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The Young Allies (2010s)

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THE YOUNG ALLIES III:
Created By: Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)

-A third attempt at a group of "Young Allies" was created by Sean McKeever, late of DC's controversial Teen Titans book, which by that point had long since fallen into Editorial Control Hell, eventually driving him away after a long run. This group is apparently "fighting for the soul of their generation", and is comprised of mostly-established heroes. They fight the Bastards of Evil (so... it's a comedy book?) in a story featuring a huge event so utterly stupid an editor should have stricken it immediately- a super-villain blows up at Ground Zero of 9/11 and kills thousands of innocent people- which would have been a life-defining moment in real life, but here is "just some villain thing".

-The book proved unpopular, and was cancelled after a pathetic SIX ISSUES. The book basically never mattered. And really, you can see why- it was a team book with FIRESTAR and the Heroes Reborn BUCKY as central characters, plus Araña, whom Marvel had been trying (and failing) to push for a while. Ultimately, the failure would kinda stick to all the characters.

The Roster:
Rikki Barnes (Bucky V, Nomad IV)- Rikki, used again from the 2000-era book.
Firestar- New Warriors supporting character who'd largely been discarded by this point, unfortunately.
Araña- Then called "Spider-Girl".
Gravity- An attempt at an "Invincible"-style young hero.
Toro II (Benito Serrano again)
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Re: Kid Colt (Elric Freedom/Whitemane)

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Jabroniville wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:57 pm
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KID COLT II (Elric Freedom, aka Elric Whitemane)
Named Whitemane even though his mane is clearly not white?
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Toro (Benito Serrano)

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TORO II (Benito Serrano)
Created By:
Fabian Nicieza & Mark Bagley (Original), Sean McKeever (616-version)
First Appearance: Heroes Reborn: Young Allies (Jan. 2000- original), The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011- 616 version)
Role: Ethnic Replacement
Group Affiliations: The Young Allies
PL 7 (77)
STRENGTH
7 STAMINA 8 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Athletics 4 (+11)
Intimidation 6 (+6)
Perception 4 (+4)

Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Daze (Intimidation), Ranged Attack 5

Powers:
"Bull Powers"
Leaping 2 (30 feet) [2]
Speed 2 (8 mph) [2]
"Horns" Strength-Damage +1 (Extras: Penetrating 5) [6]
Impervious Toughness 3 [3]

Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Horns +6 (+8 Damage, DC 23)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +8 (Impervious +4), Fortitude +8, Will +4

Complications:
Responsibility (Difficulty Learning English)

Total: Abilities: 46 / Skills: 14--7 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 13 / Defenses: 4 (77)

-Toro debuted in the Heroes Reborn universe as a tough Colombian kid who was subjected to steroid experiments by local drug lords, Toro ended up with bull powers and a tenuous link to the original Young Allies team (who ALSO had a Toro... but he was a Mini-Human Torch). A "616" mainstream universe version was then seen in the NEW Young Allies series, with much the same origin (except he was given powers by the Colombian army, and then fled to New York). His only appearance since the Young Allies book was cancelled was to help the Underground against HYDRA-Cap's reign of terror in Secret Empire.

-Since he's appeared in like seven issues of comics, there's not much to go on aside from "Minor League Super-Hero", so he gets to be a PL 7 rookie with little well-roundedness about him.
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Re: Kid Colt (Elric Freedom/Whitemane)

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Shock wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:54 pm
Jabroniville wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:57 pm
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KID COLT II (Elric Freedom, aka Elric Whitemane)
Named Whitemane even though his mane is clearly not white?
It’s a surname. Maybe he’s the family embarrassment :).
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The Bastards of Evil

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THE BASTARDS OF EVIL:

-The Bastards of Evil debuted in the Young Allies book, all claiming to be the disavowed children of existing Marvel super-villains. Well I suppose it makes SENSE that a bunch of super-powered douchebags would end up with illegitimate children. Illegitimate children is one of the most-unfortunate known side effects of douchebaggery, after all. But calling themselves THE BASTARDS of Evil? A bit on the nose, hey? And... this is the EXACT ORIGIN of The Young Masters, who were the enemies of The Young Avengers. Okay, so it'd turn out a BIT differenty, but come on- they're separated by like two frickin' years!

-The group of disaffected youths comes together to rob banks and take over the world- good old-fashioned super-stuff. They fight near Ground Zero (the former World Trade Center site), where Warhead explodes, apparently killing thousands of civilians. Naturally, no other comic has ever mentioned this, ever, because I dunno, shitty Editors were working on this book and allowed something like that to happen in a major city (seriously, can you imagine that NOT being on the news for like, a decade? A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION in Manhattan? Even in a SUPER-HERO UNIVERSE that's crazy). Electro, rejecting their brand of terrorism, points out that there's no way he could have a girl as old as Aftershock, especially one who inherited his powers, and soon we discover that the Bastards are all kidnapped teens with false memories and backstories implanted into their minds by The Superior (their mysterious benefactor). The team then turns on him, and the heroes quickly wrap things up, but not before The Superior kills Singularity. Aftershock & Ember later reappear on The Raft during Fear Itself, but the others have disappeared, probably until Sean McKeever gets another Marvel book.

