D.I.T. Literary Universe

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The **D.I.T. Literary Universe** (**DLU**) (designated as **Mutantry-2001** in the D.I.T. Multiverse) is a major book franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of many adventure-oriented books independently produced by D. Isaac Thomas. The shared universe of the books was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, and characters, although some installments are set in alternate realities.

The first book to be released in the D.I.T. Literary Universe was *The Prime Poppies* (2006), followed by *Journey to Planet 12* (2008), *Superquack* (2010), *Baby Intelligence* (2010), *Dawn of Transcendence* (2010), *Pride of the Super Babies* (2011), *White Messenger* (2011), *The Coming Darkness* (2011), *The Rise of the Serpent* (2012), *Apocalypse* (2012), *The Blabberish Singer* (2012), *Revenge of Hell Burnbottom* (2012), *The Fate of the Towers* (2013), *An Ended Generation* (2013), *The Man Who Talked to the Wall* (2013), *Annie and the Blue-Eared Kid* (2014), *Final Clash of Brethren* (2014), *Convergence* (2015), *The Promises of Sheriff Baldric'* (2015), *The Dominion of the Dark Lord* (2015), *Red Cavalier* (2015), *Superquack: Relapse of Power* (2015), *The Woman Who Talked to the Hand* (2016), *Band of Justice* (2016), *Where Are You Now?* (2016), *The Return of the Verasect* (2017), *The Legacy of Mae* (2017), *The Latest Threat* (2018), *Zachary Brown* (2018), *Boys vs. Girls 2* (2018), *The Legacy of Sheriff Bladepoint* (2018), *Age of Innovation* (2019), *Khustandil* (2019), *Boys vs. Girls 2 Prelude* (2019), *The Inferno Relit* (2019), *Adam Catalina and the Legend of the Black Bracelet* (2020), *Demolition One* (2021), *The Diary of a Flower* (2021), *Morgan* (2022), *The Marauder* (2022), *Band of Justice: Omniverse* (2022), *Pink Figurehead* (2023), *League of Red Stars* (2023), *Renascence* (2023), and *Focal Point* (2023). Six upcoming books are slated for publication in the following years. Cancelled stories consist of *Sebiscuits: Knightfall* (2014) and *S.M.S.B.: Mistress of the Blade* (2015). The franchise also includes a series of chapter-long short stories called *D.I.T. One-Shots*.

Despite some controversy, some much more volatile than constructive, the books within the D.I.T. Literary Universe have generally received critical success.

## Overview

### Reality

Mutantry-2001 has many of the features of our reality: many of the same countries, personalities, and historical events. However, it also contains several geographical and historical differences that have reshaped the world developmentally. A select few people have also appeared who are more than human, setting the stage for a world with superheroes, villains, and wizards.

The DLU has all the features of our reality: same countries, same personalities (politicians like Sergio Matarella, actors, comedians, and supermodels like Domino, presidents such as Richard Nixon, tyrants such as Adolf Hitler, etc.), same historical events (War of the Philistines, Trojan War, World Wars, 9/11, COVID-19 etc.), and so on. However, it also features distinct ones, such as cities like Quackville or Dorf, and organizations like the resistance movement and militaristic unification known as the Police Grand Army and its main enemy, the draconian and oligarchial NoHeads. Mutantry-2001 is the mainstream continuity of the D.I.T. multiverse and where most of Thomas' short stories, picture books, and novels take place.

### Good and Evil

The tradition of using costumed identities to fight (or commit) evil had long existed in this world, first by Green Light in Prehistory and then by Master Intelligence in modern times. Mutantry-2001's major heroes (the ones who get involved in most of the important events) are the members of the S.M.S.B. united under Master Intelligence, the Band of Justice united under Valhalla and the Organa twins, and the Armies of Organa initially under the Organa's bloodline until Steven Thompson's tenure (although the membership of these groups can change), and Superquack, Jesse O'Hara, Annie McCallin, and Gerekrigkit (though they may opt to stay away from trouble on purpose). The Guardian Angels were an ad hoc team formed by Stan to help him deal with major menaces to the star system, often including the Organa twins and the self-proclaimed Resometh Negator — actually a gladiator eager to help. The Final Alliance came together under very similar pretenses, the intention to oppose the evil Genesis.

The House of Akkeitus are the rulers of the planet Saturn and have a squad of law enforcers comprised solely of relatively young mystics that never leave the planetary capitol; other scenarios have featured D.I.T.'s supernatural/horror heroes such as Stan and Wrath Knight. The Phoenix Squad and the Maelstroms also fight injustice on a relatively wide scale. Shortly before the New Order surfaced came the Protectors of Tomorrow.Template:Fact There also exist various "street level" heroes who wage more personal wars in their own sphere of influence far from the globe-spanning activities of any of the aforementioned organization, from vigilantes to what some call "third-class superheroes".

