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Cultists

**Cultist** is a Resource Card used for sacrificial acts or other purposes such as stealing a relic in Auction on Relic. In many instances there will be a symbol that indicates either Cultists or Prisoners can be used.

Cultist is heavily used in many events, including Gods Demand Sacrifice, "The Old God and the Sea" God Event Chain and Police Raid. Failing to sacrifice sufficient cultists can lead to losing the game in all critical events. As such, this is considered a valuable resource, unless both the god event chain and negative random event cards have negligible requirement on cultists.

Small icon of cultists:

## Tutorial cards

 Prisoners and Cultists | "This symbol means a mix of prisoners and cultists can be used"
Relic

A Relic is a Resource Card used to summon gods and to replace any of the resources used to choose an option requiring them.

A Relic does not count as a kind of resource when an event counts number of non-relic resources. For example, having no cultist on hand will cause the event "Dead eyes and drooling mouths" to allow sacrificing nothing even when a relic is on hand. However, a player can select the relic as a cultist resource and sacrifice it to select the other option.

*Small icon of relic:*

## Earn Relics

 Auction on Relic | "We must have it"
 Tea | "Best not to drink this one"
"Drink it anyways"

## Tutorial cards

 God of Beginnings (card) | "Choose this option to complete your initiation"
Underhand

Underhand is a card game created by Spoopy Squad, which consists of:

* Lily Li
* Daniel Sainati
* Apurv Sethi
* Melody Spencer
* Aaron Sy
* Hezekiah Thompson
* Karen Zhou

Kevin Macheod - "Dances and Dames"
Kreng - "Asterotope"

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Sound effects:

* Leosalom - Fireplace
* Themfish - Place\_Cards

Radio voice:

* Tristan Pruner
Yacare Fury of the Wild

## **About**

**Yacare, Fury of the Wild** is one of the 2 Gods that can be summoned in the third stage/tier throughout the whole game (including Uhl'uht'c).

Yacare has six Chain Events that must be fulfilled before summoning. It is also notably one of the gods with the "longest" questline.

*It is important to note that to get this god's event chain, the player must have already completed/collected all the second tier of gods which is indicated by the roman numeral above its name.*

Due to the heavy requirements on Food that Yacare needs, it is highly recommended that the player restarts the run if there are insufficient food generation cards, or there is Infestation included in the deck (which requires the player to sacrifice either 2 Money cards and 1 Food, 3 Cultist/Prisoners or 50% of the player's Food).

## **Blessings**

Yacare's two blessings are Start a farm and Oomancy.

Start a farm inserts cards from the harvest set: Bountiful Harvest, Crop Failure, Dark Harvest or Harvest.

## Trivia

Funnily enough, the Oomancy blessing is like the card "Perform Haruspicy", but upgraded, as you can change the future.

Oomancy's "Foresight plus Discard" option is unique to Yacare and Uhl'uht'c (via Soothsayer).

The "Harvest" card can be used, in theory, to infinitely multiply itself.

Yacare Caiman is a species of real crocodiles. The god event chain name "Spawn of Caiman" therefore closely relates to an offspring of Caiman.

Spawn of Caiman
Police Raid

Police Raid is an Event Card, that appears once the player holds 5 or more Suspicion Cards. The Police Raid is one of the ways in which the player can lose, if they do not have the adequate resources. This card always reduces your hand by at least 5 cards, and is an unsuspected way to prevent Greed, should someone has too many unwanted money or cultist.

Sometimes there is no event card that allows suspicion to be sacrificed in the game (except the obvious Police Raid). This will make progression difficult, especially if there is no long-term ways to obtain relic for summoning certain gods. In this case, stocking up on cultists and avoiding Greed is top priority to prevent relic from being discarded by Greed.

*View transcript of this page here.*

The amount of  being sacrificed is always equal to half of current , rounded up. At least 3  will be sacrificed.

Common Event Cards
Aeromancy

Aeromancy is a blessing from Kekujira the Cursed Whale, and the only blessing that may change its nature throughout choices.

To make the aeromancy blessing give any effect, a  sacrifice is required, and another  is required to keep the blessing effect from progressing further and further to prevent the punishing events Hurricane or Drought to take place. You have to sacrifice at least 2  in total to revert the blessing to Aeromancy which does nothing.

The effectively means you will need to sacrifice 1  for N/2 turns for N-1 turns of effects of Rain, Storm, Golden Sun or A Long Summer, and is generally beneficial in long term. You can skip the last 1-2  sacrifice if you manage to summon a god whilst Aeromancy is not at idle state.

A list of effects of Aeromancy:

 Rain

The Old God and the Sea
Kekujira the Cursed Whale

## **About**

**Kekujira, The Cursed Whale** is one of the 2 Gods that can be summoned in the second stage/tier throughout the whole game (including Jhai'ti, The Jasmine Dragon).

The god event chain of Kekujira is The Old God and the Sea which has three Chain Events to be fulfilled before summoning. It is also notably the god with the "shortest" quest line, although the actual length may vary due to the randomness of events.

*It is important to note that to get this god's event chain, the player must have already completed/collected all the first tier of gods which is indicated by the roman numeral above its name.*

## **Blessings**

Kekujira's two blessings are Aeromancy and Holiday.

The amount of  being sacrificed is always equal to half of current suspicion, rounded up.

The amount of  being sacrificed is always equal to half of current suspicion, rounded up.

## Trivia

Kekujira's name is Bake-kujira, without the ba-. It is based on washed up whale skeleton being worshiped by Japanese since the 19th century, and was supposed to bring food to offshore villagers. The first recorded appearance of Kekujira was under heavy rain.

The Old God and the Sea
Therapy

Therapy was developed by Aaron and Martin Moore.

## Development

The development of Therapy began c. 2087 and was finished within eighteen months.

