I skipped the sailor scouts as we all know what they're like and there's
no news there.
Meet Gen13!
Gen13: These Gen-Active teenagers, first generation descendants of the
legendary Team 7, were recruited into I/O's program,
Project: Genesis, a project secretly intended to develop superhumans.
Upon discovering that the program was nothing more than a
breeding ground for Gen-Actives, they escaped the compound with the help
of renegade I/O agent, John Lynch, and to this day
remain fugitives.
It wasn't so much a breeding ground as an attempt to collect the children
of gen-actives who had gone underground, brainwash them, and use the
activator to fully manifest their powers. The activator was placed in
their food, which made Caitlin nausous in the first episode and... burst
out... of her nightgown on the last page. Quite a sight. I still have
that comic, just for that one page. Boy does Grunge get an eyeful. :)
Fairchild: Caitlin Fairchild. The daughter of Team 7's Alex Fairchild.
Deemed the unofficial leader of the group, Fairchild possesses
superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, and intelligence.
A gifted but lonely college student, Fairchild jumped at the chance to
join the mysterious Project: Genesis. During her time there,
Fairchild's powers developed, resulting in her increased size and
stature. Once the project's sinister plans became clear, Fairchild
Stature's a polite way of putting it. I believe she once mentioned
suddenly having to visit the 'big and tall' section of the lingerie
store. Going from practically nothing to a D-cup instantly is bound to
be uncomfortable. What do you do with them?
lead the other members of the project (Freefall, Grunge, Burnout, and
Rainmaker) in an escape for freedom. Her hard work as
leader of the group has paid off, and she has earned the respect of not
only her teammates but other heroes as well.
Grunge: Percival Edmund Chang. The son of Team 7's Philip Chang. This
slovenly, cold pizza-eating party animal has the power to
assimilate the properties of any material he touches. He has used this
power to turn into living steel, water, sand, and wood among
other things. Grunge is naturally strong, and an above-average martial
artist.
Plus if he gets shot, he can spit out the melted bullets. "Gnarly!"
"Grunge, baby, that's just SO mondo rad!"
He is also a shameless flirt and is constantly sending Freefall mixed
signals about his feelings for her.
Freefall: Roxanne Spaulding. The youngest and spunkiest of the team,
Freefall can manipulate the pull of gravity on herself or any
other object or being she desires. This being the case, she is able to
levitate, and can increase or decrease the pull of gravity on
individuals, rendering them unable to move or levitating them as well.
Freefall has worked hard to cultivate a "bad girl" image, but in
reality, she is a very compassionate and loving young woman. She
and her teammate Grunge share an on-and-off relationship that is a
constant source of frustration for her.
Burnout: Bobby Lane. The son of John Lynch. Burnout can project
high-energy plasma, which bursts into flame when exposed to
oxygen. He is impervious to heat and can fly by projecting thermal
updrafts.
Burnout (who actually had his nickname BEFORE he developed 'fire'
powers) is the brooding musician of the group and only
recently found out that Lynch was his father. Since this revelation,
their relationship has been strained at best. Bobby has strong
feelings for Rainmaker, but her sexuality makes their relationship
somewhat turbulent.
Rainmaker: Sarah Rainmaker. Apache born, Rainmaker has the ability to
control the natural elements. She can also fly by
manipulating the air currents and can direct water with a simple
gesture. The amplifier bands she wears on her wrists enable her to
deliver very potent electric blasts.
The normally aloof Sarah has openly admitted to her teammates that she
is a lesbian. However, she has on at least one occasion
kissed Bobby. This has caused Sarah no small amount of confusion about
her sexual identity.
Sarah absolutely HAS to pose nude for the senshi. Do it! Do it!
John Lynch: Lynch earned his way up though the ranks of the Navy, and
was ultimately chosen to as a member of the elite Team 7,
where he served with honor and distinction. It was during this time that
Team 7 was unwillingly exposed to the Gen-Factor. While
Lynch did gain psionic abilities (at the cost of his right eye) he
rarely uses them and considers the fact that he has powers a closely
guarded secret.
After Team 7 broke up, Lynch spent several years traveling the world as
a freelance adventurer. Eventually, he returned to I/O and
became Director of Operations. Lynch went rogue from I/O when he chose
to help the Gen13 kids escape the Genesis Compound.
He now serves as the kids mentor and has just learned that Burnout is
his long lost son.
I'm seriously thinking about scanning the few comics I have and posting
them on a web site. What do you think? These treasures should be shared!
I have limited edition 1 and 4 and looking for the other three, and
regular edition 5 and 7. I just couldn't snap the others up in time.
If anyone can send me scans of any others, please send them in! Also,
my limited edition #1 is in rather poor condition(too much use :}) so
if you've got one in good condition, scan it and send that in too!
Only 1-5 limited edition and 1-12 please!
Thomas Hood
thood@cs.mun.ca