Monday, April 20, 2009

The Emerald Knight

Born from Martin Jordan, Captain Harold "Hal" Jordan a test pilot for ASAF was branded as the "most fearless and expensive" by his comrades. Following his father's footsteps after he died, Hal made sure to continue his father's legacy and was gifted indeed...

On a given mission, he was tasked to check a wreckage from a fallen starship and as he cradled the alien passenger, he said that he was Abin Sur. Before he died, the ring that he had was looking for someone that was "utterly honest and born without fear" and so Hal was given the ring and a lantern that transformed his life forever.

With this new power, he learned that the alien was a member of Green Lantern Corps formed by The Guardians in the planet Oa. Also, here the Central Battery is found charging every lantern in the cosmos. Now, he is to protect and serve Sector 2814 where Earth is also located.

A day came when Coast City was utterly destroyed by Doomsday, with this loss he begged The Guardians to reconstruct the city and revive all the lives lost, but to no avail his request was not granted. He went angry and insane killing his master Sinestro by breaking his neck at the same time killing almost everyone from the Corp.

From there, The Guardians of Oa knew that a long time enemy was controlling Hal and should be stopped. Also, this was part of a plan from Sinestro to lure Hal to free the creature and enter him in his vulnerable emotional state. At one point, the Sun Eater was about to destroy the Earth when Hal sacrificed himself to save his home planet.

He was resurrected as Spectre, the Spirit of Vengeance. The spirit's tasks was to separate his tainted soul from Parallax. With all the help of his friends and Kyle Ryner's effort of securing his body from the sun where he died, Hal had one more reason to live and to save the universe again. His will stronger and resolved, he broke free from Spectre and Parallax joining his spirit from his now renewed body.

From the battle in the moon, after seemingly killing Sinestro again and with the help of JLA and the Green Lantern Corps they were able to dispose their oldest and bitter enemy the Parallax.

Now, Hal Jordan is back renewing his ties with The Guardians, The Green Lantern Corps and JLA. The ray of hope again echoes in the universe and as the battle cry is heard once more...

"In blackest day in brightest night no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might beware my power Green Lantern's light."




Sunday, April 19, 2009

Weapon X

Raised from a well-off family, a frail and sickly boy named James Howlett has all he ever needed in life but he has a secret that is hidden well in his genes.

Along with his parents John and Elizabeth, young James lived in the 19th century. Following the death of his elder brother, her mother was institutionalized which left the boy with his 2 playmates Rose a red headed girl and Dog, the son of Thomas Logan the caretaker.

As years pass, the friends grew and still have their friendship. A day came when Dog had untoward advances to Rose which James told his father and with this, Dog killed James pet and thus both were exiled from the estate.

A drunk as he is, Thomas got his shotgun and forced his way in the manor, seeing Elizabeth he told her to come with him and as John was about to stop them, Thomas shot him in cold blood. James was entering the room and with uncontrolled anger and ferocity attacked and killed Thomas while leaving a mark of 3 claws in Dog's face.

Fearing for their lives, James ran away with Rose as Dog reported to the police of the incident in his own story. The father of John came and took on Dog knowing that he has no more family left with.

James and Rose lived far in British Columbia, while working as a miner James changed his name to Logan to divert any suspicion in the town and protecting Rose as well in the process. They were known as cousins. Soon, Dog as a growing psychopath tracked them, in the streets as the 2 were fighting, Logan got the upper hand and was about to give Dog the final blow when Rose leapt in resulting her impalement from his claws. From then on, Logan was alone as he left the town and was rumored to have lived in the wilderness with wolves.

Having isolated himself from the world, he was soon found in Canada by Department H and with Dr. Cornelius's heading the experimental program, Logan was imbued with an indestructible element called adamantium with his bones and thus resulting to his indoctrination in the Weapon X assassins group.

His first mission was to battle the Incredible Hulk and further helped the X-Men through Prof. X's request to recover the original team from the mutant island of Krakoa. He stayed with the X-Men up to the present, even lead the team as a Field Commander. Later on, he also joined Earth's Mightiest Heroes: The Avengers where he encountered the re-assembled team while battling Hydra.

