F Gd 10

A Ex 20

S Gd 10

E Rm 30

R Gd 10

I Gd 10

P Gd 10

Res Ex 20

Pop Gd +10

Health: Karma:

70 30

Origin:

Thin Man is an altered human, having been intentionally granted the powers he has by the people of Kalahia, for as of yet unknown purposes.

Known Powers:

Plasticity: Bruce has the ability to force his body into a highly pliable state. In this state, he can stretch, deform, compress, or expand his body (or any part of it) as he sees fit, molding it into virtually any shape. He can do this with Incredible (40) ability.

As a side effect of this, Bruce also has the power of Elongation (as his plasticity is described above) at Incredible (40) rank, allowing him to stretch his body (or any part of it) up to forty yards in length (so he can reach things up to one area distant).

One particular trick of Bruce's is making his body extremely thin, which allows him to slip his body through any cracks or seams. He can make himself as thin as a slice of paper, though he cannot actually achieve a two dimensional state.

Fluid Armor: due to the pliable nature of his body, Bruce possesses this power at Remarkable (30) rank, which provides him the following defense against the various attack forms:

* Rm 30 / Gd 10 / Pr 4 / Shift 0 / Shift 0

Equipment:

Stratoplane: Bruce owns an aircraft, built in the 1940s by Kalahian technology. It is made of Duragen steel, which supposedly will last for at least one century before corroding. It has the following statistics:

C Gd 10

S Rm 30

B Rm 30

P Ty 6

Machine Guns: these twin weapons fire 'heat bullets' that inflict Excellent (20) Shooting damage per burst (two mounted on the plane, one per wing).

Bombs: Inflict Incredible (40) Edged Attack damage to one area (two armed in 'launchers' on plane, that 'launch' them by dropping them on a target below).

Viewer: this device can be used to spy on anything occurring within five miles of the Stratoplane, as long as it is in a sort of direct line of sight.

Quirks:

Dependent: his wife (or, at least, girlfriend) is a native of a 'lost' society, and is likely dependent on Bruce for most information about her new home.

Talents:

Detective / Espionage: after the War, Bruce joined up with the C.I.A., using his talents and inherent powers to track down war criminals that had, so far, evaded justice. As such, add a +1 CS to all FEAT rolls Bruce must make concerning these matters.

Martial Arts Type A and B: Bruce has received extensive coaching by both Miss America and the Patriot in melee combat, and as such, he has a +1 CS to Ftg and Agy FEATs in unarmed combat, and can stun or slam an opponent regardless of relative End ranks.

Pilot / Air: Bruce is an accomplished pilot of aircraft, and he even owns his own (that's saying a lot back then...).

Science: Bruce is a PhD. in some undisclosed area of science. Choose one that fits your game the best.

Contacts:

Bruce is a member of the Liberty Legion, and as a result, a member of the Invaders. He can rely on them (or anyone in the All-Winners Squad) for aid should he need to. Furthermore, as a member of the C.I.A., Bruce also has significant government contacts that he can rely on for aid in times of need, even though he's officially retired...

Costume:

Green 'spandex' suit with yellow boots, gloves, belt, and trunks. His shirt has yellow 'collars', and his mask (which covers his head but leaves his face exposed) has a yellow stripe and visor where it meets his face.

Personality:

The Thin Man comes across as a worldly, savvy hero, capable of making his foes look like fools while he deals out justice. He loves to crack wise in battle, and tends to be a good team player, overall.

Real Name: Dr. Bruce Dickson, PhD.
Occupation: adventurer, scientist
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with a criminal record
Marital Status: widower
Alias(es), if any: none known
Group Affiliation: the Liberty Legion, the Invaders, the C.I.A.

Height: 6'
Hair: blond, later gray
Eyes: blue
Weight: 170 lbs (later 140 lbs)
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Shortly after receiving his degree, Doctor Bruce Dickson set off on an expedition to the Himalayan mountains, attempting to conquer Mount Kalpurthia. Upon his being hit by a powerful blizzard, he sought shelter in a cave, where he discovered something fantastic!

