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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8330000" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">The Golden Eagles</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-MRvVQX6/0/a8d8b43e/S/1263712-bio_creditcardwarrior-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The difficulty confronting the Dominion of Canada, at the start of the first age of superheroics, was primarily one of geography. There were a small number of superheroes located in the major cities of all of the country's ten provinces -- and one or two further north in the territories -- but they all shared the same intensely local focus. None of them, as far as could be discerned, had the sorts of powers that made long-distance travel a simple affair, and consequently had neither the ability nor the interest in assembling as a group in imitation of the Institute.</p><p></p><p>To be perfectly honest, the notion of relying on such a group of private volunteers was also a bit contrary to the interests of the Canadian government, which therefore began investigating other possibilities. As it happened, the government of the time also lacked the financial wherewithal to engage in much of the way of 'super-soldier' experimentation, which was probably just as well for all concerned. Therefore, when one Dr. Kenneth Gold contacted the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1962 with a proposal to start using what he referred to as piloted robotic vehicles, he quickly gained their attention and interest.</p><p></p><p>The so-called Golden Eagle suits made their debut in 1964, piloted by some of the best pilots in the Air Force at the time, including many who had formerly been members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Hawks" target="_blank">Golden Hawks</a>. Adjusting to the demands of a humanoid vehicle was difficult, even for these experienced personnel, and it was rare for a Golden Eagle to serve the maximum two years (a single year for married men) that the unit's rules permitted. However, their successful defeat of a number of Canada's more notorious supervillains, as well as defending the British Columbia coastline from a handful of kaiju attacks, earned the team a great deal of fame.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, the Golden Eagles were, like so much else, a casualty of the Battle of Vietnam. The Trudeau government was reluctantly convinced to send the unit to Southeast Asia in response to the situation developing there, with the understanding that they would only be used to assist in the evacuation. Of course, Stardust made no distinction between those who were directly opposing him and those who were only preventing him from accomplishing his goals, and he destroyed the robotic suits and their operators with terrifying ease. Only a single pilot survived the battle, and his suit was wrecked.</p><p></p><p>It was in the aftermath of this disaster that a mystery began to develop. When the Canadian Armed Forces' Air Defense Command, under which the unit was currently assigned, attempted to contact Dr. Kenneth Gold regarding the prospect of constructing replacements for the suits, they were unable to do so. He had apparently vanished, both from his home in Hamilton and from his offices at the University of Toronto, where he had not been seen in several weeks. Further investigation raised questions as to whether there had ever actually been a "Dr. Kenneth Gold", as much of the background which he had claimed a decade earlier was now seen to be utterly fraudulent. He was never found, and his fate was never discovered.</p><p></p><p>Half a century later, while examining the armored suit employed by Karen Nichols as Ladybug, itself based on partial schematics of the Golden Eagles' units, Exelion idly commented that he was quite impressed that his student had managed to correctly improvise solutions to some of the problems that had puzzled those who examined it. "But I suppose it's almost time for these to be invented," he added.</p><p></p><p><strong>Golden Eagles - PL 8</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 6/1 | <strong>STA</strong> 2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 3 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 0 | <strong>PRE</strong> 0</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Piloted Robotic Vehicle:</em></strong> Removable (-16 points)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Armored Shell:</em></strong> Impervious Protection 7 - 14 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Cannons:</em></strong> Ranged Damage 8 - 16 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Communicator:</em></strong> Radio Communication 2 - 8 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Cybernetic Controls:</em></strong> Enhanced Advantage 3 (Close Attack 2, Ranged Attack 2); Enhanced Defenses (Dodge 2) - 6 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Rocket Pack:</em></strong> Flight 9 (1000 MPH) - 18 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Sealed Systems:</em></strong> Immunity 7 (cold, disease, heat, poison, radiation, suffocation) - 7 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Sensors:</em></strong> Senses 3 (darkvision, radio) - 3 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Strength Boost:</em></strong> Enhanced Strength 5 - 10 points</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Accurate Attack, <em>Close Attack 2,</em> Improved Initiative, Improved Smash, Power Attack, <em>Ranged Attack 2</em>, Teamwork.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 2 (+8/+3), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+5), Expertise: Military 5 (+6), Perception 4 (+4), Ranged Combat: Guns 3 (+5), Technology 4 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+6).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +7</p><p>Unarmed +7/+5 (Close Damage 6/1)</p><p>Cannon +7 (Ranged Damage 8).</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 7/5, Parry 5, Fortitude 4, Toughness 9/2, Will 4.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 24 + Powers 66 + Advantages 5 + Skills 14 + Defenses 10 = 119 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Patriotism--Motivation. Requires Maintenance. Vulnerability</em></strong> (electrical attacks.) <strong><em>Others as Needed.