Super Legion

Original Team Logo

Second Line-Up

* Obscura
* Catnip
* Phantom

Super Legion were the premier super hero team of Rocket City from their inception to their revival. Their actions and sense of heroic justice would inspire countless more young heroes and keep the city safe long past their dissolvement.

## Formation

The team came together after the launch of the Celestial rocket went horribly wrong; causing the shuttle to dive towards the city and risking a nuclear explosion. The launch was being carefully watched by the Rocket City Observatory; of which Supernova was a lead scientist. Acting on instinct; he lept into action and managed to slow down the rocket as it fell back into the atmosphere. He was also able to absorb the additional radiation (eventually causing permanent damage to his physical body). At the same moment, Mr. Midnight used his extensive skills to evacuate key parts of the city in the path of the rocket debris. His aggressive nature caused a lot of friction with the residents of the city; despite his intention to save them. Spirit was the last on the scene - overcoming her personal fear to aid Supernova in the slowing of the rocket but also using her influence powers to ease tensions on the ground. Eventually the rocket was brought safely back to earth and the three were lauded as the new heroes of Rocket City. They decided to keep regular contact and act as a team to protect the city from future danger.

## Fall from Grace

### Location

Rocket City

The team acted together for a long period of peace within the city. Their proactive stance against crime & danger propelled the city into an economic boom, increasing population, business and tourism across the whole region. The team were even given their very own headquarters inside a specially built Legion Park at the centre of the city. The team worked well together professionally; but kept a distance when it came to personal matters. This was particularly damaging for their relationship with Mr. Midnight who was growing more distant as he took on sidekicks of his own. In an attempt to follow suit, Spirit took on a brand new sidekick called The Star and began training her for missions. Unfortunately Spirit Girl was fatally injured on her first mission with Spirit - causing her to detach fully from the team and fall into a deep depression. This caused a ripple effect with her influence powers; injecting the city residents with a more cynical mood.

At the same time, Supernova witnessed the arrival of unknown meteorites coming towards the city. Unknown to him, this was the superhuman Orion exploring his newly emerged powers without regard for safety. Supernova again lept into action, heading directly into the path of the meteorites and calling upon the team to save the city. Mr. Midnight worked alongside his sidekicks to control the city residents however the emotional impact of Spirit's grief was creating mass hysteria and panic in the streets, with riots & violence breaking out in usually calm districts. Spirit herself was locked in the Legion HQ, feeling helpless to stop.

An impassioned Supernova sent a final plea to the team as the meteorites descended onto the city. Spirit was able to break away briefly from her helplessness and fly into action to help her teammate. Unfortunately the violence on the city streets did not stop immediately and despite their best efforts, the sidekicks of Mr. Midnight witnessed his murder. Supernova and Spirit held back the meteorite shower as much as possible - but could see their efforts weren't enough to stop them. In a final attempt, Supernova overloaded his powers and caused a huge explosion in the sky above the city. This instantly killed himself & Spirit, but managed to destroy the meteorites and save the city from total destruction.

## Revival & New Lineup

The public mood about superheroes was generally bad after this event (dubbed by the media 'Fall from Grace'). The near destruction of the city was blamed on the inactions of the original team, despite their best efforts. Seeing how the media was twisting the heroic actions, Hummingbird took an unpublished expose on the missing sidekicks of Mr. Midnight direct to the offices of Obscura (an old friend of hers). As a highly motivational public figure and CEO of FIT - she urged him to utilise some of his tech experiments to lead a new team and showcase the good they could do. After he initially refused, Hummingbird outed herself as a superhuman, asking for his support one way or another.

The two then formed a new version of the Super Legion; based inside the HQ of FIT in the tech district of the city. They set out on a recruitment drive; initially tried to find the missing sidekicks of Mr. Midnight. This lead to dead ends, so instead used their connections to uncover two new super humans in the city. Their first was Phantom; who had been acting secretly across the older parts of town. They were then contacted by Catnip, who craved the fame of the original lineup and was a confident media persona for the team to use. The four acted together as a team for some time; building a collection of noteworthy adversaries and protecting the city multiple times. Their most constant villain was Crimelord Deacon, who tried to thwart their heroic deeds at every step. This started with small time theft but eventually grew much darker in scope.

## Night of the Netherworlders

Deacon grew to despise the team and what they stood for, getting into darker plots to destroy the team and overrun the city. He was particularly intrigued by the Phantom and where his powers came from; setting up his own research team to find out the truth. This eventually led to a breakthrough to the Netherworld, where Phantom's powers were sourced from. Deacon allowed access for the Netherworlders into the city for one purpose; to hunt and kill every superhuman that could ever oppose him. In return, Deacon offered the life of his youngest son, despite his wife's refusal. The deal was agreed and a portal was created, flooding the city with the Netherworlders.

The initial wave happened at Deacon's base of operations at the heart of downtown. Dozens of Netherworlder assassins entered the city, starting a murderous rampage against superhumans. This included active heroes, villains, those who didn't know their true powers and even those with the potential bloodline/legacy powers. The initial kill-count was high and grew higher as the evening went on. Obscura activated a tracking system he had been developing with his assistant Zero, to find and protect those in danger. However the four members of the team were massively outnumbered against the invading force. The plan was to find the targets and collect them into once place where the team could protect them together. Phantom transported all targets into Legion Park; where Hummingbird & Catnip urged those with powers to fight with them. Phantom eventually came across Grenade, the ex-sidekick of Deacon. He had been secretly working with Deacon but left once he realised how obsessive his behaviour had become. Grenade offered Phantom to take him to Deacon's base and shut down the portal from the Netherworld. Back in the park, the team tried endlessly to stop the wave of attackers. Catnip was severely injured but saved by the arrival of Devil's Kiss. Hummingbird was eventually killed protecting her son, Whisper, who had recently uncovered his own powers.

Back at Deacon's base, Phantom & Grenade worked together to shut down the access portal and seemingly kill Deacon in the process. Phantom was also fatally wounded and phased out of existence once the portal was closed. In the park, Obscura released an energy pulse as a kamikaze attempt against the final batch of Netherworlders. This left Catnip as the only surviving member of the team, despite losing her ability to walk.

## Aftermath

Catnip retired from the superhero life, suffering physically and mentally because of the experience. She eventually took a job as a history professor at the City University. In the will of Obscura, he had named his long time assistant Zero as his replacement CEO. This caused major upset within the company and he was quickly removed from the position and abandoned by the company. Hummingbird's son Whisper was taken in by other family, but was traumatised over the loss of his mother. He eventually sought out the training of Devil's Kiss (who he had known about through his mother's case files). Phantom was a mystery to the rest of the team even when he was alive, but was gravely missed by Catnip. Unknown to everybody, he left behind a wife & daughter who had no idea of his superhero life and believed him to have walked out on them without warning.

Original Lineup

Supernova (Leader)

Mr Midnight

Spirit

Secondary Lineup

Obscura (Leader)

Phantom

Hummingbird

Catnip