Epsilon Universe

The ***Epsilon Universe*** is the name of an interconnected world and multiverse, all the characters and stories of which were created by GazzaB9. While mainly focusing on superheroes, it has some characters that fall outside of this jurisdiction.

## Characteristics

### Reality

Epsilon takes place in a universe where most things that have happened in our world occurred and has the same countries, cities, etc, but certain events have greatly altered the course of history. For example, the foundation of the fictional country Albionia, which went on to become one of the most influential and infamous countries in the world. In the Epsilon version of reality, there are also fictional groups that have also had a great affect on the world, such as the government group Ouroboros and the terrorist organization Underworld. The major changes to the world began occurring around the mid to late 2010s, which saw the first superhuman individuals appearing.

### Superheroes & Supervillains

While it was not unheard of for superheroes and villains to appear around the world, they would not become common place until the 2010s. By far, the United States has the highest population of superpowered individuals, referred to as Supers, due to the event known as the Los Angeles Incident, the effects of which spanned a good chunk of America. The seven most famous heroes in the world are Voltage, The Word, Dash, Zombie, Spartan, Paragon, and Shade, all of whom have had a major impact and influence on society and the superhero community. The first superhero team to be formed was founded by the before mentioned Paragon and referred to as The Shield, though pseudo-hero teams and teams associated with the superhero community such as Ouroboros and the Super Project predate them. Ouroboros being a government agency dedicated to facing the threat of "super-terrorists", headed by Director Chang and having Paragon under their employment, while the Super Project is dedicated to finding and training Supers, having the heroes in training Alpha, Skyscraper, and Troll under their belt. While most heroes are based out of the U.S., there are some heroes, such as Highlander and Excalibur, that reside outside of it and even some that transcend time (such as the man out of time Sir Tristan and the time traveling adventurers Jason and Orpheus) and even space (like the hero of another dimension Nix and the intergalactic warriors the Magistrates).

And where there are heroes, there will always be villains. The highest profile villains who are known by the majority of the hero community and feared by the rest of the world are the would-be world conqueror, ruler of Albionia, and archenemy of Paragon, Ozymandias Rex, Shade's adversary, the rogue god of light, Soliara, the intergalactic genocider and general nuisance to heroes of all kinds, Dynasty, and the criminal mastermind and terrorist leader, The Good Doctor, who is also Dash's uncle and nemesis. Other villains of note include Siphon, energy vampire and friend turned archenemy of the hero Voltage, American Terror, The Word's archenemy and a domestic terrorist with a grudge against America, The Crafter, an immortal Nazi scientist and Zombie's eternal adversary, and Lord Dominok, misanthrope and cosmic war criminal obsessed with Spartan. Villain groups include the terrorist organizations Underworld and The Society, led by Diablo and the aforementioned Good Doctor, respectively, the Dead Men Underground, a gang of Supers consisting of Mister E, Stormbreaker, Super Sonic Thunder Quake, The Mask, and Spark Thrower, and M.A.S.K., a group directly opposing the Super Project led by the enigmatic Black King.

### Extraterrestrials

There are thousands if not millions of intelligent races across Epsilon's galaxy. Supposedly, out of them all, human beings have the most potential to become increasingly more powerful due to a combination of Earth's advancing technology and its Super population, which has caused many aliens to visit the planet for their own means. Most notably, the alien superhero Magistrate Earth, a member of the Venusians, who was sent to Earth for the specific purpose of protecting it. While individual aliens would visit Earth independently, the first mass interaction with alien life Earth had was not on good terms, as the aliens known as the Ch'tt invaded in an attempt to wipe out humanity, an event that became known as the Ch'tt Wars.

Earth would suffer several other attacks from aliens both before and after the Ch'tt Wars, including a widespread attack by the alien Injustice, an attempted one-man conquest by the intergalactic criminal Lord Dominok, and a second attempted invasion by the Jalians, who it turned out Earth's former hero Omega Man was a member of. This created a fear of aliens in humans and in response the biggest name alien superhero, Magistrate Earth, helped to found the B.E.H.R.,

### Supernatural Beings

All legendary creatures and beings exist within Epsilon and hail from the extradimensional plane of Arcadia. Sometimes creatures and people from Arcadia get lost and wander into the human realm, becoming the basis of myths and legends, such as wizards, ogres, fairies, and trolls. Due to its magical nature, it is also possible to bring beings into existence in Arcadia through the sheer belief in them, most notably the citizens of Grimm, who are all warped versions of fairy tale characters (such as Red Riding Hood, Hansel & Gretel, and Rapunzel). Some of the most notable supernatural beings include the vampire Count Dragomir, the spirit of combat Highlander, and the fairy queen Titania.

