Ultimization Game II Archive Thread

Re: Ultimization Game II - 4 (Season 2, Episode 4)

I'll throw my hand in this:

Ultimate Great Lakes Avengers:

I see this as a "b" story in Ultimates 3. Every other U3 issue will have a 3-5 page GL Avengers mini-issue at the end.

Issue 1: Rockin' the Suburbs Last Year-Milwaukee: A blond woman pulls into her driveway. A shadow is cast on her car. A giant red Crimson Dynamo robot crashes through her house, destroying it. She screams, horrified. The robot takes off again. The woman turns and finds a group of three Liberator foot-soldiers walking through the neighborhood, rounding up the people, herding them towards her. She walks into the rubble of her house, as if looking for someone. She sees one of the Liberators knocking over a neighbor, sending a mother holding a child sprawling. The Liberator rises up to beat her again. The woman yells at the Liberator, grabs a broomstick, and charges him. She slams into him, knocking him over. She dodges blows from other foot-soldiers, and some members of the crowd take cues from her and start fighting the foot soldiers. The Dynamo-bot shows up, shooting at her. An onlooker from the crowd jumps in front of the blast and is seemingly killed. The robot then inexplicably stands still and silent, unmoving. The woman turns to continue the fight and notices that much of the crowd has disappeared. A man then grabs her, and the two of them disappear, reappearing in a house with other scared locals. Some are scared, screaming, "he's a mutant!" and others quiet the panicked people down. The refugees look out the windows and see the rest of the foot soldiers leave. A radio broadcasts that Washington has been retaken, and that the Ultimates have saved the country. The woman goes back out into the street to recover the body of the fallen man. He stands up, apparently unharmed, and comes inside with them.

Issue 2: Solace Clint Barton, freshly discharged from SHIELD has accepted an invitation from an old war buddy, Val Ventura, to stay with him in Milwaukee. On his friend's coffee table we see a newspaper open to an article detailing three locals recognized for valor during the recent GTA. The pictures are of the blond woman, Barbara Morse, the man who took the shot for her, Craig Hollis, and the teleporting mutant who saved the people on the street, DeMarr Davis. Barton looks over the newspaper and says "I can't deal with this right now," and goes out to a bar, intending to drown his sorrows in booze. At the far side of the bar he sees a woman…the woman from the newspaper. She looks as sad as he is. They have a heart-felt and half-drunk discussion about dealing with loss. We find that she lost her husband and infant child in the attack. He talks for the first time about the death of his family at the hands of Black Widow. The two mourners find comfort in each other's dark times and find common ground in dealing with awards and recognition that they can't enjoy because they were unable to save the people who they have always shared such joys with. They go back to her hotel together.

Issue 3: Origins Barton and Morse are driving-talking about the past months. They have been invited to a dinner by the Mayor of Milwaukee, Ashley Crawford, in honor of "The Battle of Milwaukee." Morse is surprised to see a lack of press. Barton is pleased. They get inside, and are surprised to find only five attendees-themselves, Mr. Hollis, Mr. Davis, and Mayor Crawford, a slightly overweight blonde woman (who also happens to be a fairly wealthy local real-estate prospector). She welcomes them all and reveals that she didn't invite them for recognition. She gives a speech commenting on the changing times, and marvels that, with all of the big international heroes out there, the common people are being trampled by the boots of the important people. She proposes to fund a group of special citizens to join together and protect the people of Milwaukee from being stepped on. She admits to doing a good bit of research into their lives, and reveals their secrets: Craig Hollis is an assumed name. He is in fact a Weapon X operative that was freed when the program was shut down, who has settled in Milwaukee to start his life over. DeMarr Davis's recent blood tests have shown that he has shown signs of a manifested X gene. She reveals Barton's (up to that point undisclosed) identity as The Ultimate's Hawkeye. She has no dirt on Morse, who appears to just be a woman who let her rage at injustice get the better of her in a time of trouble. The Mayor has decided to fund something of a "Milwaukee Ultimates" to protect the locals from outside meta-human incursions. They all agree, and the Mayor asks Hawkeye to lead the team. He reluctantly agrees, but makes it clear they shouldn't leave Milwaukee.

Issue 4: Training Day Hawkeye and Doorman train Mr. Immortal and Mockingbird in hand-to-hand combat, shooting, and team tactics. Mr. Immortal talks with Emma Frost in her Chicago school, learning about his mutant powers: he has a very powerful psychic self-image that can reconstruct his body whenever it is destroyed, rendering him, as far as she can tell, immortal. Nick Fury contacts Barton, asking what the hell he and the mayor are doing…Barton just spouts out some stuff about the people being scared and wanting to have a feeling they can look after themselves…and that he only took the job because Milwaukee is so unimportant that there will be no chance of anything more dangerous than common criminals. Mayor Crawford presents Morse with a technologically advanced fighting-baton she had designed by premier weapon specialists, and then calls the group in to present them with their new costumes and show them their HQ.

Issue 5: Recruits: One of Frost's students follows Mr. Immortal home to HQ, and wants to join the team. Mr. Immortal is unable to dissuade her, and as she is just barely a legal adult, she is accepted onto the team by Mayor Crawford. Her name is Doreen Green and she has Squirrel Powers. Another man, Doug Taggert, who apparently harvested some technology from the Crimson Dynamo robot that was deactivated when the main robot was destroyed by Iron Man 6, has built a suit of powered armor. It is big and green with a Green-Bay Packers logo across the front (he's a big fan). He calls the suit the "Lambeau Leaper" after a local football hero and tradition, but Doorman makes the joke that it looks more like a giant grasshopper. They get word of a tense hostage situation at a downtown bank and all six of the team…still unnamed…arrive, in costume, in public, for the first time. They decide on a plan, and Hawkeye and Mockingbird get up on the roof, intending to come in through the roof. Squirrel Girl asks a number of local park squirrels to invade the bank. Lambeau Leaper comes in from behind and Mr. Immortal attempts to talk them down from the front. In all of the confusion, Doorman teleports in and rescues all of the hostages, teleporting them to safety. In the firefight that ensues, Mr. Immortal is brutally gunned down, and a stray bullet hits Lambeau Leaper, causing his armor to short-out and explode, killing Taggert.

Issue 6: Heroes of another kind This encounter makes the national news, and the media-termed "Great Lakes Ultimates" are criticized by many for putting irresponsible wanna-be heroes in danger, and endangering the lives of others. Mayor Crawford and members of the team defend themselves by making it a point that Doug Taggert was shot, and that killed him…he died helping to protect innocent people. Nick Fury privately contacts Clint Barton and offers to take the team who, admittedly, actually did decent work, and turn them into an official part of the Ultimates, inviting them all to operate out of the Triskellion. Barton declines, telling Fury that he's missed the point, and that the world needs heroes who operate small-scale almost as much as it needs the Ultimates. Fury is upset with Barton, but leaves him alone.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II - 4 (Season 2, Episode 4)

I have much better ideas in reserve. But I can't get around a story that isn't almost identical to Ultimate Defenders...

So my submission is simply this...

Great Lake Avengers is the title of a comic book that Kong reads.
 
Ultimization Game Season 2 Archive Thread

Yes I labelled the thread with spoilers. It makes it easier to find if people want to dig it up later.

Anyway I try to rotate my selections based on my pull list... Last run I threw out The Leader, Cloak, but I never got to a DD related character (I think someone used Typhoid Mary... man, I wish the mods didn't erase those entries... :evil: )

Anyway in honor of the new limited series by Tamora Pierce....

The White Tiger


I guess it's cool to use either Hector Ayala or Angela Del Toro. I ask that you try not to be sneaky and use the Cole version though.

You know the rules and regs. Good luck.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

Hector Ayala was a young high school aged assistant to the great illusionists, Springfield and Ray, who enjoyed playing around with their signature Siberian White Tigers... During a field trip with his high school in queens, a cub that had snuck into his backpack was bombarded with radiation, sending it into a violent rampage, in which it bit Hector.

Hector awoke the next day in his Tia Maya's house. He slowly realized that he had the strength and agility of a White Tiger. Convincing his Tio Ben to take him to the Library, Hector starts wrestling people for money to buy a car that might impress his next door neighbor, Maria-Juanita.

Una noche, Hector failed to stop a thief with his powers, the thief went on to kill his Tio Ben.

