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Team Biography Team Biography Instructions In the Silver Age of comics, readers saw some of their favorite superheroes team up to form the Justice League of America and The Avengers. They also met some new superhero teams like The Fantastic Four and The X-Men. Today there are many superhero teams that exist – or have existed. We’d like you to dig into them a bit more! In this section of the Superhero Dossier, we want to you research an existing team of superheroes. We want to know which heroes make up the team and what strengths and weaknesses they each bring to the table. We also want to know why the team was formed. Was there a new megavillian that they needed to fight? Was there a social issue that one hero couldn’t fight alone? If you want to go the other direction, feel free to pick a team of villains to research! We encourage you to be creative and have fun with this. Look for teams that are lesser known or come from different cultures and genres. If you need some inspiration, you can get started on the following resource: ● Superhero Database When you’re ready, turn to the next page to begin thinking about the characteristics of your team members. Superhero Dossier Archetypes Throughout history there is a series of personality types, archetypes, that are easily found in every form of storytelling. There’s the leader. The playboy. The rebel. The anti-hero. Comic books are no exception to this. Looking for a leader? Superman fits that description. A playboy? Johnny Storm. A rebel? Wolverine. An Anti-hero? Batman. Sometimes these archetypes play well with others (Mr. Fantastic and The Thing). Sometimes, they don’t (Captain America and Tony Stark). That can be both helpful and harmful in cases where superheroes might need to come together as a team to fight a powerful villain. Here in Issue #5, we want you to determine the archetype of each member of your chosen superhero/supervillain team, beginning with some brainstorming. What are the archetypes that exist in comic books? Turn to the next section and start by brainstorming a list of archetypes found in comic books. We’ve added a few to help you get started. 2 Superhero Dossier To add your own text, click on one of the bubbles to open the edit feature. Then click on the bubble again to begin typing. Now, think about the superheroes or villains on your team. What archetype fits each member? How does that archetype affect that member’s work on the team? The Guardians of the Archetype Impact of Archetype Galaxy (1969 team) on team Member Name Vance Astro The Leader Formed the team, leads them on missions Charlie-27 Muscle From Jupiter, engineered for the 3 Superhero Dossier high-gravity environment giving him great strength and durability. His people were wiped out by the Badoon so he fights against them. Martinex The Brains Highly intelligent, the brains of the team regarding science, originally he was more logical and literal-minded. He is from Pluto, also conquered by the Badoon. Yondu Noble Savage/Archer Yondu is from a planet colonised by humans, but then invaded by the Badoon. He is an empathic hero linked to wildlife and uses more traditional forms of combat, a bow and arrow. Starhawk The Mystery, Anti The most mysterious Hero member of the team, who manipulated events to bring them together. His life is a time loop, with him 4 Superhero Dossier reliving it. He is the most powerful member of the team by far, but is distrusted by them. Nikki Femme Fatale, She is particularly Gunslinger hotheaded and adept with guns. She was added partially as it was felt there should be female character in team. Vital Statistics Team Member #1 Name & Aliases Vance Astrovik, Vance Astro Has the power to affect matter with his mind, Strengths and can disrupt other people's minds. Angst over being out of his time. Can only exert his mental powers for half an hour before being fatigued. They had to wear a suit which if breached would cause them to age to death, Weaknesses though this was later cured. Archetype The Leader 5 Superhero Dossier Origin Story Vance Astrovik, who changed his name to Vance Astro, was a mutant who volunteered for the first interstellar project by the US, where he would be placed in suspended animation and sent to a planet in the Alpha Centauri system, a trip that would take about a thousand years. However by the time he arrived humanity had mastered interstellar travel and reached the planet centuries before. Over the voyage his psychokinetic abilities emerged. He met Yondu while cataloging the plant life of the planet as his original mission had been. When the Badoon launched their invasion of the planet Vance and Astro were captured and taken to Earth, which the Badoon had also conquered. 