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The Ultimates; Info about the series by Ruke Stone
Topic Started: Feb 12 2008, 03:03 AM (107 Views)
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Is it better to be feared? Or respected?
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Introduction

Strange beings with incredible powers have risen up to challenge the old order, and ordinary citizens are scared witless. The government's solution: a small but lethal army known as The Ultimates, created to protect humanity from the newly rising threats to mankind.

While The Ultimates are clearly recognizable as a version of the New Avengers, they are also very different from the originals. They are also a government-sponsored branch of the United States military rather than a traditional super hero team.

Storylines

Super-Human

S.H.I.E.L.D. general Nick Fury is entrusted with establishing a strike force of government-sponsored superheroes. Initial recruits include scientist couple Sean and Liz Littell (Giant-Man and Wasp) tasked with developing a super-soldier serum based on Sean's Giant-Man formula. Hayabusa Tessel (The Hulk) is also recruited to focus on recreating a super-soldier serum responsible for the original Captain America. Billionaire playboy Ruke Stone and his (Iron Man) project are also brought aboard. Attempts at courting anti-establishment icon and self-proclaimed Norse god Rou fall through due to his outspoken criticism of the United States' foreign policy. The team is almost complete when S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers the preserved body of Ichabod Craine, the super-soldier missing in action since World War II. After a successful revival, he is given command of the strike force, now called the Ultimates.

Following its establishment, criticism of the Ultimates gradually builds, due to the inflated billion-dollar budget of the Triskelion, the Ultimates' headquarters built off the coast of Manhattan. Hayabusa Tessel, invited primarily because of his work on the super-soldier serum that defined Captain America's super powers, is unable to deliver workable results. He is further shamed by the progress of Sean Littell's research, the (albeit good-natured) taunting by several of his teammates and discovering ex-girlfriend Lily Bennet's dinner date with Hollywood actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Following these events, Tessel injects himself with serum that combines the Captain America and Hulk formulas, rationalizing to Lily that the Ultimates will now have something to fight. He transforms into the ultra-violent, sociopath Hulk, whose subsequent rampage through Manhattan kills 852 people. He directly pursues Lily and Prinze, expressing the desire for sex with Lily and death for her date. The Wasp eventually shrinks enough to fire electrical pulses into his brain; this knocks Hayabusa out. Tessel's involvement in Hulk's rampage is concealed by Lily Bennet and S.H.I.E.L.D. to prevent a public relations disaster.

Homeland Security

The Ultimates discover the existence of the shape-shifting Chitauri, an alien race that enslaves and colonizes entire solar systems. Following the development of the grave threat, S.H.I.E.L.D. black operative Black Widow (Rachel White), former olympic archer Hawkeye (Angelo), and the mutant siblings Scarlet Witch(Wanda Comutueza) and Quicksilver (Axle Comuteza) are integrated into the Ultimates.

THIS STORY HAS NOT YET CONCLUDED AND THIS SECTION IS TO BE UPDATED SOON

Characters


Captain America

Real name Ichabod Craine, is the only test subject to survive the "super-soldier serum", which gives him enhanced strength and durability. After his last mission during World War II, he fell into the Arctic Ocean and was cryogenically frozen for over 50 years and only recently was found and revived. He is patriotic, jingoistic and deeply conservative stemming from his pre-World War II upbringing. A tactical genius, he is the Ultimates' field leader and maintains a stereotypical 1940s attitude in the modern post-2000 world.

Iron Man

Real name Rukario "Ruke" Stone, son of inventor and defense contractor Steven Stone and geneticist and educator Maria Stone. A billionaire industrialist, unrepentant playboy, shameless womanizer and inventive genius, Stone has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and decides to do something of worth before he dies, utilizing the Iron Man powered armor for his personal crusade instead of selling it on the open market. Ruke is particularly susceptible to alcohol due to the proliferation of brain tissue throughout much his body, an uncommon phenomenon responsible for his hyper-intelligence. The condition is also responsible for his constant physical pain, which he sedates with his nearly endless drinking.