Hector remembered the last thing his uncle said to him, "Con Gran Poder Viene Gran Responsabilidad." And decided that he would use his powers to fight crime, to fulfil his responsibility.

(this is somewhere between 90 and 97 percent a joke)
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

Ultimate White Tiger


S.H.I.E.L.D file #00001357
Code name: White Tiger
Participants:
  • Hector Ayala: #1
  • Kasper Cole: #2
  • Angela Del Toro: #3

C.O. notes:

Name: Sam Wilson

Well, it was my first real C.O. mision for S.H.I.E.L.D. Don't get me wrong, it felt great, but really, I couldn't handle it. It was White Tiger. Our men in development came up with a serfum that would give the user the powers of a tiger. The cool thing was, we would give them their own white tigers. I was to pick out three test subjects for this little test. Hector was a old army buddy of mine. See, for him, he didn't need a tiger, he was the tiger {see 'Tiger 1 notes'}. Kasper was a bum we found out on the street. He just was just let out of jail three months before. He was our stealth man {see 'Tiger 2 notes'}. Lastly, there was Angela. She was an ex-FBI agent. She, well {see 'Tiger 3 notes}. Well, my first run as a C.O. was a failure. Here are the rest of the notes:

Tiger 1 notes:

The day I confronted Hector, he was having dinner by himself. I got talking with him, and mentioned 'the transformer project.' I told him it involved him going through about 20 tests and going through about 60 min and 3 major surgeries. But in the end, he would have the ability to turn into a white tiger and have it's ability's. He agreed. 6 months and many pain killers later, he was the white tiger. His first mission: take down Elektra. Well, he didn't make it. Trying to transform, Elektra hit him with a scy, stopping the transformation, killing him. Poor Hector.

Tiger 2 notes:

We picked up Kasper using S.H.I.E.L.D's computer base. We needed a thief, and we got Kasper. This time, we didn't give him the power to transform, just to mentally communicate with Fasu, his giant white tiger that could become pocket size. Kasper also had the ability's of a tiger. He had more stealth ability's. So, his mission: take down Kingpin. Instead, he tried to rob a convience store, so we shot him dead. I have no sympathy for a thief. None.

Tiger 3 notes:

Finally, Angela voluntered. She was partnered with Shimpa. She was supposed to take down terroist's in times square. She left and she is nowhere to be found. Note: she is the most skilled and dangerous.

Final comment: Stupid white tiger's.

The End
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

Yes, I'm changing the names a bit

Hector Del Toro

Hector Del Toro was an orphan in Bengal, India. His father was Antonio del Toro, a retired masked wrestler known as the "Black Bull". Antonio moved with his wife and son when things grew to dangerous in Mexico.

Hector and his parents were coming home one night when Antonio and his wife were killed in a car bombing. Hector survived, for a 'giant white tiger' protected him.

He later found out that there was an Indian vigilante known as the White Tiger, and that she was the one who saved him. The White Tiger died due to extensive injuries, and her identity was revealed, though she was a Jane Doe.

Hector's older cousin Angela Ayala, a gymnist, took him to Mexico to live with her. Hector, inspired by his savoir, trained himeslf in acrobatics, and getting stronger. He soon learned that he could imitate any act of martial arts just by watching it once.

Prof. X came to him, telling Hector he was indeed a mutant. He asked him if he would join a team he was forming. Hector said no, but inspired by the professor, donned a bed sheet and called himself the White Tiger.

He went to college in the U.S., and then went to work for Fireheart Enterprises, a large banking firm. By then, Hector had created a more fashionable costume, though he was constantly repearing it after nights of patrolling.

Nick Fury confronted him, giving him two choices: join a team of meta-humans for SHIELD, or hang up the tights. Hector agreed to join with Fury as the first of the Ultimates, even before Banner was brought on, and recieved a state-of-the art suit. He eventually quit, after being disgusted with the idea of seeking publicity, longing to go back to his solo work. His existence was kept from the rest of the team, for Fury didn't want to discourage others.

Hector then went back to Mexico, and seeing the state of things there, vowed to aid anyone who longed for a new life. He is currently aiding illegal immigrants in crossing the border from Mexico.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

Ultimate White Tiger

Hector Ayala was janitor at Osborn Industries. He was African American in origin. While he worked there he saw what they did to the genetically modified Animals they had. Hector's favourite was a White Tiger he called "Kasper".

The animals there were beaten and scared by Osborn Industries. Hector Ayala could not bear to see it the day "Kasper" came from been experimented on. He was injured and could hardly stand.

Hector Ayala decided to free "Kasper" but on the way out security shot him. "Kasper" seeing the kindness that Hector Ayala had given him , Pulled him to safety outside. The blood dripping down from Hector was bad.

"Kasper" moaned and stroked his head against Hector trying to get him up. Hector lay there. Kasper licked the bullet wound to try and heal it. Hector sat up feeling pain all over his body. Kasper stepped away and watched as Hector transformed.

He became more tiger-like in appearance. He could now run great speeds , could master stealth like a tiger waiting to pounce on a zebra. He had become a White tiger. He decided to use his powers to fight crime and injustice. accompanied by his companion Kasper.


 
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Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

[If you are a continuity freak, I would estimate that this story comfortably takes place anytime between the "Silver Sable" arc and the beginning of the "Clone Saga"]

Ultimate White Tiger: "Shades of White"

Midtown High School has become the center of controversy once again, but this time it has nothing to do with Spider-Man.

Caucasian student Tandy Bowen is refused permission to set up an extra-curricular organization called the "White Pride" society, whose aim would be to learn about the diverse cultural heritage of students of European origin. The symbol of the group would be a pride of white lions.

Peter Parker feels genuinely conflicted about the situation, and discusses it with Aunt May, who is more skeptical -- she associates the notion of white pride with white superiority -- the same atittude that led to the persecution of Uncle Ben's Jewish relatives during World War II.

Tandy finds a loyal supporter in fellow student Angela del Toro, an aspiring lawyer, who is of Latino-American descent. Angela believes that Tandy's case is a civil rights issue; it should be Bowen's prerogative, as an American citizen, to have freedom of assembly. Seeking help for Tandy's cause, she attempts to contact high-profile lawyer Matt Murdock. However, Murdock's associate, Foggy Nelson, refuses to take on Bowen's case, dismissing her as a "spoiled middle-class white chick", looking for publicity.

Bowen decides to organize the group, off-campus, anyway, using a liberal Unitarian Church as a meeting place. Angela even offers to let the group use her cousin, Hector Ayala, as muscle, if anybody starts trouble.

However, Hector double-crosses Angela and ransacks the group's files, after their meeting, looking for any evidence of possible racist propaganda. However, he finds none... only the notes of high school students genuinely hoping to reconnect with their "old world" heritage.

Tandy blames Angela for Hector's betrayal. Hurt by Bowen's rejection, Angela lies to Hector and claims that she has dug up proof of White Pride's racist agenda. The two of them design white cloaks -- ironically, resembling Ku Klux Klan style robes -- and threaten Bowen and her (African-American) boyfriend Ty Johnson with physical violence, if they do not stop organizing the White Pride group. The cousins mockingly referring to themselves as the "White Tigers" -- the true defenders of oppressed minorities.

As a result of this incident, Matt Murdock arranges to meet Bowen. After establishing that her intentions are sincere (by using his powers to read her heartbeat), he agrees to help support her group, as their legal counsel. He also decides (in private, of course) that he will find the White Tigers, using his Daredevil identity.

That evening, Daredevil tracks down the White Tigers, and gets ready to give them a taste of their own medicine. However, he is stopped by Spider-Man, who has figured out the Tigers' identities, on his own. He promises Daredevil that he will speak to their civilian alter-egos.

At school the next day, Peter bravely confronts Angela and threatens to expose them, if she or Hector continue to harass Tandy. Del Toro tells him that it won't be necessary -- Bowen has already announced that she is discontinuing White Pride. So the White Tigers have already won.

A disappointed Peter returns home, and asks Aunt May to tell him stories about her mother's family's experiences in Ireland.
 
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Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 5 (The White Tiger)

As for continuity-This could happen any time after Annual #2. It would work as a 3-issue arc. With a little work, it could be collapsed into a two-parter that builds up to some more Ultimate Knights.

Issue 1:

Elektra is dragging a tied up man through office buildings. The man is older, Hispanic, and in very good shape. The only problem, he is bleeding, bruised and battered, only semi-conscious. When we finally see more than just his face, we realize that he is not wearing normal clothes, instead he is wearing some kind of white tights with black stripes. His costume is ripped. She forces him into a room where the Kingpin is waiting. He says, "Elektra, have you brought me my amulets?"