6 Superhero Dossier Reference 1 Team Member #2 Name & Aliases Captain Charlie-27 Genetically engineered to live in Jupiter’s higher gravity, meaning he has eleven times the muscle mass of a human, giving him superhuman strength, durability and stamina. Strengths He is also a trained pilot. Weaknesses 7 Superhero Dossier Archetype Muscle, Military Origin Story Born the fifth generation of his family to be engineered at birth to live in Jupiuter’s greater gravity, Charlie-27 was away from the planet on a space mission when the Badoon invaded Jupiter. He returned to find his city deserted and his people being taken to labour camps and was forced to flee the planet to avoid capture. He met the other members and they joined forces. 8 Superhero Dossier Reference 2 Team Member #3 Name & Aliases Martinex T’Naga Genetically engineered to survive in the extreme cold of Pluto, meaning their body is covered in crystal faucets, giving them superhuman strength, speed, durability and stamina and resistance to extreme hot or cold Strengths temperatures. Can produce beams of energy 9 Superhero Dossier from hands and change the temperature around him from hot or cold. Weaknesses Archetype The Brains Origin Story Martinex’s ancestors were from Africa, but they were born on Pluto, like other human colonists there they were genetically engineered to survive in the freezing cold temperatures of this world. They grew up to become a scientist and technician. When the Badoon attacked Pluto they were on its moon Charon, the Plutovians tried to escape but their ship was destroyed by the Badoon. Charlie-27 teleported onto Pluto and with Martinex’s aid they teleported to Earth and met Vance and Yondu. 10 Superhero Dossier Reference 3 Team Member #4 Name & Aliases Yondu Expert archer, with his screams can control arrows. Empathic abilities, especially with Strengths beings on his world but also other worlds. Weaknesses Archetype Archer, Noble Savage 11 Superhero Dossier Origin Story Yondu was from the Zatoan tribe, primitive beings native to Centauri IV, a planet colonised by humans. He attacked Vance while they were on the planet but was repelled. Vance kept this secret as this action was illegal and they became allies. When the Badoon conquered the planet they fled but were captured and taken to Earth, where they escaped and joined the other Guardians. Reference 4 Team Member #5 12 Superhero Dossier Starhawk, Stakar of the House of Ogord, One Name & Aliases who knows Starhawk is a being of immense power, who can manipulate photons to create energy blasts and constructs of light. Has immense strength and durability. Has precognition as can recall previous times he has lived his life. He has an Strengths incredibly long life. Starhawk’s precognition can become unreliable when he tries to change things each cycle Weaknesses through his life. Archetype The Mystery Origin Story Starhawk was born to superheroes Quasar and Kismet in about the year 2002 of the Earth-691 timeline on the planet Vesper. Just after being born he was kidnapped and taken to Arcturus IV, where he was adopted by the Reaver Ogord and his wife Salaan. With his adoptive sister Aleta Ogord they reawakened the Hawk God in 2020 and were given power, with which they left Arcturus. Starhawk manipulated events to bring the original members of the Guardians of the Galaxy together in 3007. Due to his powers he lives his life multiple times and can change things each cycle, trying to do so for the better, which creates an alternate timeline. 13 Superhero Dossier Reference 5 Team Member #6 Name & Aliases Aleta Ogrod As is normal among Arcturans she has enhanced strength, speed and durability. She also has the power to manipulate photons, derived from merging with her adoptive Strengths brother Stakar. Weaknesses Archetype The Mystery, Femme Fatale Origin Story Aleta is from the planet Arcturus IV. Her father adopted Stakar. Together they reawakened the Hawk God in 2020 and were given power, with which they left Arcturus. During the times she 14 Superhero Dossier was in control of Starhawk she acted as a member of the team, though sometimes they were seperated. Eventually they were seperated and Aleta sent Stakar back in time to begin his life cycle again. Reference 6 Team Member #7 Name & Aliases Nicholette Gold, Nikki Genetically engineered to live on Mercury, giving her high resistance to heat and radiation, Strengths can expel energy as well. Weaknesses Archetype Femme Fatale, Gunslinger 15 Superhero Dossier Origin Story Yondu was from the Zatoan tribe, primitive beings native to Centauri IV, a planet colonised by humans. He attacked Vance while they were on the planet but was repelled. Vance kept this secret as this action was illegal and they became allies.
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