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Real Name: Broxtel (last name)
Occupation: Former Stark International custodian turned enforcer for crimeboss Philippe Bazin
Legal Status: Criminal, serving time in jail
Identity: Secret
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: New York City
Past Group Affiliations: Bazin Crime Family
Known Powers:
All of Broxtel’s superhuman powers are derived from the Firebrand costume he wears.
Equipment:
Body Armor: Firebrand’s costume provides him with Remarkable protection versus physical attack, Good resistance to energy attacks, and Monstrous resistance to heat and fire.
Exoskeleton: Micro-circuited servomotors with in his costume increase Broxtel’s Strength to the level in the above statistics. Without his armor, Broxtel’s Strength drops to Good, with appropriate reduction of Health.
Pyronic Abilities: Firebrand’s primary weapons are his wrist mounted flame projectors. Fired independently, each of these units can project a chemical flame of Monstrous Intensity. Both throwers fired in concert increases the flames’ Intensity to Unearthly (as this attack is made against a single target, it is not considered a multiple combat action). A network of smaller projectors located throughout his suit allows Firebrand to emit fire from any portion of his costume. By igniting his entire costume at once Firebrand can create a heat blast of Amazing Intensity which affects all characters in a one area range. This projected heat causes discomfort and all FEATs in the affected area are at -1cs.
Flight: Firebrand flies by means of thermal jet devices in his boots.
Limitations:
Should Firebrand be hit with a flame-based attack in excess of Monstrous Intensity there is a 50% chance of his costume shorting-out. Should this happen, Firebrand loses all his powers until his suit can be repaired.
Talents:
Broxtel possesses petty criminal skills including extortion.
Contacts:
Any contacts he had with Philippe Bazin or his criminal organization would have been irreparably damaged when it was discovered he was skimming his collections.
Role-Playing Notes:
Broxtel proves the old axiom, there is no honor among thieves. He stole the plans for the Firebrand armor he wears while working as a janitor at Stark International. He then used the armor to extort money from a city official on behalf of crime-boss Philippe Bazin, after which he tried to steal the money he had extort ed. Broxtel is intent on making a name for himself as the new Firebrand and is willing to kill to do it. Though he seems to enjoy using his powers and feels his costume worth the investment, he views superhuman powers as a means to an end, a shortcut to success. He feels money is the measure of true power and greed is his major motivation.
History:
At one time Broxtel was a member of the custodial staff of one of Stark International’s think tanks. Working nights, and beneath the notice of the professional personnel, Broxtel was able to access the S.l. computer files and stole the plans for the Firebrand armor. It has yet to be revealed who actually constructed this suit of Firebrand armor for Broxtel, but it would likely have been a contract job of Justin Hammer’s organization or the Tinkerer. It is also unclear who financed its construction, but it may have been crime-boss Philippe Bazin, who hired Broxtel to work as an extortionist in his crime family. One of Broxtel’s first assignments was to extort money from the city official who ran the homeless shelter in the Poseidon Hotel, a man named Munson. The hotel was in Bazin’s territory and even the city can’t operate there without paying their dues to the crime-lord. Munson paid the money to Broxtel as ordered but Broxtel never turned it over to Bazin. Thinking Munson had refused to pay, Bazin ordered Broxtel to make an example of him. Broxtel decided to carry out these orders on the night which the Daily Bugle was sponsoring a charity ball at the Poseidon. Wearing his Firebrand armor for the first time, Broxtel killed Munson (conveniently covering his own tracks) and set fire to the hotel. Most of the people attending the fund raiser escaped, but the staff of the Daily Bugle, who were on stage when the fire broke out, and a few other guests were trapped inside the inferno. Luckily the Bugle staff kept their wits about them and pulled together long enough for our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to return from the bowels of the building, along with a super-humanly strong Morlock named Ent, and rescue them. Meanwhile, outside the hotel, Firebrand was engaged in battle with the superhuman adventurers, Cloak and Dagger. Eventually, Cloak and Dagger decided to allow Firebrand to escape with his extorted money and concentrate their efforts on aiding the victims of the fire. Just as Firebrand was about to make good his escape, however, Spider-Man entered the fray. In a tactic which displayed both cunning and agility, Spider-Man caused Firebrand to turn both his chemical flame projectors on himself, shorting out his costume and rendering him completely helpless. Firebrand is currently in police custody.