Cut to Spider-man on patrol in NYC. He is commenting on whatever his most recent freak-out has been, complaining about his most recent fight with Aunt May, looking for a nice easy fight that can take his mind off of things. He swings past a window were you can see Kingpin lifting the beaten man off of the ground. Spider-man continues his patrol for a few minutes along with his internal monologue before it registers that he saw Kingpin roughing a guy in tights up. After brief seconds of indecision about weather or not to get involved with Fisk AGAIN, and likely getting beaten up pretty badly, he decides that he can at least make a joke at Kingpin's expense about his predilection for men in tights. While swinging back to the window, his spider-sense starts going off as the man is thrown through the window, directly into Spider-man. The two fall, but Spidey manages to stop both his and the older man's fall with his webs. On the ground, Spider-man tells the old man, still semi-conscious, that he will get him to the hospital. The old man implores Spider-man, "No…my time is too near. I must see my granddaughter again…I must…tell her…take me to my home…Hell's Kitchen."

Spider-man gets the man to Hell's Kitchen and is trying to wake him up, get him to guide the way to his house, and Daredevil steps out of the shadows. Daredevil seems upset at the sight of the man in Spider-man's arms. He calls Spider-man an amateur and tells him that he has made a mistake, and attacked the wrong man…this man was no criminal. Spider-man explains what happened. Daredevil is brusque with Peter, and tells him that Hector Alaya was a good friend of his, and that he would take him home. Spider-man leaves the man with Daredeviland heads home from patrol, worried about weather or not he did the right thing.

Issue 2:
Peter is at school, sitting in class, distracted, thinking about his last night's adventure, trying to decide what to do. The bell rings and he goes to lunch, sits alone, and again is lost in thoughts. MJ comes and sits with him. "You have been thinking like him all day today Peter. I know you don't like talking to me about this stuff…but you can't be on patrol all of the time. What's up?" Peter snaps out of it and just tells her, "I swung by Fisks's yesterday. He threw this old costumed guy out the window…and I just keep wondering how long until that's me. There are so many costumed crazies running around I can't even keep track. This old dude didn't even seem to have powers…what was he doing messing with the Kingpin? When will I learn to leave it alone?" MJ looks at him knowingly and just says, "When will you stop trying to? You know you never will." He looks dumbstruck.

Cut to Fisk tower. The first panel is a close-up on Vanessa Fisk, sleeping in her room. The next panel pans out and you see her lying there, with a pair of strange green tiger-head shaped amulets around her neck, Wilson Fisk sitting there, watching her sleep expectantly. A man in glasses walks in, pulls out a scroll and reads some Hindi-sounding nonsense magic words. Vanessa glows in green light and her eyes open. She says, "Wilson, my love. I knew you'd find me."

Spider-man is swinging through the city, close to Fisk tower again. He sees a group of men on a roof, across the way. He lands next to them. He finds Daredevil, Moon Knight, Black Cat, and Strange standing in a circle. Daredevil is immediately very curt towards Spider-man, telling him to leave them alone and but-out of this Fisk business…it's for the pros. Moon Knight says some mysterious nonsense stuff. Strange and Black Cat speak up for Spider-man, convincing Daredevil to let him in on the plan, after all, SPider-man was the one who found Hector. They explain to Spider-man that Fisk has stolen a powerful amulet from Hector Alaya, and if he decided to use it, he could become very powerful indeed-near unstoppable. Strange says that he knows something of the Jade Tiger Amulets, and has researched some spells to de-power them. Spider-man makes a joke about Siegfried and Roy. There is apparently some disagreement among the group what to do with the amulet. Strange wants to keep it safe in his house. Daredevil wants to give it to Alaya's family, and Spider-man tends to agree. Moon Knight wants it destroyed and Black Cat wants it for herself. They all agree that Fisk can't have it. At the end of the issue, they all move out to take the amulet from Fisk.

Issue 3:
Fisk is sitting in his apartments at the top of his tower, eating, speaking to his wife who is awake and mobile. She is dressed in a rich white fur robe and a sleek white dress. The amulet is obviously visible. Her eyes are yellow-green and her teeth are somewhat cat-like and sharp. Fisk is telling her of the many trials he went through to find the ancient tablets that spoke of the Jade Tiger Amulets and how to use it to restore her mind and her body. He emphasizes that she can never remove the amulet or she would fall back into her comatose state or possibly even die. As they talk the room distorts and Daredevil, Spider-man, Moon Knight, and Black Cat all appear through a portal created by Dr. Strange. Vanessa backs away, hiding behind a screen. Daredevil threatens Fisk, saying "Kingpin, we know the amulet is in this room. Hand it over now." Kingpin hits a panic button and stands, throwing his chair across the room. He tells the assembled group, "I am quite certain that what you know and the reality of the situation are two very different things. Leave here or I will personally see to the deaths of each one of you and your loved ones." Moon Knight, in a flurry of motion appears behind Kingpin and places a knife at his throat. Fisk throws Moon Knight across the room. Spider-man tries to web Fisk in place, but Fisk dodges, taking the webbing on another chair. Black Cat stays on the outskirts of the fight, looking for a hiding place for the Amulets. Daredevil, Spider-man, and Moon Knight all converge on Fisk, but at that moment Elektro and Elektra come running into the room and aid their boss.

Black Cat moves behind a panel to check for the Amulet, and she takes a few steps back, stunned, clutching her stomach which has a very large clash across it. She falls to the ground. Spider-man is the only one who notices this, but he can't make it to her very quickly because Elektro stands in the way. Spider-man makes a crack about admiring Kingpin's ability to pick henchmen whose names he will never forget, and wonders when he'll finally get to meet Elektron and Elektrus. Spider-man sling-shots Elektro into Kingpin using his webbing, knocking Elektro unconscious. Moon Knight is looking for some revenge on Elektra and is facing off with her. Daredevil is struggling with Wilson Fisk. Spider-man gets to Black Cat in time to see a woman (Vanessa Fisk) in white tiger furs, sporting the Jade Tiger Amulets, long claws, sharp teeth, and freaky Tiger-eyes. She says, "Wilson, my love, I cannot allow these rabble to threaten you so." She leaps at Spider-man. The two fight, and she manages to match Spider-man blow-for-blow, dodge-for-dodge. She gets some good claws in, slashing Spider-man's costume. He asks for some help, but the others are otherwise engaged. At that moment, Strange teleports in, and says "My spells indicate that the amulets are in use and…that woman has them!" Spider-man responds with "Thank you Dr. Obvious." Elektra and Moon Knight's fight goes out the window, and Kingpin very quickly throws Daredevil out the window after them, moving to fight alongside his wife.

Strange instructs Spider-man to keep them away from him while he completes his neutralization spell. Spider-man talks about the great track-record he has when dealing with Strange, but tries to keep them off of Strange anyway. The spell flashes big, and the amulets fall from Vanessa's neck, and she falls to the ground. Kingpin goes to his wife, and cradles her collapsed form. Spider-man takes the time to get Black Cat to safety, webbing her outside the building, looking for any of his companions to take her. Daredevil, looking beaten and broken, accepting the fact that he may not know much better than Peter, volunteers to take Black Cat to the hospital. Spider-man goes back inside to see to Strange. Strange is gone, but medics have arrived, and Spider-man arrives just in time to see them tell Fisk that his wife is dead. Fisk has an outcry of emotion and breaks down crying.

Spider-man turns tail and runs home, feeling guilty in his part of killing Wilson Fisk's wife. He comments how every time he run afoul of Kingpin he has been framed for murder, nearly killed, unmasked, turned into a gangland hit-man and now…he has helped kill Fisk's wife. He knows Fisk is evil, but he wouldn't ever wish the grief of losing a loved-one on him. The issue ends with Peter, alone in his room, reaching for the phone and calling MJ.

The last page has a close-up of two different mysterious pairs of hands, each grasping one of the Jade Tiger Amulets.

End Arc
Of course, at some point in the future, Kingpin will go after the Ultimate Knight's families. I see a very dark and very cool homage to The Godfather where Kingpin calls in hits on Wong, Foggy, and Aunt May among others, and Spider-man has to choose which death to avert.
 
