Once The Hero

Organizations

ULTIMATE- United Law-enforcement Tribunal for International Meta-human Affairs, Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial.- Agency that oversees mutant and paranormal activity on an international level. More commonly known on the street as the Mutant cops. In recent years it has grown more intolerant to the minority it oversees perceiving them as a threat to humanity.

OAR- The Office of Archives and Records - The cover organization for the United States Black Programs regarding Meta-human activities involving national security issues.

Area 61- Top secret Air Force facility under the authority of OAR researching the Meta-human phenomena and other cutting edge technology. The home of Project Meridian and The Rocketeers. Also the facility where during the Gray Invasion a rebuilt Gray saucer was launched and successfully infiltrated and virused the Aliens’ Mothership.

The Rocketeers- The teen supra-team enhanced by Project Meridian. Members were:

Alan Glenn: Vroom- age 10 Mutation: super speed, enhanced physical prowess, and healing.

Gus Glenn: Capt. Blazzar- Age 14 Mutation: energy control, expulsion, and flight.

Alicia Mercer: The Cat-Age 12 Mutation: greatly enhanced agility, flexibility, night vision and speed.

Douglas Knight: Sharpshooter- Age 13 Mutation: heightened awareness, hand eye coordination, and toughness.

Jeff Fuller: Fortune- Age 10 Mutation: Abnormally lucky and enhanced physical prowess.  

Joyce Sturm: Sensation- Age 8 Mutation: greatly enhanced physical prowess, strength and intelligence.  

Darkside Penitentiary- ULTIMATE run maximum security prison as the last resort for those too dangerous to keep on Earth, but who hasn’t earned the death penalty or for whatever other reasons for which it’s inadvisable to execute. Use as a labor force for the He3 mines that Earth’s ‘green’ fusion reactors depend on.

Zolotoye-Yablochko ‘Mutant-stan’ - Small country completely surrounded by Kazakhstan known for its high population density of mutants. Once known as Almaty 3, an Soviet era ‘secret city’ devoted to researching and training mutants. After the breakup of the Soviet Union they formed an independent nation in a working partnership with Kazakhstan, taking advantage of a loophole in ULTIMATE’s treaties which forbids Mutant armies.

Haemus-Ancient Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula. Currently stands for the stronghold of the notorious supra-villain Professor Mortis, nestled deep in the mountains. It goes under the thinly disguised fiction of being a nation. Professor Mortis has made no secret that he does have weapons of mass destruction and will use them if Haemus is invaded. Considering its location and the untold of disaster of possible fallout in the heavily populated region, as well as the Professor’s past history, no one has wisely dared test his resolve.

Doctor Ferocious Foundation- Organization devoted to expanding man’s boundaries through science and exploration. Founded by ‘Doc’ Ferocious, a famous inventor, industrialist, and gentleman adventurer, who, along with renown scientist Professor Quester, provided a lasting infrastructure for further space exploration in the ‘dead zone’ between NASA’s cancelled Apollo program and the Space Shuttle still under development. After He3 was discovered to be the perfect fuel for fusion reactors, their subsequent findings of abundant deposits on the moon made their lunar enterprises extremely profitable, making them both instant billionaires.

DAD’S- The Best Burgers and Shakes in the Mojave!  Old fashioned styled hamburger joint that was known as a hangout for the teen supra-team The Rocketeers. It has an area devoted to the memorabilia and memory of the team. In recent years, it‘s struggled financially with competition from the major fast food franchises.

Supra-Response Team One- One of the mutant staffed teams ULTIMATE dispatches when its regular forces are outgunned. In recent years intolerance and political infighting has greatly reduced the circumstances the teams are deployed. Often when they are used it is far too late for them to accomplish much. In true bureaucratic fashion they are often blamed for this lack of success due the incompetence of their superiors.