Of course, as one would expect in a universe with superheroes, there would inevitably have to be crime and evil, and this universe is by far no exception, such as the case with Zira Miranda Grover perhaps better known as the Magistrate, who posed a significant threat to the Armies of Organa as well as any government or civilization in the Sol System which were manipulated into submitting to the rule of the International Alliance against their will. The Magistrate has the record of most heroes fought, and while she does not fight any of them physically and has her own methods, her prominent forces have fought nearly every hero in the Sol System including Green Light and the villainous NoHeads. Other major villains include the terrorist organization known as the NoHeads under the Dark Lord known to some as Mr. Stupid NoHead are the archenemies of both the Police Grand Army and the S.M.S.B.; the wanderer Longfellow and his band known as the League of Wretched Worms, the psychotic Emily Watson who led the Girl-Team by corruption, and the evil splinter faction known as the Cavaliers of Thornton, archenemies of the Armies of Organa as well as the governmental agency I.D.E.A.L.; the Order of Manta, enemies of both Lucy McCallin and Jesse O'Hara; Mr. Baby Tutu, the Outriders, and the Time Army under Jamboga the Unholy, archenemies of Superquack, Morgan, and their friends. Pomp the Pestilential, who did unspeakable things to the innocent to steal centuries of life, and the far more evil Lord Genesis, who posed an extremely real threat to transform the entire universe back into one of everlasting night despite his ultimate triumph over all of existence being short-lived, were the sworn enemies of the Band of Justice. In the future, many dangerous adversaries such as the Unifiers and the Daughters of Nebelon continued to threaten our reality. Another huge threat is the enigmatic yet influential Brotherhood, led by the extremely powerful, mysterious, and almost godlike Black Queen, who suffered a setback from the Union of Ladybugs and never faced a real fight with the Syndicate and is still at large. Other villains such as Potty, Sam Cornelly, Minister Maggot, Wesley the Worm, and Cara Mota operate on a worrisome scale as full-fledged criminals.

A degree of paranoid fear against mutants exists due to stories of mutants being a race or even a species (*Homo superior* or *Homo sapiens superior*) that is evolving and is meant to replace normal humans (Fobbles or non-mutates). This has caused organizations to form to deal with the problem, who can be divided into three camps: those who seek peaceful coexistence between mutants and Fobbles (the S.M.S.B. and their affiliated groups), those who seek to control or eliminate Fobbles to give mutants safety or dominance (the Dark Flame and his followers, as well as other mutants such as Nebelon), and those such as Jenna Russell and Don Rice who seek to regulate or eliminate mutants in favor of humans.

### Origin of superhuman powers

Most of the superhumans' powers come from an unknown source. Very few undergo an extremely sacred and evolutionary ritual to become a user of magic, the objective is to gain magical powers and everything that comes with them. However, the process is almost entirely unknown to humankind, assuming they actually know it exists. Even those who do know often fail to make the required sacrifices. Meanwhile, some humans develop an "x-gene" in their genes, which sometimes activates naturally, resulting in sometimes superpowered, sometimes disfigured individuals. Such a being is called a mutant. Others require catalysts (such as radiation) to cause their powers to manifest. With the exception of psionic abilities, these powers are usually random; rarely do two people have the exact same set of powers. Such a being is called a metahuman. The majority of the public is unaware of what may cause superhuman powers.

Mysticism is an extremely vast, mysterious, everchanging, and eternal concept that gives people enlightnment and binds the universe together. An enigma, it is unknown where it comes from or even entirely *what* the conceptual idea actually is. Those who channel mystical energies are usually bound to an oath or calling. Such a being is called a mystic. At any given time, there is a mystic on either Mars or Earth whose task is to protect the universe against extra-dimensional mystical invaders; this mystic is known as the Commander-in-Chief, a rank Stan had at one point, and formerly his old mentor.

Other origins for superhuman powers include genetic manipulation or bionic implants. Some heroes and villains have no powers at all, but depend instead on hand-to-hand combat training or advanced technological equipment. Technology is slightly more advanced than in real life; this is due to unique individuals of genius intelligence merging with deeper levels of science. However, most of the very advanced devices such as powered armor and death rays are too sophisticated and costly to be widely used, usually finding their way into the hands of politicians or royalty such as the U.S. Government, or powerful criminal organizations like the NoHeads. The robotics industry is also much more prosperous than our own.

* Primordial Flow is a leftover force from the Big Bang, and is controlled by the Resometh to create the Matter Projector and presumably other sophisticated technologies as well.
* Extra-dimensional space are dimensions which can be tapped in order to pull mass from them, to add to objects on Earth, or take away from those objects and be stored in those "pocket dimensions" to be retrieved later. (Note that a giant named Karan the secret ability to manipulate gravity to handle her increased weight.) The change in mass can be in the form of a density change instead, allowing a character to become harder or incorporeal. Some characters can seem to "transform" themselves (or others) into nonliving substances, or even pure energy, by storing their bodies in extra-dimensional space and replacing them with bodies made from matter or energy from that dimension, while their souls remain on Earth, controlling their new body. Needed Evil knows of this process and practices a ritualistic form of it called *Enotsesrok* to give their soldiers almost limitless strength at a grim cost. Travel into other dimensions can also be used as a way to "teleport" by exiting the Earth dimension and re-entering it at a different point, without actually having the superpower.
* Psionic energy, which is assumed to be an invisible, unknown form of energy generated by all living brains which has the ability to manipulate other forms of matter and energy, for which Master Intelligence uses to strengthen his mutation significantly.
* Universal psionic field is a force present everywhere in the universe, but only those such as the Master with abilities to connect to it can make use of its energy.
* The Spatial Energy Force is a force which can alter reality, allowing the user to do whatever he or she wants (including breaking the laws of physics), only being limited by how much energy they can harness at one time. It seems to be part of the universe itself although its wielders and source are entirely unknown.Template:Fact
* Magic also appears to be like a form of energy, except that it can defy the laws of physics naturally. However, it does have rules of its own to follow, which vary with the method of invocation, usually in the form of spoken spells and sometimes conceived potions and witches' brew. Most people are unaware that magic actually works.
* "Hellfire" is a mystical force which resembles fire, but is cold and hurts the soul rather than the physical body; it is used mostly by demonic beings.