This fierce fighter had so many memories from his jagged and painful past, from being a World War II soldier, a Samurai, a CIA operative, an assassin, a wild man... and now a raging Wolverine!!!





The Wall Crawler


A frail young man passes through a crowd, his name is Peter Benjamin Parker a student and a genius. As piercing words and murmuring "What a geek!" struck him, he doesn't utter a sound shrugging off the nuisance, he went his way to the science exhibit.

Atomic science, a world where he is given accolades and a feeling of respect and dignity. As the experiment progresses, no one noticed a spider descending from the ceiling towards the reactors, with a split second the arachnid was doused by radioactivity. Leaping towards the closest thing it can access, with it's final breath, it bit the student transferring the radioactive energy in it's body.

Suddenly, feeling nauseous he decided to go home. Walking down the street a car nearly misses him, as he leapt to safety. He noticed that he was clinging to a wall. To his surprise, he was already scaling the wall with his hands and feet.

Hurrying home, he decided to make a name for himself. He entered a wrestling match with Crusher Hogan and winning unanimously. He even entered into showbiz just to get enough money moreso to gain fame as well. Deep down he really wanted to be popular and realizing with the power that he has, he can do anything he wants without the care in the world.

One night after the show, a burglar made his way into the studio, a cop was running after him, the costumed teen just stood there minding his own business. The cop didn't reach him on time and the fiend escaped through the elevator. "What do I care!" the lad uttered...

Tired, he called it a day. As he was nearing his home, there was a policecar in front. As he came to their doorstep, a body was lying on the floor and her Aunt May was crying, a burglar forced his way in and killed his Uncle. With all his anger, he tracked him in an old warehouse. A fight ensued and the culprit was cornered, he removed the mask of the killer and to his surprise, he was familiar with the face from the broadcasting company... the burglar who ran in front of him days ago. He was so grief stricken and all he ever wanted to do is avenge his Uncle Ben. He just tied the burglar for the police to pick him up. Wanted to be alone, he stayed in a rooftop thinking, he was ashamed from what he had failed to do.

There is always a moral in everyone's story and with this teenager, he had a gift that he misused without the thought of doing what is proper and just, not just for the people around him but for himself as well. He only wanted to be accepted and more so to be popular, but vanity overwhelmed him and with a price. His Uncle's death made him realize that "With great power must also come--great responsibility". Now he must face his problems head on, sacrificing everything that he have just to keep his love ones safe.

And so a hero was born...The Amazing Spider-Man!

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The Green Goliath

New Mexico...

A project for the US Defence Department is taking place, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner was assigned to supervise an experimental gamma bomb in the nuclear test facility, a teenager wandered off in the test site. With the countdown taking place, the scientist without hesitation selflessly hurried to save the ignorant teenager.

The countdown ends, as the bomb exploded the scientist had the chance to push the kid into a ditch and in an instant the explosion engulfed his body filling it with enormous energy of the deadly gamma radiation. 


Now, certain manifestations are taking place in his cellular structure, from the pains of his past, frustrations and guilt from past sins, whenever anger takes place his physical form bulks up into an enormous mass. At first, he turns into a gray skinned monster at sunset and would revert back to human form at dawn.

Incurable, he went on berserk and was branded a menace to society. To make matters worse, he was hunted down by his wife's father General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross unrelenting to bring him down for good. Ravaging and destroying everything in it's path, the military tracked down the green monster across the country. 

For a short time, he was trying to find a way to cure himself, through another form of radiation he was able to split the two personas. Seemingly cured, he was able to control the monster within and even helped form the Avengers and granted pardon by the US Government for his deeds.
But it was far from over, at some point he was turning back to become the green menace again, and with the help of psychiatrist Leonard "Doc Samson", he was captured. Trying hypnosis, he was again split into two thus making another version the street smart "Joe Fixit", but the separated psyches gave much pain to Bruce, he then further agreed to be merged back only to become "The Professor", the latest version of his personas.