He found a hidden utopia within the mountain, though he fell unconscious upon the beginning of his exploration of the place. When he awoke, Doctor Dickson discovered the mysterious denizens of this secret land, called Kalahia by the natives, and their incredible secret.

All of the locals possessed the power to make their bodies pliable, and they'd granted him this amazing ability. Staying for a time, he eventually fell in love with the Elder Chief's daughter, Olalla, who became his apparrent paramour during their time together.

While there, the Kalahians demonstrated their technological superiority to Doctor Dickson, showing how they can communicate with the spider-like beings that were apparently living on Mars at the time, and their technique for entering the 7th Dimension (as they'd already conquered the other six, apparently).

Further, it would seem that the Kalahians shared Bruce's desire to combat evil, as they demonstrate a crime in progress on their long distance viewer thingermabob. This crime is the drive-by shooting by mobsters against some taxi cabbie (perhaps Taxi Taylor...).

Seeing this evil taking place, Dickson and Olalla leave Kalahia for the United States, intent on stamping out the evil that they have witnessed in action. They bust into the city they viewed and gunned down several of the criminals with the plane's heat bullets.

Of course, several folks noticed this, and as such, Dickson and Olalla decided to operate at night from then on, so they wouldn't attract too much attention to themselves. That night, in fact, the duo tracked down and went to work on the mobsters killing cabbies.

Thin Man worked them on a personal level, while Olalla gunned them all down with the Stratoplane. The two then tied up their leader, leaving him for the cops, and went looking for new crimes to bust up, the first of which involved a planeful of German infiltrators.

Attacking their plane as soon as he found it, Bruce liberated a captured Red Raven, and the two heroes defeated their German foes. The two then answered a call for help from Captain America's side kick, Bucky, and eventually joined up with the Liberty Legion.

This team freed the Invaders from mind control at the hands of the Red Skull and his Nulla-Rays, and decided to stick together to defend the nation from threats that arose from within. Over time, though, the Liberty Legion and the Invaders eventually blurred into one big team.

After the War, Bruce retired from super-heroing with his lady-friend, Olalla, presumably returning to Kalahia in order to live a life of pastoral happiness (and all the other good stuff). This retirement didn't last, however, as the residents of Kalahia were apparently slain by Agent Axis.

An aghast Thin Man set out to find and kill the man, now, and hooked up with the C.I.A. in order to use their resources to track down all sorts of loose war criminals. Of course, his main target was Agent Axis, who he finally found as an old, old man.

With the help Captain America (since returned from the icy wastes), he confronted his shriveled up foe. Of course, both Bruce and Agent Axis were rather old by this time, but that didn't prevent a fight between the two that resulted in Agent Axis' death.

Horrified by the result of this battle, Captain America hauled Thin Man off to jail, to serve time for the murder of a murderer. The last time we saw Bruce, though, he had since gotten out of jail (must've pleaded temporary insanity) and was still hunting remaining Nazis in a most bitter fashion.

Using the Thin Man in other stories:

Being still alive, it's not too hard to imagine seeing Bruce in a story as a sort of supporting NPC, or even as an adventurer, even if a sort of geriatric one. Of course, a game Judge could always do what other comics have done in times past: reverse Thin Man's aging process, making him an effective hero, again.

Another solution, if you don't like the modern treatment of Thin Man, is to disregard the two stories manufactured about him after the War. This way, you can do virtually anything with the character, including the slowing of his aging processes (after all, if the natives of Kalahia can give people the power to make their bodies pliable, why can't they simply retard the aging process)?

A third plan, of course, is to make an enitrely new Thin Man. He (or she, in the event of a Thin Woman) could easily be the son of the original, out to avenge the deaths of his people and his father's tarnished name. Being related, he naturally has the same powers as his pop, so that could work. Or he could be some other stretchy hero that liked the Thin Man legacy, and decided to use it.

Especially since the Thin Man is the original stretchy-type hero. Yes, he was introduced to the comic world a full year before D.C.'s Plastic Man, contrary to popular belief...