Strength 10b

Agility 8a

Intellect 6x

Willpower 4x

Hand Size: Edge:

4 (25) 2

Powers:

Electrical Control: after an encounter with Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, Brian manifested the ability to generate vast amounts of electricity. He can do this at intensity 11, though as of yet, he hasn't developed any power stunts with this abiltiy, other than the following (not really a stunt) capability:

* Resistance to Electrical Attack: it is assumed that Brian has this power at least at a +5 rating, making him resistant to his own electrical attacks, if not to those of other electricity wielding opponents...

Equipment:

.455 Caliber Webley Revolver: Brian carried this six-shooter on his person at all times. It is a +3 pistol that fires silver-tipped bullets, made especially for hunting vampires...

Dagger: made from a silvered steel, this dagger has a material strength of 12, and can be used by Brian as a +2 edged instrument (making his total damage with it equal to 12).

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Acrobatics: nimble by nature, Brian's gymnastics training allows him to lower the difficulty of actions like dodging and reducing falling damage by one difficulty level, provided he has enough room to maneuver...

Boxing: Brian has been trained how to fight by his father, the original Union Jack. As such, he has the ability to split his total action score between two unarmed melee attack, the last of which being a contingent action. This comes in real handy in a brawl...

Knives: after hunting his vampiric uncle for years, Brian has found it necessary to learn how to use a knife to defend himself, and makes attacks with it at one difficulty level lower than usual. This comes in handy when fighting that pesky Baron Blood...

Marksmanship: Brian has been taught how to use modern firearms, both in his personal defense and against vampires. This allows him to use that silver-bullet firing gun he has to deadly effect against the undead...

Martial Arts: In addition to his boxing skill, Brian can bring his martial arts to bear on an opponent. This allows him to lower the difficulty of actions like catching thrown objects and reducing falling damage by one difficulty level.

Piloting: Brian was also a competent pilot of World War 2 era aircraft, knowing how they handle and what they're capable of. He could conceivably apply this knowledge to more advanced aircraft and/or alien spacecraft, if necessary.

Wrestling: if he inflicts damage with a wrestling attack, Brian can make a contingent action to hold on; this is an average difficulty action. If this succeeds, he can continue to inflict similar damage until the hold is broken or lifted.

Calling:

Guardian: as the second Union Jack, Brian felt that it was his duty to do all he could to protect his great nation. To this end, he joined the Invaders, and fought alongside them whenever they worked in Britain.

Costume:

Originally, Brian wore a rather interesting 'union suit'. It consisted of a gray, long-sleeved shirt with a skull drawn on it, gray trunks, a blue belt, red boots and gloves, red and blue striped stretch pants, a red belt, and a full, red head-covering hood with a pale blue face mask.

When he changed his heroic identity to that of Union Jack, however, this changed. Black in color, his costume was adorned with a red and white Union Jack symbol across the chest and back. It also had a mask that fully covered his face, and a hip hostler and knife sheath for his weapons.

Personality:

Brian Falsworth is English patriot and bears his role as Union Jack with great pride and seriousness; he is a shining light in England's dark times. Brian loves his family and goes to great lengths to protect them, which sometimes leads to reckless behavior on his part. He often had difficulty justifying his role as an Invader until he gained his lightning powers.

Real Name: Brian Falsworth
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: British citizen with no criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: the Mighty Destroyer 2
Group Affiliation: the Invaders

Height: 5' 7"
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 150 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Brian Falsworth's childhood is something of a mystery; not much has been written about it. However, though he grew up with his sister Jacqueline and his father, there isn't much mention of his mother at all. Nonetheless, he's a wealthy British socialite that was captured in Germany just before the second World War broke out, and found himself in a prison camp.

Brian wasn't alone, however, for he was in jail with one Professor Eric Schmitt, who had developed yet another variant of the American super-soldier serum, but wasn't cooperating with the Nazi regime. Hoping to keep his creation from the Axis fiends, Schmitt injected his remaining serum into Brian, which promptly transformed him into a nigh-perfect specimen of humanity.

Brian received heightened strength, agility, and intellect as the serum wrought its work on his body. Staging a breakout from the prison, Brian did manage to escape, though Professor Schmitt was killed in the process. Wishing to avenge the man, as well as to strike back at Germany for its evil ways, Brian decided to wreak havoc behind enemy lines.

To this end, he adopted a garish costume, began calling himself the Mighty Destroyer, and perpetrated all manner of mayhem and chaos upon the Nazi regime. He did this for some time, though he eventually came into contact with other Allied heroes when the Invaders were captured by the diabolical (yet dull) Master Man. Brian helped these heroes escape from the fate Hitler had planned for them.

Returning to England after this particularly dangerous caper, Brian then abandoned his Destroyer identity, instead assuming his father's mantle, that of Union Jack. In this role, he fully joined up with the heroic Invaders, using his enhanced physique to fight the Axis scourge from Germany to Japan. Of course, his career changed somewhat after a chance encounter with the God of Thunder.

When Hitler caused the Asgardian god Thor to be summoned to earth, and convinced him that the Invaders were evil, he then attacked the heroes with everything he had, laying waste to the heroic team. During this fight, Brian grasped the deity's enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, and found himself on the receiving end of a potent spark, one that endowed him with electrical powers!

Newly empowered, Brian gleefully fought on against the Nazi scourge throughout the war, either with the Invaders or on his own. He invariably would run into other costumed adventurers on these missions, including the Blazing Skull and the third Destroyer. When the War was finally over, Brian settled down in the family estate, Falsworth Manor, and retired in style.

Using Union Jack in other stories:

Over time, Brian's electrical powers faded, though his inherent vitality remained until a fateful night in 1952, when he was slain in a tragic car accident. Though he is readily available for appearances in any number of vintage age tales, Brian is unlikely to appear in any modern stories, thanks to his being deceased. However, a third Union Jack has appeared in current times...