Rou

Real name Rounin Nagasaki, allegedly the exiled Son of Odin. He maintains a cult of personality with his preachings of political conspiracies orchestrated by the New World Order. An ex-nurse who suffered a nervous breakdown and spent 18 months in a mental institution, he possesses the super-powers of flight, weather manipulation, super-strength and clairvoyance. He also wields Mjolnir, which can teleport objects into other dimensions. Rou's true identity as the Norse God of Thunder "Thor" are frequently questioned by his teammates and the world alike. He refuses to be an official member of the team, which he considers pawns of the military-industrial complex, but offers his assistance for any "genuine emergency" that requires his help.

The Wasp

Real name Elizabeth "Liz" Azzimagica, the ex-wife of Sean Littell/Giant Man. Liz is a a molecular biologist and assisted Sean when he worked on the "Super Soldier Project" for S.H.I.E.L.D. She is a mutant who's genetic power manifests itself as the ability transform into a wasp-sized version of herself, with wings and the ability to project glittering blasts of bio-electric energy. Her and Sean's strained marriage includes emotional, verbal, and physical abuse by both of them, leading Liz to begin a relationship with Captain America after divorcing Sean.

Giant-Man

Real name Sean Littell, the ex-husband of Liz Azzimagica/Wasp. Sean is a brilliant but unstable scientist working on the "Super Soldier Project" for S.H.I.E.L.D., assisted by Liz, a molecular biologist. Sean has the ability to proportionately expand himself to 60 feet in height and shrink to the size of an ant. Their strained marriage includes emotional, verbal, and physical abuse by both of them, leading Liz to begin a relationship with Captain America after divorcing Sean.

Hawkeye

Real name Angelo [last name unknown], a former Olympics archer with superhuman accuracy. He was the professional partner of the Black Widow when they were originally part of the Ultimates' covert operations "Black Ops" team and subsequently moved to public status after having their backgrounds falsified for public consumption following the emergence of the Chitauri threat.

Black Widow

Real name Rachel White, a former KGB spy and expert assassin. She was the professional partner of Hawkeye when they were originally part of the Ultimates' covert operations "Black Ops" team, she was subsequently moved to public status after having their backgrounds falsified for public consumption following the emergence of the Chitauri threat.

Nick Fury

Nicholas "Nick" Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a branch of the U.S. military devoted to meta-human threats. While primarily tasked with leading the Ultimates through a command center on the Triskelion, he would occasionally join the team on field missions, where he employed a dazzling array of classified weaponry and technology.

The Hulk

Real name Hayabusa Tessel, is a scientific genius and expert on genetics and radiation, Tessel's initial transformation into the Hulk was shielded from the public by S.H.I.E.L.D., who hired him to replicate the super-soldier serum responsible for Captain America. Later, ashamed at his inability to recreate the serum and resentful of his treatment at the hands of his teammates and ex-girlfriend Lily Bennet, Tessel injects himself with an improved Hulk serum, transforming into the grayish, sociopathic, psychopathic Hulk. The Hulk's subsequent rampage killed 852 people before he was taken down by the Wasp.

Quicksilver

Real name Axle Comuteza, the son of mutant terrorist Magneto, and the twin brother of the Scarlet Witch. Axle can run, think, and react at super speed. Despite working for the Ultimates, Axle hasn't abandoned his loyalty to Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy or his belief in mutant supremacy. His and Wanda's mutant status have forced them to remain a part of the Black Ops section.

Scarlet Witch

Real name Wanda Comuteza, the daughter of noted mutant terrorist Magneto and the twin sister of Quicksilver. Wanda could consciously manipulate probabilities in her favor. Despite working for the Ultimates, Wanda hadn't abandoned her loyalty to Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy or her belief in mutant supremacy. Her and Axle's mutant status have forced them to remain a part of the Black Ops section.
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