### Non-human races

In addition to mutants, several other intelligent races have existed secretly on Earth. These include: vampires, wandering bloodsuckers who have made some controversial contributions to society; goblins, who have faced similar prejudices yet remained in society regardless; merpeople, water-dwelling hybrids who permeate the oceans; and elves.

There are hundreds of thousands of intelligent alien races in known space (the local group of galaxies). The Sol System has interacted with many of them due to the fact that a major "subspace warp" happens to exist in the Milky Way. The Proximans are a prominent race in Andromeda, for instance. The Tsurb, the Makkans, and the Eeidarians are three well-known races who dwell in the Milky Way.

Also abundant are legendary creatures such as gods, devils and the members of the tribe for which Nebelon was once a member. The ‘gods’ of most polytheistic pantheons are actually powerful, immortal human-like races from other dimensions who visited Earth in ancient times, and became the basis of many legends (obviously not all such legends can be true, since they contradict scientific facts, as well as each other). Besides mythological gods, a small handful of deities made up by D. Isaac Thomas exist as well, such as Earrus. Note that many persons and beings have falsely pretended to be gods or devils during history; in particular, none of the ones claiming to be figures from Judeo-Christian beliefs (such as Satan, God, or the Angels) have turned out to be the real article. Similarly, devils are evil divine beings who take affairs in the matters of the universe. According to Odin, King of the Asgardians, cryptically implied that the lords of the various pantheons may possibly gather in groups throughout the Multiverse. Nevertheless, the Gods never openly meddled with humanity, and most people today believe them to be fictional.Cite error: The opening `<ref>` tag is malformed or has a bad name

### Dimensions and time

Several dimensions coexist simultaneously without affecting each other directly, ranging from the Earth-like to the totally alien. Some are magical in nature, while others are scientific and may not draw other dimensional power at all; some are populated and others are vacant. These include realities like the Microverse, the Astral Plane, the Sector of Curiosity, and many more. Another noteworthy feature of this universe is that time "branches out" creating new alternate realities when certain important events happen. Those realities can also spawn realities of their own. There exist hundreds, probably thousands of such realities. For the most part this does not matter, as most beings are unaware that this occurs, or even that their universes were recently "born" from another.

### The Big Bang

Before the Big Bang, there were deities. Later, there were two singularities that existed before the universe exploded into existence; these two were then compacted into primordial ingots that came to be known as the Wolataffe and the Almataffe. Meanwhile, the Gods brought forth light into the universe and shaped creation, as well as life, leading to the formation of the Milky Way in 13,800,000,000 BCE. The Resometh, who had originated in a vast, primordial darkness that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe, where their lord, Genesis, had once reigned absolute and unchallenged, lost everything. Billions of years later, Vartal formed, and thereafter, the Earth formed.

### Millions of years past

Several intelligent races evolved after the Gods brought forth the aforementioned light, but most died out, replaced by new ones as time passed by. When life started to evolve on Earth (approximately three billion years before the Common Era), the first recorded mutant, Green Light, was born parentless along with four other entities as the first humanoid primates in existence. In the mix, Nebelon feared separation from her primordial tribe and entered the Carrion Glade, which twisted her and turned her own family against her.

### Hundreds of millennia past

Although the Primordial Family helped guide the animal kingdom for an immeasurable sum of years, the first known findings of true sentience occurred when the great Armageddon became a king-like figure to the early life on Earth. Green Light and his siblings, Yellow Light, Red Light, and White Light reproduced many times, creating many humans. Green Light spent most of his time with semi-sentient creatures who predated *Cro-Magnons* and his children, teaching them many things.
As several species became dormant, they began to fight. Legion became determined to force humanity to unite and come together as they spread their civilizations across the Eight Worlds and strove to corrupt them with violence, inducing his light counterpart, the Lumiking, to create the Halo Guardians to spread love among Mankind, countering Legion's influence.

Sometime after 3,000,000 BCE but certainly before 90,000 BCE, the four entities fought amongst themselves, with Red Light being banished, White Light integrating into society as a farmer, and Purple Light and Yellow Light disappearing together for many years. The crossfire alone caused devastation on an apocalyptic scale — the population, numbering nearly 500 billion, was reduced to but one or two billion, and all who remained embraced diverse yet rigid lives as hunter-gatherers. The Martian land wars came and went.

### Millennia past

The Neolithic Revolution saw mankind reaching full sentience and hence innovating agriculture and settlement, at which point Armageddon returned from Saturn and became king, and even worshiped as a god. However, with power, came many enemies. Armaggedon's reign was put to an end when a coup and an attempted assassination attempt by his many followers led to him being trapped in stasis. As the Naraja became the prominent race, wizardkind began to rule the planet, with minimal resistance, and they called themselves the Prehistoric Global Government. The first powerful human civilization had previously developed in the continent of Atlantis, having developed a highly technologically advanced civilization until their tragic sinking at the hands of the wrathful insectoid conqueror Animus the Czar. Some Atlanteans managed to survive; some impressively adapted themselves to life underwater.

Due to an abrupt evolutionary change, mutants were born with superhuman abilities sustained by the mutation in their cells, and they usually manifested at or before the age of five. Two grave robbers that appeared during ancient Egypt thousands of years ago triggered their mutations, causing the primal essence of mutantry to course through their blood. Hence, mutantry was discovered in around 6963 BCE. Although they had become a widespread phenomenon, Sol at large was ignorant of their existence, with mutants only inhabiting Earth and Mars, though even most Earthlings were unaware of them. For centuries the people lived in peace, governed by noble wizards and protected by mighty superheroes, with both cultures thriving on each other and garnering respect and honor from those they bore responsibility over. However, many were nerved knowing they were ignorant of where superheroes' power derived from, knowing only that they were not of magical origin.

