Upstarts

The Upstarts Portrayed by the 90s Statistics Full Name Shinobi Shaw Siena Blaze Andrea and Andreas von Strucker Fabian Cortez Age Early 20s Height n/a Build n/a Eyes n/a Hair n/a Factions Upstarts (Hellfire ties) Occupation Killers for sport Alignment Villains Claim to Fame They crashed the inaugural celebration of the X-men: Red Team and the Titans. Reputation The von Struckers are notable as the frozen genetically engineered test tube children of Nazi supervillain Baron von Strucker (think Scott Evil). Shinobi Shaw is likewise notable for being an illegitimate son of Sebastian Shaw. The others are notable only as Upstarts members, although they might go on to do impressive things. Biography The Upstarts' goal is to kill their way to the top of the superheroic food chain, "starting" "upward" from the bottom — i.e. beginning with the newest heroes and groups and moving on to take out the biggest-name heroes last. Each successful hero kill nets the Upstart points, and the Upstart with the highest score is leader of the group.

Character Details Personality They're just unbelievably awful on every level. Shaw is a pompous, long-winded braggart with a chip on his shoulder. Blaze is a violent, unhinged killer with supremely destructive powers. The von Struckers are neo-Nazi white supremacists with a creepy-close relationship, for twins. Fabian Cortez is a backstabbing schemer beyond compare. Abilities Shinobi Shaw: Interphasing Shaw's power combines density control and phasing, allowing him to become a smokelike phantom who passes through solid objects, or benefit from the durability and strength of extra density. He can also use an "interphase touch" to scramble a target's molecules, causing them intense, stunning pain and, given enough time and a vicious enough attack, death. Seina Blaze: Electromagnetic Chaos Blaze's powers involve destructive misuse of the energy of the Earth's magnetic field. She can create incredibly powerful electromagnetic effects by punching holes in the field and discharging the resulting energy. She is also anchored to the field, and can use that traction to fly at tremendous speeds along it or even teleport — although the latter ability involves punching through the field in such a way that it causes an explosion at the point she just departed. Andrea and Andreas von Strucker: Fenris beams When the von Strucker twins are in skin-to-skin contact, they create an energy field that each can discharge in different ways. Andrea emits beams that gradually disintegrate solid matter on contact. Andreas fires blasts of pure, incredible force. The energy field also allows them to levitate. Fabian Cortez: Power amplification Cortez has the power to amplify and, to some extent, manipulate another mutant's powers. He does so by enveloping them in a golden energy field; he does not need to be in physical contact to use his ability, although his range is not unlimited. He can use this power beneficially or overload the power, making it completely uncontrollable and often self-destructive. Advantages Privilege They all have the kind of power that elevates them above the petty concerns of normal people. Disdvantages Pawns The whole concept of the Upstarts? Where a bunch of nobodies who absolutely despise each other go into battle against vastly better-established teams for the dubious distinction of being the leader of the aforementioned band of nobodies? It sucks, dude! Who would agree to that crappy deal? I'm a 90s bitch Who needs nuance, pathos, or a coherent team concept when you've got pouches, bad hair, and constipation face? You can't even imagine what a nightmare it was finding halfway decent pictures of these guys. Relationships Image Name Relation Information Character Name Friend Insert a description of the relationship here. Notes <This section is optional. You can delete it.> Character Gallery Logs 2014 Lights Out 2: Meet and Beat September 4, 2014: The Upstarts crash the X-men: Red/Titans mixer (log: 20140904-lights-out-2:meet-and-beat | tags: angel bunker changeling deadzone hawkeye_ii iceman kid_flash phase power_girl sunspot supergirl titans upstarts-npc vorpal x-men zatanna | posted: 05 Sep 2014 05:43) Back to: Current Cast