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Although the GG are dedicated to protecting the world and working towards peace, individual members are often under the command or surveillance of their native countries and cannot give their all to the team. On occasion, members have gone rogue and been considered vigilantes.
When the Justice League gained the United Nations backing, the GG were disbanded. Without the leadership of the mysterious Doctor Mist, the GG fell under the manipulation of the Queen Bee, ruler of Bialya. The original Jack O'Lantern (Cormac), once believed dead, has been retrieved from imprisonment by Owlwoman, and Doctor Mist has returned to lead the team.
Appearances in DC Comics:
Pre-Crisis: Crisis on Infinite Earths #12, DC Comics Presents #46, Super Friends #45-46, Who's Who '85 #9.
Current: Infinity Inc. #32, 34-37, Justice League America #55, Justice League Europe #2, 29-30, Justice League Europe Annual #1, Justice League Quarterly #5-7, Secret Origins (3) #33, Who's Who '91 #7.
F- GD (10)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- EX (20)
R- EX (20)
I- GD (10)
P- EX (20)
H- 60
K- 50
R- RM
P- GD
Equipment: costume
RM material strength
Animal Mimicry IN (40)- limted to the powers of reptiles. Typical powers that Bushmaster has used with his costume include Camouflage, Thermal Vision and other senses, Cling, a terrapin shell (Body Armor), Gliding (using wings like those of a Malaysian lizard), Water Freedom, and Water Walking (variant of Air Walking; based on the ability of the basilisk, a type of iguana that can run across the top of water).
Venom Gun
GD material strength
Poison Touch IN (40)
Talents: Acrobatics, Engineering, Thief, Animal Handling, Guns, Reptiles.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: "I've studied reptiles from all over the world--and copied their adaptations! It's the science of bionics--copying nature with science!"
He helped Batman & Robin defuse one of Grax's bombs. He also helped them rescue Kanjar Ro from the Conqueror. He later apparently joined the Global Guardians. His archenemy is El Dorado. He was killed by some bank robbers while distracted by a supervillain who had come to kill him, for revenge against Dr. Mist, during the Final Fight for the Global Guardians.
F- TY (6)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- EX (20)
R- RM (30)
I- RM (30)
P- RM (30)
H- 56
K- 90
R- EX
P- 10
Powers: Cosmic Awareness EX
(U) Transmutation RM
(U) Illusion RM
Equipment: Stone of Life
RM material strength
RM Magical Power Simulation
Talents: Occult, Leadership.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
Name: Maltis/Nommo
Height: 6"4
Weight: 220 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Family: None
Residence: Mobile
Occupation: Adventurer
Group Affiliation: Global Guardians, Primal Force
First Appearance: Super Friends #12
Current Status: deceased
HISTORY: Dr. Mist (Maltis) died in Primal Force after suffering 2 severe heart attacks earlier in the Primal Force series, Red Tornado took him as his host body so he could communicate with the world. In Primal Force #12, though, Maltis/Red Tornado fell into a vat of magical acid. Red Tornado's shell was expelled from the vat. Maltis's body was nowhere to be found, presumably destroyed.
F- TY (6)
A- GD (10)
S- TY (6)
E- GD (10)
R- GD (10)
I- TY (6)
P- GD (10)
H- 32
K- 26
R- RM
P- GD
Powers: Prehensile Hair RM (30)
Invisibility GD- can only be used to make parts of her hair invisible.
Stretching GD- allows her hair to stretch up to 150 feet.
Limitation: minor fear of scissors or other hair cutting objects.
Talents: Thief.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: She helped Elongated Man stop one of Grax's bombs, one which was surrounded by a cloud of gas that disintegrated flesh but not bones or hair. Surrounding them with a shield of hair, they walked into the cloud; Godiva made part of the shield transparent so that they could see where they were going. Elongated Man then used his stretching hair to defuse the bomb. She also helped Wonder Woman free the Queen Bee (I) from the Conqueror. She later joined the Global Guardians. She was also on the trail of Winslow Schott before he came to the States and began his career as the Toyman. During the Final Fight for the Global Guardians, she lost her powers.
