Victory Squad Rescued, Villains Thwarted
By Garret Green
A series of lighting-fast raids have collapsed Feelgood's latest gang and have seen the recovery of missing Victory Squad heroes Lady Liberty, the Celestial Warden, and Johnny Rocket.
The now familiar team of heroes consisting of Pitch Black, Thongolifah and Sigfried Nyffenegger joined The Invisble Hand to strike first at the Freedom City Docks. They intercepted a shipment of chemicals which may have been destined for Dr. Charles Hatchet's illegal drug labs and captured a pair of metahumans who match the descriptions of two of the assailants from the prison convoy attack.
Despite the presence of the metahumans and other criminals at the docks in question, there's still some question as to the legality of the shipment. "There appears to be a legitimate manifest for the goods in question, but there's also plenty of evidence of illegal activity here," said Sergeant Bert Barton of the Freedom City Police Department.
Shortly after the incident at the docks, the motley team proceeded to Dr Hatchet's hideout in an abandoned industrial complex. After engaging in what the Invisible Hand called a "wild battle," they captured not only Dr. Feelgood and his sometimes henchmen Rant and Rave, but also Australian criminal Auntie Molly Jist and a mysterious metahuman who seems to match the description of World War 2 super-villain Panzerfaust.
"Looks like we wrapped up a sticky situation," Pitch Black quipped to reporters later.
Lady Liberty expressed her gratitude through a Victory Squad press release about the incident. "We owe an incredible debt to our heroes. Today was a great victory for justice, and for us personally."
However, her gratitude was tempered with security concerns. "I'm confident that there were no security problems on our end. In a few days Anfial and I will inspect Dr. Steel's operations at Golgotha. If we are not satisfied with his investigations and security upgrades we will no longer store villains at his facility, regardless of his contracts with the city."
Representatives from Dr. Steel and the Mayor's office could not be reached in time to comment.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Freedom City Examiner: Foursome Ground Superfly
Drug Lord Captured in Raid
By Garret Green
Notorious underworld figure Jimmy "The Superfly" Snuka and his right hand man Billy "Suckapunch" Drake were captured in a late night incursion that uncovered a sophisticated drug lab and evidence of slavery and torture.
Late last night, the unnamed superhero group made famous in the bungled robbery of the Eastern Seaboard Bank struck again. Pitch Black, Sigfried Nyffenegger, Thongolifah and the Viking attacked an abandoned warehouse that had been taken over by Superfly's gang. Also captured in the attack were several thugs and a number of underworld scientists, some of whom had prior mad-science convictions.
"Wicked villains cannot hide forever in scuzzy warehouses and dirty back-alleys," said Nyffenegger of the raid. "Once again, forces of evil have been vanquished."
According to Sergeant Bert Barton of the Freedom City Police Department, the group also freed several indigents who had been held in cages in the warehouse and showed signs of torture and forced drug testing. "This was one of the more horrific crime scenes we've seen in some time," said Barton. "We hope to get some long convictions out of this."
Also seized by police were caches of drugs and weapons estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some makeshift lab equipment used in the creation of drugs.
"The working men, when chafing under the yolk of their oppression, may turn to the perfidious comfort of drugs; those who attempt to profit at their expense will not be tolerated, " Thongolifah said regarding the drug labs.
"All for the glory of Valhalla," added the Viking.
After being turned over to police, Superfly suggested that the arresting officers had carnal knowledge of swine. He then attempted to escape, and had to be aggressively subdued by the police officers for a period of several minutes.
Several people freed during the raid are currently receiving medical attention for malnutrition, detoxification, and minor injuries.
By Garret Green
Notorious underworld figure Jimmy "The Superfly" Snuka and his right hand man Billy "Suckapunch" Drake were captured in a late night incursion that uncovered a sophisticated drug lab and evidence of slavery and torture.
Late last night, the unnamed superhero group made famous in the bungled robbery of the Eastern Seaboard Bank struck again. Pitch Black, Sigfried Nyffenegger, Thongolifah and the Viking attacked an abandoned warehouse that had been taken over by Superfly's gang. Also captured in the attack were several thugs and a number of underworld scientists, some of whom had prior mad-science convictions.
"Wicked villains cannot hide forever in scuzzy warehouses and dirty back-alleys," said Nyffenegger of the raid. "Once again, forces of evil have been vanquished."
According to Sergeant Bert Barton of the Freedom City Police Department, the group also freed several indigents who had been held in cages in the warehouse and showed signs of torture and forced drug testing. "This was one of the more horrific crime scenes we've seen in some time," said Barton. "We hope to get some long convictions out of this."
Also seized by police were caches of drugs and weapons estimated to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some makeshift lab equipment used in the creation of drugs.
"The working men, when chafing under the yolk of their oppression, may turn to the perfidious comfort of drugs; those who attempt to profit at their expense will not be tolerated, " Thongolifah said regarding the drug labs.