The on and off separation of Bruce's mental and physical conditions made him more unpredictable and dangerous. Only to bargain with the three personas would make it possible to find a cure for his tortured mind and soul. He was further accompanied by Rick Jones the teenager from the gamma bomb experiment, feeling guilty for Bruce's condition, he helps him in his daily endeavors and to search for the cure. Only time will tell whether this menace or hero will be in check. But for now, nothing can stop this "Living Engine of Destruction".

The Incredible HULK!


Wednesday, March 01, 2006

The Man of Steel

Another place, another time... 

A scientist has been observing the planet's seismic activities for quite some time now. Knowing that disaster awaits them, he informed the high council about the situation and explained that if they can access the Phantom Zone tentatively, the people can be saved and survive this disaster. But they mocked him and considered his assesments of their planet preposterous and doubtful. 

Since there are a few moments left before the planet explodes, he still managed and took the chance in coordinating his latest observations to their central computer named Braniac but unknowingly it knows of the impending danger that awaits them and has already downloaded all of the planet's knowledge for itself and for it's self-preservation. 

He hurried back home and informed his wife that they need to hurry, at least to save their only son. He had prepared for this, he built a rocket ship that can propel it's passenger to hyperspace.

Suddenly, the planet shook like none before and only time is of the essence for the last son of Krypton. The infant was placed in the ship, looking on are his parents hoping for the best for their son...Kal-el. Goodbye our son, with moments left Lana and Jor-el watched their son fly into the atmosphere. Krypton exploded hurling tons of it's debris into the vast cosmos.

Journeying through space, the ship found a habitable place for it to land...Earth. Crashing through a field of wheat, an unsuspecting couple Martha and Jonathan watched the rocket plummet from the sky. Curiously, they saw a baby boy crawled out from the ship and quickly cradled it. They adopted the baby Kal-el and named him Clark Joseph Kent.
He grew in a small town called Smallville, young Clark developed extraordinary powers and understanding that he can absorb the sun's radiant energy, he is able to shoot lasers from his optics, leap in great distances, run faster than a speeding train and possessed the strength that ordinary mortals could only dream of...

Searching for his purpose, he went around the world helping people and developing his new found powers, his path lead him to Metropolis where his adventure begins as...

Superman...The Man of Steel.




Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The Dark Knight

10:47 PM, gun shots were fired in a dark alley...

A family went out from a theater, a kid brimming with zeal and joy from the film closely played with his parents, they watched him full of hope and love.

As they entered an alley, a man with a revolver approached them asking for valuables, somewhat hesistant, the father gave his, but the deliquent was not sufficed, he grabbed the woman's pearls and with a split second...gun shots were fired. The mugger run in fear leaving a child with tears of grief and anger.

Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne died on the spot, leaving the young child in the care of Dr. Leslie Thompkins and the Wayne's bulter Alred Pennyworth. The child was known as Bruce Wayne sole heir to Wayne Industries.

Over the years, he has observed Gotham City, it's residents and the unrelenting crime that it spawned from it's small time thieves to mob bosses who rule parts of the city. Even cops are so corrupted that they are given authority to some of the city's crime activities including drug trafficking. Stricken by frustration and desperation, he started to embark himself to save the rotting city.

For several years he has trained from different lands, mastering all the various forms of martial arts, man hunting, detective work and all known weaponry and gadgets that he can avail with his vast financial resources. Bruce Wayne became an expert in chemistry, forensics, psychology and other fields in science.

He came back...

Learning from what his father told him "Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot", he provided the last piece of the statement, "I shall become a bat".

Striking fear to the crime underworld, corrupted officials, thieves, gangs of Gotham, he swore to protect and uphold justice in this city who came to know him only as an urban legend.

The Dark Knight...Batman.











Saturday, February 25, 2006

Heroes

HEROES, PEOPLE WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS, THEY GIVE ME INSPIRATION TO ASPIRE FOR GREATER THINGS AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS AS WELL. I CAN’T BE ONE, BUT STILL I TRY TO BE THAT SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE MORE, SACRIFICE MORE SO OTHERS WILL LIVE AND KNOWING THAT I MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.