Character Sheet
Superman
Category : Comic Books
Subcategory : DC Universe
Type : Hero
Game System : DC Heroes (Blood of Heroes S.E.)
Kingdom Come: Superman V1.1
Helper(s): Robert Maple (ShadowKnight), Eric M. Padua, JD Marquart, Roy Cowan, Byron Molix, Paul Kownacki, Jeff O’Connor, Chris Gordon
Source of Character: Kingdom Come
Game Stuff
Superman
| Dex: 15 | Str: 26 | Body: 20 | Motivation: Upholding the Good |
| Int: 11 | Will: 19 | Mind: 15 | Occupation: Superhero |
| Inf: 12 | Aura: 20 | Spirit: 09 | Resources {or Wealth}: n/a |
| Init: 51 | HP: 200 |
Skills: Artist (Writer): 07, Charisma (Persuasion): 13 (15 after Kingdom Come)
Advantages: Area Knowledge (Metropolis), Expansive Headquarters (Fortress of Solitude), Leadership, Lightning Reflexes, Popularity, Scholar (Agriculture), Sharp Eye
Connections: Justice League (High), Wonder Woman (High), White House (High), Batman, United Nations: Low before KC, High after
Drawbacks: Authority Figure (during and after KC), Exile (self-imposed, before KC), Guilt (before KC), Secret Identity (until the end of KC only), Public Identity (after KC), Loss Vulnerability (Magic, Range: 0APs. Affects all attributes and powers. NOTE: This vulnerability may have been lost at the end of Kingdom Come according to the novelization.)
Powers and Abilities
As a result of his many years of absorbing yellow sun radiation, Superman's powers have increased greatly by the time of Kingdom Come. He is no longer vulnerable to Kryptonite and has stored enough yellow sun radiation in his cells that he can function without it as well.
His strength and durability have increased and his sensory powers have sharpened with age as well. He is powerful enough to tunnel through the earth in less than five seconds and durable enough to withstand a multi-megaton nuclear explosive AFTER going one on one with Captain Marvel. He truly is the paragon of all superheroes.
History:
This is Superman. You know the drill. Rocketed to Earth from the dying planet Krypton, world's biggest boy scout, etc. etc. Approximately 10 years before the events of Kingdom Come, Clark's wife, Lois Lane, and the entire staff of the Daily Planet were murdered by the Joker. Although the Joker was apprehended, he was killed by Magog while being transferred to a new holding facility. In the subsequent murder trial, Magog was acquitted. Unable to handle the loss of his closest friends and the apparent public approval of Magog's vigilante brand of justice, Superman left. For ten years, the Man of Steel was not seen in the world of the mortals.
It was the accidental destruction of Kansas by Magog's Justice Battalion that brought Superman back into the world. He set about to form a new Justice League that would clean up this new breed of metahumans and rumblers that had taken over. The long and short of it is that he succeeded, and recovered a bit of himself that he had lost along the way. Following the events of Kingdom Come, Superman became romantically involved with Wonder Woman, and they are expecting a child.
Some time after the events of Kingdom Come, Superman was killed by the being known as Gog, who had formerly been the founder and head priest of a church dedicated to the Man of Steel. This may however have been in a different timeline from the events of Kingdom Come, as Clark is apparently very vulnerable to magic and other elements of The Kingdom storyline indicate this is not the KC world.
Description:
This is Superman, in his traditional red and blue suit with cape. In Kingdom Come he has adopted a slightly darker, simpler suit more reminiscent of the Golden Age Superman (with black where there traditionally is yellow), but hey - at least it's not blue and sparky!
Personality
Superman is still the world's biggest boy scout, regardless of time period or elseworld status. He will not kill, and will go out of his way to save the lives of others. He inspires a sense of wonder in mere mortals and fellow superheroes alike. During the events of Kingdom Come he is a little uncertain of himself and will have trouble interacting with normal humans, but after the story he is well at ease with himself and others.