The 7th century BCE saw the dawn of Ancient Greece. This civilization brought forth great minds, like Socrates and Plato. Unfortunately, in 2579 BCE, several mutant scholars began using their knowledge of mutantry to pursue power, leading to the beginning of the Mutant Wars heralded by the evil Lord of the Stone, who was born less than a century after mutantry was discovered. Peace-minded monks that survived the destruction in Missouri established the first organized protectors in 2573 BCE. Wizards and superheroes continued watching over the earth for many years to come. However, their heroic actions gradually exposed mutants to the world in irrevocable ways. Eventually, the sheer amount of magic teeming through the Earth caused an acceleration of the mutant gene, finally making a species of them.

Millennia before the Common Era, Genesis sought to harness the power of the Eye of Remembrance to finally plunge the entire universe into darkness as it was before life was breathed into it. His attempt was foiled by the forerunners of the Proximans and led to him being buried alive within a fallen tower.

For centuries the people lived in peace, governed by noble wizards and protected by mighty superheroes, with both cultures thriving on each other. Unfortunately, in 2579 BCE, several mutant scholars began using their knowledge of mutantry to pursue power, leading to the beginning of the Mutant Wars heralded by the evil Lord of the Stone, who was born less than a century after mutantry was discovered. Peace-minded monks that survived the destruction in Missouri established the first Knights in 2573 BCE. Wizards and superheroes continued watching over the earth for many years to come. However, their heroic actions gradually exposed mutants to the world in irrevocable ways. Eventually, the sheer amount of magic teeming through the Earth caused an acceleration of the mutant gene, finally making a species of them. By the time of rapid globalization on Earth, groups of mystics had already grown in number and taken up studying the different schools of mysticism. The ancient order known as the Order of the Mystic Specters covertly safeguarded humanity from mystical threats. The union between wizards and superheroes endured, but soon they began to grow arrogant and fall victim to infighting which, by 160 years into the Common Era, was considerably ravaging their benevolent stronghold.

### Centuries past

Growing distrust on the part of Fobbles for mutants compelled the two greatest mutants of the age to found Superhero School. Valarie Lethletera waged war after her point of view that only neurotypical mutants should be allowed into Superhero School was dismissed. This separation of the two cultures continued and grew over the next 700 years. The knowledge of several mental disabilities also faded away. A cult formed not long before Lethletera's revolt made out of the followers of Metta whose purpose was to bring Metta back, becoming the Legions of Metta under Lethletera herself and Lady Xamera. That cult would endure when Helgoth became their new lord. Much later, Crodela became a national and international event, eventually becoming such a huge part of mutant culture that International Crodela Cups were frequently held and attended by thousands.

The mutants are governed by the Council of Mutants (sometimes referred to as the Deviant’s Council). While the relationship with the Fobbles became more distrustful, mutants reached out to others of their own kind. There was growing discrimination among mutants against other beings, such as elves and goblins.

With the coming of the Renaissance and the increasing reliance among Fobbles on scientific reasoning, the break between the mutants and Fobbles was becoming more and more complete. Each culture went on to create their own civilization: social structures, economies, governments, etc. Each borrowed a little from the other as the years go by but it became apparent that the Fobbles must be kept ignorant of the existence of their mutated kin for their own good. Some Fobbles persecute their mutated neighbors, others try to exploit mutant powers for their own gain and for quick fixes to their problems. However, pre-America still has court mutants. With the intolerance of Fobbles came a growing prejudice among some in mutant society in favor of the purity of psychology.

During these years, Elf Rebellions broke out all over America, and (perhaps not coincidentally) NYC Hospital was established. Fobble persecution reaches an all-time high, and it was very dark times for the mutant community. The governments of the mutant world met to consider solutions to the crisis and create the PROM of 1723. This not only completed the separation of the two cultures but also laid the responsibility on the various mutant governments in each country for maintaining the secrecy of everything from Crodela games to dragons.

Over the years, for non-magics, wizardkind became the stuff of fiction and legend and sapient mutation became virtually unknown, lost to history and known only by those in hiding. By 1750 the governments from each country assumed responsibility for the control and secrecy of their local mutated flora and fauna. Mutant families begin to cluster around small towns all over America where they find relative safety and anonymity.

In the 19th century, giants were facing an increasingly limited amount of space to live in, and so they warred amongst themselves, bringing their species to the brink of extinction. In response, Adam Catalina surfaced in the 1840s. Unfortunately, his victory against the giants was soon interrupted by the Soul Eaters. In 1881, Superquack was born.

### 20th century

By this time, the shattered forces of the Legions of Metta, who had just lost Mr. Devilish NoHead, their current leader, struggled to maintain its war effort against the rising momentum of the government. In the 1930s, the Knights not only suffered a decisive defeat over the Appalachian Mountains, but the mutants and Fobbles lived in harmony once again thanks to the Treaty of America signed by an international body of nations following the end of World War II in 1948. They had previously done everything they could to put a stop to depression years and racial disharmony in Europe. The Giants, most of whom had supported Metta, retreated after that. Still, nothing could prepare them for the reign of terror caused by the NoHeads.

