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THE
VILLAINS
ANDREW
RYAN, a.k.a. SMASH
An average kid with a vivid imagination
that, unfortunately, doesn't count for much to his teachers
when he ignores his homework to play with toys or read
comic books. He isn't very athletic or socially assured,
which keeps him distant from his classmates. Once he
becomes Smash, he has to figure out how to negotiate
a crimefighting career with homework, chores, curfew,
and divorced parents splitting custody. It isn't easy.
Like so many things in life, the idea of being a superhero
turns out to be more fun than the reality. Somedays
Andrew would rather sit at home with the freedom of
every other ten-year-old kid than fly out to save the
world. But as Andrew will learn, being a true hero means
sacrificing what you want for the greater good.
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HELEN,
Andrew's Mother
A nurse working double shifts
to raise her two boys, pretty much by herself.
Most days she's too tired and worn-out to keep
an eye on her children -- especially Andrew, the
younger, less trouble-prone one. But when she
comes home one late night to find Andrew missing,
there are going to be serious repercussions.
THOMAS,
Andrew's Father
A salesman who lost his job and
struggles to make ends meet. He wants to help
raise his kids, but money seems to slip away from
him and his own disappointment keeps him at a
remove. Now that Tom, Jr. will barely speak to
him, Thomas relies on Andrew for support -- which
makes it doubly difficult for Andrew to keep his
secret identity.
TOM,
JR., Andrew's Older Brother
Fourteen years
old and embracing all the worst traits of that
age, Tom has taken his parents' divorce hard and
fallen in with a bad crowd. Once close to his
younger brother, he now keeps Andrew at a distance.
While Tom's misbehaving does a nice job of deflecting
their parents' attention away from Andrew, it's
only a matter of time before Tom falls too far.
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DEFENDER
The last living superhero -- but not for long.
Ambushed by the Magus, Defender is blasted into
the air like a comet... and obliterated. His spirit
possesses the only surviving part of his suit,
the gloves.
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THE
WRAITH An old-school superhero from the heyday
of the Sixties who finally retired during the
dark-and-gritty era of the Eighties, now restless
in his retirement. The Wraith could turn himself
intangible with the press of a well-concealed
button, passing through any and all solid objects
like a ghost. Smash tracks the Wraith down to
lure him out of retirement and serve as Smash's
mentor.
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