the V-Battalion

This is a place holder page. The actual V-Battalion material has yet to be generated by myself; it's not an immediate priority (so much as simply updating all the characters involved comes first). Until I manage that, I'll simply be adding people to the roster here as I update them.

Until I can expand on things more though, here's those I've prepared so far:

Special Operatives:

Spitfire: mauled by Baron Blood, Lady Jacqueline was given an emergency blood transfusion from the Human Torch. In addition to saving her life, his android blood interacted with the vampire ichor in her body to grant her amazing super speed and other powers! Availability:

Original Penance Council Members:

the Angel: Thomas Holloway was raised in a prison under bizarre circumstances, learning a whole lot about everything. With the aid of this vast catalog of knowledge, he wages a never-ending battle against villainy, a war he fights as the high-flying Angel!

Iron Cross: though opposed to the Nazi party, Helmut Gruler was a German patriot who followed orders despite his reservations. After the War he sought redemption for his actions, and subsequently become a hero of sorts, working for the V-Battalion! Availability:

The Mighty Destroyer 3 / Dyna-Mite: brainwashed and experimented on by Nazis after his capture alongside friend Brian Falsworth, Roger was remade into the inch-tall Dyna-Mite. Eventually breaking his mind control, he became... the (third) Mighty Destroyer! Availability:

Miss America: Madeline Joyce was a young girl who, after being zapped with enough current to 'kill a thousand men', developed staggering super human powers! Though most have faded over time, she's used all her abilities to fight for truth, justice, and the American Way! Availability:

Silver Scorpion: secretary Betty Barlow made a super-heroine costume for a ball one night, and wound up using it as an actual crime fighter. When her boyfriend was killed by the Battle-Axis, she donned a suit of armor he'd built to fight them as... the Silver Scorpion! Availability:

Union Jack 2 / Mighty Destroyer 2: when socialite Brian Falsworth met a Mad Scientist in a German prison, he was given a variant of the Super-Soldier Serum to hide it from the Nazis. Fighting them for a time as the Destroyer, he returned home as... Union Jack! Availability:

Whizzer: Robert Frank was bitten by a deadly cobra on a jungle expedition, and would have died if not for his father. Knowing the mongoose was a deadly enemy of the cobra, he injected mongoose blood into his son, which (somehow) caused him to be reborn as the Whizzer! Availability:

(Coming Eventually: Irene Martinez, Rebel Ralston, and Sam Sabuki.)

Later Penance Council Members:

Bucky 2: after the tragic loss of the first Captain America and Bucky, government replaced them as soon as possible, for the purposes of public morale. As the new Bucky, they chose Fred Davis, a youth with the same build and general appearance of his predecessor! Availability:

Golden Girl / Woman: Gwenny Lou Sabuki was kidnapped by Agent Axis as a means of forcing her father to perform surgery to separate him into his three composite selves. This plot backfired when a freak accident at Axis' lab gave her the powers of the Golden Girl! Availability:

the Human Top: Davy Mitchell was visiting an injured Toro when Agent Axis kidnapped the both of them (he wanted Toro, but Davy was an inconvenient witness). This turned out to be an error when a freak accident in Axis' lab gave Davy the powers of... the Human Top! Availability:

the Human Torch: an artificial man created Phineas T. Horton, this android proved to be 'flawed' when he ignited upon exposure to air. Eventually mastering his powers, he took the name of the Human Torch, and used his abilities to fight evil in all its forms! Availability:

(Coming Eventually: Folks like Nuklo, Topspin, Goldfire, various other Citizen Vs)

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