City-tier Power Level, Teenage Heroes, Masks sheet, Sentinels Comics sheet
Gogo
An excitable schoolkid who drank the wrong Super-Soldier Serum“Hey you! Stop doing.. bad things!”
Mercenary supervillain Jacques Rabbit stole a batch of super-soldier serum. He left the most useless vial behind, in teenage delivery driver Robin Rhodes’ beat-up car. Robin kept it hidden, along with the notes from the lab on what it included. The moment where a supervillain had come into an otherwise boring life was exciting beyond description. And when it was over… That boredom and craving for excitement drove Robin to drink the serum - and change.
The combination of galago, axolotl, and wrasse DNA did more than give Robin the ability to turn into a furry human-galago hybrid with amazing reflexes. It means that Robin can switch between male and female bodies. And worse, the unstable nature of the serum means that sometimes, Robin will switch whether he/she wants to or not.
Robin consults with the school’s chemistry teacher, Dr. Emilio Blasto, for help in controlling the transformations, and for ideas on what to do with this power. He/she fears that Jacques Rabbit may learn about the use of the serum and come for the Rhodes family. But mostly, Robin is overjoyed that life can be so much fun now.
Note: Robin has embraced his/her shifts and goes by appropriate pronouns when in an appropriate form.
Playing Gogo
Gogo’s motivation is to be a cool awesome superhero. Like their inspiration Spider-Man, they’ll bounce around a battlefield, being mouthy and disruptive. Outside of being a hero, they want to explore whatever life has to offer. At the same time, things will keep happening to them - supervillains, gender flips at inopportune moments, things to challenge them in the moment.
Plots
- Outmaneuver an enemy with grace and style
- Calm endangered civilians by being a furry friend
- Impress or charm a teammate
Dialogue
“Oh god, energy blasts? The smell of scorched fur is awful. Can you not?”
“Dodging - all - the - things - is there - any end - to this?!”
“Gogo Power Gogo! Dammit, I cannot come up with a theme song to save my life.”
Comic Book Panels
In their transformed state, Gogo uses their immensely powerful leg muscles to bounce from surface to surface - walls, moving buses, even flagpoles - as they spring across the city at amazing speed!
Gogo’s large ears and other hyper-senses pick up on an incoming attack before it happens, and they dodge nimbly out of the way with a witty quip.
Robin is at school, playing basketball. Their hormones and impulses run high, maybe from the game itself, maybe from someone watching them play. Feeling the change happen, they run off the court, shouting that they have an injury and are heading for the infirmary.
Background
When did you first put on the mask? Why?
Jacques Rabbit, a human-animal supersoldier turned mercenary supervillain, stole my car one time! He left behind a vial of serum, mixing galago, axolotl, and wrasse DNA. I kept it from the cops, and eventually drank it, turning into a hybrid supersoldier myself!
Why take it? I guess… having my car stolen was so exciting for a few moments, and then after I had to go to the police and do all the boring stuff, it was so DULL. I wanted the excitement I felt then.
Why do you keep a secret identity?
If Jacques Rabbit ever found out it was me that took the serum, he’d come back and hurt my family! Plus, my little bro Mo gets bullied enough already.
Who, outside of the team, knows about your dual identity?
I went to the school’s chemistry teacher, Dr. Emilio Blasto, for help in controlling my transformations! I had to talk to him about the shifting, and he gave me tips on how to maintain self-control.
Who thinks the worst of your masked identity?
Aside from Jacques Rabbit, I got spotted as Gogo one time wearing a school jersey, so now the school newspaper thinks they were making fun of the school (our school animal is an Eagle) and constantly writes articles trashing me.
Why do you care about the team?
The team is a bunch of fun weirdos and I finally have somewhere I can be myself! Whoever that is…
The Janus
Hero Name: Gogo
Real Name: Robin Rhodes
Look: shifting, White, boring clothing, flashy costume, full disguise. Gogo is lanky, with long dirty blonde hair in a ponytail, in either human incarnation. Pronouns are he or she depending on form. They wear a loose-fitting orange martial arts gi as a costume.