## Extracritical

Therapy's main purpose is to solve "The Extrauhman Question", or when extrahumans reach their extracritical points.

## Other Uses

Besides extractirical extrahumans, Therapy is used to solve a number of Corp-Co's perceived problems. [rabids, LGBTQIA]
Disease Strikes!

This is one of the main negative events which requires sacrificing at least 2 money or half of cultists. It is a major obstacle in summoning a god with high cultist sacrificing requirement. Should you still try to summon a card with Disease Strikes! in event, you may stock up on prisoners in some situation.

The amount of  being sacrificed is always equal to half of current cultists, rounded up.

Common Event Cards
Dawnlighter

[Dawn]

## Biography

Dawnlighter attended the Academy at the same time as Jet and Iridium. She forms a Lighter clique, of which Sunbeam is a member.

### Year 2

Dawnlighter's parents pay for her to receive her Academy-issued costume a year earlier than regulation. She approaches Jet, Iridium, and Frostbite in the meditation room (were Dawnlighter was not allowed) to show off her new costume and insult the three. When Iridium pulls out her own Academy-issued costume, which Night had just given to her, Dawnlighter grows angry that they both have white costumes. She goes extracritical, [ . . . . . . . ]. Dawnlighter is taken to Therapy in the Mental wing and is not seen for the rest of the year.

### Squadron

After graduating the Academy, Dawnlighter joins the Squadron. With the destruction of Ops, she turns rabid and is one of the rabids caught in the Looptown Zombie Plague.

### Academy Costume

Dawnlighter's Academy costume is a white unikilt with a large, script D on the front. It made from morphing fabric, so it responds to Dawnlighter's thoughts/emotions. When she spins, it turns a sunset color, red on bottom fading to pink at top. When Dawnlighter goes critical, the whole suit turns deep red.
Gods

# Information

Gods are beings that appear in Questlines and requires Resource Cards to summon them (except Rhybaax). Relics can be used to summon gods, but only when the relic is not required to summon the demon. Otherwise, you have to restart the game or gather more resources before the summoning as that can trigger the Wrath of the Gods.

You have to complete the tutorial: Rite of Passage to summon God of Beginnings before you can play the actual game. When you start a normal game, all unlocked god event chains will be available:

* Jungle King Rhybaax is always available.
* Wiindigoo the Insatiable is always available, you need to trigger the Desperate measures by depleting food and draw cards until Desperate measures interrupts the next card.
* Jhai'ti the Jasmine Dragon and Kekujira the Cursed Whale are unlocked after all Tier 1 gods have been summoned.
* Yacare Fury of the Wild and Uhl'uht'c are unlocked after all Tier 2 gods have been summoned.

## Tier 1

* God of Beginnings
* Jungle King Rhybaax
* Wiindigoo the Insatiable

## Tier 2

* Jhai'ti the Jasmine Dragon
* Kekujira the Cursed Whale

## Tier 3

* Yacare Fury of the Wild
* Uhl'uht'c
Food

Food is one of the Resource Cards. When food supplies are completely depleted, the player has a chance of receiving the Desperate measures event card. The chance is fixed and irrelevant of how many cultists or prisoners are in your hand.

Food can be depleted in a number of ways, such as sending it on expeditions or through being lost due to infestations.

*Small icon of food:*

## Tutorial cards

 Progression | "This option will maintain your current position"

1. ↑ Each option is in a different instance of Tea.
New Chicago Police Department

The New Chicago Police Department (NCPD) presides over New Chicago. They work with Corp-Co and the Squadron to prevent crime. For the most part, the NCPD is relegated to non-extrahuman crime.

## NCPD and Squadron relations

Many officers in the NCPD do not like the Squadron extrahumans. After the destruction of Ops, when most Squadron heroes turn rabid, the NCPD redoubles its suspicion of and antagonism toward extrahumans. Many do not trust that Jet and the other remaining Squadron have not turned rabid. Mayor Lee pressures Commissioner Wagner to extend arrest warrants to Jet and her Wrigley Field Squadron.

## Protectors of New Chicago

After the Looptown Zombie Plague, the NCPD, under Commissioner Wagner, joins with the Wrigley Field Squadron to form the Protectors of New Chicago.

## Known Officers

* Commissioner Wagner
* Detective Ostraczynski
* Detective Sloan
Road Rage

> "I never met a supervillain who wouldn't be better off with a superhero's boot planted on his neck."
>
>

> --Road Rage, in an interview given after his defeat of Lava Man to Channel 1 in New Chicago
>
>

Road Rage is an extrahuman hero with unknown powers. He once fought and defeated the villain Lava Man.
Protectors of New Chicago

The Protectors of New Chicago is a protection and law enforcement service consisting of both extrahumans and non-powered humans. It formed circa 2112, after the Looptown Zombie Plague. At it's creation, it consists of the Wrigley Field Squadron, the Runner network, and the NCPD. One month later, the Latent Network is added to the roster after a unanimous vote among the Network.

Based in New Chicago, the Protectors of New Chicago plan to branch and form the Protectors of the United and Canadian States of America, replacing what was Squadron: America.

## Protector Plaza

Protector Plaza was donated to the Protectors by Corp-Co in a gesture of goodwill. It is located on 1600 Obama Ave, New Chicago and acts as the headquarters of the Protectors. Before moving in, the Protectors hire a third-party lawyer--Jeri Thomas--and building inspectors to make sure the deal is clean.

## Known Members

* Claire
* Firebug
* Frostbite
* Hornblower
* Iridium
* Jeri Thomas (Legal Department)
* Jet
* Jose
* Lowell
* Luke
* Mary Janie
* Garth McFarlane
* Julie McFarlane
* Meteorite
* Steele
* Tara
* Terry
Desperate measures

When you have no food in your hand, the player has a chance of receiving the **Desperate measures** event card. The chance is fixed and irrelevant of how many cultists or prisoners are in your hand. This card is not inserted into your deck and cannot be removed via Foresight with discard.

