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<blockquote data-quote="Moe Ronalds" data-source="post: 407248" data-attributes="member: 2083"><p><strong>Backstab:</strong> Krypto met this (at the time) 14 year old when he was on the streets of Tokyo Japan, looking for the building where the man who he was hoping to recruit as the first member of the exalted was rumored to work. Backstab had been living on the streets ever since his parents (who had moved to Japan from America in hopes of becoming Manga artists) had been forced onto the streets when neither of them could find work. Their son, a gifted psion, was also an accomplished theif. His two subtle gifts gave the family what they needed to get by- though his parents didn't know HOW he got his money. Backstab could pick-pocket any mortal man alive he thought. The only trouble was, the green haired Krypto-Knight was no normal man, which Backstab discovered when Krypto's strong hand was locked around the boy's wrist. </p><p></p><p>Krypto immediately attempted to haul the boy off to the authorities, while the boy attempted to bribe him to let go the whole way to the police station. Finally, getting desperate, he used his power of telekinesis to fling a nearby brick at Krypto's head. Krypto cursed at the pain the blow had struck, and looked around for the culprit. While he was distracted, Backstab made a run for it, but once again was caught. </p><p></p><p>Krypto questioned Backstab for a few minutes, asking how he had managed to throw the brick, before it dawned on him that the child obviously had some sort of extraordinary gift. As soon as this realization came to him, he made Backstab an offer to join the Exalted. Since then, Backstab has been Krypto's closest friend and sort of his "side-kick" in the group, and continued his kinship with him even after the group had split.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Mantis:</strong> Dr. Okinawa was perhaps the most famous scientist in Tokyo back in his day. Not only was he an extremely talanted and skilled chemist, but he also had managed to find great spiritual power as well through his years of training in the martial arts. Indeed, it was through his being mentally-sharp in all areas, that he could tell that something was seriously wrong with the world. Everywhere, people were dying, crimes were being commited, and evil ran rampant. A champion, a hero of the people, was needed to protect earth from these threats. And, as noone (to his knowledge) had risen to the occaision, it would be his responsibility as a man of logic to do so. </p><p></p><p>It was this attitude that sent the Doctor to start his greatest, and last, experiment ever. The Doctor invented a powerful concoction that would turn the subject into a human weapon. Granting them power and agility that could almost claim to see into the levels of the super-human, as well as extreme fighting skill. Not wanting to put such power in the hands of anyone except someone who not only he could trust more than anyone else, but also who would follow his instructions to the letter, the Doctor saw no better test subject than himself. </p><p></p><p>Soon after this, reports of a strange man, dressed all in black, leaping around Tokyo weilding a pair of twin Katanas were popping up. However, the more this dark guardian angel made his presence known, the less he had to do, as most criminals were too frightened to act. </p><p></p><p>However, there was a drawback. Incapable of doing any work at all, Dr. Okinawa was soon to be fired from his job. He seemed to have no way he could possibly fund his super-heroics, until one night he was confronted by an odd, green-haired man, and his young ward. For several years after this, the Mantis was an active.... if reluctant... member of The Exalted. However, while he had been made Second in Command of the group, he considered Krypto's methods of super-heroics to be flawed, and the two's constant arguments drove the group apart. Now, it is unknown what happened to the Dr., as well as his other identity, the Mantis. However, the occaissional report of a strange man weilding twin katanas will always pop up in Tokyo in times of great distress. Perhaps they are all copy-cats, all seeking to take a little bit of the Mantis's fame. Perhaps the doctor even puts them up to it, to keep the message that heroes still exist alive. Or maybe, The Mantis still defends the weak in times of great distress...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moe Ronalds, post: 407248, member: 2083"] [B]Backstab:[/B] Krypto met this (at the time) 14 year old when he was on the streets of Tokyo Japan, looking for the building where the man who he was hoping to recruit as the first member of the exalted was rumored to work. Backstab had been living on the streets ever since his parents (who had moved to Japan from America in hopes of becoming Manga artists) had been forced onto the streets when neither of them could find work. Their son, a gifted psion, was also an accomplished theif. His two subtle gifts gave the family what they needed to get by- though his parents didn't know HOW he got his money. Backstab could pick-pocket any mortal man alive he thought. The only trouble was, the green haired Krypto-Knight was no normal man, which Backstab discovered when Krypto's strong hand was locked around the boy's wrist. Krypto immediately attempted to haul the boy off to the authorities, while the boy attempted to bribe him to let go the whole way to the police station. Finally, getting desperate, he used his power of telekinesis to fling a nearby brick at Krypto's head. Krypto cursed at the pain the blow had struck, and looked around for the culprit. While he was distracted, Backstab made a run for it, but once again was caught. Krypto questioned Backstab for a few minutes, asking how he had managed to throw the brick, before it dawned on him that the child obviously had some sort of extraordinary gift. As soon as this realization came to him, he made Backstab an offer to join the Exalted. Since then, Backstab has been Krypto's closest friend and sort of his "side-kick" in the group, and continued his kinship with him even after the group had split. [B]The Mantis:[/B] Dr. Okinawa was perhaps the most famous scientist in Tokyo back in his day. Not only was he an extremely talanted and skilled chemist, but he also had managed to find great spiritual power as well through his years of training in the martial arts. Indeed, it was through his being mentally-sharp in all areas, that he could tell that something was seriously wrong with the world. Everywhere, people were dying, crimes were being commited, and evil ran rampant. A champion, a hero of the people, was needed to protect earth from these threats. And, as noone (to his knowledge) had risen to the occaision, it would be his responsibility as a man of logic to do so. It was this attitude that sent the Doctor to start his greatest, and last, experiment ever. The Doctor invented a powerful concoction that would turn the subject into a human weapon. Granting them power and agility that could almost claim to see into the levels of the super-human, as well as extreme fighting skill. Not wanting to put such power in the hands of anyone except someone who not only he could trust more than anyone else, but also who would follow his instructions to the letter, the Doctor saw no better test subject than himself. Soon after this, reports of a strange man, dressed all in black, leaping around Tokyo weilding a pair of twin Katanas were popping up. However, the more this dark guardian angel made his presence known, the less he had to do, as most criminals were too frightened to act. However, there was a drawback. Incapable of doing any work at all, Dr. Okinawa was soon to be fired from his job. He seemed to have no way he could possibly fund his super-heroics, until one night he was confronted by an odd, green-haired man, and his young ward. For several years after this, the Mantis was an active.... if reluctant... member of The Exalted. However, while he had been made Second in Command of the group, he considered Krypto's methods of super-heroics to be flawed, and the two's constant arguments drove the group apart. Now, it is unknown what happened to the Dr., as well as his other identity, the Mantis. However, the occaissional report of a strange man weilding twin katanas will always pop up in Tokyo in times of great distress. Perhaps they are all copy-cats, all seeking to take a little bit of the Mantis's fame. Perhaps the doctor even puts them up to it, to keep the message that heroes still exist alive. Or maybe, The Mantis still defends the weak in times of great distress... [/QUOTE]
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