F- GD (10)
A- EX (20)
S- TY (6)
E- GD (10)
R- EX (20)
I- GD (10)
P- GD (10)
H- 46
K- 40
R- IN
P- 10
Powers: Fire Generation RM (30)
Flight RM (15 areas)
Ice Production AM
Illusion IN
Magic Blast RM
Regeneration RM
Power Restrictions: Since all of her powers are activated by breathing fire, she can only use one of them in any given phase.
Talents: Martial Art D, Portugese.
Contacts: Global Guardians, Wayne Enterprises.
Background: Beatriz Da Costa was born deep in the heart of the Brazilian rain forest, while her parents were on a surveying expedition. A 100-year-old Indian shaman granted the infant great magical powers, which emerged on her 15th birthday. As an adult, Beatriz became "A Furia Verde" - the Green Fury - heroine of Brazil!
F- IN (40)
A- IN (40)
S- EX (20)
E- IN (40)
R- GD (10)
I- IN (40)
P- RM (30)
H- 140
K- 80
R- RM
P- EX
Equipment: Magic Shield- UN material strength
Axe- AM material
Helmet- RM material
Pets: Orkan (horse)
F- TY (6)
A- GD (10)
S- RM (30)
E- IN (40)
R- PR (4)
I- TY (6)
P- PR (4)
H- 86
K- 14
Powers: Flight EX
Hyper-Running RM
Donnerschlag (dog/wolf)
F- EX (20)
A- GD (10)
S- GD (10)
E- RM (30)
R- FB (2)
I- GD (10)
P- FB (2)
H- 70
K- 14
Powers: Hyper-Olfactory EX
Tracking EX
Claws EX
Hyper-Running EX
Flight EX
Talents: Occult, Melee Weapons, Animal Handling.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: A reincarnated Germanic warrior, the Wild Huntsman first met American superheroes when Dr. Mist enlisted his aid against the Conqueror. The Wild Huntsman teamed up with the Wonder Twins to rescue the Controller who had been impersonating the Time Trapper. He later joined the Global Guardians.
During the Final Fight for the Global Guardians, all the members of the GG were being attacked by Fain Y'Onia, an old enemy of Dr. Mist's who had come for revenge for indignities suffered centuries ago; to Fain, this was as yesterday. In the final battle with Fain, the Huntsman disarms Fain and uses Fain's staff to heal his injured compatriots. However, Fain finally decides to return with Albrecht back to the mists of time which spawned him, so that they might do battle eternal. As the two disappear, the other Guardians comment that apparently the purpose for Albrecht's reincarnation was to battle Fain, thereby saving Dr. Mist. They also mention that someday the Wild Huntsman may return, but that will herald the return of Fain Y'Onia as well. The Wild Huntsman is given a memorial statue.
Note that Orkan and Donnerschlag disappeared with the Huntsman. The Huntsman's memorial statue has him mounted on Orkan.
F- GD (10)
A- IN (40)
S- EX (20)
E- RM (30)
R- GD (10)
I- TY (6)
P- EX (20)
H- 100
K- 36
R- GD
P- 5
Powers: Hyper-Leaping RM
Hyper-Running RM
Contacts: Global Guardians.
F- GD (10)
A- RM (30)
S- GD (10)
E- EX (20)
R- EX (20)
I- GD (10)
P- RM (30)
H- 70
K- 60
R- RM
P- EX
Powers: Telekinesis EX- can only be used to control the lantern from a distance.
Equipment: Original Lantern
AM material strength
FB strength (can keep shrunken opponents inside the lantern)
Shadowcasting RM
Energy Solidification GD
Flight IN
Teleport Others RM
Shrinking Others RM
Mystic Freeze IN
Telekinesis PR
Duplication IN
Limitation: all the Lantern's powers start at FB rank at noon, and increase proportionally till midnight. After midnight, the powers decrease proportionally until noon.