*View transcript of this page here.*

A Peculiar Palate
Lancer (Erik Taft)

Lancer is an extrahuman and former member of Corp-Co. He was once short-listed for the *Squadron House* reality television show, until he injured his leg and was removed from consideration.

## Biography

The three Taft brothers, Erik, Warren, and Patrick, work together as heroes under Corp-Co. It is kept a secret that Patrick is not an extrahuman until his apparent death. At some point, Lancer joins the Academy as an instructor.

At the Academy, Lancer teaches Basic Defense Training, Street Defense, and Advanced Street Fighting.

After the destruction of Ops, he goes rabid. Hornblower is the one to fight and capture him.

## Quotes

* "Everyone bleeds." (to Lancer's first-year students in Basic Defense Techniques)
* "If you don’t override your pain, you’re dead." (to Lancer's first-year students in Basic Defense Techniques)
* "There’s no one more dangerous than a criminal with a grudge … except for an extrahuman with a grudge." (to Lancer's third-year students in Advanced Street Fighting)

## Abilities

Lancer has unknown powers. However, when using his powers, a glow outlines his fist.

## Appearance

Lancer has a cybernetic left leg and a metal pin in his left arm.
Do-Over

**"Do-Over"**  is the eighth episode in Season One of the *Cleopatra in Space* TV series.

## Characters

* Cleo
* Akila
* Brian
* Khensu
* Callie
* Khepra
* Klabrax
* Zaid

## Locations

* Cleo and Akila's dorm room

* P.Y.R.A.M.I.D.

* Mayet

* Mayet City

* Brian's dorm room

## Broadcast

*Main article: Episode Guide/International*TBA

## Notes

### Trivia

* Cleo kisses Akila on the mouth for the first (and only) time in the series, in what some call a "yuri moment."
* This episode is the second episode in the series which features time travel, with the first being "Wednesday."

### Continuity

* Brian builds a time machine for Cleo, to go back to her time, which she has wanted since the beginning of the series, but it is not completed.

## References

1. ↑ http://dubbingpedia.pl/wiki/Kleopatra\_i\_kosmos
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/cleopatra-in-space/8372790178399687112?section=episodes
The Icarus Project Wiki

The Icarus Project is a fiction book series by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge. The two-book series includes *Black and White* and it's sequel *Shades of Gray*. The books center around estranged friends Jet, a corporate superhero, and Iridium, a rabid anti-hero.

## Navigation

Browse

Characters

Locations

Worldbuilding

## Further Reading

Goodreads

Wikipedia

Jackie Kessler

## Latest activity

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Lynda Kidder

[Lynda]

## Biography

[bio]

Moore injects Kidder with the Project Sunstroke serum against her will.

Upon her death, her father, Harold Kidder,

## Bibliography

### Origins Series

Kidder's Origins series was published in several parts in the *New Chicago Tribune*. The series won Kidder a Pulitzer prize.

* Origins, Part One - published March 26, 2112
* Origins, Part Two - published April 2, 2112
* Origins, Part Three - published April 9, 2112
* Origins, Part Four - unknown
* Origins, Part Five - published April 23, 2112
* Origins, Part Six - unknown
* Origins, Part Seven - unknown
* Origins, Part Eight - published May 14, 2112
* Origins, Part Nine - unknown
* Origins, Part Ten - unknown
* Origins, Part Eleven - unknown
* Origins, Part Twelve - published June 11, 2112
* Origins: Conclusion - published June 18, 2112

### Heroes Among Us

Kidder's "Heroes Among Us" was published March 5, 2112 in the *New Chicago Tribune*.

### Flight of the Blackbird

Kidder's "Flight of the Blackbird" was published July 2, 2112 in the *New Chicago Tribune*.

### The Plight of the Everyman

Kidder's "The Plight of Everyman" was published September 10, 2112 in the *New Chicago Tribune*.
Black and White (book)

*Black and White* (also called *Schatten und Licht* in Germany) is the first book of The Icarus Project by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge. The prequel to *Shades of Gray*, *Black and White* takes place in New Chicago. It follows the estranged friends, corporate superhero Jet and rabid vigilante Iridium. The narrative alternates between Jet and Iridium's point of view as it jumps between Then and Now (2112) storylines.

## Back Cover

"They were best friends at an elite academy for superheroes in training, but now Callie Bradford, code name Iridium, and Joannie Greene, code name Jet, are mortal enemies. Jet is a by-the-book hero, using her Shadow power to protect the citizens of New Chicago. Iridium, with her mastery of light, runs the city's underworld. For the past five years, the two have played an elaborate, and frustrating, game of cat and mouse.

"But now playtime's over. Separately, Jet and Iridium uncover clues that point to a looming evil, one that is entwined with the Academy. As Jet works with Bruce Hunter--a normal man with an extraordinary ability to make her weak in the knees--she becomes convinced that Iridium is involved in a scheme that will level the power structure of America itself. And Iridium, teaming with the mysterious vigilante called Taser, uncovers an insidious plot that's been a decade in the making . . . a plot in which Jet is key."

## Synopsis

### Then

The Then half of the book covers the highlights of the five-year span Jet and Iridium attend the Academy, c. 2102-2107.

### Now

The Now half of the book covers the events over a few days in late October, 2112.

## Editions

### US

*Black and White* - published June 23, 2009 by Spectra and Random House Publishing.

### UK

*Black and White* - published January 1, 2010 by Piatkus Books.

### Germany

*Schatten und Licht* - published July 5, 2010 by Egmont Lyx.

