate Carter.JPG| Nate Carter...
-File:Nate Carter 2.JPG| ...Has an unusual fashion sense, to say the least.
-File:Iron Patriots.jpg| Dual STA001 Iron Patriot Handguns
-File:SPR.jpg| The MK12 SPR
 File:Smith & Wesson Model 500.jpg| The Smith & Wesson Model 500
 File:M&P Shield.png| The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield
-File:Ruger lcp 2.jpg| The Ruger LCP
+File:FN5701.jpg| The FN Five-Seven
-File:N o m a d handgun concept by peterku-d36ffcd.jpg| The Castor Hall N.O.M.A.D Stealth Handgun
+File:Mossberg 590.jpg| The Mossberg 590
-File:Remington.jpg| The Remington Model 870
+File:Benelli short barrel.PNG|The Benelli Nova Entry Short Barreled Shotgun
-File:AS50.jpg| The Accuracy International AS50
+File:Serbu.jpg|The Serbu Super Shorty
-File:HK MP7.jpg| The Heckler & Koch MP7
+File:M110.jpg| The M110 SASS
-File:M249.jpg|The M249 LMG
+File:M91A2.jpg|The M40A5
-File:M32.JPG|The M32 MGL
+File:Barrett M107.jpg| The Barrett M82
-File:LAW.jpg|The M72 LAW
+File:M4A1.jpg| The M4A1 Carbine
-File:PSE_TAC.jpg| The PSE TAC 15 Crossbow
+File:Mk18.jpg|The MK18
-File:Gorgon.jpg| The STM151 Gorgon Stun Gun
+File:Hkmp51.PNG|The HK MP5
-File:Boxer_p2_by_peterku-d5zw8sz.jpg|The ST-BOX-ER
+File:FABARMY.jpg|The M249 LMG
-File:Memento_mori.jpg|'Memento Mori'
+File:M32.JPG|The MGL-140
-File:Combat knife.PNG| 'Moxie'
+File:Stinger.jpg|The FIM-92 Stinger
-File:M48.jpg| The M48 Hawk Tactical Tomahawk
+File:MAAWS.jpg|The M3 MAAWS
-File:Grapnel Gun.PNG| The STH520 Grapnel Gun
+File:PSE_TAC.jpg| The Bear Cruzer Compound Bow
-File:Star-Car.jpg| The 'Shooting Star'
+File:Boxer_p2_by_peterku-d5zw8sz.jpg|The SteelTech L95 Particle Rifle
+File:Tmk 3 obsidian by cleitus2012-d8cdxx2.png| 'Moxie'
+File:Gerber mark ii.jpg| The Gerber Mark II Dagger Knife
+File:Strider smf.jpg| The Strider SMF
+File:Stun rod.jpg| The Stun Rod
+File:Grapnel Gun.PNG| The Grapnel Gun
+File:2016-chevrolet-camaro-ss-002-2-1500x1000.jpg| All-Star's 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS
+File:2016-Harley-Davidson-FXSB-Breakout5.JPG| All-Star's 2016 Harley Davidson Breakout
 File:Avionetca-Star.png|It's all about style. (Art By [http://avionetca.deviantart.com/ Avionetca])
 File:Dagger-Star.jpg|Every time he salutes the sky turns into a flag. (Art By [http://daggerpoint.deviantart.com/ Daggerpoint])
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 File:EWG-Star2.jpg| Explosions have damn fine asses. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
 File:EWG-Star3.jpg| James Bond doesn't say 'Aw Jeez', but whatever. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
+File:Summer-Star by EWG.jpg| Life's a beach. Might as well enjoy it. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
+File:Ewg-star4.2.png| He still bleeds red, white and blue, at least. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
+Ult ewg-star full.jpg| No, he's not carrying enough gear. He can still move. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
 File:Bawl-Star.jpg| In his combat ready onesie. (Art By [http://eryckwebbgraphics.deviantart.com/ Eryck Webb])
 File:Jet-Star.jpg| Why does he need a rifle AND a crossbow? Because sometimes you just really need to shoot people in as many ways as possible. (Art By [http://taclobanon.deviantart.com/ Taclobanon])
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 File:Sparrowhawk-All-Star-Team-Up.jpg| I can neither confirm nor deny the fact that All-Star is aiming at a window. (Art By [http://kenpudiosaki.deviantart.com/ Kenpudiosaki])
 File:All-star.png| I whip my scarf back and forth. (Art By [http://qbatmanp.deviantart.com/ Phil Cho])
+File:AllStarCho.jpg|Decapitated, stuffed and mounted on some villain's fireplace. (Art By [http://phil-cho.deviantart.com/ Phil Cho])
 File:Ravietta-star.jpg| That one time All-Star got really drunk and woke up in the late 18th century. (Art By [http://ravietta.deviantart.com/ Ravietta])
 File:Commission pallas001 complete.png| All-Star and Sparrowhawk pose as the universe implodes around them. (Art By [http://rosemcclain.deviantart.com/ Rose McClain])
 File:Suppa-Star.png| Not Pictured: Star-Patterned Underoos (Art By [http://suppa-rider.deviantart.com/ Suppa-Rider])
 File:D-Star.jpg| And they said taking a rifle on safari was a dumb idea. (Art By [http://tohdaryl.deviantart.com/ tohdaryl])
-File:D-Star 3.jpg| Take that, unidentified off-screen enemy I was too cheap to pay extra for! (Art By [http://tohdaryl.deviantart.com/ tohdaryl])
+File:D-Star Box New.jpg| Take that, unidentified off-screen enemy I was too cheap to pay extra for! (Art By [http://tohdaryl.deviantart.com/ tohdaryl])
 File:Tovio-Star.jpg| Why is he wearing his current day shades during his origin story? Why you ask? WHY?! (Art By [http://toviorogers.deviantart.com/ Tovio Rogers])
-File:Zach-Star.jpg| You know, this whole window thing is gonna bite him in the ass at some point. (Art By [http://zachula.deviantart.com/ Zachula])
+File:Zach-star new.jpg| You know, this whole window thing is gonna bite him in the ass at some point. (Art By [http://zachula.deviantart.com/ Zachula])
