Who's Who and What's What in Astro City

Supervillains and monsters

Antibodies, the: 2:2:17.1 Energy beings, they're the Silver Brain's last line of defense.
Blue Knight: 1:3:7.1. "Blue Knight Implicated In Slayings", headline on friday october 14 1983. He wears a "Skull helmet". The murders took place in Chesler.
Boilermaker: 1:3:9.3. Possible supervillain. NAI
Brass Monkey: 1:1:7.3. Headline, 8 Aug 95: "Jack-in-the Box captures Brass Monkey". Fights Jack-In-The-Box again in 2:11 and 2:12.
Deacon, The: 1:1:10.1. On 8 Aug 95, Black Rapier "thinks the Deacon's up to something" He's apparantely a crime boss Could be associated with the Pyramid Club He wears a catholic priest outfit with a sort of monk's haircut.
Dr. Saturday: 1:1:8.5, 1:10.1. Uses giant cartoon-like robots in an attack on the Denver City Hall on 8 Aug 95. Stopped by Samaritan.
Flamethrower: 1:4:14.1, etc. Member of the Unholy Alliance (qv). He wears a fire- resistant suit with flamethrowers attached to his wrists. Appereantely has no real superpowers.
Foxie Loxy: 1:1:11:2,3 The fox member of the Menagerie Gang.
Glowworm: 1:4:14.1, etc. Member of the Unholy Alliance (qv). He has a long wormlike body which ends in a sort of "devils tail". He seems to be a sort of energy being. He can shoot some sort of energy bolts out of both his hands and his tail. Glowworm blames the city for the acccident that transformed him.
Gnomicron: 1:5:5.1, 1:5:7.2, A mechanical warrior built by the mountain gnomes, powered by a mystic furnace. It fought Cleopatra and was disabled and imprisoned.
Gorilla Swarm, the: 2:2:14. Gorilla's with wasp heads, they share a hive mind. The antlers on their heads are use to recieve transmissions from each other. If disrupted, they go berserk.
Golden Boy: 1:6:13.3. A super-villain who uses his "enhanced charisma" to "ensnare women". He's primarily the enemy of Winged Victory, and he seems to be a sort of cult leader.
Iron Legion 2:1:2.4., 2:1:3. A high tech supervillain group wearing "Iron Man" style armour. NAI.
Jukebox gang: 1:3:9.3 A trio of inept bumbling petty thieves, who hope to strike it big someday. Apprehended by Winged Victory in 1:4 and by the Confessor and Altar Boy in 2:5.
Karnus: 1:2:10.2. The head acolyte of Shirak the Devourer in 1959.
Kaspian of the Beastmen: 2:2:5.3. The prince of a "near legendary tribe of animal-men", Kaspian is also the father of Natalie and Nick Furst.
Kratorr the Invincible!: 2:3:15. A rock-like cratered being living on the Moon, with his loyal band of stone men, Kratorr is also one of the oldest First Family foes, first defeated by them in 1954.
Legions of Midnight, the: 1:2:13. The original threat for which the Honor Guard was formed. NAI
Living Nightmare: 1:1:19.4, etc.
Quoting Samaritan's description:

The Living Nightmare was created years ago by a psychologist who tried to eliminate fear. Instead, all he did was externalize it, creating a violent, destructive creature that lashes out at anything that threatens it. Over the years, the Nightmare's taken many forms, even twice, with a marine pilot's mind superseding the creature's consciousness, becoming a member of Honor Guard. These days [1995] it's in an exceptionally annoying configuration. It appears out of nowehere, it's drawn to the super-powered beings that have so often contained it, and it leeches off our energy so that I can't harm it and every time I hit it I grow weaker. And it always--always!--attacks when I'm tired.

Lord Volcanus: 2:3:13.1. The leader of the Insiders and an old First Family enemy. His clothing and attributes are Mayan inspired.
Madame Majestrix: Menagerie Gang: 1:1:11.2. At least seven crooks who wear animal masks (cat, owl, fox, frog, bear, others?). Defeated (easily) by Honor Guard (1995). [Homage to Batman's foes The Terrible Trio and perhaps Marvel's Ani-men]
Middleman, the: 1:3:17.1. A fence who apparentely specialises in exotic weaponry and technology.
Onggu the Omnivorous: 1:1:1:8.1. Encountered in Romania in 1950 by Dr. Augustus Furst and his brother Julius. [Homage to 1950s Atlas/Marvel monster comics.]
Otter 2:1:15 A minor supervillain, who was apprehended by Nightigale & Sunbird when robbing a bank.
Praetor: 2:3:10.1 A robotic being(?) stylised like an ancient Roman centurion. One of the First Family's old enemies.
Pyramid: 1:1:7.1, 1:1:10.1. Presumably an criminal organization; employs assassins in Turkey on 8 Aug 1995.
Ravagers: 1:2:11.3, etc. Humanoid shark warriors of Shirak the Devourer.
Shirak the Devourer: 1:2:11.3, etc. An extra-dimensional chondrichthiform godlike being. First known attack on Earth occurs in 1959, foiled by Honor Guard, the Bouncing Beatnik, and the Old Soldier. First public attack occurs in 1964.
Silver Brain, the 2:2:16.1 Sergei Vlataroff, a scientist who became pure brain, his goal is to rule the world thru psionic domination. He's currently imprisoned in the Mentoverse.
Slamburger: 1:4:14.1, etc. Member of the Unholy Alliance (qv), he looks like a walking mass of solidified lava in briefs. He's superstrong.
Spice: 1:4:14.1, etc. Member of the Unholy Alliance (qv), she looks like a sm mistress. She claims the police had murdered her ex-partner Sugar.
Steel Devil: 1:5:16.2. A armoured supervillain armed with an energy firing trident, defeated by Crackerjack in the night 8 december 1995.
Unholy Alliance, the: 1:4:14.1, etc. A supervillain team, probably organised by Demolitia, whose members seem to hold various grudges against the city and it's superheroes. The team consists of Demolitia, Flamethrower, Glowworm, Slamburger and Spice. See inidividual entries for more details.
Wotan?: 1:6:16.1. Possible name of an axe-wielding giant, with large W's on his knees, who attempted to extort tribute from Chicago. Defeated by the First Family, Black Rapier, and N-Forcer.
Xenoform: 1:1:10.4. An alien; "three tons of murderous shape-shifting protoplasm", imprisoned in Leavenworth. The Xenoform is just one of a whole race. (1995).

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Web page created 13-04-1998, last updated 18-06-2000.
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