My captions couldn't one-up this one. Not going to try.
NEBULON, THE CELESTIAL MAN (Presumably has some alien real name)
Created By: Len Wein & Sal Buscema
First Appearance: The Defenders #13 (May 1974)
Role: Recurring Foe (for The Defenders), Weird Alien, Cult Leader
Group Affiliations: The Ul'lula'ns
PL 10 (180)
STRENGTH 8 STAMINA 8 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 2
INTELLIGENCE 5 AWARENESS 4 PRESENCE 4
Skills:
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+7)
Deception 3 (+7)
Expertise (Philosophy) 4 (+8)
Expertise (Extraterrestrial Traveler) 3 (+8)
Expertise (Science) 4 (+9)
Insight 2 (+6)
Perception 3 (+7)
Persuasion 4 (+8)
Technology 4 (+9)
Vehicles 3 (+5)
Advantages:
Equipment 5, Ranged Attack 6
Powers:
"Ul'lula'n Physiology"
"Underwater Creature"
Immunity 2 (Drowning, Pressure) [2]
Movement 1 (Environmental Adaptation- Underwater) [2]
Swimming 6 (30 mph) [6]
"Six Limbs" Extra Limbs 2 [2]
"10 foot Size" Elongation 3 [3]
"Energy Manipulation"
Blast 12 (Feats: Split) (25) -- [28]
- AE: Create 12 (24)
- AE: Movement 3 (Dimensional Travel 3) (6)
- AE: Teleport 17 (500 miles) (Extras: Extended- 16,000 miles) (Flaws: Distracting, Standard Action) (17)
Morph 3 (Flaws: Tiring) [12]
Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+8 Damage, DC 23)
Blast +8 (+12 Ranged Damage, DC 27)
Initiative +3
Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +8 (DC 18), Toughness +8 (+12 Force Field), Fortitude +8, Will +5
Complications:
Motivation (Preparing Earth)- Nebulon's mission is to prepare Earth for a takeover by his Ul'lula'n people.
Involuntary Transformation (Human)- Nebulon will lose all of his powers if he is without contact with a biospheric energy source (ie. a planet) for a long period of time.
Total: Abilities: 78 / Skills: 32--16 / Advantages: 11 / Powers: 66 / Defenses: 9 (180)
-Nebulon (requested by Horsenhero long-ago for the old Think Tank forum) is a typically-strange Defenders villain- an alien squid-thing that took humanoid form, he showed up on Earth to terraform (well, aquaform, really) the planet to make it a suitable habitat for his people. Shapeshifting into a bizarre Golden God-type dealie, he did some stuff, and made multiple attempts at taking over the world, at one point using The Squadron Sinister as his allies. He ran through several issues- including some where he formed a cult based off of 1970s fad-religions after taking to heart some alien beings' advice to help others (in his cult, all men had to admit that "we're all bozos!" and wear clown masks). He ultimately faded away and died after fighting alongside the Avengers (in order to drain their energies to power his cult or whatevs), sacrificing himself to protect his mate Supernalia, who also died (she committed suicide because she felt it was bad to be manipulating The Defenders into fighting The Avengers to stop her husband). Just a bizarre case of Marvel in the 1970s being weird.
-Nebulon's a pricey PL 10. I had to ask Horsenhero which level he was seen to be at, and he defined him as "probably PL 10 in Jab write-ups" (hee-hee, I laugh at the sound of that- though Horsenhero says that it's better than some guys who build even Jobbers like the Wrecking Crew as PL 12s). He's enough to challenge The Defenders in his debut, and The Avengers (with some help) later on, and his Blasts are enough to "stagger the Hulk". He's got some of the benefits of Growth (namely Reach), but he doesn't really need the actual power, as it doesn't affect his stats either way (he's just as strong in his regular form).