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Re: Ultimization Game II/6: Purple Man

"Purple Man"

Zebadiah Killgrave would show up as a minor character throughout all Ultimates titles, but mainly throughout Ultimates 3 and early Ultimates 4. By the end of Ultimates 4 it would be revealed that he is more than just your average gifted politician, and that he has very underhanded plans for the Post-human American population.

Ultimates 3 #1 or #2:
Senator Zebediah Killgrave drafts, submits, and convinces the Senate (and later the U.N.) to sign a treaty that prohibits member governments from forming or supporting Post-Human groups with the intention of international military use. This measure is originally pitched as a way to protect any country from ever being invaded like America was, but realistically, is only a limit on The Ultimates, stopping them from being able to strike back against the nations that supported the Liberators. Nick Fury is angry, Captain America is outraged, and this sets in motion an early Ultimates arc where the covertly operate in a couple other countries, and cover the whole thing up.

Ultimate X-men (in the same era as Ultimates 3)
The next we hear from Senator Killgrave, he is co-sponsoring a bill with Republican Senator Robert Kelly that prohibits non-government post-human groups from military training while assembling, in effect, making the X-men's combat maneuvers illegal. Professor X, desperate, goes as far as making a speech before the Senate, all the while using mental control on the senators to influence them. Oddly enough, Killgrave stands and makes a counter-speech, and many, if not all of the minds Professor X changed, have changed back. Xavier, unable to freely admit that he has changed the minds of a number of U.S. senators is forced to say nothing and cannot report this unusual behavior to anyone. Instead, he meets with Nick Fury and uses his power to make Fury strongly suspicious of Killgrave. The law passes, and the X-men are forced underground, though Professor X's school is allowed to remain open, teaching mutants to use their powers in non-combat situations.

Early Ultimates 4
Senator Killgrave shows up again, pushing a post-human test ban treaty that forces all member governments to immediately cease all post-human creation programs. Killgrave is getting unprecedented support from both sides of the political aisle on this measure, prompting pundits to refer to him as "The Purple Politician" due to his abilities to mix blue and red senators. Later this is shortened to introducing him as "The Purple Man, Senator Zebediah Killgrave…" America signs this treaty and convinces all of the member states of the Liberators to sign as well. Killgrave is hailed as a wonderful peace-maker and diplomat. People are all abuzz at this new freshman senator.

Ultimates 4 mini-arc
Senator Killgrave shows up next having recently supported a U.N. proposal to keep a Post Human International Security Taskforce, or P.H.I.S.T under control of the U.N. Security council. This proposal would require every nation on the security council to provide at least 1 post-human to the task force, which would be directed by a special U.N. director. Killgrave decides to resign his post as a senator in order to accept the position as director of P.H.I.S.T. This issue features the introduction and/or ultimization of a number of international heroes from Algeria, America (Ultimate US Agent), Argentina (Ultimate El Aguila), Benin, Brazil, China (Ultimate Crimson Dynamo II), Denmark, France (the Madri), Greece (Ultimate Avalanche), Japan (Ultimate Silver Samurai), Philippines, Romania, Russia, Tanzania, and the UK (Ultimate Union Jack). Many of these "heroes" will be completely original, and all will be basically under control of Killgrave. This makes General Fury very uncomfortable because P.H.I.S.T. can be international…The Ultimates can't.

At this point Nick Fury starts using the Ultimates to figure out more about Killgrave. Fury also has Ultimate USAgent reporting on P.H.I.S.T's actions. Fury's natural suspicion toward powerful politicians who oppose his plans combined with Professor X's nudging causes him to do some things that are rather reckless, like ordering one of the Ultimates (Hawkeye) to break into Killgrave's offices and see what he can find. Hawkeye finds nothing…a very suspicious nothing. Before he can escape, some of P.H.I.S.T confronts Hawkeye, attacks him, and locks him up for a meeting with Killgrave.

Fury is worried about the lack of contact with Hawkeye, but then Hawkeye reappears, and feeds Fury some story about finding files on a massive Post-human terrorist organization based in Syria, led by a powerful and mysterious mutant named Jihad. P.H.I.S.T. has been fighting and investigating their exploits all along, and will be staging a massive raid in Syria the next day. Fury is extremely suspicious because USAgent didn't mention any of this…he is convinced that either Hawkeye or Agent have turned on him.

P.H.I.S.T gets some very good press on defeating the largest, most powerful terrorist cell in the world, and everyone celebrates their accomplishments. Fury begins to trust Hawkeye again, because what he said turns out to be true. USAgent becomes something of a celebrity, and Fury is unable to get him replaced by someone he trusts.

The Ultimates are fighting against a powerful post-human villain force somewhere in New York (Nitro, Speedfreak, Coldheart, and Cobalt Man) and Hawkeye seems to come unhinged, using massive explosive quarrels in close proximity to civilians. (Yes, this is supposed to freak out readers, thinking that Ultimate Civil War is about to happen). The other Ultimates are forced to restrain him and in the process, the villains escape. Hours later, they hear that P.H.I.S.T managed to capture the escaped villains and turn them over to the Triskellion for detention. Hawkeye is placed under house arrest for psychiatric evaluation. Nick Fury comes under fire for a botched job. Politicians, including Senator Kelly, Killgrave's former political ally, start questioning the money spent on the Ultimates, when P.H.I.S.T is more effective. He supports legislation that introduces a UN proposal banning any post-human military groups not put under the direct control of the UN Post-Human International Security Taskforce. The Ultimates are disbanded. Some join PHIST, and others try "civilian" lives. Nick Fury, with help and support from Tony Stark, starts a personal crusade to get to the bottom of how Killgrave can get perfectly logical people who seem to be genuinely appreciative to the Ultimates in the wake of the Liberator's attack, to turn on the idea of the Ultimates so quickly.

Fury discovers that Killgrave was involved in some early genetic testing and underwent a process that increased his pheromone control to the point that he could influence people toward his own ends. Fury, realizing that anyone who has been anywhere close to Killgrave is likely under his spell, is forced into putting together an underground group of heroes to incapacitate Killgrave, reverse his influence, and expose what he has done to the world. He recruits the "Xavier School", Spider-man, Marvel Knights, and Stark to assault the Triskellion, which has become P.H.I.S.T's new headquarters. They successfully incapacitate him, counter his pheromone by putting a neutralizing pheromone through the air systems of the Triskellion, and then introduce the neutralizing agent into key government buildings in Washington and in the UN headquarters. He presents his proof at Killgrave's genetic manipulation and all of the laws and treaties created under Killgrave's control are overturned. Senator Kelly still seems outraged at the whole deal privately, and publicly declares his intention to run for President of the U.S. with the slogan, "Peace through Diplomacy, not Post-Humanity."
 
Re: Ultimization Game II/6: Purple Man

Taking it from my mini Ultimate Universe centered around Daredevil again.

The first appearance of Zebediah Killgrave happens within the arc title Bird of Prey. It centers on The Owl as the main villain looking to dominate The Kingpins now open territories (takes place shortly after USM: Learning Curve). The Owl's heavily involved in drugs. Hence, "preying" on people. The most addictive drug on the market "Violet Vice" is mass produced and distributed by him. Foggy Nelson is highly addicted to it. Killgrave is his right hand man. The perfect henchmen. Strong, good looking, smart. Also the biggest sadistical creep ever. When Daredevil busts up the operation at one of Owl's manufacturing warehouses, Killgrave gets caught in an explosion near one of the tanks and gets doused in the chemical. The cops arrive and arrest everyone. Killgrave gets sent to Ryker's.