Improved Lantern
IN material strength
Force Field MN
Lightning UN
Fire Generation UN
Teleportation RM
Light Generation- Blinding Flash AM
Duplication IN
Talents: Weapons Specialist- Lantern, Fairies.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: The following was written by E. Nelson Bridwell: "As a child, Daniel Cormac was told by his grandmother of the Daoine Sidhe (pronounced Theena Shee), the fairies of Ireland. One day, Daniel caught a leprechaun who was thereby obligated to give the youth a crock of gold in exchange for his release. Instead, David [sic] let the fairy shoemaker go free. Soon after, a small man named Fergus sought shelter from a storm. Daniel recognized him as a fir dhearga (pronounced fear yaraga), who would cause great mischief if crossed. But Daniel bade the fairy welcome. Upon reaching adulthood, Daniel inherited his father's farm and was granted an audience by the fairy queen Maev. She presented him with a lantern which enabled him to do wondrous things. In this manner did Daniel Cormac become the hero of Ireland...Jack O'Lantern."
He aided Green Lantern in finding one of Grax's bombs, and was invited to join the Global Guardians after aiding Superman against Thaumar Dhai. When the Guardians disbanded, he went to work for the Queen Bee II.
QB2 decided to improve his lantern (as well as Owlwoman's powers). Obviously, she didn't have Occultist skill, so the resulting lantern was a Gadget and not an Artifact; it also seemed to lack most of its earlier powers. (Chalk this up to Keith Giffen doing absolutely no research on the characters that he used.)
After Cormac was killed, Marvin Noronsa took his place for a while. Of course, Marvin couldn't use Daniel's magic lantern and had to rely on the technological version of the lantern.
It was later revealed that the original Jack O'Lantern had not really been killed; he was rescued by Owlwoman and then forgotten by the writers. He was given a memorial statue in JLQ#17, the final fight for the Global Guardians, but his current status was not explained.
The third Jack O'Lantern was supposed to be using Daniel's lantern after Daniel's death; however, he learned to do without it eventually. I would suppose that Daniel regained his lantern after Liam (JO'L3) stopped needing it.
F- GD (10)
A- EX (20)
S- TY (6)
E- IN (40)
R- GD (10)
I- GD (10)
P- RM (30)
H- 76
K- 50
R- RM
P- GD
Powers: Flight EX
Hyper-Swimming RM
Water Freedom
Telepathy EX
Talents: Resist Domination.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: A Danish teenager, Ulla "was born in Atlantis. Her father a legged Atlantide like Aquaman and the people of his city, Poseidonis. Her mother a fish-tailed mermaid of Tritonis! But she is a mutant with strange powers."
She helped Aquaman against Grax, helped Aquaman rescue Sinestro from the Conqueror, and helped Superman against Thaumar Dhai. She joined the Global Guardians, and was believed to have been killed by Jack O'Lantern II, but that turned out to be her evil twin. During the JLQ#17 story, the final fight for the Global Guardians, the other Guardians seemed to have forgotten that she was still alive. She was given a memorial statue.
F- RM (30)
A- EX (20)
S- EX (20)
E- RM (30)
R- GD (10)
I- GD (10)
P- GD (10)
H- 100
K- 30
R- RM
P- GD
Equipment: Golden Fleece
UN material strength
RM material when not being worn
The Fleece raises the Olympian's stats to the following levels:
F- AM (50)
A- AM (50)
S- UN (100)
E- UN (100)
P- RM (30)
H- 300
The Fleece grants the following powers:
Flight MN
Superspeed AM
Body Resistance AM (50)- does not protect against gas-based attacks as the wearer's lungs are still vulnerable.
Penetration Vision IN- can only see through substances from the earth, such as stone, metal, dirt.
Animal Control EX- must be using the Musician skill.
