Knockout

## History

At some point during the Great Depression, super-villain “The Boxer” attempted to rob an bank in Atlanta order to make ends meet.
The robbery was going as planned until the hero, Thor Man, entered the scene. The two men battled briefly, until one of the Boxer’s gloves came loose.

Even as the boxing glove fell, Thor Man struck a decisive blow. What he didn’t realize, was that the Boxer’s gloves were the source of his invulnerability. With them gone the Boxer was nothing more than a man. As a result, Thor Man’s strike crushed the Boxer’s chest, killing him instantly.

### The Boxer is dead

Thor Man was horrified by the carnage his hammer just wrought. Thus, he didn’t notice when one of the bank’s security guard stole the gloves and slipped away with them.

The security guard initially hoped to sell the gloves in order to make ends meet. After all, times were tough during the Depression. But he eventually found that he risked them falling into the wrong hands. He even wore them himself for a time, taking on the name of the Boxer and fighting crime when necessary.

Decades later, the guard’s grand-daughter found the gloves secreted away in his home. She asked about their history. Then an old man, the guard told her of the gloves checkered past and when she asked for them, he happily passed them on to her.

### Capes Inc.

The young woman, now calling herself Knockout, became a super-heroine and began to fight crime. She quickly came to the attention of Capes Incorporated, an organization of professional super-heroes, and joined their ranks. Knockout fought in several battles with the heroes of Capes Inc..

It was soon brought to her attention that she would be more bankable if she augmented her natural appearance. Feeling that she had little choice, Knockout began to wear a pair of prosthetic breast enhancements (she clearly opted out of actual surgery). She found that she received more work and an increase in her salary.

Eventually, Knockout met Kid Thor while on the job and the two entered into a romantic relationship. As it truly began to Blossom, Kid made Knockout more and more comfortable with her natural appearance to the point where she began to eschew wearing the prosthetics.

### Guarding the Globe

When the earth was ravaged by a group of Invincible clones from an alternate dimension, Knockout (along with other members of Capes Inc.) answered the call of battle. They did her best to defeat the extra-dimensional duplicates. Unfortunately, like the majority of Earth’s heroes, Knockout found herself grossly outmatched by the awesome might of the extra dimensional Viltrumite youths.

When the war was eventually ended (by the “real” Invincible and Angstrom Levy), the Guardians of the Globe had suffered casualties and were in bad need of new members. Knockout was recruited, along with Kid Thor to help fill out their ranks.

The two participated in several conflicts as members of the Guardians. They also became engaged. Despite the constant risks, the two seemed to thrive among their teammates. They also came out of their insane battles relatively unscathed. That is, until Kid Thor faced the mad god Thoth in India.

Thoth murdered Kid with casual ease during their battle. When his remains were returned to the Guardians’ headquarters in Utah, Knockout wept over his corpse. She inadvertently resurrected him when she placed his magical hammer onto his chest.

Kid’s miraculous resurrection, and the insane events of their lives, caused Knockout to re-evaluate their relationship status. She now wants to marry Kid as soon as possible, in order to never be apart from him again.