Series 4-Vengence and Victory

With the loss of The Claw's most important ally and the destruction of Intellect Defense Todd Ticket is forced to look for work. With Random Bishop's help he is able to take a puny job as a copy/errand boy with the mayor.



Realizing he can't keep his puny job up forever he is influenced to go back to school, to use his new knowledge to try and someday rebuild Intellect Defense.



He and the heroes of The Claw try to decide what to do next in the wake of the destruction.



They are also faced with the decision of hunting down the foes who brought them to their knees without the support of Intellect Defense!

Friday, June 25, 2010

The Claw-Aftermath


Real name: Todd Ticket
Affiliation: The Claw and Intellect Defense
Temperament:
ON THE STREET:
Calm, publicly shy, determinded, stumbles over words, likable, funny, good-natured, kind, but unlucky with girls.
AS THE CLAW:
Steel-worker turned gymnast, strong, agile, brave, unafraid of heights, quick-thinking/reflexes, and persistant.
Weapons/Equipment:
CLAWS:
Retractable twin drill/claws, one on each hand, able to fire from each hand and connected by a ionic-bond version of a magnetic tractor beam. Able to drill through solid metal with diamond-tipped drills and crush car engines with hydraulic claws. Claw ‘blades’ contain multiple dual-directions ‘hinges’ for versatility.
TRACTOR BEAMS:
Claws are fired off with a combination of electromagnetic/harmonic repulsors. The repulsors are specifically tuned to the claw’s harmonic frequency so that they will pull back or launch out, instead of attracting/retracting anything else.
IONIC BOND:
Interior of claws and bottom of boots contain alien ionic bonding substance, enabling him to stick to surfaces.
ION CANNON 'SHOCK BALLS':
Interior of claws also contain ionic-bond firing ion cannons, capable of rendering electronic equipment worthless and living tissue unconscious. Later will be able to fire a liquid ionic-bond for trapping targets in place.
HELMET:
Helmet includes various filtering/analyzing/sensory-boosting/scanning equipment.
Ticket can target with his eyes by looking at his target. External speakers and internal functions are all voice activated.

ADDITIONAL WEAPONS:
Dual, wrist mini-LAW’s on chains under his street clothes.
Preferred Strike: Double, claw-extended swipe.

Prof. Carter and his company are destroyed and his dream thought to be gone forever. Todd and his friends work to keep his dream alive and avenge the man who came to be their mentor, visionary, and friend.

Lashline-2nd Phase

Lashline

Real name: Erika Shearer
Affiliation: Intellect Defense
Temperament: Ex-military vet. Mean, rude, and bitter due to the loss of her right arm above the elbow from her previous military experience. She also hates men due to the bad behavior from her previous military assignments (her superior officer was a big, bad jerk). She is almost unethical in her behavior and tactics.
Weapons/Equipment: Wears a cable-rapelling/grappling lashclaw on her right arm above the elbow.
HOOK CLAW: Sharpened, the boomerang-shaped claw can be fought with in hand to hand combat situations or fired at enemies from a distance.
FIRING THE CLAW: A thin, filament cord is wound tight in a quick-release spool near the base of the elbow. With small explosions it can be shot out and used as a grappling hook or weapon, which can be swung from. Maximum 2 city block range. Able to carry only 2 people (Lashline included). Stronger than Todd’s mini-L.A.W.s but not by much.
Skills/Abilities: MARTIAL ARTS EXPERTISE: As an ex-military vet Lashline is versed in various forms of hand to hand combat. Or, in her case, hand to claw combat.
Preferred Strike: Fire off hook-claw into opponent and then pull them into her awaiting elbow-uppercut.

Lashline doesn’t like Bionica or The Claw and is happy to let them know it.

With the discovery of the ionic bond she begs Marla for a permanent bonding to replace her lost arm. When Marla is able to make an appropriate substitute her temperament lightens up considerably... literally overnight!