UDD: Purple Haze

A few months pass and soon Killgrave starts displaying manipulation powers. When his abilities are triggered his skin turns a shade of purple (His skin is not permanently Purple). The Purple skin was also a sign of Violet Vice overdose victims. The people around him become dependent on his presence and he uses this dependency to do as he pleases. For the first few weeks he climbs up the political latter with in the prison system. Treating Owl most unfairly after serving under him for so many years. He then decides it's time to go and easily manipulates the guards and warden to let him out. He shows up back at his old neighborhood in Hell's Kitchen an soon begins to gather a large following. He's present at a black tie affair and seduces New York's highest socialites including Tony Stark, Wilson Fisk, Matt Murdock, Karen Page, Sharon Carter, Harold Driver, The Mayor, etc... Foggy, whose been clean for a while, begins to feel the effects of the one time drug and becomes addicted again. Matt returns home to Foggy shrivelled up in a corner. Killgrave begins to manipulate Karen Page, Matt's girlfriend and rapes her. He controls the police force through Harold Driver, who knows the identity of Daredevil and is his liason in the department. Killgrave wants to take over New York and eventually the world but first he wants to get Daredevil under his control. Matt meeting Killgrave is aware of what's happening and takes medication that counters the effects of Purple Haze. Daredevil goes to confront Purple Man who now has a huge crowd around him. Driver is so sick from the addiction that he becomes violently jealous of Karen, who is always at Killgrave's side. He tries to win him over by shouting that he knows DD's true identity. Daredevil from the rooftops hears this and cuts Driver off before he can reveal anything. The two fight but Matt's mobbed by Purple Man's followers. When everything seems hopeless Fury shows up with SHIELD agents and subdues the crowd. Killgrave tries to manipulate Fury but Fury is unphased telling him "I've been through weirder **** than this." Killgrave then tries to manipulate one of Fury's men to shoot him but Fury punches him and knocks him out releasing the others from the spell. Zebediah's placed under arrest for biologically tampering with himself and is put into a secure isolated SHIELD holding cell.

*He's bisexual.
*He's got a bit of Burton/Nicholson's Joker to him.
* His powers of manipulation can last for days. His victims skin turn white and their lips turn purple like an individual experiencing hypothermia. After awhile they turn to mindless zombies due to prolonged exposure.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II/6: Purple Man

Ok….I know that details make everything better….but I'm swamped with writing projects that I have to do for work so I can't get to deep into the story. But the synopsis for the arc is this:

For continuity purposes this would take place after UXM Annual#2 and before "Cable".


Issue 1----After the whole Magician incident at the Academy of Tomorrow, Warren is expelled from the school. He goes back to Xavier begging to be allowed back into his school. Xavier accepts and asks him to try and bring Dazzler back to the team. She agrees to come back with Warren.

Upon their arrival, Cyclops and Storm are there to greet them. But out of nowhere Storm conjures a lightning bolt and kills Dazzler.


Issue 2----The next issue is the aftermath/what the hell happened issue. In the end it is revealed that Storm was being controlled by a mysterious man named Zebediah Keilgraf (pronounced Killgrave).


Issue 3----Keilgraf controls Cyclops's mind and has Cyclops attempt to kill Xavier. He of course fails. The X-Men meet and discuss how they can stop this menace. Cyclops mentions how they've faced someone with mind controlling powers before and that this time things were gonna be different.


Issue 4----The X-Men find Keilgraf's hideout. Keilgraf goes on about how "the wicked have been delivered to the purifier and that destiny's immortal hand will spread across the world and more psycho-religious nutjob babble". But Zeb is not alone. He has followers……and come face to face with his minions "The Acolytes".


Issue 5----Big battle issue ending with standard "possible death cliffhanger"


Issue 6----The X-Men beat the Acolytes and finally confront Purple Man. There's the obligatory fight----but during the battle Cyclops is controlled again….this time he's got a gun and is holding it to Bobby's temple. Out of nowhere Keilgraf drops dead. We see that Xavier has arrived on the scene and while Keilgraf was distracted----Xavier had no choice but to shut his brain off.

After the fight, they notice that he is wearing a purple mask. Once they remove the mask they are all shocked to discover that Purple Man is actually the escaped Nathaniel Essex!





So yeah----Purple Man is actually Sinister out for revenge. There are also tattoos on Sinister that lead you to believe that he has completed gathering all the souls needed to raise Apocalypse.

This arc also pushes the question of to whether Scott should be leading the team or someone else? We get a further glimpse into the evil side of Xavier. We get a small tie-in to the BKV cliffhanger. And we also get a brief intro to Ultimate Acolytes.

Not my best….but I still like it.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II/6: Purple Man

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ULTIMATE TALES: "THE TUNNEL" Part 1

New York City's so-called Liberty Tunnel (loosely inspired by the real-life "Freedom Tunnel") has been a source of much debate, in the Ultimate version of the Big Apple. It is a disused Amtrak subway line that runs under Riverside Park in Manhattan, accessible from a network of tunnels and passageways, which are an "open secret" among the general public.

Its advocates claim that the Tunnel provides a semi-legitimate outlet for street artists and graffiti enthusiasts, who have decortated its abandoned walls; to them, it is a symbol of creativity of the city and its people.

However, the Tunnel also has a dark side, providing shelter for an undocumented number of homeless individuals, some of whom are junkies and fugitives.

Late police chief Jeanne De Wolfe quietly tolerated the Tunnel's existence, but her replacement, hard-nosed Maria Hill (who is tougher; more like Commissioner Angotti from Ex Machina, in the UU) is eager to shut it down permanently, as a safety hazard.

Even among the Tunnel's supporters, opinion is divided. Hobie "H-Bomb" Brown, a self-styled "street archivist" and tagger from Empire State University, whose murals are exhibited in the Tunnel, has made a request to City Hall to grant it historic landmark status, and for the creation of safe pathways, as a means for preserving the grafitti art, and making it public.

To this end, H-Bomb is working with film student and would-be director Cassie St. Commons to make a feature-length documentary about the Tunnel.

However, a rival known only by his nickname -- Prodigy -- opposes the the institutionalization of such a sacred place. He announces on his blog that he would rather see the Tunnel closed down, rather then sanitized into yet another city-sponsored tourist attraction.

Things get ugly when St. Commons is found, raped and brutally killed, in a dimly-lit area of the tunnel. Her corpse is located by H-Bomb, underneath a strange purple marking on the ceiling.


ULTIMATE TALES: "THE TUNNEL" Part 2

The police suspect that Prodigy is the killer; they believe his motive is to stop the conversion of the Tunnel into a landmark. In his "civilian" identity, as graphic designer Richard Gilmore, he seeks out lawyer Matt Murdock to clear his name, if necessary.

Meanwhile, H-Bomb issues a public statement, appealing to Spider-Man to help him find the real killer, because he doesn't have faith in the police system.

H-Bomb equips himself with night-vision goggles and tricked-out smoke bombs, and prepares to hunt the killer in the Tunnel, with Spider-Man's help.

It is revealed that a hooded figure with a walkie talkie is observing their movements.

While searching the Tunnel, Spidey is impressed with the artwork he sees.

Eventually, they come across Daredevil and Moon Knight, who tell them to basically go home, and leave it to the experienced veterans to catch the killer.

Spidey and H-Bomb find one of the purple markings -- freshly painted -- and upon staring at it, they immediately become transfixed, as if they were hypnotized. A stern-faced old man in ragged bum's clothes emerges from a nearby passageway to capture them. He is Zebediah Killgrave.



ULTIMATE TALES: "THE TUNNEL" Part 3

Killgrave takes H-Bomb and Spidey back to his lair, and recounts to them his origin story, hoping they will sympathize with him.

Basically, he was a lowly soldier in the Soviet army, who volunteered for governtment experiments related to mind control in the early 80s (the Communist equivalent of the so-called Project MK-ULTRA). The experiment was partially successful, granting Killgrave the power to excrete a purple-colored fluid from his hands, which can momentarily shut down control over the brain's higher functions, when its stains are "read" (like a barcode) through the human eyes. This effectively renders the victim temporarily catatonic. (The effects of the fluid wear off, over time, leaving behind a violet residue, such as the one found at the scene of St. Commons' murder.)

Killgrave used his newfound abilities to escape his handlers, stowing away on a shipment of vodka, bound for New York.

However, the Soviets destroyed all evidence of his existence, making his dreamed-of integration into mainstream American society a virtual impossibility. Instead, he sought refuge in the makeshift community within the Tunnel, only using his powers for self-defense, when necessary, or to steal people's wallets, during harsher seasons.

Over time, he witnessed many of his adopted friends and loved ones pass away or deteriorate, victims of their substance addictions, or any number of diseases that go untreated in the squatter colonies.

His attack on Cassie St. Commons was a desperate effort to halt what he percieved to be the "gentrification" of the Tunnel by the artists and bourgeois creative people.

With that, Killgrave leaves his prisoners, to find Moon Knight and Daredevil.


ULTIMATE TALES: "THE TUNNEL" Part 4

Daredevil, of course, is immune to Killgrave's powers (since his eyes do not function normally). Moon Knight cannot be affected as well; every time he looks at the purple markings, another one of his split personalities takes over instead.

