Spirit of '76

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Cape (s): as the Spirit of '76, William utilized a brilliant red, bulletproof cape. This item provided the man +3 protection from attack, as long as said attacks come from behind. In a pinch, however, William can wrap the cape around his body, though he cannot attack in an exchange where he does this.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing (s): William made it a point to fight with his fists, as opposed to using knives or guns (which he absolutely refuses to do). Skilled with these natural weapons, he can divide his total action score between two melee attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Martial Arts (a): William may use his Strength or Agility to resolve unarmed melee combat - whichever is to his benefit at a given moment. Also, this skill allows him to reduce the difficulty of actions to catch thrown weapons or to lower the damage inflicted by falling.

Calling:

Idealist: William is a tried and true patriot, as he risks his life constantly in the protection of America and the idea it represents. He does this despite the fact that he is essentially a normal human, and is always mixing it up with super-villains and the like.

Costume:

As the Spirit of '76, William wore a costume that included a long sleeved, collared white shirt with ten blue stars on the chest, blue trousers with white racing stripes, black leather boots and gloves, a black domino mask, a black cocked hat, and a brilliant red cape.

Personality:

William was an extremely patriotic young American, and felt he could best serve his country by fighting its many foes as his idol, Captain America did - namely, up front and personal in a bright costume. He may not be the smartest fellow but his heart was definitely in the right place.

Real Name: William Naslund
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: former member of the Crusaders

Height: 6' 2"
Hair: black
Eyes: blue
Weight: 210
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Little is known about the origins of the man that would become the Spirit of '76. It has been revealed over time that he seemed to idolize Captain America, watching him with pride on the news reels as the red, white and blue Son of Liberty bashed in Nazi heads week after week.

Wishing to do his part, he began to study the Captain's fighting style, training intensely in order to become as good at fighting evil as his hero. He didn't quite manage that, but William nonetheless became quite adept at the unique, unarmed fighting style he evolved over time.

Feeling he was ready, he assembled a costumed identity of his own: the Spirit of '76. Traveling to Europe, William went about looking for a means with which he could take the fight to his foes without being an easy mark, and failed after he was taken in by a man known only as Alfie.

This fellow was a Nazi agent with a Plan. The idea was to assemble a team of English super heroes and to eventually turn them against the mighty Invaders - of course William wasn't from England but he was a costumed do-gooder in England at the time, so Alfie figured that was good enough.

Once his team of Crusaders were ready, he set his plot into motion, but naturally the Invaders were more than a match for these hastily assembled, ersatz heroes. Once it was revealed they'd teamed up in some sort of Axis scheme, the Crusaders quickly disbanded and gave up super heroics.

Well... most of them did. William certainly did not. In fact, he continued fighting the good fight for years in Europe, presumably for the duration of World War II.

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