Bionica



Real name: Alias is Katriana Korsakov from Russia.
Affiliation: Innovative Inc.
Temperament: Fun-loving, adventurous, a bit on the wild side, flirtatious, reckless, compationate, and head-strong.
Weapons/Equipment:
IONIC BOND AMPLIFIED HYDROLIC SKELETON: Looking completely human on the outside, Bionica is mostly machine held together by ionic bond on the inside. Her bones have been ioniclly bonded to a complex series of hydrolic lift mechanisims, giving her incredible strength. She is also able to jump high, run fast, and do things no other human could do. Unfortunately, the ionic bond requires a steady stream of electricity in order to remain functional. A small compartment of batteries is installed in her that feeds a steady stream of electricity to her individual systems. These batteries need to be changed regularly. Without the constant flow of electrical current the machines that give her incredible power would kill her.
HIDDEN IDENTITY: Her real name is Conquica Santander and she is Puerto Rican. She was biologically altered to protect her origins and identity. She claims to be from Russia to throw everyone in the wrong direction. She leaves no fingerprints and does not show up on any identification scans, including retinal scans. None of her weapons or mechanical systems show up on any scan.
DUAL, MINI-RAIL GUNS: Carries two, pop-up, internal mini-rail guns in each forearm. The designs were slopped together after extensive research into Dead Bolt’s rail gun. The designs were not stolen-they were figured out by working hard and spying on Dead Bolt.
DUAL, IONIC-BONDING EXOSKELETON HANDS: Thin, small exo-skeleton, robotic hands grab down, latch onto, and bond with her hands when not in use. They are designed to be the same color and pattern as her own hands as to be undetectable when not in use.
FIRING HER EXO-HANDS: A thin, filament cord is wound tight in a quick-release spool near the base of the elbow. With small explosions it can be shot out and used as a grappling hook or weapon, which can be swung from. Maximum 2 city block range.
This is the technology Ticket's mentor traded for access to the ionic bond, not knowing what it's intentions would be used for.
MULTIPLE INTERNAL COMPARTMENTS: Trained as an escape artist, Bionica has multiple tools hidden inside and throughout her body that cannot be detected by scans, including lock-pick devices and first aid kit.
Skills/Abilities:
MARTIAL ARTS EXPERTISE: Varying, international forms of hand to hand combat (Ex. Brazilian Jijitsu).
Preferred Strike: Swing, grab, smooch, wink, and punch. Not necessarily in that order, of course. *wink*

The Claw and Bionica were both captured by Superior Johnston and BioMech, where a sample of The Claw's ionic bond was stolen. The secret behind Bionica's multiple robotic limbs was also stolen. Both were used to create the new BioMech 'product' threat of Arachnid!
The Claw managed to escape their trap by removing his claw weapons, a luxery Bionica did not have. He then assisted Bionica in escaping her trap and thetwo of them fled BioMech's secret underground lab.

She continued to assist him in his fight against Impervious, the leader of BioMech, for reasons of her own.

Eventually they are assisted by others, including a Russian secret agent named Iron Klad.
After they are successful The Claw doesn't notice when Iron Klad captures Bionica. Iron Klad tortures Bionica, who has been claiming that she is from Russian Intelligence, to find out who she really works for. He is convinced and appeased that she is not what she says she is and is willing to release her… on the condition that she tells no one the truth!

Her concerns are that The Claw will no longer be willing to accept her when he finds out who and what she really is...

Iron Klad-The Untouchable Russian


Real name: ?
Affiliation: USSR's Secret Service (KGB)
Temperament: Direct, focused, impatient, wise, slow, aggressive, uncaring, reckless, unmovable, and unstoppable.
Weapons/Equipment:
NEAR INVULNERABILITY: Near indestructible with his virtually-impenetrable polymer mist shield. He needs to reapply the polymer mist with a simple aerosol can every day for peak efficiency.
MULTIPLE MILITARY WEAPONS AND FIREARMS: Traditionally carries the biggest military firearms he can carry at one time, including a shoulder-launching bazooka. Also known to carry automatic machine guns with grenade launcher, flamethrowers, and missile launchers.
Skills/Abilities:
MILITARY MARTIAL ARTS: Being near-indestructible, he typically throws his martial arts training out the window and opts for a more simple approach to grappling... and throwing them both out any nearby windows.
Preferred Strike: The one that does the job. And makes the most noise.

A tall, strong, seemingly impervious Russian character shows up in town taking out bad guys and claiming to be looking for Bionica. He always seems to dress very well.
Dead Bolt’s rail gun was stolen from the Russian government. The Russian government made the rail gun for Iron Klad but he didn’t want it because it is a virtually silent weapon. He prefers weapons that make a lot of noise.
When the rail gun designs ‘popped up’ in Cycle City, being carried by a girl that claimed she was from the Russian Secret Service Iron Klad travels to Cycle City to investigate. Iron Clad finds both Dead Bolt and Bionica there.
He has previous connections to Dead Bolt and Dead Eye.
After Impervious is defeated Iron Klad leaves for Russia and Bionica disappears without a goodbye... for now.