## Notes and Trivia

* Jackie Kessler writes the Jet point of view.
* Caitlin Kittredge writes the Iridium point of view.
* Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge attended NYC Comic-Con in 2009 to promote the then-forthcoming *Black and White*.

## Further Reading

* Amazon (US)
* Goodreads

## References

1. ↑ Unbound Worlds YouTube channel interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfRdvcTaR4&list=PLCEBAC8A96790D085
Bakari

**Bakari** was Cleopatra's teacher. He had foreseen the prophecy.

## Biography

Bakari fell alseep while teaching a lesson to Cleopatra. He and Gozi were blamed for her disappearance, and thrown into jail. The space pirates attacked, and he went with them. He forsaw many prophecies, and he died after he told Gozi that Cleo was alive. It is also revealed that he Wrote the Seba, the book which later sends Cleo to the Duat
Rat Network

> "When walking the streets of New Chicago, give the sewers a wide berth. It’s the city’s worst-kept secret that the sewers are part of what the locals refer to as the Rat Network . . . and it’s said that gang-related activity occurs in those tunnels on a daily (and nightly) basis."
>
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> --*The Street-Smart Guide to Illinois*, Eighth Edition
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The Rat Network is an amalgamation of groups (the Undergoths and other rival gangs) as well as a unbounded location. It is the black and gray markets of New Chicago, incorporating the sewers, transport tunnels, and other underground systems of the city. Many underground portions are leftovers from the ruins of Chicago destroyed in the Flood of '09.
Runners

The Runner network is a support system for the Squadron, under the Corp-Co umbrella. Manned by non-extrahumans, Runners are dispatched through Ops.

[tasks]

[tasked with meds]

## Disbanding

The Runner network disbands after the fall of Ops. From his contacts as a former Runner, Taser organizes a handful of Runners to support the remainder of the Squadron (led by Jet). As part of the Wrigley Field Squadron, they patrol New Chicago as ground reconnaissance, assist Frostbite with the decrypting the stolen Corp-Co files, and generally lend a hand wherever possible.

After the Looptown Zombie Plague, the remainder of the Runner network is incorporated into the Protectors.

## Known Runners

* Bruce Hunter (Jet)
* Cathy (Jet)
* Lowell (Protectors)
* Jamie (female, Angelica)
* Jamie (male, Angelica)
* Reggie (Vixen)
* Tara (Protectors)
* Yuriko (Luster)
Subject 1102

Subject 1102 is a test subject under the Icarus Method, an experiment under Dr. Icarus to produce super-soldiers for Corp-Co. He is the first subject to exhibit extrahuman powers. For this display, he is code-named Alpha.

When Subject 1102 fails to replicate the display of powers, c. 1982, Dr. Icarus declares the experiment done and proceeds to perform an autopsy.

After Subject 1102's death, Dr. Icarus determines that experimenting on adults would not be the most efficient course to replicate extrahuman powers.
Night

> "DUTY FIRST. PROTECT THE WEAK. PROFESSIONAL, POLITE, POWERFUL."
>
>

> --Academy pledges lased onto Night's office walls
>
>

[Night]

## Biography

Night attends the Academy with Luster and Blackout.

### Squadron New Chicago

Night is part of the Alpha Team of Squadron New Chicago. He is sponsored by the New Chicago Metro and Transit Authority. He and Blackout form half of the Squadron's quartet, "Black and White, Dark and Light".

After the Siege of Manhattan, Night learns the names of all the deceased.

### Return to the Academy

Night returns to Proctor at the Academy while still keeping with his Squadron duties. He teaches Street Fighting Techniques among other classes.

When Vixen leaves the UCSA, she asks Night to pull strings and have Iridium board with Jet at the Academy. He acquiesces.

After his defeat, Night is sentenced to Blackbird Prison.

## Abilities

Night is a Shadow power and describes his power as light-repelling. He can form creepers, fly, and produce a Shadownet that blocks sound.

## Appearance

Night has dark brown eyes and a strong chin.

### Costume

Night wears a black cape, cowl, and gauntlets. His skinsuit appears to be a darker black.

## Notes and Trivia

* Night's point of view is written by Jackie Kessler.
Green Gaze

Green Gaze was a Corp-Co hero around the time of the Flood of '09. He died in the line of duty, and official reports say he was killed by the Santini Family. However, there were accusations of friendly fire.

After Green Gaze's death, the family never sought retribution and disappeared from the public for some time. When they resurfaced, the family were staunch supporters of Corp-Co.
Bibliography

The following are publications and literature within The Icarus Project universe.

## An Introduction to Alternate Identity

*An Introduction to Alternate Identity* is presumably used at the Academy. Chapter 2 advises how to create a Heroic Identity.

## Chicago Sun-Times

The *Chicago Sun-Times* is printed in New Chicago.

## Corp Extrahuman Academy Handbook

The *Corp Extrahuman Academy Handbook* is presumably published by Corp-Co to be given to Academy students.

* Chapter 3, "Branding"

## Extrahuman Weekly

*Extrahuman Weekly* is a weekly magazine. After Luster and Vixen's sex tape s leaked, *Extrahuman Weekly* runs a cover story on Vixen.

## Manual of Basic Self-Defense

The *Manual of Basic Self-Defense* is published in several editions (at least three). It is presumably used at the Academy.

## New Chicago Century

The *New Chicago Century* is a newspaper printed in New Chicago.

### Publications

* "It Worked for the Nazi's, Too" - an alternate daily editorial that ran from 2099 to 2107
* "Mad as Hell" - an editorial

## New Chicago Daily

The *New Chicago Daily* is a newspaper printed in New Chicago.

## New Chicago Tribune

The *New Chicago Tribune* is a newspaper printed in New Chicago. One of its prominent reporters was the late Lynda Kidder.

