Captain Wings

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Artificial Wings (a): Roger's artificial wing harness grants him the most sought after ability in the history of mankind: flight. While not as advanced as say the Red Raven suit, this wing harness nonetheless grants Roger intensity 3 flight, allowing him to swoop about at around ninety miles per hour. He can carry several hundred pounds of weight while flying, and has this one 'power stunt' so far:

* Wing Buffet (s): by rapidly flapping his wings 'towards' a body from above, Roger can buffet them with intensity 10 winds, typically capable of inflicting like concussive damage or simply knocking them to the ground - and keeping them there (his choice). Furthermore, he can use these artificial winds to douse flames with like ability.

Goggles (s): in addition to keeping the wind from adversely affecting his vision while flying about, these lenses also give Roger +2 protection from glares and blinding attacks. These flight goggles are of material strength 8 (as is all of Roger's gear), and can thus take a pounding (they're not likely to break, should Roger find himself in a fist-fight).

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Aerial Combat (a): Roger is well-trained (if self-trained) in the fine art of duking it out in the air, in his wing harness or in an airplane. He makes all attack and defense maneuvers while airborne at one difficulty level lower than is normally necessary.

Leadership (w): Roger is also a fine motivator of men, and as such, can easily direct them into combat (or on other missions). Any group that follows his leadership receives a +1 to all actions while following his plan (though if his leadership vanishes this changes into a -1).

Piloting (a): though he can fly about in his wing harness pretty much indefinitely, Roger has the ability to fly just about any aircraft existing in the 1940s. As such, makes actions concerning the operation of such an aircraft at a reduced difficulty.

Calling:

Protector: Roger is motivated by a deep desire to protect his countrymen from the Axis powers, no matter the cost. He became a hero because he couldn't serve in the army, hoping to use his flying abilities to do something against the Nazi scourge.

Costume:

While fighting evil, Roger wears a brown skin tight shirt with a stylized white 'w' on the chest, brown skin tight trousers with white stripes down the sides, an orange belt, orange boots, orange gloves, a brown mask with a blue visor on the front, and of course his big golden wings.

Personality:

Roger feels a deep need to do the Right Thing, which is how he was such easy prey for the likes of Alfie; he wanted to help his country so bad, and yet was unable to do so in a conventional manner. A dedicated patriot, he'll always find a way to fight for the Kingdom!

Real Name: Roger Dicken
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: citizen of the United Kingdom with no known criminal record
Marital Status: unrevealed
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: former member of the Crusaders

Height: unrevealed
Hair: unrevealed
Eyes: unrevealed
Weight: unrevealed
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none.

Story:

Little has been revealed regarding the origins of Captain Wings, other than the fact that he had a heart murmur, and as a result was deemed unfit for military service. Having a deep need to help defend his country, he was easy pickings for a turncoat named Alfie.

This Nazi spy had concocted a bizarre plot to assassinate the King of England, and needed the use of several heroes with which to distract the Invaders. To this end, he used equipment to give four would-be patriotic heroes super powers, and recruited two others to his cause.

These six compatriots would quickly grow to be known as the Crusaders, and made their public debut whilst the Invaders were out of Britain for a time. Either together or in small groups, they handled all kinds of crises - which the Invaders witnessed.

One of the Crusaders decided he didn't trust Alfie though. Figuring out that Alfie was indeed a Nazi sympathizer, Dyna-Mite was knocked for a loop by the villain, though he managed to warn the Invaders of the fiend's plot... just in the nick of time.

Once those heroes convinced the Crusaders that they were acting as the patsies of a Nazi jerk, they all abandoned the special equipment Alfie used to empower them in the first place. What Roger will do without his special flight harness is unknown.

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