the Whizzer

Powers:

Lightning Speed (a): Robert's most famous ability, this power is ranked at intensity 8, allowing him to run at unbelievable speeds. At least it was during the vintage age; consider his modern day power intensity equal to 6 - both being fast by any standard.

Either way, Robert can automatically divide his total action score into two attacks, one happening normally, and one occurring as a contingent action. Furthermore, while Robert was an active hero, he was able to perform the following, useful power stunts with this ability:

* Mach Control (a): Robert was quite skilled in the offensive use of this power, wielding his 'hypersonic punch' to inflict his power's intensity in a concussion attack. The great thing about this power stunt is that he doesn't need to make contact with his opponent, unlike his power slam stunt...

* Power Slam: (a) Robert, in addition to making his hypersonic punches, can simply nail a target in a super-speed fly-by, inflicting his power intensity in damage (and using this power rank to hit). However, if he misses, Robert will likely hit whatever is behing the target, himself taking his power intensity in damage.

* Resistance to Pressure Variance (s): Robert's body is accustomed to the extreme pressures exerted upon his body while he is operating at super speeds; as such, he has +5 resistance to such forces at all times, whether or not he is actually using his lightning speed abilities.

* Run Up Walls (a): After years of practice, Robert has mastered the ability to run up vertical surfaces with a start, usually getting to the top of his 'ground' before the laws of physics can catch up to him. He does this at half his normal speed.

* Water Walking (a): Robert has also learned the trick of running over water, his fleeting contact with the surface not enough to make him sink. He also runs over water at half of his current power intensity (making this quite a trick in his later days).

* Whirlwind (a): upon making an average difficulty lightning speed action, Robert can run in circles very fast in order to generate a whirlwind. While folks in the eye of this makeshift storm take no damage from this, those within striking distance suffer power intensity damage every round they're in contact with the thing.

Enhanced Lower Body Strength (s): Robert's lower body strength has permanently been enhanced by the bizarre event that granted him his super human powers; essentially, it is ranked at intensity 12. This makes for one heck of a kick, mind you...

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Espionage (i): Robert is known to be at least partially involved with the American intelligence community, as he was in charge of at least one national security review of the super human Invaders team...

Calling:

Adventurer: Robert is an adventurer at heart, which is why he wound up in Africa on a safari with his father. After he received his powers there, Robert continued his adventurous lifestyle, though now with a costume and incredible powers of speed...

Costume:

Yellow stretch fabric, with blue boots, belt, and trunks. Mask covers back of head, but leaves face exposed. Little wings on side of mask. He has a blue 'W' on chest, with little 'motion lines' stretching from the 'W' to the left.

At one time, he wore a yellow helmet, with wings on it, instead of just the partial mask.

Personality:

As a super hero, Robert tends to be quite the verbose kind of guy. He chit chats and wise cracks with the best of 'em. He's also sort of an egotist, exceedingly confident and cocksure in a fight, even when up against someone vastly stronger than he is.

Real Name: Robert L. Frank
Occupation: adventurer
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: widower
Alias(es), if any: none known
Group Affiliation: the Liberty Legion

Height: 5' 10"
Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 180 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story: It all started back in Africa, where Robert L Frank was bitten by a rather deadly cobra snake while on safari with his father. Trying to save his son, somehow, Robert's father injected some mongoose blood into his body, in an attempt to neutralize the poison.

Dying from the strain on his heart after this stress, Emil Frank missed the startling transformation his son went through, as the mongoose blood and snake venom somehow altered his body, granting him the speed and vitality of the mongoose - and how!

Robert returned to America as the Whizzer, and was determined to fight crime. Soon after, he encountered some German insurgents attempting to blow up a train, as it was loaded with war supplies. He ruined their bomb, and then went after them, only to be beaten to the punch.

Miss America had arrived on the scene, and taken out the miscreants with little trouble. Sort of irate about this, the Whizzer nonetheless went to New York with the upstart heroine in response to a call for help from Bucky Barnes, Captain America's side kick.

The two heroes met up with several others, and teamed up to stop the Red Skull from using a mind controlled team of Invaders to destroy America. Together, as the Liberty Legion, the seven heroes joined up with Bucky to deal with this threat to freedom.

The Legion was successful, and they eventually freed the Invaders, apparently killing the Red Skull in the process. Not that he hasn't apparently died on dozens of occasions before. After this, the Legion decided to stick together, battling internal threats to American liberty.

Over time, however, the Liberty Legion and the Invaders sort of blurred into one big association of heroes, backing each other up when necessary and swapping members in order to best fight the Nazi scourge. In fact, they did this for the duration of the war.

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