### Publications

* "Flight of the Blackbird" - published July 2, 2112
* "Heroes Among Us" - published March 5, 2112
* Origins series - published from March 6, 2112 to June 18, 2112
* "The Plight of Everyman" - published September 10, 2112

## New England Journal of Medicine

The *New England Journal of Medicine* is an IRL medical journal published weekly. Dr. Icarus submitted an article to the Journal about a possible route to a world without pain, suffering, aging, and disease. The article was rejected.

## Squadron Field Patrol Manual

The *Squadron Field Patrol Manual* is presumably published by Corp-Co for the Squadron. Section III advises how to deal with citizens interfering with Squadron work.

## Squadron Policies and Procedures Manual

The *Squadron Policies and Procedures Manual* is presumably published by Corp-Co for the Squadron. It does not contain any information on how to engage rabid members of the Squadron itself.

## The Street-Smart Guide to Illinois

*The Street-Smart Guide to Illinois* is published in several editions. The Eighth Edition includes information on the Rat Network.

## Underground

The *Underground* is a magazine, presumably not mainstream as it interviewed Arclight in the height of his rabid career.

## Where do I Come From? The Extrahuman Edition

*Where do I Come From? The Extrahuman Edition* is a book commonly available at any public library.

## Within: Theories of Extrahuman Power

*Within: Theories of Extrahuman Power* is written by Dr. Lyle Lee.
Firebolt (Lyle Lee)

Firebolt is an extrahuman employed by Corp-Co. After retiring from active hero duty, he writes *Within: Theories of Extrahuman Power*.

## Abilities

Firebolt's powers are unknown, although he is most likely a Fire power considering his name and costume aesthetic.

## Appearance

### Costume

Firebolt wears a red skinsuit with an orange cape. He also wears goggles.

## Name Etymology

Lee is a common English surname. However, it can also be Korean or, less often, Chinese.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee\_(English\_surname)
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee\_(Korean\_surname)
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li\_(surname\_%E6%9D%8E)
Arclight (Lester Bradford)

[Luster]

## Biography

Luster grew up in a tower block in East London. His father was abusive and an alcoholic.

### Academy

Luster attends the Academy with Night and Blackout.

### Squadron New Chicago

Luster was part of the Alpha Team for Squadron New Chicago. He is sponsored by City of New Chicago. He and Angelica form half of the Squadron's quartet, "Black and White, Dark and Light".

Luster is nominated for Sexiest Hero of the Year after his and Vixen's sex tape is leaked. Angelica suspects both of them leaked the tape for the fun of seeing the media response.

When Vixen tells Luster she's pregnant, he proposes on the spot. Vixen and Luster marry c. 2090.

Iridium is born c. 2090 in a Corp-Co medical center. During the birth, Luster is removed from the room to wait with Night and Blackout.

Blackout goes extracritical c. 2095.

### Rabid

While dealing with Blackout's extracritical episode and the aftermath, Luster realizes he cannot stand behind Corp-Co any longer. He carefully plans his family's escape and decides to cut all ties and turn rabid. Once he leaves, Luster changes his code name to Arclight.

#### Charlie Ryan

Arclight adopts the cover of Charlie Ryan.

### Blackbird Prison

In Blackbird Prison, Arclight is Number 342785. At some point, he befriends fellow inmates Protean, Nevermore, Kindle, Lionheart, and Radar (who he is unaware is Doctor Hypnotic).

In 2112, he is contacted by Peter Ivanoff and trades for information on Ops and the comnet system. Arclight gives this information to Iridium to help her take down Ops.

After the downfall of Ops, Iridium returns to break Arclight out. He convinces her to also release Protean, Nevermore, Kindle, Lionheart, and Radar.

After the Looptown Zombie Plague, Gordon clears Arclight's rabid record.

## Appearance

Luster is described as tall with snapping eyes and a blinding smile.

### Squadron Costume

Luster's Squadron costume consists of a white uniform and cape.

### Rabid Costume

Arclight's villain costume consists of a uniform and black cape. He deliberately chooses a black cape in honor of Holly and Joan Green, a reminder of his failure to save them.

### Post-Blackbird

Arclight and his team of Blackbird inmates are given costumes courtesy of Gordon. Arclight's costume consists of a uniform and white cape. After the Looptown Zombie Plague, Arclight gives the cape to Iridium before leaving the UCSA.

## Notes and Trivia

* Lester/Arclight's point of view is written by Caitlin Kittredge.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 dates from interpolated data
Peter Ivanoff

Peter Ivanoff works at Corp-Co as a comnet programmer and designed much of Ops. Night pulls strings so that Ivanoff is caught for embezzling money. After he is fired, Ivanoff becomes Arclight's informant.

## Name Etymology

Ivanoff is a surname common to Russia and Bulgaria.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanov\_(surname)
Julie McFarlane

Julie lives in New Chicago and is part of the Latent Network. She is friends with Kat.

## Biography

Julie is married to Garth McFarlane.

She presumably becomes part of the Protectors of New Chicago when the Latent Network vote unanimously to join.

## Abilities

Julie is a latent extrahuman. When she blinks, she can turn electric signals on and off, e.g. turn off the lights or change television channels.