-The Bastards are terribly-simple: just murderous teenagers with a bit of power, and a lot of stupid. They exist mainly to kill, but are actually being controlled by The Superior into doing it.
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The Superior

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THE SUPERIOR (Real Name Unknown)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)
Role: Cruel Manipulator
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 9 (118)
STRENGTH
-1 STAMINA 0 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 4 DEXTERITY 4
INTELLIGENCE 7 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Deception 5 (+8)
Expertise (Science) 8 (+15)
Insight 2 (+5)
Technology 7 (+14)
Stealth 2 (+4)

Advantages:
Inventor, Ranged Attack 4

Powers:
"TK Grab" Snare 9 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (36) -- [37]
  • AE: "Telekinesis" Move Object 9 (Extras: Damaging) (27)
Force Field 8 [8]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
TK Grab +9 Area (+9 Affliction, DC 19)
TK Attack +8 (+9 Ranged Damage, DC 24)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +0 (+8 Force Field), Fortitude +2, Will +5

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.

Total: Abilities: 44 / Skills: 24--12 / Advantages: 5 / Powers: 45 / Defenses: 12 (118)

-Calling himself the son of the Leader, the Superior is the mysterious benefactor of the Bastards of Evil. Looking hilariously like Dende from Dragon Ball Z, it's eventually revealed that he in fact kidnapped numerous teenagers, gave them powers, and brainwashed them into thinking that they were the children of various super-villains. Exactly WHY he did this is unknown, but they were basically terrorists that blew stuff up. When the team discovered his secret, they attacked him, but Superior killed Singularity by tearing him apart Telekinetically. This, however, gave the Young Allies the opening they needed to defeat him. He remains in prison as of this writing, but boasted there he already had an escape plan in place, and was going to create MORE Bastards via finding "siblings". As the Bastards enver took off, he has yet to reappear.

-The Superior is powerful enough to temporarily hold off the entire Young Allies (Firestar and a bunch of losers) and that's about it.
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Re: Jab’s Builds (Karolina! Xavin! Victor! Gibborim! Young Allies!)

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The Bastards of Evil sound like something Garth Ennis and Mark Millar would come up with to be edgy deconstructions of classic comics. So yes, I'm not a fan.

Also, villains blowing up Ground Zero is just extra edge lord-y, and no villain would dare do that because if the Punisher didn't get them, the other NY supervillains would. They'd be the most hated villains in the history of the city.
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Re: Jab’s Builds (Karolina! Xavin! Victor! Gibborim! Young Allies!)

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Ares wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:53 am The Bastards of Evil sound like something Garth Ennis and Mark Millar would come up with to be edgy deconstructions of classic comics. So yes, I'm not a fan.

Also, villains blowing up Ground Zero is just extra edge lord-y, and no villain would dare do that because if the Punisher didn't get them, the other NY supervillains would. They'd be the most hated villains in the history of the city.
Did McKeever ever find much work after this? Because I haven’t heard of him since. Did this awful story just ruin his Titans goodwill entirely?
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Re: Jab’s Builds (Karolina! Xavin! Victor! Gibborim! Young Allies!)

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He was out of the business for most of the teens, but seems to have had some success with an Image-published title, Outpost Zero, that ran from 2018-9. Can't find anything more recent.
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Singularity (Touhy)

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SINGULARITY I (Devin Touhy)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)
Role: Hedonistic Terrorist, Guy Who Turns Good
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 8 (93)
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 3
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Terrorist) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
Startle, Ranged Attack 1

Powers:
"High Gravity" Affliction 8 (Strength; Impaired, Hindered & Vulnerable/Disabled, Restrained & Defenseless/Paralyzed) (Extras: 30ft. Shapeable, Ranged, Extra Condition +2) (Flaws: Instant Recovery) (32) -- [34]
  • AE: Move Object 10 (Precise) (21)
  • AE: Blast 8 (Feats: Accurate 2) (18)
Flight 6 (120 mph) [12]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
High Gravity +8 Area (+8 Affliction, DC 18)
Blast +8 (+8 Ranged Damage, DC 23)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +3, Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.
Responsibility (Brainwashed Teens)- The Bastards are not only NOT the sons and daughters of super-villains, but are not even responsible for their actions. Some, like Ember, appear to not even care.

Total: Abilities: 30 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 2 / Powers: 46 / Defenses: 10 (93)

-The apparent Son of Graviton, Singularity had gravity-based powers, making him an obvious opposite to Gravity, who was on the Young Allies. He was apparently quite rude and abrasive to his teammates, taunting them over sensitive things, and viewed terrorism as a way to prove himself to his "father". During an Allies/Bastards fight, he was shocked by his teammate Aftershock, and this inadvertently knocked out his brainwashing. Remembering that he was an ordinary soccer player, Singularity turned on the Superior, but his ex-boss ripped him in half.
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Aftershock

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AFTERSHOCK (Allison Dillon/Danielle Blunt)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: Spider-Girl #51 (2002)
Role: Hedonistic Terrorist
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 8 (107)
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 3
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Terrorist) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
Startle, Ranged Attack 1

Powers:
Electrical Blast 8 (Accurate 2) (18) -- [19]
  • AE: Insubstantial 3 (Energy) (15)
Flight 8 (500 mph) [16]
Force Field 5 [5]
Electrical Aura 5 [20]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Electrical Blast +8 (+8 Ranged Damage, DC 23)
Electrical Aura +5 (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +3 (+8 Force Field), Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.
Responsibility (Brainwashed Teens)- The Bastards are not only NOT the sons and daughters of super-villains, but are not even responsible for their actions. Some, like Ember, appear to not even care.

