Power Play

Power Play is a Chicago-based super-villain and member of the Temeraire Club.

## Biography

Power Play was originally a small-time superhero operating in lower Chicago. Although he solved countless petty crimes and even defeated a number of minor villains, he grew frustrated with his inability to gain recognition or make a living while patrolling for crime. He started to steal from the very criminals he thwarted just to make ends meet, growing disenchanted with the hero's lifestyle in the process.

At his lowest point, just when he was considering giving up on crime fighting entirely, Power Play was approached by John Wolf with an offer of membership to the Temeraire Club. John's offer was simple: Power Play would act as hired muscle, taking only those jobs he wanted, and being under no obligation to commit any crimes he didn't wish to. Needing cash and with little recourse, he accepted John's deal and was immediately put to work. By the end of his first month in the Club, Power Play had all the money and recognition he wanted and more besides, and he eagerly slipped into the life of the professional super-mercenary.

After some time, he was tapped by John to try and recruit Ringster into the Club. Although he was unsuccessful, he and Ringster developed a loose friendship during their discussion that persisted despite Ringster's rejection of the organization. Power Play would much later call on this friendship to have Ringster assist him in deliberately sabotaging a flawed heist devised by Dream Girl.

Shortly after this event, Power Play was captured by the authorities and handed over to UNTIL. He was last seen on board a prisoner transport, headed for an unknown secure location to await trial & sentencing for his many misdeeds.

## Personality

Power Play has fallen far from the heroic ideal, but he is not a truly evil person. He just feels that there is no percentage in suffering endlessly for others; he feels that if you let people rely on you without compensating you, they will just take advantage of you and you'll never get ahead. He enjoys fighting but eschews wanton violence, and is considered by many hardened villains to be a bit of a poseur, just waiting for the right emotional breakthrough to start fighting crimes again rather than committing them.

Power Play is a somewhat immature individual, though not unusually so for his young age. He has a pleasure-seeking personality and is content with the money and status that he has accumulated; although he is strictly small-time by super-villain standards, he is doing quite well by the standards of an uneducated young man from the south side of Chicago.

## Powers

Power Play can draw energy from his surroundings and store it within his body to enhance his strength, speed, and stamina. He can also unleash this energy as short-range bolts of lightning, or cover his hands in electricity in order to augment the already impressive damage he can inflict with his fists. He can also flood his body with energy to move at incredible speeds, though this functions only briefly and over short distances.

Power Play is not as resilient as some "brawler"-types, and relies on an armored suit (sourced by the Temeraire Club) to help him resist damage.

## Weaknesses

Power Play has no known weaknesses, though he has been known to have poor judgement in relation to women.