## Appearance

Julie McFarlane has fuzzy, blond hair and hazel eyes.
Lilimar Hernandez

**Lilimar Hernandez Ruiz** is a U.S. voice actress, actress, model, and dancer born in Margarita Island, Venezuela to two Cuban parents. She moved to Miami with her family when she was six years old, and began taking acting classes at the age of nine. She is the voice of Cleopatra in the *Cleopatra in Space* TV series. Apart from that role, she also sung the opening theme song of the series, "Written in the Stars", the first time she has sung a theme song for a show. At age six, she moved to Miami and began studying modeling at John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center. Six years later, she was chosen by Univision to play various characters for their "Humor with the Kids" section in a popular variety show called *Sabado Gigante*. She also hosted the radio show *Pangea Kids* in 2013, played the role of "Sophie" in the show *Bella and the Bulldogs*, while also playing "Isabella" in *Life After First Failure*, and "Sage" in *Knight Squad*. She is also scheduled to make an appearance in the upcoming Netflix film *Hubie Halloween*. Additionally, she voiced characters in *Spirit Riding Free*, *School of Rock*, *Life After First Failure*, and many others. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her mother, Mayte, and grandmother.

## External links

* Lilimar's Twitter

* Lilimar's Instagram

* Lilimar's Facebook page

## Trivia

* Due to her Cuban parentage, she considers herself "100% Cuban" although she was born in Venezuela

* She has heterochromia, with her left eye being brown and her right eye being green/hazel.

1. ↑ According to her Wikipedia page
Siege of Manhattan

The Siege of Manhattan occurred c. 2090 in Manhattan, New York.

When Squadron: New Chicago arrives (sans Vixen), Major Victory informs Team Alpha that Hypnotic has taken over the Tompkins Square Projects, a block of ten low-income residential buildings. At the time, police have successfully evacuated all of Alphabet City and tracked Hypnotic to the Thompkins Square Projects. It took the Squadron five days to push through hundreds of Doctor Hypnotic's hypnotized henchmen, the hypnotized members of Squadron: New York, and confront Hypnotic.

Angelica diffuses the situation by confronting and talking to Hypnotic. When Angelica accuses Hypnotic of killing innocents, Hypnotic supposes he's been projecting his depression on the hypnotized people and causing suicides. Angelica kisses Hypnotic to distract him, releasing his Mental hold in the hostages and Squadron, before pummeling him into submission.

## Known Casualties

When Squadron: New Chicago arrives in New York to help, there are 53 confirmed deaths and over 400 hospitalizations. More are killed when Bonfire goes extracritical and more deaths are confirmed during the cleanup. The final death count reaches well over 53.

* Bonfire
Professor Neutron (Neville Marsh)

Professor Neutron is a rabid extrahuman. Unlike other extrahumans, his powers were formed from a supercollider accident and are not necessarily genetic.

## Biography

Professor Neutron is a physicist. He lost his wife in a supercollider accident that gave him his extrahuman powers. Corp-Co approached him, but he turned down hero training. He worked for the Corp-Co R&D department, where he suffered a nervous breakdown and became a rabid.

He created a small black hole outside of Des Moines.

He was taken down by Vixen and Luster.

## Abilities

Professor Neutron has the power to alter atomic structures. He primarily uses his power to form black holes.
Television

The following are television stations and programs within The Icarus Project universe.

## American Public Television

* *Evening News* - with anchor Randi Rose
* *The Captain and the Kid* - children's program starring Captain Courageous, Kid Power, and Lady Evil

## Mega Broadcasting System

* *Financial News* - with Miles McCormick

## The News Network

* *Headline News* - with M'Chelle M'bachu
* *Spin Room* - with Tom Carlin

## Translational Broadcasting System

* *Evening News* *-* local edition with Shannon Beverly
Project Sunstroke

Project Sunstroke is the countermeasure to the Icarus Project. It is Martin Moore's personal project and vendetta against the Squadron.

mutants

Lynda Kidder is the first test subject.

### Phase 1

Phase 1 marks the formal move to human experimentation. Moore expresses that the serum still is not ready, but sheer numbers of human test subjects will help to quickly iron out problems. Thirteen Everymen volunteer to be the first wave to take the serum. The thirteen do not initially die from the serum, although their final status is unknown.

### Phase 2

Phase 2 is defined by the next wave of Everyman volunteers to take the serum. Ninety-eight people volunteer. Their results and status is unknown.

### Phase 3

Phase 3 is delayed indefinitely after Moore loses the funding and support of Everyman. Phase 3 presumably included infecting New Chicago's water supply with the serum.
Lionheart

[lionheart]

## Biography

[bio]

Like the rest of the Blackbird team, Lionheart's rabid record is cleared.

Lionheart transforms and kills Gordon via ripping out his throat.

## Abilities

Lionheart can shapeshift into a lion at will. The lion form is about twice normal lion size, has the ability to speak, and can run up to 24 kpm.

### Costume

Like the rest of Arclight's team, Lionheart is given a costume by Gordon.
Hornblower (Tyler Taft)

Hornblower is an extrahuman and former member of Corp-Co.

### Wrigley Field Squadron

Hornblower is one of the Squadron heroes that joins Jet and the remainder of the Squadron in Old Wrigley Field.

A sewer mutant tears his right leg off above the knee.

## Abilities

Hornblower has some form of sonic-based power.

## Appearance

Hornblower is described as having an Earth-like physique with big hands.
Angelica (Holly Greene)

[Angelica]

### Squadron New Chicago

Angelica is part of the Alpha Team for Squadron New Chicago. She is sponsored by Glamique Holdings. She and Luster form half of the Squadron's quartet, "Black and White, Dark and Light".

Angelica is in a long-standing relationship with Doctor Hypnotic.

Vixen becomes Angelica's partner after joining Squadron New Chicago.

### Blackout

Angelica and Blackout marry c. 2090, shortly after Luster and Vixen and while Vixen is still pregnant with Iridium.

Angelica and Blackout move into the penthouse suite of the Vista Villa apartments.

Angelica is pregnant with Jet during Vixen's baby shower and the Siege of Manhattan.

Approximately a year and a half after the Siege of Manhattan (c. 2091, about 20 months after the Siege), Blackout hits Angelica for the first time. After that, the relationship slowly dissolves into physical abuse.