Total: Abilities: 30 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 2 / Powers: 60 / Defenses: 10 (107)

-Initially a character in the MC2 Spider-Girl title (issue #51, 2002), created by... oh hey, look at that- SEAN McKEEVER. She was depicted as Electro's daughter, having been raised by a mother who didn't want to be married to a super-villain. Her mother dies of cancer, and Allison bounces around foster homes, eventually becoming a criminal. Electro, horrified by his daughter following him into crime, convinces Spider-Man & Spider-Girl (then Anya Corazon) to stage an intervention of sorts, and the two electrical-powered people leave together. She was burned by touching Electro, but they sought to surpass this.

-And so naturally, McKeever seemed to like his one-off, and brought her into the mainstream MU as part of the Bastards. However, Electro points out in the comic that there's no way he conceived a teenager that old AFTER he gained his powers for the first time, which is one of the first clues that something is up. Aftershock acts as the team's field leader, but argues freqently with the rebellious Singularity- when she zaps him during a fight, in undoes his brainwashing. She has reappeared on the Raft since then, but has not played a role in a decade.
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Re: Jab’s Builds (Karolina! Xavin! Victor! Gibborim! Young Allies!)

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I don't care what anyone says, that lightning starfish mask is iconic.
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Ember

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EMBER II (Jason Pierce)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)
Role: Hedonistic Terrorist
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 8 (103)
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 3
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Terrorist) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
Startle, Ranged Attack 1

Powers:
Fire Blast 8 (Accurate 2) [18]
Fire Aura 4 [34]
"Dermal Armor" Protection 4 [4]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Fire Aura +5 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Fire Blast +8 (+8 Ranged Damage, DC 23)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +3 (+7 Dermal Armor), Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.
Responsibility (Brainwashed Teens)- The Bastards are not only NOT the sons and daughters of super-villains, but are not even responsible for their actions. Some, like Ember, appear to not even care.

Total: Abilities: 30 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 2 / Powers: 56 / Defenses: 10 (103)

-The apparent Son of Pyro. Ember looks cool, what with skin that looks like volcanic rock as lava flows underneath it, but that's about it. He's openly-racist to the Latina Spider-Girl, and shoots liquid-looking Fireballs. Like Aftershock, he is seen imprisoned on the Raft, so may have always been a criminal, or simply doesn't care about his origins.
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Mortar

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MORTAR (Liana Feeser)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)
Role: Hedonistic Terrorist
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 8 (74)
STRENGTH
7 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 3
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Terrorist) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
Close Attack 2, Startle, Ranged Attack 1

Powers:
Protection 5 [5]
Insubstantial 1 (Precise) [6]
"Hands Into Weapons" Strength-Damage +1 (Split) [2]

Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +8, Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.
Responsibility (Brainwashed Teens)- The Bastards are not only NOT the sons and daughters of super-villains, but are not even responsible for their actions. Some, like Ember, appear to not even care.

Total: Abilities: 42 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 4 / Powers: 13 / Defenses: 10 (74)

-The apparent Daughter of the Grey Gargoyle. Basically Sandman/Hydro-Man-Lite, she was seen as the most laid-back member of the Bastards, often siding with Singularity. After the reveal that she had her memories altered by the Superior, she remained confused and bewildered in prison-
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Warhead (Bastards)

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WARHEAD II (Real Name Unknown)
Created By:
Sean McKeever & David Baldeon
First Appearance: The Young Allies #1 (Feb. 2011)
Role: Hedonistic Terrorist
Group Affiliations: The Bastards of Evil
PL 10 (88)
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 3
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Terrorist) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
Startle, Ranged Attack 1

Powers:
Damage 10 (Extras: Burst Area +3) (40) -- [41]
  • AE: Radiation Blast 8 (Feats: Accurate 2) (18)
Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Radiation Blast +8 (+8 Ranged Damage, DC 23)
Radiation Burst +10 (+10 Damage, DC 25)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +3, Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Motivation (Causing Destruction)- They even have roving robotic cameras around to document their brutality.
Responsibility (Brainwashed Teens)- The Bastards are not only NOT the sons and daughters of super-villains, but are not even responsible for their actions. Some, like Ember, appear to not even care.

Total: Abilities: 30 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 2 / Powers: 41 / Defenses: 10 (88)

-The apparent Son of The Radioactive Man. A psychpath who kills people "because it's fun", he is followed by cameras to catch his team in action, and then KILLED HIMSELF in order to do something memorable- setting off a nuclear explosion in Manhattan. That's it! That's his entire bio!
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