 File:Zach-Star 2.png| Falling To Your Death: Now With 100% Less Windows! (Art By [http://zachula.deviantart.com/ Zachula])
 File:Zach-Star 4.jpg| THIS IS AN AGGRESSIVELY PATRIOTIC THING THAT IS HAPPENING. (Art By [http://zachula.deviantart.com/ Zachula])
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-<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #C11B17"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"'I'm an asshole'? I'm not an asshole. I'm not an asshole, am I?" - All-Star''</div></div>
+<div style="color:#FFFFFF; background-color: #980000"><div style="font-size:15px; font-family: Helvetica">''"Just keep in mind that I have a gun." - All-Star''</div></div>
-[[File:Ken-Star.jpg|640px|right|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'll live. You won't."</font>]]
+[[File:Ken-Star.jpg|640px|left|thumb|<font color=#00000>"I'll live. You won't."</font>]]
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+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Homies help homies. Sorry I couldn't do it when it mattered, Nate. See you on the other side."'' - '''[[Adapto]]'''</P>
 <P ALIGN="Centre">''"He can be a bit of a bastard, but for what it's worth, he's a good guy. Puff the Gun-Toting Dragon, eh? I bet people are gonna start usin' that some time..."'' - '''[[Skarius Snowtalon|Snowtalon]]'''</P>
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 <P ALIGN="Centre">''"Definitively not the 'shoot first and ask questions later' type, as evidenced by his taking advantage of an opponent being surprised in order to... ask them questions.  But yeah, he does seem to like his guns.  And dislike other peoples' kneecaps."'' - '''[[Snow Leopard]]'''</P>
-<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Terrible taste in facial hair and his inability to recognize that I'm a woman aside, he's definitely someone I know I could rely on in a fight. He strikes me as the sort to not let something as silly as being outclassed ever take the fight out of him. And if he's half as good as he thinks he is..."'' - '''[[Canadian Fist]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Terrible taste in facial hair and his inability to recognize that I'm a woman aside, he's definitely someone I know I could rely on in a fight. He strikes me as the sort to not let something as silly as being outclassed ever take the fight out of him. And if he's half as good as he thinks he is..."'' - '''[[Artifist]]'''</P>
 <P ALIGN="Centre">''"The first true friend I made on this world, and one of the finest examples of Terran warrior-hood in- ..What? Stop giving me that look, you know what I meant!"'' - '''[[Zelara]]'''</P>
-<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Impressive."'' - A note All-Star would find in his mailbox. '''[[Dr. Kaufmann|Sender Unknown.]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Impressive enough, I suppose."'' - '''[[Dr. Kaufmann|The Doctor]]'''</P>
 <P ALIGN="Centre">''"World's. Dumbest. Mustache."'' - '''[[Blue Freedom]]'''</P>
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 <P ALIGN="Centre">''"I can't decide if this guy is over the top or really bat shit insane from all the stories I've heard. So far he seems like a very capable field leader and an generally cool guy. And a fellow brotha who's a metahuman is always a plus in my book. Wait he's tapping Sparrowhawk?! That black sumuvabitch..."'' - '''[[SoulStar]]'''</P>
-<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Heeeeeeeeeeees Basically the Loose cannon Captain America with Awesome Shades, WHAT MORE COULD YOU F*Bleep*ERS ASK FOR?!"'' - '''[[Skull]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"He is a sincere man.  Perhaps a little too sincere."'' - '''[[Voreen]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"Loudmouth."'' - '''[[Katsuo]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"He's an effective and pragmatic soldier, I liked him pretty much instantaneously. I hope he tries to stay alive as I want to work with him more and get to know him."'' - '''[[Fathom (Carmen Tethys)|Fathom]]'''</P>
+<P ALIGN="Centre">''"I saw All-Star at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly."'' - '''[[Soldier Celsius]]'''</P>
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Biography

The Truth

Born on the Fourth of July

Rebirth

Manifest Destiny

Stars and Stripes Forever

Made In America

The Price of Freedom

Powers

Hyperkinesis

Abilities

Equipment

S.T.A.R.S. Nanosuit v3.670

S.T.R.I.P.E.S. v6.767

Specialised Ammunition

Dual SteelTech Panther Handguns

The All-Star Arsenal

RT-453 Recon Drone

Personality

Friends & Allies

PATRIOT

Dodger (Catherine Crook)

Kurt White

Dr. Anu Shahani

LZ (Vaughn Brady)

Tatyana Molotov

Players

NPCs

Rogues Gallery

CLOWNFACE

WHEEZER

ZAMBALA

CAPTAIN HOOK

DEADHEAD

SOVIET SUPREME

HENCHMAN

DOCTOR FAUSTUS

MIRROR

BLOOD DIAMOND

TALLY MAN

QUARTERMASTER

EX-PATRIOT

TARANTULA

ZARA

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Shortcomings

Soundtrack

RP Hooks

Trivia

Art Gallery

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