Shape Change GD
The Fleece also bestows the following Talents:
Musician, Horsemanship, Wrestling, Archery, Martial Arts B, E, Medicine, Occult, Sea Vehicles, Melee Weapons, Diseases, Ship Building, Greek Mythology, can create a spring by striking a rock with a spear.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: The Olympian wears the original Golden Fleece as a cape and mask; it gives him all the powers and skills of the Argonauts. Thus, he has the speed of Euphemos, the flying power of Zetes, the invulnerability of Kaineus, the strength of Herakles, the ability to see through earth of Lynkeus, and the musical ability of Orpheus. His BODY is high, since not even the strength of Herakles could affect the invulnerability of Kaineus, who died of suffocation since his lungs were vulnerable.
He helped Wonder Woman look for one of Grax's bombs (instead, they dealt with Colonel Conquest), helped Superman free the World Beater from the Conqueror, helped Superman against Thaumar Dhai, joined the Global Guardians, and met Fury II, when the Global Guardians met Infinity Inc. He was spared from destruction during the Final Fight for the Global Guardians, and is helping to found a new version of the GGs.
During one story, he had a Subplot involving the various personalities of the Argonauts affecting his mind, making him appear to have multiple personalities.
First, here's a list of all the names of the Argonauts, which could be useful if one wishes to do a multiple personality subplot with the Olympian: Jason (duh), Orpheus, Zetes, Calais, Castor, Pollux, Telamon, Peleus, Herakles, Idas, Theseus, Lynceus, Ampliaraus, Caeneus (also spelled Kaineus), Palaemon, Cepheus, Laertes, Autolycus, Atalanta, Menoetius, Actor, Admetus, Acastus, Eurytus, Meleager, Ancaeus, Euphemus, Poeas, Butes, Phanus, Staphylus, Erginus, Periclymenus, Augeas, Iphiclus, Argus, Euralys, Peneleos, Leitus, Iphitus, Ascalaphus, Ialmenus, Asterius, and Polyphemos.
I advise caution when doing research on these characters, as it appears that certain names are given to more than one character, such as Polyphemos, who is a hero on the Argo and also a cyclops. See also my comments about Kaineus below.
In my research, I discovered that the Kaineus who was an Argonaut (the son of Coronus) may not have been the invulnerable Kaineus (who was originally a virginal woman, who was changed into a man and made invulnerable). I'm not absolutely sure that they are different, but it sounds like it to me. It is certainly understandable that E. Nelson Bridwell might have been sloppy in his research, when he created the character.
However, as a replacement for Kaineus, we have Meleager, who the Fates decreed would die as soon as the brand in the hearth went out; Meleager's mom immediately put the brand in a chest, where she kept it going. This made Meleager invulnerable. According to one account, he could not be killed until he ticked off his mom and she extinguished the brand; another account has him dying in battle (I don't know how). But it may be easier just to pretend that it was the same Kaineus.
F- GD (10)
A- RM (30)
S- TY (6)
E- GD (10)
R- EX (20)
I- EX (20)
P- RM (30)
H- 56
K- 70
R- RM
P- EX
Powers: Claws AM (50)
(P) Flight RM
(P) Thermal Vision MN
Talents: Military, Tracking, Stealth, Thief.
Contacts: Global Guardians, Queen Bee II (deceased).
History: She helped Hawkman and Hawkgirl (Silver Age versions) defeat a bomb that was in a field of complete darkness, when all attempts to shine strong light into it had failed. Hawkgirl believed that "there's no way *anyone* can see inside it! Even an owl can't see in *total* darkness!" However, Owlwoman could, despite Hawkman's claim that "That's impossible scientifically!" to which she replied, "My powers are *not* scientific in nature! Your scientists cannot study the spirit which gave them to me!"
Then, she joined the Global Guardians, and began to wear a costume more in the spirit of Native American garb. When the GGs disbanded, she and Jack O'Lantern I went to work for the Queen Bee who enhanced them both. She grew close to Jack, and was the one to rescue him when he was believed dead. However, in JLQ#17, she forgot all about Jack, as if she believed him to really be dead. She also switched to yet another costume, this one a horribly kewl-style outfit with a visor. She was one of the few Guardians to survive the slaughter that occurred at the Final Fight for the Global Guardians.