Prejudice against Fobbles and the ideas of neurotypical supremacy was still very strong. These sentiments were manipulated by the NoHeads as they attempted to take over control of the star system. The Giants, most of whom had fled, returned. A new and more efficient conqueror, Mr. Stupid NoHead, rose, took over the Eight Worlds in 2004. Among this chaos rose several other prominent adversaries, namely the Order of Manta (who was quelled thanks to little Jesse O'Hara, who went on to become a private investigator) and the uprising of Baron Zarath (whom Sheriff Bladepoint eventually killed), but most importantly gave the Magistrate a perfect opening to create the International Alliance in her own bid for absolute power. In the mix, Lucy McCallin and her friends exposed an otherworldly scam with hefty ramifications.

### 21st century

#### The coming crash

In 2000, four crucial cities on Mercury were targeted and destroyed by the NoHeads' superweapon mounted within their base of operations, Centerpoint Headquarters. In response, forces of the Police Grand Army, having been staffed to operational levels by Sheriff Eli Baldric as he continued to train its very young founder Bladepoint, engaged with the NoHeads at their stronghold, destroying it. Sheriff Missile was murdered and young Bladepoint experienced an awakening in his connection to mutantry, leading to a victory on the Caribbeans after the Ebony Orbs failed to fuse. In response to an ongoing conflict between two alien cultures, the Pace Corps and Viskaa, young Morgan joined the fray with her friend Joey, who secretly served the Iron Godking, resulting in the ascension of Dorphane Giles and the Black Queen herself coming ominously closer to the Milky Way than ever before.

In 2005, the NoHeads ultimately won the First NoHead War when Mr. Stupid NoHead crowned himself Emperor of the Sol System, fully reorganizing the U.S. Government as the centerpoint of the NoHead Empire. Meanwhile, Potty attempted to kidnap Wayne, inadvertently causing him and Richard to become law enforcement agents. Abalan, under orders from Dorphane Giles, sought out the secret enemies of the Empire and convinced them to organize to actively fight the Emperor. He ultimately turned against both Giles and Mr. Stupid NoHead, only to be captured, mutilated, and reconstructed a cybernetic assassin during a confrontation in Axis Base. Inspired by his sacrifice, the Japanese Treaty was signed, rejuvenating the Police Grand Army.

With the seats of power beginning to realign, the Dark Lord sought to procure the Almataffe. Despite a number of very powerful individuals committing vast resources into recovering this object, the Pyters, a thuggish and primitive race, obtained it first. The Almataffe was soon seized by Dorphane Giles to be used as a weapon to commit genocide of a star-spanning empire. The Police Grand Army went to Superhero University, where they all executed a daring plan that saw them successfully oppose Giles, who had the Almataffe from Illiun, and ultimately place the Almataffe in safekeeping. Zygen fell during the same conflict, thwarting her plans of mosquito supremacy. Assuming the name L'smae, little Lily Elazar turned to the Darkness and took the place of Mae as mistress of the Knights of Mae. Meanwhile, the rise of the Dartus put I.D.E.A.L. in conflict with many different factions including, but in the end, they prevented all-out war and started a new specialized task force to keep the peace between man and Dartus. Subsequently, New York became the map of a vicious cat-and-mouse game when private investigator Jesse O'Hara sought to put an end to Lady Deimos alongside the Red Cavalier and the Pink Figurehead. In the end, they successfully helped thousands of people find liberation and sanctuary, before Jesse succumbed to her wounds.

#### During COVID-19

In the late 2010s, numerous superheroes began disappearing, and in their absences there was a series of terrorist bombings around the globe. Authorities searched in vain for the culprit behind it, and were confounded by the series of hijacked television broadcasts that followed. The sentient AI Mr. Baby Tutu, in a bid to wipe out humanity altogether, allied himself with John the Toxicologist as well as the superficially feral Outriders as he sought to unleash a terrifying plague upon all the earth: the COVID-19 Pandemic began. Superquack, along with his crush, Morgan, and his friends, Macroburst and Exogale, fought the Outriders, immobilized their gigantic, cybernetic champion, and eliminated Mr. Baby Tutu and freed the Outriders from the corrupting influence of the Power Matrix. A bird, dubbed the Warrior Chicken, ominously warned that COVID-19 was far from over.

Just as the first significant progress on a coronavirus vaccine came around, the young, insane, and genocidal revolutionary Emily Watson began an evil quest to "balance" the Earth, and sought to wipe out the Armies of Organa and rule the world herself, all under the orders of the Black Queen in her guise as "the Orc Devil", who she intended to double-cross to complete her wider mandate of waging war on all the men of the Eight Worlds in order to allow her own gender to flourish. They also struck up a deal with the League of Wretched Worms and their wicked leader, Longfellow. In the meantime, Roy and Janice Walltalker went on a perilous quest to recover a sentient Wall that had been stolen from them. Eventually, they found it at the house of the disturbed Reba. A skirmish broke out, ending with them adopting the little girl and taking the Wall home. In the meantime, the Armies of Organa became destined to breed several influential young adults when they successfully opposed Emily Watson and destroyed her and the Orc Devil, exposing Longfellow as impersonating General Exotorn and having the wizard Arcus curse him.