Abilities: supernatural senses, impossible mobility. Gogo can transform into a humanoid galago form, regenerate, and also switch from male to female forms. They have amazing senses, mostly their sense of smell, and a galago’s agility, leaping, and gripping when transformed.
Labels: Danger +0, Freak +3, Savior +2, Superior +0, Mundane -2
When our team first came together: We saved the life of someone important, either to the city or to us. Who was it? Why are they important?
TBD
Relationships:
- TBD knew you from your civilian life first.
- You refused to tell TBD your secret identity when they asked.
Influence: You look up to your teammates; they seem to have this superhero thing figured out. Give two of them Influence over you
Janus Moves
Mild-mannered (Gogo has two civilian identities! It’s not easy…)
I am what you see (I need someone to listen to my woes!)
The Mask
Embodies Freak
Obligations:
- Job (delivery person for the gig economy)
- School (athletic team - basketball)
- Social (little brother, “Mo”/Mark)
- Background: Unremarkable
- Power Source: Experimentation
- Archetype: Transporter
- Personality: Fast Talker
- Health: Green (34-26): d6; Yellow (25-13): d8; Red (12-1): d12
- Qualities: Banter d8; Close Combat d10; Strange Luck d8
- Powers: Agility d10; Awareness d6; Leaping d8; Momentum d8; Presence d8; Wall-Crawling d8
Green Abilities:
- Drunken Master (A): Attack using Agility. Defend against all Attacks against you using your Min die until your next turn. Based on “Hit & Run”.
- Headlong (A): Attack multiple targets using Momentum. Use your Min die against each. Based on “Run Down”.
- Don’t Stop Now (I): At the start of your turn, remove a penalty on yourself. Based on “Unflagging”.
Yellow Abilities:
- Let’s Bounce (A): Attack using Momentum. Either Hinder your target with your Min die or move them somewhere else in the scene. Based on “Displacement Assault”.
- Hyper-Senses (A): Boost yourself using Awareness. Use your Max die. That bonus is persistent and exclusive. Based on “Personal Upgrade”.
- Slam Dunk! (A): Attack a minion using Leaping The result of the minion’s save Attacks another target of your choice. Based on “Throw Minion”.
Red Abilities:
- Major Regeneration (A): Hinder yourself using Agility. Use your Min die. Recover health equal to your Max+Mid dice.
- Untouchable Movement (A): Boost yourself using Momentum. Use your Max+Min dice. Then, you may end up anywhere else in the scene, avoiding any dangers between your starting and ending locations.
Out Ability:
- Fast Talking (A): Hinder a minion or lieutenant by rolling your single Banter die, and increase that penalty by -1.
Principles:
- Principle of Levity: Overcome a dire situation where your jokes prevent demoralization and use your Max die. You and each of your allies gain a hero point.
- Principle of Speed: When you successfully Overcome, you may end up anywhere in the current environment. You and each of your allies gain a hero point.
Variations
The Shifts
- The super-soldier serum Robin used turns the user into a human-animal hybrid, with the best qualities of the animal DNA. For Robin, that includes an occasional sex shift. If that’s too much for the story, give Robin an assigned gender and remove it.
- You can also introduce other animal DNA, perhaps giving Robin an option to shift into more than just a human-galago form, perhaps with other strengths (and weaknesses).
The Theft
- Robin worries that Jacques Rabbit might come hunting for him/her. Would that happen? Maybe - if the mercenary made a mistake by losing the serum. Or maybe the fear is all in Robin’s imagination.
- Maybe it wasn’t an accident. Dr. Emilio Blasto, the school’s chemist, has been very helpful in assisting Robin…
Personal Life
- Who knows that Robin can shift sex? How does Robin present at his/her school? Is it the same school he/she used to attend?
- Does Robin have a favorite or preferred form? We haven’t stated what Robin was before the serum - because it might not matter now, or because one version or another works better for a given story.