Because of this, the two heroes easily defeat Killgrave, when he finds them loitering near one of the traps he had set up inside the Tunnel.

Before the two vigilantes can escape with Killgrave's unconscious body, the Tunnel is raided by a squadron of SHIELD agents, lead by Sharon Carter.

SHIELD had been keeping watch over the heroes, from the very beginning. Agent Clay Quartermain raids Killgrave's layer, but allows H-Bomb and Spidey to escape. Similarly, Agent Carter permits Daredevil and Moon Knight to go free; it's Killgrave they really want. SHIELD takes custody over yet another dangerous super-powered individual.


Epilogue

Chief Hill orders the immediate closure of the Liberty Tunnel, in the interest of public security.

Furthemrore, she is furious that Killgrave was caught by SHIELD and the masked heroes literally under the noses of her law enforcement officers. In response, she orders the immediate formation of a special police unit to monitor and control the activities of costumed vigilantes: the Masked Crimes Division. She appoints officers Harold Driver and Ishmael "Izzy" Ortega to head the unit.
 
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Re: Ultimization Game II/6: Purple Man

Alright, here we go. Let's see if I can beat the clock, yeah?

Background

Zebediah Killraven was a soldier and espionage agent during the Cold War. He was from one of the European bloc countries, operating initially as a Soviet soldier and then gaining prominence as a spy and covert agent for Spetnaz. He had a reputation for being brilliant in the field but absolutely ruthless.He pushed his subordinates to the limit, believing they never sacrificed enough for the cause. When the USSR collapsed, he went mercenary, moving from conflict to conflict until he established himself as a semi-permanent soldier of fortune working with the United States in the first Iraq War.

Here, he garnered a position of power. Essentially becoming ana off-the-records CIA agent under the jurisdiction of Henry Gyrich, he led asmall unit on a number of off-the-books black ops missions. On his last mission in this capacity, himself and his unit were the unwitting test subjects for an experimental drug, an untested medication with psychotropic similarities to LSD. The results were unexpected. Killraven, who was exposed to the largest amount of the drug, exhibited an advanced control over his units pheromones, and was finally able to push them to the level of excellence he expected from them. The raid of an Iraqi encampment was a nominal success. The five soldiers under his command, pushed to martyrdom by Killraven's control were killed, along with the nearly fifty Iraqi soldiers in the compound. Management considered these numbers unacceptable, but Gyrich managed to push Killraven into a project deeper underground.

The amount of drugs pumped into Killraven's body permanently changed his physiology. Recognizing the impending threat of eugenics, Gyrich opened the "Purple Man Project", coined after the effects of the drug (see below). Put under intense hypnosis and brainwashing, Killraven was reprogrammed to hunt and neutralize any masked or otherwise incognito vigilantes. To cover the project, all ties to the "Purple Man" were cut. After the reprogramming he was given full autonomy to complete his mission without connections back to the CIA.

Powers

The drug that changed Killraven gives him control over the hormone levels of anyone that he physically touches or makes eye contact with. However, his control isn't as expansive as in the 616 Universe. He can control typically six or seven people at a time, or less, depending on the strength of their resolve. The drug gave his eyes a permanently violet pigmentation, a change that reflects itself in the people he controls. Anyone under this particular kind of hormone manipulation slowly gains a slight violet pallor. It grows darker depending on the intensity of hormones being pumped through their body, and when the body eventually overloads, sends the individual into a coma. While directly being controlled by the Purple Man, the individuals are enamored enough to follow simple commands. When he gives up direct control of them, they retain the initial instincts instilled in them by the hormone control (be it anger, lust, sadness), although don't respond directly to commands. This eventually subsides as their bodies achieve proper hormonal balance.

First Appearance

Purple Man would make his first brief appearance at the very end of an arc dealing with Ultimate Owl. This version of the Owl represents a sort of demented twist on real-world LSD manufacturer Owsley Stanley, who believed that the physiological alterations of LSD were a natural extension of human evolution. The Owl has established himself as a sort of guru in Greenwich Village, preaching evolution through a psychotropic drug that gives both psychedelically spiritual experiences and causes hormone growth that brings animalistic features in its users. His extensive use of the drug has given him the distinctive properties of an owl. As part of their agenda, they've taken in a number of the animalistic mutants who were formerly part of Magneto's Brotherhood. Although the commune seems to be mostly peacedul, Peter Parker still investigates and discovers serious neural damage that's caused by continual exposure to the drug. Although he recognizes that the Kingpin wants to eliminate the threat the Owl is presenting to his criminal empire, Parker rationalizes that he should help the people regardless of what criminals it helps. When Spider-Man ventures into that part of town to try to fix things, he finds the neighborhood in an animalistic frenzy. Fighting his way through the masses, he eventually finds the Owl, already brutalized and batterd, and muittering something about a "Purple Man". The arc closes with the police cleaning up the mess.

The Purple Man (Ultimate Spider-Man)

The character's primary arc sets him up as an opponent of Spider-Man and Daredevil. It assumes that the Ultimate Knights have not yet officially coalesced and takes place after Clone Saga. It also takes place after the events of Ultimates 2. In the aftermath of the attack by the Liberators, the US government has instituted a commission to investigate the events that allowed such an attack to happen. Citing the events leading to the Liberators attacks and the fallout of the Clone Saga, they conclude that SHIELD has been given far too much power. Gyrich leads the investigation. Fury is stripped of a s ignifcant amount of power, and part of this includes most of the Triskelion inmates being shipped to various holding facilities. Some of these are transferred to a new "genetic mutants" block of Ryker's Island. Matt Murdoch is currently handling a number of class action law suits filed against the kingpin, which try to link him to a number of accidental deaths that were the results of gang activity.

The first issue opens with Zebediah Killraven showing up in Wilson Fisk's office without an appointment. He's sent both the secretary and bodyguard staff into a stupor and offers to eliminate Kingpin's costumed nemeses, claiming "There's nothing I hate more than cowards in costumes" or something to similar effect. We then cut to Spidey and Daredevil crossing into each other as they try to foil a robbery attempt at a downtown researc laboratory. The criminals seem efficient and highly trained, exhibiting a slight purple aura that gradually worsens as the two heroes try to foil the robbery. Most of them get away while one of them sinks into a coma. Parker later investigates and discovers the men were actually Navy SEALS, members in a highly decorated command unit. When Parker sees Ben Urich writing an article with the byline "Purple Men Strike Research Lab", the connection back to the Owl clicks. As Spider-Man, he shows up at Urich's apartment, giving him the Owl (now locked in Ryker's) as a potential lead. Meanwhile, Daredevil runs into an informer (a SHIELD agent, dropped by a disgruntled Fury) who gives him two important clues. The device stolen from the labs was some sort of EMP mechanism, and a CIA agent named Henry Gyrich may have some answers for Daredevil.

We get an origin issue of Killraven. Ben Urich interviews the Owl at Ryker's Island. The Owl was a research scientist for the CIA, the lead researcher who developed the drug which created the Purple Man. He reveals the details of that first experiment, and gives us a flashback of the Purple Man (confused, and with only fractured memories of what the Owl did to him) at the end of the Owl USM arc. Daredevil interrogates Gyrich at his house, and uncovers the agent's role in The Purple Man Project. We alternate between these two stories, and during the Owl interrogation, see a prison guard (his eyes tinted purple) with his hands on the stolen EMP device. It closes with Killraven in Frank Castle's cell, saying he's got a proposition to offer him.

Follow up with an extensive jailbreak action sequence. Spidey has to tangle with a number of his enemies, who have know been transferred to Ryker's. He tussles with Electro and Sandman, and Electo escapes despite the timely intervention of Daredevil. Amid the chaos, Frank Castle (who doesn't appear to be under hypnotic control) slits the Owl's throat.

Spidey and Daredevil chase Electro through the city. Much property damage ensues. During the banter, Electro reveals the ailbaek was committed by a man with purple eyes, who freed him as a favor from the Kingpin. They neutralize Electro, and the two of them reticently share the information they gathered. Together, they find Urich, find out what he uncovered, and learn that the Owl is dead.. Piecing two and two together, Murdoch comes to the conclusion that the jailbreak was an elaborate means for the Purple Man to murder one of his torturers from the inside. The super-powered jailbreak was a means of distraction, to turn the heroes against Kingpin while he pulled off his activities. They discern that Gyrich could well be next.