That summer, the evil Mykew Hadeline, sensing humanity’s fear, returned to Earth with an army of Wraiths in search of the five Naegri. She was ultimately thwarted when the nine-year-old girls Annie McCallin and Savannah van Dukas assembled the Union of Ladybugs for an impossible mission against their extraterrestrial oppressors. Meanwhile, the Reappearance of the Resometh led to a fateful awakening. Following several rifts between dimensions, some formed cults and organizations in response to these scientific phenomena. Thanks to the riot the "Dark Ones" initiated, one cult was able to discover what they believed to be the first man in history, Genesis. Their discovery led them to excavate his remains from under a fallen tower, unknowingly awakening Genesis from his dormancy. The remaining active members of the Union of Ladybugs reorganized into the Mediators, but while they ensured their peers lived to see the morning, the genocidal and insane Lord Veyakon destroyed Westridge Elementary School. Many of the students enrolled in Tower Placement School as the Armies of Organa likewise found themselves in a new struggle against the Cavaliers of Thornton, who Fern Miguel assembled to contest I.D.E.A.L. for their preferential loyalty to the Phoenix Squad. Throughout the year, they acquired new allies and saved the star system a second time by forcing the ringleader, Natalia Thornton, to fake her death. Meanwhile, Golgolod was besieged by the Police Grand Army, seemingly wiping out the NoHeads for good, although the cause would endure in secret.

The following spring, Superquack and Morgan, having eliminated the threat of Mr. Baby Tutu four years ago, witnessed evidence to the rise of the Time Army under the evil Jamboga the Unholy. Jamboga intended to annihilate the universe out of his own nihilism, and as such he moved to kill Superquack. The two superheroes, assisted by Macroburst and new allies swerving their ranks, challenged Jamboga and destroyed Nova Grid, but at such great cost that the war saw a partial fragmentation and reformation of mutantry itself.

#### After Clock Castle

Two years later, the Armies of Organa also started the fire that would burn down the International Alliance by forcing the Magistrate to fake her own demise as well. The Demolitions found themselves embroiled in a zany adventure against a galactic threat after a surprise encounter with young Bailey Dennings and a spatial entity known as Peint, who schemed to supplant all life in the universe with life of his own creation, and once Dennings and her friends discovered his insidious sabotage of Klayton they acted on the only practical option available to them, which was to fight. Although the Demolitions triumphed, the sabotage was permanent, and the Demolitions were demobilized, leading to fleet leader Ronan meeting Annabeth Black, who led the inner circle of the Dark Lord himself, the Arcanus. Disenchanted Demolition member Poe Ledsa brought together the Sword of Masculinity to burn feminism to the ground, and the Arcanus took it upon themselves to permanently silence this new menace, successfully destroying the Laboratory of Light before it was too late.

Subsequently, as part of the ongoing Cerean Genocide, a man named Ansel acquired the Master Crown and began working to create the Singularity Motor using the golden relic's power. He attempted to put it to use to help a number of Saturnian refugees. Two agents, Redmayne and Kitt, confronted Ansel at a vending booth and attempted to forcibly steal the Singularity Motor. Horrified and disgusted at how his enemies were handling the presence of the virtually helpless baby Sebiscuits Cardarphen, Ansel destroyed the core and unintentionally made the oblivious baby absorb its energy. He was then kidnapped by the agents who sought to harness the energy he absorbed, and despite escaping, he was manipulated by an ally named Garett to learn at the latter's knee until he discovered the truth and helped bring down corrupt businessman Dee Croesus, temporarily becoming a suburban vigilante. Simultaneously, and upon being cast out by his own parents, baby supergenius Peter Hecks rechristened himself Baby Intelligence and vowed to bring together a group of extraordinary children to assemble the S.M.S.B. to stand with the newly re-mobilized Police Grand Army. In response, former advocate Minister Maggot repeatedly stole from the innocent until Cardarphen stopped him and proceeded to become the first recruit to Baby Intelligence. However, he ultimately broke away, having a very different vision for the future of humankind. Making gains in unconventional warfare, the resurgent NoHeads waged a new war against humanity, yet their lord Mr. Stupid NoHead was ultimately defeated by Baby Intelligence and the Chosen One of prophecy, Lindsay Kellerman, on January 6, 2030.

In the wake of the Battle of Tsala, the star system had become a changed place. The heroes and other gifted humans became either idolized for saving the star system, or feared due to all the destruction and collateral damage caused in the process. Some feared the prospect of threats from beyond the known world, but the next threat of significance was the rise of Hell Burnbottom. Baby Intelligence, being scarred by his experiences in Tsala, recruited Phoenix and Telekinibabe and Optica and Hardy, and together the new S.M.S.B. came together with the Police Grand Army and, after months of bloodshed, won the war they had waged against the evil NoHeads as well as the Mettan Remnant under the charismatic Osmund the Zax, and for a time, peace seemed imminent.

In the immediate aftermath of the Second NoHead War, the entire state of Tennessee experienced upheaval when crime lords, and a local body politician with connections to the criminal underworld, sought to increase their prominence by risking the long-dreaded Incursion. Torin X became something of a reluctant heroine as she reunited with the League of Red Stars and they engaged in a personal war against these elements. After a few sacrifices were made, their actions proved to be central to the prevention of the Incursion and the downfall of a number of criminals illegally profiting from the people of Tennessee, and Torin found herself publicly regarded as a hero of the people as a result.

Alliances would be needed again soon enough. When Pomp threatened the peace over Proxima, Gita, Rene, and Everseer were able to assemble a group of extraordinary individuals from numerous places. An unlikely company consisting of the Organa twins, Valhalla and Scarlet Fist of the Church of Oltron, extra-dimensional wanderer Trope, along with Flubberdubber, Blasto, Lode, and Merpa, stepped in to round out the new team. Despite being separated, they successfully conquered Pomp and finally came together a second time when Genesis, enraged by what had transpired, finally located the Eye of Remembrance and an invaluable ally in Wanda who helped him find his people on Vartal, leading to the Resometh attacking Andromeda outright and going to Mars to bend the very fabric of reality to their will.

