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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8473329" data-attributes="member: 30538">The Star and Sunset<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-8FQkJzH/0/1b6411cc/S/request__star_spangled_man_and_stripesy_by_bobbenkatzen_d9aw8pj-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The Star (Art by <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/bobbenkatzen/art/Request-Star-Spangled-Man-and-Stripesy-562496023" target="_blank">Bobbenkatzen</a>)<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-8zj9zNC/0/03c6e168/S/Laura_Cummings_Watchmen_TV_Series_002-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />SunsetIn the two months between the debut of the Cowl and the first appearance of the Futurian, in 1956, dozens of similar masked crime fighters appeared all across the United States in imitation of the former. Most of their careers were quite short-lived; in some cases, that was probably a good thing, as they frequently demonstrated neither competence nor a moral compass. Two whose activities lasted longer than most were the Star and Sunset, a pair in Los Angeles; while they, too, quickly disappeared into history, they were noteworthy as the first lasting team-up of a pair of 'superheroes'.The Star was Robert Morrison, a decorated Marine famous for his service in some of the bloodiest battles of the war in the Pacific. When he returned home in the aftermath, he found work as an insurance investigator in his native Los Angeles. Finding himself increasingly outraged by the corruption he discovered through his investigations, and his own inability to meaningfully challenge it, the patriotic Morrison adapted the flag of the United States into a costume and began fighting crime; he was dubbed the Star by the press, also called 'Flag' by a competing paper, and chose to use the former alias. While quite familiar with the use of firearms, he chose not to employ them in his costumed identity for reasons that he was never really able to explain.That was not a trait shared by Caroline Lawton, who supposedly dubbed herself Sunset out of a sense of irony. She sometimes claimed that her grandfather had been one of the posse who had chased Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid out of the American West, which doesn't seem to have actually been the case, as the man she referred to was eight years old when that happened. Nevertheless, she was one of the only female crime fighters of her era (with only Nocturne, in Paris, preceding her) and famous for making supposedly impossible trick shots with her pistol. Lawton disguised herself with a blonde wig that covered up her naturally brown hair, as well as a domino mask.The pair first crossed paths a few weeks after their respective debuts. According to Richard Lawson's reconstruction of their careers, their association didn't begin with a fight between the pair, but with Sunset shooting to disable an attacker who had the drop on the Star. In the aftermath, they began working together deliberately, and were also seen together in their civilian identities. There was speculation that the pair were romantically involved, but Lawson was unable to find any evidence one way or another. Needless to say, they never gave interviews.A year and a half after their debuts, in early 1958, the Star and Sunset disappeared from view; Morrison also stopped reporting in to his employer, while Lawton's family reported her as missing to the police. More than a decade later, the claim was made that Magnifico had had the two of them captured and executed. Again, Lawson's investigation didn't turn up proof of these claims, and also uncovered an account which suggested that Lawton, at least, had survived; someone using that name was arrested for vagrancy in New York, in 1971, and her mug shot is similar to surviving photos of the woman he identified as Sunset. Morrison was never seen again, but is sometimes claimed to have been the never-identified superhero who stopped three deranged youths from committing a multiple homicide at 10050 Cielo Drive a decade later. Of course, there are many other claims about that individual.The Star -- PL 6Abilities:STR 3 | STA 4 | AGL 2 | DEX 3 | FGT 5 | INT 0 | AWE 2 | PRE 2Advantages:Evasion, Improved Initiative, Inspire, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 3, Uncanny DodgeSkills:Acrobatics 3 (+5), Athletics 5 (+8), Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+8), Expertise: Military 9 (+9), Intimidation 4 (+6), Investigation 6 (+6), Perception 5 (+7), Persuasion 6 (+8), Stealth 5 (+7), Vehicles 2 (+5).Offense:Initiative +6Unarmed + 8 (Close Damage 3)Defense:Dodge 6, Parry 8, Fortitude 5, Toughness 4, Will 7Totals:Abilities 42 + Advantages 8 + Skills 24 + Defenses 13 = 87 pointsOffensive PL: 6Defensive PL: 6Resistance PL: 6Skill PL: 4Complications:Justice--Motivation. Secret Identity.Sunset -- PL 6Abilities:STR 1 | STA 2 | AGL 3 | DEX 4 | FGT 4 | INT 1 | AWE 2 | PRE 2Advantages:Contacts, Daze (Intimidation), Defensive Roll, Equipment 4, Evasion, Power Attack, Precise Shot (Ranged/Cover), Quick Draw.Skills:Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+6), Deception 4 (+6), Expertise: Streetwise 8 (+9), Insight 7 (+8), Intimidation 4 (+6), Investigation 6 (+7), Perception 8 (+10), Ranged Combat: Firearms 5 (+9), Stealth 6 (+8), Vehicles 2 (+6).Offense:Initiative +3Unarmed + 6 (Close Damage 1)Light Pistol +9 (Ranged Damage 3)Defense:Dodge 8, Parry 6, Fortitude 4, Toughness 4/2, Will 5Totals:Abilities 38 + Advantages 11 + Skills 26 + Defenses 12 = 87 pointsOffensive PL: 6Defensive PL: 6Resistance PL: 5Skill PL: 4Complications:Justice--Motivation. Secret Identity.</blockquote>

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