Gods also exist, though the specific gods of pantheons do not. All mythological gods were inspired by a group of beings who refer to themselves as the Numina, with the most powerful of them being the Sovereigns of Reality, who are eight Numina that represent the eight aspects of reality. Currently, they are made up of Clockwork, Aether, Madame Mortis, Lady Arale, Shade, Soliara, The Matron, and The Marquis.Godhood is also a thing that can be passed down to people, though this is only possible via taking the place of a deceased god. For example, the current Shade (Tetsuo Amamiya) took the place of another Shade. Directly opposed to the Sovereigns of Reality are the seven Splinter Lords, who see themselves as above the cosmic pecking order. Their members are rarely seen together and have different modus operandi. Their members include Agon the Sleeper, The Deviant, Duke, Boar Head, Mogos, Abomination, and, the strongest of them all as well as one of the most powerful magical entities alive, Nemesis.

Also greatly connected to magic and the magical side of the universe are The Others, who are Lovecraftian abominations that have existed before time itself. Their goals, means, and methods are unknown, and very few of them have been encountered by other species, but most of the ones that have appeared seem malicious. Only three of their members have ever appeared directly, including the psychic entity The Signal, the self-proclaimed harbinger of chaos, Yannick, the only one to appear to be benevolent, or at the very least unaligned, the Watching Man.

### Dimensions & Alternate Realities

There are many dimensions and pocket dimensions across the Epsilon multiverse. Most multiversal matters are handed to either the god Keeper or the interdimensional travelers known as Administration. The latter of which was responsible for the classification of worlds in the multiverse. According to them, there are 24 different sectors of the multiverse (each named after a letter of the Greek alphabet), with each sector having around million different worlds, one of which being the original that the rest of them split off from. For example, the main stories of Epsilon take place on Epsilon-Prime while the character Nix resides in the parallel dimension, Epsilon-58. With this in mind, there are approximately twenty-four million different worlds in the multiverse.

However, existing completely outside of the known multiverse is Godhead, home of the Numina. While beings inside of the multiverse have alternate versions of them, beings such as the Numina are one of a kind and have no multiversal variants. Godhead itself is split into various different worlds, each of which is ruled by a different Numina. There are eight worlds in what is known as the Overworld, each of which being ruled by a different member of the Sovereigns of Reality, while there are seven worlds in the Underworld, ruled by Nemesis and his Splinter Lords. There are also two realms that live outside the multiverse but are not considered a part of Godhead known as Arcadia, where all magic and magical creatures originate from, and Nightmare, where every dark thought is manifest as a living being.

## Places

### Regions & Countries

* **Albionia** - a European country close to Britain ruled by Ozymandias Rex.
* **Qaristan** - a Middle-Eastern country ruled by an unnamed sultan. Home of villain The Spider.

### Celestial Bodies

* **Venus** - real world planet, here populated by the alien race the Venusians and the base of operations of the Magistrates.
* **Lourn** - home world of the pale skinned and horned Lournian people.
* **Nest World** - home planet of the Ch'tt.

### Extradimensional Locations

* **Godhead** - home of the Numina.
	+ **Land of Eternal Night** - a realm of Godhead formerly controlled by the god Shade, now controlled by his successor Tetsuo Amamiya.
* **The Void** - an afterlife-like plane of existence where people's souls sometimes get stuck.
* **Metazone** - the name that residents of Epsilon-58 have given their world. It has seemingly not evolved past the medieval ages and is populated by anthropomorphic animals.

## Culture & Media

### TV

* **Super Watch** - a segment on several news channels dedicated to covering superhero/villain activities.
* **The L.A. Incident** - a documentary about the events of the Los Angeles Incident.
* **The Real Ghost Hunters** - a parody of the show Ghost Hunters which features real, on-screen ghosts.
* **Bryce Shwartz: The Doctor Is In** - a documentary about the villain The Good Doctor. It is apparently in incredibly poor taste.
* **Meeting New Faces** - a show about an unnamed man traveling the world for the purpose of meeting new people. A favorite among many characters.
* **Love, Hate, & Other Lies** - a soap opera, the lead actress of which is Luna Cardinali, love interest of the hero The Word.