The company called themselves the Band of Justice and hatched a daring plan to stop the Resometh. Simultaneously, the Walltalker family found themselves embroiled in a new conflict after a surprise encounter with Reno and Suzie Rockwell of Dirigible Industries. The sinful partners in crime schemed to destroy the Barriers of Qualogros, and once Roy and his friends discovered this truth they acted on the only practical option available to them, which was to fight. Although they triumphed over the evil masterminds, their victory would prove short-lived while a planet away the Band of Justice were being mercilessly swarmed by the dark forces. By heeding the last words of his dying girlfriend, Genesis finally harnessed the Eye of Remembrance and plunged the entire universe back into one of everlasting night, leaving the Band of Justice to recover from their defeat as the Abyss returned into being, with some species adapting enormously while others began to die out. Genesis successfully framed the Band of Justice and expose Valhalla's galactic code. In the absence of light and the manifest universe itself, men such as Candy Man sought widespread anarchy in the Abyss, while the Umbralord, now free of the Lumiking, used Red Mist as a puppet to bring the Apostles to dominance, only for the S.M.S.B. to valiantly triumph against these forces, leading to a chain of events ending with Sebiscuits Cardarphen discovering the Disc of Amity. The manifest universe returned into being when Cardarphen unleashed the Disc of Amity.

#### After the Brightening

In the aftermath of the War of Jupiter and the restoration of the cosmos, an event which popularly became known as "the Brightening", Thomas Meyer joined the S.M.S.B. as much of society managed to regain its footing and continue on as normal. Outraged at what had become of society during his slumber, Armageddon sought to cleanse it. However, in the end, he was defeated by Cardarphen, who also vanquished Galfalor of Eris once and for all. However, this era of peace was too good to last, and in 2070 Meyer betrayed the S.M.S.B. and became "the Dark Flame", beginning a quest to turn the universe into a utopia under his ruthless wing. Subsequently, the Iron Godking, lord of the Dominion of Iron, trained Morgan to touch the very Multiverse herself until she and Superquack became aware of his dark plans to unleash a Satanic cosmic being known to most as the Umbralord. However, the game was not as black and white as Superquack and his new allies, including Sebiscuits Cardarphen, had thought, and when the Lumiking interfered at the Membrane Sphere, the Separation of the Divinities proceeded, with permanent consequences for the entire Multiverse at hand.

Being unaware of the Dark Flame's devices, the S.M.S.B. came to Asia, helping to right hundreds of wrongs over the next twenty years. In the meantime, the U.S. Government was destroyed once and for all during the Insurrection, leading to the far more proactive Northern Administration rising in its place. Two inevitable forces collided when an engagement in 2095 made clear that the S.M.S.B. stood no match for the Sword of Abomination-wielding Meyer.

### Centuries in the future

With the S.M.S.B. on the run, the Dark Flame continued his quest to revolutionize the universe and started the Shadow Wars. Eventually, he wiped out Master Intelligence, at the cost of his own life. The murder of Master Intelligence may have looked like water over the flames, but mutantry was soon to flare into a far brighter flame. Thereafter, valued Team of Terror member Vincent Organa died and managed to retain his identity in Sol.

## Locations

Certain locations, some of which exist in real-life and some of which are fictional, figure prominently in the D.I.T. Literary Universe.

## Notable Figures

*See also: Characters of the D.I.T. Literary Universe.*

### Businesspeople

* **Lerner Chase** – Turkish blacksmith.
* **Max Cultarena** — Sage-like innkeeper.
* **Garett** — Flexible yet unscrupulous businessman and teacher.
* **Albert Herrington** – Junk shop owner.
* **Cara Mota** – Beautiful and eccentric founder and CEO of Mota Corporation.
* **George Thames II** – American blacksmith.
* **Willie** – Shady financial professional and banker.
* **Bruce Wright** – Owner of Quality Crodela Amenities.

### Law Enforcement Agents

* **Savannah van Dukas** – Member of the FBI and leader of the Union of Ladybugs.
* **Lewis** – Final Sheriff of the Police Grand Army.
* **Annie McCallin** – Member of the FBI and founder of the Union of Ladybugs.
* **Jesse O'Hara** – Prominent member of A.U.D.
* **Jay Organa** – Founding father of the Team of Terror.
* **Vincent Organa** – Founding father of the Team of Terror and leader of the Armies of Organa.
* **Ruby Eidolon** – Cosmic soul searcher and superheroine hailing from Neptune.
* **Sheriff Bladepoint** – Founder of the Police Grand Army.

### Politicians

* **Robbie Evans** – Corrupt President kept in office by Red Mist.
* **Helen Thornton** – Benevolent Mutapresident and ex-leader of the Armies of Organa.
* **Amelia Vane** — Jury.
* **Roxanne Waterston** – Benevolent Mutapresident.

### Scientists

* **Appius Chammor** – Engineer, soldier, and officer.
* **Cecelia Jorgensen** – Metahuman first discovered the scientific theory to make memory modification free of the risk of damaging the target's brain beyond repair.
* **Sid Levistan** – Inspired the invention of the flashlight after he discovered how to generate light from his hand.
* **Michael Palo** – Acclaimed zoologist and writer of *The Ways and Cultures of Marvelous Beasts*.
* **Roy Walltalker** – Anatomy scientist.
* **Wilfred of Wales** – Patriarchal soul searcher credited with inventing many medicinal cures.