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: A relatively small number of Golden Eagles are bilingual (Language 1 [French] or Language 1 [English (French is native)]) as this was not yet an official policy of the Canadian government when the unit was founded; it became so in 1969. A few will also have Benefit (rank), Leadership and possibly higher mental abilities.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8330000, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]The Golden Eagles[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-MRvVQX6/0/a8d8b43e/S/1263712-bio_creditcardwarrior-S.jpg[/IMG] The difficulty confronting the Dominion of Canada, at the start of the first age of superheroics, was primarily one of geography. There were a small number of superheroes located in the major cities of all of the country's ten provinces -- and one or two further north in the territories -- but they all shared the same intensely local focus. None of them, as far as could be discerned, had the sorts of powers that made long-distance travel a simple affair, and consequently had neither the ability nor the interest in assembling as a group in imitation of the Institute. To be perfectly honest, the notion of relying on such a group of private volunteers was also a bit contrary to the interests of the Canadian government, which therefore began investigating other possibilities. As it happened, the government of the time also lacked the financial wherewithal to engage in much of the way of 'super-soldier' experimentation, which was probably just as well for all concerned. Therefore, when one Dr. Kenneth Gold contacted the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1962 with a proposal to start using what he referred to as piloted robotic vehicles, he quickly gained their attention and interest. The so-called Golden Eagle suits made their debut in 1964, piloted by some of the best pilots in the Air Force at the time, including many who had formerly been members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Hawks']Golden Hawks[/URL]. Adjusting to the demands of a humanoid vehicle was difficult, even for these experienced personnel, and it was rare for a Golden Eagle to serve the maximum two years (a single year for married men) that the unit's rules permitted. However, their successful defeat of a number of Canada's more notorious supervillains, as well as defending the British Columbia coastline from a handful of kaiju attacks, earned the team a great deal of fame. Sadly, the Golden Eagles were, like so much else, a casualty of the Battle of Vietnam. The Trudeau government was reluctantly convinced to send the unit to Southeast Asia in response to the situation developing there, with the understanding that they would only be used to assist in the evacuation. Of course, Stardust made no distinction between those who were directly opposing him and those who were only preventing him from accomplishing his goals, and he destroyed the robotic suits and their operators with terrifying ease. Only a single pilot survived the battle, and his suit was wrecked. It was in the aftermath of this disaster that a mystery began to develop. When the Canadian Armed Forces' Air Defense Command, under which the unit was currently assigned, attempted to contact Dr. Kenneth Gold regarding the prospect of constructing replacements for the suits, they were unable to do so. He had apparently vanished, both from his home in Hamilton and from his offices at the University of Toronto, where he had not been seen in several weeks. Further investigation raised questions as to whether there had ever actually been a "Dr. Kenneth Gold", as much of the background which he had claimed a decade earlier was now seen to be utterly fraudulent. He was never found, and his fate was never discovered. Half a century later, while examining the armored suit employed by Karen Nichols as Ladybug, itself based on partial schematics of the Golden Eagles' units, Exelion idly commented that he was quite impressed that his student had managed to correctly improvise solutions to some of the problems that had puzzled those who examined it. "But I suppose it's almost time for these to be invented," he added. [B]Golden Eagles - PL 8 Abilities: STR[/B] 6/1 | [B]STA[/B] 2 | [B]AGL[/B] 3 | [B]DEX[/B] 2 | [B]FGT[/B] 3 | [B]INT[/B] 1 | [B]AWE[/B] 0 | [B]PRE[/B] 0 [B]Powers: [I]Piloted Robotic Vehicle:[/I][/B] Removable (-16 points) [LIST] [*][B][I]Armored Shell:[/I][/B] Impervious Protection 7 - 14 points [*][B][I]Cannons:[/I][/B] Ranged Damage 8 - 16 points [*][B][I]Communicator:[/I][/B] Radio Communication 2 - 8 points [*][B][I]Cybernetic Controls:[/I][/B] Enhanced Advantage 3 (Close Attack 2, Ranged Attack 2); Enhanced Defenses (Dodge 2) - 6 points [*][B][I]Rocket Pack:[/I][/B] Flight 9 (1000 MPH) - 18 points [*][B][I]Sealed Systems:[/I][/B] Immunity 7 (cold, disease, heat, poison, radiation, suffocation) - 7 points [*][B][I]Sensors:[/I][/B] Senses 3 (darkvision, radio) - 3 points [*][B][I]Strength Boost:[/I][/B] Enhanced Strength 5 - 10 points [/LIST] [B]Advantages:[/B] Accurate Attack, [I]Close Attack 2,[/I] Improved Initiative, Improved Smash, Power Attack, [I]Ranged Attack 2[/I], Teamwork. [B]Skills:[/B] Acrobatics 4 (+7), Athletics 2 (+8/+3), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+5), Expertise: Military 5 (+6), Perception 4 (+4), Ranged Combat: Guns 3 (+5), Technology 4 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+6). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +7 Unarmed +7/+5 (Close Damage 6/1) Cannon +7 (Ranged Damage 8). [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 7/5, Parry 5, Fortitude 4, Toughness 9/2, Will 4. [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 24 + Powers 66 + Advantages 5 + Skills 14 + Defenses 10 = 119 points [B]Complications: [I]Patriotism--Motivation. Requires Maintenance. Vulnerability[/I][/B] (electrical attacks.) [B][I]Others as Needed.[/I][/B] [I]Note: A relatively small number of Golden Eagles are bilingual (Language 1 [French] or Language 1 [English (French is native)]) as this was not yet an official policy of the Canadian government when the unit was founded; it became so in 1969. A few will also have Benefit (rank), Leadership and possibly higher mental abilities.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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