### Films

* **Freddy Pain** - a gangster movie mentioned as Voltage's favorite.
* **Dash** - a film based on the hero Dash, directed by real life director Sam Raimi. It was apparently enjoyable but not accurate to her life story.
* **Hourglass: The Man That Started It All** - a film based on the 1940s hero Hourglass.

### Games

* **Shadow Bane** - a fighting game enjoyed by various characters.
* **Jumpy Boy** - a phone game that's very addictive.
* **Supes** - a trading card game based on superheroes and villains. Seen as being in poor taste by some.
* **Kilk** - a platforming video game that's very hard to understand story and gameplay wise.

### Print

* **Havoc Comics** - a fictional comic book publisher that creates fictionalized retellings of heroes' adventures.
	+ **Paragon: Sentinel of Justice** - a comic book written about Paragon. Paragon claims he writes for it himself under a pseudonym.
	+ **The King of Night, Shade** - a comic about Shade that he himself thinks is stupid.
* **Space Spartan: My Experience** - Spartan's autobiography. All profits go to charity.

## Notable Figures

### Politicians

* **Ozymandias Rex** - current king of the island nation of Albionia.
* **Empress Kaali Kayne** - reigning empress of the Nameless Empire of Lourn.
* **Count Dragomir Kriska** - vampiric Hungarian noble.
* **Council of Venus** - the highest authority on the planet Venus.
* **Lord Cathiel, First of His Name** - formerly the superhero Omega Man, now an intergalactic conqueror.
* **King Desmond** - humanoid gorilla and king of the Silver Gorilla Kingdom in the parallel universe, Metazone.

### Business People

* **Jackie Wales** - CEO of the Ichor Corporation and enemy of Magistrate Earth.
* **Sidney Hughes** - industrialist, weapons manufacturer, and secret head of the Conspiracy.
* **Hiro Oda** - CEO and president of the Oda Trade Company.
* **Donny Malloy** - owner of Banger Records and secret mob boss.

### Scientists

* **Albert Albright** - once a great scientist, now the mutated supervillain Crustacean.
* **Prof. Jane Smithee** - government scientist and inventor of the Paragon armor.
* **Michael Newbern** - biochemist and foster father of the hero Dash.
* **Hoshiko Yamada** - mad scientist obsessed with magic.

### Government Agents

* **Director Lucas Chang** - the current director of the organization Ouroboros.
* **Administrator Maggie White** - head of the Super Project.
* **The Shield** - Ouroboros funded superhero team.
	+ **Paragon** - government employed superhero.
	+ **The Monster** - extradimensional creature taken in by Ouroboros.
	+ **Rose** - government built female android.
	+ **Alex the Alien** - alien that crashed on Earth and was found by agents.

## Organizations

### Corporations

* **Ichor Corporation** - industrialist company with the secretive goal of ridding Earth of aliens.
* **Oda Trade Company** - trading company that is involved in the illegal trading of magical items.
* **Banger Records** - record company that's a front for organized crime.

### Government Agencies

* **Ouroboros** - an agency based out of the United States dedicated to fighting against superhuman, magical, and extraterrestrial threats.
* **Super Project** - a group founded after the Los Angeles Incident and dedicated to finding and training Supers. Founded by Maggie White
* **B.E.H.R.** - a group founded by Magistrate Earth and dedicated to the handling of alien encounters and immigration.

### Criminal Organizations

* **Underworld** - a terrorist organization hellbent on the absolute eradication of mankind. They are themed after biblical imagery and they are headed by the enigmatic Diablo.
* **The Society** - possibly the most infamous supervillain organization in the world, they are a group of would-be world conquerors headed by The Good Doctor.
* **Dead Men Underground** - the mafia of the supervillain community, made up of Supers that participate in all forms of crime. Headed by the villain Mister E.
* **M.A.S.K.** - a group directly opposing both the Super Project and Supers in general. Their members are themed after chess pieces and their leader is known as the Black King.

### Education

* **Zane Hamilton University** - a Los Angeles-based university that Voltage attends.
* **Newbern School for Gifted Minds** - a school for people under the age of eighteen with gifted intelligence. Owned by Michael Newbern and attended by Dash.