Blackout goes extracritical c. 2095.

## Abilities

Angelica is a considered a Lighter, although Aaron Moore frequently petitioned to change her classification to Mental. Angelica argues that her mother and maternal grandfather were Lighters, therefore she is a Lighter.

She uses her powers to glamour people, pushing Light into their thoughts to calm and subdue them. She terms it "Light-inspired bliss". If she uses her powers too often on the same person, they can get "dopey".

## Appearance

Angelica is petite with long, blond hair.

### Squadron Costume

Angelica's Squadron costume includes a white cape.

## Notes and Trivia

* Angelica's point of view is written by Jackie Kessler.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 dates from interpolated data
Doctor Hypnotic (Hal Gibbons)

[Hypnotic]

[bio]

Hypnotic is kept in room 6002 in the Mental wing. Night bribes his way inside and gives Hypnotic a tablet to counteract the sedatives. No longer drugged, Hypnotic breaks out of the Mental wing, killing Aaron Moore on his way out.

### Extracritical Point and the Siege of Manhattan

Hypnotic slowly reaches his extracritical point while in Therapy. After his escape, he disappears into New York City and goes extracritical, causing the Siege of Manhattan.

Hypnotic is sentenced to Blackbird Prison.

### Blackout Prison

Every year, on the anniversary of the Siege of Manhattan, Hypnotic causes a large outburst and asks to speak to Luster.

Later, Hypnotic builds the persona Radar as a long-con attempt at escape. As Radar, he befriends Arclight and leaves Blackbird with the rest of Arclight's team.

### Looptown Zombie Plague

Hypnotic leaves the Blackbird team and disappears into Looptown.

## Abilities

Hypnotic is a Mentalist with the power to alter people's personal reality. The influenced people are trapped in their own mind, living and alternate reality while their bodies appear blank and non-responsive to outside stimuli. Hypnotic can then control the bodies (and powers if the person is extrahuman) of those he influences without their knowledge or consent. He can control up to several hundred people at once.

When Hypnotic is not paying full attention, he can project his own mental state onto those he influences. During the Siege of Manhattan, his depression leaked into over 53 people, causing them to unknowingly suicide. Hypnotic's control is broken if he is sufficiently distracted, such as when Angelica kissed him during the Siege of Manhattan.

Extrahumans under Hypnotic's control are in increased danger of going extracritical when finally released, such as Bonfire during the Siege of Manhattan.

Those he influences are described as hypnotized or brainwashed.

Compared to other Mental powers, Doctor Hypnotic has better control over his powers. He uses his power a little too freely, especially around Angelica.

## Appearance

Hypnotic is described as having an Earther-like physique. He is muscular with a chiseled jaw, black eyes, and longer dark hair.

After Blackbird, Hypnotic is thinner, and his hair is peppered with white.
Bombshell

Bombshell is a rabid human with no extrahuman powers. She dresses up and equips herself with explosives to act the part of a villain. She is not an overly competent rabid, and Jet has taken her down several times.

Bombshell is hired by Martin Moore to bomb the Everyman Society regional office.

## Appearance

Bombshell wears a flesh-toned skinsuit made of cheap plastic and metallique hair toys that go off like powerful exploding snaps. She carries bombs in her belt and extra fuses in her boots. She is described as being much taller than Jet.
Garth McFarlane

Garth is a freelance writer living in New Chicago. He is a latent extrahuman and part of the Latent Network. He knows a Gaelic lullaby, and may be able to speak some dialect of Gaelic (most likely Scots Gaelic).

## Biography

Garth is married to Julie McFarlane.

The McFarlanes opened their house to board their neighbors. The Brewer family (Paul, Heather, Alex, and Jacob) moved in after their apartment, across the street, was fire-bombed by Deke O'Connor. Mrs. Summers was also taken in for unknown reasons.

He becomes part of the Protectors of New Chicago when the Latent Network vote unanimously to join.

## Abilities

Garth is a latent extrahuman. His eyes glow and he sees colors much brighter. He usually wears darkened glasses to both hide the glow and dim colors.

## Notes and Trivia

* Garth's point of view is written by Jackie Kessler.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan\_MacFarlane
Benjamin Pak

Benjamin Pak owns Pak's Liquors in Wreck City with their spouse, Theresa Pak.

Pak's Liquors is hit by Deke O'Connor when he lashes out to show his power. Iridium steps in to stop him. The Paks thank Iridium and inform her she is a welcome vigilante to Wreck City.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=pak
White Hot

White Hot is an extrahuman and former Squadron hero. After Iridium took down Ops, she goes rabid. White Hot briefly teams up with Were before Jet fights and captures both of them.

## Abilities

White Hot is a Lighter. She uses the spangles on her skinsuit to amplify her powers into blinding prisms.

## Appearance

White Hot's costume includes gloves, high-heeled boots, and a skinsuit composed of spangles.
Gordon

Gordon is a representative of Corp-Co. After the destruction of Ops, he approaches Iridium in Blackbird Prison and blackmails her into assisting Corp-Co. In return for their assistance rounding up the ex-Squadron rabids, he helps release Arclight, Nevermore, Kindle, Protean, Lionheart, and Radar. He provides the team costumes and gear and promises to wipe their records clear if they help bring the Squadron back under Corp-Co's control.

After the Looptown Zombie Plague, Gordon keeps his promise to wipe their records. However, when he makes moves to put Arclight's team back into the Squadron, Kindle protests. Gordon shoots and kills Kindle. In retaliation, Lionheart transforms and kills him.

## Appearance

Gordon is described as having soulless gray, nearly white, eyes.
Blackout (George Greene)

[blackout]

[bio]

### Squadron New Chicago

Blackout is part of the Alpha Team for Squadron New Chicago. He is sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Petroleum. He and Night form half of the Squadron's quartet, "Black and White, Dark and Light".

