the Terror
| F Rm 30 |
A Ex 20 |
S Rm 30 |
E In 40 |
R Ty 6 |
I Ex 20 |
P Rm 30 |
Res Sh 0 |
Pop Ty +5 |
| Health: Karma: |
120 56 |
Origin:
The Terror is Laslo Pevely, an amnesiac given a serum derived from a mad dog by a similarly mad scientist - for Science! Whenever he senses evil or feels great rage, Laslo transforms, his head taking on a skull like aspect, and his body becoming a whirling dervish of destruction!
Known Powers:
Alter Ego: whenever he is fueled by fury or excitement, or when overwhelming evil rears its ugly head nearby, Laslo Pevely is transformed! Vapors issue forth from his body, and the skin on his face is pulled tight, making it pale and skull-like in aspect.
Furthermore, Laslo's physical body is greatly enhanced. His physical statistics are raised to the level shown above, though his mental faculties remain the same. When he's in his 'human' form, Laslo instead wields the following Fighting, Agility, Strength and Endurance scores:
| F Ty 6 |
A Ty 6 |
S Pr 4 |
E Ty 6 |
| Health: | 22 |
Philosophical Awareness: an ability he seems to wield in either form, this power allows Laslo to detect the presence of great evil in his vicinity. Functioning at Remarkable (30) rank, it can pinpoint dark-minded individuals within eight areas of his person with ease.
Equipment:
(none)
Quirks:
(none)
Talents:
Martial Arts type B: Laslo has demonstrated that he's very, very good with his fists - in either form, really. Whenever he's engaged in unarmed melee combat, he may strike his opponent(s) as though his Fighting rank were +1 CS higher than is listed above.
Contacts:
None. Thanks to his amnesia Laslo does not recall any of his life before becoming the Terror, and the mad scientist who transformed him so died shortly thereafter. Having taken to wandering the world and righting wrongs, he doesn't stay anywhere long enough to gain contacts.
Costume:
Whether he's fighting crime or not, Laslo tends to wear the same outfit - the tuxedo he was wearing the night he lost his memory. It includes a blue jacket, blue, loose-fitting slacks, brown leather shoes, and a blue and black cape (for that dashing effect).
Personality:
Laslo seems to want to do right by the world, and eagerly wields his power as the Terror to fight crime. Having lost his memory and having no ties to his past, he pursues his war on evil relentlessly, having nothing else to distract him from the protection of others.
Real Name: Laslo Pevely
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: unknown, presumably single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: none
Height: 5' 8" (as Laslo), 6' (as the Terror)
Hair: brown (as Laslo), black (as the Terror)
Eyes: black (as Laslo), red (as the Terror)
Weight: 150 lbs (as Laslo), 190 lbs (as the Terror)
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: when he transforms into the Terror, Laslo's face goes bone white, and the skin is stretched tight, giving him a vague, skull-like appearance. Of course his ears also grow pointy, his eyes change color, and his canines become more pronounced.
Story:
The story of the Terror began long ago, when on a dismal night one Doctor Storm was working hard in his lab. When an ape inexplicably broke in and threatened the doctor, his dog Rex leapt to the rescue, and in his fury the dog... changed. He was stronger, faster, and looked strange.
Though Rex defeated the ape, the stress of the encounter killed him. Investigating, Doctor Storm wanted to see why his dog transformed, both physically and mentally. Examining his body, Doctor Storm determined an unknown chemical in Rex, activated by a strange virus, was responsible.
Thinking it may've been exposure to something in his lab that caused the trouble, Doctor Storm was unable to ruminate further on the incident, as there was suddenly a crashing sound outside. Investigating, he found a man was driving by his castle, and had crashed his roadster into a tree.
Finding the man to be amnesiac from an apparent head injury, Doctor Storm decided to experiment on him, and injected him with the chemical and virus he'd extracted from Rex. Almost immediately after, Doctor Storm's lab was invaded by criminals, seeking to enlist his 'big brain'.
Hearing the scuffle, Laslo (though he didn't know that was his name just yet) found Doctor Storm at the mercy of these thugs, and his fury rising, was transformed into... the Terror! Lashing out with all his might, Laslo felled the criminals, but Doctor Storm was slowly dying.
Telling the amnesiac of his origins and source of power, Doctor Storm then died. Encouraged to make the best use of his newfound power, Laslo decided to abandon what little he knew of his past, and to deal with evil men like no one else could ... as the Terror!
To this end, he began wandering the earth, where he found plenty of evil to fuel his rage. He started in Washington DC, where he traded barbs and punches with Mr. Decker, a mysterious Nazi agent who was using a shrink ray, of all things, to defeat high-ranking American men.
The Terror then made his way to Midvale, where he stumbled upon a racket formed by Potoro, the town's most ruthless killer. Preying on small business owners, this man and his crew had the town in the grip of fear, at least until their tormentors had to look upon the face of... the Terror!
The Terror's next adventures saw him journeying to North Africa, where Nazis were enslaving men to build them a rail line across the sweltering deserts. Smashing up their slavery ring, the Terror also saw to it that the villains were ultimately slain by their own countrymen!
His next adventure saw the Terror returning to America, to face down with the Old One and his murder for hire organization, Poison, Inc. Though he was unable to stop the Old One and company from killing several men, he at least managed to avenge their deaths... brutally!
Moving on to Centerville, the Terror uncovers an insurance fraud ring headed by the mysterious Mr. Z. Laying a trap for him and his thuggish cronies, the Terror exposes Mr. Z as the president of an insurance company who is selling out his own clients to cash in on their policies.
The bulk of the Terror's further actions against evildoers has yet to be revealed to us, probably due to the fact that he never stays anywhere long enough to be documented. However, he presumably continued his war on crime for the duration of World War II, at the very least.
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