### Others

* **Master Intelligence** — Founder and longstanding Grandmaster of the S.M.S.B.
* **Domino** – Famous model and actress.
* **Matthew** — Founder and Grand Master of the New Order.
* **Rocken Role** – Famous popstar.
* **Stan** – Leader of the Order of the Mystic Specters.
* **Steven Thompson** – Rugby player and former leader of the Armies of Organa.
* **Summer Thompson** – Cyber security governor and former icon of the Armies of Organa.

## Organizations

*See also: Teams and organizations of the D.I.T. Literary Universe.*

* **A.U.D.** – Intelligence agency that oversees unorthodox solutions to world problems.
* **I.D.E.A.L.** – Founded to combat technologically advanced threats to world security, I.D.E.A.L. has, throughout the years, remained on the front lines, fighting terrorism and extrasolar menaces working as an international intelligence agency.
* **Mota Corporation** – Owned by Cara Mota. Headquartered in Salt Lake City.
* **NoHeads** – Commanded by Mr. Stupid NoHead. Headquartered primarily in Centerpoint Headquarters, Axis Base, Golgolod, and the Fourth Dominion.
* **Order of the Mystic Specters** —
* **Police Grand Army** – Founded by Sheriff Missile to combat the NoHead menace, led by Sheriff Bladepoint and later by Lewis.
* **Thames Metalle**

### Landmarks

*See also: Features of the D.I.T. Literary Universe.*

* **Beta Prison** – Prison for convicted mutant criminals.
* **Big Castle Park**
* **Jorvian Asylum** — Martian sanctuary for police officers.
* **MBH**
* **Silvercloud Asylum** — A sanatorium on Neptune.
* **Transportation Tower** — A major intercity and commuter rail rub and one of the primary stations to serve the United States of America, where students of Superhero School ascend to Level Seven in order to take the Great Bus to school.

## Undeveloped projects

Main article: Unrealized and other DLU projects

## Stories inspired by the universe

* All D.I.T. One-Shots (2012-)
* *The Super Babies: The Visual Dictionary* (February 2011)
* *The Super Babies Character Guide* (February 2011)
* D.I.T. Head to Head (June 2015)
* D.I.T. Head to Head: Updated and Expanded (2024)

## Recurring characters

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least three DLU novels/series:

* Annabeth Black
* Black Queen
* Zachary Brown
* Captain Strength
* Sebiscuits Cardarphen
* Force Baby
* Genesis
* Melinoe Gregorio
* Zira Miranda Grover
* Gummi the Bare
* Josh Hogan
* Charles Hugh
* Lindsay Kellerman
* Master Intelligence
* Annie McCallin
* Savannah van Dukas
* Morgan
* Mr. Stupid NoHead
* Merpa
* Valiera Nelson
* Jesse O'Hara
* Jay Organa
* Vincent Organa
* Summer Petersen
* Red Cavalier
* Richard
* Ronan
* Ruby Eidolon
* Sheriff Bladepoint
* Stan
* Superquack
* Telekinibabe
* Steven Thompson
* Valhalla
* Reba Silo Walltalker
* Roxanne Waterston
* Emily Watson

## Reception

Main article: Reception of the D.I.T. Literary Universe

## See also

* Features of the D.I.T. Literary Universe

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Latest Threat*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *White Messenger*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *Annie and the Blue-Eared Kid*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: Age of Innovation*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 *S.M.S.B.: The Return of the Verasect*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 *Boys vs. Girls 2*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Pink Figurehead*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 *Boys vs. Girls: The Fate of the Towers*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 *Band of Justice*
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *The Prime Poppies*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *Baby Intelligence*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 *The Super Babies: An Ended Generation*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 *Adam Catalina and the Legend of the Black Bracelet*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 *Band of Justice: Omniverse*
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Inferno Relit*
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 *Superquack: Focal Point*
17. ↑ This is obviously a conscious decision on Thomas' part.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 *Boys vs. Girls: The Rise of the Serpent*
19. ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 *Sebiscuits: Renascence*
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 *The Super Babies: Final Clash of Brethren*
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 *D.I.T. One-Shot: The Dawn of Mutantry*
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 *Sebiscuits: Apocalypse*
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 *Superquack: Relapse of Power*
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 *S.M.S.B.: Where Are You Now?*
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 *Before The SMSB: The Promises of Sheriff Baldric*
26. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Dominion of the Dark Lord*
27. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Promises of Sheriff Baldric*
28. ↑ *Journey to Planet 12*
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 *Before The SMSB: The Dominion of the Dark Lord*
30. ↑ *Morgan*
31. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Mae*
32. ↑ *Superquack*
33. ↑ *Boys vs. Girls: The Coming Darkness*
34. ↑ *The Man Who Talked to the Wall*
35. ↑ *D.I.T. One-Shot: The Mediators*
36. ↑ *Before The SMSB: The Legacy of Sheriff Bladepoint*
37. ↑ *Demolition One*
38. ↑ *The Marauder*
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 *Sebiscuits: Dawn of Transcendence*
40. ↑ *The Super Babies: Pride of the Super Babies*
41. ↑ *The Super Babies: The Blabberish Singer*
42. ↑ *The Super Babies: Revenge of Hell Burnbottom*
43. ↑ *League of Red Stars*
44. ↑ *The Woman Who Talked to the Hand*
45. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `OC`

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