The two arrive as the Punisher is attempting an assassination of Gyrich. It becomes clear that he's not under mind control from Purple Man, and we get a flash back to their meeting as the two heroes duke out against Castle. Killraven, reading the report on the Punisher, dcided that Castle was the one man with the resolve and grit to help him on his crusade. He provided Castle with evidence of both the Owl's and Gyrich's corruption, and offered a partnership in exterminating corruption from forces of crimefighting (both mundane nad masked). The murder of Gyrich and Owl is the test of loyalty. In the present battle, the Purple Man steps onto the scene, and locking eyes with Spidey, takes control of him. We get a fight between Daredevil and Spidey, while the both of them dodge the Punisher's bullets. He finally knocks Spider-Man out, and makes quick work of Castle. Finally, it's just him and Killraven on the rooftop. Killraven locks eyes with the blind Murdoch, and we see a confident smile twist on the Purple Man's lips. It's gone just as quickly, as he catches one of those throwy-sticks right between the eyes.

Daredevil drops Spidey off away from the cops. Gyrich gets a stern warning before the police come to cart Killraven and Castle away. As an epilogue, we see Murdoch coming to his office after a long day's work fighting crime, to find a folder on his desk. Inside are piles of evidence against the Kingpin, in the civil cases. Fisk sits in his own office looking pissed, a note tacked to his desk: "There's nothing I hate more than cowards who hide behind masks, Mr. Fisk. Not all masks are made out of fabric."
 
Ultimization Game Season 2 Archive Thread

Rules

1) All entries are to be your own work. If it is discovered you have entered someone else's work as your own, you will be disqualified from all rounds.

2) Entries are to be posted in this thread, and general discussion on the game can go in the other thread.

3) The game begins Wednesday, December 6th and ends on Monday the 11th. All votes must be in by Tuesday the 12th, and the winner will be notified in time to start the next round.

4) Once all entries have been posted, a mod will close the thread, and you can then send your PMs to me, voting for who you think deserves to win. I will then post the winner.

And the lucky character to be featured in this week's contest is...

The Invaders!

Feel free to use the WWII version or the more modern incarnations. Good Luck!
 
Re: Ultimization Game Season 2; Episode 7: The Invaders

My Ultimate Invader's Idea was presented when we Ultimized Hate-Monger in the first game.

Probably their most important mission would've been defeating the Hitler Clone so I'm not going to rewrite the story. I'm just going to explain the concept and reveal team members. I don't remember the exact characters I picked but since it's lost I can just choose different/new ones to add.

So here it is...

When American originally lost Captain America the military knew that despite a secret victory that would tilt the war heavily in their favor, morale would be down. They asked Bucky to take Steve Roger's place as the new poster child. Bucky was good but no supersoldier. The U.S. gave him a team to help him with covert missions. These were The Invaders. Superpowered individuals were few and far between. None of these men had powers but were the best of the best when it came to National Security and armed combat.

Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier

Undergoing the same training techniques as the world's first Supersoldier he rose to become one of the greatest soldiers. At home he began dating Gail, who disapproved of his continuing to fight and his fanatical following of his one time best friend. He was the team leader and retired after the war much to Gail's relief.

Simply known as Blazing Skull

Of Native American descent. This quiet and most formidable opponent was the U.S. armies go too man. He had flames tattooed over his bald skull after his hair was singed off during a fight with a nazis wielding a flamethrower.

Thomas Raymond aka Toro

Ball busting, good spirited, loyal. This was the teams pyrotechnician. Flamethrower was his weapon of choice. Blazing Skull never laughs at his jokes.

James Montgomery aka Union Jack

Sent by British Intelligence to aid the American forces. He's Britains #1 and doesn't mind letting people know about it. A Charmer, cynical, and about as Anti-American as the U.S. enemies. He only does what's necessary to keep his country protected.

Madelyne Joyce aka Miss America


Brought on to be strictly medical and to show good face within an almost completely male dominated society within the military, she's proven herself more than once in field.

Jackie Crichton aka Spitfire

Raised by the military. Her single father was a high ranking officer. She made it on the team after laying out Blazing Skull in an on base bar fight when he tried to break it up and she mistakenly thought he groped her. Union Jack claims that she's the only American that can bring him to his knees.

Bruce Dickson aka Thin Man


A man who can fit into tight spaces really easily. The biggest appetite and he never gains weight. Oldest member of the team and acts as second in command.
 
Re: Ultimization Game Season 2; Episode 7: The Invaders

All right, I'm changing a few of the members, so bare with me.

The Ultimates 4

Months before the fall and supposed death of Captain America, a secret conference was held by the Allied Powers to decide on the important question: What to do if and when Captain America is eliminated. America, Britain, the USSR, and a few other countries devised and settled on a plan: A team of individuals who had the necessary training and prowess to take the place of the fables Captain America. The Ultimate Invaders.

Each of the Allies contributed to this.

The Winter Soldier: To create unity between the Allies, a soldier was proposed to go through training with all three of the main Allied countries. Minutes after the decision was made, generals from the U.S. and Britain gathered together. They didn't trust the USSR and devised a plan to place an agent within their forces, for they feared the next war to be with the Communists. They chose James Barnes, a.k.a. Bucky, a good friend of Captain America and a loyal and committed patriot. He underwent the same training as Steve Rogers, but without the Super Soldier serum. In Britain he trained under the famous Union Jack in stealth and tactics. James went to Russia, but had to stay there longer then intended because of the Axis forces and was the last member to join the team. Because of his time in the north, he was called the Winter Soldier. After his time in the USSR, he had seen too many horrors of war. He also saw the evils of Communism. He was perhaps the most silent of the team. He was the one who considered the ethics of a mission and would question it if it was too immoral.

Union Jack: As a boy, James Montgomery Falsworth had fought in World War I and became a distinguished soldier, earning him the title Union Jack. He was called back into service to lead the team. Confident and courageous, he was ready to do anything for the good of the free people. Despite being the oldest on the team (He is in his late forties, early fifties) he would be the first one into battle.

Thin Man: A French thief, he weaseled his way onto the team due to his skills. He has the uncanny ability to get in and out of anything. Cunning and having a wry sense of humor, he will constantly make jokes during a mission. Thin Man was disgusted with any form government, and was totally self-serving. He would later betray the team and side with the Axis, causing the death of Goliath.

Goliath: A survivor of the siege of Stalingrad, Boris Kim was the USSR's choice. He was a giant of a man, at 9ft 8in. Incredibly strong, he was the powerhouse of the team. He was highly susceptible to alcohol, and because of this carried a flask of vodka with him. His alcoholic tendencies would send him into a rage, and he would be nearly unstoppable. The Thin Man poisoned his drink during a mission, and died after a devastating rampage.

Hercules: The only other member of the team who could match Goliath's strength, and perhaps surpass it, was Thomas Raymond. Nicknamed Toro, he was a Greek shepherd. Chosen to be a subject of a government funded project, known as Project Olympus, Toro was given the codename Hercules. Already possessing immense strength, Toro's training made him a human juggernaut. He was the representative of Greece on the team. Hercules had no recollection of his past besides being a shepherd. After one mission, he became plagued with dreams, in which he was a great hero named Heracles. Goliath was the only one on the team who thought he might be the real Hercules.

Spitfire: Jackie Crichton was the American on the team. As the only woman on the team, young Jackie was adopted by James Falsworth as his daughter. An expert mechanic, she devised the team's transportation. Addicted to speed, she would go for days riding a custom motorcycle she made. She tried to pursue Bucky, but due to his hard and quiet nature, gave up. She was the most jovial of the team, and lightened the atmosphere.

Blazing Skull: The Canadian addition was James Howlett (prior Weapon X). A mutant with accelerated healing, James was the special ops, and a paratrooper. He knew Captain America, and after a failed landing, in which the only survivors were the Captain and James, he received a tattoo of a skull on fire, which Captain America said suited him. The Captain had said he had a dream of which a man whose skull was aflame came out of the burning wreckage of the plane, only to discover it was James. In truth, Captain America actually saw Howlett, whose skin had been melted and on fire, revealing his skull with flames dancing around it. His healing factor quickly cleaned up the melted skin, though he received burns which didn't heal as quickly.
 
Re: Ultimization Game Season 2; Episode 7: The Invaders

Kree Ship
Outer Space

Announcer: "It's time! The moment we have ALL been waiting for..........