F- GD (10)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- EX (20)
R- EX (20)
I- TY (6)
P- EX (20)
H- 60
K- 46
R- GD
P- 10
Powers: Energy Absorption AM
Energy Blast IN
Fire Generation IN
Flight IN
Blinding Flash RM
Resistance to Fire RM
Limit: Energy Absorption may only be used for solar or light-based energy.
Talents: Martial Arts D.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
Spells: (D) Prayer- SH-X (acts as Magical Power Simulation)
this allows him to pray for any desired effect, though it must have a precedent as a miracle that God has been known to do, such as stopping time. This spell is totally up to the discretion of God, and will not function if Seraph is suffering from the second loss vulnerability below.
Magical Objects: Mantle of Elijah- IN material strength
IN (40) Body Armor
Ring of Solomon- RM material strength
IN Reason
Teleportation EX (32,000 miles)
Mind Control- Puppetry RM (30)
Rod of Moses- IN material strength
Shape Shifting- Serpent only RM (30)
Energy Blast RM (30)
Matter Animation- Solid AM (50)
Liquid AM (50)
Fire Control AM (50)
Energy Control AM (50)
Serpent:
F- EX (20)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- IN (40)
R- FB (2)
I- FB (2)
P- FB (2)
H- 90
K- 6
Poison Touch IN (40)- when the poison kills someone, he is turned to dust.
Limitation: all Control powers may only be used to "part" the substance in question; thus, he could part a sea, create a chasm, or even split an energy field in two.
Loss Vulnerabilities: like Samson, if Seraph's hair is cut his Strength drops to GD.
If God decides he is acting unheroically, he loses all powers and attributes, including those of his objects. To regain them he must spend time repenting on Yom Kippur, after which he must make an Occult Reason feat.
Talents: Occult, Judaism, Divine Magic, Kabalism, Languages- Hebrew, Vehicles, Melee Weapons.
Contacts: God, Global Guardians.
History: The Seraph aided Superman in stopping one of Grax's bombs. He later encountered the Superfriends again when they had become ruthless and tried to take over the world. He helped Superman against Thaumar Dhai and his own enemies Moloch and Ashtoreth. He has had several solo adventures as well. Of late, he had apparently taken a leave of abscence from the Global Guardians, returning just in time for the Last Fight for the Global Guardians. He was one of the few who survived.
F- TY (6)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- GD (10)
R- EX (20)
I- GD (10)
P- RM (30)
H- 446
K- 60
R- GD
P- 5
Powers: Sonic Generation MN
Talents: Actor (only for mimicing sounds and voices).
Contacts: Global Guardians.
F- GD (10)
A- EX (20)
S- GD (10)
E- EX (20)
R- EX (20)
I- MN (75)
P- RM (30)
H- 60
K- 135
R- GD
P- 10
Powers: Precognition MN (75)
Postcognition SH-Z
Hyper-Swimming GD (4 areas)
Water Freedom
Circular Vision
Limitations: Tuatara has four eyes.
Post and Precognition have begun to activate spontaneously, making it difficult to tell if what he is seeing is then, now, or yet-to-be.
Psychological Restriction- has had trouble keeping straight which time he is currently in.
Contacts: Global Guardians.
History: (according to Tuatara) "I get my name from a reptile of this land-- the sole surviving species of its order! It has three eyes--as I have! What the reptile's third eye is for, we don't know--but mine serves a special purpose! With one eye you can see in two dimensions..there is no depth perception! With two, you see in three dimensions! With my three eyes, I see in four dimensions-- and the fourth dimension is time!"
Tuatara aided Red Tornado against Grax by locating a bomb which was somewhere in the past (over 122,000,000 years ago). He then at some point joined the Global Guardians (and eliminated an ugly picture of a lizard face from his costume). He then met a tragic end during the Final Fight for the Global Guardians, and is now in a coma, awaiting writer's fiat to resurrect him.
Ed. note: I converted the Global Guardians to Marvel from DC Heroes, but backgrounds for all of them were written by Sean MacDonald.