### Angelica

Blackout and Angelica marry c. 2090, shortly after Luster and Vixen and while Vixen is still pregnant with Iridium.

Blackout and Angelica move into the penthouse suite of the Vista Villa apartments.

Approximately a year and a half after the Siege of Manhattan (c. 2091, about 20 months after the Siege), Blackout hits Angelica for the first time. After that, the relationship slowly dissolves into physical abuse.

### Extracritical Point

Blackout goes extracritical c. 2095. He is sentenced to Blackbird Prison.

## Abilities

Blackout is a Shadow power. He can use the Shadow to Shadowslide, where he becomes a Shadow ghost, intangible, invisible, and able pass through walls. He can also manifest a blanket of graymatter that wraps around the victim and constricts, inflicting a chilling cold and suffocation.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 dates from interpolated data
Subject 6524

> "It was only a matter of time before you lost one of them. You can’t show a starving man a meal and expect him not to gorge himself.”
>
>

> —Matthew Icarus, testifying before the Executive Committee re the killing spree of Subject 6524, code name “Razor”
>
>

Subject 6524 is a test subject under the Icarus Method, an experiment under Dr. Icarus to produce super-soldiers for Corp-Co. Subject 6524 exhibits extrahuman powers and is code-named Razor. At some point, Subject 6524 escapes from Icarus Biological and goes on a killing spree.
Squadron: India

Squadron: India is located in India. It is a state-sponsored extrahuman peace-keeping organization, similar to Squadron: America. Unlike Squadron: America, Squadron: India is not a corporate organization and explicitly serves the people. It is not part of Corp-Co's holdings and not officially under Corp-Co's control. However, half of Squadron: India's funding comes from Corp-Co.

Squadron: India is divided into Teams, organized via Hindi numbers.

## Known Members

* Deathdealer - Team Aik (एक)
* unnamed woman - Team Aik (एक)
Brian Ostraczynski

Detective Ostraczynski works for the New Chicago Police Department. He patrols Wreck City, replacing the former lead detective, Maria Sloan. He is a crooked cop, but fair and attempts to prevent crime if he can.

## Appearance

Detective Ostraczynski is described as being fat with a shaved head.

## Name Etymology

Ostraczynski may be a Polish surname due to it's -ski suffix.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Polish\_surnames
Deathdealer (Sunil Patel)

Deathdealer is an extrahuman and the leader of Team Aik from Squadron: India. After the Looptown Zombie Plague, Corp-Co asks and transports Team Aik to New Chicago to help reign in the former-Squadron rabids. He speaks Hindi and English fluently.

## Abilities

Deathdealer's powers are coined "touch of death" by Iridium. When he touches an organism, he can slow biological functions, impend cellular reproduction, and induce cell death.

## Name Etymology

### Given Name

Sunil (सुनील) is an Indian masculine name.

### Surname

Patel is a surname common to the Indian state of Gujarat, among others.

> "The term patel derives from the word Patidar, literally 'one who holds pieces of land called patis', implying a higher economic status than that of the landless."
>
>

> --Pratyusha Basu (2009)
>
>

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patel
3. ↑ Basu, Pratyusha (2009). *Villages, women, and the success of dairy cooperatives in India: making place for rural development*. Cambria Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.
Everyman Society

The Everyman Society is a group of like-minded humans, prejudiced against extrahumans. It was created by Frank Wurtham.

[A red-backed sunburst marks higher persons within Everman.]

### Regional Office

The Everyman Society regional office is located on Third Street, New Chicago. After Everyman turned Martin Moore and Project Sunstroke out, Moore hired Bombshell to bomb the office.
Dupalacz

***"Mhhh mhhhh mhhh mhhh mhhhh!"***Szablon:Infoboks***~~Pyro o paleniu zadka***

Dupalacz to jedna z broni pierwszorzędnych dla Pyro. Jest to zwykły Miotacz ognia z dodatkiem nasadki w kształcie głowy smoka.

## Obrażenia i czas funkcjonowania

### Obrażenia i czas fukcjonowania :

Rodzaj strzału :Particle

Typ obrażeń :Ogień

### Obrażenia

Obrażenia od płomieni(Bliskie) :6,82/ cząsteczka

Obrażenia od płomieni (Dalekie):4,09 / cząsteczka

Krytyczne :12-21 / cząsteczka

Mini-krytyczne :6-9/ cząsteczka

Po podpaleniu:3/0,5 s (60łącznie)

Po podpaleniu (Mini-krytyczne):4/0,5 s (80 łącznie)

### Czasy funkcjonowania:

Attack interval :0,04 s

Odstęp czasowy zużycia amunicji: 0,08 s

Czas trwania podpalenia: 10 s

## Zalety

* Zadaje obrażenia krytyczne ,gdy atakujemy wroga zza pleców.
* Ugaszenie płonących członków drużyny ,przywraca 20 punktów zdrowia.

## Ciekawostki

* Odgłosy ataku dupalacza brzmią jak ryk bestii.
Radar

Radar is the false persona adopted by Doctor Hypnotic to escape from Blackbird Prison. When Iridium arrives to break out her father, Arclight insists she also release Radar. Radar temporarily join's Arclight's team of Blackbird inmates before disappearing. He reappears in Looptown, dropping the Radar persona to be Doctor Hypnotic.

## Abilities

Radar appears to have a Mental power like Doctor Hypnotic. He uses it to induce fear in his opponents.

## Appearance

Radar appears soft and round. He is small, balding, and weasel-like. He reminds Iridium of Paul Collins. He reminds Garth McFarlane of a stereotypical serial killer.

### Costume

Like the rest of Arclight's team, Radar is given a costume from Gordon.