"All for the glory of Valhalla," added the Viking.
After being turned over to police, Superfly suggested that the arresting officers had carnal knowledge of swine. He then attempted to escape, and had to be aggressively subdued by the police officers for a period of several minutes.
Several people freed during the raid are currently receiving medical attention for malnutrition, detoxification, and minor injuries.
Freedom City Examiner: No Victory!
No Victory!
Victory Squad Fails, Members Missing
Victory Squad Fails, Members Missing
By Garret Green
The Freedom City Examiner
Following a dramatic and destructive raid on a superhuman prison convoy, a dozen elite guards were hospitalized and three members of the world-famous supergroup Victory Squad have gone missing.
Lady Liberty, Anfial and Johnny Rocket were escorting meta-human prisoners Rant and Rave to the high tech holding facility Golgotha when the convoy was attacked. According to Sgt. Barton of the FCPD, at least three meta-humans were involved in the attack, although none of the assailants have been positively identified.
Witnesses also reported swarms of enormous insects, and many of the guards shows signs of bites and stings with biological toxins.
Police are at loss to explain the breaches in security that revealed the time of departure to the assailants. Similarly, Golgotha warden Dr. Strom Steel has yet to reveal how his high tech cloaking and radar systems were bypassed.
The Invisible Hand, the remaining active member of the Victory Squad, has declared that he will get to the bottom of the attacks, although he declined to specify exactly how he planned to do so by himself.
“We all took an oath to uphold justice and defend the people of Freedom City, and I shall honor that promise,” said Invisible Hand in a statement released to the press.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Freedom City Examiner: Impromptu Group Foils Sibling Felons
By Garret Green
Freedom City's own Dr. Malcolm Oakum, also known by his super-hero identity of Pitch Black, stopped a bank robbery with the assistance of world-renowned adventurer Sigfried Nyffenegger and two other heroes.
The meta-human, sibling duo Rant and Rave and a gang of thugs attempted to rob the Eastern Seaboard bank, but their plans were interrupted by four heroes who were at the bank on independent business.
According to Sergeant Bert Barton of the Freedom City Police Department, the villains initially fled at the unexpected resistance, only to return later in an attempt to complete the robbery. In the intervening period, there was a brief scuffle among the four heroes.
“To the strange naked man with the sword, you chose the right side in the battle, and for that I salute you,” said Nyffenegger of the skirmish. "Once again, the evildoers were vanquished by the forces of good and right--we always win in the end!"
The third member of the extemporaneous agglomeration matched the descriptions of a beetle-themed superhero known to be active in the greater Freedom City area, and identified himself as Thongolifa. “Squeezed as they are by the nefarious machinations of capitalists and organized crime, this victory represents some small relief for the working class of this repressed nation.”
The forth hero, identified by witnesses as a “big, naked, Nordic man” was nowhere to be found after the halted heist.
A security guard and one bank patron were treated for minor injuries after the incident, as were all of the suspects retained by police. Rant and Rave are temporarily being held at the FCPD until a Victory Squad escort to the Superhuman prison Golgotha can be arranged.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Character Sheets
Here are your new character sheets. I've included both Excel and Open Office formats because I don't know what the Excel formats actually look like.
Jack (Open Office)
Jack (Excel)
Thaddeus (Open Office)
Thaddeus (Excel)
Richard (Open Office)
Richard (Excel)
For your own reference, the firm is called Dewey Security Services.
When you were hired by DSS, you were interviewed and otherwise contacted primarily by a man named Roderick Dierker. Roderick is a very uptight individual. You have never seen him wearing anything but a full suit, even in the hottest weather. When he wears his jacket open, which he is wont to do from time to time, the effect of this relative nonchalance is ruined by the vest underneath. His desk is always neat and his paperwork is meticulously formatted and spell-checked. The stick-in-his-ass demeanor is even complemented with a slight limp in his gait.
Despite his somewhat grating personality, the veterans at the company typically take him seriously, and he handles enough of the administration that he probably couldn't be replaced by fewer than three or four new people.
Jack (Open Office)
Jack (Excel)
Thaddeus (Open Office)
Thaddeus (Excel)
Richard (Open Office)
Richard (Excel)
For your own reference, the firm is called Dewey Security Services.
When you were hired by DSS, you were interviewed and otherwise contacted primarily by a man named Roderick Dierker. Roderick is a very uptight individual. You have never seen him wearing anything but a full suit, even in the hottest weather. When he wears his jacket open, which he is wont to do from time to time, the effect of this relative nonchalance is ruined by the vest underneath. His desk is always neat and his paperwork is meticulously formatted and spell-checked. The stick-in-his-ass demeanor is even complemented with a slight limp in his gait.
Despite his somewhat grating personality, the veterans at the company typically take him seriously, and he handles enough of the administration that he probably couldn't be replaced by fewer than three or four new people.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
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