The Invaders Vs. The New Heros!!​

Announcer: "That's right! The Kree Empire have been creating these "Invaders" for months! Here they are!"

USAgent- The Kree originally called him Super Agent Kree Alpha 09, but when they decided to send the Invaders up against the heros of Earth, to mock Captain America, they switched it to USAgent. His powers are Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.

Thin Man- Originally created to sneak through Skrull ships with ease. He was created to have the powers of Mr. Fantastic. He is elastic, and slowed age.

Blazing Skull- Wasn't created. Actually, he was a Kree baby with a deformed body. He was enhanced by the Kree. His powers are: Immunity to flame, Superhuman strength, Ability to make his flesh invisible
while leaving his bones visible, Accelerated healing factor, ability to create and project fire.

The Fin- A abnormal life form found in the aqatic planet Atlantos. He was captured and forced to be a part of this all. His powers are: able to survive the pressures of the ocean, can breathe air or water, enhanced speed, and super strength.

Announcer: "Okay! Before I introduce the fights and oppenets, let me tell you all why we are doing this. Three months ago, one of our ships were destroyed by some of the oppenets. The others were chosen because of there ability's. So, here are the challengers.

Captain America
Mr. Fantastic
Deadpool
Namor

Announcer: "Alright, ready? 3.....2.....1....INVADERS GO!!!!!"

Two days later

Announcer: "Okay, the results are back. Here they are....."

Capatin America Vs. USAgent:

USAagent found Cap in his apartment in a rundown part on NYC. Unperpared, The Invader won.

Thin Man Vs. Mr. Fantastic:

Thin Man entered the Baxter Building with ease. He found Mr. Fantastic and waited. After three hours, Thin Man struck! But, he got cocky, and the Torch melted him in a attempt top help Reed.

Blazing Skull Vs. Deadpool:

Skull found Deadpool actually on top of a buliding over a pool, stalking someone. No one knows what happened. But, the next morning, Deadpool was actually found dead in a pool. The Invader won.

The Fin Vs. Prince Namor:

Fin found Namor in the Atlantic Ocean. But, what the Fin didn't know, was that Namor was too skilled, and the Fin was killed by a shark. The round went to Namor.
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Announcer: "Well, I guess it's a tie. It dosen't matter! The Earhtlings are still Mother F......."

At that momment, a bomb hit the ship. They all died. Earth won.
 
Re: Ultimization Game Season 2; Episode 7: The Invaders

hum.... Not much luck with this one, is there? I'd pattern this in a similar way to the Ultimate Galactus story, with three miniseries that tie together: Ultimate All-Stars , Ultimate Invaders and Ultimate Invasion . I'm being brief on the details because I need to head for work real soon, and won't be back until after midnight.

Open Ultimate All-Stars with an object plummeting into the Nevada desert. A close-up reveals the object to be some sort of robot. Ultimate All-Stars would take place just before the US's entrance into World War II. Despite not publically being involved, the government knows that America will be entering the field, and they've been testing a super-serum soldier. Captain America is their first success with the project, and they intend to test him out in the field before publically introducing him as America's hero. Although he's had numerous dry runs, his first operation in the field is a black ops assignment with a Canadian squad known as The Howlin' Commandos , led by a young hot-shot named James Howlett , one of those guys who's smooth enough and confident enough that he won't leave the war with so much as a scratch. He seems to have the capacity to survive pretty much whatever the Germans throw at him. The Commandos are understandably resentful of this untrained American being thrown into their midst for a top secret assignment. They brief over the contents of their mission. The team will be invading a top secret nazi facility a number of miles off the coast of Japan, supposedly creating a weapon that can turn the tide of the war for the Axis. Meanwhile, scientists have built a facility of the Nevada crash site, and are picking apart the robot. There's hints that it was another probe sent with the same purpose as Vision, but it seems more primitive in design, and its faculties are shut off before they can learn anything from it. Instead, the facility is reprogramming it for combat.

The Commandos raid the Nazi facility, which is located on a floating rig, and under the jurisdiction of Dr. Heinrech Zemo . Explosions and fighting ensues, and as the team gets deeper into the facility, they start to see more and more technology and artifacts that seem almost alien. At the core, they find what appears to be a teenaged boy floating in a tube (aside from some minor differences from human physiology like webbed feet and pointed ears). The tube is labeled "Namor Project". There's a showdown with Zemo that ends in the integrity of the structure being compromised, and as the rig is starting to collapse, Cap grabs the boy. With Namor and some folios on the project in tow, they escape, and the facility collapses around them.

We close with the President's announcement of America's entrance into the war. Cut with it is a montage of the major characters. Captain America is at a press conference where the government is announcing him as the United States' new hero, along with Bucky. Howlett is at a much more classified meeting, receiving a commendation for his service, but being told that his presence in the war can never be known. At the end of the ceremony, he's pulled aside by an officer to see if Howlett wants to become involved in a project called Weapon Plus . At the Nevada facility, we see Namor being ushered in for studies even as the robot is completed. They call the android Human Torch.

Ultimate Invaders[/b] follows shortly after the events of the first mini. Cap and Bucky are America's sweethearts, and Howlett is doing dirtier and more dangerous secret ops for both the US and Canadian governments. At Area 51, the Human Torch is undergoing combat trials, and ends up going haywire, tearing up the facility. Namor, under light supervision, ends up breaking into flight and combatting the android. The fight is split up with Cap being pulled into CIA headquarters to review the information they got from the Namor mission. As Namor is shutting down Human Torch, the android pleads "Help me", and we close the issue with the agent telling Captain America, "Something is terribly wrong with our fish-boy."

We then go through the information revealed by the recovered folios. In his quest for power, Hitler ordered a number of secret occult studies. One of them, led by Zemo, resulted in the discovery of an underwater society deep in the Arctic. The nazis tried to subvert the race, but despite their inferior technology, the underwater folk (the Lemurians) managed to hold them at bay with their superhuman strength and powers, and the advantage of being underwater. The Lemurians were a militant off-shoot of Atlantis who had fought with their brethren thousands of years ago and disappeared to form their own society. Thus, they managed to avoid the destruction Atlantis suffered at the hands of the Inhumans. The break between Lemurian society and Atlantean society was not pleasant, and ended with their leader, Namor, being captured. They hold onto the myth that when times are dire, Namor will return and under his rule, they'll build an Empire that stretches the earth and the seas. The nazis managed to capture one of their youth, intending to raise him and indoctrinate him in Nazism and then release him on his people, posing as their hero, Namor. If this fails, the Nazis would intend as a back-up plan to just raze the city with full force and loot whatever weapons and artifacts remained.

(I'm starting to make things real brief here. I need to head out). Cap goes to visit Namor and becomes convinced of his sincerity as a hero. He reveals the intent of the Nazi party. Eventually, the government decides to form a unit called The Invaders consisting of Cap, Bucky, Howlett, Human Torch (at the insistence of the US government), and Namor (at the insistence of Cap) are sent to intercept a nazi attack on the underwater city. Namor goes to warn his people and hopefully gain their support, while the rest of the unit drops in on the warships gathering over the Arctic Sea. Here they tangle with the war commander, Agent Axis . The Lemurians scoff help from the land-walkers, and "Namor", who's become corrupt by their society. The Invaders manage to disarm the invasion force of the Nazis, but Human Torch sinks to the sea in the process, and Namor dies defending his people in a last ditch attack by the nazi soldiers. When the Invaders later return to investigate Lemuria, they find nothing remains.

Ultimate Invasion would take place in present day and be a loose ultimization of Atlantis Attacks. After the battle with the Fantastic Four in their book, Namor (the real one) returns to his brethren, who have since rebuilt a city deeper in the Arctic, titled "New Atlantis". They've become increasingly militant after discovering the proof of life above the water, and have adopted a number of nazi aesthetics and philosophies. Namor sends a threat to the major nations of the world, demanding obeisence, or New Atlantis will declare war on the lands above the water.

The Fantastic Four go to Latveria to discover whatever they can from the recovered artifacts. In return, they have to negotiate with Latveria to remove the embargos the US government has on them. In the end, a new team of Invaders consisting of Cap, Wolverine (James Howlett), the new Human Torch, and the Vision (in a way, an advanced version of the original Human Torch) is sent to dismantle the war brigade of New Atlantis, even as they're starting their march into the United States. They end up having to tangle with the original Human Torch (recovered and repaired by the Atlanteans when he fell into the ocean) as well as the real Namor.
 

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